Mr King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. He drives carefully and can keep calm(镇定) in time of danger. And he escaped(逃跑) from several accidents. The manager pays him more and the traffic policemen often speak highly of him.

　　 Mr Baker，one of his friends，works in a factory outside the city. It’s far from his house and he has to go to work by bus. As the traffic is crowded in the morning，sometimes he’s late for the work. His manager warns the young man that he will be sent away unless he gets to his office on time. He hopes to buy a car， but he hasn’t enough money. He decides to buy an old one. He went to the flea（跳蚤） market and at last he chose a beautiful but cheap car. He said he wanted to have a trial （试验）drive， the seller agreed. He called Mr King and asked him to help him.

　 Mr King examined(检查) the car at first and then drove it away. It was five in the morning and there were few cars in the street. At first he drove slowly and it worked well. Then he drove fast. And when he reached a crossing，the lights turned red. He tried to stop it，but he failed and nearly hit an old woman who was crossing the street. A policeman told him to stop，but the car went on until it hit a big tree by the road.

　 “Didn’t you hear me？”the policeman asked angrily.

　 “Yes，I did. sir，”said Mr King，“Since it doesn’t listen to me，can it obey you？”

57. Mr King is paid more because he _______.

　 A. always drives very slowly　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. is not afraid of danger

　 C. had driven for years　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. drives very well

58. Mr Baker went to the flea market to _______.

　 A. buy a second-hand car　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. have a trial drive

　 C. choose a new car　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sell his old car

59. Mr King tried to stop the car when _______.

A.he saw an old woman crossing the street　　　

B.he saw a big tree

C.the traffic lights turned red　　　　　　　　

D.the policeman shouted angrily at him

60. Which of the following is true？

　 A. Mr King will be sent away if he keeps being late

　 B. Mr Baker can’t afford to buy an old car

　 C. Mr King didn’t hear the policeman

D. Something was wrong with the car

阅读理解

　　Harry is eighteen years old now. He studies in a middle school. His parents like him very much and hope he can become a famous mall. So they tell him to study hard and they do all for him. They call him at six in the morning. After breakfast his father takes him to school in a car and in the afternoon, as soon as the young man comes back, the supper is ready. Of course, he never washes his clothes or goes to buy something in the shops.

　　Once Harry’s father was sent to London on bussiness. He would stay there for half a year. Before leaving, he told his wife to take good care of their son. The woman had to get up earlier and did all what her husband did before. And two months later she was so tired that she was ill in bed. Now the young man got into trouble. He couldn’t do any housework. He had to do as his mother told him. Even he didn’t know where to get on the bus!

　　Yesterday Harry’s mother found his shoes were worn out and told him to buy a new pair in the shop. But he didn’t know how to choose. The woman had a sigh and gave him a shoe pattern(鞋样)and told him to buy a pair of shoes him. self. It’s Saturday today and Harry doesn’t go to school. With a policeman’s help. he found a shop. The shopkeeper was friendly to him. The man brought a lot of shoes and asked him to choose. When he was trying on a pair, suddenly he remembered something and took them off. The man was surprised and asked, “What’s the matter, young man?”

　　“I’m sorry. I’ve left the shoe pattern at home!”

根据短文选择填空

1．________ always does some housework in the morning.

[　　]

A．Harry’s father

B．Harry’s mother

C．Harry

D．Nobody

2．Harry’s parents do al instead of him because ________.

[　　]

A．he’s too young

B．he has poor health

C．he’s busy with his studies

D．they hope he spends all time on studies

3．The woman had to look after her son by herself because ________.

[　　]

A．her husband wasn’t at home

B．she was stronger than her husband

C．she knew the young man well

D．she was free than her husband

4．When the mall was in London, ________.

[　　]

A．Harry had to stay at home.

B．Harry didn’t find the bus stop

C．Harry fell behind in his class

D．Harry wouldn’t go to school

5．The woman told her son to buy a pair of shoes because ________.

[　　]

A．she didn’t know what kind he needed

B．she was busy with the housework

C．something was wrong with her

D．she wanted her son to do something himself

6．In fact(事实上), ________.

[　　]

A．Harry wanted his mother to buy shoes for him

B．Harry didn’t believe himself

C．Harry wouldn’t listen to his mother

D．Harry was strong enough to buy shoes for himself