This picture is one of________ in this book.

1. A.
   beautiful picture
2. B.
   the most beautiful pictures
3. C.
   most beautiful pictures
4. D.
   the most beautiful picture

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(铁匠). There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States. The cost of shoeing 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 strong. 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 he 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 to 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 form 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.

根据中文提示，写出单词，注意单词的正确形式(共10个空格，每个空格1分，满分10分)
1．Who can see the_________(美丽)of this picture?
2．Our school basketball team needs your______(支持)．
3．I _____________(相信)our school football team will win the match.
4．I read many_________(英雄)stories．
5．__________(幸运)，Millie did not hurt herself in the traffic accident．
6．My little brother has two big_________(微笑)eyes．So everyone likes him very much．
7．Everybody ­­­­­­­­­­­­_______（欢呼）when the pop star arrived.
8．It’s not right to____________（吓唬） the small children.
9．Betty is one of the_________________(获胜者)of the writing competition．
10．Lucy and Lily kept their secret to____________________(他们)．

阅读短文，将方框中的五个句子分别放在合适的位置，使短文通顺，意思完整，并将其答案填写在方框后的横线上。

Do you like to tell stories? Do you like to write? Sometimes those questions have two different answers. 1.????????? . However, it can be hard to write them down on paper.

2.????????? Even professional( 职业的)writers do not write everything perfectly the first time. They have to revise(修正)their work. When you revise your writing, you look for ways to change it that will make it better. 3.???????? You make sure that you have used capitals(大写),periods and other punctuation marks in the best way. You look for words that can be taken out or changed for different, more exciting words. You make sure that your words help the reader get a picture in his mind when he reads them.

Writing is one of those skills that take practice. The changes you make can turn boring words into exciting words. 4.????????? Don`t be afraid to make changes. The first time you write on a topic ,you get your ideas down on paper. 5.????? It is making it ready for readers to enjoy.

A：You check your spelling.

B:? Revising your writing is important.

C:? Many children love to tell stories out loud.

D:? Revising your writing is cleaning it up.

E:? It can make your ideas come alive.