Long, long ago there lived an old man. He had a very big orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many fine oranges.
One day the old man found one of the oranges was bigger than the others. It was as big as a watermelon. So he took the big orange to the king. The king was very happy and gave the old man a lot of money for it.
When a rich man heard of this, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why did the king give him so much money? If I take my gold cup to the king, he will give me much more money for it."
The next day when the king got the gold cup, he said to the rich man, “What a beautiful cup! I’ll give you something for it. Please take the great orange."
根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1. 1.

   What did the old man have in his garden?
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2. 2.

   What did the old man find one day?
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3. 3.

   Who did the old man give the big orange to?
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4. 4.

   What did a rich man think when he heard of the story?
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5. 5.

   Was the rich man very happy at last?
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There are many rules (制度) in the old libraries. For example, no photos, no drinking and no phones. But now a lot of libraries don’t have too many rules. They paint the rooms beautiful colors so readers would like to read there. There aren’t hard chairs in these libraries.

There are nice sofas in them. Some of them are open 24 hours every day. In the libraries in America,

readers can make a 1free call. That means that they don’t need to pay any money for making a call. In the kid’s library in Denmark, children can sleep there if it is too late. In some libraries in Australia, they have a kids’ “story time”. 2今天图书馆是孩子们娱乐和学习知识的好去处。

任务（一）：根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1.Why do many libraries paint their rooms beautiful colors now?

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2.In which country do some libraries have a kids’ “story time”?

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任务（二）：请写出1处下划线黑体单词“free”的汉语意思。

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任务（三）：请将文中2处划线的句子翻译成英语，每空一词。

4.Today libraries are good places for kids to ________ ________ and learn something.

任务（四）：请给短文选择一个最恰当的英文标题。

5.A. New Libraries    B. Library Rules    C. Old Libraries    D. Free Libraries

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。

Tom is a five-year-old boy. He likes chocolates (巧克力) very much. (89)But his mother doesn’t think they are good for his health. So she doesn’t usually buy them for Tom. Tom has a nice grandfather. The old man doesn’t live with them. He loves Tom very much. He usually comes to see Tom on weekends. And he often buys some chocolates when he comes. Then Tom’s mother lets him eat it, because she wants to make her father happy.

Tom’s birthday is on Saturday. On Friday evening, Tom says to his mother, “Oh, I’m very happy today.”

“Why?” asks his mother.

“Because tomorrow is my birthday, and I can get chocolates,” says Tom, “Please God, (90)give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday.”

“Ha! God can’t hear you. Don’t shout (喊)!” says Tom’s mother.

“I know,” says the boy with a smile, “but my grandfather is in the next room, and he can.”

任务1：根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1. When does Tom’s grandfather usually see Tom?

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2. Why is Tom happy on Friday evening?

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3. Can Tom get a box of chocolates on his birthday?

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任务2：将文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。

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阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。

In the past twenty years, riding bicycles has become more and more popular among people of all ages. ※Bicycles have long played an important part in the liyes of American young people. But today an even greater number of adults cycle along roadsides and bicycle paths. These new riders are often trying to become fit or lose weight. They have found that bicycling is a pleasant way to stay healthy.

This is certainly good for health. But it has also brought some problems. With all these added people on the road, bicycle safety has become a matter of real importance.

Bicycle safety is mostly a matter of common sense. People should ride only on bicycle paths where they will not be badly hurt. There are also a number of rules that riders should follow, especially when riding on streets or highways. Bicyclists should never ride against the traffic, nor should they carry other people on their bicycles. They are also supposed to ride in single line on busy streets and to "walk bicycles across the busy intersections (交叉路口) . ※By following these rules, bicycle riders will not only stay healthy but also be safe.

In one recent year, the National Safety Council reported that 34 thousand bicycle riders were hurt in highway accidents. In that same year, another six hundred riders were killed. Since the introduction of crash helmets (头盔) in 1980, the number of injuries (伤者) and deaths from bicycling accidents had gone down. Today, more and more riders realize the dangers of bicycling. They are wearing helmets and paying closer attention to cycling rules.

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1.How many rules should the riders follow? Give one example.

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2.According to the National Safety Council's report, what's the total number of injuries and deaths in one recent year?

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将短文中划线部分译成汉语。

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请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。

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