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New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact , they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States.

The cost of shoing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.

A blacksmith’s job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horse’s foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horse’s leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very storng. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses---for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg.

One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and,as the puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.”

1.According to the reading passage, a blacksmith must be likely a______ man.

A. clever       B. rich        C. strong       D. lucky

2.James Corbin became a blacksmith because he__________.

A. was interested in horses        B. was needed by the policemen

C. drew a picture of the horseshoe  D. had a make a living

3.In the reading passage “to shape a shoe” is to__________.

A. fit it on the horse’s foot

B. use it for two or three hours

C. make the from of a horseshoe from a piece of metal

D. draw a picture of the shoe

4.The best title for the passage is “__________”.

A. Policemen on Horseback      B. Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing

C. James Corbin, a Blacksmith    D. Horseshoeing is a Good Way to Make a Living

5.Which of the following is true?

A. Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback. 

B. New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback. 

C. Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States. 

D. Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.

1电视已经走进了千家万户，是我们生活的重要组成部分。每个人都有自己最喜爱的电视节目。下面是五个人的描述，请根据他们的描述从A-F中为他们选择合适的电视节目。

1.I am 73 years old. I often watch TV in my free time. Of all the programs, I like the news best. Through the TV, I can learn what is happening in our country and in the world. At seven every evening , I always sit in front of the TV.

2.I am a grandma. I like Chinese traditional opera. From Monday to Thursday, I usually turn on the TV at half past seven. The programs from CCTV7 are my best.

3.I am a basketball fan. I like playing basketball very much. But I am too busy. So I have to watch it on the TV. Every night, I watch the match till midnight.I am crazy about it , especially NBA

4.I am a housewife. I do the housework all day, I’d like to watch TV at night. I prefer to see soap operas like ‘palace”, “meteoric garden” and so on.Because they can make me feel relaxed.

5.I am the only son in the family. I am in Grade Five. I like cartoons best. I often watch cartoons on the TV after doing the homework.

           A                          B

C                          D                      

            E                         F.

1用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空， 使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

1根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，写出各单词的完全形式（每空限填一词）。

1.I saw an alien get out of the UFO. Isn't that a________.

2.The old men should be spoken to p________.

3.——Shall we meet on W_______ or Thursday?——Either day is OK with me.

4.I don't remember w________ I have left my keys at home or in the car.

5.Don’t tell anybody. It’s just b________ you and me.

6.Many young people like to study a________, such as in Britain or in the USA.

7.Keep s________ and have a happier, healthier and better life.

8.S_________ across the Pacific Ocean when it is possible. This is what your parents said.

9.When I got to the school, I r________ I had made a mistake that I had left my homework at home.

10.I think as teenagers, we should be allowed to make d________ for ourselves.

1近年来，杭州越来越多的中学生到国外学习，到国外学习有利还是有弊呢？总结一下同学们的不同看法，以及你对中学生出国学习的看法。

注意：1.内容要包括上述要点，可适当发挥;     

      2.开头已经为你写好，你只需接着写;

3.词数70个左右，文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

In recent years, studying abroad has been popular in our country. More and more middle school students go abroad for studies.                                        

—I usually watch TV till 11 o’clock in the evening.

—Really ? Are you __________?

A . allowed to stay up                      B. allow to stay up    

C .allowing staying up                  D. allowed stay up

Last year my sister tried to lose weight, but ______ putting weight back on.

A .cut up           B. looked up            C .ended up         D. make up

The boy likes to sleep with his parents. He is ________ the dark.

A. interested in        B. afraid of            C. sure of              D terrified

I t doesn’t matter if _______ boys play basketball too much instead of watching TV.

A. sixteen-years-old                        B. sixteen-year-olds

C. sixteen year old                     D. sixteen-year-old

I used to go to sleep ________ my bedroom light ________.

A. with, open       B. with, on         C. and, open            D. in, on