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　　Long, long ago the Mouse King had a beautiful daughter. When she was old enough to be married, he called together the oldest and cleverest mice to talk about it.

　　“My daughter,” He said, “is far too beautiful to marry just anybody. I have decided to marry her to the greatest thing in the world. Now, who shall it be?”

　　“The sun,” the first mouse said at once, “is the greatest thing in the world. It shines over the whole world.”

　　“Well, then, I shall marry her to the sun,” said the Mouse King.

　　“But,” said the second, “a cloud can cover the sun.”

　　“Then, she must be married to the cloud.”

　　“But,” said the third, “the rain breaks through the clouds and puts an end to them.”

　　“That is true. I must marry her to the rain.”

　　“But,” cried the fourth, “no matter how hard the rain falls, it cannot wash away the trees.”

　　“Then she must be the tree's wife.”

　　“But,” shouted the fifth, “a strong wind can blow down the trees.”

　　“Very true. Then the wind must be her husband.”

　　“But,” remembered the sixth, “no matter how hard the wind blows, it cannot blow away the earth.”

　　“Then I must marry her to the earth.”

　　“But,” called out the seventh, “the earth is covered by the wooden floors of men's houses.”

　　“Then she shall marry the wooden floor at once.”

　　“But,” the last said slowly, “no matter how strong the wooden floor is, a mouse can bite his way through it.”

　　“It is clear that a mouse is the greatest thing in the world,” the happy Mouse King said, with a smile on his face.

　　And that was why the Mouse King's daughter married a mouse at last.

1. How many mice are mentioned in the passage?

A. Eight  

B. Nine   

C. Ten　　

D. Three

2. Which mouse had a beautiful daughter?

A. The old one　　  

B. The cleverest one　　 

C. The first one　　 

D. The Mouse King

3. Who thought the wind should be the daughter's husband?

A. The second mouse   

B. The fourth mouse　　 

C. The fifth mouse

D. A and C

4. What was the result?

A. There was no result.

B. All those would be the daughter's husbands.

C. The daughter would be married to a mouse.

D. The daughter would live alone.

5. Why was the result so?

A. Because all the mice agreed.

B. Because all the mice wanted to have a rest.

C. Because the Mouse King thought a mouse was the greatest thing in the world.

D. Because the daughter was glad.

 

　　My husband left us recently（最近）. I didn't want to celebrate my birthday. But my seven-year-old daughter, Sarah and her 17-year-old brother, Scott, gave me a new watch and bought a birthday cake. I had to enter into fun.

　　My daughter and I were sitting at the table eating the cake. Sarah said, “Mum, I have another present for you . Hold out（伸出）your hand and close your eyes.” As I did, she reached into her small purse（女式钱包）. Then I felt her hand touch me gently. “You can open your eyes now.” she said. When I looked at my hand, it was empty. Before I could say a word, she said, “It is happinese.”

　　I thought, then, the best presents are the ones wrapped（包含）in love.

(1) The woman had ________ people in her family now.

[　　]

A．three	B．four
C．two	D．six

(2) She didn't want to celebrate her birthday because _________.

[　　]

A．she didn't get any presents

B．her children didn't love her

C．her husband left her

D．it was not good

(3) Her son and daughter ________.

[　　]

A．loved her very much

B．gave her birthday presents

C．had a birthday party for her

D．all the above

(4) When she was sitting at the table, Sarah gave her ________.

[　　]

A．a new watch

B．nothing

C．the best present

D．a small purse

(5) The woman ________ after the birthday party.

[　　]

A．felt better

B．felt quite sad

C．loved her daughter better

D．loved her son better

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

　My cat's 　1　 is Lucy. She is a very pretty 　2 　. Her hair is black and yellow.

　She has four children. So I have five 　3 　. She is very happy with her young 　4 　.

　The four children are not all 　5 　Lucy very much. The biggest child is quite black. 　6 　is black with white feet and one white ear. Two children are like their mother 　7 　. My daughter says “Aren't they pretty? 　8 　I have the black and white one? Isn't he a tomcat (雄猫)?”

　I say “I don't know, but I know the yellow and black ones are females (雌性的).”“Are they ? How do you know?”“ 　9　 they are yellow and black. Tomcats never (从不) have that 　10 　. Listen and I'll tell you ...”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1．A．leg	B．family	C．house	D．name	[ 　]
2．A．boy	B．dog	C．cat	D．girl	[ 　]
3．A．children	B．cats	C．dogs	D．brothers	[ 　]
4．A．house	B．family	C．home	D．baby	[ 　]
5．A．like	B．by	C．love	D．with	[ 　]
6．A．The other	B．Another	C．It	D．She	[ 　]
7．A．yellow	B．black	C．black and yellow	D．white	[ 　]
8．A．Can	B．How	C．Do	D．Can't	[ 　]
9．A．So	B．Because	C．For	D．As	[ 　]
10．A．black	B．feet	C．ear	D．colour	[ 　]