The Browns were going shopping. Mr. Brown was going to the drugstore. Mrs. Brown was going to the supermarket and then the shoe store. Mary wanted to go to the pet shop. They were all going to different stores. But they were going to the same place. All the stores were close together. They were in the shopping center. It was easy for the Browns to go shopping.

　　Every city has places where people can buy things they need. Long ago, people went to open markets. Shoemakers sold shoes. Farmers sold eggs and vegetables. Each person selling something had his own stand at the market. The market was held outdoors on certain days. As the cities grew, the markets grew. Soon they were open every day. After a while, stores took the place of stands.

　　In many parts of the world, people still shop at open markets. In our country, shopping centers have taken the place of most open markets.

(1) Today, many stores close together are found in a ________.

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(2) The story does not say this, but from what we have read, we can tell that ________.

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A．people selling things have to stand outdoors

B．most people like to go to shopping centers

C．stands are better than most supermarkets

D．people don't like go shopping at all

(3) Where was the market held?

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A．The market was held outdoors on certain days.

B．The market was held in the country on Sundays.

C．The market was held in the city on certain days.

D．The market was held indoors on Sundays.

(4) The main idea of the whole story is that ________.

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A．shoemakers sold shoes to farmers with vegetable stands

B．you can only go to the supermarket on certain holidays

C．shopping centers are taking the place of open markets

D．markets are everywhere

根据所给提示词将下列各句译成英语

1．人们匆忙地移开砖块和石头

   People ____________________________________ the bricks and stones.

2．昨晚一辆大货车撞在一棵大树上

    A coach ___________________a big tree ___________________

3．你可以去乡村短住,也可以整年住在那里。

   You may stay in a countryside_______________________ or __________________________

4. 每天农民们向城市居民提供大量的蔬菜。

Every day farmers ________________________________________ in the cities.

5. 艾米在朝她妈妈跑去的时候跌倒了

   Amy _______________when  she _______________ her mother

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    Since last autumn, in Yunnan, and other places in southwest China, there has been very little rain. A serious drought （干旱） hit these places. The land is too dry.1．_______. And more than 20 million people are having difficulty getting safe drinking water because of the bad drought. The Chinese government has done a lot to solve the water problem, 2．_______. Other parts of China are helping by giving water, clothes, books and money. Many students and teachers helped in this way, too. A student said," A bottle of water isn't much, 3．_______. "In some areas, farmers are beginning to grow crops that don't need much water.

    Water is very important. Only 1 percent of the world's water is useful for human beings. This is the fresh water we use every day. There are 669 cities in China. More than 400 cities are short of water. 4．_______the world's population suffers from water problem. When we don't care of water, we hurt everyone. 5．________.Don't waste water. All of us should try to save more water for future.

A．such as digging wells（井） and so on

B．About one fifth of

C．Crops died before the harvest

D．A bottle of water isn't useful

E．but thousands of bottles will be of great use

F．It's time for us to use water in a smarter way

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　　As a young boy, Paul wanted to be a painter. When he told his parents. his father said,“I know that you like to paint. But we are farmers. We need you on the farm. 1 hope that you will not go away. I hope that you will stay with us on the farm. I will buy paper and paint for you.”

　　Paul did not want to paint on the farm. He did not like to paint animals like cats and dogs, cows and horses, chickens and ducks. But he stayed there to help his parents.

　　After a few years, Paul's father asked him,“Do you still want to be a painter?”

　　“Of course, I do,”answered the boy.

　　“Your younger brothers are big now,”said father.“We can take care of our farm by ourselves. Your brothers will be in your place. I am going to send (送) you to a painting school. I hope that you will be a great painter.”

　　Paul was happy. He went to Paris to learn painting. At first, painting was too difficult for him. He had to work hard every day. The time was too short for him. His thoughts (思想) were not good enough (足够) for great pictures. People did not like his work and buy his pictures. At last he went back to the country. He was thirty-five years old then. He found new thoughts for his pictures in the country. He stayed there all his life. He began to paint pictures of farmers. The pictures were beautiful and people came to see him from the north, south, east and west.

1．What did Paul want to do when he was young?

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A．He wanted to stay with his parents.

B．He wanted to be a painter.

C．He wanted to buy paper and paint.

D．He wanted to work in big cities.

2．When Paul was a boy, his father wanted him to ________.

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A．work on the farm

B．go to learn painting

C．be a great painter

D．stay with the family in Paris

3．Why did Paul's father send him to a painting school after a few years?

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A．Because Paul did not want to be a painter any more.

B．Because Paul's family became richer than before.

C．Because Paul's brothers could help with the farm work.

D．Because Paul was old enough to learn painting.

4．When Paul was in Paris, he ________.

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A．had nothing to do

B．became a great painter

C．could not go to painting school

D．found it difficult to paint well

5．The people in Paris did not like Paul's work because ________.

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A．they did not like Paul

B．Paul was from the country

C．Paul did not paint well

D．they did not have much money to buy Paul's work