．Mr. and Mrs Scott prefer a trip in a small t...

．Mr. and Mrs Scott prefer a trip in a small town to _____in so large a city as New York.

A．this　　　　　　 B．one　　　　　　　 C．it　　　　　　 D．that

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Last month, Mr. and Mrs. Walter moved to a small town because they both _________ from work and wanted to _________a peaceful life. After being there _________ a short time, Mrs. Walter complained(抱怨) to her next-door _________. She told him about the poor service _______ she received at the local convenient store. She was hoping the neighbor would repeat her _________to the store owner.

The next day the newcomer went to the store._________ greeted her with a big smile. He told her how _________ he was to see her again, and said he hoped she liked their _________. He also offered himself as a resource to Mrs. Walter and her husband as they got settled. Then he took care of her order________.

Mrs. Walter was very __________. When she got home, she reported the big ________ to her neighbor. “I suppose you told him how poor I thought the __________was,” she guessed.

“Well, no,” the neighbor said, “__________ —and I hope you don’t mind—I told him you were amazed at the way he had __________this small town store, which was no easy job, and that you thought it was one of the __________stores you’d ever seen.”

Mrs. Walter’s neighbor __________ that all people want to be __________. Actually, most people will do nearly anything for you __________you treat them respectfully. That means making it clear to them that their feelings are ________, and their opinions are precious.

1.A. learned　　 B. retired　　 C. came　　 D. recovered

2.A. live　　 B. save　　 C. change　　 D. remember

3.A. of　　 B. on　　 C. at　　 D. for

4.A. sister　　 B. stranger　　 C. newcomer　　 D. neighbor

5.A. where　　 B. that　　 C. what　　 D. how

6.A. happiness　　 B. dissatisfaction　　 C. honesty　　 D. joke

7.A. Mr. Walter　　 B. Mrs. Walter　　 C. The owner　　 D. The neighbor

8.A. happy　　 B. funny　　 C. lucky　　 D. polite

9.A. way　　 B. friend　　 C. order　　 D. town

10.A. quickly　　 B. sadly　　 C. angrily　　 D. easily

11.A. proud　　 B. interested　　 C. surprised　　 D. disappointed

12.A. success　　 B. change　　 C. decision　　 D. idea

13.A. place　　 B. man　　 C. store　　 D. service

14.A. For example　　 B. At least　　 C. In fact　　 D. After all

15.A. paid for　　 B. built up　　 C. found out　　 D. thought about

16.A. best-run　　 B. most modern　　 C. busiest　　 D. cleanest

17.A. understood　　 B. forgot　　 C. pretended　　 D. hoped

18.A. helped　　 B. educated　　 C. respected　　 D. corrected

19.A. until　　 B. unless　　 C. if　　 D. though

20.A. embarrassing　　 B. exciting　　 C. shameful　　 D. important

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The old couple preferred a flat in a small town to ______ in so large a city as Chongqing．

A．this B．it      C．that         D．one

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Bill Robinson is on trial for murder（因谋杀而受审）．He grew up in a small town in Ohio and then went to Kent State University for one year．When he was nineteen years old，he was asked to join the army and was soon sent to fight in Vietnam．He was very unhappy there as he hated the war and he hated killing people．Two years later he returned home and tried to pick up where he had left off，but things were never quite the same again for the young black man．For one thing，he always had terrible dreams about the war．He could not concentrate on his studies and soon he had to leave school．Then he was fired from one job after another．He wanted to meet someone nice and get married，but he just couldn't seem to get close to anyone．He became angry easily and people avoided him．He was always lonely．Finally one day，while eating at a restaurant，Bill lost control of himself and shot someone for no reason at all．Bill's lawyer hopes that he will not be held responsible for the shooting．He hopes that the judge and the jury（陪审团）will understand that Bill was“temporarily insane（一时精神错乱）”and did not really choose to kill anyone．

1.What did Bill Robinson do after he returned from abroad？

2.He failed to complete his college education because he ____ ．

3.He never married because ____ ．

4.The best title for this article is ____ ．

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Having no child of their own, Mr. and Mrs. White decide to _______ one in their hometown.

A.acquire B.adopt C.adapt D.attach

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Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.

One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”

Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”

1.How did Mr. Grey get to his office?

A. He went up to work by train.

B. He walked to his office.

C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.

D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.

2.Mr. Grey liked walking to his office because ________.

A. he couldn’t afford the buses　　 B. he wanted to save money

C. he wanted to keep in good health　　 D. he could do some exercises on the way

3.One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______

A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the money

B. again asked Mr. Grey for money

C. would like to make friends with him

D. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then

4.In the second paragraph, “…take a chance” means ______.

A. Mr. Gray happened to meet a stranger

B. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a stranger

C. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chance

D. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him

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Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in Lon-don. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.

On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.

“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”

Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry,“Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”

Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.

1.We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______.

A．a conductor       B．a worker          C．a thief            D．an umbrella maker

2.The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.

A．his ticket          B．his bag            C．his drawing        D．his umbrella

3. Why did Mr. Brown take the woman’s umbrella?

A．Because he was lost in thought.

B．Because it was much like his own umbrella.

C．Because he thought the woman would not notice it.

D．Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown.

4.When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas, the woman felt ______.

A．surprised          B．angry             C．fortunate          D．sad

5.How did Mr. Brown get the four umbrellas?

A．He picked them on the train.

B．He brought them from his small town.

C．He bought them in London.

D．He stole them from four women.

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Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in Lon-don. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.

On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.

“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”

Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry, “Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”

Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.

1.We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______.

A．a conductor       B．a worker          C．a thief            D．an umbrella maker

2.The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.

A．his ticket          B．his bag            C．his drawing        D．his umbrella

3.Why did Mr. Brown take the woman’s umbrella?

A．Because he was lost in thought.

B．Because it was much like his own umbrella.

C．Because he thought the woman would not notice it.

D．Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown.

4.When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas, the woman felt ______.

A．surprised          B．angry             C．fortunate          D．sad

5.How did Mr. Brown get the four umbrellas?

A．He picked them on the train.               B．He brought them from his small town.

C．He bought them in London.                D．He stole them from four women.

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Ⅳ阅读理解(2×20，共40分)阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

Mr. Brown had a nice shop in the main street of a small town. He sold jewelry, watches and the like. All went well some years, and then his shop was broken into twice in one month at night, and a lot of jewelry was stolen each time. Three weeks had passed, yet the police had not done much to catch the thief. So Mr. Brown decided to try to do something about it himself. He bought a good camera and fixed it up in his shop and put some cheap jewelry in front of it for the thief so that it could take a photo of anyone who stole the jewelry. A few nights later the thief did come again. But he did not touch any of the cheap jewelry that Mr. Brown had put out for him. He took the camera, which was worth 15,000 pounds.

1. The jewelry the thief had stolen was ________

A. very valuable.    B. worth little money.

C. quite cheap.      D. of no use to the thief.

2. How did the thief know about jewelry?

A. He knew a little about jewelry.

B. He knew a lot about it.

C. The poor one knew nothing about jewelry.

D. He knew little about it.

3. Why did Mr. Brown buy a camera and put it in the shop?

A. Because the camera was not so expensive as the jewelry or the watches in the shop.

B. Because he knew that the thief was interested in a cheap camera.

C. Because he thought that a good camera could help him find out who the thief was.

D. Because the policemen told him to do so.

4. What did Mr. Brown lose during the two months?

A. 15,000 pound notes.

B. A camera and 15,000 pounds.

C. Lots of jewelry and a good camera.

D. A lot of jewelry, a camera and 15,000 pound notes.

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Larry Bird was born in 1965 in a small town in the Middle Western State of Indiana. He was tall, and good at playing basketball. He attended Indiana State University. Bird led the team into the College Basketball Championship Game.

After completing his college studies, Larry Bird began playing professional basketball for the Boston Celtics. He remained with the Celtics for all his professional career. During those 13 years, Larry Bird was named the Most Valuable Player of the Year three times. He scored more than 21, 000 points, and he played in 13 of the highest scoring games in his team’s history. Once he scored 60 points in just one game.

During his very successful basketball career, Larry Bird suffered a number of injuries. In 1989, he stopped playing because of pain in his feet. He returned in 1990, but the pain in his feet returned too. In the next two years he experienced more medical problems, and he missed many games.

Larry Bird did play on the Dream Team－the first Olympic Team with professional players. However, after winning the gold medal in Barcelona, he announced that he would retire from professional basketball. Larry Bird said he would have liked to play a little longer, but he could not because of his health problems. He also said it was a good time to leave the game. He wanted to be remembered as a winner.

1.The underlined word “scored” in the second paragraph means ________.

A. lost　　　　　 B. made　　　　 C.　 got　　　　　　 D. wrote

2.When he returned to his team in 1990, ________.

A. he still had a lot of medical problems caused by the previous（先前的）injuries

B. he played in all the following games for his team

C. he had recovered from a number of injuries

D. He didn’t play for his team any more

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Larry Bird began his career after his graduation from the college.

B. He lost interest in playing basketball after he retired.

C. Though he left the team, he didn’t feel too much regret.

D. He thought it a right decision to leave the team.

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