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4．A man was looking for things of old times．One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl which looked very old．The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it．A farmer，the owner of the cat，was lying beside the bowl．In order not to draw the farmer's attention to the value of the bowl．The man said to him in a soft voice，"What a nice cat you have!Won't you sell it to me？''
"How much would you give me for it？"the farmer opened his eyes and asked．
"Twenty dollars．Would it be enough？"
A few minutes later，the farmer agreed．After he paid the farmer，the man said，"My cat will certainly feel thirsty．May I take the bowl so that the cat can have milk？"But the farmer said，"I'm sorry I can't give it to you．Thanks to the bowl，I have already sold twenty cats．"

1．The man likedA．
A．keeping old things
B．travelling from village to village
C．meeting farmers
D．buying cats
2．After he bought the cat，the man asked for the bowl，because he thoughtC．
A．the bowl should go with the cat
B．the bowl had a beautiful color
C．the farmer didn't know the value of the bowl
D．the cat couldn't live without the bowl
3．The farmer kept the bowl so that he couldB．
A．let another cat use it
B．sell more cats
C．sell more bowls
D．use the bowl himself
4．From the story we can see the farmerD．
A．had only one bowl
B．was very poor
C．didn't like cats
D．was clever．

3．Eating habits are different in different countries．The Chinese have a（41）saying （say）"Eat good things for breakfast，eat a big meal for lunch，but eat （42）less（little） at dinner．"Many Americans agree that one should start the day with a good breakfast，（43）but their ideas about lunch and dinner are （44）different （difference）．
Most Americans only give （45）themselves （they） a short time for lunch．So they eat a small lunch．After work they will have more time to eat a big dinner．Also a quiet dinner at home with all the family （46）talking （talk） about their day is a way to take （47）agood rest after a long hard day of work．
Eating at restaurants （48）is （be） also different．In China，people like to talk and laugh while eating．Very often you can hear people talking and laughing（49）loudly （loud），and they are just having a good time．In America it is not like this．They want a quiet place （50）wherethey can eat a good meal far away from the noises of the outside world．

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LOST AND FOUND	ROOMMATES
FOUND：Cat，6 months old，black and white marking．Found near Linden and South U．Steve，8004661．	FEMALE ROOMMATE WANTED Own room near campus． Available December 1． Rent：﹩80 per month until March1st；﹩129 there after． Call Jill for details.8007839

LOST：Gold wire rim glasses in brown case．Campus area．Reward．Call Gregg 8002896．	Need person to assume lease for own bedroom in apt． Near campus，﹩92/month．Starting Jan.1．Call 8006157 after 5 pm
FOR SALE	HELP WANTED
MOVING：Must sell．TV B/W 12，﹩50； AM/FM transistor radio A/C or battery，﹩15；cassettetaperecorder，﹩10； music records．Call John or Pat，8000739 after 5 pm or weekends．	BABYSITTER-MY HOME If you are available a few hours during the day，some evenings and occasional weekends to care for 2 schoolage children，please call Gayle Moore days 8001111，evenings and weekends 8004964．
USED FUR COATS and JACKETS． Good condition．﹩50～﹩125．Call 8000436 after 12 noon．	WAITRESS WANTED：10 am-2 pm or 10：30 am-5 pm．Apply in person，207S．Main，Curtis Restaurant．

13．What was lost in campus area according to the LOST AND FOUND ads？C
A．A cat．
B．A radio．
C．A pair of glasses．
D．A cassette tape recorder．
14．You will callB if you want to buy a radio．
A．8000436 B．8000739 C．8004661 D．8004964
15．If you want a job of taking care of children，which ad will you answer？D
A．LOST AND FOUND．
B．ROOMMATES．
C．FOR SALE．
D．HELP WANTED．

1．In 2016，a large number of new Internet sites became popular around the world．Some of these are for communication，others for entertainment （娱乐）．
The blog is one form of communication that increased in popularity．Through these personal websites （网址），people can share their lives，ideas and opinions on the Internet．People of all ages have their own blogs．For young people，they are a way to show their writing and other forms of selfexpression．Blogs also connect people with other people who have the same interests．For example，teachers use blogs to share ideas with other teachers，as well as experience and concerns about their work．
YouTube is another Internet site that became more popular．This website lets anyone create，share and watch short videos．These include videos of people singing or dancing，or animals doing funny things．Three young men created YouTube in 2005 as a personal video sharing service．In 2006 they sold it to Google for more than one and a half billion dollars．
Games and entertainment also became a larger part of the Internet．One Internet social site is called Second Life．It is an online world in which computer users create a new self and live a different life．They get married，build homes，operate businesses，buy and sell goods，work，play and attend school．
People also take part in fantasy sports leagues with the help of the Internet．A fantasy sport is a game in which each member of a group acts as the owner of a team．Each owner creates a team of reallife professional players to compete against other teams in the league．More than fifteen million American adults play fantasy sports．The industry earns more than one billion dollars each year from publications，memberships and other costs．

9．The passage is mainly aboutB．
A．the most popular Internet technology in 2006
B．some new ways for people to communicate or have fun on the Internet
C．one online game called Second Life
D．the high price of playing online
10．Who is the owner of YouTube now？B
A．Three young men．
B．Google．
C．Computer users．
D．Yahoo．
11．Whom does the underlined word"they"in Paragraph 4 refer to？D
A．The people who are interested in blogs．
B．The people who play games on YouTube．
C．The people who play Second Life．
D．The people who are created in Second Life．
12．What do we know from the passage？D
A．Teachers can share ideas，experience and concerns about their work with other teachers on any website．
B．More than fifteen million American teenagers play fantasy sports．
C．Second Life helps people get married，buy and sell goods，work，play and attend school in real life．
D．Fantasy sports，a game in which each member of a group acts as the owner of a team，is very popular around the world．

20．I found it possible finish the task on time．在possible后加to．

19．It is known to all is that Mark Twain is a famous author in the world．把It 改成What．

18．More important，she has made the world understand and respect the animals．把important改成importantly．

17．In my opinion，we should try our best（41）to realize（realize） our goals even though（42）thereis little hope．The efforts seem to be the lights in the darkness，leading the way to hope and success．
I used to be （43）ashy girl in my primary school．I was weak in English at that time，especially for（44）spoken（speak） English．So I was afraid to answer the teacher's questions during English classes．After I entered my dream middle school．Something （45）changed（hange）．I started to read many（46）interesting（interest） English stories and my English teacher was patient to help me a lot．I studied hard in class and practiced by watching English films and listening to English songs in my free time．Little （47）bylittle，I found （48）it more and more interesting to learn English．I could even talk with my classmates（49）fluently（fluent） in English and I was not shy any more．At last，I got high grades in English and I had（50）confidence（ confident） to do it better in the future．

16．Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advie to people in industrialized
（工业化） nations．They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living
more than 10，000 years ago．（16）C
The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly．Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses．（17）E
So they are called"diseases of civilization（文）"Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases．
Scientists noted that peole in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco，probably none．（18）D However，a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today．
Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat，which had much less fat than domestic（家养的）ones．
They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits．They did not have milk or any other dairy products，and they made very little use of grains．（19）BWe eat six times more salt than our ancestors．We eat more sugar．We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C．
（20）F But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did，cutting the amount of fatty，salty and sweet food．

A．Stone Age people lived a simple life．
B．But today，we enjoy eating a lot of these．
C．In that case，they would live much healthier．
D．Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise．
E．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times．
F．People today probably don't want to live like our ancestors．
G．Modern people used to suffer from"diseases of civilization"．

15．Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world's best marathoners（马拉松运动员） can run!
In April，Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds．That's about 33minutes faster than the winning male runner!She competed on the track，too．She was second in the 800meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics．
Jean doesn't like to be told she's brave．"I'm in sports because I'm a competitive person!"Jean was born with spina befida（脊柱裂），a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）．She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school．Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed．"Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs，"she says，"It was fun．"
Jean tried other wheelchair sports．At the University of Illinois，her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles．
Now Jean coaches and teaches．She tries to get people to set goals．"When I sign my autograph（亲笔签名），says Jean，"I write，dream big and work hard．"

6．What made Jean take part in sports？B
A．She was brave．B．She was competitive．C．She was strong．D．She was disabled．
7．What kind of education did she receive？C
A．High school．B．Junior middle school．C．High education．D．Primary school．
8．What is Jean's advice on how to succeed？D
A．Work hard．
B．Hope for the best．
C．Dream a lot．
D．Have great wishes and work hard．

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