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her little boy is sick. He’s asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty45 the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the 46 from the top of my sword (宝剑)？”
“It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask.”
The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince’s sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman’s room and47 it beside the woman’s needle. 48 he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. “It ‘s strange,” he added, “It’s so cold but I feel quite 49 now.”
“That’s 50 you have done a good thing,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.
( )36. A. hungry B. tired C. angry D. sad
( )37. A. among B. above below
D. between
B. snow
C.
C.
( )38. A. water grass
D. milk
( )39. A. at
C. up
D. for
B. down
( )40. A. quite
C. such
D. very
B. so
( )41. A. ear B. feet
C. hair
D. face
C.
( )42. A. Where B. How When D. Why ( )43. A. sitting drinking D. cooking
B. eating C.
( )44. A. poor B. rich young
D. old
C.
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( )45. A. but B. or
C. and
D. so
C.
( )46. A. jewel B. orange gold
D. diamond
B. took
( )47. A. forgot got
D. put
C.
( )48. A. Before Till
B. After C.
D. While
B. hot
C.
( )49. A. cold warm
D. cool
( )50. A. because B. though
C. if
D. whether
四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）
阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A
Many people think country music and western music are nearly the same. In fact, they are two different kinds of music in America. They come from different parts of America. Country music comes from the southeast of America. But western music comes from the southwest of America. Another difference is the ways of playing them. Country music has a simple (简单的) way of playing. It uses fewer instruments like guitars and harmonicas (口琴).But western music needs more and bigger instruments like trumpets, trombones (长号) and so on. Country music is folk (民间的) music. It’s the music that travels in the country. Men and women often play it. However, there is much dancing in western music and men often play it. However, country music and western music often share similar topics (相似的主题) for songs. They have these songs with the topics like love, money, crime and so on. These songs often tell the life of the poor in America. 根据短文内容,
51. Country music is ________ western music.
A. the same as B. different from C. better than D. worse than
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52. Country music comes from the ________ of America.
A. southeast B. southwest C. northeast D. northwest 53.________ often play western music.
A. Men B. Women C. Children D. Men and women 54. Country music and western music are similar on ________.
A. numbers B. playing ways C. instruments D. topics for songs 55. Country music and western music often tell the life of ________ in America. A. boys and girls B. the old C. the poor D. the rich
B
We’ve talked about snails and their slow move. But much of the time snails don’t move at all. They are in their shells —sleeping.
Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into his shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains, a snail does the same thing, too. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.
In the spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers, are very weak. But its sense of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to find food and the new greens.
A snail’s mouth is no bigger than the point of a pin. Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are very small, and you can’t see them. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out! And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones. 56. A snail _________.
A. moves more slowly at night B. has thousands of feet C. doesn’t move at all D. sleeps much of the time
57. In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell”, the word “draw” means _____. A. to make with a pencil B. to push C. to pull D. to move away 58. From the story, we know _________.
A. a snail’s shell is very thin B. a snail can’t see well
C. a snail’s nose is quite short D. a snail’s body changes in different seasons
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59. A snail goes to sleep when _____.
A. it feels hungry B. it is put into a paper box C. spring is coming D. it rains heavily 60. Which of the following is wrong?
A. In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move. B.A snail doesn’t like living under the sun. C. The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out. D. The snail’s nose helps to find food.
C
Do you see signs around you? Do you know the signs are an important part of our daily life? They can be in pictures or in words to give people information. What do people think are good signs? If you are thinking about making signs for others, what should you know?
The most important thing is that signs should be simple and easy to understand. It is important to use clear language. On the other hand, the words should be easy to write and you just need to write down what you want to do. “Keep off the grass” is a very good example. It means “Don’t touch or walk on the grass”.
Nowadays, there is a saying that “A picture paints a thousand words”. Perhaps that’s why we are seeing more and more signs in pictures, or a combination of pictures and words. However, that’s the difficult part, because picture signs may have different meanings in different countries.
( )61. First, a good sign should be ____. A. clear
B. beautiful
C. funny
D. interesting
( )62. What does the underlined word “combination” mean? A. 分开
B. 结合
C. 并列
D. 平行
( )63. What is the disadvantage (不利因素) of picture signs? A. They are too simple. B. They are not easy to understand. C. They are not as interesting as word sign. D. They may have different meanings in different countries （ ）64. What is the disadvantage (不利因素) of picture signs?
A. They are too simple. B. They are not easy to understand. C. They are not as interesting as word sign. D. They may have different meanings in different countries.