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　　Sam Higgins was a famous photographer. He travelled all over the world, taking photographs for magazines and newspapers. His photographs won many prizes and he earned(掙得) a lot of money.

　　 “I'll do anything to get a good photograph,”he often said.“I'll go anywhere at any time, even if it is dangerous.”

　　And he spoke the truth. He had photographs of earthquakes (地震), forest fires, floods(洪水), even wars. If something interesting happened, Sam went to photograph it.

　　He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always refused.

　　 “I travel for my work, not for pleasure,”he told her. “You won't enjoy yourself, and I won't have time to look after you. Sometimes there's not even anywhere to stay and I have to sleep outside. I often don't have a good meal or a bath for days. You won't like it.”

　　“Sam, I'm not a child, ”his wife argued(爭論). “I can look after myself. Please, take me with you next time you go overseas.”

　　Sam did not say anything but he thought about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I've got to take photographs of the wildlife(野生動物) there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable. We'll be staying with a ranger(森林或公園管理員). ”

　　His wife was very excited, and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

　　Then Sam went off to find some lions to photograph. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated(分開). They came to a fork in the path, and she walked down one path while he walked down the other.

　　Then Sam heard her screaming(尖叫). He ran back to the fork in the path and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was running after her.

　　Quickly Sam took his camera out of its case and pointed it at his wife and the lion.

　　Then he shouted, “Slow down, woman. I can't get you both in the picture.”

1．Sam Higgins ________.

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A．enjoyed travelling

B．was a professional(專業(yè)的) photographer

C．a(chǎn)ppeared(出現(xiàn)) in many magazines

D．took only dangerous photos

2．He always ________.

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A．took his wife

B．spoke the truth

C．went to safe places

D．travelled alone

3．Where did he often have to sleep?

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4．Mrs. Higgins wanted ________.

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5．What did Mrs. Higgins find?

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　　 “We should do something nice for the old people of our town,”the teacher said to her class one day. “What could we do?”

　　“Can we give them a picnic?”one of the children asked. “We can send out invitations(邀請)and bring cakes and sausages(香腸)and all kinds of good things to eat.”

　　“That's very good idea,”the teacher said. “We'll ask all the old people to a picnic by the river.”

　　The children worked hard getting ready for the picnic. Their parents made cakes and pies(餡餅)or gave money, and the children wrote invitation cards to the old people. Then they took the cards to the old people's homes.

　　On the morning of the picnic the sky was blue and the sun was shining. The children were all looking forward to giving the old people a happy day.

　　Then one of the children said. “Oh! We forgot to invite Mrs. Waller.”

　　They did not like Mrs. Waller. She looked like a witch.

　　 “We must invite her how then,” the teacher said. “She will be hurt and angry if we don't ask her.”

　　She looked around the class and then pointed at one of the boys. “Tom, take an invitation card to her house. Apologize(道歉)for being late. Don't tell her we forgot her.”

　　Tom did not want to go to Mrs. Waller's house, but he was a brave(勇敢的)boy, and said, “All right, Miss Lee.”

　　He went to the old woman's house and knocked on the door. Mrs. Waller opened it. She looked very angry.

　　 “Well,” she said, “what is it? What do you want?”

　　Tom gave her the invitation card and said, “I'm sorry we did not ask you before, but please come to our picnic. It's a beautiful day.”

　　Mrs. Waller knew that the children thought she was a witch. She guessed that they had forgotten her.

　　 “You're too late,” the woman said. “It's a beautiful day now, but I've already arranged for rain this afternoon.”

1．What did the children decide to do?

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A．They decided to visit the old witch.

B．They decided to help their teacher.

C．They decided to give a picnic for some old people.

D．They decided to cook cakes and sausage themselves.

2．Where did the children have the picnic?

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A．At their school.

B．At home.

C．In the old people's home.

D．By the river.

3．Why didn't the children invite Mrs. Waller?

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A．They did not know where she lived.

B．She didn't like picnics.

C．They were frightened(受驚嚇)of her.

D．She was cruel(殘酷的)to children.

4．Why did the teacher say they must invite Mrs. Waller?

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A．Because she did not want to hurt Mrs. Waller.

B．Because she was frightened of her.

C．Because she wanted to punish the children.

D．Because she liked her.

5．What did Mrs. Waller say she had done when she realized(意識到)they had forgotten her?

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A．She had arranged for it to be a rainy day.

B．She had locked Tom in a closet(儲藏室)so that he could not got to the picnic.

C．She had changed the date of the picnic.

D．She had said bad things about the teacher.

閱讀理解：閱讀下列短文，從所給的四個選項中，選出最佳答案

　A businessman, who always tried to pay as little as possible for what he needed, felt ill one day． He decided to go to a doctor and asked a friend to recommend（推薦）one．

　“Dr． Smith is famous,”the friend told him．

　“Is he expensive?”the businessman asked．

　“Yes and no． He charges（收費）five hundred dollars for the first visit, but only twenty-five dollars for each visit after that．”

　“That seems reasonable（合理的）,”the businessman said, and went to visit Dr． Smith． As he walked into the consulting room（診室）, he said, “Well, here I am again, doctor,”and put twenty-five dollars on the table．

　The doctor looked at him carefully for a moment, then smiled and put the money into the drawer（抽屜）of his desk．“Thank you,”he said．“and what can I do for you today?”

　“Examine（檢查）me, of course,”the businessman said,“and tell me what's wrong with me．”

　“Oh, there's no need for me to examine you again,”the doctor said,“Just continue（繼續(xù)）taking the medicine I prescribed（開藥方）for you when you came to see me last time．”

1．Why did the businessman say to the doctor,“Well, here I am again”?

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A．He had visited the doctor many times before．

B．It was his second visit to the doctor．

C．He wanted the doctor to think he had visited him before．

2．What did the doctor do for the businessman?

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A．He gave him a prescription．

B．He gave him some medicine．

C．He examined him．

D．Nothing．

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C．He was pleased with the high pay．

D．He was being polite to his patients．

4．From the story, we can see that the businessman was very ________．

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A．generous（慷慨）

B．mean（小氣的）

C．kind

D．polite

5．Dr．Smith was ________ man．　　　

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A．a stupid（笨的）

B．an expensive

C．a clever

D．both B and C

閱讀理解：閱讀下列短文，從所給的四個選項中，選出最佳答案

　Do you always understand the instruction on a bottle of medicine? Do you know what is meant by “Take only as instructed?” Read the following instructions and see if you understand them?

　“To reduce（減少）pain, take two pills with water, followed by one pill every eight hours． Do not take more than six pills in twenty-four hours．”

　For children, 6 to 12 years old, give half the amount（量）．

　For children, under 6 years old, ask your doctor．

　Reduce the amount if you can hardly rest and sleep well after you take the medicine．

1．How many pills at most can a person over 12 take in 24 hours?　　　　　　　　　

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A．Three　　　　　　　　B．Four

C．Six　　　　　　　　　D．Eight

2．How many pills should a nine-year-old child usually take in 24 hours?

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A．Half a pill　　　　　　　B．One pill

C．Two pills and a half　　　D．Four pills

3．What will one do if one cannot sleep well after taking the medicine?　　　

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A．Stop taking the pill．

B．Don't stop taking the usual amount．

C．Take more than the usual amount．

D．Take less than the usual amount．

4．According to the instructions we know that the medicine ______．　　　

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A．helps you to fall asleep quickly

B．may be dangerous to small children

C．cannot be taken if one cannot fall asleep

D．should not be taken by children under six

5．Maybe the passage is taken from a ______．　　　　　　　　　

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A．textbook

B．newspaper

C．bottle of medicine

D．doctor's workbook

閱讀下列短文，從所給的四個選項中，選出最佳答案

　Long long ago, there was a tiger in the forest. One day, she was very hungry. She was walking in the forest and wanted to find something to eat. Suddenly, she saw a fox. The fox was sleeping under a big tree. She came up slowly and jumped on the fox.

　“What could I do?” the fox thought hard. Then he had an idea.He said to the tiger loudly.

　“How dare you eat me?”

　“Don't you know I am the king of all the animals?” said the fox. “I am sent by the God. If you eat me, you will be punished.”

　The tiger didn't believe at first. The fox went on saying, “If you don't believe what I said, you can walk after me. All the animals are afraid to see me.”

　Then, the tiger and the fox walked through the forest together. All the animals ran away as fast as they could when they saw the tiger coming towards them.

　“ Why? ” the tiger was very surprised .

1． The story happened ________.　　　

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A．in the mountain　　　　　　B．in the forest

C．in the far away place　　　　D．in the village

2． When the tiger came up to the fox, ________.

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A．the fox was frightened

B．the fox ran away quickly

C．the fox thought hard and had an idea

D．the fox was sleeping under the tree

3． Why did all the animals run away when they saw the fox?　Because ________.

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A．the fox was their king

B．the fox was very strong

C．the fox would eat them

D．the tiger walked with him

4． The tiger didn't dare to eat the fox because ________.

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A．they were good friends

B．they fox was stronger than she

C．the fox was sent by the God

D．she believed what the fox had said

5． The fox was very ________.

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A．clever　　　B．honest

C．foolish　　　D．careful

閱讀理解：閱讀下列短文，從所給的四個選項中，選出最佳答案.

　Enjoy Your Vegetables

　Mrs Brown had a small garden behind her house, and in the spring she planted some vegetables in it . She looked after them very carefully, and when the summer came, they looked very nice.

　One evening Mrs Brown looked at her vegetables and said, “Tomorrow I am going to pick you.”

　But early in the next morning, her son ran in and shouted, “Mother! Mother! Come quickly! Our neighbour's(鄰居的) ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables!”

　Mrs Brown ran out , but it was too late. All the vegetables were finished! Mrs Brown cried, and her neighbour was very sorry, but that was the end of the vegetables.

　One day before Christmas, the neighbour brought Mrs Brown a nice and fat duck, and on the duck's back was a piece of paper with the words, “Enjoy your vegetables!”

1． The vegetables in Mrs Brown's garden grew .　　　　　　

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A．carefully　　　　　　　　　　　B．bad

C．fast　　　　　　　　　　　　　D．fine

2． The next morning the neighbour's duck . 

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A．were finished

B．came to pick the vegetables

C．came and ate up the vegetables

D．went into the garden

3． The neighbour felt very for that. 

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A．happy　　　　　　　　　　　　B．sorry

C．glad　　　　　　　　　　　　　D．exciting

4． What's on the duck's back? 　

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A．A note　　　　　　　　　　　　B．A paper

C．Some money　　　　　　　　　　D．Some vegetables

閱讀理解：閱讀下列短文，從所給的四個選項中，選出最佳答案

　　 　Today, most horses are used for riding and racing. But long ago, when I was a boy, most horses were used for pulling.

　They were big horses, for big work.They pulled plows and heavy loads. Such horses are called draft horses.

　　　Draft horses often worked in teams of two, four or six horses. What a beautiful sight a fine matched team was! The horses were all of the same size and color. Their coats were brushed and shining. The big animals moved together as though(仿佛) they were dancing.

　　　My father drove and trained teams of draft horses. I learned from him how to handle them. He showed me that such horse is different. To work well with horses, I needed to know each one.

　“But some things are true for all horses,” he said,“ Before you walk behind a horse, always let him know you are there. Before you go into a horse's stall(畜舍的欄), give him time to make room for you. When a horse is suddenly afraid, get to his head fast, hold him at the bit. That is the only place you can hold a frightened horse, John.”

1．Draft horses were horses used ________.

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A．for racing

B．for riding

C．for heavy work

D．for show

2．A fine matched team of draft horses should be .　　　

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A．more than ten different horses 

B．hundreds of the same horses

C．three or five horses with beautiful and shining hair

D．four or six horses of the same size and color

3．If you want draft horses to work well, you must .　　　

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A．give them something good to eat

B．try to know each of them well

C．be very hard on all of them

D．get something shining for them to wear

4．Which is the right way to get into a horse's stall?　　　

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A．Walk quickly into the stall without any hesitation.(猶豫)

B．Stand outside the stall shouting for a while.

C．Wait for some time till the horses to make room for you.

D．Rush into the stall with a whip(鞭子)in hand.

5．When a horse is suddenly afraid .　　　

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A．get to his head fast, hold him at the bit

B．walk quietly behind him and hold his tail

C．run away as quickly as possible and never come back again

D．go and fetch a whip and beat him till he is calm(鎮(zhèn)靜)

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　　Watson won his most important game and became Southern Chess Master (南部象棋大師) in 1997. 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 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 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 to the board.”

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

　　“When I was 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 to change. I was beaten. Oh so easily, by a ten－year－old chess player. He was the winner in twenty-eight minutes. ”

　　“David Prag : a name to remenber. I had a chance 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. ”

l．When Mr. Watson said, “It isn't rightly mine. I 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 had a chance to take part in 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．Befor the game, Mr. Watson was quite sure that ________.

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A．the boy played as well as he did

B．he would be Southern Chess Master two years later

C．he could win the game easily

D．the boy would win the game quickly

3．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 Watson

4．From the story, we know that ________.

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A．David Prag was the real winner

B．Mr. Watson was the real winner

C．neither of them was the real winner

D．both of them were the real winners

5．Which of the following(下列)is NOT ture ?

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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 sliver cup.

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

閱讀下列短文，從所給的四個選項中，選出最佳答案

　Father is always busy with his work. He knows nothing about housework. He never eats if everyone doesn't cook for him.

　One day, Mother was ill in bed. Father had to cook himself. First, he had to go shopping. But he did not know what to buy. So Mother wrote all these things on a piece of paper:

　1． cake 　2． egg 　3． tomato 　4． fish 　5． milk 　6． salt 　7． chicken

　Father went out with the paper in his hand. Half an hour later he returned home, with a smile on his face. He brought out all the things:

　ONE cake, TWO eggs, THREE tomatoes, FOUR fish, FIVE bottles of milk, SIX bags of salt and SEVEN fat chickens. Mother was too surprised（驚奇）to say a word.

1．Father does little housework because ________.

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A．his life is very hard

B．he is busy with his work

C．he hates it

D．he never stays at home

2．Father never eats ________.

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A．if he doesn't know how to cook

B．if meals are ready

C．if he came home late

D．if no one cooks for him

3．One day Mother was ill, Father had to ________.

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A．buy something for her

B．help himself

C．eat in his office

D．get ready for meals

4．That day Mother wanted Father to buy ________ in the shop.

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A．seven chickens

B．seven kinks of food

C．seven bags of things

D．seven shopping-bags

5．Why was Mother so surprised? Because ________.

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A．Father got everything home.

B．Mother didn't like to eat all the food.

C．Father didn't understand her at all.

D．Father bought nothing necessary（必需的）.

閱讀理解

　When Mr David retired（退休）, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.

　But to his great surprise, many tourists（游客）came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr David's garden. This was too much for Mr David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, come in and look round. Price（價格）: twenty dollars.” Mr David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr Divid had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide（導(dǎo)游）.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下列各題所給的A、 B、 C、 D四個選項中選擇正確答案．

1． Mr David's house was 　　  　 that many tourists came to see it.　　　

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A． so small　　　　　　　B． so quiet

C． so interesting　　　　　C． such interesting

2． Mr David put a notice on the window in order 　　  　.

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A． to drive the visitors away

B． to satisfy the visitor's curiosity

C． to let visitors come in and look round　　　

C． to get some money out of the visitors

3． The notice made the visitors 　　　　.

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A． more interested in his house

B． lost interest in his house

C． angry at the unfair price

D． feel happy about thhe price

4． After Mr David put up the notice 　　  　.　　　

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A． the visitors didn't come any longer

B． fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house

C． more and more tourists came for a visit

C． no tourist would pay the money for a visit

5． At last he had to sell his house and move away because 　　  　.

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