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A farmer who lived in a small village had a bad pain in the chest. This never seemed to get any better. The farmer decided that he would go to see a doctor in the nearest town. But as he was a miserly（小气） person, he thought he would find out how much he would have to pay the doctor. He was told that a sick person had to pay three pounds for the first visit and one pound for the second visit. The farmer thought about this for a long time, and then he decided to go to the doctor in the town.

As he came into the doctor’s room, he said, “Good morning, doctor. Here I am again.” The doctor was a little surprised. He asked him a few questions, checked his chest and then took the pound which the farmer insisted on giving him. Then the doctor said with a smile, “Well, sir, there’s nothing new. Please go on taking the same medicine I gave you the first time you came to see me.”

1.Why did the farmer decide to go to see a doctor in the town?

A．Because the doctor in the village had been unable to save him.

B．Because he had a fever.

C．Because he suffered from a pain in the head.

D．Because the pain didn’t seem to get better.

2.How many pounds did a sick person have to pay the doctor in the town for two visits?

A．Four.

B．Three.

C．One.

D．Two.

3.Where did the doctor check the farmer?

A．In the village.

B．On the farm.

C．At the doctor’s.

D．In the city.

4.What did the farmer give the doctor?

A．Some medicine.

B．Nothing.

C．Smile.

D．A pound.

5.The doctor asked the farmer _______.

A．something new about his illness	B．to go on taking the same medicine
C．to come again	D．to give him some more pounds

 

A man died and was on his way to another world, either heaven (天堂) or hell (地狱). He saw an extremely grand palace half way and the owner of the palace asked him to stay and live in the palace.
The man said, “I have been working hard during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work.”
The owner of the palace said, “If so, there is nowhere else better than here for you. There is plenty of seafood and delicacies (美味佳肴) in my palace, and you can eat whatever you like without anyone stopping you. And nothing needs to be done by you.” Then, the man settled down (安定) in the palace.
At the beginning, the man felt very happy at the cycle of eating and sleeping. But gradually, he felt a bit lonely and void. So he went to the palace owner and said, “It is very bored to live by just eating and sleeping every day. Now I show no interest in this kind of life any more. Could you help me find a job?”
The owner replied, “Sorry, there is no job here at all.”
After another several months, the man could not go on with the life and went to the palace owner again, “I really can not stand this kind of life any more. If you do not offer me a job, I would prefer to go to hell instead of living here.”
The owner of the palace smiled contemptuously (蔑视地), “Do you think it is heaven here? It is actually hell!”
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【小题1】The man saw a really grand palace ______.

A．on his way home

B．on his way to hell

C．on his way to heaven

D．on his way to another world after his death

【小题2】The man could stay in the palace ______.

A．where he had to work hard	B．where he couldn’t eat much food
C．where he did nothing but eat or sleep	D．where he had no seafood or delicacies to eat

【小题3】The underlined word “void” means “     ” in Chinese.

A．活泼的

B．空虚的

C．困倦的

D．激动的

【小题4】Why did the man want to find a job in the palace?

A．Because he was too poor to live.

B．Because there were many jobs for him.

C．Because he wanted to make more money.

D．Because he felt lonely and bored with the life.

【小题5】Where did the man think he was?

A．In heaven.

B．In hell.

C．At his home.

D．On the Earth.

An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day’s hard work. When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend (修理) it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter.
“Where is your light?” asked the policeman. “No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law (法律).”“I had a light, but it has just gone out,” said the old man.
“I don’t believe that story,” said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. What’s your name and where do you live?” he asked.
“Please don’t take my name,” said the old man. “My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven’t come far without a light.”
“You came all the way without a light. What’s your name?”
The carter quickly took the policeman’s hand and put it down on top of the light. The light was still hot and burnt the policeman’s hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. “Now, what do you think?” said the carter. “Did I come all the way without a light?”
1. In the passage the word “cart” is ____.
A. something like a car
B. something like a light
C. something pulled by a horse
D. something with a light
2. The old man drove home ____.
A. on the back of his horse
B. late one night
C. very late every night
D. with a policeman
3. Where did the policeman stop the old man?
A. Near the old man’s home.
B. At the traffic lights.
C. Under a road light.
D. Far from the old man’s home.
4. The cart was stopped by the policeman because ____.
A. the old man didn’t have a light
B. the policeman didn’t believe the old man’s words
C. the old man didn’t want to tell his name
D. the light on the old man’s cart was not on
5. What made the policeman believe the old man’s words?
A. He made the policeman touch the light.
B. He jumped and shouted angrily.
C. He made the policeman angry.
D. The light burnt the policeman’s hands.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the nine o’clock Mystery Hour. Today we’ll show you two British stories. We hope you’ll enjoy them.
About 900 years ago two green children arrived in a small village in south England. Their eyes and skin were green and they spoke a strange language. They were very tired and weak, so the people of the village looked after them. The boy died a year later, but the girl grew strong and lived the rest of her life there. And her skin color turned back to normal day by day. Scientists say that sometimes of people don’t have enough food to eat for a long time, their skin goes very pale and can turn green.
Loch Ness is the largest lake in Scotland. It’s a very deep and cold lake. For hundreds of years, people have talked about a monster(怪物) called Nessie which lives in the lake. About seventy years ago, two people saw something moving in the lake. They said that the animal was playing and rolling around in the water. Since then many people say they have seen the monster. Their descriptions are always the same. It looks like a dinosaur, with a very long neck and a small head. It has a big bump(肿块)on its back. People have tried to photograph the animal, but the pictures have not been very clear. Scientists don’t know whether there is a monster or not. Some say it may be a whale or a very large fish. Some think it’s a snake. Others say there’s nothing at all— nothing but people’s imagination. Maybe we’ll never know what’s in Loch Ness.
【小题1】What kind of story is talked about in this program?

A．Romantic stories.

B．Mysteries.

C．Horror stories.

D．Comedies.

【小题2】Where did the stories happen?
        

A．

B．

C．

D．

【小题3】Which sentence is TRUE about the two green children?

A．They both enjoyed a long and happy life.

B．The girl’s eyes and skin were green all her life.

C．At first they spoke the same language as people in the small village did.

D．Maybe they hadn’t eaten enough for long before they reached the village.

【小题4】What does Nessie look like according to some witnesses? 

【小题5】What can we learn from the second story?

A．Scientists are still not sure whether there is a monster or not in Loch Ness.

B．Loch Ness is very deep and warm lake in Scotland.

C．People have taken very clear pictures of Nessie.

D．In fact Nessie is a whale or a snake.

阅读下面语篇并根据语篇内容回答问题（共5小题，计10分）

A train stopped at a small station. A man on the train looked out of the window and saw    a woman. The woman was selling cakes, and the people from the strain bought them. The man wanted to buy a cake, but the woman was far away from him. It was raining, and he didn’t want to go out. Suddenly he saw a boy. The boy was walking on the flatform（月台）not far from him. “Come here.” He said to the boy, “Do you know how much each of the cakes is?” “Five cents（分）.” The boy answered. The man gave the boy ten cents and asked him to buy two cakes. “One is for me and the other is for you” he told the boy. Some minutes later, the boy came back. He was eating a cake. He gave the man five cents and said, “There was only one    cake left（剩下的）.”

1.Where did the train stop?

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2.Was the woman selling cakes in the train?

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3.How was the weather?

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4.How much is the cake?

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5.How many（多少） cakes did the man ask the boy to buy?

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