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　　One of the finest buys on the market in Tara. Spacious home with large living

room, separate 15-foot dining with built-in shelves, family room with fireplace, huge kitchen with lots of cabinets (柜櫥) , big breakfast room, 2 baths, 4 huge bedrooms (one is separate and could be a playroom or offers a guest room with a separate entrance). There is a beautiful courtyard (庭院). Better than new with new air conditioners.

　　Call Lane Hitch (home) 926-6043.

1．Who might buy the house after reading the above advertisement?

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2．What room has several possible uses?

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3．What is emphasized (強(qiáng)調(diào)) in the description of each room?

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　　Most Americans enjoy moving from one place to another. They are always in constant motion. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometers away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to Europe just for watching a football match. In some states only one house in five has people living in it for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school education in two or three cities, and then attend a college far across the country. When he has entered business, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from job to job, which is called “job-hopping”, is a very common practice in the United States.

　　Job-hopping does good to workers, because every chance to change a job gives them a chance to move up to a higher position and to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives employers, bosses, managers the chance to benefit (受益于) from the new ideas and skills that different people bring to their factories.

1．The meaning of the underlined words is close to “________”.

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A．looking for jobs everywhere

B．a(chǎn)lways feeling excited in movement

C．enjoying themselves while moving

D．keeping moving from place to place

2．In some places in America, ________ in one place for more than five years.

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3．It seems that the writer thinks job-hopping ________.

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　　Mike was 10 years old and he went to the Ashland School. He was very good at football, so he was chosen in the school team. He always played very well in the games and matches, and he scored a lot of goals (得分很多). One day Mike said to his parents, “We are playing against the Gum Tree School. Can you come and see us play football?” And they agreed to come.

　　The match was in the park. The Gum Tree School team wore green shirts and blue shorts (短褲), and Mike's team wore white shirts and red shorts. In the first two minutes of the match, Mike ran with the ball and kicked it into the goal. All the Ashland School boys and their families were very happy to see it.

　　After that, Mike scored two again before half time. Then in the second half of the match he almost scored another goal, but he hardly touched the ball with his foot, and the goalkeeper (守門員) caught it easily and threw it out again.

　　After the match, Mike's father said to him, “You missed a good chance (機(jī)會(huì)) to score another goal then, Mike. Why did you kick it weakly?”

“Because there were tears (眼淚) in the goalkeeper's eyes,” Mike answered.

1．Mike was chosen in the school team because he ________.

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2．Mike's ________ agreed to come and see him play football.

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3．The match was ________.

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4．What colour shirts did mike's team wear?

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5．There were tears in the goalkeeper's eyes because ________.

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A．many people shouted for Mike's team

B．his team was terribly beaten

C．the goalkeeper was too tired

D．many people shouted for the Gum Tree School team

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　　“You're just in time, Joe. We're going to play Cowboys(牛仔)-and-Indians, and you can be the Indians.” one of my cousins (堂兄弟)said.

　　“How many Indians?” I asked.

　　“Oh, about a thousand.” he answered, and before I could say no, I was pushed out into the night and became a thousand Indians. Two minutes later I was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind. The shouts of “After them. Let's catch the killers!” and other such TV - play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into my Grandpa's car.

　　“We've got him, boys. Let's go and catch him!”

　　But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with me. It was quiet outside. And I went out of the car to have a look.

　　Just then I heard a shout, “Bring the rope (繩子), and we can burn him.”

　　“Only Indians burn people. Cowboys...” I stopped just in time. I had almost said, “Cowboys hang (絞死) people.”

　　I was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called, “We're leaving now.”

　　“Untie me!” I shouted. “We're going.”

　　“Why did Bobby want matches (火柴)?” Mum asked when we were in the car. “He was asking Dad whether he had any.”

　　“Oh, he was just going to - matches? MATCHES? Are you sure he wanted matches?”

　　Mother was quite sure, and I didn't say more.

1．How many children played the Indians?

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2．Why did Joe's cousin say that Joe was just in time? Because ________.

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A．there were not enough children for the game

B．the game was just going to start

C．none of his cousins wanted to be the Indians

D．they were waiting for Joe

3．Joe didn't say “Cowboys hang people.” out because ________.

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A．he was tied to a tree

B．that would make things worse

C．he was caught by the cowboys

D．that would make the cowboys angry

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

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A．One of Joe's cousins was looking for matches.

B．Dad didn't want to give the children any matches.

C．Bobby wanted to get some matches from his father.

D．Mum didn't think children should play with matches.

5．The name of the story should be“________”.

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A．Joe and his cousins

B．Who knows what danger is waiting there

C．Cowboys - and -Indians is a favourite children's game

D．How cowboys and Indians fought in the past

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　　From a plane you can see the fields, cities, mountains or rivers below. If we go into space, we see more and more of the earth. People and man-made satellites are sent out into space to look at the earth, the stars and other planets (行星) and learn more about them.

　　The moon is our nearest neighbor (鄰居) in space. It is our satellite and man that have visited it already. It is smaller than the earth. Plants can't grow on the moon because there is no air or water on it.

　　The moon hasn't its own light. It shines back the light of the sun. When the sun is shining on the side of the moon that faces (面向) us, it looks like a great round ball. We can't see the moon when the sun is shining on the side of the moon that faces away from us.

　　In fact (實(shí)際上), the moon isn't as near as it looks. It is three hundred and eighty thousand kilometers away from the earth. Of course we can fly to the moon in a spaceship. A spaceship flies very, very fast, and it flies at about eleven kilometers a second. So it only takes more than three days to get there by spaceship.

1．From a plane you can see________ than on land.

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2．We can know from the passage (段落) that________ can live on the moon.

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3．The moon sometimes isn't seen because ________.

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A．it is too far away from us

B．the sun is shining on the side of the moon facing us

C．the sun is shining on the other side of the moon that faces away from us

D．it is rainy or windy

4．The moon looks bright because ________.

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A．it has its own light

B．it shines back the light of the sun

C．it is near enough to see

D．it can shine itself as the sun does

5．Which of the following is right?

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A．The moon is the nearest planet to the earth.

B．Some people have been to the moon by plane.

C．People have visited the moon and other planets.

D．A spaceship can fly at about 40,000 kilometers an hour.

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　　One day Edison sold sandwiches on a train. Suddenly the train was held up in a waste land (荒地) because a railroad bridge had been badly destroyed(毀壞). As time passed, everybody in the train felt hungry, so Edison's sandwiches sold well. When only a few pieces were left, a poor old woman came slowly up to Edison. She searched (尋找) her pockets and then put a warm coin (硬幣) in Edison's hand. She took a sandwich and went back to her seat. Four hungry children of hers waited there, all expecting (期望) that sandwich. The woman sat down, tore (扯開) the sandwich into four pieces and gave them to the children.

　　Edison saw that and hurried over. He gave all the sandwiches left to the children and handed the coin back to the old woman, saying, “Keep it, madam. I would never take away your last bit.”

1．Where was the old woman with her children going?

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A．To the waste-land far from her home.

B．To her home village.

C．To her husband's food shop.

D．We don't know.

2．The woman went to buy only one sandwich because ________.

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A．she knew Edison would give them some later

B．one sandwich was enough for her children

C．she had no more money about her

D．there was only one sandwich left

3．We can see from the story that ________.

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A．a(chǎn)ll the woman's children were younger than Edison

B．travellers often go hungry in the train

C．Edison was kind and took pity on the poor

D．Edison's sandwiches usually sold well

4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the story?

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A．The old woman still kept a coin in her pocket at last.

B．The woman's children each got a sandwich in the end.

C．The train came to a stop because something was wrong with a bridge.

D．The old woman was the last one to buy a sandwich from Edison that day.

5．What do you suppose (猜想) the woman said to Edison at the end of the story?

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A．“It's nothing at all．This is what you should do.”

B．“You're so kind to help us, my son.”

C．“You may take it. I have no further use for the coin.”

D．“Wait a minute. I'll pay you when I get home.”

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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 different ideas about drinking tea.

　　In China, for example, tea always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at home or in teahouse. They prefer their tea plain, with nothing 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 “tea-time”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with cream and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at tea-time.

　　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 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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4．The English like to ________.

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A．eat cakes and cookies with their tea

B．drink their tea plain(簡(jiǎn)單地)

C．have tea with dinner

D．drink their tea in a special room

5．Iced tea is popular ________.

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　　Every year, over 40 000 students in Britain run a business, “Each business runs of one year.” said Ben, one of the group of students visiting Shanghai. “When we started our business, we borrowed money from parents and friends. At the end of the year, these people will receive some of the profits(利潤(rùn)).” I asked Ben if running a business was difficult. He said that it was no problem. He said that they always received a lot of advice from teachers and business people.

　　Another member of the group, Regina, told me the four questions they always asked themselves. The questions are:

1．What do people want to buy?

2．Where is a good place to sell the product(產(chǎn)品)?

3．How is our product better than other products?

4．How much is the product?

　　I also wanted to know how the group was organized(組織), Regina said that there were usually about five to seven students in each business and among them are one manager and one accountant (會(huì)計(jì)), I asked them who was the manager. “I am, of course.”said Regina. “It was my idea to produce(生產(chǎn)) picture books,”she said. “They have been very popular with the other students.” I also asked the students what other people sold. “Other groups in our school sell things like T-shirts, videos and computer games,”said Ben.

　　“How much money do the businesses usually make?” I asked. “Some businesses make $ 20 000-30 000, but most groups make a small profit of about $ 1 000-3 000,”said Regina. I asked them what they did with the profits. “We can do what we like with the profits.” However, Regina told me that it was important not to waste(浪費(fèi)) the money. She always told the other groups to give the money to charity(慈善事業(yè)).

　　Most students enjoy running a business and all the students said that they had learnt a lot.

1．When the students begin a businesses, they ________.

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A．have made a small profit

B．have got enough money

C．borrow money from parents and friends

D．borrow money from teachers and businesses people

2．The manager of this group of students is ________.

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3．This group of students sold ________ as their businesses.

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4．The groups use the profits ________.

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5．Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．When the students run businesses, they get much help from other people.

B．Running a business is difficult for Ben's group.

C．These students try their best to produce better and cheaper products.

D．Most groups are able to get more money than they put in.

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　　For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping-watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe(歐洲). In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.

　　Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example. The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made $ 100 million. In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about $ 20 million a year to buy things through those channels.

　　In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day. Then the government allowed(允許) more telepshopping. Other channels can open for telebusiness, including (包括) the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company. German businesses are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.

　　Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes. With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason. But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping. They call teleshopping “junk(垃圾) on the air”. Many Europeans usually worry about the quality(質(zhì)量) of the things for sale on TV. Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.

　　The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies. They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers can not touch or see in person.

1．Teleshopping is ________in Europe.

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2．People like teleshopping because it is ________.

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3．Some Europeans don't like teleshopping because they ________.

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A．don't like to buy things

B．don't watch TV

C．believe the things sold on TV are expensive

D．think the things sold on TV are bad quality

4．In Germany, teleshopping may ________.

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A．help businessmen get more money

B．keep the shops open longer

C．have fewer buyers

D．bring better TV programmes

5．The best title of this passage is ________.

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A．American Teleshopping

B．Teleshopping Companies

C．Teleshopping in Europe

D．Teleshopping-Junk on the Air

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　　Watson won his most important game and became Southern Chess Master (南部象棋大師) in 1977. He was given the silver (銀) cup.

　　“It isn't rightly mine,” he said, when he was holding the cup. “It was won two years ago when I was on holiday in…”

　　“A family was staying at my hotel (旅館) at that time. Mrs Prag, the mother, was told that I played chess, and she begged (央求) me to give her young son a game. He's only ten,” she said, “I've been told that he plays quite well.”

　　“Well, as you can guess, I wasn't too happy. A player likes the opponent (對(duì)手) to play as well as he does. But it was holiday time and I agreed to play. We placed the board (棋盤) in the garden. The game began. I hoped it would be quick? And so it was.”

　　“I soon knew that David Prag was no learner. After ten minutes his sister came outside and began to play tennis against a wall. The boy seemed to lose interest in our game. He moved a piece (棋子) without care. I gave my attention (注意) to the board.”

　　“Call me when you are ready, Mr Watson,” he said.

　　“When I am ready?” I looked up. He had gone off to play with his sister. I studied the board? And found I was driven into a corner. So it went on with David: a quick move, then tennis, back to the board, then back to his sister. My difficult condition became impossible (不可能) to change. I was beaten (輸), oh so easily, by a ten-year-old chess player. He was the winner? In twenty-eight minutes.

　　“David Prag: a name to remember. I had a chance (機(jī)會(huì)) to use his game today, and it won this cup for me. To him, of course, it is only one of a hundred, or perhaps a thousand, winning games.”

1．When Mr Watson said, “It isn't rightly mine. It was won…” he meant ________ two years before.

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A．he had played chess with a little boy for twenty-eight minutes

B．he had a chance to take part in (參加) an important game

C．he had learned how to play chess from a child

D．he had learned a good game from a child

2．Why did David play tennis while he was playing chess with Watson? Because he ________.

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A．had no interest in playing chess with adults (成年人)

B．was not good at playing chess

C．liked playing tennis much better than playing chess

D．played chess much better than Waston

3．Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．Sometimes young children can beat adults in playing chess.

B．Watson thought he could win the game quickly, and so he did.

C．Watson learned something from David and won the silver cup.

D．Watson would never forget the name of the boy.