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1、（ ）2. Mr. Knott was usually quite tired when he got home because_. A. he worked very hardB. his home was far away from the schoolC. many telephone calls disturbed himD. he was often ill（ ）3. Mr. Knott went downstairs because_. A. the telephone in the hall of his small house was ringing B. the teleph

2、one in his small house didnt workC. someone was knocking at the doorD. the telephone rang and he knew his friend called him（ ）4. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Mr. Knott and Mr. Watt were friendsB. Mr. Knott and Mr. Watt knew each other very wellC. Mr. Knott and Mr. Watt didnt know ea

3、ch otherD. Mr. Watt wanted to speak to Mr. Will Knott（ ）5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Either “Watt” or “What” has the same pronunciation. B. Either “Knott” or “Not” has the same pronunciation.C. When Mr. Knott answered “Will Knott”, Mr. Watt thought, “This man will not speak t

4、o me.”D. Mr. Watt thought the speaker must be Mr. Jack Smith.（ ）6. Both Mr. Watt and Mr. Knott put their telephones down angrily because_. A. Mr. Watt didnt want to tell Mr. Knott his name.B. Mr. Knott didnt want to listen to Mr. Watt. C. Their names “Watt” and “Knott” which have the same pronunciat

5、ions as “what” and “not” made it impossible for them to understand each other and one thought the other was a rude and stupid manD. they made fun of each otherANSWER: BBACDCOnce there was a king. He liked to write stories. He thought his stories were good, so he liked to show them to people. As peop

6、le were afraid of him, they all said that his siories were very good.One day, the king showed some of his best stories to a famous writer. He wanted the writer to praise（称赞）these storles. But the writer said his stories were so bad that he should throw them into the fire. The king got very angry wit

7、h him and sent him to prison.After some time the king set him free and ordered him to come to his palace. Again he showed some of his new stories and asked what he thought of them. After reading them, the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said,“Take me back to Prison, please.”56. The king th

8、ought his stories were good so _.A. people liked themBhe liked to show them to peopleC. he didt show any to the famous writerDhe only showed some to the famous writer57. The famous writer was thrown into prison only because _.A. he said the king s stories were badBhe couldn t write some good stories

9、 for the kingC. he was afraid of the kingDhe was afraid of the kings good stories58. People were afraid of the king because _.A. the stories were interestingBthe king was kindC. they would be sent to prisonDthe king wrote many stories59. Again the king showed the writer some of his new stories becau

10、se_.A. he wanted to know what the writer thought of themBhe wanted to send the writer to prisonC. he wanted the writer to copy the stories for himDhe wanted to be angry with the writer60. When we read the writers words, “Take me back to prison, please”, we can be sure that _.A. the writer wanted to

11、see his wife in prisonBthe writer liked the new storiesC. the writer would write some stories while in prisonDthe kings new stories were not good at allA pretty well- dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square and said to the driver, “ Do you see that young man at the other side of the square

12、?” “Yes.” Said the taxi-driver. The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently（急噪地） at his watch every few seconds. “Take me over there.” Said the young lady. There was a lot of cars and buses and trucks in the square. So the taxi driver asked, “ Are you afraid to cross the

13、street?” “ Oh, no, ”said the young lady. “ but I said that I would meet that young man for lunch at one oclock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least be seen as if I have tried not to be late.”（ ） 1. The young woman stopped the taxi and got in because_. A. was too t

14、ired to walk B. wanted to be seen in a hurryC. was afraid of being late D. saw the street was too busy（ ） 2. The young man standing at the other side of the square _ . A. had probably been waiting for a long timeB. found something was wrong with his watchC. was probably a waiter of the restaurantD.

15、had just come out of the restaurant（ ） 3. The young woman had promised to have lunch with the young man ,but_. A. she didnt keep her word B. came late on purposeC. she hate to do that D. she was late for some reason（ ） 4. The young woman was _ late for the meeting of her friend. A. two quarters B. h

16、alf a quarter C. about 45 minutes D. less than half an hour（ ） 5. The taxi driver became puzzled（困惑）at first because_. A. the distance was too short B. he thought she would not pay himC. he couldnt get much money D. he didnt see the young womanKEYS:BADCAOne day, a young man asked Albert Einstein, 46

17、 great German scientist, 47 the secret of success was. The scientist 48 him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days 49 the young man asked him the 50 question again. Einstein was very 51. He did not say 52, but wrote a few 53 on a piece of paper and 54 it to the young man. The young man

18、looked 55 the piece of paper. On it was 56: A=X+Y+Z. What 57 this mean? asked the young man. A means success, 58 the old scientist. X means hard work, Y means good methods，and ZZ mean 59 talking and start to 60.46. A. a B. the C. one D. some47. A. who B. whether C. what D.which48. A. toldB.said C. t

19、alked D. spoke49 .A. agoB.beforeC. earlierD.later50. A. easyB. good C. differentD. same51. A. worriedB. happy C. angry D. disappointed52. A.anything B. something C. nothing D. everything53. A. words B. wordC. sentences D. sentence54. A. to handB. hand C. handed D. handing55. A. onB. up C. down D. at

20、56. A. answeredB. written C. read D. found57. A. willB. shall C. does D. did58. A. said B. thought C. believedD. told59. A. go on B. stop C. enjoy D. try60. A. do B. read C. write D. work46、B 47、C 48、A49、D 50、D 51、C 52、A 53、A 54、C 55、D 56、B57、C 58、A 59、B 60、D People usually hate mice, but one mouse

21、owns the hearts of the people all over the worldthe famous Mickey Mouse. A long time ago, most films had no sounds. A man named Walt Disney made a cartoon mouse that could talk in these films. He named his mouse Mickey Mouse. Soon Mickey Mouse became a good friend of both young and old people. Child

22、ren liked to see their lovely friend, because he brought happiness to them. Mickey is a clean mouse right from the beginning. Perhaps this is why people love Mickey Mouse. In his early life Mickey made some mistakes. People were very angry. They wrote to Disney and said that they did not want Mickey

23、 to do wrong things. As there were some things that Mickey could not do, Disney made a new animal named Donald Duck. He also made a dog, Pluto. This dog does foolish things and makes mistakes wherever he goes. Now our Mickey Mouse is not only clean, but more interesting, he becomes a beautiful and c

24、lever star. He has his friends in almost every country.（ ） 1. Mickey Mouse first came out _. A. on TV B. in the film C. in the play D. in a picture book（ ） 2. People love Mickey Mouse because_. A. it can speak B. it is cleanC. it is a mouse D. it makes them happy（ ） 3. The dog, Pluto, is _. A. fool

25、B. clever C. beautiful D. a living animal（ ） 4. the best title for the passage is _. A. Pluto B. Donald Duck C. Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck D. Donald Duck and Pluto（ ） 5. Why did Disney make Donald Duck? _. A. Because Mickey Mouse needed ducksB. Because there were some things that Mickey could not

26、doC. Because there was a dog, PlutoD. Because Mickey was able to do everything BDACBYour Passport（护照） Please!Mr. Hill arrives at London Airport, at the end of a three week holiday in France. Usually he wears a beard（留胡须）. Since it has been hot there, he has taken it off（剃掉）. But his passport photo s

27、hows him with his beard.$ An office looks at the photo for a moment, and says: Will you excuse me? Please sit down. I shant keep you long. With this, he walks away, shows the photo to a second office, and says:I know that face. The second officer looks at the passport and asks where Mr. Hill has come from.