Maria was a 42-year-old lady. She always said she had one of the world’s best　 1　

She worked for National Park Service at the Statue of Liberty（自由女神雕像）in New York City. “　 2　 come here from all over the world,” Maria said. “Helping them learn about’ Lady Liberty’ is really　 3　 .”

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　　Maria began her day just like one of the visitors. She took a fifteen-minute boat　 4　 to Liberty Island, where the statue　 5　 ．Then she helped visitors see the exhibits in the museum. The museum is　 6　 the famous statue. In the museum, Maria often talked with visitors

　 7　 they climbed to the statue’s crown.（皇冠）“It’s fun to talk with all these people,” she said. “Besides, it　 8　 me my exercise. There are 154 steps on the way to the crown.”

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A couple of years ago, I went to Australia for a meeting with my friend, Chris. We decided to drive across country to Brisbane after the meeting ended. The drive was going to take four days and most of it was across the desert,    81   
The first day was a lot of fun as we were excited and laughing at each other's stupid jokes. By the third day of driving in the seemingly endless desert, we began to get bored. We had been quiet for a few hours when in the distance Chris found some kangaroos. We were both excited and decided to get a closer look.   82  We got closer and closer, and Chris was doing 110 kilometers per hour. We were very close to the kangaroos—too close—when we heard a loud BANG!
Chris stopped the car and we got out. Behind the car was a larger kangaroo lying completely still on the ground.    83  He took off his sunglasses and put them on the kangaroo and did the same with his jacket. Then, he put his arm around the kangaroo and told me to take a photo of them together.   84  While I was focusing the camera, I saw the kangaroo move. It suddenly woke up, looked at Chris, and jumped away into the distance before we could do anything.
I started laughing but Chris looked very serious.   85   I started laughing even harder. I stopped laughing, however, when he said that our car keys were also in the jacket!

A．Chris speeded up to catch up with the kangaroos. B．He said his wallet and passport were in the jacket. C．In order to get there in three days, we drove very fast. D．so we had to take food, water, and extra gas with us. E. Chris went over to the kangaroo and put his baseball cap on its head. F. I was still surprised, but I took out my camera.

The Young Pop King

He is quiet and shy．He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair．He doesn’t smile very often．However，if you talk to him about music，he’ll have a lot to say．

This is Jay Chou，the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王)．His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12．Those songs are from his new album(唱片)，“Ye Huimei”，and the album was released(發(fā)行)in July and was named after his mother．

Chou grew up just with his mother．He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects．

His mother noticed the boy’s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old．He loved it and kept on practicing．

Chou is not very handsome．He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks，but the singer has huge crowds of fans．“He is really good at music．It makes him attractive(有魅力的)to me．”said Liu Jiajun，a Junior 2 student in No．101 Middle School in Beijing．

“He is true to himself．He never follows others.”said Zhang Yujie，a Junior One girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong，Jiangsu Province．

1 From this passage，we know that Jay Chou ________.

A．is very handsome                                        B．has a bright smile

C．often makes too much noise                        D．is a pop music star

2 His fans are so excited because ________．

A．he released a new album in July

B．he will sing new songs in Beijing

C．he can play the piano very well

D．his new album was named after his mother

3 When he was a little child，he ________．

A．talked a lot every day                                         B．did well in his study at school

C．started to like music                                    D．had huge crowds of fans

4 One of his fans says Jay ________．

A．is a good student                                               B．has long and beautiful hair

C．is a well-known pianist                                D．is very attractive

5 The sentence“He never follows others”in the last paragraph means ________．

A．he always has his own style(風(fēng)格)               B．he likes to walk alone

C．he doesn’t like other people’s songs at all             D．no one can catch up with him

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The Young Pop King

He is quiet and shy．He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair．He doesn’t smile very often．However，if you talk to him about music，he’ll have a lot to say．

This is Jay Chou，the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王)．His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12．Those songs are from his new album(唱片)，“Ye Huimei”，and the album was released(發(fā)行)in July and was named after his mother．

Chou grew up just with his mother．He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects．

His mother noticed the boy’s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old．He loved it and kept on practicing．

Chou is not very handsome．He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks，but the singer has huge crowds of fans．“He is really good at music．It makes him attractive(有魅力的)to me．”said Liu Jiajun，a Junior 2 student in No．101 Middle School in Beijing．

“He is true to himself．He never follows others.”said Zhang Yujie，a Junior One girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong，Jiangsu Province．

1 From this passage，we know that Jay Chou ________.

A．is very handsome                                        B．has a bright smile

C．often makes too much noise                        D．is a pop music star

2 His fans are so excited because ________．

A．he released a new album in July

B．he will sing new songs in Beijing

C．he can play the piano very well

D．his new album was named after his mother

3 When he was a little child，he ________．

A．talked a lot every day                                         B．did well in his study at school

C．started to like music                                    D．had huge crowds of fans

4 One of his fans says Jay ________．

A．is a good student                                               B．has long and beautiful hair

C．is a well-known pianist                                D．is very attractive

5 The sentence“He never follows others”in the last paragraph means ________．

A．he always has his own style(風(fēng)格)               B．he likes to walk alone

C．he doesn’t like other people’s songs at all             D．no one can catch up with him

    Joe and Jeff worked for a factory．

    When this story happened，they were working around a very large house．Job was do the cleaning．It Was not a difficult job，but sometimes it was a little dangerous，because they had to walk below where workmen were working．Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground．

    One morning Joe Was working near the house with a cigarette(香煙)behind one of his ears．Suddenly somebody on the top shouted，“Look out!”

    But Joe did not “l(fā)ook out”．He looked up．And as he did so，a long knife foil off the top of the house．

    Luckily，the knife missed Joe’s head，but it cut off one of his ears．

    At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out．“I’ve lost all ear．Help! Help!”

    Jeff ran up to help his friend．

    “Look for my ear．”Joe told him．“It must be on the ground somewhere．”

    Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear．At last he found an ear on the ground．He picked it up and carried it to Joe．

    “Here you are，”he said，“I’ve found it．”Joe looked at it．“No，that’s not my ear，” he said，“Mine had a cigarette behind it，”

1．What were Joe and Jeff?

    A．Soldiers        B．Drivers         C．Farmers   D．Cleaners

2．How did Joe lose his ear?

    A．He cut it off by himself              B．Jeff cut it off with a knife

    C．A falling knife cut it off                D．A cigarette burned it up

3．At the end of the story Jeff found _________。

    A．someone else’s ear                     B．Joe’s ear

    C．a(chǎn) long knife                                 D．a(chǎn) cigarette

4．From the passage，we know Joe was not________

    A．strong                               B．kind

    C．serious                                 D．clever

5．Which is most possible title(題目)for this passage?

    A．A Lost Ear                                B．A Busy Cleaner

    C．A Falling Knife                             D．A Forgetful Man