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     Martin Lynch, an American businessman, had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number of ears. One morning while going for a walk along the beach, he saw his friend Pablo Perez, a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo unload his boat and pack the fish in a box.
     Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. “Just a few hours,” replied Pablo. Martin asked, “Why didn’t you stay longer and catch more fish?” “I have enough for my family,” Pablo said. “And what do you do with the rest of your day?” asked Martin. “I take a nap, play with my children, spend time with my wife, and go into the village to see my friends and play cards, I have a full and busy life.”
      Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish, he could make more money. With the extra money, Pablo could buy more boats and catch money more fish. By selling the fish, Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets.
      “Then what?” asked Pablo. “Well you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally, you would be able to sell your business and make millions of dollars,” replied Martin. “How long will that take?” asked Pablo.
      Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years.
     “And then what” asked Pablo.
      “Well, that’s the best part,” Martin said. “You will be able to retire, buy a house near the ocean, sleep longer, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends, and play cards.”

66. What is the story mainly about? [     ]
A. A businessman and a fisherman have become friends.
B. A businessman learns how to fish from a fisherman.
C. A businessman wants to become a businessman.
D. A businessman gives advice to a fisherman.67. What makes the Mexican fisherman happy is ______________. [     ]
A. many friends to visit him
B. a full and busy life
C. more boats and more fish
D. the house near the ocean 68. How can the fisherman make more money in the businessman’s view? [     ]
A. By buying a supermarket.
B. To move to Mexico City.
C. By selling his own business.
D. To work longer and catch more fish. 69. The underlined word “unload” in the passage means ____________. [     ]
A. put … into
B. take … away from
C. break down
D. set off 70. We can infer from the passage that ____________. [     ]
A. the fisherman will stay the same with his life
B. the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City
C. the business man will buy the fisherman’s boat
D. it takes all day for the fisherman to catch large fish

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阅读理解     Lu Xun is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century. Besides his famous stories, he also wrote many influential articles about the living conditions of Chinese people.
     Born in 1881 to a wealthy family, Lu Xun had a happy childhood. In 1893, however, his grandfather, a senior government official, was put into prison for taking money. At the same time, his father became seriously ill. From that time on, his family were no longer accepted by their relatives and friends. These early experiences greatly influenced his writing.
     By the time Lu Xun arrived in Nanjing to study at university in 1899, he already believed that Chinese society had to change and become modern. In 1902 he went to study in Japan. There, he began writing articles for several Chinese student magazines. He showed a gift for writing and translating and he even wrote several books, although none was popular. He returned to China in 1909 because he was in need of money.
     After working for several years as a teacher in Beijing, Lu Xun again returned to writing. In 1918, he wrote his famous short story Diary of a Madman. It was the first Chinese novel published using the everyday language that people spoke, which helped make it a great success. This, together with his novel The True Story of Ah Q (1921), made Lu Xun a leading Chinese writer.
     Although successful, Lu Xun still worried greatly about China’s future. In 1926, he moved to Shanghai and gave up writing stories in order to devote himself to what he called “pen warfare”. He now only wrote articles which called on the people to fight against the government. For this, the government stopped him from publishing any more books. He was forced to write his articles using false names.
Since his death in 1936, Lu Xun’s importance and influence have grown. Today, many of his writings are included in school textbooks and his works are read by millions around the world.51. Which of the following greatly influenced Lu Xun’s writing according to the passage?[     ]
A. The people he met in Japan.
B. The experiences in his early life.
C. Working as a teacher in Beijing.
D. His father’s being put into prison.52. According to the passage, why was Lu Xun’s story Diary of a Madam so popular?[     ]
A. It was based on Lu Xun’s diary.
B. It was the first novel to use everyday language.
C. Its story took place in modern times.
D. It was written using a western style.53. The underlined word “This” (Paragraph 4) refers to      .[     ]
A. the success of Diary of a Madman
B. the use of everyday language
C. the first Chinese novel
D. The True Story of Ah Q54. After moving to Shanghai, Lu Xun mainly wrote       .[     ]
A. funny stories
B. articles about himself
C. articles against the government
D. stories about government officials55. In what order did these events take place in Lu Xun’s life?[     ]
a. The government stopped him from publishing books.
b. He wrote Diary of a Madman.
c. His father became ill.
d. He moved to Shanghai.
e. His writings were put into textbooks.A. c-a-b-d-e
B. c-b-d-a-e
C. a-c-d-b-e
D. a-d-b-c-e

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    Nathan Sawaya"s childhood was a lot of fun. He drew cartoons, wrote stories, and played with plastic toy bricks (积木). His grandparents bought his first set of toy bricks when he was five years old and he"s been building with toy bricks ever since. He even took his building bricks to college with him! Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village made of bricks on his desk.
    Nathan started as a lawyer but gave up His highly-paid (高薪的) job to become an artist that uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks to build everything from the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像) to Superman! He has more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his working room in New York which he uses to make pieces of art. He started by building small models but then decided to do something big and created a self-portrait (自画像). It took him two days just to build the eyes.
     Nathan"s work has appeared in museums around the world. Children love his art because it is made out of the same toys that they play with at home and adults love his work because it is fascinating. Since it began in2007, Nathan"s exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere.     "I"m proud that I took a dream I had as a child, to become an artist, and I have actually made a job out of it," says Nathan. "To do what you love in life is the most important thing."
1. What did Nathan put on his desk at college?
A. The Statue of Liberty.    B. Superman.    C. His serf-portrait.    D. A Greenwich Village modal.
2. Why did Nathan give up his job as a lawyer?
A. Because he made little money out of a lawyer.
B. Because he wanted to make toys for the children.
C. Because he decided to become an artist of toy bricks.
D. Because he was going to work in the museum instead.
3. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Nathan"s work.                 B. Nathan"s exhibition.        C. Nathan"s art.      D. Nathan"s self-portrait
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The Brick Artist                    B. The Brick Exhibition
C. Toy Bricks for Adults           D. The Artist"s Childhood

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Jenny was my grandmother’s sister and she was an amazing woman. She was born in 1901 and  小题1:  in 2000. It was a pity that she didn’t live to celebrate（庆祝）her 100th birthday, 小题2:  she had a good,long life.
She had already been a professional   小题3:  before many women had jobs.She taught in Africa for many years. Then she moved to Malaysia and taught English there for a few years. At that time,people didn’t tralvel 小题4:  a plane, so she had to travel there by ship. It took her three months 小题5:  from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947,she traveled by plane for the first time. This made traveling 小题6: easier and quicker. She continued to teach around the world until she was 75 years old.
Jenny really loved teaching and she was also good at telling stories. I always loved to hear her   小题7:  her stories. They were 小题8:  interesting that I would like to listen to her when I was free. It was 小题9:  that she could remember everything even though she was so old. I think it was because she never stopped  小题10: .My grandmother’s sister was really an amazing woman.
小题11:A.death             B.die                 C.died
小题12:A.but               B.and                 C.or
小题13:A.singer            B.teacher             C.manager
小题14:A.on                B.at                  C.by
小题15:A.to sail            B.sailing              C.to fly
小题16:A.too               B.much               C.more
小题17:A.talk to            B.talk with            C.talk about
小题18:A.so                B.such                C.very
小题19:A.boring            B.relaxing             C.amazing
小题20:A.work and think     B.working and thinking   C.to work and think

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A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy,how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,”the little boy replied,with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said,“Daddy,could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious,“If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish,then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish（自私的）!”
The little boy quietly went to his roomand shut the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think,“Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.”So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man,“Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!”he said happily. Then,the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy alread had money,he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?”the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.”The little boy replied,“Daddy,I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I小题1:How much does the boy’s father make an hour? ______
A.$10             B.$20              C.$30
小题2:In this passage,the underlined word “furious”means_____
A.very angry          B.quite happy          C.too excited
小题3:At firs,the father refused to lend the boy any money because____.
A.he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself
B.he thought the boy would buy somethingof no use
C.the boy always borrowed money from him
小题4:The boy wanted to buy______with twenty dollars.
A.a new book for himself       B.a nice present for his father
C.an hour of his father’s time
小题5:From the passage, we can infer（推断）that the boy’s father____.
A.often played with his son     B.spent little time with his son
C.often came back home early

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A man went to a farm．While he was there，he saw a pig with a wooden leg．This surprised him so much．He decided to ask the farmer about it．
“This isn’t a common pig and l am very lucky to have him．”said the farmer．“Only two days ago there was a fire in chicken shed(鸡舍)when 1 was away from the farm．The pig noticed this and immediately let all the chickens out into the yard．He then phoned the firemen(消防员)and asked them for help．”
“AIso．a few weeks ago，when I was driving my truck down a steep hill，the truck hit a tree and 1 was badly hurt．The pig rushed to the truck and pulled me out of just before the truck caught fire．”
When the farmer was just about to tell another story，the man said，“Yes, yes，but what about the wooden leg?”
“Well．”said the farmer，“when you’ve got a pig as good as that，you don’t eat it all at once”
小题1:The pig lost a leg while he was trying to save the farmer’s chickens.

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