There once was a very honest shopkeeper whose business was to provide goods to the local people．He would open his shop at 8:00 a．m．after having his breakfast and at 1:00 p．m．he would go for lunch．In the evening at 8:30 p．m．he closed his shop to complete his daily routine．
However, to get time for lunch was really difficult because he didn’t have anybody to help him at that time．Therefore, it was his daily practice that whichever customer was shopping at 1:00 p．m．would be asked to oversee （看管） the shop until the shopkeeper returned from lunch．
One day, a group of four thieves planned to steal from his shop while he was gone for lunch．One of the thieves went at 1:00 p．m．to be the customer that would be asked to oversee the shop．
The thief, pretending to be a customer, went in at 1:00 p．m．and started buying several items．As planned, the shop-keeper asked the thief to sit on his chair for thirty minutes until he returned from lunch．
Then, the other three thieves quickly came and told the pretend customer to help, but something had changed within him and he knew deeply in his heart that if he was given responsibility for the shop, he should not perform any dishonest acts during that time．His friends did not agree．As the now honest man tried to stop them, they resisted and a fight started．And at the same time the shopkeeper returned and asked why there was a fighting．The now honest man explained the entire plan．
The shopkeeper had been searching for an honest man who could take ownership of the shop and run it．The shop-keeper felt that he had found the right man．
1.What is the problem for the shopkeeper?
A．Nobody could prepare lunch for him every day．
B．He had nobody to keep the shop when he went for lunch．
C．He was too busy to have lunch every day．
D．He couldn’t find a person to work at the shop．
2.Why did the thief go to the shop at 1:00 p．m．?
A．Because he thought he would be asked to keep the shop．
B．Because the shopkeeper invited him to lunch then．
C．Because the shop was closed at that time．
D．Because he thought he could buy cheap things then．
3.When the shopkeeper returned from lunch, he found _______．
A．everything in his shop was stolen
B．the thief became the new owner of the shop
C．there was a fighting in his shop
D．the thief helped his fellows steal things from his shop
4.From the passage, we can infer that _______．
A．once a thief, he will always be a thief
B．an honest man will be responsible for his action
C．you can’t believe in a dishonest man forever
D．trust can change a thief into an honest man
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
With golden sunshine and a gentle breeze, autumn is the most beautiful season in the year．This is a great time to go outside and have 1．Go to a valley to see red maple trees, go and pick fruit in an orchard （果园） or find an open field to fly your kite in．
2, for many high school students, these great activities may be just a/an 3．With plenty of work to do, they spend all their hours indoors, 4for a high mark in their exams．
5, study is one of the most important things for teenagers．6life is definitely much more than that．
Sometimes we may be so 7with our studies that we forget how to make 8wonderful．In doing so, we lose the 9purpose of life—to be a valuable and happy person．
To 10just how great it is to be alive, we have to 11our books and pens and look around us．Students, take some exercise to 12your health, talk with your parents and friends for understanding and walk around outside your house to refresh your body and mind．
Going out and enjoying the beautiful countryside often helps our creativity in our work．Chinese craftsman Lu Ban created a saw to help woodworkers．But 13he hadn’t walked 14, he would not have been 15by a kind of toothed grass．We could also suppose if Newton hadn’t rested under that apple tree, then he wouldn’t have been 16by an apple, and his great theories would not have come out．
Going out is not only a/an 17from hard work, but a chance to 18to life experience．
So 19, give your brain a good rest．Step out of the books and get our bag ready for an autumn outing．We are sure you will get much more than 20from the exciting journey．
1.A．food B．sunlight C．fun D．air
2.A．Also B．Besides C．However D．Therefore
3.A．aim B．dream C．chance D．effort
4.A．asking B．putting C．calling D．struggling
5.A．In fact B．As a result C．In turn D．Of course
6.A．So B．But C．Because D．And
7.A．pleased B．satisfied C．busy D．content
8.A．clothes B．heart C．face D．life
9.A．practical B．foolish C．real D．only
10.A．possess B．enjoy C．exploit D．discover
11.A．take up B．burn out C．put down D．sell out
12.A．raise B．increase C．improve D．recover
13.A．whether B．if C．since D．until
14.A．inside B．home C．outside D．backward
15.A．touched B．invited C．inspired D．suggested
16.A．met B．hit C．admitted D．touched
17.A．break B．absence C．movement D．experience
18.A．refer B．turn C．stick D．add
19.A．come on B．go on C．step on D．walk on
20.A．achievements B．progress C．courage D．knowledge
He doesn’t have interest in cooking．__________, he’s getting tired of it．
A．On the contrary B．On the one hand
C．On the other hand D．On the whole
I’m sorry I got caught in the traffic；_________, I could have been here sooner．
A．besides B．although
C．anyway D．otherwise
As the story develops, the young woman has now got a ______ job in a library after several part-time jobs．
A．precious B．special
C．specific D．stable
The point is that no medicine is ________ for children when they are infected with the hand-foot-mouth disease （HFMD）．
A．alternative B．absurd
C．available D．harmony
