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1、Passage 23A bag is useful and the word “bag” is useful, too. It reminds us of an interesting phrase, i.e. “to let the cat out the bag”. In meaning it is the same as “to tell the secret”. And there is an old interesting story about it.Long ago, when farmers wanted to sell chickens at the market, most

2、 of the time they would just throw the chickens in cloth bags. But cats were cheaper than chickens, so many farmers would put cats into the cloth bag instead of chickens. One day, a woman asked a man for chicken. The man gave her a cloth bag in which there was a cat. The woman begged to see the chic

3、ken. When the man opened the cloth bag, a big black cat ran out. Not a chicken! The mans secret was out and everyone knew it.Now when someone lets out（泄露）a secret, he “let the cat out of the bag”. And that is the story where the interesting phrase comes from.1. The phrase “to let the cat out of the

4、bag” came from _.A. a woman and a chicken B. a man and a catC. a chicken and a cat D. an interesting story2. The woman wanted to buy _.A. a cloth bag B. a chicken C. a black cat D. a bag and a chicken3. Why did the farmer put cats into their cloth bags instead of chickens?A. Because the farmers like

5、d cats. B. Because people liked cats.C. Because cats were cheaper than chickens. D. Because cats were easy to find.4. In “ everyone knew it” at the end of the second paragraph, “it” refers to “_”.A. there was a chicken in the mans bag B. there was a cat in the cloth bagC. the cloth bag D. the mans c

6、at5. John “lets the cat out of the bag” means that he _.A. makes everyone know a secret B. puts the cats away from the bagC. buys a cat in the bag D. sells the cat in the bagPassage 24If you ask most Americans, they would say their favorite season of the year is summer. The weather is warm. They do

7、not have to wear heavy clothes to keep warm. Young people do not have to go to school. They can do many activities outside, like playing sports and swimming at the beach or the pool. They like the sunshine during the day and the warm summer nights. People have written and recorded hundreds of songs

8、about summer. These are some of our favorites.One of the most famous songs about summer is from George Gershwins opera “Porgy and Bess”. He wrote the music in nineteen thirty-five. The opera takes place in the southern United States. It opens with these words: “Summertime and the livin is easy. Fish

9、 are jumpin and the cotton is high.” Leontyne Price sings the song.The nineteen fifties and sixties produced many songs about teenagers enjoying their summer vacation from school. The songs are about having fun, swimming in the ocean, driving in cars. However, for some teenagers, summer vacation was

10、 not all fun and games. Some of them had to work to earn money.1. Why do most Americans like summer?A. The weather is warm. B. People do not have to go to schools.C. Sunny days and warm nights. D. Both A and C.2. Why did people write and record so many songs about summer?A. Summer is warm. B. They d

11、o not have to wear heavy clothes to keep warm.C. They can do many activities outside. D. They like summer.3. What is NOT true about “Porgy and Bess”?A. “Porgy and Bess” is an opera. B. “Porgy and Bess” appeared in 1935.C. “Porgy and Bess” was written by Leontyne Price. D. “Porgy and Bess” is about s

12、ummer.4. Which of following statements is NOT true?A. There are 1950 or 1960 songs about teenagers enjoying their summer vacation from school.B. Many songs are about teenagers having fun in summer.C. Teenagers have not only fun and games but other things in summer.D. Some teenagers have to work to e

13、arn money in summer5. Please choose an appropriate title for the passage.A. Summer. B. Children in Summer.C. Summer and Children. D. Songs about Summer.Passage 25Pepys and his wife had asked some friends to dinner on Sunday, September 2nd, 1666. The servants were up very late on the Saturday evening

14、, getting everything ready for the next day, and while they were busy they saw the glow of a fire start in the sky. By 3 oclock on the Sunday morning, the glow had become so bright that one of the servants, Jane, woke her master to see it. Pepys went to the window to watch it. It seemed fairly far a

15、way, so after a time he went back to bed. When he got up in the morning, it looked as though the fire was dying down, though he could still see some flames. So he set to work to tidy his room and put his things back where he wanted them after the servants had cleaned everything.While he was doing th

16、is, Jane came in to say that she had heard that the fire was a bad one: three hundred houses had been burned down in the night and the fire was still burning. Pepys went out to see for himself. He went to the Tower of London and climbed up on a high part of the building so that he could see what was

17、 happening. From there, Pepys could see that it was, indeed, a bad fire and that even the houses on London Bridge were burning. Someone told him that the fire had started in a bakers house in Pudding Lane, and then the flames had quickly spread to the other houses in the narrow lane. So began the Gr

18、eat Fire of London, a fire that lasted nearly five days, destroyed most of the old city and ended, so it is said, at Pie Corner.1. The servants were up very late because _.A. they were chatting B. they were having a partyC. they were preparing for a dinner D. they were watching a fire2. Pepys went b

19、ack to bed because _.A. he was not interested in chatting about a fire B. he did not think the fire was anything specialC. the fire was far away D. the fire had died down3. When Pepys was tidying his room and things, Jane came in and told him that _.A. the fire was dying down B. the fire had been pu

20、t outC. the fire was a bad one D. no flame could be seen4. The fire started _.A. on London Bridge B. in a bakers houseC. because the lane was too narrow to allow people to come to helpD. because people could not get enough water to put it out5. Pie Corner was _.A. the site of the Tower of London B.

21、the site of the Great Fire of LondonC. the place where the fire ended D. the place where Pepys livedPassage 26Language is always changing. In a society where life continues year after year with few changes, the languages do not change either. The earliest known language had difficult grammar but a s

22、mall, limited vocabulary（词汇）. Over the century, the grammar changed, and the vocabulary grew. For example, the English and Spanish people who came to America during the sixteenth century gave names to all the new plants and animals they found. In this way, hundreds of new words were introduced into

23、English and Spanish vocabularies. Today life is changing very fast, and language is changing fast too.There are several major（主要的）language families in the world. Some scientists say there are nine main families, but other scientists divided them differently. The languages in each family are connecte

24、d, and scientists think that they came from the same parent language. About 3% of the people in the world speak languages that are not in these major families.1. The early language had _.A. a lot of problems B. many words and easy grammarC. words but no grammar D. difficult grammar but not many word

25、s2. In the next few hundred years we can expect language to _.A. stay exactly the same B. change a great dealC. change only a little D. add more words and drop some grammar3. This article shows that _.A. language changes fast B. language changes with changes in societyC. language really doesnt need

26、changing D. only Spanish and English have changed4. From this article we can know that _.A. language can change very slowly or very quickly B. language will become easier and easierC. we should give our plants new namesD. English and Spanish are the only languages that have changed5. The first Engli

27、sh and Spanish people arrived in America more than _ years ago.A. 200-300 B. 600-700 C. 1600-1700 D. 300-400Passage 27An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that he had nothing left, when that happened, all his fri

28、ends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.“My money has finished and my friends have gone,” said the young man. “What will happen to me now?”“Dont worry, young man,” answered Nasreddin. “Ev

29、erything will soon be all right again. Wait, and you will soon feel much happier.”The young man was very glad. “Am I going to get rich again then?”“No, I dont mean that,” said the old man. “ I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and having no friends.”1. An old man died and left his son

30、 _. A. nothing B. some gold C. much money D. only a house2. When the son was _, he went to see Nasreddin. A. short of money B. quite poor and sickC. in trouble D. quite poor and alone3. The young man was very glad because Narseddin said that _. A. he would become rich again B. he would soon feel muc

31、h happierC. he would become clever D. he would have more friends4. Nasreddin meant the young man _. A. would get rich again B. would get used to having nothingC. would get used to being in trouble D. would get out of poorness5. What this story tells us is _. A. that money is everything B. that money makes the mare goC. to save each penny D. that misfortune tests the sincerity of friends23DBCBA 24 DDCBA 25 CCCBC 26 DBBAD 27CDBBC