(十六)

　　One day the famous American scientist Albert Einstein met an old friend of his on a street in New York.

　　“Mr. Einstein,” said the friend, “it seems that you need to put on a new overcoat. Look, how worn-out it is!”

　　“It doesn’t matter,” answered Albert Einstein. “No one knows me here in New York.”

　　Several years later they met in New York again. Einstein had been a world-famous physicist after then but he still wore the same old overcoat.

　　Once more his friend persuaded him to buy a new one.

　　“There is no need now,” said Einstein, “Everybody here has known me.”

　　根據(jù)短文內容，回答問題。

　　1. Where did Albert Einstein met an old friend of his?

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　　2. What did the friend want him to buy?

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　　3. How about Einstein’s overcoat?

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　　4. Did Einstein still wear the same old overcoat when he became a world-famous physicist?

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　　5. What did Einstein say when the friend persuade once more him to buy a new overcoat?

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　　【答案與解析】

　　1. On a street in New York。所問的問題是“愛因斯坦在那兒遇見了他的老朋友?”根據(jù)One day the famous American scientist Albert Einstein met an old friend of his on a street in New York(一天，在紐約的一條街道上，著名美國科學家愛因斯坦遇見了他的一個老朋友)就能作出上述回答。

　　2. A new overcoat。所問的問題是 “他的朋友讓他買什么?” 根據(jù)“ it seems that you need to put on a new overcoat. Look, how worn-out it is!”(“你該穿一件新大衣了�？�，你的大衣多么破呀!)就能作出上述回答。

　　3. Very old。所問的問題是 “愛因斯坦的大衣怎么樣了?” 根據(jù)文章的標題就能作出上述回答。

　　4. Yes, he did。所問的問題是 “成名之后的愛因斯坦仍然穿同一件破大衣嗎?” 根據(jù)Several years later they met in New York again. Einstein had been a world-famous physicist after then but he still wore the same old overcoat. (幾年之后，他們再次在紐約相遇了，這時候的愛因斯坦已經(jīng)成了世界著名的大科學家。然而，他仍然穿著那件破大衣)就能作出上述回答。

　　5. There is no need now. Everybody here has known me。所問的問題是 “當朋友再次勸愛因斯坦買一件新大衣時，他是怎么說的?” 根據(jù)“There is no need now,” said Einstein, “Everybody here has known me.”(愛因斯坦說：“沒有必要了，這兒的人都知道我了)就能作出上述回答。

　　(十七)

　　Have you ever heard of a girl of 15, who set up a company of her own? Wendy Wong is the girl. She started the business two years ago. She has already written several successful computer games. They are so popular that over half a million games are sold every year. Now all of her family work in her business, and she is still at school.

　　She gets up early in the morning, and then she talks with her family about the business over breakfast. Every day she goes to school in her own car with a driver, for she is not old enough.

　　She enjoys her school, but some of the work is too easy for her to feel interested. She usually gets ‘A’ grades in all her subjects, so the other students often ask her for help.

　　She finished her homework in half an hour after her driver takes her home. After dinner, she goes to her office and goes on working on her computer, writing games until 2 am. She does not usually need so much sleep as other children.

　　根據(jù)短文內容，回答問題。

　　1. When did Wendy Wong start the business? ______________________________________________

　　2. What has Wendy Wong already written successful? ________________________________________

　　3. How does Wendy Wong go to school every day? __________________________________________

　　4. How about her grades in all her subjects? ________________________________________________

　　5. How long can she finish her homework? ________________________________________________

　　【答案與解析】

　　1. At the age of thirteen。所問的問題是“Wendy Wong什么時候開始做生意?” 根據(jù)Have you ever heard of a girl of 15, who set up a company of her own? Wendy Wong is the girl. She started the business two years ago(你曾經(jīng)聽說過一個15歲辦了屬于自己的公司的女孩嗎? Wendy Wong就是這個辦公司的女孩，她兩年以前就開始做生意 )就能作出上述回答。

　　2. Computer games。所問的問題是“她成功地寫出了什么?”根據(jù) She has already written several successful computer games(她已經(jīng)成功地寫出了幾部游戲程序)就能作出上述回答。

　　3. In her own car with a driver。所問的問題是“Wendy Wong每天怎樣去上學?”根據(jù)Every day she goes to school in her own car with a driver, for she is not old enough(每天司機開著她自己的車送她去上學, 這是因為她年齡還小)就能作出上述回答。

　　4. She usually gets A grades。所問的問題是“Wendy Wong的學習怎么樣?”根據(jù)She usually gets ‘A’ grades in all her subjects, so the other students often ask her for help. (在所有功課中，她通常都得優(yōu)秀，因此，她的同學常常問她功課方面的問題)就能作出上述回答。

　　5. In half an hour。所問的問題是“她多長時間能做完作業(yè)?”根據(jù)She finished her homework in half an hour after her driver takes her home(在她的司機送她回家之后的半個小時內完成作業(yè))就能作出上述回答。

　　(十八)

　　Come to Austria!

　　Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria, and the Hotel Post, opened by a local (當?shù)氐? family, is clean and not expensive. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forest and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20℃ to 25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler by evening.

　　Enjoy Thailand!

　　When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating (漂浮的) Market just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. There you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat: the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ about midday!

　　Visit Hawaii!

　　Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north, but be careful: there are many mosquitoes (蚊子), and don’t be surprised if it rains in the center of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃ to 26℃ by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening.

　　根據(jù)上面的三則廣告，在下面句子的空白處填入適當?shù)脑~。

　　1. If you stay at the Hotel Post, you have a view (風景) of__________________________________.

　　2. At the Floating Market you can buy things in _______________________________.

　　3. Because the sun is strong in Bangkok, you should bring_______________________________.

　　4. In the north of Kauai Island there are_______________________________.

　　5. The warmest place of the three is_______________________________.

　　【答案與解析】

　　這是三則介紹旅游風景區(qū)景點的廣告。

　　1. the whole village, the forest and the mountains。 答案即在“From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forest and the mountains.”這句話中。

　　2. in your boat。根據(jù)“There you can pay for them when you sit in your boat.”一句，可知答案。

　　3. your hat�！癉on’t forget your hat: the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ about midday!”一句是答案的出處。

　　4. mountains, forests and many mosquitoes。本題屬表層信息理解題。答案源自“…and mountains and forests in the north, but be careful: there are many mosquitoes…”一句中。

　　5. Bangkok in Thailand 。 這三則廣告中所出現(xiàn)的氣溫方面的信息分別是：①Temperatures in summer are usually 20℃ to 25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler by evening. ② the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ about midday! ③ Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃ to 26℃ by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening. 不難看出正確答案。