Jones worked so hard that made the sparks fly from his hammer．The son of Mr．Smith, a rich neighbor, used to come to see the blacksmith and he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked．"Why don't you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks?" said the blacksmith．"Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you." The lazy boy began to see what he could do．But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.

Old Mr. Smith died and the son on account of the war lost all his goods．He had to leave home and was forced to take up residence in another country．It so happened that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money to buy tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers' shoes.

Young Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers．He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in his workshop．The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer．"How funny it seems," he used to say, "even making tacks can bring a fortune．My trade is more useful to me than were all my former riches."

1．From Paragraph 1 we can refer that _______

  A．Jones was a blacksmith from another country

  B．Old Smith wanted his son to learn skill from Jones

  C．Young Smith was too lazy to learn to make shoe tacks

  D．Young Smith was good at making shoe tacks by accident

2．The reason why young Smith was forced to leave his home town is that ______

  A．he was lazy and wasted all the money from his father

  B．the price of shoe tacks in another country was high

  C．his father died and left nothing for him

  D．there was a terrible which broke his peace

3．We can learn from the last paragraph that Young Smith _______

  A．made a living in the village by selling bread

  B．worked in the workshop as a shoemakers

  C．was good at making soldier shoes

  D．lived a better life in the village than before 

4．Which of the following well-known sayings can best tell the main idea of the passage?

  A．Knowledge is no burden.

  B．Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

  C．You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

  D．Time lost cannot be recalled.

One morning, a young man leading a goat lost his way due to the thick mist．Then he met a blind man and asked whether he also lost his way．The blind man said, “I cannot see anything．Therefore, the mist doesn’t affect me．I followed the path in my memory and it never goes wrong.”

Happily the young man led the goat following him forward．The blind man asked where he was going．He said he wanted to sell his goat．“Male or female? How many years have you kept it?” The young man spoke without too much thought, “A female goat of 3 years!”

The young man was still following the blind man when he was grasped the hand by the blind man．He shouted, “Here is the police station! Go into it and elaborate on how you stole the goat!”

The young man had been a thief for a long time and admitted the goat was stolen by him．He asked the blind man puzzlingly, “But how do you know I am a thief?”

The blind man smiled, “I have been keeping goats for decades and can tell one of them is male or female as well as their age according to their voices．The goat you led just now is obviously a male goat, but you said female．The goat is simply a little more than one year old, but you said you had kept it for three years．Moreover, the goat will bleat totally differently when he is led by a stranger instead of his owner．So I can tell the goat does not belong to you!” Only then did the thief understand the whole thing with his head dropped down．

1．The blind man didn’t lost his way because _________

       A．he didn’t lead a goat

       B．he couldn’t see anything

       C．he wasn’t affected by the thick mist

       D．he had a better memory than the young man

2．According to the dialogue in Paragraph 2, we can know that ______

       A．the blind man was a detective

       B．the young man was an honest man

       C．the young man familiar with the goat

       D．the blind man was very careful

3．The underlined word “elaborate” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ______

       A．express in detail                              B．tell a lie

       C．learn by heart                               D．make up one’s mind

4．We can infer that the young man was ______after hearing the blind man’s explanation．

       A．humorous            B．nervous          C． depressed         D．satisfied

阅读下面短文并回答问题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

Jiuzhaigou is a very beautiful place．It is in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Region in Sichuan Province．Jiuzhaigou is a valley．It is more than 40 kilometers long．The green and golden trees, the lofty and multi-shaped mountains and the clear and colorful waters form the unique beauty of Jiuzhaigou．The water of Jiuzhaigou is the soul of the beauty．There are more than 100 lakes of different shapes in the valley．These lakes have wonderful colors．They are called “haizi”, which means son of the sea．These beautiful lakes make Jiuzhaigou a fantastic place．Between the forests and the lakes, there are nine Tibetan villages．The name Jiuzhaigou means Nine Village Valley.

Jiuzhaigou was discovered because of a panda rescue program．The pandas were once endangered because the bamboo there was blooming．When people came to rescue the pandas, they were surprised by the beauty of Jiuzhaigou．After that, Jiuzhaigou became a protected scenic area.

In China, there is a saying which goes like this: No mountain is worth seeing after you have seen Mount Huang and no other body of water will attract you after you have visited Jiuzhaigou．The beauty of Jiuzhaigou cannot be described in words．The best way to enjoy this fairyland is to go there．See you in Jiuzhaigou.

1．What is the best title for the passage? （Please answer within 10 words.）

________________________________________________________________.

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following?

These beautiful lakes make Jiuzhaigou a fantastic place.

________________________________________________________________.

3．Translate the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese.

________________________________________________________________.

4．How was the Jiuzhaigou Valley discovered?

________________________________________________________________.

5．What does the name Jiuzhaigou mean?

________________________________________________________________.

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你现在是第二中学高一（2）班学生。

你在学校里除学习语文、数学、英语、电脑外,你还学习更多的课程。

你的英语老师是一个从大学毕业不久的年轻人,英语讲得很。.

你班有48个同学,来自不同的初级中学，现在你们相处融洽,互相学习,互相帮助。注意： 开头已经写好,不记入总词数。

Dear Lily，

    How are you doing? I am writing to tell you something about my study._____         

                                                                   Yours,

                                                                  Li Hua

Canada is one of _____ largest countries in the world, ______ second only to Russia．

A．the; the         B．the; a          C．a; the          D．the; 不填

— Do you know the tower _____ in the heart of the city?

— Do you mean the one _____ to the north of the city library?

A．locating; lay                                       B．located; lying

C．being located; lying                                    D．located; lay

— ____ visited the Shanghai World Expo is sure to tell you the place is worthy ____ twice．

— You can say that again．

A．Those who have; visiting                       B．Whoever has; visiting

C．Those who have; to be visited               D．Whoever has; to be visited

— No one can answer the question _______ we can complete the task in time, do you know?

— Yes, and this is because we don’t know the way _______ the scientist used last time．

A．whether; which                             B．if; which

C．whether; in which                             D．if; in which

—Two hundred of the tourists were saved from danger in Taiwan, but the rest ______ still missing．

— If only the travel agency ________ more measures to prevent such accidents．

A．is; has taken                                 B．are; had taken

C．is; took                                        D．are; would take

一When shall we start the restoration of the historic buildings?

一Not until our plan________ by the committee．

A．will be approved                                   B．approves

C．is to approve                                        D．has been approved