New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact , they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States.
The cost of shoing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.
A blacksmith’s job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horse’s foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horse’s leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very storng. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses---for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg.
One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and,as the puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.”
【小题1】According to the reading passage, a blacksmith must be likely a______ man.

Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Rakesh, he studied and lived in a boarding school(寄宿学校). Every night he jumped over the wall and played outside. He        returned before dawn (黎明) and lay on his bed again, so no one knew that Rakesh went out at        .
One night as usual, Rakesh found         asleep. He decided to play outside again. He went into his teacher—Mrs. Green’s room        and saw her        . Then Rakesh walked out towards the wall. Near the wall, there was a ladder in the bushes, he hid it there. He         the ladders and he climbed up it , then jumped over the wall.        at that time his teacher was awake and saw him going out.
      got up and took away the        from the wall. A few hours        , Rakesh returned. In the dark, he tried to climb        from the wall. Sadly, there was no ladder, instead, Mrs. Green was standing where the ladder was and waited for him. Rakesh was very        to be punished (处罚), but to his surprise, she just helped Rakesh to get onto the ground , said, "Rakesh, at least        a warm coat with you, when you go out at night."
Mrs. Green's        made Rakesh know his own faults. He apologized (道歉) and never went out at night again. It is the        lesson that he has ever had.

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New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact , they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States.

The cost of shoing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.

A blacksmith’s job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horse’s foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horse’s leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very storng. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses---for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg.

One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and,as the puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.”

1.According to the reading passage, a blacksmith must be likely a______ man.

A. clever       B. rich        C. strong       D. lucky

2.James Corbin became a blacksmith because he__________.

A. was interested in horses        B. was needed by the policemen

C. drew a picture of the horseshoe  D. had a make a living

3.In the reading passage “to shape a shoe” is to__________.

A. fit it on the horse’s foot

B. use it for two or three hours

C. make the from of a horseshoe from a piece of metal

D. draw a picture of the shoe

4.The best title for the passage is “__________”.

A. Policemen on Horseback      B. Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing

C. James Corbin, a Blacksmith    D. Horseshoeing is a Good Way to Make a Living

5.Which of the following is true?

A. Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback. 

B. New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback. 

C. Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States. 

D. Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.

In many people’s eyes, middle school students are happy and carefree（无忧无虑）. But is it the truth? And what   students happy or unhappy?
To find out the answers, Li Jiahui, a student in Pinggu No. 3 Middle School, Beijing, spent six months   students’ sense(感受) of happiness last year. The  girl made a survey with questions such as “ Are you feeling happy?” and “What makes you unhappy?”
After studying the answers from 284 students, Li learned that  40 percent of the students feel unhappy, and the     from studies is the main reason for their unhappiness.
“More than 50 percent said they were under pressure and 70 percent  get enough sleep,” Li said. “It shows that middle school students are not as happy    people think. They worry a lot, and they can get angry easily.”
Li also said that over 90 percent say their happiness has  to do with how much money they have. Instead, they care about their relationships（关系）with friends, teachers and parents. “Students always feel better when they get  well with each other,” Li said.
After her survey, Li listed    tips that may make students happier, such as: Treat yourself better, be kind and polite to your friends and relatives, and try new things.

Mrs. Brown lived in a small town near a big farm. One Friday afternoon after she finished           housework, she went to her small shop. She opened the window of the shop and        outside. She liked to see the green farm. There were many cows, horses and small animals           the farm. Suddenly she saw a kangaroo(袋鼠) under her window. It was interesting to see that it was           an old jacket. It stood there and looked hungry. Mrs. Brown gave some bread           water to it. The kangaroo ate them          . Then it became happy and jumped away. Suddenly something dropped on the          from its jacket pocket. It was a wallet! She picked it up, opened and found there was $300 and a photo in it. That was a man's photo with his name "John" on it. John? She looked more           and remembered she had a brother many years ago. His name was also John. "Is this man my lost brother?" she thought. She took the wallet with her and began to          the man. She asked many people in the town, and then she came to the farm and asked the farmer. To her great surprise, it was John, her lost brother. They were very excited and          to see each other.

1.A. his         B. our          C. their           D. her

2.A. looked      B. saw          C. look           D. see

3.A. for         B. out          C. on            D. from

4.A. wears      B. wearing       C. wear           D. has

5.A. or         B. and          C. but            D. nor

6.A. all         B. none         C. any            D. many

7.A. back       B. water        C. river            D. floor

8.A. careful     B. carefully      C. care            D. careless

9.A. find        B. call         C. look for         D. look after

10.A. sad       B. angry        C. late            D. happy