【正文】 usually not in the Clarkson是個(gè)reporter.　　2．選A，選項(xiàng)A: a picture不屬于gadget，其他三項(xiàng)均在文中提到過，屬于gadget。s now 9: 45. Steve Clarkson gets an s from his 17yearold sister. She has a gadget that lets her send s，play games，and take notes.　She is in class right now. “I ed her back. I told her to stop playing，and pay attention,” laughs Clarkson. “These gadgets are fun，but sometimes they can distract(分散注意力) people，too.” 　　1. What is Steve Clarkson?　　　　　 　　 A. A student.　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. A reporter.　　 C. A businessman.　　　　　　　　　　 D. A puter programmer. 　　2. Which of the following things is not a gadget?　　 A. A picture.　　　　　　 B. A laptop.　　 C. An MP3 player.　　 　 D. A mobile phone. 　　3. When his sister had lessons，Steve told her _____.　　 A. to pay no attention　　　　　　 　　 B. to him back right away　　 C. to stop playing games　　　　　　　 D. to listen to music on the MP3 player 參考答案 　　1．選B，根據(jù)第二段中I39。m a reporter for a magazine，and I39。s 7: 45 in the morning，and 26yearold Steve Clarkson is going to work. He puts on his jacket，and picks up his mobile phone and laptop. As he leaves the house，he turns on his MP3 player and puts on his headphone. He is ready to go.　　Today，for millions of people，gadgets like Clarkson39?！　?．選C，本題是總結(jié)全文的main idea，總攬全文，可以知道是在說警察的職責(zé)，因此選job?！　?．選B，Some of them walk or go by car. In some big cities，some of the police ride on ，警察是騎馬的，因此選B。t walk too well.　　Without the police，our streets would not be safe. Cars might go too fast and hurt people. Lost people might never be found. The police do a good job. We need them. And we should thank them for a job well done.　　根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。　　3．選D，This clock has four faces. So，no matter where you stand，you can read the time on the face of Big 。 閱讀理解5Big Ben　　Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge（龐大的）clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So，no matter where you stand，you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double decker（層）bus. The hands are about four metres long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London，you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament（國(guó)會(huì)大廈）. There you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower（塔）in the Houses of Parliament. Maybe you will hear it as well as see it. The huge clock makes such a loud noise. “Ding dong，ding dong，”it goes every quarter of an hour.　　The clock was named after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hall. This man did much building work in London many years ago.　　1. Big Ben is ______________.　　 A. a double decker bus　　 B. a huge clock　　　　　　 C. the name of Ben 　　 D. a building 　　2. The clock strikes every _______ of an hour.　　 A. ten minutes　　　　 B. fifteen minutes　　 　　 C. thirty minutes　　　 D. fortyfive minutes 　　3. You can read the time of Big Ben _________.　　 A. at the top of the clock tower　　　　 　　 B. in the Houses of parliament　 　　 C. on the hands of the huge clock　　　 　　 D. on the four faces of the clock 參考答案 　　1．選B，根據(jù)第一行Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge（龐大的）clock in Ben是一個(gè)大鐘的名字?！　?．C．從短文的倒數(shù)第二段可以了解到，褲子不是Tom的而是店主的?！　?．A．此題是細(xì)節(jié)題，可在第一自然段的末尾找到答案。s　　 　　 D. had been Tom39。s your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price (標(biāo)價(jià))of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth.　　Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say .　　1. At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom __________ .　　 A. wanted to steal the trousers　 　　 B. wanted to sell the trousers　　 C. wanted to fool him　　　　　　　　　 D. wanted to buy the trousers 　　2. The owner of the shop_______ 　for the old trousers .　　 A. would give Tom two dollars　　　 B. would pay three dollars　　 C. would pay five dollars　　　　　 D. would give Tom six dollars and a half 　　3. The shop owner insisted that the trousers were worth only two dollars because ____ .　　 A. he wanted to sell them cheaply (廉價(jià)地)　　 B. he wanted to buy them cheaply　　 C. he didn39。 　　Tom walked into a shop . It bad a sign outside : Secondhand (舊的) clothes bought and sold . He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, How much will you give me for these? The man looked at them and then said: Two dollars.　　What ! said Tom. I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars.　　No, said the man, they aren39。通讀全文就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)，只學(xué)習(xí)一門外語是不夠的，還要多了解該國(guó)的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣，否則就會(huì)遇到麻煩，所以答案是B。這說明許多人有這樣的習(xí)慣，所以答案應(yīng)該是A。單句理解題。可在第二自然段直接找到答案。　　3．B。這是一道細(xì)節(jié)題。在第一自然段的最后，有這樣的句子：　 No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at a bus stop is the first person to get on the bus．從此句可知那三位先生并不知道在英國(guó)乘車的習(xí)慣，所以答案是D。s Everyday Life　　 B. Mind Your Manners C. Shaking and Nodding Head　 D. Taking a Bus in England 參考答案 　　答案及解析：　　1．D。t line up for the bus 　　2. According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should _________.　　 A. learn the language of the country　　 B. understand the manners and customs of the country　　 C. have enough time and money　　 D. make friends with the people there 　　3. In India it is considered impolite ___________. 　　 A. to use the right hand for passing food at table.　　 B. to pass food with the left hand.