A young officer was teaching some old soldier...

A young officer was teaching some old soldiers. They had been in the army for many years and did not like officers, young or old.

They did not think this young officer could tell them anything about how to fight in a war.

Private Jones was nearly sixty years old and had fought in many wars. He had a row of medals on his chest.

“Imagine you are in a battle,” the young officer said to him. “You see seven hundred enemy soldiers coming towards you. What do you do?”

Private Jones thought for a few moments, and then he said, “I shoot them all with my rifle.”

“Now imagine there are seven hundred enemy soldiers coming towards you from the left,” the young officer said, “and seven hundred enemy soldiers coming to you from the right. What do you do?”

“I shoot them with my rifle,” Private Jones answered.

“OK,” the young officer went on, trying to get the answer he wanted, “but what if there are a thousand enemy soldiers coming at you from the right, a thousand coming at you from the left, and another thousand coming straight towards you. What do you do now?”

“I shoot them with my rifle,” Private Jones replied.

“But where are you getting all the bullets from?” the young officer demanded.

Private Jones smiled. “From the same place you are getting all those enemy soldiers.”

72. What was the young officer supposed to do?

A.    Train the soldiers.         B.     Attack the soldiers.

C.    Shoot the soldiers.         D.    Like the soldiers.

73. The old soldiers___________.

A.    didn’t like Private Jones    B.    didn’t like any officers

C.    wanted to fight in a war     D.   wanted to become officers

74. What was Private Jones doing in the story?

A.    Answering questions.       B.   Shooting the enemy.

C.    Getting a lot of bullets.      D.  Showing off his medals.

75. At the end of the story the young officer was probably__________.

A.    pleased with Private Jones    B. annoyed with Private Jones

C.    delighted with Private Jones   D. frightening Private Jones

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A very strict officer was talking to some new soldiers whom he had to train. He had never seen them before, so began, “My name is Stone, and I’m even harder than stone, so do what I tell you or there’ll be trouble. Don’t try any tricks (诡计) with me, and then we’ll get on well together.”

Then he went to each soldier one after the other and asked him his name, “Speak loudly so that everyone can hear you clearly,” he said, “and don’t forget to call me ‘sir’.”

Each soldier told him name, until he came to the last one. This man remained silent, and so Captain Stone shouted at him, “ when I ask you a question, answer it! I’ll ask you again: What’s your name, soldier?”

The soldier was very unhappy, but at last he replied, “My name’s Stonebreaker, sir,” he said nervously (紧张地).

51. 1.The officer was strict _________.

52.2. According to what the officer said, _______________.

53. 3.The last soldier remained silent because _______________.

54. 4.According to the officer, how to answer the question, “How old are you?”

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Mrs Young was eighty. Her husband died when she was fifty – three and he left her an old car he had had for six years. She learned to drive and loved very much. She liked driving very fast, and was proud of the fact that she had never been caught for a driving offence(违章).

Then one day she nearly lost her record(纪录). A police car followed her, and the policeman in it saw her pass a red light without stopping and she was taken before a judge. The man looked at her and said that she was too old to drive a car, and the reason why she had not stopped at the red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak with old age, so that she had simply not seen it.

When the judge had finished what he was saying, Mrs Young opened her handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she chose a needle(针) with a very small eye(针眼), and threaded it at her first try.

When she had finished it, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it’s your turn. I suppose you drive a car, and that your eyesight is good.”

The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After trying six times, he had still not done it. At last he had to set the old woman free and her record remained unbroken.

1.Mrs Young’s car was 　　　　　　 years old.

A. 16　　　 B. 33　　　 C. 40　　 D. 53

2.As 　　　　 , she was taken before the judge.

A. Mrs Young’s car was too old

B. Mrs Young hadn’t made way for the police car

C. Mrs Young was rude to the policemen

D. Mrs Young hadn’t stopped at the red light

3.Mrs Young threaded before the judge in order to 　　　　 .

A. prove that her eyesight was still good

B. get the man into trouble

C. do some sewing

D. wait for the man’s judgement

4.The judge set Mrs free because 　　　　　　 .

A. she was very old　　　　　 　　　　 B. she could thread

C. he thought her sight good　　　　 D. he admired her

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At the entrance 1.　　　　 a big office in London there was a book 2.　　　　　 all employees had to sign 3.　　　　　 they arrived each morning. At nine o’clock, the manager’s secretary, who lived in a small flat above the office, had to 4.　　　　　　 a red line under the last name in the book, and anyone who came after that had to explain_ 5.　　　　 he was late. 6.　　　 there was a thick fog in the city, the first person7.　　　　　　　　 (arrive) late usually wrote “Delayed by fog” under the red line in the book, and then everybody 8.　　　　　　 who came after that just put “ditto” underneath. But one foggy morning, the first man who arrived late wrote “My wife had a baby early this morning” ___9.　　　　 of “delayed by fog” under the red line in the book. Twenty or thirty people who came____10.　　 (介词) him put “ditto” underneath this as usual.

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When I was young, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never shouted at us for playing in his yard. I remembered him as a neighbor who was nicer than anyone else in the neighborhood.

When Dr. Gibbs was happy, he was planting trees. And his life’s goal was to make it a forest.

Dr. Gibbs had some interesting theories about planting. He talked about trees that weren’t watered would grow deep roots in search of water. So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak (橡树) and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with the rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.

Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years. Every now and again, I walk by his house and look at the trees that he planted twenty-five years ago. They’re very strong now.

I planted a couple of trees a few years later. I watered them regularly and took good care of them. Whenever a cold wind blows, they shake their leaves and branches.

The funny thing about those trees of Dr. Gibbs was that difficulty seemed to help them in ways comfort and ease never could.

1.What was Dr. Gibbs’ life goal?

A. To build a forest.    　　　　　　 B. To save more lives.

C. To make a lot of money.　　　　 D. To study plants.

2.One of Dr. Gibbs’ theories about planting was that ______.

A. he often talked to the trees　

B. he kicked the trees heavily

C. he never watered the trees　　

D. he buried the leaves around the roots

3.What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A. Trees are not as weak as we think.

B. We should listen to others’ advice.

C. Planting trees is good for the environment.

D. Difficulty is necessary for growth.

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Only when the war was over______ to his hometown.

A. did the young soldier return           B the young soldier returned

C. returned the young soldier            D the young soldier return

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One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was going to stay all night with her friend Amy. They had to 　　 Mr. Dawson’s house on the way to Amy’s house. As they got　　 , Janet saw him sitting in his front yard and 　　 　　 they should cross over to the other side of the street. Janet was 　　 of the strange old man because of the stories she’d heard about him.

Amy said not to 　　 . Still, Janet was growing more nervous with each step closer to the old man’s house. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown （皱眉头）. 　　 , when he saw it was Amy, a broad　　 changed his entire face as he said, “Hello Miss Amy. I see you’ve got a little 　　 　 with you today.”

Amy smiled back and told him Janet was staying 　　 　 and they were going to listen to music and play games. Dawson said that sounded 　　 , and gave them each a freshly picked 　　 　 off his tree.

When they 　　 　 Dawson’s house, Janet asked Amy, “How come he was so 　　 　 to us?”

Amy 　　 　 that when she first started walking past his house he wasn’t very 　　 　 and she was afraid of him, but she 　　 he was wearing an invisible （看不见的）smile and so she 　　 　 smiled back at him. After some time, he started smiling real smiles and then started 　　 　 to her. Now he always　　 her an apple, and was always very kind.

Smiles are contagious （感染他人的）. If you pretend he is smiling an invisible　 smile at you and you smile back at him, 　　 　 he will really smile.

1.A. walk by　　 B. take up　　　 C. go into　　 D. tear down.

2.A. far　　　　　　 B. fast　　　　　 C. inside　　　　 D. close

3.A. announced　　 B. suggested　　 C. ordered　　　 D. predicted

4.A. fond　　　　　 B. ashamed　　 C. scared　　　 D. proud

5.A. cry　　　　　 B. worry　　　　 C. return　　　　 D. speak

6.A. Instead　　 B. Besides　　 　　 C. Therefore　　 D. However

7.A. accent　　 B. joke　　　　 　　 C. smile　　　　　　 D. idea

8.A. friend　　　 B. doll　　　　　 C. gift　　　　　　 D. pet

9.A. there　　　 B. indoors　　　 C. overnight　　 D. here

10.A. great　　　 B. strange　　　 C. simple　　　 D. dull

11.A. banana　　 B. orange　　　 C. pear　　　 D. apple

12.A. entered　　 B. left　　　 　 C. visited　　　 D. saw

13.A. fair　　　　 B. rude　　　 C. nice　　　 D. open

14.A. explained　　 B. thought　　　 C. doubted　　 　　 D. realized

15.A. happy　　　 B. famous　　　 C. friendly　　 　　 D. popular

16.A. remembered B. pretended　　 C. asked　　　 D. agreed

17.A. ever　　　　　 B. seldom　　　 C. never　　　 D. always.

18.A. turning　　 B. referring　　 C. talking　　　 D. complaining

19.A. offered　　 B. awarded　　 C. lent　　　 D. bought

20.A. more or less　 B. now and again　 C. here and there D. sooner or later

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They overcame some difficulties and completed the work ahead of time, ________ was something we had not expected.

A.that B.which

C.it D.what

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The soldiers had just moved to the desert, and as they had never been in such a place before, they had a lot to learn.

As there were no trees or buildings in the desert, it was, of course, very hard to hide their trucks from enemy planes. The soldiers were, therefore, given training in camouflage. They were shown how to paint their trucks in irregular patterns with pale green, yellow, and brown paints, and then to cover them with nets to which they had tied small pieces of cloth.

The driver of the biggest truck had a lot of trouble camouflaging it. He spent several hours painting it, preparing a net and searching for some heavy rocks with which to hold the net down. When it was all finished, he went for lunch.

When he came back from his meal, he was surprised and worried to see that his camouflage was completely spoilt by the truck’s shadow, which was growing longer and longer as the afternoon advanced. He stood looking at it, not knowing what to do.

Soon an officer arrived, and he, too, saw the shadow, of course.

“Well,” he shouted to the poor driver, “What are you going to do about it? If an enemy plane comes over, the pilot will at once know that there is a truck there.”

“I know, sir,” answered the soldier.

“Well, don’t just stand there doing nothing!” said the officer.

“What shall I do, sir?” asked the poor driver.

“Get your spade and throw some sand over the shadow, of course!” answered the officer.

1.From this passage you can know ________.

2. Which of the following is right?

3.The soldier was surprised and worried because ________.

4. What do you think of the ending of the story?

5.What do you think of the ending of the story?

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Only when the war was over_______ to his hometown.

A. did the young soldier return           B the young soldier returned

C. returned the young soldier            D the young soldier returned

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