短文四則

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A

A pilot and four people were on a small plane. Suddenly something was wrong with the machine while it was flying in the sky.The smoke was everywhere in the plane. The pilot told the people there were only four parachutes(降落傘). All of them were worried and wanted to leave the plane as quickly as possible.They started to make excuses.

The pilot said,“I must mend the machine.”With these words,he took a parachute and jumped out.

Then a man stood up.“I am a doctor,”he said,“I save lives and help people live longer.”Taking a parachute,he also jumped out.

The man next to him said,“I must have a parachute.I have to attend an important match.Im sure I will win the game because Im the cleverest person there.”He picked up a pack and jumped out.

Only two men were left—an old man and a young cliff climber.By this time the plane was going down fast.The businessman said,“Young man,Im old and you are still young.You take the last parachute.”The young cliff climber smiled.“Dont worry,”he said,“We can both jump to the safety because there are still two parachutes.Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack.”

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1.There were five people on the plane,but there were only parachutes.

A. three B. four C. five D. six

2.All the people became worried because .

A. they couldnt find the parachutes

B. they saw the pilot jump out first

C. the plane would be broken and there werent enough parachutes

D. there were too much smoke and they couldnt jump out from the plane

3. The clever man jumped out with .

A. a parachute B. nothing

C. two parachutes D. the climbers pack

4. From the story we know would be dead.

A. the clever man B. the businessman

C. the pilot D. the doctor

5. was a kind-hearted man.

A. The pilot B. The cliff climber

C. The businessman D. The doctor

Key: 1—5 BCDAC

B

When people meet each other,they usually communicate by talking.But when there is language barrier,people often communicate by sign language.The deaf and the mute,even tourists sometimes use this form of expression.Many symbols are so interesting and exact that they can be used throughout the world.

Body language also expresses ideas or thoughts.A wink（眨眼） can be a way of flirting or indication. A nod stands for approval.While shaking the head indicates disagreement.

Other forms of nonlinguistic(非語言學(xué)的) language can be found in Braille（盲文）,signal flags,Morse code and smoke signals.Road maps and picture signs guide people as well.

Verbalization（語言交際） is the most common form of language,other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.

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1.The passage is mainly about .

A. everybody uses only one form of communication

B. nolinguistic language is useless to foreigners

C. when language is a barrier, people will find other forms of communication

D. though other forms of communication exist,verbalization is the fastest

2. Which form would be most commonly used among blind people ?

A. Picture signs. B. Braille.

C. Body language. D. Signal language.

3. Braille can be read with the finger tips by .

A. the mute B. the deaf

C. the disable（殘疾人） D. the blind

4. How many different forms of communication are mentioned in the passage ?

A. Five. B. Seven. C. Nine. D. Eleven.

5. Which of the following statements is Not true ?

A. There are many forms of communication today.

B. Ideas and thoughts can be transmitted by body language.

C. The deaf and the mute use an oral（口語的） form of communication.

D. Verbalization is the most common form of communication.

Key: 1—5 CBDCC

C

A whale once swallowed a man，but the man still lives. Is it false ? No，its real. The man is James Bartley. The records of his unusual experience are in the British Admiralty（英國海軍部）.Here is his story:

Bartley was making his first trip on the whaling ship Star of the East. Suddenly a man on watch saw a huge sperm whale（抹香鯨）.The whaler（捕鯨者） knew this by the size of the spray.They lowered their small boats.Jame Bartley was in the first longboat.The men rowed until they were close to the whale.A harpoon（魚叉） was thrown and it sank into the whales flesh.The whale crashed into the boat ,snapping its tail at the men and wreckage（殘?。?of the boats.When the survivors were picked up， James Bartley was missing.

Before sunset（日落）, the whale was captured.The sailors tied the whales dead-body to the side of the ship. Because of the hot weather，they cut up the whale right away.Otherwise，the meat would rot and the oil would spoil.When they got to the stomach，they felt something moving about widely.They had thought it was a big live fish.But when they opened the stomach，they found it was James Bartley.After the trip，Bartley never returned to the sea.

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1. The sailors knew something was in the whales stomach because .

A. the whale seemed very heavy

B. the captain heard Bartley crying for help

C. the whale was swelling（隆起）at one place

D. they could feel it moving about widely

2. James Bartley never returned to the sea again because .

A. he was crippled by the whale

B. he often got seasick

C. of fright and shock （震驚）

D. he wanted different kinds of adventures

3.The records to prove（證明） his unusual experience are in .

A. London Museum

B. the British Admiralty

C. a famous cinema

D. the queens palace

4. The underlined word in the third paragraph means in Chinese.

A. 捕獲 B. 放生 C. 抓住 D. 殺死

5. The passage is mainly about .

A. the duties of each man on a whaling ship

B. the dangerous lives that whalers had to live

C. a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived

D. how to hunt whales for meat and oil

Key: 1—5 DCBAC

D

A man and his wife opened a small bar near a railway station.Lots of passengers came to their bar to drink wine（酒） while they were waiting for the train. The couple（夫婦） often kept the bar open till after midnight.

At two oclock one morning，the barmans wife wanted to go to bed，but there was still a passenger there. So she asked her husband to let him go. She said to her husband，“Anderew，the man isnt drinking anything. Why dont you send him away ? It is late.”

“Oh，please dont,”answered the husband with a smile,“You see, whenever I wake him up，he asks for the bill and pays for it. Then he falls asleep again. I have already woken him up nine times.”

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1. The bar often stayed open .

A. until after 12 oclock in the evening

B. until early next morning

C. all day and all night

D. until 12 oclock in the evening

2. People who came to the bar were .

A. mostly salesmen

B. mostly passengers

C. only conductors

D. only visitors

3. They came to the small bar to .

A. talk with the couple B. have a meal

C. drink wine D. listen to stories

4. The barmans wife didnt go to bed .

A. until two oclock in the morning

B. because she wasnt sleepy at all

C. because she was busy

D. because her husband hadnt finished

working

5. The barman didnt want to send the man away because ______ .

A. the man was too tired to leave

B. they could get lots of money from him

C. he was kind-hearted

D. he liked his job very much

Key: 1—5 ABCAB