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14．A policeman was questioning 3 blondes who were training to become detectives．To test their skills in recognizing a suspect，he shows the first blonde a picture for 5 seconds and then hides it．
"This is your suspect，how would you recognize him？"
The first blonde answers，"That's easy．We'll catch him fast because he only has one eye!"
The policeman says，"Well…Uh…that's because the picture shows his profile．"Slightly  confused  by  this  ridiculous response，he flashes the picture for 5 seconds at the
second blonde and asks her，"This is your suspect，how would you recognize him？"
The second blonde giggles，flips her hair and says，"Ha!He'd be too easy to catch because heonly has one ear!"
The policeman angrily responds，"What's the matter with you two？Of course only one eye and one ear are showing because it's a picture of his profile!!Is that the best answer you can come up with？"
Extremely frustrated at this point，he shows the picture to the third blonde and in a very testy voice asks"This is your suspect，how would you recognize him？"He quickly adds，"Think hard
before giving me a stupid answer．"
The blonde looks at the picture intently for a moment and says，"Hmmmm…the suspect wears contact lenses（隐形眼镜）．"
The policeman is surprised and speechless because he really doesn't know himself if the
suspect  wears contacts or not．"Well，that's an interesting answer…wait here for a few minutes
while I check his file and I'll get back to you on that．"He  leaves the room and goes to his office，checks the suspect's file in his computer，and comes back with a beaming smile on his face．
"Wow!I can't believe it…it's TRUE!The suspect does in fact wear contact lenses．Good work!How were you able to make such an acute observation？"
"That's easy，"the blonde replied．"He can't wear regular glasses because he only has one eye and one ear．"

24．Why did the policeman show a picture to the three blondes？D
A．to train them as qualified police officers．
B．to show the skills in recognizing a suspect．
C．to inquire about their relationship with the suspect．
D．to test their potential of being detectives．
25．what's the policeman's attitude towards the first blonde's answer？B
A．embarrassed． B．puzzled． C．angry． D．satisfied．
26．What did the second blonde think of the task？D
A．ridiculous． B．confusing． C．demanding． D．easy．
27．How did the third blonde know that the suspect wore contact lenses？C
A．by logical and reasonable analysis．
B．by checking the file in the computer．
C．by coincidence．
D．by random guess．

13．Nobody likes having to deal with an upset child．If your little one is hurt，scared or sad，your heart breaks for her．If she's mad，it can make you mad．You want to be there for her and comfort her，but the best way to do that will depend mainly on two things：why she's upset and how old she is．Be calm and open-minded when trying to comfort your upset child．
Try to find out why your child is upset，because that affects how you should respond and what will be most effective in trying to comfort her．Take her aside and sit down to talk on her level，physically and emotionally．Be sure she knows she has your complete attention while she's telling you about the friend who wouldn't share her new toy and so on．Even if you've got 20other things you need to get done，make yourself take a break and focus on her for a few minutes．
Listen carefully to what your child says，and also pay attention to what she's not saying．If she says she's upset because"she hates her stupid school"，you must"choose to accept it"-to read between the lines．Maybe she's struggling with her studies，or the teacher scolded（责备） her in front of everybody．Patiently listen and try to draw her out so you know what kind of problem you're dealing with．
Sometimes just knowing someone hears her pain goes a long way toward comforting an upset child．Don't make excuses or blame others，just let her know her feelings are natural and understandable．Give her permission to feel sad for a little bit or even cry a little，and give her a big hug．Then help her think of ways to get over the hurt and refocus her attention on another activity or friend．

25．What is the purpose of the author in the passage？C
A．To show an upset child is very tough．
B．To share his experience of keeping a child．
C．To tell how to comfort an upset child．
D．To get advice on how to raise a child．
26．When faced with an upset child，the parentsA．
A．may feel at a loss（不知所措）what to do next
B．should turn to experts for advice
C．should keep him company all the time
D．will easily get angry and frustrated
27．When parents have a talk with their child patiently，she canD．．
A．focus her attention on the talk
B．understand her parents easily
C．talk about her new toy with you
D．open her heart to the parents
28．The underlined part in the passage means toA．
A．advise her to tell the reason
B．drive her out of home
C．take her to the outside
D．blame her．

12．When Kathryn was 6years old，she sat outside for three hours at her home and did not make a sound．Her parents wondered why she was so quiet，only to discover that she was drawing a picture of a flag outside．She recalled．"That's what I wanted to do that day，"said Kathryn，who is now 23years old．And in the future，she continued to do art as a hobby．
Recently，Kathryn was named Lake Placid's first artist in the neighborhood．She will be there for at least four weeks and possibly more．During that time，she will teach an art class and focus on her own art．Much of her work includes creating photos．She said："There is always something there that you haven't included，so you can never stop when painting a photo．"
Kathryn ended up as the first artist just by chance．She said her sister was on vacation in Florida and looking for a job in Lake Placid．The sister got the job and moved there．
Kathryn said she visited her sister and was ordered to do wall paintings inside a building．Later，her sister saw a demand for an artist on line and suggested she should apply．
Kathryn said she's the first artist in her family，but added that her parents are creative．Her father loves to create things from wood，she said．"Anything you can make out of wood，he has made it，"she said．
Her own creativity with art continued through college．While at college，she was once employed to recreate a photo of a couple on a vacation to Florida and one of a sunset in either North Carolina or South Carolina．
Kathryn said she's looking at other forms of art．The time she spends here will help her to"figure out who I am as an artist，"she said．

21．From the first paragraph，we can know thatD．
A．Kathryn had few words at her early age
B．Kathryn would sit outside in silence
C．Kathryn used to keep silent at home
D．Kathryn liked art since her childhood
22．While painting a photo，Kathryn thinksA．
A．It's hard to finish a perfect job．
B．you can't stop half way
C．you may miss the photos somewhere
D．you have to finish it at a time
23．Talking of her father，KathrynC．
A．praised him for his wood art
B．was ashamed of his form of wood art
C．was greatly proud of him
D．felt pity for his creative talent
24．What is the passage mainly about？B
A．A young artist treats art more than a hobby．
B．A hobby becomes a pursuit（追求） for an artist．
C．A girl finds her value in her own hobby．
D．A girl walks out of her hobby as an artist．

11．Mr．Black was the manager of a hotel in Atlanta．One weekend all of the hotels were full because of a large business meeting being held in the city．On Sunday night，three men came into Mr．Black's hotel and asked for rooms．Mr．Black told them that there were no more rooms available．The men didn't know what to do because they had no place to stay in．
Mr．Black wanted to help them．He remembered that there was an empty room at the far end of the first floor-Room 112．It was a very small room，and had rarely been used as a guest room before．So，he asked the three men if they would mind sharing that small room．They replied that they would be very satisfied so long as there was a room for them to stay in for the night．
Mr．Black then told them that the room would cost them 30dollars in total．On hearing this，each of the three men gave Mr．Black 10dollars before they left for their room．
However，Mr．Black soon began to think that 30dollars was really too much for that small room．He called his assistant over and said，"Here is 5dollars．Give it back to the three men in Room 112．Each of them paid me 10dollars．That's too much．"
The assistant took the money．While he was on the way to that small room，he thought，"How can three men divide 5dollars？I'll give each of them only 1 and keep the 2 left to myself．The men will be happy to get anything back，and I can also make some money that way．After all，Mr．Black will never know anything about it．"So，the assistant returned only 1 to each of the three men．
Each man had first paid 10dollars．After the assistant returned 1 to him，each man had actually paid only 9．There were three men.9×3=27．The assistant kept 27+2=29．Where is the missing dollar？

25．Why didn't Mr．Black offer Room 112 to the three men at first？B
A．The key had been lost．
B．It was too small for three men．
C．No one had stayed there before．
D．It was not bright enough．
26．How much did Mr．Black first ask each man for the room？C
A.30．
B.15．
C.10．D.9．
27．How were the manager and his assistant in behavior？A
A．The manager was honest but the assistant was not．
B．The manager worked hard，but the assistant was lazy．
C．The assistant was clever but the manager was not．
D．The manager did not know how to make money，but the assistant did．
28．Where is the missing dollar？D
A．The three men took it．
B．The manager hid it secretly．
C．The assistant kept it．
D．There is no missing dollar．

10．They went out to sea the missing treasure．（　　）

9．Among all the fruits，she likes strawberries and oranges ______．（　　）

8．Mark Twain was a great writer．He was from the USA．He was born in 1835．He was also a famous speaker．He was famous for his sense of humour．Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time．
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing．Before he was going to leave，one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he'd better not go there．Mark Twain waved his hand and said，"It doesn't matter．The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine．I don't think they will come to visit me．"
After he arrived at the town，Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station．He went into his room，but when he was just about to have a rest，quite a few mosquitoes flew about him．The waiters felt very sorry about that．"I'm very sorry，Mr．Mark Twain．There are too many mosquitoes in our town．"One of them said to him．
Mark Twain，however，made a joke，saying to the waiter，"The mosquitoes are very clever．They know my room number．They didn't come into the wrong room．"What he said made all the people present laugh heartily．
But that night Mark Twain slept well．Do you know why？That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night．

28．Why did Mark Twain go to the town？D
A．To make a speech．
B．To see one of his friends．
C．To see one of his relatives．
D．To do something for his writing．
29．Why did the waiters feel sorry？D
A．Their hotel was too small．
B．The room was not very clean．
C．They did something wrong to Mark Twain．
D．There were quite a few mosquitoes in the room．
30．All the people present laughed heartily becauseA．
A．Mark Twain made a joke
B．Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents
C．the mosquitoes didn't come into the wrong room
D．the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain's room number
31．Which of the following is true according to the text？B
A．Mark Twain didn't have a good rest that night．
B．No mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night．
C．There were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer．
D．The owner of the hotel looked after Mark Twain well at night．

7．Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson，Arizona．He moved there a few years ago，and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends．
My earliest memories of my father are of a tall，handsome successful man devoted to his work and family，but uncomfortable with his children．As a child I loved him； as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him．He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A's and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as"successful"as he was．Whenever I went out with him on weekends，I used to struggle to think up things to say，feeling on guard．
On the first day of my visit，we went out with one of my father's friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe．We walked along that afternoon，did some shopping，ate on the street table，and laughed over my son's funny facial expressions．Gone was my father's critical air and strict rules．Who was this person I knew as my father，who seemed so friendly and interesting be around？What had held him back before？
The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood．Although our times together became easier over the years，I never felt closer to him at that moment．After so many years，I'm at last seeing another side of my father．And in so doing，I'm delighted with my new friend．My dad，in his new home in Arizona，is back to me from where he was．

21．Why did the author feel bitter about her father when she was a young adult？B
A．He was silent most of the time．
B．He expected too much of her．
C．He did not love his children．
D．He was too proud of himself．
22．When the author went out with her father on weekends，she would feelC．
A．tired
B．sorry
C．nervous
D．safe
23．What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson？C
A．More critical．
B．More talkative．
C．Gentle and friendly．
D．Strict and hard-working．

6．The manager announced the decision on the project that we _______ before．（　　）

5．________ the heavy rain，we didn't go for picnic last weekend．（　　）

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