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西南財經(jīng)大學成人（網(wǎng)絡(luò)）教育學院

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PartIReadingComprehension

Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions

orunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chosethe

bestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Makingafilmtakesalongtimeandisveryhardwork.Writingthestoryforthefilmmaytake

manyweeks.Shooting（找I攝）thefilmoftentakesatleastsixmonths.Actorsandcameramenwork

fromveryearlyinthemorninguntillateatnight.Eachscenehastobeactedandre-acted,filmedand

re-filmed,untilitisjustright.Sometimesthesamescenehastobeactedmanytimes.

Thefilmstudioislikealargefactory,andtheindoorstagesareverybigindeed.Sceneryofall

kindsismadeinthestudio.Churches,houses,andforestsareallbuiltofwoodandcardboard.Several

hundredpeopleworktogethertomakeonefilm.Someofthesepeoplearetheactorsandactresses.The

directorofthefilm,however,isthemostimportantpersoninafilmstudio.Hedecideshowthescenes

shouldbefilmedandhowtheactorsshouldact.

Mostpeoplegotoseeafilmbecausetheyknowthefilmstarsareinit.Sometimesthefilmmaybe

verypoor.Itisbesttochooseafilmmadebyagooddirector.Somefamousdirectorsmaketheirfilms

veryreal;peoplefeelthattheythemselvesareamongthepeopleinthefilms.

1.Makingafilmis.

A.veryeasyB.verydifficultC.quiteinterestingD.quitefunny

2.Thedirectorofafilm.

A.sayshoweachsceneshouldbefilmed

B.tellstheactorsandactresseshowtheyshouldact

C.isthemostimportantpersoninafilmstudio

D.alltheabove

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Writingthestoryforthefilmisapartofmakingafilm.

B.Theindoorstagesinthefilmstudioareverybig.

C.Shootingthefilmoftentakesmanymonths.

D.Allofthepeopleinfilmmakingareactorsandactresses.

4.Thebesttitleforthepassageis"

A.MakingaFilmB.ActorsandActressesC.ADirectorD.WritingtheStory

5.Accordingtothetext,mostpeoplegotoseeafilmbecauseL

A.theylikethescenesinthefilm

B.theylikethefilmstarsinthefilm

C.theywanttoleanthestoryofthisfilm

D.theywanttoknowwhoisthedirector

PassageTwo

LastyearwhenTomgraduatedfromschool,hecametoTaibei.Hedidn'tliketoworkonhis

father'sfarmandhopedtofindajobinabigcity.Hewentfromonecompanytoanotherbutnoone

wantedhim.Withlittlemoneyleft,hegottothestation,sadandtired.Allhewantedtodowasgoback

tohissmalltown.Itwasverylateatnightandthestationwasfullofpeople.Theywerewaitingtobuy

ticketsofthelasttrain.Heboughtthelastticket,andhewasveryhappy.

Atthattime,awomanwithacryingbabywalkedtohimandaskedhimtosellhertheticket.He

gavehertheticketbecausehethoughttheyneededitmorethanhedid.Afterthetrainleft,hesatonthe

benchanddidn'tknowwheretogo.Suddenly,anoldmancameandsaid,"Youngman,Ihaveseen

whatyoudidtothewoman.Iamtheownerofabigcompany.Ineedagoodyoungmanlikeyou.

Wouldyouliketoworkforme?"

1.Tomcametothestationto.

A.findajobB.takethetrainhome

C.selltheticketD.takethetraintoTaibei

2.ThewomanwalkedtoTombecause.

A.shewasTom'soldfriendB.herchildwantedtotalktoTom

C.sheneededtotakethetrainD.shehadnomoneytobuyaticket

3.Tomdidn'ttakethetrainbecause.

A.hedidn'ttakeatrainticketB.hemissedthetrain

C.hewantedtotalktotheoldmanD.hegavehistickettothewoman

4.Theoldmanwantedto.

A.lendTomsomemoneyB.giveTomajob

C.say"Thankyou"toTomD.sitonthebenchwithTom

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthisstory?

A.Manypeoplefindjobinatrainstation.

B.Don'tbuythelastticketofthetrain.

C.Ifwetryourbesttohelpothers,otherswillhelpus.

D.Weshouldnotgiveourtickettoothersinatrainstation.

PassageThree

Therewasonceacaptainwholovedmoneysomuchthathecheatedhissailorsattheendofevery

voyageandtooktheirwages.

Onthelastdayofonevoyage,theshipwasinasmallport.Itwaswintertime,andtheseawas

verycold,sothecaptainsaidtohissailors,nIfoneofyoustaysinthewaterduringthewholenight,I

willgivehimmyship.Butifhecomesoutbeforethesunappears,Ishallgethiswages.1'

Thesailorshadheardaboutthecaptain'scheating,sotheydidn'ttrusthim.Butthenoneofthem,

whothoughtthathewasclevererthanthecaptain,saidthathewoulddoit.Hegotintothewater,and,

thoughitwasverycold,hestayedinit.Whenitwasnearlymorning,somefishermenlitafireonthe

shoreabouthalfamileaway.

“Youarecheating,"thecaptainsaidtothesailo匚”Thefire*swarmingyou."

"Butit*shalfamileaway!"saidthesailor.

"Afire'sfire,"answeredthecaptain."Ihavewon."

Thesailorcameoutofthewater,andsaid,"Perhapsyouthinkthatyouarecleverbecauseyouhave

wonmywages,butyoucan'tcookachicken.'123

nIcan,"answeredthecaptain.

“Ifyoucookthischicken,nsaidthesailor,nIshallworkforyouwithoutwagesforsevenyears,but

ifyoucan't,youwillgivemeyourship.'*

Thecaptainagreed,tookthechickenandsaid,''Where'sthefire?"

*'Thereitis,"answeredthesailor."Ontheshore/*

“Butit'shalfamileaway,11saidthecaptainangrily.

n'Afire'sfire/yousaid,"answeredthesailor.*'Ifitisenoughtowarmmeinthewater,itisenoughto

cookyourchicken."

1.Thecaptaingotthesailors*wages.

A.tobuyachickenforhimself

B.andkeptthemoneyforfutureuse

C.bycheatingthem

D.andsaidhewouldreturnthemoneysoon

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Allthesailorsrefusedtogetintothewaterbecauseitwastoocold.

B.Thecaptainknewthefirethefishermenmadewasenoughtowarmthesailorinthewater.

C.Thecaptainsucceededincheatingthesailor.

D.Itwasthesailorwhowascleverer.

3.Thecaptaininsistedthatthefirewaswarmingthesailorbecausehe.

A.didn'twanttolosethebet

B.didn'tbelievethesailor'ssuccess

C.wantedtokeephispromise

D.wantedtoshowhiscleverness

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Thesailorsdidn'ttrustthecaptain.

B.Inordertohelpthesailorinthewater,thefishermenmadeafire.

C.Thecaptainfailedtocheatthesailorthistime.

D.Thesailordidn'tgetoutofthewaterbeforethesunappeared.

5.Whatisthetitleofthestory?

A.HowaCaptainCheatedHisSailor

B.HowaSailorGotaShip

C.ABraveSailor

D.AFireIsFire

PassageFour

Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofalargepopulationhavelongbeenasubjectofdiscussion

amongeconomists.Ithasbeenarguedthatthesupplyofgoodlandislimited.Tofeedalarge

population,theinferiorlandmustbecultivatedandgoodlandworkedintensively.Thus,eachperson

produceslessandthismeansaloweraverageincomethancouldbeobtainedwithasmallerpopulation.

Othereconomistshavearguedthatalargepopulationgivesmorescopeforspecializationand

developmentoffacilitiessuchasports,roadandrailways,whicharenotlikelytobebuiltunlessthere

isabigdemandtojustifythem.

Oneofthedifficultiesincarryingoutaworldwidebirthcontrolprogramliesinthefactthat

officialattitudestopopulationgrowthvaryfromcountrytocountrydependingonthelevelofindustrial

developmentandtheavailabilityoffoodandrawmaterials.Inthedevelopingcountrywhereavastly

expandedpopulationispressingharduponthelimitsofgood,spaceandnaturalresources,itwillbethe

firstconcernofthegovernmenttoplacealimitonthebirthrate,whatevertheconsequencesmaybe.In

thehighlyindustrializedsocietytheproblemmaybemorecomplex.Adecreasingbirthratemayleadto

unemploymentbecauseitresultsinadecliningmarketformanufacturedgoods.Whenthepressureof

populationonhousingdeclines,pricesalsodeclineandthebuildingindustryisweakened.Facedwith

considerationssuchasthese,thegovernmentofadevelopedcountrymaywellprefertoseeaslowly

increasingpopulation,ratherthanonewhichisstableorindecline.

1.Asmallpopulationmaymean.

A.higherproductivity,butaloweraverageincome

B.lowerproductivity,butahigheraverageincome

C.lowerproductivity,butaloweraverageincome

D.higherproductivity,butahigheraverageincome

2.Accordingtothepassage,alargepopulationwillprovideachancefbrdeveloping.

A.agricultureB.transportsystem

C.industryD.nationaleconomy

3.Inadevelopedcountry,peoplewillperhapsgooutofworkifthebirthrate.

A.goesup

B.isdecreasing

C.remainsstable

D.isoutofcontrol

4.Accordingtothepassageslowlyrisingbirthrateperhapsisgoodfbr.

A.adevelopingnation

B.adevelopednation

C.everynationwithabigpopulation

D.everynationwithasmallpopulation

5.Itisnoeasyjobtocarryoutageneralplanforbirthcontrolthroughouttheworldbecause.

A.thearetoomanyundevelopedcountriesintheworld

B.theundevelopedcountrieshavelowlevelofindustrialdevelopment

C.thegovernmentofadevelopedcountrymaywellprefertoseeaslowlyincreasingpopulation,

ratherthanonewhichisstableorindecline.

D.Whenthepressureofpopulationonhousingdeclines,pricesalsodeclineandthebuilding

industryisweakened.

PassageFive

TomarrivedatthebusstationquiteearlyforParisbus.ThebusforPariswouldnotleaveuntil

fivetotwelve.Hesawalotofpeoplewaitinginthestation.Somewerestandinginline;otherswere

walkingaround.Therewasagroupofschoolgirls.Theirteacherwastryingtokeeptheminline.Tom

lookedaroundbuttherewasnoplaceforhimtosit.

Hewalkedintothestationcafe.Helookedupattheclockthere.Itwasonlytwentytotwelve.He

foundaseatandsatdownbeforealargemirroronthewall.Justthen,Mike,oneofTom'sworkmates

cameinandsatwithhim.

"Whattimeisyourbus?”askedM汰e.

'There'splentytimeyet,“answeredTom.

“Well,I'llgetyousomemoreteathen/,saidMike.

Theytalkedwhiledrinking.ThenTomlookedattheclockagain."Oh!It'sgoingbackward!vhe

cried.t4afewminutesagoitwastwentytotwelveandnowit'shalfpasteleven.^^

“You'relookingattheclockinthemirror."saidMike.Tomwassosad.Thenextbuswasnot

leaveforanotherhour.SincethenTomneverlikedmirrors.

1.Tomwentintothestationcafebecause.

A.Mikeaskedhimtohaveacupoftea

B.Itwasquiteearlyandhecouldfindaseatthere

C.Hedidn'tliketostaywiththeschoolgirls

D.Hewantedtohaveadrinkwithhisworkmatethere

2.Whattimewasitinfactwhentomlookedattheclockinthemirror?

A.Halfpasteleven.B.Twentytotwelve.

C.Halfpasteleven.D.Halfpastone.

3.Fromthestoryweknowthatwhenwelookataclockinmirror,wewillfind.

A.thetimeisrightB.it'sgoingslower

C.it'sgoingbackwardD.it'sgoingfaster

4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TomarrivedinParisontime.

B.Thenextbuswouldleaveinhalfanhour

C.Afterthattomdidn'tlikeclocksanylonger.

D.Tomlookedattheclockinthemirroronlyonce.

5.Whichofthefollowingisthetitleofthestory?

A.TheMirroroftheStationB.NotaCarefulMan

C.MissingaBusD.TheClockintheMirror

PassageSix

JohnnySmithwasagoodmathstudentatahighschool.Helovedhiscomputer.Hecamehome

earlyeveryday,andthenheworkedwithittillmidnight.ButJohnnywasnotagoodEnglishstudent,

notgoodatall.HegotanFinhisEnglishclass.OnedayafterschoolJohnnyjoinedhiscomputertothe

computerinhishighschooloffice.Theschoolofficecomputerhadthegradesofallthestudents:the

mathgrades,thesciencegrades,thegradesinartsandmusic,andthegradesinEnglish.Hefoundhis

Englishgrade.AnF!JohnnychangedhisEnglishgradefromanFtoA.Johnny*parentslookedathis

reportcard.Theywereveryhappy.

"AnAinEnglish!*'saidJohnny'sDad."You'reaverycleverboy,Johnny."

Johnnyisahacker.Hackersknowhowtotakeinformationfromothercomputersandputnew

informationin.Usingamodem,theyjointheircomputerstoothercomputerssecretly.School

headmastersandteachersareworriedabouthackers.Soarethepolice,forsomepeopleeventake

moneyfrombankcomputeraccountandputitintotheirownones.Andtheyneverhavetoleavehome

todoit!Theyarecalledhackers.

1.JohnnychangedhisEnglishgradewiththecomputerin.

A.theclassroomB.theschooloffice

C.abanknearhishouseD.hisownhouse

2.WhenJohnny'sparentssawthereport,theywerehappybecause.

A.Johnnywasgoodatmath

B.Johnnylovedcomputers

C.Johnnycouldjoinonecomputertoanother

D.theythoughtJohnnywasnotpoorinEnglishanylonger

3.Whoareworriedabouthackersinthestory?

A.Johnny'sparentsB.Schoolheadmasters,teachersandthepolice

C.ThepoliceD.Schoolheadmastersandteachers

4.Whatshouldthehackersknowwell,doyouthink,afteryoureadthisstory?

A.InformationB.Backcomputeraccounts

C.ComputersD.Grades

5.Thelastparagraphisabout.

A.JohnnyB.computersC.hackersD.modern

PassageSeven

Haveyoueverbeenill?Whenyouareill,youmustbeunhappybecauseyourbodybecomeshot,

andtherearepainsalloveryourbody.Youdon'twanttowork,youstayinbed,feelingverysad.

Whatmakesusill?Itisgerms（細菌）.Germsareeverywhere.Theyareverysmallandyoucan't

findthemwithyoureyes,butyoucanseethemwithamicroscope.Theyareverysmallandtherecould

behundredsofthemonaverysmallthing.

Germsarealwaysfoundindirtywater.Whenwelookatdirtywaterunderthemicroscope,we

shallseetheminit.Soyourfatherandmotherwillnotletyoudrinkdirtywater.

Germsaren'tfoundonlyinwater.Theyarefoundinairanddust.Ifyoucutyourfinger,ifsomeof

thedustfromthefloorgoesintothecut（割開處），someofthegermswouldgointoyourfinger.Your

fingerwouldbecomebigandred,andyouwillhavemuchpaininit.Sometimesthegermswouldgo

intoallofyourbody,andyouwouldhavepaineverywhere.

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Ifthingsareverysmall,theyaregerms.

B.Ifthingscan*tbeseen,theymustbegerms.

C.Germsareonlyindirtywater.

D.Germsareeverywherearoundus.

2.Whatisamicroscopeusedfor?

A.Makingverysmallthingslookmuchbigger.

B.Makingverybigthingslookmuchsmaller.

C.Helpingyoureadsomenewspapers.

D.Helpingyouifyoucan'tseethingsclearly.

3.Whydon'tyourparentsletyoudrinkdirtywater?

A.Youhaven'tlookedatitcarefully.

B.Watercan'tbedrunkinthisway.

C.Theremustbelotsofgermsinit.

D.Waterwillmakeyouill.

4.WhichofthefdllowingisNOTtrue?

A.Germscanbefoundbothinwaterandintheair.

B.Germscangointoyourfingerifitiscut.

C.IfyourtemperatureisnotOK,theremustbegermsinyourbody.

D.Ifyourfingerisn'tcut,therearen'tanygermsonit.

5.What*sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Germsmaymakeusill.

B.Germsareindirtywater*.

C.Don'tdrinkdirtywater.

D.Takecareofyourfingers.

PassageEight

Rentingacolortelevisionmakesmoresensethanbuying.Here'swhy:

1.Thelongeryourent（租），thelessyoupay.Eachyearthemonthlyrateisreduced.Youcan

reachalowrateofnotmuchmorethan$12aweek.

2.Serviceisfastandfree.Wecanhaveyoursetinstalled（安裝）intwodays.Ifanythinggoes

wrong,we'Hhaveitfixedthesamedayorlendyouanothersetwhilewe'remendingit.Anddon't

forget:serviceandsparepartsarefree!

3.Ifyoudon'thaveanaerial（天線）,we'llinstalloneforyou,andthatwillbefree,too.Allyou

havetopayistheinstallationcharge（安裝費）！

4.Youcanchoosefromallkindsofmodels,andwhat'smore,ifafteracertainperiodoftime,and

youwouldlikeanewmodel,youcanchange.How'sthatforservice?

5.Nodeposit（押金）isneeded.Youpayonlythemonthlyrentalfee.Butifyoupayinadvance,

youcansavemoney.Paytwelvemonths'feeswhenyoubegintohire,andwe41giveyouamonth's

hirewithoutcharge.

6.Ifyoudecidethatyouwanttostoprentingandbuythesetyouhaveonhire,thiscanbe

arranged——withagenerousallowance（折扣）forthefeesalreadypaid.

1.Fromthepassageweknow.

A.themoreyourent,thelessyoupay

B.thelowestweeklyrentalfeeismuchmorethan$12

C.thelongeryourent,thelessyoupay

D.ifyourentaTVsetforalongtime,serviceandsparepartswillbefree

2.Whatisthegoodofpayingtwelvemonths'feeswhenyoubegintohire?

A.Oneandahalfmonths?hirefreeofcharge.

B.Onemonth'shirefreeofcharge.

C.Halfamonth'shirefreeofcharge.

D.One-fourthofamonth'shirefreeofcharge.

3.Whatdoes“payinadvance^^mean?

A.Youpaytherentforaperiodoftimebeforeyouactuallygetthetelevision.

B.Yougoaheadandpaytherent.

C.Youpaytherentinfrontofanyone.

D.Youwillbethefirsttopaytherent.

4.Ifyouwanttorentacolortelevision,.

A.leasingcompany(租賃公司)canhaveyoursetinstalledthesameday

B.youcanhaveachoiceofsetstorent

C.leasingcompanywillinstallanaerialforyoufreeofcharge

D.youmusthaveanaerial

5.Thispassageisa(an).

A.bookB.reportC.advertisementD.picture

PassageNine

Intheworld,socceroffootballisthemostpopularsport.Thisisbecausemanycountrieshave

wonderfulteamsfortheWorldCup.TheWorldCupisheldeveryfouryears.

Toremember2002FIFAWorldCup,childrenfromdifferentcountriesandmorethan60children

fromJapaneseschoolscametogetherandspentthreeweekendsdrawingabigpicturecalled“Dream

WorldCups'"Japan.Thechildrendrewanimals,flowersandpeopleplayingsoccerunderablue

brightsky.Theywishedeachfootballteamgoodluckbydrawingtheflagsofallthecountriesthatwill

takepartintheWorldCupinJapanandSouthKorea.Thepicturewasputupinaparkneara

playgroundinYokohama.Somefootballteamswillhavegamesthere.

Areyouafootballfan?TheWorldCupmakesmoreandmorepeopleinterestedinfootball

Teenagerslikeplayingandwatchingfootball.Manyofthemlovesomefootballstarssomuchthatthey

getthepicturesoftheirfavoriteplayersonthewallsoftheirrooms.Thatisthewaytoshowtheirlove

fortheWorldCupaschildreninJapan.

1.IfacountrywantstotakepartintheWorldCup,shemusthave.

A.ManyfootballfansB.averygoodteam

C.manyfootballplayerD.abigplayground

2.ThenextWorldCupwillbeheldin.

A.2006B.2007C.2005D.2004

3.Fromthepassage,inthepicturechildrendrewmanythingsexcept.

A.peopleplayingfootballB.picturesofsomefootballstars

C.asunnyskyD.flowers

4.In“DreamWorldCup"，thechildrendrewtheflagsofsomecountries.

A.toshowtheirlovefortheirowecountry

B.totellthepeopletheirstories

C.toshowtheirgoodwishesforthefootballteams

D.toshowtheirnewideasaboutfootball

5.Manyteenagersowethepicturesofsomefootballstarsbecause.

A.theyareinterestedinfootballB.theyarefootballfans

C.theythinktheirfavoriteplayersaregreatD.allofA,BandC

PassageTen

In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.Buthewasnotagood

artist.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera.Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhis

garden.Thatwasthefirstphoto.

Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotographywasin1837.Thatyear,Daguere,another

Frenchman,tookapictureofhisreadingroom.Heusedanewkindofcamerainadifferentway.Inhis

pictureyoucouldseeeverythingveryclearly,eventhesmallestthing.Thiskindofphotowascalleda

Daguerreotype.

Soon,otherpeoplebegantouseDaguerre'sway.Travelersbroughtbackwonderfulphotosfrom

allaroundtheworld.peopletookpictureoffamousbuildings,citiesandmountains.

Inabout1840,photographywasdeveloped.Thenphotographerscouldtakepictureofpeopleand

movingthings.Thatwasnotsimple.Thephotographershadtocarryalotoffilmandothermachines.

Butthisdidnotstopthem,forexample,someintheUnitedStatesworkedsohard.

MathewBradywasafamousAmericanphotographer.Hetookmanypicturesofgreatpeople.The

picturewereunusualbecausetheywereverylifelike（栩栩如生的）.Photographersalsobecameone

kindofartbytheendofthe19thcentury.Somephotoswerenorjustcopiesoftherealworld.They

showedandfeelings,likeotherkindsofart.

1.ThefirstphototakenbyNiepcewasapictureof

A.hisbusinessB.hishouse

C.hisgardenD.hiswindow

2.TheDaguerreotypewas.

A.aFrenchmanB.akindofpicture

C.akindofcameraD.aphotographer

3.Ifaphotographerwantedtotakepicturesofmovingthingsintheyearof1840j,hehad

to.

A.watchlotsoffilmsB.buyanexpensivecamera

C.stopinmostcitiesD.takemanyfilmsandsomethingelsewithhim.

4.MathewBrady.

A.wasverylifelikeB.wasfamousforhisunusualpictures

C.wasquitestrongD.tookmanypicturesofmovingpeople

5.Thispassagetellsus.

A.howphotographywasdevelopedB.howtoshowyourideasandfeelingsinpictures

C.howtotakepicturesintheworldD.howtousedifferentcameras

PassageEleven

Pranawasabeautifuldog,whosenamemeans“breathoflife”.Althoughhediedseveralyearsago,

Icanstillrememberthedayswespenttogetherandwhathehastaughtmeaboutlove.

Ihavetwoappletreesinthegarden.Pranalovedapples.Whenhewentoutside,he'dcatchan

appleandtakeitintothehousetoeatlater.TheappleshadbeenonthegroundandwereoftendirtysoI

wasn'talwayshappythatPranahadbroughtthemintothehouse.

ItwasanautumndayinAmerica,butitwasverycold.Abigsnowfellandwehadnotdone

anythingforitscoming.Onthatspecialday,PranawentoutsideandIwatchedhimthroughthewindow.

Inoticedthathewasmadlydigging（挖）holesandbringingtheapplestothegroundsotheycouldbe

seenabovethesnow.Ididnotknowwhyhewasdoingthis.Heseemedtowanttodosomething

special.

WhenIcalledhimback,hehadhisusualoneappleinhismouth.Aboutfiveminuteslater,I

lookedoutside.Thegardenwascompletelycoveredwithbirds.Pranahaddugupallthoseapplesfor

hisbirdfriendstoeat.Heknewthattheywouldn'thavestoredenoughfoodforthecomingwinter!

1.Pranawas.

A.thewriterB.aboyC.abirdD.adog

2.1wasn'talwayshappybecause.

A.Pranalovedapples

B.Pranacaughtanappleandateit

C.theapplesfellonthegroundandweredirty

D.Pranabroughtthedirtyapplesintothehouse

3.Onthesnowyday,Prana.

A.ateupalltheapples

B.dugholestoputtheapplesinthem

C.broughttheapplesunderthesnowtotheground

D.leftthehouseanddied

4.Thebirdsflewtothegardento.

A.look,forPranaB.eattheapples

C.makenewhomesD.storefoodforthewinter

5.Thetopicofthestoryisabout.

A.applesB.animalsC.loveD.life

PassageTwelve

Doyouhaveanyforeignfriends?Doyouknowtheircharacteristics?

TheGermansareveryquietandtheyalwayskeepcalm.Theydon'tliketospeakmorewords.

Theylookveryserious.Theylikedifferentkindsofamusements.TheGermansarevery

hard—working.Theyliketidiness,especiallythewomen,whoalwayskeeptheirhomeclean.

Insomeways,theEnglishmenlookthesameastheGermans.Theyareveryquietandnevertalk

toomuchwiththestrangers.Theyarereallypolite,soweoftenheartheysay“Thankyou."or“Sorry.”

ThegentlemenarealsotheEnglishmen.

TheFrench'sholidaysareverylong.Theyliketravelingandusuallyspendtheirlongtimestaying

inothercountries.TheFrenchmenaremoreoutgoingthantheGermans.Itisveryeasytomakefriends

withthem.

ComparedtotheFrenchmen,theAmericansaremoreoutgoing.Andtheyareevenopenerthanall

oftheEuropeans.Theydon'tliketodependonothers.Soitisverycommonthatthestudentsdo

part-timejobsintheirfreetime.AndinAmericans'eyes,successisanimportantpartintheirlife.

1.Accordingtothepassage,areveryquiet.

A.onlytheGermansB.onlytheEnglishmen

C.onlytheFrenchmenD.boththeGermansandtheEnglishmen

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tidiness"meaninChinese?

A.整潔B.安靜C.時尚D.隨意

3.Inthewriter'seyes,thegentlemenare.

A.theGermansB.theFrenchmenC.theEnglishmenD.theAmericans

4.WhatcanwelearnabouttheFrenchmenfromthepassage?

A.TheyaremoreoutgoingthantheAmericans.

B.Itisveryeasytomakefriendswiththem.

C.Theyliketravelingintheirowncountry.

D.Theylookserious