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　　A man had a parrot. It was a very beautiful bird and every day the man talked to it. “Pretty Polly,” he said, “You are a Pretty Polly.”

　　Every day the man spoke new words to the parrot. “Hello,” he said to it, and then, “Goodbye.”

　　One day the parrot was not in its cage. It was flying about the room. The man came into the room and saw the parrot, “What are you doing?” he said.

　　“What are you doing?” the parrot repeated.

　　The man laughed. Then he went out to visit his friends. That evening a thief (贼) came to the house. He walked round the house and looked into the windows. There was no one at home. The thief broke the door and found some bowls and vases (花瓶). He put them into a bag. Then he went into the bedroom. In the bedroom he found a gold watch and found some money. He put these into the bag, too. He stole many things from the house and put them into his bag.

　　The bag was soon full. The thief put it over his shoulder (肩膀) and walked to the door.

　　He opened the door and looked out. There was no one there.

　　“What are you doing?” a voice (声音) said.

　　The thief jumped high into the air and dropped his bag. Then he ran out of the house and down the road.

　　“What are you doing?” the voice said again. “Pretty Polly, Hello, Goodbye, What are you doing?”

1．What is a parrot? It is ________.

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A．a kind of bird that can be trained to talk.

B．a baby that can speak

C．an animal that can fly

D．a robot (机器人) that can speak

2．The thief got into the room ________.

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A．through the bedroom window

B．by breaking the door open

C．to catch the parrot

D．by the sitting room window

3．The thief ran out of the house ________.

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A．because he knew a policeman had seen him

B．because he heard some people talking

C．with a bag full of nice things

D．because he was very frightened (害怕)

4．What did the thief take out of the house? ________.

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A．A gold watch

B．Some money

C．Nothing

D．Bowls and Vases

5．In which order (次序) did things happen in the story?

a．One evening the man went out.

b．The thief stole many things and put them in his bag.

c．Once a man had a beautiful parrot.

d．The thief was so frightened that he ran away.

e．A thief came and broke into the house.

f．Suddenly the parrot started talking.

g．He talked to it every day.

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Mum gives little Jerry twenty yuan. Then little Jerry goes shopping. He gets on a bus and sits down next to an old woman. Then he sees the old woman’s bag is open. There is twenty yuan in it. He quickly looks into his pocket. The money isn’t there now! Little Jerry is sure that the old woman is a thief(贼). He wants to take back the money from the old woman’s bag. He carefully puts his hands into the old woman’s bag, takes the money and says nothing. Then, the old woman shouts, “Where is my money? I can’t find it. There is a thief on the bus.” Little Jerry feels strange(奇怪的). Then he sees twenty yuan under his seat. Little Jerry is thinking a question now, “Am I a thief?”

(　 ) 41. ________ is sitting beside little Jerry.

　　　　 A. A young woman　 B. An old man　　 C. A young man　 D. An old woman

(　 ) 42. Little Jerry sees ______ in the woman’s bag.

　　　　 A. a wallet　　　　 B. a packet　　　　 C. twenty yuan　　 D. twenty dollars

(　 ) 43. Little Jerry is sure that the old woman is a ______.

　　　　 A. thief　　　　　　 B. teacher　　　　　 C. rich woman　　 D. poor woman

(　 ) 44. Little Jerry sees ______ under his seat.

　　　　 A. the old woman’s money　　　　 B. his money

C. the thief’s money　　　　　　　 D. the driver’s money

(　 ) 45. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Little Jerry is a bad boy.

B. Little Jerry often steals(偷) things.

C. Mum gives little Jerry ten yuan.

D. Little Jerry makes a mistake(错误).

What do people do with their old, out-of-date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know what to do with them. Many old computers are put away in homes. Many more are simply thrown out with the rubbish.　　
Some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers. Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products. Dell, Hewlett-Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers.　　
In some countries, laws are being passed, too. Computer companies will have to collect and recycle their used products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay the cost. That will encourage them to make computers that are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade（升级）.　　
Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, others cannot afford them at all. Hundreds of organizations are working to solve this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repair computers.　　
The computers then go to schools, charities and people who need them. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into someone else’s useful things—and cut down on waste, too.　　

1. 1.

   How do people usually deal with their old computers?　　

   1. A.
      They stop using them
   2. B.
      They give them to others
   3. C.
      They fix them up.　　
2. 2.

   What do some computer companies do to bring down the number of old computers?　　

   1. A.
      They don’t do anything about them.　　
   2. B.
      They take back some old ones.       　　
   3. C.
      They donate them to some charities.　　
3. 3.

   According to some countries’ laws, what must computer companies do?　　

   1. A.
      Collect and recycle most of computer waste. 　　
   2. B.
      Repair and upgrade old computers.      　　
   3. C.
      Make much cheaper computers.　　
4. 4.

   What may people who can’t afford computers think of the used computers?　　

   1. A.
      Expensive
   2. B.
      Useful
   3. C.
      Out-of -date.　　
5. 5.

   What is the passage about?　　

   1. A.
      Repairing old computers.　　
   2. B.
      Selling old computers.              　　
   3. C.
      Recycling old computers.