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1、Passage23Abagisusefulandtheword“bag”isuseful,too.Itremindsusofaninterestingphrase,i.e.“toletthecatoutthebag”.Inmeaningitisthesameas“totellthesecret”.Andthereisanoldinterestingstoryaboutit.Longago,whenfarmerswantedtosellchickensatthemarket,mostofthetimetheywouldjustthrowthechickensincloth

2、bags.Butcatswerecheaperthanchickens,somanyfarmerswouldputcatsintotheclothbaginsteadofchickens.Oneday,awomanaskedamanforchicken.Themangaveheraclothbaginwhichtherewasacat.Thewomanbeggedtoseethechicken.Whenthemanopenedtheclothbag,abigblackcatranout.Notachicken!Theman’ssecretwasoutandeveryon

3、eknewit.Nowwhensomeoneletsout（泄露）asecret,he“letthecatoutofthebag”.Andthatisthestorywheretheinterestingphrasecomesfrom.1.Thephrase“toletthecatoutofthebag”camefrom__________.A.awomanandachickenB.amanandacatC.achickenandacatD.aninterestingstory2.Thewomanwantedtobuy___________.A.aclothbagB.a

4、chickenC.ablackcatD.abagandachicken3.Whydidthefarmerputcatsintotheirclothbagsinsteadofchickens?A.Becausethefarmerslikedcats.B.Becausepeoplelikedcats.C.Becausecatswerecheaperthanchickens.D.Becausecatswereeasytofind.4.In“…everyoneknewit”attheendofthesecondparagraph,“it”refersto“_________”.

5、A.therewasachickenintheman’sbagB.therewasacatintheclothbagC.theclothbagD.theman’scat5.John“letsthecatoutofthebag”meansthathe_________.A.makeseveryoneknowasecretB.putsthecatsawayfromthebagC.buysacatinthebagD.sellsthecatinthebagPassage24IfyouaskmostAmericans,theywouldsaytheirfavoriteseason

6、oftheyearissummer.Theweatheriswarm.Theydonothavetowearheavyclothestokeepwarm.Youngpeopledonothavetogotoschool.Theycandomanyactivitiesoutside,likeplayingsportsandswimmingatthebeachorthepool.Theylikethesunshineduringthedayandthewarmsummernights.Peoplehavewrittenandrecordedhundredsofsongsab

7、outsummer.Thesearesomeofourfavorites.OneofthemostfamoussongsaboutsummerisfromGeorgeGershwin’sopera“PorgyandBess”.Hewrotethemusicinnineteenthirty-five.TheoperatakesplaceinthesouthernUnitedStates.Itopenswiththesewords:“Summertimeandthelivin’iseasy.Fisharejumpin’andthecotton