Puppies for Sale 待售的小狗 A store owner was putting a sign above his door that read “Puppies For Sale”. Signs like that have a way of 1 small children, and 2 enough, a little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign. “ 3 are you going to sell the puppies for？” he asked. The store owner replied, “Anywhere from $30 4 $ 50.” The little boy 5 in his pocket and pulled out some 6 . “I have $ 2.37,” he said. “ 7 I please look at them？” The store owner 8 and whistled and out of the kennel （狗窝) came a lady, who ran down the aisle （过道) of his store 9 by five puppies. One puppy was 10 . Immediately the little boy singled out the puppy and said, “What’s 11 with that little dog？” The store owner explained that the veterinarian （兽医) had 12 the little puppy and had discovered that it didn’t have a hip socket. It would always walk slowly and with difficulty. It would always be lame. The little boy became 13 “That’s the little puppy that I want to buy.” The store owner said, “No, you don’t want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I’ll just give him to you.” The little boy got quite upset. He looked 14 into the store owner’s eyes, pointing his finger and said, “I don’t want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I’ll pay 15 price. In fact I’ll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month 16 I have him paid for.” The store owner answered, “You really don’t want to buy this little dog. He is 17 going to be able to jump and play with you like the other puppies.” To his surprise, the little boy reached 18 and rolled up his pant leg to show a badly twisted, crippled （残疾的) left leg 19 by a big metal brace （支架). He looked up at the store owner and softly replied, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who 20 !”
小题1:
A．absorbing
B．attracting
C．bargaining
D．greeting
小题2:
A．sure
B．luckily
C．surprisingly
D．interestingly
小题3:
A．What
B．How come
C．When
D．How much
小题4:
A．on
B．at
C．to
D．between
小题5:
A．put
B．arrived
C．reached
D．filled
小题6:
A．coin
B．note
C．value
D．change
小题7:
A．Can
B．Shall
C．Will
D．Must
小题8:
A．performed
B．smiled
C．disagreed
D．announced
小题9:
A．applied
B．guided
C．followed
D．linked
小题10:
A．falling behind
B．setting foot
C．lending a hand
D．putting forward
小题11:
A．the price
B．the matter
C．the weight
D．the name
小题12:
A．tested
B．studied
C．examined
D．experimented
小题13:
A．excited
B．shocked
C．worried
D．disappointed
小题14:
A．straight
B．deeply
C．closely
D．totally
小题15:
A．half
B．lower
C．higher
D．full
小题16:
A．unless
B．after
C．until
D．once
小题17:
A．always
B．often
C．no
D．never
小题18:
A．up
B．down
C．out
D．over
小题19:
A．supported
B．assisted
C．adjusted
D．surrounded
小题20:
A．encourages
B．cooperates
C．understands
D．recognizes
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A. happy B. rich C. poor D. angry
A. vase B. coat C. ring D. present
A. important B. necessary C. separate D. beautiful
A. way B. thought C. idea D. path
A. time B. thought C. money D. change
A. too expensive B. so cheap C. too big D. very beautiful
A. on B. out C. off D. over
A. It B. Which C. This D. One
A. a man B. him C. a girl D. his fiancée
A. when B. while C. since D. after
A. sorry B. sorrowful C. worried D. uneasy
A. stuck B. came C. helped D. struck
A. surprise B. excitement C. joy D. horror
A. burst B. broken C. got D. turned
A. wrap B. send C. buy D. pick
A. watch B. fall C. drop D. unwrap
A. exited B. surprised C. clam D. busy
A. planned B. told C. realized D. expected
A. expression B. anger C. horror D. fun
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A．English idioms were not important
B．I was not careful with English idioms
C．my teacher didn’t emphasize the importance of them
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A．he was not interested in the topic
B．he was only interested in the Great Wall
C．I had talked too much
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A．interesting
B．important
C．terrible
D．unlucky小题4:Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A．The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall.
B．The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.
C．The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.
D．The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.小题5:After the Englishman explained the idiom, _______.
A．I thought the Englishman had made me a fool
B．the Englishman became a real fool.
C．I felt very silly
D．I became more carefully in everything
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A．animals in zoos should live a longer life
B．zoos are not good for animals to live in
C．zoos are not suitable for large animals
D．captivity can affect animals in many ways小题2:The purpose of the international scientists is_____.
A．to compare the lifespans of different animals
B．to find out how captivity affects elephants
C．to learn the lifespans of male and female elephants
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A．Elephants born in zoos.
B．Elephants that live in the wild.
C．Elephants that work in logging camps.
D．Female Asian elephants in logging camps.小题4:We can infer from the passage that_____.
A．elephants in zoos suffer less stress than those in the wild
B．elephants in zoos live an easy life
C．social lives are not important to elephants
D．zoo life can be stressful to elephants小题5:What are the advantages to elephants in the wild according to the passage？
A．They face fewer problems.
B．They can find food more easily.
C．They live in large social groups.
D．They are freer to move.
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What is freedom？ It seems like such a simple question. Freedom is being able to do what you want to do. Allow me to explain it. I’m tired of working for a living. I’d rather collect taxes. So that’s what I’m going to do: collect a kind of tax. You are ordered to estimate your income from the past 12 months, and write me a check for 1%. I have provided a mailing address for this purpose on my contact page … What？ You have a problem with my plan？ Oh, I see. If you have to send me a check for the tax, then I have hurt your freedom to spend that money as you see fit. We have a conflict! And our basic problem is: we cannot enjoy freedom at the same time; we must settle for a limit. But what limit？ Libertarians （自由论者) believe freedom should be based on self-control. They describe freedom as being able to do what you want to do as long as it doesn’t influence the equal right of others to do what they want to do. That is, freedom is being able to do what you like as long as you do not harm another person’s life, liberty or property. You can build a set of legal and ethical （道德的) rules on the principle of self-control, and libertarians do. Their request for self-control often becomes more important than common sense, or even freedom itself. The definition rules out the freedom to steal, murder, and so on. Otherwise, you can do whatever you want. There is no problem until you realize that taxation is theft, that war is murder, and that national service is a form of slavery. Since only the government has a legal right to use force, libertarians focus on making the government smaller, or even going without it. The libertarians’ definition of freedom is thus freedom from the government. Isn’t it ridiculous？ 小题1:According to the first three paragraphs, the author’s idea of collecting taxes is _____.
A．reasonable
B．responsible
C．unacceptable
D．understandable小题2:The author takes tax-collecting as an example in the passage to prove that freedom is _____.
A．unreal
B．unbelievable
C．achievable
D．limited小题3:In the opinion of libertarians, freedom is realized mainly by _____.
A．the law
B．self-control
C．ethical rules
D．common sense小题4:Which of the following statements is supported by libertarians according to the passage？
A．National service should be canceled.
B．People can do whatever they want.
C．The government should have more power.
D．They should be governed by the government.