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2014年

一、語(yǔ)法和詞匯（共125題）

1.Therivertotheeast.Itisthesecondlongestriverinthecountry.

A?nms|B.isrunningC.runD.ran

2.Look!Theboyamodelshipandheitinthelakenow.

A.made;issailing

B.hasmade;i§sailing

C.made;sails

D.hasmade;sails

3.Bequiet!Theyameetinginthenextroom.

|A.arehaving!

B.have

C.werehaving

D.willhad

4.WhenJackarrived,helearnedMaryforalmostanhour.

A.hadgone

B.hadsetoff

C.hadleft

D.hadbeenaway

5.Whendidyouseeher?Whatthen?

A?wa$shedoing

B.didshedo

C.isshedoing

D.hasshehone

6.Sincetheroadiswet,lastnight.

A.itmusthaverained

B.itmustrain

C.itmustberaining

D.itmusthavebeenraining

7.Ihelp.Icandoitmyself.

A.needto

B.don'tneed

C.needn't

D.need

8.Mr.Baker,adozenstudentswanttoseeyou.theywaithereoroutside?

A.ShouldB.WillIc.ShalllD.Are

9.I'vecometoaskhimforthebook.That9swhyIwaituntilhecomes

back.

A.needB.shouldC.oughtto|D.haveto

10."Mustwestarttheexperimentnow?99"No,you

A.won't|B.needn/|C.can'tD.maynot

11.Themedicinecool,cleananddry.

A.mustkeep

B.mustbekept

C.mustbekeep

D.mustbein

12.Thesongbychildren.

A?isoftensung

B.wasoftensung

C.sings

D.hasoftensung

13.MysisterbyGrandmawhilemyparentsareaway.

A.willbetakencare

B.willtakecareof

C.willbetakencareof

D.willbetakencare

14.ElectricitybytheGreeksagoodmanyyearsago.

A.wasfirstfound

B?wa§firstdiscovered

C.hasfirstbeendiscovered

D.wasseenfirst

15.GreatchangesinChinasince1978.

A.taketheplace

B.tooktheplaceof

C.havetakenplace

D.havebeentakenplace

16.Thispieceofislongenoughforyoutomakeashirt.

A.doth|B.clothesC.clothingD.suit

17.Joanissister.

A.MaryandJack

B.Mary'sandJack's

C.Mary'sandJack

D.MaryandJack's

18.Yesterdaywehadtalk.

A.oneandahalfhour's

B.oneandahalfhour

C.anhourandahalFs

D.anhour'sandahalf

19.Thereareteninourschool.

A.womanteachers

B.womenteacher

C.womanteacher

D.womenteachers

20.Agroupof_______willcometoourschooltomorrow.

A.Germany|B?GermaiHC.GermanD.Japaneses

21.We'llleaveourschoolin.

A.twoyearandahalf

B.twoyearsandahalf

C.twoandhalfayears

D.twoandhalfayear

22.EnglishwastaughtatthebeginningofcenturyinChina.

A.nineteen

B.nineteenth

C.thenineteenth

D.thenineteen

23.Let'sgoover.

A.LessonThird

B.theLessonThird

C.thethirdlesson

D.ThirdLesson

24.We'lltaketriptoHangzhoutomorrow.

A.atwo-days

B?atwo-day

C.atwoday's

D.atwoday

25.LastSundaymygrandmahadherbirthday.

A.ninety|B,ninetieth|C.nintiesD.ninetieth5s

26.Girlstudentsaremuchclevererinourclassthanintheirs.

A.thisB./C.itiD.those

27.Doyouhavetosayatthemeeting?

A.anythingimportant

B.importantsomething

C.everythingimportant

D.importantanything

28.Thisladderistoolongforthistruck.Weneedtrucktocarryit.

A.asmall

B.thesmall

C.abigger

D.abiggest

29.Theflowerssmellandlook

A.good;beautiful

B.good;beautifully

C.well;beautiful

D.well;beautifully

30.LilycanworkoutmathsproblemsthanLiz.

A.veryquickly

B.farquickly

C.muchquickly

D.muchmorequickly

31.Willyouhavecupoftea?

A.theother

B.other

C.another

D.another

32.Idon'tthinkthereisimportantintoday'spaper.

A.somethingB.nothing〔CanythindD.thing

33.Ihavefourbrothers.OneisinJapan,areinShanghai.

A.anotherB.othersC.theotherD.theothers

34.SomepeopleliketostayathomeonSundays,butliketogotothe

cinema.

A.anotherB.othersC.otherD.theother

35.TomandJohnhavearrived,butstudentsintheclassaren'thereyet.

A.otherB.othersC.theothersD.theother

36.Hedoesn'tthinkIwillgetgoodmarks,'

A.willI

B.won'tI

C.doesihe

D.willhe

37."somehotcoffeenow?”

“Yes,please.”

A.Doyoulike

B.Willyoulike

|C?Wouklyoulike

D.Shouldyoulike

38.Itisstillearly.Whynotforawhile?

A.toplaypiano

B.playpiano

C.doyouplaythepiano

D.playthepiano

39.“Alicecouldn'tanswerthequestion,couldshe?”

A.No,shecouldn't

B.No,shecould

C.Yes,shecouldn't

D.Yes,sheanswers

40.“haveyouvisitedtheGreatWall?”

“Twice.”

A.Howsoon

B.Howoften

C.Howmanytimes

D.Howlong

41.Canyoutellmeisthenearestwaytothestation?

A.whatB.ifIc.whichlD.that

42."Tomhaslunchat12o'clock.”

A,SodoI

B.SohaveI

C.Ihaveso

D.Idoso

43.IhearMarybackintwodays.

A.comesB.come?willcomeD.coming

44.Hewantedtoseethefilmverymuch,hecouldn'tgetaticket.

A.butB.andC.orD.so

45.youdon'tlikehimisnoneofmybusiness.

A.WhatB.WhoIC.ThatlD.Whether

46.rilneverforgetthedayswestayedtogether.

A.whenB.inwhichC.whichD.what

47.Areyoutheboybicyclewasstolen?

A.whohis

B.ofwhichthe

C.his

D.whosc

48.Canyoutellmethereasonhismothergotsoangryjustnow?

A.fdrwhy

B.fbrwhat

C.which

D.why

49.ThegirlanEnglishsonginthenextroomisTom'ssister.

A.whoissinging

B.issinging

C.sang

D.wassinging

50.riltellyouhetoldmeyesterday.

A.allwhich

B.allwhat

C.thatall

D?aii

51.Tomhadfinishedhisworkhiswifecameback.

A.afterB.beforeC.whileD.then

52.Hetobedhefinishedhisworklastnight.

A.don'tgo;until

B.didn'tgo;after

C.went;until

D.didn'tgo;till

53.Itisfivedayswecamehere.

A.whenB.beforeC.asD.since

54.Hetoldusstorythatallofuswerepleasedtohearit.

A.sointeresting

B.suchinteresting

C.suchaninteresting

D.soaninteresting

55.hewasverytired,hestillwentonworkinghard.

A.ForB.ThoughC.AsD.Since

56.Thinkitoverandyouwillremembertheword.

A.howtospell

B.howspell

C.tospell

D.tospelling

57.Isthishouselargeenoughforus?

A.living

B.livingin

C.tolive

D.tolivein

58.It'stooexpensivebyplane.Tilgobytraininstead.

A.travelB.travellingC.travels|D.totravel

59.OurTVsetdoesn'twork.Ithinkwe'Hhaveittomorrow.

A.repairing

B.repair

C.repaired

D.beingrepaired

60.Theworkerswerebusynewhousesthroughoutthewinter.

A.buildB.tobuildC.buikiingD.built

61.Thenumberofteachersneverunder100inthisschool.

A.isB.areC.beenD.be

62.Alltheinformationaboutourschoolinthebook.

A.havebeenB.isC.hasD.are

63.NeithermymothernormyfatherJapanese.

A.doesn'tteach

B.don'tteach

C.teach

D?teaches|

64.Halfofthemoneyyourbrother.

A.belongtoB.belong|C,belong$to|D.belongs

65.agoodthingthattheydidn'tcometothemeeting.

A.ThafsB.IfslC.There9sD.Thatis

66.Whenwereachedtheoffice,theclockonthewallwaseight.

A.beatingB.hitting[C.§trikiiidD.ringing

67.Youdon'tlook;you'dbetterseeadoctor.

A.mice|C.kindD.good

68.Shesang

A.goodindeed

B.wellindeed

C.verygoodindeed

D.verywellindeed

69.DoyouwhatItoldyou?

A.acceptjB.receiveC.getD.agree

70.Imytextbookathome.Ihadtogobackfbrit.

A.hadforgotten

B.hadlost

C.hadleft

D.hadmissed

71.Theymaythebooksfbrabouttwoweeks.

A.borrowB.lend|C.keepD.have

72.Youcouldn'tanysecretsfbranhourinthatlittletown.

A,keep|B.getC.learnD.hear

73.Willthe_______ofhousesandlandcontinuetoincrease?

A.worth|B?value|C.costD.importance

74.Shestoppedandthepriceofthediamondnecklace.

A.asked

B.askedfor

C.wanted

□.questioned

75.Look,howperfectlythattiehissuit!

A.dowithB.suitsC.matchesD.fits

76.Westoppedbutcouldn'tanything.

A.tohear;listen

B.listening;hear

|C?tolisten;hear

D.hearing;listen

77.Thepriceofthecameraisvery

A.loWB.tallC.expensiveD.valuable

78.Theclosearenotallowedtogetmarried.

A.relations

B.relativities

C.relatives

D.relationships

79.Hiscoldwasgrowing

A.harder|B,woreeC.heavierD.seriously

80.Necessityisthemotherof

A.discovery

B.anidea

C.invention

□.thought

81.Whatwastheofthefire?

A.cau§e|B.reasonC.beginningD.course

82.1waslatefbrworkthismorningbecauseIthefirstbus.

A.missedB.caughtC.forgotD.left

83.Humanhistoryisoftencomparedalongriver.

A.withC.forD.along

84.Theinspectoradvisedtheoldladynottostayintheflatforafew

nights.

A.lonely

B.single

Conherown

D.ofherown

85.Ifsnothatyoufailedintheexam.You'realwaysbeingsocareless.

A.wonderB.troubleC.doubtD.matter

86.Theseoilpaintingsarefoundnow,sotheyareofgreatvalue.

A.rarelyB.sometimesC.everD.often

87.I'malotofexperienceinmyjob.

A.acceptingB.gainindC.receivingD.winning

88.I'mverybusy,soIcan'tthatproblemwithyoufbrthemoment.

A,discus§|B.quarrelC.answerD.explain

89.We'replanningtoagardenpartynextSaturdaynight.

A.make|B.hold|C.celebrateD.gather

90.MinghuaisgoodprogresswithhisEnglish.

A.taking|B?makingC.havingD.getting

91.Thefilmabouttwohours.

A.keeps|B.lastsC.goesD.gets

92.Hewassopoorthathehadthanonehundreddollars.

A.noless

B.notless

C.more

D.nomore

93.Thanks,itwillalwaysmeofyou.

A.remember|B?remind|C.remainD.regard

94.Childrencanalotfromtelevision.

A.lookB.learnC.catchD.teach

95.agoodbeginningismade,theworkishalfdone.

A.While

B.Assoonas

C.As

D.Once

96.thefog,weshouldhavereachedParis.

A.Becauseof

B.Inspiteof

C.Incaseof

D.Butfor

97.IfyouWilliam,askhimtocomeandseeme.

A.haveanideaof

B.catchsightol

C.thinkof

D.findout

98.It'sgoingtorainwe'dbetterourtoolsandgoindoors.

A.putdown

|B?putaway|

C.putoff

D.putup

99.Mybikehas.Ihavetogotherebybus.

A.brokendown

B.puton

C.putdown

D.brokeninto

100.Chemicalenergycanheatenergy.

A.becomeinto

B.growup

|C?bechangedinto

D.becoveredwith

101.Thefirstwordofasentenceshouldacapitalletter.

|A?beginvith|

B.startas

C.befilledwith

D.becoveredwith

102.Willyoupleasethewordinthedictionary?

A.lookat

B.lookout

C.lookfbr

D.lookup

103.Thestudentsdisliketheirteacher,forheisalwaysthem.

A.cruelfbr

B.criticalon

C.hardon

D.harmfulto

104.Thelightisstillon.TmsorryIforgottoitbeforeIleft.

A.turn;off

B.tum;of

C.tum;away

D.tum;on

105.Thedoctor'smistakesinjudgmentthedeathofthepatient.

A.resultedfrom

B.broughtout

C.brokeoff

D.ledto

106.Thebabyofteninthemiddleofthenight.

A.wakesup

B.bringsup

C.getsup

D.picksup

107.Therichmanhispoorneighbors.

A.lookeddownto

B.sawdownto

C.lookeddownupon

D.sawdownon

108.Astime,histheoryprovedtobecorrect.

A.passeson

B.wentby

C.wenton

D.lasted

109.Computer-programmedrobotshavehumanworkersinthisfield.

A.takentheplaceof

B.takenaplaceof

C.takenplaceof

D.takenplacesof

110.Theteacheraskedadifficultquestion,butfinallyTedagood

answer.

A.cameupto

B.camcupwith

C.cameupfbr

D.cameoutof

111.Tomisn'tanhoneststudent.Youcan'thimfbrhelp.

A.relyon

B.askfbr

C.goonwith

D.talkabout

112.Don'thesitatetomeifyouareintrouble.

A.turnup

B.turnto

C.turnin

D.tumout

113.Wehaven'twhattodotomorrow.

A.pointedat

B.dccidcdon

C.turneddown

D.pickedup

114.!Thereisacarcoming.

A.Lookforward

B.Lookaround

C.Lookabout

D.Lookout

115.Lastnightaquarrelbetweentwobrothersinourneighborhood.

A.brokeout

B.brokeup

C.brokeaway

D.brokein

116.Hewasbominthenorth,butinthesouth.

A.broughtup

B.grewup

C.pickedup

D.cameup

117.Thegirlbutcouldseenobody.Shebegantofeelafraid.

A.lookedafter

B.lookedfor

C.lookedaround

D.lookedat

118.Youcan'tgettothemuseumbycatchingNo.l12bus.

A.otherthan

B.morethan

C.betterthan

D.ratherthan

119.Risingcostsmakeithardtothebusiness.

[A.carryon|

B.goon

C.holdon

D.puton

120.Mrs.Blackisakindwoman.Sheotherseasily.

A.getsonwellwith

B.getsto

C.getsinto

D.getin

121.Wouldyoupleaseapieceofpaperandapen?

A.bringout

B.giveout

C.takeout

D.findout

122.ManypeopleenjoytheirfriendsatChristmastime.

A.callingon

B.callingat

C.droppingin

D.callingfor

123.Theonlythingtheyishowtomakemoney.

A.care

B.carefor

C.careof

D.careabout

124.Lastnighthewantedtogiveupthejob,butthismorninghe

A.madeuphismind

B.changedhismind

C.madeprogress

D.grewup

125.Don'tforgettoyourthingsafteryouhavefinishedyourhomework.

A.setside

B.ptitaway

C.takeaway

D.putinto

二、閱讀理解（共8篇，計(jì)40小題）

TomSmithwasawriter.Hewrotedetectivestoriesformagazines.Oneevening

hecouldnotfindanendforastory.Hesatwithhistypewriterinfrontofhim.Buthe

hadnoidea.Sohedecidedtogotothecinema.

Whenhecameback,hefoundthathehadavisitor.Someonehadbrokeninto

hishouse.Themanhadhadadrink,smokedseveralcigarettes,andhadreadhis

story.ThevisitorleftTomanote:

“IhavereadyourstoryandIdon'tthinkmuchofit.Pleasereadmysuggestions

andthenyoucanfinishit.Bytheway,Iamathief.Tmnotgoingtostealanything

tonight.Butifyoubecomeasuccessfulwriter,I'llreturn!99

Tomreadtheman'ssuggestions.Thenhesatdownandwrotetherestofthe

story.Heisstillnotasuccessfulwriter.Andheiswaitingforthemantoreturn.

Beforehegoesoutintheevening,healwaysleavesahali-finishedstorynearhis

typewriter.

(1)TomSmithwroteabout.

A.animalsB.policemen|C.childrenD.soldiers

(2)Tomwenttothecinemabecause.

A.hewantedtomeetavisitor

B.hehopedtogetideas

C.hewasfeelingtired

D?hecouldnotfinishastory

(3)ThemanbrokeintoTom'shouseinorderto.

A.haveadrink

B.visitTom

C.stealsomething

D.readTom'sstory

(4)Withthehelpofthethiefssuggestions,Tom.

A.becauseasuccessful

B.couldfinishwritingthestory

C.couldfindthethief

D.couldwritemanystories.

(5)Tomiswaitingforthethieftoreturn.

A.tomeethim

B.togivesomemoney

C.togivehimsomemoreideas

D.toreadhisstory

2

Theladylivedinafirstclasshotelthatfacedthepark.Herdrivercalledfbrher

everymorningateleven.AshehelpedherintothecaroneSaturdaymorning,she

noticedamaninrags(穿著破舊衣月艮)onabenchacrossthestreetlooking

attentivelyatthehotelwithadreamyexpressiononhisface.Hewasthereagainthe

nextmorning-thenext.Itinterestedthelady.Shetoldherdrivertowaitandcrossed

overtothemanonthebench.

“Isimplyhavetoknow,“shesaid,“whyyoukeeplookingatthehotelthatway

everymorning.^^

Themansmiled.

“Lady,“hesaid,"I'mapennilessfailure.Isleeponthisbenchwhenthepolice

don'tdrivemeaway,andIdreamthatsomeday一justonce一I'mgoingtospenda

nightinthatsmarthotelacrosstheway.”

Thelady,feelingverypleasedwithherself,said,“Tonightyourdreamisgoing

tobetrue.Tmgoingtopayforthebestroominthehousefbryou.”

Thefollowingmorningthewomantoldthemantocometoherbreakfasttable

andasked,"Howdidyousleep?”

Themanproveddisappointing.

“GoodHeavens,why?”sheasked,"Wasn'tthebedsoftandwarmenoughfbr

you?”

“Itwasn'tthatJheexplained,"yousee,downthereIcandreamI'minthe

hotel.Herethewholenightthrough,IkeptdreamingIwasbackontheparkbench.^^

(1)Agoodtitlefbrthispassageis.

A.Don'tBreakaFondDream

B?ARichLady

C.APoorMan'sDream

D.ASmartHotel

(2)Theword“smart“inthispassagemeans.

A.highB.magni-cent|C.bigD.comfortable

(3)Whentheladyaskedthemantoherbreakfasttable,itwas.

A.Monday|B,Wednesday|C.TuesdayD.Saturday

(4)Themanwouldrathersleeponthebenchthaninthehotelbecause

A.hedidn'tlikethewarmandsoftbed

B.helikedtosleepinthepark

C.hewantedtohaveagooddream

D.hecouldn'tpayforit

(5)Therewasbetweentheparkandthehotel.

A.ariverB.ashopC.aforest|D?aroad

3

MacaoisonlyfortymilesfromHongKonganditiseasytoreach.Youcanget

therebysea.Itisaninterestingplaceandithasalonghistory.Macaoispartof

ChinaandmostpeoplelivingthereareChinese.

ThefirstEuropeanstogotoMacaocamefromPortugal.Morethanfour

hundredyearsagothePortuguesewenttheretotradewithChina.Somesettledand

madetheirhomesthere.Theybuiltstrongfortstoguardthecityandtheharbor.They

alsobuiltchurches,schools,hospitalsandotherplaces.Slowlythecitygrew.People

frommanycountriescametoliveandworkinMacao.

TodaymanypeoplevisitMacao,someonlygotheretowatchdog-racingor

motor-racingortogamblewiththeirmoney.ButMacaoisaquietandpeaceful

place.Itispleasantjusttowalkaroundandlookattheoldbuildingsandforts.You

feelyouarebackintheolddays.Ofcourse,someofthebuildingsarenowinruins

(廢墟).TheChurchofSt.Paulhasonlythefrontwallwithmanystepsleadingupto

it.Butitisstillinterestingtosee.

Whenyouarehotandtired,therearesmallcoolgardenstorestin.Whenyou

arehungry,therearegoodrestaurantswithmanykindsoffood.Nearbyaresome

islands,whicharealsonicetovisitandareeasytogetto.Thereiscertainlyalotto

seeandtodoinMacao.

(1)Macaoiseasytogettobecause.

A.itispartofChinaandmostpeoplethereareChinese.

B.itisaninterestingplace

C.itisveryfastandcheapbysea

D.itisnotfarawayfromHongKong

(2)WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.ThePortuguesewerethefirstEuropeanstogotoMacao.

B.SomcPortuguesesettledinMacaoandmadetheirhomesnearlyhalfa

centurylago.

C.ThecityMacaogrewslowly.

D.Peoplethereputupstrongfortstodefendthecity.

(3)YoufeelinMacaoyouarebackintheolddaysbecause.

A.someofthebuildingsarenowinruins

B.youcanwatchdog-racingormotor-racing

C.youg。aboutandlookattheoldbuildingsandfortswithpleasure

D.itisapeacefulplace

(4)Wherewillyouhaveabreakwhenyoufeelwornout?

A.Ingoodrestaurants.

B.Insmallcoolgardens.

C.Onsomeislands.

D.Inbeautifulparks.

(5)Thewriter'sideaseemstobethat.

A.peoplefrommanycountriescametoliveandworkinMacao

B.thePortuguesewerewillingtodobusinessinChina

C.peopleinMacaoservegoodfood

D.Macaoi§aquietandpeacefulplacewithalottoseeandtodo

4

Robertisatruck-driver.Hisjobistocarrygoodsfromafactorytothetrain

station.

LastTuesdayheworkeduntillateatnight.Hesleptonlyfourhoursbeforethe

sunrose.Hehadtogetupandwentonworking.Thatafternoon,atabouttwo

o'clock,theweathergothotterandhotterandhefeltsotiredthathecouldn'tdrive

thetruck.Hewantedverymuchtohaveagoodsleepforawhile.Sohedrovethe

trucktotheroadside,stoppeditunderabigtreeandlaydownonthechair.Justthen

amancametothetruck,knockedatthedoorandsaid,"Excuseme,sir,whattimeis

itnow?”

Roberthadtositupandsaid,"Twoo,clock.^^

“Thankyouverymuch,sir."Themansaidandwentaway.

NotlongafterRobertwenttosleep,awomancameandknockedatthewindow.

Sheaskedinaloudvoice."Canyoutellmethetime,please?”

Robertsatagainandsaidangrily,"Fivepasttwo.”

Afterthewomanleft,Robertbroughtoutapieceofpaperandwroteonit."I

don'tknowthetime."Heputituponthewindow.Thenhelaydownforathirdtime.

Severalminuteslater,anoldmanpassedthetruckandfoundthenoteonthe

window.Heopenedthedoor,wokeupRobertandsaid,"It'saquarterpasttwo,sir.”

(1)Robertwasverytiredbecause.

A?hewenttobedtoolatethenightbefore

B.theweatherwashot

C.hedidn'tsleepenoughthatnight

D.hewasbusyworkingatthetime

(2)Hestoppedhistruckbytheroadto.

A.havearest

B.smoke

C.haveasleep

D.haveacupoftea

(3)Hebecameangrybecause.

A.themanandthewomandisturbedhim

B.themanandthewomandidn'tlethimsleep

C.hewastootiredtosleep

D.peoplemadealotofnoise

(4)Robertsleptonthechairforminutes.

A.five

B.ten

C.overfifteen

D.lessthanfifteen

(5)Robertwasdriver.

A.abus

B.ataxi

C.atruck

D.amotorbike

5

Hundredsofyearsago,aRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewar

onScotland.TheScots,abravepeople,lovedtheircountryverymuch.Theyfought

hardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotland,butthereweretoomanyoftheRomans.It

lookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.

Onenight,theleaderofScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill."Wewill

restheretonight,mymen,^^hesaid,"Tomorrowwewillfightonemorebattle.We

mustwinorwewilldie.”

Theywereallverytired.Sotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.There

werefourguardsonduty,buttheytoo,wereverytired,andonebyone,alsofell

asleep.

TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.

Slowlytheyclimbedupthehillside,takingcarenottomakeasound.Closerand

closertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.Afewminutes

more,thewarwouldbeover.Suddenly,oneofthemputhisfootonathistle(薊).He

criedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScots.Inamoment,theywereontheirfeet

andreadyforbattle.Thefightingwashardbutitdidnotlastlong.TheScotswiped

outtheRomansandsavedtheircountry.

Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeople

likeit.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeditsomuchthattheymadeittheirnational

flower.

(1)Hundredsofyearsagotherewasawarbetween.

A.RomanarmyandNorthEnglish

B.RomanarmyandtheScots

C.EnglandandScots

D.AbravepeopleandtheScots

(2)AtfirstitlookedasiftheRomanwouldwinbecause.

A.theScotswerenotbrave

B.theRomanarmywassostrong

C.theScotsdidnothaveagoodleader

D.theRomanshadthesupportfromtheScottish

(3)“Wemustwinorwewilldie."WhattheleaderoftheScotssaidmeans

A.theyweresuretowin

B.theycouldn'tescapefromdeath

C.theywouldwinandthentheywoulddie

D.theymusttryhardtowin,otherwisetheywouldbekilled

(4)TheRomansclimbedupthehillquietlybecause.

A.theydidn'twanttowaketheScots

B.theywantedtoreachthetop

C.theywantedtocatchthefourguardsfirsts

D.theywereafraidofthesharpneedlesofthethistle

(5)ThepeopleofScotlandmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecause

A.itisabeautifulplant

B.itisfreshandlovely

C.ithadsomanysharpneedlesalloverit

D.itwasthethistlethathelpedtheScotstowinthebattle

6

HankStramwasonvacationtravelingthroughEuropebytrainwithhistwo

children,TinaandMax.Theirseatswereinthelastcarriage(車廂)ofthetrain.

Aftertheyhadeatentheirlunch,Hankgotup."I'mjustgoingdowntothe

diningcartogetacoffee.Tilbebacksoon.Wewon'tgettothestationtillfivethis

aftemoon.^^

Thediningcarwasnearthefrontofthetrain.Asthetrainwastravelingfastand

movingfromsidetoside,Hankdecidedtodrinkhiscoffeethereandnottocarryit

backtohisseat.Soonhegottalkingtoanotherpersonwhohappenedtobefrom

America,too.Theyfoundthattheyhadalotincommonandgotonwell.Therewas

anannouncementinGermanwhenthetrainstartedmovingagain.ButHankpaidno

attention.

FinallytheysaidgoodbyetoeachotherandHankstartedtowalkthroughthe

carriageswhenhefoundhecouldn'tgoonfurther.Hewasinthelastcarriage!

Meanwhile,hischildrenwereenjoyingtheirtrip.Theylookedoutofthe

windowandtalkedhappily.Theythoughttheirfatherwasonthesametrain.At

aboutthreeo'clock,Tinadecidedtoseewhattheirdadwasupto.Butwhenshewent

throughjustafewcarriages,shefoundherselfatthefrontofthetrain.Finallyshe

discoveredthetruth.Thetrainhaddividedinthestationwheretheyhadstopped.The

frontpartwasgoingtoFrankfortandtheotherpartwasgoingtoBonn.Thenthey

knewtheyhadlosttheirdad.

Atfiveo'clocktheirtrainstoppedinBonnStation.ButHankwasnotwith

them.Wherewashe?

(1)WherewereHankandhistwochildrentravelingto?

A.Frankfort|B,BonnC.BerlinD.Europe

(2)WhydidHankleavehischildren?

A.Hewasgoinggogethimselfacoffee.

B.Hewasgoingtohavelunchinthediningcar.

C.Hewantedtohaveatalkwithsomebodyelse.

D.Hewasgoingtobuyhischildreneachacoffee.

(3)Whydidn'tHankgetbacktohisseatimmediatelyaftertheannouncement?

A.ItwastoonoisyinthediningcarandHankcouldn'thearasinglewordofthe

announcement.

B.Hedidn'tknowGerman.

C.Hewashavinghiscoffee.

D.Hedidn'tpayanyattentiontotheannouncement.

(4)Whendidthetwochildrenrealizethattheyhadlosttheirdad?

A.Whenthetrainstoppedinastation.

B.Twohoursaftertheirfatherleftthem.

C.BythetimethetrainstoppedinBonnStation.

D.Aftertheyfoundthetrainhaddivided.

(5)FromthepassagewecanconcludethatHank.

A.wenthomealone

B.wasinBonnwithhischildren

C.wasinFrankfort

D.wasstilldrinkingcoffeeinthediningcar

7

TherewassomethingwrongwithMrs.Black'sskinthatalwaysgaveheralot

oftrouble.Soonedayshewenttoseeherdoctor.However,hecouldnotfind

anyth