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　 It was a beautiful spring morning．There wasn’t a cloud in the sky，and the sun was warm but not too hot．Mr．White saw an old man at the bus stop with a big and black umbrella in his hand．Mr．White said to him，“Do you think it's going to rain today?”“'No．”said the old mall．“I don’t think so．”“Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot?”“No．the sun is not very hot in spring．”

　 Mr．White looked at the big umbrella again，and the old man said，“I am an old man，and my legs are not very strong．I must have a walking stick．But people will say，‘Look．the man is so old and I don’t like him．’When I carry an umbrella in fine weather people only say，‘Look at that stupid marl’．”

(　 )1．The story happened__________．

A．in a rainy day B．in the afternoon C．on a cloudy morning D．at a bus stop

(　 )2．It was a very_______ day．

　　　 A．hot　　　　　 B．bad　　　　　 C．fine　　　　　　　 D．cloudy

(　 )3．There was________ in the old man’s hand．

　　　 A．an umbrella　 B．a walking stick C．a bag　　　　　　　 D．a magazine

(　 )4．There was something wrong with the old man’s________．

　　　 A．head　　　　 B．arms　　　　 C．legs　　　　　　　 D．feet

(　 )5．Which is TRUE according to the story?

　　　 A．The old man liked the weather．

B．The old man thought that it was going to rain．

C．The old man was too old to walk by himself．

　　　 D．The old man wanted people to say he was stupid．

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　　My travels began on May 1699 . All went well for the first few weeks. Then there was a bad storm and the ship was wrecked(被破坏). All the other men were 1 . Only I was left.

　　I 2 as long as I could and at last my feet touched the bottom(底部). I moved through the water to the land. There was no sign of houses of people.

　　I walked about half a mile 3 , but still saw no one. I felt very 4 , so I lay down on the short, soft grass and went to sleep.

　　When I 5 it was daylight. I lay still for a moment. I 6 where I was, then tried to get up. I could not 7 my arms or my legs or my head ! I was tied (捆)to the ground ! There was a strange noise near me but I could not 8 what was making it.

　　Suddenly I felt something 9 on my left leg. It walked up me and stopped close by my face. I looked down as well as I could (for my hair was tied to the ground ), and saw a tiny man, less than six inches high, with a bow (弓) and arrow(箭)in his hand. Then many more of these little men started to run all over me. I was 10 , and I cried out loudly(大声地). They were so afraid that they ran back and fell over one by one, trying to get away. I found out later that some of them had hurt themselves when they fell from my chest.

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The marathon(马拉松) in my town usually takes place in hot weather. My job was to follow the runners to help those who needed medical help. “We should stay behind the last runner, so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug.

As it began, the front runners started to disappear(消失). Then I noticed a woman in blue running shorts and a white T-shirt. “ Doug, look!” We knew we were watching our “last runner”. Her feet turned in , yet her left knee turned out. Her legs were so crippled(畸形的) that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk. How could she run a marathon？

We watched in silence as she slowly moved forward. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her. Then we would slowly move forward a little bit more. As I watched her try to put one foot in front of the other, I found myself breathing for her. I wanted her to stop, and at the same time, I hoped that she wouldn’t. Finally, she was the only runner left in sight. When the finishing line came into sight, we found the cheering people had all gone home. She slowly crossed through the line and lifted her hands, full of happiness.

I do not know the woman’s name, but since that day she has become a part of my life. For her, it was about finishing what she had set out to do, no matter what. When I think things are too difficult and want to say “I just can’t do it”, I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.

1.When does the marathon usually take place in the writer’s town？

A．In spring.

B．In summer.

C．In autumn.

D．In winter.

2.The last runner had problems with her      .

A．head

B．back

C．legs

D．arms

3.Why did the woman take part in the marathon?

A．To win a good prize

B．To beat the other runners

C．To make friends with others

D．To finish what she had decided to do