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　　John Thomson was born in 1827 in Norway and moved to the United States with his parents when he was ten years old. In 1851, John Thomson went west to California to try his luck at finding gold. However, he had very little success, so he decided to give up mining and buy a small farm. His new farm was high on the western side of the Rocky Mountains. In winter, deep snow closed the pass from the eastern to the western side of the mountains, sometimes for weeks at a time. No one could enter or leave; not even the mail(邮件)could be delivered(投递).

　　Thomson was an imaginative man. He made himself a pair of skis(滑雪板)and practiced on the snowy fields near his house. In January 1856, he went to the post office and told the postmaster that he would carry the mail over the closed pass. It took Thomson almost four days to travel the 90 miles from the post office to the small town near his farm where he delivered the mail. His pack of mail often weighed 80 pounds, so he carried little food and no blankets. When he stopped to rest, he made a small fire and put his feet near it to keep them warm.

　　After a dozen years of delivering the mail in this way, a railroad was completed over the pass, and Thomson's mail service was no longer needed. He retired(退职)with the thanks of his grateful neighbors and returned to being a farmer. He continued skiing for pleasure in his spare time.

1．John Thomson went west to California in ________.

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2．Thomson bought a farm because ________.

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A．he wanted a place where he could ski

B．he wanted to live in the mountains

C．he was an imaginative man

D．he had little success as a gold miner

3．Thomson thought he could deliver the mail by ________.

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A．walking the 90 miles over the pass

B．going to the post office by train

C．skiing over the snowy pass

D．practicing on the snowy fields

4．Thomson carried little food and no blankets because ________.

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A．he skied for pleasure in his free time

B．he stopped at a nearby town to rest

C．the pack of mail was very heavy

D．the trip took only four days

5．Thomson stopped delivering the mail when ________.

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A．the post office closed

B．a railroad was built through the mountains

C．his neighbors asked him to retire

D．deep snow closed the pass

6．After Thomson retired, he ________.

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A．made skis for his friends and neighbors

B．tried his luck at finding gold

C．gave away his skis

D．continued to ski in his spare time

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　　It was a cold wet night. The taxi driver hadn't had one passenger(乘客)all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man from the country coming out, carrying two big bags. “Aha! ”thought the taxi driver, “here's the right person to make good this bad day. ”He quickly stopped the taxi and opened the door.

　　Driver: Where do you want to go, sir?

　　Young Man: To the Park Hotel.

　　When the taxi driver heard that, his hopes of getting a lot of money disappeared. The Park Hotel was hardly two kilometers away. The young man would give him fifty cents at most. Only fifty cents ! Then he had an idea of taking the young man by a longer route----going all around the city and then back to the Park Hotel. This he did, and after a long time the taxi finally arrived at the hotel.

　　Driver: You should pay me fifteen dollars ,sir.

　　Young Man: What? Fifteen dollars? Do you think I'm a fool? You're trying to cheat(骗)me.

　　Driver: How dare you say I…

　　Young Man: You must think I don't know my way around.

　　Driver: But…

　　Young Man: Only last week I took a taxi from the station to this hotel. I know how much I should pay.

　　Driver: Oh…oh…all right. Now…now look…uh…

　　Young Man: I think I should call the policemen.

　　Driver: Oh, no! Please don't do that! I have a sick wife and four hungry children.

　　Young Man: All right! This time I'll forget it.

　　Driver: Oh, thank you ,sir. And you are right. The trip isn't worth fifteen dollars.

　　Young Man : You don't have to tell me that. I may come from the country, but I'm as clever as you city people.

　　Driver : Yes, sir.

　　Young Man : I just won't be cheated. I won't pay you a cent more than I paid the other taxi last week…thirteen dollars !

1．Why did the taxi driver tell the young man he had a sick wife and four hungry children?

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A．He didn't want the young man to call the policemen.

B．He wanted to let the young man know he had a big and happy family.

C．He was going to ask the young man to visit his family.

D．He wanted to let the young man know they were not afraid of the policemen.

2．From the story we know that the taxi driver ________.

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A．was an honest man

B．was very busy that day

C．got far more money than he should get for the trip

D．didn't get a cent more than he should get for the trip

3．From the story we know that the young man ________.

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A．was as clever as city people

B．knew how much he should pay for the trip

C．had been cheated by another taxi driver the week before

D．wanted to get a lot of money in the city

4．Which of the following would be the best title(标题)of the story?

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A．City People and Country Men

B．Going to the Park Hotel

C．A Passenger and a Taxi Driver

D．Clever or Foolish?

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　　Although they often suffer deeply from the words and acts of others, young people can yet cause(造成)suffering with careless action. Still, the suffering may not be caused intentionally(故意地). The writers of a high school yearbook thought they were being clever when they put the picture of a lame classmate over the words, “Olympic winner of the 100-yard dash(短跑). ”If they had known that the boy would kill himself two days after the book came out, they would never have written such words. Whether young or old, we would cause others suffering much less often if we put ourselves in their places and tried to understand their feelings.

1．According to the paragraph, we often cause suffering by ________.

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A．publishing yearbooks

B．funny photos

C．making ourselves sad

D．thoughtless words

2．Most likely the writers put the picture of the lame boy over the words“Olympic winner of the 100-yard dash”because they ________ .

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A．were very clever

B．wanted to get a laugh from their student readers

C．were famous writers

D．wanted their lame classmate to kill himself

3．The main idea of the paragraph is ________.

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A．making fun of others

B．the foolishness of young people

C．that we often forget the feelings of others

D．the danger of killing oneself

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　　The first people to buy cars in America were the same people who had gardeners and chauffeurs(汽车司机).Actually, a chauffeur was a must for the first cars because they were hard to start. He had to be a driver and a mechanic (汽车修理工) as well. Almost anything could go wrong and it usually did. When you started out, you were never sure when, or if, you were going to reach the end of your trip. No ordinary farmer, no country doctor, no shopkeeper could waste his time trying to keep a lot of parts working together all the time. Repairing three flat tires(轮胎)in ten miles took time. No, the horseless carriage made too much trouble for the ordinary man to keep running.

1．The story does not say so, but it makes you think that ________.

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A．the first car-owners were rich

B．the early cars were comfortable

C．gardeners had to be good drivers

D．the first roads were well-built

2．The reader can infer(推理)that the first chauffeurs were ________.

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A．skillful(熟练的)and careful

B．friendly and helpful

C．honest and brave

D．polite and kind

3．According to the story, farmers, doctors and shopkeepers ________.

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A．bought many early cars

B．had not enough money to buy new things

C．traveled mostly by horse

D．did not like the form of early cars

4．Which sentence tells us that the first tires were poorly made?

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A．The horseless carriage made too much trouble for the ordinary man to keep running.

B．Repairing three flat tires in ten miles took time.

C．Almost anything could go wrong and it usually did.

D．He had to be a driver and a mechanic as well.

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　　People hate mice (老鼠, mouse的复数), but one mouse has won the hearts of the people all over the world----the famous Mickey Mouse.

　　Fifty years ago most films were silent. A man named Walt Disney made a cartoon (动画片)mouse that could talk in his films. He named the mouse Mickey Mouse. People were very excited at the talking mouse. Soon Mickey became quite well-known. Children loved to see their lovely friend, because he made them happy.

　　Mickey was a clean mouse from the very beginning. Perhaps this is one reason why people who hate real mice love Mickey Mouse. In his early life Mickey made some mistakes. People were very angry. They wrote to Disney and said they didn't want Mickey to do foolish things. As there were certain things that Mickey couldn't do, Disney made a new animal named Donald Duck. He also made a dog called Pluto. This dog does stupid (愚蠢的) things and makes mistakes wherever he goes. Now our Mickey Mouse is not only clean ,but also important. He has friends all over the world.

1．The best title(标题)for this passage is ________.

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2．Mickey Mouse ________.

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A．was a real mouse that could talk

B．was foolish at first

C．made Walt Disney happy

D．is loved by almost all people

3．Children loved to see Mickey Mouse because ________.

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A．he could talk to them

B．he was always clean and did foolish things

C．they could get joy from him

D．he was friendly

4．People got angry and wrote to Disney because ________.

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A．Mickey Mouse could speak in a cartoon

B．a mouse should be dirty

C．foolish things shouldn't be done by Mickey Mouse

D．Pluto did stupid things

5．Donald Duck was ________.

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　　Sandwich was an Englishman. He lived in the 18th century. Sandwich was rich, but he liked to play cards for money. He told his servants (仆人)to bring him some meat and bread. He often played for 24 hours ,and didn't even stop to have his meals. He put the meat between the two pieces of bread and held the food in his left hand while he played cards with his right hand. People liked Sandwich's idea, and from then on they ate bread and meat as Sandwich did.

　　From the name of the man, Sandwich, we have the word of the food “sandwich” today.

1．At the beginning, Sandwich was ________.

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A．the name of a servant

B．the name of a man with a lot of money

C．a poor man who lived on playing cards

D．the name of some food

2．Sandwich ________.

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A．was so interested in playing cards that he often had no time to have his meals

B．often brought some bread with him to play cards

C．never ate anything when he played cards

D．had no money to play cards at last

3．People liked Sandwich's idea because ________.

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A．bread together with meat was good to eat

B．he always won when he played cards

C．they liked Sandwich himself

D．when he ate with one hand he could do something with the other

4．Today “sandwich”is ________.

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A．also a name of a rich man

B．a kind of bread with meat in the middle of it

C．not interested in playing cards

D．not 1iked by most of the people

5．As food, “sandwich”________.

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A．is always made of bread and chicken

B．is something made of chicken and meat

C．is usually made of bread and meat

D．is sometimes made of bread and rice

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　　What is the most useful dog in the world? In Australia they say it is the sheepdog . Australia is a country where they raise over 100, 000, 000 sheep. It would be impossible to care for them all if it were not for the sheepdog. A few people with some trained (经过训练的)sheepdogs can control huge flocks (羊群) easily.

　　It takes fifteen minutes a day for six months to train a sheepdog. It is taught to completely obey its master's signals (信号)and stop any sheep from leaving the flock.

　　There are sheepdog contests (比赛)in Australia that are as important to the people as a basketball match is in the United States. A kind of big sheepdog called collie usually wins most of these contests.

1．The best title is ________.

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A．Sheepdog Contests

B．The Sheepdog

C．100,000,000 Sheep

D．Controlling Huge Flocks

2．To control a huge flock takes ________.

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3．To train a sheepdog takes ________.

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4．One duty of a sheepdog is to keep the sheep ________.

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　　A fire fighter visited Angel's classroom. He told the children what to do if afire started in their home. Six-year-old Angel listened carefully.

　　Two weeks later, a fire did start in Angel's house. The heat from the fire woke her up. She ran and woke up her grandmother. “Get the baby and go outside,” she told her grandmother. Then she hastened next door and called the fire department.

　　The fire fighters came and soon put out the fire. When Angel's parents came home, they asked her how she had known what to do. She said, “I learned it at school. ”

1．Angel was a ________of six-year-old.

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2．Angel woke up because ________.

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A．someone knocked at her bedroom door

B．her grandmother fell down

C．a fire started in her house

D．her parents came back

3．Which of the following is not true?

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A．The fire fighters put out the fire

B．Angel saved her grandmother and the baby

C．Angel went to the next room to call the fire department

D．Angel's parents were at home when the fire started

4．The best title of the passage is ________.

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A．How to Be a Fire Fighter

B．A Ride in a Fire Truck

C．A Girl Who Knew What to Do

D．Angel's Favourite Teacher

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　　Roller-skating is a sport that people of all ages can enjoy. Many people like to roller-skate in an indoor rink. You can have just as much fun skating outdoors ,though.

　　If you do skate outdoors you should wear special clothes. Even the best skaters fall once in a while, but the right clothing can keep you from getting hurt. First, be sure to wear a long-sleeved shirt and long pants. Elbow (胳膊肘)and knee (膝盖)pads (垫) will help, too. A pair of leather gloves will protect (保护) your hands from getting cut on the cement. (水泥路面) Finally, a helmet (头盔), like the kind bicycle riders wear, will top off your very own “fall” fashions !

1．People of all ages enjoy ________.

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2．People can roller-skate ________.

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3．If you wear a long-sleeved shirt and long pants you will not hurt your ________.

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4．Which of the following is true?

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A．Roller-skating is a game.

B．Only young people can roller-skate.

C．Roller-skating is a dangerous sport.

D．If you wear special clothes when you roller-skate you can protect yourself from getting hurt.

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　　My brother, Henry, has a very good job at a bank. I couldn't believe him when he told me that he had decided to leave there. I tried to make him change his mind, but I failed.

　　“You should reconsider your decision (决定), ”I said. “You have already spent five years in the bank and you could have a wonderful future (将来). You might become a bank manager (经理) by the time you are thirty-five. ”

　　“I know,” Henry answered. “I have got no complaints (抱怨) with the bank. It is a pleasant job. The bank manager told me that my future was excellent (杰出的). ”

　　“Then why do you want to leave?” I asked.

　　“It's the money,” Henry said.

　　“But you are getting a good salary (工资), ” I answered.

　　“I don't mean that,” Henry said. “ What do I do in the bank? Well ,at the moment all I do is to count money. I find it very depressing (压抑). ”

　　“What is depressing about counting money?” I asked.

　　“You don't understand,” Henry answered. “I enjoy counting my own money, but I hate counting other people's ! ”

1．The writer wanted to know ________.

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A．what his brother did in the bank

B．how long his brother had worked at the bank

C．why his brother had decided to leave the bank

D．when his brother would become a bank manager

2．His brother did not enjoy ________.

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A．working in a pleasant place

B．keeping happy hours

C．getting a good salary

D．counting other people's money

3．In the sentence “You should reconsider your decision”, “reconsider”means ________.

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4．From what the writer said we know that the bank paid his brother ________for his work.

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A．quite a lot of money

B．as much money as the manager's

C．no money

D．not much money

5．The best title (题目)for this story is ________.

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