A gay(愉快) young man, who earned his living as a drummer in a band, has just married, and he and his wife were looking for somewhere to live. They saw a lot of places, but there was always something that one of them did not like about them. At last, however, they found a block (街区) of new flats (单元房) which both of them really liked. However, there was still the problem of whether they should take one of the ground-floor flats, which had a small garden, or one of the upstairs ones.

　　At last they decided on a first-floor flat－not too low down and not too high up－and moved in. After they had bought furniture, carpets, curtains, and all the rest, they gave a big party to celebrate the setting up of their first home together.

　　It was a gay and noisy party, as all the host's friends from the band came and played their instruments. The guests danced, sang and practised on their host's drums.

　　Soon after one a. m. the telephone rang. The hostess went to answer it in the hall, and after she had finished, came back with a happy smile on her face and said to her husband, “That was the man who has just moved into the flat downstairs telephoning, dear. I am so glad we decided not to choose it. He says it is terribly noisy down there.”

1．How did the young man in this story earn his living?

2．What were he and his wife looking for?

3．What were a lot of places like?

4．What was the problem about the block of new flats which both of them really liked?

5．What did they decide on at last?

6．What did they buy?

7．What did they give a party for?

8．Why was the party a gay and noisy one?

9．When did the telephone ring?

10．What did the hostess say to her husband?

In Britain you’re allowed to drive a car when you’re seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start. When you’re learning,someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don’t have to go to a driving school --- a friend can teach you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.
Before you’re allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you’re allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you’re allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.
Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test until 1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.
【小题1】A person can’t take money for driving lessons unless he __________.

A．has learnt to drive in a driving school

B．has a full driving license

C．has a full license and a teacher’s license

D．is given a special two-year driving license

【小题2】In the driving test, one _______________________.

A．mustn’t drive his car, even though the car is fit for the road

B．is usually asked to drive on roads for some time

C．has to be examined(考查) only in car driving skills

D．must drive around for more than an hour

【小题3】When can I take the driving test again if I don’t pass it?

A．a few years later

B．right after the first test

C．a few weeks later

D．never

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．There is no limit (限制)to the age of an old man who drives a car.

B．One can take a driving test again and again until he passes it.

C．There was a speed limit to cars before 1878.

D．A car driver didn’t have to get a limit license until 1935.

【小题5】The best title for the passage is _____________.

A．Driving Licenses in Britain

B．Tests for Britain People

C．Driving Cars

D．Young Men’s Driving Licenses

When I was young, I always helped my grandfather in the fields. As I worked beside him, he ____ to tell a story about a man named Joe, and his wife, who moved to a new farm with their three sons. They were setting into the new place ____ a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the earth. Joe was very____, and told his sons about it. 

They began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. At the same time, Joe thought he would ____ some crops where the earth had been ____. The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since ____ soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his ­____. 

As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to _____ that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever ___. One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he ____ a vegetable shop. Joe and his wife did that very thing. They called it Joe and Family Vegetable. Joe even had to leave some crops in the fields _____ he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop. This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite _____ from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to ____ their sons to college. 

Remember the beginning of the story, when Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, Joe’s ___ of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich ____. So you can see where the meaning of gold comes from.

1.A. feared        B. agreed  C. used      D. failed

2.A. while B. before  C. when    D. after

3.A. happy         B. peaceful        C. angry    D. calm

4.A. harvest       B. plant     C. water    D. feed

5.A. controlled B. burned C. destroyed     D. turned

6.A. more B. most      C. much    D. few

7.A. job     B. problem        C. pity        D. dream

8.A. realize        B. promise         C. believe D. accept

9.A. feed  B. sell        C. plant     D. eat

10.A. take up    B. set up   C. turn up D. make up

11.A. now B. though  C. so D. because

12.A. careful     B. rich       C. alone    D. cheerful

13.A. bring        B. take       C. send      D. make

14.A. understanding  B. knowledge C. thinking         D. skills

15.A. plant         B. gold       C. soil        D. material

 

An Englishman was once traveling in Italy. One day he went into a small restaurant to order dinner. He understood very little Italian and couldn’t read the menu(菜单). He knew the word for eggs, and so he ordered eggs. Italy is famous, however, for its mushrooms(蘑菇) with eggs. But he did not know the word for mushrooms. The waiter did not speak a word of English and could not help him. At last, the man took out his pocket a pencil and a piece of paper and very carefully drew a picture of a mushroom on the piece of paper. The waiter looked at the picture of the mushroom for a long while. He did not understand very well, but at last he left. He was gone a long time. After about a half hour he returned. But instead of an order of mushroom, he brought the man a large black umbrella.
【小题1】Why did the Englishman go to Italy?

A．He went to work in a restaurant.

B．He went to buy an umbrella.

C．He traveled in Italy.

D．He wanted to visit his friends.

【小题2】What is Italy famous for?

A．Mushroom with eggs.	B．Eggs.
C．Mushrooms.	D．Beautiful umbrella.

【小题3】How did the Englishman tell the waiter that he wanted some mushrooms?

A．He drew a picture of a mushroom on the table.

B．He said “mushrooms” in Italian.

C．He showed the waiter a picture of a mushroom.

D．He drew a picture of an umbrella.

【小题4】What’s the end of the story?

A．The Englishman didn’t get what he wanted, but an umbrella.

B．The Englishman got mushrooms at last.

C．The Englishman left before the waiter came back.

D．The Englishman got nothing in the end.

【小题5】Which of the following is right according to the passage?

A．An American was once traveling in Italy.

B．The man knew Italian very well.

C．The man told the waiter that he wanted to buy an umbrella.

D．The waiter didn’t know English at all.

完形填空 分别通读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（共20小题，每小题1分；计20分）

The word “sandwich” is an English word. Sandwich was an English   1 . He lived in England about two hundred years ago. Sandwich had a lot of   2 . He was very rich(富有的). But he liked   3  cards for money. He often played   4  day and night.   5  day he played for twenty-four hours without stopping. He did not   6  the card table to eat. He asked his man to   7  him some meat and   8 . So he put some meat between two pieces of bread. He did not want to stop   9   playing cards. From the name of this man, Sandwich, we have the word “sandwich”   10 .

1.A．woman               B．man                 C．book

2.A．money               B．food                C．cards

3.A．making              B．keeping              C．playing

4.A．every              B．only                C．all

5.A．One              B．Next                C．This

6.A．hold                B．leave                C．show

7.A．use                 B．take                 C．bring

8.A．milk                B．fruit                C．bread

9.A．before              B．when                C．after

10.A．in shops           B．this year            C．today