12．Being a tennis player.Williams wouldn't let anyone or any difficulty stop her．( )A．stubbor——青夏教育精英家教网——

12．Being a ______ tennis player，Williams wouldn't let anyone or any difficulty stop her．（　　）

11．--The head teacher said we had only three days to finish the project．
--Don't worry．We have already ______ two third of it．（　　）

10．Before Alaska became part of the U．S．，it had been owned by Russia．Trading posts and small settlements were scattered along the coast．The rest of land was left unexplored．The Russians were mainly interested in the wealth of furs from the vast herds of seals they found there．
By the mid-1800's，most of the seal herds had been wiped out，and Russia no longer wanted to keep Alaska．William Seward，Secretary of State for President Johnson，believed the United States should buy Alaska from Russia．President Johnson wasn't so sure it was a wise way to spend U．S．money，but he agreed to let Seward discuss it with the Russians．Acting quickly，Seward made a deal．On March 30，1867，he signed an agreement for the U．S．to pay seven million dollars for the land．
Many people thought it was a foolish waste of America's money．They called the deal"Seward's folly"．Then gold was discovered in Alaska and public opinion changed quickly．
Seward did not live to see the true value of Alaska．He died in 1872，five years after making the purchase （购买）．Each year，Alaska's natural resources have brought in many times the $7，000，000paid for it．Natural gas，coal，oil，lumber，seafood and other minerals，besides the gold first found，have made it a valuable addition to the United States．In 1959，Alaska became the 49th state of the United States．
43．The Russians wanted to sell Alaska becauseC．
A．they thought it wasn't a good place
B．they couldn't find enough seals there
C．they thought it didn't belong to Russia
D．they wanted to earn more money from the U．S．
44．When Seward signed the agreement，many people thoughtC．
A．it was a successful deal
B．it had its true value
C．he wasted U．S．money
D．he was clever
45．Which of the following things was found first in Alaska？D
A．Gas．B．Coal．C．Gold．D．Oil．
46．Before 1959，the United States hadB．
A.37states B.48states     C.49states    D.50states．

9．Dick was a twenty-year-old man．His father was a teacher and taught chemistry in a middle school and his mother worked in a shop．They lived a happy life until his parents died one night when suddenly an earthquake broke out．Luckily his sister took him to see their aunt in the city and they did not stay at home．Everything was destroyed in the earthquake and the two children got into trouble．Thanks to their aunt who was not rich enough，they grew up but they lived a hard life．His sister was so sad that she became a nun （修女）．After he finished middle school，he was introduced to an owner of a hotel and began to work there．
One day the young man fell to the ground while he was cleaning a window on the second floor．He was sent to the hospital and the doctor looked him over．One of his legs was broken and he had to be in hospital．He said to the nurse，"I'm a poor man，madam．Arrange a third-class ward（三等病房） for me，please．"
"Can't anybody help you？"
"No，madam，""answered Dick．"I have only a sister．She's a nun and she's poor，too．"
"I don't think so，"the nurse said angrily．"Nuns usually marry God．And God is the richest in the world，you know!"
"Well，then，"Dick said with a smile．"Please arrange a first-class ward for me and post the bill to my brother-in-law．"
36．Dick's parents diedD．
A．in an accident B．in the war   C．from the disease D．in the earthquake
37．Dick and his sister escaped from the earthquake becauseC．
A．they played outside
B．their parents saved them
C．they were in a safe place
D．the aunt saved them
38．Which of the following is true？B
A．The nurse would finally arrange a first-class ward for Dick
B．The nurse would finally arrange a third-class ward for Dick
C．The nurse would finally post Dick's bill to God．
D．Dick had a rich brother-in-law．

8．-Good morning，Grand Theater．
-Hello，This is Larry Jackson and I'm calling to confirm the _______ made by phone on Monday for two box seats for"King Lear"．
-Just a minute，please．（　　）

7．When you meet new words while reading，you can _______your dictionary．（　　）

6．--How do you want to post it？
--It is only printed matter；_ ______mail is OK（　　）

5．Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31，before All Saints Day．The word"Halloween"is a shortening of All Hallows Evening，also known as Halloween or All Hallows'Eve．
Traditional activities include trick-or-treating，bonfires，costume parties，visiting"ghost houses"and cutting jack-o-lanterns．Irish and Scottish immigrants started to observe the tradition after arriving in North America in the 19th century．Other western countries began to celebrate the holiday in the late 20th century including Ireland，the United States and the United Kingdom as well as Australia and New Zealand．
Halloween has its origins in the ancient festival known as Samhain．The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture．The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31，the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped （重叠） and the dead world comeback to life and cause destruction such as sickness or damaged crops．
Masks and costumes were worn in an attempt to imitate the evil spirits．
Trick-or-treating，is an activity for children on or around Halloween in which they go on from house to house in costumes，asking for treats such as candies with the question，′Trick or treat？"Trick or treating is one of the main traditions of Halloween．It has become socially expected that if one lives in a neighborhood with children one should buy treats in preparation for trick-or-t eaters．
The history of Halloween has evolved （进化；发展）．The activity is popular in the United States，the United Kingdom，Ireland and Canada Bad trick-or-treating has started to happen among children in many parts of Europe．In continental Europe，where the commerce-drive importation of Halloween is seen with more illegal′tricks"and police warnings have further raised doubt about this game and Halloween in general．

58．What does Halloween refer to？C
A．All Saints Day．．
B．Easter．
C．All Hallows'Eve．
D．Thanksgiving．
59．Who first began to celebrate Halloween？A
A．Irish and Scottish immigrants．
B．People in the United Kingdom．
C．Irish and British．．
D．People in New Zealand．
60．What does the last paragraph mainly talk about？B
A．Halloween is popular among all ages in the world．
B．Halloween has a bad effect on the people to some extent．
C．Halloween causes people to make more money．
D．Halloween is a good game among kids in Europe．

4．Helen always helps her mother even though going to school _____ most of her day．（　　）

3．An Invisible Smile
Mr．Dawson was an old grouch，and everyone in town knew it．Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick a delicious apple．Old Dawson，they said，would come after you with his gun．
One Friday，12-year-old Janet was going to stay all night with her friend Amy．They had to walk by Dawson's house on the way to Amy's house，but as they got close，Janet saw him sitting on his front porch and suggested they cross over to the other side of the street．Like most of the children，Janet was scared of the old man．
Amy said not to worry．Mr．Dawson wouldn't hurt anyone．Still，Janet was growing more nervous with each step closer to the old man's house．When they got close enough，Dawson looked up with his usual frown （皱眉），but when he saw it was Amy，a broad smile changed his entire face as he said，"Hello Miss Amy．I see you've got a little friend with you today．"
Amy smiled back and told him Janet was staying overnight and they were going to listen to music and play games．Mr．Dawson said that sounded fun，and offered them each a fresh picked apple off his tree．They gladly accepted．Mr．Dawson had the best apples in the whole town．
When they left，Janet asked Amy，"Everyone says he's the meanest man in town．How come he was so nice to us？"
Amy explained that when she first started walking past his house he wasn't very friendly and she was afraid of him，but she pretended he was wearing an invisible smile and so she always smiled back at him．It took a while，but one day he half-smiled back at her．
After some more time，he started smiling real smiles and then started talking to her．Just a"hello"at first，then more．She said he always offers her an apple now，and is always very kind．
"An invisible smile？"questioned Janet．
"Yes，"answered Amy，"my grandma told me that if I pretended I wasn't afraid and pretended he was smiling an invisible smile at me and I smiled back at him，sooner or later he would really smile．Grandma says smiles are contagious．"
If we remember what Amy's grandma said，that everyone wears an invisible smile，we too will find that We're always on the go trying to accomplish so much，aren't we？It's so easy to get caught up in
everyday life that we forget how simple it can be to bring cheer to ourselves and others． Giving a smile away takes so little effort and time，let's make sure that we're not the one that others have to pretend to be wearing an invisible smile．

66．Kids were scared of Mr．Dawson becauseA．
A．he was always very cold           B．he would fire them with a gun
C．he was mean with his apples       D．he was wearing an invisible smile
67．When Amy and Janet were getting closer to Mr．Dawson's house，heC．
A．grew nervous．                       B．laughed happily
C．frowned as usual                      D．stopped smiling
68．We can infer from the passage thatB．
A．Janet was so lovely a girl that Mr．Dawson couldn't resist her smiles
B．it was Grandma's advice that helped bring Amy and Mr．Dawson closer
C．Mr．Dawson was friendly to Amy because she always wore an invisible smile
D．Janet and Amy were going to invite Mr．Dawson to listen to music and play games
69．The underlined word"contagious"in Paragraph 9meansB．
A．meaningful    B．infectious   C．moving        D．supportive
70．What is the main message that the writer intends to send us readers？A
A．Smile whenever we can．
B．Always wear an invisible smile．
C．Try our best to transform others．
D．Pretend that we are happy even if we are not．

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