A Box of Cookies

   A small boy at summer camp received a large package of cookies in the mail from his mother. He ate a few, and then  1  the remainder under his bed．The next day, he found the box was   2   .

   That afternoon a camp leader, who had been 3  of the theft（偷窃）, saw another boy sitting behind a tree eating the stolen cookies. " 4  young man," he said to himself, "must be  5  not to steal."

   He returned to the group and   6  the boy whose cookies had been stolen. "Billy," he said, "I  7  who stole your cookies. Will you help me give him a lesson?"

   "Well, yes--but aren't you going to   8  him?" asked the boy.

   "No, that   9   only make him angry and hate you," the leader  10   "I want you to call your mother and ask her to  11  you another box of cookies."

   A few days later the boy received another box of cookies.

   "Now," said the leader, "the boy who stole your cookies is down by the lake, Go and share your  12  with him."

  "But, he's the thief." said the  13   boy." I know. But  14  it--see what happens." Half an hour later the camp leader saw the two come  15  the hill, arm in arm. The boy who had stolen the cookies was  16  trying to get the other to accept his jackknife in payment  17  the stolen cookies, and Billy was just as earnestly（真诚的）  18  the gift from his new friend, 19  that a few old cookies weren't that  20  anyway.

1. A．took              B．placed             C．loaded                D．lay

2. A．broken            B．opened            C．touched              D．gone

3. A．told               B．asked             C．heard                D．warned

4. A．Any              B．Either             C．That                 D．Every

5. A．encouraged     B．ordered          C．allowed              D．taught

6. A．sought out             B．turned out          C．gave out              D．set out

7. A．understand       B．know            C．recognize             D．realize

8. A．beat             B．find               C．punish                D．catch

9. A．must              B．shall              C．need                D．would

10. A．explained         B．argued             C．insisted               D．promised

11. A．leave             B．send              C．take                  D．find

12. A．ideas            B．cookies          C．lessons               D．toys

13. A．interested        B．worried            C．stolen                D．puzzled

14. A．face             B．make              C．try                   D．show

15. A．up              B．back              C．down                      D．through

16. A．carefully         B．interestedly         C．sincerely             D．quickly

17. A．to               B．for                C．of                   D．with

18. A．returning         B．checking           C．refusing              D．thanking

19. A．expecting        B．hoping             C．saying               D．meaning

20. A．much            B．bad               C．expensive             D．important

A study into character, intelligence and usefulness shows dogs are better pets than cats—but only by a whisker.

Staff at New Scientist magazine first listed the areas where cats fared better. These included having bigger brains—compared to their body size. Cats’brains also contain 1.4 million more cells, devoted to complex functions such as memory and attention, than dogs. Cats’second point was given for being more popular, with 204 million living in the top ten cat-owning nations compared to 173 million dogs in the ten countries where dogs are favored. Cats also get more attention from humans, with purrs （呼噜声）and miaows easily to be noticed. Although dogs can vary their barks, they cannot match the attention-seeking of cats. It is a similar story when it comes to senses. Cats can see in lower light than dogs and have a far wider hearing range and a sharper sense of smell. They are also said to be’greener’pets because their smaller appetites mean less area of land required to farm their food.

But in the other six categories examined—many of which related to getting on with humans dogs had the edge.

Dogs have a longer shared history with humans, maybe as long as 135,000 years. Cats are relative newcomers to our homes. Similarly, dogs have a greater ability to bond with their masters. Even four-month-old puppies choose a human companion over another dog. Dogs scored a third point for their better powers of understanding and following human gestures. One study found that a dog called Rico had mastered the meaning of more than 200 words. The ability to perform roles such as being a guide dog for the blind meant dogs were rated better than cats when it came to their problem-solving abilities. And they are easier to train.

With the scores tied at five-all, the deciding point fell on usefulness—with dogs coming out on top.

Dogs, studies show, help cut human stress, while taking them for walks keeps their owners fit and helps them meet new people. New Scientist says: “Dogs can hunt and guard. They can sniff out drugs and bombs; they guide blind and deaf people, find someone buried in ruins, and possibly even predict earthquakes.”

And in a conclusion certain to set off argument, it adds: “Cats are good if you have rodents （啮齿类动物）.”

1.Which of the following is not cats’ advantage?

    A．Better at grasping their owners’ instructions.

    B．Having relatively larger brains.

    C．Affecting the environment less.

    D．More likely to drawing attention.

2.The underlined phrase “by a whisker”（paragraph 1）probably means “        ”.

     A．quite considerably             B．just a little bit

     C．most significantly                 D．in some aspects

3.We can learn the fact from the passage that          .

    A．Dogs are far from satisfactory in terms of their ability to catch rodents

    B．Dogs can better help people who have problems with their sight and hearing

    C．Comparatively speaking, cats have a better interaction with humans

    D．Dogs beat cats when it comes to their senses of sight, heating and smell

4.Which would be the best title for the passage?

     A．Cats beat Dogs                      B．Fight like Cat and Dog

     C．Cats versus Dogs                D．Cats away, Dogs Play

A study into character, intelligence and usefulness shows dogs are better pets than cats—but only by a whisker.

Staff at New Scientist magazine first listed the areas where cats fared better. These included having bigger brains—compared to their body size. Cats’brains also contain 1.4 million more cells, devoted to complex functions such as memory and attention, than dogs. Cats’second point was given for being more popular, with 204 million living in the top ten cat-owning nations compared to 173 million dogs in the ten countries where dogs are favored. Cats also get more attention from humans, with purrs （呼噜声）and miaows easily to be noticed. Although dogs can vary their barks, they cannot match the attention-seeking of cats. It is a similar story when it comes to senses. Cats can see in lower light than dogs and have a far wider hearing range and a sharper sense of smell. They are also said to be’greener’pets because their smaller appetites mean less area of land required to farm their food.

But in the other six categories examined—many of which related to getting on with humans dogs had the edge.

Dogs have a longer shared history with humans, maybe as long as 135,000 years. Cats are relative newcomers to our homes. Similarly, dogs have a greater ability to bond with their masters. Even four-month-old puppies choose a human companion over another dog. Dogs scored a third point for their better powers of understanding and following human gestures. One study found that a dog called Rico had mastered the meaning of more than 200 words. The ability to perform roles such as being a guide dog for the blind meant dogs were rated better than cats when it came to their problem-solving abilities. And they are easier to train.

With the scores tied at five-all, the deciding point fell on usefulness—with dogs coming out on top.

Dogs, studies show, help cut human stress, while taking them for walks keeps their owners fit and helps them meet new people. New Scientist says: “Dogs can hunt and guard. They can sniff out drugs and bombs; they guide blind and deaf people, find someone buried in ruins, and possibly even predict earthquakes.”

And in a conclusion certain to set off argument, it adds: “Cats are good if you have rodents （啮齿类动物）.”

48．Which of the following is not cats’ advantage?

       A．Better at grasping their owners’ instructions.

       B．Having relatively larger brains.

       C．Affecting the environment less.

       D．More likely to drawing attention.

49．The underlined phrase “by a whisker”（paragraph 1）probably means “_________”.

     A．quite considerably                    B．just a little bit

     C．most significantly                   D．in some aspects

50．We can learn the fact from the passage that________ .

       A．Dogs are far from satisfactory in terms of their ability to catch rodents

       B．Dogs can better help people who have problems with their sight and hearing

       C．Comparatively speaking, cats have a better interaction with humans

       D．Dogs beat cats when it comes to their senses of sight, heating and smell

51．Which would be the best title for the passage?

     A．Cats beat Dogs                      B．Fight like Cat and Dog

     C．Cats versus Dogs                     D．Cats away, Dogs Play

Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes(芒果)．One day he decided to get the sweetest mango---the one from the very top of the tree．Mangoes that are exposed to the sun are the sweetest．  1.  

   When he began to climb down，however, vthe man slipped and fell.

fortunately, he was able to catch a branch as he was falling．but he remained helplessly suspended(悬吊)from the tree．He called to the nearby villagers for help．Although the villagers brought their ladders，their ladders were too short．   2. 

   After some time，a sage(圣贤)arrived，who was famous for solving

 even the most difficult problems．  3.  The sage remained silent for a

 moment，and then，to everyone’s surprise，he picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man．The mango lover began to shout，“Are you crazy? Do you want to kill me?”But the sage did not respond．Instead，he took another stone and threw it at the man．The man became furious and said，“If I could get down there，1 would beat you to death!”That’s what everybody wanted—for him to come down．

   Then the sage picked up another stone and threw it even more forcefully

at the man．After that，the man hanging in the tree was determined to come down and take revenge．  4.   Upon safely reaching the ground the man

shouted，“Where is the wise man? He didn’t wait around for me to beat him!”

   “But wait a minute，”a villager said．‘‘Our kindness did not save you．

5.   ” The mango lover thought for a moment and realized that he should

 be thankful，not angry

A．They could do nothing to help him．

B．The sage is the only one who could help you．

C．People were curious to see what he would do．

D．Faced with this puzzle，the sage said nothing and left．

E．With no way out he continued to wait for help in the mango tree．

F．So the man climbed to the top and managed to pick a few red mangoes．

G．He used all his skill and strength and managed to climb down safely