Long, long ago, there lived in a town in Persia two brothers, Cassim and Ali Baba. Cassim married a rich woman and lived a rich life, while Ali Baba married a poor woman and made his living by cutting wood.

　　One day when Ali Baba was wood in the forest, he saw a lot of men on horseback coming towards him. He was frightened and climbed up into a tall tree, which stood near a big rock. When they got to the rock, they got off their horses and took off a lot of heavy bags. Ali Baba was sure that they were robbers. He saw they were forty in number.

　　A moment later the robbers' captain came to the rock and said in a loud voice,“Open, Sesame!”Immediately a door opened in the robbers entered and the door shut again.

　　After a long time the door opened and the robbers came out. Then the captain said“Shut,Sesame!”And the door closed at once. Then the robbers got on their horses and rode away. Ali Baba came up to the rock and said,“Open, Sesame!”The door opened. He saw all kinds of diamonds and gold in the cave. He filled several bags with gold and diamonds. He put the bags on his donkeys. Then he said, Shut,“Sesame!”The door closed at once and he rode back to the town.

(1) Cassim's brother was ________.

[　　]

A．a rich man

B．living a rich life

C．living in the forest

D．a wood-cutter

(2) The forty robbers ________ Ali Baba in a tall tree

[　　]

A．saw

B．found

C．didn't know

D．caught

(3) There were lots of ________ in their bags.

[　　]

A．sesames

B．bread

C．diamonds

D．rock

(4) As soon as they reached the rock, they ________.

[　　]

A．got off the horses

B．opened the door

C．had a rest

D．shouted

(5) The closest meaning of cave in this passage is ________.

[　　]

A．a box made of iron

B．a hole in the side of a hill

C．a very big bag

D．a bright hall
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　　Traveling by train is usually not easy in China．It can be hard to get a ticket．When you're traveling to the railway station you look at your watch, afraid you will miss your train．

　　But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai．Construction(建設(shè))on the express railway(高速鐵路)between the two cities started just before the Spring Festival of 2008．When it is finished by 2013, taking a train will be as easy as taking a bus．

　　“There will be trains every several minutes．Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint(檢查站)to taking your seat．will take just lo minutes,”said a message on the government's website．

　　There may be high-speed trains running at 350 kilometers an hour．The travel time between the two cities will decrease from 10 to about five hours．The trains will carry twice the present number of passengers．

　　The new line will be 1,318 kilometers long and go across specially built bridges．It will run alongside the present line．There will be 21 stations, in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu．

　　“The cost of traveling by the express railway may be around 800 yuan．That will be more expensive than an ordinary train．but cheaper than by air,”said Zhang Xiaolin9, a Jiangsu government official．

　　According to Zhang．the higher price is caused by the large cost of the railway project．At about 200 billion yuan, the project may be even more expensive than the Three Gorges Project(三峽工程)．

(1)

The express railway between Beijing and Shanghai will be finished ________．

[　　]

A．

at the end of this year

B．

before the Spring Festival of 2008

C．

after 2013

D．

in about 5 years

(2)

Before taking your seat, you're supposed to ________ with your ticket．

[　　]

A．

buy a ticket

B．

get through the checkpoint

C．

pack your things

D．

make some friends

(3)

The word“decrease”in the passage possibly means ________ in Chinese．

[　　]

A．

延長(zhǎng)

B．

縮短

C．

提速

D．

限速

(4)

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage'?

[　　]

A．

Traveling by train is usually difficult in China because tickets are too expensive．

B．

The high－speed trains will have 21 stations in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Hunan and Jiangsu．

C．

Tickets for the high-speed trains will be cheaper than those for planes．

D．

The cost of the express railway project is as high as that of the Three Gorges Project．

(5)

What can be the best title of the passage?

[　　]

A．

An enormous project

B．

Train tickets will get more expensive

C．

Specially built bridges

D．

Beijing－Shanghai express railway

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　　Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living．One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2：30a．m．When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window．

　　I walked to the door and knocked, "Just a minute," answered a weak, elderly voice．

　　After a long time, the door opened．A small woman in her eighties stood before me．By her side was a small suitcase．

　　I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman．She took my arm and we walked slowly towards the car．

　　She kept thanking me for my kindness．"It's nothing," I told her．"I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated．"

　　"Oh, you're such a good man．" She said．When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, "Could you drive through downtown?"

　　"It's not the shortest way," I answered quickly．

　　"Oh, I'm in no hurry," she said．"I'm on my way to a hospice(臨終醫(yī)院)．I don't have any family left．The doctor says I don't have very long．"

　　I quietly reached over and shut off the meter (計(jì)價(jià)器)．For the next two hours, we drove through the city．She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl．

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　　At dawn, she suddenly said, "I'm tired．Let's go now．" We drove in silence Lo the address she had given me．

　　"How much do I owe you?" she asked．

　　"Nothing．" I said．

　　"You have to make a living," she answered．"Oh, there are other passengers," I answered．

　　Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug．She held onto me tightly．Our hug ended with her remark, "You gave an old woman a little moment of joy．"

(1)

The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to________．

[　　]

A．

show she was familiar with the city

B．

see some places for the last time

C．

let the driver earn more money

D．

reach the destination on time

(2)

The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he________．

[　　]

A．

wanted to give her a hand

B．

shut off the meter by mistake

C．

had received her payment ahead of time

D．

was in a hurry to take other passengers

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What's the correct order of the following events?

A．We drove in silence to the address she had given me．

B．The door opened and a small woman stood before me．

C．She showed me the building where she had once worked．

D．I found the building was dark except for a single light．

E．She took my arm and we walked slowly towards the car．

[　　]

A．

b, c, a, d, e

B．

a, c, b, e, d

C．

a, c, e, d, b

D．

d, b, e, c, a

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What can we learn from the story?

[　　]

A．

Giving is always a pleasure．

B．

People should respect each other．

C．

An act of kindness can bring people great joy,

D．

People should learn to appreciate others' concern．

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　　Joanne had planned to leave work early this afternoon, at three o'clock. But when she finally came out of her office, all the other conductors had already left. Now she was caught in a heavy traffic in central Birmingham at 5:30, and at 6:30 she was expected to be at a meeting．

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　　“I think he must be a thief, ” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was in Sheba's throat, and found it was three human fingers.”

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[　　]

A．At a bus or train station.

B．In an animal hospital.

C．in a police station.

D．It isn't mentioned.

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[　　]

A．the door was open

B．something was wrong with the dog

C．the dog couldn't walk

D．there was something in the dog's throat

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[　　]

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B．A thief would break into her house.

C．The police were coming to her house.

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[　　]

A．the dog had hurt him badly

B．he was caught by the police

C．he caught a disease from the dog

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[　　]

A．The police arrived soon after the vet called them.

B．Joanne didn't known there was a thief in her house.

C．It took Joanne over three hours to drive home from work.

D．The doctor was not only a good vet but also a clever man.

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(     )2. A. why        
(     )3. A. learn      
(     )4. A. about      
(     )5. A. sad        
(     )6. A. were used to
(     )7. A. with heart  
(     )8. A. who        
(     )9. A. where      
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B. leamt    
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B. happy    
B. are using
B. by heart  
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B. in when  
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C. sorry        
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D. studied    
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