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    Reading comprehension.

    　　When you send a letter or a postcard, you have to put stamps on the envelope or on the card. When did people first begin to use stamps? Who was the first to think of this idea?

    　　In the early nineteenth century. People did not use stamps. They had to pay postage when they received letters. Sometimes they didn't want to receive a letter at all, but they had to pay money for it. They were unhappy about this. The postage was high at that time, because the post offices had to send many people to get the postage.

    　　Rowland Hill was a school teacher in England. He was the first to think of using stamps in 1850s. He thought it would be much easier for people to use stamps. They could go to the post office to buy stamps and put them on envelopes before they sent the letters. The post office could just put seals on the stamps so that people could not use the stamps again. In this way, the post office did not need to send postmen to get postage. It only needed fewer postmen to send letters.

    True or false:

    (1) People began to use stamps at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

    (2) Before stamps are used, postage was paid by the letter-receivers and was got by letter-senders.

    (3) Rowland Hill gave the idea to use stamps.

    (4) After stamps were used, people needn't pay postage.

    (5) The passage is about how stamps began to be used.

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    　　When Carmen was a small boy, his father died．So Carmen and his mother were very poor．One day Carmen returned home from school and found his mother making some cloth．It was very beautiful and expensive．

    　　“How much of your book have you read today?”Carmen's mother asked him．Carmen threw down his book．“I haven't read any of it,”he replied．“I played with some friends of mine in the fields．”

    　　When his mother heard this, she picked up a pair of scissors(剪刀)and cut the cloth．

    　　“Why have you cut your cloth?”Carmen asked．“It was so beautiful and now you have wasted it．”“You have wasted your time,”his mother said．“Now I have wasted mine．Look at the terrible thing we have done．”

    　　Carmen learnt a lot from this lesson．After that, he always studied hard．

    (1)

    What happened when Carmen was a small boy?

    [　　]

    A．

    His family was very poor．

    B．

    His father died．

    C．

    His parents were dead．

    D．

    His mother was ill．

    (2)

    What was Carmen's mother doing when he went back home from school?

    [　　]

    A．

    She was teaching a lesson．

    B．

    She was playing with some friends．

    C．

    She was reading a book．

    D．

    She was making some cloth．

    (3)

    Carmen's mother cut the cloth because ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    she didn't want to waste her time

    B．

    she wanted to make more beautiful cloth

    C．

    she didn't want to her son to read books

    D．

    she was angry with what Carmen said．

    (4)

    When the mother heard what Carmen's words, she ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    took pride in everything good her son did

    B．

    became very sad

    C．

    wanted to make more cloth

    D．

    thought her son was working hard

    (5)

    According to the article, which of the following isn't right?

    [　　]

    A．

    Carmen's family was poor after his father died．

    B．

    Carmen's mother gave him a good lesson．

    C．

    Carmen did well in his lessons at school．

    D．

    Carmen realized that he did wrong and studied hard after that．

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    　　When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive．One of my father's friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St．Paul．

    　　Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call．Dad and I would go to Bernie's place．We' d sit on the edge of the dock(码头), feet dangling(摇晃), and got ready for a big meal．

    　　Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us．Then we'd bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart-the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part－and throw away the rest．

    　　Bernie was my father's idea of a rich man．I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman．Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie's wealth(财富)itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked．Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon．

    　　What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind．Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon．If you don't take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life's small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life．

    　　For many years, I forgot that lesson I'd learned as a kid on the loading dock．I was too busy making all the money I could．

    　　Well, I've relearned it．I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day．That's the heart of the watermelon．I have learned again to throw the rest away．

    (1)

    We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    relaxed

    B．

    worried

    C．

    hungry

    D．

    proud

    (2)

    How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon?

    [　　]

    A．

    They ate it in a polite way．

    B．

    They only ate its best part．

    C．

    They ate every part of it．

    D．

    They shared only one piece．

    (3)

    In the eyes of the writer's father, Bernie ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    was just a rich businessman

    B．

    worked hard all the time

    C．

    lived a rich but healthy life

    D．

    knew how to make money

    (4)

    The underlined part “the heart of the watermelon” in the last paragraph refers to ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the best part of the watermelon

    B．

    the writer's busy life

    C．

    the writer's decision of making money

    D．

    the writer's hope of enjoying life

    (5)

    It can be learned from the passage that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    one has to work hard to reach his goal

    B．

    a friend in need is a friend in deed

    C．

    watermelon is the healthiest fruit

    D．

    one should keep work-life balance

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    完形填空。

    　　Mr. Clark worked in an office. He had a lot of work to do every day. But later he began to 　1　 things and this made his work very 　2　. One day Mr. Clark said to himself, “I 　3　 go to see Dr. Martin.”

    　　He waited at least two hours in the doctor's waiting-room 　4　 there were 　5　 people who also wanted to see the doctor. 　6　 the nurse said to him,“You can come in and see Dr. Martin now.”

    　　“What can I do for you?” asked Dr. Martin.

    　　“Oh, doctor,” said Mr. Clark. “There is something wrong with my 　7　. I can't remember 　8　. I have no way to keep things in mind for 　9　 than half a minute. And it's making my work very difficult. What can I do? Can you help me?”

    　　“When did it start, Mr. Clark?” The doctor asked.

    　　“When did 　10　 start?” Mr. Clark asked.

    1．

    [　　]

    A．find
    B．forget
    C．remember
    D．miss

    2．

    [　　]

    A．difficult
    B．different
    C．free
    D．happy

    3．

    [　　]

    A．can
    B．may.
    C．must
    D．have

    4．

    [　　]

    A．than
    B．because
    C．so
    D．where

    5．

    [　　]

    A．a lot of
    B．few
    C．little
    D．much

    6．

    [　　]

    A．At first
    B．At last
    C．At times
    D．At once

    7．

    [　　]

    A．eyes
    B．work
    C．head
    D．hand

    8．

    [　　]

    A．anything
    B．anybody
    C．something
    D．nothing

    9．

    [　　]

    A．little
    B．shorter
    C．more
    D．better

    10．

    [　　]

    A．where
    B．why
    C．what
    D．how

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    　　Once there used to be an old woman．Around her house, she planted a lot of flowers．She had also planted a lot in other places．People all called her“The Lady Planting Flowers”, because she brought beauty to many people．They all loved her．When she was too old to go around any more, she made a special room for the children in the village to play in．Every afternoon she told them stories．The following was one of her stories．

    　　When I was a child, my grandpa always told me stories in the evening．Before I went to bed, he often said,“If you did something good for others, the world would become better．”I remembered his words．I traveled many places when I grew up．What could I do for others? One day, I found some beautiful seeds, and then I sowed(播种)them wherever I went．The next year, when spring came, the beautiful flowers were everywhere．People were very happy to see them．

    　　Before the children left her house, she said,“Remember, if you do one good thing, the world will become much better．”

    (1)

    Why did people call the old woman “The Lady Planting Flowers”?

    [　　]

    A．

    Children all loved her stories．

    B．

    People all loved her flowers

    C．

    She used to tell a story on flowers．

    D．

    She planted flowers where she went．

    (2)

    She had a special room for the children so that they could _________

    [　　]

    A．

    lived in it

    B．

    read and write in it

    C．

    eat and drink in it

    D．

    play and listen to her stories in it．

    (3)

    When the lady was young, her grandpa used to _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    teach her to sing

    B．

    tell her stories after dinner

    C．

    tell her to plant flowers

    D．

    show her to build a special house

    (4)

    Who told the lady to do something good?

    [　　]

    A．

    Her grandpa

    B．

    Her children

    C．

    The people around

    D．

    Her teacher

    (5)

    Why did she tell the children the story?

    [　　]

    A．

    Because she wanted to make herself famous

    B．

    Because she wanted to make them healthy

    C．

    Because she hoped children could do something good．

    D．

    Because she hoped people to be thankful．

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