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15．When George was six，his father gave him an axe because he was a good son．His father wanted George to help his mother by cutting wood．His mother needed George to cut wood for the fire．The wood was too big for his mother to use，so George cut it into small pieces．At that time，every home had a fire for cooking，heating and for making hot water．
George loved his axe and loved to cut wood．But one day，he cut down his father's favourite cherry tree．George was afraid．He was sure his father would be very angry．George wanted to tell his father that someone else cut the tree．He wanted to lie（说谎）．But George could not lie．He knew if he told a lie，his father would never trust him again．He knew that if he lied，his father would know it．So he said"Yes，father，I did it．I am very sorry，I cut down your tree．"His father smiled and said"I am very proud （骄傲） of you．You are very brave（勇敢）．You did not lie．I could not be angry with an honest （诚实） boy．Please remember this day all your life"
George decided that he would always say what was true and would never tell a lie．George's life changed that day．Much later all the American people asked George Washington to be head of the USA．

76．What does"axe"mean in Chinese？C
A．刀子       B．铲子       C．斧子        D．锯子
77．Who is George Washington？A
A．The first American president．
B．The first farmer．
C．The first teacher．
D．The first honest man．
78．What could people do with the wood at that time？D
A．Heating water   B．Keeping warm
C．Making meals   D．All of the above
79．Why does George tell father the truth？C
A．He is afraid his father would beat him．
B．He is afraid his father would not like him．
C．He is afraid his father would not trust him．
D．He is afraid his father would not buy something for him．
80．Why is father proud of George？D
A．He could cut the wood into pieces．
B．He helped his mother．
C．He cut down the cherry tree．
D．He is brave enough to tell the truth．

14．Mr and Mrs Brown have two children，Mike and Liz．The whole family are all busy，so they often leave notes（便条） for each other．Read these four notes of today and answer the following questions．
①3：30pm To Mike，Mr Tyler rang．No football practice today．I'm going to Donna's house to play and be back at 5：00pm．Liz
②4：00pm To Liz，It's your turn to walk the dog．I have to do my homework after
school．Remember to play with Teddy when you get home!Mike
③6：45pm Has anyone seen my tennis shoes？I'm in my bedroom doing my
homework．Mike
④9：00pm I saw your shoes this morning．They smelt terrible so I put them outside the back door．Good night，dears!Mum

71．When will Liz be back home？C
A．At 3：30pm  B．At 4：00pm   C．At 5：00pm   D．At 9：00pm
72．Who should walk the dog today？C
A．Mike    B．Mrs Brown    C．Liz      D．Mr．Brown
73．What is Mike doing at 6：50pm？B
A．Practicing football         B．Doing his homework
C．Playing tennis              D．Doing his homework
74．Where can Mike find his tennis shoes？A
A．Outside the back door    B．In his bedroom
C．In the living room        D．At Danna's house
75．According to（根据）the notes，Teddy isC．
A．Mike's mother          B．Mike's brother
C．the dog in the family    D．Mike's football couch．

13．When I was a child，I was amazed at the idea that my sisters could be my best friends．Now，I wouldn't have it any other way．At the time，the idea of my two sisters being my closest friends seemed strange to me．We fought all the time over toys，food，attention，what to watch on television-you name it，and we quarreled（吵架） about it at some point．How could my sisters be my best friends？They weren't the same age as I．We all had our own friends in school．
My mother never let the three of us forget that sisters are lifelong friends．Her wish like most parents'was to give us something that she never had．Growing up as an only child，she expected siblings．When she gave birth to three daughters，her dream had only just begun．She had given each of us a gift and she wanted to make sure we did not take that gift for granted（理所当然）．She would often tell us how lucky we were．But there were other，more subtle （难以察觉的） ways that she encouraged us to grow closer．She never showed favoritism（偏爱） to one daughter over the other．She often took us places together-skating，shopping and swimming，so that we developed common interests．And when we were teenagers，Mom always punished us equally，giving us yet another bonding （密切相连） experience．
We didn't always get along beautifully and fought just like any other siblings．But somewhere in between Mom's lectures，the family vacations and the shared memories，we realized that our mother was right．Today I share things with my sisters that I do with no one else．My sister Cindy and I ran the New York City Marathon together，side by side，even holding hands when we crossed the finish line．When my sister Karen got married，I was her maid of honor（伴娘）．Cindy and I traveled through Europe together and even shared a room for two years．The three of us trust each other with our greatest secrets．
It was twenty-three years ago that my mother first asked me who my two best friends were．Today she doesn't have to．She already knows．

34．As a child，the author was amazed at her mother's idea becauseD．
A．her sisters seemed strange to her
B．her sisters didn't like to be her friends
C．none of the girls had their own friends
D．they didn't have much in common
35．The underlined word"siblings"in the passage probably meansA．
A．sisters B．parents C．daughters D．friends
36．How did the author's mother encourage her three daughters to grow closer？B
A．She punished her daughter differently．
B．She showed equal love to her daughters．
C．She encouraged her daughters to do sports．
D．She often took her daughters to many places．
37．The best title of the passage could beA．
A．The Greatest Gift B．Mother's Love
C．Growing Experiences D．Unforgettable Memories．

12．I met the old man at a café．"Did you hear the radio news yesterday？"he asked me．"No，"I replied．"Anything exciting？""Exciting？No!Something very sad．A group of hungry dogs killed and ate my best friend．"
"Oh，dear!"I cried．"How did it happen？""He was working on the hillside when the dogs attacked him．When he didn't return，I went to the hillside and found…""His body？"I asked．The old man drank half of his coffee．"No．I told you they were hungry dogs，didn't I？The big bones were lying everywhere．But they found this．"He pushed open a match box he was holding in his hand．In it was a man's thumb，lying on some white bloody material．
"This is my friend's right thumb．The dogs ate the rest of him"．The old man began to cry．He finished his coffee quickly and left the café．I drank mine and called the waiter．"I'll pay the gentleman's bill．His poor friend-how terrible!""You've heard the news？"The waiter laughed．"Sure．There's a hole in the bottom of the match box．He puts his own thumb through the hole．The blood is red ink，I believe．Is the story worth a cup of coffee，sir？""But he holds the box in his right hand．""Yes，but listeners look into the box．They just can't take their sight off that terrible thing．""And when he tells the story，he gets free cups of coffee!"I said，laughing．"Yes，sir，but only from strangers who come to this town，and，of course，he does us no harm!"

28．We can learn from this passage．A
A．the writer came to the café for the first time
B．the old man made a living by telling jokes in the café
C．the writer had known about the old man before
D．what had happened to his best friend made the old man mad
29．The waiter hadn't let out the truth of the old man's story earlier because．D
A．he was nobody but the best friend of the old man
B．the old man wouldn't pay for his coffee if he did
C．the waiter hadn't seen through the old man's trick
D．the old man helped the cafe in some way
30．As suggested by the passage，what might happen in the end？C
A．The writer refused to pay the old man's bill．
B．The writer decided to make the trick known to the public．
C．More strangers would hear the old man's story．
D．The old man wouldn't visit the café any more．

11．One day while driving from my home to work．I noticed a car in front of me had a wobbly（不稳定的）wheel．It was clear that the wheel had been changed recently and had not been fixed correctly．On a slow road this would not show much of a problem but I knew a highway was coming soon．There the traffic would move much faster and the driver would be in danger as the wheel could come off at that speed．
I was driving a large jeep at the time and the car in front was a small one driven by a young lady on her own．So as I tried to flash my lights and wave her to pull over，I was worried that she wouldn't pull over on the road side when she found in her mirror a single man chasing her down in a jeep and waving for her to pull over．
Thankfully，she trusted more in the good nature of people and pulled over where I could explain the problem．She said the wheel was changed only the night before and that she would pull into the nearest garage（修车间）where the repairman had tools to fix the wheel correctly．
My belief is that the act of kindness was hers and not mine．How so？Well，it was she who chose to believe in the possibility that people are good over the belief that bad things would come from being waved over to the side of the road by strangers．
I am glad I was able to wave her down in time and so a serious accident might have been avoided．But I am even happier that she believed in a stranger．

47．The writer worried about the lady becauseB．
A．she was driving a second-hand car   B．a traffic accident might happen to her
C．a single man was chasing her down   D．she drove faster than any other car
48．Why did the lady pull over on the side road？D
A．Because she found something wrong．B．Because she thought the road not safe．
C．Because the writer shouted at her．D．Because the writer gave her some signs．
49．The first paragraph mainly tell us thatC．
A．the writer often went to work by car
B．the lady was too poor to buy a new car
C．something was wrong with the lady's car
D．accidents usually happen on that road
50．What would be the best title for the passage？A
A．Trusting in the Kindness of Strangers
B．A Wobbly Wheel of a Car
C．A Lady Who Was Saved
D．Accident That Didn't Happen．

10．It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp．It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around．Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers．But it was difficult for the young men to go outside．Mr．White，an officer of forty，was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp．
Once Mr．White was ill in bed．He couldn't work，so a young officer，Mr．Hunt，began to train the new soldiers instead of him．He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday．But night fell and none came back to the camp．He was worried about it and stood at the gate．It was five to twelve when Mr．Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men．He started the car quickly and set off．At that moment the nine soldiers came back．It seemed they were all drunk．Of course they found the officer was angry．
"I'm sorry，sir，"said the first soldier．"I left the town on time．But something was wrong with my bus on my way here．I had to buy a horse and made it run fast．Bad luck!It died and I had to run back．"
And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons．It was the last soldier's turn．He said，"I'm sorry，sir．I got on a bus on time，but…"
Having heard this，the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once．He called out，"If you say something was wrong with your bus，I'll punish you at once!"
"No，no，sir，"said the young man．"My bus was all right，but their horses were in the way!"

44．The military camp was built in the village toC．
A．stop the soldiers going to towns    B．stop the soldiers meeting their friends
C．train the new soldiers             D．make the young men live quietly
45．The nine soldiers returned to the camp late becauseD．
A．something was wrong with their buses
B．their horses died on the way back
C．it took them much time to run back
D．they all had drunk much in the town
46．The underlined phrase inthe way in the last paragraph meansC．
A．stopping somebody from moving         B．getting drunk
C．standing on the road                  D．running very fast．

9．The young violin player Vanessa-Mae was the first musician to use dance and rock music in classical music．Vanessa-Mae love pop music，and she was also a very good classical violinist，and she brought these kinds of music together．
Vanessa-Mae was born in Singapore on October 27，1978．She moved to London with her family when she was four．A year later，she started to learn the violin．When she was eight，she went to Beijing to study the violin．When she was ten，she played with a very famous group of classical musicians．But Vanessa-Mae doesn't only play the violin．She learnt the piano before she started to play the violin．
She likes lots of different kinds of music，from Beethoven to the Beatles，and she wants to play the music she likes．Not only has she played in classical concerts all over the world，but she has also played in pop concerts with pop stars．
A lot of people don't like the way she uses modern rhythms，noisy drums and guitars in traditional music．But Vanessa-Mae has done one important thing：she has brought many new fans to classical music．For the first time，many young people began to listen to classical music．

31．When did Vanessa-Mae begin to learn violin？B
A．At the age of four
B．At the age of five
C．At the age of ten
D．At the age of eight
32．What type of music does Vanessa-Mae like？D
A．Only pop music
B．Rock music
C．Only classic music
D．Lots of different kinds of music
33．Why do the young people like to listen to classic music now？Because they likeA．
A．Vanessa-Mae B．Techno C．Violin D．Piano
34．Who has Vanessa-Mae played with？C
A．Beethoven and the Beatles
B．Many young people
C．pop stars and classic musicians
D．A group of classic musicians
35．The best title of this passage isA．
A．Vanessa-Mae
B．A best violinist
C．The first musician
D．Classic music．

8．Once there was a man traveling in a faraway village．As he was passing the elephants，he suddenly stopped．He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg．No chains，no cages．It was clear that the elephants could，at any time，break away from their ropes but for some reason，they did not．
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn't try to get away．‘Well，'the trainer said，‘when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and，at that rage，it's enough to hold them．As they grow up，they still believe they cannot break away．They believe the rope can hold them，so they never try to break free．'
How could it be？These animals could at any time break free from their ropes．But because they always stuck right where they were，they believed they couldn't．
Just like the elephants，how many of us go through life believing that we cannot do something，just because we failed at it once before？
__________________．We should never give up the struggle in life．

根据材料内容选择正确答案．
26．What did the writer see in the village？B
A．Chains    B．Elephants     C．Cages      D．Farmers
27．Why do the elephants never try up to break free from the ropes？A
A．Because they think they can not．
B．Because they are too old to do it．
C．Because they like their living places．
D．Because they get on well with the trainer．
28．How did the man feel after he heard what the trainer said？B
A．Moved      B．Surprised      C．Angry      D．Nervous
29．Which of the following is the missing part in the last paragraph？A
A．Failing is part of learning．
B．We should be different from others．
C．Helping animals is helping ourselves．
D．Traveling always makes people relaxed．
30．What is the best title for this test？D
A．Pleasant trip         B．A Cruel Trainer
C．Elephant Training     D．The Elephant Rope．

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First name：Jim Last name：Smith Hobby：basketball QQ：223567466 Telephone number： 523-8471	First name：Tom Last name：Hanks Hobby：swimming QQ：125678935 Telephone number： 336-8612	First name：Ann Last name：Green Hobby：reading QQ：256738946 Telephone number： 688-4216	First name：Judy Last name：Miller Hobby：listening to music QQ：155729468 Telephone number： 876-2215

46．What's Tom's last name？B
A．Smith．    B．Hanks        C．Green       D．Miller
47．Whose QQ is 223567466？C
A．Jim's         B．Tom's         C．Ann's       D．Judy's
48．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？C
A．Jim's last name is Smith              B．Tom's hobby is swimming
C．Ann's telephone number is 523-8471． D．Judy's last name is Miller．
49．We can't know aboutA．
A．their names    B．their hobbies     C．their telephone numbers   D．their schools
50．The passage is aboutA．
A．students       B．classes          C．schools           D．families．

6．Joe Brown had a shop．He sold（卖） meat in his shop．One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one．"I'm sorry I'm late，"she said．"I need some more meat for my dinner tonight．"Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop．He took it out of the fridge and said，"This is＄6.50．""That piece is too small．"the woman said，"haven't you for anything bigger？"Joe went into the room behind his shop，put the piece of meat into the fridge，took it out of again and closed the door with lots of noise．Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said，"This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive．It's＄8.75．""Good，"the woman said with a smile，"give me both of them．"

51．Joe Brown wasD．
A．a waiter                            B．a runner
C．an actor                            D．a shopkeeper
52．When did the woman come to Joe's shop？B
A．Early in the morning． B．Early in the afternoon．
C．Late in the evening．   D．At about one o'clock at night．
53．Why didn't the woman want that piece of meat？C
A．Because she had no money．       B．Because it was bad．
C．Because it wasn't big enough． D．Because it was too big．

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