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　　Mr White lived in a village but his office was in the town. Sometimes he went to work by bus and sometimes, when it rained, he drove there. He was friendly to others and they all liked him.

　　One day a new comer named Mr Black began to work in the office. Mr White was kind to him and told him what to do with the sticky(棘手的，困难的) business. The man thanked him very much.

　　Two or more months later Mr Black moved into a house, which was just next to Mr White. They were both happy and became good friends. One Saturday morning, Mr White was walking while his new friend was reading in the garden. He came up to him and they began to chat(聊天). He found Mr Black's book interesting and wanted to borrow it.

　　“You have enough time today, haven't you?” asked Mr Black.

　　“Yes,” answered Mr White.

　　“Well, then,” the man said, “I never lend anything to others. You can read it here.”

　　It made Mr White unhappy and he had to say goodbye to him. A few days later Mr Black came and said. “Excuse me, Mr White, could I borrow your lawn mower(剪草机), please?”

　　“Of course.” Said Mr White. “But you must use it in my garden.”

1．Mr White went to work by car if it was ________.

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2．Mr White was kind to Mr Black because ________.

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A．he wanted to borrow a book from him

B．they were good friends

C．he liked to help others

D．the man was going to move into a house next to his

3．Mr White and Mr Black became good friends because ________.

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A．they often helped each other

B．they knew each other very well

C．they worked in the same office

D．they lived next to each other

4．Mr Black wouldn't lend the book to Mr White because ________.

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A．it was very interesting

B．he didn't finish reading it

C．his friend had enough time to read it in his garden

D．he was too selfish(自私的) to do so

5．Which of the following is right?

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A．Mr White lent the lawn mower to Mr Black.

B．Mr White wouldn't lend the lawn mower to Mr Black.

C．Mr Black had to work for Mr White.

D．Mr White sold the lawn mower to Mr Black.

They worked in the field until the sun _________ .

1. A.
   set down
2. B.
   set
3. C.
   set off
4. D.
   set down tile hill

During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape. When I traveled across to the other side of the island, I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, “Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.”

So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn’t I think before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn’t move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.

That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.

My life was still busy from morning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.

I kept food and tools at both my houses, and also wild goats. There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats’ milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn fields. And so many years went by.

1.The purpose of making a canoe on the island was to _____________.

A. escape in it                            

B. get to the other side of the island[来源

C. use it for food                          

D. go around the island

2.To survive, the writer _____________.

A. kept goats for milk                      

B. made clothes from animal skins 

 C. worked in the cornfields                          

D. did all the above

3.Why didn’t the writer use his first canoe?

A. Because it was too small for a long journey.  

B. Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea.

C. Because there was something wrong with it.  

D. Because the writer was busy building a second house.

4.From the story, we can learn that _____________.

A. the writer tried to make his stay comfortable on the island  

B. the writer had nothing to do on the wild island

C. the writer tried to escape in the second canoe, but failed 

D. the writer was in prison on the island, losing his freedom

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

Long long ago there lived three tailors (裁缝). They were John, Peter, and Black. They works in the same street in London. One day one of them, John, put up a poster, it said, “ The best tailor in London,” When Peter saw that, he also put up a poster in the same day. And on it were the capital letters: THE BEST TAILOR IN ENGLAND. What did the third one, Black, do when he saw those? Couldn’t he write “ The best tailor in the world?” Of course not, but he couldn’t give up(放弃). He thought and thought…A few days later, he put up a poster, too. “ The best tailor in the street.”  

1.The three tailors lived and worked in the same street in London.

2.Peter was very happy when he saw John’s poster.

3.Black was worried when he saw those two posters.

4.The third tailor got on well with John and Peter.

5.The three tailors put up the same posters in the same day.