Lying in the sun on a rock, the cougar(美洲豹)saw Jeb and his son, Tom before they saw it．Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands, making himself look big to the cougar, It worked．The cougar hesitated, ready to attack Jeb, but ready to forget the whole thing, too．
Jeb let go of his kacked, grasped Tom and held him across his body, making a cross．Now the cougar’s enemy looked even bigger, and it rose up, ready to move away, but unfortunately Tom got scared and struggled free of Jeb．
“Tom, no”shouted his father．
But Tom brokd and ran and that’s the last thing you do with a cougar．The second Tom broke free, Jeb threw himself on the cougar, just as it jumped from the rock．They hit each other in mid-air and both fell, The cougar was on Jeb in a flash, fotgeiting about Tomm, which was what Jeb wanted．
Cougars are not as big as most people think and a determined manstands a chance, even with just his fists．As the cougar’s claws(爪子)got into his left shoulder, Jeb swung his fist at its eyes and hit hard．The animal howled(吼叫)and put its head back．Jeb followed up with his other fist．Then out of the corner of his eye．Jeb saw Tom．The boy was running back to help his father．
“Knife, Tom, ”shouted Jeb．
The boy ran to his father’s bag, while Jeb strated shouting as well as hitting, to keep the cougar’s attention away from Tom．Tom got the knife and ran over to Jeb．The cougar was moving its head in and out, trying to find a way through the wall Jeb was making out of his arms．Tom swung with the knife, into the cougar’s back．It howled horribly and ran off into the mountains．
The whole fight had taken about thirty seconds．
(1)
Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar?
At about 9∶20 p. m. on October 14th, I was driving along Market Road in the direction of Midwick．I wanted to go to Sturham to collect my wife, who had been visiting some friends．I prepared to turn into Stutham Road．which was on the right, In the distance．I saw the lights of a car moving towards me but it was a long way from me．I put out my hand to show that I was going to turn right．Then I started to turn slowly towards Sturham Road．Suddenly there was a loud noise on the passenger’s(near)side of the car．I stopped the car and got out．A motorcycle had hit my car．The motorcyclist had been thrown over the car．He was injured, so I ran to a shop to phone for help．
(2)Mr．Smith(the injured motorcyclist)
On the evening of October 14th, I was going home along Market Road towards Newtown．I was riding my motorcycle．I was going slowly because some of the streetlights were out and the road was wet and slippery．Just before Sturham Road, a car suddenly drove tight across my path．The driver did not flash his lights to give a warning．I could not turn in time, so I hit the side of the car．When I woke up．1 was lying in a hospital in Market Road．
(3)Mr．Lee(another motorcyclist)
At about 9∶10 p. m．on October 14th．I left my home in Midwick．Ten minutes later I was riding my motorcycle along Market Road．I was going to Newtown．There was a motorcycle about 40 metres in front of me．It was not going very quickly．The man on it was riding near the curb(路边)but I was near the center of the road．The motorcyclist in front of me tried to turn to his right but there was no time．He hit the car and was injured．There was no car going along in front of us or put by the road．
(1)
Which of these pictures exactly shows the scene of the accident?
X＝the place where the motorcycle hit the car; N＝Newtown; M＝Midwick; S＝Sturham．(Note that cars and motorcycles always keep to the left in England．)
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A．
B．
C．
D．
(2)
Which of these statements about the accident is probably correct?
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A．
Mr．Brown wrongly supposed that the lights of the two motorcycles were those of a car．
B．
The lights of the ear moving towards Mr．Brown made him unable to see．
C．
Mr．Brown knocked down a motorcyclist on purpose．
D．
The accident was caused by the carelessness of the first motorcyclist．
(3)
It seems probable from the statements that Mr．Brown ________．
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A．
gave no signal to show that he was turning tight
B．
did not give any signal until be was actually turning
C．
failed to give a proper signal at that time
D．
flashed his light to show that he was going to turn
(4)
We would expect to find that Mr．Brown’s car was damaged on its ________ side．
[ ]
A．
front
B．
left
C．
right
D．
driver’s
阅读理解：
Geneva is situated between the Jura Range and the Alps on the western end of Lake Geneva．Capital of Peace is one of its names－the European headquarters of the United Nations lies here in Palais des Nations．Another worthy name for this city with a humanitarian tradition(人道主义传统)and international character is the World’s Smallest Metropolis．Parks, splendid stores and lively streets in the old part of town and its 2000－year history wait to be discovered．
The Jet d’Eau together with the Flower Watch are the main attractions every year for the tourists visiting Geneva．The Jet d’Eau has become the symbol of Geneva for a long time．This is a 140 meters high water monument with a rich history．Eight 13,500－watt projectors light the grand column(圆柱)of the fountain in the evening, from early March until the second Sunday of October．The Flower Watch, which was created at the edge of the English Garden in 1955, reminds us about that Geneva is the birthplace of the Swiss clock and watch making, and that this industry has become internationally famous, as well through the quality of the watches as through their beautiful appearance．
Sails on Lake Geneva are also enjoyable．The Lake of Geneva, lying among the Alps, is a true inland sea, making possible a wide range of pleasant boat trips, you can relax and watch the beautiful scenes pass by．
(1)
Which of the following is NOT suitable for describing Geneva?
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A．
Capital of Peace．
B．
Palais des Nations．
C．
The World’s Smallest Metropolis．
D．
The birthplace of the Swiss clock and watch making．
(2)
The Jet d’ Eau in the second paragraph refers to ________．
[ ]
A．
the water fountain
B．
the English Garden
C．
a new scene with electric lighting
D．
the name of a famous watchmaker
(3)
What do we learn about the Lake of Geneva from the text?
[ ]
A．
It is the symbol of Geneva．
B．
It lies among the Jura Range．
C．
It has a direct passage to the ocean．
D．
It is a large body of water of tourist interest．
阅读理解：
I met the old man at a cafe．“Did you hear the radio news yesterday?” he asked me．“No,” I replied．“Anything exciting?” “Exciting? NO! Something very sad．A group of hungry dogs killed and ate my best friend．”
“Oh, dear!” I cried．“How did it happen?” “He was working on the hillside when the dogs attacked him．When he didn't return, I went to the hillside and found…” “His body?” I asked．The old fellow drank half of his coffee．“No．I told you they were hungry dogs, didn't I? The big bones were lying every where．But they found this．” He pushed open a match box he was holding in his hand．In it was a man's thumb, lying on some white bloody material．
“This is my friend's right thumb．The dogs ate the rest of him”．The old man began to cry．He finished his coffee quickly and left the cafe．I drank mine and called the waiter．“I'll pay the gentleman's bill．His poor friend－how terrible!” “You've heard the news?” The waiter laughed．“Sure．There's a hole in the bottom of the match box．He put his own thumb through the hole．The blood is red ink, I believe．Is the story worth a cup of coffee, sir?” “But he held the box in his right hand．” “Yes, but listeners look into the box．They just can't take their sight off that terrible thing．” “And when he tells the story, he gets free cup of coffee!” I said, laughing．“Yes, sir, but only from strangers who come to this town, and, of course, he does us no harm!”
(1)
We can learn from this passage ________．
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A．
the writer came to the cafe for the first time
B．
the old man made a living by telling jokes in the cafe
C．
the writer had known about the old man before
D．
what had happened to his best friend made the old man mad
(2)
Having heard the old man's story, the writer ________．
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A．
couldn't help laughing immediately
B．
showed great mercy upon him
C．
didn't believe him at all
D．
bought the old man another cup of coffee
(3)
It turned out that the thumb in the match box was actually ________．
[ ]
A．
the right thumb of his best friend
B．
the thumb he stole from the dead body of an unknown person
C．
something made of bloody white materials
D．
his own right thumb
(4)
The waiter hadn't let out the truth of the old man's story earlier because ________．
[ ]
A．
he was nobody but the best friend of the old man
B．
the old man wouldn't pay for his coffee if he did
C．
the waiter hadn't seen through the old man's trick
D．
the old man helped the cafe in some way
(5)
As suggested by the passage, what might happen in the end?
[ ]
A．
The writer refused to pay the old man's bill．
B．
The writer decided to make the trick known to the public．
C．
More strangers would hear the old man's story．
D．
The old man wouldn't visit the cafe any more．
阅读理解：
One day, when old Jacob and little Jacoble were walking home, the sun began to go down．Old Jacob was thinking of his house and little Jacoble didn't know what to think．Then he thought of a wonderful idea, and he cried, “Jacob! Do you know what I saw yesterday? I saw a green rabbit．It was flying in the air and it was so big, even bigger than an elephant!”
“You saw that with your own eyes?” asked old Jacob．“Of course I did,” said Jacoble proudly．“It's a good thing that you really saw that big, flying, green rabbit,” said old Jacob, “because that old bridge we are going to walk over is a very strange one．As soon as anyone who hasn't told the truth comes on it, the bridge breaks in two．” They continued walking．
“Jacob,” said Jacoble a little later, “you know that big, green, flying rabbit I saw yesterday…Well, it wasn't really flying, and…．it wasn't quite as big as an elephant…but it was very big, about the size of a horse!” “Big as a horse?” asked Jacob as they got closer to the bridge and little Jacoble began not to feel so well．
“Jacob,” said Jacoble．“That big, green rabbit I saw yesterday, well, I had something in my eye and so I couldn't see that well．It wasn't a very big rabbit but it was green．Yes, that's what it was－all green!”
Old Jacob didn't say a word．He just walked over the bridge．But Jacoble didn't go after him because he was afraid and he knew why he was afraid．He stood at the bridge and said, “Oh, Jacob! You know that rabbit I saw yesterday．It wasn't green．No．It was just a little, brown rabbit．”
Then he was not afraid of anything any more and he ran happily over the bridge．
(1)
We know from the text that the story happened ________．
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A．
in the morning
B．
in the afternoon
C．
at dusk(黄昏)
D．
at midnight
(2)
Jacob considered Jacoble's story ________．
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A．
humorous
B．
interesting
C．
frightening
D．
unbelievable
(3)
Why did little Jacoble change his story again and again?
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