In the summer of 1936， a poor sheepherder （牧羊人）fell ill and came（1）　　a small hospital in Fort Benton， Montana， with his dog．The sheepherder was seriously ill and died soon．

The sheepherder's body was （2）　　to his family by train．The dog cried as the train carrying his master's （主人的） body disappeared．

Trains came to Fort Benton four times a day．The dog stayed there to meet each one， waiting for his master to return．He watched each passenger（3）　　the train．

The station manager Ed felt（4）　　for the dog． He named the dog Shep and left him some food every day． He encouraged the dog to come inside the station． Finally， Shep get to trust Ed and would come inside． But every day when the trains （5）　　 ，Shep was back waiting at the same place．

The passengers who came to Fort Benton wondered （6）　　the dog was always there ，greeting the trains．Ed decided to write a pamphlet（小册子）about Shep's （7）　　and sell it to the passengers for a small price． Some newspapers shared Shep's story across the nation．

Day after day， Shep continued to wait and watch．He was （8）　　old when he died in 1942．After his （9）　　，the people of Font Benton made a beautiful bronze statue （铜像）of Shep to honor （10）　　． Today， many visitors still stop to look at the statue and buy the pamphlet．

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with our experienced coaches．

We have lessons for all ages．

Call Mr. Jones at 6759 2232 for more information．

（1）If you want to have lessons every Wednesday， where can you swim？　　

A． At any swimming pool．

B． At public swimming pools．

C． At private swimming pools．

D． At public and private pools．

（2）Tom （an 11﹣year﹣old boy） and his father want to have 1﹣on﹣1 swimming lessons at Bruce Swimming School． How much will they pay for a month？　　

A．﹩100

B．﹩120

C．﹩170

D．﹩190

（3）Which of the following is NOT TRUE？　　

A． Students can have 1﹣on﹣1 swimming lessons if they need．

B． 1﹣on﹣1 students can get regular progress reports and prize．

C． Swimming lessons are available only on weekends．

D． If you want to know more， you can call Mr Jones 6759 2232．

How can cactus（仙人掌）help the world？It can provide a new kind of sustainable fuel （可持续燃料）．Nopalimex， a company in Mexico， has made one of the world's first cactus﹣ powered factories．The idea came to Sosa in Nopalimex when he was looking for ways to save money for his food factory， He now powers his factory with cactus gas （气体）． The cost to produce the gas is half the cost of electricity．

Soon， the gas produced by Nopalimex will also be used in cars．Nopalimex's gas is made by using the prickly pear （刺梨） a kind of cactus．To make the gas，the prickly pear is mixed together with manure （肥料）． Then the mixture produces the gas that can be used as fuel．

Why cactus？ Fuel can be made from other plants such as corn，but there are a few reasons why cactus is a better choice． First， prickly pears need very little water and very lite care， and grow well in hot temperatures． Today， these characteristics （特点） are key． Also， unlike corn， prickly pears don't need space that could be used for other food plants． They can grow in areas where many food plants can′t grow． Last，after making gas from prickly pears and manure， their byproducts （副产品）can be used to help grow food．

Scientists still need to do more research on making and using prickly pear gas． As projects like Nopalimex show， we have the possibility to produce more sustainable fuel to power our lives．

（1）How can cactus help the world？　　

A． By saving farmers' money．

B． By providing a new kind of sustainable fuel．

C． By taking the place of corn．

D． By producing a lot of electricity and gas．

（2）Why does Sosa power his factory with cactus gas？　　

A． Because he wants to save money for his food factory．

B． Because he has grown a lot of cactus and com in his town．

C． Because he wants to be well﹣known around the world．

D． Because he wants to grow cactus instead of corn．

（3）What does the underlined word "mixture" in Paragraph 2 refer to（指代）？　　

A． The Nopalimex company．

B． The manure．

C． The prickly pear and manure．

D． Cactus．

（4）What is Paragraph 3 mainly about？　　

A． How cactus is used to produce gas．

B． Where we can grow a lot of cactus．

C． What Nopalimex does with cactus．

D． Why cactus is a better choice to make fuel．

TED is held in different cities around the world every year． TED stands for Technology，Entertainment， Design （设计）． With different speakers ﹣also from different parts of the earth ﹣ all the speeches are on their website， for everyone to see．

TED invites speakers to give speeches on a variety of topics （话题）． The different speakers are usually experts in their fields and talk about new ideas and recent developments． The speakers are often also well﹣known， such as Microsofts' Bill Gates and the animal expert， Jane Goodall． There are many talks on environment， how to help poor people， education and so on． While the talks cover a wide variety of topics， all speakers have a strict time limit （限制）﹣ each speech must last no longer than 18 minutes．

Everybody who has an Internet connection can visit TED's website ﹣ted．org． Every weekday， a new video is uploaded （上传） ， allowing people from all over the world to listen to talks for free． No longer than 18 minutes， the video is not really interesting， you know you are not going to waste too much time．

Most TED talks are in English but there are talks available in other languages， too． What's more，most of the English﹣language talks also have subtitles （副标题） in different languages． As a result，it's excellent for practicing English and learning new words， especially in a topic that you find interesting and enjoyable． With so many choices of topics， the videos are often much more exciting than the listening exercises used in many classes．

（1）What is TED stand for？　　

A． Technology， Education and Design．

B． Technology， Education and Dream．

C． Technology， Entertainment and Design．

D， Technology， Entertainment and Dream．

（2）What does the underlined word "variety" in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese？　　

A． 多样性

B． 相似性

C． 递进性

D． 单一性

（3）What can we fill in the in Paragraph 3？　　

A． because

B． but

C． whether

D． even if

（4）Which of the following is TRUE？　　

A． A TED speech probably lasts about half an hour．

B． We can watch TED speeches to practice English．

C． We need to pay when we watch TED speeches．

D． Only rich people can make TED speeches online．

（5）The passage is 　　

A． a poem

B． a story

C． an introduction

D． a letter

Twenty﹣six years ago， Yossi went deep into the Amazon jungle and got lost for three weeks． He lost a lot of weight as the result of hunger and disease （疾病）． However， he luckily got out of the jungle and wrote a book Jungle about his story years later． The question remains ﹣ how did he survive （幸存）？

Yossi had always dreamed of exploring （探险） the heart of the Amazon jungle． He met and became good friends with Marcus， Kari， and Kevin． They set off together．

（1）　　 At the beginning， that seemed like a good idea so they built the boat excitedly and started downriver． However， on their journey， Kari suddenly refused to continue． The men then separated and moved on in pairs．

Yossi and Kevin continued on the boat． Near a waterfall， they lost control of their boat and were thrown into the river．（2）　　 Yossi then spent four days trying to get back upriver to find his friend but failed． During this time， Kevin was saved by some fishermen． He quickly went to the town and asked for help from the local people．

Deep in the forest， Yossi climbed around， lost and alone．（3）　　As the days passed， not only did Yossi run out of food， but he also realized his foot was starting to rot （腐烂） away．

Yossi wanted to give up many times．One day， as he was cleaning a fresh wound on his foot，Yossi heard the sound of a boat engine． He tried his best to get to the river bank．（4）　　 Yossi wanted to shout out but was too tired to do so． How disappointed he was when he saw the search party turning around and away from him． Yossi tried to run forward but fell into the water． The noise caught Kevin's attention and Yossi was finally saved．

A． Kevin swam to the bank but Yossi was rushed downriver．

B． Their plan was to sail on a boat down the Tuichi River．

C． Kari lost his life in the jungle．

D． It was Kevin．

E． Also there were dangerous animals around．