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It was a very cold evening．The old man’s beard was almost frozen．He was waiting for a ride across the river．The wait seemed endless．The old man sat on the ground waiting．

Finally，he saw several horsemen coming．He watched them．He 1et the first one．pass by without even asking．Another passed by，and then another．Finally，tile 1ast rider came near the old man．The old man caught the rider’s eye and said，“Sir，would you mind giving me a ride

To the other side?”

Stopping his horse，the rider replied，“Of course．”But the old man’s body was half-frozen．He could not get off the ground．The horseman helped the old man onto his horse．He took the o1d man not just across the river，but to the old man′s home．

As they neared the old man’s house，the horseman asked，“Sir，you let several other riders pass by without even asking．Then I came up and you asked me for a ride at once．Why? What if 1 had said‘no’and 1eft you there?”

The old man looked at the rider straight in the eyes，and said?“1 looked into the eyes of the other riders．I quickly saw that they did n’t care．It would be useless even to ask them for a ride．But when I looked into your eyes，I saw kindness．I knew that you would help me．”

The words touched the rider deeply．“Thank you for what you’ve said，”he told the man．“I hope 1 will never be too busy to help others．”

With that，Thomas Jefferson，the third president of the US，turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House．

1.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A．Though 1 will be busy，I’ll sti1l help others．

B．1’ll not be busy forever，so I can help others．

C．1 will always be ready to help others．

D．To help others，1 will not be busy．

2.The writer used the first paragraph；in order to ．

A．describe the cold weather B．describe the old man’s difficulty

C．stress the 1ast horsemen’s kindness

D．describe the length of the old man’s beard

3.What did the old man ask the last driver to do?

A．To take him home． B．To take him across the river．

C．To take him to the capital． D．To take him to the White House．

4.Who is the last horseman?

A．The third president of America． B．The passage does n’t tell us．

C．A man sent by God． D．A unknown fighter of the U．S．army．

【答案】

1.C 考查学生的推断能力。认真阅读分析该节内容可知，这句话是最后一个骑马者在老人讲话的感动下讲的话，可见其决心一辈子都要尽力帮助别人。

2.C 考查学生的简单推断能力。认真阅读分析原文可知，在这么寒冷的天气里，只有最后一个骑马者带老人过河，可见第一节对寒冷气候的描绘是为了体现最后一个骑马者带老人过河的难能可贵。

3.B 考查考生对具体信息的理解能力。原文第二节Sir，would you mind giving me a ride to the other side?体现答案。

4.A 考查逻辑推理能力。由原文最后一节可以推出带老人过河的最后一个骑马者是美国第三任总统，

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【小题1】He was found in ____________（拥有） of drugs and was accused.
【小题2】To t_____________（改造）hills into fields is an extremely tough job.
【小题3】It was a long journey, but we e____________ (最终) arrived at the small village before dark.
【小题4】He was b_______ from driving for three months owing to rushing red lights.
【小题5】The door opens and closes _____________（自动地）.
【小题6】Whatever you do, you’ve to take the possible c_____________.
【小题7】The rise in carbon dioxide is causing a s__________（持续）increase in global warming.
【小题8】Try to use e____________ friendly materials to consume less energy.
【小题9】There’s a lot of a__________（焦虑）among the staff about job losses.
【小题10】In autumn, the temperature in this city v_______ from 10c to 30c in a day.

根据首字母或汉语提示写出正确的单词.补全下列各句

1.Few birds managed to s________ the winter last year.

2.The Amber Room was also a treasure _______ (装饰) with gold and jewels.

3.The community service needs many v________, who are willing to help without pay.

4.Andy seems to be __________(发信号) to his teammates in computer language..

5.If you really like the job, __________（距离）is not a problem.

6.It was a great r_________ to find that my family was all safe.

7.I p__________ didn’t believe what he said at the meeting.

8.The tourists were ________ (讨价还价) with the man over the price.

9.It’s reported that Kobe has b_________ up with his wife.

10.The internet games are a________ to some young people.

When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication. For the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances almost as clearly as if they were in the same room. Nowadays, though, we increasingly use Bell’s invention for taking photographs, accessing the internet, or watching video clips, rather than talking. Over the last two decades a new means of spoken communication has appeared: the mobile phone.

The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper, the scientist who invented the modem mobile handset（手机）. Within a decade, mobile phones became available to the public. The streets of modem cities began to feature sharp-suited characters shouting into giant plastic bricks. In Britain the mobile phone quickly became the same with the “yuppie”, the new type of young urban professionals who carried the expensive handsets as status symbols. Around this time many of us said that we would never own a mobile phone.

But in the mid-90s, something happened. Cheaper handsets and cheaper calling rates meant that, almost overnight, it seemed that everyone had a mobile phone. And the giant plastic bricks of the 80s had changed into smooth little objects that fitted nicely into pockets and bags.

Moreover, people’s timekeeping changed. Younger readers will be amazed to know that, not long ago, people made spoken arrangements to meet at a certain place at a certain time. But later Meeting time became approximate under the new order of communication: the Short Message Service （SMS） or text message. Going to be late? Send a text message! It takes much less effort than arriving on time, and it’s much less awkward than explaining your lateness face to face and the text message has changed the way we write in English. Traditional rules of grammar and spelling are much less important when you’re sitting on the bus, hurriedly typing “Will B 15mm late - C U @ the bar. Sorry! -).”

Alexander Graham Bell would be amazed if he could see how far the science of telephony has progressed in less than 150 years. If he were around today, he might say “That’s gr8! But I’m v busy rite now. Will call U 2nite.”

1.What does the underlined part in Para.2 refer to?

A. Houses of modern cities. B. Sharp-suited characters.

C. New type of professionals. D. Mobile phones.

2.According to Paragraph 4, why did Meeting time become approximate?

A. People were more likely to be late for their meeting.

B. SMS made it easier to inform each other.

C. Young people don’t like unchanging things.

D. Traditional customs were dying out.

3.If you want to meet your friend at the school gate this evening, which of the following message can you send him?

A. Call U@ SKUg8 2nite. B. IM2BZ2CU 2nite.

C. CU@ the bar g8 2nite. D. W84U@ SKUg8 2nite.

4.What does the passage mainly tell us about?

A. Alexander Graham’s invention.

B. SMS as a new way of communication.

C. New functions of the mobile telephone.

D. The development of the mobile phone.

A flock of wild ducks were flying in formation, heading south for the winter. They formed a beautiful V in the sky, and were admired by everyone who saw them from below.

One day, Wally, one of the wild ducks in the formation, spotted something on the ground. It was a barnyard with a flock of _ ducks who lived on the farm. They were waddling around on the ground, quacking merrily and eating _ that was thrown on the ground for them every day. Wally liked what he saw. "It sure would be nice to have some of that corn," he thought to himself. "And all this flying is very tiring. I'd like to just __ around for a while."

So after thinking it over a while, Wally left the formation of wild ducks, made a sharp __ , and for the barnyard. He landed _ the tame ducks, and began to waddle around and quack . He also started eating corn. The formation of wild ducks continued their journey South, but Wally didn't care. "I'll __ them when they come back North in a few months," he said to himself.

Several months went by and __ enough, Wally looked up and spotted the flock of wild ducks in formation, heading north. They looked beautiful up there. And Wally was tired of the . It was muddy and he waddled, there was nothing but duck doo. "It's time to leave." said Wally.

So Wally _ his wings furiously and tried to get airborne. But he had gained some from all his corn-eating, and he hadn't exercised his wings much either. He finally the ground, but he was flying too _ and slammed into the side of the barn. He fell to the ground with a thud and said to himself, "Oh, well, I'll just wait until they fly __ in a few months. Then I'll rejoin them and become a wild duck again."

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Eventually Wally no longer paid any attention to the wild ducks flying overhead. He hardly even noticed them. He had , become a barnyard duck.

1.A. tame B. ugly C. beautiful D. wild

2.A. food B. grain C. corn D. vegetable

3.A. rest B. waddle C. walk D. fly

4.A. turn B. dive C. land D. circle

5.A. hurried B. looked C. left D. headed

6.A. between B. among C. behind D. within

7.A. loudly B. sadly C. merrily D. eagerly

8.A. see B. recognize C. leave D. rejoin

9.A. strange B. lucky C. sure D. natural

10.A. barnyard B. corn C. waddling D. quacking

11.A. every day B. every time C. everywhere D. nowhere

12.A. flapped B. spread C. removed D. opened

13.A. strength B. skills C. friends D. weight

14.A. got off B. got to C. got up D. got back

15.A. slowly B. fast C. high D. low

16.A. back B. south C. north D. overhead

17.A. lift B. fly C. struggle D. rise

18.A. call out B. come back C. come over D. call back

19.A. in return B. in need C. in vain D. in place

20.A. after all B. above all C. therefore D. however

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1.He was found in ____________（拥有） of drugs and was accused.

2.To t_____________（改造）hills into fields is an extremely tough job.

3.It was a long journey, but we e____________ (最终) arrived at the small village before dark.

4.He was b_______ from driving for three months owing to rushing red lights.

5.The door opens and closes _____________（自动地）.

6.Whatever you do, you’ve to take the possible c_____________.

7.The rise in carbon dioxide is causing a s__________（持续）increase in global warming.

8.Try to use e____________ friendly materials to consume less energy.

9.There’s a lot of a__________（焦虑）among the staff about job losses.

10.In autumn, the temperature in this city v_______ from 10c to 30c in a day.

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