John Smith was lazy. He had finished his education and was happy to sit in his room and listen to the radio all day long. In fact, he had been doing nothing for almost six months, which worried his father a lot. One day Mr Smith decided that he had to do something. “Johnny, When I was your age 1 was working and supporting my ten brothers and sisters. I want you to go out and get a job.” So that was what he did. In fact, in the next three months, Johnny started ten jobs and was fired from ten jobs. He explained to his father.
“They wanted me to be at work at 8:00 a. m. and told me to do all sorts of unpleasant things.”
“I don’t care how you do it,” Mr Smith said. “Either you earn some money or move out of the house. I gave you one week’s time.”
In the next few days Johnny began to change. He still stayed in his room all day, but spent his time writing letters and reading through the newspapers. More and more posts began to arrive for him. He bought a new suit for himself and invited his parents to the theatre and for dinner afterwards at the most expensive restaurant in town. When his proud parents arrived home after their evening hour, a policeman was waiting at the front door.
“John Smith,” he said as he handed him a piece of paper, “I’ll see you in the court tomorrow.”
When he got outside, Johnny told his parents everything.
“When you told me to earn some money, 1 decided to put an advertisement in the newspaper saying, ‘New way to money fast! Send me $ 5 and I’ll tell you my secret.’ When I received the money I wrote back telling people to do as I do.”
Johnny was fined $ 250 by the court and was ordered to pay all the people back. As he left the court house feeling very ashamed, a newspaper man came up to him, “Young man, would you like to tell your story to my newspaper for $ 2500?”
小題1: Johnny was fired from the jobs because _______.
A．he liked listening to the radio
B．he had a big family to support
C．he spent a lot of time writing letters
D．he didn’t do the jobs well
小題2: Johnny put an advertisement in the newspaper about _______ months after he left school.
A．threeB．sixC．nineD．eleven
小題3: Why was Johnny fined $ 250? _______.
A．Because he was lazy
B．Because he was out of work
C．Because he deceived(欺騙)
D．Because he didn’t pay for his new suit
小題4: What would probably happen at last? _______.
A．Johnny would get $ 2500 from the newspaper
B．The court would give $ 250 back to Johnny
C．Johnny would continue to advertise in the newspaper
D．Johnny would become a newspaper reporter
小題5:Which of the following questions is NOT answered by the information from the passage? _______?
A．How did the parents feel when Johnny invited them to the theatre and dinner
B．What’s Johnny’s secret
C．What did the policeman want Johnny to do
D．How much did Johnny have to pay all the people back
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.From the text, we learn that ________________.        .
A．Madeline became more than willing to take Royal Jelly at the very beginning
B．Lori was grateful partly because Royal Jelly helped him to improve his studies
C．Royal Jelly is a product that can help renew a person’s energy and vitality
D．Amy has benefited from Royal Jelly so she posted a topic about the product
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Which of the following is true of Blanca?
A．She replied to the topic on Christmas Eve.
B．She tried Royal Jelly without hesitation.
C．She is now supposed to be in her seventies.
D．She was the second one to reply to the topic.
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. What’s the relationship between the Royal Jelly takers?
A．Lori and Blanca are Madeline’s grandchildren.
B．Madeline is Blanca’s daughter and Lori’s mother.
C．Blanca is Lori and Madeline’s great grandmother.
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A．A British teenager became the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
B．How a British teenager developed his sailing hobby.
C．A British teenager's brave experience.
D．A British teenager's confidence.
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A．Mike Perham crossed the Panama Canal.
B．Mike and Zac took the crown as the youngest solo around-the-world sailor at the same age.
C．The two youngsters crossed the globe in different directions.
D．Mike was never frightened during the sailing.
小題3: What does the underlined word “taste” in the fifth paragraph mean?
A．Flavor.B．Preference. C．Experience.D．Ability.
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A．Both Mike and Zac had adventured spirits.
B．Mike is older than Zac.
C．They both are brave but they have different goals.
D．Mike took up the hobby of sailing adventures at 14.
小題5:What did Mike believe in?
A．Having confidence in yourself will make you successful.
B．Braveness is important in sailing.
C．One should pick up a hobby as a child.
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A．jellyfishB．mammals C．microbesD．shrimp-like creatures
小題2:According to Kim, the shrimp-like creature _________ .
A．swam great distances to AntarcticB．has always lived in the area
C．gradually evolved from shrimpsD．has nothing in common with shrimps
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A．it marks NASA’S first Antarctic biological study
B．it proves there is marine life in the Antarctic
C．it could inspire further study of life in harsh environments
D．it shows that Lyssianasid amphipod is closely related to shrimps
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A．researchers will look at the places the creatures came from
B．ice scientists will drill deeper to find more creatures
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Robinson Crusoe can be divided into three parts. The first part is about Crusoe’s three voyages, the second part about his hunting, hiding in caves farming and his hard struggles against nature on a small island, the third part about the things which happened after his return from the island. The second part is the body of the novel, in which Robinson’s characters are clearly shown.
Defoe wrote his novel in a simple style and his language is easy to understand. His novel-writing set a milestone of the modern English novel. In his later part of life, he was in poor health and lived very poorly. He died on April 24th, 1731.
小題1:.Daniel Defoe was ______ and the writer of ______.
A．a(chǎn)n Englishman, “A Tale of Two Cities”B．a(chǎn)n American, “A Million Pound Note”
C．a(chǎn) Frenchman, “The Lost Necklace”D．a(chǎn)n Englishman, “Robinson Crusoe”
小題2:. How old was he when he began to write his famous novel “Robinson Crusoe”?
A．He was in his sixties.B．He was in his fifties.
C．He was over 60.D．He was sixty.
小題3:. Robinson Crusoe can be divided into ______ parts and the first is about _______.
A．two, his lonely lifeB．three, his characters
C．three, his journeys by seaD．four, his fame
小題4:. “Every household” in this passage means ______.
A．a(chǎn)ll members of a familyB．a(chǎn)ll people
C．every buildingD．persons living in the same house
小題5:.What was Defoe’s contribution(貢獻(xiàn)) to the English literature?
A．He wrote a very interesting story.
B．He made people happy while reading his story.
C．He set a milestone of the modern English novel.
D．He was active in politics and was against capitalism.

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“Can I see my baby?” asked the happy new mother. The bundle was placed in her arms and when she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped—the baby had been born without ears. Time, however, proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect except his appearance．
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The boy’s father had a talk with the family doctor．Could nothing be done? “I believe we could graft on a pair of outer ears，if they could be donated，”the doctor decided．So the search began for a person who would make such a sacrifice for a young man．Two years went by．Then, “You’re going to the hospital，son．Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need．But it’s a secret,” said the father．
The operation was a brilliant success．His talents blossomed into genius．School and college became a series of successes．Later he married and entered the diplomatic service．“But I must know!” he urged his father．“Who gave so much for me? I could never do enough for him．”
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When the mother unfolded the cloth and looked upon the tiny face we know that the mother________．
A．suddenly decided to make a sacrifice for the baby
B．kept the baby’s situation unknown to others
C．felt shocked and disappointed to see her new baby
D．complained of her bad luck and regretted having a disabled child
小題2:.
Give the closest meaning to the underlined word “freak” in Paragraph 2．
A．Slow–acting person.B．Ugly–looking child.
C．Badly–behaved student. D．Strangely–shaped creature.
小題3:.
At last, we may infer from the passage that_________.
A．The agreement was between the donator and the family
B．Finally the boy came to know the donator was a stranger
C．The mother may never let her hair be cut to keep her ears from being seen
D．The mother donated her ears to her son after she died
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What moral lesson can we draw from this reading?
A．Real love lies in what is done unknown rather than what is done known．
B．It is up to parents to help their children heart and soul．
C．True beauty lies only in the heart not in appearance．
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小題1:.
、Mr. David’s house was            that many tourists came to see it.
A．so smallB．so quietC．so interestingD．such interesting
小題2:.
、Mr. David put a notice on the window in order            .
A．to drive the visitors away
B．to satisfy the visitor’s curiosity
C．to let visitors come in and look round
D．to get some money out of the visitors
小題3:.
、The notice made the visitors         .
A．more interested in his house
B．lost interest in his house
C．a(chǎn)ngry at the unfair price
D．feel happy about the price
小題4:.
、After Mr. David put up the notice                .
A．the visitors didn’t come any longer
B．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house
C．more and more tourists came for a visit
D．no tourist would pay the money for a visit
小題5:.
、At last he had to sell his house and move away because               .
A．he did not like it at all
B．he could not work as a guide
C．he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house
D．he could not live a quiet life in it

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　　Now Mr. Reese was twenty and finished middle school. He could not do anything. But his father didn't mind it until one day he found the young man had sold one of his companies. He became so angry that he made him leave his house. The young man couldn't gamble any longer. His friends made him pay his debt. He had to ask his mother to help him and the woman often gave him some money. But one evening his father happened to find it. The old man stopped his wife from doing so. They began to fight in the room. The young man brought out a knife and killed his father. His mother helped him to run away, but soon after that he was caught and sentenced(判刑)to death.
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A．he was sure his son was good at his lessons
B．he spent all his energies on his business
C．he knew nothing about the education
D．his wife looked after their children
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A．to play with him
B．to spend spare time
C．that the could get much money from him
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A．him son had learned nothing at school
B．his son was weak at all his lessons
C．his son couldn't do anything in the companies
D．his son had lost one of his companies
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B．he would be shot
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Four hundred years ago, an Italian scientist named Galileo Galilei became the first person to see the craters（環(huán)形山） on the moon. Galileo was one of the first people to use a telescope to study the sky. Since then, telescopes have become the most important tool used by astronomers. Scientists never stop finding new ways to make these instruments more powerful. In the next several years, two new telescopes with different purposes are to be used.
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Pan-STARRS, like most telescopes, uses mirrors and lenses(透鏡) to provide pictures of outer space. Giant mirrors are used to “gather” light. They reflect the light onto the lens of a camera, which can then record the image.
When completed, Pan-STARRS will include four telescopes which will be put on top of a mountain on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Only one telescope is in place and working now. Each telescope will take pictures of one patch of sky for about 30 seconds, and then move on to another patch. Every night, each telescope will take pictures of about 1,000 patches. Every week, each telescope will have photographed the whole sky.
Each of the four telescopes will take pictures of the same patches of sky. One telescope, working alone, may sometimes incorrectly show an asteroid. If there are three other telescopes working, astronomers can use them to see if there really is an asteroid coming our way. By using four telescopes instead of one, scientists hope to get a better picture of space. If a giant asteroid was identified, astronomers would try to break it up long before it reached Earth.
小題1: Galileo Galilei is mentioned to ____________.
A．tell us the history of telescopes
B．introduce the topic of the passage
C．show people his contributions
D．tell us about the craters on the moon
小題2: For what purpose is Pan-STARRS designed?
A．To find more asteroids around Earth.
B．To help scientists know Earth better.
C．To find killer asteroids coming towards Earth.
D．To learn about asteroids in outer space.
小題3:What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
A．The use of mirrors in a telescope.
B．Why Pan-STARRS is different.
C．How telescope “gather” light
D．How a telescope works.
小題4:How many patches is the whole sky divided into when Pan-STARRS is working?
A．1,000B．7,000C．21,000D．28,000
小題5: The four telescopes will take pictures of the same patches of sky because _____.
A．one telescope often takes unclear pictures
B．one telescope may provide incorrect information
C．information from just one telescope is usually incorrect
D．no information is allowed to be identified based on single information

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