Not only women wear skirts. Men can wear them, too. In Scotland (苏格兰), men wear a kilt – a kind of skirt. The kilt is their national dress.
The kilt has checks (方格) and different colors, like red or blue. Each family in Scotland has its own colors. How did the Scotsmen (苏格兰男人) start to wear kilts. There is a story about it. Rawlinson had some workers from Scotland in his office and he thought their clothing got in the way of their work. So he cut their clothes into a shorter skirt.
Today, they usually only wear them at weddings (婚礼) or big dinners. Only a few men wear a kilt every day. Scotsmen also wear kilts in big parties. The policemen still have skills as the dress uniforms, but they don’t wear them to catch the thieves.
【小题1】 A kilt is ______.

A．a hat

B．a shirt

C．a skirt

D．a sweater

【小题2】In Scotland, different families have different _____ of kilts.

A．prices

B．colors

C．styles

D．checks

【小题3】 What does “got in the way of” mean?

A．妨碍

B．得到

C．在路上

D．到达

【小题4】When do Scotsmen wear kilts?

A．At weddings

B．At big dinners

C．In big parties

D．All of above.

【小题5】The story is about ________.

A．Scotsmen’s traditional kilts	B．how to make kilts
C．what a kilt is	D．how much the kilt is

As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other   31  in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked   32 . He was an actor.
Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's  33  his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted  34  part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them   35 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful   36 __.Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He   37  it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write   38 he died. When he died in 1870, he was  39  a story. But what a pity! We'll never know _40_ it ended.

【小题1】

A．cities B．countries C．towns D．villages

【小题2】

A．reading B．writing C．acting D．playing

【小题3】

A．what B．how C．when D．why

【小题4】

A．the next B．next C．next to D．next time

【小题5】

A．too B．as well C．as well as D．also

【小题6】

A．book B．story C．play D．film

【小题7】

A．hated B．enjoyed C．wanted D．shamed

【小题8】

A．as B．while C．until D．since

【小题9】

A．drawing B．singing C．writing D．making

【小题10】

A．what B．how C．who D．which

As the sun rose, a dewdrop (露珠)woke up. There it sat on a leaf, catching the sunlight. Proud of its simple beauty, it was very happy. Around it were other dewdrops, some on the same leaf and some on other leaves. The dewdrop was sure that it was the best, the most special dewdrop of them all.
Ah, it was good to be a dewdrop.
The wind blew and the plant began to shake, tipping (使倾斜) the leaf. The dewdrop became frightened as it started to move towards the edge (边缘)of the leaf. Why was this happening? Things were comfortable. Things were safe. Why did they have to change? Why? Why?
The dewdrop reached the edge of the leaf. It was sure that this was the end. The day had only just begun and the end had come so quickly. It seemed so unfair. It seemed so meaningless. It tried hard to do whatever it could to stay on the leaf, but it was no use.
Finally, it fell. Below there was a mirror. A reflection of the dewdrop seemed to be coming up to meet it.  Closer and closer they came together until finally.., the small dewdrop became a part of the great pond (池塘). Now the dewdrop was no more, but it was not destroyed.
It had become one with the whole.
【小题1】According to Paragraph 1, we know that the dewdrop _____.

A．didn’t get on well with other dewdrops

B．thought its beauty was too simple

C．couldn’t get any sunlight

D．thought itself as the best dewdrop

【小题2】The dewdrop became _____ as it started to move towards the edge of the leaf.

A．scared

B．happy

C．proud

D．comfortable

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A．There was only one dewdrop on the leaf.

B．The dewdrop did nothing before falling.

C．The mirror in the story refers to the pond.

D．The dewdrop was actually destroyed.

【小题4】What does the underlined word “reflection” mean?

A．反映

B．考虑

C．沉思

D．倒影

【小题5】The story mainly tells us that _____.

A．we should work together against difficulties

B．people should not be too proud of themselves

C．one should work hard for his/her goals

D．it’s good to become one with the whole

As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded
in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was
never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing
car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on
the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw
the curtains(窗帘) seem to move when there was no wind. A
very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times        
 
louder than in the day. My imagination (想象) would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the "enemy(敌人) " would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn't let the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.
One of the processes(过程) growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
【小题1】 The author had _________kind(s) of fears when she was a child.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．none

【小题2】 _________ would scare the author at night.

A．Streetlight and car lights	B．Wild animals and enemies
C．Moving curtains and wind	D．Strange sights and sounds

【小题3】When she went to some other places, she would _________.

A．walk away without others	B．take a bus by herself
C．follow others closely	D．make sure not to take a wrong bus

【小题4】Which of the following would be possibly true when she was a child?

A．She was usually popular among people.

B．She was always the leader of the others.

C．She always' got poor grades.

D．She was not at all liked by others.

【小题5】The underlined word "overcome" means "_________" in Chinese.

A．接受

B．忍受

C．信服

D．克服