It was almost 9:00 p. m. when Mia Jameson left her office to go home. It was 1 . She started her car and she　 2　 down the dark road that led to her house in the country. She　 3　 the radio and sang songs while she was driving. The heater (暖气机) wasn’t working, and singing helped to keep her 4 .

　 The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small　 5 . The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control (失去控制). Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness (知觉).

　 When she　 6 , her head was bleeding (流血), and she was shaking from the cold. She didn’t know　 7　 she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge, and her car was sitting on the　 8　 river! She felt very　 9 . She knew the ice wouldn’t　 10　 her car for very long. She　 11　 to walk up the hill several times, but she kept falling in the snow. Mia tried　 12　 time. She fell again, but this time she couldn’t get up. She knew that　 13　 could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow, and she couldn’t　 14 . Mia closed her eyes and　 15　 die.

　 Then she heard a voice. Mia opened her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck,” said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you home.”

(1)　 A. raining　　　　　　 B. cool　　　　　　　　　　　 C. snowing　　　　　　 D. late

(2)　 A. ran　　　　　　　　　 B. drove　　　　　 C. walked　　　　　　 D. rode

(3)　 A. turned on　　　　 B. turned over　　　　　 C. turned off　　　　　 D. turned down

(4)　 A. happy　　　　　 　　　　 B. not alone　　　　　 C. warm　　　　　　 D. not lonely

(5)　 A. bridge　　　　　　 B. village　　　　　　 C. town　　　　　　 D. farm

(6)　 A. got up　　　　　　 B. came back　　　 C. looked up　　　　 D. woke up

(7)　 A. how　　　　　　　 　B. what　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　 D. where

(8)　 A. deep　　　　　　　　　　 B. frozen　　　　　　　　　 C. wide　　　　　　　 D. cold

(9)　 A. angry　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　 D. afraid

(10) A. keep　　　　　　 　　B. pull　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　 D. hold

(11) A. tried　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted　　　　　 C. would like　　　　 D. seemed

(12) A. one　　　　　　　　　 B. one more　　　　　 C. other　　　　　　　 D. the other

(13) A. someone　　　　 　　　B. anyone　　　　　　 C. everyone　　　　　 D. no one

(14) A. feel　　　　　　　　 B. hear　　　　　　　 C. move　　　　　　　　　　　 D. go

(15) A. waited to　　　　　　　　　 B. had to　　　　　　 C. was able to　　　　　　　　 D. decided to

Margaret, married with two small children, has been working for the last seven years as a night cleaner, cleaning offices in a big building.

She trained as a nurse, but had to give it up when her elder child became seriously ill. "I would have liked to go back to it, but the shifts(工作班次) are all wrong for me, as I have to be home to get the children up and off to school."

So she works as a cleaner instead, from 9 p.m. till 6.a.m. five nights a week for just￡90, before tax and insurance. "It's better than it was last year, but I still think that people who work 'unsocial hours' should get a bit extra."

The hours she's chosen to work meant that she sees plenty of the children, but very little of her husband. However, she doesn't think that puts any pressure on their relationship.

Her work isn't physically very hard, but it's not exactly pleasant, either. "I do get angry with people who leave their offices like a place for raising pigs. If they realized people like me have to do it, perhaps they'd be a bit more careful."

The fact that she's working all night doesn't worry Margaret at all. Unlike some dark buildings at night, the building where she works is fully lit, and the women work in groups of three. "Since I've got to be here, I try to enjoy myself-and I usually do, because of the other girls. We all have a good laugh, so the time never drags."

Another challenge Margaret has to face is the reaction of other. people when she tells them what she does for a living. "They think you're a cleaner because you don't know how to read and write," said Margaret. "I used to think what my parents would say if they knew what I'd been doing, but I don't think that way any more. I don't dislike the work though I can't say I'm mad about it."

54. Margaret left her job as a nurse because_______.

　　 A. she needed the right time to look after her children

　　 B. she had suffered a lot of mental pressure

　　 C. she wanted to earn more money to support her family

　　 D. she felt tired of taking care of patients

55. Margaret gets angry with people who work in the office because_______.

　　 A. they never clean their offices　　　 　　　 B. they look down upon cleaners

　　 C. they never do their work carefully 　 D. they always make a mess in their offices

56. When at work, Margaret feels_______.

A. tired because of the heavy workload　 　　

B. happy because the building is fully lit

　　 C. light-hearted because of her fellow workers　　

D. bored because time passed slowly

57. The underlined part in the last paragraph implies that Margaret's parents would_______.

　　 A. help care for her children　　　　 B. feel disappointed in her

C. show sympathy (同情) for her D. regret what they had said

　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　

Margaret, married with two small children, has been working for the last seven years as a night cleaner, cleaning offices in a big building.

She trained as a nurse, but had to give it up when her elder child became seriously ill. "I would have liked to go back to it, but the shifts(工作班次) are all wrong for me, as I have to be home to get the children up and off to school."

So she works as a cleaner instead, from 9 p.m. till 6.a.m. five nights a week for just￡90, before tax and insurance. "It's better than it was last year, but I still think that people who work 'unsocial hours' should get a bit extra."

The hours she's chosen to work meant that she sees plenty of the children, but very little of her husband. However, she doesn't think that puts any pressure on their relationship.

Her work isn't physically very hard, but it's not exactly pleasant, either. "I do get angry with people who leave their offices like a place for raising pigs. If they realized people like me have to do it, perhaps they'd be a bit more careful."

The fact that she's working all night doesn't worry Margaret at all. Unlike some dark buildings at night, the building where she works is fully lit, and the women work in groups of three. "Since I've got to be here, I try to enjoy myself-and I usually do, because of the other girls. We all have a good laugh, so the time never drags."

Another challenge Margaret has to face is the reaction of other. people when she tells them what she does for a living. "They think you're a cleaner because you don't know how to read and write," said Margaret. "I used to think what my parents would say if they knew what I'd been doing, but I don't think that way any more. I don't dislike the work though I can't say I'm mad about it."

54. Margaret left her job as a nurse because_______.

　　 A. she needed the right time to look after her children

　　 B. she had suffered a lot of mental pressure

　　 C. she wanted to earn more money to support her family

　　 D. she felt tired of taking care of patients

55. Margaret gets angry with people who work in the office because_______.

　　 A. they never clean their offices　　　 　　　 B. they look down upon cleaners

　　 C. they never do their work carefully 　 D. they always make a mess in their offices

56. When at work, Margaret feels_______.

A. tired because of the heavy workload　 　　

B. happy because the building is fully lit

　　 C. light-hearted because of her fellow workers　　

D. bored because time passed slowly

57. The underlined part in the last paragraph implies that Margaret's parents would_______.

　　 A. help care for her children　　　　 B. feel disappointed in her

C. show sympathy (同情) for her D. regret what they had said

　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　

Have you ever heard the saying "If you want a friend, be one"? If you want to make friends with others, you should be friendly to them first.

      Here is how one new teacher made friends with the students in her class on the first day of school. As the bell rang, the teacher smiled （微笑） at each student. Then she said in a quiet voice,"Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you in my class this year. I'd like to know each of you. I am sure we will enjoy working together." Her voice was sweet（甜美的） and her look was friendly, so everyone felt happy.

      She told the students her name and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them some of the things she liked to do and she hoped to do with them during the year. Then she said to the boys and girls, "Now you know my name and the things I like and I want to know your names and the things you like."

      Could you make friends by doing the same as this teacher did?

      One way of getting to know girls and boys in your class is to find out more about them. People often make friends with those who are the same as them. You play the same games and go on vacations together. It is a good way to make friends.

1.判断正误。The teacher's voice was sweet. 【　　】

2.完成句子。She told the students                          and wrote it on the blackboard.

3.完成句子。One way of getting to know girls and boys in your class is to                           .

4.找主题句。从文中找出一句能概括本文主旨大意的句子。

                                                                                         

5.将文中画线句子翻译成汉语。