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III.阅读理解（共15小题计30分）

We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago, most of the people in Europe did not know anything about tea, because it was grown in Asia. There is a story about an English sailor（水手）. Once he went to India and China. When he came home, he brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a tea party.  When her friends came to the tea party, the old woman brought out some leaves and asked them to eat tea. Of course, nobody liked the tea leaves.

Just then the sailor came in.  He looked at the tea leaves on the table and asked his mother,“What have you done with the tea?”

“I boiled it as you said.”

“I threw it away, of course.” answered the woman.

“Now, you may throw away the leaves, too.” said her son.

56. Who first grew tea?

A. People in Europe.                                        B. People in Asia.

C.People in China only.                                D. People in India only.

57. The woman’s friends ________.

A. enjoyed the tea leaves very much                   B. didn’t like drinking tea

C. didn’t like the tea leaves                           D. threw away all the tea leaves

58. Before the old woman boiled the tea, ________.

A. she had learned how to enjoy it

B. her son had taught her how to drink tea

C. her son had not told her to drink the boiled water only

D. her son had not told how to eat the tea leaves 

The captain of a ship and a merchant（商人）were friends．The merchant had a young son，who wanted to be a sailor（水手），so the captain took him for voyages in his  ．One day when the captain had come from a     with a lot of money，the merchant told him that the price of iron（铁） had    and suggested that he should buy some with his money．“I’ll      it for you in my storehouse   _ you return from your next voyage，and perhaps you’ll get     money．” But while the captain was away，the price of iron went up  _ 60% ，so the merchant sold it and kept the money．When the captain came back，his      friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had    all the iron． The captain knew that his friend was    lies，but he stayed  _and said，“I knew that you had problems    mice in your storehouse．” After a few days，the captain started     voyage，and when he returned home，he said to the merchant，“I’m very sorry，but  _our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away．” The merchant was very    and said，“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And    can mice eat iron，” answered the captain．The merchant took the captain to a   ，who said，“The merchant must  the captain the money which he got when he   the iron，and then the captain must    the merchant’s son back to him．”

1.A. car       B. cart      C. ship        D. plane

2.A. voyage   B. travel     C. business    D. visit

3.A. fallen    B. raised     C. widened    D. risen

4.A. keep     B. hide      C. hold       D. put

5.A. when    B. since      C. after       D. until

6.A. many    B. more      C. a bit       D. less

7.A. on      B. in         C. to         D. by

8.A. dishonest B. honest     C. real        D. former

9.A. sold     B. borrowed   C. eaten      D. drunk

10.A. talking   B. making    C. telling      D. saying

11.A. friendly  B. calm      C. quiet       D. angry

12.A. about    B. in         C. on         D. with

13.A. another  B. next       C. the other    D. other

14.A. while    B. after       C. during      D. before

15.A. boring   B. puzzled     C. angry      D. afraid

16.A. yet      B. neither      C. so        D. either

17.A. lawyer   B. manager     C. child      D. judge

18.A. return    B. give        C. offer      D. lend

19.A. kept     B. bought      C. sold       D. stole

20.A. bring    B. fetch        C. carry      D. catch

 The captain of a ship and a merchant （商人） were friends．The merchant had a young son，who wanted to be a sailor （水手），so the captain took him for voyages in his 16 ．One day when the captain had come from a  17  with a lot of money，the merchant told him that the price of iron（铁） had  18  and suggested that he should buy some with his money．“I’ll   19 it for you in my storehouse 20 you return from your next voyage，and perhaps you’ll get  21   money．” But while the captain was away，the price of iron went up very  22  ，so the merchant sold it and kept the money．When the captain came back，his  23 friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had  24  all the iron． The captain knew that his friend was  25  lies，but he stayed  26_and said，“I knew that you had problems  27  mice in your storehouse．” After a few days，the captain started  28 voyage，and when he returned home，he said to the merchant，“I’m very sorry，but  29_our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away．”        The merchant was very  30  and said，“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And  31  can mice eat iron，” answered the captain．The merchant took the captain to a  32 ，who said，“The merchant must 33 the captain the money which he got when he  34 the iron，and then the captain must  35  the merchant’s son back to him．”

16．A．car      B．cart      C．ship       D．plane

17．A．voyage  B．travel     C．business    D．visit

18．A．fallen   B．changed   C．widened    D．risen

19．A．keep    B．hide      C．hold       D．put

20．A．when    B．since     C．after       D．until

21．A．many    B．more     C．a bit       D．less

22．A．slowly   B．low       C．little      D．high

23．A．dishonest  B．honest   C．real       D．former

24．A．sold      B．borrowed  C．eaten     D．drunk

25．A．talking    B．making   C．telling    D．saying

26．A．friendly   B．calm     C．quiet      D．angry

27．A．about     B．in        C．on       D．with

28．A．another   B．next      C．the other   D．other

29．A．while    B．after      C．during     D．before

30．A．boring   B．puzzled    C．angry      D．afraid

31．A．yet      B．neither     C．so        D．either

32．A．lawyer   B．manager    C．child      D．judge

33．A．return    B．give      C．offer       D．lend

34．A．kept     B．bought    C．sold        D．stole

35．A．bring    B．fetch      C．carry       D．catch

The captain of a ship and a merchant（商人）were friends．The merchant had a young son，who wanted to be a sailor（水手），so the captain took him for voyages in his 1．One day when the captain had come from a 2 with a lot of money，the merchant told him that the price of iron（铁） had 3and suggested that he should buy some with his money．“I’ll 4it for you in my storehouse 5 you return from your next voyage，and perhaps you’ll get 6 money．” But while the captain was away，the price of iron went up 7 60% ，so the merchant sold it and kept the money．When the captain came back，his 8 friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had 9 all the iron． The captain knew that his friend was 10 lies，but he stayed 11_and said，“I knew that you had problems 12 mice in your storehouse．” After a few days，the captain started 13voyage，and when he returned home，he said to the merchant，“I’m very sorry，but 14our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away．” The merchant was very15 and said，“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And 16 can mice eat iron，” answered the captain．The merchant took the captain to a 17，who said，“The merchant must 18the captain the money which he got when he 19the iron，and then the captain must 20 the merchant’s son back to him．”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      car
   2. B.
      cart
   3. C.
      ship
   4. D.
      plane
2. 2.
   1. A.
      voyage
   2. B.
      travel
   3. C.
      business
   4. D.
      visit
3. 3.
   1. A.
      fallen
   2. B.
      raised
   3. C.
      widened
   4. D.
      risen
4. 4.
   1. A.
      keep
   2. B.
      hide
   3. C.
      hold
   4. D.
      put
5. 5.
   1. A.
      when
   2. B.
      since
   3. C.
      after
   4. D.
      until
6. 6.
   1. A.
      many
   2. B.
      more
   3. C.
      a bit
   4. D.
      less
7. 7.
   1. A.
      on
   2. B.
      in
   3. C.
      to
   4. D.
      by
8. 8.
   1. A.
      dishonest
   2. B.
      honest
   3. C.
      real
   4. D.
      former
9. 9.
   1. A.
      sold
   2. B.
      borrowed
   3. C.
      eaten
   4. D.
      drunk
10. 10.
    1. A.
       talking
    2. B.
       making
    3. C.
       telling
    4. D.
       saying
11. 11.
    1. A.
       friendly
    2. B.
       calm
    3. C.
       quiet
    4. D.
       angry
12. 12.
    1. A.
       about
    2. B.
       in
    3. C.
       on
    4. D.
       with
13. 13.
    1. A.
       another
    2. B.
       next
    3. C.
       the other
    4. D.
       other
14. 14.
    1. A.
       while
    2. B.
       after
    3. C.
       during
    4. D.
       before
15. 15.
    1. A.
       boring
    2. B.
       puzzled
    3. C.
       angry
    4. D.
       afraid
16. 16.
    1. A.
       yet
    2. B.
       neither
    3. C.
       so
    4. D.
       either
17. 17.
    1. A.
       lawyer
    2. B.
       manager
    3. C.
       child
    4. D.
       judge
18. 18.
    1. A.
       return
    2. B.
       give
    3. C.
       offer
    4. D.
       lend
19. 19.
    1. A.
       kept
    2. B.
       bought
    3. C.
       sold
    4. D.
       stole
20. 20.
    1. A.
       bring
    2. B.
       fetch
    3. C.
       carry
    4. D.
       catch

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III.阅读理解（共15小题 计30分）

      We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago, most of the people in Europe did not know anything about tea, because it was grown in Asia. There is a story about an English sailor（水手）. Once he went to India and China. When he came home, he brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a tea party.  When her friends came to the tea party, the old woman brought out some leaves and asked them to eat tea. Of course, nobody liked the tea leaves.

      Just then the sailor came in.  He looked at the tea leaves on the table and asked his mother,“What have you done with the tea?”

      “I boiled it as you said.”

      “I threw it away, of course.” answered the woman.

      “Now, you may throw away the leaves, too.” said her son.

56. Who first grew tea?

A. People in Europe.                                        B. People in Asia.

C.People in China only.                                 D. People in India only.

57. The woman’s friends ________.

A. enjoyed the tea leaves very much                   B. didn’t like drinking tea

C. didn’t like the tea leaves                            D. threw away all the tea leaves

58. Before the old woman boiled the tea, ________.

A. she had learned how to enjoy it

B. her son had taught her how to drink tea

C. her son had not told her to drink the boiled water only

D. her son had not told how to eat the tea leaves