How to Become Cleverer

　　 Once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him “foolish boy”.

　 “That’s easy,” answered the fisherman. “I know one way to make you become cleverer.”

　 “Really?”

　 “Of course. It is said a fish head is good for brain. If you eat one, you’ll become cleverer indeed. Pay only three pounds for one fish head.” The boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off a fish head and handed it to him.

　 A raw fish head is not good—not even for a hungry boy to eat but the boy ate it up in two gulps.

　 “Do you feel anything?” asked the fisherman.

　 “Not in my head,” said the boy.

　 The boy lay on the ground and thought. “One whole fish costs only two pounds. I had paid him three pounds for the fish head. Why couldn’t I have the whole fish for soup, a head for brain and one pound left over?” He jumped up and shouted at the fisherman. “You thief! You are fooling me!” The fisherman laughed, saying, “The fish head works now, you see.”

51. The boy ate up the raw fish head only in two gulps, because he __________.

A. enjoy it　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted to taste it

C. took it as a good medicine　　　　 D. was a foolish boy

52. The boy came to the fisherman in order to __________.

A. buy a fish head　　　　　　　 B. ask the fisherman a question

C. buy a whole fish　　　　　　　 D. A and C

53. The boy paid three pounds. He should have had __________.

A. a whole fish　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a fish head and one pound back

C. a whole fish and one po und back　　 D. a whole fish, a fish head and one pound back

54. __________ helped the boy become cleverer.

A. A good meal　　　 　　　　　 B. The raw fish head

C. Nothing　　　　　　　　　　 D. What had happened

The hospital burn unit is a popular place on the day after Thanksgiving. I found that out three years ago, when my 18-month-old daughter touched a radiator pipe while playing around our friends' farmhouse. Instead of feasting on leftover stuffing, I rushed my child as she screamed to hospital. Instead of getting a jump on my Christmas shopping, I learned how to take care of second-degree burns.     

Our story had a happy ending. With weeks of twice-daily treatments at Mommy and Papa's kitchen-table burn clinic, my daughter's hands healed. But other children we saw at the outpatient burn clinic weren't so lucky. I saw hands _____________________, a mouth that would never smile straight, a scalp that would never grow hair. All the parents had stories of accidents as easy as ours: a cup of tea knocked from a side table, a tumble (摔倒) into a space heater. "Heaters and soup," one veteran nurse told me at the hospital. "That's all it is. Heaters and soup."

Most of the injuries were to hands and wrists, and most came from contact with hot liquids or from touching hot objects. Not only do small children not realize the danger posed by hot objects; their skin is much thinner than that of adults. They burn more quickly, and the burns tend to be deeper and more severe.     

Traditional fire safety education focused on preventing fires. The number of children injured by playing with fire has declined substantially when the Consumer Product Safety Commission required that cigarette lighters be child-resistant. "We know people know about smoke alarms," says Chrissy, program manager for Safe Kids USA, a nonprofit that works to reduce childhood injuries. Now, fire safety experts hope that public education efforts will turn to burns that can be just as terrible as injuries caused by flame.

1. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one? People used to be warned of the fire burns.

2. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with a proper sentence．(within 10 words)

3. What is the best title for this passage? (within 10 words)    

4. For what purpose does the author mention “a cup of tea” or “a tumble into a space heater” in Paragraph 2?(within 10 words)    

5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

Yesterday I ________ in the street when I across one of my old classmates．

1. A.
   walked; was coming
2. B.
   was walking; came
3. C.
   walked; came
4. D.
   was walking; was coming

请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

A: I plan to go to Taiwan for my summer holidays. Li Jun, since you come from Taiwan, can you t__________ me something about it?

B: Certainly. Taiwan is the largest i___________ in China.

A: What's the w____________ like there?

B: It's nearly the s_________ as that in Fuzhou, sometimes very hot in summer. But you can taste all kinds o________ delicious fruits.

A: What p_______ of interest should. I visit?

B: Taiwan is f_______ for Mount All and Riyuetan. And you shouldn't miss the hot springs(温泉) there.

A: It s_________ really interesting and exciting. I can't w__________ to fly there.

B: hope you'll have a great time.

A: Sure. T___________ a lot! .

Answer the following questions by using the information taken from a dictionary page. (You may read the questions first.) 

jaguar: n. a type of large, yellow-colored cat with black markings found in the southwestern region of the U. S. and in Central and South America.

jargon: 1. n. speech that doesn’t make sense. 2. n. an unknown language that seems strange or impossible to understand. 3. n. a language made up of two or more other languages: His jargon was a mixture of French and English. 4. n. the special vocabulary of a field or profession: Her report on computers was filled with jargon.

jaunt: 1. n. a trip taken for fun. 2. v. to go on a brief pleasant trip: We jaunted to the country last Saturday.

javelin: 1. n. a spear most commonly used as weapon or in hunting. 2. n. a lightweight metal or wooden spear that is thrown in track-and-field contests. 3. n. the contest in which a javelin is thrown. 4. v. to strike, as with a javelin.

jazz: 1. n. a type of music that originated in New Orleans and is characterized by rhythmic beats. 2. n. popular dance music influenced by jazz. 3. n. slang empty talk. 4. ad. of or like jazz: a jazz band, jazz records.

Jennet: n. a small Spanish horse.

Which meaning of the word javelin is used in the sentence below?

At the competition, Jack drew his arm back and threw the javelin 50 yards.

A. Definition 1                           B. Definition 2

C. Definition 3                            D. Definition 4

Which meaning of the word jargon is used in the sentence below?

Doctors often speak in medical jargon.

A. Definition 1                           B. Definition 2

C. Definition 3                            D. Definition 4

What does the word jazz mean in the following sentence?

Don’t give me that jazz, for I am a practical person.

A. rhythmic beats                 B. a type of music

C. a kind of dance                D. meaningless talk