1. There was once a millionaire who loved money than anything else in the world. He didn’t know exactly how much he had, so he took on a little girl to ## all his money for him.
It ## the little girl six days to count all the money. When she told the millionaire that he had forty-two ## dollars, he was ## with joy and asked, “ How much ## do you want?” He thought that ## she was only a child, he could ## her into taking a very small amount of money.
The girl said, “well, I worked for six days, so I think you ## pay me for six days. Give me two pennies for the first day. Each day after that, just give me the amount you give me the day before, multiplied by itself.
The ## thought that in this ## he would only have to give her a ## dollars. What a ## little girl! So immediately, he ## his lawyer sign up the contract, fearing that she would change her ## .
On the first day the millionaire paid her two pennies, and on the second day, two pennies times two pennies, or four pennies.
Each day after that, he gave her ## number of pennies he had given her the day before, multiplied by itself. And by the sixth day, the foolish millionaire had to give the clever little girl all his money.
(1).
A.bring
B.count
C.send
D.hide
(2).
A.had
B.needed
C.got
D.took
(3).
A.million
B.dozen
C.thousand
D.hundred
(4).
A.pride
B.wild
C.surprised
D.moved
(5).
A.dollars
B.number
C.time
D.pay
(6).
A.as if
B.though
C.if
D.because
(7).
A.warn
B.advise
C.cheat
D.set
(8).
A.could
B.would
C.should
D.might
(9).
A.girl
B.millionaire
C.two
D.people
(10).
A.measure
B.way
C.point
D.means
(11).
A.few
B.little
C.less
D.much
(12).
A.nice
B.clever
C.fine
D.foolish
(13).
A.ordered
B.asked
C.had
D.persuaded
(14).
A.mind
B.heart
C.word
D.plan
(15).
A.good
B.great
C.a
D.the
2.“Where is the university?” This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge（剑桥）ask. But no one can give them a ## answer, for there is no wall to be found _##_ the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, ##, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of ## members are the students and ## of the thirty-one colleges.
Cambridge was already a ## town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ##. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once _##_the Cam. A ## was built over the river as early as 875. ## the town got its name "Cambridge".
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and ## land was used for college buildings. The town grew much ## in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a ## in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100, 000. Many young students in ## countries ## to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.
(1).
A.clean
B.clear
C.right
D.real
(2).
A.around
B.in
C.near
D.by
(3).
A.cinemas
B.parks
C.zoos
D.libraries
(4).
A.their
B.his
C.its
D.my
(5).
A.parents
B.farmers
C.workers
D.teachers
(6).
A.interesting
B.usual
C.developing
D.common
(7).
A.before
B.ago
C.later
D.after
(8).
A.said
B.called
C.spoken
D.talked
(9).
A.bridge
B.building
C.station
D.house
(10).
A.Because
B.But
C.And
D.So
(11).
A.less
B.fewer
C.more
D.bigger
(12).
A.smaller
B.slower
C.faster
D.cleaner
(13).
A.city
B.college
C.university
D.country
(14).
A.another
B.other
C.the other
D.others
(15).
A.stop
B.hate
C.hope
D.need
三、 阅读理解 (共 4 道试题,共 20 分)
1.Cars are lots of fun, but they could also be dangerous. We have to be careful when we drive them or ride in them.
