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（一）Ourvillagecarpenter（木匠）,JohnHill,cameonedayandmadeadiningtable（饭桌）formywife.Hemadeitjusttherightsizetofillthespacebetweenthetwowindows.WhenIgothomethatevening,Johnwasdrinkingacupofteaandwritingouthisbillforthejob.Mywifesaidtomequietly,“That’shissixthcupofteatoday.”Butshesaid,inaloudvoice.“It’sabeautifultable,dear,isn’tit?”“IwilldecideaboutthatwhenIseethebill,”Isaid.Johnlaughedandgavemehisbillforthework.Iread:Onediningtable10November2005Costofwood17.00Paint1.50Work8hours8.00Total(合计)36.50WhenIwaslookingatthebill,Johnsaid,“It’sbeenafineday,hasn’tit?Quitesunny.”“Yes,”Isaid.“I’mgladit’sonlythe10thofNovember.”“Me,too.”SaidJohn.“Youwait…it’llbealotcolderbythemonth.”Yes.Colder…andmoreexpensive!DiningtablewillbemoreexpensiveonNovember30th,won’tthey,John?”Johnlookedhardatmeforhalfaminute,wastherealittlesmileinhistwoblueeyes?Igavehisbillbacktohim.“Ifitisn’ttoomuchtrouble,John,”Isaid,“Pleaseadditupagain.Youcanforgetthedate…”Ipaid26.50dollarsandhewashappytogetit.1.Whenthewriterwaslookingatthebill,Johntalkedabouttheweatherbecause________.A.hedidn’twantthewritertoreadthebillcarefullyB.helikedthesunnydayC.hewantedthewritertounderstandtheweather\D.hewantedthewritertogooutwithhim2.Whenthewriterwenthome,John_________.A.wasmakingthediningtableB.waswritingaletterC.waswritingthebillD.wasdrinkingbeer3.Didthewriter’swifelikethetable?\nA.Yes,shedid.B.No,shedidn’t.C.Yes,hedid.D.No,hedidn’t.4.HowlonghasJohnmadethetable?A.Fortwodays.B.Foranhour.C.Foreighthours.D.Foreightdays.5.Johntookthemoneyandwashappybecausehegot_________.A.themoneyeasilyB.muchmoremoneyforhisjobC.moneyasmuchashewantedD.whatheshouldgetforhiswork（二）DearPeter,IknowthatyouarecomingtoHefeinextweek.Welcometomyhome.Letmetellyouthewaytomyhome.YouwillliveinChangjiangHotelinChangjiangStreet,won’tyou?OK!ChangjiangStreetisafamousandbusystreetinourcity.YoucanstartfromyourhotelandgostraightalongChangjiangStreet.Youcanpasstwosmallstreets-----HongxingStreetandLujiangStreet.Whenyouseeanoverbridge,pleaseturnrightandgoalongHuanchengStreet.It’sanoldstreet,butit’sclean.There’sabigparkinthestreet.It’sabeautifulandcleanpark.WhenyougettoJinzhaiStreet,pleaseturnleftandgoalongit.YouwillpassWuhuStreetandTunxiStreet.ThenyouwillseeaKFConyourright.There’sasupermarketacrossfromtheKFCandmyhouseisnearthesupermarket.There’sapayphoneinfrontoftheKFC.YoucancallmethereandIwillgotomeetyou.Ihopeyouwillhaveagoodtrip.Yours,LiLei1.WherewillPeterliveinHefei?A.InLiLei’shouse.B.InChangjiangHotel.C.InAnhuiHotel.D.InTunxiStreet.2.HowisChangjiangStreetbyLiLei’swords?A.It’sdirty.B.It’sclean.C.It’sbeautiful.D.It’sfamousandbusy.3.Howmanystreetsarementionedintheletter?\nA.NineB.EightC.SevenD.Six4.WhereistheKFC?A.It’snearPeter’shome.B.It’sacrossfromthepayphone.C.It’sacrossfromthesupermarket.D.It’sbetweenthesupermarketandthepayphone.5.Whoisthewriteroftheletter?A.LiLeiB.PeterC.PeterandLiLeiD.Peter’sbrother（三）ATriptotheForestOnedayBobtooktwoofhisfriendsin-tothemountains.Theyputuptheirtents(帐篷)andthenrodeofftoaforesttoseehowthetreesweregrowing.Intheafternoonwhentheywereabouttenkilometresfromtheircamp(营地),itstart-edtosnow.Moreandmoresnowfell.SoonBobcouldhardlyseehishandsbeforehisface.Hecouldnotfindtheroad.Bobknewthereweretworoads.Oneroadwenttothecamp,andtheotherwenttohishouse.Butallwaswhitesnow.Everythingwasthesame.Howcouldhetakehisfriendsbacktothecamp?Bobhadanidea.Thehorses!Letthehorsestakethemback!Butwhatwouldhap-penifthehorsestooktheroadtohishouse?Thatwouldbeatripofthirty-fivekilometresinsuchcoldweather!Itwasgettinglate.Theyrodeonandon.Atlastthehorsesstopped.Wherewerethey?Noneofthemcouldtell.Johnlookedaround.Whatwasthatunderthetree?Itwasoneoftheirtents!1.Johnandhistwofriendswenttotheforestto____.A.buildtheircampB.findtheirwayhomeC.enjoythemountainsinthesnowD.watchthetreesintheforest2.Theycouldnotfindtheirwaybackbe-cause____.A.therewasonlyoneroadtotheircampB.theycouldn'tdecidewhichofthetworoadsledtotheirtentsC.therewerenoroadsinthemountainsatallD.everythingwascoveredbythewhitesnow3.Itisclearthattheywantedthehorsestotakethemto____.\nA.John'shouse       B.thecampC.theforest         D.themountains4.Thehorsesstoppedbecause____.A.itwasgettinglateB.theyweretiredafterrunningforalongwayC.theyknewthattheyhadgottothecampD.theyhadseenJohn'shouse5.Thestoryhappened____.A.onacoldwinterdayB.onadarksnowyeveningC.inacoldcampfarfromvillagesD.atnightwhennothingcouldbeseen（四）Twofarmerswereontheirwayhomeoneeveningafterahardday'swork.Bothweretired.Theyhappenedtolookupattheskyandsawablackcloudoverhead."Ah!"saidonefarmer,"tomorrowweshallhaverainandthericewillgrowwell."Thesecondanswered,"Nonsense(胡说),therainwillonlykillthecrops(庄稼)."Sotheybegantoquarrel(争吵).Justthenathirdfarmercamealongandaskedthemwhytheywerequarreling.Bothfarmersexplainedabouttheblackcloud."Whatcloud?"askedthethirdfarmer.Theyalllookedatthesky.Thecloudwasnolongerthere.1.Thetwofarmerswere_____.A.goinghomeB.goingtothefieldC.goingtoworkD.goingtoseetheirfriend2.Thetwofarmers_____onthatday.A.hadaholidayB.didn'tworkC.workedhardD.wantedtoquarrelwitheachother3.Whenthereareblackblockcloudsinthesky,_____.A.itwillrainsoonB.itwillbefineC.itwillgethotD.thesunisshiningbrightly4.Thetwofarmersfoughtinwordsbecause_____.A.theywerehungryB.itrained\nC.onesaidtherainwoulddogoodtothecropsandtheotherdidn'tthinksoD.theybothhopedforrain5.Thethirdfarmercamewithandsaidtotheothertwo.He_____.A.wantedtomakefriendswiththemB.joinedtheminthequarrelC.wantedtoknowwhytheywerequarrelingD.hadnothingstodo6.Howmanyfarmerssaidthattherainwouldbehelpful?_____.A.None   B.One   C.Two   D.Three（五）ItwasMonday.Mrs.Smith’sdogwashungry,buttherewasnotanymeatinthehouse.Consideringthattherewasnobetterway.Mrs.Smithtookapieceofpaper,andwrotethefollowingwordsonit:“Givemydoghalfapoundofmeat.”Thenshegavethepapertoherdogandsaidgently:“Takethistothebutcher(personwhosejobissellingmeat),andhe’sgoingtogiveyouyourlunchtoday.”Holdingthepieceofpaperinitsmouth,thedograntothebutcher’s.Itgavethepapertothebutcher.Thebutcherreaditcarefully,recognizedthatitwasreallythelady’shandwritingandsoondiditashewasaskedto.Thedogwasveryhappy,andatethemeatupatonce.Atnoon,thedogcametotheshopagain.Itgavethebutcherapieceofpaperagain.Afterreadingit,hegaveithalfapoundofmeatoncemore.Thenextday,thedogcameagainexactlyatnoon.Andasusual,itbroughtapieceofpaperinthemouth.Thistime,thebutcherdidnottakealookatpaper,andgavethedogitsmeat,forhehadregardedthedogasoneofhiscustomers(*peoplewhobuysomethingfromashop).But,thedogcameagainatfouro’clock.Andthesamethinghappenedonceagain.Tothebutcher’smoresurprise,itcameforthethirdtimeatsixo’clock,andbroughtwithitathirdpieceofpaper.Thebutcherfeltabitpuzzled.Hesaidtohimself,“Thisisasmalldog.WhydoesMrs.Smithgiveitsomuchmeattoeattoday?”Lookingatthepieceofpaper,hefoundthattherewerenotanywordsonit!1.Mrs.Smithtreatedherlittledogquite.A.cruellyB.fairlyC.kindlyD.unfriendly\n2.ItseemedthatthedogknewwellthatthepaperMrs.Smithgaveit.A.mightdoitmuchharm.B.coulddoitmuchgoodC.wouldhelpthebutcherD.wasworthmanypounds3.Thebutcherdidnotgiveanymeattothedog.A.beforehefeltsurethatthewordswerereallywrittenbyMrsSmithB.whenhefoundthatthewordsonthepaperwerenotclearC.becausehehadsoldoutallthemeatinhisshopD.untilhewaspaidenoughbyMrs.Smith4.Fromitsexperience,thedogfoundthat.A.onlythepaperwithMrs.Smith’swordsonitcouldbringitmeatB.thebutcherwouldgivethemeattoitwheneverhesawitC.Mrs.SmithwouldpayforthemeatitgotfromthebutcherD.apieceofpapercouldbringithalfapoundofmeat5.Attheendofthestory,you’llfindthat.A.thedogwascleverenoughtowriteonthepaperB.thedogdarednotgotothebutcher’sanymoreC.thebutcherwastoldnottogiveanymeattothedogD.thebutcherfoundhimselfcheated(*actinawaythatisnothonest)bythecleveranimal（六）WeareallbusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet(因特网),buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworks(网络)didn'tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystem(系统)hadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,information（信息）couldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingallthetime.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment(政府),butintheearly1970s,universities(大学),hospitalsandbanks(银行)wereallowed(允许)touseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshad\nalsodevelopedsoftware(软件)thatmade"surfing"(浏览)theInternetmoreconvenient(方便).Todayitiseasytogeton-line(上网)anditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mail(电子邮件)ismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople'slife.1.TheInternethasahistoryofmorethan___years.A.sixty   B.ten   C.thirty   D.twenty2.Anewnetworksystemwassetupto____.A.makecomputerscheaperB.makeitselfkeeponworkingallthetimeC.breakdownthewholenetworkD.makecomputerslargeandexpensive3.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedby______.A.thegovernment        B.universitiesC.hospitalsandbanks   D.schools4.______made"surfing"theInternetmoreconve-nient.A.Computers  B.Scientists   C.Software   D.Information5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Inthe1960s,computernetworksworkedwell.B.Intheearly1970s,theInternetwaseasytouse.C.Sendinge-mailisnowmorepopularamongstudentsthanbefore.D.Todayit'sstillnoteasytogeton-line.ACACDBDCCADDBCAACACCBCBADDCBACC