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Passage One

 There was this man in New York. He jogged (为锻炼身体慢慢跑) into Central Park every morning. He always took a five-dollar bill with him in his top pocket. He jogged into the park and went to the shop by the lake. He always bought himself a coffee and a doughnut.

    One day he jogged into the park and another jogger knocked into him. For a few moments he didn't think about it, then he suddenly thought, "Hey! This guy might be a pickpocket!" He felt for his five-dollar bill in his pocket. It wasn't there! The other guy had taken it!

He thought, "There is too much crime in New York! I always say honest people must fight crime!"

    The other jogger was only 30 meters ahead. The first jogger ran after him, hit him on the shoulder, and said, " Give me the money!" The second jogger said, "OK! Just stay cool! Take it easy! Take it easy!"

    Then the second jogger gave the first jogger a five-dollar bill.

The second jogger then ran away as fast as he could!

The first jogger ran to the shop. He felt really good. He had fought crime. He had got his money back again. He bought himself a coffee and two doughnuts.

    Then he ran home. His wife was waiting. She was shaking her head. "Oh dear! Oh dear!" she said. "You've had a bad morning, haven't you?"

    "No! Why? I've had a very good morning!" he said.

"Really?" she said." But you left your five-dollar bill on the table!"

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1. Every morning the man would do the following except ______. ( D )

(a) taking a five-dollar bill with him

(b) jogging into a park

(c) buying a coffee and a doughnut for himself

(d) meeting friends in Central Park

2. The man ran after the second jogger because ________.( C )

(a) the latter ran ahead of him

(b) the two were having a race

(c) he thought the latter was a thief

(d) the latter had run into him

3. The second jogger finally ran away as fast as he could because ________. ( C )

(a) he had already been caught once

(b) he was in a hurry to go to work

(c) he probably thought that the man might run after him again

(d) he felt very guilty

4.The first jogger felt very good for ________. ( A )

(a) he thought he had fought crime and won

(b) he could run faster than the second jogger

(c) he had two doughnuts that morning

(d) he could go to the shop now

5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? ( B )

(a) There was a lot of crime in New York

(b) The second jogger stole a five-dollar bill from the first jogger

(c) The first jogger wanted to be an honest man

(d) The first jogger made a foolish mistake that morning.

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Passage Two

    One day, a rich man in Budapest wanted to have a wonderful wedding for his daughter. He wanted the wedding to be famous. Of course, he invited the best cooks to make wonderful food. And, of course, he invited the best musicians to make wonderful music. But everybody had good cooks and musicians.

    Then he got an idea! He decided to invite Yosser, a shoemaker and also the wisest man in the town! "Yosser will come to the wedding and then the wedding will be famous!" So the rich man invited Yosser. Yosser was very pleased! He wanted to go to Budapest! It would be his first time in a big city!

    Yosser arrived in Budapest. It was raining and the streets were full of holes and the holes were full of water. Yosser looked at the big houses and fell into a hole full of water and mud! He got out of the hole but he was wet and dirty. He ran to the house of the rich man. The servants opened the door and saw Yosser.

They said, " Go away! No beggars today! It is the daughter's wedding and it is going to be a famous wedding!" And they threw Yosser into another hole!

    Now, Yosser knew another rich man in Budapest. Yosser went to his house. He washed himself and he borrowed some fine clothes from the other rich man. He borrowed some high, soft brown leather boots; a pair of soft, white woolen trousers; a white silken shirt; and a green coat with golden buttons.

    Then he went to the house of the wedding. Everyone was happy to see Yosser!

    "You must have the best seat at the wedding!" said the rich man. "You must sit next to the bride and groom!"

    Yosser stood and held up his glass of wine. "Your good health!" he said and then he poured the wine into the pocket of his green coat with the golden buttons. People were amazed! But Yosser laughed and sat down.

    Then the soup came. Yosser took off his boots and poured the soup into them. People were amazed but Yosser laughed and put his boots back on again.

    The meat and potatoes and vegetables came. Yosser took the meat and put it into the pocket of his trousers and then he rubbed the vegetables into his white silken shirt. People were amazed but Yosser laughed.

    Suddenly the rich man shouted, " Are you crazy? Are you a wise man or a fool?"

    Yosser said, "Oh, I'm sorry! You see, I came twice this morning. The first time your servants threw me into a hole and the second time you said, "Welcome!" The only difference was my clothes! So I thought you had invited my clothes to dinner! So I fed my clothes!"

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    6. The rich man tried to make his daughter's wedding famous by ______. ( C )

(a) inviting the best cooks to make wonderful food

(b) inviting the best musicians to make wonderful music.

(c) inviting the wisest man in the country to the wedding

(d)inviting everybody in the city to the wedding

7. The servants of the rich man threw Yosser into a hole full of water and mud because ______. ( D )

(a) Yosser was a beggar

(b) Yosser was wet and dirty

(c) Yosser was from a small town

(d) they took him for a beggar

8. Everyone was happy to see Yosser when the latter went to the rich man's house again because ______. ( B )

(a) now the rich man recognized him g

(b) he now wore fine clothes

(c) he had washed himself

(d) he brought a lot of gifts with him

9. What did the guests at the wedding think of Yosser when they saw him pour the wine into the pocket of his coat? They thought that _______. ( C )

(a) Yosser was really wise

(b) Yosser was very hungry

(c) Yosser was doing something strange

(d) Yosser was toasting in his own way

10. A suitable title for the passage is ______. ( A )

(a) The Wise Shoemaker

(b) A Famous Wedding

(c) A Mistake

(d) A Rich Man and A Shoemaker

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Passage Three

    Armida Scarpa believes that stories, even in authentic English, can be used from the very beginning. She uses an authentic text of Goldilocks with her class of seven-year-old who are in their second year at school, still learning to read in Italian, and have English three times a week. She doesn't expect the children to learn these "advanced" tenses and sentence structures. But she does want to show them that they can make sense of them. She only asks them to really learn the vocabulary. This approach to giving children an experience of authentic English allows you to use almost any story if the children like it and if you approach it carefully.

    Children are used to living in a world in which they do not understand a lot of things. To a certain extent they take what we select for them, but they are also aware of all the other information around them. If we deprive children of every experience except those we want them to master, then we rob them of this natural growth.

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11. It can be learned from the passage that Armida Scarpa teaches English in _______________. ( C )

(a) a college

(b) a high school

(c) an elementary school

(d) a kindergarten

12. Scarpa thinks that stories in authentic English ______.   ( D )

(a) can't be used with students in their second year at school

(b) can help children learn advanced tenses and sentence structures

(c) must be used from the very beginning of English learning

(d) can be used from the very beginning of English learning

13. Scarpa's approach to giving children an experience of authentic English allows the teacher to __________. ( C )

(a) use any story he or she likes

(b) use any story written in authentic English

(c) use nearly all the stories that children like

(d) use stories carefully

14. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? ( C )

(a) Children don't feel uncomfortable living in a world in which they don't understand a lot of things.

(b) Children often take what their teachers select for them though at the same time they are aware of other things around them.

(c) Children are often robbed of a natural growth because of limited information.

(d) Children should be given more chances to enrich their life experience

15. A suitable title for the passage is ________. ( D )

(a) Armida Scarpa as a Good Educator

(b) Children Love Stories in Authentic English

(c) Storytelling and Learning English for Children

(d) A New Approach to Learning English for Children

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