阅读短文，完成该篇后面各题，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题，或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

　　The great ship, “Titanic” (泰坦尼克号), set off for America in April 1912 on its first ship. It was carrying more than 2,000 people.

　　The “Titanic” was the largest and finest ship at that time. People thought it was safe to be on the ship because it had 16 compartments (密封舱) with it. Even if (即使) 4 of those were broken, it would still. be able to stay on the sea.

　　Four days later, when the “Titanic” was crossing the sea the man on watch suddenly saw a very large iceberg ahead.

　　The great ship turned quickly on time, but before long there was sound from below. The captain went down to see what the matter was? To his surprise, he found the ship was sinking fast because 5 compartments had been broken! Hundreds of people jumped out into the water. As there were not enough lifeboats, about 1,500 lives were lost.

1.The great ship, “Titanic”, set off ______.

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A. in April 1912　　　B. in May 1812

C. in April 1219　　　D. in May 1912

2.People thought it was ______ to be on the ship.

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A. happy　　　B. warm　　　C. safe　　　D. cheap

3.______ on watch saw a very large iceberg ahead.

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A. The woman　　　B. The man　　　C. The boy　　　D. The police

4.The captain went to see ______.

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A. the hole　　　　　　　　 B. the water

C. what the matter was　　　D. where the ship arrived

5.Hundreds of people ______, as there were not enough lifeboats.

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A. ran away　　　　　　　　B. climbed the ladder

C. stayed in the ship　　　D. jumped out into the water

阅读理解

　　Jack was a young boy. He was playing football in the street. He kicked it too hard, and it broke the window of a house and fell inside. A woman came to the window with the ball and shouted at Jack, so he ran away. But he still wanted his ball back. A few minutes later he returned and knocked at the door of the house. and the woman answered it. He said, "My father is going to come and repair your window very soon."

　　After a few more minutes a man came to the door with tools（工具）in his hand, so the woman let Jack take the ball away.

　　When the man finished his work, he said to the woman, "You must pay two dollars for that."

　　"Aren't you the father of that boy?" the woman asked, looking surprised. "No, "he answered, also surprised. "Aren't you his mother?" 

根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

1. The ball broke _____.　　　　　　　　　　  

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A. a few windows　　 B. one of the windows

C. the woman's house D. in the street

2. The ball hit the window and fell into the woman's ____.

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A. garden　　B. house　　C. door　　D. family

3. Jack ran away because he was _____.　　　　

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A. afraid　　B. pleased　　C. angry　　D. upset

4. Who asked the man to come and repair the window?

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A. The woman.　　B. Jack's father.

C. Jack.　　　　 D. Jack's mother.

5. The man thought the boy was the woman's ____.

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A. student　　B. neighbour　　C. child　　D. friend

听对话和对话后提出的问题，选择正确的答案。（对话和对话后提出的问题朗读两遍）

1. A. The hospital.　　　　　B. The bank.　　　　　C. The supermarket.

2. A. Rainy.　　　　　　　 B. Sunny.　　　　　　C. Windy.

3. A. He’s got a fever.　　   B. He’s got a headache.　C. He’s got a cold.

4. A. The woman.　　　    B. The woman’s daughter.　C. The woman’s sister.

5. A. Jim.　　　　　　　　B. Jack.　　　　　　　  C.David.

6. A. March 21st.　　　　　B. March 22nd.　　　　　C. March 23rd.

At a nation’s saddest moment, its greatest heroes are born.

　　On September 11th, 2001, many police officers and government officials in America worked day and night to save lives from the big fire at the World Trade Centre. And in Japan, after the serious earthquake, a group of workers showed their courage.

　　The earthquake on March 11th made Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant(福岛核电站) turn off and stop its protective cooling systems. And later, a fire broke out.  Workers were told that the plant’s radiation(辐射) could be harmful to human health. Hundreds of workers left the plant quickly. However, a group of workers decided to fight against the fire and the damage, though they knew it could cause very serious health problems. There were 50 workers in all, so they were also named the "Fukushima 50". The workers worked in shifts(轮班).

　　People knew little about the workers, who were mainly experts (专家) with the skills to control the situation. One woman said that her father had volunteered to stay there. “I heard that he volunteered even though he would retire(退休) in just half a year and my eyes were filled with tears. I am really proud of him. And I pray for his safe return.”

　　1.The passage mainly tells us                           .

　　A. what happened in America on September 1lth, 2001

　　B. "Fukushima 50" stayed in the nuclear power plant bravely

　　C. who saved many lives from the big fire at the World Trade Centre

　　D. what Japanese government did after the nuclear power plant was turned off

　2. Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant was turned off because                          .

　　A. there were no heroes there        B. many workers left the plant

　　C. it was destroyed by a big fire      D. the earthquake damaged it heavily

　　3.        workers stayed in Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant after the earthquake.

　　A. 11             B. 50              C. 100             D. 150

　　4. Which of the following is TRUE?

　　A. The woman was happy to know his father was there.

　　B. A woman’s father who had retired from work still stayed there.

　　C. Little was known about the workers when the passage was written.

　　D. The workers didn’t know staying in the nuclear plant was harmful to their health.

　　5. The writer thinks                          .

　　A. American police officers were very strong

　　B. the nuclear radiation would do no damage to humans

　　C. all the workers who stayed in the plant should return quickly

　　D. all the workers who stayed in the plant are great heroes

A bag is useful and the word “bag” is useful, too. Here is an interesting phrase（短语）, “to let the cat out of the bag”. In meaning it is the same as “to tell the secret（秘密）”. And there is an old interesting story about it.

　　Long ago, when farmers wanted to sell chickens at the market, they would usually just throw the chickens in cloth (布) bags. But cats were cheaper than chickens at that time, so many farmers would put cats into the cloth bags but not chickens. One day, a woman asked a man for a chicken. The man gave her a cloth bag in which there was a cat.      When the man opened the cloth bag, a big black cat ran out. Not a chicken! The man’s secret was out and everyone knew it.

　　Now when we say someone gives away a secret, we say “he lets the cat out of the bag”. And that is the story where the interesting phrase came from.

1.The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to (指的是)     .

A. the useful bag                 B. the phrase              C. the cat                     D. the chicken

2.The farmers put cats but not chickens in the bags to      when they sold chickens.

A. tell the secret                                                      B. sell the cats

C. get more money                                                  D. keep the cats quiet

3.Which is the best for the blank (空白处) in the passage?

A. The woman was angry to see a cat.                 B. The man put a cat in the bag.

C. The man asked her to see the chicken.         D. The woman wanted to see the chicken.

4.The writer wrote the story to tell us     .

A. the woman was smart                                         B. how farmers sold their cats

C. the phrase is useful                                             D. where the phrase came from