【正文】 fathers did. They only went to school to learn to write if they wanted to bee a scribe (抄寫員 ). Many of the games played by ancient Egyptians are similar to games we still play today, Children played racing and jumping games. They also played ball games and with wooden toys. Older children played a game like chess. 12 The kings of Egypt (the pharaohs) had enough power to master their country. The people thought that the pharaoh was a god. He owned everything. Everyone had to do what he told them to do. The pharaohs built huge tombs. When a pharaoh died, he was buried in the tomb. The tombs were often in the shape of pyramids. When a pharaoh was buried. he was surrounded by treasure and by things to help him in the next world, such as food, clothes, furniture and weapons. Title Life in 46 Egypt Paragraph headings Work Women didn’t go out to work, and most of the men worked as farmers. 47 builders or fishermen. Clothes ? They wore robes made of thin cloth and 48 open shoes. ? To keep 49 people had their hair cut with shaven heads. Children ? Girls stayed at home and 50 with their mothers while boy followed in their fathers39。 to pletely cover sth in water or another liquid 3[V] to be louder than other sounds so that you cannot hear them :2 B. 3:1 C. 1:3 D. 3:3 43. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Black Beauty lived a hard life with mum. B. Ginger was unhappy when she was young. C. Some horses did not wear reins or bits. 11 D. Mr. Gordon went on a long journey alone. 44. How did Black Beauty save his masters life? A. By fixing the bridge. B. By asking other horses for help. C. By crossing the bridge. D. By refusing to step onto the bridge. 45. What might happen that night from the passage? A. Black Beauty was sent away from home. B. Mr. Gordon sold Black Beauty to others. C. Black Beauty got good food and a nice bed. D. Mr. Gordon had Black Beauty do extra work. 第Ⅱ卷 (非選擇題 ,共 60分 。s name was John Ginger and I worked very hard. We became friends. Ginger told me about her life when she was young. She told me. My master was not kind to me. My reins and bit hurt me. My master did not care. Squire Gordon and his men felt sorry for Ginger. They were always king to her. She stopped biting and kicking people. She became a happy horse. One day in autumn Squire Gordon went on a long journey, John went with him and I pulled the coach. The weather was rainy and windy. Mr. Gordon and John could not see well in the rain. We came to a bridge. I stopped. “Something is wrong,” I thought, I did not want to go on to the bridge. Mr. Gordon and John wanted me to go on to the bridge. I did not move. Just then a man saw us.Hey there! Stop! he cried. What is it? shouted the Squire. The bridge is broken in the middle, he answered. If you go on to it, you are all going to drown in the river. Thank God! said the Squire. Thank you, Beauty! said John. We turned around and went along the road by the river. For a long time no one said anything. Then John said: Black Beauty saved our lives. He knew the bridge was dangerous. 10 When we returned home, the Squire told Mrs. Gordon: We are all safe, thanks to Black Beauty! That night I was glad, because I was very tired. 41. Who named the horse Black Beauty? A. Farmer Grey. B. Squire Gordon. C. Mrs. Gordon. D. John. 42. What do the underlined words “ coach” and “ drown” probably mean in the passage according to the given EnglishEnglish dictionary entries (詞條 )? coach 1[C] a person who trains a person or team in sport 2[C] a fortable bus for carrying passengers over long distances 3[C] a large closed vehicle with four wheels, pulled by horses, used in the past for carrying passengers drown 1[V] to die because you have been underwater too long and you cannot breathe。t! It is better to be bored than to risk getting hurt. Try reading a book instead. Reading is more fun than playing puter games. If y