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阅读理解。     John and Bobby worked in the same company. Both of them worked very hard. However, several years
later, Mr. Ted, the boss of the company, asked Bobby to be market manager. John could not accept the fact.
He thought the boss only liked those who flattered (奉承) him. So he decided not to work there.
     The boss knew John well and asked John to do one thing before he left. He asked John to go and find out
anyone selling watermelon in the market. Soon John returned and said that he found a man selling watermelon.
The boss asked him how much the watermelon was. John shook his head.
     The boss asked John to wait a moment. Then he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to do
the same thing. When Bobby returned, he told the boss that only one person was selling watermelon. It was
$1.2 a kilo and $10 for 10 kilos. Each watermelon weighed about 2 kilos. All came from the South two days
ago.
     John was much moved and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. Chances are in the daily
details (细节) and a more successful person sees more and father. 1. Who was the market manager?

A. John. 
B. Bobby.
C. Ted.

2. How did John feel about Ted"s choice first? A. Moved.
B. Annoyed.
C. Accepted. 3. Why did Ted ask John and Bobby to do the same thing?A. To buy some fresh watermelons for the workers.
B. To find the price of watermelon in the market.
C. To help John know the difference between himself and Bobby. 4. What can be the best title (标题) for the passage? A. More, Details, More Chances.
B. More Practice, More Success.
C. Better Luck, Better Jobs.
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1-4 BBCA
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阅读答问 阅读下面的材料,然后根据材料内容回答问题。     Police in America were looking for a thirteen-year-old boy, Ben. He was a middle school student. He was
lost last Friday night.
     Ben"s mother went to bed early that evening because she had a bad cold. She thought Ben was spending
the night with his friend. However, Ben did not appear at the family lunch the next day. She became worried
and called the police.
     That evening, Ben left home to play baseball with two friends. They both said Ben went home after the
game. Some neighbors said to the police they saw a UFO flying over Ben"s house that night. So they thought
Ben might be taken away by aliens.
     The police said they would not give up until they found him. 1. When was Ben lost?
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2. What did Ben do with his friends that evening?
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3. What might happen to Ben according to his neighbors?
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阅读理解。                                                              Learn a second language
     There was once a young mouse that lived in a hole in a wall. One day, the young mouse woke up from
his sleep and looked out of the hole. As he looked out, a fantastic smell came to his nose."Cheese!" the mouse
said happily to himself. "I"ll go and get it now and have it for breakfast."
     But then he remembered his parents" words. His parents were very clever mice and often said to their
son,"Always wait before you go for a piece of cheese."
     So the young mouse waited quietly. Then he heard a quiet "Miaow" and he knew the cat was there. He
stayed in the hole and said to himself,"I"m glad I listened to my parents and learned to wait."
     The next day, he looked out again. He put his nose out of the hole, and the beautiful smell of cheese came
to his nose again. He could see the cheese. It was only a few centimetres away. But he sat still and waited
quietly. This time he did not hear any cat noises. Instead he heard a very quiet "Woof, woof."
     "It"s a dog!" he thought."If the dog is there, the cat won"t be there. I expect the dog has chased the cat
away, so I"m safe." The mouse ran out of the hole and started eating the cheese. He did not see the cat,
which caught him and ate him.
     When the cat finished her meal, she said to herself, "I"m glad I listened to my parents and learned a
second language." 1. Who told the mouse to wait before going for a piece of cheese? A. The cat.
B. The dog.
C. The cat"s parents.
D. The mouse"s parents. 2. How did the young mouse know the cat was there? A. He heard the cat.
B. He saw the cat.
C. He smelt the cat.
D. He knew the cat. 3. What was the cat"s meal? A. The mouse"s parents.
B. The cheese.
C. The young mouse.
D. The fish. 4. Which language did the cat learn as a second language? A. English.
B. Chinese.
C. Dog language.
D. Mouse language. 5. Which of the following sentences is Not True according to the passage? A. The young mouse lived in a hole in a wall.
B. The next day the mouse didn"t hear any cat noises.
C. The cat pretended to be a dog by making the noise "woof".
D. The mouse"s parents told their daughter to wait before going for a piece of cheese.
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阅读理解。     A Manchester teenager has received a phone bill (账单) for over £450 after sending 3,500 text messages
in just one month.
     Tony Russell has had his new mobile phone for only three months, but now his father, Lionel, has taken
it away.
     "He"s been asking me for a mobile for years because all his friends have got one," explained Lionel. "I finally
bought one for his birthday because he"s been doing so well at school, but he and his friends are crazy (疯狂的)
about sending text messages. They do it all the time. They even text each other from different sides of the
school playground."
     Tony said, "I thought texting was much cheaper than phoning, so I"ve been texting my friends all day long
and even into the early hours of the morning. I"ve been going to bed at 2: 00 most nights. Sometimes my hand
hurt because I pressed the buttons so much, but I was having such good fun that I couldn"t stop!"
     His father said, "I have forgiven him, but I am angry with the phone company as they are encouraging this
crazy behavior." He has made his son promise to pay back the money, so Tony has been working on Saturdays.
He has found a job in a shoe shop. "I think it will take me about a year to clear this debt (债务)," he said.
     A Xiangtan teenager has received a phone bill for over 350 yuan after sending 3,500 text messages in just
one month.
     Tan Wei has had his new mobile phone for only three months, but now his father has taken it away.
     "He"s been asking me for a mobile for years because all his friends have got one," explained Tan Wei"s father.
"I finally bought one for his birthday because he"s been doing so well at school, but he and his friends are crazy
about sending text messages They do it all the time."
     Tan Wei said, "I thought texting was much cheaper than phoning, so I"ve been texting my friends all day
long and even into the early hours of the morning, Sometimes my Angers hurt because I pressed the buttons
(按键) so much, but I was having such good fun that I couldn"t I stop!"
     His father said, "I am angry with the phone company as they are encouraging this crazy behavior." He has
made his son promise to pay back the money, so Tan Wei has been working on Saturdays He has found a part-
time job in a shoe shop "I think it will take me about hall a year to clear this debt (债务)," he said. 1. Tan Wei got the mobile phone because _____. A. he"s been asking for it for years.
B. all his friends have got one.
C. he"s been doing well at school. 2. The underlined word "texting" probably means _____. A. 读课文
B. 短信
C. 发邮件 3. When he sent text messages, Tan Wei _____. A. made friends at school
B. got himself injured
C. felt quite happy 4. How much money does Tan Wei get for his job every month? A. About 40 yuan
B. About 60 yuan
C. About 80 yuan
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阅读下面的材料,然后根据材料回答问题。     Elizabeth lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood (洪水), and quite
a few houses were washed away, but Elizabeth"s house was high enough to escape it.
     Elizabeth helped one of the families which had lost everything. She shared her home until the family could
build a new house. Elizabeth"s friends could not understand her since she already had so many children to take
care.
     "Well," Elizabeth explained to her friends, at the end of World War II, there was a poor woman in a town
in England. Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now. The day
before Christmas, this woman said to her children, "We won"t be able to have much for Christmas. I"m going
to get just one present for us all.Now I"ll go and get it. She came back with a little girl who had no parents.
Here"s our present, she said to her own children. The children were more than excited to get such a present.
They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she grew up as their sister. I was that Christmas present." 1. How many children did Elizabeth have?
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2. What did Elizabeth do after the flood?
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3. The Christmas present was Elizabeth herself, wasn"t it? 
    ____________________________________________________________
4. What do you learn from the story?
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完形填空。                                                     Which part is the most important?
     My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. When I was   1  . I thought music
and talking were the most important things, so I said:"My   2   Mommy." She said:"No, many people are deaf
and can"t hear anything but they live normal lives. But you   3   thinking about my questions and I will ask you
again soon."
     Several years passed before she asked me again. This time I told her:"Mommy.   4   is very important to 
  5  , so it must be our eyes."
     She looked at me and told me:"You are learning fast, but your   6   is not right because there are many people
who are blind and who arc happy and healthy all the same."
     Then, last year, my grandpa   7  .
     Everybody was crying. My mom asked me:"Do you know the most important body pan now, my dear? The
most important body part is your   8  ."
     "Is it because it holds up (支撑) my head?" I asked.
     "No, it is because it can hold a head of a friend or a loved one when they   9  ." she answered. "Everybody
needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life. I only hope that you have enough love and friends in your life. So,
you will  10  have a shoulder to cry on when you need it."
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