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Three blondes (金发碧眼的女人) were being trained to become detectives by a policeman. To test their skills in recognizing a suspect (嫌疑犯), the policeman showed the first blonde a picture for five seconds and then asked how she could recognize him. She thought it easy, for the suspect had only one eye. The policeman felt disappointed at this funny answer. He showed the second lady the picture for five seconds and asked her how she would recognize him. The second blonde giggled, flipped her hair, and said, "Ha! It’s easy to find the one-eared person!" Her answer also made the policeman angry. Turning to the third lady, he asked, "This is your suspect, and how would you recognize him?" He added quickly, "Think hard before giving a stupid answer. " The third blonde looked at the picture carefully for a moment and said, "HMMMM . . . the suspect is wearing contact lenses (隐形眼镜). " The policeman was surprised and speechless, because he really didn't know himself if the suspect wore contacts or not. "Well, that is a good answer. Wait here for a few minutes while I check his file. " He left the room and went to his office, checked the suspect's file in his computer and returned with a beaming smile. "Wow! I can't believe it . . . it's TRUE! The suspect does in fact wear contact lenses. Good work! How were you able to make such a wise observation?" "That's easy," the blonde replied, "he can't wear glasses because he only has one eye and one ear!"
1. Which of the following cannot conclude from the passage that detectives should have?
A. They must be charming.
B. Their observation must be keen.
C. They must be humorous.
D. They must be good at thinking.
2. According to the passage we can infer that ________.
A. the suspect was easy to be recognized[来源:学科网ZXXK][来源:Zxxk.Com]
B. the picture was just a side of the suspect
C. the suspect must be a disabled person
D. the suspect was caught by the policeman
3. What will probably happen to the three blondes after this test?
A. The first blonde may be accepted as a detective at once.
B. The second blonde may be accepted as a detective at once.
C. The third blonde is good at thinking and needn’t any training.
D. All of them may be given more training courses or fired.
B
How many men do housework? Recently a European commission(委员会) tried to find out people’s ideas and reactions to the women’s movement. As part of their survey(调查),they asked many men and women the question,” Who does the housework?” The men answered very differently from the women!
The housework they asked people about were: preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning the house and babysitting. 48% of British husbands said they did these things. 37% of Danish(丹麦的) men helped in the house. But only 15% of Italian men said they did the housework; many of them said they never helped at all!
But there was an interesting point of view from the wives. According to British wives, only 38% of their husbands helped in the house. And Italian wives said that their husbands hardly ever helped. The Italian and British men did not tell the truth! The Commission found that Danish men were the most truthful husbands. Their answers were the same as their wives’ answers.
Do the men you know help in the house? Do you think the survey gives a true picture in your experience? Write and tell us what you think.
4. The survey was carried out in _____.
A. Britain B. Italy C. Denmark D. Europe
5. The subject for the survey is _____.
A. how many boys do the housework
B. who does the housework at home
C. how many women do the housework
D. who are more diligent, wives or husbands
6. From the passage we can see that _____.
A. there were more husbands who did the housework than wives
B. husbands did half of the housework all the time
C. there were more wives who did the housework than husbands
D. wives did almost all the housework at home
7. More _____ husbands help in the house than _____ husbands.
A. British; Danish
B. Italian; Danish
C. Danish; British
D. Italian; British
C
Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied the observations of comets(彗星)which other scientists had made. The orbit of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not figure it out. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems.