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　　“You're just in time, Joe. We're going to play Cowboys(牛仔)-and-Indians, and you can be the Indians.” one of my cousins (堂兄弟)said.

　　“How many Indians?” I asked.

　　“Oh, about a thousand.” he answered, and before I could say no, I was pushed out into the night and became a thousand Indians. Two minutes later I was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind. The shouts of “After them. Let's catch the killers!” and other such TV - play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into my Grandpa's car.

　　“We've got him, boys. Let's go and catch him!”

　　But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with me. It was quiet outside. And I went out of the car to have a look.

　　Just then I heard a shout, “Bring the rope (繩子), and we can burn him.”

　　“Only Indians burn people. Cowboys...” I stopped just in time. I had almost said, “Cowboys hang (絞死) people.”

　　I was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called, “We're leaving now.”

　　“Untie me!” I shouted. “We're going.”

　　“Why did Bobby want matches (火柴)?” Mum asked when we were in the car. “He was asking Dad whether he had any.”

　　“Oh, he was just going to - matches? MATCHES? Are you sure he wanted matches?”

　　Mother was quite sure, and I didn't say more.

1．How many children played the Indians?

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2．Why did Joe's cousin say that Joe was just in time? Because ________.

[　　]

A．there were not enough children for the game

B．the game was just going to start

C．none of his cousins wanted to be the Indians

D．they were waiting for Joe

3．Joe didn't say “Cowboys hang people.” out because ________.

[　　]

A．he was tied to a tree

B．that would make things worse

C．he was caught by the cowboys

D．that would make the cowboys angry

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A．One of Joe's cousins was looking for matches.

B．Dad didn't want to give the children any matches.

C．Bobby wanted to get some matches from his father.

D．Mum didn't think children should play with matches.

5．The name of the story should be“________”.

[　　]

A．Joe and his cousins

B．Who knows what danger is waiting there

C．Cowboys - and -Indians is a favourite children's game

D．How cowboys and Indians fought in the past

Are you sorry for not traveling during the National Day ? If you stay at home at that time, I think you are very lucky. Why? Because there are too many people everywhere. In many places of interest in China, it’s too crowded to do anything.
Look at the picture. It was too crowded on the Great Wall on October 1st, 2012. You even couldn’t take photos for you or your friends. All what we could see were people. It was reported that there were about twenty people per meter on the Great Wall. My friends told me they could see nothing but many people on the Great Wall. “We couldn’t walk if the people in front of us didn’t walk,” he said. He showed us a photo on the Great Wall. In the photo, we hardly found him out, there were too many people.
So some people give the advice that we should not have the gold week (黃金周) any more. But other people say no about this advice. What’s your idea of it? Are you sorry now for not traveling during the gold week? I love staying at home more than traveling next National Day.
【小題1】How did the writer feel about staying at home on National Day?

　　Mark Twain（馬克·吐溫）is a famous American writer. He liked to know something about others' childhood. But one day someone asked him, “Could you remember the first money you got?” Mark Twain thought for a long time, then he answered, “Yes. I think I can't forget it all my life.” “Why? Is it much?” “No. It was only five dollars,” he said. “I was at school at that time. Some students didn't study hard in our class. And they didn't often finish their homework. They never respect（尊敬）teachers and often damaged desks or chairs. So our teachers were very angry with them. Then they made some rules so that we could take care of the desks and chairs. One of the rules was that anyone who damaged the desk or chair with a pencil or knife would be beaten before the whole school or have to pay for five dollars.”

　　“Did you damage that?” “Yes. One day I damaged my desk. I was very afraid.But I had to tell my father about it. I hoped he could give me five dollars. When my father understood what I did, he agreed to give me money and let me hand over（上交）to our teacher. I felt very happy. But to my surprise, before giving me the money, he gave me a beating. Because my father said it was too bad to have his face lost in front of the whole school.” “Bad luck! What did you do with the five dollars?” “Oh, it sounded very funny. I thought I had been beaten once, so I wasn't afraid of it any more. At last, I decided to receive another beating at school and keep the five dollars for myself. That was the first money I ever got.”

(1) When Mark Twain was at school, teachers liked those students who _______.

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(2) Teachers made some rules so that ________.

[　　]

A．students could study hard and take care of the desks and chairs

B．they could get much money from the students

C．students could buy new desks and chairs

D．students could play out of the classroom

(3) Mark Twain's father gave him the money because ________.

[　　]

A．Mark Twain needed the money to buy school things

B．his father had much money

C．he was afraid that Mark Twain could have his face lost

D．he asked Mark Twain to buy some things

(4) Mark Twain was beaten ________, and kept the five dollars for himself.

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(5) The best title of the passage may be ________.

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In China, the National Holiday is a big festival and it is to celebrate the founding of the People's Republic of China by Mao Zedong in 1949.Besides from the Spring Festival, the National Holiday is the only other week-long public break from school and work.
As one of the only opportunities  for workers to go home, visit their families or to travel around the country, all hotels, tourist attractions, trains, buses and airplanes around the country are completely packed with holidaying Chinese people.
Are you sorry for not traveling during the National Day ? If you stay at home at that time, I think you are very lucky. Why? Because there are too many people everywhere. In many places of interest in China, it’s too crowded to do anything.
Look at the picture. It was too crowded on the Great Wall on October 1st, 2012. You even couldn’t take photos for you or your friends. All that we could see were people. It was reported that there were about twenty people per meter on the Great Wall. My friends told me they could see nothing but many people on the Great Wall. “We couldn’t walk if the people in front of us didn’t walk,” he said. He showed us a photo on the Great Wall. In the photo, we hardly found him out, there were too many people.
So some people give the advice that we should not have the gold week any more. But other people say no about this advice. What’s your idea of it? Are you sorry now for not traveling during the gold week? I love staying at home more than traveling next National Day.

【小題1】 How did the writer feel about staying at home on National Day?

　　“You're just in time, Joe. We're going to play cowboy and Indians, and you can be the Indians. ” one of my cousins said.

“How many Indians?” I asked.

“Oh, about a thousand. ” he answered, and before I could say no, I was pushed out into the night and became a thousand Indians. Two minutes later I was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind. The shouts of “After them. Let's catch the killers! ” and others such TV-play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into my Grandpa's car.

　　“We've got him, boys go and catch him! ”

　　But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with me. It was quiet outside. And I went out of the car to have a look.

　　Just then I heard a shout, “Bring the rope and we can burn him. ”

　　“Only Indians burn people. Cowboys, ” I stopped just in time. I had almost said, “Cowboys hang people. ”

　　I was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called, “We're leaving now. ”

　　“Untie me. ” I shouted. “We're going. ”

　　“Why did Bobby want matches?” Mum asked when we were in the car. “He was asking Dad whether he had any.”

　　“Oh, he was just going to－matches? MATCHES? Are you sure he wanted matches?”

　　Mother was quite sure, and I didn't say any more.

1．How many children played the Indians?

[　　]

2．Why did Joe's cousin say that Joe was Just in time? Because

________ .

[　　]

A．there were not enough children for the game

B．the game was just going to start

C．none of his cousins wanted to be Indians

D．they were waiting for Joe

3．Joe didn't say “Cowboys hang people out because ________ .

[　　]

A．he was tied to a tree

B．that would make things worse

C．he was caught by the cowboys

D．that would make the cowboys angry

4．Which of the following is TRUE？

[　　]

A．One of Joe's cousins was looking for matches.

B．Dad didn't want to give the children any matches.

C．Bobby wanted to get some matches from his father.

D．Mum didn't think children should play with matches.

5．The name of the story should be “ ________ ”.

[　　]

A．Joe and his cousins

B．Who knows what danger is waiting there

C．Cowboys and Indians is a favorite children's game

D．How cowboys and Indians fought in the past

Are you sorry for not traveling（旅行）during the National Day ? If you stay at home at that time, I think you are very lucky. Why? Because there are too many people everywhere. In many places of interest in China, it’s too crowded to do anything.

Look at the picture. It was too crowded on the Great Wall on October 1st, 2012. You even couldn’t take photos for you or your friends. All what we could see were people. It was reported that there were about twenty people per meter on the Great Wall. My friends told me they could see nothing but many people on the Great Wall. “We couldn’t walk if the people in front of us didn’t walk,” he said. He showed us a photo on the Great Wall. In the photo, we hardly found him out, there were too many people.

So some people give the advice that we should not have the gold week (黃金周) any more. But other people say no about this advice. What’s your idea of it? Are you sorry now for not traveling during the gold week? I love staying at home more than traveling next National Day.

56. How did the writer feel about staying at home on National Day?

A. He believed it was interesting to stay at home on National Day.

B. He believed it was boring to stay at home on National Day.　　

C. He felt lucky to stay at home on National Day.　

D. He felt sorry to stay at home on National Day.

57. Which of the following is TRUE about the Great Wall on National Day?

A. You could find yourself easily on the photos you took that day

B. You could walk as you like on the Great Wall

C. There were about 30 people per meter.

D. There were so many people there that day.

58. When is the gold week do you think?

A. In January　　 B. In August　 　　 C. In October　　　 D. In April

59. What does the underlined word crowded mean?

A. 干凈　　 B. 擁擠　 　C. 宏偉 　　 D. 偏僻

60. Where do you think is the article from?

A. www.chinabus.com　　　　　 B. www.movies123.com　　　

C. www.chinatourist.com　　　　 D. www.storyhouse.com