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A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancee. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: rings, gold watches, diamonds—but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancee. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.
The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A brilliant idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: ―I can help you. I shall order my servant to pack it and take it to your fiancee. When he enters the room, he will drop it.‖
On the birthday of his fiancee the young man was very excited.
Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody’s face. When the vase was unpacked the guests saw that each piece was packed separately. 1. The word ― fiancee‖ means _________.
A. a good friend
B. a woman engaged to get married C. a beautiful girl with a boy friend D. a girl who is going to have her birthday
2. Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl?
A. He wanted to give her a Christmas present. B. Her birthday was coming soon. C. He fell in love with her.
D. They were going to get married.
3. The vase in the corner of the shop was broken. Who broke it?
A. The young man.
B. A servant.
D. Someone not mentioned in the story. B. The girl.
D. The manager’s servant. B. The servant.
D. The unhappy young man. 7
At Harton College – an English boarding school (寄宿学校. for boys – there are many rules. Fifteen-year-old Bob Sanders often breaks these rules.
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C. The shop manager. A. The young man.
4. Who thought out the clever idea?
C. The shop manager. A. The clever manager. C. The beautiful girl.
5. Who do you think packed each piece separately?
The boys can go into town in the afternoon after classes. But they must return to the school before six o’clock. One afternoon Bob walked to the town. He looked at the shops and then went to the cinema. After the film he looked at his watch. It was after eight o’clock. He was a little worried. He walked back to Harton College as fast as possible.
When he arrived, he ran quickly to the main entrance. It was locked. He looked up at the window of his dormitory (集体宿舍.. It was on the third floor. The window was open. But it was quite dark and he went round the school building to another door. That one was locked too. He couldn’t climb up the wall very easily. Then he saw another open window on the ground floor. It was the window of the headmaster’s study. He looked into the room – no one was there. Bob quickly climbed on to the window sill (窗台. and jumped into the room. Just then he heard a noise. Then someone turned on the light in the corridor（走廊）. Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa. One minute later, Mr. Mannering, the headmaster, came in. He turned on the light on the desk, and sat down on the sofa. Then he opened a book and began to read.
Bob lay under the sofa as quietly as possible. He could not move. The floor was cold and uncomfortable. He looked at the headmaster’s shoes and socks for an hour.
―Why doesn’t he get up or go to bed?‖ he thought.
Finally, the headmaster closed his book and stood up. He put the book on a shelf and walked towards the door.
―Thank heavens, he didn’t find me under the sofa!‖ thought Bob.
Then Mr. Mannering stopped and spoke towards the sofa, ―Would you turn off the light when you leave?‖ he said and left the study.
1. Why was Bob worried after he looked at his watch? Because . A. he couldn’t return to school on time B. he had to return to school on foot C. it was too dark for him to return to school
D. the headmaster would not let him go into town again 2. Bob went into the headmaster’s study because . A. the window of the room was open B. the room is near to his own room
C. he saw there was a sofa in the room for him to hide under it D. nobody was in the room and it was easy for him to jump in 3. The headmaster so he stayed in the study for an hour. A. liked reading very much
B. wanted bob to look at his shoes
D. wanted to have a good rest
C. wanted to teach bob a lesson
4. From the passage we know that . A. Bob often went to town after classes in the afternoon B. Bob bought something in the shop that afternoon
C the headmaster didn’t go to bed until all the students came back every day D the headmaster himself closed the school gate every evening 5. The best title for the passage is ― ‖. A. An English School.
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B. How to Break the Rules?
C. Does The Naughty Boy Like His Headmaster? D. Would You Turn off the Light When You Leave?
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What is your favorite color? Do your like yellow, orange, red? If you do, you must be an optimist (乐观主义者., a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist (悲观主义者.. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference (偏好., as well as the effect that color have on human beings. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favorite color as we grow up—we are born with our preference. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
Colors do influence our moods—there is no doubt about it. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area—until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply; perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.
Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or gray.
1. ―You would rather follow than lead‖ in paragraph 1 means ―_____________‖,
A. you don’t like to follow other people
B. you would be a member rather than a leader C. you would be afraid of following others
D. you would like to be a leader rather than a follower 2. If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer _____________.
A. red to yellow C. red to gray
B. blue to orange D. blue to yellow
3. In ―They tell us, among other facts, that we don’t choose our favorite colors as we grow
up‖, ―among other facts‖ means ―_____________‖. A. besides other facts
B. in regard to other facts D. according to other facts
C. not considering other facts 4. Which of the following is true?
A. People’s preference of one color to another is not trained.
B. People’s preference of one color to another is learned as they grow up.
C. Some people love brown because they saw something brown when they were born. D. Colors have little influence on our moods.
5. Those who committed suicide preferred the bridge over the Thames River near London to
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others because of _____________. A. its shape C. its color
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One Monday Jack went into a small restaurant and sat down at a table. He waited and when a young waitress came to him, he asked for some vegetable soup. The waitress wrote this down in a notebook and walked off.
There were a lot of people in the restaurant and the girl was very busy. But at last she came to Jack with a plate of fish and potatoes.
The girl was turning away when Jack stopped her. ―But I didn’t order fish and potatoes. I ordered vegetable soup.‖
―Oh,‖ she said. ―I thought you asked for fish and potatoes.‖
―No,‖ Jack said, ―Look at your notebook and you’ll see that I ordered vegetable soup.‖ The waitress looked everywhere in her little notebook, and at last she found Jack’s order. ―Table No. 24,‖ she read out, ―one vegetable soup.‖ ―Yes, I’m sorry. I got mixed up. I’ll change it.‖
She put the notebook down on Jack’s table, took out a pen, crossed the words ―vegetable soup‖ and wrote in ―fish and potatoes‖. She shut the notebook and quickly walked away, while Jack sat with his mouth wide open, too surprised to say another word. 1. Jack ordered his vegetable soup . A. as soon as he sat down at a table B. after the waitress brought him some food C. after he had sat at a table for some time D. when he was talking into the restaurant 2. The waitress brought to Jack . A. what he ordered
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. The famous little golden Oscar statues (奥斯卡金像. weigh only 3.8 kilograms and are only 34.3 centimetres tall, but all film stars dream of winning one for their hard work. Oscar, the golden statue handed out to the winners, looks like a knight (骑士. standing on reel of film (一盘胶片. and holding a sword in his hands.
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B. the food he didn’t order D. the right food B. didn’t find D. remembered B. her mind D. Jack’s order B. very surprised at D. angry with
C. some vegetable soup A. found
3. The waitress Jack’s order in her notebook. C. forgot to write down A. jack’s food C. Jack’s mind
4. The waitress changed . 5. Jack was what the waitress did. A. very happy with C. interested in
But how did the little statue get the name ―Oscar‖? A popular story says that an American librarian thought the statue looked just like his uncle, whose name was Oscar. The Academy began to call the statues ―Oscars‖ in 1939.
For 75 years, the Academy Awards have been the most famous film awards in the world. There are Oscar awards for all parts of movie – making, including acting, directing (导演. and music.
One of the most exciting things about the Oscars is that they’re all secret. Before the envelopes（信封）are opened on stage and the winners are announced（宣布）on TV. No one knows who they are!
This year, the statues were given at the 76th annual Academy Awards (also known as the Oscars. hold on February 29 at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, US. Some of the Oscars went to American actor Sean Penn and South African actress Charlize Theron, and also to the animated film Finding Nemo, which tells a touching（动人的）story about a clown fish named Marlin who looks for his lost son Nemo.
On Oscar night, all the shining stars in beautiful clothes, walk out on red carpets（地毯）, drink champagne（香槟）and celebrate their success! 1. The meaning for the underlined word ―animated‖ is . A. 暴力的 A. 1900
B. 动画的 B. 2004
C. 爱情的
D. 纪实的 D. 1929
2. The first Oscar was in . C. 1939
3. How often does Oscar take place? A. Once every four years. C. Twice a year.
B. Once a year.
D. Once every two years. B. In New York, USA. D. In the capital of the USA.
4. Where was the 76th Oscar held? A. We are not told C. In LosAngeles
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. the golden statues are not very big.
B. The name ―Oscar‖ came from a librarian’s uncle named Oscar. C. People can know who has won the Oscar before the night.
D. The Oscar statues are given to the persons who achieve great success in movie making.
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通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后，从每小题的四个选择项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
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The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite __1__what it was like to have neighbors. One day, however, a truck __2___near our front gate, and in short time , tables ，chairs , beds, pictures and countless __3___things were heaped up by the roadside .A small car __4___out of which came a man, a woman and five children of _
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