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Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house. One of them crawled into the house while the other waited outside.

There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house. “look! In comes one.” She said to the man in the house. Te thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us two try to crawl into the house together.” At that time, two mice happened to crawl into the house too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two. Catch them!” the two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in he house said, “You saw them come in but where are they?” I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started to run away at once.

The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rope broke and the woman came home for one. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait of her any longer and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “ I asked you to fetch a rope. Why don’t you hurry for it?” the two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes

The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because ________.

A. they were found out

B. they were frightened by what they had heard in the house

C. they didn’t work together well with each other

D. mice stopped them from doing so

From the last paragraph we know that __________.

the two thieves were farmer selling potatoes.

The woman recognized the two thieves

The woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and mad fun of them

The two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all

When the woman said “How thy look like the two of last night”___________.

A. she referred to the two thieves B. she meant nothing

C. she said it on purpose D. she referred to the two mice

“__________” is the title for this passage.

A. Two Clever Thieves B. Terrible Mice

C. Hit the Mark by a Fluke D. A Clever Couple

Which of the following statements is false?

The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes.

Whenever thy found mice, the people in the house would try to catch them.

The two thieves ran away at once because they thought the woman had seen them.

The man let the woman go home for a rope, which would be used for catching the thieves.

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
The Amber Room, which took about ten years to make, 41____(consider) one of the wonders of te world. It was originally built for the palace of Frederick William the I, 42___ gave it to Peter the Great as a gift. 43____return, he got a troop of 44____Czar’s best sodiers. In Russia, the room first served as a small reception hall for important 45____ (visit) and later moved and redsigned by Catherine II. 46_____(sad), the Amber Room mysteriously disappeared 47_____ the Nazi Germany and Russia were at war and up till now nobody knows 48_____ happened to it. In the spring of 2003, however, a new Amber Room, 49_____(build) by the Russians and Germans on the basis of old photos, was ready for the people of St Petersbur 50_____(celebrate) the 300th birthday of their city.

Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house. One of them crawled into the house while the other waited outside.

There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house. “look! In comes one.” She said to the man in the house. Te thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us two try to crawl into the house together.” At that time, two mice happened to crawl into the house too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two. Catch them!” the two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in he house said, “You saw them come in but where are they?” I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started to run away at once.

The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rope broke and the woman came home for one. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait of her any longer and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “ I asked you to fetch a rope. Why don’t you hurry for it?” the two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes

1.The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because ________.

A. they were found out

B. they were frightened by what they had heard in the house

C. they didn’t work together well with each other

D. mice stopped them from doing so

2.From the last paragraph we know that __________.

A. the two thieves were farmer selling potatoes.

B. The woman recognized the two thieves

C. The woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and mad fun of them

D. The two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all

3.When the woman said “How thy look like the two of last night”___________.

A. she referred to the two thieves B. she meant nothing

C. she said it on purpose D. she referred to the two mice

4.“__________” is the title for this passage.

A. Two Clever Thieves B. Terrible Mice

C. Hit the Mark by a Fluke D. A Clever Couple

5.Which of the following statements is false?

A. The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes.

B. Whenever thy found mice, the people in the house would try to catch them.

C. The two thieves ran away at once because they thought the woman had seen them.

D. The man let the woman go home for a rope, which would be used for catching the thieves.

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

The Amber Room, which took about ten years to make, 41____(consider) one of the wonders of te world. It was originally built for the palace of Frederick William the I, 42___ gave it to Peter the Great as a gift. 43____return, he got a troop of 44____Czar’s best sodiers. In Russia, the room first served as a small reception hall for important 45____ (visit) and later moved and redsigned by Catherine II. 46_____(sad), the Amber Room mysteriously disappeared 47_____ the Nazi Germany and Russia were at war and up till now nobody knows 48_____ happened to it. In the spring of 2003, however, a new Amber Room, 49_____(build) by the Russians and Germans on the basis of old photos, was ready for the people of St Petersbur 50_____(celebrate) the 300th birthday of their city.

阅读理解。

     Mom was a teacher most of her life.When she wasn't in the classroom,she was educating
her children or grandchildren:correcting our grammar,starting us on collection of butterflies,
flowers or rocks;or inspiring a discussion on her most recent "Book of the Month Club"
topic.Mom made learning fun.?
     It w as sad for my three brothers and me to see her ailing in her later years.At
eighty-five,she suffered a stroke and she went steadily downhill after that.?
     Two days be fore she died,my brothers and I met at her nursing home and took her
for a short ride in a wheelchair.While we waited for the staff to lift her limp body back
into bed,Mom fell asleep.Not wanting to wake her,we moved to the far end of the room
and spoke softly.?
     After several minutes our conversation was interrupted by a muffled sound coming
from across the room.We stopped talking and looked at Mom.Her eyes were closed,
but she was clearly trying to communicate with us.We went to her side.?
     "Whirr," she said weakly.?
     "Where?" I asked."Mom,is there something you want?" "Whirr." she repeated a bit
stronger.My brothers and I looked at each other and shook our heads sadly.
     Mom opened her eyes,sighed,and with all the energy she could muster said,"Not
was.Say were!"
     It suddenly occurred to us that Mom was correcting brother's Jim's last sentence,
"if it was up to me..."?
     Jim leaned down and kissed her cheek."Thanks,Mom," he whispered.We smiled at
each other and once again shook our heads this time in awe of a remarkable teacher.

1.When Mom said,"Whirr",what did she really want to do?_____

A.She wanted to tell her sons her will.?
B.She wanted to have something to eat before she died.?
C.She wanted to correct the mistakes Jim made while talking.?
D.She wanted to te ach her sons more because she was dying.?

2.Which of the following statements is NOT right?_____.

A.Mom was a good teacher and never wanted to stop her teaching.?
B.Mom was always making her teaching fun.?
C.Mom didn't forget her teaching until she died.?
D.Mom was no longer a teacher when she was at home.?

3.What does the writer think of his mother?_____.

A.He loved her but was tired of his mother's teaching at home.?
B.His mother should forget her teaching and enjoyed the rest of her life.?
C.His mother was great because she devoted herself to teaching.?
D.His mother was an excellent teacher before she was retired.?

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