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he 43 to teach himself to mend watches. A lot of his friends 44 him broken watches and he mended them for them. Then his captain(隊(duì)長(zhǎng) ) 45 about this and one day he brought him a watch too, 46 said, “My watch has stopped. Can you mend it for me, 47 ?” Jim said, “Yes, sir, I can.” After a few days he brought the watch 48 to the captain. “How much do I owe(應(yīng)付 ) you?” the officer said, “One pound, sir.” Jim answered. Then he took a small box 49 his pocket and gave it to the captain, saying, “Here are three wheels(機(jī)輪 ) from your watch. I didn’t find a place for them 50 I put everything back.” ( ) 1. A. What B. For C. When D. Where ( ) 2. A. to B. up C. on D. with ( ) 3. A. begin B. began C. e D. begins ( ) 4. A. gave B. brought C. fetched(取來(lái) ) ( ) 5. A. heard B. listened C. listens D. listening ( ) 6. A. but B. so C. and D. and so ( ) 7. A. thank you B. will you C. please D. can’t you ( ) 8. A. again B. back C. black D. around ( ) 9. A. out B. out of C. from D. of ( ) 10. A. where B. when C. before D. why 四 、 閱讀理解 :( 15 分) A If you are like most people ,your intelligence (智力 ) changes with the seasons ,You are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of year . A famous scientist ,Ellsworth Huntington (1876—1947), concluded (總結(jié) ) that climate and temperature have an effect (作用 ) on your mental abilities (智力 ). He found that cool weather is much more favorable for creative (激活 ) thinking than summer heat .This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in the summer than they are during the rest of the year. It does mean, however , that the mental abilities of large numbers of people tend to be lowest in the summer . Spring appears to be the best period of the year for thinking One reason may be that in the spring man’s mental abilities are affected(受影響 )by the same factors (因素 ) that bring about great changes in nature . Autumn is the nextbest season ,then winter .As for summer ,it seems to be a good time to take a long vacation from thinking . ( ) 1. Ellsworth Huntington decided that climate and temperature have ______ A. a great effect on everyone’s intelligence B. some effect on most persons’ intelligence C. some effect on a few persons’ intelligence D. no effect on most persons’ intelligence ( ) 2. Why is spring the best season for thinking ? Because _______________. A. all nature ,including man ,is growing then B. B. it lasts longer than the other seasons C. it is not too warm and not too cold D. both B and C ( ) 3. The two best seasons for thinking se