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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上Passage 1A store owner was tacking（钉住）a sign above his door that read “Puppies For Sale.” A little boy appeared under the store owners sign. “How much are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked.The store owner replied, “Anywhere from $30 to $50.”The little boy reached in his pocke
2、t and pulled out some change. “I have $2.37,” he said. “Can I please look at them?”The store owner whistled and five tiny balls of fur ran out. One puppy was falling far behind. Immediately the little boy singled out the limping puppy and said, “Whats wrong with that little dog?”The store owner expl
3、ained that the little puppy didnt have a hip socket (臀骨臼). The little boy became excited and said, “Thats the little puppy I want to buy.”The store owner said, “No, you dont want to buy that little dog. But if you really want him, Ill just give him to you.”The little boy got quite upset. He looked s
4、traight into the store owners eyes and said, “I dont want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and Ill pay the full price. In fact, Ill give you $2.37 now and 50 cents a month until I have him all paid for.”The store owner said, “This little dog is
5、never going able to run jump like the other puppies.”To this, the little boy reached down and rolled up his pant leg to show a badly twisted (扭曲的), disabled left leg supported by a big metal brace (支撑物). He looked up at the store owner and softly replied, “Well, I dont run so well myself, and the li
6、ttle puppy will need someone who understands.”1. The boy is able to offer something to the little puppy that no one else can. Whats that?A) A good home. B) A high price.C) Care and understanding. D) A big metal brace.2. Upon the boys request, the store owner _.A) asked for his reason B) laughed at h
7、is silly choiceC) persuaded him to buy the other dogsD) suggested that he take the dog free of charge3. When the store owner offered to give the puppy to the boy, the boy was upset because _. A) he did not really like the puppyB) he hated to accept things freeC) he had enough money with himD) he tho
8、ught the puppy had its value and should not be given away free4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A) The little boy was disabled.B) The little boy bought the dog for fun.C) The store owner couldnt understand the little boy.D) The store owner didnt sell the dog to t
9、he little boy.5. The best title for the passage is _.A) Store Owner and His Dogs B) Little Boy and Disabled DogC) A dog in Need D) Little Boys Best FriendPassage 2She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.The
10、health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum where it is housed.“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors ha
11、ve noticed changes but repairing the worlds most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their present chemical state.Nearly six million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very intere
12、sting that when youre not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University.“Its because direct vision (视觉) is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da vinci painted the smile i
13、n shadows.”Da vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to Frances King Francis I in 1519.During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some intere
14、sting stories to tell.6. In the first paragraph “catching up with” means _.A) coming up from behind B) having effect onC) making up for D) getting along with7. It is difficult to repair this painting due to its _.A) painting materials B) wooden panelC) long history D) good name8. Mona Lisa is smilin
15、g when you look _.A) at her B) from the corners of your eyesC) into the shadows D) for details9. Para. 4 is mainly about _.A) the history of the Mona Lisa B) the condition of the Mona LisaC) the secret of Mona Lisas smile D) the secret of Mona Lisa beauty10. During World War II the famous painting w
16、as in _.A) Italy B) France C) Britain D) GermanyPassage 3Since the first prehistoric artist drew the first pictures on the walls of a cave, artists have been using stone, clay, paint, jewels, metal, and hundreds of other materials to tell the story of the history of the world.Buildings, paintings, a
17、nd clothing styles can tell us what people thought and felt about their world.Cave painting from the Old Stone Age show us animals and hunters. But more important, they also show us the weapons that were in use in prehistoric time. They show that fire was used, and that people had learned to make se
18、wing needles from bone, and that stone tools had been invented for digging and cutting. Some roughly formed images have been found in the caves, too, showing that cave dwellers appreciated the beauty of the human from.In the New Stone Age, people learned to weave cloth. They didnt have to depend on
19、animals skins for clothing. They also learnt to build houses, since the best farming land was far away from the mountain caves in which their forethers had lived. 11. What materials have been used by artists to tell the store of the world history?A) Animals skins, jewels and stone. B) Clay, paint, a
20、nd cloth.C) Metals, animals skins and clay.D) Plaint, clay and stone.12. What do cave paintings show us?A) The weapons and fire our forefathers used.B) The beauty of the human form our forefathers appreciated.C) The animals bones our forefathers constructed.D) The buildings our forefathers construct
21、ed.13. What did our forefathers learn to do besides fire-making?A) To prepare meals.B) To build high buildings.C) To dig tunnels.D）To make sewing needles.14. Where did our forefathers live before they learned to construct buildings?A) In forests. B) On rivers.C) In mountain caves. D) On farms.15. Th
22、e word “images” in paragraph three most probably means _.A) pictures B) impressions C) photos D) ideasPassage 4 Some time ago my husband and I bought a new sofa for our living room. At the time we both liked the color and style of the sofa, but in recent weeks, my husband has begun to complain about
23、 this particular piece of furniture. Now he doesnt like the color or the style and he even complains that it is impossible to sit in it and be comfortable. Anyway he wants to get rid of it and buy another one for $ 800.Im just sick about his idea because I like the one we have very much and besides
24、I dont think we can afford a new one. Reasoning with my husband is like talking to a brick walland believe me Ive tried. He is very stubborn. What shall I do? Im almost ready to go home to mother.16. Why did the couple buy the sofa?A) They both liked the color and style of the sofa.B) The sofa was v
25、ery cheap at the time.C) Their living room needed a sofa.D) The husband loved the color and style of the sofa.17. What does the husband think of the sofa now?A) It is uncomfortable to sit in the sofa.B) The sofa is too cheap to be of high quality.C) The style of the sofa is out of date.D) The color
26、of the sofa is not attractive.18. Why is the wife unwilling to get rid of the sofa?A) She cant find a sofa that she and her husband like very much.B) She cant carry a sofa home alone.C) She doesnt think she has enough money for a new sofa.D) Someone doesnt allow her to buy a sofa.19. What can we lea
27、rn from the talk?A) The husband is always willing to obey his wife.B) The wife is very economical.C) The couple has a different idea about the sofa.D) The wifes mother wants the sofa.20. What does the word “stubborn” in the second paragraph mean?A) Kind. B) Cruel. C) Determined. D) Talkative.21. We
28、all went to the exhibition_ the director, who was too busy to go. A. besides B. except C. beside D. except for 22. The internal situation of a country usually _its foreign policy. A. effects B. effected C. affects D. affected23. A large _of people volunteered to do this difficult job. A. number B. a
29、mount C. quality D. wealth24. This group of explorers went _in the desert than that one. A. father B. farther C. further D. far 25. She can now spend _time preparing her lessons than before. A. little B. few C. fewer D.less 26. Many beautiful paintings were _on the walls. A. hung B. hanged C. hang D
30、. hanging27. The interpreter could _catch up with the fluent speaker. A. hard B. hardly C. hardness D. hardship 28. All his things were _his suitcase. A. into B. in C. at D. on29. He _ his pen on the desk and began reading. A.laid B. lay C. lie D. lain30. _ a friend I would advise you to stop smokin
31、g at once. A. Likely B. like C. Is D.As31. His horse jumped and he fell _ it.A. of B. off C. on D. down32. The _of the school will resign because of his poor health.A. principal B. principle C. principals D. principles33. These plans are good and _.A. practical B. practicable C. practiced D. practic
32、e34. He _from his seat to greet the guest.A. raised B. raise C. rises D.rose35. I _to work 11 hours a day, but I cant do that any more.A. use B. am using C. am used D.used36. The _rain slowed down the construction.A. continual B. continuous C. continuing D. continued37. Our invitations have all been
33、 _.A. received B. accepted C. got D. admitted38. She said she would _me the book by air mail.A. send B. bring C. give D. show39. Would you like to stop by my _and have a cup of tea?A. family B. room C. home D. space40. We should be _of our time and avoid doing anything unnecessary.A. economic B. economics C. economical D. economy楚老师() 11:46:1521-25 .B C A B D 26-30.A B B A D31-35. B A B D D 36-40.A B A C C 专心-专注-专业