阅读理解

　　Agatha Christie went out at night. She never forgot the night when she met a robber many years ago.

　　That evening, she was invited to a birthday party which lasted until 2 o'clock in the morning. Agatha walked in the quiet street alone. Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “Good morning, lady,” the man said in a low voice, “I don't think you wish to die here!”

　　“What do you want?” Agatha asked.

　　“Your earrings (耳环). Take them off!”

　　Agatha suddenly had a bright idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar (衣领) of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings and then she quickly threw them on the ground.

　　“Take them and let me go.” she said. The robber saw that the girl didn't care for the earrings at all, only trying to protect the necklace. He thought the necklace would cost more, so he said, “Give me your necklace.”

　　“Oh, sir. It's not worth much. Please let me keep it.”

　　“Stopping rubbish (废话). Quick!”

　　With shaky hands, Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber disappeared, she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends.

　　The earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds.

1．Agatha never forgot the night, for she ________.

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A．was robbed of her earrings

B．had a good time at the birthday party

C．was robbed of her necklace

D．was robbed, but she fooled the robber

2．The birthday party ________.

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3．Which of the following is not true?

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A．Agatha pretended not to care for her earrings

B．Agatha pretended to care for her necklace

C．Agatha really cared for her earrings

D．Agatha didn't care for her earrings at all because they were not too expensive

4．Agatha pretended to protect her necklace, for ________.

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A．she didn't want to lose it

B．it was more expensive

C．she would rather lose it

D．she liked it very much

5．After reading the story, you may know that Agatha was a ________ girl.

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　　Without plants, people could not live. We eat plants. We breathe the oxygen that plants produce. And we need plants for another reason：we need them for their beauty. Imagine a world with no plants. Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells, their beautiful colors and their lovely shapes. Imagine, when the wind blows, not being able to hear the leaves in the trees or watch the branches swing（摇摆）from side to side.

　　Everywhere people need the beauty of plants, That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers, That is why people always try to design house with room for some grass and a garden. Do you talk to your plants? Do you give them love and attention?

　　Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird, writers of a book called THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS, tell of an experiment in which two seeds were planted in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant was given love and hopeful ideas. The other plant was given only hopeless ideas. After six months, the loved plant was bigger. Under the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earth, it had a thicker stem（茎）and more leaves.

(1) In the experiment, the two plants were ____________.

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A．talked to in different ways

B．of different types

C．both given love and attention

D．grown in the same place

(2) At the end of six months ______.

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A．the plants were of the same size

B．one plant had longer roots than the other

C．one plant had longer roots; the other plant had a thicker stem

D．one plant had a thicker stem; the other plant had more leaves

(3) Tompkins and Bird believed that plants ________.

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A．can talk to each other

B．care for each other

C．should be grown in different places

D．love to be loved

(4) The experiment has proved that _________.

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A．without plants people could not live

B．we should talk to plants and give them love

C．we should grow as many plants as possible

D．plants need plenty of water, sunshine and fertilizer （肥料）

　阅读理解

　Agatha Christie went out at night. She never forgot the night when she met a robber many years ago.

　　That evening, she was invited to a birthday party which lasted until 2 o' clock in the morning. Agatha walked in the quiet street alone. Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “Good morning, lady,” the man said in a low voice, “I don't think you wish to die here!”

　　“What do you want?” Agatha asked．

　　“Your earrings (耳环). Take them off!”

　　Agatha suddenly had a bright idea．She tried to cover her necklace with the collar(衣领) of her overcoat while she used the other bank to take off both off her earrings and then she quickly threw them on the ground．

　　“Take them and let me go,” she said．The robber saw that the girl didn't care for the earrings at all, only trying to protect the necklace. He thought the necklace would cost more, so he said, “Give me your necklace.”

　　“Oh, sir. It's not worth much. Please let me keep it.”

　　“Stopping rubbish (废话). Quick!”

　　With shaky hands, Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber disappeared, she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends.

　　The earrings coat 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds.

(1)Agatha never forgot the night, for she ________.

[　　]

A．was robbed of her earrings

B．had a good time at the birthday party

C．was robbed of her neeklace

D．was robbed, but she fooled the robber

(2)Which of the following is not true? ________.

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A．Agatha pretended not to care for her earrings

B．Agatha pretended to care for her necklace

C．Agatha really cared for her earrings

D．Agatha didn't care for her earrings at all because they were not too expensive

- 　Bad luck! The car breaks down again. I wish I knew about car repair.

________ you learn? Courses are offered at Seamine College.

________. I wonder when courses begin.

　 A. Why don’t; That’s a good idea　　　　 B. Did; That’s reasonable

C. Why don’t; I don’t care for it　　　　 D. Did; Your idea sounds very encouraging