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dn39。s first librarian was a man called Edward Edwards, Edwards attended the library39。s Best Friend C. The Danger on the Icy Lake D. Suggestions for Pets39。t begin to imagine how cold it was. Everyone was very nervous, but he was as cool as a cucumber﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣ he just crawled back out, put the dog on its lead, and went home. Many regard him as a hero, but Mr. Smith is quite laid﹣ back about it. Most dog owners are the same as me. They would do what I did without a second thought. But in the future, I39。ll never get back to your web. But the spider ( 21) again and again. King Robert watched while it ( 22) climbed back to its web. After an hour, the spider got do the web. You are such a great ( 23) , he said. If you can keep trying. I can too. I must keep on fighting. I won39。t have a brother or a sister. His father was a farmer, and ( 4) farm they lived on was miles away from anywhere,( 5) there were never any children to play with. He was tired of staring at( 6) pigs, hens, cows and sheep. He was especially tired of having to live in the house with his grandma. Looking after her all by himself was hardly ( 7) way to spend a Saturday morning. Go and make me a cup of tea for a start,( 8) sugar and milk. Grandma said. Most grandmothers are lovely, kind, helpful old ladies, but not this one. Gee39。m going shopping in the village, Gee39。s mother said to Gee on Saturday morning. So be a good boy and don39。s grandma was a woman( 9) was always plaining about something or other. She spent all day( 10) on her chair by the window. Gee ( 11) that Grandma used to be a gentle lady, but as she grew older, she was not able to look after herself and even worse, she was easy to get angry. We ( 12) be nice to the old, Gee, His mother always told him. Thinking of this, Gee ( 13) into the kitchen and made Grandma a cup of tea with a teabag. He put one spoon of sugar and ( 14) milk in it. He stirred the tea well and carried it into the living room ( 15) . 1 A. take B. taking C. to take D. takes 2 A. sleep B. sleeps C. is sleeping D. was sleeping 3 A. that B. what C. where D. which 4 A. a B. an C. the D. / 5 A. but B. if C. or D. so 6 A. hundred B. hundreds C. hundredth D. hundreds of 7 A. exciting B. the most exciting C. more exciting D. much more exciting 8 A. in B. with C. of D. for 9 A. who B. which C. where D. when 10 A. sitting B. sits C. sit D. sat 11 A. tell B. told C. was told D. has told 12 A. should B. would C. might D. can 13 A. goes B. went C. will go D. has gone 14 A. many B. any C. few D. some 15 A. care B. careful C. carefully D. careless 二、完形填空. 16. More than 700 years ago, Scotland ( 蘇格蘭 ) was fighting with England. The king of England wanted to( 16) Scotland. He had a strong army so it was ( 17) for the Scots to fight. They lost many times, King Robert of Scotland had to run from the English army. One rainy day, King Robert lay in an old house. He thought that he was not good enough to be king. He was so( 18) that he didn39。t let the English win. His ( 24) grew strong and they ( 25) the English army. Scotland was free. Nobody knows if this is a true story. Many parents tell it to their children because the want them to keep trying. 16. A. leave B. control C. help D. visit 17. A. interesting B. difficult C. important D. necessary 18. A. surprised B. bored C. worried D. lonely 19. A. looked ahead B. looked out C. looked on D. looked up 20. A. old B. strong C. fast D. free 21. A. tried B. fell C. practiced D. cheered 22. A. finally B. easily C. slowly D. suddenly 23. A. player B. fighter C. soldier D. spider 24. A. army B. feeling C. opinions D. family 25. A. kept B. raised C. stopped D. joined 三、閱讀 第一節(jié):閱讀理解(滿分 40 分) 26. We often hear stories of animals rescuing people. But now someone has managed to return the favor. The event took place one snowy January morning Thomas Smith was walking his dog, Jack, in the park. As I was walking, I just saw Jack running onto the ice towards the ducks in the middle, and then he fell into the water and couldn39。m going to make sure he39。Owners. 31. Tim Berners﹣ Lee is not the most famous inventor in the world. However, his invention has changed our lives. He was born in London, England in 1955. When he was a small boy, Tim was interested in playing with electrical things . He studied science at Oxford University. He made his first puter from an old television at the age of 21. Tim started working on early puters. At that time, they were much bigger than now. He worked in England then Switzerland. Tim was really interested in two things, puters and how the brain works. How could the brain connect so many facts so quickly? He had to work with people all over the world. They shared information about puters. It was hard to manage all the information. He answered the same questions again and again. took a lot of time. It was even difficult for puters in the same office in Switzerland to share information. Tim also fot things easily. Could a puter work like a brain ? Could ittalkto other puters? There was an Inter already but it was difficult to use. In 1989, Tim Berners﹣ Lee invented the World Wide Web( WWW) all by himself. This had a special language that helped puters talk to each other on the Inter. When people wanted to share information with others, they used the World Wide Web. The Inter grew quickly after that. Tim Berners﹣ Lee doesn39。s opening ceremony and two famous writers called Charles Dickens and William Thackeray were there too. How to Join aLibrary To join a library, go to your local library and fill in a form. you39。t have enough space inside the building. 40. What can we learn from the passage? A. Schools in Lo