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1.Anyone who takes an interest in the crime rate will, according to the text, be aware that ___________.
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A．more burglars are being caught than ever before |
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B．people have more possessions to worry about nowadays |
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C．burglars are more at risk than they used to be |
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D．homes are more likely to be broken into nowadays |
2.It seems that people who live in cities are ____________.
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A．more often victims than those living in other areas |
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B．of the opinion that statistics are wrong |
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C．twice as well as people living in other areas |
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D．of the opinion that burglars only rob unprotected homes |
3.The article claims that possessing an alarm system will _________.
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A．show burglars that you have something worth stealing |
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B．persuade burglars not to break into your house |
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C．make the burglars' job less complicated |
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D．persuade burglars to try again another time |
4.In order to find out more information about this alarm system one can _______.
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A．buy a leaflet |
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B．write enclosing a stamped, addressed envelope |
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C．sign a contract |
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D．phone at any time of day or night |
5.The underlined word "Figures" in the second paragraph can be replaced by “ __”．
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A．Pictures |
B．Fingers |
C．Numbers |
D．Mathematics |
Almost all theme park accidents can be prevented．Here, based on coverage of theme park safety, are some tips to help you and your family stay safe on your next visit.
If you are visiting with a child, take a moment to explain the ride to them, and tell them what they should do．They are depending upon you to keep them safe．Set a good example for them by following the rules of the park, and make sure that they know you expect them to follow those rules, too.
Tell them to stay seated, to hold the grab bar or put their hands in the laps, and not to stick their knees and feet outside a ride vehicle．Make them look to you for the okay to get on or off a ride, too．And never put a crying child on a ride．If your child starts to cry, let others pass you in line until your child is calmed．Or, gently exit the queue and find something more relaxing to do．
Young kids can’t keep an adult’s pace in a theme park．Let them take plenty of breaks.
“Kids get tired,” said TPI reader Matt Johnson, a father of four．“Tired kids make parents even more tired．And tired kids and parents may get hurt — physically and emotionally.” He advises that parents plan a mid-day break, perhaps a swim back at the hotel, to avoid mid-day heat and crowds．“You will see cranky families having a miserable time while you are refreshed and having a great evening.”
1.The second paragraph tells readers that ________.
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A．children should be trained to be more independent |
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B．adults should tell children some safety rules firstly |
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C．adults should set a good example to conduct well in a theme park |
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D．there is a danger to take young children to visit a theme park |
2.Which of the following is NOT right for children who are taking the rides?
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A．They cannot put their hands away from the grab bar. |
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B．They are forbidden to put their knees or feet out. |
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C．They should ask adults’ permission first to get on a ride. |
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D．Without adults’ okay sign, children shouldn’t get off a ride. |
3.If your child begins to cry just when he is going to take a ride, you should ________.
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A．tell him to be relaxed |
B．make him share your interest |
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C．give up the present activity |
D．encourage him to be brave |
4.We may infer from Matt Johnson’s words that ________.
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A．he doesn’t like to visit a theme park with his children |
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B．parents with many children may be tired of visiting a theme park |
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C．not all the families are relaxed or happy when they visit a theme park |
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D．visitors should arrange everything carefully before starting |
5.What is the meaning of the underlined word “exit” in the third paragraph?
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A．等待 |
B．发现 |
C．进入 |
D．离开 |
It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.
Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it：“Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently：“Take this to the butcher（* person whose job is selling meat）and he's going to give you your lunch today.”
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.
At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers（*people who buy sth. from a shop）.
But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”
Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it！
1.Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite .
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A．cruelly |
B．fairly |
C．kindly |
D．friendly |
2.It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it ______ .
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A．might do it much harm |
B．could do it much good |
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C．would help the butcher |
D．was worth many pounds |
3.The butcher did not give any meat to the dog __________ .
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A．before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith |
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B．when he found that the words on the paper were not clear |
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C．because he had sold out all the meat in his shop |
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D．until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith |
4.From its experience, the dog found that ________.
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A．only the paper with Mrs. Smith's words in it could bring it meat |
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B．the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it |
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C．Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher |
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D．a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat |
5.At the end of the story, you'll find that _______.
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A．the dog was clever enough to write on the paper |
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B．the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more |
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C．the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog |
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D．the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal |
In 2003, Bethany Hamilton,13, lost her left arm to a shark attack while surfing off Kauai, Hawaii. A new film ,Soul Surfer, is based on the story of how she overcame that to achieve her dream of becoming a professional athlete.
Growing up on the “garden isle” of Kauai, Hamilton spent every minute she could riding the waves. She was on the verge of (即将) becoming a top competitor in professional surfing. But while she was practicing at an isolated cove (小湾)，a four-meter-long tiger shark ripped off her left arm. Though her life was saved ,nobody could imagine she would ever get back on a surfboard again.
In a true test of her faith and by tremendous will power, Bethany did get back up on a surfboard only a month after the attack. Six months later, she was competing again. Bethany Hamilton won her first amateur surfing championship just two years after she lost her arm. She also established the “Friends of Bethany,” a non---profit foundation dedicated to supporting sharks attack victims.
It’s a story told in her autobiography, which is the basis for the film that stars teenager Anna Sophia Robb. “I knew Bethany’s story, of course, but I thought ‘What an incredible role’ ,”explains Robb. “I was so fascinated by all of the challenges. What would it be like to have your arm taken and what would go through your head and how would your faith be challenged?”
The filmmakers used special effects to digitally remove Robb’ s arm .However ,no tricks were necessary for the surfing scenes because Hamilton herself did the breathtaking wave riding .
Now 21, Hamilton says she hopes audiences find inspiration in the description of the sport she loves.
“Not a lot of people know that much about surfing, so I hope they’re educated about it,” Hamilton says. “And most of all if people are going through a hard time, they could be encouraged and find inspiration to push through those hard times and see that, in my case ,so much good has come out of it.”
1.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?.
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A．Hamilton was severely injured when surfing. |
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B．Nobody thought Hamilton could overcome the troubles. |
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C．Rob did the breathtaking wave riding in the film Soul Surfer. |
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D．Hamilton established the “Friends of Bethany” to help shark attack victims. |
2.Which of the following can best take the place of the underlined word “tremendous” in the third paragraph?
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A．Free. |
B．Easy |
C．Smart. |
D．Strong. |
3.What can we learn from Anna Sophia Robb’s words?
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A．She was absorbed in the story. |
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B．she wasn’t sure she could play the role well. |
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C．She wants to challenge her faith. |
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D．She doesn’t believe Bethany’s story. |
4.How does Hamilton hope people will be affected by her story?
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A．she hopes more people will take up surfing. |
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B．she hopes people will be inspired and encouraged |
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C．She hopes more people will keep off the sharks. |
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D．She hopes people will donate something to her charity. |
5.What can we learn from the passage?
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A．A lot of people are fond of surfing. |
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B．Good things will happen to the disabled in the end. |
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C．Faith and will power will help people go through hard times. |
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D．People can always overcome every difficulty in life. |
完成句子（每空限填一个词）（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1.每当我处于困境时，我的朋友们总是毫不犹豫地来帮助我。
Whenever I am in trouble, my friends always come to help me ______ ______.
2.他进来时，所有人的视线都集中在他身上，使得他很尴尬。
All eyes were _______ _______ him when he came in, which made him embarrassed.
3.我们必须降低成本，这样才能将我们产品的价格下调。
We must ____ ____ on the cost so that the price of our product can be brought down.
4.他看报纸很投入,没有注意到有什么人进入教室.
He was so absorbed ______ a newspaper ______he didn’t notice anyone enter the classroom.
5.有时候在与人相处时，我们需要有人指点。
Sometimes we need help to ______ ______ with others.
6.因为她不信守诺言，我们从此情断义绝。
We weren’t going to be friends any more because she couldn’t ______ her ______.
7.他的零钱已经用光了。
His pocket money has been ______ ______.
8.与1800年相比，世界人口已经增长了六倍。
The world’s population has grown by six times what______ ______ in 1800.
9.这所学校每年招收200名学生。
200 students ______ ______ to the school every year.
10.除非必要，你最好不要查字典。
_______ _______, you’d better not refer to the dictionary.
It was Saturday when the entire summer world was bright and fresh. Tom looked at the fence, which was long and high, feeling all enthusiasm leaving him. He dipped his brush into the whitewash before moving it along the top board of the fence. He knew other boys would arrive soon with all minds of interesting plans for this day. As walking past him, they would tease him for having to work on a beautiful Saturday—which burnt him like fire.
He, putting his hands into his pockets and taking out all he owned with the expectation of letting someone paint, found nothing that could buy half an hour of freedom. At this dark and hopeless moment, a wonderful idea occurred to him, pouring a great bright light into his mind. He took up his brush and continued to work pleasantly with calm and quietness.
Presently, Ben Rogers came in sight—munching an apple and making joyful noises like the sound of a riverboat as he walked along. Tom went on whitewashing, paying no attention to the steamboat.
“Hello!” Ben said, “I’m going swimming, but you can’t go, can you?”
No answer. Tom moved his brush gently along the fence and surveyed the result. Ben came nearer. Tom’s mouth watered for Ben’s apple while he kept painting the fence.
Ben said, “That’s a lot of work, isn’t it?”
Tom turned suddenly saying “Here you are! Ben! I didn’t notice you.”
“I’m going swimming,” Ben said. “Don’t you wish you could go? Or would you rather work?”
Tom said, “Work? What do you mean ‘work’?”
“Isn’t that work?”
Tom continued painting and answered carelessly, “Maybe it is, and maybe it isn’t. All I know is it suits Tom Sawyer.”
“Do you mean that you enjoy it?”
“I don’t see why I oughtn’t to enjoy it.”
“Does a boy have a chance to paint a fence frequently” said Tom.
Ben stopped munching his apple.
Tom moved his brush back and forth—stepped back to note the effect—added a little paint here and there. Ben watched every move, getting more and more interested, more and more absorbed1. After a short time, he said, “Tom, let me whitewash a little.”
Tom seemed to be thinking for a moment before he said, “No, Aunt Polly wants this fence to be perfect. If it was the back fence, maybe you could do it. But this fence beside the street is where everybody can see it. It has to be done right.”
“Oh, come on, let me try. I’ll be careful. Listen, Tom. I’ll give you part of my apple if you let me paint.”
“No, Ben, I’m afraid—”
“I’ll give you all the apple!”
Tom handed the brush to Ben with unwillingness on his face but alacrity in his heart. While the riverboat worked and sweated in the hot sun, Tom, an artist sat in the shade close by, munching his apple, and planning how he could trick more of the boys.
Before long there were enough boys each of whom came along the street; stopped to laugh but soon begged to be allowed to paint. By the middle of the afternoon, Tom had got many treasures while the fence had had three layers of whitewash on it. If he hadn’t run out of whitewash, he would have owned everything belonging to the boys in the village.
Tom said to himself that the world was not so depressing after all. He had discovered a great law of human action: in order to make a man cover a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.
1.By using “Tom continued painting and answered carelessly”, the author shows Tom ______ when he was talking to Ben.
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A．made mistakes |
B．damaged things |
C．was natural |
D．wasn’t concentrating |
2.The underlined word “alacrity” in the last but two paragraph most probable means “______”.
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A．kindness |
B．discouragement |
C．sympathy |
D．eagerness |
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? ________
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A．Tom did not want to go swimming at all |
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B．Tom was asked to help Aunt Polly paint the fence |
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C．Tom did not get along well with his friends |
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D．Tom was very busy that Saturday afternoon. |
4.We can draw a conclusion from the last paragraph that _______.
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A．forbidden fruit is sweet. |
B．a friend in need is a friend indeed. |
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C．all good things must come to an end. |
D．a bad excuse is better than none. |
