Once a king was walking around a pool with his ministers（大臣）．Suddenly, he came up with（想出） an idea． He asked,” How many baskets of   1   are there in the pool?” The ministers couldn’t give an answer． The king was angry, “ You   2   answer my questions in three days!”

   Three days passed, but   3   of the ministers had the answer． Just then, a child said that he knew it． The king told the ministers   4   the child to the pool． To his surprise, the child   5   and said with a smile, “It is    6   ． No need to go to the pool．” This made the king pleased． “All right． Let us know   7  ．” The child said, “If you know the   8   of the basket, the answer is known．   9   it is as big as the pool, there is one basket of water; half as big, two baskets… ”“ Stop! That’s it ．You have got the answer． They were thinking of things   10   a wrong way ．”

    Sometimes to get out of the difficulty, one must change one’s way of thinking．

1． A． fish                      B． flowers                        C． water

2． A． can                       B． must                            C． may

3． A． none                     B． all                                C． one

4． A． led                        B． leading                         C． to lead

5． A． refused                 B． agreed                          C． thought

6． A． easy                            B． important                     C． hard

7． A． what’s it               B． where it is                    C． what it is

8． A． shape                    B． size                              C． weight

9． A． Because                B． If                                C． But

10． A． use                     B． in                                C． on

　　Mr Reese was a farmer. He and his wife grew a lot of things and they had a few cows. They worked very hard. One day Mr Reese said to his wife, “Let's go to Portsmouth next Sunday. We can have a good lunch there, and then we can go to the cinema.”

　　His wife was very happy when she heard this. Because she and her husband always eat a lot, she didn't like cooking three times every day.

　　They went to Portsmouth by train and walked about for an hour. Then when it was 12:00, they want to have a meal. They looked at several restaurants. In one of them there was a notice outside Lunch 12:30 to 2:30 for$ 1.50.

　　“Well, that's good, we can eat for two hours for $1.50 here. This is the place for us.”

(1)The Reeses worked ________.

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A．in Portsmouth	B．on a farm
C．in a cinema	D．in a shop

(2)What were the Reeses going to do?

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A．To see a film.

B．To do some travelling.

C．To go to town and have a good time.

D．To move to Portsmouth and have a good time.

(3)Mrs Reese agreed with her husband because ________.

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A．she didn't enjoy cooking every day

B．she had the same idea he said

C．she knew he was always right

D．she thought they would have a different life

(4)The notice means“________”.

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A．Eat for two hours for $1.50

B．A meal for $ 1.50 at anytime from 12:30 to 2:30

C．Eat at 12:30 or 2:30 for $1.50

D．Two hours lunch for $1.50

(5)From the end of the story we may know ________.

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A．Mrs Reese liked the restaurant because she was in great need of meal

B．They would have a long lunch

C．The Reeses had been to the restaurant

D．The Reeses didn't often eat in restaurant

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阅读下面短文，然后按要求做题．

　　Dear Brenda,

　　I have just come back from France. It was the first time I had ever been there. We spent one day at Disneyland Park. We all had a good time there as it is a very exciting place. I've got lots of news to tell you.

　　When we arrived in Paris, my brother John was very excited. He wanted to go straight into the park, but my mother told him that he would have to wait until we had to check into the hotel.

　　About an hour later, we bought some tickets and John and I ran into the park. We got on a streetcar. It took us along a road called Main Street USA. The street is like an old American street with old-fashioned shops. Next we went to Adventureland. We went to see the Swiss Family Robinson who were having a picnic in their tree house. Before long, we were all hungry so we had lunch in a lovely American restaurant. The food was very delicious.

　　After that we went to Fantasyland. I thought it was great. It was my favorite part of the park. I talked with Alice and had tea and cakes. John went to see Sleeping Beauty's castle in the hope of seeing Sleeping Beauty. Unluckily, she was sleeping so he wasn't able to see her.

　　We decided to go to Discoveryland next. On our way we saw Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. They are well-known cartoon characters. They were very big. They were much bigger than I had thought. It was late in the afternoon, but we thought we had just enough time to visit Discoveryland when John found he had lost a button from his shirt. We looked everywhere for the button, but we couldn't find it. When we arrived at the entrance to Discoveryland, there was a big sign on the gate that read “CLOSED”. We were too late. We were disappointed, but I agreed we had had a wonderful time.

　　I hope that we will go back soon.

Love,

Jenny

注释：castle n．城堡　　character n．人物

根据短文内容选择最佳

1．Which of the four statements is right?

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A．Jenny's family had a bad time in Disneyland.

B．Jenny's family were very disappointed about their trip.

C．Jenny's family checked into a hotel before visiting Disneyland Paris.

D．Jenny's family didn't visit Fantasyland in Disneyland.

2．Jenny's family visited ________.

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A．Main Street USA first

B．Fantasyland first

C．Discoveryland last

D．Sleeping Beauty's castle first

3．The family thought that ________.

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A．American food was tasteless

B．American food was unhealthy

C．Chinese food was better than American food

D．American food was good

4．What does the underlined word “disappointed” mean?

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5．Put the following events in the right order.

a．Jenny's family went to visit Adventure land.

b．Jenny's family took a streetcar in Disneyland

c．Jenny's family arrived in Paris.

d．John went to see Sleeping Beauty's castle.

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When I was young, I wanted to be a model, so when a national competition was nearby, I asked my parents to take me for an audition(试演) and they agreed, I was selected and told I had potential. They said that for only $900 I could attend a weekend event that a number of the most famous modeling agenies(中介) from around the world would attend. At 13, my hopes of fame and fortune(名利) clouded my judgment and I begged my parents to let me go. We have never been rich, but they saw my enthusiasm and at last they agreed.
I imagined being signed by some famous model companies. For .months, any boredom or disappointment that I faced disappeared because I knew I would soon have the chance to be a real model. I thought I would appear in the covers of famous magazines!
Of course, I wasn't signed, but what hurt the most was being told that if I grew to 5'9' (about 1.75 meters) I could be a success. I sprayed for a growth spurt(冲刺) because I could not imagine giving up my dream. I met with a local modeling agency and the agent required $500 for classes, $500 for a photo shoot(拍摄), and $300 for other fees. My parents only agreed after hours and hours of my begging.
The agency sent me out on a few auditions but with every day I did not receive a call, I grew more disappointed. The final chance came in July after I had decided to focus on commercial modeling. There was an open call(公开挑it) in New York City. We spent hours driving and spent another few hours waiting, only to be told that I was too short, I could hardly stand it.
Years later, I realize that the trip to New York was good as it made me notice I didn't actually love modeling, just the idea of it.1 wanted to be special and I naively(天真地)decided to reach an impossible goal. The experience has made me stronger and that will help me in the future.
【小题1】The author wanted to be a model, because_______.

A．she won a national contest

B．she wanted to be famous and rich

C．she was urged by some modeling agencies

D．she had full potential to be a successful model

【小题2】The author's parents' attitude toward her dream is_______.

A．encouraging

B．doubtful

C．worried

D．excited

【小题3】The author finally stopped dreaming to become a model mainly because_______.

A．her parents were strongly against it

B．she realized that it was impossible for her.

C．even a local modeling agency turned her down

D．she realized that she didn't actually love the idea of modeling

【小题4】From her experience of struggling to be a model, the author learned that

A．where there is a will there is a way

B．being a model is not so easy

C．we should have our own judgment and should not just follow others

D．we might set unpractical goals but the experiences can help us grow.