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精选文库一 Were going to move, Jimmy said to Mr. James her teacher, with tears in her eyes. Dad lost his job and now we dont have enough money to live in our house. Pam was walking by and just heard Jimmys talk with Mr.James.In the lunchroom Pam met Carol and said, Ive got something to tell you about Jimmy. As she started to tell Carol about Jimmys dad, several other classmates stopped to listen Pam felt bad telling what she had heard but she went on anyway.After school, Pam saw some of her classmates talking to Jimmy. Where does your dad work? one of the boys asked. Jimmys face turned red. She left without answering. Pam felt terrible, because she didnt mean to hurt Jimmy. And she hadnt thought that some of the classmates would make jokes and laugh at Jimmy about her fathers losing the job. Pom didnt know what she could do to help Jimmy.36.The story wants to tell us _.(A)Its difficult to move away (B)girls dont like to talk to boys(C)students report to the teacher (D)secrets are hard to keep37.Jimmys family had to move because _.(A)her father lost his job (B)they had a better place to live in(C)her classmates were not kind enough(D)her father changed his job38.Jimmys face turning red show that she didnt _.(A)feel well enough (B)know the answer(C)want to talk about her father (D)want to leave others39.Pam felt very sorry _.(A)and wanted to do something for Jimmy (B)but went to laughing at Jimmy(C)so she stopped to listen to others (D)and left without answering40.The whole story happened _.(A)in class (B)during and after school(C)at Mr.Jamess office (D)in the lunchroom二、My grandfather was a fine man. I loved him very much. But one day I told him a lie. I can not tell you now what the lie was. I was only seven years old then. Grandfather was not cross with me.Ask Jim to get a long ladder, he said. My boy now jumps from the tops houses, up to the roof.Jim brought the big ladder. Then Grandfather said,My boy now jumps from the tops of houses. The ladder is for him.I knew at once what his was telling me. I had often heard the old saying, A lie is a jump form the top of a house.I said nothing. But I felt like crying.The minutes went by. What would people think about the ladder? It stood by the front door. I was afraid ti might be there a long time. I had to do something!At last I went to Grandfather. He was reading a book. I went up to him and put my face on his arm.Grandfather, I said, I will not tell a lie again. We dont need the ladder now. Grandfather seemed very happy once again. He called Jim. Take the ladder away, he said, My boy does not jump from the tops of houses.His words made me happy once again.41.From the reading we can not know _.(A)whether the boy told a lie (B)what the lie was(C)what Grandfather did with the boy (D)how the story ended42.The word cross in the reading means _.(A)angry (B)surprised (C)happy (D)kind43.Grandfather asked Jim to get a ladder to _.(A)see whether the boy could jump from the top of a house(B)help the boy to climb to the top of the house(C)let the boy know it was wrong to tell a lie (D)make the boy cry44.What would people think about the ladder? shows the boy was afraid people would _.(A)know what had happened (B)take the ladder away(C)come to clean the roof (D)come to take care of Grandfather45.AT the end of the story the result is _.(A)enjoyable (B)sad (C)not clear (D)untrue三、Have you ever seen a horse with toes? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes. They had four toes on each front foot. They had three toes on each back foot. The horses were smaller than cats.These small horses lived in the forest. Their many toes helped the horses run over the soft wet ground.It was very hot in the forest. But the weather changed. It became cold. Many trees couldnt live in cold weather. The trees died and fell. Open field took the place of forests. The sun made the ground dry and hard.Horses began to change too.They began to get bigger.This took a long time. On the dry hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running. Their middle toes became hard. After a long time horses had only one hard toe on each foot. We call this hard toe a hoof.(61) Long ago, the horse had four toes on each of its _.A. back feet B. front feet C. right feet(62) The cats were _ the horses at that time.A. much bigger B. smaller than C. bigger than(63) Which of the three sentences is true?A. The weather stays the same the whole year all over the world.B. When the weather changed, animals began to change too.C. Cats were bigger in the past than they are today.(64) On the dry hard land _.A. horses needed a lot of room for runningB. a horse needed more than four toes for runningC. horses needed only their middle toes for running(65) Now each horse has _ on its feet. A. one toe B. three toes C. four toes四、A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office a street urchin was walking around a shining car.“Is this your car, Paul?”he asked.Paul answered,“Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.”The boy was surprised.“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt cost you anything. Boy. I wish”He hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.“I wish,”the boy went on,“that I could be a brother like that.”Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again,“Would you like to take a ride in my car?”“Oh, yes, Id love that.”After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said:“Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again,“Will you stop where those two steps are?”the boy asked.He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.“There she is. Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im going to give you one just like it.then you can see for yourself all nice things in the Christmas window that Ive been trying to tell you about.”Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.(1)The street urchin was very surprised when_.A. Paul received an expensive car B. Paul told him about the carC. he saw the shining car D. he was walking around the car(2)From the story we can see the urchin _.A. wished to give his brother a car B. wanted Pauls brother to give him a carC. wished he could have a brother like Pauls D. wished Paul could be a brother like that(3)The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house_.A. to show his neighbours the big car B. to show he had a rich friend C. to let his brother about his wish(4)We can infer from the story that_.A. Paul couldnt understand the urchin B. the urchin had a deep love for his brotherC. the urchin wished to have a rich brother D. the urchins wish came true in the end(5)The best name of the story is _.A. A Christmas Present B. A Street Urchin C. A Brother Like That D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride五、A Japanese toy maker says that theyve developed a gadget that translates dog barks into human languages and plan to begin selling the gadgetsunder the name of Bowlingualin the US pet stores and present shops this summer.People laughed when the Japanese toy maker Takara company made the worlds first dog-human translation machine last year .But about 300,000 of them have been sold since it was on sale in Japan last year .Far bigger sales will be expected once an English language translation machine for dogs comes to America in August .The United States is home to about 67 million dogs ,more than six times the number in Japan.“We know that the Americans love their dogs so much ,so we dont think theyll mind spending $ 120 on this gadget”, the Takara marketing manager said before the journalists at a meeting in Atlanta. Bowlingual ,one of US Time magazines coolest inventions of 2002, has two parts .A microphone is tied to the dogs collar and sends out sound information to the gadget held by the owner .Then the translation is done in the gadget by a database with every kind of barks .Those barks show six feelingshappiness, sadness ,disappointment ,anger ,declaration and desire .Each of the feelings is then translated into words like “Lets play.” “Look at me !” or “Spend more time with me.”Takara says it has spent millions of dollars developing the gadget .One thing that seems certain is that the markets for animal translation machines will probably be a dogs world since Takara has no plans to develop such a gadget for cats . “too unpredictable ,”the marketing manager said.67.The first three paragraphs of the passage mainly tell us that BowlingualA.was invented in Japan B.has developed quicklyC.will be sold in America D.sells well for its price68.The underlined word “they” in the last sentence refers to .A.markets B.dogs C.plans D.cats69.When was this passage most probably written?A.In the winter of 2002. B.In the spring of 2003.C.In the summer of 2002. D.In the autumn of 2003.70.From the passage ,we can see that Takara is the sale of its new gadget in the US.A.proud of B.pleased with C.confident of D.worried about六、Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream, some sci-entists say. Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.Sometimes we wake up with a good feel-ing from a dream. But often we cant re-member the dream. Dreams can disappear quickly from memory.Too much dreaming can be harmful. The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.1. It may be less important to sleep than to_.A. think B. dream C. work D. study2. Dreams and films are usually _.A. very long B. in colourC. about work D. very sad3. Why do some people often dream about their work?A. Because they are tired in the daytime.B. Because they are not interested in their work.C. Because they may be thinking about their work all day.D. Because they have too much work to do.4. The main idea of the story is that _.A. what dream isB. people like to sleepC. dreams are like filmsD. we always remember dreams七、A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present.On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin was walking around the shining car.“Is this your car，Paul?”he asked.Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas.”The boy was surprised.“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt cost you nothing?Boy，I wish”He hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for.He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.“I wish,”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that.”Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”“Oh yes，Id love that.”After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house?”Paul smiled a little.He thought he knew what the boy wanted.He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are? the boy asked.He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im going to give you one just like itthen you can see for yourself all