阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给四个答案中选择最佳答案。

　　It was ten o'clock 1, and the last bus 2 at the gate of a park. An old woman got out, and the conductor was going to ring the bell for 3 to start the bus again, when he saw a small boy 4 at the bus stop.

　　“What's the matter?”the bus conductor said to the boy.

　　“My mother gave me ten pence(便士) to go home by bus after I finished playing football in the park with my friends,”the small boy answered,“but I've 5 it, so now I have to walk all the way home.”

　　“That's all right,”said the conductor.“Come on. 6 you home.”

　　The small boy thanked him, 7 the bus and sat down near the door. The conductor rang the bell. Then the bus started.“How 8 are you going?”asked the conductor.

The boy told him the name of the place where he lived. It was about two miles away, and 9 would have cost (花费) three pence if the boy had the money to pay for it.

　　The conductor went to give some other people on the bus their tickets, and when he came back a few minutes 10, he saw that the small boy was crying again.

　　“And what's the matter 11 you now?”the conductor asked.“You are on your way home, aren't you?”

　　“Yes, I am,”answered the boy,“but what about my change? You haven't given that to me yet. You should give me 12.”

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　　Paris has a beautiful name, the City of 1 . Do you know 2 it means? Many beautiful buildings are lighted at 3 . The streets are very 4 . When you 5 in Paris, you must not turn 6 your headlights(汽车前灯) even after dark.

　　Paris is full of life all day and all night. But this is not the 7 reason (原因) for its beautiful name. For hundreds of years, Paris has been the center of science and art. 8 scientists and artists have come to 9 here. For this reason also, people 10 it the city of lights.

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A)、(B)、(C)、(D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you 1 today wasn't made until the Qing Dynasty(清明). Three men did most of the important 2 work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to 3 words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is Oxford English Dictionary. The 4 for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor(编者) of its new dictionary.

　　Murray had never been to 5 . At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. 6 he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house 7 in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o'clock and 8 in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was 9 adding(增加) words for the letter “A”! He worked on the dictionary 10 he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary.

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A)、(B)、(C)和(D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并填写在题前括号内。

　　James Herriot was a famous doctor for animals. He was born in Scotland in 1915. He 1 with a pet dog named Don. 2 he went, Don went with him. Herriot loved animals 3 that he made up his mind 4 a vet, especially for dogs.

　　After he graduated 5 high school, he found a job in Yorkshire in England to heal large animals, 6 horses, cows, sheep and pigs. Herriot loved the beautiful countryside, 7 treating large animals was very hard 8. Before long, he found out that sick dogs there 9 treated, because the vets wouldn't heal them. He started treating dogs. At first, other vets laughed 10 him, for his not working on “real” animals. But the owners of the dogs were 11 him, because they regarded the dogs 12 their family members.

　　Later in his life, Herriot wrote 13 about his experience in Yorkshire, England. He even wrote a book, just 14 dogs, fames Herriot's Dog Stories. No matter 15 he loved all kinds of animals, he loved dogs the best.

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阅读短文，根据其内容从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

　　There, was a robbery near Harry's home one night. Harry was looking out of his window 1 . He saw a robber run out of a shop and he saw the robber 2 his mask(面具). He saw his face.

　　Harry told his father what he had seen. When the police came, Harry and his 3 went to talk to them. “I saw the robber,” Harry told the police. “I can 4 him. He was about fifty years old. He 5 a big red nose. His ears were big. He was quite tall and thin. He had 6 wrong with his right leg.”

　　“ 7 do you know that?” one of the policemen asked Harry.

　　“He limped(跛行),” Harry said.

　　“What was he wearing?” the other policeman asked.

　　“He was wearing black trousers and a shirt,” Harry said. “His mask was a lady's stocking. His shoes were white sports shoes.”

　　“You are a very clever boy,” the policeman said. “ 8 ! Now we can send out a description of the robber.”

　　The police did this and the next day they caught him. They put him in a line 9 some other men. They asked Harry to point him out. Harry did this 10 . The police arrested(逮捕) the man. Then Harry went home with his father happily.

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Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文)：

　　Cartoon films have very few limits(限制). If you can draw something, you can make it 1 on the cinema screen. The use of new ideas and modem computer programs means that cartoons are becoming exciting again for people of 2 ages.

　　By 1970, the cinema world had decided that cartoons were 3 for children.

　　But soon after that, one or two film makers had some new ideas. They proved that it was 4 to make films in which both grown-ups and children could enjoy them.

　　However, 5 cartoon film was successful. The Black Cauldron, for example, failed, mainly because it was too 6 for children and too childish for grown-ups. Film makers learnt from this mistake, and then cartoons were welcomed by both children and grown-ups and 7 the film companies began to make large amounts of money.

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Cloze Test

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

　　Why is the fuse often called (1) ________ policeman? Fuse is (2) ________ electrical safety device. When (3) ________ electric current is flowing, a piece of metal in the fuse melts. This breaks the circuit. (4) ________ a fuse to break the circuit, very strong current could (5) ________ a fire.

　　(6) ________ the policeman stops traffic to make sure that the cars don't crash into one (7) ________, so a fuse in our home stops electrons from (8) ________. For when too many lines (9) ________ into one outlet, the electrons, like the cars, begin crashing into each other. When that happens, the extra movement makes the wires warm. The wires may get (10) ________ hot that the walls of the house could catch a fire.

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Cloze Test

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

　　People in different parts of the world have very different ideas about what is good to eat. The Inuit near the North Pole(北极) (1) ________ the raw (生的) meat and seals (海豹). People living in the desert (2) ________ the roasted (烧烤的) meat of sheep or goats. Americans cook the meat (3) ________ many different animals, but perhaps their favorite (4) ________ is steak (牛排). Americans also eat a lot of chicken, as (5) ________ as fish and other foods from the sea. Some people in India do not eat meat or fish (6) ________.

　　Even when people in different parts of the world eat the same (7) ________, they often prepare it very (8) ________. If you were in Germany, you would (9) ________ soup that is thick and heavy. If you were in China, you would find soup that is thin and clear. Many people like butter (黄油) that is fresh and firm, (10) ________ some people in India, for example, like butter that it is melted into an oil.

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Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文)：

Paul got 1 ________ the bus to go to the town. It was very crowded, and he had to stand for about five minutes. Then some of the people got 2 ________. Paul sat dawn next 3 ________ a fat woman. She 4 ________ several shopping bags, and Paul didn't have much room on the seat. 5 ________ last the bus got to the town. All the people started to get 6 ________. Paul was very polite, so he stood up to let the fat woman get off 7 ________ him.

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阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从1－20各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　When sailors are allowed ashore after a long time at sea, they sometimes get drunk and cause trouble. For this on, the navy 1 has its police in big ports. Whenever sailors cause trouble, the police come and 2 them.

　　One day, the police in a big seaport received a telephone call 3 a bar in the town. The barman said that a sailor had got drunk and 4 the furniture in the bar. The officer in charge of the police guard that evening said he would come immediately.

　　Now, officers who 5 and punish the sailors 6 drunk usually chose 7 policeman they could find to go with them. 8 this particular officer did not do this. 9 , he chose the smallest and 10 man he could find to go to the bar with him and 11 the sailor.

　　Another officer who 12 there was surprised when he saw the officer of the guard choose such a small man. 13 he said to him; “Why 14 you take a big man with you? You have to fight the sailor who 15 .”

　　“Yes, you are 16 right,” answered the officer of the guard. “That is exactly 17 I am taking this man. If you see two policemen coming 18 you, and one is 19 the other, which one 20 you at tack?”

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