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　　When Susan got up this morning, it was a beautiful spring day. She saw (1)_____ clouds far away, but she didn’t think about them. She got her dog, spot, and put him in the car. Then she drove out into the country (3)_____ a picnic with her dog.

　　An hour later, the wind began to blow and it turned (4)______. Susan and Spot were warm from running, so they weren't cold. Then when spot was playing with the ball, Susan saw snowflakes in the sky. She called to Spot, (5)_____ the picnic things and got back in the car. As she was driving home, the snow became (6)______. Soon all Susan could see was white all around (7)_____. The road became slippery and she had to drive very (8)______. Then, the car hit ice and it went around in circles. It went down a hill and finally stopped.

　　Susan reached over for Spot. He was shaking, (9)_____ he was OK. She got her mobile phone and (10)______ help. At last, the police (11)_____ them. Next time Susan will (12)______ the weather report before going on a picnic.

　　( )1. A. a little B. a few C. little D. few

　　( )2. A. sends B. gets C. sent D. got

　　( )3. A. on B. for C. with D. in

　　( )4. A. warm B. hot C. cold D. foggy

　　( )5. A. picked up B. pick up C. picked D. pick

　　( )6. A. bigger and bigger B. thinner and thinner

　　C. smaller and smaller D. heavier and heavier

　　( )7. A. him B. us C. her D. himself

　　( )8. A. slowly B. easily C. carelessly D. happily

　　( )9. A. and B. or C. but D. so

　　( )10.A. sent for B. asked for C. looked for D. answered for

　　( )11.A. saved B. save C. are saved D. were saved

　　( )12.A. hear from B. listen C. listen to D. hear

　　(2003，广西壮族自治区南宁市)

　　这是一篇记叙文，文章主要介绍的是Susan 和她的小狗Spot在雪天去野餐所经历的一次险情。

　　1.B. little, a little修饰不可数名词，few, a few 修饰可数名词。few 和little 表示“几乎没有”，a little 和a few 表示”一些”。根据下句“but she didn’t think about them”可知天上当时是有云的，因此应该用 a few。

　　2.D. 全文都是过去时态，而且这里肯定是Susan 报起Spot再把它放在车上的。

　　3.B. 这里用介词for是表示目的的。

　　4.C. 这是一个推理题，前面说“the wind began to blow”就说说明天变冷了。

　　5.A. 这里是过去时态，pick up是一个固定短语。

　　6.D. 说明雨雪下得大应用hard或heavy。

　　7.C. 根据主语Susan可知答案。

　　8.A. 根据上句“The road became slippery”可知Susan 开车会很慢很小心的。

　　9.C. 根据上下句的意思可知答案。

　　10.B. Susan 打电话是求救的。

　　11.A. 这是一般过去时的主动语态，因为是the police救了他们。

　　12.C. “听天气预报”应用动词listen to。

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　　Half an hour before kick-off(开球), a list of the Brazilian team was given out to journalists. Ronaldo was not on the list. Then the list was(1)_____ and a new one was given out, Ronaldo was now in the (2)_____. But why was the list suddenly changed? Ten minutes after kick-off the manager said, “Ronaldo went to (3)_______ for a 'test' on his left ankle just before the game.” The test (4)_____ that he could play in the team, so they changed the list. But (5)______ one looked at Ronaldo out on the field I knew at once that he was having problems. (6)______ it wasn't just his ankle—so what was it? Was he just very nervous in a big match like that? He was (7)_______ running (8)_____ nor attacking. He was (9)______ ill or hurt—maybe (10)_____ ill and hurt—but something was wrong.

　　Ronaldo said, “I was feeling something very (11)_____ after lunch, which I never felt in my life. Really bad. I had a headache… and a pain in my stomach.” Was this his (12)______ or was he really sick? Was this all a clever trick against the Brazilian team? If Ronaldo was really ill or hurt, (13)_____ did he play in the match?

　　Even journalists sometimes cannot (14)_______ the true story, so The Great Ronaldo Mystery is still that: a mystery.

　　( )1. A. shown B. written C. changed D. read

　　( )2. A. class B. group C. team D. row

　　( )3. A. hospital B. police station C. school D. TV station

　　( )4. A. told B. showed C. asked D. spoke

　　( )5. A. before B. after C. if D. while

　　( )6. A. And B. So C. Or D. For

　　( )7. A. both B. either C. neither D. not only

　　( )8. A. badly B. well C. slowly D. quickly

　　( )9. A. both B. either C. neither D. not only

　　( )10.A. neither B. both C. either D. not only

　　( )11.A. interesting B. delicious C. dangerous D. strange

　　( )12.A. excuse B. reason C. result D. answer

　　( )13.A. how B. why C. what D. when

　　( )14.A. look for B. search C. find D. search for

　　(2003，内蒙古自治区呼和浩特市)

　　这是一则新闻报导，主要说的是巴西球星罗纳尔多在一场比赛的赛前和比赛时的两种截然不同的情况。

　　1.C. 开始的出场名单上没有Ronaldo，但在比赛快开始时，名单发生了变化，Ronaldo将登场比赛。

　　2.C. Ronaldo 应该在球队里，而不是在其他地方。

　　3.A. 根据后面的“a 'test' on his left ankle” 可知Ronaldo应在医院接受检查。

　　4.B. 这句话的主语是the test，而不是人，因此用动词show比较合理，表示检查的结果。如用其他几个动词，主语则要是人了。

　　5.B. 只有人们看到Ronaldo之后才能了解他的情况。

　　6.A. 这里是一个连接，没有其他用法。因此用and比较合理。

　　7.C. 这是一个等立连词neither…nor…(既不……也不……)。

　　8.D. 由于Ronaldo的ankle 有毛病，所以他肯定跑不快。

　　9.B. 这又是一个等立连词either…or…(或者……或者……)。

　　10.B. 这也是一个等立连词both…and …(和……都……)。

　　11.D. 根据下面Ronaldo所叙述的情况可知当时他会感到非常的莫名其妙。

　　12.A. 人们对Ronaldo的做法存在种种猜疑，根据下面的句子更能说明人们的观点。他们会认为这是Ronaldo 的借口，而不是生病了。

　　13.B. 这是人们对Ronaldo出场的质疑。

　　14.C. 这里用find比用其他几个词语要好。这从意义上可以分清的。

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　　The computer is a machine that works very fast. It can add numbers much faster than a person (1)_____. It can remember better than a person. It can do many (2)______ things. At school a computer can (3)______ maths. It can help boys and girls read, write and spell. It can remember the names of all the students in the school. Computers can help people drive cars and (4)_______ planes. A spaceship needs many computers. Telephones and televisions use computers, too. Some computers, called fax machines, can (5)______ letters. The letters (6)_____ very fast. A computer can remember what is in a store. It knows all the prices. It tells you (7)______ to pay. It gives you change. Computers can play games, (8)______. A computer named Big Blue is very good at playing (9)____. It beat the best chess player in the world. Computers are changing the way we live. Many people think that in the future computers (10)_____ in lots and lots of everyday life.

　　( )1. A. will B. can C. does D. do

　　( )2. A. other B. the other C. others D. the others

　　( )3. A. solve B. do C. work out D. find out

　　( )4. A. drive B. run C. fly D. operate

　　( )5. A. write B. read C. make D. send

　　( )6. A. move B. leave C. pass D. travel

　　( )7. A. how much B. when C. where D. what

　　( )8. A. also B. too C. either D. neither

　　( )9. A. games B. matches C. chess D. competitions

　　( )10.A. can be used B. will be used

　　C. should be used D. must be used

　　(2003，新疆维吾尔自治区乌鲁木齐市)

　　这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了计算机在日常生活的应用。

　　1.B. 根据前面“It can add numbers much faster than a person”可知答案。

　　2.A. others 和the others 起代词作用，应该单独使用；the other指两者中的另一个；other则表示”其他的”，后面可加名词复数。

　　3.B. 做数学题应用动词do。

　　4.C. 前面的drive cars 和后面的fly planes 是相互对应的。

　　5.D. 传真机是传递信息的，这是一个基本常识。

　　6.D. 这里用travel 表示传送非常形象化。

　　7.A. “It knows all the prices.”已经告诉我们答案了。

　　8.B. 在肯定句的句尾表示”也”，应用副词too。

　　9.C. 根据下句“It beat the best chess player in the world.”可知答案。

　　10.B. in the future 已经告诉我们这是一个将来时。

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　　Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often (1)_____ some books from the library. He keeps (2)_____ to the radio every morning and reading (3)_____ after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His (4)____ worship (崇拜)him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke's little son, is only nine. He (5)_____ likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he's too (6)______ to understand him and choose (7)_____ ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with it.

　　One day Mike read (8)_______ about the electric lights and was (9)_____ it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him (10)_____ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, “Fathers always know (11)_____ than sons!”

　　The boy thought for a while and said, “(12)_____!”

　　“ Oh? Why?”

　　Mike didn't answer and (13)______, he asked, “Who invented the electric lights?”

　　“ (14)_______.” Answered Mr Clarke.

　　“ Why didn't his father invent them, then?”

　　Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didn't know (15)_____ to answer!

　　( )1. A. finds B. sells C. buys D. borrows

　　( )2. A. listening B. watching C. going D. touching

　　( )3. A. newspapers B. letters C. stories D. messages

　　( )4. A. teachers B. parents C. classmates D. students

　　( )5. A. also B. never C. even D. only

　　( )6. A. old B. clever C. young D. able

　　( )7. A. more difficult B. the most difficult

　　C. easy D. the easiest

　　( )8. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything

　　( )9 .A. worried about B. interested in

　　C. afraid of D. angry with

　　( )10.A. few B. little C. a little D. a few

　　( )11.A. more B. most C. less D. least

　　( )12.A. I don't think so. B. Neither am I.

　　C. I agree. D. So do I.

　　( )13.A. instead B. carefully C. quickly D. brightly

　　( )14.A. Thomas Brown B. Thomas Edison

　　C. Allan Smith D. Ron Jenkins

　　( )15.A. when B. what C. where D. which

　　(2003，宁夏回族自治区)

　　这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述的是Mr Clarke 和他的儿子Mike之间的一段有趣的故事。

　　1.D. borrow… from…的意思是“从……借某物””。

　　2.A. listen to 的意思是“听……”。

　　3.A. 根据所给的四个词的意思可知晚饭后，Mr Clarke要读报纸。

　　4.D. 根据上句“So he knows much and teaches well.”可知由于Mr Clarke教得很好，所以应该是学生们喜欢他。

　　5.A. 根据下句可知由于Mike经常问他爸爸问题，所以他也应喜欢读书。

　　6.C. 前面已经告诉我们Mike只有9岁，所以，Mr Clarke认为他还太小。

　　7.D. 由于Mike还太小，因此Mr Clarke肯定会挑选最简单的问题来问他。

　　8.A. 下文所谈的就是关于电灯的一些事情，而非全部知识。

　　9.B. 根据下句“When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it.”可知Mike对电灯很感兴趣。

　　10.D. question 是可数名词，因此要用a few 表示”一些”的含义。

　　11.A. 这是一个比较级，而且根据Mr Clarke的观点，长辈要比晚辈知道得多。

　　12.A. 根据下文可知答案。

　　13.A. 这里的instead 带有转折的含义，其他词语没有这种用法。这从前后词义上可以看出来。

　　14.B. 电灯的发明人就是Thomas Edison。这是大家都了解的。

　　15.B. 根据所给的疑问词的词义可知答案。

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　　A poor farmer had never left his small village. After he (1)______ plenty of money, he decided to (2)______ a holiday in an excellent hotel in a big town.

　　(3)_____ lunchtime came on his (4)______ day there, he went to the restaurant of the hotel (5)_____ his new clothes. The head waiter (6)_____ him to the table, took his order and (7)_____. When he returned and (8)_____ the farmer again, he had (9)______! The farmer had tied his table cloth round his (11)____.

　　The head waiter (11)_____ told another waiter to go the (12)______ and tell him that people (13)_______ do such a thing in his restaurant. So the waiter (14)_______ the farmer and said in a (15)______ voice, “Good morning, sir. Would you like a hair-cut?”

　　( )1. A. took B. made C. did D. gave

　　( )2. A. have B. cost C. pay D. spend

　　( )3. A. Before B. After C. When D. As

　　( )4. A. first B. last C. second D. third

　　( )5 .A. for B. with C. on D. in

　　( )6. A. let B. showed C. brought D. asked

　　( )7. A. went away B. ran off C. waited on D. came out

　　( )8. A. saw B. looked at C. noticed D. watched

　　( )9. A. a smile B. a rest C. a surprise D. a table cloth

　　( )10.A.neck B. arm C. hand D. head

　　( )11.A. suddenly B. immediately C. really D. carefully

　　( )12.A. worker B. people C. farmer D. waiter

　　( )13.A.can't B. needn't C. won't D. mustn't

　　( )14.A. went to B. got to C. came to D. wanted to

　　( )15.A. high B. friendly C. sad D. loud

　　(2003，甘肃省)

　　这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述的是一位农民在宾馆里发生的一件有趣的事情。

　　1.B. 表示“挣钱”应用短语make money。

　　2.D. 表示“度假”时应用动词spend。

　　3.C. 只有在午饭时间去吃饭才会吃到饭的。这是基本的常识。

　　4.A. 根据后面这位农民闹出的笑话，可以推断出这是第一天发生的事，以后他就会知道该怎么做了。

　　5.D. 表示穿戴的状态应该用介词in。

　　6.B. 根据所给的词语的意思可知答案。

　　7.A. the head waiter 做完后肯定会走开的，这是一般的常例。

　　8.B. 只有看到当时的情景，才会有后面的结果。

　　9.C. 根据下句可知这位顾客是把桌布缠在了身上，所以the head waiter肯定会很吃惊的。

　　10.A. 根据全文最后一句话“Would you like a hair-cut?”可知这位农民是把桌布缠在脖子上了。

　　11.B. 当看到这种情况时，做为the head waiter，他肯定会立即采取措施的。这是很正常的反应。

　　12.C. the farmer 就是当时的主人公。

　　13.D. 这是很坚决的否定回答，使用mustn't后使语气更强。

　　14.A. 服务员由远到近，走到the farmer的跟前才能对他讲话的。

　　15.B. 顾客就是上帝，所以服务员会用比较委婉的语气和the farmer说话。