1 . Then, just as we were beginning to lose hope, the storm stopped as suddenly as it had begun. The animals were safe, and the roof was still nailed on. “All’s well that ends well,” said my mother.
It can be inferred from what the mother said that ________.| A．they had no damage at all | B．everything went beyond their expectation |
| C．everything was under control | D．the family could have suffered a greater loss |
2 . But Tom broke and ran and that’s the last thing you do with a cougar.
What do we know about cougars?| A．They are afraid of noises. | B．They hesitate before they hit. |
| C．They are bigger than we think. | D．They like to attack running people. |
What does Craig-Martin think of the teaching of the arts in UK schools?
| A．It is particularly difficult. | B．It increases artists’ income. |
| C．It opens children’s mind. | D．It deserves greater attention. |
Why did the author decide to send Spot and Stripe back to the zoo?
| A．They frightened the children. | B．They became difficult to contain. |
| C．They annoyed the neighbours. | D．They started fighting each other. |
Traditional Chinese dragon boat races were held in Milan, Italy on Saturday, attracting the participation of more than 500 people.
Among the seven teams was one composed entirely of Italians. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Italy organized the event to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, which has become a way for the Chinese community to express their longing for their homeland and family. It also offers an opportunity for local people to learn about traditional Chinese culture.
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The dragon boat race was held in Italy to _________.
| A．express the local Chinese’s longing for their home |
| B．strengthen the ties between Italians and Chinese |
| C．honor the ancient poet Qu Yuan |
| D．celebrate the Chinese traditional festival |
6 . The shark was not an accident. He had come up from deep down in the water as the dark cloud of blood had settled and dispersed in the mile deep sea. He had come up so fast and absolutely without caution that he broke the surface of the blue water and was in the sun. Then he fell back into the sea and picked up the scent and started swimming on the course the skiff and the fish had taken.
Sometimes he lost the scent. But he would pick it up again, or have just a trace of it, and he swam fast and hard on the course. He was a very big Mako shark built to swim as fast as the fastest fish in the sea and everything about him was beautiful except his jaws. His back was as blue as a sword fish’s and his belly was silver and his hide was smooth and handsome. He was built as a sword fish except for his huge jaws which were tight shut now as he swam fast, just under the surface with his high dorsal fin knifing through the water without wavering. Inside the closed double lip of his jaws all of his eight rows of teeth were slanted inwards. They were not the ordinary pyramid-shaped teeth of most sharks. They were shaped like a man’s fingers when they are crisped like claws. They were nearly as long as the fingers of the old man and they had razor-sharp cutting edges on both sides. This was a fish built to feed on all the fishes in the sea, that were so fast and strong and well armed that they had no other enemy. Now he sped up as he smelled the fresher scent and his blue dorsal fin cut the water.
When the old man saw him coming he knew that this was a shark that had no fear at all and would do exactly what he wished. He prepared the harpoon8 and made the rope fast while he watched the shark come on. The rope was short as it lacked what he had cut away to lash the fish.
1. Which of the following books is the excerpt from?| A．Charlotte’s Web | B．The Old Man and the Sea |
| C．Tow Sawyer’s Adventure | D．Robinson Crusoe |
| A．To show what a shark is like | B．To draw readers’ attention |
| C．To demonstrate the coming danger | D．To introduce a sea monster |
