阅读下面短文，用英语简要回答文后所给的五个问题，并将答案写在答题卡对应位置。（注意：每题答语不超过15个单词）
Mr. Black was spending his holiday in Africa. One day he watched some elephants passing by. Each of them was tied to his front legs only by a small rope. To his great surprise, these large strong animals could easily run away, but they did not.
So Mr. Black asked the owner why not a single elephant made an attempt to break free. The owner said, ''When the elephants were very young, the same size ropes were used to tie them, and at that time the ropes were strong enough to hold them. Now they have grown big and strong, but they believe that the ropes still hold them and it is impossible to escape, so they never try to get away. ''
Sometimes people act like these elephants. They often give up after the first failures. In fact, the failures are part of learning. If we want to succeed, we should never give up, but try and try again.
1.Where was Mr. Black spending his holiday?
2.What was each of the elephants tied by?
3.How did Mr. Black feel when he saw the elephants did not try to get away?
4.Why do the elephants never try to break free?
5.According to the text, what should we do if we want to succeed?
My 26, 2016
Dear Mr Landers,
I run a bookstore above Mr Shah's flower shop at 24 High Street. I started the business 20 years ago and it is now very successful. My customers have to walk through the flower shop to the stairs at the back which lead to my bookshop. This has never been a problem.
Mr Shah plans to retire later this year, and I have heard that you plan to rent the space to a music bar, I have thought about renting it myself and make my shop bigger, but I cannot persuade anyone to lend me that much money. My customers come to the bookstore to relax and the noise of a music bar will surely drive them away.
I have always paid my rent on time. You have told me that you wish me to continue with my business for as long as possible. I believe you own another empty shop in the High Street. Could the music bar go there, where it would not influence other people's businesses?
I hope you think carefully about this.
Sincerely,
Billy
1.From Paragraph 1, we know that the writer is ________ with his business.
A.embarrassed B.disappointed
C.satisfied D.tired
2.Why is it difficult for the writer to make his shop bigger?
A.He is short of money. B.He has no good friends.
C.He doesn't pay the rent. D.He has fewer customers.
3.What is the writer's main purpose of writing the letter?
A.To show why his store is successful.
B.To avoid problems for his business.
C.To explain why his customers are sad.
D.To rent the shop space downstairs.
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A.3421525 B.3422691
C.87809519 D.3427350
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A.betty12@foxmail.com
B.mikegreen@hotmail.com
C.smith15@hotmail.com
D.sis2015@foxmail.com
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A.For 6 hours. B.For 8 hours.
C.For 10 hours. D.For 12 hours.
One day I was walking around in a national park when I saw a beautiful tarantula (狼蛛) crossing a path. I just stopped and decided to observe its walking.
Behind me there was a family going up the same way and they also noticed the tarantula. Without doubting it, a kid shouted, ''Quick, Dad, kill it. '' His brother also encouraged their dad to do that.
Then I stopped their dad. ''Wait. This is the last place the tarantula has to live in. Do you really want to kill it? ''
''Well, it's dangerous and we have kids here…''
''Why not stand still and let it cross safely? Then you can go and admire the rest of the park. ''
After some discussions I persuaded them to stand still and watch. Soon, the tarantula crossed and hid into the bushes.
Their dad thanked me and said, ''You're right. I was about to make a mistake. '' The children even said good bye to the tarantula and they learned something too.
1.What did the family want to do on seeing the tarantula?
A.To watch it. B.To kill it.
C.To stand by. D.To hide away.
2.What did the dad think of the tarantula?
A.Dangerous. B.Interesting.
C.Powerful. D.Beautiful.
3.What is the author's advice on how to deal with the tarantula?
A.To stop it quickly. B.To greet it politely.
C.To let it cross safely. D.To drive it into the bushes.
4.What may the kids learn from the experience?
A.Stay calm in time of danger.
B.Enjoy the beauty of nature.
C.Stay away from animals.
D.Treat the wildlife kindly.
—Do you know the lady ________ is talking to our headmaster?
—Yes, she is our new English teacher.
A.who B.whom C.which D.what
If you eat ________ and take more exercise, you will soon lose weight.
A.little B.less C.least D.more
