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43. Choose the right order of the events. a. Charlotte dies for Wilbur. b. Wilbur’s owner attempts to kill Wilbur for he is so small c. Farmer’s daughter feeds Wilbur in a barnyard. d. Wilbur makes friends with so many animals. e. The sheep hears that Wilbur will be killed for his meat. f. Charlotte manages to save Wilbur. A. e-c-f-b-d-a B. b-c-d-e-f-a C. b-c-e-d-f-a D. a-f-c-d-b-e 44. What’s the purpose of the writer’s writing this passage? A. To persuade people to make friends with animals. B. To describe how a spider makes friends with a pig. C. To give us a brief introduction about “Charlotte’s Web”. D. To tell us a true story about a pair of unusual friends. B A city bus driver was praised as a hero after he jumped off his bus and snatched a 3-year-old girl from traffic. The bus security cameras showed the girl getting off the bus with a cheery “Bye!” and walking straight into traffic on a busy street. Chris Leslie, 38, is pictured running out the door after her. One view from the bus cameras showed a car making a rapid stop directly in front of Leslie and the girl last week. “As I grabbed her, I looked as I pulled her back and luckily the car in the next lane had stopped,” he said. “It was probably the first time in my life I was in the right place at the right time.” The girl’s mother was busy in the bus with another child in a stroller (折叠式婴儿车) and the toddler didn’t hear a command to wait. Leslie said the mother and the daughter were still hugging at the bus stop when he pulled away. Leslie’s wife, Cara, said she knew something had happened when her husband returned home from work that night. She said he immediately grabbed their 2-year-old daughter, Hannah, and gave her a long hug. “He was really scared by it all,” she said. “It’s pretty special,” said general manager of City Utilities, John Twitty. “He put his own life on the line.” Leslie, an eight-year CU veteran, earned the Driver of the Year award last year. His boss, transit manager Carol Cruise, said the utility’s rules won’t allow him to win it two years in a row (连续两年). “But there’s no reason he couldn’t win it the year after that.” 45. The writer of this passage mainly wants to tell us ____. A. people should take good care of their babies in the bus B. a lucky driver won the Driver of the Year award C. children should obey their parents in the public D. a bus driver jumped off a bus to save a girl 46. The underlined word “toddler” in the second paragraph refers to ____. A. the girl’s mother B. the bus driver C. the child in the stroller D. the 3-year-old girl 47. The relationship between Leslie and Hannah is ____. A. husband and wife B. father and daughter C. boss and worker D. driver and passenger 48. When the girl got off the bus with a cheery “Bye!” her mother ____. A. was busy repairing the stroller in the bus B. was chatting with another passenger C. was taking care of another child D. was shouting at the driver to stop C Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants. Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns(角) had not yet developed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle. By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job. Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early nineteen hundreds. A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died. The Green Revolution is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs. Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling, jealousy(嫉妒). The green-eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space. It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”. It describes the unpleasant feeling a person has when someone has something he wants. A young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if his girlfriend begins going out with someone else. Or, that green-eyed monster may affect your friend if you get a pay rise and she does not. 49. Greenhorn now refers to ____. A. a person who is new in a jobB. a new solider C. a young horse D. None of above 50. A person who has a green thumb is a person ____. A. who is good at growing plants B. whose thumbs are in green color C. whose garden is greener than others’ D. who is younger than his neighbors 51. The author is actually talking about ____. A. colorsB. language C. politicsD. agriculture 52. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. In about the 16th century, a greenhorn meant an experienced soldier. B. The Green Revolution may have some connection with green thumbs. C. The green-eyed monster was probably created by William Shakespeare. D. The green-eyed monster can be used to describe a person who is jealous. D Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water for 15 seconds! 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