阅读理解

　　One day a business man was going to another town to sell his goods(货物). He decided to take ten servants(仆人)with him. They would carry his goods. and also some food to eat on the way. He said to one of the servants,“You are the smallest and the shortest one. You may carry the lightest load(担子),”The servant thanked him but took the biggest load. This was the bread to eat on the way.

　　The man said,“You are foolish. That is the heaviest load.”But the servant took up the load happily, and so they set off. (出发) After four hours they stopped for a rest. They all ate some of the bread. Then there was less bread for the servant to carry. Every time they eat some bread, the load became smaller and lighter. At the end of the trip, the servant had nothing to carry, and all the other servants still had a lot of things to carry.

1．The business man lived ________.

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2．One day the rich man went to ________.

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3．On their way to the other town ________.

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A．one of the servants carried food but the others didn't

B．they all carried food

C．nine of them carried food

D．the oldest servant carried food

4．They stopped ________ to eat some bread and have a rest.

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5．The smallest and shortest servant was a ________ man.

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阅读理解

　　When you want to go shopping, decide how much money you can spend for new clothes. Think about the kind of clothes you really need. Then look for those clothes on sale.

　　There are labels (标签)inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes. The lable for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water. A sweater label may tell you to wash by washing in cold water. The label on a coat may say“dry clean only. ”Washing may ruin (损坏) this coat. If you do as the directions (说明) say on the label, you can keep your clothes looking their best. Many clothes today must be dry cleaned. Dry cleaning is expensive. When buying new clothes, check to see if they will need to be dry cleaned. You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed.

　　You can save money if you buy clothes that are well made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after they have been washed many times. Clothes that cost more money are not always better made. They do not always fit (合身) better. Sometimes less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes.

1．If you want to save money, you can buy clothes that ________.

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2．The label inside the clothes tell you ________.

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A．how to keep them looking their best

B．how to save money

C．whether they fit you or not

D．where to get them dry cleaned

3．The first thing for you to do before you buy clothes is ________.

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A．to look for well-made clothes

B．to see how much money you can pay

C．to know how to wash them

D．to read the labels inside them

4．The best title(标签)for the reading should be ________.

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A．Buying Less Expensive Clothes

B．Taking Enough Money When Shopping

C．Being a Clever Clothes Shopper

D．Choosing the Labels inside New Clothes

阅读理解

　　Sally was a student. It was going to be her mother's birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not expensive.

　　A week before her mother's birthday, she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. When she bad been looking for half an hour, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and to take a black one, since her mother had lost hers the month before.

　　She thought,“You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any colour.”So she decided to buy a lovely black umbrella and took it back to the school with her until her classes had finished.

　　On her way back home in the train that evening she felt hungry because she had such a small lunch that she went along to the buffet car for another sandwich and cup of coffee. She had left the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment, but when she got back, it had gone! When she had left the compartment, there had been no other passengers in it, but now there were three.

　　Sally began to cry when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. She told them that the black umbrella she had bought for her mother was gone, and that she had to get out at the next station. After the three other passengers heard it, they asked her for her mother's address so that they could send the umbrella to her if someone had taken it by mistake, and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.

　　The next week, Sally heard from her mother. It said,“Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you send me three black umbrellas?”

　　注: umbrella (伞) ; buffet car (餐车) ; passenger(乘客) ; compartment (车厢)

1．Which of the following is the best for the sentence“You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any colour.”?

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A．You can carry it when you are wearing any clothes.

B．Any colour of your clothes will be all right.

C．The umbrella will be OK for your clothes in any colours.

D．You can take any clothes that you like to wear.

2．What does the story infer (推断)?

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A．Her mother would write to her if she didn't receive the presents.

B．The three umbrellas were sent by the girl.

C．Only four people had ever been to the compartment.

D．Nobody brought the umbrella back.

3．The best name of the story is ________.

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4．What does the writer want to tell us?

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A．You should take care of your things when you are travelling.

B．Show your love to others, and they will bring you love.

C．Children should often come back to see their parents.

D．It's no use crying when you are in trouble.

阅读理解

　　When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in a new soldier school in Ashland and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. On the afternoon of December 23 we were told some of us would have three-day holidays. I was one of the lucky soldiers.

　　It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see over her, into the corner of the living-room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colours, shining in the green of the tree.

　　“Where did it come from?” I asked.

　　“I asked the gate boy to cut it, ”my mother said, “I wouldn't have had one just for myself, but when called? Oh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…”

　　The tree was almost as tall as the room, and the Tree Top Star was in its place. A few branches reached about a little disorderly at the side, I thought, and there was a big bare branch showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with the pleasant smell of Christmas.

　　“It's not like the one you want to find, ” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I think the gate boy didn't know where to look for a better one. ”“Don't worry, ”I told her. “It's perfect.”

　　It wasn't, of course, but at the moment I understood for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

　　注：wartime战争时期; branch树枝; disorderly不规则的; bare光秃的; pleasant smell令人愉快的气息; shape形状; perfect完美的

1．From the passage , we can infer (推断) that ______.

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A．the soldiers couldn't have the Christmas holiday during the war (战争)

B．all the soldiers didn't go home for Christmas during the war

C．all the soldiers didn't want to spend their holidays

D．at first the writer didn't want to go home for Christmas

2．When the writer got home, ______.

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A．it was December 23

B．it was snowing heavily

C．he found a Christmas tree in the room

D．the gate boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother

3．From the passage we can infer that _____.

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A．the writer often liked to cut very beautiful Christmas tree

B．his mother didn't like perfect trees

C．his mother didn't really want to have a tree

D．the writer wouldn't have a tree cut by someone else

4．“All Christmas trees are perfect,” because they can make you think of ______.

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5．The best title (题目) for this passage would be “______”.

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A．How to Choose a Christmas Tree

B．How Soldiers Spent Christmas

C．Perfect Christmas Tree

D．Christmas With a Tree

阅读理解

　　Mr Hill arrives at London Airport (机场) , at the end of a three-week holiday in France. Usually he wears beard(胡子) . Since it has been hot there, he has taken it off (剃掉). But his passport photo shows him with his beard.

　　An officer looks at the photo for a moment, and says. “Will you excuse me? Please sit down. I won't keep you long.” With this, he walks away; showing the photo to a second officer, and says, “I know that face.” The second officer looks at the passport and asks where Mr Hill has come from. When he hears that Mr Hill has just arrived back from Paris, the second officer smiles and says, “An Englishman with a beard stole (偷) a painting (油画) in Paris on Friday. And that man looks just the kind of man…”

　　Suddenly, the first officer remembers who Mr Hill is. He returns to him, and asks, “Did you teach at No. 2 High School?” When Mr Hill answers, in surprise, that he did, the first officer smiles and says, “I thought so. I'm Jack Smith. You taught me French. You haven't changed a bit. ”

1．Mr Hill ______.

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A．has just come back from the airport

B．is on his way to Paris

C．spent three weeks in Paris before he went to France

D．has been in France for three weeks

2．Mr Hill ______.

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A．has a beard on his face but not in his photo

B．grew a beard while he was on holiday

C．has a beard in his photo but not on his face

D．took his beard off before he went on holiday

3．The first officer is sure ______.

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A．Mr Hill stole the painting

B．he has seen the face in the photo before

C．he knows the second officer's face

D．a man without a beard stole the painting

4．The second officer says that ______.

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A．Mr Hill stole the painting

B．A man with a beard, from France, stole a painting in England

C．An Englishman took his beard off and stole a painting

D．A man with a beard, from England, stole a painting in Paris

5．Mr Hill taught ______.

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A．Jack Smith French at the No. 2 High School

B．Jack Smith to be an officer

C．at the No. 2 High School in France

D．French some years ago and his name was Smith, not Hill

阅读理解

　　THE OAKLAD MUSEUM 1000 OAK STREET OAKLAND, CA 94607

　　One block from the Lake Merritt BART station.

　　PARKING

　　The museum parking garage, with entrances on Oak St. and 12th St., is open 8 a. m.to 6p. m. weekdays, 10a. m. to 5p. m. Saturdays, and noon to 7p. m. Sundays.

1．This map is mainly for people going to ________.

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2．Through which street can people drive to the museum?

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A． street.

B． street.

C． street.

D．All of the above.

3．Which is the correct description of one's way to drive to the museum?

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A．Exit at Jackson street, turn into Jackson St, turn right at the 11th St.

B．Turn right at the Oak Street, turn right at the 9th street.

C．Exit to the Oak Street, drive straight ahead, turn left at the 11th street.

D．Turn left to the 14th street, turn left to the Oak Street.

4．The Oakland Museum is open ________.

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5．The museum parking garage must be on the ________ side of the museum.

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阅读理解

　　I like watching TV very much for I think it has many advantages (长处). First of all, watching TV is a good rest. After a day of hard work, we need a good rest. Watching TV can make our mind and body not tired any more because of the pleasant music and TV plays.

　　Besides, watching TV is entertaining (娱乐消遣). There are many kinds of entertainment, such as sports activities (活动), singing and dancing concerts, plays and films all over the world at every time. It's not possible for us to go to every place to enjoy all the activities within a short time. We need at least over ten hours to fly from New York to Paris, a week by train from Beijing to Moscow and an hour to drive from Queens District to Manhattan District. But within just one second, TV can bring us from an NBA game in New York to a fashion show in Paris by changing the channels.

　　Most important, watching TV is educational (教育). Our children can learn every kinds of subjects through the educational programmes and the special reports on TV, and it's easy for them to learn Chinese from a Chinese teacher in Beijing and to learn Russian lessons from a Russian teacher in Moscow. Even we can learn how to behave well from the TV plays. Meanwhile, a teacher can teach millions of students without a huge classroom.

1．The best title for the text is ________.

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A．The advantages of watching TV

B．TV brings good rest

C．Today's TV programmes

D．How to use TV in schools

2．Which of the following is true according to the text?

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A．The writer likes watching TV than others.

B．There are different kinds of programmes on TV in China and Russia.

C．It's not easy to drive from Manhattan to Queens District.

D．There are many kinds of entertainment programmes on TV.

3．According to the writer what is the most important reason for watching TV?

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A．We can enjoy ourselves.

B．Watching TV is a good rest.

C．We can see whatever we like

D．We can learn something useful.

4．In the second paragraph the writer wants to show ________.

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A．TV stations send programmes quickly

B．TV brings different parts of world in front of us

C．how to go to different places and enjoy ourselves

D．how long it will take a man to drive to different places

5．The writer writes the text to ________.

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A．tell her ideas about TV

B．persuade us to buy a TV

C．introduce some TV programmes

D．tell us how to learn from TV

阅读理解

　　The weather was very cold. Snow was falling. The roads were covered with ice and a strong wind was blowing. It was not a good night to be outside.

　　Thomas, however, had to walk home from work. He had to walk along a country road. As he walked the cold wind beat against his chest.

　　“I'll be warmer,” he thought, “If I wear my coat backwards (向后地).”

　　He stopped walking for a moment, took off his coat, and put it back on backwards.

　　“That's much better,” he thought, and walked on through the thickly falling snow.

　　A few minutes later a car hit him. The driver of the car had not seen him soon enough. When he tried to stop, the car skidded (滑行) on the ice.

　　The driver got out of his car and ran to help Thomas. Soon a police car arrived. The policeman ran to look at Thomas who was lying on the ground.

　　“I'm afraid he's dead,” he told the driver.

　　The driver could not believe this. “He can't be dead.” he cried,“I hardly touched him. Look at my car. There's not a mark on it.”

　　“He's dead.” the policeman said. “There is no doubt (疑问).”

　　“I don't understand it,” the driver of the car said. “As soon as I hit him, I ran to help him. He was lying in the road, but he was breathing and there was no blood (血).”

　　“Did you touch him?” the policeman asked.

　　“Yes,” the driver of the car said. “but only to turn his head around the right way.”

1．Why was Thomas walking in such bad weather?

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2．How did Thomas make himself warmer?

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3．What happened to Thomas?

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4．Who killed Thomas?

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5．The best title (题目) of the story would be ________.

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阅读理解

　　John is a paper boy. He delivers (投递) newspapers to different houses in his street every day. He has about 80 customers (客户). Half of his customers only take the newspapers on weekdays, and about half take the newspapers on weekdays and on Sundays. Two of John's customers only take the newspapers on Sundays.

　　John has to get up at 4:30 every morning to deliver his newspapers. It takes longer to deliver the newspapers on Sundays. The Sunday newspapers are twice as heavy as those on weekdays.

　　John is saving his money to buy a new bicycle. He is also saving money for college (大学).He has already saved 500 dollars.

1．John ________ every day.

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2．How many customers does he have?

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3．________ of his customers only take the newspapers on Sundays.

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4．What time does he have to get up every morning?

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5．John is saving his money to buy ________.

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阅读理解

　　I felt very sad not to be able to get the ticket for the film “Titanic” last Friday. I learned in the newspaper that tickets could be bought at the cinema box office (售票处) in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the cinema was during my 45-minute lunch time. It is a pity that the cinema is on the other side of the town, and the bus service (服务) between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip (行程) in 45 minutes.

　　Last Monday I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes, waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip so I had to go back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Thursday my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the cinema in twenty minutes. But when I got there, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. I found that I would not have enough time to wait in line. I caught the next bus and went back across the town.

　　By Friday I understood my only hope was to make the trip by car. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it (值得) to see the film. The trip by car only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I reached the cinema, I was delighted to see that nobody was waiting in line. But I quickly found out that it was because they had already sold all the tickets.

1．It seems that the writer of the story works ________.

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2．He tried to go to the cinema every day but really got there ________.

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3．The word “delighted” in the sentence “I was delighted to see that nobody was waiting in line.” may best be replaced (替换) by ________.

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4．Which of the following was TRUE according to (根据) the story?

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A．The writer was too busy to have time for a rest during the day.

B．The buses running between his office and Richland Hills were always on time on Thursday.

C．He couldn't buy the tickets any day both before and after work hours.

D．It always took him about twenty minutes to get to the cinema by bus.

5．Choose the best title of the story.

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