A businessman walks into a bank in San Francisco and asks for the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000．The bank officer says  the bank will need some kind of security for such a loan. So the businessman hands over the keys to a Rolls Royce parked on the street in front of the bank. Everything checks out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls into the bank’s underground garage and parks it there.

   Two weeks later, the businessman returns, and repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41.

The loan officer says, “We are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is that why would you bother to borrow $5,000?”

Laughing, the businessman replies, “Where else in San Francisco can I park my car for two weeks for $15?”

The businessman walks into the bank with the true purpose of _________.

     A．borrowing $5,000                  B．meeting the loan officer

     C．finding a place to park his car             D．showing how rich he is

The loan officer is puzzled because _________.

     A．he never thought he could meet a multimillionaire in his bank   

         B．he thinks the businessman is crazy to leave his car in the bank

         C．he never thought the businessman could drive a Rolls Royce

         D．he thinks $5,000 is so small a sum of money to the businessman

The underlined word “collateral” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “_________”.

     A．security              B．payment           C．reward          D．deal

Which of the following words can best describe the businessman according to the story?

     A．Honest.              B．Clever.          C．Rich.          D．Kind.

Winners Club
You choose to be a winner!
The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account (交易账户) where you receive a key – card so you can get to your money 24/7 – that’s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
It’s a club with impressive features for teenagers:
●No account keeping fees!
You’re no millionaire so we don’t expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees!
●Excellent interest rates!
You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits (储蓄) without taking them out in a month.
●Convenient
Teenagers are busy – we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet … You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part – time job!
●Mega magazine included
Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members.
The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form. You will have to get permission from your parent or guardian (so we can organize that cool key – card) but it is easy. We can’t want to hear from you. It’s the best way to choose to be a winner!
【小题1】The Winners Club is a bank account intended for         .

A．parents

B．teenagers

C．winners

D．adults

【小题2】Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club?

A．Special gifts are ready for parents.

B．The bank opens only on work days.

C．Services are convenient for its members.

D．Fees are necessary for the account keeping.

【小题3】The Winners Club provides magazines which        .

A．encourage spending

B．are free to all teenagers

C．are full of adventure stories

D．help to make more of your money

【小题4】If you want to be a member of the Club, you must          .

A．be an Internet user

B．be permitted by your parent

C．have a big sum of money

D．be in your twenties

【小题5】 What is the purpose of this text?

A．To set up a club.

B．To provided part – time jobs.

C．To organize key – cards.

D．To introduce a new banking service.

Saturday 28 April, 2001: Dennis Tito was setting off on his holiday. Mr. Tito’s journey was  certainly unusual! So was the transport he chose, and the price of his trip.

       The 60-year-old multi-millionaire from New York was sitting on board a Russian spaceship.  He was on a journey to the International Space Station. It might have been a routine trip for the  two astronauts who were traveling with him, but for him it was certainly no ordinary journey.  Dennis Tito was the first tourist ever in space, and he had paid the sum of $20 million to go there.  As the spacecraft left the earth’s atmosphere, Tito drank a glass of fruit juice to celebrate and  looked down at the earth’s blue-green surface. Two minutes later, he was sick. Luckily it was  only a minor problem. He soon recovered, and from then on enjoyed a smooth journey. When he  arrived at the space station, there was a big smile on his face. “A great trip!” he commented． “I  love space.”

       For a long time space travel was something for heroes. But all this is going to change.  Companies like ProSpace are investing large amounts of money in space travel. They want space  and space travel to belong to the public, not just governments. There are other plans, like voyages  through space from one side of the world to the other. Maybe we will be able to depart from New  York at nine o’clock in the morning, and arrive an hour later-- in Tokyo! Such a schedule would  allow the business traveler to return to New York on the same day, and still have eight hours for a  meeting!

Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

       A．Business Travelers B．Space Tourists C．A Space Exploration D．A Frightening Adventure

According to the passage, Dennis Tito    .

       A．enjoyed his trip very much    B．was too sick to eat anything in space

       C．suffered a lot during the trip   D．didn’t think the trip was worthwhile

Which of the following statements is tree according to the passage?

       A．Tito was the first American tourist in space.

       B．Tito contributed all of his wealth to his space trip.

       C．Tito visited the Russian Space Station during his trip.

       D．Space travel has become a routine for Tito since then.

It can be expected from the passage that    .

       A．space travel will belong to the public instead of governments

       B．airplanes will some day reach the speed of space vehicles

       C．can will be able to circle the earth within less than an hour

       D．travel between two places on earth will be made through space

Supermarkets are trying out new computers that make shopping carts more intelligent (具备智能的). They will help shoppers find cups or toilet soap, and keep a record of the bill.

The touch-screen devices (触摸屏装置) are on show at the Food Marketing Institute's exhibition here this week. "These devices are able to create value and get you around the store quicker," said Michael Alexandor, manager of Springboard Retail Networks Inc., which makes a smart cart computer called the Concierge.

Canadian stores will test the Concierge in July. A similar device, IBM's "shopping buddy," has recently been test-marketed at Stop & Shop stores in Massachusetts.

Neither device tells you how many fat grams or calories are in your cart, but they will flash you with items on sale. The idea is to make it easier for people to buy, not to have second thoughts that maybe you should put something back on the shelf.

"The whole model is driven by advertisers' need to get in front of shoppers," said Alexandor. "They're not watching 30-second TV ads anymore."

People can use a home computer to make their shopping lists. Once at the store, a shopper can use a preferred customer card to start a system (系统) that will organize the trip around the store. If you're looking for toothpicks, you type in the word or pick it from a list, and a map will appear on the screen showing where you are and where you can find them.

The devices also keep a record of what you buy. When you're finished, the device figures out your bill. Then you go to the checker or place your card into a self-checkout stand and pay.

The new computerized shopping assistants don't come cheap. The Buddy devices will cost the average store about $160,000, and the Concierge will cost stores about $500 for each device.

53. The underlined word “they” (Paragraph 1) refers to_________.

       A．supermarkets    B．shop assistants        C．shopping carts    D．shop managers

54. Which of the following is the correct order of shopping with the computerized shopping carts?

a. Start the system.                     b. Make a shopping list.

c. Find the things you want.              D. Go to a self-checkout stand.

       A．abdc  B．bacd        C．acbd            D．bcad

55. We can learn from the last paragraph that_________.

A．intelligent shopping carts cost a large sum of money

B．the Concierge is cheaper than the Buddy devices

C．shop assistants with computer knowledge are well paid   

D．average stores prefer the Concierge to the Buddy devices

56. What might be the most suitable title for the text?

       A．New age for supermarkets

B．Concierge and Shopping Buddy

C．New computers make shopping carts smarter

D．Touch-screen devices make shopping enjoyable

完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上相应的括号内。

71．I am trying to make up the time I lost _______________________ (在我生病期间). (while)

72．My bicycle isn’t where I put it. Who ________________________ (可能移动) it? (move)

73．It was only when I had finished reading the novel once again ____________________________ (我开始) to like it. (begin)

74．When _______________________________ (问到他的秘诀) of his success, he said he owed much of his success to his family. (ask)

75．So _______________________________ (这本书非常有趣) that I can hardly tear myself away from it. (interesting)

76．_______________________________ (我们生来具备的) is a general ability to learn and adapt, not a language specific part of the brain. (born)

77．The house _______________________________ (他付了) a large sum of money last year is now worth twice as much. (pay)

78．The head master responded to the parents, saying their kids were _________________________ (太小而不能) attend school. (too)

79．They spent a lot of money ___________________________________ (装备学校) new computers. (equip)

80．My eye fell on the letter she _______________________________________ (留在) on the table. (leave)