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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Sally arrived early. As she walked around the old house, she couldn't cause of what was about to happen. It was almost a year since her dear grandmother had passed away in this house at the age of ninety-two. The family had very much wanted to keep all her things. Unfortunately, the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts. The bank now forced them to have an auction sale to repay their debts. The auction was to be held today.
In the yard, all her grandma's things were neatly arranged, including dishes, old furniture, and this like. She found the quilt(棉被), which had been in her family for over one hundred years, lying on her grandma's bed as she always remembered it. If the quilt could talk, she thought, the stories it would surely tell! Her entire family history was contained within it.
As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally the time came to bid (出价) on the quilt. Sally held her purse tightly and listened. The first bid was $50．She was shocked. It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding reached to $85．It was now or never. Taking a deep breath, Sally shouted out “$100!” For a moment, there was silence. Hope filled her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how pleased her grandma would have been with her at this moment.
Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$ 125!” In an instant, Sally's eyes filled with tears. She had lost her chance. She couldn't understand why so many people would be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was finally sold for $500 to a complete stranger. For the rest of the auction, with an empty feeling inside her, Sally just bid for a few small things that reminded her of her childhood.
After the sale, she went to the counter to pay for these few things that were now hers. The woman at the cash register handed her a rather large box. When Sally opened it, there was the quilt. “There must be a mistake. Someone else got this,” she said. At this moment she noticed a handwritten note attached to the quilt with a safety pin, which read:
Dear Madam,
Before the auction, I noticed you admiring the quilt. Clearly, this object was very precious to you. Your sadness at losing the bid was so apparent that it broke my heart. Though you don't know me, please accept this quilt as my gift. I don't expect repayment from you. I only ask that you do a similar favor in the futrue for a stranger who happens to cross your path.
Yours
A Sentimental Stranger
1．Why did Sally feel sad when she came to the old house?
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A．Because her grandma had died.
B．Because her family were in heavy debts.
C．Because she knew she could pay for the quilt.
D．Because her family had to sell her grandma's belongings.
2．Sally wanted to own the quilt very much because ________.
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A．it was probably the oldest object in her family
B．she had used it for about a hundred yeas
C．it was very expensive when they bought it
D．she thought it was a most beautiful quilt
3．Which of the following best describes Sally's feeling during the bidding for the quilt?
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A．As soon as she heard the bid, she was sure that she could get the quilt.
B．From the start of the bidding she was sure her bid would be the highest.
C．She was too nervous to know what other people said.
D．Straight after she bid, she thought her bid had been successful.
4．The underlined word “this” in the fifth paragraph of the passage refers to ________.
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5．The handwritten note in the box asked Sally ________.
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A．to repay the money some day
B．to do something kind for another-person
C．to pay for the quilt with the stranger's money
D．to sell the quilt in another auction
名校课堂系列答案科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：053
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In the 1940s, Pinehaven Park was one of Crafton City's loveliest recreation(娱乐)areas. Over 40 acres of woods and fields were open to the public. In the 1950s, part of the park was taken over by Crafton City's garbage. Fifteen acres were to be used for landfill disposal(理置). As time went on, more and more of the park was used for garage disposal and less for recreation. Two years ago, the park was closed to the public for good. Along with household garbage, industrial chemicals had for years been dumped (倾倒)in the Pinehaven landfill. These poisonous chemicals had begun to seep(渗)back up through the soil. All of Pinehaven Park had become dangerously polluted.
Last year, the fish in the Crafton River began to die. After a series of investigations(研究), it became clear that the people of Crafton City were not to blame. 100～150 miles upstream, big paper mills were dumping industrial wastes into the river. Little by little, the level of poison in the river began to rise. Finally, it became so polluted that the fish themselves could no longer survive.
Downtown Crafton used to be a quiet area. Ten years of remarkable growth changed that in a big hurry. But with Crafton City's new prosperity(繁荣)came a new problem: air pollution. And it is a serious problem. Air pollution levels in Crafton are regularly reaching those of the nation's large industrial cities.
(1)Which of the following best states the central idea of the passage?
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A．Chemical dumping is a serious threat to Crafton City's soil.
B．The rapid growth of industry has brought air pollution to Crafton City.
C．The disposal of garbage can destroy recreation areas.
D．Industrial growth and progress have resulted in the pollution of Crafton City's water, air, and soil.
(2)According to the passage, what portion of the park had originally been marked for use as a garbage dump?
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A．Less than half B．Exactly half
C．About one third D．Most of it
(3)As it is used in the passage, the phrase“for good”means ________.
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A．practically B．for ever
C．thoroughly D．advantageously
(4)According to the passage, one result of dumping industrial chemicals into the landfill was that ________.
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A．the land became unsafe for humans
B．the animals on the land died
C．the poisonous chemicals were washed into the nearby river
D．the smoke from the chemicals polluted the air surrounding the landfill
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科目：高中英语 来源：四川省绵阳中学2009－2010学年高一下学期入学考试英语试题 题型：050
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