A Kentucky（肯塔基）family took a vacation to New York City. One day，the father took his son into a rather large building. They were surprised at everything they saw—especially（特別地）the elevator（電梯）at one end of the building.

The boy asked，“What’s this，Pa?”

The father answered，“Son，I have never seen anything like this in my life. I don’t know what it is!”

While the boy and his father were watching in surprise，an old lady walked slowly to the moving walls and pressed（按）a button. The walls opened and the lady walked into a small room. The walls closed and the boy and his father watched small lights above the walls light up. They went on watching the lights up in the opposite direction. The walls opened again，and a beautiful young lady stepped out.

The amazed（驚愕的）father quickly turned to his son and said，“Go，get your Mom here.”

1.Where did the family go?

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2. Did the father see the elevator before?

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3. How many people appeared in the passage?

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4. Were the old lady and the young lady the same woman?

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5.Why did the father want his son to get his wife there?

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　 I heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important achievements.What made him 　41 from others?

　 He said it all came from 　42 that happened when he was two years old. He tried to 43 a bottle of milk away from the fridge, but the slippery(光滑的) bottle fell, spilling its milk all over the 　44 floor.

　 When his mother came in, 45 shouting at him, she said, “Robert, what a great mess(一團(tuán)糟) you have made! I have never seen such a big puddle(水坑) of milk. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes 　46 we clean it up?”

　 Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, when you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last. So, 　47 would you like to do that? We would use a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the towel and together they cleaned up the milk.

　 His mother then said, “We had a failed 48 in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands in the kitchen. Let’s go out and fill the bottle with water and see if you can 49 a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip(杯口) with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.

　 This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to 50 .So, what have you learnt from the story?

41. A. serious　　 　　 B. similar　　　　　　 C. different　　　　 D. important

42. A. an experience　　 B. advice　　　　　　 C. a promise　　　　 D. an idea

43. A. pass　　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　　 C. drink　　　　　　 D. take

44. A. kitchen　　　　 B. bedroom　　 　　 C. bathroom　　　　 D. living room

45. A. from　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　 C. because of　　　 D. instead of

46. A. after　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. as soon as　　　　 D. since

47. A. when　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　 C. how　　　 　　　D. why

48. A. experiment　　　 B. condition　　　　 C. survey　　　　　 D. research

49. A. look　　　　　　 B. discover　　　　　 C. recognize　　　 D. develop

50. A. clean the floor　　 B. spill milk　　　　 C. make mistakes　　 D. realize mistakes

I heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important achievements.
What made him   41  from others?
He said it all came from   42  that happened when he was two years old. He tried to  43 
a bottle of milk away from the fridge, but the slippery(光滑的) bottle fell, spilling its milk all over the   44  floor.
When his mother came in,  45  shouting at him, she said, “Robert, what a great mess(一團(tuán)糟) you have made! I have never seen such a big puddle(水坑) of milk. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes   46  we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, when you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last. So,   47  would you like to do that? We would use a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the towel and together they cleaned up the milk.
His mother then said, “We had a failed   48  in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands in the kitchen. Let’s go out and fill the bottle with water and see if you can   49  a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip(杯口) with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.
This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to
  50 .So, what have you learnt from the story?

【小題1】

A．serious B．similar C．different D．important

【小題2】

A．a(chǎn)n experience B．a(chǎn)dvice C．a(chǎn) promise D．a(chǎn)n idea

【小題3】

A．pass B．bring C．drink D．take

【小題4】

A．kitchen B．bedroom C．bathroom D．living room

【小題5】

A．from B．with C．because of D．instead of

【小題6】

A．a(chǎn)fter B．before C．a(chǎn)s soon as D．since

【小題7】

A．when B．what C．how D．why

【小題8】

A．experiment B．condition C．survey D．research

【小題9】

A．look B．discover C．recognize D．develop

【小題10】

A．clean the floor B．spill milk C．make mistakes D．realize mistakes

One day an old man is selling a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, “ Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it. Then I will give you twenty dollars.”“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “ Now, can you tell me how you found the elephant’s bad ears?”“ I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “ Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asks the old man. The young man answers, “Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”
(   )1. ______ the elephant.
A. The young man sells      B. The old man sells
C. The two men sell         D. The old man buys
(   )2. The young man is looking at the elephant slowly. He wants to find out _______.
A. which foot of the elephant is bad    B. how heavy it is
C. which ear of the elephant is bad     D. what it looks like
(   )3. The young man _______.
A. knows the elephant has bad ears   B. wants to buy the elephant
C. looks after the elephant   D. gets some money from the old man
(   )4. The young man _______.
A. is not interested in elephants    B. knows what an elephant looks like
C. has seen some elephants before
D. has never seen an elephant before
(  )5. Hearing what the young man said, the old man will probably(可能) be ______
A. angry      B. happy      C. dangerous     D. hungry

根據(jù)所給的首字母提示，完成短文。

Yesterday I visited the Baihai Zoo．I was s­­­­­­  1.   to find few people there．Zoos are very important places．They p  2.   homes for many endangered animals．They also help to educate the public about caring f  3.   them．If we don’t s  4.   our zoos, they won’t have e  5.   money to take care of so many fine animals．Therefore, people should go and visit the zoos m  6.   often to learn about animals and help to protect them better．

H  7.  , some people don’t think so．They think zoos are t  8.   places for animals to live．“I’ve visited a lot of zoos in my life, and I have never seen o  9.    I liked or one that was suitable for animals to live in．” Jenny said．‘The animals are k   10.    in small cages and can hardly move at all．What’s more, they are only given food once a week．That’s terrible．”