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　 (A)

　　Two women on a train were arguing(爭論). At last one of them called the conductor. She said, “If this window is open, I’ll probably die(死) of cold.” The other woman said, “But if this window is closed, I’ll die because I will feel difficult in breathing (呼吸). The conductor didn’t know what to do.

　　Just at that moment, an old man came up to them. “Oh, I have a good idea. First open the window, and that will kill one. Next close it, and that will kill the other. Then we can have peace. What do you think of it?”

　　(　　)1. The first woman wanted to close the window because ________.

　　A. she was very ill　　　　　 B. she wanted to be cold

　　C. she was afraid of cold　　　 D. she wanted to sleep

　　(　　)2. Who called the conductor?

　　A. The first woman　　　　　 B. The second woman

　　C. The old man　　　　　　 D. We don’t know

　　(　　)3. The old man wanted to ______.

　　A. stop them arguing　　　　 B. make them satisfied

　　C. drive them out of the train　 D. show he was cleverer than the conductor

　　(　　)4. Which of the following is not true?

　　A. The two women’s seats were near each other.

　　B. The conductor didn’t know how to stop the arguing.

　　C. The old man first opened the window and then closed it.

　　D. The four people were on the same train.

　　(　　)5. This story tells us that we should______________.

　　A. first open the window and then close it

　　B. help others whatever they want to do

　　C. help the conductor to stop the arguing

　　D. be polite and peaceful on a train

　　(B)

　　One day an Australian farmer Joe saw a bright light in the sky. The light came nearer and nearer and suddenly Joe saw that it was a spaceship(宇宙飛船). The spaceship landed in a field quickly.

　　The door of the spaceship opened and two strange beings climbed out. They seemed to be half man and half bird. Joe was afraid of them. He tried to run away. But the spaceman walked towards him, picked him up and carried him into the spaceship. They put wires from a machine onto his head and then they could speak to him in English.

　　They asked him questions about the earth. “We are from Venus.” they said, “but it is getting very hot there. A lot of our people are dying and we haven’t much time left. We are trying to find a new house.”

　　After some time they freed Joe and at last the spaceship took off and could not be seen.

　　Joe told his friends about the spacemen, but no one believed his story. “You’ll believe me one day.” Joe told them, “The spacemen will come back.”

　　(　　 ) 1.The strange beings came to the Earth to ________.

　　A. visit Joe　　 B. catch Joe　　C. find a new home　　D. live with Joe

　　(　　 ) 2. The bright light in sky was ________.

　　A. the sun　　　B. a spaceship　C. a shinning bird　 D.Venus

　　(　　 ) 3. Joe was ________the spaceship.

　　A. carried into　 B. asked into　 C. afraid of　　　D. happy to get into

　　(　　 ) 4. The strange beings_______ before they let him go.

　　A. had asked Joe several questions　 B. had given Joe some wires

　　C. had asked Joe to mend their machine　D. had found a new place

　　(　　 ) 5. People didn’t believe Joe because________.

　　A. he told a lie　　 B. they didn’t t welcome the strange beings

　　C. they wanted to see the strange beings very much

　　D. they hadn’t t seen the strange beings before