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能力训练题（六）一. 完形填空 (a)people usually dont like mice. but one mouse has been one of the most famous film stars in the 1 . that is the well-known mickey mouse. one day a man called walt disney was drawing 2 he heard a strange sound. the sound came 3 the waste basket. walt went over and saw a family of mice eating pieces of bread in it. for many nights, they ate and played there. walt began to 4 them. walt liked one little mouse 5 than any of the other mice. the little mouse gave him a new 6 of drawing. he started to draw it. but in the picture it looked more like a funny man than a mouse. walt wanted to make this little mouse 7 in his picture and soon it was able to speak. later he named it mickey mouse. people laughed when they saw the film because they enjoyed 8 it. soon mickey mouse became very 9 with both old and young people. children loved their friend because it brought joy and pleasure to them. perhaps this is 10 people love mickey mouse although they dont like real mice.( )1.a.world b.country c.city d.town( )2.a.while b.when c.before d.then( )3.a.at b.to c.into d.from( )4.a.like b.hate c.kill d.catch( )5.a.less b.worse c.more d.better( )6.a.picture b.mouse c.animal d.idea( )7.a.jump b.dance c.run d.talk( )8.a.beating b.seeing c.drawing d.fighting( )9.a.angry b.interested c.happy d.popular( )10.a.where b.when c.why d.how(b) kate played with her aunt jane at the beach. it was a beautiful day. kate built a big sand castle(沙城堡) in the morning. aunt jane 1 many pictures of the castle to send to kates parents.kate wanted to 2 again on the beach that afternoon. she wanted to build 3 sand castle. aunt jane told her it was too 4 . aunt jane said kate could only go if she had a 5 . but kate didnt have one. aunt jane agreed that kate could take one of hers.kate tried 6 three hats.the pink one was really 7 with long ribbons(丝带) but that would not be good for building a sand castle.the red hat with flowers on it was nice. but kate was 8 the flowers would get dirty. then, kate 9 a big straw hat(草帽) with a short red ribbon on it and it would be easy to clean. 10 kate put it on and went to the beach. ( )1. a. hung b. sent c. took d. looked( )2. a. play b. sleep c. study d. read( )3. a. other b. the other c. others d. another( )4. a. windy b. rainy c. sunny d. snowy( )5. a. coat b. hat c. glass d. boat( )6. a. in b. on c. with d. by( )7. a. awful b. terrible c. stupid d. beautiful ( )8. a. afraid b. sad c. happy d. good ( )9. a. saw b. heard c. felt d. smelt( )10. a. but b. or c. so d. since 二、阅读理解 （a）once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. he set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. they met two men on the road who said, why are you walking, farmer? you have a horse, its a long way to market(市场). the farmer know that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked. then they met two old women, what are you doing up there, farmer? cant you see how tired the boy is? so the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.next, three old men stopped them, one said, why are you walking, farmer? get up, its too hot for an old man like you to walk today, so the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on. some time later, a young woman passed them, why arent you walking? she asked, it isnt far to the market. give your poor horse a rest. so the farmer, and his son, got down once again. it is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.( )1. the farmer wanted to sell the horse _.a. before it was dead b. before it become too tired c. before it market was over d. before it was as old as he was( )2. the two men on the road _.a. asked how far it was to the marketb. said they thought the horse looked very tiredc. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horsed. told the farmers son to get off the horse and walk( )3. the two old women said it was wrong for_ _.a. the farmer to ride such a tired horseb. the farmer to ride while his young son walkedc. the boy to ride instead of his fatherd. only one person to ride such a long way( )4. the farmer got up behind his son because _.a. the old man said it was too hot for him to walkb. the three old men stopped them on the roadc. he did not know why he was walkingd. his son could not ride the horse by himself( )5. the young woman was most sorry _.a. for the old man b. for the farmers young sonc. that it was not far to the market d. for the horse（b）long, long ago people made fires from lightening(闪电). but they had to keep the fire burning, for they couldnt start it again if there was no lightening. later, they found out hitting two pieces of stone together could make a spark（火花）. the spark could fire dry leaves. in this way they could make the fire again if it went out. then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing（摩擦）. they made a hole on a piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. they turned the stick again and again. after a few minutes they got a fire.years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. sometimes they used the heat from the sun. they held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.about two centuries ago, people began to make matches(火柴). matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fires. today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. one of them is to use an electric fire starter. of course all electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches. but it is very useful.( ) 1. what could the spark do according to the passage?a. fire any leaves. b. burn anything. c. burn dry leaves d. keep fire burning.( )2. the underlined word “it” (in paragraph 1) refers to “_”.a. the lightening b. a spark c. the fire d. the match( )3. how long have matches been used?a. for about two thousand years. b. for about two hundred years.c. since people began to use fire for cookingd. since people used the heat from the sun.( )4. what can we know from the passage?a. electric fire starter is a very useful way to make fires.b. people havent used matches since they had electric fire starters.c. today there are only two ways to make fire.d. some forest fires happen from lightening( )5. which of the following is the right order of the ways to make fires that people got to know?a. with a match b. from the sun c. from lightening d. by rubbing e. with an electric fire startera. c, d, a, b, e b. b, c, a, e, d c. c, d, b, a, e d. d, a, c, d, e （c） in china, square dancing is a great outdoor sport for old people to do with a group of friends. many people bring their radios out onto the squares, and then wait for others to join in.step 1: wear comfortable clothes. also wear comfortable running shoes that allow you to jump easily. dancing needs a lot of movements, so it is smart to take care of your feet.step 2: get some music that you can dance to and bring a radio or a cd player.step 3: invite some friends to square dancing. put some music on and start dancing to it. use your feet as much as possible and make movements follow music.step4: put your arms up to the right, and then move them quickly to the left while turning your body. this will make others start square dancing.step5: try different movements if possible. square dancing is all about free-style dancing. you can enjoy yourself while getting exercise by square dancing.( )1.how many s