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1、学英语报社 http:/ 全新课标理念，优质课程资源TEST YOURSELF. 阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)AA long time ago, there was a farmer who had ten donkeys. One evening, after a long day of hard work, the farmer returned home with the donkeys and began to tie them to the stakes (桩). When he finished nine donkeys
2、, he found that the tenth rope was gone.What now? He could not let the last donkey run around all night. It would surely run away. Suddenly, he saw that, under a tree, there was a monk (和尚). The farmer ran to the monk and asked for advice. The monk said, “The only thing you have to do to the tenth d
3、onkey is to make the movements (动作) you would have made with a rope in your hands. Pretend (假装) to tie the donkey. Thats all.”The farmer returned to the tenth donkey, pretended to fasten (拴紧) a rope around its neck and then to tie the rope to a stake. He then entered his little house, half trusting
4、the monks advice, half worried that his donkey would run away in the middle of the night.When he went outside very early the next morning, all the donkeys were still standing nicely next to their stakes, even the tenth one. The farmer untied the donkeys and wanted to take them to the field. But to h
5、is surprise, donkey number ten refused to move an inch. The farmer pulled and shouted, but the animal just didnt move.Suddenly, the farmer thought of what he had done to the donkey the night before. With a great “ah ha”, he returned to donkey number ten, and just after a simple movement the donkey h
6、appily walked with him to the field.1. What was the farmers problem when he tied the donkeys?A. He had left a rope in the field. B. The tenth stake was gone.C. The tenth donkey ran away. D. He needed one more rope.2. Following the monks advice, what did the farmer do? A. He went to sleep straight. B
7、. He pretended to tie the tenth donkey. C. He watched the tenth donkey all night.D. He tied the tenth donkey to the ninth stake.3. The next morning, the farmer found that_.A. the donkeys went to the field by themselvesB. donkey number ten was running aroundC. the tenth donkey didnt run away学英语报社 htt
8、p:/ 全新课标理念，优质课程资源D. all the donkeys were gone4. The underlined part “a simple movement” in the last paragraph refers To_.A. taking away the tenth stake B. pretending to untie the donkeyC. pretending to cut the tenth ropeD. tying the tenth donkey with a real ropeB5. According to the passage, we know
9、that Henry Doorly Zoo_.学英语报社 http:/ 全新课标理念，优质课程资源A. has an aquarium in itB. sits in a small cityC. is the largest zoo in the worldD. is always the No. 1 zoo in America6. Why is San Diego Zoo considered to be special? A. It is free for the public.B. Animals are not kept in cages there.C. People can g
10、et close to wild animals there.D. It has the highest number of animal species.7. Which zoo is the best choice for you and your kids to visit?A. Henry Doorly Zoo. B. San Diego Zoo.C. St. Louis Zoo. D. Memphis Zoo.8. The main purpose of the passage is to _.A. compare the popularity of these zoos B. sh
11、ow the popularity of zoos in AmericaC. present the result of TripAdvisors studyD. introduce several popular zoos in AmericaCEnglish Language Day is celebrated each year on April 23 the date when William Shakespeare was born. Shakespeare has been called the greatest writer in the English language. Hi
12、s plays continue to be published, performed in theaters and seen in films almost 400 years after his death. Many people consider English as the unofficial “world language” because it is so widely used. The first English Language Day was the result of work by the United Nations. A few years ago, the
13、UNs Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization created Language Days for each of the UNs six official languages. The goal was to celebrate multilingualism the use of different languages around the world and different cultures. Another goal was to campaign for equal use of all six official lan
14、guages throughout the United Nations. The other five languages are Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.The United Nations celebrated its first English Language Day on April 23, 2010. That day, a number of events were held. This year, the TOEFL program has announced plans for a “live” questi
15、on and answer chat on the social media website Facebook. TOEFL is known as the test of English as a foreign language. To improve American English, new learners have to come to the right place: . Every day you will find news and information in easy-to-understand English. Our stories are based on a 1,500-word vocabulary. You can find “American 学英语报社 http:/ 全新课标理念，优质课程资源Stories” on the website every Friday. On Saturdays, you can find “Everyday Grammar”. It answers common questions about the language. For those who want to learn through vi
