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　　A 50-year-old American officer came back to his school. The teachers asked him to give a talk to the small boys and girls there. The talk was about the love of their great country. All the little ones were sitting in a large meeting-room. The old officer went up and began speaking. He said , “Boys and girls, I studied in this school forty years ago. When I was your age, we were not as happy as you are today. Think about it and answer me, why are you so happy now?”

　　No sound came from the children. The old man waited for a long time. Then a short boy in the front put up his small dirty hand. “Goodboy! Please answer me, dear,” said the officer.

　　With a big smile on his face, the boy stood up and said, “If you speak long enough, we won't have to have maths and biology lessons this morning.”

1．The old man came back to the school ________.?

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2．The officer studied in this school when he was ________.

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3．The old officer found that the children at that school were ________ ever before.

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4．The short boy in the front ________.

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A．didn't understand the question and answered it in a wrong way

B．spoke the truth

C．wanted to make the officer angry

D．wanted to make others laugh

5．According to this story, we know that ________.

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A．the short boy liked the talk very much

B．a(chǎn)ll the children liked the talk

C．the short boy didn't like studying his lessons

D．some children liked to listen to a funny story

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　　“Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream,” some scientists say.

　　Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.

　　Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.

　　Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can't re member the dream. Dreams can disappear (消失) quickly from memory (記憶力).

　　Too much dreaming can be harmful (有害的). The more me sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.

1．It may be less important to sleep than to ________.

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2．Dreams and films are usually ________.

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3．why do some people often dream about their work?

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A．Because they are tired in the day time.

B．Because they are not interested in their work.

C．Because they may be thinking about their work all day.

D．Because they have too much work to do.

4．The main idea of the story is that ________.

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A．what dream is

B．people like to sleep

C．dreams are like films

D．we always remember dreams

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　　Some people have very good memories (記憶力), and can easily learn quite long poems (詩) by hearts. There are other people who can only remember things when they have said them over and over.

　　Charles Dickens, the famous English author, said that he could walk down any long street in London and then tell you the name of every shop he had passed. Many great men of the world have had wonderful memories.

　　A good memory is a good help in learning a language. Everybody knows his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child. Some children - like boys and girls who live in foreign countries with their parents - seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. In schools, it is not easy to learn a second language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects as well.

　　The human mind is rather like a camera, but it takes photographs not only of what we see but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo graph is finished and ready to show to our friends. In the same way there is much work to be done before we can make a picture remain for ever in the mind.

　　Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

1．________ have good memories.

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A．Some great people

B．Only great people

C．The children who live in foreign countries with their parents

D．The pupils who study a second language in schools

2．It is said in the passage that Charles Dickens could remember things by ________.

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A．looking at them over and over

B．saying them over and over

C．looking at them over

D．saying them loudly once

3．Everybody learns his own language by ________.

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A．taking photographs with a camera and remaining them in the mind

B．being taught when he is a small child

C．remembering what he hears when he is a small child

D．going to other countries

4．According to the passage, it is ________ to learn a second language in their own countries than in foreign countries.

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5．Which of the following is true?

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A．Memory is very important in learning a foreign language.

B．A person learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is born.

C．An adult can pick up a language more easily than a child.

D．Our memory is just like a camera.

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　　A doctor was once teaching a class of medical (醫(yī)學(xué)的) students at a famous hospital in Edinburgh. An injured (受傷的) man was brought in, and the doctor turned to one of the students and asked him, “What's wrong with this man?”

　　“I don' t know, sir,”the student answered. “Shall I examine him and find out?”

　　“There's no need to examine him,” said the doctor. “You should know it without asking questions. He has hurt his right knee (膝蓋) .Didn't you notice (注意) the way he walked? He hurt it by burning it in the fire. You see his trouser leg is burnt away at the knee. This is Monday morning. Yesterday was fine. but on Saturday the roads were wet and muddy (泥濘的). The man's trousers are muddy all over. The man fell down on Saturday and went to a public house (小酒店) and drank too much. You got wet and muddy on the way home. Because you had drunk too much, you fell on the fire and burnt your knee. Is that right?”

　　“Yes, sir,” said the man.

1．The medical students were having a lesson ________.

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A．in a medical school

B．a(chǎn)t a well-known hospital

C．in a classroom

D．a(chǎn)t the library

2．The man hurt his knee ________.

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3．With his wage the man first went ________.

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4．The man burnt his knee ________.

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A．because he was ill

B．because he was cold

C．because he had drunk too much and fell on the fire

D．when he was on his way home

5．The doctor was good at ________.

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The train was already half an hour late. I had to arrive in Vienna at 7：15 in time to catch the 7：20 train to Paris, but there was no hope of that now. I told my problem to the conductor. He advised me to get off two stops before Vienna Station and take a taxi. When the time came, he even helped with my bag. He wished me good luck as I jumped off. A few minutes later, I was racing towards the center of the city in a taxi. It was almost 7：25 when we stopped outside the station. I paid the driver quickly, picked up my bag and hurried inside. “Paris train?”was all I had time to say to the official (官員) I saw. You can see how I felt when he pointed to a train that was just moving out of the station.

1．The writer couldn't arrive in Paris in time because ________.

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A．the train was late

B．he took the wrong train

C．he didn't pay the driver

D．the conductor advised him to get off early

2．The conductor advised the writer to get off before Vienna and take a taxi ________.

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A．a(chǎn)s soon as the train stopped

B．a(chǎn)fter he heard the writer's explanation

C．a(chǎn)fter he was passing the writer

D．when the train arrived in Vienna at 7：15

3．Which of the following did the conductor do to help the writer?

A．The conductor took him to the center of the city in a taxi.

B．The conductor advised him to get off two stops before Vienna.

C．The conductor carried the bag for him.

D．The conductor showed him out of the station and called a taxi.

E．The conductor wished him good luck as the writer jumped off.

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4.When the writer saw that the train was just moving, he felt ________.

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5.Which of the following is true?

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A．The conductor was very kind to the writer.

B．The writer paid the bus driver quickly.

C．The conductor didn't helped the writer to catch the train.

D．The writer was lucky to catch the train.

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　　The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal. It can be over 5 .5 metres tall. Its neck alone may 1.9 metres long. Yet the giraffe has only seven bones (骨) in its neck, the same number as in the human (人類) . Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than in a tall giraffe. Each bone in giraffe's neck is small. That makes the difference. A female (雌的) giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time. The baby, called a calf, is about 1.9 metres tall at birth. But at the age of eight it is full-grown. The giraffe eats mostly leaves. Because it has a long neck, it can reach the leaves high up onthe trees.

1．In this passage the underlined word “ giraffe ” means ________.

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2．The number of the bones in a bird's neck is ________.

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A．a(chǎn)s big as in a human's neck

B．not so big as in a giraffe's neck

C．much more than in a human' s neck

D．much smaller in a giraffe's neck

3．Which of the following is true according to this passage?

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A．A giraffe has only seven bones.

B．The giraffe is the largest animal on the land.

C．It takes eight years for a giraffe to grow up.

D．All the leaves on the trees will be eaten by giraffes if they live in that region.

4．The baby giraffe is about ________ at birth.

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A．5 . 5 metres long

B．5 . 5 metres tall

C．1.9 metres long

D．1 .9 metres tall

5．When a giraffe sees a tiger we can guess ________.

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A．it will run away as fast as possible

B．it will run to eat the tiger

C．it will make the tiger bring it something to eat

D．it will bring same small animals for the tiger to eat

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　　All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.

　　In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouse. They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it.

　　Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony (儀式). It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.

　　Another tea-drink country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “ teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a tea pot and drink it with cream and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.

　　In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In the summer, many Americans drink cold tea----“ iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.

1．The passage is about ________.

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A．Chinese tea

B．why tea is important

C．the teatime in England

D．different ways of tea drinking in different countries

2．Tea is popular ________.

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A．a(chǎn)ll around the world

B．only in the United States

C．only in English-speaking countries

D．in Asian countries

3．The Chinese drink tea ________.

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A．for breakfast

B．in a special ceremony

C．when they got together

D．only in teahouse

4．The English like to ________.

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A．eat cakes and cookies with their tea

B．drink their tea plain

C．have tea with dinner

D．drink their tea in a special room

5．Iced tea is popular ________.

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A．in the winter

B．in England

C．for breakfast

D．in the United States

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Dear Mom and Dad,

　　We have some exciting news for you. Maria is going to have a baby! We didn't tell you right away. At first the doctor said she might have some trouble with the baby. Now, he says she is just fine. She is very healthy and happy ---- and large! She still works on her paintings every day. But she stopped teaching art classes. She gets tired more quickly now.

　　There is going to be another big change in our lives. We' re moving back to New York! We want to be closer to you and to Jane. It is much nicer to be near the family for something important like a baby. Maria grew up in Mexico, and she doesn't have a family here. So that makes you more important to us.

　　Maria is a little worried about working in New York. She will have to start again there. In Italy, her paintings are already popular. But I' m sure people will like them in New York, too. There won' t be any problem with my job. I' m still working for The New York Times. I'll be working about the United Nations in New York.

　　We're planning to move next month. See you then!

1．This passage is about ________.

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A．New York

B．changes in Susan and Sam's life

C．changes in Ted and Maria' s life

D．having a baby

2．Maria ________.

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A．works at the United Nations

B．is a doctor

C．is an artist

D．is a writer

3．Maria and Ted are ________.

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A．planning to stay in Italy

B．moving to California

C．planning to move to New York

D．not sure about their plans

4．Ted ________.

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A．works for the United Nations

B．is an artist

C．works for The New York Times

D．doesn't work

5．Maria is worried about ________.

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A．her family

B．working in New York

C．Ted' s job

D．teaching art

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　　Fish lay their eggs in different kinds of places. Some lay their eggs in mud (泥). Others lay their eggs on stones or under water roots (根) . Still others lay their eggs on top of the water.

　　One fish swims around blowing bubbles (氣泡) . These bubbles stick together and make a nest (窩) . The bubble nest floats to the top of the water, like an umbrella (雨傘). The nest is strong. Wind and waves can't break it. Into this bubble nest, the fish puts the eggs that a mother fish has laid. Then he watches over the nest. He takes care of the eggs.

　　When an egg falls out, he puts it back again.

1．Some fish lay their eggs on top of ________.

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2．What does the fish put into the bubble nest?

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A．The baby fish

B．Some grass

C．The eggs

D．Some stones

3．Which of the following is true?

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A．All fish build the same kind of nest.

B．Wind and waves can break the bubble nest.

C．It is the father fish that takes care of the eggs.

D．Some fish lay their eggs out of water.

4．The story is mainly about ________.

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A．how fish lay eggs

B．a(chǎn) bubble nest

C．how fish live

D．a(chǎn) fine pet

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　　An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. “ What' s that strange building?” asked the visitor. “ That's the Tower (塔) of London. ”“ I see. How long did it take to build it?”“ About 500 years. ”“ In my country we can build it in five months, ” said the visitor. Shortly after they came St. Paul' s Cathedral. “ Very interesting! ” said the visitor. “ How long did it take to build it?”“ Nearly forty years, ” said the Englishman. “ In my country we can finish it in forty days,” said the visitor. This went on all day. They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country. At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it.

　　Several days later they came to the House of Parliament (議會大廈) and the visitor asked his usual question,“ What's that?”The Englishman answered,“ I've no idea. It wasn't there last night.”

1．The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around ________.

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A．the Tower of London

B．St. Paul's Cathedral

C．some famous buildings in London

D．the whole city of London

2．The visitor said that in his country it would take them ________ to buildSt. Paul's Cathedral.

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A．less than half a year

B．forty days

C．five hundred years

D．fifty days

3．It took them a few days to see ________.

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A．many of the best known buildings in England

B．several best known places in England

C．many famous houses in the city of London

D．most of the famous buildings in London

4．The Englishman was very angry by the end of the day, but he ________.

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A．didn't want to say anything

B．tried not to show the visitor around the city

C．had no time to tell the visitor

D．tried not to let the visitor know it

5．The Englishman' s last answer showed

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A．he was sorry that he hadn't seen the building before

B．he could say nothing because he did not know anything about it

C．he was angry and didn't want to tell the visitor its name

D．he didn't know how to tell the visitor the name of the building