阅读理解：

　Five months ago, I went to Beijing on business, While I was coming out of the Beijing Railway Station, a middle-aged woman came to me with a younger woman.

　“Hi, sir, where did you come from?” she asked.

　“I've just come from Hefei.” I answered at once, thinking that people in Beijing were so kind.

　“My younger sister came from the northeast. She needs a little bit of money to send a telegram（电报）to her family asking to post her some money. Can you lend her some? My sister is too shy to ask.” I felt sorry for them . Maybe some day I would also get into such trouble. So I gave them enough money to send a telegram.

　Five days later, I was coming into the Beijing Railway Station to take the train back to Hefei. Almost at the same place, another middle-aged woman came to . “Hi, sir, where are you going?”

　“I'm going to Anhui.”

　“I'm from the northeast. I want to send a telegram to my home for some money. Can you ...?”

　Once bitten, twice shy（一次被咬，下次胆小）.I shook（摇）my head.

　“No .There are too many people like you. I just can not afford（提供）it!”

　The woman made a long face at once.

　“If you have no money, that's all right . But what are you saying?”

　“I'm saying there are too many strangers asking me to give them money to send telegrams,” I raised （ 提高）my voice, Then she said something in a low voice and went away.

(1) The word “Railway” means ________.　　　

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A．train　　　  　　B．bus

C．shop　　　　    　　　D．plane

(2) When he arrived at the station, ________.　　　

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A．he was welcomed

B．he met two kind women

C．he was fooled

D．he met two good women

(3) He did not give the second middle-aged woman any money because .

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A．he had no money left

B．he had little money

C．she made money in the same way

D．she needed money

(4) These women came from _________ really.　　　

[　　]

A．the northeast　    　　B．Beijing

C．Hefei　　　　　  　　D．We don't know

(5) Which is true?　　　

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A．People at the station need money very much.

B．The women were poor.

C．The women lied to him.

D．The women lost their money.

阅读理解

　　If you visit London nowadays , you'll see a lot of buses and cars on the road , you'll also see a lot of bikes because nowadaysmore and more people travel by bike.

　　There are a lot of reasons for this. First, it's very cheap to use a bike, and it's quick too. You often wait for a bus for half an hour. When the bus comes, there are so many other buses and cars on the roads that the bus moves very slowly. The underground train is quick but very expensive and often crowded.

　　I travelled to work by bus for about four years. I often arrived at work late, and tired. Then one day, about two years ago, a colleague (同事)said , “I go to work by bike , why don't we travel together?”

　　“Because my bike's old,”I answered, “and there are so many buses and cars on the road. I'll feel frightened …”“You needn't feel frightened! ”said my friend, “If you follow me and we ride slowly, you'll be fine. ”

　　Although we went slowly, we arrived at work quickly. The bus ride took forty minutes and the bike ride took half an hour!

　　The next day I bought myself a new bike. Now I don't feelafraid. I love cycling to work. I take a different road every day. I arrive at work very quickly. I've got a little more money now, and very important, I feel fit and well.

　　Many people think in the same way as I do. That's why you see a lot of bikes on the road. Who knows, perhaps in the future we'll have roads for bicycles only. I hope so!

1．In London nowadays there are ________ .

[　　]

A．not many bikes on the road but a lot of buses and cars

B．lots of bikes ,buses and cars on the road

C．a lot of bikes but not many cars and buses

D．a lot of people walking on the roads.

2．Buses move slowly ________ .

[　　]

A．because there are a lot of other buses on the road too

B．although there are a lot of other buses on the roads

C．as there aren't many other buses on the roads

D．for there are many bikes on the roads

3．The writer ________ .

[　　]

A．travelled to work by bus four years ago

B．always arrived at work late

C．stopped going to work by bus two years ago

D．stopped going to work by bike two years ago

4．A lot of people ________ .

[　　]

A．agree with the writer about cycling in London

B．are now rich and important

C．don't agree with the writer about cycling in London

D．are making roads for bicycle only

5．After cycling to work, the writer wasn't always late for work, ________ ?

[　　]

A．No , he was

B．Yes , he was

C．No, he wasn't

D．Yes, he wasn't

阅读理解

　　People living in different countries made different kinds of word. Today there are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. Each has many thousands of words. A very large English dictionary, for example, has four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. To read short stories youneed to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school you will learn only one thousand more.

　　The words you know are called your vocabulary ( 词汇). You should try to make your vocabulary larger. Read as many as you can. There are a lot of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.

1．The number of different languages spoken is ________ .

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2．Before you leave school you will learn ________ .

[　　]

3．Each language usually has ________ .

[　　]

4．To make your vocabulary larger you must ________ .

[　　]

A．read as many books as you can

B．get as many dictionaries as you can

C．buy a lot of books

D．have a very large English dictionary

阅读理解

　　A long time ago people thought the sun went round the earth. In some countries people even said the sun was a god (神) : they thought he drove across the sky each day on a golden horse. Now we know the earth goes round the sun. It takes the earth a year to go all the way round the sun . Today men even know how far it is for the earth to go round the sun. They tell us that the earth travels over a thousand miles a minute on its way round the sun.

　　The sun is really a star. It is much bigger than the earth and it is very hot. Some people have been to the moon, but we know that no one can go to the sun. It is far too hot for people to live anywhere near it. The sun is three hundred thousand times heavier than the earth and more than a million times larger.

1．In one hour, the earth travels round the sun for ________.

[　　]

2．No one can go to the sun because _______.

[　　]

A．It is too far away from us

B．it is too hot

C．it is much bigger than the earth

D．it is much heavier than the earth

3．From this passage we know that _______.

[　　]

A．the sun is much bigger and heavier than the earth

B．the sun is very hot

C．the earth goes round the sun

D．all of the above

阅读理解

　　Almost everyone knows the meanings of Mr , Mrs , and Miss. Mr. is used (用于) before the names of men. Mrs is for married (已婚的) women and Miss is for single (单身的) women. But what is Ms ?

　　For some time, businessmen(商人)in the United States have used Ms before a woman's name when they do not know whether the woman is married or not . Today, however, many women prefer to use Ms rather than Mrs or Miss. The word Mr does not tell us whether or not a man is married. Many women think this is an advantage(优点))for man. They want to be equal (平等)to men in this way. These women feel that it is not important for people to know whether they are married or not.

　　There are some problems with Ms , however. Not all women like it. Some like the older ways of doing things. Some find it difficult to pronounce(发音). (Ms sounds like “miz”. )Generally, young women like it better than older women do . It is difficult to know whether or not Ms will be used by more American women in the future(将来). What do you think of this change?

1．“Miss”is used before the name of a ________.

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2．If we don't know whether a woman is married or not, we can use“________” before her name.

[　　]

3．Many women like the word“Ms”because ________.

[　　]

A．this word is easier to remember

B．they want to be equal to men

C．they want people to know they are single

D．they want people to know they don't want to get married

4．Which sentence is true?

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A．All women like the word“Ms ”.

B．Only a few women like “Mr. ”.

C．No men like“Ms”.

D．Some women don't like“Ms”.

阅读理解

　　A city man from a big city with a new carriage (马车) and a beautiful pair of horses was driving along a country road. He didn't give much attention (注意) to where he was going. Pretty soon he realized (意识到) that he was lost , but he continued to drive, expecting(希望)to find his way or to meet someone who could tell him how to get back to the town.

　　It was a long lonely road, for many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost dark, he saw a farmer ploughing(耕地) the land. He stopped and called out, “Hello, farmer. ”“Hello, yourself, ”the farmer replied, still ploughing.

　　“Where does this road go?”

　　“I haven't ever seen it to anywhere. It always stays right where it is,”said the farmer, without stopping his work.

　　“How far is it to the next town?”said the driver, speaking a little louder.

　　“Don't know, never measured(测量)it,”replied the farmer.

　　By this time the city man was getting angry. “What do you know? You are the biggest fool(傻瓜)that I have ever seen. ”

　　The father stopped ploughing and looked for a long time at the city man. Then he said scornfully (轻蔑地) , “Maybe I don't know much. Perhaps I am a fool. But at least (至少) I am not lost.”

1．The city man was driving along the country road to ________.

[　　]

A．a town

B．a city

C．a village

D．a place he was not sure of

2．Soon he found that ________.

[　　]

A．he missed the bus

B．he was lost

C．he had to look for his new carriage

D．he lost a beautiful horse

3．It was a long lonely road, and ________.

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A．only one carriage could run on it

B．it was far from the town

C．it was far from the town

D．he could see some people working in the fields

4．The city man did not stop driving ________.

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A．until he saw a farmer in a field

B．when it was almost dark

C．until he was tired

D．until he and his horses were tired

5．Which of the following can replace(代替)“go”in the sentence “where does this road go”?

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阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

　An old scientist recently made several tests with different animals to find out which was cleverer than other animals.

　In one test the old scientist put a monkey in a room where there were several boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes. One small box had some food in it. The scientist wanted to watch the monkey to find the food. The scientist left the room, he waited for a few minutes outside the door. Then he got down on his knees （膝盖）and put his eye to the keyhole. What did he see? To his surprise, he found himself looking into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at the scientist through the keyhole.

1． The scientist wondered ________.

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A． if the monkey came into the small box.

B． if the monkey would look for the food.

C． if the monkey was cleverer than other animals.

D． if some boxes were inside other boxes

2． In one test the scientist put a monkey ________.

[　　]

A． into a small box

B． into several small boxes

C． into a box where there was some food

D． in a room

3．After the scientist left the room, the monkey ________.

[　　]

A． began to eat food

B． began to look for food

C． looked at the scientist through the keyhole

D． came into the boxes one after another

4． The scientist ________.　

[　　]

A． got down on his knees and waited outside the door

B． got down on his knees and put his eyes to the keyhole

C． left the room for a long time

D． looked at the monkey through the keyhole with his eye

5．To the scientist's surprise, ________.

[　　]

A． The monkey got down on his knees

B． the monkey came out of the room

C． the monkey looked at the scientist through the window

D． the monkey put its eye to the keyhole

阅读理解

　Tom's father was a coward (胆小鬼) and not an honest man. He not only often told lies (谎话) but was also wanted his son to do so. One day Tom and Mike saw a man beat a boy. A policeman caught the man and brought him before a judge. Tom and Mike had to go, too, to tell the judge what had happened. Before Tom left home, his father said to him, “Be careful, son. You didn't see that man beat the boy, did you? Tell the judge you saw nothing. Remember we have to live in this village with that man.” But Tom was brave and honest. He did not obey his father. He told the judge the truth.

1． Tom's father didn't want his son 　　　　.

［　　］

A． to go to school

B． to be an honest boy

C． to tell lies

D． to live with the man

2． Tom and Mike 　　　　.

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A． beat the man

B． beat each other

C． beat the boy

D． saw the man beat the boy

3． Why did Tom and Mike have to go to the judge?

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A． They saw what had happened

B． They were the man's friends

C． They wanted to help the man

D． They beat the boy

4． What did Tom's father ask Tom to do ? He asked him 　　　　.

[　　]

A． to help the judge

B． to run away

C． to be honest

D． not to tell the truth

5．Tom's father and the man 　　　　.

[　　]

A． often went fishing together

B． studied in the same school

C． lived in the same village

D． worked in the same factory

阅读理解

　When Mike and Kate were coming home from school yesterday afternoon, they saw a crowd of people.

　Mike and Kate joined the crowd. They were surprised to see two thieves in the street. The thieves were running out of the bank. They were holding bags full of money. The bank manager was running after them.

　A policeman was standing among the crowd, but he didn't do anything.

　“Quick!” Mike shouted to the policeman, “Can't you see those thieves?”

　The policeman smiled. He pointed at a big camera. “We're making a film,” he said. “Those men aren't real thieves. They're actors. And I'm not a real policeman, either. I'm an actor, too.”

1．Mike and Kate saw a crowd of people on their way 　　　　.　　　　

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A． to the school　　　　　　　  B． to the cinema

C． home　　　　　　　　　　 D． to the shop

2． Why were the children surprised? Because they saw 　　　　.　　　　]

A． a policeman　　　　　　　　B． two thieves

C． a bank manager　　　　　　 D． an actor

3． The thieves were running away 　　　　.　　　　

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A． with much money　　　　　　B． in a car

C． with bags of books　   　　　D． with cameras

4． The policeman saw the thieves, 　　　　.　　　　

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A． and he did something　　   　B． but he did anything

C． and caught them　　　　　 　D． but he did nothing

5． What were the “policeman” and the “thieves” doing? They were 　　　　.

[　　]

A． taking photos　　　　　　　　B． putting on the play

C． making a film　　　　　　　　D． playing a game

英语趣味阅读

　　April is a day on which , in some countries , people try to play tricks on (开……的玩笑) others. If one succeeds in tricking somebody, one laughs and says, “April Fool”, and then the person who has been tricked usually laughs, too.

　　One April 1st, a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped. The driver anxiously(焦急地) turned switches but nothing happened. Then he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said , “This poor bus is getting old. It isn't going as well as it used to. There is only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I shall count three, and on the word ‘three’ I want you all to lean forward (探身过去) suddenly as hard as you can. That should get the bus started again. But if it doesn't, I'm afraid there is nothing else I can do. Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready.”

　　The passengers all obeyed and waited anxiously.

　　Then the driver turned to his front and asked, “Are you ready?”

　　Then passengers hardly had enough breath(呼吸)to answer, “Yes ”.

　　 “One! Two! Three! ”counted the driver. The passengers all swung forward (向前晃) suddenly and the bus started up at a great speed.

　　The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief (放松) . But their smiles turned to surprise and thendelighted (快乐的)laughter when the driver merrily cried, “AprilFool ! ”

1．On April ________ .

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A．one who tricks somebody successfully says“April Fool !”.

B．one who has been tricked says“April Fool”!

C．People say, “April Fool!”to each other wherever theymeet.

D．one cannot fool anybody.

2．The driver anxiously turned switches in order to ________ .

[　　]

A．get the bus started again

B．make the passengers believe there was something wrongwith the bus

C．turn on the radio

D．show the bus was not going as well as before

3．He asked every passenger to ________ before he countedthree.

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A．Lean forward as hard as possible

B．sit still

C．shut their eyes

D．lean backward against their seats

4．The sentence“The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer“means ________

[　　]

A．they were quite out of breath

B．they were a bit nervous (紧张)

C．there was not enough air in the bus

D．they just wouldn't answer“Yes.”

5．The bus started up because ________ .

[　　]

A．the driver had counted“One ! Two ! Three ! ”

B．all the passengers had swung forward suddenly

C．nothing was wrong with it

D．the driver had rid it of (解决)its trouble