Many years ago in another country there lived a poor student. He had very little money. He lived in a very small room over a restaurant. His room was at the back of the building over the kitchen. The restaurant owner was a very mean (吝嗇的) man. Nobody liked him. But he was good at cooking and many people came to his restaurant.

One day the restaurant owner was working quietly in his kitchen when he heard the poor student talking to his friend by accident.

“You must be very unhappy,” said his friend, “l(fā)iving in a poor room like this.”

“Oh no,” said the student, “I am busy with my studies and I am not interested in my room.” “But you only eat rice – you don’t have money for anything tasty.”

“Yes, it’s true, I eat only rice. But the delicious smells that come from the kitchen make the rice very tasty indeed.”

The restaurant owner was angry on hearing this. This student was stealing his smells from his kitchen. He decided to take him to court (法庭).

Everybody in the court laughed when the mean man accused (控告) the student of stealing his smells. But the judge took him seriously. “Every man should be able to complain to the court,” he said.

When the restaurant owner told the judge everything, the judge said, “You are right. The student is guilty (有罪的).” The restaurant owner was very pleased, but the poor student was very much afraid. What could he do? He had only a few coins in his pocket.

The judge asked the student if he had any money. The student took 5 coins from his pocket and held them out to the judge in his right hand.

“Let the coins fall into your left hand,” said judge.

The courtroom was very quiet. Everyone heard the light ringing sound of the coins as they fell into the student’s left hand.

“Well,” said the judge to the restaurant owner, “you’ve heard his money. You’ve been well paid for your smells.”

93. Where did the poor student live?

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94. When did the owner hear the student talking to his friend?

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95. The poor student was not interested in his room, was he?

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96. Why did the owner decide to take the student to the court?

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97. What was the attitude of the people in the court?

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98. What do you think of the judge?

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We were doing the best to control the fire of the burning garage (車庫). Outside, I heard the sounds of cats crying. I couldn’t stop—I would have to look for the cats after the fire was put out.

??? It took a long time to finally bring the big fire under control. No one inside was hurt. At that point I was free to find out where the cat noises were from. There was still a lot of smoke and heat coming from the building. I followed the meowing to the sidewalk in front of the garage. There, crying and huddled (擠作一團) together, were five frightened kittens (小貓). They must have been inside the building, as their fur was badly hurt.

??? I wanted to find the mother cat. It was clear that she had gone into the burning garage and carried out all her babies, one by one—unbelievable.

??? We finally found her. Her paws and face were blackened, and her fur was burned all over. You could even see her reddened skin under the burned fur. She could hardly move. I picked her up, and she relaxed in my arms as much as her pain would allow. I decided to save this brave little cat and her family.

??? The vet told me they would watch the kittens and their mother for the night, but they weren’t confident about the mother’s chances.

??? About a week later, I found out she was going to live. We named her Scarlet because of her reddened skin.

??? I was happy to see Scarlet get together with the kittens again. She touched each of them, nose to nose. She had been in danger for five times and it had paid off. All of her babies had survived.

??? As a fireman, I see heroic acts every day. But what Scarlet showed me that day was the kind of bravery that can only come from a mother’s love.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A. The writer went to look for the cats as soon as he heard them crying.

B. The firefighters put out the fire quickly and no one was hurt.

C. The writer didn’t find the cats until the smoke and heat were gone.

D. The mother cat moved all her babies out of the fire to a safe place.

2.Why did the writer decide to save the cats?

A. Because he was amazed at the mother cat’s courage.

B. Because the cats attracted many people’s attention.

C. Because he didn’t want to see any living things die.

D. Because it had taken him much time and effort to save them.

3.The writer talks about the cat’s story to show that ________________.

A. animals should be taken good care of

B. mother’s love can be great and brave

C. it is meaningful to help others

D. a cat always has nine lives

任務(wù)型閱讀（10小題*1=10分）

You must hear about earthquakes,but do you know what to do during and after an earthquake?Here is some advice for you:

Before an earthquake.It is necessary to prepare yourself and your family.All family members should know how to turn off gas,water and electricity and know useful telephone numbers（doctor,hospital,police,119,etc）.Never put heavy things over beds.

During the earthquake.It’s important to for each of you to stay calm.If you are indoors ,quickly move to a safe place in the room such as under a strong desk or a strong table.It can protect yourself from falling things.Stay away from windows ,large mirrors,heavy things and so on.If you are cooking,turn off the gas.

If you are outdoors,move to an open area like a playground.Move away from buildings,bridges and trees.If you are driving,stop the car as soon as possible .Stay in your car.

After an earthquake.Once the shaking stops,do not run out of the building at once.It’s  better to wait and leave when it is safe.

Check around you and help the people in trouble.If your building is badly broken,you should leave it.If you smell or hear gas,get someone outside and open windows and doors.If you can do it safely,turn off the gas.Repeat it to the gas company.

Some useful    1.    about earthquakes

Before an earthquade    2.   yourself and your family.

Don’t   3.  to turn off gas，water and electricity.

Remember some useful telephone numbers and not to 4.  heavy things over beds.

  5.an earthquake        6.  calm is important for each of you.

Moving to a safe place in the room can protect yourself from falling things if you are   7.    .

Remmember to turn off the gas if you are cooking.

Moving to an open area and away from builings is  8.   if you are outdoors.

Remember to stop your car and stay in it if you are driving.

After an earthquake   Run out of the building    9.   it’s safe.

Check around you and help the people in trouble.

Leave your badly broken building.

Keep everyone outside and ererything    10.   if you smell or hear a gas .

Many companies use guards and expensive alarm systems to protect their property(財產(chǎn))。 Soon a new kind of protection will be used- robots. Engineers have been working on the first mobile robots for businesses. The robots will patrol(巡邏) factories, warehoues(倉庫)，and museums at night.

The mobile robots will move around slowly on wheels. They will be able to detect people through walls and pick up sounds, such as breaking glass. They can be fixed with lound sirens(警笛) to frighten thieves, or radios to signal police or guards.

To protect a building, a robot will have to move around without knocking into the walls. Information about the building will have to be stored in the robot’s small, built-in computer. A floor map could be programmed into the computer’s memory, for example.

A mobile robot will not be able to do everything. Unlike human guards, it will not be able to climb stairs, open doors, or move along rough ground. It won’t be able to tell the difference between friends and enemies. Because of that, people will have to be barred from the area it patrols.

One kind of mobile robot will be able to “sense” whether a chair or box has been moved and go around it. This robot will also judge size well enough so that it won’t send an alam if a cat crosses the room. And if someone tries to steal this robot, it will sound a loud, painful siren. The three-foot-tall robot will be hard to steal anyway. It will weigh about 200 pounds.

U.S companies pay almost $10 billion a year to protect their property with alarm systems and human guards. Mobile robots may be cheaper.

1.Why is the new kind of robots called mobile robots?

A. Because they are able to climb stairs.   B. Because they are able to send an alarm

C. Because they can open doors.      D. Because they can move around slowly on wheels

2. How will a robot get directions for moving around a building?

A. From a human guard   .        B. From a built- in computer.

C. From another robot   .        D. From radio signals.

3. What does the underlined word barred mean?

A. protected    B.allowed .   C.marked     D. prevented

4. According to the text, a mobile robot will NOT be able to ___________.

A. sense whether something has been moved.   B. sense a cat crossing the room.

C. move over rough ground .                D. detect people through walls.

5.This text mainly describes how robots will ___________.

A. protect the museum                       B. set off a siren .

C. judge the size of a person.         D. patrol buildings.