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阅读理解。 People have strange ideas about food. In the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them
in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous. They called
tomatoes "poison apples."
President (总统) Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man.
He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his
garden. The President taught his cook a way, for a cream of tomato soup (汤). This beautiful pink soup was
served at the President"s next dinner party. The guests (客人) thought the soup tasted really good. They never
thought their President would sever his dinner guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored guests
about the fact. 1. Which of the following is true?

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A. Americans never ate tomatoes after the 17th century.
B. Even now Americans don"t eat tomatoes.
C. It was not until after the 18th century that Americans began to grow tomatoes for food.
D. Americans didn"t eat tomatoes before the 19th century. 2. Jefferson was a president of _______.

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A. a European country
B. the United States
C. England
D. France 3. Jefferson learned that tomatoes were good to eat _______.

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A. even when he was a little boy
B. because his parents told him so
C. from books
D. while he was in Paris 4. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were _______.

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A. people of his own country
B. people from other countries
C. Frenchmen
D. men only 5. According to the passage, which of the following is wrong?

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A. All the guests thought the cream of tomato soup was nice.
B. All the guests thought the soup had a good taste.
C. All the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice.
D. None of the guests ever thought if the soup was poisonous or not.

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根据2012年人教版九年级英语下册Unit14 SectionB（3a-4）
判断正（T）误（F）。 (     ) 1. In the last twelve months,  the New Ocean Waves had four major concerts.
(     ) 2. They"re going to appear on CCTV next month.
(     ) 3. They only play other people"s songs.
(     ) 4. They gave half of the money they made to help the homeless children..
(     ) 5. They gave half of the money they made to help the homeless children.

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阅读理解。
     The other day Roy Price went "home" to his sister"s house. It"s her home, but it"s also the house he
was born in. Pat, his sister kissed him and said, "You haven"t changed much, Roy. Let me see, now
when did we meet last? ""Twenty-five years ago," he answered. "I came here for a week, do you
remember?" He added, "You haven"t changed much, either. " It was polite for Roy to say so, but it
wasn"t true. Pat seemed almost an old lady.
       The next morning Roy walked through the village alone. The place looked very different. There were
lots of traffic signs on the roads and beside the roads, there was a new car park, a new post office, a
new bus stop. He remembered sudetenly that the bus used to stop everywhere, you just put up your
hand and it stopped. One surprise followed another. The railway station was gone. The school was gone, a lot of farm machinery stood in the playground.
    But Roy"s biggest surprise was the people. He didn"t recognize (认出) anybody at all,  perhaps
because every one seemed old. He went into the post office and bought some stamps. "Where are all the
children and young people?" he asked the postman.
    The old fellow looked up from his book of stamps. "Children? " he said. " They"re in school, of course.
There are three or four young families here. The children go to school by bus to Horham. " Horham was
a  town about twenty kilometers away.
       At lunch Pat said, "The village looks nice, doesn"t it?"
       "It"s all different, Pat. It used to be an exciting place. But now it"s full of old people. I don"t
understand ..."
      "There are a few new comers, but the ones we knew are still here. You"re exactly young yourself,
Roy, are you?"
1. Why did Roy say that Pat hadn"t changed, either? Because _____.
    A. Pat was sill a young lady
    B. they hadn"t seen each other for twenty five years
    C. he didn"t know how much Pat had changed
    D. it was a polite way to say so
2. Roy didn"t recognized anybody at all because _____ .
    A. the people of the village were all newcomers
    B. they had become much older than before
    C. he didn"t know them at all
    D. the people he knew had gone to school
3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
    A. Roy was a young man.
    B. The people who Roy knew were still in the village.
    C. Many old people moved into the village.
    D. Roy was younger than the people he knew.
4. From the passage, we know that _____.
    A. the postmaster understood what Roy asked
    B. there was no school in the village before
    C. the children Roy knew must go to school by bus
    D. Roy didn"t realize that he was twenty-five years older than before
5. The best title of the passage is "_____"．
    A. Change
    B. A surprise
    C. It"s Full of Old People
    D. Polite

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阅读理解。             Not long before a university professor(大学教授)made several experiments (试验)with different
animals to find out which was the most intelligent. He found out the monkey was more intelligent than other animals.
       In one experiment the professor put a monkey in a room where there were small boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes. One small box has some food in it. The professor wanted to watch the monkey
and to find out how long it would take the monkey to find the food. The professor left the room. He waited a few minutes outside the door. Then he knelt (跪下)down and put his eye to the keyhole. What did he
see? To his surprise, he found himself looking directly(正好)into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was
looking at the professor through the other side of the door.      1. The reading mainly wants to tell us____.    A. the food is difficult for animals to find
B. there are too many animals to feed
C. the result of the experiment on a monkey
D. the professor was clever to make the experiment     2. The word "intelligent" in the reading means____.   A. clever
B. worried
C. quick
D. careless  3. The professor put the food in a small box to___.                A. give the monkey a surprise
B. see how the monkey ate from a box
C. know how soon the monkey could find it
D. find out how the monkey could open the box 4. The professor watched the monkey by____.  A. watching it through the keyhole
B. waiting outside the door
C. kneeling down at the door
D. digging a hole in the door  5. The experiments were probably(可能)made_____. A. in the forest
B. outside a zoo with many people around
C.in the forest
D. in the professor"s home

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阅读短文，根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写A,  错误的写B 。     Paul and his wife are driving down a busy street. They stop at a crossing and a car pulls up beside
them and it stops too. The driver rolls down his window.
     "Excuse me, sir," he says, "But can you please tell me where the main street is?"
     "Sorry, sir," answers Paul, "But we don"t have Main Street in this city."
     The fellow looks at Paul strangely and then rolls up his window and drives away.
     Paul"s wife can"t stop laughing.
     "What"s so funny now?" he asks her. She says, "He doesn"t ask you where Main Street is. He wants
to know the main street of the city. Every city has a main street, right? Get it?"
     "Now I do. But it"s too late."(     )1. Paul and his wife meet a driver at a crossing on a busy street.
(     )2. The driver doesn"t know if there is a main street in the city.
(     )3. Paul"s wife can"t stop laughing because her husband doesn"t know the way.
(     )4. There is no main street in this city.
(     )5. Paul understands the driver at last.

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阅读理解。     A man from a big city with a new cart (马车) and a beautiful pair of horses was driving along a
country road . He did not give much attention to where he was going. Very soon he knew he lost his
way, but he kept on driving hoping he would meet someone or find his way back.
     It was a long way. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost dark he saw a farmer
who was working in a field. He stopped and shouted, "Hello, farmer!" "Hello, yourself!" the farmer
answered, still working.
     "Where does this road go?"
    "I have never seen it go anywhere. It always stays where it is." said the farmer, without stopping his
work.
   "How far is it to the next town?" said the stranger, with a little louder voice.
    "I don"t know. I"ve never measured (测量) it ." Answered the farmer.
     By the time the city man was getting angry. "What do you know? You"re the biggest fool I"ve seen."
The farmer stopped and turned and looked for a while at the man. Then he said, "Maybe I do not know
much, perhaps I"m a fool. But at least I"m not lost."1. The city man said "Hello, farmer" because _______.A. he was friendly to everyone
B. he saw an old man in the country
C. he lost his way and he wished the farmer who would show him the way
D. he was very happy2. Did the farmer say anything to the city man?A. Yes, he did.
B. We don"t know.
C. No, he didn"t.
D. The city man didn"t find his way.3. The farmer didn"t tell the city man the way to the next town because _______.A. the farmer didn"t know the way, either
B. the farmer is busy working in the field
C. The city man asked the question rudely
D. the farmer can"t speak clearly4. Was the farmer the biggest fool?A. Yes, he was.
B. No, he wasn"t.
C. Yes, he is.
D. We don"t know.5. "I"m not lost" means "_______".A. I"m not a fool.
B. I haven"t lost my way.
C. I haven"t lost anything.
D. I haven"t lost myself.

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