George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.

All his life George loved 26　 .When he was only seven years old, he already knew so 　27 about plants that people in his hometown called him“the plant doctor”.

George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no 　 28　 for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow　 29　 children to go to school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas 　30　 he finished high school. All this time he had to work to　 31　 his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.

In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a 　32　 of plants. He began to study agriculture (农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George 33　 . He had other　 34　 . He started an agricultural organization(组织)for black students in Alabama.

In those days, many 35　　 in the south grew only cotton(棉花). This was 　 36 to the soil(土壤). After a while the 　37　 would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the　 38　 . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.

George Washington Carver invented(发明) so many things that he was　 39 “the Wizard (能手)of Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the 　 40　 of 79.

(　　 ) 26. A. animals　　　 B. plants　　　 C. buildings　　 D. photos

(　　 ) 27. A. much　　　　 B. many　　　 C. little　　　　 D. few

(　　 ) 28. A. house　　　　 B. farm　　　 C. hospital　　　 D. school

(　　 ) 29. A. brown　　　 B. yellow　　 C. black　　　　 D. white　

(　　 ) 30. A. when　　　　 B. until　　　 C. for　　　　　 D. since

(　　 ) 31. A. cost　　　　 B. spend　　　 C. pay　　 　　　D. take

(　　 ) 32. A. love　　　　 B. hate　　　 C. question　　　 D. surprise

(　　 ) 33. A. accepted　　 B. refused　　 C. understood　　 D. cared

(　　 ) 34. A. situations　　 B. suggestions　 C. plays　　　　 D. plans

(　　 ) 35. A. farmers　　　 B. scientists　 C. doctors　　　 D. inventors

(　　 ) 36. A. helpful　　　 B. harmful　　 C. careful　　　 D. wonderful

(　　 ) 37. A. pumpkin　　 B. peanut　　　 C. cotton　　　 D. potato

(　　 ) 38. A. soil　　　　 B. water　　　 C. air　 　　　　D. weather　

(　　 ) 39. A. seen　　　　 B. looked　　　 C. found　　　　 D. called

(　　 ) 40.A. time　　　　 B. year　　　　 C. age　　　　　 D. season

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　A pine tree in California was regarded （看作）the oldest tree in the world. People thought 　1　 was nearly 5,000 years old. 　2　　 　they could not be 　3　　 　. Then someone 　4　 the tree down 　5　　 　a chain saw （链式锯）。Kiling the 　6　　 　tree in the world was a 　7　　 　thing to do. But when the tree 　8　　 　down, 　9　　 　knew its 　10　　 　. It was 4,900 　11　　 　.

　How can you 　12　　 　the age of a tree? If you ever 　13　　 　a tree that has just 　14　　 　cut down, take a look at the cut 　15　　 　. You will see rings. There are little rings in the middle. 　16　　 　each ring is a larger one. The ring 　17　　 　the bark （树皮）is the biggest one of 　18　　 　.

　Count these rings. A tree grows one ring each 　19　　 　. A ten-year-old tree has ten rings. A sixty-year-old tree has sixty rings. 　20　　 　rings does a 4,900-year-old tree have?

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)   A． 　　 it	B． this	C． that	D． which	[　　]
(2)   A． 　　 then	B． so	C． and	D． but	[　　]
(3)   A． 　　 there	B． sure	C． here	D． silence	[　　]
(4)   A． 　　 put	B． lay	C． cut	D． cuts	[　　]
(5)   A． 　　 on	B． in	C． with	D． by	[　　]
(6)   A． 　　 old	B． oldest	C． older	D． ancient	[　　]
(7)   A． 　　 silly	B． poor	C． common	D． good	[　　]
(8)   A． 　　 is cut	B． has cut	C． was cut	D． had cut	[　　]
(9)   A． 　　 none	B．nobody	C． someone	D． everyone	[　　]
(10)   A． 　　 time	B． age	C． size	D． weight	[　　]
(11)   A． 　　 old	B． long	C． time	D． age	[　　]
(12)   A． 　　 speak	B． say	C． tell	D． talk	[　　]
(13)   A． 　　 look	B． find	C． see	D． discover	[　　]
(14)   A． 　　 being	B． been	C． to be	D． had	[　　]
(15)   A． 　　 part	B． tree	C． wood	D． piece	[　　]
(16)   A． 　　 On	B． Around	C． In	D． Over	[　　]
(17)   A． 　　 in	B． outside	C． near	D． on	[　　]
(18)   A． 　　 rings	B． tree	C． it	D． all	[　　]
(19)   A． 　　 season	B． year	C． time	D． period（时期）	[　　]
(20)   A． 　　 How many	B． How large	C． How big	D． How much	[　　]

　 I heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important achievements.What made him 　41 from others?

　 He said it all came from 　42 that happened when he was two years old. He tried to 43 a bottle of milk away from the fridge, but the slippery(光滑的) bottle fell, spilling its milk all over the 　44 floor.

　 When his mother came in, 45 shouting at him, she said, “Robert, what a great mess(一团糟) you have made! I have never seen such a big puddle(水坑) of milk. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes 　46 we clean it up?”

　 Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, when you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last. So, 　47 would you like to do that? We would use a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the towel and together they cleaned up the milk.

　 His mother then said, “We had a failed 48 in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands in the kitchen. Let’s go out and fill the bottle with water and see if you can 49 a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip(杯口) with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.

　 This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to 50 .So, what have you learnt from the story?

41. A. serious　　 　　 B. similar　　　　　　 C. different　　　　 D. important

42. A. an experience　　 B. advice　　　　　　 C. a promise　　　　 D. an idea

43. A. pass　　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　　 C. drink　　　　　　 D. take

44. A. kitchen　　　　 B. bedroom　　 　　 C. bathroom　　　　 D. living room

45. A. from　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　 C. because of　　　 D. instead of

46. A. after　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. as soon as　　　　 D. since

47. A. when　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　 C. how　　　 　　　D. why

48. A. experiment　　　 B. condition　　　　 C. survey　　　　　 D. research

49. A. look　　　　　　 B. discover　　　　　 C. recognize　　　 D. develop

50. A. clean the floor　　 B. spill milk　　　　 C. make mistakes　　 D. realize mistakes

阅读短文，在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式。单词的第一个字母已经给出。

    The　worst　traveler　in　the　world　was　Paul　of　San　Francisco.　Once　he　f____1.　from　the　U.S.　to　his　hometown　in　Italy　to　see　someone　at　home.　The　plane　made　a　one-hour　stop　to　get　oil　at　an　airport　in　New　York.　Paul　thought　he　was　in　Rome.　C____2.,　he　got　off　the　plane.

    When　nobody　was　there　to　meet　him,　Paul　thought　maybe　the　heavy　t____3.　made　his　friends　late.　While　looking　for　their　address,　Paul　found　that　the　old　“Rome”had　changed　a　lot.　He　found　many　high　m____4.　buildings　instead　of　old　ones.　He　also　found　that　many　people　spoke　English　but　not　Italian　and　that　many　street　signs　were　w____ 5.　in　English.

    Paul　knew　very　l____6.　English.　So　he　asked　a　policeman　in　Italian　the　way　to　the　bus　station.　He　happened　to　meet　a　policeman　who　was　also　born　in　Italy　and　answered　in　the　same　l____7..

    After　twelve　hours’ traveling　round　on　a　bus,　the　driver　handed　him　over　to　a____8.　policeman.　But　this　time,　this　policeman　could　only　speak　English.　So　paul　asked　the　policeman　why　the　Rome　police　employed（雇佣）so　many　people　who　spoke　English　as　policemen.

    Paul　didn’t　b____9.　he　was　in　New　York　when　he　was　told　so.　To　get　him　on　a　plane　to　Italy,　he　was　s____10.　to　the　airport　in　a　police　car.