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1、 　 　Ｍr. Whｉte livｅd in a smaｌl ｖilｌage.　Ｈis pａrｅｎts hａdn＇t　ｅｎough mｏney　to　sｅnd ｈｉm　to scｈool. Hｅ had ｔo ｈelp tｈｅｍ to do something ｉｎ the fiｅldｓ． Bｕt ｈｅ dｉｄn't　likｅ tｏ lｉve　in　the ｐｏｏr ｐｌace. When he ｗas　ｓiｘteen， he gｏt　ｔo ｔhｅ town aｎd ｆoｕnd　wｏrk in a faｃtｏrｙ. Ｔhree yeaｒs laｔer he beｃame tａlｌ ａnｄ sｔrｏｎg. So　ｈe waｓ ｓｅnｔ tｏ Africa as a　solｄier． He ｓtayed　there ｆoｒ　ｆｉｖe yearｓ　anｄ　got ｓｏme　money. Then he ｃame back ｔo　Englaｎd ａnｄ　ｂought ａ　shop in a small town. No peｏple in ｔhｅ　ｔoｗn　weｎｔ to　Ａｆriｃａ eｘcｅpｔ hｉｍ.　Ａnd he hｏpeｄ ｔhｅy ｔhought he　wａs ａ famous man ａnｄ ｔｈat　they couｌd resｐect hiｍ. Tｈｅ chｉｌdｒｅn oｆtｅn asｋed　ｈｉm　to telｌ tｈｅm sｏme stoｒｉｅs and hiｓ ｌｉfe ｉn　Aｆricａ．
　　Onｅ day a ｆew chｉlｄｒeｎ aｓｋed ｈim to　tell them sｏmethｉnｇ　ａbｏut the anｉｍalｓ　in Aｆricａ. Hｅ ｔold them ｈow ｈｅ fought with the tigers ａnd　elephants. His storｉｅs suｒprisｅd ｔheｍ all and somｅ policemen anｄ workeｒs　ｗent to liｓten ｔo hｉｍ. It　made　hiｍ happier. Ｊｕst a mａn　who taｕｇht　ｇeｏgraphy ｉn　a　ｍiddｌe　school ｐassed thｅre. He stoｐｐed ｔｏ lｉsten　to　hｉm fｏr a while ａnd　tｈen ｓaid,　"Coulｄ you please ｔell ｕs a rare animal, sir？"
　　 "Ceｒtaiｎｌy,"　said Mr． Tuｒner.　"Oｎe dａy I met a rhinocerｏs(犀牛） by a rivｅr…"
"Plｅase wait a miｎute, sｉｒ," said ｔhe man. "Tｈeｒe aren't anｙ ｒhinｏｃeros in Ａfricａ　ａt　alｌ！"
　 "Ｉｔ's　ｒare ｊust　becａusｅ ｔheｒe areｎ＇t　any!＂

(１)、Mr. Ｗｈitｅ was　ｂorｎ iｎ a　ｆaｒmｅｒ's famｉly．
A：T 　 B:F
答案：A

(2）、Mｒ． Wｈitｅ hoped　to bｅ respeｃteｄ bｅcａuse ｈe was ｔhe rｉchesｔ ｍan iｎ their town.
A：Ｔ　 B:F
答案：Ｂ

（３)、The　chilｄren ｏfｔeｎ asked him tｏ　tell thｅm soｍetｈing intｅresｔinｇ ｂｅcausｅ he　knｅw more than anｙ othｅr　person in the　town.
A:T 　 　B:Ｆ
答案：A

(４)、Ａll peｏple belieｖed Ｍｒ. Ｗｈｉte　exｃepｔ tｈe chiｌdren.
A:Ｔ　　　B：F
答案：B

（５)、Ｍr.　Ｗｈite wouｌdｎ't liｋe　to adｍit　ｔhat he　ｗas wrong.
A:T 　Ｂ：Ｆ
答案：A

2、 　 If ｙou travel　by ａir across tｈe ｃｅntｅr of Ａfrｉcａ ｏr South　Aｍerica，　ｙou fly ｏveｒ forestｓ ｆｏr thoｕsands of kilometerｓ. Theｓe ｇreaｔ　foｒeｓtｓ are the oceanｓ ｏf tｒeｅｓ.　Ｔhere aｒｅ thousandｓ ａｎd thousaｎdｓ of ｄifferenｔ　kｉｎｄs　of　ｐlants ａnｄ aｎiｍalｓ.
Howeｖｅr，　the wｏrｌd's foｒeｓｔs are gｅｔting smalｌｅr alｌ　the time. Wｅ aｒe　cuttiｎｇ dｏwn the　tｒeeｓ bｅcause we need woｏd， and　we ｎeed ｍoｒe　ｆａrmlanｄ. Soｍｅ people sａy ｔhat thｅre　ｗｉｌl nｏt bｅ ａny ｆorests like tｈese ｉn 20　oｒ ３0 ｙeａrs． Ｗhat wilｌ ｈappeｎ if they disapｐeａr?
Ｉf we cut　doｗn ｏur forests， a lot oｆ pｌanｔs　ａnｄ　ａnｉmals wｉlｌ　disappeａr ｆroｍ the wｏrｌd. Ｉｎ ａ lot　of places the nｅｗ fａrmｌand ｗill soon look like tｈe ｏld dｅserts. Crops　wｉlｌ nｏt　groｗ tｈerｅ. It will　not　ｒaiｎ very ofｔen,　aｎd thｅ ｗeatｈｅr ｗｉll　get　vｅry　hot.　Perhａps the ｃｌimaｔe of　tｈe　wｏrld wiｌl cｈａnge. This wｉll bｅ ｄanｇerous for evｅryone ｉn the ｗｏrｌｄ. Tｈat is why ｗe　must　take care of our foｒestｓ．　

（1)、The ｐａssaｇe mainlｙ　tellｓ ｕs　abouｔ the imporｔａncｅ of tａkｉng　cａｒｅ　of　plants．
A：Ｔ B：F
答案：A

（２)、Foresｔｓ ａrｅ　hｏmes ｆｏｒ diffeｒeｎt kinds　of　aniｍａls.
A:T 　 Ｂ：F
答案：A

（３)、The nｅed ｆor　ｍore ｗooｄ and more ｌaｎｄ ｈelｐ ｔo ｐｒotect ｏur foｒests.
A：T　 　B：F
答案:B

(４）、We＇ll　have more　and greater　foｒestsｎ in 20　or ３0 yeaｒs　in　some　pｅoｐle's viｅw.
Ａ:T Ｂ：F
答案:B

(5)、Tｈe writeｒ ｔhinkｓ it neceｓsarｙ ｔo proｔeｃt ｔhe fｏrests.
Ａ:Ｔ B：Ｆ
答案：A

3、 What ｍaｋes oｎe ｐerｓｏn moｒe iｎtelligent thaｎ anoｔｈer? Whａｔ makｅs ｏnｅ　pｅrsｏn a genｉus, like the bｒillｉanｔ Alｂert　Eｉｎstein, aｎd　anoｔheｒ pｅｒsoｎ　a ｆｏol? Arｅ peｏple ｂｏrn iｎteｌligｅnt　ｏr sｔupｉｄ， ｏr iｓ　ｉnｔｅlｌigenｃe tｈe reｓｕlt of ｗhｅrｅ and　how you live？ Thesｅ　arｅ　very old quesｔiｏns anｄ the anｓweｒｓ ｔo　theｍ are stｉll not clｅar.
　 We know, ｈowevｅr, ｔhaｔ just ｂeｉng ｂorn ｗｉth ａ gｏod mｉnd ｉs noｔ eｎougｈ. Ｉｎ sｏmｅ ｗａｙs， tｈe minｄ is lｉke a leｇ or an ａrm ｍuscle.　Ｉｔ ｎｅeds exercisｅ. Mｅntal ｅxeｒcise　iｓ particｕｌarly imporｔａnｔ ｆｏr　young　ｃｈildｒeｎ. Manｙ chiｌd pｓyｃｈｏｌｏgists (心理学家）　think that　pａｒeｎｔs　shoulｄ ｐlaｙ wｉth their cｈildren　ｍorｅ　oｆten　and　give tｈem proｂlems　to thiｎk aｂｏut. Ｔhｅ ｃhiｌdren aｒe　ｔhｅｎ more　liｋely to　grow uｐ ｂrighｔ and intｅlligent．　Ｉｆ， on the otheｒ hand， chiｌdren ａｒe lｅft　aｌｏnｅ ａ ｇreat deａl ｗith notｈｉng　to ｄo，　thｅy aｒe　mｏre lｉkely to　ｂｅｃoｍe　dｕｌl　and ｕninteｌligent.
Pａrents should　ａlｓo ｂe　careful with whaｔ they say　to young cｈilｄｒeｎ. Acｃordｉng to ｓoｍe　psyｃholｏｇists, ｉf parｅnts aｒe alｗays tｅlliｎg　a chｉlｄ　ｔｈaｔ he ｏｒ she is a fool or aｎ idiot, ｔheｎ thｅ chｉld ｉs　mｏｒe likelｙ to keep doｉｎg　ｓiｌly and ｆoolisｈ　things. Ｓo ｉt　is　proｂably beｔｔｅr for pａreｎｔs ｔｏ　sａy　veｒy　pｏsｉtive　thinｇｓ ｔo their childｒen， such ａs "Thａt　was　a　veｒy　cｌever thing yｏu did．" or ＂Ｙoｕ　ａre sｕch a smart ｃhｉｌd.＂ 　

(1)、Ｔｈe ｗoｒd "inteｌligenｔ" ｉｎ ｔhe 1sｔ　pａraｇraph ｐrobａｂly ｍean bｒigｈｔ.
A:T 　 B：Ｆ
答案:Ａ

(2)、Aｃcordｉng to tｈe contｅｘt　ｗe ｃaｎ gueｓs　thaｔ a geniuｓ is ａ nｏrmal persoｎ　whｉｌe ａｎ　ｉdiot is ａ　funny person.
Ａ：T 　　 　Ｂ：F
答案：Ｂ

(3)、A　person ｂorn wｉｔh a ｇｏｏd ｂrａｉｎ　and putｔing　it ｉnto ａctive uｓe is　ｍｏre ｌｉｋely to becoｍe　a gｅniuｓ.
Ａ:T　 B:Ｆ
答案:Ａ

(４)、It iｓ ｂetter for pａreｎts to ｐraiｓｅ ａnｄ encｏuraｇe their chｉｌdren more　oｆｔeｎ.
A:T　 B:F
答案：A

(5)、Intelligｅnce iｓ　obｖｉoｕslｙ thｅ result ｏｆ ｗhere　and how you live.
Ａ：T 　　　B:F
答案:B

４、 　 A man got iｎｔo a ｔｒａin and found　himself sｉｔｔiｎｇ oppｏsitｅ a woｍan ｗｈo　ｓeｅmｅｄ　to be aｂｏut ｔｈirty－five yearｓ ｏｌd. Soon　theｙ bｅgaｎ talｋiｎｇ to　each　ｏther, and the　mａn　ｓａid tｏ heｒ, ＂Do yｏu hａｖe ａ fａmiｌｙ?"
"Yｅｓ, Ｉ　have one son," the　ｗoman　ａnｓwerｅd．
　 "Oh,　reaｌly?＂ ｓaid tｈe man． "Does　he smoｋｅ？"
　 "No, ｈe＇ｓ　neveｒ toｕched　a cｉgａrettｅ," the wｏman ｒepliｅd．
＂Ｔhａt's good," ｔhe man coｎtinｕeｄ． "I doｎ't smokｅ　eithｅｒ.　Tobacｃo is verｙ bad to onｅ's hｅａｌｔｈ. Ａnd ｄoeｓ ｙouｒ son drｉｎk winｅ？"
　　　 "Oｈ,　no,＂ the womａn　anｓwｅred at onｃｅ. ＂Hｅ＇s nevｅr drｕnk a dｒop　of iｔ．"
"Thｅn Ｉ　cｏngraｔｕlate yｏｕ,　ma＇am,"　the　man sａid. "And does ｈe ever comｅ ｈｏme　lａte at　night?"
　 ＂No, neｖer," ｈiｓ　ｎeighbor aｎｓｗered.　"He goes　to bｅd immｅdiately afｔeｒ　ｄiｎｎer ｅｖeｒy nｉghｔ."
＂Wｅｌl，" tｈe man　sａｉd, ＂hｅ＇ｓ a ｗisｅ young ｍan. How oｌd is he?"
　　"Hｅ's　ｓix ｍｏnｔhs　ｏld ｔodaｙ． Ｂｕt hｅ wilｌ grow　ｕp to　be　a gentlemaｎ，" ｔhe　woman reｐｌieｄ pｒｏudly.

(1)、The maｎ and ｔhe woman　ａre talkiｎg about　the wｏman's sｏn. 　
A：T 　 B：F
答案：Ａ

（2)、Thｅ　wｏman thinｋs ｈｅr son will ｂｅ a gｅntｌｅmaｎ. 　 　
Ａ：T 　B：Ｆ
答案:A

（３)、The coｎversａtion　took　pｌace on a trａｉｎ.
A:T 　 B：F
答案：Ａ

(4)、Ｔhｅ ｗoｒd ＂diｓａppoｉnｔed＂　ｐrｏｂably　best descrｉbes the　ｍａn's　feeｌing at　ｔhｅ end ｏf　the conversatｉｏn. 　　
A:T 　B：F
答案：B

(5）、Ｔｈe woman ｉs so　pｒoｕd of her ｓｏn　tｈat she doｅｓ nｏt ｒealｌy　unｄｅrstand what thｅ mａn＇s ｑuestioｎｓ mean． 　
A：Ｔ Ｂ:F
答案:B

５、 　Mｒ.　Yoｕｎｇ raｎ his own bｕsineｓs ａnd worked　very hard. His　wifｅ wａs afraid　thaｔ hｅ wｏｕld gｅt　ｓick iｆ　he continｕed likｅ thaｔ,　so　she　ｏfｔｅｎ tｒiｅd　tｏ gｅt him tｏ　takｅ a vacａtion. Aｔ last sｈｅ manageｄ to ｐｅrsuade him to　do　so， and sｈe　ｈoped that he　ｗｏｕld bｅ aｂｌｅ to enjoｙ ｈis　vａｃatiｏn　wｉｔhoｕｔ　aｎy disｔurbance, so　ｂefore they left, Mrs. Younｇ wｅｎt to sｅe her ｈuｓbａnd'ｓ secretary.　She　said to her, "My hｕsbaｎd ｎeeds a vaｃatｉｏn　vｅrｙ mｕch, sｏ whatｅver hａppenｓ, pleaｓｅ don＇t botｈer ｈim with ｔｅlegrａms and ｌｅtterｓ　about　bｕｓｉneｓｓ proｂｌemｓ whiｌｅ we are awａy. Jusｔ wａit till wｅ　get　back.＂
Aftｅr Mｒ. and Mrｓ. Ｙoｕｎg had ｂeeｎ　awａy aboｕt　ａ ｗeek,　Mr. Yoｕｎg rｅceiveｄ a ｌetter from hiｓ seｃｒetａrｙ which said, "Sometｈｉng tｅrrible haｐpened to yoｕｒ businesｓ, buｔ I'm　ｎｏt going tｏ　bｏther yoｕ with ｉｔ wｈile　you　are　enjoyiｎg yoｕｒ ｖacａｔiｏｎ．"

（１）、Mr. Young was　tｈe ownｅr　ｏf ａ　private busineｓs. 　
A：T 　Ｂ:F
答案:A

（2)、Mrs.　Young　worried aｂout　her ｈusbanｄ's busineｓs．　　　
A：T 　B：F
答案：B

（3)、Mrｓ． Young　ｗas afｒａid thaｔ her hｕsband＇s vacａtｉｏｎ　mｉght be spｏilｔ.　 　 　
A:T 　B：F
答案:A

(4)、Thｅ　secｒetarｙ didｎ＇t exｐlain in her lettｅｒ ｗｈat ｈad　hａppened to Mr.Yｏung＇s buｓｉneｓs, beｃausｅ　sｈe dｉｄn't　want tｏ spoiｌ Ｍr. Ｙoｕng'ｓ vａｃatｉoｎ.
A：T 　 B:F
答案:A

（5)、Yoｕ ｃａn lｅａrn from thｅ stｏry　ｔhａt Mr. Yｏung　ｈad a　stｕpid secｒetary.
A：Ｔ B:F
答案：A

6、 Hｅrｅ　is a ｓtorｙ tｏlｄ ａｂout an Amｅｒｉcａn geｎeｒal whｏ waｓ a ｖery imporｔaｎt fiｇure　iｎ ｔhe　Aｍeｒicaｎ　ａｒmy during　thｅ First World Ｗａr． Everybodｙ in　ｔhe　United States knew hiｍ ａnd　many peｏple wｉshed　to　have ａ pictuｒｅ　or something of ｈiｓ　in their ｈomes.
　 Soon after thｅ waｒ　the geｎeral rｅturnｅｄ to Ｗashingtoｎ. Onｅ daｙ he wenｔ ｔｏ　ａ ｄｅｎtｉｓt and hａd six　teeｔh puｌlｅd oｕt. A ｗｅｅk lateｒ ｔhe ｇeneraｌ heard ｔhat his　teeth ｗere being ｓｏld in sｈopｓ ａt　$5 eaｃｈ. Ｏn eaｃｈ of the teeth there was　a ｌabｅl　with ｔｈｅ ｎame ｏf　the genｅral anｄ　worｄs: "buy　thｅse　ｔｅeth and　shｏw ｔhem　to your frｉends at homｅ．＂　The geneｒaｌ　got ａngry. Ｈe　rushed to hiｓ ｏffice and oｒｄｅreｄ　siｘ　officｅrs　to ｇo　aｒouｎｄ　the cｉty and buy all hiｓ teｅtｈ.
The ｏfficeｒs went oｕt aｎd visiｔed eｖｅry　shoｐ iｎ ｔhe ｃapitａl. Theｙ ｗere aｗay from　ｔhe ｏfｆiｃｅ ａlｌ dａｙ. Iｎ tｈe evｅnｉnｇ tｈey ｒetuｒned anｄ　put on　the table iｎ front　of　the generａl thｅ　tｅeth ｔhｅy　hａd ｂouｇhｔ. They hａd cｏllected 1７5 teeth.

（１)、Mａnｙ familｉes wanｔeｄ ｔo havｅ a signature of　the　general. 　
A：T B：F
答案:B

（2)、The ｇenｅｒaｌ came bａｃk ｔo Waｓｈington aｆｔeｒ　ｔhe Fｉrst Worｌd War．
A:T B:Ｆ
答案:A

(3)、Ｔhe　ｇeneｒal ordered hiｓ men　ｔo lｏｏk foｒ all　hｉｓ tｅｅth and　ｂuy all of　ｔhｅm.　
Ａ:T 　　　B:F
答案：A

(４)、Tｈe　ｆact tｈat　tｈe general's nａｍe　wａs　on　the　ｌabeｌ　oｆ each　tｏoｔh ｓhｏwｓ ｔｈat　the gｅnｅral was　famous.
A:T B:F
答案：Ａ

(5)、The　teｅth tｈey collected mｏst ｐroｂably cｏｓｔ ＄11５0.
Ａ：Ｔ　 B：F
答案:B

7、　 Thｅ word "hｏｒｓepoweｒ" ｗas firsｔ used tｗo huｎｄreｄ yｅarｓ ago. Ｊaｍes Ｗaｔｔ haｄ maｄｅ tｈe woｒlｄ'ｓ fｉｒst wｉdｅly　useｄ stｅａm engine. He　ｈad no way of teｌlinｇ peｏｐle　ｅxactｌｙ ｈow pｏwerfｕｌ it　ｗas， foｒ ａt ｔhａt time there weｒe no　units for measuring poｗeｒ.
　Ｗatt dｅｃidｅd to fiｎｄ ouｔ how much work ｏｎe　sｔrong　ｈｏrse coｕld　ｄo iｎ one　ｍiｎute. He ｃalled　ｔhat uｎiｔ oｎe horsepower. Wiｔh ｔhis uｎit　ｈｅ could　meaｓurｅ ｔｈe woｒk hiｓ steａm enｇine could ｄo.
　He dｉscovered ｔhａｔ a ｈｏrｓe couｌd liｆt a　3300－pound ｗeｉｇｈt 10 ｆｅet intｏ the ａir　on oｎe minute. Hｉs　engiｎe　could ｌifｔ a 33-ｐound ｗeigｈt 100 feeｔ　in one mｉnute．
Ｂecａｕsｅ hｉｓ　ｅnｇinｅ did ten times　as much work as tｈe　horse, Watｔ　cａlled　it　a　ten　horsepower engiｎe.　

(１）、Ｔhｅ passage says that Watt ｍaｄｅ the ｆiｒst ｗｉｄely ｕsed　ｓtｅaｍ enginｅ. 　 　　 　　　 　　
Ａ:Ｔ Ｂ：F
答案:A

(2)、Wａtt ｗanted ｔｏ ｆind a　waｙ tｏ lift ａ 3３00-pｏuｎd　wｅiｇhｔ. 　　 　 　 　　 　
Ａ：T 　 B:F
答案：Ｂ

(３)、Ｈｅ madｅ ｕp a　unｉt　of　ｍｅａsuremｅｎt　ｂasｅd oｎ　thｅ stｒengｔｈ of a horｓe. 　　 　
A：T　　 B：Ｆ
答案：A

（4)、One horｓepower woｕld equal　ｔhe weight of one　horse. 　 　 　　 　 　　
Ａ:T B：F
答案：B

(5)、Ｔhe ｐossible title　for thiｓ passage iｓ Thｅ Ｏｒiｇｉn　of　ｔhｅ　Terｍ　＂Hｏrsｅpｏweｒ＂. 　　 　 　 　 　　 　　 　
A:T B:Ｆ
答案:A

8、 　　Ｓｎowflａｋes ｌook likｅ　ｗhiｔｅ stａｒｓ　fａllinｇ　from tｈe　sky． Buｔ ｔhere　have ｂeeｎ ｔimes　wheｎ sｎoｗ　has loｏkｅd red, gｒeen， yellｏw, oｒ　blａck. Thｅrｅ ｈave been　sｎｏwflaｋｅs　of alｍoｓt every color. Thiｎk how it ｗｏuld seeｍ tｏ　havｅ　cｏｌored snowfｌａkes cｏｍiｎg ｄｏwn all aｒoｕnd　ｙou.
　 Ｂlａck snow fell in Fｒaｎce oｎｅ　year. Anoｔheｒ year　grey snow feｌl ｉｎ　Ｊaｐａn. It ｗaｓ fｏund　thａｔ ｔhe snow ｗａs mixed with　aｓhes. Thｉs mａｄe ｉt ｌｏｏk　ｄark. Red ｓｎoｗ ｈａｄ ｃome　dｏｗn in oｔhｅｒ countrｉes.　Ｗhen ｔhｉs happｅnｅd， the　ｓｎow was ｍixed　witｈ ｒｅd duｓｔ.
Ｍosｔ ｓnoｗ ｌooks white，　ｂｕt　it is ｒｅallｙ　tｈe colｏr of ｉcｅ．　Snow　ｉs icｅ tｈaｔ ｃｏmeｓ　frｏm snow cloud． Eaｃh snowｆlakｅ beginｓ wｉth　ａ small ｄｒｏp ｏf fｒozen　watｅｒ． Moｒe　wａｔeｒ foｒmｓ arouｎｄ thiｓ drop. Tｈe waｙ ｔｈe waｔer freezes ｇives the ｓnowfｌakes ｉts shape.
Ｎo　ｔwo snowflakes are ever just ｔhｅ same size or shａpe． Ｓometimes thｅ snowflakes are broken　wheｎ theｙ ｃome doｗn. Oｔｈｅr　snowflakes melｔ as ｔhey fａll. Ａｌl snoｗfｌakes are flat and　ｈave ｓｉx ｓides,　if tｈｅy ａre　ｎoｔ　broｋen or meｌted. Ｗheｎ the aiｒ is cold aｎｄ dｒｙ, ｔｈｅ　fａlliｎg ｓnowflakes　aｒｅ ｓｍall　ａnd hard. Iｆ the air　wet and　wａrm， the snowflaｋes are　bｉｇ ａｎd sofｔ．
Ｗould　you be ｓuｒpriｓed ｔo see　snowflakes aｓ　biｇ　aｓ ｙouｒ head falling ｆroｍ ｔhｅ　sky？　Iｔ ｈａppenｅｄ ｏnce ｉn the　Uniｔｅd States.　Ｉt cｏulｄ happｅn agaｉn.

(1)、The　first tｗｏ paragｒapｈs mａinｌｙ tell ｕs thａt soｍetｉmes snow haｓ　diｆfｅrent ｃｏｌｏrs．
A:T B：Ｆ
答案:Ａ

（2)、No　two snowflaｋes ａre juｓｔ ｔhe ｓａme　sizｅ， bｕｔ aｌl snｏwfｌａkes are ｈard.
Ａ:Ｔ B：Ｆ
答案：B

(3)、Snowflakes begｉn　with clｏud.
A:T　　 B:F
答案：B

(4）、The biggeｒ ｔｈe snoｗflakes are, thｅ soｆteｒ ｔhｅy are.
A:Ｔ 　 B:Ｆ
答案：A

(5)、Blaｃｋ　sｎow　felｌ onｌy in European Ｃｏuntries．
A:T B:F
答案:B

９、　 Hoｂbs was　an orｐhａｎ. He ｗｏrked　in　ａ factoｒy and everｙ　daｙ hｅ　ｇｏt a liｔtle mｏｎey.　Hａrd　woｒｋ chａngeｄ hiｍ thiｎ aｎd weａk. He　waｎted ｔo borｒow ａ lot oｆ mｏney ｔo　learｎ to paint　pictuｒes, ｂut he dｉd not ｔhinｋ　ｈe could　pay　ｏｆf ｔhe　deｂｔs.
　One　dａy ａ lawyer saｉd　tｏ him, ＂Oｎe thｏusanｄ dollarｓ, and heｒｅ iｓ ｔｈe ｍｏｎeｙ．" Ａs　Hobbs took the　ｐackａge ｏｆ　noteｓ,　he　wａs verｙ dumbfoｕｎdeｄ(惊呆了旳). Ｈｅ diｄｎ't know　wherｅ　tｈe ｍoｎｅy ｃame froｍ aｎd ｈoｗ　to ｓｐend iｔ.　Hｅ　ｓａid ｔo　himseｌf, ＂I ｃｏulｄ　ｇo　to fiｎd　a　ｈoｔel and　lｉｖe　lｉｋe a riｃｈ ｍan ｆor a　few days,　or I　give up　my woｒｋ　in ｔｈe ｆactｏry anｄ dｏ wｈａｔ I'd likｅ to do: ｐaiｎting piｃｔｕｒes. I couｌd　ｄo tｈaｔ　ｆoｒ a few　weｅks, bｕt what would I ｄo aftｅr that? I sｈoulｄ hａve ｌosｔ my　plaｃe in tｈｅ　faｃｔｏry　anｄ ｈave ｎo money to livｅ oｎ． Iｆ iｔ weｒe a ｌittle ｌess　mｏney, Ｉ would ｂuy　ａ new coａt, or ａ rａdio, or　give a dinｎer　to my frieｎds. Ｉf it　ｗerｅ moｒe，　I could give　up the ｗorｋ ａｎｄ paｙ for　pａinting ｔhe ｐicｔures. But it　iｓ ｔoｏ mｕcｈ for oｎe and too litｔlｅ for the otｈer.＂
　　　 "Heｒe is　ｔhe rｅadｉng oｆ ｙouｒ uncle's wiｌl,＂ ｓaiｄ ｔhe ｌａwyeｒ,　＂telｌinｇ　what　iｓ tｏ　ｂe doｎｅ with this money ａftｅｒ his deaｔh． I musｔ ask you ｔo ｒemeｍber　oｎｅ ｐoint. Your ｕnｃｌe　ｈas saiｄ you muｓｔ bring mｅ a papeｒ ｓhｏｗｉｎg eｘaｃtly what yｏu did ｗith his ｍoneｙ, aｓ ｓｏon as ｙｏu hａve spenｔ it．＂
　 　 ＂Yes, I see. I ｗilｌ do that," said　tｈe young man.

(1)、He wanｔed ｔo ｂorrｏw mｏnｅy　ｂeｃａｕse he wantｅd to lｅarn　to　paint pｉctureｓ．
A：T 　 B:F
答案:A

(2）、Wｉth　the　ｍoney　ｈｅ got,　Hobbｓ ｆirｓt planned ｔo ｈａｖe a hａppy　ｌiｆe for a　ｆｅw dａys.
A：Ｔ 　B：Ｆ
答案：B

(3)、Whａt Hobbs ｗas　asked to do waｓ　nothiｎg　bｕt tｏ buy　ｓｏｍe ｐictｕres.
A：Ｔ 　 Ｂ:F
答案:Ｂ

（４)、What Ｈoｂｂs reａlly loved tｏ ｄo　was ｐaiｎtiｎg pｉcturｅｓ．
Ａ:T　　　B:F
答案:Ａ

(5)、Tｈe beｓt tiｔle foｒ the pａssａｇe.
Ａ:T　 　Ｂ:F
答案：B

10、 Elｖｉｓ Ａron Ｐreｓley, wａs oｆｔｅｎ　ｃａlｌed ＂the ｋing of ｒｏck ｍｕsiｃ",　died　ｏn Augｕst 16th, １97７, at the　ａgｅ of fｏrty-tｗo． Ｈe　leｆｔ a ｇrｅat influｅnｃe ｏｎ ｐopulaｒ music， ａnd ｍｉlｌｉons ｏf ｆans.　Durｉnｇ ｈiｓ lifeｔimｅ, Elvis sold　more　than four　hundred　million ｒecorｄs. After　Presley　dｉed, mａｎy　oｆ ｈis recｏrds rose　qｕｉｃkly． Ｗhen Ｐresley ｄｉed, mａny moｕrners joｕrｎeｙed　to　Ｍｅｍphiｓ,　Tennｅｓseｅ, Preｓley's home, ｔo paｙ tｈeiｒ lａｓt　respeｃtｓ.　Wｈile most oｆ these　ｆanｓ　knew a ｌｏt abｏut the　songs of　Ｅｌviｓ, fｅw of them knew thｅ ｓｔory of ｈow Elvｉｓ　hａd ｈis firsｔ ｒeｃorｄ whｉch　ｗas for　ｈis mother． Hｅ　pａｉｄ fouｒ　dollars tｏ a　ｓmall Mｅmpｈis　recorｄiｎg shop, anｄ rｅcorded two soｎｇs. Ｔhe ｓｏnｇs were　"My Ｈａppｉness＂　and "Ｔｈat's Wｈeｒe Your Hｅａrtacheｓ　Begiｎ".　Ｓam Phiｌｉpｓ, ｗｈo oｗned the shop　whｅre Ｅlｖis maｄe the reｃorｄ, liked Ｐｒesｌｅy's songs. He said　ｈe would calｌ ｈiｍ sｏｍe day. Ａｂout a ｙｅａr ｌater， Philipｓ did cａll　and aｓk ｈim to ｃut a recｏｒd.　Thｉs firsｔ ｒeｃord had "Blue　Moon ｏf Kｅntuｃky"on　ｏne ｓidｅ，　and "Ｔhat's All Ｒｉghｔ, Ｍａma＂ｏn ｔｈe othｅｒ.