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　“Floyd, bring me the vase from the dining-room, the one with the pink-and-white lines on it．I want to have these roses decorating your Momma's room．There's nobody I know who loves flowers more than your Momma．”

　Having done so, Floyd skipped (jumped with short steps) across the kitchen floor to the screen door．“When do you think they'll be here? What time did Uncle Herman leave? Do you think Momma will be back home?”

　“I say, boy,”laughed Aunt Josie, “how do you expect me to answer all those questions at once? You're just a walking question mark this morning．”

　“I'm sorry, Aunt Josie, Momma used to say that I asked more questions than a riddle（谜语）book when I was little．When do you think they'll be here?”

　Aunt Josie arranged (put in order) the flowers in the vase．“I expect they'll be here by the time you get back from putting these flowers in your Momma's room．”

　Hardly had the vase been set on Arlene's table when the boy heard a car drive up to the house．Quickly he ran out into the yard, where he saw a dark, thin woman sitting in the back seat, her head raised against pillows（枕头）．

(1) From the passage we can see that Arlene was ______．　　　

[　　]

A．Aunt Josie's mother

B．Uncle Herman's wife

C．Floyd's mother

D．the women who had Floyd bring back the vase

(2) Which of the following sentences is untrue?　　　

[　　]

A．Floyd's mother was very fond of flowers

B．Before Floyd was asked to bring back the vase, he had already known his mother would be back

C．Aunt Josie thought of Floyd as a walking question mark

D．Floyd's mother had the same opinion of Floyd as Aunt Josie

(3) The underlined word "decorating" in the first paragraph means “______”．

[　　]

A．putting in　　　B．growing

C．taking up　　　D．making beautiful

(4) According to the passage we can guess that ______．　　　

[　　]

A．Floyd thought Aunt Josie had more questions than anyone else

B．Floyd's mother was coming back from a hospital

C．Floyd heard a car drive up before he had time to set the vase

D．a dark, thin woman was sitting in the back seat supporting Floyd's mother with pillows

(5) The writer wrote the story to ______．　　　

[　　]

A．give an opinion about boys who ask questions

B．present a picture of a family scene

C．advise you to act like Floyd

D．give you information about roses

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　One dark and stormy night, the wind was whipping through the trees, scattering (causing things to go about in different directions) leaves across the forest．The sound was like lonely wolves howling (making long loud cries) in the distance．

　Two men, tired and hungry, were stumbling along（蹒跚前行）through the forest with their shoes covered with mud．“How much farther to the house, Ira?”Hank had to shout to be heard over the howling wind．“I don't know, Hank．I would have said we weren't more than fifteen minutes away when the storm struck, but it seems to me we've been battling this for half an hour now．”

　Hank stopped where he was under a tall tree, but the branches offered little protection from the beating rain．“Ira, are you trying to tell me we're lost?”

　“Now, Hank．Don't get so upset．I'm not saying we're lost --- exactly．I'm just saying that where we were seems to have been farther away than where I thought we were．That's not quite the same as being lost．”

　“But to me,” said Hank sadly, “It's so close to being lost that I can't tell the difference.”

　They started walking again． “Look!”shouted Ira suddenly, who was a few steps in front of Hank．He began to run, but stumbled, falling to his knees on the glowing, yellow light that shone from the house windows．

(1) Hank and Ira were ______．

[　　]

A．searching for lonely wolves howling in the distance

B．scattering leaves across the forest

C．trying to find something to eat because they were hungry

D．trying to go back to their house

(2) Hank seemed to be ______．

[　　]

A．clear about the distance between the house and the place where they were

B．more worried than Ira

C．very much afaid of the wolves howling in the distance

D．battling the storm more bravely than Ira

(3) As we can learn from the text, ______．

[　　]

A．Hank was sure that they would soon find their way back

B．Ira had lost the hope of finding their way back

C．Ira was wondering where they were

D．the wind was too strong for them to hear each other

(4) In fact, Ira told Hank that ______．

[　　]

A．they were lost

B．the bad weather would last for another half an hour

C．it had taken them longer to get back than he had expected

D．they would get to their house in 45 minutes

(5) What words best describe Ira?　　　

[　　]

A．Tired and upset

B．Calm and practical

C．Happy and strong

D．Upset but full of hope

Italy Finally Defeats U．K．in Football

　TURIN, June 14 (AP)．— Italy defeated England tonight for the first time in 40 years scoring（得分）a 2-0 victory in an exhibition game which meant a lot to the pride of Italian football．

　Asellout（客满的）crowd of 70,000, filling the Turin Municipal Stadium, saw Italy's first victory over England in nine games．The eight previous（先前的）games ended in four victories for England and four ties．（平局）

　Center-forward Pietro Anastasi put Italy ahead at the 38th minute．Inside-right Fabio Capello scored Italy's second goal（进球）at the 52nd minute．Both Capello and Anastasi play for Italian champions Juventus of Turin．

　The game celebrated the 75th birthday of the Italian Football Federation in this north Italian industrial city．It was also the world record 107th game with the English national team for its captain Bobby Moore．

　In the closing minutes, the English missed two good chances to score．Even Moore tried to shoot at the Italian goal form far out．The play became a bit rough and the referee（裁判）booked Englishman Mcfarland．

(1) Where was the game played?

[　　]

A．In England.

B．In an Italian city in the west.

C．In china.　　　

D．In an Italian city in the north.

(2) How many people watched the game?

[　　]

A．Seventeen thousand.

B．Seven million.

C．Seventy thousand.

D．Seventy hundred.

(3) How many times has Bobby Moore played for England?　　　

[　　]

A．107　　　B．108　　　C．109　　　D．106

(4) How many victories did Italy win in the eight previous games?　　　

[　　]

A．Eight.　　　B．Zero.　　　C．Seven.　　　D．Four.

(5) Which two of the following are Italian players?　　　

[　　]

A．Turin, McFarland　　　B．Anastasi, Moore

C．Anastasi, Capello　　　D．Capello, Juventus

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　The Yellow River is the second longest river in China．It rises in the mountains of Qinghai and flows right across China to the Yellow Sea．Both the river and the sea are called yellow because of the yellow mud which carries down form the desert into the sea, making the water a dirty, yellow colour．When the river reaches the flat plain and flows less fast, it drops much of its mud, filling up the river-bed and forcing the water to overflow（溢出）its banks and flood the countryside for miles．These terrible floods wash away crops and destroy whole villages．They have brought death and hunger to so many people that the river is sometimes called "China's sorrow"．In order to prevent the floods, they have built banks of earth, called dykes（堤）along both sides．As the river brought down more mud and broke through the dykes, people repaired them and built them higher, until now in some parts the river flows as much as twenty feet above the field on each side．Today dams（坝）and waterworks have been built to prevent these floods, and farming has been carried on for centuries．

(1) The Yellow River is ______．

[　　]

A．the longest river but one in China

B．the longest river in China　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

C．the second longest river that flows to the Yellow Sea

D．the second longest river that flows to the East China Sea

(2) Where does the yellow mud come from in the first place?　　　

[　　]

A．From the desert.　　　B．From the river-bed.

C．From the sea.　　　　D．From the river banks.

(3) The flood comes when ______．　　　

[　　]

A．the river flows fast

B．the river overflows its banks

C．the river reaches the plain

D．the river drops its yellow mud

(4) Which of the following is not true?　　　

[　　]

A．The terrible floods used to destroy many villages

B．Many Chinese people suffered a lot from the river in history

C．Farming can't be carried on till now

D．Floods often brought hunger and death to the people

(5) To prevent the floods, people today ______．　　　

[　　]

A．have built higher banks all along the river

B．have moved away the mud on the river-bed

C．have built dams and waterworks

D．have moved to other parts of the country

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　Gravity holds us so close to the earth's surface that nobody can jump more than a few feet into the air with the force of gravity pulling him down．It takes a powerful engine to keep an aeroplane up in the air．If you throw a ball upwards as hard as you can, you will notice that it travels in a curved（弯曲的）path before it comes back to the ground．If the earth had no gravity, the ball, instead of traveling in a curve, would move away in a straight line; in fact, it would never come back to the ground．If the earth were to lose its pull of gravity, we should all fly off it as it spins（旋转）round in space．The earth has a strong pull, but modern rockets going out into space are able to escape from the gravity, because they travel so quickly．With the ball thrown into the air, the height reached by the ball depends upon how hard it is thrown．The greater the starting speed, the higher the ball will go．If it could be thrown so that it travelled fast enough, the ball would escape into space and never come back．Nobody can throw a ball as fast as this, but powerful rocket engines can send spaceships away from the earth at such a speed that the earth's gravity is not able to pull them back．This is how we can now send rockets to the moon．

(1) Gravity holds us close to the earth's surface, and as a result, ______．

[　　]

A．we can lift ourselves no more than a few feet above the earth

B．nobody can jump a few feet into the air

C．no one will be pulled down

D．any one of us can jump as high as expected

(2) If there were no gravity, a ball thrown upwards would ______．　　　

[　　]

A．spin round in space

B．fall in a curved path

C．fly off into space

D．move towards the earth

(3) The ball thrown into the air would never come back to the ground ______．

[　　]

A．without a powerful push

B．if it were thrown upwards as hard as you can

C．should it travel in a curved path

D．were it not for gravity

(4) The height the ball will reach depends on ______．

[　　]

A．the escape speed

B．its starting speed

C．the limiting speed

D．its traveling speed

(5) What is it that makes it possible to put a spaceship into orbit（轨道）?

[　　]

A．The earth's gravity

B．A powerful engine

C．A strong pull

D．The powerful rocket engine

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    Emily's wedding (婚礼) dress arrived at five o'clock in the　　 evening, just seventeen hours before the wedding.

　　 　　 　　

    "I just try it on, mother!" she cried, as she ran upstairs. Three　　 minutes later Emily's cries brought her mother up. The dress was much　　 too big for her. Emily was in tears.

　　 　　 　　

    "Take it back to the dressmaker's." Mrs. Bale said. "She must alter　　 it tonight. Hurry now. Take it off and go."

　　 　　 　　

    The dressmaker's shop was closed." CLOSED FOR ONE WEEK HOLIDAY"　　 said a notice on the door. Fresh tears rose to Emily's eyes. She ran　　 home again to her mother.

　　 　　 　　

    "This is unlucky," Mrs. Bale said. "But what are we going to do?　　 Shall I ask Mrs. Peter to help? She was a dressmaker once. I'm sure she　　 could alter it for you."

　　 　　 　　

    Mrs. Peter was brought in and began to work. She could see what was　　 wrong. She had to take in a lot of material at the front, and that was　　 a big job. In fact, she almost made it again. At about ten o'clock the　　 work was finished, and Emily tried her dress on. It fitted her　　 beautifully.

　　 　　 　　

    The three women were having a cup of tea when the door bell rang.　　 Mrs. Bale answered it and looked into the worried eyes of a young woman.　　 The woman was carrying a large box.

　　

    "Does Miss Emily Bale live here?" she asked.

　　

    "Yes, she is my daughter."　　 　　"Oh, I am glad I've found you. There's been a mistake. Your　　 daughter has my wedding dress, and I've got hers. And I'm getting　　 married tomorrow!" She held out the box to Mrs. Bale.

　　 　　 　　

(1)  When she tried her wedding dress on, Emily ______.

　　 　　 　　

[    ]

　　

A. let out a cry of joy because it fitted her beautifully　　 　　   

B. burst into tears because the dress was too big for her　　 　　   

C. gave a cry of surprise because it was made too big for her

D. was satisfied, waiting for her marriage to begin  

(2) The sentence "She must alter it tonight" in the third paragraph probably means "___________."

[    ]

A. She must pay for it　　   B. She must make it different　　 　　   

C. She must give it away　　 D. She must give us another　　 　　

(3)  The dressmaker could not alter Emily's wedding dress because she ___________. 

[    ]

A. was too busy　　B. had something else to do　　 　　   

C. was too lazy　　D. would be on holiday　　 　　

(4) Which of the following sentences is not true? 

[    ]

A. Mrs. Peter was the dressmaker.　　 　　   

B. Mrs. Peter was a friend of the Bale family.　　 　　   

C. Mrs. Peter was able to help Emily.　　 　　   

D. Mrs. Peter did a good job in altering the dress.　　 　　

(5)  What do you think would happen at the end of the story? 

[    ]

A. Neither Emily nor the young woman would have a fit wedding dresses. 　　   

B. The two wedding dresses would fit only Emily. 　　   

C. The two wedding dresses would fit only the young woman. 　　   

D. The young woman would leave in satisfaction.

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    "Here, waiter! Look, look at your soup. What's this? Is it　　 vegetable soup? No... It's fly soup! Look at the bluebottle!　　 Terrible!... Pour it onto the face of the cook. Who wants such a　　 'wonderful' soup?" shouted a middle-aged lady.

    In less than a second, the customers had gathered around her table.　　 A young waiter was already holding the soup plate searching for the　　 fly with a spoon. The lady was full of fire. The manager came over to　　 see what was the matter. Bring her another bowl of soup was his order.

    The lady wanted to show the fly to the manager. As she reached for　　 the bowl, she let out a cry and pointed to a dark green thing in the　　 spoon. "Look, that's it……the fly."

    The crowd pressed closer and stared at the spoon in the young　　 waiter's hand. Just before they could see it clearly, the man put the　　 spoonful of soup into his mouth, biting slightly. After a while, he　　 smiled and nodded, "It's really a piece of burnt green onion. I firmly　　 believe that we are worthy of our fame."

    On hearing this, people laughed and scattered.

(1) The bluebottle is _________.

[    ] 　　

A. a kind of fly　　　　  B. a kind of bowl　　 　　

C. the name of the soup   D. the name of the cook　　 　　

(2) Seeing what had happened, the manager __________.　　 　　

[    ] 　　

A. knew that it was such a fault that his restaurant would lose face　　　　

B. scolded the waiter so as to smooth down her anger 　　

C. apologized to the woman for it 　　

D. decided to dismiss his cook who had caused so much trouble

(3) The young waiter ate the bluebottle, smiling 　　and nodding,because ___________.

[    ] 　　

A. what he ate was a piece of green onion 　　

B. he didn't want others to drive the woman out of the restaurant

C. the soup was really very nice 　　

D. he pretended to prove what he ate was nothing but a piece of green onion　　

(4) Infer (推断) which of the following would probably happen. The　　 　　 woman _________ after people scattered. 　　

[    ] 　　

A. continued to shout that it was nothing but a fly 　　

B. didn't know if she should drink the soup or leave it there 　　

C. admitted she had been mistaken

D. was laughed at by the waiter　　

(5) What would the manager probably do with the matter? He would __________.

[    ] 　　

A. dismiss the young waiter

B. give the young waiter a raise 　　

C. not allow the cook to use green onion 　　

D. go to the lady and look into the matter

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    You believe that all liquids flow downwards, don't you? Try the　　 following experiment and you will think again.

　　

    Get a bottle filled with the gas helium (氦) and plug it up. Cool　　 it to a very low temperature. The gas will form a liquid. Now pull out　　 the plug at the top. You will be astonished to see the liquid　　 immediately escape by moving up the inner side of the bottle and then　　 down the outer side. If you want to fill a bottle with liquid helium,　　 simply stand it in the liquid. The liquid will start climbing into the　　 bottle by itself until the levels outside and inside are the same.

　　

    So, the first requisite for a scientist is: DO NOT TAKE ANYTHING　　 FOR GRANTED.

　　

   (1) What is the major difference between liquid helium and other liquids?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　   A. It becomes active at a very low temperature. 　　   B. It can escape from a closed bottle. 　　   C. It moves upwards as well as downwards. 　　   D. It moves upwards instead of downwards.  　　(2) What will happen if you pull out the plug of the small bottle 　　   which is inside the big jar in Figure 1? Which picture in 　　   Figure 2 represents (表示) the result?　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　　　  　　(3) What is the main purpose of the passage?　　　　　　［　　］ 　　   A. To teach people a lesson in chemistry. 　　   B. To tell people how to do an experiment. 　　   C. To interest people in an unusual scientific fact. 　　   D. To encourage people to ask for facts to support correct 　　　　  statement (陈述).

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    A long time ago, when ancient Rome was still an empire, people of that time used same weights and measures. The standards(标准)of those weights and measures were found by the Romans, who kept these standards in a temple in Rome. All standards for measuring weight or distance were the same, whether in Spain or in Syria. But then the　　 Rome Empire fell, and these standards disappeared. Today, standards are different from place to place throughout the world.

    Tourists who drive from the United States into Canada, for example, are surprised when they buy gas for their cars.

    A gallon (加仑) of gas cost more than they are used to paying.They complain (抱怨) that prices are much higher in Canada than in the United States. Then they discover that they can drive farther on a Canadian gallon than on a United States gallon.

    Is it a different kind of gas? No, it is a different kind of gallon. Canada used the British gallon that is about one-fifth larger than the United States gallon.　　 Four quarts (夸脱) equal a gallon and two pints (品脱) equal a　　 quart in both countries. But Canada's quarts and pints are larger than quarts and pints in the United States. The gallon equals 277.42 cubic (立方) inches while the gallon in the United States is equal to　　 231 cubic inches. Measured in ounces (盎司), Canada's larger gallon holds 160 fluid ounces, while the smaller United States gallon holds no more than 128 fluid ounces.From these figures, it is easy to see why Americans can drive　　 farther on the Canadian gallon than on the American gallon.

    Some day, countries may follow the example of the ancient Romans and make weights and measures the same for every nation.

   (1) The whole passage tells about __________.　　　　   ［　　］ 　　   A. the standards for weights and measures found by Romans 　　   B. the gallon in Canada and the United States 　　   C. surprised tourists in Canada 　　   D. the larger American gallon    (2) The British gallon is about __________ larger than the United 　　   States gallon.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　   A. 277.42 cubic inches　　 B. 160 fluid ounces 　　   C. 128 fluid ounces　　　　D. 1/5    (3) Which statement does the passage lead you to believe? 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　   A. It would be good to use the same measure in the whole world. 　　   B. The Americans hate the Canada gas. 　　   C. The Canadian gas is better than the United States'. 　　   D. Buying gas in Canada is more expensive than in the United 　　　　  States. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

   (4) Six United States' gallons of liquid is about _________

British  gallons of liquid.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］

　　   A. seven　　B. four 　　   C. five　　 D. three 　　  

   (5)After reading this passage, you can have an impression that 　　   __________ .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ 　　   A. different measures can be a problem 　　   B. people like different measures 　　   C. there are all kinds of measures in the world 　　   D. Americans should not travel too much

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　Since 1985, prices have risen in China for many reasons．However, inflation has not badly affected people' s lives because living standards have improved．

　Inflation is not an unbeatable beast．In fact, economists from all over the world have found ways to stop or reduce it．There are now several methods of controlling inflation．

　Reduce the amount of money being issued．

　Many experts believe inflation happens because too much money is printed．The more money the central bank issues, the more inflation there is．Therefore, the most important thing to do for any government is to control the amount of money being issued．

　Cut down on government spending and increase government income．

　Overspending and overexpanding of governments can make inflation worse．Therefore it is helpful to reduce the size of big government bodies, cut down on their spending and pay fewer and smaller subsidis (津贴) to prevent inflation from accelerating (加速)．

　Slow down the increase of salaries．

　It seems that giving bigger salaries to workers helps them manage when prices of their shopping are going up．In fact, as salaries increase, the central bank will have to issue more money to pay for the increase．Thus, increasing salaries may not be so good as it sounds. It' s like cheating．Salaries should only be increased if workers produce more．

　Increase bank interests (利息)．

　Interest increases can make more people put money into banks．At the same time, enterprises (企业) take out fewer loans (贷款)．Demand for money on the whole is lower．

　Keep prices under strict control．

　Prices can be lowered by setting ceilings --- the highest prices --- for most goods and freezing prices on most goods．

(1) The word“issue”in the article means______．　　　

[　　]

A．use

B．print

C．quarrel

D．invent

(2) The writer uses“methods”to refer to ______．　　　

[　　]

A．ways to reduce inflation

B．reasons of inflation

C．something to treat patients

D．prices without control

(3) What is probably the best way to reduce inflation?　　　

[　　]

A．The amount of money being issued will be controlled．

B．Salaries will be reduced．

C．More products will be produced．

D．Prices will be lowered．

(4) What is not mentioned to reduce inflation in the article?　　　

[　　]

A．Controlling prices．

B．Controlling the amount of money being issued．

C．Improving people' s living standards．

D．Adjusting (调整) bank interests．