Mike and Dick work in the same office. They don't like the cold weather. And one day they decided to take their holiday in Australia. Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning. They had a good rest in a hotel(旅馆). The next morning they rented(租) a car in the city and began their travel. A few hours later the sun was shining in the sky and there were no shade trees (遮荫树) beside the road. It was so hot that they could hardly go on driving. They had to stop to look around. Mike found a river was about half a kilometre away from them. They were both very happy and drove the car quickly. Soon they got to the river. Before they jumped into the water, Dick saw a boy playing under a big tree. He asked, “Are there any sharks (鲨) in the river, boy?” “No, there aren't,” answered the boy. So they began to swim in the river. After a while, Dick felt something hit against his leg. He told Mike about it. They were afraid and stopped swimming. Dick asked loudly, “Is it true that there aren't any sharks in the river?” “Yes, sir,” said the boy. “There're a lot of crocodiles(鳄鱼) in the water. All the sharks have swum away!”

1．The story happened when it was ________ in the two men's country.

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2．Mike and Dick went to Australia ________.

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3．The two young men went to Australia to ________.

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4．Mike and Dick couldn't drive any longer because ________.

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A．the sun was shining in the sky

B．there were no shade trees beside the road

C．the weather was very hot

D．they were too tired

5．Dick became afraid because ________.

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A．he saw a shark in the water

B．he thought it might be a shark that hit against this leg

C．he saw the boy laughing at the munder the big tree

D．he had been told there were some sharks in the river

6．Having heard the boy, the two young men began to ________.

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A．catch the crocodiles in the water

B．look for the crocodiles there

C．to beat the Australian boy

D．come out of the river at once

Mike and Dick work in the same office. They don't like the cold weather. One day they decided to take their holiday in Australia. Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning . They had a good rest in a hotel.

The next morning they rented a car in the city and began their travel. A few hours later  the sun was shining in the sky and there were no shade trees(遮荫树) beside the road. It was so hot that they could hardly go on driving. They had to stop to look around. Mike found a river about half a kilometer away from them. They were both very happy and drove the car quickly. Soon they got to the river. Before they jumped into the water, Dick saw a boy playing under a big tree. He asked, "Are there any sharks in the river, boy?"

"No, there aren't." answered the boy. So they began to swim in the river. After a while, Dick felt something hit against his leg. He told Mike about it. They were afraid and stopped swimming. Dick asked loudly, "Is it true that there aren't any sharks in the river?  Yes, sir,"   said the boy. "There're a lot of crocodiles (鳄鱼) in the Water. All the sharks have swum away!"

1. The story happened when it was _________in the two men's country.

       A. spring             B. summer         C. autumn           D. winter

2. The two young men went to Australia to________.

       A. swim in the river                      B. study to drive,

       C. make a travel                         D. find some work

3. Mike and Dick couldn't drive any longer because__________.

       A. the sun was shining in the sky          B. there were no shade trees beside the road

       C. the weather was very hot               D. they were too tired

4. Dick became afraid because__________.

       A. he saw a shark in the water

B. he thought it might be a shark that hit against his leg

       C. he saw the boy laughing at them under the big tree

       D. he had been told there were some sharks in the river

5. Having heard the boy, the two young men began to________.

       A. catch the crocodiles in the water    B. look for the crocodiles there

       C. run to beat the Australian boy      D. come out of the river at once

Deep down in the sea, Oliver, a little octopus(章鱼)sat on the floor covered with sand, bored and upset. He watched pretty fish swimming in and out of rocks, which were laughing and dancing in the sea. “Why am I so different?” he said to himself sadly.

“You are an octopus, Oliver. That’s special.” The sweet voice of Cherub, a beautiful purple angelfish (神仙鱼), always made Oliver feel better. Oliver looked up at the purple angelfish and smiled. Cherub suggested, “Let’s play hide-and-seek (捉迷藏).” They were having so much fun that they didn’t realize they had swum far from home. Suddenly, Cherub saw a large shark (鲨鱼) swimming above them. “It was Big White… the biggest, scariest shark in the sea,” she shouted to Oliver. Cherub looked at Big White hopelessly. She was too frightened to swim. Just at this moment, Big White rushed down toward them. An idea came to Oliver. He quickly sprayed (喷射) a very dark cloud of black water to the shark’s eyes. Then Oliver and Cherub escaped and got home safely.

“Are you OK?” asked Oliver. I am lucky to have you as my friend!” Oliver’s face turned red. “I guess being different can be pretty cool in some situations,” Oliver said. “That is what I tried to tell you,” Cherub smiled.

根据短文内容判断正、误。

（注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”）

1.In the beginning, Oliver laughed when he saw pretty fish swimming around him.

2.Oliver and Cherub were enjoying themselves when Cherub noticed Big White swimming above them.

3.Cherub was brave and calm when she faced the unexpected danger.

4.Oliver’s quick mind and action saved Oliver himself and Cherub.

5.From this passage, we know we have our own advantages in all situations, though we are different.