Jean could be a very pretty girl, but she__________no attention to her clothes.

   A. pays             B. was paying         C. paid              D. had paid

Today is Christmas Eve. The department store ______ be very crowded.

A. has to           B. need            C. should        D. had better

 —Please tell Nana she has won the first prize in the teaching skill contest in April.

   —_________! She never did so well before.

     A.Congratulations                       B.Good luck

     C.That’s right                          D.What a good surprise

Domestic (馴養(yǎng)的) horses now pull ploughs, race in the Kentucky Derby, and carry police. But early horses weren’t tame (馴服的) enough to perform these kinds of tasks. Scientists think the first interactions humans had with horses were far different from those today.

Thousands of years ago, people killed the wild horses that lived around them for food. Over time, people began to catch the animals and raise them. This was the first step in domestication.

As people began to tame and ride horses, they chose to keep those animals that had more desirable characteristics. For example, people may have chosen to keep horses that had a gentle personality so they could be ridden more easily. People who used horses to pull heavy loads would have chosen to keep stronger animals. Characteristics like strength are partly controlled by the animals’ genes. So as the domesticated horses reproduced, they passed the characteristics on to their young. Each new generation of houses would show more of these chosen characteristics.

Modern day horse breeds come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. This variety didn’t exist in the horse population before domestication. The Shetland horse is one of the smallest breeds—typically reaching only one meter tall. With short, strong legs, the animals were bred to pull coal out of mine shafts (礦井) with low ceilings. Huge horses like the Clydesdale came on the scene around 1700. People bred these heavy, tall horses to pull large vehicles used for carrying heavy loads.

The domestication of horses has had great effects on societies. For example, horse were important tools in the advancement of modern agriculture. Using them to pull ploughs and carry heavy loads allowed people to farm more efficiently. Before they were able to ride horses, humans had to cross land on foot. Riding horses allowed people to travel far greater distance in much less time. That encouraged populations living in different areas to interact with one another. The new from of rapid transportation helped cultures spread around the world.

Before domestication horses were ______.

A. caught for sports

B. hunted for food

C. made to pull ploughs

D. used to carry people

The author uses the Shetland horse as an example to show ______.

A. it is smaller than the Clydesdale horse

B. horse used to have gentle personalities

C. some horses have better shaped than others

D. horses were of less variety before domestication

Horses contributed to the spread of culture by ______.

A. carrying heavy loads

B. changing farming methods

C. serving as a means of transport

D. advancing agriculture in different areas

The passage is mainly about _______.

A. why humans domesticated horses

B. how humans and horses needed each other

C. why horses came in different shapes and sizes

D. how human societies and horses influenced each other

第二節(jié)：信息匹配 (共5小題，每題2分，滿分10分)

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A．Jenny’s problem

    Dear Sir，

    I’m a high school student and l will have to change clothes for P.E. I’m quite fat，So I’m worried that other girls in my class will look down upon me．What should I do if that really happens? Help!

B．Alice’s problem

    Dear Sir，

    I have a best friend．The problem is sometimes she takes advantage on me．We go out to shop together and she always wastes her money on junk．Then she borrows money from me with a promise to return，which she never does!

C．Lily’s problem．

    Dear Sir，

    I always have a lot of homework．Sometimes I have so much that I have no way out but cry．I’m so nervous that I can’t go to sleep at night．What should I do?

D．Sandy’s problem

    Dear Sir，

    One of my friends is a great dancer! One day I said some bad words on her dancing，which probably hurt her feelings．Now she won’t dance at all．How can I get her back to dance again?

E．Kate’s problem

    Dear Sir，

    I clean my desk every day at school，and it makes all my friends think that I’m a germ freak(有潔僻的人)．I don’t want to be made fun of，but I want to stay healthy．What should I do?

F．Jane’s problem

    Dear Sir，

One of my friend’s friends just told me he likes me! I’m glad，but I don’t think he could be my boyfriend．At the same time I don’t want to hurt him．What should I do?

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______71．Mr. Brown’s advice

    Your friend should not take advantage on you this way unless she is allowed．Next time when she asks to borrow money，please remind her politely of the previous money she owed you．

______72．Mr. White’s advice

    If people laugh at you，tell yourself that at least you are not as sick as they are．

______73．Mr. Black’s advice

    You need a plan．A school planner will help keep a track of what you need to do

______74．Mr. Green’s advice

    If you don’t want to hurt the friendship，you could use your parents as an excuse．

______75．Mr. Jackson’s advice

It’s normal to be nervous about something like that．It’s important，though，to be comfortable and confident with your body．

It is the test system, _____ the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays.

A. other than             B. or rather            C. rather than                     D. more than

With the World Cup at hand, _______ has been a heated discussion over which country the championship will go to.

   A. it                              B. what                             C. there                               D. as

The teacher began by _____ us where the city was and went on ______ about its history.

         A. telling...to talk       B. to tell...to talk      C. telling...talking      D. to tell...talking

The old woman has loved Tom _____ he were her son.

A. because              B. as                         C. if                                     D. as though

This is one of the means ____t he electic energy is conducted from one place to another.

A. by which                B. by that           C. through which      D. through that