On February 3rd，1949，New York Harbor was an exciting place. Many people were there to greet a ship from France．On the ship were 49 French railroad boxcars filled with gifts from the people of France to the people of America. These boxcars were from the famous Merci Train（Merci：a French word meaning “thank you”）.
After World War II，a lot of factories，roads and farms in France had been destroyed. Many French people had no jobs or money and had little to wear and little to eat. In the winter of 1947，a train was sent across the United States，stopping in cities and towns along the way. At every stop，people gave whatever they could. Factories gave clothing and medicine. Farmers gave food. Families gave money. Even school children gave away their pocket money. All the things were then taken to France by ship.
By 1949，the French had begun to recover from the war. The Merci Train was their way of saying “thank you” to America. French people had filled the boxcars with gifts. Most of them were personal，like hand - made toys，children’s drawings，or postcards. But the boxcars themselves were perhaps the most meaningful of the gifts. On each car，the French people had painted the pictures of all their 40 provinces. with
an American eagle on the front. The boxcars were taken to each state of America，where they were warmly greeted.
Now many of the states still keep their boxcars. Gifts sent by the French people can still be seen in some museums. The Merci Train came out of the war，but it now reminds the world that countries can also work together in peace.
1. Many people crowded at New York Harbor on February 3rd，1949 to . A. welcome the Merci Train B. meet their families C. have a big party D. start a trip by ship
2. In 1947，a train stopped in cities across America in order to . A. give away clothing and food B. get more soldiers for the war C. collect things to help French people D. show exhibitions from the museums
3. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to（指）. A. the American people B. the French people C. the boxcars D. the gifts 4. The French people painted their 40 provinces and an American eagle on each boxcar because.
A. they thought France was stronger than America
B. it could show the friendship between the two countries C. the boxcars would be more beautiful D. they were very good at painting pictures
5. The passage is mainly about .
A. the story of the Merci Train B. American museums where the boxcars kept
C. gifts that American people liked D. World War II 参考答案：ACDBA
Anna's dog, Jangles, was really weird. Whenever he was sleeping, he'd start kicking, and then he'd whimper. His feet would move like he was running. What exactly was he thinking about? She really wanted to know. If only there was a way to get in his dreams, but there wasn't, was there?
Jangles sniffed the air; he caught a scent. He turned his head and perked his ears, listening for a particular sound. His hearing made it easy to hear insects chirruping in the weeds, the grasses blowing in the field, and leaves rustling in the wind. He was listening for the creeping of a rabbit in the grass, though, and they were much harder to hear.
This rabbit was smart. It was frozen in place somewhere, not daring to move. He could almost hear its heart pounding wildly in its chest. He sniffed the air again, lifted a paw, and took a cautious step in the direction he suspected the rabbit was hiding. Another step and another followed.
Something bolted out of the tall grasses just ahead of him, darting sideways and then zigzagging madly. His eyes, ears, nose, and the whole of his body suddenly
focused on one thing. He tore after the rabbit, mouth suddenly dry with anticipation, heart racing with the thrill of the chase, and eyes narrowed in tunnel vision upon his prey.
He bounded over the grass, using the height of each leap to give him a better view of the small rabbit, which nearly disappeared in some of the taller grass. The rabbit darted to the side again, heading for trees. He dug in his paws and turned to follow,
baying in joy of the chase. The rabbit was so close. In just a couple more steps, he'd have it!
\"Jangles, wake up!\" Anna called, rubbing at his chest. She was petting him gently, but it was still startling to be shaken out of the dream, such a wonderful dream... \"You were having a nightmare!\" Anna said worriedly.
Jangles snorted. Nightmare? It was the best dream ever. The nightmare was the disappointment of being woken from it! Still, petting wasn't all that bad. He let Anna pet him for a while, and then he drifted back to sleep, hoping to see the rabbit again! 1. What is Anna curious about?
A. Where does Jangles hide at night? B. What does Jangles dream about?
C. What does Jangles do when she's at school? D. She's not curious about anything. 2. What sort of animal does Jangles hunt in his dream? A. a skunk B. a cat C. a fox D. a rabbit
3. How does Jangles seem to feel during the dream?
A. excited and happy B. scared and worried C. tired and lazyD. it doesn't really say 4. Why does Anna wake Jangles?
A. She thinks he is sick. B. She worries he is having a nightmare. C. She is bored and wants to play. D. She woke him up on accident. 5. How does Jangles feel about being woken up? A. disappointed B. happy C. sad D. tired 参考答案：BDABA
A college student who spotted a group of dogfish sharks swimming next to a dock was filmed jumping into the water and catching a shark with his bare 1 .
A video posted to Instagram by Alex Winn, 19, a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, shows 2 jumping Wednesday off a dock into Kitsap County's Liberty Bay and emerging with a furiously flapping dogfish shark pup in his hands.
Winn said the shark was 3 shortly after the end of the video. He said the release wasn't caught on camera 4 his friend's phone was low on battery charge.
\"Overall, I just wanted to let people know I wasn't trying to hurt the 5 at all,\" Winn told The Seattle Times. \"He was 6 in the water really, really soon.\"
The video quickly went viral with thousands of 7 on Instagram. Dayv Lowry, a fish expert and researcher with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, criticized Winn for treating the spiny dogfish shark 8 , which he said was recently listed as an 9 species. \"It was a 10 thing to do,\" Lowry said.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A. eyes A. her A. caught A. though A. dog B. ears B. him B. released B. unless B. expert C. hands C. them C. burned C. when C. battery D. feet D. it D. sold D. because D. fish 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. A. asleep A. seriously A. praised A. endangered A. great B. back B. friendly B. criticized B. wonderful B. famous C. across C. badly C. looked C. dangerous C. relaxing D. along D. quickly D. mistook D. dirty D. silly 参考答案：
1. C
2. B 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. D Mrs. White was a beautiful woman. But these years she has become fatter and fatter. She could hardly buy 1 clothes in the shop. She even dared not look at the mirror. She wanted to lose weight very much. She tried many ways but she was still as 2 as before. How sad she was! Finally she decided to go to a famous 3 for help.
The doctor looked over her and said in 4 “Oh, Madam, why didn’t you come to see me earlier? You’ve been badly ill. To tell you the truth, you’11 5 in a month.” Mrs. White was so 6 to hear this. From then on, she 7 in bed all day and ate less and less food. She was just 8 for her death. How time flies! One 9 has passed, but Mrs. White didn’t die. She was very 10 because she thought the doctor had 11her.
She rushed into the doctor’s office and asked the doctor angrily, “One month has passed, but I’m still 12. Why did you cheat me?”
The doctor looked at Mrs. White and said with a smile, “Didn’t you ask me to help you to lose 13?” “Yes, I did.” Mrs. White said.
“Please look at the 14 yourself now.” The doctor said. Mrs. White looked at herself in the mirror and 15.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. A. comfortable A. thin A. teacher A. surprise A. appear A. sad A. stood A. looking A. day A. happy A cheated A alive A balance A. window B. suitable B. fat B. coach B. anger B. disappear B. pleased B. sat B. hoping B. week B. angry B. killed B. afraid B. control B. paper C. reliable C. strong C. doctor C. disappointment C. He C. angry C. played C. applying C. month C. worried C. bullied C. ahead C. weight C. mirror D. reasonable D. weak D. lawyer D. trouble D. die D. excited D. lay D. waiting D. year D. frightened D. hurt D. alone D. heart D. bill 15. A cried B. laughed C. died D. slept 参考答案： 1-5：B B C C D 6-10:A D D C B 11-15：A A C C A
A door was locked. A big stone came and hit the door. But he couldn't 1 it. Later a key came. He 2 the lock and the door opened. The stone was very 3 that the key could open it so easily. He asked the key: \" 4 did you do that?\" The key 5 him and said: \"Because I understand its 6 .\" Life is just like this. 7 we want to solve a problem, we must understand it 8 . If we want to make friends with people, we must understand 9 . If we want our parents to 10 us, we must first know their hearts. We must know what they hope for. ( )1. A.touch ( )2. A.got out ( )3. A.worried ( )4. A.Why ( )5. A.smiled to ( )6. A.problem ( )7. A.If ( )8. A.first ( )9. A.us ( )10. A.love B.open B.got to B.thankful B.How B.talked about B.work B.Because B.later B.others B.understand C.reach C.got into C.surprised C.When C.agreed with C.heart C.Although C.finally C.them C.remember D. close D. get up D. relaxed D. What D. shouted to D. color D. Even D. quickly D. him D. help 参考答案：1-5 BCCBA 6-10 CAACB
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