A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.

On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.

The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked: “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(胆怯地)。”Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry.” When did you see the dead man?” ”About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, Sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” ”No, Sir.’ The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and send him into prison.

That evening the officer went on trying .Pointing to the knife, he asked again,” Have you seen it yet?” ”Yes, Sir.” The officer was happy and asked,” When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”

1.The farmer decided to sell the vegetables to           .

A．buy some food for his family

B．buy some medicine for his wife

C．go to see a doctor

D．go to the cinema

2.The farmer didn’t sell out his vegetables until the evening because           .

A．they were too bad

B．they were very expensive

C．it rained hard that morning

D．few people liked to go out on such a bad day

3.As          , the farmer decided to help the person to stand up.

A．he wanted to get some money from him.

B．the person was one of his friends

C．he thought the person would thank him.

D．he thought the person had drunk too much

4.The farmer ran away quickly because        .

A．the policemen were coming towards him.

B．his wife was waiting for him at home

C．he was afraid to see a dead man.

D．it was so late that he couldn’t stay there any longer.

5.The officer tried the farmer to        .

A know who had killed the man.

B. know if he had seen the dead man

C .ask when he saw the dead man

D .ask if he had seen the knife

A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived.

One  1 they arrived to find the schoolhouse was on fire. They dragged(拖) the senseless(无意识的) little boy out of the burning building more dead than alive. The doctor told his mother that her son would surely  2  .

But the brave boy didn’t want to die. He made up his  3 that he would survive somehow, and to the amazement of the doctor, he did survive. When the  4 was past, the mother was told that he would be a lifetime cripple(跛子) with no  5  of the lower part of his body at all.

Once more, the brave boy made up his mind. He would not be a  6  . He would walk. But unfortunately from the waist down, he had no motor(运动神经的) ability. His thin legs were all but lifeless.

Finally he returned from the  7  . Every day his mother would massages(按摩) his little  8 , but there was no feeling. Yet his  9  that he would walk was as strong as ever.

One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the  10 to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he threw himself from the chair. He pulled himself across the grass, dragging his legs behind him. He walked his way to the white   11 .With great  12 , he raised himself up on the fence(篱笆) . Then, he began dragging himself along the fence and  13  that he would walk. He started to do this every day until he wore a smooth path all around the yard beside the fence.  14  through his daily massages and his iron determination, he did  15 the ability to stand up, then to walk by himself and then to run. This determined young man, Dr Glenn Cunningham, ran the world’s fastest mile!

1.                A．afternoon       B．evening         C．noon D．morning

2.                A．die            B．survive         C．fail  D．recover

3.                A．mind           B．heart           C．idea D．view

4.                A．disease         B．disaster         C．danger   D．failure

5.                A．effect          B．use            C．good D．work

6.                A．cripple         B．patient         C．trouble   D．winner

7.                A．school         B．home          C．factory   D．hospital

8.                A．hands          B．legs            C．arms D．feet

9.                A．decision        B．dream          C．promise  D．determination

10.               A．street          B．school         C．yard  D．shop

11.               A．fence          B．wall           C．houses    D．door

12.               A．job            B．time           C．effort D．success

13.               A．promised       B．decided        C．insisted   D．predicted

14.               A．Frankly         B．Finally          C．Actually   D．Secondly

15.               A．build          B．improve        C．choose    D．develop

  The hoarse(沙哑)voice of the newsvendor echoes(回响)across the busy street．It is only just afternoon，yet “evening” papers are on sale! It is just one example of the curious world of newspapers．Morning papers “go to bed” at night；evening papers go to bed during the early day! “Going to bed” is the way the world of newspapers talks when it means that a paper is being printed．

  “Evening Paper!”

  Have you ever thought of all the men and machines involved in producing those sheets of newsprint? From all parts of the world news comes in by telephone，telegraph，radio，and every way man has of communicating．Much of this news is collected by news agencies，vast hires of busy workers who receive the news items and send them out andお other news comes in to the newspaper office from reporters．What a hopeless tangle of information a newspaper office seems! And yet，out of all this jumble and rush，and bustle，our newspapers appear with unfailing regularity．No matter what happens the paper must be on sale on time.

1.A newsvendor is a person who　　　　 .

   A．sells newspapers in the street

   B．produces newspapers

   C．collect news for newspapers

   D．writes articles for newspapers    ．

2.From the passage we know“Evening papers”are  printed　　　　  ．

A．in the evening  

B．in the afternoon　　  

  C．during the early day  

 D．at the time when people go to bed  

3.　　　　   collect news from all parts of the world for the newspapers.

    A. Only reporters    B．Readers

    C Newsvendors　　   D．News agencies

4. Which of the following is not referred to in the passage?

    A．A great number of people are engaged in producing papers．

    B．The newspaper office can get the news from time to time．

    C. How to keep the cost of a newspaper down．

    D．Whatever happens the paper would be on sale at regular time．

5.This passage implies that　　　　  .

    A．speed is important

    B．people like reading evening papers more than morning papers

C．the writer hates to be interrupted by the hoarse voice

D．the writer himself is an editor of a paper

“Evening Paper!”

  The hoarse(沙哑)voice of the newsvendor echoes(回响)across the busy street．It is only just afternoon，yet “evening” papers are on sale! It is just one example of the curious world of newspapers．Morning papers “go to bed” at night；evening papers go to bed during the early day! “Going to bed” is the way the world of newspapers talks when it means that a paper is being printed．

  “Evening Paper!”

  Have you ever thought of all the men and machines involved in producing those sheets of newsprint? From all parts of the world news comes in by telephone，telegraph，radio，and every way man has of communicating．Much of this news is collected by news agencies，vast hires of busy workers who receive the news items and send them out andお other news comes in to the newspaper office from reporters．What a hopeless tangle of information a newspaper office seems! And yet，out of all this jumble and rush，and bustle，our newspapers appear with unfailing regularity．No matter what happens the paper must be on sale on time.

1.A newsvendor is a person who　　　　 .

   A．sells newspapers in the street

   B．produces newspapers

   C．collect news for newspapers

   D．writes articles for newspapers    ．

2.From the passage we know“Evening papers”are  printed　　　　  ．

A．in the evening  

B．in the afternoon　　  

  C．during the early day  

 D．at the time when people go to bed  

3.　　　　   collect news from all parts of the world for the newspapers.

    A. Only reporters    B．Readers

    C Newsvendors　　   D．News agencies

4. Which of the following is not referred to in the passage?

    A．A great number of people are engaged in producing papers．

    B．The newspaper office can get the news from time to time．

    C. How to keep the cost of a newspaper down．

    D．Whatever happens the paper would be on sale at regular time．

5.This passage implies that　　　　  .

    A．speed is important

    B．people like reading evening papers more than morning papers

C．the writer hates to be interrupted by the hoarse voice

D．the writer himself is an editor of a paper

One day in January, my uncle, my cousin and I decided to go hunting．We left by car in the afternoon．It was a Range Rover with four-wheel drive．It took us three hours to get there．After we arrived at 5:15 p．m．, we fixed the tent, then made coffee and had a short rest．After that, we went hunting, using a falcon（猎鹰）．We spent two hours without finding anything．On our way back to the camp, my cousin saw a rabbit．I removed the falcon’s bead cover and let go of the aggressive falcon．When the rabbit saw the falcon, it ran fast, but my falcon was a professional hunter．He flew up and came down to trick the rabbit．After two minutes, the rabbit was caught．We took it back to the camp to cook our dinner．We ate the delicious food, drank Arabic coffee, and sat around the fire talking until 10:30 p．m．

We left the camp the next day at 7 o’clock in the morning．We went north．However, around 10:00 a．m．our car got stuck in the sand! We spent about three hours trying to pull out the car without any progress．Finally, we decided to walk．As it was hard for an old man or a young boy to walk more than 40km in the desert, I decided to get help myself．I took a bottle of water with me and started to walk south alone．I knew the way well, but it was a long way in the sand．I walked more than four hours without stopping．When I felt so tired and thirsty, I stopped to rest．I drank all the water and slept for around two hours．

When I got up, it was dark．I continued to walk south．I was worried about my uncle and cousin．Suddenly, I met a Bedouin man who was riding his camel．He took me to his house．When I had had enough rest, I asked him to take me to the road where I found a car．It took me to the city to get help．I had one day to get back to my uncle and cousin．When I got back to them, they were so happy because I had gotten help and they were able to see me again．

Which word can best describe the first evening of their hunting trip?

       A．Adventurous．     B．Enjoyable． 

       C．Stressful．            D．Exhausting．

How did the writer finally get out of the desert?

       A．He was picked up by a car．

       B．A camel took him to the road．

       C．A passer-by Bedouin helped him．

       D．His uncle and cousin found and rescued him．

What can be inferred from the story?

       A．It’s an easy job to walk 40km in the desert．

       B．The author loved to go hunting with his family．

       C．The hunting trip is much longer than expected．

       D．To hunt in the desert one must train a falcon well．