The way ________ he thought of to solve the problem is a clever one.

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　　    David Moore taught science at the city school. He needed some　　 expensive books, and so he bought them. He left them in his car in　　 a quiet street. Then he bought other things at other shops. At six　　 o'clock he came back to the car. One window was open … and the books　　 were not there! David drove to Fry Road.　　 　　

　　    That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper. The next day he went　　 to the police.　　On Friday people read this in the newspaper:

　　    " Books: Have you any old books? I buy old and modern books. Open　　 all day on Saturdays. David Moore, 26 Fry Road."　　 　　David stayed at home on Saturdays. David Moore's first visitor came　　 at eight o'clock. David took him to the kitchen. At half past nine,　　 another man arrived. He had a bag under his arm.

　　     "Mr. Moore?" the man asked.

　　     "That's right," David said. "Can I help you?"

　　     "I've got some good books. You buy books, don't you?"

　　     "Yes. Bring them in. I'll have a look at them."

　　     Soon the books were on the dining table. "Come in now," David　　 called, "and bring the list(目录)".　　 　　A policeman came to the dining-room. He read the names on the　　 books and the names on the list in his hand. They were the same.

　　   "Come with me, sir." the policeman said to the man.

(1) From the story we can see _________.

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A. David enjoyed reading expensive books　　 　　

B. David worked for the police

C. David was a clever man　　 　　

D. David was good at writing letters　　 　　

(2) How did the man get the books?

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A. He bought them from David.　　 　　

B. He found them in an old car.　　 　　

C. He bought them from the city school.　　 　　

D. He took them from a car.　　 　　

(3) How did David get his books back?

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A. A man brought them to David's house.　　 　　

B. David found them in his kitchen.　　 　　

C. David brought them from the visitor.　　 　　

D. The police found them and gave them to David.　　 　　

(4) Fry Road is _______.

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A. where the man lost his books　　

B. the police station　　 　　

C. where David Moore lives　　　　

D. the policeman's house　　 　　

(5) David's first visitor was ______.

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A. a policeman　　B. a cook　　C. a scientist　　D. a newspaper

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　　     A team of scientists proved that seals(海豹)had a very good sense　　 of hearing. These men trained blind seals to expect food when they　　 heard sounds. The seals always began snap ping(猛咬)when a strong　　 signal was sounded.

　　     It was proved that even a soft single, a considerable distance　　 (相当远的距离)away, could make these sea animals respond(起反应). That　　 should make the fisherman who makes much noise while working, or talks　　 loudly, start thinking.

　　     The same team of scientists also trained seals to recognize　　 different sounds. One bell tone meant food, two-bell tones meant no　　 food. In the beginning, the seals made mistakes when the two-bell　　 tones were sounded. They were given a light tap after each mistake.　　 The seals were good learners. They easily learned to tell the　　 difference between the sounds.

(1)  Why was it necessary to use blind seals? Because they _______　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 　　A. were unable to use sight for clues(线索).　　 　　B. had better hearing. 　　C. were waiting to be fed.　　 　　D. were the only animals to be found. 

(2)  To those seals strong signal meant _______　　　　　　  ［　　］　　 　　A. snapping.　　B. nothing.　　C. food.　　D. a light tap.   

(3) The article doesn't say directly but suggests that fishermen 　　 　　usually think _______　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］　　 　　A. seals have no sense of hearing.　　 　　B. seals have good sense of hearing.　　 　　C. seals can only recognize bell sounds　　 　　D. seals can not hear soft and long distant sounds. 

(4) Light taps were given to those who ____.　　　　　　　　［　　］　　 　　A. expected food　　B. came for food　　 　　C. made mistakes　　D. recognized the sounds 

(5) Which title will be the best to suit the article?　　   ［　　］　　 　　A. Clever Seals.　　　　　　B. Smart Learners.　　 　　C. An Underwater School.　　D. An Unknown School.

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　The racoon or coon is a clever animal about the size of a small dog．It sleeps during the day and is active at night．Hunters use dogs with a good sense of smell to try to catch the animal in the dark．The coon uses many tricks to escape the dogs．Often he will travel for a while through the shallow water of a stream to hide his smell from the dogs．He also will climb into a tree to rest, leaving the dogs to bark below him．The bunter finds the tree by walking to the sound of his dogs．He uses a light to try to see the coon and shoot him．Sometimes, however, the coon is not in the tree．He has jumped to another tree and escaped, leaving the dogs barking at the wrong tree．

(1)A racoon is a ________ animal．

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A．big　　　B．small　　　C．tiny　　　D．neither small nor big

(2)．People think the racoon is a clever animal because ________．

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A．it is as clever as the dogs that want to catch it

B．it can sometimes make a fool of a person trying to catch it

C．it can walk in shallow water to avoid being caught by the dogs

D．it can play tricks on the dogs that are trying to catch it

(3)If you want to catch or shoot a racoon you have to take ________．

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A．a gun, a small dog and a light

B．a gun, a sharp-nosed dog and a light

C．a gun, a big dog and a light

D．a gun, an ordinary dog and a light

(4)When a racoon climbs into a tree, you can ________．

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A．shoot or get it at all times

B．find and get it any times

C．occasionally find and get it

D．shoot and get it most of the times

(5)This passage tells us something about ________．

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A．the foolish dogs　　　B．the stupid hunters

C．a clever animal　　　 D．a small dog

The nervous-looking young man had waited for a few moments outside the jeweler's before he got enough courage to enter. He was warmly greeted by a young assistant. James felt a rush of blood to his face as he explained he would be bringing in his future wife to choose a birthday present.

The assistant listened carefully and told him he'd better buy a necklace. He wasn't used to buying jewelry and was a little worried about overspending, because he was not very rich~ After some discussion as to a reasonable price and the type, the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose.

At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five 6'clock. Half an hour later than planned, James did return to the shop with his future wife, Laura. The assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. When she was asked to show them. some necklaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose, and then gave them the ones she had prepared. A choice was soon made and they went away satisfied~ Later James would certainly come hack to buy what he wanted when he got married.

56 The good title for this passage is "_____" .

A. A Clever Assistant　　　　　　　 B. Buying a Birthday Present

C. How to Choose a Necklace　　　 D. A Brave Young Man

57 The underlined word "overspending" in the passage means

A. spending too much　　　　　 B. spending too much time

C. spending too much money　　　 D. spending more time than he planned

58 When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his face

A. turned pale　 B. turned red　 C. turned yellow　 D. turned black

59 James and Laura reached the shop at

A. 4:30　　　　 B. 5:30　　　　 C. 5:00　　　　　 D. 6:00