三、信息还原 阅读下面短文，从对话后所给地选项中选出可以填入空白处地最佳选项(选项中有两项为多余选项)。
Books, both old and new, are great things. However, many people today like new things. It’s hard to say no to your favorite writer’s new work, but it’s always great to read an old book. 1
They are free.
The old classics are usually free. 2. The first way is to visit libraries. Also, there are some free e-books.
They show life from another time.
Many books are stories from the past. Many know about these stories, 3. In a way, reading an old book is like visiting a museum.
They are for everyone.
People of different ages can read them. 4. But not only children can read these books. When reading Alice in Wonderland or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, everyone can learn a lot from those stories.
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New books are popular with young readers, but the old classical books can stand (经受) the test of time. The best old ones are read from age to age.
A. Some of the old books are stories for children.
B. They don’t need to prove (证明) themselves.
C. There are many great ways to find these free books.
D. and these stories tell us the history.
E. We don’t need new books.
F. Let me tell you why it is good to read old books.
G. and they tell us what happened in the magic world.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

F
C
D
A
B

四、阅读表达 阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答6。
Now the Witch of the West had a magic eye, and it could see everything. She saw the friends on the road, and she was angry. She put on her tall black hat and shouted, “Magic Monkeys — come!” In a second forty monkeys arrived at her tall house. “What do you want?” they asked. “There are three people, a dog, and a lion on my road,” she said. “Kill the people and the dog. But bring the lion here to my house. He can work for me.” “At once,” said the Monkeys. And away they went.
They broke the Tin Man’s arms and legs. They took all the straw out of the Scarecrow and threw his clothes up into a tall tree. Then they took the Lion and carried him to a dark cellar under the Witch’s house. But they could not hurt Dorothy and Toto, because of the good Witch’s kiss. So the Monkeys picked them up very carefully and carried them to the Witch’s house.
The Witch saw the kiss on Dorothy’s face, and was afraid. But she did not tell Dorothy that. “You must work for me in my house now,” she said to the child. “All day, and every day. And remember — I am watching you all the time.” Now Dorothy did not know this, but the red shoes were magic. The Witch wanted those shoes very much, but Dorothy never took them off. She took them off when she washed, of course, but the Witch never went near water. She was very, very afraid of water.
Then, one morning, Dorothy’s left shoe fell off. The Witch picked up the shoe at once. “This is my shoe now!” she shouted. “No, it isn’t!” shouted Dorothy angrily. “Give it back to me at once!”
“No!” said the Witch. And then she tried to take Dorothy’s right shoe too. Dorothy loved her red shoes, and she was very angry. There was a bucket of water near the door. Dorothy picked up the bucket and threw the water at the Witch. The water hit her in the face, and she cried out, “Help! Help! The water is killing me! The — water — is …”
— Adapted from The Wizard of OZ
1. Who does the Witch of the West ask for help?
2. Why do they take the lion to the Witch’s house?
3. Why do the Monkeys pick Dorothy up very carefully?
4. What is the Witch of the West afraid of?
5. What do you think of Dorothy?

Magic monkeys.
Because it can work for the witch/her.
Because of the good Witch’s kiss.
Water.
Brave.