It is obvious that his twin brother, Jerry, is crazy __________ jazz.

A．with

B．in

C．about

D．of

 

I spotted (发现;认出) him at the checkout counter, bagging at No.14. His arms shook violently as he placed a carton (纸板箱;纸盒) of eggs into a plastic bag. He wore a yellow plastic name tag on which he had written “Jerry” in kindergarten penmanship (书法). He looked middle-aged but his mental age must have been about 12.

Ever since I smiled at him the first time he bagged my groceries at my local supermarket, Jerry has followed me around like an adoring fan. His lack of boundaries makes me uncomfortable. I don’t know how to avoid being noticed by him. I don’t want to speak to the manager — my complaint could get him fired. So I start avoiding him.

There are other grocery stores, but I choose this one because it employs people with disabilities, from which my brothers have also suffered.

Last Wednesday after I finished choosing what I wanted, I turned around and drove my cart to Checkout No.3, hoping Jerry would not notice me and stay at No.14.

“Paper or plastic, ma’am?” Jerry’s soft voice surprised me from behind. “Paper, please.” I noticed that the checkout stand created plenty of space between Jerry and the clerk. In this situation, he knew where to stand. The clerk said to me: “＄27.30, please.” I handed my own cart, signed my receipt and stepped around the counter, where Jerry was holding my last packet of biscuits. He came towards me, stopping an inch from me. He was too close. I wanted to dash out of the store and leave behind the packet. Instead, I stood with my hand frozen on the cart. His eyes looked lonely — I knew they would follow me after I left the store. I wanted to apologize for my coldness. “I’m …I’m sorry.” A tiny voice inside me said. I tapped my head with my hand as if I had forgotten something. “Forgive me. I’m from New York City. I’m not used to people being so helpful.”

He laughed. I laughed. His eyes brightened. “It’s my job, ma’am. I like it.” he said. When he offered to push my cart, I didn’t care but nodded deeply. 

44. The author feels uncomfortable because _______________ .

A. Jerry is like an adoring fan to her

B. Jerry is mentally younger

C. Jerry’s handwriting is terrible

D. Jerry is too close to her without proper distance

45. At the checkout stand, _______________ .

A. Jerry offered to pay my biscuits

B. Jerry was left behind with a packet of biscuits.

C. Jerry knew the social importance of distance.

D. Jerry was not close to me.

46. From the passage we can infer that _______________ .

A. Jerry liked his job

B. the author was afraid of Jerry

C. the author’s brothers were disabled

D. Jerry saw the author as his close friend

47. What would be the best title for this passage?

A. Too Close for Comfortable

B. Don’t Look Down upon the Disabled

C. How to Keep a Good Relation    

D. Don’t Smile at Strangers

 

Compared with his sister, Jerry is even more ____   to, and more easily troubled by , emotional and relationship problems.

A. sceptical           B. addicted          C. available        D. sensitive

情景对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。 注意：E涂AB     F涂AC    G涂AD

(Jerry is at a hotel in Xi’an. He is talking to a clerk.)

Clerk: What can I do for you, sir?

Jerry:        6     

Clerk: At what time?

Jerry:        7     

Clerk: We have a computer wake-up service.        8       That is to say, dial 2 and then 0615 for the time.

Jerry: I see. Then it is 20615. Thank you.       9     

Clerk: Just dial your new wake-up time. The computer will record the new wake-up time.

Jerry: If I dial 20700, I will be waken up at 7:00 a.m. Am I right ?

Clerk:       10     

Jerry: Thank you. Good night.

A. Yes, that’s right.

B. 6:15 a.m, please.

C. I’d like a room for two days.

D. Please dial us for the service.

E. Please dial 2 for the service first and then the time.

F. By the way, if I want to change my wake –up time, what shall I do?

G. I’m Jerry in room 528, and I want a wake-up call tomorrow morning.

 

Compared with his sister, Jerry is even more ______ to, and more easily troubled by, emotional and relationship problems.

A．skeptical

B．addicted

C．available

D．sensitive