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　　Mr. Smith was a millionaire. Everyone in the town admired (羨慕) him. One afternoon, a reporter from New York interviewed(采訪) him. At the insistence (要求 ) of the reporter, Mr. Smith finally decided to reveal (透露) the secret of his success.

　　“I first became rich by selling homing pigeons(鴿子). ” he explained.

　　“Really?” the reporter replied surprisingly. “How many homing pigeons did you start with?”

　　“Only one,” the millionaire answered, “but he kept coming back . ”

(1) Mr. Smith was so rich that all the townspeople (市民) ________.

[　　]

A．had a high regard for him

B．loved him

C．liked him

(2) Mr. Smith became rich by ________.

[　　]

A．sell the homing pigeons

B．selling homing pigeons

C．being selling homing pigeons

(3) Mr. Smith was not willing to let out his secret at first when the reporter asked him to, was he?

[　　]

A．Yes, he wasn't.

B．No, he wasn't.

C．Yes, he was.

(4) After hearing what the millionaire had answered, the reporter might be ________.

[　　]

A．more satisfied

B．more surprising

C．more surprised

(5) What does the “but he kept coming back” mean?

[　　]

A．His pigeon didn't like to fly out.

B．His pigeon liked flying out every day.

C．His pigeon kept bringing the others back .

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　　Basket is still a young game. It's over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college (學院) was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors. As they couldn't play outdoors, they were unhappy, and some even got into fights time to time.

　　Some of the teachers at the college asked Dr Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play at. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors, and the court (院子) was not very large.

　　Dr Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score, the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet above the floor on the wall. At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Dr Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That's how the game got its name.

(1) The students felt unhappy because ________.

[　　]

(2) Who asked Dr Naismith to invent a new game?

[　　]

(3) Which of the following is not true?

[　　]

A．When the students played this game, they needed to kick the ball.

B．When the students played this game, they needed to run and jump.

C．When the students played this game, they needed to pass the ball.

D．When the students played the game, they needed to throw the ball.

(4) When a student threw a ball into a basket, ________.

[　　]

(5) The game got its name from ________.

[　　]

A．the ball itself

B．the basket itself

C．both the basket and the ball

D．neither the basket nor the ball

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　　Mr and Mrs Jones seldom (很少) go out in the evening, but last Saturday, Mrs Jones said to her husband, “There is a good film at the cinema tonight. Can you go and see it?” Mr Jones was quite happy about it, so they went, and both of them enjoyed the film.

　　They came out of the cinema at 11 o'clock, got into their car and began driving home. It was quite dark. Then Mrs Jones said, “Look, Bill. A woman is running along the road very fast, and a man's running after her. Can you see them?” Mr Jones said, “Yes, I can.” He drove the car slowly near the woman and said to her, “Can we help you?”

　　“No, thank you,” the woman said, but she didn't stop running. “My husband and I always run home after the cinema, and the last washes the dishes (餐具) at home!”

(1) Mr and Mrs Jones went out to see a good film ________.

[　　]

(2) The Jones went back ________.

[　　]

(3) When did the film end?

[　　]

(4) ________ ran home after the film.

[　　]

(5) They ran home as quickly as possible because ________.

[　　]

A．both of them enjoyed washing dishes

B．one of them was afraid of falling behind

C．they wanted to catch up with Jones' car

D．neither of them enjoyed doing the housework

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　　Wang Fei can speak English quite well because she works very hard at it.

One day, her teacher, Mr. Wu asked her to come to his office and said, “There will be a story-telling contest (競賽) next week, Wang Fei. Would you like to take part in it?”

　　Wang Fei wanted to go, so she asked what she had to do. Mr. Wu told her that she had to tell an English story in front of the whole school. Mr. Wu said: “If you try your best, I'm sure you'll win. ”

　　Wang Fei decided to have a try .

　　On Sunday night, she stayed up late to get ready for her story for the contest. It was an interesting story, she didn't go to bed until midnight. On Monday morning, she overslept (睡過頭). When she woke up, it was already seven o'clock. She did some washing quickly. Then she had a light breakfast. After that she ran all the way to her school.

　　It was a warm morning, so Wang Fei felt very hot when she reached school. Mr. Wu was waiting outside the school hall, he looked very worried .

　　“Why are you so late, Wang Fei?” he asked.

　　“Sorry, Mr. Wu, I woke up late. ” Wang Fei said .

　　“The contest will start in a minute. Remember, speak slowly and clearly . ” Mr. Wu said.

　　Wang Fei remembered his words. She told her story very well. In the end, she came out first.

　　“You have done very well. Congratulations!” said the teacher. “All is well that ends well. But remember, don't oversleep again!”

1．Wang Fei works hard at ________.

[　　]

2．Wang Fei will be in ________ next week.

[　　]

3．On Sunday night, Wang Fei went to bed ________.

[　　]

4．At last, Wang Fei ________.

[　　]

5．Choose the best title for the passage, ________.

[　　]

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　　Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long long ago, there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people moved from place to place. They moved over the land, hunting (捕獵) animals for food.

　　No one knows how or where these people learned to grow food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any longer. They could stay in one place and grow it.

　　People began to live near one another. And so the first villages grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew very big.

　　When machines came along, life in the villages changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities grew very big.

　　Today, some people are moving back to small towns. This is strange, isn't it?

1．Long long ago, there were ________ people in the world.

[　　]

2．Before villages began, people ________.

[　　]

3．People didn't have to move from one place to another after ________.

[　　]

A．factories were built

B．machines came along

C．more and more villages grew into cities

D．life in the villages changed

4．The cities grew very big because ________.

[　　]

A．more and more people came to work in the factories and lived around

B．villages needed more people

C．more and more villages grew into cities

D．life in the villages changed

5．Some people are moving back to small towns possibly because ________.

[　　]

A．the cities are growing smaller

B．the cities do not need them

C．they like to live in quieter places

D．they don't like their friends in big cities

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　　Nearly two hundred years ago, in France, two brothers stood watching smoke rise in the air. “If we put some of that smoke in a big bag, perhaps the bag would rise,” said one. “Yes,” said the other. “And if the bag were big enough, it might even lift us right up into the air, too.”

　　The boys built a huge bag of paper and cloth. Underneath (在……下面) it they made a fire. Soon the bag began to fill out into a great round ball. It was the first balloon (氣球) in the world.

　　“We were right,” shouted the boys. “A bag of smoke will rise!” But they found out later that it was not the smoke that made the balloon go up. It was the hot air from the fire.

1．The balloon talked about in the story was made ________.

[　　]

2．The boys thought about making a balloon by watching ________.

[　　]

3．The boys' balloon was made of ________.

[　　]

4．At first, the boys thought their balloon went up because of the ________.

[　　]

5．The boys' balloon really went up because ________.

[　　]

A．the hot air from the fire made it rise

B．it was in France

C．the smoke made it rise

D．it was a big balloon

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Dear Jack,

　I have been in England three months now． I hope you don't think I've forgotten you． There have been so many things to do that I've not had much time for writing letters．

　I shall soon be starting my studies at King's college． So far I've been learning about England and British ways of living． I won't tell you about London． There are plenty of books you can read and plenty of pictures you can look at． I'm sure you'll be more interested to know what I think about life here．

　I find some of the customs new and interesting． People here do not shake hands as much as we do in Europe． During the first new weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met． Men raise their hats to women but not to each other．

Yours,

　　　　　　 　　　　　　 Bill

1．The writer came to London from ________．

[　　]

A．Asia　　　　　 　B．Europe

C．America　　　　　D．Africa

2．The writer ________．　　　

[　　]

A．has never been to England

B．came to England just now

C．came to England three months ago

D．will come to England in three months

3．She has ________．　　　

[　　]

A．not written any letters

B．much time to write letters

C．no time to write letters

D．a little time to write letters

4．She came to London to ________．　　　

[　　]

A．study

B．make a living

C．learn British ways of living

D．learn about life there

5．Englishmen ________ when they meet．　　　

[　　]

A．do not often shake hands with friends

B．often shake hands with friends

C．raise their hats to all friends

D．do not raise their hats to friends

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　There are many interesting things in Central Australia． One of these is Ayers Rock． Ayers Rock is one of the largest rocks in the world． It is 335 metres high and almost 9 kilometres around．

　Ayers Rock is in the middle of the desert（沙漠）． It is in the Northern Territory, near the south Australian border（邊境）． The Australian Aborigines（土著人）call the Rock“Uluru”． This means “Earth Mother”．“Uluru”was a very important watering place for the Aborigines．

　Many people visit Ayers Rock each year． At sunrise and at sunset the Rock looks bright red． Visitors like to take photographs then． Many of them walk up to the top of Ayers Rock． It is a long, steep（陡峭的）walk, but the view from the top is beautiful．

1．Ayers Rock is in ________．

[　　]

A．Central Australia

B．South Australia

C．West Australia

D．East Australia

2．Ayers Rock is ________．　　　

[　　]

A．the largest rock in the world

B．one of the largest rocks in the world

C．the largest rock in Asia

D．the largest rock in Europe

3．The “Aborigines”mentioned in the passage are ________．　　　

[　　]

A．the earliest people in Australia

B．new immigrants（移民）in Australia

C．tourists in Australia

D．all of the above

4．Many people like to take pictures of Ayers Rock ________．　　　

[　　]

A．at sunrise

B．at sunset

C．late at night

D．both A and B

5．According to the passage, it is ________．　　　

[　　]

A．not easy to walk up to the top of Ayers Rock, nor is it worthwhile（值得的）

B．not easy to walk up to the top of Ayers Rock, but it is worthwhile

C．easy to walk up to the top of Ayers Rock and it is worthwhile

D．impossible to get to the top of Ayers Rock though the view from the　　　　　　　　　　　　　　top is beautiful

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　A very strict officer was talking to their new soldiers． It was the first time he met those young men． So he began, “My name is Stone, and you will find I'm harder than a stone．　So please do what I tell you if you don't want to be in trouble． You must always obey me and then we'll get on well together．”

　Then he went to each soldier one after another and asked him his name, “Speak loudly so that everyone can hear you clearly．”he said, “and don't forget to call me sir．”

　Each soldier told him his name． Soon he came to the last one, but this young man did not speak． Stone was angry, and he shouted at him, “When I ask you a question, answer it! I'll ask you again, what's your name, soldier?”

　The soldier looked very sad but at last he replied, “My name is Stonebreaker（碎石機）sir,”he said slowly．

1．The officer was strict with his soldiers because ________．

[　　]

A．his name was Stone

B．he never met them before

C．he wanted them to obey him

D．they were new soldiers

2．The officer told the soldiers to ________．

[　　]

A．be in trouble

B．make no trouble

C．call him Stone

D．meet him

3．Mr Stone was angry because ________．

[　　]

A．everybody told him his name

B．nobody spoke

C．he asked a question

D．one of the soldiers did not speak

4．At last the officer made the last soldier ________．

[　　]

A．look angry

B．feel sad

C．speak slowly

D．shout

5．The last soldier knew his name would make the officer ________．

[　　]

A．happy　　　　　　　　B．strict

C．angry　　　　　　　　 D．kind

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　A man always went to the same restaurant （飯店）at the same time every day and asked for two glasses of beer （啤酒）. He would drink them and asked for two more. One day the waiter asked him, “Why do you always ask two glasses of beer? Why don't you order one big glass instead?”

　“Because I don't like to drink alone,” the man answered, “I drink with my friend.”But a few days later he came in and asked for only one beer.“Oh, has your friend died?”asked the waiter.

　“No, no. He's very well. This beer is for him. I have stopped drinking. my doctor says it's harmful （有害的）to me.”

1．What's the best topic （題目）for this story?　　　

[　　　]

A．Two Glasses of Beer

B．It's Harmful to Me

C．The Man and the Waiter

D．The Man and His Friend

2． The man always drank __________.　　　

[　　　]

A．with his friend

B．at some restaurants

C．alone

D．two glasses of beer

3． A few days later, the waiter found that the man __________.　　　

[　　　]

A．ordered only one beer　　

B．was waiting for his friend

C．had died

D．came with his friend

4． The doctor advised （勸告）the man to stop drinking because __________.

　　　[　　　]

A．it's healthy

B．it's harmful

C．it's useful

D．it's useless

5． Which of the following is right?

　　　[　　　]

A．The man would make friends with the waiter.

B．The man would bring his friend to the restaurant next time.

C．The man would take the doctor's advice.

D．The man would not give up （放棄）drinking.