They thought they could （hike）to the top of the mountain.答案解析

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Kitty was a student in a small town. It was going to be her mother’s birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not e   1 .
She went s   2 after a quick and simple lunch. After she looked for about forty minutes, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and she d  3 to take a black one. She thought, “Mom can carry it when she is wearing clothes of any c  4  .” So she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it to school with her until her classes finished.
On her way home on the train she felt h    5 . So she went to the buffet car (餐车). She left the umbrella on her seat. But when she r   6 , it had gone. Kitty began to cry. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. She told them the black umbrella she bought for her mother had gone, and she had to get off at the next station. After the three passengers h   7 this, they asked her for her mother’s a   8 so that they could send the umbrella to her if someone took it by mistake (弄错) and brought it b   9  .
And now a week passed. Kitty got a letter from her mother. It said, “Thank you very much for your lovely g   10  , but why do you send me three black umbrellas?”

We can see walls everywhere in the world .But the Great Wall of China is the biggest of all . The Chinese call it “ The Ten—Thousand—Li Great Wall”. It is in fact more than 6,000 kilometers long. It is 4-5 meters wide. In most places, five horses or ten men can walk side by side.
When you visit the Great Wall, you can’t help wondering how the Chinese people were able to build such a great wall thousands of years ago. Without any modern machines(机器), it was really very difficult to build it. They had to do all the work by hand . It took millions of men hundreds of years to build it.
The Great Wall has a history of over two thousand years. The kings began to build the first parts of it around two thousand seven hundred years ago. Then Qinshihuang had all the walls joined up. He thought that could keep the enemy(敌人) out of the country.
Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest. Not only Chinese people but also people from all over the world come to visit it. It is a Chinese saying, “A man who has never been to the Great Wall is not a real man.”
1. The Great Wall is the biggest wall in _______ _________.
2. It is more than six thousand _________ ___________.
3. Without any modern machines, people had to do all the work _______ _______.
4. Qinshihuang thought the Great Wall could keep the enemy _______ ________ his country.
Today _______ ________ Chinese people but also people all over the world come to visit it.

We have always been interested in the moon. 2000 years ago people already knew it moved around the earth and where it would be in the sky at different times of the year. At that time, everything about the moon was learned by watching it carefully in the sky.
When scientists could use telescopes(望远镜) to study the moon more closely, their ideas began to change. They could see the moon was made of rocks. Most scientists thought moon rocks would be different from those on Earth. This was because they believed the moon had once been a planet that had been caught in the earth’s gravity millions of years earlier.
In 1969 moon rocks were finally brought to the earth and studied. Much to their surprise, scientists found that, except for water, the moon and the earth were made of the same things. Once again new ideas were needed for this new information.
After years of study, most scientists now think that the moon was once part of Earth. They believe very early in its history, maybe 4 million years ago, something about the size of Mars hit Earth. This sent billions of rocks into space around our planet. These rocks slowly joined together and after many years became the moon.
In the future, even though our ideas about the moon may change again, we will still be interested in it.
【小题1】From the passage we know the moon was made of_____________.

A．earth

B．rocks

C．water

D．metal

【小题2】In the passage the writer wants to tell us ___________________.

A．why people are interested in the moon

B．how ideas about the moon have changed over time

C．where the moon came from in the past

D．that people have finally learned the truth about the moon.

【小题3】Before 1969 most scientists thought the moon was ______________.

A．part of the earth billions of years earlier

B．older than the earth

C．a planet caught by the earth’s gravity

D．made of the same things as the earth

【小题4】From this passage we can learn that ___________________.

A．scientists in the past were not clever

B．the earth was once part of the moon

C．we now know everything about the moon

D．new information brings new ideas

One day , Mr. Jackson  took Paul to his favorite restaurant. It was a French restaurant. The  waiter was from France, but he didn’t speak to them in French.  ”Would you like to see menu?” , he asked in a kind way. ”Yes, please,”  Mr. Jackson said.
The  waiter gave them a menu each. They studied them. “ You can spend only twenty-five dollars,” Mr. Jackson told his son. The  waiter  asked  Paul,” What would you like, young man?”
“How much is the tomato soup?” Paul asked.
“ Six dollars,” the waiter said.” It’s very good.”
“How much is  the duck with orange?” Paul asked next.
“Fifteen dollars,” the waiter said.
“How much is the chocolate ice cream?”
“Six dollars,” the waiter said.
Paul added it up quickly. Six plus fifteen plus six is twenty-seven. He thought  he could have the duck and the soup, or the duck and ice cream.” I’ll have the duck and the chocolate ice cream, please,” he said to the waiter.
Paul said to his father, ”My meal will cost only twenty-one dollars. Can I keep the other four dollars? His father laughed.”No, Paul,” he  said ,”leave it for the waiter.”
【小题1】How did the waiter speak to Paul and Mr. Jackson?

A．In a rough way

B．In a friendly way

C．I n French

D．Slowly

【小题2】What did Paul have for dinner?

A．The soup and the duck	B．The duck and the ice cream
C．The duck ,the soup and the ice cream	D．The soup and the ice cream

【小题3】How much did Paul’s meal cost?

A．$ 21

B．$ 24

C．$ 25

D．$27

【小题4】What did Mr .Jackson tell Paul to do with the other $4?

A． Keep it	B． Give it back to him
C．Spend it on soothing else	D．Give it to the waiter

【小题5】What does this passage tell us?

A．Paul and his father hate eating in restaurant.

B． Mr. Jackson ‘s favorite food is English food.

C．Paul was careful not to spend more than $25 in the restaurant.

D．Paul didn’t know what to choose from the menu.

It was the last day of the final exam in a college. On the steps of building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam. On their faces was confidence（自信的）. 

They knew the exam would be easy. The professor (a teacher at a college) had said they could bring any books or notes during the test.

Right after they came into the classroom. The professor handed out the papers. There were only five questions on it.

Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was nervous expression（表情）. The professor watched the worried faces before him, and then asked, “How many of you have finished all five questions?” No hand was raised. “How many of you have answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody has finished one.” But the class kept silent. The professor said, “That is exactly what I expected. I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering. There are still many things about the subject you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all pass this course, your education has just begun.”

The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.

1. Why did the students think the exam was easy at first?

A．Because it was their last exam in the college.

B．Because they knew there were only five questions.

C．Because they thought they were clever and talented.

D．Because they were allowed to bring any books and notes during the text.

2.What does the underlined word “obscured” mean in the last paragraph?

A．模糊

B．回忆

C．提醒

D．改变

3.. What’s the best title for the article?

A．Some Confident Students.	B．An Engineering Exam.
C．An Interesting Professor.	D．An Unforgettable Lesson.

 

Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were going to give birth to their babies. The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father of twins!”
“What a surprise! Believe it or not! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”
Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).
“Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”
An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”
　　After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fallen down. The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”
【小题1】Why were the fathers there?

A．They were waiting for their wives.

B．They were seeing doctors.

C．They were waiting for their babies to be born.

D．They were working at men nurses there.

【小题2】Which of the following is true about the third man?

A．He thought the nurse made a mistake.

B．He was very surprised at the nurse’s words.

C．He didn’t want to have these babies.

D．He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.

【小题3】Why did the fourth man fall down after hearing the nurse’s words?

A．He was afraid of having so many babies.

B．He was seriously ill.

C．He was too excited.

D．He was very glad to have 7 babies.

【小题4】At least how many babies would be born according to the story?

A．9.

B．10.

C．11.

D．16.

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1.One day Sima Guang was ____________ with some children near a big vessel（缸）outside the house.

2. One of the boys wanted to hide _____ in the vessel.

3. He thought that nobody could _____ him if he hid in it.

4. But he didn’t know that the vessel was ____ of water.

5.When he climbed to the top, he fell into the _____.

6.The _____ ran away as fast as they could.

7. Sima Guang didn’t ____ at once.

8.He ____ there to think hard for a moment.

9.Quickly he picked up a big stone and broke the _____.

10.Sima Guang saved the _____.

 

A young mother thought that it was very wrong to waste any food when there were so many hungry people in the world. One evening, she was giving her small daughter her tea before putting her to bed. First she gave her a piece of bread and butter, but the child said that she did not want it like that. She asked for some jam on her bread as well.
Her mother looked at her for a few seconds and then said, “When I was a small girl like you. I was always given either bread and butter, or bread and jam, but never bread with butter and jam.”
Lucy looked at her mother for a few moments with pity in her eyes and said to her kindly, “Aren’t you pleased to live a happy life this now?”
【小题1】Lucy’s mother thought it was wrong to waste food because            .

A．the food was delicious

B．it was hard to get food

C．there were so many hungry people in the world

D．the food was little to eat

【小题2】Lucy wanted to eat           .

A．tea and bread	B．the bread with butter
C．the bread with jam	D．the bread with butter and jam

【小题3】When she was young, Lucy’s mother could only eat            .

A．both bread with butter and bread with jam

B．either bread and butter or bread and jam

C．bread and butter

D．bread and jam

【小题4】Lucy felt           about this at her mother’s words.

A．very sad

B．sorry

C．pity

D．worried

【小题5】Lucy thought her mother should feel happy because          .

A．she had come to live today’s happy life

B．they needn’t eat bread with butter and jam

C．they could eat bread and butter

D．they couldn’t eat bread with butter and jam

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __31__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __32__ have that money.
　　On my birthday my parents told me they had my __33__ outside in the back yard. At once, I __34__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __35__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __36__! I thought I __37__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __38__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __39__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __40__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’ t __41__.
　　As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __42__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __43__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’ t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __44__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __45__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

【小题1】

A．talked B．spoke C．said D．told

【小题2】

A．hardly B．quickly C．slowly D．easily

【小题3】

A．guitar B．gift C．cake D．card

【小题4】

A．rushed B．rode C．climbed D．came

【小题5】

A．and B．or C．but D．because

【小题6】

A．exciting B．interesting C．relaxing D．disappointing

【小题7】

A．liked B．hated C．hurt D．thanked

【小题8】

A．on B．in C．at D．for

【小题9】

A．got in B．got on C．got off D．got up

【小题10】

A．surprised B．excited C．happy D．bad

【小题11】

A．look ahead B．look back C．come up D．come down

【小题12】

A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything

【小题13】

A．love B．money C．friendship D．knowledge

【小题14】

A．idea B．news C．advice D．story

【小题15】

A．spends B．costs C．pays D．offers

One day , Mr. Jackson  took Paul to his favorite restaurant. It was a French restaurant. The  waiter was from France, but he didn’t speak to them in French. ”Would you like to see menu?” , he asked in a kind way. ”Yes, please,”  Mr. Jackson said.
The  waiter gave them a menu each. They studied them. “ You can spend only twenty-five dollars,” Mr. Jackson told his son. The  waiter  asked  Paul,” What would you like, young man?”
“How much is the tomato soup?” Paul asked.
“ Six dollars,” the waiter said.” It’s very good.”
“How much is  the duck with orange?” Paul asked next.
“Fifteen dollars,” the waiter said.
“How much is the chocolate ice cream?”
“Six dollars,” the waiter said.
Paul added it up quickly. Six plus fifteen plus six is twenty-seven. He thought  he could have the duck and the soup, or the duck and ice cream.” I’ll have the duck and the chocolate ice cream, please,” he said to the waiter.
Paul said to his father, ”My meal will cost only twenty-one dollars. Can I keep the other four dollars? His father laughed.”No, Paul,” he  said ,”leave it for the waiter.”
【小题1】How did the waiter speak to Paul and Mr. Jackson?

A．In a rough way

B．In a friendly way

C．I n French

D．Slowly

【小题2】What did Paul have for dinner?

A．The soup and the duck	B．The duck and the ice cream
C．The duck ,the soup and the ice cream	D．The soup and the ice cream

【小题3】How much did Paul’s meal cost?                              

A．$ 21

B．$ 24

C．$ 25

D．$27

【小题4】What did Mr .Jackson tell Paul to do with the other $4?

A． Keep it	B． Give it back to him
C．Spend it on soothing else	D．Give it to the waiter

【小题5】What does this passage tell us?

A．Paul and his father hate eating in restaurant.

B． Mr. Jackson ‘s favorite food is English food.

C．Paul was careful not to spend more than $25 in the restaurant.

D．Paul didn’t know what to choose from the menu.

Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.
He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would .a break and climb up on the fence(篱笆)along the side of the farm. He could see a house with golden windows. “If they could afford golden windows, then there must be other nice things inside the house.” He imagined how great it would be to live there. Then he promised himself, “Some day 1 will go there and see this wonderful place.”
One morning, his father would go to the town and told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his chance, he took a sandwich and headed across the field towards the house with the golden windows.
As the afternoon went on, he began to know how wrong he was. The house was much farther than he had expected. As he went near the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad need of a painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence. He asked her if she had seen the house with the golden windows. The girl said, “Sure, I know.” and invited him to sit on the porch (门廊).As he sat there, he looked back from where he just came. There he saw the sunset turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.
【小题1】During his break every morning, the small boy would _________.

A．fix the fence

B．eat sandwiches

C．climb up on the fence

D．walk around the farm

【小题2】One morning, when knowing he would stay alone, the boy thought it was a chance for him to_________.

A．go to the town

B．play on the field

C．go to see the house

D．make the golden windows

【小题3】What did the boy find when he got there?

A．Nobody lived in the poor house.

B．No golden windows were in the house.

C．The house was so old as he expected.

D．The house was nearer than he thought.

【小题4】The story tells us that people sometimes may have the thought________ .

A．Like father, like son

B．Love me, love my dog

C．Every dog has its day

D．The grass is greener somewhere else

I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was really inspiring. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people.

I am a very   1  person and thought this would be a piece of cake. Soon after, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s. We were standing in line, waiting to be    2 , when all of a sudden everyone around us began to   3  away, and then even my husband did.

As I turned around I   4  a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor   5  men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “  6 ”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God’s Light as he searched for   7 . He said, “Good day” as he counted the few coins he had been   8 .

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all Miss” because that was all they could   9 . He just wanted to be warm.

Then I really   10  it—the compulsion（冲动）was so great that I almost reached out and hugged the little man with the blue eyes.

That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging(判断) my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a   11  tray（托盘）.

I then walked around the corner to the   12  that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s   13 hand. He looked up at me, with   14 in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”

I   15  with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: acceptance without condition.

1.                A．friendly        B．healthy         C．proud    D．willing

 

2.                A．treated         B．served         C．welcomed D．greeted

 

3.                A．give           B．put            C．move D．throw

 

4.                A．sounded        B．tasted          C．felt  D．smelled

 

5.                A．happy          B．careless        C．homeless D．pleasant

 

6.                A．smiling         B．crying          C．thinking  D．nodding

 

7.                A．help           B．acceptance      C．money   D．pocket

 

8.                A．saving          B．hoping         C．holding   D．counting

 

9.                A．save           B．share          C．afford    D．drink

 

10.               A．felt            B．made          C．got   D．took

 

11.               A．different       B．clean          C．expensive D．clean

 

12.               A．corner         B．door           C．kitchen    D．table

 

13.               A．warm          B．clean          C．dirty  D．cold

 

14.               A．fear           B．tears           C．hope D．desire

 

15.               A．began          B．met           C．graduated D．filled

 

 

There was once a farmer. He lived near a road. It was not a busy road, but from time to time, cars passed the farm.

Near the farm gate, there was a large hole in the road. This road was always full of water, and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep the hole was. They thought it was not deep.

Then when they drove into the hole, they could not drive out because it was too deep.

The farmer did not spend much time working on his farm. He spent most of it watching the hole.

When a car drove into it, he pulled the car out with his tractor(拖拉机) and the driver gave him a lot of money for doing this.

One day, the driver of a car said to him, “You must make a lot of money by pulling cars out of this hole night and day.”

“Oh, no,” the farmer said. “I don’t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill(填) the hole with water.”

1.Many cars went into the hole because the drivers ________.

A．were going too fast to stop                B．did not see the hole

C．did not know the hole was very deep        D．liked driving through water

2.The farmer ________ at night.

A．pulled cars out of the hole in the road       B．filled the hole with water

C．laughed at the drivers of the cars           D．worked on his farm

3.The farmer made money from ________.

A．giving things                           B．selling water

C．pulling cars out of the hole                D．filling the hole with water

4.Which is the best title(标题) of the passage?

A．How to make money                     B．A helpful farmer

C．To drive more carefully                   D．The hole in the road

 

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“Can I see my baby?” the happy new mother asked. When she saw the baby, she was surprised. The baby was born without ears.
As time went by, the baby grew up. There was nothing wrong with his hearing. But some kids laughed at him because he didn’t have ears. The baby was very sad, but his parents did nothing but felt sorry for him.
The boy’s father talked with a doctor. “Could nothing be done?” the father asked. “ I believe I could give him a pair of outer ears, if they could be got.” The doctor answered. So they began to look for a person who would like to give his or her ears.
Two years went by. Then the father said, “You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have found someone and it will give the ears you need. But it’s a secret, ”said the father. The operation was very successful. Several years later, he got a good job.
One day, he told his father “ But I must know who gave so much to me. I want to do something for him or her.” “I am sorry, but I can’t tell you.” Said the father.
The secret was kept for years, but the day did come. For the boy it was one of the darkest days. He stood with his father over his mother’s coffin.
Slowly, the father raised her thick brown hair to show that his mother had no outer ears. “Your mother said she was glad that she never let her hair be cut,” he said, “and nobody ever thought she was less beautiful, did they?”
【小题1】Why did the kids laugh at the boy?

A．Because he heard nothing.	B．Because he had only an ear.
C．Because he had no parents.	D．Because he had no ears.

【小题2】Who gave the ears to the boy？

A．A doctor.

B．His father.

C．His mother.

D．A good man.

【小题3】Why did the boy’s mother never let her hair be cut?

A．Because she liked long hair.

B．Because she didn’t let her son know the secret.

C．Because she had only an ear.

D．Because she had no ears when she was born.

【小题4】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．There is nothing wrong with the boy’s ears.

B．The boy’s parents did nothing for the boy.

C．Just after the operation, the boy knew the truth.

D．Before the boy knew the truth, his mother died.

【小题5】From the passage, we know “__________”.

A．ears are very important	B．no ears are good
C．parents’ love is great	D．secrets are known by people

Mr. Klein told the class that a new student, Inez, would join them soon. He ______32______ that Inez was deaf. She “talked” with others by using sign language. Mr. Klein knew sign language, and he decided to teach his students so that they could also “talk” with Inez.
First, they learned to sign the letters. Some letters were hard to ______33_______. Other letters, such as C, were easier because the shape of the hand was the same as the shape of the letter.
The next thing they learned was finger spelling. They signed one letter after another to spell a word. They ____34_______ with two-letter words such as at and on. Then they spelled ___35_______ words.
Finally, Mr. Klein showed that ___36_______ one sign could be used for a whole word. To make the sign for the word fine, a person spreads out the fingers on one hand, ___37___ the thumb to the chest, and moves the hand away from the chest. Signing is not just ___38______with the hands. Expressions on the face are also ___39_____. The students learned to sign a question mark by using expressions on the face.
When Inez first entered the classroom, she looked ____40_______. But the students signed, “Good morning, Inez.” She gave the class a big smile and signed back, “What a wonderful ____41_____!”

【小题1】

A．hoped B．said C．guessed D．thought

【小题2】

A．spell B．check C．remember D．write

【小题3】

A．met B．started C．agreed D．helped

【小题4】

A．newer B．easier C．longer D．nice

【小题5】

A．never B．perhaps C．still D．just

【小题6】

A．joins B．fixed C．touches D．ties

【小题7】

A．made B．done C．given D．chosen

【小题8】

A．important B．different C．difficult D．strange

【小题9】

A．serious B．surprised C．frightened D．nervous

【小题10】

A．welcome B．congratulation C．progress D．success

A new school term begins, Is anything new at your school? Sichuan students are getting an extra (额外的)hour to sleep in the morning.
This year, Sichuan schools decided that students should start classes later. This should help them feel less tired, For Junior high schools, the first classes will begin no earlier than 8:30 am.
The changes have made students happy.
Liu Xian, 15, said his class was excited by the news on the first day of school. “It’s so good we can get up later!” said Liu.
Liu studies in Chengdu No.4 Middle School. He used to get up at 6:40 am. Now he can get up at 7:40 am because class doesn’t start until 8:40 am.
Wu Hongli, 15, said the new timetable is good for her health. “I used to drink coffee every night or I would feel to sleepy to finish my homework, ”said Wu. “Now I can finish it without coffee.”She used to get up at 6:30 am. Now she can get up at 7:30 am.
Wu Hongli’s mother was happy, too. She thought more sleep would help her daughter grow taller.
But some parents worried that more sleep would mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four.
Many teachers, though, say the changes will help students learn better.
“Students used to doze(瞌睡)for the first two classes in the morning,”said Wu Zongping, an English teacher at Chendu No.12 Middle School. “But now they look fine and they learn much better than before.”
A.The new school term began.                        B.Their schools took on a new look.
C.They felt a little bit tired.          D.They could get up later.
【小题1】In the new term, the first class in the morning in middle schools started at about          .

A．7:00

B．7:30

C．8:00

D．8:40

【小题2】Why was Liu Xian excited at the news on the first day of school?

A．There were many changes in his school.

B．He could sleep one more hour in the morning.

C．He could study in Chengdu No.4 Middle School.

D．He would have only five classes in the morning.

【小题3】What did the teachers think of the changes of the school timetable?

A．They didn’t like the changes.	B．They could use the timetable more easily.
C．They spoke highly of the changes.	D．They looked fine when they taught.

Paul and I live in the same building. His room is on the sixth floor but mine is on the fifth. He’s very careless and sometimes he gets into trouble.

 Last Friday afternoon the young man and his friends went to spend the weekend on a wild island. They could swim, fish, play the guitar and sleep in the quiet place at night. They enjoyed themselves there. On the third morning they decided to get back to the land. But their boat hit a rock and soon went down. With the villager’s help, they swam to the bank. Luckily none of them was hurt. They took a taxi and half an hour later they arrived at our town, but it was two in the night. The young man was hungry and thirsty. He wished to get home as soon as possible. Something was wrong with the lift, so he had to go up the stairs. He stopped by my door and brought out a key. Of course he could not open the door. Half an hour passed but he failed. He became angry and shouted, “I’ll cut you down with a knife!”

The noise woke me up and I opened the door. I understood at once what was happening and said, “You’re trying to open a wrong door, Paul!”

“Sorry, I can’t agree with you, Charlie!” said the young man, “It’s my room. You’ve entered it by mistake!”

1.Paul and his friends enjoyed themselves on the island because ______.

A. It was very quiet there

B. there were many fish there

C. they could forget all the trouble             

D. they could do what they wanted

2.Paul couldn’t open the door because ______.

A. it wasn’t his room                                                                          B. he couldn’t find the right key

C. he didn’t find the keyhole                                                        D. he was too hungry to do it

3.Charlie opened the doorto ______.

A. help Paul                                                                                            B. stop Paul making the noise

C. see what happened outside                                                        D. call the police station

4.Which of the following is WRONG?

A. Paul thought he did right.

B. Paul didn’t know where he lived.

C. Paul stopped by a door on the fifth floor.

D. Paul thought he had reached the sixth

 

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It was a fine day last Sunday．John went to a supermarket to do some    1.   ．Because it’s a little far away from his home, he   2.   his car there．It was difficult for him to find a place to park his car．At last he found one at the corner between two buildings．After parking his car he went into the supermarket to     3.  the things he needed．Twenty minutes    4.   , he finished shopping and took the things slowly back to the car park．Suddenly he     5.   two young men trying hard to open the door of his car．They were both wearing black     6.    ．John knew they were the car thieves． But he was    7.   and didn’t know what to do．He thought for a moment．Then he got an   8.  ．He went up to them and shouted loudly: “Can I help you? I think you lost your keys． You can use    9.   ．” “Can your keys open this door? Why?” “Yes, because it’s my car．” When the two men heard this, they ran away as    10.    as they could． In this way, he stopped the thieves from stealing his car．How clever John was!

 

Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor (分娩). The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father of twins!”
“What a coincidence (巧合)! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”
Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).
“Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”
An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”
　　After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fainted (晕). The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”
【小题1】Why were the fathers there?

A．They were waiting for their wives.

B．They were seeing doctors.

C．They were waiting for their babies to be born.

D．They were working at men nurses there.

【小题2】Which of the following is true about the third man?

A．He thought the nurse made a mistake.

B．He was very surprised at the nurse’s words.

C．He didn’t want to have these babies.

D．He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.

【小题3】Why did the fourth man faint when he heard what the nurse told the third man?

A．Hew was afraid of having so many babies.

B．He was seriously ill.

C．He was too excited.

D．He was very glad to have 7 babies.

【小题4】At least how many babies would be born according to the story?

A．9.

B．10.

C．11.

D．16.

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __36__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __37__ have that money.
On my birthday my parents told me they had my __38__ outside in the back yard. At once I __39__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __40__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __41__! I thought I __42__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __43__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __44__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __45__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t __46__...
As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __47__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __48__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __49__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __50__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

【小题1】

A．talked B．spoke C．said D．told

【小题2】

A．hardly B．quickly C．slowly D．easily

【小题3】

A．guitar B．gift C．cake D．card

【小题4】

A．rushed B．rode C．climbed D．came

【小题5】

A．and B．or C．but D．because

【小题6】

A．exciting B．interesting C．relaxing D．disappointing

【小题7】

A．liked B．hated C．hurt D．thanked

【小题8】

A．on B．in C．at D．for

【小题9】

A．got in B．got on C．got off D．got up

【小题10】

A．surprised B．excited C．happy D．bad

【小题11】

A．look ahead B．look back C．come up D．come down

【小题12】

A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything

【小题13】

A．love B．money C．friendship D．knowledge

【小题14】

A．idea B．news C．advice D．story

【小题15】

A．spends B．costs C．pays D．offers