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. His family, which _______ rather a large one, ______very fond of their old house.

    A. were, were    B. was, were   C. were, was    D. was, was

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When New York City was not very big, there was a market on the East River. On market day all the farmers came there to sell their vegetable, butter and eggs, and fruit. They laughed and talked together, so no one could hear the river that ran beside them.

    But Hans ,the butterman , sat without a smile. He sold pounds of butter from a table beside him. Many people said that his butter wasn’t the right weight. They said that his rolls of butter didn’t weigh as much as a pound.

   Once the weighmaster came walking down the road. He was looking for people who did not sell the full weight. Someone told him, ”Watch Hans, the butterman.”

   Hans had good eyes. He saw the weighmaster and quickly put the piece of gold into the first roll of butter, between the butter and its cover.

   A captain was standing beside Hans’s table, and he had seen Hans put the piece of gold into the roll. He stood at Hans’s side when the weighmaster came up to him.

    “Good morning,” said the weighmaster.

    “Good morning,” said Hans. “I think that you are looking for farmers who trick the people of our town.

    “I’m,” said the weighmaster. “Someone told me that your rolls of butter don’t weigh a full pound.”

    “Oh yes, they do. Here, Weighmaster. Here is a roll of butter. Weigh it yourself,” said Hans.

    Hans took the first roll of butter and gave it to the weighmaster.

    The weighmaster took his scales and put the butter onto it. The roll weighed more than a pound.

    “I’ve made a mistake,” said the weighmaster. “You are an honest man. There is enough butter in this roll.”

    Then the captain stood in front of Hans’s table. “You are an honest man, so I want to buy some of your butter,” he said. Before Hans could speak, the captain picked up the roll of butter with the piece of gold in it. “I’ll take this one.”

    Hans’s heart began beating more quickly. “No, not that one. I’ve sold that one to a friend of mine. Take another one.”

    “No, I want this one,” said the captain.

     “I won’t sell it to you. I told you that I’ve sold it to a friend,” said Hans.

      “Don’t make me angry. The weighmaster weighed this roll. Give your friend another one.”

      “But I want to give him this one,” said Hans, who was now very uncomfortable.

      “I ask you, good Weighmaster,” said the captain angrily, “don’t I have the right to choose the piece of butter that I want? I will pay good money for it.”

    “Of course you have the right, Captain,” said the weighmaster. “What are you afraid of, Hans? Aren’t all the rolls of butter alike? Perhaps I have to weigh all of them.”

    What could Hans say? What could he do? He had to smile and sell the butter to the captain. The captain gave Hans three cents for the butter.

     The captain and the weighmaster walked away together.

     “You punished the thief,” said the weighmaster.

     “No, he punished himself,” said the captain, smile.

1. When Hans saw the weighmaster, he ____________________ .

A. stood up at once          B. said hello to the weighmaster

C. put a piece of gold into a roll of butter quickly

D. gave the weighmaster a piece

2. After the weighmaster weighed the roll of butter that Hans gave, he_________________.

A. thought Hans was an honest man

B. wanted to weigh all the other rolls of butter

C. wanted to buy a roll of butter from Hans

D. thought Hans was foolish

3. The captain wanted to buy butter from Hans_________________.

A. because he knew Hans was an honest man

B. because he wanted to punish Hans

C. to get the piece of gold in the butter

D. because the butter weighed more than a pound

4. Hans didn't want to sell that roll of butter to the captain because_________________.

A. he had sold it to someone else

B. he didn't like the captain

C. he didn't want to lose the piece of gold in it

D. it weighed more than a pound

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 French President Jacques Chirac met with Chinese President Hu Jintao for talks____deepening their economic ties.

A. aimed at       B. referred to        C. applying to          D. speaking of     

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 Do I have to go to your shop to pick the cake myself, ________ you will deliver it for free?

A. or                     B. and                   C. so                     D. then

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The boy asked his parents to buy him a pair of binoculars __________ which to watch football games.

  A. in           B. through          C. from          D. on

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 Can you imagine what problem may ________ when human beings are cloned?

A. raise                  B. cause                 C. arise                 D. lead

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.Modern China is experiencing a completely new period ______ respect for science and creativity has become the guiding principle of the society.

A. which           B. where       C. that                 D. in which

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He’s got himself into a dangerous situation ________ he is likely to lose control over the plane.

A.where       B.which       C.while        D.why

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第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給A、B、C、D的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world.

But there are serious problems in big cities, too. The cost of living is high, and there are too many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools and to receive good medical care. But sometimes these people can not find work or a good place to live in. Also, it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean.

Some people enjoy living in big cities, others do not. Before people move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.

56. Which is the best title this passage?

A. Big Cities                    B. New York, London and Paris

C. Exciting Places To Live In       D. Serious Problems in Big Cities

57. Which of the following is true?

A. Big cities are not safe and clean enough.

B. People can easily find a good place to live in big cities.

C. Living in big cities doesn’t cost a lot.

D. All people like to live in big cities.

58. In this passage the author advises people __ .

A. to move to big cities

B. not to move to big cities

C. not to move to a big city without considering the problems there

D. not to think so much about the problems before they move to a big city

59. Which is NOT talked about in the passage?

A. New York and London are big cities, and so is Paris.

B. Big cities are better than small cities.

C. Big cities are exciting places to live in.

D. Big cities have a lot of serious problems.

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Sometimes children do not do what their parents tell them to do. When this happens, a parent tries to help the child to do the right thing. When this does not work, the parent usually punishes the child.

There are many things that a parent can do. One thing that people have done is to spank (打屁股) the child. When a parent spanks a child, they will use their hand or a hard object to strike them on their bottom. This is meant to show the child that they have done something wrong.

One parent remembers being spanked when he was a child. His parents used a wooden spoon. When he spanked his own children with his hand, he saw that he put a red mark on his child’s leg. He never did that again.

One problem with spanking is that it teaches the child to hit someone when they do not like what the other person is doing. Another problem with spanking is that the parent is usually angry and can hit the child too hard. Sometimes parents will use spanking for everything and not try other ways to get the child to do the right thing.

Many parents are not sure of what to do instead of spanking. Some people think that their religion tells them that spanking is okay. Some think that the law lets them do it. The courts (法院) say that parents have the right to teach their children how to behave.

Other things should be tried before a parent decides to spank a child. Telling the child exactly what is wanted from them can be one thing. Giving a child more than one choice is another thing that can be tried. Getting down to the child’s level and taking a more child-friendly approach (方法) can help as well.

67. According to the passage, when children do something wrong, one thing that parents usually do to punish them is to ________.

A. strike them on the bottom

B. try to help them do the right thing

C. teach them what to do

D. take them to court

68. Which of the following is NOT the problem caused by spanking?

A. It teaches the child to hit others when they offend（使人不快） him or her.

B. The parent may get angry and hit the child too hard.

C. Sometimes parents may use spanking for everything.

D. It makes parents try other ways to make the child do right.

69. Which of the following can best describe the writer’s attitude towards spanking?

A. favorable (贊同的)   B. indifferent (不關(guān)心)

C. interested            D. unfavorable

70. From this passage, we can conclude that ________.

A. Good children always do the right thing.

B. Parents should try their best to avoid (避免) spanking their children.

C. Parents have no choice but to spank their children when they do something wrong.

D. Children can have more than one choice to avoid being spanked.