阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

    There was once a princess (公主) who was very, very proud. She　　 was so proud that she always walked about 1 . One morning she went out for a walk in the park 2 . It was a fine sunny morning and the princess sent away her attendants (侍从) and said she 3 . She also said that her ladies-in-waiting (宫女们) were all to go into the library and write an essay (文章) on "The Importance of Princesses".

　　     And presently a very bad storm 4  , a truly terrible storm. The princess 5 the thinnest of silken frocks (女上衣) and she had no umbrella. She was afraid of sheltering (躲避) under the tree 6 there was quite a lot of thunder and lightning, and everyone knows it doesn't do to shelter under trees in a thunder-storm. So she came out on to　　 the open grass and 7 .

　　     But the storm was so heavy that 8 her eyes because her face was lift up so high. She was blinded by the water in her eyes that she couldn't see 9 , and she walked right to the edge of the pond (池塘) and 10 .

　　 　　    When she was in, she couldn't see how to 11 , and even started walking further into the pond. When she started 12 help, the rain ran　　 into her mouth and down her throat and nearly choked (闷塞) her. By now the ladies-in-waiting were all in the library writing their essays.　　 They were so busy that they 13 .

　　     At last they noticed it. They all rushed off with umbrellas and things, and they found the Princess, 14 in the pond all the time, getting a dreadful (厉害) cold. It took her a long time to 15 and it was a bit of a lesson to her. She was never quite so proud after that, and in time she held her head almost like other people.

1. A. with her head up in the air　　 　　

B. with her head down to the ground 　　

C. with her head highly in the ground 　　

D. with her head high to the air 　　

[    ]

2. A. which surrounding (围绕) her palace 　　

B. that was surrounded her palace 　　

C. which surrounded her palace　　

D. that being surrounded her palace

[    ]

3. A. wished to be with them   B. wished to be alone　　

C. wished to be lonely　　　　 D. wished being alone　　

[    ]

4. A. came into    B. came across　　

C. came on　　　　 D. came through　　

[    ]

5. A. were dressing    B. were putting on　　

C. were pulling on　　 D. were wearing　　

[    ]

6. A. because of   B. in spite of　　

C. because　　　　 D. although　　

[    ]

7. A. started to dance    B. started running　　

C. started to crawl　　   D. started jumping　　

[    ]

8. A. the water all flew into　　

B. the rain all went onto　　

C. the water all running down from 　　

D. the rain all got into 　　

[    ]

9. A. where she was going  B. where she was going to　　

C. where was she going　　 D. where was she going to　　

[    ]

10. A. felt in  B. fallen in　　

　　C. fell in　　  D. had fallen in　　

　　[    ]

11. A. get along　　 B. get out　　

　　C. get down　　　　  D. get up　　

　　[    ]

12. A. calling for    B. calling on　　

　　C. calling in　　　　 D. calling up　　

　　[    ]

13. A. couldn't hardly notice the storm 　　

　　B. could almost notice the storm

　　C. could hardly notice the storm 　　

　　D. could nearly notice the storm 　　

　　[    ]

14. A. who would have been standing　　

　　B. who had been standing　　

　　C. who had been stood　　

　　D. who had stood　　

　　[    ]

15. A. get ill　　 B. get health　　

　　C. get well　　    D. get red　　

　　[    ]

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

(A)

　　Once upon a time, in a certain town, there lived a doctor. He was a good,　kind man and very hard-working.  1 of the day or night he was always ready to go to the bedside of a sick person, or to help if there was an accident.  2 liked him and trusted him and people always went to him whenever there was  3 .

　　But the years  4 ,and in the end ,old age and hard work  5 the doctor and he began to lose his memory .This made him do rather silly things sometimes .When people noticed this they did not go to him any more when they were ill.

　　“He may give us the  6 ,” They said, and they were afraid.

　　The good old doctor noticed that people did not come to him  7 but he did not understand why. So he asked, “Why does no one come to me now? I used to have a lot of patients.”

　　No one wanted 8 him that the real reason because they did not want to hurt the good old man, so they said.

　　“You  9 all your patients. There is no one sick now.” The doctor was pleased when he heard that, and went away  10 .

1.

[　　]

A. At all time　　　B. At a time

C. At any time　　　D. At one time

2.

[　　]

A. Everybody　　　B. Anybody

C. Nobody　　 　　D. Somebody

3.

[　　]

A. nothing wrong with them

B. something wrongly with them

C. anything wrong with them

D. some troubles with them

4.

[　　]

A. went passed　　　    B. went past

C. had gone passed　　　D. had gone past

5.

[　　]

A. made out　　　B. took out

C. die out　　　 D. wore out

6.

[　　]

A. expensive medicine　　　B. best medicine

C. worst medicine　　　    D. wrong medicine

7.

[　　]

A. like they used to do　　　B. like they often do

C. as they used to　　　　　 D. as they were used to doing

8.

[　　]

A. to say　　　　　　　B. to tell

C. to speak　　　　　　D. to talk

9.

[　　]

A. have cured　　　　  B. have poisoned

C. have killed　　　 　D. have beaten

10.

[　　]

A. quite a happy　　　 B. quiet happy

C. rather a happy　　　D. quite happy

(B)

There was once a princess(公主)who was very, very proud. She was so proud that she always walked about 11　　.One morning she went out for a walk in the park 12　　.It was a fine sunny morning and the princess sent away her attendants(侍从)and said she 13　　.She also said that her ladies-in-waiting

(宫女们)were all to go into the library and write an essay(文章)on "The Importance of Princesses".

And presently a very bad storm 14　　 ,a truly terrible storm.The princess 15　　 the thinnest of silken frocks(女上衣)and she had no umbrella. She was afraid of sheltering(躲避)under the tree 16　　 there was quite a lot of thunder and lightning, and everyone knows it doesn't do to shelter under trees in a thunderstorm. So she came out on to the open grass and 17　　.

But the storm was so heavy that 18　　 her eyes because her face was lift up so high.She was blinded by the water in her eyes that she couldn't see 19 , and she walked right to the edge of the pond(池塘)and 20　　.

When she was in,she couldn't see how to 21　　,and even started walking further into the pond. When she started 22　　 help,the rain ran into her mouth and down her throat and nearly choked (闷塞)her.By now the ladies- in-waiting were all in the library writing their essays.They were so busy that they 23　　.

At last they noticed it.They all rushed off with umbrellas and things, and they found the Princess, 24　　 in the pond all this time, getting a dreadful(厉害), cold. It took her a long time to 25　　 and it was a bit of a lesson to her.She was never quite so proud after that, and in time she held her head almost like other people.

11.

[　　]

A. with her head up in the air

B. with her head down to the ground

C. with her head highly in the ground

D. with her head high to the air

12.

[　　]

A. which surrounding(围绕)her palace

B. that was surrounded her palace

C. which surrounded her palace

D. that being surrounded her palace

13.

[　　]

A. wished to be with them

B. wished to be alone

C. wished to be lonely

D. wished being alone

14.

[　　]

A. came into　　　B. came across

C. came on　　　　D. came through

15.

[　　]

A. were dressing　　  　B. were putting on

C. were pulling on　　　D. were wearing

16.

[　　]

A. because of　　　B. in spite of

C. because　　　　 D. although

17.

[　　]

A. started to dance　　　B. started running

C. started to crawl　　　D. started jumping

18.

[　　]

A. the water all flew into

B. the rain all went onto

C. the water all running down from

D. the rain all got into

19.

[　　]

A. where she was going　　　B. where she was going to

C. where was she going　　　D. where was she going to

20.

[　　]

A. felt in　　　　B. fallen in

C. fell in　　　　D. had fallen in

21.

[　　]

A. get along　　　B. get out

C. get down　　　 D. get up

22.

[　　]

A. calling for　　　B. calling on

C. calling in　　 　D. calling up

23.

[　　]

A. couldn't hardly notice the storm

B. could almost notice the storm

C. could hardly notice the storm

D. could nearly notice the storm

24.

[　　]

A. who would have been standing

B. who had been standing

C. who had been stood

D. who had stood

25.

[　　]

A. get ill　　　　 B. get health

C. get well　　　　D. get red

Do you know mulch? Mulch is a protective cover of material that is spread on top of soil. It is usually made out of organic material, like crop waste. Farmers may keep the remains of corn or other crops on top of the soil. This creates mulch on the soil surface. The plant remains help protect the soil against wind and water damage. Mulching is one of the best things people can do for their plants. It also helps keep the soil from getting dry, and reduces the need for watering plants. It also limits temperature changes in the soil. And it stops unwanted plants, or weeds, from growing.

Organic mulch improves the condition of soil. As the mulch breaks down, it provides material which keeps the soil from getting hard. This improves the growth of roots and increases the movement of water through the soil. It also improves the ability of the soil to hold water. Organic mulch contains nutrients for plants. It also provides good environment for earthworms and other helpful living things in the soil.

It is easy to find organic mulch materials. Cut-up leaves and small pieces of tree bark can be used. Grass cuttings are also a good mulch for plants. Mulch from news- papers works well in controlling weeds.

The best time to add mulch depends on your goal. Mulch provides a thick barrier between the soil and the air. This helps to reduce temperature changes in the soil. As a result, mulched soil will be cooler than other soil in the summer. In winter, the mulched soil may not freeze as deeply as other soil. The best time is after the ground has frozen, but before the coldest weather arrives. Spreading mulch before the ground has frozen may attract small animals searching for a warm place to spend the winter. Delaying the spreading should prevent this problem. The animals will probably find another place to live.

1.The author tells us the following EXCEPT ______.

A. what mulch is and its advantages

B. the best time to add mulch

C. the bad effects of mulch

D. what can be mulch on the soil surface

2. The following can be used as organic materials to make mulch EXCEPT ______.

A. tree barks          B. plastic       C. grass cuttings      D. cut-up leaves

3. The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that organic mulch can ______.

A. improve the condition of soil

B. improve the ability of the soil to hold water

C. provide a good environment for earthworms

D. improve the growth of roots and increase the movement of water through the soil

4. From the last paragraph, we know ______.

A. the best time to add mulch is in spring and summer

B. the best time to add mulch is after the coldest weather arrives

C. the best time to add mulch is exactly the same time of each year

D. choosing the best time to add mulch can avoid attracting small animals

 

Mulch(护盖物;护根层) is important to farmers. Mulch is a protective cover of material that is spread on top of soil. It is usually made out of organic material, like crop waste. Farmers may keep the remains of maize or other crops on top of the soil. This creates mulch on the soil surface. The plant remains help protect the soil against wind and water damage. Mulching is one of the best things people can do for their plants. Mulch not only protects the soil against wind and water damage.It also helps keep the soil from getting too dry, and reduces the need for watering plants. It also limits temperature changes in the soil. And it stops unwanted plants, or weeds, from growing.

　　Organic mulch improves the condition of soil. As the mulch breaks down, it provides material which keeps the soil from getting hard. This improves the growth of roots and increases the movement of water through the soil. It also improves the ability of the soil to hold water. Organic mulch contains nutrients for plants. It also provides a good environment for earthworms and other helpful organisms in the soil.

　　The United States Department of Agriculture says it is easy to find organic mulch materials. Cut-up leaves and small pieces of tree bark can be used. Grass cuttings are also a good mulch for plants. Mulch from newspapers works well in controlling weeds.

　　The best time to add mulch depends on your goal. Mulch provides a thick barrier between the soil and the air. This helps to reduce temperature changes in the soil. As a result, mulched soil will be cooler than other soil in the summer. In winter, the mulched soil may not freeze as deeply as other soil. The best time is after the ground has frozen, but before the coldest weather arrives. Spreading mulch before the ground has frozen may attract small animals searching for a warm place to spend the winter. Delaying the spreading should prevent this problem. The animals will probably find another place to live.

66. The author tells us the following EXCEPT ___________.

A. what mulch is and its benefits

B. the best time to add mulch

C. what can be mulch on the soil surface

D. the bad effects of mulch

67. The following can be used as organic materials to make mulch EXCEPT _______.

A. tree barks　　　　　　 B. cut-up leaves　　　　　 C. grass cuttings　　　　　 D. plastic

68. Which of the following is the benefit of mulch?

A. Protecting the soil against wind and water damage.

B. Keeping the soil wet and reducing the need for watering plants

C. Reducing temperature changes in the soil and stopping unwanted weeds growing.

D. All of the above.

69. The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that organic mulch can ______.

A. improve the condition of soil

B. improve the ability of the soil to hold water

C. provide a good environment for earthworms

D. improve the growth of roots and increase the movement of water through the soil

70. From the last paragraph, we know ______.

A. the best time to add mulch is in spring and summer

B. the best time to add mulch is after the coldest weather arrives

C. the best time to add mulch depends on weather

D. choosing the best time to add mulch can avoid attracting small animals