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Once a man named Grand found a box of old papers in a room at the top of his house. He burned most of them, because he didn’t like old things very much, But one of these papers was an old letter. At the bottom(底部) of the letter was the name of a well-known writer. “When this letter was written,” said Grant, “no one knew about the writer. But now everyone knows him. Some people like to buy letters like this. I may be able to get much money for the letter if I sell it to the right man.”
But there were a lot of dirty marks all over the letter.
“It doesn’t look nice,” he thought. “No one wants to buy a letter if it’s dirty. I’ll have to clean it.”
So he took a piece of cloth and some water and cleaned the letter. He worked hard and gave a lot of care. At last the letter looked better. And he was very pleased with his work.
“Now it looks nice,” he said to himself. “I’ll be able to sell it for a lot of money.”
He took the letter to a shop in London where old papers of this kind were bought and sold.
“I want to sell this letter,” Grant said to the man in the shop. “It was written by a well-known writer. You know about these things. How much will you give me for it?”
The man looked at him for a long time.
“I will give you two pounds for it,” he said at last.
“Only two pounds!” said Grant. “But people pay ten pounds for a letter like this. And just look! I’ve even cleaned it to make it look nice.”
“I can see that,” said the man. “That’s the trouble. People who buy old papers like them to be dirty.”
小题1:Which of the following is not right?
A.Grant found a box of old letters.B.Grant didn’t like old things very much.
C.Grant didn’t burn the old letter.D.The letter was written by a famous writer.
小题2:Grant didn’t burn the letter because______.
A.it was written by his fatherB.he thought he could get much money by selling it
C.he wanted to keep it foreverD.he wanted to give it to the government
小题3:In order to sell it, Grant decided to _____ first.
A.make advertisement(广告)in the newspapersB.show it to others around him
C.clean it to make it look niceD.take it to an archeologist(考古学家)
小题4:Grant didn’t sell the letter at a good price because_______.
A.it was not an old letterB.few people knew about the writer
C.it had been cleanedD.the man didn’t like it

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小题1:A           
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:C
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The great   46  scientist, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. His father was a well-known doctor, and   47  that his son also would become a doctor.
As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and   48  ,   49  nature and comparing what he saw with everything he had read in natural science books. He was fond    50   collecting animal and plant specimens   51   insects, birds, flowers and leaves.
At sixteen, Charles   52   Edinburgh University   53 . But he was interested in 54    . Then he was sent to Cambridge University,    55   he graduated in1831.
56    he heard that the ship Beagle(贝格尔号) was   57  to South America and wanted a naturalist. His biology professor advised him to go. He said the journey would be just the thing for Charles. So the Beagle left England in December 1831, Charles Darwin was   58  .
The expedition   59  almost five years. The Beagle   60   the waters near the east and west   61   of South America, and many other places. He    62  all kinds of plants and animals, which he sent home from the    63   he visited.
After returning from the expedition, Darwin continued his studies of changes in nature. Darwin understood that plants and animals do not    64   the same, that they always change.
By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book “The Origin of Species”. It made a great noise in the word of science. Darwin was attacked by the    65   and even by some scientists. But later, more and more scientists agreed with him.
Darwin tirelessly continued his scientific studies until he died on April 19,1882.
小题1:
A.American
B.British
C.German
D.Italian
小题2:
A.hoped
B.wanted
C.wished
D.required
小题3:
A.woods
B.forests
C.mountains
D.countryside
小题4:
A.noticing
B.watching
C.looking over
D.seeing
小题5:
A.at
B.of
C.with
D.in
小题6:
A.for example
B.like as
C.such as
D.like
小题7:
A.had been sent to
B.was sent to
C.was sent for
D.had been sent for
小题8:
A.to find machine
B.to study medicine
C.to make medicine
D.to study machine
小题9:
A.nature scene
B.social history
C.natural history
D.biological lives
小题10:
A.from where
B.in which
C.from which
D.at which
小题11:
A.Late
B.Later
C.After that
D.From then on
小题12:
A.going on a trip
B.traveling about
C.about to a journey
D.making a journey
小题13:
A.at board
B.in ship
C.on board
D.on trip
小题14:
A.was lasted
B.had lasted
C.lasted
D.had kept
小题15:
A. watched
B, studied  
C. explored  
D. researched
小题16:
A.parts
B.land
C.coasts
D.beaches
小题17:
A.got
B.collected
C.caught
D.fed
小题18:        
A.ports
B.cities
C.places
D.towns
小题19:         
A.remain
B.show
C.mean
D.make
小题20:
A.government
B.relatives
C.Church
D.professors
 
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Benjamin Franklin only studied in school for two years. But he liked to read and write very much. Once he discussed a question with his friend in letters. His father found the letters and read them. He felt Ben did not express himself well. Nor did Ben make his meaning clear. He agreed that his father was right, From then on, he paid more attention to the style of his writing so that he could write better.
About that time he bought a copy of the British periodical(周刊) called The Spectator (《观察家》). He read it over and over. He thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to write in the same style.
With this in mind, he studied some of the stories and made a note of the thought in each sentence. Then, a few days later, without looking at the magazine, he tried to write the stories. He tried to express each thought as fully as it had been expressed before. Then he compared his writing with the magazine. He found some of his faults in the compositions.
In this way he discovered he needed to know many more words. He felt that writing poetry would help him since that needed to use many different words which had the same meaning. So he turned some of the stories into poems; and after a time, he wrote them as stories again. He insisted on doing this for a long time.
He learned much from his efforts and went on to practise his writing. Then he became the first famous writer in American history.
小题1:Benjamin liked ______ very much when he was ______ .
A.languages; youngB.writing; youngC.writing; old enoughD.languages; old enough
小题2:What did his father do to him?
A.He found his son’s letters written very well
B.He felt his son expressed himself very well
C.He told his son what he wrote wasn’t so good
D.He bought a copy of The Spectator for him
小题3:How did Benjamin practise writing?
(1) He studied the stories in the magazine and made notes.
(2) He rewrote some of the stories and tried to express their thought fully.
(3) He turned some stories into poems, and then turned them back again.
(4) He tried hard to publish his poems in the periodical The Spectator.
A.(1)(2)(3)B.(2)(3)(4)C.(1)(3)(4)D.(1)(2)(4)

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It’s great fun to explore new places—it feels like an adventure, even when you know you’re not the first to have been there. But make sure not to get lost or waste time going round in circles.
·Do the map reading if you’re being driven somewhere. It’ll be easier if you keep turning the map so it follows the direction you’re traveling in. Keep looking ahead so that you can give the driver lots of warning before having to make a turn, or you’ll have to move to the back seat.
·Get a group of friends together and go exploring. You’ll need a good map, a compass(指南针), a raincoat, a cellphone to call for help in case you get lost, and a bit of spare cash for emergencies. Tell someone where you’re going before you set out and let them know what time you expect to be back. The test is not in getting lost, not in seeing how fast you can go, so always stick together, waiting for slower friends to catch up.
See if your school or a club organizes orienteering(越野识途比赛) activities, in which you need a map and a compass to find your way. This can be done as a sport, with teams trying to find the way from A to B (and B to C, etc) in the fastest time, or simply as a spare-time activity. Either way, it’s not only good fun, but a great way to keep fit.
小题1: Sitting beside the driver, you should _______.
A.direct the driver when necessary
B.look ahead to see where there’s a turn
C.move to the back seat if feeling uncomfortable
D.Keep looking at the map to find a place to go to
小题2: Why do you need to tell someone your exploration plan before setting out?
A.To get information when in danger.
B.To be saved in case of an accident.
C.To share the fun with him/her in exploration.
D.To tell him/her what’s going on with the group members.
小题3: Orienteering activities can _______.
A.make people work fastB.help people stay healthy
C.help people organize other activitiesD.make people get prepared for sports.
小题4: The text mainly talks about _____.
A.the fun of explorationB.what to bring for exploration
C.the way to use a map in explorationD.how to prevent getting lost in exploration.

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If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows this. Yet there are many people who do not seem to know that one’s memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it regularly. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend complains that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just unlucky, and few of us realize that it is really his own fault. Not all of us can become very strong or very clever, but all of us can improve our memory by the same means —practice.
Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have a better memory than those who can? Why is this? Of course, because people who can’t read or write have to remember things: they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember dates, prices, names, songs and stories, so their memory is exercised all the time.
So if you want a good memory, learn from those who cannot read or write: practice remembering.
小题1: According to the passage, few people know that _____.
A.arms or legs become weak if they are not used for some time
B.when they start using their arms or legs again, they slowly become strong again
C.a person’s memory becomes weak if he does not practice remembering things
D.it is their own fault if their arms or legs are weak
小题2:The author thinks that if a person has a poor memory, ____.
A.it is his own faultB.his parents are to blame
C.he is just unluckyD.his arms must be weak
小题3: According to the passage, we learn that all of us can ____.
A.become very strongB.become very clever
C.improve our memory by practicingD.know how to improve our memory

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Mom, Dad, I’m going to college! Can you believe it? I never thought it could happen.  16  middle school and part of high school, I  17  to keep up. I was not a bad student,but I just didn’t understand  18  they were teaching because I have a learning  19 . I wanted to show everyone I could graduate and go to  20  . I wanted to make something of myself, and  21  I wasn’t a failure.
22 the time came to choose a college, I wasn’t sure which would be the best for me. I knew I didn’t  23  to go to a big school, which narrowed (缩小) my  24  to a small college which could be    25 for me with a learning disability. I looked in Florida and found three schools. I  26  two, but they just didn’t  27  . Then I visited Beacon College. Beacon is mainly for students who have learning disabilities and it has small classes.
The day when I was  28  by Beacon College was the happiest day of my life. I received the call from the school  29  me I was accepted just as I was sitting down for dinner. My family was so  30 , and I was ready to pack that night and move to Florida. The expectation of going to college  31  the rest of my senior year.
The closer the time came, the more nervous I became about being in a(n)  32 place. Finally my parents and I packed the car and  33  Florida. After a two-day drive, we arrived. “Welcome to Beacon College! It is so nice to see you!” I heard  34  from the teachers and students, as we were introduced. I felt so 35 to hear those cheerful voices. I knew I had found a perfect(理想的)school. I had found my home for the next four years.
小题1:
A.DuringB.ThroughC.UntilD.Under
小题2:
A.struggledB.startedC.forgotD.turned
小题3:
A. howB.thatC.whyD.what
小题4:
A.experienceB.advantageC.disabilityD.habit
小题5:
A.work B.collegeC.hospitalD.home
小题6:
A.believeB.proveC.feel D.imagine
小题7:
A.BecauseB.AfterC.WhenD.Before
小题8:
A.wantB.manageC.decideD.refuse
小题9:
A.plansB.decisionsC.choicesD.purposes
小题10:
A.honorableB.imaginableC.suitableD.comfortable
小题11:
A.expectedB.leftC.visitedD.dreamed
小题12:
A.workB.fitC.matchD.satisfy
小题13:
A.askedB.invited C.admittedD.attracted
小题14:
A.tellingB.warningC.advisingD.reminding
小题15:
A.worriedB.surprisedC.frightenedD.excited
小题16:
A.stoppedB.lastedC.sawD.held
小题17:
A.oldB.famousC.familiarD.new
小题18:
A.cared forB.looked forC.headed for D.asked for
小题19:
A.day and night B.over and overC.more or less D.up and down
小题20:
A.warmB.cold C.sadD.sorry

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