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　　Many years ago, a man (1)____Wu taught King Wang how to ride horses and how to drive a chariot (马拉战车). (2)_____ some time the king started to race against Wu. But no matter how many (3)______ the king raced against Wu, Wu always won.

　　The king was (4)_______ and said to Wu, “You have taught me how to ride and how to drive a chariot. But I don't think you have taught me everything about (5)______.”

　　“I have taught you (6)______ I know,” (7)______ Wu. “But you have not learned everything. The (8)______ thing about driving a chariot is to think of the horses. The driver of the chariot and the horse should work together. You can then go very (9)______ and drive for long distance, but your problem is this: When you are behind me, you want to (10)_____ with me. And when you are (11)_____ me, you are afraid that I will catch up with you. (12)_____ whether you are in front of me or behind me, you are thinking of me. You are not thinking of your (13)______. If you want to win, you must (14)______ thinking of me, you (15)______ think only of your horse.”

　　( )1. A. calls B. names C. called D. name

　　( )2. A. In B. After C. Since D. Before

　　( )3. A. times B. days C. weeks D. months

　　( )4. A. happy B. glad C. pleased D. unhappy

　　( )5. A. playing B. racing C. running D. working

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

　　( )7. A. asked B. told C. answered D. spoke

　　( )8. A. dangerous B. newer C. beautiful D. most important

　　( )9. A. slowly B. soon C. fast D. slow

　　( )10.A. catch up B. do C. talk D. help

　　( )11.A. beside B. in front of C. near D. next to

　　( )12.A. So B. But C. Or D. And

　　( )13.A. cows B. dogs C. pigs D. horses

　　( )14.A. start B. stop C. keep D. begin

　　( )15.A. mustn't B. may C. must D. can

　　题解与分析：

　　这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述的是Wu 和King Wang 赛车和赛马的故事，故事给我们讲述了骑马的要领和在赛马中获胜的原因。

　　1.C. 这里用过去分词做定语修饰前边的名词man，意思是“被称做……的”。

　　2.B. 只有在学完如何赛车之后才能去和别人比赛。

　　3.A. 这里所指的应该是比赛的次数。

　　4.D. 由于the king总是输掉比赛，所以他肯定是不高兴的。

　　5.B. 国王认为他输掉比赛的原因是Wu没有教给他如何去比赛，因为国王已经学了骑马和驾车。

　　6.A. 根据所给词的词义可知答案。

　　7.C. 很显然这句话是Wu 的回答。

　　8.D. 下面所谈的都是“to think of the horse”的重要性。

　　9.C. 只有人和马保持协调，马才会跑的快。

　　10.A. 比赛中就是互相在赶超对方。所以用短语catch up with 表示这一含义。

　　11.B. 只有在前面的人担心后面的人会超过他。

　　12.A. 前面讲述的都是原因，这里要用so表示结果了。

　　13.D. 全文说的都是赛马。

　　14.B. 根据Wu 的观点，只有不再考虑人，而去考虑马，才会赢得比赛。

　　15.C. 这里用must显得语气更加坚定。

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　　It is well known that the English go out with an umbrella or a raincoat. Why? (1)_____ the weather in Britain often changes quickly. It is not very usual for the same kind of weather to (2) ______ long.

　　Spring can be rainy or windy, (3)_____ the weather is getting warmer and you can hope more sunny days. In fact, there (4)______ as much sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is (5)______ time for visitors to go to the seaside and other places of interest. The weather can be sunny and nice. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Autumn is a beautiful season, (6)______ trees in the woods and parks changing colour. During autumn it is still nice to be outside, too. In winter, it gets colder. It might snow, especially on high land and in the north. There are (7)_____ very high winds in this season.

　　January and February are the coldest (8)______ of the year, while the warmest (9)____ often July and August. The difference (10)_____ temperature between winter and summer is not so great in Britain. The average temperature for winter is about 4.5℃, and for summer about 15.5℃.

　　( )1. A. For B. As C. Because D. Since

　　( )2. A. make B. stay C. change D. take

　　( )3. A. but B. and C. or D. for

　　( )4. A. can B. can be C. have D. can have

　　( )5. A. the earliest B. the latest C. the worst D. the best

　　( )6. A. with B. like C. without D. from

　　( )7. A. also B. too C. either D. as well

　　( )8. A. seasons B. weather C. months D. monthes

　　( )9. A. is B. are C. was D. were

　　( )10.A. for B. on C. by D. in

　　题解与分析：

　　这是一篇说明文，文章主要讲述了英国的天气变化情况。

　　1.C. 前面用why来问，当然要用because来回答。

　　2.B. 同一种天气情况在英国是不会持续较长时间的，这是英国天气的主要特征。

　　3.A. 根据前后句义可知这里是一个转折。

　　4.B. 这是一个there be 结构。

　　5.D. 根据下句“The weather can be sunny and nice.”这句话可知夏天是人们度假旅游的最佳时机。

　　6.A. 这里是一个伴随状况，用with 即可。

　　7.A. 用于系词之后，实义动词之前的表示”也”的词是also。

　　8.C. January 和February 是两个月份。

　　9.B. 根据后面的表语July and August可知这里的系词应用复数。

　　10.D. 表示”在某一方面”应用介词in。

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　　Catherine was a famous writer of children's stories. She lived in a fine old house in a small town near London. Often she worked at home, in her quiet (1)_____. Long before her books become popular, she had tried to teach (2)_____ how to use a computer. And now she typed all her stories on her computer. But sometimes she had to (3)______ to get some books from the library or have a meeting. She didn’t like being away because she was worried about burglar. So she was very careful. Just before leaving, she always put a full cup of coffee on the writing desk, and left the radio playing to make a burglar think someone (4)____ at home.

　　One day she came back after a day out, and found that there was something different in her house. There was only a little (5)______ left in the cup, and the radio was off. But when she looked at the computer, she saw it was (6)_____, and someone had typed in a new story. She had no idea who had got in, or how, because none of the doors or windows was broken. Then she sat down to read the story. To her surprise, it was a very good one. “I'll use it in my (7)_____ book!” she said (8)_______.

　　The next month she had to go to London. She put a cup of coffee and a plate of sandwiches on the desk. When she returned, the coffee and the sandwiches had (9)_______. She ran to the computer. This time there was only (10)______ on the screen, “IT’S NOT YOUR STORY. IT’S MINE!” it said.

　　( )1. A. classes B. lessons C. classroom D. study

　　( )2. A. the students B. herself C. the burglar D. her children

　　( )3. A. leave the house B. have a rest

　　C. give a message D. buy a computer

　　( )4. A. must have B. has C. must D. must be

　　( )5. A. water B. milk C. coffee D. tea

　　( )6. A. on B. off C. broken D. over

　　( )7 .A. old B. first C. every D. next

　　( )8. A. carefully B. sadly C. happily D. badly

　　( )9. A. brought B. broken C. gone D. eaten

　　( )10.A. a piece of paper B. a message

　　C. a new story D. a letter

　　题解与分析：

　　这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述的是作家Catherine家里发生的一件奇怪的事情。

　　1.D. 根据上句“Often she worked at home.”可知她应该在家中的书房里搞创作。

　　2.B. 由于Catherine是自己在写东西，所以她是在自学电脑。

　　3.A. 进行下面的活动她必须要离开家的。

　　4.D. Catherine在家里布置好文中所说的东西，是让盗贼认为家里一定有人，从而不进来行窃。这里用must be 表示一种肯定推测。

　　5.C. 杯子剩的肯定是咖啡。

　　6.A. 根据下文可知当时计算机在开着。

　　7.D. 由于这是刚发现的故事，因此Catherine即使要将它写进她的书的话，也应该是下一部了。

　　8.C. 由于看到这样好的故事，Catherine一定是很高兴的。

　　9.C. 只有coffee和sandwiches不见了，她才去看她的电脑的。

　　10.B. 电脑上所留下的只是一句话。

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　　We know that trees are useful in our everyday life. They (1)______ us many things, such as wood, oxygen, rubber, medicines and many other things. They can (2)_____ tell us a lot about our climate. The following are the reasons. If you (3)______ a tree, you can see that it has many rings. Most trees grow one new ring (4)______ year. Because of the reason, we know (5)_______ a tree is. A tree over a hundred years old means that it has more than a hundred (6)______. When the climate is dry or very cold, the trees do not grow very much and their rings are usually (7)______. When it is wet and warm, the rings are much thicker. If the rings are suddenly very thin or suddenly very thick, this means that the (8)_______ changed suddenly. If we look at the rings on this tree, we can learn about the (9)______ for a hundred years. We can see (10)_____ our climate is changing today.

　　( )1. A. tell B. ask C. give D. get

　　( )2. A. not B. too C. to D. also

　　( )3. A. cut across B. climb up C. walk past D. look at

　　( )4. A. every B. many C. the first D. from

　　( )5. A. how big B. how long C. how old D. how much

　　( )6. A. trees B. leaves C. people D. rings

　　( )7. A. big B. thick C. small D. thin

　　( )8. A. climate B. trees C. rings D. animals

　　( )9. A. people B. things C. climate D. life

　　( )10.A. how B. why C. when D. while

　　题解与分析：

　　这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了年轮的形成与作用。

　　1.C. 这里所指的many things就是树木所提供给我们的，因此这里用动词 give 比较合理。

　　2.D. 根据所给的四个词的意思可知答案。

　　3.A. 只有将树从中间断开，才能看到年轮的。

　　4.A. 年轮是每年生长一圈的。

　　5.C. 根据年轮我们是可以得出树龄的。

　　6.D. 根据上句话，一百年的树木一般是有一百个年轮。

　　7.D. 当树木生长得慢的时候，年轮自然就会薄的。

　　8.A. 年轮的突然变化意味着气候的变化，因为气候的变化影响着树木的生长。

　　9.C. 解释同上。

　　10.A. 这里用how 比较合理，因为通过年轮可以看出气候的变化情况。

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　　One day the wind starts an argument with the sun. “I'm much (1)______ than you are!” says the wind. “No,” answered the sun, “I'm much stronger than you!”

　　While they are arguing, they see a man walking down the road. He is wearing a heavy (2)_____. The sun says to the wind,” Now let (3)_____ see which of us can make the man take off the coat, then we will know (4)______ is stronger.”

　　First the (5)______ tries. It begins to blow very hard. It blows so hard that the man pulls his coat round him. The wind is (6)_____ with the man. Then the wind says to the sun, “Now it's your (7)______. Let me see if you can make him take off his coat.” The sun (8)______ to shine on the man, soon it gets very hot! The man (9)_____ his coat. The argument is (10)______.

　　( )1. A. strong B. strongest C. strongly D. stronger

　　( )2. A. trousers B. hat C. coat D. shoes

　　( )3. A. us B. we C. ourselves D. our

　　( )4. A. whose B. who C. when D. what

　　( )5. A. sun B. rain C. cloud D. wind

　　( )6. A. happy B. worried C. angry D. sad

　　( )7. A. way B. home C. hope D. turn

　　( )8. A. began B. begins C. begin D. beginning

　　( )9. A. takes off B. takes down C. puts on D. puts down

　　( )10.A. out B. over C. on D. off

　　题解与分析：

　　这是一篇寓言故事，主要讲述了太阳与风为了比试出谁的力量大而进行的一次较量。

　　1.D. 根据连词than可知这是一个比较级。

　　2.C. 从下文中可以得出答案。

　　3.A. 动词后用宾格代词做宾语。

　　4.B. 根据所给词的词义可知答案。

　　5.D. 根据下句“It begins to blow.”可知是风首先开始的。

　　6.C. 这里是一个固定短语be angry with, 意思是”生某人的气”。

　　7.D. 在风的后面肯定是该轮到太阳了。

　　8.B. 全文使用的都是一般现在时态。

　　9.A. 根据前句“Soon it gets hot!” 可知由于天变热了，所以他脱下了大衣。

　　10.B. 由于太阳已经让那个人脱掉了大衣，所以应该是太阳获胜了。至此他们的争论也结束了。