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（1）

ThisisatalkbyaLondontaxi（出租车）driver.

'Tvebeenataxidriverfornearlytenyears.MostLondontaxidrivershavetheirowntaxis.”

“It'sanicejobmostoftime,youmeetalotofpeople.Ialwaysworkatnight,becausethereis

toomuchtrafficduringtheday.Ilivetwentymiles（英里）outsideLondonandIgotoworkat5:30

intheafternoon.

“Iusuallygohomebetween2and3inthemorning.^^

“Someverystrangethingshappenedlateatnight。TheotherdayIwastakingawomanhome

fromaparty。Shehadherlittledogwithher.Whenwegottoherhouse,shefoundthatshehad

lostherkey.SoIwaitedinthecarwiththedogwhilesheclimbedinthroughthewindows.”

“Iwaitedandwaited.AfterhalfanhourofringingthebellIdecidedtofindoutwhatwasgoing

onoItiedthedogtoatreeandstartedtoclimbinthroughthewindow.ThenextthingIknewwas

thatthepolicecame.TheythoughtIwasathief（小偷）。

Luckilythewomancamedownstairs（下楼）。Shemusthavegonetosleepandforgottenaboutme

andthedog!”

l.Thedriveralwaysworkedatnightbecauseitwaseasierto。

A.driveB.makemoneyC.climbinthroughthewindowD.meetalotofpeople

2.Thewomanclimbedinthroughthewindowbecause。

A.shewantedtohaveasleep

B.herhusbanddidn'topenthedoorforher

C.shedidn'twanttopaythedriver

D.shecouldn'tfindherkey

3.Thestoryhappened。

A.earlyinthemorningB.lateatnight

C.20milesoutsideLondonD.nearthepolicestation

4.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?

A.Thedriverworkeduntilbetween2and3inthemorning.

B.Thepolicemadeamistake.

C.Thewomanhadnomoneytopaythedriver.

D.Thewomanhadforgottenaboutthedriverandthedog.

5.Thedriverclimbedinthroughthewindowto

A.getmoneyfromthewoman

B.returnthedogtothewoman

C.seewhatwashappeninginthehouse

D.phonethepolice

KEY:1-5ADBCC

（2）

TherearefiftystatesintheUnitedStates.ThelargestinpopulationisCalifornia,thelargest

inareaisAlaska.AlaskaisthesmallestinpopulationandRhodeIslandisthesmallestinsize.The

oldeststatesaretheonesalongtheAtlanticcoast.TheneweststatesareAlaskaandHawaii.

Alaskaisalsothecoldeststate.CaliforniaandFloridaarethewarmer.Henryandhisfamilylivein

Seattle,abigcity,onthePacificcoast.ButLosAngelesandSanFrancisco,alsoonthePacific

coast,arelargerthanSeattle.Henry'scousin,Susan,livesinNewYork.Itisthelargestcity

intheUnitedStates.ThousandsofpeoplevisitNewYorkeachyear.Themostimportantcityinthe

UnitedStatesisWashington,D.C.Itisthecapital,butitismuchsmallerthanNewYork.

1.HowmanystatesarethereintheU.S.A.?

A.FiveB.Forty-Five.C.FiftyD.Fifteen.

2.Whichstateisthelargestinpopulation?

A.California.B.Rhode-Island.

C.AlaskaD.LosAngeles.

3.Whichstateistheoldest,thenewest,andthesmallestinpopulation?

A.RhodeIsland.B.Seattle.C.SanFrancisco.D.Alaska.

4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TheoldeststatesaretheonesalongthePacificcoast.

B.Washingtonisthemostimportantandthelargestcity.

C.NewYorkisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.

D.Henry'scousinlivesintheSeattle.

5.WhyisWashington,D.C.themostimportantAmericancity?

Because。

A.itisthelargestcityB.itisthelargestinpopulation

C.itisthemostbeautifulcityD.itisthecapitaloftheUnitedStates

KEY:1.C2.A3.D4.C5.D

(3)

MrsBlacklivesinasmallvillage.Herhusbandisdead.Herson,Jack,livedwithher.He

workedinashopinthevillage,butthenhefoundajobintownnamedGreensea.Hewenttolive

there.MrsBlackwasveryangry.Shegotonatrainandwenttoseeherson.Thenshesaidtohim,

“Jack,whydoyounevertelephoneme?"

Jacklaughed,"But,mother,youhaven'tgotatelephone.nuNo."sheanswered,"I

haven't,butyouhavegotone.u

1.TheoldBlack。

A.isdeadB.liveswithhiswife

C.wenttoasmallvillageD.workedinashop

2.Jacklivedwithhismotherheworkedinthevillage.

A.beforeB.whenC.afterD.so

3.Greenseais。

A.abigcityB.asmallvillageC.atownD.aman'sname

4.Jackdidn'tphonehismotherbecause。

A.hehadnophoneB.hewasverybusy

C.hismotherhadnophoneD.hewenthomeeveryday

5.Jack'smotherwasveryangrybecause。

A.Jackdidn'twanttoringherup

B.Jackhadatelephonebutshehadn't

C.shedidn'tknowhowtomakeatelephone

D.shedidn'tknowshecouldn'tbecalled

KEY:1.A2.B3.C4.C5.D

(4)

Dannywasjusttiredaboutthewaythingsweregoing.Hismomcametotheschoolandwent

onandonaboutRickJackson.Itseemedthatshewouldneverstoptalking."Somebody'sgotto

stopthatboy!”shewasshouting."Rick'stroublingeverybodyintheneighborhood（四邻）.And

helovestopickon（结交）littleboyslikeDanny."

Mrs.Green,Danny'steacher,wasconcerned（担心）alot."Ididn'tknowthatDannywas

beingpickedon,“sheanswered."He'sneversaidanythingaboutthistome!"Mrs.Green

lookedatDanny."Howlonghasthisbeengoingon?”sheasked.Dannycouldonlyshakehis

headandlookatthefloor.Heknewifhesaidawordaboutthis,hewouldhavetroubleafter

school.

Dannyhadn4tsaidanythingabouttheproblembecausehewantedtodothingswiththeboysin

theneighborhood.Afteralbmostofthemwerenicetohim.Hehatedtoleavethegangjust

becauseofRick.Maybethetimehadcometofindnewfriends.Hefeltithardtomakeuphis

mind.

1.Welearnfromthereadingthat.

A.Dannywasnotagoodstudent

B.Danny'smothertalkedtoomuchabouttheschool

C.Danny'steacherknewsomethingaboutDanny'sproblembefore

D.DannywantedtogetawayfromRick

2.WhenDanny'smothercameforMrsGreen,thematterwasnowtoMrsGreen.

A.seriousB.commonC.untrueD.similar

3.Dannynow.

A.wastiredoftheschoolandhisfriends

B.hadnofriendsatall

C.wasnotsurewhatheshouldtowiththeproblem

D.madesomenewfriendsintheneighborhood

4.Dannydidn'tsayanythingaboutthemattertoMrsGreenbecause.

A.shehadknownit

B.theotherboyswouldtellher

C.hedidn'twanttobeintrouble

D.hismotherdidn'twanthimtosayit

5.Theword'gang'inthereadingmeans''•

A.aplaceforboystoplaygames

B.agroupofyoungpeople

C.aschoolbusforchildrentoandfromschool

D.theteacher'soffice

KEY:1.D2.A3.C4.C5.B

（5）

FoulshamHouseisafine,largehouseofthe1790s.ItstandsbytheRiverByer,in

twenty—fivehectares（公上页）ofthebestfarmlandinthesouthwest.

ThehousewasbuiltbySmithson,andthestorygoesbacktoGeorge,thesonofKingof

Whales,whofellinlovewiththebeautifulLadyKitty,atoneofthefirstFoulsham'swild

woods（野夕卜）parties.ManyyearsagomanygreatmenrodeonthehillsaboutFoulshamHouse,

andmanyfinegirlstookteaintheGreenRoom.

Thehousehaseightbedrooms,threebathrooms（浴室），twoliving-rooms,anda

dining—roomwitharealAdamfireplace.Itslibraryhasagoodviewovertheparkandthe

river.Allroomsarelightandairy,withgood,highwindows,andwoodfloors.

Atthebackofthehousethereisroomforfourcars.ThethirdFoulshamoncekeptthere.In

manyotherways,thishouseofthe1790smeetstheneedsofthe1990s.

IfyouwishtoknowmoreaboutFoulshamHouse,writeto:

Harvey.Platt,Longford&Son

6,CastleGreen,Gilham,Byreside.

1.FoulshamHouseis.

A.anoldfarmhouse

B.a25-houseforpeopletocometolistentoitsstory

C.alargehouseforpeopletocometolistentoitsstory

D.ahousewithahistoryofnearlytwohundredyears

2.Welearnfromthereadingthat.

A.Smithsonbuiltthehouseforwildwoodparties

B.manyimportantpeoplehadbeentoFoulshamHouse

C.GeorgeandLadyKittylovedthehouseandhadmanypartieshere

D.theGreenRoomisaplaceformanygirlstomaketea

3.Thesentence4Itslibraryhasagoodviewovertheparkandtheriver,'means4

A.Theparkandtherivercanbeseenclearlyfromthelibrary

B.Thelibraryhasapictureoftheparkandtheriveronthewall

C.Thelibrarywasbuiltintheparkbytheriver

D.Booksabouttheparkandtherivercanbereadinthelibrary

4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.The3rdFoulshamoftenrodehishorsesatthebackofthehouse.

B.Thehousehasaroomforfourcarsatthebackofthehouse.

C.Theroadbehindthehouseiswideenoughfor4carstogo.

D.Thereissomeparkingbehindthehouse.

5.Wecaninfer（推断）thatHarvey.

A.wantsthehousetomeettheneedsofmodernlife

B.wantspeopletoknowthehistoryofthehouse

C.wantstosellthehouse

D.wantssomemoneytomakethehousemeettoday4sneeds

KEY:1.D2.B3.A4.D5.C

（6）

Johnsentforadoctorbecausehiswifewasill.Hecalledthedoctorandmadesuretheywould

meetatfive.Hearrivedatthedoctor4sattwentytofive.Hethought,"It'salittlebit

earlier.lilwaitforamoment.It'sgoodtokeepthetime.”

Thenhestoppedhiscarinfrontofthedoctor's.Helookedaroundandsawanoisysquare（广场）

notfarfromhere.Hewentthereandsatdownonachairtoenjoythelastlightofafternoonsun

andmakehimselfquiet.Hesawsomechildrenplayingandsomewomentalkingtoeachother

happily.

Suddenlyheheardagirlcrying.Hecameuptoherandaskedsomequestions.Thenheknew

shegotlost.Johntriedtofindoutheraddressandtookherhome.Thegirl'sparentswerevery

thankful.

ThenJohnhurriedtothedoctor's.Thedoctorsaidangrilywhenhesawhim,"You're

late.Whydidyoukeepmewaitingfortwentyminutes?”Johnsaidnothingbutone

word—“Sorry!”

1.Johndrovetothedoctor's.

A.lateB.ontimeC.intimeD.innotime

2.Johnwenttothesquareto.

A.spendthetimeB.enjoyhimself

C.seethechildrenandthewomenD.helpthegirl

3.Thegirlcriedbecause.

A.someonehitherB.shefelloffherbike

C.herparentswereangrywithherD.shedidn'tfindthewayhome

4.AtlastJohngottothedoctor'sat.

A.twentytofiveB.twentypastfive

C.fiveo€clockD.fortypastfive

5.Fromthestory,weknowJohnisa.

A.busypersonB.quietperson

C.helpfulpersonD.luckyperson

KEY:1.C2.A3.D4.B5.C

(7)

ThebigredAmericancarwasmuchtoowideforanEnglishcountryroad.WhenJacksawit

comingtowardhim,hestoppedhisowncaratthesideiftheroadtomakeroomforittopast.

TheAmericancarwentslowlypast,soclosethathecouldseethedriver'sfacequiteclearly.

<4WherehaveIseenthatfacebefore?Hhethought,HWaitaminute!Iremembernow.Itwasin

thenewspaper!”Hetookoutthenewspaperfromhisbag,turnedquicklytothemiddlepage.

Therewasapictureofthefaceinit.Yes,itbadalargemouthandsmallears,andhiseyeswere

behinddarkglasses.

“Wantedbythepolice,"readbyJack."TheCityBankwillgivealotofmoneytoanyonewho

helpsthepolicetocatchthisman."

“Callthepoliceatonce,"hesaidtohimself.Butafewminuteslater,hewassad."Thismanwas

caughtthismorning,"answeredthepolice.

1.Inwhichcountrydidthestoryhappen?

A.IthappenedinAmerica.

B.IthappenedinAustralia.。

C.IthappenedinEngland.

D.Thestorydidn'ttellus.

2.WhydidJackstophiscar?

A.Hewantedtoseewhothedriverwas.

B.Hedidn'twanttopassbyfirst.

C.Theroadwastoonarrowforthetwocarstopassatthesametime.

D.BecauseitwasgoodforanEnglishmantostoptoletothergo.

3.Whowaswantedbythepoliceinthispassage?

A.Jack.

B.ThedriverintheAmericancar.

C.EitherJackorthedriver.

D.NeitherJacknortheAmericandriver.

4.whatdidJackdowhenhehadreadthenewspaperagain?

A.HedrovetotheCityBank

B.Hedrovetothepolice.

C.Hemadeatelephonecall.

D.HestoppedtheAmericancar.

5.Whocaughtthemanwithalargemouthandsmallears?

A.Thepolice.B.Jack

C.Nobody.D.TheAmericandriver

KEY:1.C2.C3.D4.C5.A

（8）

LindaandDavidhavetravelledbyairfromLondontoSydney,Australia.LindahaspromisedC答

应）hermotherthatshewillringhertoletherknowthattheyhavearrivedsafely.Thisis

somethingshehaddoneeversinceshewasachild.Davidthinksitisnotagoodideatoringso

far,tospendtoomuch,andtosaysolittle.

“Iftherewereanaccident."Hesays,'they'dknowsoonenough.Badnewstravelsfast.H

ButLindahaspromisedthatshewouldring."However,"shesays,“'itdoesn'tcostmuchwhen

youjustthinkthatit'stheothersideoftheworld.It'sonlysixpencepersecond（每秒六便士）。

n

“Ifyou'reonthattelephoneforlessthanoneminute,Fileatmyhat,4Davidsays,"Andone

minute'snearlyfourpounds（英镑）。”

"That'snomorethanyou'dpayforanewhat,“"Lindaanswers.

Shehasaskedthemanatthehotel（旅馆）desktogetherthenumber.Thetelephonerings.

Lindapicksitup.

“Hello,Mum.Isthatyou?MShesays.

""Sixpencepersecond,nDavidreminds（提醒）her.

“HeHo,love."ItisMrsLee,Linda'smother,speakingfromLondon."Icanhearyouvery

clearlyjustlikeyouareinthenextroom.It'sabetterlinethanwhenyoucalledmefromyour

office.Doyouremember?Ishoutedatthattime,andstillyoucouldn'thearmesometimes.u

“Yes,Mum.nLindaputsin.。"Ijustwantedtoringto”

“IrememberhowyourangwhenyouwenttoBetty'shousetoeat,whenyouwerealittlegirl.

Andthenwhenyou…"MrsLeeisagreattalker

“Nearlyfourpounds.usaysDavid.

Lindatriestotellhermotherthatitistimetosaygoodbye.

“Yes,allright,“saysMrsLee,*'Butyouwillwrite,won'tyou,asyoudidwhenyouwere

atwork...”

Onceagain,MrsLeetalksaboutthepass,andthereisnostoppingher.

“Fourpoundsfifty,'saysDavid.

Atlast,Lindacutshermothershort,promisestowrite,andringsoff.

“There!Thatwasn'tlong,wasit?”

“Fourpounds,ninetypence.nDavidanswers.nAndyoudidn'tevensaythatwe'vearrived.*'

1.Lindaistelephoninghometo。

A.tellhermothersomebadnews

B.saythatsheandDavidhavearrivedsafely

C.reportanaccidenttohermother

D.saythatsheandDavidhaveleftLondon

2.Lindadoesnotthinkitexpensivetoring,because。

A.itonlycostsfourpoundsandninetypence

B.itisevenmoreexpensivetobuyanewhat

C.shehadtelephonedhomesinceshewasachild

D.shewillspeakfromonesideofthewordtotheother

73.Davidsays,5Nearlyfourpounds,because。

A.hewantstoremindLindaofthecostofthecostofthecall

B.hewantstobuyhimselfanewhat

C.Lindahasnottoldhermothertheyhavearrived

D.hewantsMrsLeetoknowhowmuchthecallcosts

4.MrsLeegoesontalkingforsolongbecause-0

A.shelikestohearallaboutthepast.

B.shelikestalking

C.Lindahadnottoldherthatshehasarrived

D.sheisgoingtopayforthetelephonecall

5.Lindatriestostophermotherby。

A.tellingherhowmuchthecalliscosting

B.writingaletterasshehaspromisedtodo

C.tellingherthattheyhavearrivedsafely

D.promisingtowrite,andringingoff

KEY:1.B2.D3.A4.B5.D

（9）

InEnglish（英格兰人）nobodyundereighteenyearsoldisallowed（允许）todrinkina

bar（酒吧）.MrThompsonoftenwenttoabarnearhishouse.Buthenevertookhisson,Tom,

becausehewastooyoung.ThenwhenTomhadhiseighteenthbirthday,MrThompsontookhim

tohisusualbarforthefirsttime.Theydrankforanhour.Tomdrankabit.ThenMrThompson

saidtohisson,“Now,Tom,Iwanttoteachyouausefullesson.Howdoyouknowwhen

you'vehadenough?Well,riltellyou.Deyouseethosetwolightsattheendofthebar?

Whentheyseemtobecomefour,you'vehadenoughandshouldgohome.”

“But,Dad,"saidTom,“Icanonlyseeonelightattheendofthebar.”

1.Youngpeopleallowedtodrinkinabaruntileighteen.

A.isnotB.arenotC.manyD.must

2.WhenTomwasachild,hisfatheroftenwenttoanearbybartakinghim.

A.byB.forC.withD.without

3.OnTom'seighteenthbirthday,hedranktogetherwithhisfatherinthatbarfor.

A.thefirsttimeB.once

C.manytimesD.eighteentimes

4.Fatherwantedtotellhisson.

A.thetimetodrinkB.somethingaboutthelight

C.whentostopdrinkingD.somethingaboutthebar

5.Infact（事实上），thereattheendofthebar.

A.wasonelightB.weretwolights

C.werethreelightsD.werefourlights

KEY:1.B2.D3.A4.C5.A

(10)

In1620,abouthalftheUSAwascoveredbyforests.Todaytheforestshavealmostgone.Alot

ofgoodlandhasgonewiththem,leavingonlysand.Chinadoesn'twanttocopytheUSA's

example.We'replantingmoreandmoretrees.We'vebuiltthe"GreatGreenWall"oftrees

acrossnorthernpartofourcountry.TheGreatGreenWallis7,000kilometreslong,andbetween

400and1,700kilometreswide.Itwillstopthewindfromblowingtheearthaway.Itwillstop

thesandfrommovingtowardstherichfarmlandinthesouth.More"GreatGreenWalls"are

needed.Treesmustbegrownallovertheworld.GreatGreenWallswillmaketheworldbetter.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.In1620,abouttheUSAwascoveredbyforests.

A.athirdB.halfC.twothirdsD.afourth

2.Alotofgoodlandhasgonewith.

A.sandB.waterC.windD.forests

3.TheGreatGreenWallinChinaislong.

A.7,000kilometersB.1,700kilometers

C.7,000metersD.400kilometers

4.Treesmustbegrownin。

A.ChinaB.theUSAC.somecountriesD.everypartoftheworld

5.willmaketheworldbetter.

A.TheGreatWallB.Tallbuildings

C.GreatGreenWallsD.Flowersandgrass

KEY:1.B2.D3.A4.D5.C

(11)

Thestudentswerehavingtheirchemistry(化学)class.MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhatwater

waslike.Afterthat,sheaskedherstudents,"What'swater?"Noonespokeforafew

minutes.MissLiaskedagain,“Whydon'tyouanswermyquestion?Didn'tItellyouwhatwater

islike?”

Justthenaboyputuphishandandsaid,“MissLi,youtoldusthatwaterhasnocolourandno

smell.Butwheretofindsuchkindofwater?Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalways

blackandithasabadsmell."MoslofthechildrenagreedWithhim.

'Tmsorry,children,^saidtheteacher,t4Ourwaterisgettingdirtieranddirtier.That'saproblem.

1.Thestudentswerehavingtheirclass.

A.EnglishB.ChineseC.chemistryD.maths

2.MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhatwaslike.

A.waterB.airC.earthD.weather

3.Aboysaid,“Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalways.”

A.whiteB.blackC.cleanD.clear

4.Mostofthechildrentheboy.

A.agreedwithB.wroteto

C.heardfromD.sentfor

5.Thewaterintheriverhascolourandsmellbecauseitisgetting・

A.moreandmoreB.lessandless

C.cleanerandcleanerD.dirtieranddirtier

KEY:1.C2.A3.B4.A5.D

（12）

"Cool"isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisa

littlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning.

“Cool"canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.

Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay,"It'scool."Youmaythink,"He's

socool,“whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer.

Weallmaximize（扩大）themeaningof"cool”.Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas

“new"or"surprising”.Here'saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.A

teacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall（瀑布）theyhadvisited.Ononestudent's

paperwasJusttheonesentence,"It'ssocool.Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhat

hesawandfelt.

Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity（缺乏）ofwords.Without"coor\somepeoplehavenowords

toshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility（可信'性）・Canyou

thinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword"cool"?Ican.AndI

thinktheyarealsoverycool.

1.Weknowthattheword“cool"hashad。

A.onlyonemeaningB.nomeanings

C.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaning

2.Inthepassage,theword“express“means44

A.seeB.showC.knowD.feel

3.Ifyouaresomething,youmaysay,"It'scool.”

A.interestedinB.angryabout

C.afraidofD.unhappywith

4.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheisthewaythewordisused.

A.pleasedwithB.strangeto

C.worriedaboutD.carefulwith

5.Inthepassage,thewritersuggests（暗示）thattheword"cooF,.

A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywords

B.usuallymeanssomethinginteresting

C.canmakeyourlifecolourful

D.maynotbeascoolasitseems

KEY:1.C2.B3.A4.C5.D

（13）

AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmas

present.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisoffice,astreeturchinwaswalkingaround

theshiningcar.<4Isthisyourcar,Paul?”heasked.

Paulanswered,“Yes,mybrothergaveittomeforChristmas."Theboywassurprised.t4Youmean

yourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidn'tcostyounothing?Boy,Iwish...”Hehesitated.

OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor.Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlike

that.ButwhattheboysaidsurprisedPaulgreatly.

“Iwish,“theboywenton,“thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat."Paullookedattheboyinsurprise,

thenhesaidagain,"Wouldyouliketotakearideinmycar?”

“Ohyes,I'dlovethat."

Afterashortride,theboyturnedandwithhiseyesshining,said,“PauLwouldyouminddriving

infrontofmyhouse?”

Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheboywanted.Hewantedtoshowhisneighbours

thathecouldridehomeinabigcar.ButPaulwaswrongagain."Willyoustopwherethosetwo

stepsare?theboyasked.

Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhilePaulheardhimcomingback,buthewasnotcoming

fast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippledbrother.Hesathimdownonthestepandpointedtothe

car.

“Theresheis,Buddy,justlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasand

itdidn'tcosthimacent.AndsomedayI'mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit...thenyoucansee

foryourselfallthenicethingsintheChristmaswindowsthatFvebeentryingtotellyouabout.”

Paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedolderbrotherclimbed

inbesidehimandthethreeofthembegananunforgettableholidayride.

注：urchin顽童hesitate犹豫neighbour邻居crippled残疾cent美分

1.Thestreeturchinwasverysurprisedwhen.

A.Paulreceivedanexpensivecar

B.Paultoldhimaboutthecar

C.hesawtheshiningcar

D.hewaswalkingaroundthecar

2.Fromthestorywecanseetheurchin.

A.wishedtogivehisbrotheracar

B.wantedPaul'sbrothertogivehimacar

C.wishedhecouldhaveabrotherlikePauFs

D.wishedPaulcouldbeabrotherlikethat

3.TheurchinaskedPaultostophiscarinfrontofhishouse.

A.toshowhisneighboursthebigcar

B.toshowhehadarichfriend

C.tolethisbrotherrideinthecar

D.totellhisbrotherabouthiswish

4.Wecaninfer（推断）fromthestorythat.

A.Paulcouldn'tunderstandtheurchin

B.theurchinhadadeeploveforhisbrother

C.theurchinwishedtohavearichbrother

D.theurchin'swishcametrueintheend

5.Thebestnameofthenamestoryis.

A.AChristmasPresent

B.AStreetUrchin

C.ABrotherLikeThat

D.AnUnforgettableHolidayRide

KEY:1.B2.A3.D4.B5.C

（14）

Dreams

“Dreams（梦）maybemoreimportantthansleep.Weallneedtodream,"somescientistssay.

Dreamstakeupaboutonequarterofoursleepingtime.Peoplehaveseveraldreamseachnight.

Dreamsarelikeshortfilms.Theyareusuallyincolour.Somedreamsarelikeoldfilms.They

cometousoverandoveragain.ThatmaybebecausethedreameriswoiTyingaboutsomething.

Dreamingmaybeawayoftryingtofindananswe匚

Somepeoplegetnewideasabouttheirworkfromdreams.Theymayhavebeenthinkingabout

theirworkallday.Thesethoughtscancarryoverintodreams.

Sometimeswewakeupwithagoodfeel-ingfromadream.Butoftenwecan'tre-memberthe

dream.Dreamscandisappear（消失）quicklyfrommemory（记忆）。

Toomuchdreamingcanbeharmful（有害的）。Themorewesleep,thelongerwedream.The

mindishardatworkwhenwedream.Thatiswhywemayhavealongsleepandstillwakeup

tired.

1.Itmaybelessimportanttosleepthanto一。

A.thinkB.dreamC.workD.study

2.Dreamsandfilmsareusually。

A.verylongB.incolour

C.aboutworkD.verysad

3.Whydosomepeopleoftendreamabouttheirwork?

A.Becausetheyaretiredinthedaytime.

B.Becausetheyarenotinterestedintheirwork.

C.Becausetheymaybethinkingabouttheirworkallday.

D.Becausetheyhavetoomuchworktodo.

4.Themainideaofthestoryisthat。

A.whatdreamis

B.peopleliketosleep

C.dreamsarelikefilms

D.wealwaysrememberdreams

Key:l.B2.B3.C4.A

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AFaithfulDog

Morethansevenhundredyearsago,thePrinceofWaleshadaverybigandbravedogcalled

Gelert.

OnedaythePrincewantedtogohunt-ingwithhismen.Hetoldhisdogtostayathomeand

lookafterhisbabyson.Thebabywasinawoodencradle,whichwaslikeasmallbed.

WhenthePrincecamebackfromhunt-ing,Gelertranouttomeethismaster.Hewaggedhis

tailandjumpeduptoputhispawsonthePrince'schest.ThenthePrincesawthebloodon

Gelert4sjawsandhead.

“Whathaveyoudone?nthePrincesaid.Herushedintohishouseandlookedforhisbabyson.

Thecradlewaslyingonitssideonthefloor.Theclothesweretomandtherewasbloodonthem.

“Soyouhavekilledmyson?”thePrincesai