初二英语阅读理解50篇

初二英语阅读理解50篇 1 When you’re invited to have dinner in a foreigner’s home, please remember the following: At table, when the hostess (女主人)picks up her napkin(餐巾)， you may pick up yours and put it on your legs. If a servant(佣人) passes food around, he will pass the dish to you at your left hand so that you can easily serve yourself with your right hand. Never serve yourself while the dish is on your right; it is then the turn of your neighbour on the right. Do not reach across the table or in front of someone to get something---that is not polite. Ask him or her to pass it to you. There are things in the middle of the table, such as bread, butter, t take any until the hostess tells the servant and candies. You shouldn’ to pass them to you. Do not leave your seat without saying anything. If you need to leave the table to go to the washroom or do something else, you should say “Excuse me for a moment, please.” 41. You should put your napkin on your legs before the hostess picks up hers. 42. The dish is passed to you on either of your sides. 43. If the food is far from you, you shouldn’t stand up to serve yourself. 44. You may take any food at any time. 45. When you have to leave your seat, you need to say “Excuse me for a moment, please.” 2 Dolphins are not fish. They are mammals(哺乳动物). They live in groups and speak to each other in their own language. But they are quite different from almost all land animals. Their brain(大脑)is as big as men’s and they live a long life---- at least 20 or 30 years. Like some animals, dolphins use sounds to help them find their way around. They also use these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food. They do not use their ears to receive sounds, but use the jaw--- the lower part of the mouth. It is strange that dolphins are friendly to men, and for thousands of years, there are many stories about dolphins and men. In the 19th century, in a dangerous part of the sea near New Zealand, there was a dolphin. The seamen liked him very much and gave him a very good name, Jack. From 1871 to 1903, Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. In 1903 a passenger on a boat with the name of The Penguin shot and hurt Jack. Luckily the dolphin didn’t die, and after a long time he was well again. He guided the ships through the area for nine more years, but he refused to help the boat The Penguin. Today, some people still kill dolphins, but many countries in the world now protect them. In these places, people are not allowed to kill them. 46. The word jaw means _______ in Chinese. A. 下颚 B. 嘴巴 C. 嘴唇 D. 鼻子 47. How do dolphins find their way? A. They use their noses to smell the way. B. They use their ears to hear the sounds. C. They use their eyes to see the way. D. They use sounds to find the way. 48. Who was Jack? A. The writer. B. A dolphin. C. A seaman. D. The passenger. 49. The dolphin guided the ships for about _______. A. 32 years B. 9 years C. 41 years D. 23 years 50. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT right? A. Dolphins are not fish. B. Dolphins don’t live in groups. C. Dolphins are kind and friendly to people. D. Dolphins can live a long life. 3 Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood. When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn’t know that an unkind work sometimes could cut one’s heart like a knife. One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” she said kindly, smiling. A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled (吹口哨)to his dog and went directly to the river nearby. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” he repeated(重复) the woman’s words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog!” Tige raised its ears as if it understood. “Uhum! Even a dog likes it!” he said, “Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.” Tige waved its tail happily. The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he had a new life. After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed(种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great power(力量) it has!” 51. The boy repeated the words “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”, because _______. A. he was thinking about the words B. he didn’t understand the words C. he wanted to talk to his dog D. he liked talking to himself 52. What made the boy start his new life? A. The people laughing at him. B. The kind words spoken to him. C. The hard life. D. His lovely dog. 53. He was feeling ______ when he whistled to his dog. A. funny B. sad C. lonely D. excited 54. Which of the following is Right according to the passage? A. He never took good care of his friend, Tige. B. He usually had many friends around him. C. He helped a young lady when her bag dropped. D. He often washed his dirty face in the lake. 55. What’s the best title(题目) of this passage? A. A Dog and a Boy B. A Poor Boy’s Childhood C. A Businessman and a Boy D. The Power of Kindness 4 Sally was fourteen. She studied in a middle school. She liked dancing and singing and spent a lot of time on them. But she hated maths and even decided to give it up. Her father was anxious (焦虑) about it. It was Sunday. Sally's father gave a call to his sister who taught maths in another school. He hoped she would come and tell his daughter how to learn maths. The woman came and said, " You are a clever girl, Sally. I' m sure you will soon learn maths well if you do your best " "I'm afraid I can' t, Aunt," said Sally. " Girls can' t be good at maths. " "I don't think so," said the woman. "I was good at it when I was a girl. You must do more exercises and try different ways to practise doing maths problems until you work them out or at least understand them better. Here is a maths problem. Please think it over and see if you can work it out. " "OK," said the girl. "Let me try. " About an hour later Sally took the exercise book to her aunt and said, "I've tried several times and worked out the problem at last!" "Well done!" her aunt looked at her answer and said happily, "Now you see, maths is not as difficult as you thought " 41. Sally tried her best to learn maths but could not learn it well. 42. Sally spent much more time in singing and dancing than in learning maths. 43. Her aunt didn' t think that girls could be good at maths. 44. The father asked his sister to teach his daughter how to learn maths. 45. Sally worked out the problem at last 5 This year, Sichuan schools decide to start morning classes an hour later. This will help students feel less tired. And most junior high schools will begin the first class at about 8:30 am. The students are happy about the change. Liu Ming told us that his class were excited by the news on the first day of school. " Great ! From now on we students at Chengdu No. 4 Middle School don' t have to get up so early !" Liu said that he used to get up at 6:40 am. Now he can get up at 7:40 am because class doesn' t start until 8:40 am. Wu Hongli feels the same. She said the new timetable ( 时间 表 关于同志近三年现实表现材料材料类招标技术评分表图表与交易pdf视力表打印pdf用图表说话 pdf ) was good for her health. "I used to get up at 6:30 am. I had to drink coffee every night, or I would feel too sleepy to finish my homework, " said Wu. " Now I can finish it without coffee. Because I can sleep a little longer. " Many teachers say the change will help students learn better. "Students used to doze (瞌睡) for the first two classes in the morning, " said Huang Shan, an English teacher at Chengdu No. 12 Middle School. "But now they are active in class and learn much better than before. " But some parents are worried that more sleep will mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four. In fact, every coin has two sides. So does the change in the school timetable. 46. This year, most Sichuan junior high schools will start the first class ____. A. at about 8: 30 am B. at about 7:40 am C. at about 7:30 am D. at about 6:40 am 47. Hearing the news, the students at Chengdu No. 4 Middle School felt ________. A. worried B. sad C. excited D. angry 48. How many classes are there in the morning in Chengdu schools now? A. Five. B. Four. C. Three. D. Two. 49. _________ used to drink coffee at night in order to finish homework. A. Some parents B. liu Ming C. Wu Hongli D. Huang Shan 50. Which is right according to the text? A. The students in Chengdu No. 12 Middle School used to doze for the first two classes in the morning. B. All the parents a&y the change will help students learn better. C. The students will have to get up one hour earlier than before. D. Many teachers are worried that more sleep will mean less learning. 6 Round eyes, round head, round ears, round body! What is this lovely little animal? He looks like a bear. But he is not a bear. He' s a KOALA. People in Australia love koalas and take care of them. They have set up places for them to live safely. No one can kill them for their pretty fur(毛皮)?. When a koala is born, he has no fur. And he is not as big as your little toe(脚趾)! The mother koala has a pocket in the front of her body. The baby goes into this warm pocket. There he stays for six months. The koala could not live without a special kind of tree. The tree gives him both his home and his food. For most of the day the koala sleeps in the tree. At night the koala looks for food. He may go miles to find it He likes only the bark (树皮) and the leaves of the tree. He eats nothing else. And he eats more than two pounds each night～ How lovely the koalas really are! 51. People in Australia_________. A. keep koalas in their homes B. put koalas in the tree C. set up places for koalas to live safely D. raise baby koalas in their pockets 52. After he is born, the baby koala lives in his mother' s pocket _________. A. for six days B. for six months C. for a night D. all his life 53. What does the mother koala usually do when her baby is bad? A. She takes him in her pocket B. She keeps him on her back. C. She makes him cry. D. She beats him. 54. Koalas cannot live without a special kind of tree because ____. A. they have to keep cool under the tree B. they eat the fruit on the tree C. they stay in the tree all the time D. they live in the tree and get food from it 55. What is the text mainly about? A. How people in Australia protect koalas. B. Lovely koalas in Australia. C. Koalas cannot live without a special kind of tree. D. The way mother koalas take care of their babies. 7 A kind of little cars may be seen in the streets in the future. People will like this kind of small cars better than the big ones. The car is as small as a bike but it can carry two people in it. Everybody can drive it easily, just like riding a bike. Even children and old people can drive them to schools or parks. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will be more space for all the cars in cities, and there will also be more space for people to walk in the streets. The little cars of the future will cost less money to buy and to drive. These little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour, so driving will be safer. The cars of the future will be fine for going around the city, but they will not be useful for a long trip. This kind of cars can save a lot of gas (汽油). They will go 450 kilometers, then they have to stop for more gas. They are nice cars, aren't they? 41.Driving big cars can make the air dirtier. 42.The little cars can make more space for other cars and people. 43.These little cars will be useful for a long trip. 44.This kind of cars can save much gas. 45.Only children and old people can drive the little cars. 8 Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge (知识). If you remember the following information, your life will be much safer. Always notice the environment around you. You shouldn't walk alone outside. Make sure where the public phones are. If anything dangerous happens, you can find them easily. Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting it on your back. When a bus is full of people, it is easy enough for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back. If you are followed by someone you don't know, cross the street and go to the other way, let the person understand that you know he or she is after you. Next, don't go home at once. You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home or in a lift (电梯). If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves. This stops other people from studying you. On the bus, don't sit alone. Sit behind the driver or with other people. Don't sleep. 46.Which of the following is NOT safe when you are out? A.Go home alone late at night. B.Make sure where the public phones are. C.Don't get to the bus stop too early. D.Always notice the environment around you. 47.You'd better put your bag ____ when there are too many people on a bus. A.Aon your back B.beside you C.in front of you D.behind the driver 48.When you are followed by someone on your way home, you should ____ to make yourself safe. A.Arun home B.find a lift and go in C.turn back and walk towards him or her at once D.cross the street and go to the other way 49.When you take a bus alone, it's safe for you ____. A.to sit behind the driver or with other people, but not to sleep B.to talk with the driver C.to call your friends D.to get off the bus at once 50.What can you learn from the text? A.How to notice the environment around you. B.How to be safe in your everyday life. C.How to cross the street. D.How to use the public phones. 9 One day, Jack's parents told him that his grandpa would retire (退 休) after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise, “I'm only seven, so it means Grandpa has been „ er„ A really long time!” His parents said, “Yes. That's why we are going to have a surprise party for him.” Jack loved his Grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position (职位) on that card, so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa. When the big day came, Jack was ready. But he didn't want to put his gift together with others'. He carried it around with him the whole evening. When all the other people left, he took his grandpa's hand and pought him over to a chair and gave him the gift. His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?” “Sure!” Jack said excitedly. As Grandpa opened the gift, tears (眼泪) came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with his new position: FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!” “Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling. “As many hugs (拥抱) as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well, I guess that means I'm the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa. 51.Who was going to retire? A.Jack's grandma. B.Jack's grandpa. C.Jack's mother. D.Jack's father. 52.Jack remembered _____ his grandpa had given him two years before. A.the birthday card B.the toy C.the book D.the business card 53.What did Jack decide to do for his grandpa? A.To build a new position for him. B.To draw a picture for him. C.To sing a song for him. D.To buy a gift for him. 54.Which of the following is TRUE? A.Jack was the first one to give his gift to his grandpa. B.Jack was the last one to give his gift to his grandpa. C.Jack gave his gift to his grandpa together with other people. D.Jack gave his gift to his grandpa together with his parents. 55.Why were there tears in Grandpa's eyes? A.Because he would lose his position. B.Because he was not cared for. C.Because he was moved by Jack's gift. D.Because he was unhappy. 10 Pearl S(Buck(赛珍珠?巴克)was a very popular American writer Of her day(She was famous for her books about China(Pearl S(Buck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature(诺贝尔文学奖)in l938( The writer was born in West Virginia，America(She spent almost half of her long life in China(Her youth was spent in Jiangsu Province，China(She learned to speak Chinese before she could speak English( Her mother had traveled widely in her youth and liked literature very much(After being educated by her mother and by a Chinese teacher，Pearl S(Buck went to school in Shanghai at the age of fifteen(She continued her education in the United States at a Woman’s College to study psychology(心理学)(After graduating in 1914，she returned to China as a teacher(In the l920s her family moved to Nanjing(There she taught English and American literature at a university( As a writer，Buck’s book，The Good Earth，appeared in l931 and sold quite well in its first Year(It has been translated into over thirty languages(In l938 she became the third American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature(By the time of her death，Pearl had published(出版)more than seventy books(Pearl S(Buck died in March，1973，just two months before her 81st birthday( 41(Before she went to school in Shanghai，Pearl S(Buck studied all by herself( 【】 42(Pearl S(Buck was known to many people for her books about China( 【】 43(In l914，Pearl S(Buck worked as a literature teacher at a university in Nanjing( 【】 44(Pearl S(Buck went to study literature at a Woman’s College in America( 】 45(Pearl S(Buck won the Nobel Prize for Literature in l938 and published over seventy books in her life( 】 11 Americans love cars(They go everywhere in them(8 5,of people in the US go to and from work by car。And most adults have driving licenses(Why does this car culture exist? How it started America’s love of ears started after the war(战争)when soldiers returned home from World War II to rebuild their lives(They borrowed money from the government to buy houses and cars which became the symbols of status(地 位)(The more money they had，the bigger their ears were( Making of roads During the war，President Eisenhower noticed what good roads Germany had(He decided to build new four-lane(四车道)roads in America(He said the two-lane roads wouldn’t be able to if something happened suddenly， carry all the cars that would suddenly leave the cities(Car and oil companies liked his idea and building started( Car lovers Not just teenagers are crazy about cars(Some Americans love their cars so much that they paint their cars beautifully I These are called Art Cars(Every April there is an activity in Houston，Texas，where they show their cars( Pollution Cars have polluted the environment(American President Bush refused a worldwide law that is against pollution(Many countries were angry about it(Bush said he had to think of the American economy(经济)and all the American people that make money from cars(Factories say they want to make cars that pollute less(But others say making cars that pollute less will never be as good as having fewer cars( 46(When did Americans begin to love cars? 【】 A(Before the new two-lane roads were built( B(After World War II( C(During World War II( D(Before World War II( 47(New four-1ane roads were built ( 【】 A(in Germany B(by car and oil companies C(in America D(when something suddenly happened 48(The underlined word “building” here means “the building of ”( 【】 A(companies B(soldiers’ lives C(houses D(roads 49(What were other countries’ feelings about Bush’s decision? 【】 A(They agreed with him( B(They showed anger to it( C(They paid no attention to it. D(The passage doesn’t tell US( 50(The meaning of the last sentence is:“ ” 【】 A(It’s better to have fewer cars( B(It’s better to make cars that pollute less( C(It’s easier to make cars that pollute less( D(It’s easier to make people have fewer cars( 12 We moved to a new area when our son was in Grade Five( Before we moved， we took him to spend half a day at his new school(There he saw his new classmates and teachers(He enjoyed the visit(During the almost l50-kilometer drive home，he told US that he had told some of the students the date when we would move there( And he had also invited them to visit us. The moving day，a Saturday，was a busy day(But we arrived at our new house at noon(About an hour later，kids began to come and soon one of them invited our son to his house to play for the afternoon( By the time he returned，he knew where most of the kids lived and all of their family histories( On Monday mornin9，the door bell rang just before the time he would leave for schoo1(Then it rang again and again(( By the time he was ready，we had eight young boys waiting to walk to school with him on his first day(They all lived near US( I asked them if their parents had sent them(The answers surprised and pleased me，“No，we just came so that he would have people to walk with(’’ and “It is the right thing to do(’’ The startings of lasting(持续的)friendships were formed(形成)that day(We have lived here nearly six years and the same group of kids still plays together， goes to parties on weekends together，and surfs together( I still get thinking how welcoming and kind those kids were(And how lucky my son is to have them as friends～ 51(Before the family moved to the new area，the son was taken to his new schoo1 ( A(to invite the teachers to visit them B(to play with his classmates 【】 C(to see if the school was far D(to get to know it 52(What did the son know about other kids after they played for the afternoon? 【】 A(Their living places and family histories( B(Their family stories and their life( C(Their school life and family histories( D(Their living places and family members( 53(In the story，the son went to school on his first day 【】 A(in his father’s car B(on a school bus C(on foot with other kids D(in another kid’s car 54(Which of the following is Right according to the story? 【】 A(The family moved to the new house on Saturday afternoon( B(The kids visited the house before the family arrived( C(The son knew the kids well before he got there( D(The son was invited to play in a kid’s house later that afternoon( 55(The passage shows US that ( 【】 A(it’s easy to move to a new place B(it’s kind of people to help a new comer C(it’s difficult to make new friends D(it’s better to live in the same place 13 No.4 middle School Kunming ,yunnan April 2nd ,2004 Dear editor (编辑) ， I live in a beautiful city . Many visitors come to my city . there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here . The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square They are given food freely by visitors . They usually throw food to them , and don’t think about at all whether the food is right or not . Some of the peacocks became ill , some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors. I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds , but don’t realize (意识到) that they may be doing them harm (伤害). The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds , and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening . Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food . For us every person , it’s our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully. Yours, Sun Yan ()6.Many visitors come to the writer’s city to __________. A. do some shopping B. see beautiful peacocks C. play on Dongfeng square D. eat nice food ()7.Some peacocks became ill and died because some visitors ______; A. did’t give them any food B. gave them too much food C. threw them some bad food D. loved them and played with them ()8.Some shops can be built beside Dongfeng Square so that they may _____________. A.sell food for visitors B. sell food for peacocks C.make the square more beautiful D.have the beautiful birds ()9.From the passage we know people should __________. A. live and play with the birds B. stop the birds from eating too much C. give right food to the birds D. give more food to the birds ()10.We can guess the writer of the letter, Sun Yan , may be a _____. A. visitor B. shopkeeper C.square keeper D. student 6-10:B C B C D 14 Every town in the United States has a post office . Some are very small , and you may also find them in the corner of a shop . Others are larger buildings . They are open five days a week and on Saturday mornings . From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 to 4:30 . If you know how much the postage (邮资) is for your letter , you can buy stamps at any window. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines . Stamps are sold many different prices , from one cent (美分) to many dollars . If you are not sure how much postage is for you letter , you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help . he or she will give you the stamps you need . If you are sending your letter far away , you should use airmail envelopes (航空信封) . Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter to be sent outside the country. At a post office you can also buy postcards . A postcard is cheaper than a letter . Usually the price of postage for a postcard is about half that of a letter . The postcards that you buy at a post office do not have pictures . However ,also they are not to be sent outside the country . Letters are an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with people in many different countries . ()11.The passage tell us that we can find ________ easily in the United States of America. A. post office s B.large buildings C.small shops D.different banks ()12.The post offices in the United States are open _________. A.seven hours a day B.six hours a day C.five hours a day D.eight hours a day ()13.If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter ,you can____. A. go and buy stamps from the machine in the post officesend a cheap postcard instead of your letter B. get in touch with somebody you know in the post office C.ask the man or the woman in the post office for help ()14.The price of postage for ________ is more expensive. A.a beautiful postcard B.a letter written on envelope C.a letter by airmail D.a postcard with pictures ()15.The passage tells us something about ________ in the USA A.the post B.the postage C.letters D.postcards 11-15 A D D C A 15 Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home. Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose. The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑). ( )16. The thief was trying to get . A. his neighbour B. his neighbour’s doorbell C. some cotton D. a door with a bell on it ( )17. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell. A. safe B. difficult C. dangerous D. easy ( )18. The neighbour ran out probably(很可能) because . A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen B. he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit him C. he realized (意识到) something strange happened D. Both B and C ( )19. The neighbour hit the thief to . A. give him lessons B. punish (惩罚) him for stealing C. help him with the bell D. be his teacher ( )20. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose. B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out. C. The thief thought the neighbour couldn’t hear the noise the bell made. D. The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out. 16-20 B A D B C 16 A farmer was put in prison(监狱). One day, he got a letter from his wife. “I am worried about out farm,” she wrote. “It’s time to plant potatoes , but I can’t do all the digging(挖) by myself.” The farmer thought over and then had an idea. He wrote to his wife,“Don’t dig the fields. This id where my gold(金子) is. Don’t plant potatoes until I comehome. A few days later, the farmer got anther letter from his wife. It said, “Two days ago, about ten prison guards(监狱看守) came to our fields. It looked as if they were looking for something. They have dug our field.” The farmer wrote to his wife at once. “Now you can plant our potatoes,” he wrote. ( )21.The farmer was put in prison ________. A. because he had done something wrong B. because he had a lot of gold in the fields C. The writer didn’t say anything about why the farmer was put in prison D. For nothing ( )22.The farmer’s wife was much worried about _____ . A. her husband B. their farm C. planting potatoes D. herself ( )23.The farmer told his wife __ first. A. not to dig the fields B. to dig the fields C. to ask the prison guards for help D. to find the gold in the fields ( )24.Why did the prison guards dig the farmer’s fields ?________. A. They wanted to help the farmer B. Their leader ordered them to do so C. The farmer asked them to do so D. They wanted to find out the gold ( )25.Why did the farmer ask his wife to plant potatoes at once ? Because _____. A. their fields had been dug B. the gold was found out C. the prison guards asked him to do so D. the prison guards were digging the fields 21—25 C B A D A 17 An owl is a bird with very large eyes. Those eyes make the owl look clever. The owl can not move its eyes freely as people can. It can only look straight ahead (朝前). If it wants to look at both sides, it must turn its neck. Owls see better at night than during the day. At night they look for food. They eat mice and insects. Owls make a strange noise because the owls sleep most of the day. They usually give their cries at night. The cry sounds like “Whoo! Whoo!”. This strange sound sometimes frightens people at night. 26. An owl looks clever because it can look straight ahead. 27. An owl looks for food at night because it sees better at night than during the day. 28. An owl lives on all kinds of birds. 29. The cry of an owl is frightening. 30. Man must not kill owls because they are helpful to people. 26-30 B A B A A 18 Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an international drink. 31. Coffee is an ____________ drink. A . interesting B. international C. ice-cream D. American 32. Different people like to drink coffee ____________. A. at work or at home B. in different ways C. with cream or sugar D. between meals 33. Today Americans drink ____________ coffee than people in any of the other countries. A. as much as B. less C. more D. most 34. “Coffee is black and very strong.” The word STRONG here means ____________. A.坚固的 B.淡的 C.清的 D.浓的 35. ____________ is the most popular American drink. A. Black tea B. Coffee C. Water with ice D. Whisky 31-35 B B C D B 19 Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they can’t do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people. Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve (提高) their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke, instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain (抱怨) that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes. In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble. Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves. 36. Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _______________. A. our country asks us to learn it B. it can help us a lot C. we can use it to play games D( it can help us to find jobs 37. What do many teachers and parents complain about? _______________. A. Their students and children use computers to play games. B. Computers let them lost their jobs. C. Computers make the students and children fall behind. D. Computers bring people a lot of trouble. 38. In this passage we know computers _______________. A. also bring us trouble B. bring us happiness only C. are hated by people D. are bad for people’s health 39. Can computers really help children to study? _______________. A. Yes, they can. B. It’s hard to say C. No, they can’t. D. Of course not. 40. How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _______. A. computers are used by people B. people can live well without computers C. one must decide how to use computers D. computers are strange machines 36-40 B C A A C 20 Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third(三分之一), and to my youngest, one-ninth (九分之一)." Soon after that he died. Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours." The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two. After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him 41. "Once upon a time" means " ________". A. long long ago B. not very long ago C. at once D. sometimes 42. The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________". A. 服从 B. 违背 C. 听从 D. 嘲笑 43. The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is " ________". A. 向他请教 B. 问他数量 C. 批评他 D. 劝告他 44. The second old man ________the three brothers. A. was good to B. was not good to C. didn't like D. cheated(哄骗) 45. Both the two old men in the story were ________. A. foolish B. clever C. poor D. rich 41-45 A B A A B 21 Tom lived by himself a long way from town. He hardly went to town, but one day he went into town to buy a few things. After he bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When he looked around, he saw some old people put glasses on before reading their newspapers. So after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself one pair, too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop. The man in the shop let him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always said, "No, I can't read with these." The man became puzzled (迷惑的) , and he said, "Excuse me, but can you read?" "No, of course I can't!" Tom said angrily. "If I could read before, do you think I would come here to buy your glasses?" 46. Tom lived ______. A. with his family B. near town C. in the country D. in town 47. Tom didn't go to town______. A. never B. often C. sometimes D. sometime 48. Why did Tom decide to buy a pair of glasses? A. Because he thought if he bought them, he could read. B. Because they were very bright. C. Because they were cheap. D. Because he could read newspaper. 49. Tom went to the shop to ______. A. have a rest B. have dinner C. wear glasses D. buy a pair of glasses 46-49 C B A D 22 We know mosquitoes very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them. No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide if she loves you. She? Yes, she. The male mosquito doesn’t bite! Only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others! If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. When the itch begins, she has flown away. And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, in a tree or on a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs. ( )51.All the people don’t like mosquitoes. ( )52.All mosquitoes like to bite people for blood. ( )53.If a mosquito wants to bite you, it means she is very tired. ( )54.The mosquito bites you too quickly and quietly to let you know. ( )55.The itch begins after the mosquito flies away. 51-55 FFFTT 23 Do you know why different animals or pests(昆虫) have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves. Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colours of crops(庄稼). When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest (收获)time comes, locusts change to the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night. If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of colouring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colours much like the trees. Have you ever found an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid(液体) when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over(散开), its enemies(敌人) cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all. ( )56.From the passage we learn that locusts________. A. are small animals B. are easily found by birds C. are dangerous to their enemies D. change their colours to protect themselves ( )57.How can pests with different colours from plants keep out of danger? A. They run away quickly. B. They have the colours much like their enemies. C. They hide themselves by day and appear at night. D. They have to move quietly. ( )58.Bears and lions can keep safe because________. A. they have the colours much like the trees B. they move quietly C. they like brown and grey colours D. they live in forests ( )59.Why can the kind of fish live up to now? A. Because it is very big and strong. Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies. B. Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies. C. Because it swims faster than any other fish. ( )60.Which is the best title for this passage? A. The Change of Colours for Animals and Pests. B. Colours of Different Animals and pests. C. The Main Use of Colours for Animals and Pests. D. Some Animals and Pests. 56-60 D C A B C 第一篇(答案:BDCBB) 24 No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted(发出呼噜声)like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him----water splashing(飞溅), bees humming(嗡嗡 作响声), a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language. People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life. The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy language. Your dictionary is your most useful book. 1(What do we mean by language? [ ] A(Sounds made by man. B(All the words made by man. C(Different kinds of sound. D(The way man learns. 2(From the passage we know that long long ago ______. [ ] A(no one learned how to make sounds or words B(animals taught to learn the language C(Man learned the language by lifting heavy things, falling to the ground, and so on D(Man followed a lot of things in nature to make sounds and words 3(What is the number of language spoken in the world today? [ ] A(500 B(5, 000 C(1, 500 D(15, 000 4(In which sentence can the word “contain (s)” be put so that it is a right one? [ ] A(I ______several dictionary B(Sea water______ salt. C(A dog ______four legs D(Mr Smith ______glasses on his nose 5(Which of the following is the best if we want to make our vocabulary larger? [ ] A(To use the words in every day life B(To read more books C(To read easy books D(To look up new words in the dictionary 第二篇(答案:BBCDA) 25 It was Sunday and Tom was staying home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to(习惯于)playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the trees. Sometimes a bird would come down to perch(停歇) on top of the doghouse. Then Tom would have the greatest fun (爱好) by throwing a stone or something at it. Though he never made it. He did like doing this kind of things. Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack(碎 裂声) was heard and the little boy began crying. “What's the matter, Tom? ” his mother looked through the kitchen window. Tom ran into the kitchen. “Mum” he sobbed(抽泣)，“I broke Bobby's plate. I didn't know it was so fragile (易碎的)”. His mother put her arms round him and said, “Don't feel too bad, Tom. We have other plates for Boddy. But how did you break that one? ” “I threw this at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate. ” In Tom's hand was his father's gold pocket watch(金怀表)～ 1(When did the story happen? [ ] A(On a Sunday afternoon. B(On a Sunday morning. C(At noon. D(In the evening. 2(When a bird perched on top of the doghouse, Tom______ [ ] A(would like to play with it. B(was very interested in it by throwing a stone at it. C(would like to give it something to eat. D(would smile. 3(There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here “kids ”means ______. [ ] A(men B(dogs C(children D(birds 4(How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry? [ ] A(An hour. B A day. C(Two hours D(Half an hour. 5(“Though he never made it” means“______” [ ] A(Though he couldn't hit a bird with a stone or something. B(Though he couldn't catch the bird. C(Though he couldn't have fun from the bird. D(Though he couldn't eat the bird. 第三篇(答案:BCADC) 26 Thomas Edison was a famous American scientist. He was born in 1847. When he was a child, he liked to find out how things worked. He was in school for only three months. He asked his teacher a lot of strange questions. Most of them had nothing to do with his lessons The teacher thought the boy was not bright and was not worth(值) teaching. When he told this to Edison's mother, she took her son out of school. As she had been a teacher, she taught him herself. The boy read a lot. Soon he became very interested in science. At the age of ten, Edison had already built a chemistry lab for himself. Ever since then, he never stopped searching for new and better ways to do things. 1(Edison was born in the______ century(世纪). [ ] A(eighteenth B(nineteenth C(nineteen D(eighteen 2(While he was in school, Edison ______. [ ] A(studied his lessons very hard B(was often late for school C(liked to ask questions D(was not bright enough to study 3(Edison learned more from ______. [ ] A(his mother B(his teacher C(other boys D(his father 4(Young Edison was interested in ______. [ ] A(sports B(playing games C(making trouble D(science 5(He was always searching for new and better ways to do things after he [ ] A(read books B(finished school C(built a lab D(was taken out of school 27 A young man asked Albert Einstein , the great German scientist , what the secret of success is. The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days later the young man asked the same question again . Einstein was very annoyed ( He did not say anything ,but wrote a few words on a piece of paper . On it was written: A=X+Y+Z. “What does this mean ?” asked the young man . “A means “ success”” explained the old scientist . “X stands for hard work ,Y for good method (方法) and Z Z means stop talking and get down to work.” 1. The young man _________. A. wanted to meet Einstein B. wanted to be a great scientist like Einstein C. was eager (渴望) to know the secret of success D. wanted to be a student of Einstein 2. In Einstein’s opinion the secret of success was ________. A. to work with great energy (精力，活力) B. to study hard day and night C. to learn from great scientists D. to raise (提出) questions as many as you could 3. “Y” stands for _______. A. hard work B. great energy C. great success D. good manner(方 法) 4. The word “annoyed” means ________. A. angry B. sad C. lovely D. glad 5. Einstein was a man who ______ A. liked to talk with young people B. liked to help others C. liked to make friends with young people D. liked to work , but didn’t like to talk 28 British newspapers are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a hurry ,so newspapermen write as few words as possible .They tell their readers at once what happened ,where ,when and how it happened and what was the result : how many people were killed ,what change was done and so on .Readers want the fact(事实) set out as fully and accurately as possible .Readers are also interested in the people who have seen the accident. So a newspaperman always likes to get some information (信息)from someone who was there, which can be given in the person’s own words .Because he can use only a few words ,the newspaperman must choose those words carefully ,every one must be effective(有效). Instead of “he called out in a loud voice”, he writes” he shouted”; instead of “the loose stones rolled noisily down the side of the mountain”, he will write” they thundered down the mountainside”. Because many of the readers aren’t very clever, and most of them are in a hurry. 1. From the text, we learn that newspapermen write as few words as possible ,because readers___. A. want to know more about the news B. take no interest in what has happened C. have no time to read the news carefully D. pay much attention to the result 2. The underlined word”one” in the text refers to ______. A.word B.newspaperman C.reader D.pe rson 3. Which of the following would best complete the text ? A. he will keep his writing short B. he won’t care about his writing C. he will give nothing but information D. he won’t make his writing good enough. 4. In what way do you think British newspapers have become smaller? A. In a page size. B. In number of readers. C. In number of pages. D. In number of copies 5. Which of the following is true? A. Readers are not satisfied with the short news. B. Not many people have time to read the long articles in newspapers. C. Readers find the language of the newspapers exciting. D. Newspapermen try to report as fully as possible. 29 The story happened during the Second World War(战争)(An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun , his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the frights . The old man was very sad . he didn’t have enough food and was often hungry . And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go in living . It was a very cold winter night . The old man couldn’t go to sleep . He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen . He had to get up and begun to run in the room until he lay down on the ground. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot. Once he came to a village , but the villages were all poor and couldn’ t give him anything . He was too hungry to go to another village . He thought hard and found a way . He came to a police station and called out , “Hitler is a foolish pig (希特勒是蠢猪)～: Out came an old policeman at once . He took the old man into a room , gave him some bread and a cup of tea . Then he said , “Don’t say in our village , sir !” “I’m sorry, sir.” Said the old man . “I don’t know it’s Hitler’ s hometown .” “No, no , sir.” The policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pig’s hometown !” 1. The old man was ___________. A. a German B. a French C. an Australian D. an Englishman 2. The old man was sad because ________. A. his three sons all died during the war B. His three sons had to join the army C. He had no food or clothes D. He lived in the small town alone 3. The old man got up and ran in his room to ________. A. keep healthy B. Forget he was sad and hungry C. Make him warm D. Find a way to forget he was hungry 4. The old man shouted outside the police station because______ A. he hated Hitler very much B. he hoped the policeman could help him C. he wanted to make the policemen angry D. he thought the he would be given some food in prison (监狱) 5. Which statement is true? A. The old policeman hated Hitler , too B. The old policeman found that the old man his best friend C. The old policeman would send the old man in prison D. The old policeman liked Hitler better than pigs 30 Miss Gorgers taught physices in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?” Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That’s very good,” Miss Gorgers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said, “Yes, Kate?” “I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock here it’s only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.” 1. Miss Gorgers was teaching her class . A. how to telephone B. about electricity C. about time zone(时区) D. about sound 2. Miss Gorgers asked this question because she wanted to know whether . A. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles B. her student could hear her from 75 feet away C. her students had grasped(理解)her lesson D. sound waves were slower than electricity 3. Tom thought that electricity was . A. slower than sound waves B. faster than sound waves C. not so fast as sound waves D. as fast as sound waves 4. Kate thought Tom was wrong because . A. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York B. electricity was slower than sound waves C. Tom was not good at physics at all D. Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves 5. Whose answer do you think is correct acoording to the law of physics? s B. Kate’s C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor B A. Tom’ 31 It was Mondy. Mrs Smith’s dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house. Considering that there was no better way. Mrs Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher (person whose job is selling meat), and he’s going to give you your lunch today.” Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher’ s. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady’s handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once. At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more. The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers (* people who buy something from a shop). But, the dog came again at four o’clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher’s more surprise, it came for the third time at six o’clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs Smith give it so much meat to eat today?” Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it! 6. Mrs Smith treated her little dog quite . A. cruelly B. fairly C. kindly D.unfriendly 7. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs Smith gave it . A. might do it much harm. B. could do it much good C. would help the butcher D. was worth many pounds 8. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog . A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs Smith B. when he found that the words on the paper were not clear C. because he had sold out all the meat in his shop D. until he was paid enough by Mrs Smith 9. From its experence, the dog found that . A. only the paper with Mrs Smith’s words on it could bring it meat B. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it C. Mrs Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher D. a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat 10. At the end of the story, you’ll find that . A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paper B. the dog dared not go to the butcher’s any more C. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog D. the butcher found himself cheated (* act in a way that is not honest) by the clever animal 32 Mr. King is a tall and strong man. He teaches P. E. in a middle school. He wears a long beard(胡子) and takes good care of it. It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. King likes the game very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends’ help he got a ticket a few days ago. After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. A bus came and he hardly got on. There were plenty of people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to grip(抓住)the back of a chair. At the next stop a boy got on the bus. He looked around and saw Mr. King’s beard and grip it. The man found it at once and called out, “Let go of(松开)my beard, boy!” “Are you going to get off, sir?” asked to boy. 11. Mr. King is a . A. player B. runner C. teacher D. driver 12. Mr. King was going to watch the match because . A. he teaches P. E. in a middle school B. he likes football very much C. he had already got a ticket D. he didn’t go to work yesterday 13. It was difficult for Mr. King to stand because . A. he had drunk too much B. the bus was too small C. he got on the bus too late D. it was very crowded in the bus 14. The boy gripped Mr. King’s beard because . A. he was afraid to fall again B. he wanted to make the man angry C. he hoped the man to find a seat for him D. he hoped the man to get off soon 15. Mr. King was afraid , so he shouted at him. A. the boy would pull him down B. the boy would hurt his beard C. the boy could be hurt again D. the boy would borrow his ticket 33 My friend is a taxi drives. He has been a taxi driver for ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. He can meet a lot of people. He always works at night because there is too much traffic during the day. He usually goes home between two o’clock in the morning. There are some very strange things, which often happen at night. One day my friend was taking a woman back home from a party at three o’clock in the morning. She had her little dog with her. When they got to her house, she found she had lost her key. So my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window. My friend waited and waited. After half an hour of honking he decided to find out what was going on. He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. At that moment some policemen came. They thought my friend was a thief. Luckily, the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog. 16. The driver always works at night because it is easier to . A. drive B. climb in through window C. make money D. meet a lot of people 17. The woman climbed in through the window because . A. she wanted to have a sleep B. her husband didn’t open the door for her C. she didn’t want to pay the money D. she couldn’t find her key 18. The story happened . A. early in the morning B. late at night C. outside the city D. near the bus station 19. Which of the following is not true? A. The driver worked until 2 or 3 o’clock in the morning. B. The policemen made a mistake. C. The woman had no money to pay. D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog. 20. The driver climbed in through the window to . A. get money from the woman B. phone the police C. return the dog to the woman D. see what happened in the house 34 On Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a balloon(气球).They started early in London. The headman was Augusta Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way. Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope(绳子),and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight(重量).It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand. After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men's basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice. At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometers from London! 1. Three men flew in balloon ________. A. for nearly 1,800 kilometers B. to another city C. to visit Poland D. more than a century ago 2. The metal box was used for ________. A. carrying the bags of sand B. keeping drinking-water C. carrying ropes of the basket D. changing weight 3. When the balloon went up higher, ________. A. the temperature of the balloon began to fall B. They saw the sun go down C. They made a hole in the basket with their knives D. They could see a black hole on the ground 4. The balloon landed ________. A. in London B. on the sea C. on a lake D. in a foreign country 5. Which of the following is NOT true?________ A. The three men started their journey before the sun rose. B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket. C. When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up. D. The three men had to land because they felt cold. 35 Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车) A small car can hold(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could all travel together. Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and bus a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents’ home, the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents. Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes. 6. From the passage, a van is also called ____________. A. a motor car B. a motor home C. a motorbike D. a big truck 7. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________. A. sold their old house B. moved to their grandparents’ house C. built a new place for a van D. sold their second car 8. A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________. A. a baby B. much money C. more than two children D. interest in vans 9. Americans usually use motor homer____________. A. to travel with all the family members of holiday B. to do some shopping with all the family members C. to visit their grandparents at weekends D. to drive their children to school every day 10. Motor homes have become popular because___________. A. they can take people to another city when people are free B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays C. some people think motor homes are cheap D. big families can put more things in motor homes 36 One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home，his wife said，Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way.He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it. About an hour later，the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said，Will you please show me your ticket?The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried. I cant find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train，said the old man. I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right， you dont have to buy another ticket，said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly，You dont know why Im worried. If I dont find my ticket，I cant remember my station. Where am I going? 1. The old man bought a ticket _______. A. after he got on the train B. before he got on the train C. when the conductor told him to buy one D. when he found he had no ticket with him the conductor began _______. 2. About an hour later， A. to buy the tickets B. to look for the tickets C. to check(检查) the tickets D. to show the tickets 3. The conductor told the old man that he didnt need to buy another ticket because _________. A. the man was very old B. he thought the old man had no money with him C. the old man showed him the ticket D. he believed the old man 4. The old man still looked worried because _________. A. he couldnt get on the train. B. he lost his ticket and a lot of money C. he thought his wife would get angry with him D. he forgot where he was going 5. Which of the following(下列) is right? A. The old man went on the trip with his wife B. The old man didnt find his ticket C. The conductor was also an old man D. The old man had to buy another ticket 37 Mrs. Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story saidWere you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Children’s Hospital are asking for money for children’ s toys(玩具). Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick(生病的)children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital. After Mrs. Weeks read the story，she said，This story gave me an idea. You want us to bring some money for the toys. We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital. said the boys and girls one after another. Well，your ideas would be nice， Mrs Weeks said，but mine is different. We could make some toys. shouted one of them. Mrs. Weeks smiled. Do you think you could make toys? she asked. Yes, yes. the whole class answered. Great! Let’s begin to make toys tomorrow. said Mrs. Weeks. On Saturday afternoon，Mrs. Weeks took children to the hospital with the toys made by her students. The children in the class felt happy， too. A few days later，Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class Some school pupils brought toys to Children’s Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctor said，We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say，‘THANK YOU，GRADE THREE.’ 1. What was the first newspaper story mainly(主要)about? A. Sick children in Children’s Hospital B. Doctors in Children’s Hospital. C. Mrs. Weeks and her students. D. Toys made by the boys and girls. 2. What idea did Mrs. Weeks have in mind? A. Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital. B. Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in the hospital. C. Let the class make some toys themselves and give them to the children in the hospital. D. Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital. t have ____ to keep the children 3. Doctors in Children’s Hospital didn’ happy and quiet. A. enough time B. enough boys and girls C. get money to buy toys for D. enough doctors 4. At first，the doctors in Children’s Hospital wanted to ____ the sick children. A. give some money to B. make some toys for C. get money to buy toys for D. borrow some toys for 5. What Mrs Weeks really wanted to do is to ____. A. let everyone know her class B. save some money for toys C. make herself famous D. teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others 38 Mr Smith made many tests (作试验) with different animals and the monkey was the cleverest of all the animals. One day Mr Smith put a monkey in a room. He also put some small boxes in it. In one of the boxes there was some food. " How long will it take the monkey to find the food? " Mr Smith said to himself. " Let me wait and see. " He left the room and waited outside. Three minutes later, he put his eye to the keyhole (钥匙眼). What did he see? He saw the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at Mr Smith through the keyhole. 1. Mr Smith made tests with __________. A. different animals B. the monkey only C. all the monkeys D. all of the cleverest animals 2. There was some food in _______ of the small boxes. A. some B. none C. one D. each 3. Mr Smith put a monkey and some boxes in a room because he wanted to know___________. A. how much food monkey could find B. how many boxes the monkey could carry C. how long it would take the monkey to put its eye to the keyhole D. how long it would take the monkey to find the food 4. What was the monkey doing when Mr Smith was putting his eye to the keyhole? A. The monkey was eating food. B. The monkey was looking for food. C. The monkey was eating on the other side of the door. D. The monkey was looking at Mr Smith through the keyhole. 5. Mr Smith is a ________. A. teacher B. scientist (科学家) C. doctor D. farm worker 39 Do you need friends? I'm sure your answer is "Yes,of course. Everybody does! " You need friends when you play and when you work. If you have friends, you will feel happy. If you have no friends. you will feel lonely (寂寞的). Do you know how to make friends? There is only one good way― You make friends by being friendly. A friendly person is interested in other people. He is always helpful If you want to make friends with a new classmate, you can talk with him, tell him about the other classmates in your class and try your best to be helpful to him. 6. We need friends __________. A. because we must play with them B. Because we must work with them C. when we play and when we work D. when we talk with them 7. If we want to make friends, we should __________. A. be politely to them B. be friendly to them. C. be afraid of them D. when we talk with them. 8. A friendly person is _________ other people. A. interested in B. worried about C. surprised at D. like them 9. If we want to make friends with a new classmate, ___________. A. we can talk with them B. we must try to help him C. we can tell him about the other classmates in our class D. A、B and C 10. Which of the following is true? A. No one needs friends. B. Everyone needs friends. C. Only classmates need friends. D. Someone needs friends. A.CBDAD B.CABAB C.AACDA D.DCBAA E.CBADD F.ADACD H.ADADB I.BDCAB J.BCDDB K.ACCCD L.ACDDB M.CBADB 40 In England (英格兰人) nobody under eighteen years old is allowed (允许) to drink in a bar (酒吧)( Mr Thompson often went to a bar near his house(But he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young(Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time(They drank for an hour(Tom drank a bit(Then Mr Thompson said to his son,“Now, Tom, I want to teach you a useful(有用的) lesson(How do you know when you’ve had enough(足够的)? Well, I’ll tell you(Do you see those two lights(灯) at the end of the bar? When they seem(好象) to become four, you’ve had enough and should(应该) go home(” “But, Dad,”said Tom,“I can only see one light at the end of the bar(” 1(Young people ______ allowed to drink in a bar until eighteen( A(is not B(are not C(many D(must 2(When Tom was a child, his father often went to a nearby bar______ taking him( A(by B(for C(with D(without 3(On Tom’s eighteenth birthday, he drank together with his father in that bar for ______( A(the first time B(once C(many times D(eighteen times 4(Father wanted to tell his son ______( A(the time to drink B(something about the light C(when to stop drinking D(something about the bar 5(In fact (事实上), there ______ at the end of the bar( A(was one light B(were two lights C(were three lights D(were four lights 41 In 1620, about half the USA was covered(覆盖) by forests( Today the forests have almost gone( A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand(沙 地)( China doesn't want to copy(抄) the USA's example( We're planting more and more trees( We've built the " Great Green Wall" of trees across northern(北部 的) part of our country(The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide( It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away( It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland(农田) in the south( More "Great Green Walls" are needed( Trees must be grown all over the world( Great Green Walls will make the world better( 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 1(In 1620, about ______ the USA was covered by forests( A(a third B(half C(two thirds D(a fourth 2(A lot of good land has gone with ______( A(sand B(water C(wind D(forests 3(The Great Green Wall in China is ______ long( A(7,000 kilometers B(1,700 kilometers C(7,000 meters D(400 kilometers 4(Trees must be grown in ______. A(China B(the USA C(some countries D(every part of the world 5(______ will make the world better( A(The Great Wall B(Tall buildings C(Great Green Walls D(Flowers and grass 42 “Cool”is a word with many meanings(Its old meaning is used to express (表达) a temperature that is a little bit cold(As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning( “Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything( When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It’s cool(”You may ”when you see your favourite footballer( think，“He’s so cool， We all maximize(扩大) the meaning of“cool”(You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”(Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used(A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall(瀑布)they had visited(On one student’s paper was just the one sentence(句子)，“It’s so cool(Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt( But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏)of words(Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning(So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性)(Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”, I can(And I think they are also very cool( 1(We know that the word“cool has had ________. A(only one meaning B(no meanings C(many different meanings D(the same meaning 2(In the passage，the word“express”means“________”. A(see B(show C(know D(feel 3(If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool(” A(interested in B(angry about C(afraid of D(unhappy with 4(The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used( A(pleased with B(strange to C(worried about D(careful with 5(In the passage，the writer suggests(暗示)that the word “cool”________( A(can be used instead of many words B(usually means something interesting C(can make your life colourful D(may not(可能不) be as cool as it seems 43 A friend of mine named Paul received(收到) an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present(On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car(“Is this your car，Paul,”he asked( Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas(”The boy was surprised(惊奇)(“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything,Boy，I wish…”He hesitated(犹豫)( Of course， Paul knew what he was going to wish for(希望)(He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. “I wish,”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that(”Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car,” “Oh yes，I’d love that(” After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind (介意)driving in front of my house,” Paul smiled a little(He thought he knew what the boy wanted(He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are, the boy asked( He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled(残疾的) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car. “There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent(美分). And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.” Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable(难忘的) holiday ride. 1(The street urchin was very surprised when ________( A(Paul received an expensive car B(Paul told him about the car C(he saw the shining car D(he was walking around the car 2(From the story we can see the urchin ________( A(wished to give his brother a car B(wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car C(wished he could have a brother like Paul’s D(wished Paul could be a brother like that 3(The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________( A(to show his neighbours the big car B(to show he had a rich friend C(to let his brother ride in the car D(to tell his brother about his wish 4(We can infer(推断)from the story that ________( A(Paul couldn’t understand the urchin B(the urchin had a deep love for his brother C(the urchin wished to have a rich brother D(the urchin’s wish came true in the end 5(The best name of the name story is _________( A(A Christmas Present B(A Street Urchin C(A Brother Like That D(An Unforgettable Holiday Ride 44 Dreams "Dreams (梦 ) may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream," some scientists say. Dreams take up(占据) 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(可能) have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over(携入) into dreams. Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can't remember the dream. Dreams can disappear (消失) quickly from memory (记忆). Too much dreaming can be harmful (有害的). The more we 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__. A. think B. dream C. work D. study 2. Dreams and films are usually ____. A. very long B. in colour C. about work D. very sad 3. Why do some people often dream about their work? A. Because they are tired in the daytime. 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 ____. A. what dream is B. people like to sleep C. dreams are like films D. we always remember dreams 45 A Faithful(忠实的) Dog More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert. One day the Prince wanted to go hunting(打猎) with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a wooden cradle(摇篮), which was like a small bed. When the Prince came back from hunting, Gelert ran out to meet his master. He wagged(摇) his tail(尾巴) and jumped up to put his paws( 手爪 )on the Prince's chest. Then the Prince saw the blood(血) on Gelert's jaws(颚) and head. "What have you done?" the Prince said. He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son. The cradle was lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them. "So you have killed my son?" the Prince said angrily. "You unfaithful dog!" He took out his sword(剑) and killed the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed(设法) to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog. The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt(没受伤). Near him was a dead wolf. Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended(保卫) the baby and killed the wolf. The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran down his face when he realized 'he had killed his faithful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried(埋葬) him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again. Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dog's grave for a few minutes. If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. There is a sign by his grave. It reminds people of a brave and faithful dog. 1. Gelert was the dog of the Prince of ___. A. Scotland B. England C. Ireland D. Wales 2. The Prince told the dog to _____ when he was leaving. A. watch the door B. take care of his baby at home C. welcome his friends D. stop the strangers 3. The dog was very ____ when his master came back from hunting. A. glad B. fearful C. afraid D. tired 4. The Prince was surprised to see blood on Gelert's ____. A. jaws B. paws C. head D. Both A and C. 5. The Prince never smiled again because __ A. the wolf was killed by Gelert B. he had buried the dog on the top of mountain C. he had killed his faithful friend Gelert D. Gelert had killed his baby son 46 Most people have flown a kite or have seen one ride and dip(下降) in strong spring wind. Not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousands of years ago. The ancient (古代的) Chinese were making and flying kites even before they were writing. A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the dark. The kites were fixed (固定) so that they made strange sounds. Men who were at war with them would hear these sounds and run away. They thought those strange sounds were made by gods(神) in the sky. The ancient Chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops(农作 物) grow rich and tall. Sometimes they tied long strings (细绳) and hooks (钩) to their kites. Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish. The Chinese use sticks(树枝), strings(线) and paper for their kites. Some of these kites look like animals or trees. Others look like birds or houses. 1. The main idea of the first paragraph(段落) is that A. kites were first made in China B. most of us have flown or seen a kite C. the ancient Chinese were making kites before they were writing D. the ancient Chinese were good at making kites 2. In ancient China kites could be used for ___. A. catching fish B. helping people fly C. watering the crops D. helping people walk in the dark 3. The ancient Chinese used kites in wars because the kites ____. A. could bring good luck B. looked like animals C. could help them win a war D. could fly high 4. The Chinese usually use ____ for their kites. A. sticks, strings and grass B. strings, hair and wood C. paper, strings and sticks D. paper, ropes and hooks 5. What is the best title (题目) of this passage? A. Lucky Kites. B. Strange Kites. C. Beautiful Kites. D. Chinese Kites. 47 We are all busy talking about and using the Internet (因特网), but how many of us know the history of the Internet? Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks (网络) didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system (系统) had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information(信息)could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time. At first the Internet was only used by the government (政府), but in the early 1970s, universities (大学), hospitals and banks (银行) were allowed (允许) to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software (软件) that made "surfing" (浏览) the Internet more convenient (方便). Today it is easy to get on-line (上网) and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail (电子邮件) is more and more popular among students. The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life. 1. The Internet has a history of more than ___ years. A. sixty B. ten C. thirty D. twenty 2. A new network system was set up to ____. A. make computers cheaper B. make itself keep on working all the time C. break down the whole network D. make computers large and expensive 3. At first the Internet was only used by ______. A. the government B. universities C. hospitals and banks D. schools 4. ______ made "surfing" the Internet more conve-nient. A. Computers B. Scientists C. Software D. Information 5. Which of the following is true? A. In the 1960s, computer networks worked well. B. In the early 1970s, the Internet was easy to use. C. Sending e-mail is now more popular among students than before. D. Today it's still not easy to get on-line. 48 Pollution(污染) The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modem traffic and modern communication means (通讯设备). Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution (污染). To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it. Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up(用完) or the river was dirty in one place, Man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world. Air pollution is still the most serious. It's bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily. Many countries are making rules (法规) to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal (煤) in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused (引起) by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution. The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in population at the same time. 1. Our world is becoming much smaller ___. A. because the earth is being polluted day and night. B. thanks to science development C. because of the rise in population D. because the earth is blown away by the wind every year 2. Thousands of years ago, life was ____ it is today. A. much easier than B. as easy as C. as hard as D. much harder than 3. Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here "it" means ____. A. water pollution B. air pollution C. noise pollution D. rubbish (垃圾) 4. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because ____. A. it's bad for all living things in the world B. it makes much noise C. it makes our rivers and lakes dirty D. it makes us angry more easily 5. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world's population does. C. If people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO2. D. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth. 49 Long, long ago there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people move form place to place over the land, hunting animals for food. No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any more. They could stay in one place and grow it. People began to live near one another. And so the first village grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew very big. When machines appeared(出现), life in the villages changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities grew very big. Today some people are moving back to small towns. Can you tell why? 1. The best title(题目)of the text should be ___. A. Cities or Villages B. Back to Towns C. How Cities Grew D. People and Animals 2. The underlined word "they" in the second paragraph refers to(指的是) ___. A. villages B. animals C. cities D. people 3. When factories were built, ___. A. more people live near the factories B. people began to live in the factories C. many people began to work in villages D. many machines appeared in big factories 4. We can learn from the text that ___. A. people like to work only in big cities B. some people don't like to live in big cities C. there will be no small towns in the future(将来) D. it is better to live in cities than in villages 5. In what order did people do the following things? A. Worked in villages B. Lived near the factories. C. Learned to grow food. D. Built factories. E. Began to live near each other. A. d, b, a, e, c B. e, a, c, d, b, C. c, e, a, d, b D. a. c. d. e. b 001----010参考答案: 001: 1(B 2(D 3(A 4(C 5(A 002: 1(B 2(D 3(A 4(D 5(C 003: 1(C 2(B 3(A 4(C 5(D 004: 1(B 2(A 3(D 4(B 5(C 005: 1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 006: l. D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C 007: AACCD 008: CBACC 009: 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D 010: 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C 50 Today Newtown is a clean place， but many years ago there were millions of rats there. The rats even attacked(攻击) the cats and dogs. Sometimes many of them tried to bite men or women at night. The rats were very large in size and they harmed (伤害) many people. The city office ordered everyone to kill rats. However， most people were lazy， so they did not kill many rats. The city office could do nothing with the citizens and could do nothing with the rats， either. Sometime later they had to pay some money for each dead rat. That made the people very happy. They at once began to kill rats. They got as many dead rats as they could. And some of them even stopped their own work to kill rats because they could get more pay. Every day a city official(官员) put all the dead rats together. He was very busy doing that， because sometimes a man brought hundreds of them in one day. Two weeks later there were not so many rats in the city as before， but people still brought many dead rats to the city office. The city officials felt surprised at this， but at last they found out that people were stealing the dead rats they had collected. So the city official had to order his men to dig a big hole and put the dead rats in it. Soon there were no more rats and the city did not have to pay any more money for that. 1. Newtown_________. A. used to be a clean place B. is no longer a dirty place C. has always been very clean D. will be very clean 2. The rats in Newtown were once____________. A. as big as cats B. as dangerous as dogs C. huge in size D. run into by cars there 3. When the city office first ordered the citizens to kill rats， most people________. A. promised to pay for each dead rat B. stole dead rats C. were too lazy to kill rats D. killed nearly all the rats very soon 4. The people in Newtown killed rats___________. A. to get money B. because the rats attacked them at night C. to help clean the city D. to pay the city as a tax 5. A big hole was dug so that__________. A. the rats could come out to attack people at night B. people could take many rats C. the people loved dead rats D. people could not steal dead rats for money