About 3000 different kinds of lizards (蜥蜴) live on earth.They come in many colors and shapes and sizes. Some lizards look like monsters (怪物) from long ago. Some lizards have thin bodies and move quickly. Some are good swimmers. Others could drown in the water. Some lizards eat plants. Others eat only meat. Only a few kinds of lizards are poisonous (有毒的) . The Gila (大毒蜥) monster is one of these poisonous lizards.

　　A Gila monster grows to be about 20 inches long. It stores a poison in its bottom jaw. This poison is like a cobra (眼鏡蛇) snake's poison. It can kill another animal. Scientists don't know why the Gila monster needs its poison. It lives mostly on the eggs of birds and snakes. This food is easy to get without poison.

1．The first paragraph in the selection is mostly about ________.

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2．What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

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3．Which of the following is in the story?

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4．A Gila monster's poison comes from its ________.

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5．A Gila monster' s main food is ________.

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　　In Amsterdam (阿姆斯特丹), the capital (首都) of Holland ( 荷蘭), there is a unique (獨特的) Children Restaurant. It is run wholly by the children. From the manager to the cooks, cashiers, waiters or waitresses and other staff members (職員) are all children from 6 to 12 years old. They themselves do all the necessary work such as cooking and cleaning. These children are selected in Amsterdam. After training, they may serve in the Restaurant for four weeks. All of them are willing to work there and they are very proud of the work .

　　This Restaurant was founded in 1983 by a woman cook, who wanted to give the children chances to learn to be useful to the society (社會) . And now she is the only adult (成年人) there, but her job is just to take care of the children.

　　The Restaurant is welcomed almost by everyone. Since there are only 20 seats in the restaurant, it is always very crowded.

　　So you should make a reservation (預(yù)定座位) months in advance (事先) . The cost of a meal differs (不同) according to the customers (顧客) . Usually US ＄ 4 for each adult, but much cheaper for the children. And its business hours are only on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons.

1．The children in this Restaurant ________.

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A．can earn only four dollars a day

B．a(chǎn)re fond of working there

C．will have to work there for over a month

D．do all the work except cooking

2．The word “cashier” in the first passage perhaps means

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A．a(chǎn) person who cooks food

B．a(chǎn) person who does cleaning

C．a(chǎn) person who receives and pays out money in a hotel or restaurant etc.

D．a(chǎn) person who serves food to customers

3．Which can be TRUE according to this passage?

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A．All the children in the Restaurant come from Amsterdam.

B．If you don' t order a meal a month ahead of time, you'll get no food in the city.

C．Everybody likes the Restaurant, so it is often filled with customers .

D．In Amsterdam, any child between 6 and 12 can work in this Restaurant if he likes.

4．Which is NOT true according to the writer?

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A．This Restaurant has a history of more than 10 years.

B．For the same meal a child will pay less while an adult will pay more.

C．The woman who set up this Restaurant used to be a cook.

D．There are more than a score of seats.

5．The Children Restaurant was managed by ________.

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　　Americans smoke six thousand million cigarettes (香煙) every year, that is, every person smokes about 4195 cigarettes a year in the country of 18 years of age or more. It has been calculated (測算) that 51% of American men smoke while 34% of American women do so.

　　Since 1930, scientific studies have shown time and again that smoking does great harm to one' s health and that it will shorten one's life.

　　Cigarette smoking is believed, to most research workers in this field, a very important cause in the development of cancer (癌癥) of the lungs and the cancer of the throat and is believed to have much to do with some other kinds of cancers. Cigarette smokers suffer from the illness of the heart more often than those who don't smoke. But strange, yet true, women are thought to be less affected (影響) , because when women smoke, they usually don' t breathe in the smoke so deeply. Most of the doctors and researchers say, “Give up smoking. If you don't smoke－don't start!”

　　Filters (過濾嘴) are required now to make smoking a bit safer, but they can only reduce, not get rid of, its poison.

　　But there are still a number of doctors and research workers who are less sure of the effect (影響) of cigarette smoking on health. They believe that cancers of the lungs, the throat and so on may also be caused by atmospheric pollution, or chemical poison that is now being used by farmers in large quantities to destroy plant pests (害蟲) and small animals.

1． ________each smoke about 4195 cigarettes a year.

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2．It is believed by many that cancers of the lungs and throat are caused ________ by smoking.

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3．Smoking has much to do with ________.

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4．Doctors and research workers advise that ________.

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A．we should smoke filter-tipped cigarettes

B．we must not breathe in the smoke deeply when smoking

C．those who don't smoke shouldn't start

D．those who smoke less

5．From the passage we come to know that people may die from ________.

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　　Small children like to eat snow. Sometimes they make snow cones (圓錐狀的東西) . But eating snow can be dangerous. The snow may be full of lead (鉛) .

　　The air in cities has a lot of lead in it. Country air may have less. Most of the lead comes from cars. Snow falls and it soaks (吸收) up the lead from the air. More lead is trapped in the snow on the ground.

　　Even a little lead in the body can be dangerous. Lead can harm the brain. The body gets rid of lead very slowly, so bits of lead can build up.

　　Children often lick (舔) icicles (冰柱) hanging from a roof . That is even more dangerous than eating snow. The water in icicles runs off the roof and picks up lead. The lead builds up as the icicles grow longer.

1．What is the main idea of this story?

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2．Which of these is the best title for this selection?

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3．The story says that snow may be full of ________.

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4．Most of the lead in the air comes from ________.

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5．Children should not lick icicles because ________.

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　　 A man had to go to court (法庭) , and he asked his lawyer which judge would be hearing his case. His lawyer told him and then said, “Do you know him?”

　　The man answered, “No, but I wanted to know his name so that I could send him a dozen bottles of good wine.”

　　The lawyer was terribly shocked. “You can' t do that, ” he said. “You would be breaking the law very seriously, and you would be sure to lose the case. ”

　　Some weeks later the case was heard, and the man won it. As he was leaving the court, he said to his lawyer, “My present to the judge was quite successful, wasn't it?”

　　The lawyer was even more shocked than before, and said, “What? Did you really send him that wine after what I told you?”

　　“ Yes, certainly,” answered the man. “But I put my opponent's (對手) name on the card which I sent with the wine.”

1．What does “hearing his case” mean?

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A．Listening to him before he goes into court.

B．In charge while his business is being dealt with by the court.

C．Learning about his complaint.

2．What does “breaking the law” mean?

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3．What does “even” mean in “even more shocked”? It means the same as:

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A．“even” in “You have 10 points, and so have I, so we are even now.”

B．“even” in “The lawyer was shocked even when there was no need to be.”

C．“even” in“John can jump even higher than Fred can. ”

　　Fires kill thousands of people every year. Learn what to do in case a fire breaks out. Here are some rules to follow at home.

　　The first thing to do is to make an escape (逃脫) plan. In a fire, smoke and flames (火焰) may block stairs or a hallway. Plan a way to get out of each room in your home. You may have to climb out through a window. At night, sleep with the door closed.

　　Don't try to fight a fire yourself. Get away from the fire and call the fire department. Test a door with your hands before you open it. Don't open a door that is warm. Use another way out.

　　Many fires start in a kitchen. A pan of grease (油) may catch fire. Put a lid (蓋) on the pan and turn off the stove. Never use water on a grease fire because water will spread the fire.

1．What is the best title for this selection?

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2．An escape plan is ________.

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3．Do not open a door that is ________.

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4．One rule in the story is to ________.

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5．Which one of these ideas is in the story?

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　　A man walked into a bank and asked to see the manager. Shown into the gentleman's office, he asked if he could have a loan(貸款) . When the manager heard that his visitor was not one of the bank' s clients (儲戶) , he explained that loans were made only to customers with accounts (賬戶). “Why not open one?”“But I only want two dollars, ”said the man, “in return for which I am prepared to offer my car as security (抵押).”Having examined the car, the manager agreed to the loan though, as he pointed out, the proceedings (做法) were slightly unusual. The stranger left and the car was placed in the bank' s garage (車庫) .

　　Two months later, the customer entered the bank and asked for the return of his car, giving the manager the two dollars he had borrowed . The manager pointed out that there was interest (利息) to pay, the sum of four cents. This the customer paid. As he was leaving, the manager asked why he only borrowed two dollars. “Where else would I be able to park my car for two months for four cents?”

1．The man went into the bank ________.

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2．If you are a client of the bank, you ________.

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A．may leave your car in the bank's garage

B．can borrow some money there

C．can open an account

D．may have a loan if you offer your car as security

3．The customer entered the bank two months later in order to ________.

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4．How much did the man pay for parking his car in the bank for two months?

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5．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

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A．The man would have to pay more if he had parked his car in any other place.

B．The manager would lend money to anyone who offered something as security.

C．The manager was fooled by the customer.

D．The man parked his car in the bank to save some money .

Pleasant Dreams

　　Dreams(夢) may be more important than sleep. Some people don't need very much sleep. But we all need to dream, scientists( 科學(xué)家)say.

　　Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short movies. They are usually in color. Some dreams are like old movies. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.

　　Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams.They could have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.

Sometimes we wake (醒) up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can't remember the dream. Dreams can disappear(消失)quickly from memory.

　　Too much dreaming can be harmful. The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind (頭腦) is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.

1．The main idea of the story is that ________.

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2．Another title for the story could be ________.

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3．It may be more important to dream than to ________.

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4．Dreams and movies are usually ________.

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5．Which of these ideas is in the story?

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　　The men work all week in a factory. And at the end of the week they get their pay. Naturally enough, they open the envelopes(信封)and they all count the money. One man is standing in the corner. He is counting his money. Suddenly he realizes it is wrong. He counts the money again. No doubt about it, there is a mistake. There is too much. Five pounds too much. He puts the money carefully into his pocket, and he says nothing to the others. A week goes by. It's pay - day again. And the men are counting the pay. The same man is standing. Suddenly he starts shouting,　　“This time there isn't enough money in the envelope. It is five pounds short.”He goes immediately to see the boss. He is very angry. “Look”, he says, “there isn't enough money in my pay-package (工資袋) .”“That's right” , says the boss, “but didn't you notice last week, there was a mistake? There was too much, five pounds too much. ”“Yes, that's right, ”says the man, he is very angry, “there was a mistake last week. For one mistake, I can shut my eyes. But there are two mistakes, no, I can't. ”

1．The workers usually work ________ days in western countries.

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2．The workers count the money to see ________.

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3．“pay-day”is the day on which ________.

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A．people pay money for their goods

B．wages are paid

C．wages are paid to the boss

D．people pay the boss for his work

4．The man did not say anything about his pay when he found there was too much because he ________.

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A．could accept the mistake

B．wanted to keep the money to himself

C．would tell this to the boss later

D．was not angry

5．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A．The boss didn't know that there was too much in the man's envelope.

B．The boss put more money in the man's envelope only to see whether the man was honest.

C．The man wanted more money the second time.

D．The man couldn't allow a second mistake to occur.

The Tree of Life

　　Two travelers are walking in Africa. The sun beats down on them. The land is dry and dusty. Even the rivers have dried up.

　　The travelers sit down next to a huge, ugly tree. They're hot and tired. Most of all, they're thirsty. They reach for their water canteen (水壺) . It's empty! Where can they find water? They look up at the tree next to them. Then they remember. Quickly, they climb to the top of the tree. They find a scooped-out hole there. The hole is filled with water. The travelers take huge gulps. The baobab (木棉) tree has saved their lives.

　　The baobab tree is a funny-looking tree. Its bark (樹皮) is wrinkled (超皺) and looks like elephant skin. The branches look like roots reaching for the sky. But this strange tree has saved the lives of people and animals. The tree stores enough water at the top to last for many months. Animals use the tree as a drinking fountain (水源). Some animals even move in and live among the roots. The animals can stay for a long time. Some baobab trees live for 2000years.

1．This story is mainly about ________ .

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2．Another title that tells the main idea is ________ .

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3．The travelers in this story are ________ .

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4．The water in a baobab tree is ________ .

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5．Animals that live in the tree ________ .

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