When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was
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When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. __21___, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so ___22___.
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly___23__ cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __24__ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also ___25___. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something _26__. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need ___27___. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”
“Airport? You ___28___ are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers ___29___ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and ___20___ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the ___31___ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no ___32__ you’ll get there in five min utes!”
“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll _33__ in time.”
The ___34___ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it ___35___ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something ___36___ happened. The car began changing. First, its color __37___from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, __38___ just above the ground. As the car ___39___ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling ___40___, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
小题1:| A．However | B．Besides | C．Therefore | D．Otherwise |
小题2:
.| A．brave | B．excited | C．curious | D．stubborn |
小题3:| A．fell | B．seemed | C．proved | D．grew |
小题4:| A．aside | B．around | C．forward | D．backward |
小题5:| A．arrived | B．stopped | C．stayed | D．started |
小题6:| A．gathered | B．existed | C．dropped | D．moved |
小题7:小题8:| A．necessarily | B．normally | C．basically | D．certainly |
小题9:小题10:| A．drive | B．walk | C．follow | D．march |
小题11:
.| A．address | B．signs | C．notices | D．guidance |
小题12:小题13:| A．have it | B．get it | C．make it | D．finish it |
小题14:| A．door | B．window | C．headlight | D．wheel |
小题15:
.| A．passed | B．rushed | C．turned | D．continued |
小题16:| A．strange | B．sensitive | C．imaginable | D．horrible |
小题17:| A．developed | B．appeared | C．spread | D．changed |
小题18:| A．rolling | B．floating | C．drawing | D．flashing |
小题19:| A．pointed | B．returned | C．broke | D．rose |
小题20:| A．tune | B．voice | C．sound | D．tone |
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小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:B
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小题1:D
小题1:B
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“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣橱）?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully. “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a skeleton in his family’s closet. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”
“Why pick on my family?” Jessica’s father said with anger. “Your family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.
After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica’s parent s were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica’s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica’s mother sank in a faint（晕倒）, waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.
“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re both crazy,” she thought.
小题1:
According to Jessica’s mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means ______.| A． a family honor | B． a family secret | | C． a family story | D． a family treasure |
小题2:
What can we learn about some Australians’ ancestors from Paragraph 2?| A． They were brought to Australia as prisoners. | | B． They were the earliest people living in Australia. | | C． They were involved in some crimes in Australia. | | D． They were not regarded as criminals in their days. |
小题3:
Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?| A． She was curious about it. | B． She planned to keep it for fun. | | C． She needed it for her school task. | D． She intended to scare her parents. |
小题4:
. Jessica’s parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because ______.| A． they were crazy | | B． they were over excited | | C． they realized their misunderstanding | | D． they both thought they had won the quarrel |
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Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him.
He rode along until a strange sound drew him to the present. He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens. What he saw shocked and terrified him. A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like a black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him.
With no time to waste, Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding furiously—but without knowing how to escape the swarm. With a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously, he sped down the rough road. As the bees came closer, his panic (惊慌) increased. Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings(蜇). The last sting had landed him in h ospital—and that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bed for two whole days. Suddenly, his father’s words came to him. “When you are in a tight situation, don’t panic. Use your brain and think your way out of it. ”
On a nearby hill, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards from the chimney of the Nelson family home. “Bees don’t like smoke,” he thought. “They couldn’t get into the house.” Andy raced towards the Nelson house, but the bees were gaining ground. Andy knew he could not reach the house in time. He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson to irrigate his vegetable garden. Off his bik e and into the cool water he lived, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects. After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees had gone. Dragging himself out of the dam, he struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell. Mrs. Nelson took him inside and rang his mother.
“You’ll really need that fishing break to help you recover,” laughed his mother with relief. “Thank goodness you didn’t panic!” But Andy did not hear her. He was dreaming once again of the fish he would catch tomorrow.
小题1:
Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?| A．He was riding to school. | | B．He was listening to a strange sound. | | C．He was going fishing with his father. | | D．He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip. |
小题2:
Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage?| A．They crowded like a black cloud. | | B．They shocked and terrified Andy. | | C．They tried to attack Andy in a mass. | | D．They made Andy stay in hospital for two days. |
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How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?| A．He asked Mr. Nelson for help. | | B．He did himself under the water. | | C．He rushed into the Nelson house. | | D．He rode off in the opposite direction. |
小题4:
Which of the following can best describe Andy’s escape from the bees?| A．No pains, no gains. | | B．Once bitten, twice shy. | | C．Where there is a will, there is a way. | | D．In time of danger, one’s mind works fast. |
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Do you know Henry Ford? He was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong an d fast．He was able to sell millions of models because he could produce them in large numbers at a time；that is，he made a great many cars of exactly the same kind．Ford’s father hoped that his son would become a farmer，but the young man did not like the idea and he went to Detroit where he worked as a mechanic（机械师）．By the age of 29，in 1892，he had built his first car．However，the car made in this way，the famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908—five years after Ford had started his great motor car factory．This car showed to be well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty years．Since Ford’s time，this way of producing cars in large numbers has become common in industry and has reduced the price of many goods which would otherwise be very expensive．
小题1:Henry Ford was the man to built _____ cars．
A cheap and strong B. cheap and long
C. fast and expensive D. strong and slow
小题2:Ford was able to sell millions of cars，because_____．| A．he made many great cars | B．his cars are many
| C．he made lots of cars of the same kind | D．both A and B |
小题3:The “Model T” was very famous_____．| A．before 1908 | B．between 1982 and 1908 | | C．before 1892 | D．after 1908 |
小题4: Ford built his own car factory________.| A．n 1903 | B．in 1908 | C．in 1913 | D．in 1897 |
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Charles R. Drew was a medical student at Columbia University in New York. Before he graduated, he wrote an article __41___ blood bank, that is, the storing of blood. Up till then, a lot of people had died from loss of blood __42___ there was no blood bank.
When the United States entered the Second World War, it became __43___ to set up blood banks. Dr Drew became __44___ of the Red Cross’s first blood bank. When the Red Cross __45___ blood banks to collect and store blood for men __46__ in battle, black American gave blood along with the whites. At ___47__ their blood was not accepted. Later blood from the blacks was ___48___ but was stored in a __49___ place from “white” blood. Although the best doctors __50___ that there was __51___ difference at all between the blood of blacks and whites, the Red Cross, with the support of the government, __52___ to separate black blood from white blood.
After the war, Dr Drew was ___53__ from Washington with three other doctors to attend a medical meeting in a southern state. In northern Carolina their car went __54___ a ditch（深沟）and Dr Drew was __55___ hurt. He had lost __56__ blood by the time a passing car took him to the __57___ hospital. But they were stopped at the gate of the hospital. “__58__him to the hospital for blacks.” No matter __59___ they said, they could not get into the hospital. They had to take him to the __60___ hospital, but on the way Dr Drew died because he had lost too much blood.
| 小题2: | | A．though | B．if | C．because | D．and |
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| 小题3: | | A．possible | B．impossible | C．unimportant | D．necessary |
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| 小题4: | | A．visitor | B．head | C．receiver | D．supporter |
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| 小题5: | | A．started | B．expected | C．promised | D．forbade |
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| 小题6: | | A．died | B．killed | C．wounded | D．fighting |
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| 小题7: | | A．most | B．least | C．first | D．last |
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| 小题8: | | A．received | B．accepted | C．lost | D．found |
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| 小题9: | | A．good | B．cool | C．hot | D．separate |
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| 小题10: | | A．discovered | B．invented | C．insisted | D．regretted |
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| 小题12: | | A．began | B．refused | C．stopped | D．continued |
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| 小题13: | | A．driving | B．walking | C．arriving | D．running |
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| 小题15: | | A．hardly | B．nearly | C．badly | D．not |
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| 小题16: | | A．some | B．little | C．all | D．much |
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| 小题17: | | A．biggest | B．most modern | C．nearest | D．cheapest |
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| 小题18: | | A．Take | B．Bring | C．Send for | D．Find |
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| 小题20: | | A．colored | B．better | C．farthest | D．same |
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Nowadays, any traveler might be treated as a terrorist (恐怖分子) by the immigration (入境) officers in the USA.
We returned from Iraq and landed safely. My heart 16 when I was asked to the back room by the immigration officer. My 17___, with his very American last name, had no trouble at all. In fact, I am 18____ American born and raised, but they weren’t quite ready to let me in  yet. The only reason was 19___ they thought my name looked like the one of 20___ who’s on their wanted list (通缉令) and I had to wait till they checked me out 21___ Washington.
Time passed 22___ . One hour, one hour and a half…I could not wait any longer and 23___ my cellphone out to call the friend I had planned to meet that evening. An officer 24___ over. “No Phone!” he said, “For all we know you could be calling terrorists and giving them 25___.”
Oh, my God! I was just a university professor. I had no 26___ but to put my phone away. My husband and I were getting hungry and 27_____. I wanted to cry, to 28____ onto a chair and shout: “I am nothing but an American professor!”
After two hours in the back room, without explanation and 29____, I was allowed to go after he gave me a piece of paper with a(n) 30_____ on it and told me I could write to the department if I wasn’t 31____ with the  treatment. He also 32___ that nothing could stop it from happening again.
I shared my experience w ith my friends and the 33____ was I should change my name. But name is personal, like the town you were born in.
Even though I had a troublesome experience at the airport, which made me realize being American could ever be so 34_____, like my father, I’ll keep the 35____.
| 小题1: | | A．ached | B．beat | C．sank | D．rose |
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| 小题2: | | A．son | B．daughter | C．friend | D．husband |
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| 小题3: | | A．still | B．also | C．already | D．never |
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| 小题4: | | A．that | B．because | C．why | D．whether |
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| 小题5: | | A．everyone | B．anyone | C．someone | D．all |
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| 小题6: | A．with | B．to | C．through | D．of |
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| 小题7: | | A．quickly | B．carefully | C．dangerously | D．slowly |
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| 小题8: | | A．put | B．pulled | C．used | D．caught |
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| 小题9: | | A．went | B．came | C．cried | D．rushed |
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| 小题10: | | A．news | B．truth | C．information | D．reply |
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| 小题11: | | A．response | B．voice | C．choice | D．face |
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| 小题12: | | A．silent | B．tired | C．comfortable | D．clear |
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| 小题14: | | A．expressions | B．words | C．thanks | D．apologies |
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| 小题15: | | A．address | B．name | C．number | D．map |
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| 小题16: | | A．sad | B．disappointed | C．happy | D．angry |
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| 小题17: | | A．added | B．spoke | C．talked | D．argued |
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| 小题18: | | A．advice | B．result | C．way | D．agreement |
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| 小题20: | | A．experience | B．name | C．story | D．passport |
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