阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　All the kids in my neighborhood knew that on summer evenings, between 5 pm and 7 pm, the Ice Cream Truck* would visit our block．If it was quiet enough, we could hear the Ice Cream Man's song playing from one neighborhood over．Most of the time, though, we didn't hear it until it was almost too late．

　　The song The Piano Man came from the truck's loudspeaker *．It would start cries down the street of： “The Ice Cream Truck is coming! ” If the Ice Cream Man didn't see any kids on the street, he wouldn't stop．So we'd run as fast as we could to our moms for some dollars and coins, hoping to catch the Ice Cream Man．Younger brothers and sisters would usually go to the truck and make it wait while we fetched our money．The truck was white and square, like a mail truck, but with pictures showing the ice cream bars and Popsicles and their prices： “Superman bar ＄1.50; Choco Taco ＄1.00; Creamsicle ＄0.75．”

　　Our Ice Cream Man wasn't very friendly．He'd take our money through the window, go into the truck, return, and hand us our ice creams．Of course, he didn't have to be friendly－he had what we wanted： ice cream．

　　For most US kids, ice cream is the first thing we spend our money on．It is also our first understanding of the value of a dollar, and our first true love．

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阅读下列短文，然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

Dear Alice,

　　I just received your letter．And I was very surprised to know that you decided to drop out of school and wanted to be a model(模特)．

　　Being a model for a living is not easy．In fact, a famous person like me has a lot of problems that you couldn't see．I can't eat what I like, even though I'm very hungry．Keeping thin makes me look more beautiful on the stage because no one would like to see a heavy model．

　　Besides, I have to wear a heavy coat in the hot sun, in a swimming suit in the cold air．And practicing walking nicely every day is tiring for me．

　　You might say I made much money from modeling．But my dear niece(侄女), you have to know that money is nothing, knowledge is everything．School is important and everyone should go to school for a certain period of time．The longer they stay at school, the better they will be．Very often, I hope I can give up my job and continue my studies at school．But it is very difficult for me to go back to school again．I am too old to go back to school now．

　　You are a pretty young girl with a bright future．You only have one year to finish your studies in high school．A year is really short．Please do consider my words carefully before you decide．Of course, there is only one thing I care about, and that is your happiness．

Love,

Emma

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完形填空。根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。

　　“ What's the matter, mum? ”

　　As soon as I entered the door, I found that my mother was 　　1　　．It was unusual-she usually 　　2　　 the door and welcomes me with a smile．

　　“ She's dying, ” mum said sadly．I knew what she said．The tulip(郁金香), mother's favorite, was dying．

　　A month ago, we moved 　　3　　 our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip．Mum liked it very much．　　4　　 she was free, she would sit on her armchair beside the tulip and enjoyed its beautiful color and inviting smell．

　　She treated it like a baby and 　　5　　 it carefully．She put the tulip by the window and moved it from one place to 　　6　　 to give the tulip enough sunshine．The first thing she did when she got up every morning was 　　7　　 the tulip．Mum also fertilized(施肥)it 　　8　　．

　　She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and stronger．But the tulip was dying 　　9　　 too much sunshine, water and fertilizer．It's true that mother loved the tulip．But this kind of love can be harmful．Love can sometimes kill 　　10　　 you love．

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阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

　　A desert is a very dry land where there is hardly any rain．In the day, it can be so hot that you could fry an egg on the ground．But during the night it is sometimes so cold that water would turn into ice．

　　Life is hard in the desert, for people, animals and plants．But desert people like to live there．

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完形填空，先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

　　On my way home I knocked into a stranger as he passed by．“Oh．I'm terribly sorry, ” I said．“That's all right．Please excuse me too．I wasn't even 　　1　　 you．I wish I didn't hurt you, ” said the man．

　　We were very 　　2　　．We said good-bye and went on our way．

　　But at home we often 　　3　　 our loved ones in a different way．

　　Later that day, while I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very quietly．When I turned around, I nearly 　　4　　 her down．“Move out of the way, ” I shouted．She walked away, tears(眼泪)in her eyes．

　　While I lay awake in bed, I realized how 　　5　　 I'd spoken．So I decided to get up to say sorry to my daughter．On the way to her bedroom, to my surprise, I found some 　　6　　 by the door of the kitchen．At that time my tears began to fall．I quietly went and got down on my knees by her 　　7　　．She woke up and put her arms around my neck when I kissed(接吻)her．Then I asked, “Did you pick these flowers for me? ”

　　She smiled and said, “I found them out by the tree．I picked them 　　8　　 they're pretty like you．I knew you'd like them．I stood quietly in order to give you a surprise．” “Oh dear, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today．I shouldn't have shouted at you, ” I said．

　　“That's OK, Mom．I 　　9　　 you anyway, ” she said．

　　I suddenly realized what a clever way it is to explain the word 　　10　　 like this：Father And Mother, I Love You!

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