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(A) At just six years old, Joey Kilpatrick is Australia‘s unofficial hide-and-seek(捉迷

藏)champion after he hid in a bedroom cupboard for eight hours while playing his favorite game，causing a big rescue(营救) operation. The little boy‘s disappearing act led to a careful search, including nice police officers, five State Emergency Service volunteers, tracker dogs and almost all of the people of the town.

His mother, Chris, says she called the police when Joey disappeared one afternoon after telling his older brother, Lachlan, 14, that he was off to play hide-and-seek. ―I called the two boys for dinner,‖ Chris says. ―After about 20 minutes I started to worry, I was shouting to Joey, ?OK, we can‘t find you, time to come out!‘‖ But there was no sign of her little boy. Within minutes of Chris calling the police, the policemen started one of the biggest ground searches in the town‘s history. ―I was really frightened. I rang my husband, Kris, who works out of town, and he immediately hit the road, calling me every 10 minutes.‖ Chris recalls．―They searched the house from top to bottom; everyone was out looking for him. When a neighbor asked if I‘d checked the water tank, I was afraid.‖ After hours of searching the town, confused(困惑的)police decided to search the house one more time.

―I just sat there waiting,‖ Chris says, ―Then a strange feeling came over me, and I rushed into the bedroom and put my hand on a pile of blankets in the cupboard. As I pulled then out，there he was asleep and completely not realizing what was going on! I‘ve never held him in my arms so hard.‖ And young Joey promises that next time he won‘t be so intent(专注于) on finding the best hiding place. ―I want to say sorry to the policemen and to Mummy for scaring them,‖ he says, ―I promise next time I‘ll hide where they can find me and I won‘t fall asleep!‖

1. Joey Kilpatrick was said to be Australia‘s hide- and – seek champion because________ A. he wasn‘t found until eight hours later. B. he likes the game too much C. he chose a good place to hide in D. he fell asleep during the game

2. When Chris couldn‘t find her son, she _______

A. checked her water tank B. called her husband and the police C. searched the cupboard D. turned to her neighbor for help 3. From the passage, it can be inferred that ________

A. there had not been such a big ground search in the town B. Joey‘s brother joined in the hide- and –seek game C. the boy will not plat the hide-and- seek any more. D. Joey‘s father warned Chris to check the cupboard

4. How did the boy feel after he found out what had happened? A., Pitiful B. Funny C. Frightened D. Sorry 5. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The boy felt very proud when he was found. B. The police didn‘t check the house carefully.

C. The mother was so wise that she found her son herself. D. Chris was very thrilled to find her boy.

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(B) I used to watch her from my kitchen window. She seemed so small as she muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during break. I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could. One day I asked her why she practiced so much. Without a moment of hesitation she said, ―I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.‖ I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her school team to victory one after another. One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head in her arms. I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. Quietly I asked what was wrong. ―Oh, nothing,‖ came a soft reply, ―I am just too short.‖ The

coach told her that at 5‘5‖ she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team—much less offered a scholarship—so she should stop dreaming about college. She was heartbroken as I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not understand the power of a dream. He told her that if she truly wanted a scholarship and that nothing could stop her except one thing — her own attitude. He told her again, ― If the dream is big enough ,the facts don‘t count.‖ The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was offered a scholarship . Finally, She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of. 1. The girl practice playing basketball so much because _______ A. she wanted to play basketball better than boys. B. she had the gift for playing basketball. C. playing basketball can increase her height. D. she wanted to get the college education.

2. The girl was heartbroken because ________. A. she was considered too short to be a top player. B. her coach‘s word stopped her from playing basketball. C. her father did wrong to her. D. she wouldn‘t be offered a scholarship any more.

3. The sentence ― if the dream is big enough, the facts don‘t count.‖ Means______ A. every one of us should have a dream. B. if you have a dream, it must come true. C. the dream is more important than the facts. D. if you try your best, a dream will beat the facts. 4. We can learn from the passage that ________ A. the girl stopped dreaming about

college because of the coach. B. the father always encourage the girl. C. a top basketball team can offer the player a scholarship D. the girl was much higher than 5‘5‖ the next year 5. The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________ A. practice makes perfect. B. room was not built in one day. C. where there is a will, there is a way. D. pride comes before a fall

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(C) Aunt Penny was Beatrice's best friend and most favorite relative in the whole world.

Mother said it was because Beatrice and Aunt Penny were so alike. They both had long blonde hair, dressed in unusual clothes, and did funny thirds together. Beatrice loved her aunt and that was why she was sad when Mother and Father told her Aunt Penny was sick. Beatrice hardly recognized her Aunt Penny at the hospital. She was thin and looked tired, and worst of all, her beautiful long blonde hair was gone!

Beatrice climbed onto the bed, laid her head on Aunt Penny's shoulder and cried. She touched the top of Aunt Penny's head. \

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Beatrice stayed with Aunt Penny at the hospital that night Days later, Mother told Beatrice her Aunt Penny was celebrating a birthday in a few weeks. Beatrice wanted to give Aunt Penny a very special gift. Then she had a great idea!

A week later, Beatrice, her mother and her father surprised Aunt Penny in her hospital room. Beatrice had two gift boxes with her. She wore her favorite orange hat, and when she removed it, Aunt Penny's eyes went wide.

\smiled at her Aunt. \

Aunt Penny cried. Then Mother cried, and then Father cried.... After a while. Aunt Penny asked, \

Beatrice smiled and opened the two boxes. She pulled a large blonde wig out of a box and handed it to Aunt Penny. Then she pulled a smaller one out of the other box and wore on her head.

\( ) 1. Beatrice hardly recognized Aunt Penny at the hospital, mainly because .

A. they were not alike from then on B. Aunt Penny looked thin and tired

C. Aunt Penny's long blonde .hair disappeared D. they hadn't met each other for a long time ( ) 2. made Aunt Penny's hair gone.

A. The doctor B. The operation C. She herself D. The medicine

( ) 3. Why did Beatrice wear her favorite hat on Aunt Penny's birthday?

A. Because she had her hair cut and made it a gift to Aunt Penny B. Because she wanted to give Aunt Penny a surprise. C. Because she wanted to look like Aunt Penny. D. Because she didn't like long hair.

( ) 4.. The word \ .

A. hat B. scarf

C. head-covering of false hair D. something used for decorating ( ) 5. Which is the-best title of the passage?

A. A Lovely Gift B. We Look Just Alike C. Aunt Penny in Hospital D. Beatrice's Aunt Penny

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(D) A man wearing a mask broke into a bank at about three o‘clock in the afternoon. He took

out a gun from under his coat and pointed to George who was standing near the money-box, saying loudly, ―Hand over all the money, or I‘ll shoot.‖ George was trembling with fear. ―Be quick!‖ the robber added. George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part —close to six thousand dollars. The robber took them, put it into a black bag and turned to leave. Then, while everyone was watching the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took the bills form the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.

The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted（晕倒）. His workmates carried him into the retiring room and asked him to lie down in bed to relax. Seeing his workmates go out of the retiring room, George jumped up from his bed, closed the door and began to count the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was secretly pleased.

The next morning, while the others were examining the bank‘s records, George was called into Mr Burrow‘s office and was introduced to Mr Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank .―Good morning, George. I was very sorry to give you a hard time yesterday. But with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed too. I have already retired, but I‘m always thinking of our bank. That‘s why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes. Now I have put the money back in your money-box—all six thousand.‖

( ) 1. How much might George say had been robbed if Mr Carruthers had not come? A. 6000 dollars. B. 8000 dollars. C. 14000 dollars. D. 2000 dollars. ( ) 2. We can know from the reading that ? A. George did his best to protect the money for the bank. B. George thought of taking the rest money away and kept it. C. this bank had been robbed several times before. D. George knew the bank would be robbed that day. ( ) 3. Why was George called into Mr Burrow‘s office? A. His secret was known to all. B. Mr Burrow wants to say sorry to him.

C. Mr Carruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him. D. Mr Burrow wanted to tell him the money had been put back.

( ) 4.The underline part ―to keep everyone on his toes‖ in the reading means ? A. to make everyone work hard. B. to keep everyone standing straight. C. to make everyone do a kind of exercise.

D. to keep everyone preparing for the coming danger. ( ) 5.Which sentence can be used to end this story? A. George turned cold with fear. B. George turned red with anger. C. George was pleased with the end. D. George was disappointed with the end.

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