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　　Mr. Smith had a nice and brown coat. He loved it very much, but his wife did not like it, because it was old. She often said, “Give it to a poor person. ”But Mr. Smith always said, “No, I like this coat. ”Then a cigarette (香烟)fell on it and made a hole in it, so Mrs. Smith said,“Please don't wear it again. ”Mr. Smith took it to a small tailor's (裁缝) shop and said to the tailor, “Please make another coat like this one. ”The tailor made the coat very carefully. Then he lit (点燃)a cigarette, and made a hole in it in the same place.

1．Mr. Smith's coat was not ________.

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2．________didn't like the coat.

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3．Mr. Smith didn't give the coat to a poor person because ________.

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A．there was a hole in it

B．he liked it very much

C．he had no other coats to wear

D．he had no money to buy a new one

4．there was a hole in his old coat, Mr. Smith ________.

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A．decided to make a new one

B．still wore it

C．went to have it mended

D．gave it to a poor man

5．The tailor made a new coat with a hole in it ________.

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A．because Mr. Smith had asked him to do so

B．because he thought it would be the same as the old one

C．because he was not careful enough

D．because he thought it would be better

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后面每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。

　　I took the brass box out of my backpack and opened it. I turned the instruction (说明) book to the section marked“How to Make a Tulpa.” I began to read :

　　“Greetings. So you wish to use special box to make Tulpa. Very nice. But remember: Tulpa is not real person. Tulpa must not vote, or operate(操纵) heavy machinery(机械).

　　Tulpa does not need to eat, except sometimes Kit Kat bars(一种条状糖). Tulpa does not need to bathe. Just wipe it off every few days with a damp cloth. MOST IMPORTANT WARNING: Please never, never never feed Tulpa peanuts(花生). ”OK, all that seemed easy enough. Now go on to make the Tulpa.

　　“You now ready to make Tulpa,” said the book. “Please put a picture of a person you wish to copy in the box. ”

　　I looked around for a picture of myself. The only one I could find was my school picture from last year. It's fuzzy(模糊) and out-of-focus(焦距没对准). My hair is all sticking up(直立). And I have this really silly grin(龇牙咧嘴) on my face. Spencer said. “Zack, it makes you look like Bozo, the Clown(小丑). ”But it was all I had. I put the picture in the brass box. I continued reading.

　　“Now, please shake the box with great gusto. ”

　　I wasn't sure what gusto was, but I picked up the box and shook it pretty hard.

　　Nothing happened. I put the box down. I thought my school picture was too silly to work.

　　Suddenly, I heard something. A very slight noise was coming from inside the brass box. Then the box started moving slightly up and down, a little like Mexican jumping beans (豆子). Then-and this really frightened(使害怕)me-the lid(盖子) of the box raised up about half an inch, and a finger crept(蠕动) out of it.

　　I backed away from the box: Three more fingers crept out of it.

　　By now I was at the opposite end of my bedroom. Dad was still at his computer. But I didn't think he'd like me calling, “Dad, hurry! A hand is creeping out of this brass box I bought! ”I mean, that might break his work.

　　Now an arm followed the hand. Then a second hand slid out of the box . The hands pushed back the lid of the box. And out climbed. . . me! I mean, it was a perfect copy of me, the way I looked in my school picture. The same sticking-up hair, the same silly grin. ...

　　Yikes ! I'd made Bozo the Clone !

1．What was the box for? The box could be used to ________.

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2．What's the result?

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A．He got a copy of Bozo, the Clown.

B．He saw fingers coming out of the box.

C．He made a perfect school picture of himself.

D．He saw a Clone of himself coming out of the box.

3．Which of the following is true?

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A．Zack wanted to copy himself.

B．Zack found some beans in the box.

C．Zack was so frightened that he broke the box.

D．Zack was so frightened that he called to his father for help.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后面每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。

　　Tex Clark was the top man at the zoo. He liked to watch the animals in the zoo. He liked to watch the children, too. One day he saw a big boy. Tex ran over and said, “Come with me,”He pulled the big boy over to the elephants' pen.

　　Tex picked up a stick. He waved it in front of a big elephant. “Up, Jo-Jo ! ”he shouted. Up went the elephant's big head. Up went one big front leg and then the other. The elephant stood on her hind legs. Her trunk was high in the air.

　　“Lie down ! ”Tex shouted to Jo-Jo. He pointed to the boy, “Pick him up, Jo-Jo ! ”Then he said to the boy,“Don't be afraid. She won't hurt you. ”

　　The big elephant put her trunk around the boy. She carried him high into the air and put him down on her head.

　　Of course the boy was afraid. But then he looked around. What a way to see the zoo! He looked down into the monkeys' cage. Down at the tigers. Down at the lions. And everyone was looking at him!

　　The boy went to the zoo again and again. He didn't go just for an elephant ride. He helped feed the animals. He helped clean the cages. Not many boys did that like him.

　　Tex stayed at the zoo for the rest of his life.

　　“I'll tell you why I work here,”he often said. “I love animals. I love children too. Where do you find both animals and children? At the zoo, of course. ”

1．The elephant's name was ________.

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2．Tex asked the elephant to ________.

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A．throw the boy into the air

B．carry the boy out of the zoo

C．put the boy on Tex's head and then on the ground

D．carry the boy high into the air and put him down on her head

3．The boy went to the zoo again and again because ________.

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A．he only wanted to see the elephant

B．he wanted to see Tex Clark

C．he wanted to help feed the animals and go for an elephant ride

D．he wanted to play with the elephant and some other animals

4．Tex Clark liked to work at the zoo because ________.

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A．he could see animals and children every day

B．he could work shorter hours

C．he could play with the elephant

D．he could feed the animals with the boy

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　　When ten-year-old James Ale and his friends went out to play, they had nowhere to go but the streets. The streets were filled with traffic but the children had no choice (选择). There was no park or playground nearby. One day, a little girl was badly hurt by a passing car. James Ale decided the neighborhood needed a park.

　　For more than a year, James Ale worked for his park. He knocked on doors asking adults to help. He went to City Hall and discussed his idea with the mayor. (市长) At first, people did not want to listen to a ten-year-old ,but James did not give up. In the end, he won. “Getting the park took a lot of work, ”James said. “It was worth it, though, because we needed it.”

1．James and his friends went out to play ________.

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2．In James neighborhood ,the streets were ________.

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3．When James decided that a park was needed ,he was ________.

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4．It took James ________to work for his park.

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补全对话：从方框中选出恰当的句子完成下面对话，并将所选答案前的字母标号填入相应题号前的括号内。

A：Hello. May I speak to Mary?

B： 1 I'll see if she is in.

B：I'm sorry, she isn't in. 2

A：Will you please give a message to her?

B： 3

A：Please tell her not to come here to have a meeting.

B： 4

A：Goodbye. Thank you.

完形填空：通读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳一项。

　　In 1328 Scotland (苏格兰)became independent(独立)from English rule(统治),but it had been a long, hard fight with many battles(战役)between them.

　　Robert Bruce is a Scottish (苏格兰人) national (民族的) hero (英雄).

　　Robert had tried to fight against the English, but it was very 1 ----the English armies were so powerful (强有力), and the Scottish tribes (部落) often didn't fight side by side. One day, when Robert was 2 on one of the Scottish islands, he thought that he couldn't 3 against the English. They had 4 a lot of his followers and killed them, and had put Robert's wife and sisters into prison. Robert was 5 about what he could do when he saw a spider (蜘蛛). He 6 it. It was trying to spin (结) a web (网), but fell down again and .again. It didn't stop 7 , but it always fell down. Robert watched the spider for a long time, and at last, the spider succeeded (成功) : it 8 its web.

　　Robert thought to himself :“ The spider tried and tried, and didn't give up, and at last it succeeded. Perhaps (也许)I should be 9 that spider. I will try again and again to fight the English. I won't 10 until I succeed ! ”

　　Robert left the island and met his followers. They fought again against the English, and at last Robert did succeed : He won the Battle of Bannockburn against the English, and Scotland was free.

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　　Once upon a time a king had a son. The King, Uther Pendragon called his son Arthur. One day, Merlin, an old magician(术士)came to his friend the king. Nobody knew who Merlin was, or where he came from, but he had magical(魔法)powers(本领). On that day Merlin brought bad news. “Soon you will die, my king, and all the knights (骑士) in the land will want power(政权) ---- they will want to become the new king! They will try to kill your son. He must come and live with me, and when he is older he will return and be king. ”

　　Everything happened just as Merlin had said. The king died and there were years of war between the knights. Many people died.

　　One day Merlin called the knights for a meeting. They were tired of (厌倦) all the wars and were all there. Merlin said,“We need a strong king, stronger than all the kings before him! ”The knights agreed. “But how can we decide who will be the new king?”one of the knights asked.

　　Merlin looked at them and pointed(指)to a stone(石头)behind him. In this stone there was a large sword (剑). He spoke, “The man who can take this sword from the stone will be the new king!”

　　After that, people from all over the country came and tried to take the sword from the stone ---- all of them were the biggest ,strongest men in the country. But no one could do it. Then one day, Merlin brought a young man to the sword in the stone. This man took the sword ,and it came out of the stone easily.

　　Merlin said, “He is your new king !”But some of the knights didn't like this and didn't accept (承认) Arthur as king. There were more battles, but soon all the knights accepted Arthur as their king, except one ---- the Black Knight.

1．Who was Merlin? He was ________.

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A．a king

B．a knight

C．Arthur's uncle

D．Uther Pendragon's friend

2．What happened when the king died?

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A．The knights killed the king's son.

B．There were battles.

C．Merlin got the power of the country.

D．There was a new king.

3．Which of the following is true?

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A．Merlin helped Arthur to become the new king.

B．There were years of war between the king and his knights.

C．When the king died, his son came back and became the new king.

D．Merlin was given the power to decide who would be the new king.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后面每题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题，或完成所给句子的一项最佳答案。

　　A history teacher was talking to his class about the ancient Romans (罗马人). “They were very strong, brave people, and they were good soldiers,”he said. “They always wanted to have strong bodies ,so they played a lot of games. ”

　　“Did they like swimming?”one of the girls asked,“That makes people very strong. ”She was very good at swimming.

　　“Oh, yes, some of them swam a lot, ”the teacher answered.

　　Then he told them a story about one famous Roman.

　　“There was a big, wide river in the middle of Rome,”he said. “It was the Tiber, and this man swam across it three times every day before breakfast. ”

　　The girl laughed when she heard this.

　　“Why are you laughing?”the teacher asked her angrily. “Have I said anything funny(可笑) ?”

　　“Well, sir,”the girl answered,“why didn't he swim across the river four times to get back his clothes?”

1．The students were having a ________ class.

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2．Romans played a lot of games because ________.

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A．they wanted to keep themselves healthy

B．they wanted the other people to be interested in them

C．they wanted to be clever and hard working

D．they wanted to be famous in the world

3．The girl asked the teacher the question because ________.

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A．she liked swimming very much

B．she liked the Romans very much

C．she liked her history teacher a lot

D．she wanted to be the top student in her class

4．Why did the girl laugh after the teacher told them a story about one famous Roman?

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A．Because her teacher was angry.

B．Because her teacher said something funny.

C．Because she thought the Roman was foolish.

D．Because she had heard the story before.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后面每题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题，或完成所给句子的一项最佳答案。

　　When Halloween came near, many children shouted, “Let's go to see the Halloween Lady ! ”Mrs. Szabo was called the Halloween Lady because every year she made about a hundred and fifty Halloween costumes (服装). She sold them to the children at a low price.

　　All of the costumes were different. Mrs. Szabo made costumes of monsters (鬼怪), animals, pirates (海盗)and famous people. Some costumes were pretty, and some were scary(吓人的). She made them in all sizes so that every child could have one that fit.

　　At times, the Halloween Lady was so busy she thought about getting an assistant. Who wouldn't want to work in a room that looked like a fairyland(仙境)?

1．Mrs. Szado was called ________.

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2．Mrs. Szado made about ________ Halloween costumes every year.

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3．Mrs. Szado made costumes of ________.

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A．plants ,vegetables and fruits

B．cats and different people

C．films stars and football players

D．monsters ,animals ,pirates and famous people

4．She wanted to get an assistant because ________.

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A．she was too old to make costumes

B．she felt lonely(孤独)

C．she couldn't make so many costumes by herself

D．she got very sick

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　　Winona Ryder was born on October 29, 1971 in Winona, Minnesota, USA. She has been in a lot of very different films, like “Little Women ”, and more recently, “Alien : Resurrection”. She has won a lot of prizes for her films.

　　But who is she really? What was her life like when she was young? Well ,as you can see, Winona's name comes from the place where she was born. Her real name is Winona Laura Horowitz . She has 3 brothers and sisters-Sunyata, Jubal and Yuri . Winona Ryder grew up on a Californian farm with a lot of horses but no TV. She had a lot of problems at school because people thought she was a boy-Winona had short hair and wore the kind of clothes that boys wore. They hit her and bullied (欺负) her, and she left high school and had “home-schooling ”, with private (私人的) teachers who came to her house. When she graduated she had“A's”in all her subjects. Her parents didn't want Winona to go into movies ,but today they always watch her new films when they come out.

　　She says that child actors in Hollywood have a hard life-people make them work like adults, but treat them like babies. She said in an interview once : “When you're 15 years old or 14 or 16 … you know if you get a cold, you can't stay in bed, that will cost a film producer (制片人) $300,000 … I really suffered, and I didn't have it bad. I had it really good, (a) because I had really good skin, and (b) I had great parents, and (c) I was really successful. ”

1．Winona Ryder was born in ________ .

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2．From Winona we know that a child actor in Hollywood couldn't have a rest even when they were ill because ________ .

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A．they were treated like adults

B．they don't have any free time

C．they didn't want to lose their money

D．the producer didn't want to lose their money

3．Which of the following is true?

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A．She didn't like watching TV when she was a child.

B．Her parents sent her to Hollywood to be a child actor .

C．She learned a lot in Hollywood though she suffered a lot.

D．She was good at all the subjects when she was in high school.