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1、星期 4 Thursday A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。学习内容题 材词 数建议时间错误统计做题备忘Text A 日常生活410 5.5 分钟/6 Text B 科技应用379 5 分钟/4 Text C 体育人物538 7.5 分钟/5 Text D 文学评论455 7 分钟/5 今日练习Text A The dog, called Prince, was an intelligent animal and a slave to Williams. From morning till night, when Williams w
2、as at home, Prince never left his sight, practically ignoring all other members of the family. The dog had a number of clearly defined duties, for which Williams had patiently trained him and, like the good pupil he was, Prince lived for the chance to demonstrate his abilities. When Williams wanted
3、to put on his boots, he would murmur “ Boots ” and within seconds the dog would drop them at his feet. At nine every morning Prince ran off to the general store in the village, returning shortly with not only Williams daily paper but a half-ounce packet of Williams favorite tobacco, John Rhine s Mix
4、ed. A gun-dog by breed, Prince possessed a large soft mouth specially evolved for the safe carrying of hunted creatures, so that the paper and the tobacco came to no harm, never even showing a tooth mark. Williams was a railway man, an engine driver, and he wore a blue uniform which smelled of oil a
5、nd oil fuel. He had to work at odd times “ days ” , “ late days” or “ nights” . Over the years Prince got to know these periods of work and rest, knew when his master would leave the house and return, and the dog did not waste his knowledge. If Williams overslept, as he often did, Prince barked at t
6、he bedroom door until he woke, much to the annoyance of the family. On his return, Williams slippers were brought to him, the paper and tobacco if previously delivered. A curious thing happened to Williams during the snow and ice of last winter. One evening he slipped and fell on the icy pavement so
7、mewhere between the village and his home. He was so badly shaken that he stayed in bed for three days, and not until he got up and dressed again, did he discover that he had lost his wallet containing over fifty pounds. The house was turned upside down in the search, but the wallet was not found. Ho
8、wever, two days later that was five days after the fall Prince dropped the wallet into Williams hand. Very muddy, stained and wet through, the little case still contained fifty- three pounds, Williams driving license and a few other papers. Where the dog had found it no one could tell, but found it
9、he had and recognized it probably by the faint oil smell on the worn leather. 1. How did Prince perform his duties? A He was delighted to show them off. B He did his best but was not often successful. C He did them quickly, so as not to be punished by his master. D He had few opportunities to do the
10、m. 2. According to the passage, gun- dogs A were the fastest runners of all dogs. B had their teeth removed when they were young. C could carry birds, etc, without hurting them. D bred well, producing many young dogs. 3. We learn from the passage that A Williams did not get enough sleep. B Williams
11、had unfixed working times. C the dog grew accustomed to traveling by train. D the dog was confused about the time of day. 4. It upset Willia ms fami ly when A Williams had to go to work at night. B the dog made too much noise in the house. C Williams made them all get up early. D the dog would not l
12、et them see the newspaper. 5. Williams did not realize his loss for several days because A he trusted the dog to find the wallet. B he was unconscious all that time. C he had thought the wallet was left in the office. D he had no occasion to feel in his pockets. 6. The dog thought it was Will iams s
13、 wallet because A he found it where Williams had fallen. B he had seen it before and recognized it. C he found a wallet and by chance it was Williams s. D he was familiar with the scent of it. Text B What will people use the Internet for? Shopping and banking will be big growth areas. Henley predict
14、s that, from under 1% of all purchases today, it will account for 6.4% of purchases within four years, amounting to 42 billion. Sales have already started with dry goods such as books and CDs and, as people learn to trust it, will move on to regular purchases such as food. Iceland, the supermarket c
15、hain, began computer shopping trials two weeks ago and has already signed up at least 15,000 customers, ranging from busy executives to the housebound. When it links up with digital television, Iceland expects to double that immediately. Yet internet-linked televisions and phones may be only the sta
16、rt. One potential breakthrough is Bluetooth, named after a 10th-century Danish king famed for his rotten front tooth and uniting warring factions in Denmark and Norway. The modern Bluetooth allows an unlikely array of machines to talk to each other, so that a phone tucked away in a briefcase can remember to send out a signal that turns on a video machine 50 miles away, switches on the heating or starts the cooker. Cars, office
