In the suburban district of a city lived an old woman quite alone. Her husband died thirty years ago and two years later, her only son went away with lung cancer. So she had no family still living and her only friend was a little white dog who went everywhere with her - with one exception. The dog loved the fireplace in winter, and after the old woman went to bed he would sometimes go and lie in front of the warm coals. Usually though, the dog lay on a rug right next to the bed.
Deeply as the old woman loved her dog, she wouldn't allow the dog on the bed with her. However, if she became frightened or had a nightmare, she would put her hand down to her little white dog and he would lick it to calm her down.
One night she was reading the newspaper just before going to sleep. She trembled and pulled the duvet（羽绒被褥）up around her as she read that a mental patient had wandered out from a nearby hospital. No one knew if the patient was dangerous or not, but he was a suspect in the murders of several women who lived alone.
The woman turned off the lights and tried to sleep, but she was frightened, and turned over continually. Finally, she reached down to where her little white dog slept. Sure enough, a warm, wet tongue began to lick her hand. The woman felt reassured and safe, and left her hand hanging off the side of the bed. As she turned to settle in comfortably she opened her eyes for a moment and looked through the open door into the living room.
There in front of the fireplace, sat her little white dog, gazing at the coals and wagging his tail. And down beside her bed, something was still licking her hand.
【小题1】From the first paragraph we can know that _________.

In the suburban district of a city lived an old woman quite alone. Her husband died thirty years ago and two years later, her only son went away with lung cancer. So she had no family still living and her only friend was a little white dog who went everywhere with her - with one exception. The dog loved the fireplace in winter, and after the old woman went to bed he would sometimes go and lie in front of the warm coals. Usually though, the dog lay on a rug right next to the bed.

Deeply as the old woman loved her dog, she wouldn't allow the dog on the bed with her. However, if she became frightened or had a nightmare, she would put her hand down to her little white dog and he would lick it to calm her down.

One night she was reading the newspaper just before going to sleep. She trembled and pulled the duvet（羽绒被褥）up around her as she read that a mental patient had wandered out from a nearby hospital. No one knew if the patient was dangerous or not, but he was a suspect in the murders of several women who lived alone.

The woman turned off the lights and tried to sleep, but she was frightened, and turned over continually. Finally, she reached down to where her little white dog slept. Sure enough, a warm, wet tongue began to lick her hand. The woman felt reassured and safe, and left her hand hanging off the side of the bed. As she turned to settle in comfortably she opened her eyes for a moment and looked through the open door into the living room.

There in front of the fireplace, sat her little white dog, gazing at the coals and wagging his tail. And down beside her bed, something was still licking her hand.

1.From the first paragraph we can know that _________.

2.Why didn’t she allow the dog on the bed with her?

3.The reason the old woman shivered was that _____________.

4.Seeing the dog still sitting by the fireplace, __________.

In the suburban district of a city lived an old woman quite alone. Her husband died thirty years ago and two years later, her only son went away with lung cancer. So she had no family still living and her only friend was a little white dog who went everywhere with her - with one exception. The dog loved the fireplace in winter, and after the old woman went to bed he would sometimes go and lie in front of the warm coals. Usually though, the dog lay on a rug right next to the bed.
Deeply as the old woman loved her dog, she wouldn't allow the dog on the bed with her. However, if she became frightened or had a nightmare, she would put her hand down to her little white dog and he would lick it to calm her down.
One night she was reading the newspaper just before going to sleep. She trembled and pulled the duvet（羽绒被褥）up around her as she read that a mental patient had wandered out from a nearby hospital. No one knew if the patient was dangerous or not, but he was a suspect in the murders of several women who lived alone.
The woman turned off the lights and tried to sleep, but she was frightened, and turned over continually. Finally, she reached down to where her little white dog slept. Sure enough, a warm, wet tongue began to lick her hand. The woman felt reassured and safe, and left her hand hanging off the side of the bed. As she turned to settle in comfortably she opened her eyes for a moment and looked through the open door into the living room.
There in front of the fireplace, sat her little white dog, gazing at the coals and wagging his tail. And down beside her bed, something was still licking her hand.

1. 1.

   From the first paragraph we can know that _________.

   1. A.
      her husband died following her son
   2. B.
      the old woman was through with her relatives
   3. C.
      the dog wasn’t always keeping her company .
   4. D.
      the dog sometimes was tired of her
2. 2.

   Why didn’t she allow the dog on the bed with her?

   1. A.
      Because the dog was too dirty.
   2. B.
      Because she was fearful of dogs.
   3. C.
      Because the author dislikes keeping dogs.
   4. D.
      The author didn’t mention the reason for it.
3. 3.

   The reason the old woman shivered was that _____________.

   1. A.
      she was too old to stand the cold weather
   2. B.
      the room temperature came down with a run
   3. C.
      she was reading a frightening story
   4. D.
      a news story was carried in the paper
4. 4.

   Seeing the dog still sitting by the fireplace, __________.

   1. A.
      the old woman would call him to her
   2. B.
      the old woman would be frightened to half death
   3. C.
      would be luck to have another dog
   4. D.
      would feel puzzled what was under her bed

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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中选出最佳选项。

　　Rex White knows too many seamen's stories to want to add to them. Besides, this happened on land. It happened in Lytham, a town on the River Ribble, near the place where the river flows into the Irish Sea. The shape of the trees along the Lytham beach road is proof(证明)of the great strength of the wind which comes in off the sea. It blows hard across the grass, the car parks and the open road beside the river, and there's nothing to stop it.

　　Rex was a ship's pilot. It was his job to guide ships up the river, between banks of sand, into the port of Preston. Mr White lived in a village some kilometres from the coast, so he had to drive to Lytham and leave his car in one of the car parks beside the river. Then he rowed (划船) out to the pilot boat , and waited for the particular ship that it was his duty to guide.

　　Early one morning, Mr White returned to Lytham from a night on duty, to find that he could not start his car. He had driven from his village the evening before and had left his car in the car park as usual. He had rowed out to the pilot boat and gone on board the S. S. Kilkenny, which was on her way from Ireland. Then, in the early hours of the following morning, he had returned to Lytham in the pilot boat, expecting to drive home to have a cup of hot chocolate and a warm bed. But whatever he did, he could not get the engine to start.

　　It was a cold and windy night; there was no one about, and there was no garage open to which he could turn for help. He was just about to give up and spend the rest of the night on the back seat of the car when he had a bright idea. He pushed the car round so that it was facing in the direction of the wind, opened all four doors, pushed it along a short way, and then jumped in. The doors acted like sails(帆), and in no time the wind had taken him right out of the car park, and away down the beach road. When he tried the starter switch (开关) once more, the engine roared (咆哮) to life immediately. All he had to do then was to stop the car and shut the doors.

　　He went to bed later than usual, but he didn't go without his cup of hot chocolate. Mr White was not a seaman for nothing.

1．This passage is about ________.

[　　]

A．how Mr White got his car to start on a cold and windy morning

B．what the weather was like in Lytham

C．what happened to Mr White one cold end windy night

D．how Mr White did his job and enjoyed his life

2．We can tell how strong the wind is along the beach road ________.

[　　]

A．from the way the river flows into the Irish Sea

B．by looking at the shape of the trees

C．from the fact that the open road is beside the river

D．by taking this story as a real one

3．His“bright idea”was to ________.

[　　]

A．push the car round so that it was out of the wind

B．put up sails on the car and let it go with the wind

C．open the doors and get the wind to push the car along

D．push the car a short way and then jump in

4．“Mr White was not a seaman for nothing”(in Paragraph 5) means that ________.

[　　]

A．Mr White was a seaman who was good at everything

B．Mr White had other things than a cup of chocolate for what he had done

C．Mr White was an experienced and clever seaman

D．Mr White got something for being a seaman

Tulips(郁金香) are beautiful flowers which were originally grown in Turkey. They were introduced into Europe in the 1500’s. In the Netherlands (荷兰), they became very popular. Tulips became expensive flowers as they took many years to grow from a seed to flower.

　 Today, in Holland, tulips are highly valued and grown commercially for export. Tulip plants are grown from bulbs(球茎) or seeds. However, those which grow from seeds grow much slower than those from bulbs. The bulbs are planted six to ten centimeters deep in well-drained soil. When the plant grows, roots(根) are formed at the base of the bulb.

　 Both the male and female parts are formed. As the plant grows, thick pointed leaves developed. The leaves provided food for the growing plants. When the color of the bud(花蕾) are ready to open.

　 The tulip flower will start to bloom in early spring. When the weather is cold or rainy, the tulip flowers will close up. On the other hand, when the weather is sunny, the flowers will bloom.

　 Throughout the world, many varieties of tulips are grown. They bloom in different colors: red, yellow, white, and pink. The cup-shaped and bell-shaped tulips are the most common ones.

　 There are different reasons why tulips are grown. They are grown for pleasure in parks and gardens. They are also raised for the bulbs that are sold to people who store the bulbs to be grown in their gardens. These beautiful flowers also attracted insects which help to pollinate(授花粉) the flowers.

1. Why were Tulips expensive to grow?

A. Because they were grown in Europe.

B. Because they grew from seeds.

C. Because they started to bloom in early spring.

D. Because they took a long time to grow.

2. When tulip plants grow, which of the statements below is right?

A. The leaves grow first.　　　 B. The roots grow first.

C. The bulbs are grown first.　　 D. The petals(花瓣)are formed first.

2. The tulips flower blooms when the weather is __________.

A. wet and windy　　 　　　　　B. warm and fine

C. rainy or cloudy　　　　　　　 D. windy and cold

4. The main idea of the last paragraph is ____________.

A. the reason of growing tulips　　 B. the pleasure in raising tulips

C. the benefit of selling bulbs　　 D. the insects on attractive tulips