Tsai Chin Chung is one of Taiwan’s most famous cartoonists, and his cartoons are enjoyed by people in many different countries in Asia. His books of cartoons have now become best sellers in Singapore, Malaysia, and even Japan.
As soon as he could hold a pencil, Tsai Chin Chung lived only for drawing. Every day he practised drawing people and things around him and from his favorite stories.
When he was only 15 years old, he left home to work for a publisher in Taipei. He worked hard to draw pictures for books. Two years later, he left his job and started to work on drawing cartoon series, which he liked better. He made up his mind to succeed as a cartoonist.
Now Tsai Chin Chung has achieved something unusual for a modern cartoonist. He has become extremely successful at changing Chinese literature (文学) and philosophy (哲学) into humorous comic stories. In this way, he has made the Chinese classics (古典文学) known to thousands of people.
Because of his great achievement, several years ago Tsai Chin Chung was given a prize as one of the 10 Outstanding Young People of Taiwan. Since then, he has won many prizes, and his cartoons have become popular throughout Asia, America and Europe. So far, he has published more than 20 comic books. Ten of these are about ancient Chinese philosophers based on Chinese historical and literary classics.
Many of Tsai Chin Chung’s books of cartoons and comics have now been published in English in countries like Singapore. His books have also been translated into several other languages, including Japanese, Korean and Thai. Even publishers in France and Indonesia have recently signed agreements for permission to publish his cartoon series.
小题1: Tsai Chin Chung first worked as ________.| A．a book seller | B．a cartoonist | | C．a writer of Chinese stories | D．an artist drawing pictures for books |
小题2:Tsai Chin Chung left his first job because he ________.| A．preferred drawing cartoons | B．wanted to go back to school | | C．enjoyed drawing pictures for books | D．wanted to be famous |
小题3:Tsai Chin Chung first became interested in drawing when he _______.| A．left school | B．was a very small child | C．was 15 | D．started to be a cartoonist |
小题4:Half of the books he has published are related to _______.| A．Chinese and foreign comics | B．countries in Asia, America and Europe | | C．foreign languages learning | D．Chinese history and literature |
小题5: Because of his great achievements, Tsai Chin Chung _______.| A．travelled a lot in Asia and Europe | B．went to live in Singapore | C．won an important prize in Taiwan | D．has become famous in Africa. |
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Three engineers(工程师) and three accountants (会计) were traveling by train to a meeting. At the station, the three accountants each bought a ticket, but the three engineers bought only a single ticket. “How are three people going to travel 36 only one ticket?” asked an accountant. “Watch and you’ll see,” answered an engineer.
They all 37 the train. The accountants took their own 38 , and all the three engineers went into a restroom and 39 the door behind them. The train 40 the station, and after a while the conductor (售票员) came to 41 tickets. He knocked on the restroom door and said, “Ticket, please!” The door opened just a 42 and a single arm appeared with a ticket in hand. The conductor 43 it and moved on.
The accountants saw this and 44 it was quite a clever idea. 45 after the conference, the accountants decided to 46 what the engineers did on the return trip and 47 some money.
When they got to the station, they bought a single ticket for the return trip. To their 48 , the engineers bought no tickets 49 .
“How are you going to travel without a ticket?” asked one 50 accountant. “Watch and you’ll see,” answered an engineer. 51 they got on the train the three accountants went into a restroom and the three engineers went into another one that was 52 . Then the train started. Shortly afterwards(不久之后), one of the engineers left his restroom and walked 53 to the restroom 54 the accountants were 55 . He knocked on the door and said, “Ticket, please!”
| 小题2: | | A．put on | B．got off | C．got on | D．put off |
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| 小题3: | | A．seats | B．chairs | C．desks | D．tables |
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| 小题4: | | A．closed | B．hit | C．opened | D．knocked |
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| 小题5: | | A．arrived | B．left | C．walked | D．passed |
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| 小题6: | | A．get | B．put | C．collect | D．fetch |
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| 小题8: | | A．brought | B．took | C．held | D．returned |
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| 小题9: | | A．expected | B．agreed | C．showed | D．advised |
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| 小题11: | | A．learn | B．copy | C．tell | D．praise |
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| 小题12: | | A．save | B．earn | C．make | D．spend |
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| 小题13: | | A．pity | B．fear | C．joy | D．surprise |
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| 小题14: | | A．above all | B．after all | C．at all | D．in all |
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| 小题15: | | A．frightened | B．puzzled | C．excited | D．scared |
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| 小题16: | | A．After | B．Since | C．During | D．Before |
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| 小题17: | | A．not near | B．not far | C．not nearly | D．not closely |
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| 小题19: | | A．which | B．that | C．where | D．at where |
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| 小题20: | | A．hiding | B．standing | C．sitting | D．resting |
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King Midas used to love gold. One day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a wish for something. The king replied at once , ‘‘I love gold . I want everything I touch to change into gold”. ‘‘Very well , tomorrow morning, everything you touch will turn into gold .”Saying this, the fairy disappeared.
The king waited excitedly till the next morning. To his joy ,everything he touched changed immediately into gold. ‘‘I’m the richest man in the world now.” He shouted.
Soon Midas became hungry. He sat down at his table. All the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand . ‘‘I’m dying of hunger.” He cried.
Just then his daughter came running in . ‘‘Why are you so sad , dad ?” she asked, putting her arms around him. There and then she became a golden statue. The king loved his daughter very much .Seeing this ,he began to cry. He looked up and suddenly saw the fairy before him. ‘‘Don’t you like the golden touch?” asked the fairy. ‘‘ Please take it away,” begged the king, ‘‘ give me back my daughter.” ‘‘Well, you have learned your lesson. Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.” The king ran quickly to the nearby river.
小题1: The fairy allowed the king to make a wish because_____| A．she hoped to make the king the richest in the world. | B．She loved gold too. | | C．She wanted to teach the king a lesson. | | D．She wanted to turn the king’s daughter into gold gold. |
小题2: When the foods and drinks turned into gold the king was _____
A. excited B. hungry C. worried D happy
小题3: Which of the following might have happened afterwards?| A．The king died in the river. | | B．The king’s daughter changed back from gold to a lovely girl. | | C．All the things the king had touched changed back into real ones. | | D．Both B and C |
小题4:What do you think the story tries to tell us?| A．Gold makes people unhappy. | | B．More gold , more happiness. | | C．Gold is not the thing that makes life happy. | | D．People feel happy if they have not gold. |
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About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to mine. I never heard any noise from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.
We often met in the hallway when we were coming or going. I always spoke, but the only answer I got was a hello from the four-year-old girl.
One afternoon when I returned, they were just coming out of their apartment and the little girl was holding the door open for the others. I remained in the car doing unnecessary things. But when I looked up I saw the little girl was still holding the door open, waiting for me. I hurried as much as I could and thanked her.
I was really touched by her act of kindness. That afternoon I was at the K-Mart and I bought a white Teddy bear for her. The next day, there was a knock on the door and it was the little girl and her father. She was very proud of the bear and thanked me like I had never been thanked before.
Now when we meet in the hall, we all speak in a friendly manner. As time passes, I don’t hear that yelling as often as before.
Last night we had about four inches of snow. I looked out at my car and wondered how I was going to keep my doctor’s appointment. I went out to remove the snow. But when I opened my front door, I found my car was there with all the snow removed. You couldn’t imagine how I felt at that moment. I thanked that family in my heart.
Isn’t it amazing how a small kind act of a four-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? My guardian angel says that good things come from small acts.
小题1: Who did the writer think removed the snow on his car?| A．That family next door. | B．Someone sent by his doctor. | | C．Some strangers. | D．The gate keeper. |
小题2:Which of the following is CORRECT according to the passage?| A．The children were very naughty and often made their parents angry. | | B．Life must be very hard for the parents next door as they had a large family to support. | | C．The writer put off the appointment with his doctor because of the heavy snow. | | D．The little girl’s kind act changed the relationship between the writer and her family. |
小题3: The right time order of these events in the passage may be .
① I bought a white Teddy bear for the four-year-old little girl.
② A new family moved into the building next to my door.
③ The four-year-old little girl held the door for me.
④ The father came with the little girl and thanked me.
⑤We speak to each other now in a friendly manner.| A．②-③-①-④-⑤ | B．②-④-①-③-⑤ | C．③-②-④-⑤-① | D．③-④-②-⑤-① |
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The Worst Part
Mom is usually home on Sunday but this week she was going to a big golf game and I was all alone in the house. I was mad at Mom for divorcing Dad.
I kept looking at the telephone until I couldn’t stand it any longer. I picked up the receiver and dialed Dad’s number over in Bakersfield. I even remembered to dial 1 first because it was long distance. “You promised to phone me this week but you didn’t,” I said, feeling I had to talk to him.
“Take it easy, kid,” he said. “I just didn’t get around to it. I was goi ng to call this evening. The week isn’t over yet.”
I thought about that.
“Something on your mind?” he asked.
“I hoped you would call, so I waited and waited.” Then I was sorry I said it.
“There was heavy snow in the morning,” he said, “I had to chain up on highway 80 and lost time.”
I know putting chains on eight big wheels in the snow is no fun. I felt a little better, as long as we were talking. “How is Bandit?” I asked.
There was a funny silence. For a minute I thought the line was dead. Then I knew something must have happened to my dog.
“Well, kid—”, he began. “My name is Leigh!” I almost yelled. “I’m not just some kid you met on the street!”
“Keep your shirt on, Leigh,” he said. “When I had to stop along with some other truck drivers to put on chains, I left Bandit out of the cab, I thought he would get back … I have sent out a call to CB radio, but I didn’t get an answer yet.” I was about to say I understood when there came the bad part, the really bad part. I heard a boy’s voice say, “Hey, Bill, Mom wants to know when we’re going out to get the pizza?”
小题1:We can conclude from the passage that .| A．Leigh’s mother often went to golf games | B．Leigh was a deserted boy | | C．Leigh’s dad never had a rest on Sundays | D．Leigh’s father lived in another city |
小题2:Which is true about Bandit? | A．It was killed by a truck | B．It was let out of the cab and got lost | | C．It was frozen to death. | D．It ran off Highway 80 and into the mountain. |
小题3:The underlined sentence “Keep your shirt on”（last para） probably means “ ”.| A．Cool down | B．Stop talking | C．Be quiet | D．Keep warm |
小题4:The worst part in Leigh’s eyes may be that .| A．he forgot to go to get the pizza | B．his parents got divorced | | C．his dad got remarried | D．his dad didn’t love him |
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完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be 36 Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d 37 ?” Just when I started to 38 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 39 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll, I felt such a sense of 40 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to s chool. I wasn’t 41 . Somebody had thought 42 of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 43 Christmas there special and memorable, I 44 remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 45 for as many children as I could possibly reach. 
So I 46 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school suppliers, 47 with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were 48 . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 49 them that they couldn’t open their presents 50 every child had come forward. Finally the 51 they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 52 up the room. The 53 in the room was obvious, and 54 wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling –the feeling I knew 55 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
| 小题1: | | A．sending | B．receiving | C．making | D．exchanging |
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| 小题2: | | A．found | B．prepared | C．got | D．expected |
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| 小题3: | | A．doubt | B．hope | C．suggest | D．accept |
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| 小题4: | | A．broke in | B．settled down | C．turned up | D．showed off |
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| 小题5: | | A．relief | B．loss | C．achievement | D．justice |
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| 小题6: | | A．blamed | B．loved | C．forgotten | D．affected |
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| 小题7: | | A．highly | B．little | C．poorly | D．enough |
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| 小题8: | | A．present | B．first | C．recent | D．previous |
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| 小题9: | | A．hardly | B．instantly | C．regularly | D．occasionally |
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| 小题10: | | A．strength | B．independence | C．importance | D．safety |
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| 小题11: | | A．kept up with | B．caught up with | C．came up with | D．put up with |
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| 小题13: | | A．fine | B．special | C．helpful | D．normal |
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| 小题14: | | A．reminded | B．guaranteed | C．convinced | D．promised |
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| 小题15: | | A．after | B．until | C．when | D．since |
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| 小题16: | | A．chance | B．gift | C．moment | D．reward |
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| 小题17: | | A．lit | B．took | C．burned | D．cheered |
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| 小题18: | | A．atmosphere | B．sympathy | C．calmness | D．joy |
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| 小题19: | | A．it | B．such | C．something | D．everybody |
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