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Passage One Pioneers lives were different from the lives of many people today. Any neighbors they had usually lived many miles away. There were no football or basketball games. There were no teams to play these sports. There were no movies or TV. There were almost no books or newspapers to read. Sometimes they got together. Just being together was an adventure. Everything people did together, and even work was fun. It was an exciting treat to be with other families. So it was natural that the pioneers found some time to play when they got together to work. When a family had a big job to be done, neighbors would gather from great distances to help. They called this gathering a “bee”. The pioneers had many kinds of bees. In the spring they gathered to help each other plow the land and plant the fields. In the fall, when harvest time came, they helped each other again. Sometimes the women and girls gathered for quilting or sewing bees. While they sewed they visited. They told each other what had happened to them in the days they had been alone. When they finished, they had quilts and clothes to keep their families warm. A house-raising was one of the best gatherings. When a family needed a house or barn, everyone from miles around came to help. The men and boys worked hard all day to lay the logs. Then they put on the roof, covered the windows and made the door. Meanwhile the women cooked big meals for the hungry workers and the small children played. After the house was raised or the work was done, everyone was ready to have a good time. While they were eating supper, many tales and jokes were told. After supper they enjoyed contests, singing and dancing. 1. Which of the following is not true with the pioneers ?( B ) (a) They lived a long distance from each other.(b) They didnt have modern entertainment.(c) There were no books or newspapers.(d) There were no football or basketball games.2. For the pioneers to be together was an adventure because _ .( D ) (a) they didnt like living by themselves(b) they found being together would strengthen their friendship(c) something unusual might occur when they were together(d) it was an unusual event to be together3. According to the text, bee means _. ( D ) (a) covering a long distance(b) having a treat(c) offering help(d) gathering together4.A quilting bee could enable women and girls to accomplish all of the following except _ . ( A ) (a) cooking meals(b) making quilts(c)getting or giving information(d) maintaining friendly relationships5. The topic of the passage is : _ .( C ) (a) hardships of pioneers life(b) inconvenience of pioneers life(c) bees for the pioneers(d) fun of gathering for the pioneersPassage Two June 26 Last night when I was reading before the fire, a strange noise on the porch outside announced an unexpected visitor. When I looked up from the page, I came face to face with a bear looking in the window. It stood on its back legs, only a thin pane of glass between us. I grabbed the fire poker and ran up into the loft (阁楼), pulling the ladder up behind me. The bear must have been as frightened of me as I was of him because I heard him dash off the porch. I waited a while, went quickly back down to put out the lamp, then back up again. I kept the ladder upstairs all night and slept badly, thinking the bear would be back any minute. July 9 The bear or bears were back last night. They didnt get the little food I had left, but they did clamber about on the porch. I discovered claw marks on the wooden board that I had fixed over the window. July 12 .I ran into a bear cub this afternoon. On my way to the car we just crossed each others path. I could have reached out and stroked him. In fact, this was my first reaction, he looked so friendly and cuddly (可以拥抱的). Fortunately, I knew better, one thing I learnt from a Disney film: never play with a bear cub because the mama is always nearby. She was. I saw her cross the creek and move up the hill as I ran to the car and shut the door behind me . 1. On June 26, when the speaker was reading, a bear _ . (a) came into his room(b) touched his face(c) was kept away from him by only a thin pane of glass(d) stood on its back legs and pulled the ladder up2. The bear came and then went away quickly because _ . (a) the speaker threatened the animal(b) the bear could not catch the man(c) the ladder was kept upstairs all night(d) the bear was also frightened3. On July 9, the bears were back again and this time _ . (a) the man was obviously ready to fight them(b) the man was very friendly to them(c) the man was still frightened and had fixed a wooden board over the window of his room(d) the bears ate the food left by the man4. On July 12, when the man met a bear cub, _ . (a) he was on his way home in his car(b) he reached out and stroked him(c) he quickly moved away from him(d) he tried to stop him5. A suitable title for the passage is : _ . (a) Encounters with Bears(b) Fun with Bears(c) Making Friends with Bears(d) Dont Be Afraid of BearsPassage Three Childhood was an illusion (幻觉) and the illusion was this: everything was bigger. No, I mean everything, not just houses and shops and grown-ups, but colors and flowers and journeys, especially journeys which seemed endless. “Are we there yet, Daddy?” Funfairs (儿童游乐集市) were huge things that spread for miles around you with noise and lights and exciting danger. Rainy days at home when you were ill seemed to last for ever. Being an adult yourself was an unthinkable distant possibility. Every sound was louder, every game was grander, every pain unbearable. As Ive grown old, life has become smaller. Flavors (风味） have dulled. Surprises have turned into shocks. Days are boring. How can I recapture childhood when it was an illusion? I have only one precious way and even in this way I can regain only the echoes of that larger world. I can play upon the stage like a child, make the crowd laugh and laugh with them, sometimes helplessly like a child, and then, even though Im a sixty-one-year-old, I can almost catch the colors and sounds and silliness of those bigger years when I was little.” 11. When the speaker says that childhood was an illusion he means that _ . (a) the illusion made houses, shops and grown-ups bigger(b) children had a wrong idea about houses, shops and grown-ups(c) everything, such as colors, flowers and journeys, seemed to be more wonderful to a child(d) colors, flowers and journeys were strange to children12. To the speaker funfairs were very big things that_ .(a) spread too far(b) were very dangerous(c) were noisy and exciting(d) were hard to understand13. When the speaker was a child, he thought that _ . (a) being an adult was something in the distant future(b) being an adult was something too distant to be real(c) it was not good to grow up(d) it was not easy for a child to bear pain14. From the passage it can probably be inferred that the speaker is_ . (a) a sick old man(b) a theatergoer(c) an actor entertaining the audience(d) a man helpless among the crowd15. The topic of the passage is _. (a) fun at funfairs(b) happy days in childhood(c) my illusion(d) childhood as an illusionPassage One There was this man in New York. He jogged (为锻炼身体慢慢跑) into Central Park every morning. He always took a five-dollar bill with him in his top pocket. He jogged into the park and went to the shop by the lake. He always bought himself a coffee and a doughnut. One day he jogged into the park and another jogger knocked into him. For a few moments he didnt think about it, then he suddenly thought, “Hey! This guy might be a pickpocket!” He felt for his five-dollar bill in his pocket. It wasnt there! The other guy had taken it! He thought, “There is too much crime in New York! I always say honest people must fight crime!” The other jogger was only 30 meters ahead. The first jogger ran after him, hit him on the shoulder, and said, “ Give me the money!” The second jogger said, “OK! Just stay cool! Take it easy! Take it easy!” Then the second jogger gave the first jogger a five-dollar bill. The second jogger then ran away as fast as he could! The first jogger ran to the shop. He felt really good. He had fought crime. He had got his money back again. He bought himself a coffee and two doughnuts. Then he ran home. His wife was waiting. She was shaking her head. “Oh dear! Oh dear!” she said. “Youve had a bad morning, havent you?” “No! Why? Ive had a very good morning!” he said. “Really?” she said.” But you left your five-dollar bill on the table!” 1. Every morning the man would do the following except _ .( D )(a) taking a five-dollar bill with him(b) jogging into a park(c) buying a coffee and a doughnut for himself(d) meeting friends in Central Park2. The man ran after the second jogger because _ .( C ) (a) the latter ran ahead of him(b) the two were having a race(c) he thought the latter was a thief(d) the latter had run into him3. The second jogger finally ran away as fast as he could because _. ( C ) (a) he had already been caught once(b) he was in a hurry to go to work(c) he probably thought that the man might run after him again(d) he felt very guilty4. The first jogger felt very good for _ . ( A ) (a) he thought he had fought crime and won(b) he could run faster than the second jogger(c) he had two doughnuts that morning(d) he could go to the shop now5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? ( B ) (a) There was a lot of crime in New York(b) The second jogger stole a five-dollar bill from the first jogger(c) The first jogger wanted to be an honest man(d) The first jogger made a foolish mistake that morningPassage Two One day, a rich man in Budapest wanted to have a wonderful wedding for his daughter. He wanted the wedding to be famous. Of course, he invited the best cooks to make wonderful food. And, of course, he invited the best musicians to make wonderful music. But everybody had good cooks and musicians. Then he got an idea! He decided to invite Yosser, a shoemaker and also the wisest man in the town! “Yosser will come to the wedding and then the wedding will be famous!” So the rich man invited Yosser. Yosser was very pleased! He wanted to go to Budapest! It would be his first time in a big city! Yosser arrived in Budapest. It was raining and the streets were full of holes and the holes were full of water. Yosser looked at the big houses and fell into a hole full of water and mud! He got out of the hole but he was wet and dirty. He ran to the house of the rich man. The servants opened the door and saw Yosser. They said, “ Go away! No beggars today! It is the daughters wedding and it is going to be a famous wedding!” And they threw Yosser into another hole! Now, Yosser knew another rich man in Budapest. Yosser went to his house. He washed himself and he borrowed some fine clothes from the other rich man. He borrowed some high, soft brown leather boots; a pair of soft, white woolen trousers; a white silken shirt; and a green coat with golden buttons. Then he went to the house of the wedding. Everyone was happy to see Yosser! “You must have the best seat at the wedding!” said the rich man. “You must sit next to the bride and groom!” Yosser stood and held up his glass of wine. “ Your good health!” he said and then he poured the wine into the pocket of his green coat with the golden buttons. People were amazed! But Yosser laughed and sat down. Then the soup came. Yosser took off his boots and poured the soup into them. People were amazed but Yosser laughed and put his boots back on again. The meat and potatoes and vegetables came. Yosser took the meat and put it into the pocket of his trousers and then he rubbed the vegetables into his white silken shirt. People were amazed but Yosser laughed. Suddenly the rich man shouted, “ Are you crazy? Are you a wise man or a fool?” Yosser said, “Oh, Im sorry! You see, I came twice this morning. The first time your servants threw me into a hole and the second time you said, “Welcome!” The only difference was my clothes! So I thought you had invited my clothes to dinner! So I fed my clothes!” 6. The rich man tried to make his daughters wedding famous by _ . (a) inviting the best cooks to make wonderful food(b) inviting the best musicians to make wonderful music.(c) inviting the wisest man in the country to the wedding(d) inviting everybody in the city to the wedding7. The servants of the rich man threw Yosser into a hole full of water and mud because _ . (a) Yosser was a beggar(b) Yosser was wet and dirty(c) Yosser was from a small town(d) they took him for a beggar8. Everyone was happy to see Yosser when the latter went to the rich mans house again because _ . (a) now the rich man recognized him(b) he now wore fine clothes(c) he had washed himself(d) he brought a lot of gifts with him9. What did the guests at the wedding think of Yosser when they saw him pour the wine into the pocket of his coat? They thought that _ . (a) Yosser was really wise(b) Yosser was very hungry(c) Yosser was doing something strange(d) Yosser was toasting in his own way10. A suitable title for the passage is _ . (a) The Wise Shoemaker(b) A Famous Wedding(c) A Mistake(d) A Rich Man and A ShoemakerPassage Three Armida Scarpa believes that stories, even in authentic English, can be used from the very beginning. She uses an authentic text of Goldilocks with her class of seven-year-old who are in their second year at school, still learning to read in Italian, and have English three times a week. She doesnt expect the children to learn these “advanced” tenses and sentence structures. But she does want to show them that they can make sense of them. She only asks them to really learn the vocabulary. This approach to giving children an experience of authentic English allows you to use almost any story if the children like it and if you approach it carefully. Children are used to living in a world in which they do not understand a lot of things. To a certain extent they take what we select for them, but they are also aware of a