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O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.

When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.

He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.

1.O. Henry was sent to prison because __________.

A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.

B. People thought he had stolen money from the bank.

C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.

D. he broke the law (法律) by not using his own name

2.Which of the following is true?

A. O. Henry was from a rich family

B. O. Henry was in school for a long time.

C. O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.

D. O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.

3. O. Henry got most materials for his stories from ________.

A. his happy life as a boy

B. New York and the poor of the city

C. the newspaper

D. his life in prison

4.People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because ________.

A. they had surprising endings

B. they were easy to understand

C. they showed love for the poor

D. they were about New York

Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of childhood!

But did you know that Snow White comes from Germany? It's just one story from the 209 in Grimm's Fairy Tales (《格林童话》 ). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their first book came out （出版） in 1812. Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe it's because they come from a great place famous for its stories - the Black Forest. The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. It's the largest forest in the country - and one of the most beautiful. It's famous for its trees and lovely views, There are valleys and waterfalls（瀑布） there. It's a good place to start a story.

Don't forget to bring something back if you visit. People there are good at making clocks, musical instruments（乐器） and watches.

1. From the story, we know that _______ is the hometown of Snow White.

A. England     B. Japan      C. America      D. Germany

2. How long had the Grimm brothers been collecting stories?

A. Four years     B. Five years

C. Six years      D. Seven years

3.From the story, we cannot guess that the Black Forest is very_______.

A. large      B. beautiful      C. boring      D. famous

4.The story mainly tells us_______.

A. who wrote the story of Snow White

B. some things about Black Forest

C. people should visit Germany

D. Snow White is a very famous fairy tale.

Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp .There ,husbands and children are not allowed (允许). Why would a woman want to take a vocation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.

At Mother's Camp, a woman has room of herself. She can sleep, read, or watch TV, and no one will disturb  (打扰)her. No children will ask, "Mom ,what's for dinner?" No husband will say, "Oh, dear. I can't find any clean socks." In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full time and then come back to a second job --- taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.

In the United Stated, working wives do about 75% of the housework Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can't find pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.

Some women go to Mother's Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don't cook, they don't clean, they don't look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather ,walking ,swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother's Camp.

1.What can't the women do at Mother's Camp?

A . Watch TV.          B. Read newspapers.

C. Swim in the lake   D. Bring their husbands and children.

2.Why would some mothers like to be alone?

A. Because they don't like their husbands or children.

B. Because they have to work full-time.

C. Because they are too busy to relax themselves.

D. Because they want a new life.

3. What do most working women have to do after they get home?

A. Look after their children and families.

B. Read novels.

C. Play computer games

D. See a film

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A. Busy Working Mothers

B. Welcome to Mother's Camp.

C. Mother Relax away from Home

D. Mothers in the US.

请认真阅读下列材料，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。答案写在答题卷上。

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Here is an advertisement about two-day tour between Hong Kong and Macao.

Bill is a student in Beijing Sunshine Secondary school. Last week he joined the two-day tour between Hong Kong and Macao with his parents.

1.Bill enjoyed the beautiful views(风景) in the city by           last week.

A. ship      B. boat    C. bus    D. speedboat

2.In Hong Kong you can visit           .

A. Victoria Peak          B. Mazu Temple

C. the Ruins of St. Paul    D. Moon lake

3.The tour cost Bill’s family           .

A. HK ＄1,800 B. HK ＄1,560  C. HK ＄1,320  D. HK ＄1,080

完形填空 请先通读下面的材料，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。答案写在答题卷上。

One midnight, a little girl was thirsty and got up to drink some water. She walked to the bedroom door and     it. The little girl looked outside but walked     and stood in the center of the room, because it was so     in the hall and she was afraid. Her mother said: “Don’t be afraid, honey. Have courage (勇气), I believe you can do it yourself!”

“    is courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed. “Courage is the brave breath (呼吸),” her mother answered.

“Mom, do you have courage?” “Certainly.” her mother replied, The little girl held out her cold hands, saying: “Mom, blow some of your breath of courage to     .”

After her mother blew into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists (握拳)    , afraid that the “breath of courage” would     away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the kitchen with     to be afraid of. Her mother said to herself: “It will be nice     someone can blow some courage to me. Then I can also hold it in my hands when I feel terrified.”

In a word, the thing that we are afraid of is nothing but the     in our mind. The person who we should win is nobody but ourselves.

1.A. closed    B. knocked    C.opened        D.kicked

2.A. in        B. back        C. out          D. down

3.A. bright    B. dark       C. cold         D. warm

4.A. What      B. How       C. Where       D. Why

5.A. me       B. you        C. her        D. it

6.A. politely  B. happily    C. luckily      D. carefully

7.A. pull      B. run        C. move       D. took

8.A. something B. anything    C. everything  D. nothing

9.A. because   B. though      C. if           D. until

10.A. fear    B. idea       C. worry       D. secret