阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

　　    Joe Bloggs always had a cigarette on his lips. He smoked while he　　 read, while he looked at the television, and while he drank a cup of　　 coffee. He smoked forty cigarettes a day, but he was happy.　　 Joe's friend, Fred Brown, said to him, "It is very bad to smoke." When Joe heard this, he started to worry and became thin. So he　　 did not buy any more cigarettes. He became so thin he went to Fred for　　 help. Fred said, "You must eat more." So Joe did not smoke, but he ate　　 chocolate, and he became very fat. Again he went to Fred for help.Fred said, "You must not eat chocolate." So Joe stopped eating　　 chocolate, but he went back to smoking cigarettes. He became thin again　　 but he was not happy, because he still smoked.Sometimes Joe Bloggs wished Fred Brown was not his friend!

　　 　　 　　 　　

1. When Joe became thin first time it was because ___________.

　　 　　 　　 　　

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A. he smoked too much

B. he worried too much

C. he stopped smoking

D. he ate too little

2. The following sentences tell what happened to Joe. Which is the　　 right order of the events?

　　 　　 　　

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a. He did not smoke; he ate chocolate; he was fat; he was　　 unhappy.

　　 b. He smoked; he did not eat chocolate; he was thin; he was　　 unhappy.

　　 c. He smoked; he did not eat chocolate; he was not fat; he was　　 happy.

　　 A. a.b.c.　　  B. c.b.a.　　 　　

　　 C. b.a.c.　　  D. c.a.b　　

　　 3. In the end Joe was unhappy about his friendship with Fred　　 because __________.

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A. Fred's advice had brought him no good

B. he never liked being told what to do

C. he in fact had never really trusted Fred

D. Fred had given him the wrong advice on purpose (故意地)　　

4. What kind of person would you say Joe was?

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A. He was not the kind of person who used his head much.

B. He had no will power to carry out a decision.　　

C. He was not happy to let others make decisions for him.　　

D. He was always changing his mind and was never satisfied.　　

5. What is the writer trying to tell us with this story?

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A. One should think and decide for oneself.

B. One should ask friends for help and advice.

C. Smoking is bad for one's health.

D. Chocolate is bad for one's health.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　    Mary and Peter 1 a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary　　 2 an object overhead. "Look!" She shouted to her friends. "That's a　　 spaceship up there and it's going to 3 here."　　 4 the strange 5 spaceship, most of the young people 　　 6 their cars and drove away quickly. Peter 　　 7 Mary and always 8 her. They, 9 ,　　 watched the spaceship land and saw a door open. When nobody came out,　　 they went to the spaceship and looked 10 . In the center of the floor,　　 there was a pile of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and　　 did not hear the door 11 . The temperature fell rapidly and the two　　 young people lost consciousness (知觉).　　 　　 12 they woke up, they were surprised to see that they were back by　　 the river again. The spaceship 13 . Their car was 　　 14 .

　　     "What happened?" asked Mary.　　 　　Peter scratched his head, 15 slowly, "Don't ask me. Perhaps we had　　 a dream. Did you … Did you see a spaceship?"

　　

　　     "Yes," said Mary, "and we both went into it. Then …" She looked　　 at her wrist." 16 . My watch has stopped. Oh, well, come on 　　 17 "　　 18 , they found their way 　　 19 made of something like glass.They got out of the car and 　　 20 their way round the wall, but discovered that　　 they were inside a round wall. It was like a mirror and 　　 21 through it.　　 22 the wall, strange creatures walked past slowly. 　　 23 stopped to stare through the wall and read a new notice which, 　　 24 , 25 :"New arrivals at the zoo: a pair of Earthlings in their natural surroundings　　 with their mobile house (移动房)".　　

　　

(1) A. had　　　　　　 B. were eating　　　　　　 C. were having　　 D. were taking

　　

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(2) A. looked　　　　　　B. was noticing　　 C. noticed　　　　 D. searched

　　

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(3) A. land　　　　　　 B. fall on　　　　　　 C. take off　　　　 D. drop in

　　

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(4) A. Frightening　　 B. To be frightened by　　

    C. Frightened by　　 D. Frightened

　　

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(5) A. silver-color    B. silver-colorful　　

    C. silver-coloring D. silver-colored

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(6) A. got out　　　　 B. got in

    C. got out of　　　　D. got away

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(7) A. founded　　　　　　B. loved with

    C. was fond of　　　　 D. was fond　　　　　　　　　　　　

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(8) A. stayed close to B. stayed to

    C. stayed next　　 D. stayed the next to

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(9) A. more curious to frightened

    B. curious more than frightened

    C. curious rather frightened

    D. more curious than frightened

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(10) A. into　　B. inside　　 C. out　　D. within

　　

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(11) A. to be closed behind them　　 B. having been closed behind them

　　

　　 C. closed them behind　　　　　　 D. close behind them

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(12) A. When　　　　　　 B. While　　 C. Once　　　　　　 D. The time

　　

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(13) A. was disappeared B. had been disappeared

　　 C. had been gone　　 D. had gone

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(14) A. near to B. close　　 C. nearby　　D. faraway

　　

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(15) A. saying　　B. to say　　C. said　　　　 D. had said

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(16) A. It's a fun　　　　B. That's a lot of funs

　　 C. That's funny　　 D. Funny it is

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(17) A. It's time we went home　　 B. It's the time to go home

　　

　　 C. It's time we must go home　　 D. It's time for us going home

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(18) A. Driven about fifty meters

　　 B. Drove about fifty meters

　　 C. The car was driven about fifty meters

　　 D. Driving about fifty meters

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(19) A. to be blocked by something

　　 B. having been blocked by something

　　 C. blocked by something

　　 D. to block something

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(20) A. tried finding　　 B. tried to find

　　 C. trying to find　　D. trying finding

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(21) A. prevented them looking　　　　　　　　 B. prevented them to look

　　 C. had prevented them from looking　　 D. prevented them

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(22) A. The other side of　　 B. In the other side of

　　

　　 C. On the other side　　 D. On the other side of

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(23) A. Few　　 B. A few　　 　　C. Fewer　　 D. The fewest

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(24) A. English translated

　　 B. translated into English

　　 C. translating into English

　　 D. to be translated into English

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(25) A. spoke B. told　　 C. reading　　D. said

　　

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