One day an old man is selling a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly.

Then the old man goes up to him and says in his ears, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it, then I will give you some meat.”

“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man some meat and says, “Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the elephant?”

“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why do you look at the elephant?” asks the old man.

The young man answers, “Because I never saw an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”

(　 )46. What is the old man doing?

A. He is giving some meat to the young man.　　

B. He is selling an elephant.

C. He is looking at an elephant.　　　

D. He is finding the bad ears of the elephant.

( ) 47. The young man looks at the elephant slowly because ______.

A. he never saw an elephant before　　

B. He wants some meat

C. he want to help the old man　　　　

D. he wants to find the bad ears

(　 ) 48. Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A. The old man sells the elephant.

B. The young man doesn’t say anything about the elephant before the old man sells it.

C. The old man doesn’t give the young man any meat.

D. The young man doesn’t know there is something wrong with the elephant.

(　 ) 49. The old man promised to give some _________ to the young man.

A. presents　　 B. money　　　 C. food　　　 D. meat

(　 ) 50. How does the young man look at the elephant?

A. Quickly.　　 B. Carefully.　　 C. Fast.　　 D. Happily.

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Arriving at the slopes(山坡) on a cold February morning, I filled my mouth and nose with mountain air. I stepped 1 a foot of white snow from the car. But soon my new shoes 2 as heavy as iron. My son and my daughter happily joined the lines 3 at the chair lifts. The skiers arrived and they were all 4 , from little children to grandparents.

At ten o'clock, the bell 5 and the morning lessons began. As I got 6 ready, my heart 7 faster and faster. What would I do 8 I broke a leg or an arm?

Our 9 , a woman in her early 20's, looked us over carefully. “ 10 we'll learn the snowplow(滑行),” she said. “After that, you'll feel 11 of yourself.” She 12 us a beautiful V with the front ends of her skis(滑雪板) together and moved 13 on the snow.

The first time I got my skis crossed and 14 a quick sit-down. 15 second time I got my skis split and lay down on my 16 . Going up the slopes was even 17 . Several times I fell out of the 18 because they were made too small for me. But the children 19 do the same as the teacher 20 after trying a few times.

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New rules and behavior standards（规范）for middle school students came out in March．A middle schools going to start new rules 1  who the top students are．The best students will 2 have high marks．they will also be one, who don’t color their hair，smoke or drink．The following are more of the new rules：

    Tell the truth．Have you ever copied 3  work in an exam? Don’t do it again! That’s not something  4 students should do．If you are playing computer games in your room，don’t tell your parents you are doing homework．

    Do more activities at schoo1．Good students love animals and  5  others．April is Bird-Loving Month in China．Is your school doing anything to celebrate it? You should join! That way you can learn more about animals and 6 them．When more people work together，it brings us more  7．

    Learn to co-operate．When your basketball team is 8，only working together can make your team 9．Be friendly to the people you are with．Try to think of others, not only yourself．

    Be open to new ideas．Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe you’ll 10 Earth II someday．Don’t look down upon new ideas. All the ideas are important．You should welcome them．because new ideas make life better for everyone．

    Pay attention to your safety．You should not walk 11 outside，especially at night． 12  where the public phones are．If  13 happens，you can find them quickly．If you take a bus to a place far away，please don’t sleep．This prevents a stranger 14 money from you．”

    Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies． 15 not everything on the Internet is fit for kids．You may enter healthy websites for your homework or just for fun．

1．A．to allow                  B．to make                 C．to divide                 D．to decide

2．A．neither                    B．both                    C．not only                 D．only

3．A．anyone else        B．someone else’s       C．your partners          D．any other ones

4．A．honest                B．calm                     C．brave                     D．hard-working

5．A．call for                    B．take care               C．call on                   D．care for

6．A．what to feed          B．how to protect       C．how to play with     D．how to get on

7．A．happier                   B．happiness              C．happily                   D．happy

8．A．lost                       B．winning                 C．beating                   D．losing

9．A．stronger                   B．less unusual             C．more unfamiliar      D．more specially

10．A．notice                  B．find out                 C．discover                 D．live

11．A．alone                   B．lonely                  C．slowly                   D．fast

12．A．Making sure         B．To be sure            C．Make sure              D．Being sure

13．A．unpleasant something                                 B．anything pleasant

C．dangerous something                                  D．anything dangerous

14．A．to carry                 B．to steal                 C．carrying                 D．stealing

15．A．Therefore               B．But                      C．Since                     D．Then

A）请先阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将其填到相应位置。（每小题1分，共15分）

New rules and Behavior Standards for middle school students came out in March. A middle school is going to start new rules        who the top students are. The best students will        have high marks, they will also be ones who don’t color their hair, smoke or drink. The following are more of the new rules.

Tell the truth. Have you ever copied        work in an exam? Don’t do it again! That’s not something        students should do. If you are playing computer games in your room, don’t tell your parents you are doing homework.

Do more activities at school. Good students love animals and        others. April is Bird Loving Month in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate it? You should join! That way you can learn more about animals and   46   them. When more people work together, it brings us more       .

Learn to co-operate. When your basketball team is       , only working together can make your team       . Be friendly to the people you are with. Try to think of others, not only yourself.

Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe you’ll        Earth Ⅱ someday. Don’t look down upon new ideas. All the ideas are important. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.

Pay attention to your safety. You should not walk        outside, especially at night.       where the public phones are. If ________ happens, you can find them quickly. If you take a bus to a place far away, please don’t sleep. This stops a stranger from        money from you.

Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies.        not everything on the Internet is fit for kids. You may enter healthy websites for your homework or just for fun.

1.A. to allow         B. to make              C. to divide                      D. to decide

2.A. neither         B. both                C. not only                      D. only

3.A. anyone else       B. someone else’s     C. your partners                D. any other ones

4.A. honest          B. calm                C. brave                        D. hard-working

5.A. call for           B. take care          C. call on           D. care for

6.A. what to feed     B. how to protect    C. how to play with   D. how to get on

7.A. happier          B. happiness          C. happily                      D. happy

8.A. lost              B. winning            C. beating                      D. losing

9.A. stronger              B. less unusual  C. more unfamiliar   D. more specially

10.A. notice         B. find out            C. discover                  D. live

11.A. alone          B. lonely              C. slowly                   D. fast

12.A. Making sure  B. To be sure         C. Make sure              D. Being sure

13.A. unpleasant something                        B. anything pleasant  

          C. dangerous something                             D. anything dangerous

14.A. to carry      B. to steal             C. carrying                  D. stealing

15.A. Therefore    B. But                  C. Since             D. Then