閱讀理解

　　It is sometimes said that the English are polite people. This can make life difficult for foreigners. Suppose a foreign boy asks an English girl to go out with him and she says, “I finish my work, I'll meet you in the cafe at 7 o'clock.” Is she saying “yes” or “no” to his invitation?

　　In grammatical terms, she is using the conditional structure(表示條件的句子). By using the conditional, speakers of English can avoid giving a “yes” or “no” answer to a question. It enables people to be diplomatic(婉轉(zhuǎn)的). If the girl doesn't want to go out with the boy, she won't turn up at the cafe. She will let him understand she is still working, if she wants to go out with him, but doesn't want to appear too easy to catch, she has achieved that with her reply. But in this case, as she uses the first conditional which shows probability, she is quite likely to turn up at the cafe. Being polite can make life very difficult!

　　The conditional is often used by people in the news－politicians, for example－who wish to avoid speaking out their ideas. This is very important if they are on their way to discuss an agreement. No one wants to give away his or her points before he or she starts. A government spokesman might say to a group of workers, “If we could pay you more, we would.” The use of the conditional here makes room for argument although the speaker is using the second conditional form, which shows improbability. So it is unlikely the workers will get their rise.

　　“If” is a small word, which appears often in the English language. It can show politeness, reported speech and conditionals such as the First－probability－if I can come to your party, I will; the Second－improbability－if I saw you tomorrow, I'd give you the book; and the Third－impossibility (meaning it is too late to change something that has happened)－if you have told me, I would have helped you.

1．The using of the conditional can make a speech ________.

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2．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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A．Language used in the news should make room to argue.

B．Usually English girls are not easy to catch.

C．English people never speak out their ideas in public.

D．The word “if” can show different meanings.

3．In the passage, “If we could pay you more, we would.” probably means “________.”

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A．the workers will make more money

B．the spokesman doesn't give any promise

C．the spokesman keeps his word

D．the workers' problems aren't difficult

4．This passage is mainly talking about ________.

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A．the conditional in communication

B．how to invite a girl in Britain

C．British people and their life

D．some language points in daily English

閱讀理解

　　You'll see a new doctor at a hospital near London if you go there. He is very clever, but he never speaks and doesn't go to medical school. He can work 24 hours and never be tired. He is one metre tall with a face like a TV screen. He has no arms or legs, although he has a lot of buttons （按鈕） and switches. The new doctor is, of course, a computer. Doctors often need to ask their patients about their health in the past. But busy doctors can only spend a few minutes with each patient. The new machine, however, can ask a patient questions for an hour if necessary. So when the doctor meets his patient he already has a lot of helpful information.

　　Several clinics and hospitals in Britain are using these computers now. The computers show each question on TV screen. Then the patient pushes one of the three buttons：“Yes”, “No”, or“I don't know”. The computer is really quiet human If a very personal question is asked, it will be followed by “I hope these questions aren't upsetting （使……煩惱） you.” Or if you answer “No” to the question “Is your father alive”, the machine will reply “I am sorry to hear that.”

　　Most patients like the metal doctor. Some patients even prefer it. They can answer very personal questions more comfortably.

　　There are plans for better computers-perhaps ones that can speak. But the machine will never do the doctor's job. They will help doctors to give their patients better service.

1．The computer doctor can speak ________.

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2．The metal doctor's face is, in fact, a ________.

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3．In that hospital, the busy doctors can get a lot of information about the patients ________.

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4．Many patients like to talk with the metal doctor because it ________.

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A．never feels tired

B．works hard

C．makes them comfortable

D．is very friendly with them

5．The computers in the future will ________.

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A．take the place of human doctors

B．do everything for us

C．help people become doctors

D．help doctors serve patients better

 (A)

There are twelve months in a year. The names of the twelve months are January, February, March, April, may, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Each month has thirty days or thirty-one days. In a leap-year (閏年), February has twenty-nine days. A leap year comes once in four years. There are 365 days in a year. There are seven days in a week. They are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. The parts of the day are morning, afternoon, evening and night. April, June, September and November have thirty days. All the rest have thirty-one days, except February alone.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，指出能回答所提問(wèn)題的最佳答案。

(   )⒈ Which month has twenty-nine days?

A. Every month.                        B. Every month except February.

C. February in each leap-year.             D. February in every year.

(   )⒉ Is Monday the first day of the week?

A. Yes, it is.        B. Yes, they are.      C. No, it isn’t.         D. No, they aren’t.

(   )⒊ What day comes after Thursday?

A. Wednesday.      B. Friday.           C. Saturday.          D. Tuesday.

(   )⒋ How many days are there in a year?

A. 7.              B. 365.             C. 12.               D. 29.

(   )⒌ How many days are there in a leap-year?

A. 364.            B. 365.             C. 366.              D. 367.

(B)

Jack works in a factory. The factory is far from his house. He gets up very early. He usually has breakfast at half six and takes the bus to the factory. He has lunch at the factory. And he has supper at home with his family. After supper he usually goes out for a walk. At seven he watches TV or listens to the radio. He is an old worker. He likes his work very much. He works very hard in the factory. He often says he works hard for the people. He is ready to (樂(lè)于) help the young men. He teaches them how to do their work better (更好). All the young workers like him.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷下列句子的正( R )與誤 ( W )。

(   )⒍ Jack is a teacher in a family.

(   )⒎ Jack’s house isn’t far from the factory.

(   )⒏ He doesn’t have lunch at home with his family.

(   )⒐ He likes his work very much and works very hard in the factory.

(   )⒑ He often helps the young workers and teaches how to speak English.