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Passage9Afarmerhadacow.Hetookverygoodcareofthiscowandonedaywhenitwasill,hewasveryworried.Hetelephonedthevet.

“What’stheproblem?”Thevetaskedhimwhenhearrived.

“Mycow’sill,”thefarmersaid.“Idon’tknowwhat'sthematterwithher.She’slyingdownandwon’teat.She’smakingastrangenoise.”

Thevetlookedoverthecow."She’scertainlyill,"hesaid,"andsheneedstotakesomeverystrongmedicine."

Hetookabottleoutofhisbox,puttwopillsintohishandandsaid,"Giveherthese.Thepillsshouldmakeherbetter."

“HowshouldIgivethemtoher?”thefarmerasked.

Thevetgavehimatube(管子)andsaid,"Putthistubeinhermouth,thenputthepillsinthetubeandblow.That’llmakeit."

Thenextdaythevetcametothefarmagain.Thefarmerwassittingoutsidehishouseandlookedmoreworried.

“How’syourcow?”thevetasked.

“Nochange,”thefarmersaid,“andI’mfeelingverystrangemyself.”

“Oh?”thevetsaid,"Why?"

“Ididwhatyousaid,”thefarmeranswered.“Iputthetubeinthecow’smouthandthenputtwopillsdownit.”

“And?”thevetasked.

“Thecowblewfirst,”thefarmersaid.

1.Inthestory,thevetmustbe_________.

A.thefarmer'sfriendB.amilkfactory

C.ahospitalforcowsD.adoctorforanimals

2.Thefarmeraskedthevetforhelpwhenhiscow_______

A.couldn'tliedownB.didn'teatthepills

C.couldn'tmakeanynoiseD.wasill

3.Whatmedicinedidthevetgivethefarmer?

A.Bottleofpills.B.Alongtube.

C.Twopills.D.Asmallbox.

4.Thevettaughtthefarmerhow_________.

A.toblowthetubeB.tomakethecowtakethepills

C.totakethemedicineD.toputthetubeinhismouth

5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Thefarmeratethepillshimself.

B.Thecowgotbetteraftertakingthemedicine.

C.Thevetcametohelpthefarmerchangethecowthenextday.

D.Thefarmerwaitedforthevetoutsidehishousethenextday.

Passage9答案：1-5DDCBAPassage10

Severalyearsago,atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemostD.thevisitorwouldbereallyimportantifwhilehewasvisitingthePresident,thePresidentwouldnotansweranytelephonecall5.Theownerofmanybuildingsthought_______.

A.hewasreallyimportantbecauseheownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork

B.theowneroftheverylargecompanywasreallyimportant

C.thevisitorwasreallyimportantifhetalkingtothePresidentandthePresidentreceivedatelephonecallforthevisitor

D.thepersonwhoworkedintheWhiteHousewasreallyimportantPassage10答案：1-5BBCDCPassage11

Henrywasanofficeworkerinabigcity.Heworkedveryhardandenjoyedtravelinginhisholidays.Heusuallywenttotheseaside,butoneyearhesawanadvertisementinanewspaper.“Enjoycountrylife.SpendafewweeksatWestHillFarm.Goodfood.Freshair.Horseriding.Walking.Fishing.Cheapandinteresting.”

“Thissoundsagoodidea,”hethought.“I’llspendamonthatWestHillFarm.IthinkIcanenjoyhorseriding,walkingandfishing.They’llmakeachangefromsittingbytheseasideandswimming.”Hewrotetothefarmer.IntheletterhesaidthathewouldliketospendallofJulythere.ThenonthefirstofJuly,heleftforWestHillFarm.

Butfourdayslater,hereturnedhome.

“WhatwaswrongwithWestHillFarm?”hisbestfriend,Ed,askedhim.“Didn’tyouenjoycountrylife?”

“Countrylifewasverygood,”Henrysaid.“Buttherewasanotherproblem.”

“Oh.What?”

“Well,”hesaid,“thefirstdayIwasthereasheepdied,andwehadroastmuttonfordinner.”

“What'swrongwiththat?”Edasked.“Freshmeatisthebest.”

“Iknow,butontheseconddayacowdied,andwehadroastbeeffordinner.”

“Luckyyou!”

“Youdon'tunderstand,”Henrysaid.“Onthethirddayapigdiedandwehadroastporkfordinner.”

“Adifferentmeateveryday,”Edsaidloudly,“andyouarecomplaining!”

“Letmefinish,”Henrysaid.“Onthefourthdaythefarmerdied,andIdidn'tdare(敢)stayfordinner!”

1.HowdidHenryfindoutaboutthefarm?

A.Hesawitinanewspaperadvertisement.B.Hisbestfriendtoldhim.C.Hewrotetothefarmer.D.Maybehelearneditfromtheradio.2.Henrycamebackhomeseveraldayslaterbecause________.

A.hedidn'tlikethecountrylifeatallB.thefarmerwasn’tfriendlytohimC.hisholidaywasoverD.hethoughthemighthavetoeatthefarmer

3.“…andyouarecomplaining!”,theword“complain”means______.

A.夸奖B.解释C.抱怨D.故弄玄虚

4.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?

A.Edcouldeatadifferentkindofmeateveryday.

B.Henrythoughthecouldenjoyachange.

C.Henrycouldn'tthinkofanythingelsetodo,sohewenttothefarm.

D.Thefarmerdiedbecauseofthebadmeatheate.

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Whatabeautifulfarm!B.Haveagoodtime.C.AshortholidayD.Henryandthefarmer.Passage11答案：1-5ADCBC

Passage12

EllenParkerwasworriedaboutherhealth.Shecouldnotwalkveryquicklyanditwasdifficultforhertoclimbstairs.Shewassoonoutofbreath(气喘吁吁).

“IsupposeIhadbettergotothedoctor,”shethought.

Shewenttothedoctorandtoldhimherproblem.

“I’mnotsurprisedatall,”hesaid.“It’sobviouswhatyourproblemis.”

Helookedheroverthengavehersomeadvice.

“Ifyoudon’tdowhatIsay,Mrs.Parker,”hesaid,“youwillhaveaheartattack.Itcouldkillyou.”

EllenParkerwasveryworriedassheleftthedoctor’s.Sheknewthatshehadtotakehisadvicebutthatitwouldnotbeeasyanditwouldtaketime.

Thenextdayshewentshopping.Thefirstshopshewentintowasabutcher’sshop(肉铺).

“I’dliketenpoundsofsteak(牛排),please,”shesaid.

“Certainly,madam,”thebutcherrepliedandwentintothecoldroomandfoundalargepieceofsteak.Hebroughtthehugepieceofmeatbackintotheshopandputitonthescale(秤).

“That’sjustundertenpounds,”hesaid.

“Thatbigenough,”Mrs.Parkersaid.

Thebutcherworkedouttheprice.

“At$4.99apoundthatwillbe$49.50,please.Wouldyoulikemetocutitupintosmallerpiecesforyou?”

“Oh,Idon’twanttobuythemeat,”Mrs.Parkersaid.

“Ifyoudon’twanttobuyit,”thebutcherrepliedangrily,“whydidyouaskmetogetitforyou?”

“MydoctortoldmethatIamover-weightandIhavetolosetenpounds.Iwantedtoseewhattenpoundsofmeatlookedlike.”

1.WhydidEllenParkervisitthedoctor?

A.Shehadhadaheartattack.B.Shehadaproblemwithherhealth.

C.Shewasunhappyaboutherweight.D.Shecouldnotsleepwell.

2.Whatdidthedoctoradvisehertodo?

A.Toloseweight.B.Toeatmoremeat.

C.Tocomeandseehimagain.D.Tolookafterherheart.

3.WhydidEllenParkeraskfortenpoundsofsteak?

A.Shewantedtobuysomefordinner.B.Shewantedtoloseweight.

C.Herdoctorhadtoldhertoeatsteak.

D.Shewantedtoseewhattenpoundsofmeatlookedlike.

4.WhatwasEllenParker'srealproblem?

A.Sheatetoomuchsteak.B.Sheweighedtoomuch.

C.Thedoctordidnotknow.D.Shecouldnotwalkveryquickly.

5.WhatdidthedoctorthinkmighthappentoEllen?

A.Shemightputonmoreweight.B.Shemightstopeatingtoomuch.

C.Shemighthaveaheartattack.D.Shemightgotoanotherdoctor.Passage12答案：1-5BADBCPassage5ShaveMeFirstAbarberwasinhisshop,busilycuttingaman'shair,whenahandsomeyoungstrangercamein.Hehadasmallboywithhim.Theysatdowntogetherandwaiteduntilthebarberhadfinished.Thentheyoungmantoldthebarbertoshavehimandtocutthesmallboy'shair.Thebarbersaid,“Doyouwantmetocuttheboy'shairfirst,ortoshaveyou?”“Oh,shaveme.”saidtheyoungman.“ThenI'llgodowntheroadandhaveaglassofwinewhileyou'recuttingtheboy'shair.”Theyoungmansatdowninthebarber'schair,andthebarberbegantoshavehim.Whenhehadfinished,theyoungmangotupandsaid,“I'llgodowntheroadnowandhavemywinewhileyou'recuttingtheboy'shair.”“Allright,butIwon'ttakelong.”thebarberwarnedhim.Theyoungmanwentout,thesmallboyobedientlysatdowninthebarber'schair，andthebarberbegantocuthishair.Ashehadsaid,hesoonfinished,andthentheboysatdownandwaited.Attheendofhalfanhour,whentheyoungmanhadstillnotcomeback,thebarbersaidtotheboy,“Itisapitythatyourdaddy'stakingsuchalongtime.Whereishelikelytobenow?”“Ican'tguess,”answeredthesmallboy.“Andthatmanwasn'tmydaddy.I'veneverseenhimbeforeinmylife.Iwasplayinginthestreetthismorning,andhecameuptomeandaskedmewhetherI'dliketohavemyhaircutwithouthavingtopayanything.IsaidIwould,becausemyhairwasratherlong,sohebroughtmehere.”译文：先给我刮脸一个理发师在自己的理发店里，正忙着给一个男人剪发，就在这时，一个英俊年轻的陌生男人走了进来。他领着一个小男孩。他们坐下一直等到理发师剪完。然后这个年轻人让理发师给他刮刮脸，给小男孩理个发。理发师问到，“你是想让我先给男孩理发，还是先给你刮脸？”“先给我刮脸。”年轻人说到。“然后在你给男孩理发时我去喝点红酒。”年轻人坐在椅子上，理发师开始给他刮脸。当给他刮完脸后，年轻人站了起来，说到，“你给这个孩子理发，我去喝点酒。”“好的，我一会就剪完了。”理发师提醒他。年轻人出去了。小男孩乖乖地坐在椅子上。理发师开始给他剪发。正如理发师所说，他很快就给男孩理完了发，然后小男孩就坐下等。半个小时过去了，年轻人还是没有回来，于是理发师对小男孩说到，“你爸爸出去这么长时间，他有可能在哪里呢？”“我猜不出，”小男孩回答到。“那个人不是我爸爸。我以前从未见过他。今天早晨我在街上玩，他走过来问我是否想不花钱理个发。我说想，因为我的头发的确太长了。于是他就把我带到这儿来了。”Passage6AttheWaxworksExhibitionOnerainySaturdayafternoon,NancyandSmithwerewonderingwhattodo,whensuddenlySmithhadanidea.“Iknow,”hesaidenthusiastically,“I'lltakeyoutoaplacemyfatherusedtotakemetowhenIwasaboy.No,don'taskquestions;justgetyourumbrellaandgetintothecar.”HalfanhourlatertheystoppedoutsidealargebuildingandNancylaughed.“Oh,it'sthewaxworksexhibition.Doyouknow,I'veneverbeenherebefore?”AndSmithsaid,“Oh,weusedtocomehereoftenwhenIwaslittle.Thereusedtobealotoffamouspeopleinside,allmadeofwax,butIsupposethey'vechangedmostofthemnow.”WhileSmithwasbuyingtheticketsatthepay-desk,Nancylookedround.“Didyourmotherusetocometoo?”sheasked.“Notveryoften.”Smithtoldher.“Sheusedtostayathomeandlookafterbabies.Comeon,upthesestairs.”Atthetopofthestairsstoodanattendant,holdingsomecatalogues.Nancywentuptoher,openingherhandbag,whileSmithwatchedher.“Howmucharethecatalogues,please?”Nancyasked;butthegirldidn'tanswer.Andshedidn'trealizethatshehadbeentalkingtoawaxworkuntilsheheardSmithlaughingbehindher.译文：在蜡像馆在一个阴雨的星期六下午，Nancy和Smith无所事事，突然，Smith想到了一个主意。“我知道，”他热心地说到，“我要带你到一个我小的时候爸爸经常带我去的地方。不，你什么问题也别问，带上雨伞，上车。”半小时后，他们停在了一个大的建筑物外边，Nancy笑了起来。“哦，蜡像馆，你知道吗？我还从没有来过呢。”Smith说道，“我小的时候经常来这里。过去里面有很多腊制的名人。但我想大部分都变了。”当Smith在买票时，Nancy四处张望。“你妈妈以前常来这里吗？她问到。“不经常来”Smith告诉她。“她经常待在家里照看小孩。快点，上台阶。”台阶上站着一个服务生，手里拿着目录册。Nancy走到她面前，打开手提袋，Smith在一边看着Nancy。“请问，目录册多少钱？”Nancy问到，但是女孩没有回答。直到听到Smith在她身后大笑起来，Nancy才意识到自己是在跟一个蜡制的人说话。Passage3Samhadadog.ItsnamewasTod.Itwasveryhelpful,butitatetoomuch..Sohedidn'tlikeit.HewantedtokillTod.HetiedTodinabagandputitinthesmallboat.Herowedtheboattothemiddleofabigriver.Justashethrewthepooranimalintotheriver,theboatbegantosink.BothbeganSamandTodfellintotheriver.Todwasabletoswim,butSamcouldn't.Thedogbittheropeandbrokeit.IttrieditsbesttoswimtosaveSam.Themanwassaved,sohewasverythankfultothedog.Hedidn'twanttokillthedoganymore.Fromthenon,hegavethedogasmuchfoodasitwanted.译文萨姆有一只狗。他的名字叫Tod。它很有用，但是它食量很大。所以萨姆不喜欢他。萨姆想杀Tod。萨姆把Tod绑在一个袋子里，把它带上船。他把船划到一条大河的中央。就在他把这可怜的动物扔下河的时候，船开始下沉，萨姆和Tod都掉进河里面了。Tod会游泳，但是萨姆不会。狗把绳子咬断。它经过试验这是游泳去救萨姆就好的方法。萨姆获救了，所以萨姆很感激Tod。他一点也不想杀它了。从那以后，小狗想要多少粮食萨姆给多少。Passage4Father'sThingsWhenTomHowardwasseventeenyearsoldhewasastallashisfather,sohebegantoborrowMr.Howard'sclotheswhenhewantedtogooutwithhisfriendsintheevening.Mr.Howarddidnotlikethis,andhealwaysgotveryangrywhenhefoundhissonwearinganyofhisthings.OneeveningwhenTomcamedownstairstogoout,hisfatherstoppedhiminthehall.HelookedatTom'sclothesverycarefully.Thenhesaidangrily,"Isn'tthatoneofmyties,Tom?""Yes,Father,itis,"answeredTom."Andthatshirt'sminetoo.""Yes,that'syourstoo,"answeredTom."Andyou'rewearingmybelt!"saidMr.Howard."Yes,Iam,Father,"answeredTom."Youdon'twantyourtrouserstofalldown,doyou?"译文：父亲的东西汤姆.霍德华十七岁的时候，长得和父亲一样高了，于是当他晚上和朋友一起出去时，就开始借父亲的衣服穿。霍德华先生可不喜欢这样，当他发现他的儿子穿他的衣服时，总是非常生气。一天晚上，汤姆下楼准备出去，父亲在门厅里拦住了他。他细细打量着汤姆的穿着。然后他气呼呼地说：“汤姆，那不是我的一条领带吗？”汤姆回答说：“是的，父亲，是你的领带。”“还有那衬衫也是我的。”“是的，衬衫也是你的。”汤姆回答说。“还有呢，你连皮带也用我的。”霍德华先生说。“是的，父亲，”汤姆回答说，“你不愿意让你的裤子掉下来吧？”

Passage1DoYouKnowMyWork？Onenightahotelcaughtfire，andthepeoplewhowerestayinginitranoutintheirnightclothes．Twomenstoodoutsideandlookedatthefire．“BeforeIcameout，”saidone，“Iranintosomeofthe