Like most July days, it was hot. I stepped into a tiny ice-cream shop to ?　1　? a chocolate ice-cream. It was a very ?　2　? store with little round tables and chairs.

As I entered, I found a very old woman bent ?　3　? a table near the door. Her ?　4　? was so badly bent by some sadness that her face nearly ?　5? the table top. I sat down facing her a couple of ?　6? away.

“Poor woman,” I thought. “What does she get ?　7　? life? Why does God let people live so long past their youth?”

As I thought, another aged lady entered the shop and sat down with her. Soon the two of them were ?　8　? childhood days. They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years. In minutes, the two of them were shaking with laughter.

I looked ?　9　? at the first woman, then in the ?　10　? on a nearby wall, catching a picture of myself. I was ?11　? a dirty shirt. She was well dressed in white, her ?　12　? shining with gold rings. I was ?13?.She was laughing, smiling. I was putting the ?　14? of my life together. She had millions of ?15? memories to recall. I sat alone. She was ?16　? the day with a good friend.　I was ?　17　? worried about getting old.　She was old, but it wasn't ?　18? her.

As I left the shop, I ?19　? my foolish question about God letting people live past their youth.?　20?,that woman was more alive, more sensitive to life, than I was. Age has not bent her spirit.

1.A.　warm up　　　　 B.　cool off　　 C.　freeze myself　　　　　　　　D.　enjoy myself

2.A.　old　　　　　　　　　　 B.　modern　　　　　　　　 C.　pretty　　　　　　　　　　D.　ugly

3.A.　under　　　　　　　　 B.　below　　　　　　　　　　C.　over　　　　　　　　　　 D.　above

4.A.　head　　　　　　　　 B.　chest　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C.　neck　　　　　　　　　　 D.　back

5.A.　connected　　　　 B.　touched　　　　　　　　 C.　hit　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.　joined

6.A.　tables　　　　　　　　 B.　miles　　　　　　　　　　 C.　kilometers　　　　　　 D.　inches

7.A.　for　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.　off　　　　　　　　　　　　C.　away from　　　　　　 D.　out of

8.A.　speaking　　　　　　 B.　talking about　　　　 C.　discussing　　　　　　 D.　debating

9.A.　sadly　　　　　　　　 B.　happily　　　　　　　　 C.　up　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.　again

10.A.　newspaper　　　　 B.　window　　　　　　　　 C.　mirror　　　　　　　　 D.　TV

11.A.　dressing　　　　　　B.　wearing　　　　 C.　putting on　　　　　　　　　　 D.　having on

12.A.　hands　　　　　　　　B.　neck　　　　　　 C.　arms　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.　head

13.A.　happy　　　　　　 B.　surprised　　　　 C.　poor　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.　sad

14.A.　periods　　　　　　 B.　pieces　　　　　　 C.　points　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.　masses

15.A.　unhappy　　　　　　B.　old　　　　　　　　 C.　wonderful　　　　　　　　　　 D.　fresh

16.A.　sharing　　　　　　 B.　spending　　　　 C.　killing　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.　sparing

17.A.　really　　　　　　　　B.　mostly　　　　　　C.　publicly　　　　　　　　　　　　D.　secretly

18.A.　pleasing　　　　　　 B.　hurting　　　　　　C.　leaving　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.　punishing

19.A.　realized　　　　　　 B.　wondered　　　　C.　gave up　　　　　　　　　　　　D.　thought of

20.A.　When　　　　　　　　B.　How　　　　　　 C.　Why　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.　Whether

Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.

　　There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl(爬行) into the house. “Look! In comes one,” she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us try to crawl into the house together.” At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two, catch them!” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said, “You saw them come in but where are they? I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started running away at once.

　　The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rope broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “I asked you to fetch a rope, why don’t you hurry for it?” The two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes.

1.The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because _____.

A．they were found out

B．they were frightened by what they had heard in the house

C．they didn’t work together well with each other

D．mice stopped them from doing so

2.From the last paragraph, we know that _____.

A．the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes

B．the woman recognized the two thieves

C．the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them

D．the two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all

3.When the woman said, “How they look like the two of last night,” _____.

A．she referred to the two thieves	B．she meant nothing
C．she said it on purpose	D．she referred to the mice

4.The best title for the passage may be ____.

A．Two Clever Thieves	B．Terrible Mice
C．Hit the Mark by a Fluke	D．A Clever Couple

 

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　　The hall was crowded. I had never seen it so 1 in all my thirty years. The professor, who was on a raised platform, got up very slowly from his chair. There was a sudden outburst(爆发) of cheering and applause(掌声) , which 2 several minutes. 3 one of the five men on the platform 4 first one hand, and then both hands before the noise 5 .

　　“I don't think I 6 introduce Professor Evans,”he said. There was a great cheer at this. “He isn't 7 to you.” 8 this there was a stamping of feet (脚步声), and the man sat down.

　　The professor, a short fat man, smiled and looked at his 9 . He was quite bald(秃头) and wore glasses. He seemed 10 because he cleared his throat(喉) twice. He put a hand into one of the side pockets of his jacket.

　　His frown(眉头) became 11 heavier and the hall grew completely silent as he stood 12 his audience(听众). It was 13 silence. It was hot in the hall and there was little air. I was sitting near the platform and I could clearly hear the loud 14 of the clock on the wall. 15 ,the professor very quickly turned his back to us ,and 16 to the other men on the platform. He 17 he wouldn't be heard by the audience, 18 there wasn't one of us in the first five rows who didn't 19 the words“I've lost my 20 .”

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Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.
　　There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl(爬行) into the house. “Look! In comes one,” she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us try to crawl into the house together.” At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two, catch them!” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said, “You saw them come in but where are they? I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started running away at once.
　　The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rope broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “I asked you to fetch a rope, why don’t you hurry for it?” The two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes.
【小题1】The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because _____.

A．they were found out

B．they were frightened by what they had heard in the house

C．they didn’t work together well with each other

D．mice stopped them from doing so

【小题2】From the last paragraph, we know that _____.

A．the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes

B．the woman recognized the two thieves

C．the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them

D．the two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all

【小题3】When the woman said, “How they look like the two of last night,” _____.

A．she referred to the two thieves	B．she meant nothing
C．she said it on purpose	D．she referred to the mice

【小题4】The best title for the passage may be ____.

A．Two Clever Thieves	B．Terrible Mice
C．Hit the Mark by a Fluke	D．A Clever Couple

Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.

　　There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the house saw a mouse crawl(爬行) into the house in the moonlight. “Look! In comes one,” she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us try to crawl into the house together.” At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two, catch them!” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said, “You saw them come in but where are they? I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started running away at once.

　　The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rope broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “I asked you to fetch a rope, why don’t you hurry for it?” The two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes.

1.The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because _____.

A．they were found out

B．they were frightened by what they had heard in the house

C．they didn’t work together well with each other

D．mice stopped them from doing so

2.From the last paragraph, we know that _____.

A．the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes

B．the woman recognized the two thieves

C．the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them

D．the two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all

3.When the woman said, “How they look like the two of last night!” _____.

A．she referred to the two thieves	B．she meant nothing
C．she said it on purpose	D．she referred to the mice

4.“____________”is the best title for this passage.

A．Two Clever Thieves	B．Terrible Mice
C．Hit the Mark by a Fluke(侥幸)	D．A Clever Coupe

5.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes.

B．Whenever they found mice, the people in the house would try to catch them.

C．The two thieves ran away at once, because they thought the woman had seen them.

D．The man let the woman go home for a rope, which would be used for catching the thieves.