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You can buy chewing gum in nearly every country of the world. ① But it wasn’t always like that.[
The American Indians were the first people to chew gum. This gum came from a special tree that grew on their land. In 1848, a sailor called John Curtis began selling it. He was the first person to sell chewing gum. The gum he sold cost just a few cents for two pieces. It became popular very quickly even though it was very hard to chew. ② Nowadays, other things are added to the gum to make it soft and sweet.
By 1890, there were hundreds of different chewing gums. The most famous name in chewing gum, however, is probably William Wrigley. He spent a lot of money in advertising and even sent free pieces of gum to children on their birthdays. ③ He also said that chewing gum helped people work better and that it stopped people from feeling tired.
Although today many millions of people chew gum, not everyone thinks it is a good thing to do. Many people think it is dirty. The Singapore government does not allow people to buy chewing gum. One reason for this is that when some people have chewed all the taste out of their piece of gum, they take it out of their mouths and put it on to the backs of seats or other places. 
小题1:请将①处翻译成汉语。________________________
小题2:请根据②处内容完成下面句子。(每空一词)
People make chewing gum soft and sweet _________something to it.
小题3:把③处改为直接引语。(每空一词)
He also said“, Chewing gum______ people work better and it ______people from feeling tired.”
答案

小题1:但是事情并不总是这样。
小题2:by, adding
小题3:helps; stops
解析

试题分析:这篇短文主要介绍了口香糖的发展历史以及人们对于口香糖的一些看法。告诉我们口香糖是美国印第安人发明的,到现在已经发展成许多种类。虽然有人喜欢口香糖,但是也有一些人对此持反对意见。
小题1:本句中it指代的是前文提到的吃口香糖这件事情,like用作介词,表示像……一样,故本句意为:但是事情并不总是这样。
小题2:根据原句内容,可知现在人们通过在口香糖里面加入其它东西来让口香糖变得更加柔软,更加香甜可口。本句是被动语态,故填by, adding.
小题3:结合语境可知直接引语中叙述的是客观性事实,故用一般现在时态.主语chewing gums表示抽象含义,不可数,故谓语动词用单数,填 helps; stops.
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On 22nd January, 2007, Dave Cornthwaite from the UK became the first person to skateboard across Australia. He made a new world record, by skating a total of 5,823 kilometers. Jack Smith, the previous (前任的) champion, had skated a total of 4,830 kilometers across the US in 2003. Dave’s journey started in Perth and ended in Brisbane traveling about 60 kilometers a day. It took him five months and 13 pairs of shoes. He had great physical pain and he got really sore feet.
If Dave hadn’t believed in making his dreams come true, none of this would have happened. Dave left his job two weeks after he had bought a skateboard and decided to go on a journey. He wanted this journey to be about something more than him, so he created an association that would raise money for charities. “If people follow my journey and donations, then I’m doing many people a lot of good,” said Dave. This journey had plenty of challenges. He traveled across the Australian desert (沙漠) where temperatures reached 48℃ in the day and 0℃ at night. He had a serious accident in Adelaide when he jumped on a piece of metal that cut through his foot.
Dave helped raise more than £50,000 for children’s charities, wrote a book and encouraged others to follow in his footsteps. I wish we had more people like him leading the way!
小题1:Where is Dave from?
A.The US.B.Australia.C.The UKD.France
小题2: What can we get from the passage?
A.Dave skated a total of 4,830 kilometers across Australia.
B.Dave spent 5 months skating from Perth to Brisbane.
C.Dave was the first person to skateboard across the US.
D.Dave traveled at the speed of 600 kilometers a week.
小题3:What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A.Dave got hurt during his journey.
B.Everyone can help others if he wishes.
C.The environment of Australia is terrible.
D.Dave challenged himself to achieve his dreams.
小题4:Where may the passage come from?
A.An art book.B.A story book.
C.A science book.D.A medicine book.

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Mr. Smith is telling two funny stories of his police work.
Story A
I remember catching a “thief” in a clothes shop once. It was strange. The man was hiding a yellow sweater inside his coat. I thought he had stolen it, so I caught him. We found later that his wife gave him the sweater for his birthday, but he hated it. He just wanted to return it to the shop for money, but he didn’t want his wife to see him! We soon let him go. 
Story B
Another day, a man called Bob went into a bank on Sixth Street. He wrote on the back of an envelope, “Give me the money! Or I’ll kill you. ” and gave it to the bank clerk. She gave him $100,000 and the man ran away. Then we received a phone call from the bank clerk. She told us to go to the man’s house in Candy Town and get him. We caught him as soon as he got out of the elevator. He couldn’t believe that we found him so quickly. We told him that the front of the envelope he used had his name and address on it!  
小题1:What does Mr. Smith do?
A. A bank clerk.      B. A policeman.       C. A thief.
小题2:Mr. Smith caught the man in the clothes shop ___________.
A. by exchange       B. by mistake         C. by accident
小题3:Why did the man return the sweater to the shop?
A. Because he didn’t want his wife to see it.
B. Because he liked money more than the sweater.
C. Because he hated it and wanted to get the money back.
小题4:Bob was caught so quickly because ___________.
A. his address was found on the envelope he used
B. he received a phone call from the bank clerk
C. the police waited for him outside the elevator
小题5:What do you think of Bob?
A. He is brave.       B. He is careful.       C. He is careless.
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A Play: Four Butterflies(蝴蝶)
Characters: Red Butterfly (RB), Green Butterfly (GB), Green Tree (GT), Rose (R),
Grandpa Sun (GS)
Look! There are four butterflies in the garden. One is red, one is yellow, one is green, and the other one is white.  They play games and dance together every day, and they are very happy. One day, it’s fine. Four butterflies are playing a game in the garden. Suddenly it is full of dark clouds and it begins to rain hard.
1. GB: Oh, it’s raining hard. Green Tree is over there. She can help us.
GB: Green Tree, our wings are wet. Please let us stay under your leaves.
GT: Green Butterfly, I like you. We have the same color. You can come in, but the other three butterflies must go away.
GB: No, thank you. We are good friends. We love each other and must stay together.
RB: Rose is over there. She can help us.
2. RB: Rose, our wings are wet. Please let us stay under your leaves.
R: Red Butterfly, I like you. We have the same color. You can come in, but the other three butterflies must go away.
RB: No, thank you. We are good friends. We love each other and must stay together.
3. GS: What good friends they are! This is a real friendship. I must help them.
The sun drives the clouds away and asks the rain to stop. Soon the sun gives off bright light and
dries up their wings.
4. Four butterflies: Oh, the sun comes out. Our wings are dry. Let’s play and dance again.
小题1: How many butterflies are there in the garden? ______
A.One butterfly.B.Two butterflies.
C.Three butterfliesD.Four butterflies
小题2:What are the butterflies doing when it starts to rain? ______
A.They are flying.B.They are dancing.
C.They are playing a game.D.They are staying under the leaves.
小题3:Whom do the butterflies ask for help? ______
A.Green Tree.B.Rose.
C.Green Tree and Rose.D.Green Tree, Rose and Grandpa Sun.
小题4:Who helps the butterflies at last? ______
A.Rose.B.Grandpa Sun.
C.Rain.D.Dark clouds.
小题5:What is the main idea of the play? ______
A.Butterflies cannot fly if their wings are wet.
B.The four butterflies are sisters and brothers.
C.Grandpa often helps others.
D.A real friendship means that friends stay together when they are in trouble.

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Many years ago, when I was a student, the radio studio manager at WXBN interviewed me and it changed my life.
“How old are you?”he looked down at _______.
“Fifteen,” I said.
“And you want a job in radio?” Shouldn’t you be _______?”he asked.
How could I explain? I’ve always _______ the radio. When I was four or five years old, I remember sitting close to the radio in the living room, listening to my favourite programmes, and the voices of my favourite presenters. It seemed that they were speaking to me in person. _______ the age of nine, I asked for jobs in small radio stations.
As I grew older, my _______ in radio grew. One day I learned about Internet radio. Once a week, I played my favoutite music from my father’s computer to the listeners, talked about life at school, and then closed down and did my homework.
Soon my friends at junior high school started to listen, and then they wanted to _______. We prepared the weekly programmes, articles about music, sports news, jokes and the weather report.
“OK, _______ with me,” the WXBN manager said, I followed him into the studio. Then I sat down in front of a microphone. He was in another room, behind the glass wall.
“OK, let’s do a second check. Just tell me _______ you had for breakfast.”
All radio presenters begin work with the same _______.
“I had eggs, fruit and some milk.”
“OK, that’s great,” the man behind the glass said.
And this was how my first real job in radio began.
小题1:
A.meB.herC.youD.him
小题2:
A.on the newsB.on businessC.at schoolD.at work
小题3:
A.repairedB.lovedC.soldD.cleaned
小题4:
A.AtB.InC.WithD.For
小题5:
A.troubleB.habitC.collectionD.interest
小题6:
A.fightB.refuseC.helpD.laugh
小题7:
A.speakB.singC.readD.come
小题8:
A.whatB.howC.thatD.why
小题9:
A.stationB.advertisementC.questionD.time
小题10:
A.gameB.jobC.jokeD.report

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A man lived in a village. He had an old cat at home. The cat couldn’t run fast, and she couldn’t bite, because she was so old. One day, when she saw a mouse, she jumped and caught it. But she could not bite it. The mouse got out of her mouth and ran away.
Then the man became very angry and began to beat the cat. The cat said, “Don’t beat your old servant. I know I’m old and can’t kill a mouse. But I have worked for you for many years, and I still want to work for you. Be kind to the old, and remember what good work they did when they were young.”
When the man heard that, he realized that he was wrong.
小题1:Where did the man live?
A.In a village.B.In a city.C.In a factory.D.In a hotel.
小题2:What could the old cat do?
A.Run fast.B.Bite.C.Catch a mouse.D.Kill a mouse.
小题3: How did the man feel when the mouse ran away?
A.Angry.B.Happy.C.Afraid.D.Sad.
小题4:How long did the cat work for the man?
A.Several days.B.A few months.C.About a year.D.Many years.
小题5: What happened at the end of the story?
A.The cat left home.B.The man realized his mistake.
C.The man killed the cat.D.The man didn’t believe the cat.

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