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　　People hate mice (老鼠, mouse的复数), but one mouse has won the hearts of the people all over the world----the famous Mickey Mouse.

　　Fifty years ago most films were silent. A man named Walt Disney made a cartoon (动画片)mouse that could talk in his films. He named the mouse Mickey Mouse. People were very excited at the talking mouse. Soon Mickey became quite well-known. Children loved to see their lovely friend, because he made them happy.

　　Mickey was a clean mouse from the very beginning. Perhaps this is one reason why people who hate real mice love Mickey Mouse. In his early life Mickey made some mistakes. People were very angry. They wrote to Disney and said they didn't want Mickey to do foolish things. As there were certain things that Mickey couldn't do, Disney made a new animal named Donald Duck. He also made a dog called Pluto. This dog does stupid (愚蠢的) things and makes mistakes wherever he goes. Now our Mickey Mouse is not only clean ,but also important. He has friends all over the world.

1．The best title(标题)for this passage is ________.

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2．Mickey Mouse ________.

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A．was a real mouse that could talk

B．was foolish at first

C．made Walt Disney happy

D．is loved by almost all people

3．Children loved to see Mickey Mouse because ________.

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A．he could talk to them

B．he was always clean and did foolish things

C．they could get joy from him

D．he was friendly

4．People got angry and wrote to Disney because ________.

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A．Mickey Mouse could speak in a cartoon

B．a mouse should be dirty

C．foolish things shouldn't be done by Mickey Mouse

D．Pluto did stupid things

5．Donald Duck was ________.

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　　　　　　　　    　　How to read fast?

　　Perhaps you have been told about some habits which keep a person from reading fast, and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have.

　　Do you still have any of these bad habits? Check yourself by answering “yes ”or“no”to these questions.

　　1.Do you move your lips(嘴唇)when reading silently?

　　2.Do you point to words with your finger as your read?

　　3.Do you move your head from side to side as you read?

　　4.Do you read one word at a time?

　　If you answer“yes”to any of these questions ,start at once to break the habits. If you move your lips, hold your fingers over them, or hold a piece of paper between your lips when you are reading. Then if your lips move ,you will know it and can stop them .If you point to words , hold two sides of your book , one side with your left hand ,the other side with your right hand .Then you will not have a free finger to use in pointing while reading .If you move your head ,place your chin(下巴) in one hand ,and hold your head still .If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time ,you need to work very hard in learning to take in more words at each glance (瞥视)as your eyes travel across the lines of words.

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(1) You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as to ________.

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A. hold a piece of paper between them

B. keep yourself from talking to others

C. tell others to be silent

D. feel whether your lips move or not

(2) when your eyes travel across the lines of words, you need to ________.

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A. read the words carefully

B. look at every word carefully

C. read several words at a time

D. remember every word

(3) When you read, don't ________.

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A. use your finger to point to words

B. hold your book with your hands

C. keep your head still

D. do any of the things above

(4) When you place your chin in one hand, you can ________.

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A. rest your head on it

B. keep your head from moving side to side

C. keep your hand upward

D. move your head from side to side

(5) This passage mainly talks about ________.

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A. the importance of fast reading

B. the bad habit in reading

C. the ways to read fast

D. some difficulty in reading fast

Mrs Chen and her mother lived together in America. Mrs Chen had been there many years, but her mother had only recently arrived. After just two months, Mrs Chen's mother died. Mrs Chen was very unhappy. She loved her mother very much and missed her.

　　One day, Mrs Chen was walking along the street when she saw a notice outside a building. The notice said, “Madame Rita, Spiritual Medium Room 454. Fourth floor. I can help you contact your departed loved ones.”

　　Mrs Chen thought,“I'd like to ask mother how she is. Perhaps I should visit this Madame Rita.” She went into the building and took the lift to the fourth floor. She soon found Room 454 and went inside.

　　Madame Rita said, “How can I help you?”

　　“I want to speak to my mother. She died last year.”

　　“What was her name?” Madame Rita asked.

　　“Mei Ling,” Mrs Chen said.

　　“I can help you,” Madame Rita said. “It will cost 200 dollars.”

　　“All right,” Mrs Chen said.

　　Madame Rita closed her eyes. She was silent for several minutes. Then she spoke.

　　“Mei Ling, can you hear me?” She asked.

　　A voice came out of nowhere. “Yes, I can hear you.

　　“Your daughter wants to know if you are happy.”

　　“Yes, I am very happy,” the voice said.

　　Madame Rita opened her eyes. “Did you hear what your mother said?” she asked Mrs Chen.

　　“Yes,”Mrs Chen said.

　　“Then that will be two hundred dollars.”Madame Rita said.

　　“Fine,” Mrs Chen said. “I'll pay you if you can explain how my ninety-year-old mother learned to speak such good English. She couldn't speak it when she was alive.”

（　　） （1）. When Mrs Chen saw the notice,__________.

A. she thought of her dead mother

B. she thought Madame Rita must be her old friend

C. she was happy and wanted to see her mother

D. she took it and went to Room 454

（　　） （2）. Why did Mrs Chen go to the Medium?

A. To check on her health.

B. To check on her mother's health.

C. To get to know how her mother was by the Medium.

D. To tell Madame Rita how she missed her mother.

（　　）（3）. Madame Rita said she could help her__________.

A. after she paid her $ 200

B. even if she had no money

C. if she told Madame Rita her mother's name

D. and asked her to pay $ 200 for it.

（　　） （4）. The word“ departed” means __________.

A. not alive　　 B. living　　　　　　 C. alive　　　　　　 D. not dead

（　　） （5）. Mrs Chen didn't believe the Medium __________.

A. because her mother could speak English

B. because she knew her mother didn't answer a strange person's question

C. because she knew that voice was not her mother's voice

D. so she paid the woman half of the money