The weather was very cold．Snow was falling．The roads were covered with ice and a strong wind was blowing．It was not a goodnight to be outside．
Thomas，however，had to walk home from work．He had to walk along a country road．
As he walked the cold wind beat against his chest．
“I will be warmer，”he thought，“I wear my coat backwards．”
He stopped walking for a moment，took off his coat，and put it back on backwards．
“That's much better，”he thought，and walked on through the thickly falling snow．
A few minutes later a car hit him．The driver of the car had not seen him soon enough．When he tried to stop，the car skidded(滑行)on the ice．
The driver got out of his car and ran to help Thomas．
Soon a police car arrived．The policeman ran to look at Thomas who was lying on the ground．
“I'm afraid he's dead，”he told the driver．
The driver could not believe this．
“He can't be dead，”he cried，“I hardly touched him．Look at my car．There's not a mark on it．”
“He's dead，”the policeman said．“There is no doubt(疑问)．”
“I don't understand it，”the driver of the car said．“As soon as I hit him，I ran to help him．He was lying in the road，but he was breathing and there was no blood．”
“Did you touch him？”the policeman asked．
“Yes，”the driver of the car said，“but only to turn his head around the right way．”
Venice is the“Queen”of the Adriatic Sea(亚得里亚海)．Every year thousands of people from all over the world travel to Italy to visit the city．Do you know why they like to go there for a visit？
Venice is a very beautiful city．It is quite different from other cities in the world．There aren't any roads and streets in the city，so there aren't any cars and buses．There are many canals(运河)in the city．There is one big canal and one hundred and seventy-seven small canals．People move up and down the canals in boats to go to work，go shopping or visit their friends．
But Venice is sinking．It is going down and the water is going up．In 2040 Venice will be under water．The Adriatic Sea will cover the city．The Venetians(威尼斯人)love their city and want to stay there．So they want to save Venice from the sea．They do not want to leave．How can they save Venice？They can build some strong huge walls and gates in the sea．The gates will close to keep too much water out．Thus Venice will not sink．
(1)
From this short article we know Venice is ________．
[ ]
A．
a very beautiful woman of the Adriatic Sea
B．
the most important woman in Italy
C．
a very important and beautiful place of the Adriatic Sea
D．
the most important city in Italy
(2)
People from all parts of the world go to visit Venice because ________．
[ ]
A．
there are 177 canals in the city
B．
it is sinking into the Adriatic Sea
C．
there are a lot of kinds of boats on the canals
D．
it is not only beautiful but also quite different from other cities
(3)
The Venetians usually go to work or visit their friends ________．
[ ]
A．
by bus
B．
by bike
C．
in cars
D．
in boats
(4)
Year by year the Adriatic Sea ________ and Venice ________．
[ ]
A．
is rising；is sinking
B．
is going down；is going up
C．
has risen；has sunk
D．
will go up；will go down
(5)
Because the Adriatic Sea will cover it，the Venetians ________．
[ ]
A．
have to leave Venice in 2040
B．
will try to do something to save their city
C．
want to stay there until the water covers the city
D．
do not love the city any longer
阅读理解(10分)
There was a famous French writer．He was a man of great achievement(成就)．He said that one of his main (主要的)achievements was his study of handwriting．He had spent much time on it and he often told his friends that he could tell a person's character (性格)from that person's handwriting．
One day, a woman brought him a page of a boy' s handwriting．She said that she wanted to know what he thought of the boy's character．
He studied the handwriting carefully for a few minutes．Then he looked at the woman strangely(奇怪地)．The woman told him that the boy was not in her family and that he did not have to worry．
“Good!”said the writer,“Then I can tell you．”He went on to say that he thought the boy was stupid(愚蠢)and lazy．He added that the boy should be watched carefully, if not, he would bring harm(害处)to his family when he grew up．
“Isn't that strange?”said the woman, smiling．“Because this is a page from your own exercise book．You wrote it yourself when you were a boy．”
(1)
It took the writer a lot of time ________．
[ ]
A．
to read books
B．
to make friends
C．
to write books
D．
to study handwriting
(2)
From a person's ________, the writer could tell a person's character．
[ ]
A．
pronunciation
B．
handwriting
C．
smiling face
D．
speech
(3)
The woman wanted to ________．
[ ]
A．
know the write
B．
help the writer
C．
visit the writer
D．
test the writer
(4)
The writer was sure that the boy________．
[ ]
A．
was not worth(不值得)teaching
B．
would do good deeds(好事)for his family
C．
would do wrong to his family
D．
would work hard
(5)
From the story we know________．
[ ]
A．
the woman knew the writer very well
B．
the writer knew the woman well
C．
neither of them knew each other
D．
both of them knew each other well
阅读理解
(10分)
Tom needed money for travelling，so he decided(决定)to get a job during the summer holiday．Some of his friends worked in shops for a few hours every week and the others helped farmers on farms，but Tom liked neither(两者都不)of these jobs．He took a job painting yellow lines down the middle of a highway(公路)．
On his first day he painted ten miles(英里)，and his boss said，“Keep it up and I'll give you more money．”The next day Tom did five miles，and the boss said，“Well，five miles isn't as good as ten，but keep up the good work．”The following day Tom painted only one mile．The boss called Tom in and said，“First you did ten miles，then you did five miles，then you did one mile．You're not doing the work，so I have to let you go．”
As Tom walked away from the office，he said to himself，“But it is not my fault(过错)．Each day I kept getting farther away from the paint can(罐)．”
(1)
Tom decided to get a job because ________．
[ ]
A．
some farmers needed help
B．
he wanted to get some money
C．
some friends worked in shops
D．
he didn't need to go to school
(2)
From the story，we know that Tom's job was ________．
[ ]
A．
different from all his friends'
B．
the same as some of his friends'
C．
different from some of his friends'
D．
the same as one of his friends'
(3)
On his first day of work Tom did ________．
[ ]
A．
too much
B．
a little better
C．
rather badly
D．
very well
(4)
Tom had to leave at last(终于)because ________．
[ ]
A．
he said something to the boss
B．
he was not doing his work
C．
he was called into the office
D．
he painted only one mile
(5)
Why did Tom paint only one mile on the third day？Because ________．
[ ]
A．
he wasted(浪费)too much paint
B．
he was very far away from the can
C．
he didn't like the job at all
D．
he got too tired to work on
阅读理解(10分)
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 window 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．
注：urchin 顽童 hesitate 犹豫 crippled 残疾
(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 ________．
