Family Night

在美國(guó)，大多數(shù)的家庭整天都是忙忙碌碌。父母忙于工作，孩子們忙于學(xué)習(xí)和其他活動(dòng)。有的家庭甚至一個(gè)星期都難得在一起吃一頓飯。為了全家能在一起吃上一頓飯，便出現(xiàn)了Family Night。 什么叫Family Night呢?讀讀下文你就明白了。

Many American families live busy lives. Every week，the children have sports，music lessons，club meetings，and many other activities，including(包括) hours of homework. The parents are busy，too. They work，take care of their homes，cook meals，and drive their children to activities. Some families even seldom have time to eat meals together more than once a week. One American community(社區(qū)) decided that it was time to take a break.

After seven months of planning，the community of Ridgewood，New Jersey，took one night off. They called it “Family Night”，a night for families to spend time together. Sports teams stopped their practice，and teachers did not let children do homework.

On Family Night，families agreed to turn off their televisions. They also decided not to answer the telephone. Answering machines said，“Please call back tomorrow.” Many families ordered take-out pizza and other take-out food so that they wouldn’t spend time cooking.

Popular activities included board games and card games. These games gave families a chance to spend time together. Children and parents weren’t so busy，and children didn’t spend so much time playing video games and watching television. On Family Night，families relaxed and spent the evening together. The town hopes to have many more “Family Nights”.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷下列句子的正(T)誤(F)：

1. Many American families are too busy.

2. Children have many other activities besides homework.

3. It took one night for Ridgewood to plan the special “Family Night”.

4. Parents cooked a big dinner for the whole family on “Family Night”.

5. More “Family Nights” are expected by the people in the town.

[答案與簡(jiǎn)析]

1. T。 短文第一段中的“Many American families live busy lives”和“Some families do not have time to eat together more than once a week”告訴我們，很多美國(guó)家庭都很忙碌。故此題是正確的。

2. T。 根據(jù)句子“Every week，the children have meetings，and many other activities，including hours of homework”，我們可以判斷題中的說(shuō)法是正確的。

3. F。 由第2段中的“After seven months of planning，the community Of Ridgewood，New Jersey，took one night off. They called it “Family Night”，我們可知籌劃Family Night社區(qū)共花了七個(gè)月的時(shí)間，而不僅僅是一個(gè)晚上。故此題的說(shuō)法是錯(cuò)誤的。

4. F。 從第3段中的“Many families ordered take-out pizza and other take-out food so that they wouldn’t spend time cooking”我們可知，為了節(jié)約時(shí)間，在Family Night當(dāng)晚，大多數(shù)家庭都是訂外賣(mài)當(dāng)晚餐，而父母?jìng)儾](méi)有下廚，故此題與短文內(nèi)容不一致。

5. T。 短文最后一句“The town hopes to have many more ‘Family Nights’”告訴我們，人們希望有更多的Family Nights，故題中所說(shuō)的內(nèi)容是正確的。

Moons of Jupiter

在太陽(yáng)系的八大行星中，木星是最大的一個(gè)。圍繞木星運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)的衛(wèi)星有很多，但你知道它們是如何運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)的嗎?

There are many moons of Jupiter travaling around the planet in different directions(方向).

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. Over the years，scientists have found that Jupiter has its own small solar system. Earth has one moon. Jupiter has at least sixteen and probably more.

Since there are so many moons around Jupiter，scientists began to number them. The numerals (numbers) tell the sequence，or the order，in which the moons were found. They were slower to name the moons. All of Jupiter’s moons now have a name as well as a number.

The first five moons to be discovered are known as the “inner moons”. But they are not the closest to the planet. The closest is only 127，600 kilometers away from Jupiter. All the inner moons circle the planet in counter-clockwise direction，that is，opposite of the hands of a clock.

Jupiter’s middle group of moons are at least 11，100，000 kilometers from the planet. They also move in a counter-clockwise motion (moving). The four farthest moons are at least 20，700，000 kilometers away. These are called “outer moons”. They circle in a clockwise motion.

How many more moons do you think will be discovered?

1. “Solar system” in this passage means “______” in Chinese.

A. 銀河系 B. 宇宙空間 C. 流星雨 D. 太陽(yáng)系

2. Things that travel in the same direction as the hands of a clock are said to be traveling in a______.

A. clockwise direction B. counter-clockwise direction

C. same direction D. different direction

3. Jupiter’s______group of moons travel in a clockwise direction.

A. planets B. inner C. middle D. outer

4. The numbers given to Jupiter’s moons tell______.

A. the order in which they were discovered

B. the order in which they travel

C. the order of their distance from Jupiter

D. the order of names

5. According to the passage，which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. None of Jupiter’s moons have names.

B. Most of Jupiter’s moons circle clockwise.

C. Jupiter’s inner moons were discovered first.

D. Jupiter is the nearest planet to the earth.

[答案與簡(jiǎn)析]

1. D。 文章說(shuō)，Jupiter(木星)是最大的行星，地球只有一個(gè)衛(wèi)星(月亮)，而木星至少有16個(gè)衛(wèi)星，甚至?xí)唷Ｓ纱丝梢?jiàn)，solar system即為太陽(yáng)系，因?yàn)槟拘峭厍蛞粯樱际翘?yáng)系的八大行星之一。

2. A。 clockwise direction意為“順時(shí)針?lè)较颉?。文中?duì)counter-clockwise direction的解釋是opposite of the hands of a clock，意為“逆時(shí)針?lè)较颉薄?/p>

3. D。 最遠(yuǎn)的四個(gè)月亮稱(chēng)為outer moons，它們都是朝順時(shí)針?lè)较蜻\(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)。

4. A。 由文中的“The numerals (numbers) tell the sequence，or order，in which the moons were found.”，我們可知答案為A。

5. C。 讀完全文，我們知道A、B兩項(xiàng)不符合短文大意。根據(jù)常識(shí)判斷，D項(xiàng)也不正確。再由環(huán)繞木星運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)的月亮團(tuán)是以發(fā)現(xiàn)時(shí)間的先后為序，由此推理，我們可得出the inner moons were discovered first。 故答案為C。

How to Improve Your English

如果你要想提高英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)水平，該到哪兒去尋求幫助呢?讀過(guò)本文之后，你就知道了。

Suppose you work in a big company and find English very important for your job. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English，especially your spoken English.

Here are some advertisements about English language training in newspapers. You may find the information you need.

Global English Center

General English in all four skills：listening，speaking，reading and writing

3-month (700 yuan)，8-month (1，200 yuan) and one-year (2，000 yuan)

Choice of morning or evening classes，3 hours per day，Mon.~Fri.

Experienced(有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的) college English teachers

Close to city center and bus stops

Tel：67605272

Add：105 Zhongshan Road，100082

Modern Language School

Special course(課程) in English for business，travel，banking，hotel management.

Small classes (12-16 students) on Sat. Sun. from 2：00 p.m.~5：00 p.m.

English teachers from Canada and the USA

Language lab and computers supplied

3-month course：1，050 yuan；6-month course：1 ，850 yuan

Write or phone：Modern Language School，675 Park Road，100056

Tel：67353019

The 21st Century English Training Center

We offer morning or afternoon classes，both of which last three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan.

We also have a six-week TOEFL(托福) preparation class during winter and summer holidays.

Entrance exams：June 1 and Dec. 1

Only 15-minute walk from city center

Call 67801642 for more information.

The International House of English

Three/Six-month English courses for students at very low cost：60 yuan for 12 hours per week；convenient(方便的) class hours：9：00 a.m.~12：00 a.m. and 2：00 p.m.~5：00 p.m.

A four-month evening program for developing speaking skills (same cost as day classes).

Best foreign teachers experienced in teaching English as a second foreign language.

Free sightseeing and social activities.

Very close to the Central Park.

For further information，call 67432308.

1. You work from 9：00 a.m. to 4：30 p.m. every day you should choose______.

A. Global English Center and the International House

B. Global English Center and Modern Language School

C. Modern Language School and the 21st Century

D. The 21st Century and the International House

2. The 21st Century is different from the other three schools in that______.

A. its teaching quality is better

B. it is the nearest to the city center

C. its courses are more advanced

D. it requires an entrance examination

3. If you take the evening program at the International House，you will pay about______one month.

A. 60 yuan B. 240 yuanC. 720 yuan D. 1，000 yuan

4. You will probably prefer to go to the International House because it______.

A. offers free sightseeing and social activities

B. has a special course in spoken English

C. costs less than the other schools

D. has foreign English teachers

[答案與簡(jiǎn)析]

1. A。 既然每天從上午9：00工作至下午4：30，連周末都要工作，那你就只能選擇晚上上課的學(xué)校了。而在這四所學(xué)校中，只有Global English Center和The International House設(shè)有晚間課程。由此，我們不難判斷正確答案是A項(xiàng)。

2. D。 21世紀(jì)英語(yǔ)培訓(xùn)中心與眾不同的是需要經(jīng)過(guò)Entrance exams(入學(xué)考試)，這一點(diǎn)在其他三所學(xué)校的廣告中均未談及；而其他如“教學(xué)質(zhì)量好……離市中心近”等，在另外三所學(xué)校的廣告中也可以看到。因此正確答案為D。

3. B。 廣告中說(shuō)：每周12小時(shí)需要60元，那么一個(gè)月四周就要240元。故正確答案為B。

4. B。 你喜歡去International House的原因可以從廣告前言和廣告本身中得知。前言中說(shuō)“你現(xiàn)在正在找地方提高英語(yǔ)，特別是口語(yǔ)”，而The International House的廣告中說(shuō)“提供四個(gè)月的口語(yǔ)訓(xùn)練課程”，因此，只有a special course in spoken English才是最吸引你的，而不是“觀(guān)光、社會(huì)活動(dòng)或價(jià)格便宜”。另外，選項(xiàng)D與廣告實(shí)際內(nèi)容不符。故B為正確答案。

Intelligence Game

這是考驗(yàn)?zāi)阒橇Φ挠螒?。這個(gè)游戲需要男人、女人和孩子一起參加。而且這個(gè)游戲的規(guī)則還著實(shí)令人頭痛。怎么樣?來(lái)試試吧!

Three women——A，B and C，two men——D and E，and four children——F，G，H and I are going to join in a game. They have a total of nine seats for the game，but the seats are in three different parts of the place；they have a group of three seats next to one another in each part. For the game，the nine people must be divided into three groups in agreement with the following conditions：

No adults(成年人) of the same sex(性別) can be together in any group.

F cannot be in A’s groups.

G must be in a group with B or D or both.

1. If A is the only adult in one group，the other members of her group must be______.

A. F and G B. F and H C. G and H D. H and I

2. If A and D are two of the three people in the first group，who can be in the second and third groups?

A. B，C，F(xiàn)；E，H，IB. B，F(xiàn)，I；C，E，G

C. B，G，H；C，F(xiàn)，ID. C，E，F(xiàn)；B，H，I

3. Which of the following pairs of people can be in the same group as F?

A. A and H B. B and DC. B and E D. D and E

4. Which of the following can be TRUE?

A. One of the women is in a group with two children.

B. One of the two men is in a group with F.

C. A is in a group with a man.

D. C’s group includes exactly one child.

5. Any of the following pairs of people could be in G‘s group except______.

A. A and D B. B and CC. B and D D. B and F

[答案與簡(jiǎn)析]

1. D。 因?yàn)镕不能與A在同一個(gè)組，故可排除A，B兩項(xiàng)，又因G必須與B或D在同一個(gè)組，所以又可排除C項(xiàng)，故正確答案是D。

2. D。 因?yàn)锽，C是同性別而不能在同一個(gè)組，故可排除A項(xiàng)；因G必須與B或D在同一個(gè)組，可排除B項(xiàng)；因D和E不能在同一個(gè)組，又可排除C項(xiàng)。故正確答案為D。

3. C。 由于A(yíng)不能與F在同一個(gè)組，可排除A項(xiàng)；當(dāng)B，D同時(shí)出現(xiàn)在一個(gè)組時(shí)，另一個(gè)人必須是G，所以可排除B項(xiàng)；又因D和E不能出現(xiàn)在同一個(gè)組中，所以可排除D項(xiàng)。這樣，正確答案是C。

4. A。 因A是一位女性成年人，她不能與男性成年人同處一個(gè)組，故C項(xiàng)是錯(cuò)誤的，D項(xiàng)也是同樣的道理。那么正確答案只有A項(xiàng)了。

5. B。 大多數(shù)同學(xué)在做題時(shí)由于沒(méi)有注意到except這個(gè)詞的意義而誤選了答案，except意為“除……以外”，B和C同為女性成年人，不能與G在同一個(gè)組。所以正確答案是B。