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      Once there was a king. He had two old ministers. One was kind and the other was bad.The bad minister often said bad words about the kind minister before the king. The king was very angry.

      One day the king said to the bad minister, “Write two words on two pieces of paper. Write ‘live’? on one piece and ‘die’ on the other. Then put them in a jar and tell him to choose. If he takes out the paper with ‘live’on it,Til let him go. If he takes out the paper with ‘die’ on it,I'll kill him at once. ”

      The bad minister was quite happy. He got two pieces of paper ready. He wrote ‘die’,on each piece of paper.

      The kind old man came. He knew the bad minister wanted to kill him. He also knew the words on the two pieces were both “die”. But he knew what to do. Later the king had to keep his word and let the old minister go. Do you know what the kind man did about this at that time?

      He chose a piece of paper and ate it,When they saw the word “die” on the other piece , the king and other ministers thought the word on the piece that the kind man had eaten must be “live”，so he saved his own life by his cleverness.

() 1. The king was angry with.

   A. himself   B. the kind minister   C. the bad minister   D. all the ministers

() 2. Who was told to write “live” and “die”？

   A. The king. B. The bad minister.

   C. The kind minister. D. The two ministers.

() 3. The kind minister would if he chose the paper with “live” on it.

   A. die   B. live   C. give it back   D. run

() 4. There is no “live” on both pieces of paper because.

   A. the kind minister didn't want it

   B. the bad minister couldn’t write the word

   C. the king told the bad minister not to write it

   D. the bad minister hated the kind minister and wanted to kill him

() 5. must be disappointed in the end.

   A. The king   B. The kind minister

   C. The bad minister   D. All the other ministers

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      We know that trees are useful in our everyday life. They 1 us many things,such as wood,oxygen,rubber,medicines and many other things. They can 2 tell us a lot about our climate. The following are the reasons. If you 3 a tree,you can see that it has many rings. Most trees grow one new ring 4 year. Because of the reason,we know 5 a tree is. A tree over a hundred years old means that it has more than a hundred 6 . When the climate is dry or very cold,the trees do not grow very much and their rings are usually 7 .When it is wet and warm,the rings are much thicker. If the rings are suddenly very thin or suddenly very thick,this means that the 8 changed suddenly. If we look at the rings on this tree,we can learn about the 9 for a hundred years. We can see 10 our climate is changing today.

() 1. A. tell   B. ask   C. give   D. get

() 2. A. not   B. too   C. to   D. also

() 3. A. cut across   B. climb up   C. walk past   D. look at

() 4. A. every   B. many   C. the first   D. from

() 5. A. how big   B. how long   C. how old   D. how much

() 6. A. trees   B. leaves   C. people   D. rings

() 7. A. big   B. thick   C. small   D. thin

() 8. A. climate   B. trees   C. rings   D. animals

() 9. A. people   B. things   C. climate   D. life

() 10. A. how   B. why   C. when   D. while

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      People often complain (抱怨) about buses in Shanghai. The dirty smoke from the buses pollutes (污染) our cit.y. Buses are always full of people and it's difficult to get a seat. (1) 有时人们得等很长时间，but the bus doesn’t come. And some bus drivers stop the bus suddenly,so people on the bus may fall down and get hurt easily. So,not many people like to take the bus. (2) If the bus service can be better 9 there will be fewer traffic problems. Then people will feel it convenient (方便的) to go anywhere in our city.

1题为判断正(T) 误(F) ;2 — 3题为翻译句子;4题为找出同义句；5题为找中心句。

1. In Shanghai,buses are always full of people and it's difficult to get a seat.()

2. 将(1) 句译为英文。

3. 将(2) 句译为中文。

4. 在文章中找出下句的同义句，并写在横线上。

People on the bus may fall down and get hurt easily because some bus drivers stop the bus suddenly.

5. 找出文章的中心句。

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      I was very 1. w about my e-friend Meimei because there was an 2. e in her town Sichuan Ya’an. It 3. h  at 8： 02 last Saturday. It was terrible. Many people were badly 4. h . 5. L ，my friend was safe. She was alone when the noise and shaking started. Her mom phoned her and asked her to 6. 1 the flat immediately (立刻) . She advised her not to 7. u the lift. At last,she rushed out of the building. People were 8. f but they tried to save the people who were trapped. Meimei hopes more people would be saved. She believes people in Sichuan Ya an are brave and 9. s and her hometown will be better and better 10. w the help of the people all over the country.

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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       Thomas Edison wore 1 caps during his life, 2 thinking caps,the caps of many famous schools and colleges. But the most important cap was his thinking cap. It had saved his mother's 3 . One day when he was a boy,his mother fell ill. The doctor wanted 4 her

an operation (手术). But the light in the room was not bright Edison quickly 5 his think— ing cap and he found a. way 6 his mother. Edison was good at 7 his hands and his head. He was the most interested 8 electricity. We can see his 9 everywhere because they are very common. They were 10 by Edison's thinking cap.

() 1. A. much   B. many   C. a lot   D. lot of

() 2. A. as   B. for   C. such as   D. was like

() 3. A. living   B. life   C. lives   D. alive

() 4. A. give   B. to give   C. to gave   D. give

() 5. A. take off   B. put off   C. put down   D. put on

() 6. A. save   B. to save   C. saving   D. saved

() 7. A. use   B. make   C. using   D. making

() 8. A. at   B. of   C. in   D. on

() 9. A. inventors   B. invent   C. invents   D. inventions

() 10. A. inventing   B. invented   C. made   D. making

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Sam ,

      Thank you for asking me to play soccer with you. But Tm afraid I can't. I have a piano lesson on Tuesday. Maybe another time.

                                                                   Nancy

Sandy ,

      Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party on Friday. Td love to come,but I have to go to New York that day. I hope you will have a happy birthday party.

                                                                   Nancy

Lucy ,

      Thanks a lot for your invitation. Td love to go to your house for dinner on Thursday. But I have to get my things ready (准备) for travelling (旅行). How about coming to my house with Lily? My mother cooks fish very well. I think youUl like it. I hope to see you before Tm leaving.

                                                                   Nancy

Rose ,

      Would you like to come to my house for dinner tonight? Lucy and Lily will come.

                                                                   Nancy

() 1. How many invitations does Nancy send?

   A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

() 2. will have a birthday party.

   A. Sam   B. Sandy   C. Lucy   D. Peter

() 3. Nancy will go to New York on .

   A. Tuesday   B. Wednesday   C. Friday   D. Saturday

() 4. What does Nancy have to do on Thursday?

   A. To get her things ready for travelling.

   B. To cook fish for Lucy and Lily.

   C. To play soccer with Sam.

   D. To clean her house.

() 5. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Nancy is coming to Lucy^ house for dinner.

   B. Nancy invites Rose to come to her house for dinner.

   C. Lucy and Lily can't come to Nancy's house for dinner.

   D. Nancy has an art lesson on Tuesday.

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      It is the 22nd century (世纪) and it is very popular to change people's bodies.

      Mr. Smith decided to change his body. He changed his big nose to a small one,and his old and gray hair to short and blond hair. He also bought new green eyes,new hands,new arms,new knees and new feet. Mrs. Smith was happy because Mr. Smith's new feet didn't smell as bad as his old feet.

      However,something bad happened. One morning,Mr. Smith woke up and his new nose didn't work. The next morning he couldn’t hear anything. Then his new blond hair went gray , and his new knees didn't move. And finally he could see nothing with his green eyes.

      It was really terrible. Mr. Smith wanted his old body back. However,he had to pay 100,000 euro (欧元) for his old body.

      It was expensive but Mr. Smith still got his own body back. He would never follow the fashion.

() 1. What was Mr. Smith's new hair like?

   A. Short and gray. B. Long and gray.

   C. Short and blond. D. Long and blond.

() 2. Why was Mrs. Smith happy?

   A. Because Mr. Smith's new look was cool.

   B. Because Mr. Smith's new feet were small.

   C. Because Mr. Smith looked younger than before.

   D. Because Mr. Smith's new feet didn't smell bad.

() 3. What did Mr. Smith think of his new body at the beginning?

   A. Strange. B. Fantastic. C. Terrible. D. Clean.

() 4. Which part of Mr. Smith's body went wrong first?

   A. The new nose. B. The new eyes. C. The new knees. D. The new ears.

() 5. What did Mr. Smith pay 100,000 euro for?

   A. Buying his new nose. B. Getting his old eyes.

   C. Buying another new body. D. Getting his old body back.

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      When our children were younger,it was popular for city people to buy a small farm in the country and 1  a few animals there.

      One of our new neighbors bought some ducks. They seemed very lovely;however,they were 2 to run around in their yard and the neighbors’ yards—including ours. Our vegetables were their favorite food. Often we would “shoo” the ducks home and want to know 3 there wasn’t a fence to keep them.

      One day,I asked her if she realized her ducks were bringing trouble to my garden. She told me that they were her 4 and he was away travelling. My attitude (态度) to her was bad. We realized that our neighbors were not planning to build a 5 ，so our son built one.

The ducks now stayed in their own yard. I didn't see my neighbor again 6 months later.

      A women's church group asked me to 7 at their mother and daughter's party. The topic was “Love”. Much to my 8 ,the first woman I saw when I walked into the church was my neighbor. I knew I could not speak about love to them when I hadn't been patient with my neighbor. So I walk up to her and said sorry for my attitude. She forgave (原谅) me and then we talked a lot 9.

      Do you have anybody like that in your life? Let me encourage (鼓励) 10 ，if at all  possible,go to clear the air between you.

() 1. A. put   B. keep   C. send   D. take

() 2. A. made   B. allowed   C. invited   D. chosen

() 3. A. what   B. why   C. if   D. when

() 4. A. husband's   B. daughter's   C. wife's   D. grandma's

() 5. A. fence   B. house   C. home   D. room

() 6. A. after   B. before   C. until   D. while

() 7. A. speak   B. talk   C. say   D. tell

() 8. A. happiness   B. disappointment   C. sadness   D. surprise

() 9. A. angrily   B. seriously   C. happily   D. carefully

() 10. A. us   B. you   C. ourselves   D. yourselves

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      The bicycle is really important means of transportation in China. Bicycles have become more and more popular in China. People ride bikes to their workplaces,to shopping centers,to schools,and so on. During the rush hour,you can often see a boiling sea of bicycles running in all directions. With the largest number of bike riders in the world,China is often thought to be “the kingdom of bicycles”. There are many advantages about the bicycle. For ex-ample,bicycles do not cause air or sound pollution (污染) ；compared with cars,bicycles cause no environmental (环境的) problems; bicycles save energy (能源) and parking place; riding bikes to travel can be a wonderful experience (经历) ；the bicycle allows us to go anywhere nearby easily;bikes are not very expensive,and almost every family can afford them;riding bikes regularly does good to people's health.

1题为判断正(T) 误(F) ; 2题为补全句子；3题为简略回答问题；4题为翻译句子；5题为找主 题句。

1. Bikes are not very expensive,and almost every family can afford them.()

2. China is called “  ”，because China has the largest number of bike riders in the world.

3. What are the advantages of the bicycles? You can give two examples.

4.请将画线句子翻译成汉语：

5. 请从文中找出本文的主题句：

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      An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday,and stayed with a farmer.Every day he 1 out with His brushes ? and psinted from morning to evGmng. And then when it got 2 ,he went back to the farm and had a good dinner 3 he went to bed.

      At the end of his holiday,he wanted to pay the farmer,but the farmer said, “No,I don't want 4 . Please give me one of your 5 . In a week the money will be used up,but your picture will 6 be here.” The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for 7 such kind of things 8 his pictures. The farmer smiled and said again ,“It's not that. I have a son in London. He wants to 9 an artist. When he comes home next month,Til show him your picture. Then he will not want to be an artist any 10 ,I think."

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.