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　　Once upon a time the animals of the forest came together to see who was the most beautiful. All the animals were happy. But the snake (蛇) was very sad because she knew she was ugly (難看的).

　　The cock was very kind to her. He lent the snake his crown (冠狀頭飾). She put it on her head and felt very happy. The snake told the cock she would return him the crown early the next morning.

　　The snake moved along proudly (驕傲地). She wanted to show off her beautiful crown. The animals said she was the most beautiful. The snake did not see a large river in front of her. She fell into the river and dropped the crown. She looked for the crown but could not find it. She was afraid and did not want to tell the cock.

　　The next morning, the cock got up very early and waited for the snake. She did not come. The cock called for her time and again. Still the snake did not come.

　　To this day, the cock still gets up early each morning and crows (啼叫),“Cock-a-doodle-doo!”He is saying,“Where are you?”

1．The animals met to see who was ________.

[　　]

2．Why was the snake sad?

[　　]

A．Because she was not beautiful.

B．Because she didn't feel very well.

C．Because she had not a nice hat.

D．Because the other animals weren't very friendly to her.

3．The cock ________.

[　　]

A．gave his crown to the snake

B．sold his crown to the snake

C．let the snake use his crown

D．a(chǎn)sked the snake to look after his crown

4．The snake agreed to ________.

[　　]

A．lend the cock her crown the next day

B．put the crown on the cock's head the next evening

C．return the crown to the cock early the next afternoon

D．give the cock back the crown early the next morning

5．What happened to the crown?

[　　]

A．It was broken by someone.

B．It dropped into a large river.

C．It was hidden in the pool by the snake.

D．It was carefully looked after by the cock.

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　　“Sam? Are you in bed yet?”called Mrs. Blake. There was no answer. Mrs. Blake put down her book and went to her 13-year-old son's room. Sam was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a colorful dragon (龍) jumped and shouted.

　　“Oh, Sam! You're still playing on that computer. You must stop now; it's half past 11. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired tomorrow,”said Mrs. Blake.

　　“But I've nearly beaten the dragon,”said Sam. Mrs. Blake could see the excitement (激動) on her son's face. She sat down beside him.

　　“You're always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family,”she said with a smile.“What's so special about it? Show me what it can do!”

　　Sam was very excited.“I think this is a great computer, Mum!”he said happily.“The hardware (硬件) is good. There's so much memory (內(nèi)存) and it has some wonderful software programmes. This game, Dragonsplayer, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don't have to worry about any infected (被感染的) disks because I have a virus (病毒) detector (指示器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!”Sam began tapping keys on the keyboard. The screen changed in answer to his orders.

　　“Oh, Sam,”laughed Mrs. Blake.“I'm sure it's a wonderful computer, but I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about.”

1．What was Sam doing when Mrs. Blake was calling him?

[　　]

A．He was on the computer.

B．He was lying in bed.

C．He was standing in front of the screen of the computer.

D．He was playing computer games in his bedroom.

2．From the passage we know that the story happened ________.

[　　]

A．before Sam went to school in the morning

B．before Sam went to bed at night

C．a(chǎn)fter Sam had slept for several hours in the evening

D．just as the dragon jumped and shouted

3．In this passage we know that Sam was very excited because ________.

[　　]

A．he had a radio detector in his computer

B．he had nearly beaten the dragon in the computer game

C．his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed

D．he was worrying about the infected disks

4．It can be inferred from the passage that Sam ________.

[　　]

A．liked playing computer games

B．hated teaching his mother how to play games on the computer

C．enjoyed playing with real dragons

D．disliked tapping on the keyboard

5．According to the passage, how did Sam and his mother get along with each other?

[　　]

A．Mrs. Blake loved her son and showed concern for him.

B．Mrs. Blake was very hard on her son.

C．Sam did not want to talk about the computer with his mother.

D．Sam thought his mother was as wonderful as the computer game.

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　　I used to dream about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Tower of Pisa (比薩斜塔). But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza. I thought this tower was a place to buy pizza. It must be the best pizza in the world, I thought.

　　Many years later I finally saw the Leaning Tower. I knew then that it was Pisa and not pizza. But there was still something special about it for me. The tower got its name because it really does lean to one side. Some people want to try to fix (整修) it. They are afraid it may fall over and they do not like the way it looks.

　　I do not think it's a good idea to try to fix it. The tower probably (大概) will not fall down. It is 600 years old. Why should anything happen now? And, if you ask me, I like the way it looks. I like the way it leans over the city. To me it is a very human kind of leaning. Nothing is perfect (完美), it seems to say.

　　And who cares? Why do people want things to be perfect? Imperfect things may be more interesting. Let's take the tower in Pisa. Why is it so famous? There are many other older, more beautiful towers in Italy. But the Pisa Tower is the most famous. People come from all over the world to see it.

1．This passage is about ________.

[　　]

A．Italian pizza

B．Italy's problem

C．how the Leaning Tower of Pisa got its name

D．why the author likes Pisa

2．The writer used to think Pisa was ________.

[　　]

3．The Leaning Tower of Pisa is ________.

[　　]

4．The writer ________.

[　　]

A．doesn't like the way the tower looks

B．likes the way the tower looks

C．thinks it's the most beautiful tower in Italy

D．doesn't like towers

5．The writer likes the Leaning Tower of Pisa because ________.

[　　]

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　　My friend's grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe (東歐). After being processed (移民入境) at Ellis Island, he went into a cafeteria (自助餐廳) in Lower Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at a table and waited for someone to take his order (點菜). But nobody came to him. Later a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked.

　　“Start out at that end,”she said.“Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At the other end they'll tell you how much you have to pay.”

　　“I soon learned that's how everything works in America,”the grandfather told my friend.“Life is like a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want only if you are willing (愿意) to pay the money. You can even get success (成功), but you'll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”

1．Which is the best title (標(biāo)題) of the text?

[　　]

A．From Eastern Europe to America.

B．Life Is Like a Cafeteria in America.

C．How to Eat in a Cafeteria.

D．Eating in an American Cafeteria.

2．Maybe the old man came from ________.

[　　]

3．From the text, we know if you want to get success in America, you should ________.

[　　]

A．get help from your friends

B．know how a cafeteria works

C．get up again if you fail

D．try to get it by yourself

4．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．The old man sat down opposite the woman so that she could take his order.

B．The old woman sat down opposite the old man so that she could serve him.

C．Although the woman didn't know the old man, she told him how to get something to eat in the cafeteria.

D．Although the woman didn't know the old man, she decided to pay the bill for him.

5．What does the underlined“it”in the third paragraph refer to?

[　　]

A．The food served in the cafeteria.

B．The success one wants to achieve.

C．The bill one has to pay in the cafeteria.

D．The plate used in the cafeteria.

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　　How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average (平均值) of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty, the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a night.

　　Most people have a night when they cannot sleep. About one in three Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people cannot fall asleep. This problem is called insomnia.

　　This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history have had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep. Benjamin Franklin, the famous statesman (政治家) and inventor, had four beds. He moved from one to the other to fall asleep. King Louis XIV of France had 413 beds and hoped he could fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, the famous American writer, had a different way. He lay on his side across the end of the bed!

1．Most people need ________ hours of sleep a night.

[　　]

2．People need ________ sleep as they get older.

[　　]

3．The name of this problem is insomnia. Here insomnia means ________.

[　　]

4．Mark Twain lay on his side across the end of the bed because he ________.

[　　]

A．was an old man

B．thought it was easy to go to sleep

C．was a famous writer

D．didn't have much room to sleep in

5．The passage is mainly (主要地) talking about ________.

[　　]

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　　Skin-diving is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon. When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks (巖石), because you are no longer heavy.

　　Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is plenty of light. When fish swim near by, you can catch them with your hands.

　　When you have tanks (罐) of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water.

　　To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides, there are more uses for skindiving. You can clean ships without taking them out of water. You can get many things from the deep sea. Now you see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.

1．Skin-diving is a new sport. It can take you to ________.

[　　]

2．In deep water ________.

[　　]

A．there is plenty of light

B．there is no light at all

C．you can find a lot of blue fish

D．everything looks blue and green

3．You can climb big rocks under water easily because ________.

[　　]

A．you are very heavy

B．you are as heavy as on the land

C．you are not as heavy as on the land

D．you have no weight at all

4．With tanks of air on your back, you can ________.

[　　]

A．catch fish very easily

B．stay under water for a long time

C．climb big rocks

D．have more fun

5．Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A．Skin-diving is a new sport.

B．Skin-diving is like visiting the moon.

C．The only use of skin-diving is to have more fun.

D．Skin-diving is not only interesting but useful.

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　　As a young boy, Paul wanted to be a painter. When he told his parents. his father said,“I know that you like to paint. But we are farmers. We need you on the farm. 1 hope that you will not go away. I hope that you will stay with us on the farm. I will buy paper and paint for you.”

　　Paul did not want to paint on the farm. He did not like to paint animals like cats and dogs, cows and horses, chickens and ducks. But he stayed there to help his parents.

　　After a few years, Paul's father asked him,“Do you still want to be a painter?”

　　“Of course, I do,”answered the boy.

　　“Your younger brothers are big now,”said father.“We can take care of our farm by ourselves. Your brothers will be in your place. I am going to send (送) you to a painting school. I hope that you will be a great painter.”

　　Paul was happy. He went to Paris to learn painting. At first, painting was too difficult for him. He had to work hard every day. The time was too short for him. His thoughts (思想) were not good enough (足夠) for great pictures. People did not like his work and buy his pictures. At last he went back to the country. He was thirty-five years old then. He found new thoughts for his pictures in the country. He stayed there all his life. He began to paint pictures of farmers. The pictures were beautiful and people came to see him from the north, south, east and west.

1．What did Paul want to do when he was young?

[　　]

A．He wanted to stay with his parents.

B．He wanted to be a painter.

C．He wanted to buy paper and paint.

D．He wanted to work in big cities.

2．When Paul was a boy, his father wanted him to ________.

[　　]

A．work on the farm

B．go to learn painting

C．be a great painter

D．stay with the family in Paris

3．Why did Paul's father send him to a painting school after a few years?

[　　]

A．Because Paul did not want to be a painter any more.

B．Because Paul's family became richer than before.

C．Because Paul's brothers could help with the farm work.

D．Because Paul was old enough to learn painting.

4．When Paul was in Paris, he ________.

[　　]

A．had nothing to do

B．became a great painter

C．could not go to painting school

D．found it difficult to paint well

5．The people in Paris did not like Paul's work because ________.

[　　]

A．they did not like Paul

B．Paul was from the country

C．Paul did not paint well

D．they did not have much money to buy Paul's work

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　　Dear Etty Kit,

　　My roommate's family want me to have Thanksgiving dinner with them in their home. I accepted (接受) the invitation (邀請), and I'm excited about going, but I'm a little worried about it, too. The social customs (社交習(xí)慣) in my country are very different from here, so I'm a little afraid of making mistakes.

　　Should I bring a gift, such as candy or flowers? Should I arrive on time or a little late? At the dinner table, how can I know which fork or knife to use? How can I let the family know that I'm thankful for their kindness?

Confused

　　Dear Confused,

　　It's a good idea to bring a small gift when you go to a dinner party. Flowers are always nice, or you might bring a bottle of wine if you know that the family drink it.

　　You should arrive on time or five to ten minutes late. Don't get there early. If you're going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them.

　　Try to be free at the dinner table. If you don't know about choosing the correct fork, knife, or spoon, just watch the other people, and follow them. If you still have no idea of what to do, don't be shy (害羞) about asking the person next to you. It's better to ask than to be quietly uncomfortable (不安) and nervous (緊張).

　　If you like the food, say so. Of course, you'll thank the host and hostess for the meal and for their kindness. It's also a good idea to send a card or thank-you note the day after.

Etty Kit

1．Letter A is sent to ________ while letter B is sent to ________.

[　　]

2．Etty Kit may be ________.

[　　]

A．Confused's close friend

B．a(chǎn) person who gives advice about personal problem

C．a(chǎn) person who always holds parties

D．a(chǎn) flower or a candy seller

3．The writer wrote Letter A because he ________.

[　　]

A．was worried about what present he should give

B．wanted to make the whole family happy

C．wanted to know some social customs for a dinner party

D．would be a little late for a dinner party

4．Letter B is written to tell that ________.

[　　]

A．you always bring a nice gift when you go to a dinner party

B．you just watch the guests at a party and follow them, and do not be shy about asking questions

C．the Americans and Canadians like having a lot of dinner parties

D．if you follow a few rules of dinner parties you will have a good time at the party

5．The words“host and hostess”in the last paragraph of Letter B mean ________.

[　　]

A．people who go to a party

B．people who cook dinner

C．people who hold a party

D．people who send invitations

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GARDEN RESTAURANT

　　Telephone: 22706030

　　Address: 9020 Bridgeport Road

　　Open: Mon. to Fri. 7:00 a. m.－2:30 p. m. and 5:00 p. m. －9:00 p. m.

　　Sat. 7:00 a. m. －11:00 a. m. and 5:00 p. m. －9:00 p. m.

　　Sun. 11:00 a. m. －2:00 p. m. and 5:00 p. m. －9:00 p. m.

EW YORK MUSEUM

　　Telephone: 77364421

　　Address: Vanier Park, 1100 Chestnut St. , New York

　　America's largest museum specializing (專門研究) in American history and art of our native people

　　Open: Mon. to Fri. 9:00 a. m. －5:00 p. m. (Monday free)

　　Sat. 9:00 a. m. －1:00 p. m.

　　LANSDOWNE PARK SHOPPING CENTRE

　　Telephone: 33562367

　　Address: 5300 No. 3 Road

　　Mon. , Tues. & Sat. 9:30 a. m. －5:30 p. m.

　　Wed. , Thrus. & Fri. 9:30 a. m. －9:30 p. m.

　　Sun. 11:00 a. m. － 5:00 p. m.

SKYLINE HOTEL

　　Telephone: 22785161

　　Address: 3031 No. 3 Road (at Sea Island Way)

　　The Hangar Den; Wed. To Sun. Dinner from 5:30 p. m.

　　Coffee Shop: Mon. －Fri. from 6:00 a. m.

　　Sat. from 6:30 a. m.

　　Sun. from 7:00 a. m.

　　Mon. －Wed. to 10:00 p. m.

　　Thurs. －Sun. to 11:00 p. m.

1．If you want to buy a new jacket, you'll have to go to ________.

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2．If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you can call ________.

[　　]

3．You don't have to pay on Monday if you go to the ________.

[　　]

A．Skyline Hotel

B．Lansdowne Park Shopping Centre

C．New York Museum

D．Garden Restaurant

4．If you want to enjoy yourself on Sunday mornings, you can go to the ________.

[　　]

A．Lansdowne Park Shopping Centre

B．New York Museum

C．Hangar Den

D．Coffee Shop

5．Visiting the New York Museum, you can learn about ________.

[　　]

A．the history of America's native people

B．the history of New York

C．the history of America

D．the art of New York

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　　It was beautiful spring morning. There wasn't any cloud in the sky and the sun was warm but not too hot. Mr. Green saw an old man at the bus stop with a big, strong, black umbrella (傘) in his hand. Mr. Green said to him,“Do you think we're going to have rain today?”“No,”said the old man,“I don't think so.”“Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot?”

　　“No, the sun is not very hot in spring.”Mr. Green looked at the big umbrella again, and the man said. “I'm an old man, and my legs are not very strong. I must have a walking stick (拐杖). But people will say, ‘Look! That man is so old,’and I don't like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say,‘Look at that stupid (傻的) man!”

1．This story happened ________.

[　　]

2．What was the weather like that day?

[　　]

3．Mr. Green saw an old man ________.

[　　]

4．The old man had ________ in his hand.

[　　]

5．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．The old man borrowed an umbrella from Mr. Green.

B．The old man used an umbrella as a walking stick.

C．Mr. Green thought the old man was stupid.

D．Mr. Green was older than the old man.