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阅读理解     Once upon a time there was one storyteller. After getting tired of telling old fabricated stories, he left
his house in search of a real life story.
     He reached a village and took a cottage for rent. After wandering in the village throughout the month,
in search of  true stories, the storyteller couldn"t find one. Disappointed, he decided to stop his search.
     The next day, while sitting in the cottage, he suddenly heard a voice-a woman was yelling(吼叫)at
someone. The voice was coming from the big wall behind his cottage.
     He tried to hear the conversation; it sounded like the woman was abusing(辱骂)her daughterinlaw.
The storyteller didn"t like it but he was happy to finally get his story.
     Listening to the conversations each day he added them to his story. Though he couldn"t see the
characters of his story, he started hating the motherinlaw, as she seemed to be a villain(坏人).
     Now it was time to finalize the end of the story. But before he did, the storyteller wanted to see the
characters once, so he climbed up the wall.
     There he saw the motherinlaw sitting in a wheelchair. It seemed she was disabled and that the
daughterinlaw was resting nearby.
     He saw the old lady trying to get some food lying on the table near her chair. But because of her
condition, she couldn"t reach it and it looked like the daughterinlaw was enjoying the old lady"s
helplessness. Suddenly the old lady fell from the chair and started abusing her daughterinlaw.
     The storyteller went back and quickly changed the ending of the story. He was surprised how
different it was compared to what he originally thought it would be.Truly he had found both a real life
story and areal life lesson.1. What"s the meaning of the underlined word "fabricated" in Paragraph 1?A. Funny.
B. Imaginary.
C. Amazing.
D. Romantic.2. Why did the storyteller climb up the wall?A. He thought he was strong enough to do it.
B. He expected to find out what was happening.
C. He would like to find a good ending for his story.
D. He wanted to have a look at the woman and herdaughterinlaw.3. Why did the old woman start abusing her daughterinlaw?A. Her daughterinlaw didn"t take care of her.
B. Her daughterinlaw was too busy to help her.
C. Her daughterinlaw pushed her out of her wheelchair.
D. Her daughterinlaw didn"t allow her to get food.4. What lesson can we learn from the text?A. No one is as deaf as the man who will not listen.
B. A good listener is not someone with nothing to say.
C. Don"t just listen to one"s words. Watch what one does.
D. Everybody lies, but it doesn"t matter because nobody listens.

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1-4: B D A C

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完形填空。     Mr. Black lived in a small town. Nobody was    1 than him there, but he wished to get    2
money all the time. One day on his way home, he found there was a    3 on the ground. He thought
it was    4 to him, so he picked it up and put it in his pocket That   5   , after he had supper, he
brought it out and began to   6   it in the room. He was interested in a piece of news on it Some
gold    7   in a desert He was afraid someone would know about it and started off,   8   telling
anybody about it. He tried to find the place    9 the gold was.
    The greedy man walked on the    10   desert for two weeks, but he didn"t find any gold and
his food and water was   11   . His horse was so weak that he couldn"t   12   it. He had to go
back to his hometown, but it was too   13   . His horse at last died and he was too hungry and
thirsty to go any   14   . He looked around, there was nothing   15   sand. Suddenly he saw a
man   16 on the ground far away. He crawled to him and found he was    17 , with a bag in
his hand. He hurried to open the bag to find something to   18   ,but it was full of gold. He threw
it away. As he was   19   , he cried and said," Now a bag of bread is far more   20   than a bag
full of gold. How unhappy I am!"

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(     ) 1. A. happier
(     ) 2. A. little
(     ) 3. A. newspaper
(     ) 4. A. important
(     ) 5. A. dawn
(     ) 6. A. read
(     ) 7. A. discover
(     ) 8. A. with
(     ) 9. A. which
(     )10. A. wet
(     )11. A. lifted
(     )12. A. ride
(     )13. A. early
(     )14. A. near
(     )15. A. except
(     )16. A. standing
(     )17. A. dead
(     )18. A. wear
(     )19. A. sleeping
(     )20. A. dangerous

B. sadder
B. less
B. picture
B. useful
B. noon
B. copy
B. invent
B. without
B. where
B. rainy
B. lost
B. drive
B. late
B. nearer
B. of
B. running
B. alive
B. eat
B. laughing
B. impossible

C. richer
C. a little
C. photo
C. interesting
C. afternoon
C. improve
C. was discovered
C. for
C. when
C. dry
C. wasted
C. mend
C. easy
C. far
C. in
C. lying
C. healthy
C. write
C. leaving
C. helpful

D. poorer
D. more
D. map
D. popular
D. evening
D. touch
D. was invented
D. about
D. that
D. cloudy
D. gone
D. feed
D. possible
D. further
D. off
D. singing
D. well
D. draw
D. dying
D. delicious

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     During the 19th century, farmers in and around Southeast began to invest in a new and unique
business venture (冒险活动). This area would later become known as the origin of the American circus(马戏). In 1793, Englishman John Bill Rickets introduced Americans to the circus at his place in
Philadelphia where trick riding was featured along with clown(小丑) acts in the same show.
     In the 1830s, farmers in Southeast began showing menageries(野生动物), collections of interesting
animals from far away lands. They soon combined the menagerie show with the acrobatic(杂技的)
entertainment of trick riding and these early circus bosses began taking their show on the road. By the
1850s American circuses were a big business and they began to travel abroad, bringing back to
American even more unique items and animals.
     Hachaliah Bailey, from nearby Somers, Westchester County, brought the first elephant "Old Bet" to
the United States in 1796. Bailey exhibited "Old Bet", until her death in 1816. Somers is home to the
Elephant Hotel, built by Hachaliah Bailey in 1820-1825. The building served as a meeting place for
menagerie owners.
     Many showmen and circus people came from Southeast. Nathan and Seth B. Howes began their
show business careers at early ages, in Southeast.
     In 1811, Nathan formed a small circus company made up largely of his friends and family, including
11yearold Seth. Seth B. Howes would later become one of the foremost circus businessmen in the area.
From 1850 to 1853, Seth B. Howes managed a circus project for P. T. Barnum. He later toured Europe, performing before heads of state. Seth B. Howes retired in 1870.

1. When did the American circus come into being?

A. In the 17th century.
B. In the 18th century.
C. In the 19th century.
D. In the 20th century.

2. Which of the following shows the right order of events that happened to the American circus?
a. Farmers in Southeast began showing menageries.
b. The first elephant "Old Bet" was brought to the United States.
c. American circuses were a big business and began to travel abroad.
d. Nathan formed a small circus company.
e. Seth B. Howes retired in 1870.

A. b, d, a, c, e
B.  c, a, b, d, e
C. d, c, a, b, e
D. a, c, b, d, e

3. According to the passage, Somers was________.

A. the person who built the Elephant Hotel
B. a place for menagerie owners to meet
C. a farmer who raised animals
D. an American who introduced an elephant

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. The American Circus in Southeast
B. The Origin of Circus
C. Menageries in the United States
D. Ways of Fun in Southeast

完形填空。

     Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and   1   , making
plans for their nine children and themselves to travel to    2 . It had taken years, and they had   3   saved
enough money and had got passports (护照) and    4   for the whole family to the United States.
     The entire family was filled with   5   about their new life.    6   , seven days before their departure, the
youngest son was bitten by a dog. The doctor sewed up the boy but he   7   a yellow sheet on the
Clarks" front door.   8   the possibility of rabies (狂犬病), they should be quarantined (隔离) for
fourteen days.
     The family"s   9   was destroyed. They would not be able to make the trip to America as they had
  10 . The father, filled with disappointment and   11   , hurried to the dock to watch the ship leave-without
the Clark family.   12   of disappointment came to the father. Five days    13   , the tragic news spread
throughout Scotland - the mighty Titanic had sunk. The unsinkable ship had sunk,   14   many lives with
it. The Clark family should have been on that ship,   15   because the son had been bitten by the dog,
they were   16   in Scotland. When Mr. Clark heard the news, he    17 his son and thanked him for saving
the family. He thanked God for saving their lives and turning   18   he had felt was a(n)   19 into a
blessing.
     Although we may not always understand, all things    20   for a reason.

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Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work, but he is paid less. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them. One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole outside the playground and climbed it quickly. A policeman came and said, "It is dangerous to stay on it! Come down!" "Wait a minute, please!" Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, "which team has kicked a goal?" "Ours!" "wonderful! You can stay there. But take care!" The policeman said happily and left. When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, "who has won?" "Theirs, 3:2 " " Come down," the policeman said angrily. " Such a match is not worth watching!" Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, "Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal."
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A. Henry doesn"t like his work B. Henry comes from a rich family. C. Henry is paid less D. Henry doesn"t like the policeman
2. Henry failed to get a ticket for the match that day because ___________.
A. all the tickets were sold out B. he didn"t want to buy a ticket C. he had no time to buy a ticket D. he had no money to buy a ticket
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