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　　Some people think that all wild animals are dangerous. Actually, very few of them will attack a man if he leaves them alone. If you meet a lion (狮子) or an elephant, suppose you would run away, but even a lion will keep away from a man unless it is very hungry. Lions and tigers only kill and eat men when they have grown too old and too weak to catch their usual food, such as deer and other small animals. If you saw a wild elephant, perhaps you would be frightened. Elephants usually run away at once unless you attack them. Some animals get very frightened if they only smell a man, some take no notice at all but quietly walk in another direction. Wild animals only attack hunters when they are afraid that the hunters mean to harm their young ones, or when the hunters shoot at them and make them angry.

1．The underlined word“attack”is closest in meaning to“________”.

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2．Lions and tigers will not kill or eat men ________.

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A．unless men try to run away

B．if they are too old and too weak

C．if they are able to get enough of their usual food

D．however men act towards them

3．Some animals run away when they smell a man probably because ________.

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A．they dislike the smell

B．they think men are dangerous to them

C．they don't want to eat men

D．they want to eat weak men

4．Some wild animals will become very dangerous ________.

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5．This passage is mainly about ________.

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A．how to protect wild animals

B．how animals look for their food

C．how to make friends with wild animals

D．how animals act towards men

阅读理解

　　One day while Bradley and his mother were shopping, they talked about how much they like oranges. Mother told Braadley to get some oranges, they looked good, so he went to the fruit counter to look at them. Some of them looked good, and some of them didn't. Bradley knew that he would need to select carefully.

　　He found a nice orange on the top of the display. The next good one he saw was down a few rows, but as he lifted it out, the whole display rolled to the floor. Bradley stood there with one orange in his hand and oranges rolling around his feet. He wished the floor would open up and swallow him.

　　A big man in uniform came over to Bradley.“Well, young man,”he said, “it looks as if we have quite a mess here.”

　　“Yes, sir,”Bradley replied, not daring to say anything else.

　　The man smiled and said, “This isn't the first time this has happened, and it won't be the last. Take the oranges you want, and I'll have someone fix the display.”

　　Bradley took the one orange in his hand to his mother's cart and said,“I think this is all we'll be needing this time.”

1．Bradley did not dare to say anything when the oranges fell because ________.

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A．he was afraid his mother would hear him

B．he was worried that the police might come for him

C．he did not have enough money to pay for all the oranges he wanted

D．he did not yet know how the man in uniform felt about the mess

2．What is the meaning of the sentence?

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A．He wanted to hide in the store so the police wouldn't find him.

B．He wished that he could disappear so no one would see what he had done.

C．He thought that if he got down on the floor he could pick up the oranges.

D．He really meant that he wanted to swallow some orange juice.

3．The story's purpose is to ________.

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A．teach people how to choose good oranges

B．get people to buy more oranges

C．tell about a young boy's bad experience

D．make people afraid of people in uniform

4．Which sentence from the story tells us that Bradley was right to be careful in choosing the oranges he bought?

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A．Some of them looked good, and some of them didn't.

B．As he lifted it out, the whole display rolled to the floor.

C．Bradley took the one orange to his mother's cart.

D．Bradley knew that he would need to select carefully.

阅读理解

Five…four…there…two…one

　　A rocket launch count down, a common sound in the 1960s. But this was not just another launch. It was the beginning of a historic event. It was the countdown for Apollo Ⅱ, the first flight that would carry man to the first landing on the moon. The ground shook as the huge Saturn V rocket moved slowly up into the sky. It rose perfectly. Someone on the launch crew spoke the words “Good luck”and “Godspeed”. I'm Jack Whistler. Today Stan Busbee and I will tell the story of flight of Apollo Ⅱ in July, 1969.

　　In the spacecraft at the top of the speeding rocket were 3 American astronauts, whose names soon would be known around the world: Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Neil Armstrong was the commander of the spacecraft. e was a test pilot. He had flown earlier on one of the 2 -man Gemini space flights. Armstrong was a calm person, a man who talked very little. Edwin Buzz Aldrin was the pilot of the moon lander vehicle. The astronauts gave it the name Eagle. Aldrin had flown on the last of the Gemini flights. He also was a quiet man, except twenty talked about space. Michael Collins was the pilot of the command module vehicle Columbia. He also had made a Gemini flight. He would wait in orbit around the moon as Armstrong and Aldrin landed and explored the surface. Collins was very popular and always ready with a smile.

1．This passage mainly deals with ________.

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A．the countdown for Apollo Ⅱ and a brief introduction of the astronauts related

B．the personality of the astronauts

C．the flight of Apollo Ⅱ

D．the first landing on the moon

2．The word “Godspeed”means ________.

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3．Who of the follwing was not in the aircraft?

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4．The word“twenty”in the second paragraph ________.

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A．is but a number

B．means“a lot”C. means“seldom”D. means“a little”

5．Which of the following statements is true?

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A．Edwin was the commander of the spacecraft.

B．Armstrong was very popular and always ready with a smile.

C．Eagle was the name of the command module.

D．Neil had flown earlier on one of the 2-man Gemini space flights.

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　People have smoked cigarettes for a long time now． The tobacco used to make cigarettes was grown in what is now part of the United States．Christopher Columbus, who discovered America, saw the Indians smoking．Soon the dried leaves were transported(运输) to Europe where smoking began to catch on．In the late 1800s, the Turks made cigarettes popular．

　Cigarettes smoke contains at least two harmful substances, tar and nicotine(焦油和尼古丁)．Tar, which forms as the tobacco burns, damages the lungs and therefore affects breathing．Nicotine, which is found in the leaves, causes the heart to beat faster and increases breathing rate(频率)．

　Smoking cigarettes is dangerous．The U．S．Public health Service stated that cigarette smoking is the cause of lung cancer and several other deadly diseases． The U．S．government now requires that each package of cigarettes bear a special warning about the danger of smoking．

1．The expression “catch on” in the passage may mean______．

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A．start　　　B．cost a lot　　　C．become popular　　　D．dangerous

2．Before Columbus discovered America______．

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A．Europeans had smoked　　　　 B．nicotine was in tobacco

C．nobody smoke in the world　　　D．Europeans had never smoked

3．In the nineteenth century, smoking became popular because of the people in ______．

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A．India　　　B．Turkey　　　C．the U.S.　　　D．British

4．Breathing is affected by______．

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A．Tar　　　B．nicotine　　　C．heat　　　D．both A and B

5．A good title for this selection is______．

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A．The Discovery of America　　　B．Smoking Cigarettes

C．How to Smoke Cigarettes　　　D．A Great Discovery

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　People are not so honest as they once were．The temptation to steal is greater than ever before especially in large shops．A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday morning．One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her．The woman first bought a few small articles．After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible．Then the woman simply took it and walked out of the shop without paying．When she was caught, the detective found out that the shop-assistant was her daughter．The girl "gave" her mother a free dress once a week．

1．The writer told us that______.

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A．long, long ago all people were honest

B．people had once been honest

C．people used to be more honest

D．people had become more and more honest

2．The well-dressed woman often went to a large store to ______.

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A．visit her daughter

B．see if there was anything cheap to buy

C．help the detective with his work

D．steal something

3．The detective was easier to watch the woman because______.

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A．there were not many people in the store that day

B．she was better-dressed than anyone else in the store

C．Monday was the first day he began to work and he was very active

D．the shop assistant had told him that she was a thief

4．When the woman went out of the store______.

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A．there were fewer people in the street than usual

B．she was warmly greeted by the policeman

C．she remembered that she hadn't paid the assistant

D．the detective stopped her and found out she was a thief

5．“Free” in this article means______.

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A．not working　　　B．not in prison

C．not for sale　　　D．not cost any money

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　Two boys, both of the same weight, sit on each side of a see saw（跷跷板）．How far must they be from the centre in order to keep the see saw balanced?

　By moving to different positions, they will soon find out that they have to sit at equal distances from the centre．Now, if one of them is heavier, the heavier boy has to be nearer to the centre to make the see saw balanced．

　Things to do．

　Take a stone in each hand． Can you find out which stone is heavier? If the two stones are about the same size, you may not be able to tell which one is heavier．

　Place a pencil on two piles of books and balance a ruler and move them until the ruler is balanced．Find out how far each stone is from the pencil． The stone nearer to the pencil is the heavier one． Now you know how a simple weighing machine works．

1．The writer wants to tell us ______．

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A．what see saw is like

B．how to keep a see saw balanced

C．how a simple weighing machine works

D．what a simple weighing machine is like

2．If two boys sit at equal distances on each side of a see saw, the boy in the higher place shows ______．

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A．he is taller　　　 B．he is shorter

C．he is heavier　　　D．he is lighter

3．A see saw is used ______．　　　

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A．to weigh which boy is heavier of the two

B．to find out the weight of a boy

C．to make a simple experiment

D．for playing

4．In the last paragraph the writer tells us to ______.

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A．make an experiment

B．make full use of pencils, rulers and books

C．weigh something with stone

D．make a simple weighing machine

5．From the passage we can gain____　　 ．

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A．pleasure　　　 B．experience

C．knowledge　　　D．entertainment

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    Pictures from space show that earth is blue-green world.It looks like a round ball. The earth is made mainly of three things, which are land, water and air. Picturesshow a world of flat land, mountains and valleys. We can see rivers, lakes and oceans.

    A thick blanket of air covers the world completely. This layer (层) of air is called the earth's atmosphere.

　　    Our closest neighbour in space is the moon. The moon moves around the earth. A body like the moon that goes around a planet is called a satellite. The moon is earth's only natural satellite.Like the planet, the moon has no light of its own. The light we see from the moon is sunlight (阳光) shining on the moon and being thrown back. The darker parts that can be seen onthe moon are made by hills, plains and valleys.

1. On the earth there are three main things:_________.

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A. flat land, mountains and valleys　　

B. land, water and air　　

C. hills, plains and valleys　　

D. rivers, lakes and oceans

2. The colour of the earth is blue and green ________.

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A. because there are many oceans and trees on it

B. because it is a round ball　　

C. if you take a picture in which there are flat land, mountains　　 and valleys

D. when you look at a picture of it taken from space

3. The earth's atmosphere is __________.

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A. a layer of air which covers the world completely

B. a very huge blanket　　

C. a lot of air　　

D. a thick blanket of air which cannot be found on the moon

4. In this passage "a body" means _________.

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A. a person　　

B. an object in space　　

C. a satellite　　

D. a planet

5. We see from the earth that the moon is bright because _______.

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A. the moon has its own light　　

B. sunlight can reach the moon　　

C. the earth gives it light　　

D. every planet has its own light

阅读理解训练

　　Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course , there have always been people who have looked for adventure---- those who have climbed the highest mountains , travelled in unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans . Now , however , there are people who hunt for an immediate excitement from a dangerous activity , which may only last a few minutes or even seconds .

　　I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity . You jump from a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot - air balloon) 200 metres above the ground with an elastic (弹性的) rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground . It is said that 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping . Other activities which most people would say are as risky as bungee jumping include jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high mountains .

　　Why do people take part in such activities as these ? Some scientists suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and uninteresting . Not very long ago, people's lives were constantly in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food. If they were badly ill ,it was not easy for them to get well again , In fact , life was a continuous battle for living and existing.

　　Nowadays , according to many people , life offers little excitement . They live and work in safe conditions , they buy food in shops ,and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill . The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping .

1．A suitable title for the text is “________”.

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A．Dangerous sports: what and why?

B．The tiredness of modern life

C．Bungee jumping : Is it really dangerous

D．The need for excitement

2．More and more people today________ .

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A．are trying activities such as bungee jumping

B．are climbing the highest mountains

C．are coming close to death in sports

D．are looking for adventures such as traveling in unknown places.

3．In bungee jumping , you ________.

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A．jump as high as you can

B．slide down a rope to the ground

C．tie yourself to a rope and fall to the ground

D．fall towards the ground without a rope

4．People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because ________.

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A．they have a lot of free time.

B．they can go to hospital if they are injured

C．their lives are short of excitement

D．they no longer need to hunt for food.

5．The writer of the text has a________ attitude（态度）towards dangerous sports.

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阅读理解

　　A new study reported in a medical magazine concludes that even smokers who reach their 70s are likely to live longer if they stop smoking. Researchers say that they have got some of the strongest evidence(证据)that it's never too late to stop smoking.

　　The study was based on a five - year follow - up of 7, 178 people over the age of 65 who lived in Boston, New Haven and Washington counties. The report showed former smokers ran about the same risk (危险) of death from heart disease as those who never smoked. Women who stopped smoking faced about the same cancer - death risk as those who never smoked, but men who gave up smoking still had a 50% higher risk. The men's extra(额外) risk of cancer largely disappeared if they had not smoked for more than 20 years.

　　The discovery does not agree with the widely-known belief that by the time smokers reach old age, their habit has already hurt them, and those who continue to live healthily are probably immune (免疫) to the dangers of cigarettes.

1．The conclusion of the new study is that ________.

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A．it's useless for young people to stop smoking

B．smokers over the age of 70 are expected to live longer

C．it's late to stop smoking when one is getting old

D．one can plan to give up smoking at any age for his health

2．The researchers have got their research results after ________.

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A．they spent 5 years in hospitals and labs

B．they kept on making medical examination of smokers over 5 years

C．they kept on medically examining many old people in cities, towns and villages for a period of 5 years

D．they kept on following smokers and non - smokers over the age of 65 for 5 yeas

3．A former smoker is a person who ________.

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A．smokes a lot

B．used to smoke

C．smokes once in a while

D．is going to give up smoking

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．Those who stop smoking are facing the same risk of death from cancer as non - smokers.

B．Those who stop smoking are facing the same risk of death from heart trouble as non - smokers .

C．Women who stop smoking face about the same cancer- death risk as nonsmokers.

D．Men who stop smoking face about the same cancer - death risk as men who gave up smoking 20 years ago.

5．Which of the following is with the same meaning as the sentence “the discovery does not agree with the widely - known belief ”?

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A．The discovery is in accordance with the widely -known belief.

B．The discovery is against the widely - known facts.

C．The discovery is different from the widely- known belief.

D．The discovery objects to the widely - known facts.

阅读理解

　　Kidnappers(绑架者) are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat . Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years. Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock. One evening, however, he failed to arrive. Mrs . Eleanor Ramsay got very worried . She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.

　　Three days after Rastus' disappearance .Mrs . Eleanor Ramsay received an anonymous( = nameless) letter. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay paid a ransom( = sum of money) of ￡1000. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it out side her door. At first, she decided to go to the police, but fearing that she would never see Rastus again, the letter had made that quite clear. She changed her mind. She drew ￡1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that kidnapper would keep his word. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening . He looked very well, though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk. The police were greatly surprised when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done. She explained that Rastus was very dear to her. Considering the amount she said, he was dear in more ways than one!

1．Some kidnappers took considerable interest in Mrs. Ramsay's cat because ________.

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A．Mrs. Ramsay could and would pay a lot to get her only companion back

B．Mrs. Ramsay clearly loved her cat to have kept him so long

C．Rastus was an orderly cat and would be easy to look after if kidnapped

D．Mrs. Ramsay missed her cat whenever he was not back home on time

2．On what conditions did the kidnapper promise the safe return of Rastus?

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A．His name was not to be revealed and he wanted a ransom of ￡ 1000.

B．Mrs. Ramsay was not to inform the police and had to pay ￡ 1000.

C．Mrs. Ramsay had to leave her flat until the box with the money had gone.

D．Mrs. Ramsay was to draw ￡ 1000 from her bank and follow his instructions.

3．How was Rastus dear to Mrs. Ramsay in more ways than one?

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A．She was very fond of him and it had cost her a lot to get him back.

B．Besides the high ransom paid for him he drank a lot of milk

C．He was so dear that she had not dared tell the police of the kidnapping.

D．He was very valuable and she valued him greatly.

4．Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay is a very wealthy lady who ________ a flat with her cat Rastus, for a great many years.

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5．She searched for him but could not find him ________

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