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1、,1.Shirley worked in New York. Every day she traveled by bus for a long distance between her home and her place of work. She noticed the bus driver was a special man. Whenever the passengers got on the bus, he would smile at them. All the people smiled back at him wonderfully.,2.However, Shirley als

2、o noticed there was a passenger who never smiled back at the driver. He wore a thick beard; he often coughed rudely as he got on the bus and forced the other to offer the seat to him in a loud voice.,3. All this didnt make the driver stop his smile at the passengers. Instead, the “bearded” man seeme

3、d never to see the smile. 4.This was really strange to Shirley. Once, she asked the driver, ”Sir, may I ask why you dont throw that ill-mannered bearded man out of the bus?”,The driver looked at Shirley and said, “hes my guest.” “Then you take back your smile at least. Dont be so kind to him!” “Let

4、me tell you about my little dog,” the driver said patiently, “each time the moon shines, the dog would bark（吠） at it rudely.”,Hearing this, Shirley was puzzled(困惑) and asked，“What can this dog and the moon suggest?” The driver said, “It keeps barking, but the moon still shines.”,1. smile at sb. 对微笑

5、laugh at sb. 嘲笑某人 2. force sb. to do 强迫某人做某事 3. offer sth. to sb. 为某人提供某物 4. manner 方式；风俗 manners 礼貌 Wear wore worn,5. look for，find，find out这三个词都有“找”的涵义，但具体用法有别： 1）look for意为“寻找”，是有目的地找，强调“寻找”这一动作。如： What are you looking for？你在找什么？ Im looking for my bike我在找我的自行车。 2）find意为“找到”“发现”，强调“找”的结果，其宾语往往是某个丢

6、失的东西或人。如： Did you find Li Ming yesterday？你昨天找到李明了吗？ No，we looked for him everywhere，but didnt find him没有。我们到处找了，但没有找到他。 3）find out着重表示通过理解、分析、思考、询问等“弄清楚”“查明”一件事情，其后的宾语常常是某个情况、事实。如： Please find out when the train leaves请查一下火车什么时候离站。,56. When going to work, Shirley noticed that_. A. the passenger smil

7、ed at her B. the passengers were special people C. the bus driver smiled at every passenger D. the distance of her travel changed,57. Why did the bearded passenger never smile back at the driver? A. The driver used to refuse him. B. The driver never smiled at him. C. The driver was not friendly to h

8、im. D. The passage doesnt give the reason.,58. Shirley requested（要求） that the driver should _. A. forgive the man B. smile less at the man C. drive the man off the bus D. ask the man not to cough loudly,59. Which of the following is true? A. The driver refused to take back his smile. B. The ill-mann

9、ered man was the drivers relative(亲戚). C. The ill-mannered man agreed to correct his mistakes. D. The driver agreed not to be so kind to the bearded man.,60. The story told by the driver tells us that_. A. we can change other people B. we can enjoy the moonshine C. we should be kind and forgiving D.

10、 we neednt bother about the dog barking,1. The first reason that probably accounts for all earthquakes(地震) is simply that the Earth is shrinking(收缩) as it gradually loses the heat which it holds inside. We know that the Earth has a very thin crust(地壳)， which is relatively cool, and a very hot inside

11、.,The crust rests upon the inside of the Earth, and as the inside shrinks it will leave parts of the crust unsupported, so that they are likely to sink or break to pieces. This will happen especially where the crust of the Earth is thinner and more likely to break than in other places. It is very co

12、mmon in Japan, for instance, and very uncommon in England,2. But when an earthquake happens at any part of the Earth, it starts a wave of disturbance that travels right over the Earth and can be discovered anywhere if we look out for it. Then, if we notice the time when the wave reached a place, and

13、 find out what the time was when it started, we can learn how quickly the earth-wave travels.,3. But sometimes no one knows where the wave started, and then very often we can guess that it started under the sea; for earthquakes may start in the Earths crust where it forms the beds of great oceans as

14、 well as anywhere else.,1. account for , explain 对负有责任；对做出解释 2. rest upon 依赖于，取决于；依赖 3. be likely to 倾向于，很有可能,4. a wave of 一批、一波 disturbance n. 搅乱；混乱，骚乱；干扰，地壳变动 5. anywhere else 别的地方 6. common uncommon,sink- sank- sunk As well as 也；和样,61. The underlines phrase “accounts for” in paragraph1 is closest

15、 in meaning to_. A. fights B. causes C. defeats D. explains,62. The Earth shrinks because_. A. it is cool B. it is unsupported C. it breaks to pieces D. it loses the heat inside,63. Why are earthquakes common in Japan? A. Because its crust is hotter. B. Because its crust is thinner. C. Because its c

16、rust is very ordinary. D. Because its crust is relatively cool.,64. Which of the following statements about earthquake in Paragraph 2 is NOT true? A. A wave of disturbance can be discovered B. The wave speed can be worked out C. An earthquake starts a wave of disturbance D. An earthquake under the s

17、ea is easy to discover,65. The passage mainly talks about_. A. the wave of disturbance B. earthquakes under the sea C. the causes of earthquakes D. the basic knowledge of earthquake,1.Ted doesnt like cars. He wants people to stop driving because cars make the air dirty. Ted had an idea. He said, “Im

18、 going to cycle around North America. I want to show everyone that cycling is a fun way to get around. If more people ride bikes, the air will be cleaner.”,2. He left his hometown with $160 in his pocket. When he got to New York, he met another cyclist. The cyclist invited Ted to speak at a big meet

19、ing about the environment. He said, “Well pay your journey by air to Washington and well pay you to talk about your cycling trip.” Two hours later, Ted was on a plane to the environmental conference and to a big surprise!,3. While he was at the conference, he met Mary. It was love at first sight! Th

20、ey talked for six hours straight.,4. The next day, Ted called Mary and asked her to finish the trip with him. Mary said yes, sold everything in her apartment, gave her notice(提前告知) at work, and was on the road with Ted 20days later.,5. “It was difficult at first,” said Mary. “Ted got up every mornin

21、g at 6 :00, but I wanted to sleep until noon.” After a few days, they started having fun and every day was an adventure. People paid for their food in restaurants and gave them extra money. They slept in peoples backyards and drank beer with the local people.,6. On their way back home, they stopped

22、in California to visit Teds relatives(亲戚). During the stopover(停留), they got married. People tied a “Just Married” sign to the backs of their bikes. “We want people to know that you can be an environmentalist and still have fun,” Ted said.,Stop to do sth. 停下来做另一件事 doing sth. 停止做某事 请停下稍作休息。 Please st

23、op to have a rest. 别再扔那些石头了！ Stop throwing those stones!,2. cycle n. 循环；周期；自行车； vi. 循环；骑自行车 3. invite sb. to do sth. 邀请某人做某事 4. fall into love at first sight 一见钟情,5. ask sb. to do sth. 邀请/请求某人做某事 6. tie A to B 把A系到B上,66. Ted planned to cycle around North America because_. A. Riding bikes was cheap B. Driving cars was expensive C. He wanted to find himself a wife D. He su