61. 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

60. 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

72. What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?

A. It was too long　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. It was wonderful.

C. It was not as good as he thought.　　　　　　　　　 D. It was too terrible.

DA　　　　 CB

16　　 (江苏省王集中学高一第一次月考)　　　 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.”

71. For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?

A. To ask them to attend a birthday party

B. To help them get to know each other.

C. To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.

D. To ask them to share some interesting stories.

70. According to paragraph 2, people wish they also had a garden so that_______.

A. they didn’t have to spend so much money on food

B. they could grow vegetables and sell at the market

C. they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it

D. they could spend happy times together with their family in it

69. We can infer that Happy and her husband Ben_______.

A. don’t like spending time with others　　　　　　　　　　

B. sometimes quarrel with each other

C. live on the food they grow in their garden　　　　　　

D. are a generous and warm-hearted couple

64. Adults most probably think that Dr Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat is _________

A. interesting　　 　 B. serious　　 　　　 C. difficult　　 　　 D. boring

CDBA

15(江苏省启东中学高一第一次月考)　　 I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh (苛刻) word to anyone or about anyone.

Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.

Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food fest”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place.

By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five o’clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty(收成)of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!

Well, the point wasn’t so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another’s company. None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Ben’s garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!

63. How did Dr Seuss help children according to Paragraph 3?

A. By asking others to help them in magazines.

B. By writing interesting and simple books.

C. By changing his old books into simpler ones.

D. By giving them books for free.

62. What do we know about Dr Seuss’s first book for children?

A. It was Dr Seuss’ worst book.　　　　　 B. It dealt with a very serious subject.

C. Neither children nor adults like it.　　 D. Many publishers didn’t take it seriously at first.

61. What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Some of Dr Seuss’ books for children.

B. What are Dr Seuss’s books mainly about?

C. Dr Seuss - a famous writer of children’s books.

D. Why are Dr Seuss’ books different?