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A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her ______ by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, ______ “Aunty Misery” at her.

One evening, a passer-by asked to ______ for the night. Seeing that he had an ______ face, she let him in and gave him a nice ______. The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her ______ that anyone who climbed up her tree ______ not be able to come back down until she ______ it.

When the children came back to steal her ______, she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long ______ she gave the tree permission to let ______ go. Aunty Misery was free from the ______ at last.

One day another man ______ her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, ______ she asked who he was. “I am Death. I’ve come to take you ______ me,” said he.

Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to ______ some pears from my pear tree to remember the ______ it brought to me in this life. But I am too ______ to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so ______ as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree ______ and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.

1.A. hopeless B. painful C. dull D. crazy

2.A. calling B. shouting C. announcing D. whispering

3.A. stay B. live C. hide D. lie

4.A. interesting B. honest C. anxious D. angry

5.A. gift B. kiss C. treat D. smile

6.A. suggestion B. advice C. permission D. wish

7.A. could B. should C. might D. must

8.A. permitted B. promised C. answered D. declared

9.A. branch B. food C. tree D. fruit

10.A. after B. while C. since D. before

11.A. it B. them C. him D. her

12.A. trick B. question C. trouble D. difficulty

13.A. stepped into B. left for C. stopped at D. walked around

14.A. so B. but C. although D. because

15.A. with B. off C. upon D. for

16.A. choose B. pick C. shake D. hit

17.A. honor B. pleasure C. hope D. excitement

18.A. thin B. short C. old D. light

19.A. light B. kind C. fine D. smart

20.A. disappointedly B. cheerfully C. unwillingly D. eagerly

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It is said that Leap year was first made part of the calendar by the ancient Roman leader Julius Caesar. His astronomers had calculated the length of the solar year to be 365 days and six hours. So Caesar declared that an extra day be added to the calendar.3.

However, Caesar’s adjustment was not completely accurate because his astronomers’ year exceeded the true solar year by eleven minutes and fourteen seconds. By 1582, a difference of ten days had developed between the calendar year and the true solar year. To correct this error, Pope Gregory XIII ruled that every fourth year would continue to be a leap year except for century years that could not be divided evenly by 400. By this system, century years such as 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not leap years, but the year 2000 was a leap year. 4.

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5. But if they go strictly by the calendar, they have only one-fourth as many birthday celebrations as most people.

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B. When you see Feb 29 on a calendar, you know that year is a leap year.

C. This is its formal, or scientific title.

D. This may seem complicated, but it works.

E. This is done every four years.

F. The leap year was introduced in the Julian calendar in 46 BC.

G. In a leap year, the extra day is added to the second month, giving it 29 instead of the usual 28 days.

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A couple had a son eleven years after they married. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eye. When the boy was around four years old, one day the father was very tired after work so he asked his wife to pick up their son. The mother, who was very busy in the kitchen, totally forgot about it.

Later the boy lost his way on the street. When the son was found missing, the mother hurried to look for him, but she didn’t find him. The mother felt very sad and didn’t know how to face her husband.

When the father went to the police station after hearing that the son was missing, he looked at his wife and said just four words. What do you think the four words were? The husband just said "I love you, darling.

The son was missing. If she had picked him up earlier, this would not have happened. There is no point in blaming (责备) anyone. His wife had also lost her only child. What his wife needed at that moment was comfort and understanding from her husband. That is what the husband gave his wife. Several weeks later, with the help of the police, the couple finally found their lost son. The family’s relationship became stronger over that time.

Sometimes we spend lots of time asking who is to blame. We miss many chances to give each other support and let each other feel the warmth of human relationships. Get rid of all your unwillingness to forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find the world is much more wonderful

1.What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “the apple of their eye”

A. A person who always has a sweet smile in their opinion.

B. A person who is as pretty as an apple in their opinion.

C. A person who is loved more than anyone else in their opinion.

D. A person who looks like an apple in their opinion.

2.Why didn’t the father pick the boy up himself?

A. He was very lazy.

B. He thought the mother had picked him up.

C. He forgot to pick him up.

D. He was too tired to do it.

3.What can we learn from this passage?

A. Be careful in everything you do.

B. Love is the most important thing.

C. Learn to forgive others.

D. Everyone can make mistakes.

4.What do you think of the husband?

A. Warm-hearted. B. Careful.

C. Hard-working. D. Broad-minded.

Reading can be a social activity. Think of the people who belong to book groups. They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now the website BookCrossing.com turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.

Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share. BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book. Then the person leaves it in a public place, hoping that the book will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.

Bruce Pederson, the managing director of BookCrossing, says, “The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read. BookCrossing combines both.”

Members leave books on park benches and buses, in train stations and coffee shops. Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it.

People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it. E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossers to keep them updated about where their books have been found. Bruce Peterson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.

BookCrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the “real” and not the virtual(虚拟). The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries.

1.Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph?

A. To explain what they are.

B. To introduce BookCrossing.

C. To stress the importance of reading.

D. To encourage readers to share their ideas.

2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. The book. B. An adventure.

C. A public place. D. The identification number.

3.What will a BookCrosser do with a book after reading it?

A. Meet other readers to discuss it. B. Keep it safe in his bookcase.

C. Pass it on to another reader. D. Mail it back to its owner.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Online Reading: A Virtual Tour

B. Electronic Books: A new Trend

C. A Book Group Brings Tradition Back

D. A Website Links People through Books

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B. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s.

C. Margaret Mitchell’s.

D. Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter’s.

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The 37-year-old Carnegie Mellon University professor has spent years developing snake-like robots he hopes will eventually slide through fallen buildings in search of victims trapped after natural disasters or other emergencies.

Dan Kara is president of Robotics Trends, a Northboro, mass-based company that publishes an online industry magazine and runs robotics trade shows. He said there are other snake-like robots being developed, mainly at universities, but didn't know of one that could climb pipes.

The Carnegie Mellon machines are designed to carry cameras and electronic sensors and can be controlled with a joystick (操纵杆). They move smoothly with the help of small electric motors, or servos, commonly used by hobbyists in model airplanes.

Built from lightweight materials, the robots are about the size of a human arm or smaller. They can sense which way is up, but are only as good as their human operators, Choset added.

Sam Stover, a search term manager with the Federal Emergency Management Agency based in Indiana, said snake-type robots would offer greater mobility than equipment currently available, such as cameras attached to extendable roles.

"It just allows us to do something we've not been able to do before," Stover said, "We needed them yesterday."

He said sniffer dogs are still the best search tool for rescue workers, but that they can only be used effectively when workers have access to damaged building.

Stover, among the rescue workers who handled the aftermath (后果) of Hurricane Katrina, said snake robots would have helped rescuers search flooded houses in that disaster.

Choset said the robots may not be ready for use for another five to ten years, depending on funding.

1.Which institution is responsible for the development of Choset's robots?

A. Robotics Trends. B. Pittsburgh City Council.

C. Carnegie Mellon University. D. Federal Emergency Management Agency.

2.Choset believes that his invention _________.

A. can be attached to an electronic arm

B. can be used by hobbyists in model airplanes

C. can find victims more quickly than a sniffer dog

D. can sense its way as well as its operators

3.By saying "We needed them yesterday" (paragraph 7), Stover means that snake-like robots ________.

A. could help handle the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

B. should have been put to use in past rescue work

C. helped rescuers search flooded houses yesterday

D. were in greater need yesterday than today

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. Snake-like robots used in industries.

B. Snake-like robots made to aid in rescues.

C. The development of snake-like robots.

D. The working principles of snake-like robots.

Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said, “Let’s do something to pass the time.”

“What do you want to do?” the businessman asked. “We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said, “You start.” “Let’s make the rules first,” the businessman said. “That’s not fair. You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.”

“That’s true.” The businessman said. “What do you want we should do?” “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50.” The farmer said. The businessman thought about this, then he said, “OK. That’s fair. Who will go first?”

“I will,” The farmer said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” The business man repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer.” He gave the farmer $100, then said, “Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” “I don’t know.” The farmer said and gave him $50.

1.The story happened ____________.

A. on a farm B. in a shop

C. before a long plane journey D. between two passengers

2.What does the word “riddle” mean in this story?

A. A difficult question to find the answer to.

B. Something to help to make rules.

C. Something to win money.

D. a kind of game in doing business.

3.Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?

A. He made much more money than the farmer.

B. He thought he knew more than the farmer.

C. He was interested in making riddles.

D. He was better at playing riddle games.

4.The farmer _________.

A. enjoyed himself on his long journey.

B. didn’t want to pay even one dollar

C. spent all his money on the plane ticket.

D. won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The two men made rules for their riddle.

B. The farmer was much cleverer than the businessman.

C. The two men made their riddle game more interesting by paying it for money.

D. The businessman knew the answer to his riddle.

Two years ago, Dubuque, Iowa, started its first annual "Back to School Bash" program. It offered needy families an opportunity to learn about free in the community. Holmes decided to by providing help to kids. He was two jobs at the time, one of which was working as a barber. Saturday was his day, but he chose to his time and gave free haircuts to lower class kids on condition that the kids should their free haircut by having to read a book to him.

The idea was so that he continued it for the next two years. Many kids would a favorite book, settle into the barber chair, and read aloud Holmes was doing their hair. After the haircut, they'd review the book, from the and vocabulary to the themes—just like in school, only more fun.

Holmes, who is married two sons, recognizes that not every parent has the time to with their kids. So he hopes to offer some in this way. And he admits he, , benefits from doing that.

There was a seven-year-old kid who stuttered(结巴) over words while reading. He had the boy take the book home and . When the child came back a few days later, he read it with no problems. That Holmes to do more.

Holmes and his family have recently moved to a Chicago suburb. When they get , he plans to restart his as the Storybook Barber. "Today’s world is full of guns and violence," he says, "The barbershop is a place for the kids to come and read books."

1.A. materials B. resourcesC. methodsD. connections

2.A. participate B. performC. developD. withdraw

3.A. faced with B. caught inC. presented with D. engaged in

4.A. happiest B. worst C. busiest D. best

5.A. spend B. waste C. save D. donate

6.A. receive B. earn C. demandD. request

7.A. popular B. ordinaryC. complexD. rigid

8.A. put away B. take overC. pick upD. give out

9.A. before B. after C. while D. until

10.A. kidsB. heroinesC. barbersD. characters

11.A. withB. to C. for D. about

12.A. stayB. read C. talk D. learn

13.A. guidance B. judgmentC. assistanceD. insurance

14.A. again B. still C. then D. too

15.A. usually B. hardly C. merely D. necessarily[来

16.A. write B. practiceC. remark D. reflect

17.A. surprised B. excitedC. inspiredD. impressed

18.A. settled B. relaxedC. pleasedD. refreshed

19.A. ownership B. hobby C. promiseD. role

20.A. secret B. safe C. rough D. crowded

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