Once there was a man who had two children ,a boy and a girl.The boy was good-looking but the girl was not . One day they found a mirror for the first time and they saw what they looked like.The boy was very pleased and he said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!”The girl didn't like what her brother said and give him a hard push.“Go away!”She said. Their father saw what was happening .He went up to them and said to the boy,“You must always be good as well as look good.”Then the father said to the girl, “My dear,if you help everyone and do your best to please him ,everyone will love you.It doesn't matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother.”

(　 )41. O nce a man had ______.

A. A good-looking girl　 B. an ugly boy C.two good-looking children D. a boy and a girl

(　 )42. The boy saw what he looked like in the mirror and was pleased because he ______.

A. found a mirrior B. knew he looked as nice as his sister

C. and his sister were good-looking. D. was handsome.

(　 )43.The girl gave the boy a hard push because ______.

A. She was stronger　　 B. what he said was wrong.

C.she wasn't pleased with what he said　 D.her father loved her.

(　 )44. Father told the girl that______.

(2)It was important to be good-looking B. It was a good thing to be ugly.

C.If she did her best to help people ,she would enjoy people's love.

D. she was as good-looking as her brother.

(　 )45. What can we learn from the story?　 ______

A. To be good-looking is very important.

B. To be good to people is more important than to be good-looking.

C. If you want to make yourself look good,you must be good to people.

D. If you often help people,you will become more and more beautiful

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成下列各题。

What will the home of the future look like? A team of architects (建造师) in Hong Kong say that city homes will be tiny, as populations continue to grow and space becomes more expensive. They have designed “space flats”. 83它们只有30 平米大。These flats have three small rooms, a living room, a bathroom and a bedroom, as well as a balcony (阳台),but everything is carefully planned to make good use of the limited space.

The living room is the main room of the flat. It can be used as an office, a kitchen or even a second bedroom. There is a sofa that can be changed into a bed. The dining table can be changed into a computer desk. And, if not needed, both the sofa-bed and the table can be folded away and stored into a small apace in the wall. There is a flat-screen TV, which can also serve as a computer monitor. In one corner of the room, a small cooker, a microwave oven and a miniature refrigerator are hidden out of sight.

The other rooms are small but useful. The bathroom contains a toilet and a shower. The double bed in the bedroom can also be a sofa, if necessary, The balcony has enough room for two people to sit and enjoy the view from the block of flats. All the rooms have high ceiling to provide as much storage space as possible, while the flat has large windows to let in plenty of sunlight.

“Space flats “are now being tested in a building in Hong Kong. “It’s wonderful,” said one resident(居民) “84. The flat is so well designed that you feel that there is plenty of space”

1.Why do the architects think that “Space flats “will be important in the future?

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2.How many rooms can a “space flat ” have in all ?

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3.将划线句子译成英语。

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4.将划线句子译成汉语。

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5.请给短文拟一个合适的题目。

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任务型阅读(注意：每空1个单词)。
Future and Today
　　It is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. But do you know what future really is ? I have to say that future is now. That is to say we must treasure every minute now. If we want to have a bright future, we should know how important time is and use it well.
　　There is an old English saying: "Gain time, gain life." Then what's time? Time is something that we can't see or touch, but we can feel it passing by. Time is always with us. When we are at table, time passes; when we play, time goes by unnoticeable. We always say "Time is money", but time is even more precious(珍贵的)than money, because when money is spent , we can earn it back. But if time is gone away, it will never return. So, some of us even say time is priceless(无价的).
　　We should always remember: future is now. For us students, we should try our best to work hard in order to create a great future of our own. We should make the best use of every hour and be the master of today. We should do everything before us as well as possible. And never put off what can be done today till tomorrow.
　　As we all know , "Time and tide wait for no man." If you waste today, you will regret tomorrow. So from now on, work hard. Tomorrow will be better, and your future will be brighter .Remember: "No pains, no gains." Today's hard work is the cause of tomorrow's harvest.
　                   　Title: Future and Today

A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the correct time and is never late for anything.
An unpunctual man never does what he has to do at the right time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be got back. Time is more useful than material things. In fact, time is life itself. An unpunctual man is always wasting his most important things as well as others'. An unpunctual person is always saying unhappily that he finds no time to answer letters or return calls. But the man who really has much to do is very careful of his time. He knows that he can not finish all his work unless he carefully does every piece of work.
Being unpunctual is the sign of disrespect (不尊重_) towards others. If a person is invited to
dinner and arrives later than the time when he should be there, he keeps all the other guests (客人)
waiting for him. Usually this will be thought as a great disrespect to the host and all the other guests.
Not like a punctual person, an unpunctual one can't do his duty wonderfully, whether it is public or personal. Imagine how it would be if those who should do important tasks failed to be on time. A man who is known to be often unpunctual is never believed by his friends or fellow men.
【小题1】The Chinese meaning of the word "punctual" in this passage is probably “      ”.                                                                      

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成下列各题。
What will the home of the future look like? A team of architects (建造师) in Hong Kong say that city homes will be tiny, as populations continue to grow and space becomes more expensive. They have designed “space flats”. 83它们只有30 平米大。These flats have three small rooms, a living room, a bathroom and a bedroom, as well as a balcony (阳台),but everything is carefully planned to make good use of the limited space.
The living room is the main room of the flat. It can be used as an office, a kitchen or even a second bedroom. There is a sofa that can be changed into a bed. The dining table can be changed into a computer desk. And, if not needed, both the sofa-bed and the table can be folded away and stored into a small apace in the wall. There is a flat-screen TV, which can also serve as a computer monitor. In one corner of the room, a small cooker, a microwave oven and a miniature refrigerator are hidden out of sight.
The other rooms are small but useful. The bathroom contains a toilet and a shower. The double bed in the bedroom can also be a sofa, if necessary, The balcony has enough room for two people to sit and enjoy the view from the block of flats. All the rooms have high ceiling to provide as much storage space as possible, while the flat has large windows to let in plenty of sunlight.
“Space flats “are now being tested in a building in Hong Kong. “It’s wonderful,” said one resident(居民) “84. The flat is so well designed that you feel that there is plenty of space”
【小题1】Why do the architects think that “Space flats “will be important in the future?
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【小题2】How many rooms can a “space flat ” have in all ?
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【小题3】将划线句子译成英语。
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【小题4】将划线句子译成汉语。
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【小题5】请给短文拟一个合适的题目。
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