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That night when Kate got home she wasn’t happy, so she went straight to her room to play with her friend Jimmy the Tiger.She told Jimmy about her shyness(害羞)and Jimmy told her,“Tomorrow at school，I will help you，and you will feel good about talking to other children.” The next morning，after breakfast，she left home to catch a bus as usual，but this time with Jimmy.On the bus，Jimmy started telling Kate how he was going to help her to talk to other children. When the bus arrived at school，Kate jumped off and ran to her classroom to put her books away.Then she ran outside.But suddenly.she stopped. “I can’t go over and ask to play with them!!!” “Go!”said Jimmy. As she was walking over to the children，a girl said to her,“Hey, Kate，do you want to play with us?”Kate said，“Yes，I would love to.”She was so happy.From that day on she loved going to school.And now she is happy to go to school alone，without Jimmy the Tiger. 48.Kate did not like school at first because she was a _________ girl. A.tall B.lazy C.dirty D.shy 49.Who said “I can’t go over and ask to play with them!!!”? A.Jimmy. B.Kate. C.Kate’s mother. D.A girl. 50.Which of the following is right? A.Jimmy was Kate’s classmate. B.Kate went to school once a week. C.Kate wasn’t shy at last with Jimmy’s help. D.Kate’s mum often took her to school. C. We spent a day in the country，picking wild flowers.With the car full of flowers we were going home.On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard(柜厨) outside a furniture shop.It was tall and narrow.“Buy it，”my wife said at once.“We'll carry it home on the roof rack(车顶).I’ve always wanted one like that.” What could I do? Ten minutes later I was￡20 poorer;and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack.It was six feet long and eighteen inches square，quite heavy too. In the gathering darkness I drove slowly.Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening.The police even stopped traffic to let us through.Carrying furniture was a good idea. After a time my wife said，“There’s a long line of cars behind.Why don’t they overtake.I wonder?” In fact a police car did overtake.The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed.But then，with great kindness，they led us through the rush-hour traffic.The police car stopped at our village church.One of the officers came to me. “Right，sir，”he said.“Do you need any more help?” I was a bit puzzled.“Thanks，officer，”I said.“You have been very kind.I live just on the road.” He was staring(盯着看)at our car，first at the flowers，then at the cupboard.“Well，well，”he said，laughing.“It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was something else.” My wife began to.laugh.The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes.I smiled at the officer.“Yes，it’s a cupboard，but thanks again.”I drove home as fast as l could. 51.In fact the husband __________ the cupboard. A.would like very much to buy B.badly wanted C.was glad to have bought D.would rather not buy 52.Other drivers thought they were __________. A.carrying a cupboard to the church B.sending flowers to the church C.carrying nothing but a piece of furniture D.going to attend a funeral(葬礼)at the church 53.The police will be more polite to those who are __________. A.driving in gathering darkness B.in great sorrow(悲痛) C.driving with wild glowers in the car D.carrying furniture 54.What did the husband think of this matter? A.It was very strange. B.He felt ashamed(羞愧)of it. C.He took great pride in it. D.He was puzzled(疑惑)at it. D. This year some hundred teenagers from all over the world will spend about ten months in US homes.They will study in US schools，meet US teenagers，and form impressions(印象)of the real American teenagers.American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and get a new understanding of the rest of the world. Fred，sixteen，spent last year in Japan in Taro’s family.In return，Taro spent a year in Fred’s home in America. Fred，knew little Japanese when he arrived，but after two months’ study，the language began to come to him.School was completely different from what he had expected一much harder.They took fourteen subjects instead of(而不是)the six that are usual in the United States.“Back home，you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time.In Japan，you walk，but you soon learn to like it.” At the same time，in America，Taro，a friendly Japanese boy，was also forming his idea.“I suppose I should criticize(批评)American schools，”he says.“It is far too easy by our level.But I have to say that I like it very much.In Japan we do nothing but study.Here we take part in many outside activities.I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens(市民).There should be some middle ground between the two.” 55.Hundreds of teenagers will stay in American families for __________. A.three months B.six months C.ten months D.a year 56.We can see that some pairs of families have their _________ in each other’s home. A.parents B.children C.money D.languages 57.What did Taro think of American school life? A.Hard for students. B.Better than theirs. C.Good for children. D.Too much work. 58.Which of the following is NOT TRUE? A.Fred studied six school subjects in Japan. B.Fred was a quick，good language learner. C.Fred lived with Taro’s family in Japan. D.Fred had a good time in Taro’s home. 第II卷 非选择性试题(共29分) 一.根据句子内容和首字母提示，补全单词。 (每题0.5分，共5分) 1.There is a small b_________ over the river in front of our village. 2.—Where are you going for your summer h__________? 一Los Angeles. (责任编辑：admin) |