When sailors are allowed ashore after a long time at sea, they sometimes get drunk and cause trouble. For this reason, 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 big sailor had got drunk and ___4___ the furniture in the bar. The officer in charge of the police guard that evening said that 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 chose 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 small man. If you see two policemen coming ___18___ you, and one is ___19___ the other, which one ___20___ you attack?”

1. A. always           B. seldom          C. forever             D. sometimes

2. A. meet with         B. deal with          C. see               D. judge

3. A. about             B. from             C. in                    D. of

4. A. was breaking     B. was ordering           C. was moving       D. was dusting

5. A. would go        B. might beat       C. dared to fight     D. had to go

6. A. slightly           B. not at all          C. heavily           D. much more

7. A. the biggest         B. the youngest      C. the bravest          D. the experienced

8. A. In fact            B. But              C. So               D. And

9. A. Instead           B. Therefore        C. Although          D. Then

10. A. good-looking       B. weakest-looking   C. ugly-looking      D. strongest-looking

11. A. seize             B. kill                C. get rid of              D. catch up with

12. A. will go          B. had come         C. would start off      D. happened to be

13. A. Yet                   B. But               C. So              D. Then

14. A. don’t            B. couldn’t           C. can’t             D. do

15. A. looks strong     B. is drunk            C. seems rude       D. is dangerous

16. A. all              B. very              C. too             D. quite

17. A. how             B. what             C. why                  D. that

18. A. up             B. at                C. before           D. towards

19. A. not smaller than   B. as big as          C. as small as          D. much smaller than

20. A. could            B. will                C. do              D. can

When sailors are allowed ashore after a long time at sea, they sometimes get drunk and cause trouble. For this reason, 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 big sailor had got drunk and ___4___ the furniture in the bar. The officer in charge of the police guard that evening said that 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 chose 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 small man. If you see two policemen coming ___18___ you, and one is ___19___ the other, which one ___20___ you attack?”　　

1. A. always   B. seldom       C. forever       D. sometimes　　

2. A. meet with      B. deal with    C. see     D. judge　　

3. A. about     B. from   C. in       D. of　　

4. A. was breaking B. was ordering      C. was moving       D. was dusting　　

5. A. would go       B. might beat  C. dared to fight     D. had to go　　

6. A. slightly   B. not at all     C. heavily       D. much more　　

7. A. the biggest     B. the youngest      C. the bravest D. the experienced　　

8. A. In fact    B. But     C. So      D. And　　

9. A. Instead   B. Therefore   C. Although    D. Then　　

10. A. good-looking       B. weakest-looking　    C. ugly-looking    D. strongest-looking　　

11. A. seize     B. kill      C. get rid of    D. catch up with　　

12. A. will go  B. had come   C. would start off          D. happened to be　　

13. A. Yet       B. But     C. So      D. Then　　

14. A. don’t    B. couldn’t     C. can’t   D. do　　

15. A. looks strong B. is drunk      C. seems rude D. is dangerous　　

16. A. all B. very    C. too     D. quite　　

17. A. how     B. what   C. why    D. that　　

18. A. up B. at C. before D. towards　　

19. A. not smaller than   B. as big as　　       C. as small as D. much smaller than

20. A. could    B. will     C. do      D. can　　

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The fairy queen is upset and the elves just don't know what to do:
“Oh dear, oh dear," sobbed the queen, getting her hankie all wet with her constant crying. For the twelfth time that day, Elgie the chief elf took her hankie and wrung it out on to the carpet of grass that grew all around the palace.”
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This story is suitable for 6 years and upwards.
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“My friend, Henry Faffenburger stomped down the long lane on his short stumpy legs, moonlight glancing off his bald-spot, which was a little surprising as there was no moon that night. As he rounded the bend, he saw a pair of headlights coming toward him. They drew level, and stopped. A small man with yellow eyes emerged from the darkness behind the lights, and enquired if Faffenburger would like a lift.
"Where are you going ?" asked my friend. "Wherever you want to go", replied the owner of the yellow eyes.”
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【小题1】Which story is more well-received by young girls?

A．Trevor The Taxi	B．Faffenburger's Odyssey
C．The Wise Old Woman	D．The Girl Who Believed In Fairys

【小题2】You can find the description of a night scene in _______?

A．The Envious Kings	B．The Girl Who Believed In Fairies
C．The Wise Old Woman	D．Faffenburger's Odyssey

【小题3】According to the passage, the kings in “The Envious Kings” can be described as_______?

A．Jealous

B．powerful

C．rude

D．ugly

【小题4】Who will most probably find the passage useful?

A．parents with children	B．children who love to surf the Internet
C．teachers in high school	D．experts who concern children

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It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house. Guests came and went, but the party went on. Then the bell rang. Several people shouted, “come in!” A small man opened the front door and came in. Nobody knew him but the host went to meet him and took him to have a drink. The man sat there happily for an hour and drank. Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host. “Do you know me?” he said. “Nobody asked me to this party. I don’t know you. I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ car was in front of our gate, So I came here to find him and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back.” 

60. When the bell rang, the guests ___ .

A. were shouting                 B. were singing and dancing

C. were enjoying themselves        D. were waiting for the small man 

61. The host __ after the small man came in.

A. was glad to see him            B. asked him to have a drink

C. didn’t find him                 D. knew who he was

62. The small man went to the house ___ .

A. to find a man                   B. to have a drink

C. to have a party                  D. to see what was happening

63. Perhaps the small man’s wife got ___ because ___ .

A. hungry; he drank too much   

B. surprised; he couldn’t find the man

C. lonely; he didn’t take her to the party

D. angry; he kept her waiting for a long time

 

 Many different tribes live in the Ituri rain forest of Africa, but the Pygmies are the most unusual. Most of the men are not much more than four feet tall. They weigh only about eighty pounds. The women are even smaller and thinner. But in spite of the fact that they are small, these people are perfectly formed men and women.
It is an exciting experience to visit a Pygmy encampment for the first time. Before you go, you must send word ahead that you are coming. Some friendly native or trader must take the message to the Tiki-Tikis. Otherwise the whole tribe will disappear into the depths of the jungle long before you have come close enough to be welcomed.
The great Ituri rain forest seems cut off from the rest of the earth. There are living, dead, and dying trees on every side. Except where a clearing has been burned and chopped out, a man may live his whole life in the Ituri and never see farther than twenty yards.
It takes sharp eyes to discover the almost hidden path to the Pygmy camp. The path is no wider than a small man’s foot. No sound breaks the silence in this part of the forest. There are no signs of people.
The stranger must walk carefully. What appears to be a bent branch may prove to be a deadly snake. A spotted gold patch of sunlight may be a crouching leopard(豹).
Even the Pygmy camp comes as a surprise. The leafy shelters in which the little people live are hardly three feet high. They look so much like the surrounding undergrowth that they might easily be passed by. These houses contain no furniture of any sort. The beds are merely plantain leaves spread out on the earth floor. There are no cooking pots: food is eaten raw or smoked over a fire. Spears, bows and arrows are the only possessions of these people. When the tribe moves to a new camp there is nothing to carry except these weapons and babies too small to walk.
【小题1】According to the passage, we can conclude _____.

A．the Pygmies are the shortest tribe worldwide

B．the Pygmies are short but normal in mentality

C．most of the Pygmy men are more than four feet

D．the Pygmies live in the forest of America

【小题2】Paragraph 2 mainly suggests that the Pygmies ______.

A．are unwilling to communicate with people outside

B．are very cruel and they will kill you with the spears

C．are friendly to the tourists visiting them for the first time

D．move so fast and often that can’t be caught up with easily

【小题3】 Which of the following word can describe the life of Pygmy?

A．Quiet.

B．Active.

C．Hard.

D．Busy.

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE of the Pygmy?

A．Their houses can’t be easily found in the hurt rain forest.

B．Their houses, which are three feet high, are made of wood.

C．Weapons and cooking pots are their most valuable possessions.

D．They are living in harmony with dangerous animals around.