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.zPassage1Astoreownerwastacking〔钉住〕asignabovehisdoorthatread"PuppiesForSale.〞Alittleboyappearedunderthestoreowner’ssign."Howmuchareyougoingtosellthepuppiesfor"〞heasked.Thestoreownerreplied,"Anywherefrom$30to$50.〞Thelittleboyreachedinhispocketandpulledoutsomechange."Ihave$2.37,〞hesaid."CanIpleaselookatthem"〞Thestoreownerwhistledandfivetinyballsoffurranout.Onepuppywasfallingfarbehind.Immediatelythelittleboysingledoutthelimpingpuppyandsaid,"What’swrongwiththatlittledog"〞Thestoreownere*plainedthatthelittlepuppydidn’thaveahipsocket(臀骨臼).Thelittleboybecamee*citedandsaid,"That’sthelittlepuppyIwanttobuy.〞Thestoreownersaid,"No,youdon’twanttobuythatlittledog.Butifyoureallywanthim,I’lljustgivehimtoyou.〞Thelittleboygotquiteupset.Helookedstraightintothestoreowner’seyesandsaid,"Idon’twantyoutogivehimtome.ThatlittledogiswortheverybitasmuchasalltheotherdogsandI’llpaythefullprice.Infact,I’llgiveyou$2.37nowand50centsamonthuntilIhavehimallpaidfor.〞Thestoreownersaid,"Thislittledogisnevergoingabletorunjumpliketheotherpuppies.〞Tothis,thelittleboyreacheddownandrolleduphispantlegtoshowabadlytwisted(扭曲的),disabledleftlegsupportedbyabigmetalbrace(支撑物).Helookedupatthestoreownerandsoftlyreplied,"Well,Idon’trunsowellmyself,andthelittlepuppywillneedsomeonewhounderstands.〞Theboyisabletooffersomethingtothelittlepuppythatnooneelsecan.What’sthat"Agoodhome.B)Ahighprice.C)Careandunderstanding.D)Abigmetalbrace.Upontheboy’srequest,thestoreowner___________.askedforhisreasonlaughedathissillychoicepersuadedhimtobuytheotherdogssuggestedthathetakethedogfreeofchargeWhenthestoreownerofferedtogivethepuppytotheboy,theboywasupsetbecause______.A)hedidnotreallylikethepuppyB)hehatedtoacceptthingsfreeC)hehadenoughmoneywithhimD)hethoughtthepuppyhaditsvalueandshouldnotbegivenawayfreeAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue"Thelittleboywasdisabled.Thelittleboyboughtthedogforfun.Thestoreownercouldn’tunderstandthelittleboy.Thestoreownerdidn’tsellthedogtothelittleboy.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______________.StoreOwnerandHisDogsB)LittleBoyandDisabledDogAdoginNeedD)LittleBoy’sBestFriendPassage2Sheiswidelyseenasproofthatgoodlookscanlastforever.Butatnearly500yearsofage,timeiscatchingupwiththeMonaLisa.Thehealthofthefamouspicture,paintedbyLeonardodaVinciin1505,isgettingworsebytheyear,accordingtotheLouvreMuseumwhereitishoused."Thethin,woodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesincee*pertscheckedittwoyearsago,〞themuseumsaid.Visitorshavenoticedchangesbutrepairingtheworld’smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.E*pertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheirpresentchemicalstate.Nearlysi*millionpeoplegotoseetheMonaLisaeveryyear,manyattractedbythemysteryofhersmile."Itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou’renotlookingather,sheseemstobesmiling,andthenyoulookatherandshestops,〞saidProfessorMargaretLivingstoneofHarvardUniversity."It’sbecausedirectvision(视觉)ise*cellentatpickingupdetail,butlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.Davincipaintedthesmileinshadows.〞Davincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhim,untilitwaseventuallysoldtoFrance’sKingFrancisIin1519.DuringWorldWarII,FrenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownstokeepitoutofthehandsofGermanforces.Likemanyoldladies,theMonaLisahassomeinterestingstoriestotell.6.Inthefirstparagraph"catchingupwith〞means____________.ingupfrombehindB)havingeffectonC)makingupforD)gettingalongwith7.Itisdifficulttorepairthispaintingduetoits______________.A)paintingmaterialsB)woodenpanelC)longhistoryD)goodname8.MonaLisaissmilingwhenyoulook_______________.A)atherB)fromthecornersofyoureyesC)intotheshadowsD)fordetails9.Para.4ismainlyabout____________________.A)thehistoryoftheMonaLisaB)theconditionoftheMonaLisaC)thesecretofMonaLisa’ssmileD)thesecretofMonaLisabeauty10.DuringWorldWarIIthefamouspaintingwasin_____________.A)ItalyB)FranceC)BritainD)GermanyPassage3Sincethefirstprehistoricartistdrewthefirstpicturesonthewallsofacave,artistshavebeenusingstone,clay,paint,jewels,metal,andhundredsofothermaterialstotellthestoryofthehistoryoftheworld.Buildings,paintings,andclothingstylescantelluswhatpeoplethoughtandfeltabouttheirworld.CavepaintingfromtheOldStoneAgeshowusanimalsandhunters.Butmoreimportant,theyalsoshowustheweaponsthatwereinuseinprehistorictime.Theyshowthatfirewasused,andthatpeoplehadlearnedtomakesewingneedlesfrombone,andthatstonetoolshadbeeninventedfordiggingandcutting.Someroughlyformedimageshavebeenfoundinthecaves,too,showingthatcavedwellersappreciatedthebeautyofthehumanfrom.IntheNewStoneAge,peoplelearnedtoweavecloth.Theydidn’thavetodependonanimals’skinsforclothing.Theyalsolearnttobuildhouses,sincethebestfarminglandwasfarawayfromthemountaincavesinwhichtheirforethershadlived.11.Whatmaterialshavebeenusedbyartiststotellthestoreoftheworldhistory"Animals’skins,jewelsandstone.Clay,paint,andcloth.Metals,animals’skinsandclay.Plaint,clayandstone.12.Whatdocavepaintingsshowus"A)Theweaponsandfireourforefathersused.B)Thebeautyofthehumanformourforefathersappreciated.C)Theanimals’bonesourforefathersconstructed.D)Thebuildingsourforefathersconstructed.13.Whatdidourforefatherslearntodobesidesfire-making"A)Topreparemeals.B)Tobuildhighbuildings.C)Todigtunnels.D〕Tomakesewingneedles.14.Wheredidourforefatherslivebeforetheylearnedtoconstructbuildings"A)Inforests.B)Onrivers.C)Inmountaincaves.D)Onfarms.15.Theword"images〞inparagraphthreemostprobablymeans_________.A)picturesB)impressionsC)photosD)ideasPassage4SometimeagomyhusbandandIboughtanewsofaforourlivingroom.Atthetimewebothlikedthecolorandstyleofthesofa,butinrecentweeks,myhusbandhasbeguntoplainaboutthisparticularpieceoffurniture.Nowhedoesn’tlikethecolororthestyleandheevenplainsthatitisimpossibletositinitandbefortable.Anywayhewantstogetridofitandbuyanotheronefor$800.I’mjustsickabouthisideabecauseIliketheonewehaveverymuchandbesidesIdon’tthinkwecanaffordanewone.Reasoningwithmyhusbandisliketalkingtoabrickwall—andbelievemeI’vetried.Heisverystubborn.WhatshallIdo"I’malmostreadytogohometomother.16.Whydidthecouplebuythesofa"Theybothlikedthecolorandstyleofthesofa.Thesofawasverycheapatthetime.Theirlivingroomneededasofa.Thehusbandlovedthecolorandstyleofthesofa.17.Whatdoesthehusbandthinkofthesofanow"A)Itisunfortabletositinthesofa.B)Thesofaistoocheaptobeofhighquality.C)Thestyleofthesofaisoutofdate.D)Thecolorofthesofaisnotattractive.18.Whyisthewifeunwillingtogetridofthesofa"A)Shecan’tfindasofathatsheandherhusbandlikeverymuch.B)Shecan’tcarryasofahomealone.C)Shedoesn’tthinkshehasenoughmoneyforanewsofa.D)Someonedoesn’tallowhertobuyasofa.19.Whatcanwelearnfromthetalk"A)Thehusbandisalwayswillingtoobeyhiswife.B)Thewifeisveryeconomical.C)Thecouplehasadifferentideaaboutthesofa.D)Thewife’smotherwantsthesofa.20.Whatdoestheword"stubborn〞inthesecondparagraphmean"A)Kind.B)Cruel.C)Determined.D)Talkative.21.Weallwenttothee*hibition________thedirector,whowastoobusytogo.A.besidesB.e*ceptC.besideD.e*ceptfor22.Theinternalsituationofacountryusually______itsforeignpolicy.A.effectsB.effectedC.affectsD.affected23.Alarge_____ofpeoplevolunteeredtodothisdifficultjob.A.numberB.amountC.qualityD.wealth24.Thisgroupofe*plorerswent______inthedesertthanthatone.A.fatherB.fartherC.furtherD.far25.Shecannowspend______timepreparingherlessonsthanbefore.A.littleB.fewC.fewerD.less26.Manybeautifulpaintingswere______onthewalls..A.hungB.hangedC.hangD.hanging27.Theinterpretercould______catchupwiththefluentspeaker.A.hardB.hardlyC.hardnessD.hardship28.Allhisthingswere____hissuitcase.A.intoB.inC.atD.on29.He______hispenonthedeskandbeganreading.A.laidB.layC.lieD.lain30._____afriendIwouldadviseyoutostopsmokingatonce.A.LikelyB.likeC.IsD.As31.Hishorsejumpedandhefell______it.A.ofB.offC.onD.down32.The______oftheschoolwillresignbecauseofhispoorhealth.A.p