【正文】 hen I looked up, I saw that Elsie wasn’t a big mean bull at all. She was just a friendly young cow, and she was going to keep licking my brother’s back as long as he stood still. When we discovered the truth, we were so happy. We then ran to the swimming hole and jumped in. The water was just as wonderful as we had dreamed. After that day, we had many good days and we often visited our secret swimming hole guarded by the socalled “big mean bull”. . 5. What’s the meaning of the underline word “fishy” in Paragraph 2? A. Doubtful. B. Interesting. C. Funny. D. Believable. 6. What was the problem faced by the author and his brother? A. They didn’t know where to swim. B. They didn’t know how to get to the stream. C. Their mother didn’t want them to swim. D. They had to face a very mean bull. 7. When Elsie saw the author’s brother, she _______. A. tried to attack him B. showed her friendliness C. immediately ran away D. tried to drive him away 8. What’s the passage mainly about ? A. The bull guarding ’s farm. B. How friendly the socalled mean bull was. C. The story of visiting the swimming hole. D. How the author changed his attitude to Joanie. C Do you like going to a theater to watch live performances? If you do, I’m not alone.[來源 :學?？?。網(wǎng) Z。 X。 X。 K] Live performances at theaters interest different groups of people from rich people to office workers. If you go to any theater and look at its audience, you will find it is made up of teenagers, the elderly and anyone in between. One part of it is due to the marketing and the show itself. For example, Hair isn’t going to interest the same audience as My Fair Lady. Another part of it is due to the area in which you live. The Palace Theater in Manchester, for example, interests a more urban (城市的） crowd than the Leddy Center in Epping. All of these people have an interest in the magic of live performances and they go to the theater for different reasons. There is nothing better than live theatre performances to increase your cultural awareness (意識 ) When you go to see a live theater performance, no matter whether it is a musical or a play, you are improving your knowledge of the world around you. Some people go to the theater to have fun and escape their troubles。 others, particularly rich people, go to the theater to develop their knowledge of the world around them. Both of them are very good reasons for going to see live theater performances. However, personally, I often go to the theater more to have fun than anything else. Everyone has the right to enjoy any performance, whether it’s a worldfamous performance by the New Hampshire Ballet or a secondrate performance by your local munity theater. The main thing to remember is whether you are there to heighten your awareness of the culture or to get away from your problems. You should appreciate the performance for what it is, because too many people these days don’t know enough about the arts. 9. What does the author mean by saying she is not alone? A. She no longer feels lonely. B. She loves watching popular performances. C. She often visits a theater with a friend. D. She likes going to the theater. 10. The example of Hair and My Fair Lady shows that______. A. many shows have a lot in mon B. some shows are better than others C. not all shows are attractive to the audience D. different shows interest different people 11. According to the author, going to the theater is helpful because of the following reasons EXCEPT______. A. improving the ability to read others’ feelings B. being a way of learning something