阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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“I see you’ve got a bit of water on your coat,” said the man at the petrol station. “Is it raining out there?”“No, it’s pretty nice,” I replied, checking my sleeve. “Oh, right. A pony(马驹) bit me earlier.”
As it happened, the bite was virtually painless: more the kind of small bite you might get from a naughty child. The pony responsible was queuing up for some ice cream in the car park near Haytor, and perhaps thought I’d jumped in ahead of him.
The reason why the ponies here are naughty is that Haytor is a tourist-heavy area and tourists are constantly feeding the ponies foods, despite sighs asking them not to. By feeding the ponies, tourists increase the risk of them getting hit by a car, and make them harder to gather during the area’s annual pony drift(迁移).
The purpose of a pony drift is to gather them up so their health can be checked, the baby ones can be stooped from feeding on their mother’s milk, and those who’ve gone beyond their limited area can be returned to their correct area. Some of them are also later sold, in order to limit the number of ponies according to the rules set by Natural England.
Three weeks ago, I witnessed a small near-disaster a few mils west of here. While walking, I noticed a pony roll over on his back. “Hello!” I said to him, assuming he was just rolling for fun, but he was very still and, as I got closer, I saw him kicking his legs in the air and breathing heavily. I began to properly worry about him. Fortunately, I managed to get in touch with a Dartmoor’s Livestock Protection officer and send her a photo. The officer immediately sent a local farmer out to check on the pony. The pony had actually been trapped between two rocks. The farmer freed him, and he began to run happily around again.
Dartmoor has 1,000 or so ponies, who play a critical role in creating the diversity of species in this area. Many people are working hard to preserve these ponies, and trying to come up with plans to find a sustainable(可持续的) future for one of Dartmoor’s most financially-troubled elements.
1.Why are tourists asked not to feed the ponies?
A. To protect the tourists from being bitten
B. To keep the ponies off the petrol station
C. To avoid putting the ponies in danger
D. To prevent the ponies from fighting
2.One of the purposes of the annual pony drift is ______________.
A. to feed baby ponies on milk
B. to control the number of ponies
C. to expand the habitat for ponies
D. to sell the ponies at a good price
3.What as the author’s first reaction when he saw a pony roll on its back?
A. He freed it from the trap
B. He called a protection officer
C. He worried about it very much
D. He thought of it as being naughty
4.What does the author imply about the preservation of Dartmoor’s ponies?
A. It lacks people’s involvement.
B. It costs a large amount of money
C. It will affect tourism in Dartmoor.
D. It has caused an imbalance of species
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
“Daily Star, sir” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty___left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was___. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers___money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a___for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He___as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.
“You don’t know the ___of selling papers. You must shout, “Hot news! Bomb bursting!” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “__ it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly____they have time to see, and you’ll___out and get your money,”Chad said.
It was a new ___to Jason. He thought of his bird with no_ and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was___that he would not tell a lie. Though he was ___ a poor newsboy, he had been___ some good things.
The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers___. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a___smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason___money because he would not tell a lie. The boy ___at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder___.”You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new___. He lost sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.
1.A.shops B.coins C.people D.papers
2.A.open B.heavy C.pure D.weak
3.A.instead of B.in return for C.regardless of D.in exchange for
4.A.cup B.card C.comb D.cake
5.A.gave in B.broke down C.got away D.showed up
6.A.difficulty B.process C.goal D.secret
7.A.And B.But C.For D.So
8.A.before B.since C.though D.unless
9.A.call B.drop C.sell D.reach
10.A.edition B.idea C.policy D.task
11.A.bread B.insects C.seeds D.water
12.A.concerned B.amazed C.excited D.determined
13.A.still B.already C.just D.also
14.A.taught B.handed C.awarded D.allowed
15.A.at once B.by chance C.as usual D.on purpose
16.A.proud B.gentle C.warm D.polite
17.A.borrowed B.lost C.made D.saved
18.A.laughed B.shouted C.nodded D.started
19.A.bravely B.grateful C.fondly D.modestly
20.A.duty B.business C.job D.method
This meeting room is a non-smoking area. I would like to warn you _____ that if you smoked here you would be fined.
A.in advance B.in detail
C. in total D.in general
The girl used to be shy, but is ____ getting active in group work and is more willing to express herself.
A.gradually B.usually C.previously D.merely
I don’t think what he said is _____ to the topic we are discussing . He has missed the point.
A.faithful B.parallel C.relevant D.similar
Even though the conference hall is near his apartment, he has to hurry a little if he wants to be_____.
A.accurate B.punctual
C.efficient D.reasonable
