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Passage9

Afarmerhadacow.Hetookverygoodcareofthiscowandonedaywhenitwasill,hewasveryworried.Hetelephonedthevet.

“What’stheproblem?

”Thevetaskedhimwhenhearrived.

“Mycow’sill,”thefarmersaid.“Idon’tknowwhat'sthematterwithher.She’slyingdownandwon’teat.She’smakingastrangenoise.”

Thevetlookedoverthecow."She’scertainlyill,"hesaid,"andsheneedstotakesomeverystrongmedicine."

Hetookabottleoutofhisbox,puttwopillsintohishandandsaid,"Giveherthese.Thepillsshouldmakeherbetter."

“HowshouldIgivethemtoher?

”thefarmerasked.

Thevetgavehimatube（管子）andsaid,"Putthistubeinhermouth,thenputthepillsinthetubeandblow.That’llmakeit."

Thenextdaythevetcametothefarmagain.Thefarmerwassittingoutsidehishouseandlookedmoreworried.

“How’syourcow?

”thevetasked.

“Nochange,”thefarmersaid,“andI’mfeelingverystrangemyself.”

“Oh?

”thevetsaid,"Why?

"

“Ididwhatyousaid,”thefarmeranswered.“Iputthetubeinthecow’smouthandthenputtwopillsdownit.”

“And?

”thevetasked.

“Thecowblewfirst,”thefarmersaid.

1.Inthestory,thevetmustbe_________.

A.thefarmer'sfriendB.amilkfactory

C.ahospitalforcowsD.adoctorforanimals

2.Thefarmeraskedthevetforhelpwhenhiscow_______

A.couldn'tliedownB.didn'teatthepills

C.couldn'tmakeanynoiseD.wasill

3.Whatmedicinedidthevetgivethefarmer?

A.Bottleofpills.B.Alongtube.

C.Twopills.D.Asmallbox.

4.Thevettaughtthefarmerhow_________.

A.toblowthetubeB.tomakethecowtakethepills

C.totakethemedicineD.toputthetubeinhismouth

5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Thefarmeratethepillshimself.

B.Thecowgotbetteraftertakingthemedicine.

C.Thevetcametohelpthefarmerchangethecowthenextday.

D.Thefarmerwaitedforthevetoutsidehishousethenextday.

Passage9答案：

1-5DDCBA

Passage10

Severalyearsago,atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinAmerica.Onewasaveryrichbanker,anotherownedoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld,andthethirdownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork.

Thereporterwastalkingtothemaboutbeingimportant.

“Howdoweknowifsomeoneisreallyimportant?

”thereporteraskedthebanker.

Thebankerthoughtforafewmomentsandthensaid,“IthinkanybodywhoisinvitedtotheWhiteHousetomeetthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisreallyimportant.”

Thereporterthenturnedtotheowneroftheverylargecompany.“Doyouagreewiththat?

”sheasked.

Themanshookhishead,“No.IthinkthePresidentinvitesalotofpeopletotheWhiteHouse.You’donlybeimportantifwhileyouwerevisitingthePresident,therewasatelephonecallfromthepresidentofanothercountry,andthePresidentoftheUSsaidhewastoobusytoanswerit.”

Thereporterturnedtothethirdman.“Doyouthinkso?

”

“No,Idon’t.”hesaid.“Idon’tthinkthatmakesthevisitorimportant.ThatmakesthePresidentimportant.”

“Thenwhatwouldmakethevisitorimportant?

”thereporterandtheothertwomenasked.

“Oh,IthinkifthevisitortotheWhiteHousewastalkingtothePresidentandthephonerang,andthePresidentpickedupthereceiver,listenedandthensaid,‘it’sforyou.’”

1.Thisstoryhappenedin_______.

A.EnglandB.AmericaC.JapanD.Australia

2.Thereare_______inthispassage.

A.twomenandtwowomenB.threemenandonewoman

C.threewomenandonemanD.fourwomen

3.Thebankerthought_______.

A.hewasreallyimportantbecausehewasarichbanker

B.thevisitortotheWhiteHousewasreallyimportant

C.thevisitorwhometthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesintheWhite

Housewasreallyimportant.

D.thereporterwasreallyimportant

4.Theowneroftheverylargecompanythought_______.

A.shewasreallyimportantbecausesheownedoneofthelargest

companies

B.thebankerwasreallyimportant.

C.theownerofmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYorkwasreallyimportant

D.thevisitorwouldbereallyimportantifwhilehewasvisitingthePresident,thePresidentwouldnotansweranytelephonecall

5.Theownerofmanybuildingsthought_______.

A.hewasreallyimportantbecauseheownedmanybuildingsinthe

centerofNewYork

B.theowneroftheverylargecompanywasreallyimportant

C.thevisitorwasreallyimportantifhetalkingtothePresidentandthe

Presidentreceivedatelephonecallforthevisitor

D.thepersonwhoworkedintheWhiteHousewasreallyimportant

Passage10答案：

1-5BBCDC

Passage11

Henrywasanofficeworkerinabigcity.Heworkedveryhardandenjoyedtravelinginhisholidays.Heusuallywenttotheseaside,butoneyearhesawanadvertisementinanewspaper.“Enjoycountrylife.SpendafewweeksatWestHillFarm.Goodfood.Freshair.Horseriding.Walking.Fishing.Cheapandinteresting.”

“Thissoundsagoodidea,”hethought.“I’llspendamonthatWestHillFarm.IthinkIcanenjoyhorseriding,walkingandfishing.They’llmakeachangefromsittingbytheseasideandswimming.”Hewrotetothefarmer.IntheletterhesaidthathewouldliketospendallofJulythere.ThenonthefirstofJuly,heleftforWestHillFarm.

Butfourdayslater,hereturnedhome.

“WhatwaswrongwithWestHillFarm?

”hisbestfriend,Ed,askedhim.“Didn’tyouenjoycountrylife?

”

“Countrylifewasverygood,”Henrysaid.“Buttherewasanotherproblem.”

“Oh.What?

”

“Well,”hesaid,“thefirstdayIwasthereasheepdied,andwehadroastmuttonfordinner.”

“What'swrongwiththat?

”Edasked.“Freshmeatisthebest.”

“Iknow,butontheseconddayacowdied,andwehadroastbeeffordinner.”

“Luckyyou!

”

“Youdon'tunderstand,”Henrysaid.“Onthethirddayapigdiedandwehadroastporkfordinner.”

“Adifferentmeateveryday,”Edsaidloudly,“andyouarecomplaining!

”

“Letmefinish,”Henrysaid.“Onthefourthdaythefarmerdied,andIdidn'tdare（敢）stayfordinner!

”

1.HowdidHenryfindoutaboutthefarm?

A.Hesawitinanewspaperadvertisement.

B.Hisbestfriendtoldhim.

C.Hewrotetothefarmer.

D.Maybehelearneditfromtheradio.

2.Henrycamebackhomeseveraldayslaterbecause________.

A.hedidn'tlikethecountrylifeatall

B.thefarmerwasn’tfriendlytohim

C.hisholidaywasover

D.hethoughthemighthavetoeatthefarmer

3.“…andyouarecomplaining!

”,theword“complain”means______.

A.夸奖B.解释C.抱怨D.故弄玄虚

4.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?

A.Edcouldeatadifferentkindofmeateveryday.

B.Henrythoughthecouldenjoyachange.

C.Henrycouldn'tthinkofanythingelsetodo,sohewenttothefarm.

D.Thefarmerdiedbecauseofthebadmeatheate.

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Whatabeautifulfarm!

B.Haveagoodtime.　

C.AshortholidayD.Henryandthefarmer.

Passage11答案：

1-5ADCBC

Passage12

EllenParkerwasworriedaboutherhealth.Shecouldnotwalkveryquicklyanditwasdifficultforhertoclimbstairs.Shewassoonoutofbreath（气喘吁吁）.

“IsupposeIhadbettergotothedoctor,”shethought.

Shewenttothedoctorandtoldhimherproblem.

“I’mnotsurprisedatall,”hesaid.“It’sobviouswhatyourproblemis.”

Helookedheroverthengavehersomeadvice.

“Ifyoudon’tdowhatIsay,Mrs.Parker,”hesaid,“youwillhaveaheartattack.Itcouldkillyou.”

EllenParkerwasveryworriedassheleftthedoctor’s.Sheknewthatshehadtotakehisadvicebutthatitwouldnotbeeasyanditwouldtaketime.

Thenextdayshewentshopping.Thefirstshopshewentintowasabutcher’sshop（肉铺）.

“I’dliketenpoundsofsteak（牛排）,please,”shesaid.

“Certainly,madam,”thebutcherrepliedandwentintothecoldroomandfoundalargepieceofsteak.Hebroughtthehugepieceofmeatbackintotheshopandputitonthescale（秤）.

“That’sjustundertenpounds,”hesaid.

“Thatbigenough,”Mrs.Parkersaid.

Thebutcherworkedouttheprice.

“At$4.99apoundthatwillbe$49.50,please.Wouldyoulikemetocutitupintosmallerpiecesforyou?

”

“Oh,Idon’twanttobuythemeat,”Mrs.Parkersaid.

“Ifyoudon’twanttobuyit,”thebutcherrepliedangrily,“whydidyouaskmetogetitforyou?

”

“MydoctortoldmethatIamover-weightandIhavetolosetenpounds.Iwantedtoseewhattenpoundsofmeatlookedlike.”

1.WhydidEllenParkervisitthedoctor?

A.Shehadhadaheartattack.　

B.Shehadaproblemwithherhealth.

C.Shewasunhappyaboutherweight.　

D.Shecouldnotsleepwell.

2.Whatdidthedoctoradvisehertodo?

A.Toloseweight.B.Toeatmoremeat.

C.Tocomeandseehimagain.D.Tolookafterherheart.

3.WhydidEllenParkeraskfortenpoundsofsteak?

A.Shewantedtobuysomefordinner.　

B.Shewantedtoloseweight.

C.Herdoctorhadtoldhertoeatsteak.

D.Shewantedtoseewhattenpoundsofmeatlookedlike.

4.WhatwasEllenParker'srealproblem?

A.Sheatetoomuchsteak.　B.Sheweighedtoomuch.

C.Thedoctordidnotknow.　D.Shecouldnotwalkveryquickly.

5.WhatdidthedoctorthinkmighthappentoEllen?

A.Shemightputonmoreweight.　

B.Shemightstopeatingtoomuch.

C.Shemighthaveaheartattack.　

D.Shemightgotoanotherdoctor.

Passage12答案：

1-5BADBC

Passage5ShaveMeFirst

Abarberwasinhisshop,busilycuttingaman'shair,whenahandsomeyoungstrangercamein.Hehadasmallboywithhim.Theysatdowntogetherandwaiteduntilthebarberhadfinished.Thentheyoungmantoldthebarbertoshavehimandtocutthesmallboy'shair.

　　Thebarbersaid,“Doyouwantmetocuttheboy'shairfirst,ortoshaveyou?

”

“Oh,shaveme.”saidtheyoungman.“ThenI'llgodowntheroadandhaveagl