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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 farmeraskedthevetforhelpwhenhiscow_______ A.couldn"tliedownB.didn"teatthepills C.couldn"tmakeanynoiseD.wasill medicinedidthevetgivethefarmer? A.Bottleofpills.B.Alongtube. C.Twopills.D.Asmallbox. vettaughtthefarmerhow_________. A.toblowthetubeB.tomakethecowtakethepills C.totakethemedicineD.toputthetubeinhismouth ofthefollowingistrue? A.Thefarmeratethepillshimself. B.Thecowgotbetteraftertakingthemedicine. C.Thevetcametohelpthefarmerchangethecowthenextday. D.Thefarmerwaitedforthevetoutsidehishousethenextday. Passage9答案：1-5DDCBAPassage10 Severalyearsago,atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemost importantpeopleinAmerica.Onewasaveryrichbanker,anotherownedoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld,andthethirdownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork. Thereporterwastalkingtothemaboutbeingimportant. “Howdoweknowifsomeoneisreallyimportant?”thereporteraskedthebanker. Thebankerthoughtforafewmomentsandthensaid,“IthinkanybodywhoisinvitedtotheWhiteHousetomeetthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisreallyimportant.” Thereporterthenturnedtotheowneroftheverylargecompany.“Doyouagreewiththat?”sheasked. Themanshookhishead,“No.IthinkthePresidentinvitesalotofpeopletotheWhiteHouse.You’donlybeimportantifwhileyouwerevisitingthePresident,therewasatelephonecallfromthepresidentofanothercountry,andthePresidentoftheUSsaidhewastoobusytoanswerit.” Thereporterturnedtothethirdman.“Doyouthinkso?” “No,Idon’t.”hesaid.“Idon’tthinkthatmakesthevisitorimportant.ThatmakesthePresidentimportant.” “Thenwhatwouldmakethevisitorimportant?”thereporterandtheothertwomenasked. “Oh,IthinkifthevisitortotheWhiteHousewastalkingtothe Presidentandthephonerang,andthePresidentpickedupthereceiver,listenedandthensaid,‘it’sforyou.’” storyhappenedin_______. A.EnglandB.AmericaC.JapanD.Australia are_______inthispassage. A.twomenandtwowomenB.threemenandonewoman C.threewomenandonemanD.fourwomen bankerthought_______. A.hewasreallyimportantbecausehewasarichbanker B.thevisitortotheWhiteHousewasreallyimportant C.thevisitorwhometthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesintheWhiteHousewasreallyimportant. D.thereporterwasreallyimportant owneroftheverylargecompanythought_______. A.shewasreallyimportantbecausesheownedoneofthelargestcompanies B.thebankerwasreallyimportant.C.theownerofmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYorkwasreallyimportant D.thevisitorwouldbereallyimportantifwhilehewasvisitingthePresident,thePresidentwouldnotansweranytelephonecallownerofmanybuildingsthought_______. 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!” didHenryfindoutaboutthefarm? 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 ofthefollowingsentencesistrue? A.Edcouldeatadifferentkindofmeateveryday. B.Henrythoughthecouldenjoyachange. C.Henrycouldn"tthinkofanythingelsetodo,sohewenttothefarm. D.Thefarmerdiedbecauseofthebadmeatheate. isthebesttitleforthepassage? A.Whatabeautifulfarm!B.Haveagoodtime.　shortholidayD.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$apoundthatwillbe$,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。”Passage6AttheWaxworksExhibition　OnerainySaturdayafternoon,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。Passage4 Father"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，“Iranintosomeoftheroomsandfoundalotofmoney．Peopledon"tthinkofmoneywhenthey"reafraid．Whenanyoneleavespapermoneyinafire，thefireburnsit．SoItookallthebillsthatIcouldfind．NoonewillbepoorerbecauseItookthem．”“Youdon"tknowmywork，”saidtheother．“Whatisyourwork？”“I"mapoliceman．“Oh！”criedthefirstman．Hethoughtquicklyandsaid，“Anddoyouknowmywork？”“No，”saidthepoliceman． “I"mawriter．I"malwaystellingstoriesaboutthingsthatneverhappened．”译文：你知道我是干什么的吗？一天晚上，一家旅馆失火,住在这家旅馆里的人穿着睡衣就跑了出来。两个人站在外面，看着大火。“在我出来之前，”其中一个说：“我跑进一些房间，找到了一大笔钱。人在恐惧中是不会想到钱的。如果有人把纸币留在火里，火就会把它烧成灰烬。所以我把我所能找到的钞票都拿走了。没有人会因为我拿走它们而变得更穷。”“你不知道我是干什么的。”另一个说。“你是干什么的？”“我是警察。”“噢！”第一个人喊了一声。他灵机一动，说：“那你知道我是干什么的？”“不知道。”警察说。“我是个作家。我总是爱编一些从未发生过的故事。”?Passage2ButtheteachercriedThesix-year-oldJohnwasterriblyspoiled（溺爱）.Hisfatherknewit,buthisgrandmadotedonhim.Hehardlyleftherside.Andwhenhewantedanything,heeithercriedorthrewatempertantrum.Thencamehisfirstdayofschool,hisfirstdayawayfromhisgrandmother"slovingarms. Whenhecamehomefromschoolhisgrandmamethimatthedoor."Wasschoolallright?"sheasked,"Didyougetalongallright?didyoucry?""Cry?"Johnasked."No,Ididn"tcry,buttheteacherdid!"译文:可是老师哭了?六岁的约翰娇生惯养。他的父亲知道这一点，可他的祖父母仍然宠着他。这孩子几乎寸步不离他的祖母。他想要什么不是哭，就是闹。他第一天上学才离开祖母的怀抱。约翰放学了，他奶奶在门口接他并问道：“学校怎么样？你过的好吗？哭了没有？”“哭？”约翰问，“不，我没哭，可老师哭了。”