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       Mary loved small animals. One morning while she was walking in the forest, she found           weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage (笼子). She cared them with love and the birds both grew      . They thanked her   a wonderful song every morning.
But something happened one day. Mary left the door of the      open. The larger bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would       . As it flew close, she grasped (紧抓) it. She was very excited to catch it.        she felt strange. She opened her hand and looked sadly at the       bird. Her great love had killed the bird!
The other bird was moving back and forth (来回) in the cage. Mary could       its great need for freedom (自由). It wanted to fly into the clear and blue             . At once, Mary took the bird      the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled once, twice, three times…
小题1:A. some              B. several                C. two
小题2:A. small             B. strong                 C. thin
小题3:A. with                 B. for                C. about
小题4:A. house             B. room             C. cage
小题5:A. come back       B. die out                C. fly away
小题6:A. Suddenly             B. Usually           C. Easily
小题7:A. living          B. interesting            C. dead
小题8:A. take                 B. feel               C. say
小题9:A. river                B. trees              C. sky
小题10:A. out of           B. out from           C. away of
答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:A
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试题分析:这篇短文讲的是玛丽非常喜爱小动物,有一次在森林中救了两只虚弱的小鸟,小鸟长大后,玛丽不小心杀死了一只鸟,最后把另一只也放飞了,因为她知道小鸟更需要自由。
小题1:考查词法与语境理解。A. some一些;B. several几个;C. two两个,句意:在草中她发现了两只虚弱的小鸟。根据下文提示玛丽带回家的是两只鸟,所以此题选C。
小题2:考查形容词与语境理解。A. small小的;B. strong强壮的;C. thin瘦的,句意:她精心照料这两只鸟,所以它们都长的很强壮,根据句意及语境此题应是选B。
小题3:考查介词与语境理解。A. with   用;B. for为了;C. about关于,句意:它们每天早上用好听的歌曲来感谢她。“用……”此处应是介词with,故选A。
小题4:考查名词与语境理解。A. house 房子;B. room房间;C. cage笼子,句意:玛丽使笼子的门开着了。根据上下文此题是指笼子的门开着了,所以大点的鸟飞出去了,故选C。
小题5:考查词组与语境理解。A. come back回来;B. die out消失;C. fly away飞走,句意:她认为它会飞走的。根据句意及上下文玛丽认为鸟会飞走,所以在它飞近时,她就紧紧的抓住了它,所以此题选C。
小题6:考查副词与语境理解。A. Suddenly突然;B. Usually通常;C. Easily容易地,句意:突然她感到有些奇怪。根据上下文因玛丽太激动把鸟抓死了,所以她感到不对劲才松开的手,故选A。
小题7:考查形容词与语境理解。A. living活的;B. interesting有趣的;C. dead死的,句意:她松开手悲伤的看着那只死鸟。根据下文她的爱杀死了这只鸟,所以此题是C。
小题8:考查动词与语境理解。A. take带走;B. feel感觉;C. say说,句意:玛丽能感觉到它对自由的强烈需要,根据句意及语境此处是“感觉到”,所以选B。
小题9:考查词名词与语境理解。A. river小河;B. trees树木;C. sky天空,句意:它想飞往清洁的蓝色天空,根据句意及语境此题选C。
小题10:考查固定搭配与语境理解。句意:立刻玛丽把那只鸟从笼子里拿出来让它飞走了,此题是“从……拿出来”,应是take…out of…,故选A。
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India is next to China. Like China, India is a developing Asian country. They have a lot in common. They are both big countries with different languages and different kinds of food. They both have a lot of farmers and are both the fastest growing countries in the world.
The two countries both do well in IT business. China is strong in hardware while India is strong in software. Indian software business has been growing very fast since the 1990s. Today India sells software and services to nearly 95 countries around the world.
In the coming years, China and India have similar problems. Both of them have a large population. China has about 1.3 billion people and India has about 1 billion. That’s one-third of the world’s population. The two countries need to keep growing fast provide jobs for billions of people every year.
小题1:China and India have a lot in common Except that      .
A.they are both big countries
B.they both have the same culture
C.they have different languages
D.they are both the fastest growing countries
小题2:What does India sells to many countries around the world today?
A.Software.B.Televisions.
C.Computers.D.Hardware.
小题3:There are about       people in China and India in all.
A.1 billionB.1.3 billion
C.1.4 billionD.2.3 billion
小题4:What do China and India need to provide for their people every year?
A.Food.B.Cars.
C.Jobs.D.Houses
小题5:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Both China and India are Asian countries.
B.China has more people than India.
C.India is very strong in hardware.
D.One-third of the people in the world live in China and India.

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Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.
In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st-January 1st. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal(正式的)clothes, and the may drink champagne(香槟)at midnight. During the first minutes of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the new wear with the first light of the sunrise.
Many cultures also do special things to get rid of(摆脱)bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh(重新). Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.
Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the tear. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck-but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!
小题1: The reading is mainly about_____.
A.the meaning of “Happy New Year!”
B.several different New Year traditions
C.what to eat on New Year’s Day
D.why people dress up nicely on New Year’s Day
小题2: It’s clear that_____.
A.some cultures celebrate New Year in the morning
B.the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Year’s Day
C.people in Ecuador go to parties on December 31st-January 1st
D.no cultures do special things to celebrate New Year
小题3:In some cultures, people throw things into rivers or oceans to_____.
A.bring good luckB.keep away bad luck
C.forget everythingD.plan for the next year
小题4:To have a happy new year,_____.
A.friends talk to each other in special ways
B.families make big dolls filled with old clothes
C.some people get up early to watch the sunrise
D.Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year’s Day
小题5: When eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day, people think_____.
A.one pea brings one day of luck
B.black-eyed peas are the best medicine
C.the peas are too black and taste bad
D.the peas are helpful to count numbers

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China and the Netherlands (荷兰) are long-time friends. The Netherlands is more than 41,500 square kilometres in area. It is a bit larger than the size of Taiwan, China.
The Netherlands is rich in culture and art. It is home of many great artists, for example, Vincent van Gogh. Besides fine art, the Netherlands is also called the country of tulips (郁金香). It has the world’s largest tulip garden: Keukenhof garden.
Dutch people are very hard-working. There’s a saying: “God made the Earth, but the Dutch made Holland.” More than a quarter of the country is below sea level. So Dutch people build many dams (水坝) to protect the country from flooding. They have created almost one sixth of the country from seas and rivers!
Did you know?
◆ Rubber ducks are popular around the world. Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman created it in 2007. The yellow duck is 26 metres high.
◆ Wooden clogs (木底鞋) are traditional shoes in the Netherlands. They make good gifts for tourists.
◆ In the Netherlands, it is impolite to start eating at once. Dutch people will sometimes say “delicious” before eating.
◆ Like the UK, the Netherlands also has
kings and queens.
小题1:Taiwan, China is     than the Netherlands in area.
A.a bit smallerB.much largerC.much smallerD.a little larger
小题2:Paragraph 3 mainly tells us about    .
A.hard-working Dutch people
B.culture in the Netherlands
C.Dutch artists
D.size of the Netherlands
小题3:What is not talked about in the reading?
A.Table manners. B.Artists.C.Weather.D.Tulips.
小题4:About     of the Netherlands is created from the seas and rivers.
A.16%B.25%C.60%D.75%
小题5:Which is NOT TRUE about the Netherlands?
A.China and the Netherlands have been neighouring countries for a long time.
B.Keukenhof garden is famous for tulips.
C.The Dutch may give foreign friends wooden clogs as small presents.
D.In the Netherlands, it’s good manners to praise (称赞) the food before eating.

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Here are two amazing shops from the world.
One of the most famous department stores in New York City is Macy"s.There are over 850 Macy"s stores all over the US, but the flagship store is in Herald Square,Manhattan---just around the corner from the Empire State Building. Interestingly, Rowland Macy, the company founder ( 创始人 ), opened his first shops between 1843 and 1855, but they weren"t   successful. However, Macy learned from his mistakes, and in 1858 he moved to New York. He opened his first New York store on October 18, 1858 and was immediately successful. Macy"s is especially famous for its Thanksgiving Day Parade, which marks the beginning of the Christmas season.
One of the oldest shops in London is Fortnum & Mason.
It was founded by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason in
1707 in central London. Originally, the shop only sold food, but these days, it sells all kinds of other things including clothes, books and games. It has the "Gentleman"s  Department" on the top floor, a famous tea shop and several restaurants. The business started out small, but in 1761, William Fortnum’s grandson, Charles, went to work for Queen Charlotte. As a result, the royals ( 皇家 )  started shopping there and continues to now. In fact, Queen Elizabeth visited Fortnum"s last year. Fortnum"s is really famous for its hampers, which are baskets of food. There are picnic hampers and Christmas hampers that are full of wines and Christmas food. They are extremely popular, but also expensive and can cost up to £25.000.

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小题1: How old is the store Macy"s which was first opened in New York?
A.60.B.158.C.155.D.160.
小题2: What made Rowland Macy"s shops successful?
A.He moved to New York.
B.He opened a flagship store.
C.He began Christmas season.
D.He learned from his mistakes.
小题3:What did Fortnum & Mason use to sell?
A.Food.B.Books.
C.Games.D.Clothes.
小题4:. Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Fortnum & Mason used to be a small shop.
B.The hampers from Fortnum & Mason are popular but expensive.
C.Macy"s Thanksgiving Day Parade means the beginning of Christmas season.
D.William Fortnum worked for Queen Elizabeth.
小题5:Where is this passage possibly from?
A.A music magazine.B.A clothes ad.
C.A sports poster.D.A fashion guidebook.

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Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf is a Chinese animated television series about a group of goats living on Green Grassland and a clumsy wolf who wants to hunt them. It is aired on over 40 local TV stations including Hong Kong’s TVB, BTV Animation Channel and CCTV. The following are the main characters and their characteristics.
Characters
Characteristics

Slowy
Slowy is an adult goat, serving as the elder and head of the lamb village. His character design is somewhat based on Albert Einstein, with wild frizzy hair, a mustache, and a pair of glasses. He is a scientist and develops machines to protect their school though he is slower than a snail and uses a walking stick. In addition, when he thinks too hard, his head will begin to grow leaves.

Weslie
Weslie is the main character of the series. He wears a blue ribbon around his neck with a bell. Weslie is positive, observant, clever and always supportive of his friends. He takes a leadership role in his class and among his peers and is Slowy’s assistant. And in general, he is often the first to feel danger and see through Wolffy’s plans.

Paddi
Paddi hates working and likes to sleep. He is often the first caught by Wolffy. Paddi is the cleverest goat of all of them too, although this is seldom seen because of his laziness. He is sometimes a bit selfish. He is also one of the most popular characters.

Wolffy
Wolffy always wears an orange cap with a yellow patch and has a scar under his eye. He always thinks of clever plans to catch the goats, but he usually ends up being defeated. His failures to catch goats are met with angry scolding and violence from his wife, such as being hit over the head with a frying pan. Even so, his love for Wolnie never disappears. Sometimes he is seen as a respectable cartoon figure because of his faithfulness to his wife and his effort to catch goats.

Wolnie
Wolnie is Wolffy’s wife, who is always dressed in a red robe with black and white trims. She always hits him with her frying pan whenever his plans fail; however, she does love her husband. She is actually very smart and while her husband can think of strange inventions to catch goats, her simple ideas are the ons that are actually successful.
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小题1:The animated television series is aired on TV stations EXCEPT_________.
A.Hong Kong’s TVBB.BTV Animation Channel
C.CCTVD.A TV station in outer space
小题2: How many goats are mentioned in the form?
A.4B.2C.3D.5
小题3: Slowy has wild frizzy hair, a mustache, and a pair of spectacles. The character design is somewhat based on _________.
A. the inventor Edison         B. the scientist Albert Einstein
B. the thinker Confucious          D. the leader Mao Zedong
小题4:What do you think of Woffy?
A.His plans always fail, so he is foolish.
B.He is always scolded and hit by his wife, so he will leave the castle soon.
C.He wears a red cap with a yellow patch and has a scar under his eye.
D.He is seen as a respectable cartoon figure by people because of his faithfulness to his wife and his effort to catch goats.
小题5: Which of the following is wrong according to the information in the form?
A.Weslie is positive, observant, clever but selfish.
B.Weslie is often the first to feel danger and see through Wolffy’s plans.
C.Paddi hates working and likes to sleep, but he is the most intelligent goat of all of them.
D.Though Wolnie often shouts at and hits her husband with her frying pan whenever his plans fail, she does love her husband.

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