But we were in serious trouble. The crew might not have noticed our disappearance. And if they had, they could not return because the rudder（舵）had broken. Counsel thought of all this, and calmly made his plans. We decided to wait for the ship as long as possible, because we had no other hope of safety. I suggested that we save our strength so that both of us would not be tired out at the same time. This was how we did it: While one of us lay on his back, quite still, with arms crossed and legs stretched out, the other would swim and push him along. We changed every ten minutes or so. In this way we could swim for hours, perhaps till daylight. The crash of the ship and the whale had appeared at about eleven o'clock. We had about eight hours to swim before daylight. This seemed possible, if the sea remained calm. Choose the best answer:

D.Because they wanted to take lifebuoys（救生圈）with their clothes.

(3) What does the word“still” in the last paragraph mean?

　　One fine morning, Jim White went into his garden. He began to dig a well（井）. He wanted to get water from the well. He wanted the water for his flowers.

　　Soon there was a large pile（堆）of earth. His wife saw it and came out of the house.

　　“I don't want that pile of earth in the garden,” she said. “You must move it.”

　　“I can't put it in the street, can I? Where can I put it?” Jim White asked.

　　“I don't know,” his wife said.“You must find a place.”

　　“Good morning, Tony,” Jim White said.“You have a very big garden. It's much bigger than mine.”

　　“Yes, it is.” Tony Brown said.

　　“Can I put some of my earth in it?” Jim White asked.

　　“I don't want a pile of earth in my garden.” Tony Brown said.

　　“Then I'll dig a deep hole and put the earth in the hole.”

　　“Very well,” Tony Brown said.“You can do that.”

　　“I don't want your pile of earth in my garden.” he said.

　　“Oh, that's not my earth,” Jim White said.“That's your earth. My earth is in that hole.”

A．get water for washing

B．put some earth in it

C．water flowers

D．move the earth to his neighbour

A．to put the earth in the hole

B．to put the earth in the street

C．to find a place to dig a well

D．to move the earth out of the garden

　　A history teacher was talking to his class about the ancient Romans（古羅馬人）.“They were very strong people,”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's bodies 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,“and this man swam across the river 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?”

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

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(2) Ancient Romans always wanted__________．

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(4) Who was the teacher talking about when he said, “Some of them. swam a lot”?

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A．Because the Roman swam before breakfast.

B．Because the Roman did not finish swimming near his clothes.

C．Because the teacher was angry.

D．Because the Roman liked swimming so much.

　　Once two young men went to the forest for a short stay. One day when they were taking a walk, a bear suddenly appeared. They were frightened and began to run, but the bear ran after them. At last, one of them climbed up a tree and the other jumped into a large hole. Soon, the man who jumped into the hole came out. At once the bear chased him back into the hole. The man came out of the hole again, and again the bear chased him back. They went on three or four times. Finally, the man on the top of the tree became very angry, and shouted to his friend,“Stay in the hole for a while, or the bear will keep us here all day.”As the man jumped out of the hole again, he said,“That's all right for you to say so, but there is a wolf in this hole.”

(2)“Chase”means_________.

(3) One day two men met_________．

A．Two Young Men

B．Out or IN

C．The Bear and Two Young Men

D．The Bear and the Wolf

　　Have you ever heard the saying,“If you want a friend, be one?”

　　Here is how one new teacher made friends with the girls and boys in her class on the first day of school. As the bell rang, the teacher smiled at each girl and boy. Then she said in a quiet voice,“Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you in my class this year. I'd like to know each of you. I am sure we will enjoy working together.”Everyone felt that she meant what she said because of her sweet voice and her friendly look.

　　You may find that some new comers in your class may miss their old friends and feel strange and alone. You can invite them to walk to school or to ride bikes with you. You will find many things to talk about. Just talking together in a friendly manner（方式）is one good way to make friends.

(1) How do you understand the saying“If you want a friend, be one”. It means“________”.

A．If you want to have a friend, try to make one be your friend

B．You can make friends by doing what a friend should do

C．You may have a friend by doing everything for him

D．When you need a friend, you have to be a friend of yourself

A．showed that she would like to be a friend of the girls and boys

B．made every girl and boy happy

C．told the girls and boys everything about herself

D．meant she wanted to tell the boys and girls something interesting

A．without knowing each other

B．with the same interests

C．of a few words

D．of few words

A．he always thinks of his old friend

B．you ask him to do something

C．he knows you very well

D．you talk with him in a friendly way

A．A friendly way of making friends.

B．How to make friends between teachers and students.

C．The relationship between teachers and students.

D．Making friends.

　　“Jane, please let me borrow a dollar,”Jenny asked as they stood in the school lunch line.”I have one in my jacket, but I don't want to leave and lose my place.”

　　“Ok,”agreed Jane.

　　Jane waited all day for Jenny to pay back the dollar she borrowed, but Jenny always seemed to be busy.”She's just forgotten,“thought Jane.”I don't want to make her angry.”Still, her money didn't go back. Some classmates, like Jenny, were getting five dollars a week.

　　“Oh, Jane, I forgot!”Jenny said.”I'll bring the dollar tomorrow.”

　　“Jenny's not kind lately, and anyway, she really owes me. Besides she has enough money to buy more. A dollar doesn't mean anything to her, but it means a lot to me.”

A．they were waiting for a bus

B．they were eating something

C．they were going to have supper

D．they were in the dining room

A．Jenny was really very busy all day

B．It was clear that Jenny had forgotten the matter

C．Jane was afraid that she would make Jenny angry

D．Jenny had no money to pay Jane that day

A．She didn't want to pay the money back at all.

B．She really wanted to pay the money back the next day.

C．She wanted to forget the whole matter.

D．She didn't want to make friends with Jane any more.

A．Jenny didn't buy her any sweets.

B．Jenny was talking about her to others.

C．what Jenny had done made her a little angry.

D．she knew Jenny had got two new pencils.

A．Jane couldn't get on well with others

B．Jenny lived a better life than Jane did

C．There was something wrong with Jane did

D．The school was really for someone rich

　　One part of the library has fiction books. Fiction tells stories about people and things, but they are not real. All fiction books are arranged in alphabetical（按字母順序）order by the writer's last name.

　　Reference（參考）books are in the third part of the library. Reference books give facts about different subjects. The dictionary, encyclopedia（百科全書）, and atlas（地圖冊）are reference books. You can find them in the library.

　　Inside the cover of each library book is a pocket with a card. The card has the name of the book and the writer's name. When you borrow a book, the librarian records your library card number and the date which is due（到期的）.The librarian will put the date inside the book cover. This is how you borrow a book from the library.

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A．in alphabetical order by the writer's last name

B．in alphabetical order by the writer's first name

C．by their subjects

D．by their other subjects

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　　The most successful students are those who use large college edition dictionaries with about 100,000 words but do not use them too often. When they are reading, these students first try to get the general idea and understand new words from the context（上下文）.Then they reread and use the dictionary to look up only key words that they do not understand. They use dictionaries more for writing. If they are not sure how to spell a word, or divide it into syllables （音節(jié)）, they always use a dictionary. Also, if they think a noun might have an unusual plural form or a verb might have an unusual past form, they cheek these in dictionary.

(1) The writer tends to（傾向）think that ________.

A．choose a good dictionary, and you'll succeed in learning English

B．dictionaries are not very necessary to the students who learn English

C．it is very important for students to use good dictionaries properly

D．using dictionaries very often can't help to improve writing

A．Dictionaries have little effect on learning to speak English.

B．No matter what new words you meet while reading, never use dictionaries.

C．Small two-language dictionaries have serious defects（缺陷）.

D．Reading something for the first time, you'd better not use dictionaries.

A．that students shouldn't use small two-language dictionaries

B．what were the defects of small two-language dictionaries

C．why students should use large college edition dictionaries

D．what dictionary students should choose and how to use it

(4) The function（作用）of the first sentence in the third paragraph is _______.

A．to form a connection link between the preceding and the following

B．to raise the main point of the third paragraph

C．to end the subject talked about in the first two paragraphs

D．to change the subject to talk about something else

(5) Which is not mentioned（提到）in this article?

A．How to make good use of a dictionary.

B．When to use a dictionary.

C．How to improve spoken English.

D．How to practise reading fast.

A．writes, dances and plays music

B．reads, writes and sings

C．writes, sings and plays music

D．writes, sings and dances