（001） This is a talk by a London taxi(出租车)driver.

"I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis."

"It's a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles(英里)outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon."

"I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning."

"Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows."

"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief(小偷).

Luckily the woman came downstairs(下楼).She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"

1.The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.

A. drive B. make money 

C. climb in through the windowD. meet a lot of people

2.The woman climbed in through the window because _____.

A. she wanted to have a sleep

B. B. her husband didn't open the door for her

C. she didn't want to pay the driverD. she couldn't find her key

3.The story happened _____.

A. early in the morning B. late at night

C.20 miles outside London D. near the police station

4.Which of the following is wrong?

A. The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning.

B. The police made a mistake.

C. The woman had no money to pay the driver.

D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.

5.The driver climbed in through the window to

A. get money from the womanB. return the dog to the woman

C. see what was happening in the houseD. phone the police

KEY: 1-5 ADBCC

（002）There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California, the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmer. Henry and his family live in Seattle, a big city, on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henry's cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington, D. C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York.

1. How many states are there in the U. S. A. ?

A. Five B. Forty- Five. C. Fifty D. Fifteen.

2. Which state is the largest in population?

A. California. B. Rhode-Island.

C. Alaska D. Los Angeles.

3. Which state is the oldest, the newest, and the smallest in population?

A. Rhode Island. B. Seattle. C. San Francisco. D. Alaska.

4. Which of the following is true?

A. The oldest states are the ones along the Pacific coast.

B. Washington is the most important and the largest city.

C. New York is the largest city in the United States.

D. Henry's cousin lives in the Seattle.

5. Why is Washington, D. C. the most important American city?

Because _________.

A. it is the largest city B. it is the largest in population

C. it is the most beautiful city D. it is the capital of the United States

KEY: 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D

（003）Mrs Black lives in a small village. Her husband is dead. Her son, Jack, lived with her. He worked in a shop in the village, but then he found a job in town named Greensea. He went to live there. Mrs Black was very angry. She got on a train and went to see her son. Then she said to him, "Jack, why do you never telephone me?"

Jack laughed, "But, mother, you haven't got a telephone. ""No. "she answered, "I haven't, but you have got one. "

1. The old Black ______.

A. is dead B. lives with his wife

C. went to a small village D. worked in a shop

2. Jack lived with his mother______he worked in the village.

A. before B. when C. after D. so

3. Greensea is _________.

A. a big city B. a small village C. a town D. a man's name

4. Jack didn't phone his mother because ______.

A. he had no phone B. he was very busy

C. his mother had no phone D. he went home every day

5. Jack's mother was very angry because ______.

A. Jack didn't want to ring her up

B. Jack had a telephone but she hadn't

C. she didn't know how to make a telephone

D. she didn't know she couldn't be called

KEY: 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. D

004）Danny was just tired about the way things were going．His mom came to the school and went on and on about Rick Jackson．It seemed that she would never stop talking．"Somebody's got to stop that boy! " she was shouting．"Rick's troubling everybody in the neighborhood(四邻)．And he loves to pick on(结交)little boys like Danny．" Mrs．Green, Danny's teacher, was concerned(担心)a lot．"I didn't know that Danny was being picked on, " she answered．"He's never said anything about this to me! " Mrs．Green looked at Danny．"How long has this been going on? " she asked．Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor．He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble after school．

Danny hadn't said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhood．After all, most of them were nice to him．He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick．Maybe the time had come to find new friends．He felt it hard to make up his mind．

1．We learn from the reading that ______．

A．Danny was not a good student

B．Danny's mother talked too much about the school

C．Danny's teacher knew something about Danny's problem before

D．Danny wanted to get away from Rick

2．When Danny's mother came for Mrs Green, the matter was now ______ to Mrs Green．

A．serious B．common C．untrue D．similar

3．Danny now ______．

A．was tired of the school and his friends

B．had no friends at all

C．was not sure what he should to with the problem

D．made some new friends in the neighborhood

4．Danny didn't say anything about the matter to Mrs Green because ______．

A．she had known it B．the other boys would tell her

C．he didn't want to be in trouble

D．his mother didn't want him to say it

5．The word 'gang' in the reading means '______'．

A．a place for boys to play games

B．a group of young people

C．a school bus for children to and from school

D．the teacher's office

KEY: 1.D 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.B

（005） Foulsham House is a fine, large house of the 1790s．It stands by the River Byer, in twenty—five hectares(公顷)of the best farmland in the southwest．

The house was built by Smithson, and the story goes back to George, the son of King of Whales, who fell in love with the beautiful Lady Kitty, at one of the first Foulsham's wild woods(野外)parties．Many years ago many great men rode on the hills about Foulsham House, and many fine girls took tea in the Green Room．

The house has eight bedrooms, three bathrooms(浴室), two living—rooms, and a dining—room with a real Adam fireplace．Its library has a good view over the park and the river．All rooms are light and airy, with good, high windows, and wood floors．

At the back of the house there is room for four cars．The third Foulsham once kept there．In many other ways, this house of the 1790s meets the needs of the 1990s．

If you wish to know more about Foulsham House, write to：

Harvey．Platt, Longford ＆Son

6, Castle Green, Gilham, Byreside．

1．Foulsham House is ______．

A．an old farm house

B．a 25—house for people to come to listen to its story

C．a large house for people to come to listen to its story

D．a house with a history of nearly two hundred years

2．We learn from the reading that ______．

A．Smithson built the house for wild wood parties

B．many important people had been to Foulsham House

C．George and Lady Kitty loved the house and had many parties here

D．the Green Room is a place for many girls to make tea

3．The sentence 'Its library has a good view over the park and the river, ' means '______'．

A．The park and the river can be seen clearly from the library

B．The library has a picture of the park and the river on the wall

C．The library was built in the park by the river

D．Books about the park and the river can be read in the library

4．Which of the following is true?

A．The 3rd Foulsham often rode his horses at the back of the house．

B．The house has a room for four cars at the back of the house．

C．The road behind the house is wide enough for 4 cars to go．

D．There is some parking behind the house．

5．We can infer(推断) that Harvey ______．

A．wants the house to meet the needs of modern life

B．wants people to know the history of the house

C．wants to sell the house

D．wants some money to make the house meet today's needs

KEY: 1.D 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C

（006） John sent for a doctor because his wife was ill． He called the doctor and made sure they would meet at five． He arrived at the doctor's at twenty to five． He thought, "It's a little bit earlier． I'll wait for a moment． It's good to keep the time．"

Then he stopped his car in front of the doctor's． He looked around and saw a noisy square（广场）not far from here． He went there and sat down on a chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and make himself quiet． He saw some children playing and some women talking to each other happily．

Suddenly he heard a girl crying． He came up to her and asked some questions． Then he knew she got lost． John tried to find out her address and took her home． The girl's parents were very thankful．

Then John hurried to the doctor's． The doctor said angrily when he saw him, "You're late． Why did you keep me waiting for twenty minutes? " John said nothing but one word—"Sorry! "

1．John drove to the doctor's ______．

A．late B．on time C．in time D．in no time

2．John went to the square to ______．

A．spend the time B．enjoy himself

C．see the children and the women D．help the girl

3．The girl cried because ______．

A．someone hit her B．she fell off her bike C．her parents were angry with her D．she didn't find the way home

4．At last John got to the doctor's at ______．

A．twenty to five B．twenty past five

C．five o'clock D．forty past five

5．From the story, we know John is a ______．

A．busy person B．quiet person

C．helpful person D．lucky person

KEY: 1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．C

007） The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it coming toward him, he stopped his own car at the side if the road to make room for it to past. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver’s face quite clearly.

"Where have I seen that face before ?" he thought, “Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper!" He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it bad a large mouth and small ears, and his eyes were behind dark glasses.

"Wanted by the police," read by Jack. “The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man. "

"Call the police at once," he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. "This man was caught this morning," answered the police.

1. In which country did the story happen?

A. It happened in America. B. It happened in Australia. .

C. It happened in England. D. The story didn‘t tell us.

2. Why did Jack stop his car?

A. He wanted to see who the driver was.

B. He didn’t want to pass by first.

C. The road was too narrow for the two cars to pass at the same time.

D. Because it was good for an Englishman to stop to let other go.

3. Who was wanted by the police in this passage?

A. Jack. B. The driver in the American car.

C. Either Jack or the driver. D. Neither Jack nor the American driver.

4. what did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?

A. He drove to the City Bank B. He drove to the police.

C. He made a telephone call. D. He stopped the American car.

5. Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears?

A. The police. B. Jack

C. Nobody. D. The American driver

KEY: 1. C 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A

（008） Linda and David have travelled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised（答应）her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little.

"If there were an accident. " He says, ‘they’d know soon enough. Bad news travels fast. " But Linda has promised that she would ring. "However," she says, "‘it doesn’t cost much when you just think that it‘s the other side of the world. It’s only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。" "If you‘re on that telephone for less than one minute, I’ll eat my hat,‘ David says, "And one minute’s nearly four pounds(英镑). " "That‘s no more than you’d pay for a new hat," ‘’Linda answers. She has asked the man at the hotel (旅馆) desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up. "Hello, Mum. Is that you ?" She says. "Six pence per second," David reminds(提醒) her. “Hello, love. " It is Mrs Lee, Linda’s mother, speaking from London. "I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room. It‘s a better line than when you called me from your office. Do you remember? I shouted at that time, and still you couldn’t hear me sometimes. " "Yes, Mum. "Linda puts in. . "I just wanted to ring to ……. " "I remember how you rang when you went to Betty‘s house to eat, when you were a little girl. And then when you …" Mrs Lee is a great talker "Nearly four pounds. " says David.

Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye.

"Yes, all right,"says Mrs Lee," But you will write, won‘t you, as you did when you were at work …" Once again, Mrs Lee talks about the pass. and there is no stopping her. "Four pounds fifty, ’says David.

At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off.

"There! That wasn‘t long, was it ?" " Four pounds, ninety pence. " David answers. " And you didn’t even say that we‘ve arrived. "

1. Linda is telephoning home to ________.

A. tell her mother some bad news

B. say that she and David have arrived safely

C. report an accident to her mother

D. say that she and David have left London

2. Linda does not think it expensive to ring, because _____.

A. it only costs four pounds and ninety pence

B. it is even more expensive to buy a new hat

C. she had telephoned home since she was a child

D. she will speak from one side of the word to the other

73. David says, ’Nearly four pounds, because ______.

A. he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the call

B. he wants to buy himself a new hat

C. Linda has not told her mother they have arrived

D. he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs

4. Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long because _______-.

A. she likes to hear all about the past. B. she likes talking

C. Linda had not told her that she has arrived

D. she is going to pay for the telephone call

5. Linda tries to stop her mother by ________.

A. telling her how much the call is costing

B. writing a letter as she has promised to do

C. telling her that they have arrived safely

D. promising to write, and ringing off

KEY: 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D

（009） In English (英格兰人) nobody under eighteen years old is allowed (允许) to drink in a bar (酒吧)． Mr Thompson often went to a bar near his house．But he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young．Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time．They drank for an hour．Tom drank a bit．Then Mr Thompson said to his son,“Now, Tom, I want to teach you a useful lesson．How do you know when you’ve had enough? Well, I’ll tell you．De you see those two lights at the end of the bar? When they seem to become four, you’ve had enough and should go home．”

“But, Dad,”said Tom,“I can only see one light at the end of the bar．”

1．Young people ______ allowed to drink in a bar until eighteen．

A．is not B．are not C．many D．must

2．When Tom was a child, his father often went to a nearby bar______ taking him．

A．by B．for C．with D．without

3．On Tom’s eighteenth birthday, he drank together with his father in that bar for ______．

A．the first time B．once

C．many times D．eighteen times

4．Father wanted to tell his son ______．

A．the time to drink B．something about the light

C．when to stop drinking D．something about the bar

5．In fact (事实上), there ______ at the end of the bar．

A．was one light B．were two lights

C．were three lights D．were four lights

KEY: 1．B 2．D 3．A 4．C 5．A

（010） Many people sleep late on Sunday morning, but others don’t．However (然而), almost everyone reads the Sunday paper．

The Sunday paper is usually very thick．It has many advertisements (广告) and many different parts．The parents in the family like the front page, and the world news page．Many men also read the sports page．

Most men don’t read the women’s pages, but the mother of the family usually does．The women’s pages have the news about parties, food, health and clothes．Most Sunday papers have interesting stories．Children enjoy them．Old people read the death notices(讣告)．They tell about people who have died during the week．

根据下面短文内容判断正误，在正确句子前面的括号内打“√”，在错误句子前面的括号内打“×”。

1．The parents in the family like sports page．

2．The father of the facely usually read the women's pages．

3．Only old women read the death notices．

4．Almost everyone likes reading the Sunday paper．

5．This passage is about the Sunday paper．

KEY: 1．× 2．× 3．× 4．√ 5．√

（011） Once there was a boy in Toronto． His name was Jimmy． He started painting when he was three years old, and when he was five he was already very good at it． He painted（绘画） many beautiful and interesting pictures, and a lot of people bought his pictures．They said, "This boy is going to be famous when he's a little older, and then we're going to sell these pictures for a lot of money．"Jimmy's pictures were different from other people's because he never painted on all of the paper． He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty．

"That's very clever, " everybody said． "No other painters have ever done that! "One day somebody asked him, "Please tell me this, Jimmy． Why do you paint on the bottom（底） half of your pictures, but not on the top half? "

"Because I'm small, " Jimmy said, "and my brushes can't reach very high．"

根据短文内容回答问题。每空限填一词。（5分）

1．Which country did the boy live in?

He ______ in ______．

2．Was Jimmy good at painting when he was five?

Yes． He ______ well ______ painting then．

3．What did Jimmy do with his pictures?

He ______ his pictures to ______ people．

4．What did somebody ask Jimmy one day?

He asked him ______ he ______ painted on half of his pictures．

5．Why did Jimmy never paint on all of the paper?

______ he wasn't tall ______．

KEY: 1．Lived, Canada 2．did ,in 3．sold, many 4．why, only(always) 5．Because ,enough

（012） Once Einstein gave a lecture in many places in America． His driver always listened to him and knew the lecture so well that he was sure be could give it himself． So Einstein agreed that the driver gave the lecture him．

As nobody knew Einstein there, the driver gave the lecture for Einstein that evening． At first he was a bit afraid, but Einstein's smile made him feel better． He gave a good lecture and the people were quite pleased．

Then the driver started to leave and Einstein followed him without a word． When they got to the door, a man asked the driver a difficult question．

The driver said that the question was very easy, and told the man to ask his driver behind to answer it．

根据短文内容填空，每空限填一词。（10分）

Einstein gave the (1) ______ lecture again and again． His driver (2) ______ to his lecture so many times (3) ______ he wanted to give it (4) ______． When Einstein knew it, he let the driver (5) ______ the lecture for him that night． The driver gave a (6) ______ lecture and the great scientist was quite pleased．

When they were (7) ______ the lecture room, a man asked the driver a question． To show (8) ______ easy the question was, the driver asked Einstein who followed him (9) ______ to answer it (10) ______ of him．

KEY: 1．same 2．listened 3．that 4．himself 5．give 6．good 7．leaving 8．how 9．quietly 10．instead

（013） The English people like take-away food． The most popular food is fish and chips．They usually go to a fish and chip shop．They put the food in paper bags, and take it home, or to their work place． At lunch time, many people eat take-away food in the park． Chinese takeaways are also very popular in England． People in the USA and Australia like Chinese take-away food, too． But the most popular food in the USA is fried chicken．

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。

1．People in England like fish and chips．

2．Fish and chips are the most popular food in China．

3．The English people often go to a fish and chip shop．

4．They put the food in paper bags．

5．They take the food only to their work place．

6．They never eat take-away food in the park．

7．Chinese takeaways are popular in England．

8．People in Australia don't like Chinese take-away food．

9．The most popular food in Australia is fried chicken．

10． Fried chicken is the most popular food in the USA．

根据短文内容，用Ⅱ栏中适当的词语完成Ⅰ栏的内容。

Ⅰ

11．Fish and chips are

12．The English people go to a fish and chip shop

13．People eat take-away food

14．People take the food home

15．The American people also like

Ⅱ

A．in the park at lunch time．

B．Chinese take-away food．

C．the most popular take-away food in England．

D．or to their work place

E．to buy take-away food．

KEY: 1．T 2．F 3．T 4．T 5．F 6．F 7．T 8．F 9．F 10．T 11．C 12．E 13．A 14．D 15．B

（014） In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forests． Today the forests have almost gone． A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand． China doesn't want to copy the USA's example． We're planting more and more trees． We've built the " Great Green Wall" of trees across northern part of our country．The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide． It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away． It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south． More "Great Green Walls" are needed． Trees must be grown all over the world． Great Green Walls will make the world better．根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1．In 1620, about ______ the USA was covered by forests．

A．a third B．half C．two thirds D．a fourth

2．A lot of good land has gone with ______．

A．sand B．water C．wind D．forests

3．The Great Green Wall in China is ______ long．

A．7,000 kilometers B．1,700 kilometers

C．7,000 meters D．400 kilometers

4．Trees must be grown in ______.

A．China B．the USA C．some countries D．every part of the world

5．______ will make the world better．

A．The Great Wall B．Tall buildings

C．Great Green Walls D．Flowers and grass

KEY: 1．B 2．D 3．A 4．D 5．C

（015） The students were having their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What’s water?”No one spoke for a few minutes．Miss Li asked again，“Why don’t you answer my question？Didn’t I tell you what water is like？”

Just then a boy put up his hand and said，“Miss Li，you told us that water has no colour and no smell．But where to find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell．”Most of the children agreed With him．

“I’m sorry，children．”said the teacher，“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier．That’s a problem．

1．The students were having their _______ class．

A．English B．Chinese C．chemistry D．maths

2．Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like．

A．water B．air C．earth D．weather

3．A boy said，“The water in the river behind my house is always _______．”

A．white B．black C．clean D．clear

4．Most of the children _______ the boy．

A．agreed with B．wrote to

C．heard from D．sent for

5．The water in the river has colour and smell because it is getting _______．

A．more and more B．less and less

C．cleaner and cleaner D．dirtier and dirtier

KEY: 1．C 2．A 3．B 4．A 5．D

（016） “Cool”is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning．

“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．

When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It’s cool．”You may think，“He’s so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer．

We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student’s paper was Just the one sentence，“It’s so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．

But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．

1．We know that the word“cool has had ________.

A．only one meaning B．no meanings

C．many different meanings D．the same meaning

2．In the passage，the word“express”means“________”.

A．see B．show C．know D．feel

3．If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool．”

A．interested in B．angry about

C．afraid of D．unhappy with

4．The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．

A．pleased with B．strange to

C．worried about D．careful with

5．In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．

A．can be used instead of many words

B．usually means something interesting

C．can make your life colourful

D．may not be as cool as it seems

KEY: 1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．D

（017） A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked．

Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas．”The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing？Boy，I wish…”He hesitated．

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. “I wish,”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that．”Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？” “Oh yes，I’d love that．” After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？”

Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？ the boy asked．

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

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1．The street urchin was very surprised when ________．

A．Paul received an expensive car

B．Paul told him about the car

C．he saw the shining car

D．he was walking around the car

2．From the story we can see the urchin ________．

A．wished to give his brother a car

B．wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

C．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s

D．wished Paul could be a brother like that

3．The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________．

A．to show his neighbours the big car

B．to show he had a rich friend

C．to let his brother ride in the car

D．to tell his brother about his wish

4．We can infer（推断）from the story that ________．

A．Paul couldn’t understand the urchin

B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother

D．the urchin’s wish came true in the end

5．The best name of the name story is _________．

A．A Christmas Present B．A Street Urchin

C．A Brother Like That D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

KEY: 1．B 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．C

（018） Dreams

"Dreams (梦 ) may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream," some sci-entists say.

Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like old films. 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 may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.

Sometimes we wake up with a good feel-ing from a dream. But often we can't re-member the dream. Dreams can disappear (消失) quickly from memory (记忆).

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

1. It may be less important to sleep than to__.

A. think B. dream C. work D. study

2. Dreams and films are usually ____.

A. very long B. in colour

C. about work D. very sad

3. Why do some people often dream about their work?

A. Because they are tired in the daytime.

B. Because they are not interested in their work.

C. Because they may be thinking about their work all day.

D. Because they have too much work to do.

4. The main idea of the story is that ____.

A. what dream is B. people like to sleep

C. dreams are like films D. we always remember dreams

Key:1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A

（019）A Faithful Dog

More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert.

One day the Prince wanted to go hunt-ing with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a wooden cradle, which was like a small bed.

When the Prince came back from hunt-ing, Gelert ran out to meet his master. He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Prince's chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelert's jaws and head.

"What have you done?" the Prince said. He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son. The cradle was lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them.

"So you have killed my son?" the Prince said angrily. "You unfaithful dog!" He took out his sword and killed the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog.

The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf. Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended the baby and killed the wolf.

The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran down his face when he realized 'he had killed his faith-ful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again. Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dog's grave for a few minutes.

If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. There is a sign by his grave. It reminds peo-ple of a brave and faithful dog.

1. Gelert was the dog of the Prince of ___.

A. Scotland B. England C. Ireland D. Wales

2. The Prince told the dog to _____ when he was leaving.

A. watch the door B. take care of his baby at home

C. welcome his friends D. stop the strangers

3. The dog was very ____ when his master came back from hunting.

A. glad B. fearful C. afraid D. tired

4. The Prince was surprised to see blood on Gelert's ____.

A. jaws B. paws C. head D. Both A and C.

5. The Prince never smiled again because __

A. the wolf was killed by Gelert

B. he had buried the dog on the top of mountain

C. he had killed his faithful friend Gelert

D. Gelert had killed his baby son

Key:l. D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C

（020） A Different Roast Every Day

Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really wanted to take a holiday.

He usually went to the seaside, but one day he saw an ad（广告） in a newspaper. " Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing. Good prices (价格)."

"This sounds like a good idea," he thought. "I'll spend a month at Willow Farm. I'll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside."

Four days later he returned home.

"What's wrong with Willow Farm?" his friend Jack asked him. " Didn't you enjoy country life?"

"Country life was fine," Alan said, "but there was another problem."

"Oh, what?"

"Well, the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton (烤羊肉) for dinner." "Fresh meat is the best." "I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner." "Lucky you!" "You don't understand," Alan said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner." "A different roast every day," Jack said. " Let me finish," Alan said, " on the fourth day the farmer died and I didn't dare to stay for dinner!"

(Words: 212 Minutes: 4)

1. Where did Alan work? He worked ___.

A. on a farm B. at a school

C. in a restaurant D. in an office in a city

2. Where did Alan usually go to spend his holiday?

He usually spent his holiday ___.

A. by the seaside B. in the country

C. in the mountains D. on an island

3. Why did Alan decide to spend his holiday at Willow Farm? Because ___.

A. he lived near there B. he had a good friend there

C. he thought it would make a change from sitting by the seaside

D. he wanted to enjoy the fresh air in the country

4. How many days did he stay on the farm?

A. A few days. B. A week. C. Three days. D. Four days.

5. What made Alan return so soon?

A. He fell ill.

B. The air there was not fresh.

C. The prices were too high.

D. He was afraid that they would have the dead man for dinner.

Key:1. D 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. D

（021） Mr Johns went into his tea shop again one morning, and sat on one of the seats at the counter (柜台). Many other people came in also, but most of them did not stay long. After fifteen minutes, a young man and a young woman came in. There were only two empty seats at the counter, one on Mr Johns' left, and the other on his right. The young man sat on one, and the young woman on the other, but Mr Johns immediately asked to change places with him so that the man and the woman could be to-gether. "Oh, that isn't necessary (必要)," the young woman said, but Mr Johns insisted (坚持). When the young man and the young woman were side by side, the young man said to her, "Well, this kind old man wanted us to sit together, so may I introduce (介绍) myself? My name's Jack. What's yours?"

1. One morning Mr Johns came into the tea shop and ____.

A. sat close to the counter

B. found no seat for him to sit on because many people came also

C. seemed to stay longer than all the other people

D. gave his seat to the young man and the young woman

2. After the young man and the young woman came in, ____.

A. Mr Johns thought they came too early

B. Mr Johns thought they were friends or husband and wife

C. the young man asked Mr Johns to change places

D. they wanted to be together

3. When the young woman said, "That isn't neces-sary.", Mr Johns ____.

A. didn't understand her B. knew well what she meant

C. was afraid not to change places with her

D. decided to stay a little longer

4. __ before Mr Johns met them in the tea shop.

A. The young man got to know the young woman outside

B. The young man and the young woman didn't know each other

C. The young man and the young woman knew each other well

D. The young man and the young woman want-ed to have some tea together

5. Which of the sentences is true?

A. Mr Johns came to this tea shop for the first time.

B. Most of the people didn't leave the shop until it was closed.

C. There were no other empty seats at the counter except the two beside Mr Johns.

D. It seemed that the young woman wanted to change places with Mr Johns.

KEY: 1-5 ABABC

（022）　Most people have flown a kite or have seen one ride and dip(下降) in strong spring wind. Not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousands of years ago. The ancient (古代的) Chinese were making and flying kites even before they were writing.

A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the dark. The kites were fixed (固定) so that they made strange sounds. Men who were at war with them would hear these sounds and run away. They thought those strange sounds were made by gods(神) in the sky.

The ancient Chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops grow rich and tall. Sometimes they tied long strings (细绳) and hooks (钩) to their kites. Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish.

The Chinese use sticks, strings and paper for their kites. Some of these kites look like animals or trees. Others look like birds or houses.

1. The main idea of the first paragraph（段落) is that

A. kites were first made in China

B. most of us have flown or seen a kite

C. the ancient Chinese were making kites before they were writing

D. the ancient Chinese were good at making kites

2. In ancient China kites could be used for ___.

A. catching fish B. helping people fly

C. watering the crops D. helping people walk in the dark

3. The ancient Chinese used kites in wars because the kites ____.

A. could bring good luck B. looked like animals

C. could help them win a war D. could fly high

4. The Chinese usually use ____ for their kites.

A. sticks, strings and grass B. strings, hair and wood

C. paper, strings and sticks D. paper, ropes and hooks

5. What is the best title (题目) of this passage?

A. Lucky Kites. B. Strange Kites.

C. Beautiful Kites. D. Chinese Kites.

KEY: 1-5 AACCD

（023） We are all busy talking about and using the In-ternet (因特网), but how many of us know the his-tory of the Internet?

Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks (网络) didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system (系统) had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information（信息）could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.

At first the Internet was only used by the gov-ernment (iEfeJ^), but in the early 1970s, universities (大学), hospitals and banks (银行) were allowed (允许) to use it too. However, computers were still very expen-sive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software (软件) that made "surfing" (浏览) the Internet more convenient (方便).

Today it is easy to get on-line (上网) and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail (电子邮件) is more and more popular among students.

The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.

1. The Internet has a history of more than ___ years.

A. sixty B. ten C. thirty D. twenty

2. A new network system was set up to ____.

A. make computers cheaper

B. make itself keep on working all the time

C. break down the whole network

D. make computers large and expensive

3. At first the Internet was only used by ______.

A. the government B. universities

C. hospitals and banks D. schools

4. ______ made "surfing" the Internet more conve-nient.

A. Computers B. Scientists C. Software D. Information

5. Which of the following is true?

A. In the 1960s, computer networks worked well.

B. In the early 1970s, the Internet was easy to use.

C. Sending e-mail is now more popular among students than before.

D. Today it's still not easy to get on-line.

KEY: 1-5 CBACC

（025） Pollution

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modem traffic and modern commu-nication means (通讯设备). Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution (污染). To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, Man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly pol-luting the whole world.

Air pollution is still the most serious. It's bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drink-ing water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules (法规) to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal (煤) in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air.

Pollution by SO2 is now the most dan-gerous kind of air pollution. It is caused (引起) by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in population at the same time.

(Words: 266 Minutes: 5.5)

1. Our world is becoming much smaller ___.

A. because the earth is being polluted day and night.

B. thanks to science development

C. because of the rise in population

D. because the earth is blown away by the wind every year

2. Thousands of years ago, life was ____ it is today.

A. much easier than B. as easy as

C. as hard as D. much harder than

3. Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here "it" means ____.

A. water pollution B. air pollution

C. noise pollution D. rubbish (垃圾)

4. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because ____.

A. it's bad for all living things in the world

B. it makes much noise

C. it makes our rivers and lakes dirty

D. it makes us angry more easily

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.

B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world's population does.

C. If people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO2.

D. The problem of pollution is not so se-rious because there are not so many people living on the earth.

[Key] 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D

（026） Can we live without salt? Salt is very important to us. We need salt in our food. Animals need it, too. Most of the salt in our country comes from the sea. People dig very big pools(池塘)and let sea water in. When the sun dries(弄干)up the water, people can get salt from the ground. The salt is white, clean and beautiful.

There are a lot of salt wells(井)in Sichuan. A salt well is much like a water well. People bring the well water up to the ground and then dry it in big jars(坛子)over fire. In this way the get salt We can also get salt from salt mines(矿).A salt mine may be found under the ground. Some years ago, people in Jiangxi found a big salt mine and soon opened it. People here need salt from other places no more.

In the northwest of our country, there are many salt lakes. Some of these lakes are very big. The salt in a big lake will be enough for our people for centuries.

1.We can't live without salt, so

A. we need more B. it is very important to us

C. we have to drink sea water D. there is salt in all our food

2.We get most of the salt from _____.

A. salt lakes B. sea water C. salt wells D. salt mines

3.People in Sichuan get salt from _____.

A. jars B. fire C. salt wells D. water wells

4.Not many years ago, a big salt mine was found and opened _____.

A. in Sichuan B. in Jiangxi C. in the northwest D.beside the sea

5.The best title(标题)of the article(文章) is "______".

A. Salt B. Why We Need Salt

C. Salt Is Important D. We Need Salt

KEY: 1-5 BBCBA

（027） This is a talk by a London taxi(出租车)driver.

"I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis."

"It's a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles(英里)outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon."

"I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning."

"Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows."

"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief(小偷).

Luckily the woman came downstairs(下楼).She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"

1.The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.

A. drive B. make money  C. climb in through the window

D. meet a lot of people

2.The woman climbed in through the window because _____.

A. she wanted to have a sleep

B. her husband didn't open the door for her

C. she didn't want to pay the driverD. she couldn't find her key

3.The story happened _____.

A. early in the morning B. late at night

C.20 miles outside London D. near the police station

4.Which of the following is wrong?

A. The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning.

B. The police made a mistake.

C. The woman had no money to pay the driver.

D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.

5.The driver climbed in through the window to

A. get money from the woman

B. return the dog to the woman

C. see what was happening in the house

D. phone the police

KEY: 1-5 ADBCC

（028） People often asked Allan for his telephone number. But he didn't get a telephone, so he told them to ring him at work. Why didn't he have a telephone? He thought the telephone was expensive and he preferred to write a letter. There weren't many people he wanted to speak to in the evening and he didn't want to speak to anyone at breakfast time. When he wanted to use the telephone in the evening, he could always use the telephone box at the end of the road.

1. People wanted to know ___.

A. where Allan came fromB. how many friends Allan had

C. what Allan's telephone number was

D. which factory Allan worked in

2. Allan didn't get a telephone because ___.

A. the telephone wasn't cheap B. he couldn't use the telephone

C. his neighbour had got one D. the telephone was helpless

3. People could call Allan to the telephone only ___.

A. in the evening B. when he got back home

C. at breakfast time D. when he was at work

4. From the text we know Allan often kept in touch with others by ___.

A. going to see them B. writing letters

C. leaving messages D. talking on the telephone

5. There must be a telephone box ___.

A. next to Allan's roomB. at the end of the road

C. outside Allan's houseD. in front of Allan's office

KEY: 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. B

（029） Long, long ago there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people move form place to place over the land, hunting animals for food.

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

People began to live near one another. And so the first village grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew very big. When machines appeared(出现), 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. Can you tell why?

1. The best title(题目)of the text should be ___.

A. Cities or Villages B. Back to Towns

C. How Cities Grew D. People and Animals

2. The underlined word "they" in the second paragraph refers to(指的是) ___.

A. villages B. animals C. cities D. people

3. When factories were built, ___.

A. more people live near the factories

B. people began to live in the factories

C. many people began to work in villages

D. many machines appeared in big factories

4. We can learn from the text that ___.

A. people like to work only in big cities

B. some people don't like to live in big cities

C. there will be no small towns in the future(将来)

D. it is better to live in cities than in villages

5. In what order did people do the following things?

A. Worked in villagesB. Lived near the factories.

C. Learned to grow food.D. Built factories.

E. Began to live near each other.

A. d, b, a, e, c B. e, a, c, d, b,

C. c, e, a, d, b D. a. c. d. e. b

KEY: 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C

（030） At the Barber's Shop(理发店)

Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, "What has happened to your hair, Jack?"

Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse."

Bob agreed(同意). "Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him."

"Why shall I go to him?" Jack asked. "But that would be foolish!"

"Oh, no, it wouldn't," answered Bob. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think it. He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber."

1. When Jack went out of the barber's shop, he was not happy because ____.

A. nobody had cut his hair

B. the barber hadn't cut his hair well

C. the barber had cut his hair carefully

D. he was not satisfied with his old barber

2. "I tried a new barber's shop today." means ____.

A. this barber's shop was a new one

B. this was the only barber's shop in this town

C. Jack often went to this barber's shop

D. Jack had not been to this barber's shop before

3. After Jack had his hair cut, he thought ____.

A. the new barber's shop was the best one

B. the old barber's shop wasn't so good as the new one

C. the new barber's shop was worse than the old one

D. the old barber's shop was the worst one

4. Bob told Jack to find out which barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?

A. Because he was certainly the best barber.

B. Because he was free all the time.

C. Because he was the worst barber.

D. Because he wasn't the worst barber.

5. From the story we know that ____.

A. it's foolish to have one's hair cut at a barber's shop

B. barbers cut each other's hair

C. barbers never have their hair cut

D. a barber always cuts his hair by himself

KEYS: 1-5 BDCDB

（031）Mr Perkin's New Car

Mr Perkin stood at the bus-stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the cars were new Beta 400s, and most of them were yellow. Mr Perkin always wore the same clothes as other men, ate the same food as other people, and did the same things after work, and at the end of the week, Mr Perkin did not like to be different.

The following week, Mr Perkin bought a new, bright yellow Beta 400s. He was satisfied with it, and drove to work in it the very next day. He was even more satisfied with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind, and on both sides of him.

Mr Perkin parked(停车) his car in a big car-park(停车场) near his office, and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five o'clock, there were so many bright yellow Beta 400s in the car-park that he did not know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people passing by gave him a look he didn't like. So he stopped.

Poor Mr Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until his was the only yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.

1. Mr Perkin wanted a new yellow Beta 400s because

A. the bus did not come.

B. he liked new clothes, food and cars.

C. he liked to do the same as other people.

D. he liked to be different from others.

2. He drove to work in his new car

A. the very next day. B. the day he bought it.

C. a week he bought in.

D. on the day he first watched the cars passing.

3. He was satisfied with his new car because

A. no one else had a yellow one.

B. it was the same as other cars all around him.

C. he was in front of all the other cars.

D. other cars were not as bright as his.

4. At five o'clock Mr Perkin

A. walked home. B. drove his car out of the car-park.

C. came back to the car-park.

D. did not know which was his car-park.

5. People gave him a look because

A. he had a nice new car. B. he could not open the door of his car.

C. he was in the wrong car-park.

D. he was trying to open more than one car.

6. Mr Perkin had to wait until

A. there was only one yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.

B. there was only one car in the car-park.

C. there were no bright yellow cars in the car-park.

D. there was no one about to look at him.

KEYS: 1-6 CABCDA

（032）Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king's palace in English.

Then workers were sent for and a big platform(平台) was made.

With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.

Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge(边缘) of the platform, but he did not know it because he was thinking of his pictures.

The worker saw everything. "What should I do?" he thought. "Thornhill is at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed." So the worker quickly took some paint(颜料) and threw it at the picture.

"What are you doing?" cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.

1. What was Thornhill? He was an English ____.

A. writer B. king C. worker D. artist

2. What was he ordered to do? He was ordered to ____.

A. paint a picture for the king

B. paint some pictures on the walls of the knig's palace

C. have his pictures painted in the king's palace

D. have his pictures painted on the walls

3. The story leads us to believe that

A. the worker had to pay for the picture.

B. the painter could not forgave(原谅) the worker.

C. the worker was really sorry for what he did.

D. the painter thanked the worker for what he did when he got to know why.

KEYS: 1-3 DBA

（034）A long time ago people thought that the sun went round the earth. In some countries people even said that the sun was a god(神). They thought the god drove across the sky each day on a golden horse. Now we know the earth goes round the sun. It takes the earth a year to go all way round the sun. Today men even know how far it is for the earth to go round the sun. They tell us that the earth travels over a thousand miles a minute on its journey round the sun.

The sun is really a star. It is much bigger than the earth and it is very hot. Some people have been to the moon but we know that no one can ever go to the sun. It is far too hot for people to live anywhere near it. The sun is three hundred thousand times heavier than the earth and more than million times larger.

1. A long time ago, people said the sun was ____.

A. a golden horse of god B. a god on a golden horse

C. a god with golden dress D. a god and

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