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s son came in. “Mouse!” he shouted. “What a foolish name! I know something much stronger than a mouse. Everyone knows that a cat catches the mouse and eats it. A cat is stronger than a mouse,” said the boy. This time the man saw his mistake. He changed its name back to Cat again.1. The man named his cat “Sky” because he liked it very much.2. One day he changed the name Sky because he was told that the sky was higher than the cloud.3. He turned the name to “Cloud” because he found that the cloud would be blown away by the wind.4. His neighbor considered Wind the worst name because even a wall could stop it.5. Finally the man called his cat “cat” because he thought a wall not stronger than mouse.【參考答案】(8) 1-5 TFTTF。Passage C中考閱讀理解For most Americans, life without a car is hard to imagine. However, society has realized the serious air pollution problem caused by cars. The polluted air bees poisonous(有毒的) to our health. One way to get rid of(擺脫) the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute. That’s what several large panies have been trying to do. But to build a clean car is easier said than done. Progress is this field has been slow. Another way is to replace the car engine(發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)) with something. Now inventors are working on steam(蒸汽) cars as well as electric cars. Many car makers believe that it will take years to develop a useful model that pleases people. To prevent the world from being polluted by cars, we make some changes in the way we live. Americans, for example, have to reduce(減少) the number of their total cars. They should be encouraged to travel and go to work by bicycle. But this change does not e easily. A large number of workers might find themselves without jobs if a car factory is closed. Thus the problem of air pollution would bee less important than that of unemployment(失業(yè)). Although cars have led(引導(dǎo)) us to better lives, they have also brought us new problems. 1. A car is very important for most Americans. 2. Building a clean car is not difficult. 3. One way to get rid of the polluted air is to replace the car engine. 4. The writer thinks that the problem of air pollution is more important that that of unemployment. 【參考答案】(7) 1-4 TFTF中考閱讀理解Many years ago, there was a man. He had a cat and loved it very much. He decided to call it Sky. One day, a friend said to him, Let me tell you that there is something stronger than the sky. I mean the clouds, for they cover the sky. You are right. answered the man, And now I39。5. C. 通讀全文,知道有三人把褲子各縮短了