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　　Can a person make it rain? Many people believed that Charles Hatfiled could． In the early 1900s, Mr． Hatfield traveled through the United States, Canada, and Mexico bringing rain to farms and cities that suffered from drought． For 30 years, people considered him the greatest rainmaker in North America． In order to make it rain, he used a secret mixture of chemicals that be placed high on wooden towers in special trays． As the chemicals evaporated, they attracted rain clouds to the area． Over his career, Mr． Hatfield even offered to help clear the fog from London and to water the Sahara Desert．

　　One of Mr． Hatfiled's most amazing rainmaking accomplishments happened in southern California in 1916． Because he knew that the city of San Diego did not have enough water, Mr． Hatfield offered to give the city a hand with its water problem． He planned to create enough rain to fill the lake behind Morena Dam near the city． Since the time the dam was built, the lake had never been more than half full, but the lake could hold 57 billion liters (15 billion gallons) of water if it were full． Filling the lake would help the city of San Diego with its constant water problems． Mr． Hatfield suggested that if he succeeded in filling the lake with rain water, the city would pay him $10, 000．If no rain fell, the city would pay nothing． The city agreed because they had nothing to lose from the business deal, and only paying $ 10, 000 for that much water seemed to be a steal．

　　On January 1, 1916, Mr． Hatfield began his rainmaking procedure． It began to rain four days later． The rain continued for the next five days． On January 10, it began to rain more heavily, and the rain continued for the next 10 days The city of San Diego was flooded． Fifty people died． More than 200 bridges were washed away,． and many miles of train tracks were destroyed． However, Mr． Hatfield did succeed in filling the lake． The water was within 12 centimeters of the top of the dam． Mr． Hatfield thought that he had completed his job, so he went to collect his money from the city． However, the city of San Diego backed out of the deal． They said that the rain was an “act of God” and not the work of the rainmaker． Mr． Hatfield tried to sue the city, but he never collected any money for his work．

Peter and Fred were good friends. They lived next to each other and were in the same class. When they finished middle school, they found work in the same factory and worked in the same workshop. They often helped each other, but they both began to gamble last year. They lost everything except their houses. They often didn’t go to work on time. So they were both sent away. Now they couldn’t find any work in the city and had to stay at home. Of course they had no money to buy food or clothes. They began stealing things at night and slept in the day-time.

　 One day Peter was watching TV at home while Fred came in. Peter turned off the television and they talked a lot.

　 “I have to buy a pair of glasses.” Fred said suddenly.

　 “Oh?” said Peter. “I don’t think there is something wrong with your eyes.”

　 “I don’t agree,” said Fred. “Last night I went into a rich businessman’s house. I found a safe (保险箱) in the corner of a room. I was very happy and began to turn its knob (旋钮) and tried to open it. Suddenly it began to sing. I was so afraid that I ran out as quickly as possible!”

　 “Did it have an alarm (报警器)?”

　 “No,” said Fred. “I turned on a radio!”

1. From the passage we know Peter and Fred are both friends and _______.

　 A. brothers　　　 B. relatives　　 C. neighbors　　 D. roommates

2. Fred wanted to buy a pair of glasses because________.

　 A. he wanted to read books. B. he wanted to work hard

　 C. he lost his old one.　　 D. he looked on the radio as a safe by mistake.

3. The underlined word “gamble” in the first paragraph means________.

　 A. steal things　　 　　 　　　　 B. play games of chances for money

　 C. help each other　　　 　　 D. spend much money

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Gambling can make you rich　　 　　　　 B. Gambling will make you happy

C. Gambling can make you lose everything 　　 D. Gambling is helpful for your health

Two years after the First World War (1914-1918), a small group of soldiers left the army and returned to their hometown in France. Most of them lived well, but one of them was poor. His name was Clinton. Once a year they had supper in Barton’s house. Barton was very rich.
One evening Barton showed his friends a large gold coin at the supper table. The coin was passed around and praised by everyone. At the same time they were talking and talking. They soon forgot about the coin. After supper, Barton asked for his coin, but nobody could tell where it was. It was lost. One man said that everyone must be searched. One by one they turned their pockets inside out. Only Clinton refused, however.“I didn’t steal the coin, and I will not be searched,” he said.After that, people turned their heads away from Clinton when they met him. He grew poorer. Soon his wife died.
A few years later, Barton had his house repaired. The lost coin was found under the floor. Barton felt sorry and went to Clinton to apologize. “But,” he asked, “you knew the coin was not in your pocket. Why did you refuse to be searched?” “Because I was a thief,” Clinton answered. “My pockets were full of food at that time. I had taken some food from the table to carry to my hungry wife and children.”
【小题1】The story took place ________.

It's a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and candies. The young man behind the counter knows his   __36__   by name and what they normally want to buy. He treats children and adults with equal   __37__. He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is   __38__.

One day, three people rushed in and grabbed（抓住） food off the shelves as fast as they could,   __39__   not intending to pay for it. He hit the “panic button” , then went over the counter（柜台） and   __40__   the front door. It was obvious that they were homeless, and  equally obvious that they weren't going   __41__   with their ill­gotten（非法获得的） gains. They    __42__   the food and simply crowded together in panic（惊慌地）—knowing the police were   __43__   the way.

Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn't have to steal if they were that    __44__. “We have food in the back, expired (到期)but still   __45__   to eat. If you need food, you   __46__   have some.” 

They were told to   __47__   what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to straighten out（清理） the mess. They were doing just that    __48__    the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer   __49__.

This wasn't what they had    __50__. They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they'd done. Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.

Soon three   __51__   people walked out with all the    __52__   their arms could hold. They were   __53__   that，if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab.

And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in. He would be the    __54__ person in the world to claim he was a hero. But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of—a   __55__amount of self­respect and a little bit of hope.

1.                A．friends　　     B．neighbors　     C．customers 　  D．passengers

2.                A．respect         B．pride           C．wisdom   D．satisfaction

3.                A．slow           B．busy           C．heavy    D．swift

4.                A．bravely         B．reasonably      C．hardly    D．obviously

5.                A．opened        B．locked          C．closed    D．broke

6.                A．nowhere       B．somewhere      C．anywhere 　  D．everywhere

7.                A．hid            B．lifted           C．ate  D．dropped

8.A　.in          B．on         C．off 　        D．by

9.                A．anxious         B．curious         C．courageous    D．hungry

10.               A．safe           B．easy           C．sweet     D．unique

11.               A．must           B．can            C．should    D．need

12.               A．hold up        B．hand out        C．pick up    D．hand in

13.               A．when          B．after           C．before 　 D．since

14.               A．popular        B．necessary       C．reliable 　 D．important

15.               A．wanted         B．desired         C．expected  D．admired

16.               A．dirtier         B．cleaner         C．cleverer   D．quicker

17.A　.money      B．cigarettes    C．drinks 　     D．food

18.               A．reminded       B．warned         C．ordered   D．persuaded

19.               A．first           B．last            C．best D．worst

20.               A．large          B．fair            C．small D．full

阅读下列短文，并做每篇后面的题目。从四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

Tom Smith was a writer. He wrote detective(侦探) stories for magazines. One evening he could not find an end for a story. He sat with his type writer(打字机) in front of him, but he had no idea . So he decided to go to the cinema.

When he came back, he found that the had a visitor. Someone had broken into his room. The man had had a drink, smoked several of Tom's cigarettes(香烟) and had read his story. The visitor left Tom a note:

"I have read your story and I don't think much of it. Please read my advice and then you can finish it. By the way, I am a thief. I am not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a successful writer, I will return!"

Tom read thief's advice. Then he sat down and wrote the rest of the story. He was still not a successful writer, and he was waiting for his thief to return. Before he went out in the evening, near his typewriter he always left a story which had not been finished.

1．Tom went to the cinema because he ________.

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A．Hoped to get ideas

B．was feeling tired

C．hated to see a visitor

D．wanted to see a film

2．The visitor came to Tom's room ________.

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A．to have a drink

B．to see Tom

C．to read Tom's story

D．to steal something

3．The visitor thought that Tom's story was ________.

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A．quite good

B．not well written

C．too short

D．not exciting

4．The thief said that he would ________.

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A．steal Tom's stores

B．write more stories

C．come and steal Tom's things

D．come every night

5．Tom found the thief's advice ________.

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