阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road．She was very worried．Her      had broken down．Just then a poor man named Robert came．He was on his      back home from work as usual．

The lady wondered, “Is the man going to       me? He looks very cold and hungry．" But to her surprise,      stopped and said with a smile, “Can I help you, madam?"

After forty       , the car was at last fixed by Robert．The lady wanted to pay him．

“No, that's       , madam．” he said, “I was just helping someone in     ．If you really want to pay me back, I hope       you see someone in need, you should give him a hand．”

    A few minutes later, the lady      a very old house by the road．She remembered Robert's words, so she stopped．

    The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her      ．The lady could see that it was a       family and that they needed help．When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady       on a table 500 dollars and went away quietly．

Robert came home later than before, thinking how ____their life was. His wife was pregnant(怀孕) and the baby was to be born the next month but there was not _____money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don’t worry, dear! Everything’ going to be all _____. A stranger has helped us out.”

Let’s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves.

1.A．bike                             B．motorbike                     C．bus                                  D．car

2.A．step                             B．way                                 C．road                                D．life

3.A．help                                      B．save                                C．kill                                   D．find

4.A．she                                  B．he                                     C．I                              D．they

5.A．days                                      B．hours                              C．minutes                          D．years

6.A．nothing                           B．something                       C．everything                     D．anything

7.A．picture                           B．rain                                  C．need                               D．danger

8.A．whatever                   B．whenever                      C．however                        D．whichever

9.A．saw                              B．heard                             C．smelt                              D．felt

10.A．out                                     B．away                               C．in                                     D．along

11.A．terrible                        B．sad                                   C．rich                    D．poor

12.A．dropped                           B．forgot                    C．lay                                   D．left

13.A．exciting                    B．hard                                C．happy                    D．interesting

14.A．many                                  B．some                              C．enough                          D．few

15.A．right                                   B．wrong                            C．glad                                 D．Well

 

In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He was playing his  16  .His music was so great that many people put money into his   17  .The next day, the young artist came to the   18  place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put   19  on the ground. The paper read ,“Last night ,a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat  20  .Please come to get it soon.”   21  about half an hour, a(an)   22  man there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you. You did come here.” The young violinist asked   23  , “Are you Mr. George Sang?”“Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lose something?”“Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man.
The violinist   24   a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist   25  it to him. Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you   26  play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费)in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “  27   I don’t have much money, I live happily; But if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can get a lot and lose so   28  . But being   29  should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may   30   in a short period(短期). However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.

【小题1】	A．piano B．guitar C．violin D．sax（萨克斯）
【小题2】	A．bowl B．hat C．pocket D．hands
【小题3】	A．similar B．different C．strange D．same
【小题4】	A．it B．its C．they D．them
【小题5】	A．by then B．by mistake C．by the way D．by hand
【小题6】	A．After B．Before C．From D．When
【小题7】	A．young B．old C．small D．tall
【小题8】	A．coldly B．angrily C．calmly D．sadly
【小题9】	A．took out B．took off C．took back D．took away
【小题10】	A．sold B．bought C．gave D．lent
【小题11】	A．could B．had to C．should D．must
【小题12】	A．Although B．Once C．If D．Unless
【小题13】	A．many B．much C．little D．few
【小题14】	A．kind B．rich C．honest D．poor
【小题15】	A．fail B．relax C．suffer D．succeed

Mr. Evans lives in a city. He was a math teacher three years ago. He taught well and his students liked him. So he decided to work in the middle school all his life. But a terrible accident changed his fortune(命运).

One spring he took his class to visit a place of interest. The children saw a lot of interesting things and had a good time there. But on their way to school, their bus was hit by a truck because the young driver was drunk(醉的). Five students died and more than half of the children were injured in the accident. He didn’t know how it had happened and was very sad about it and after he came out of hospital, he left the school and became a policeman. He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic regulations(违反交通规则). He worked hard and was strict with the drivers. So they were afraid of him.

One afternoon it was very hot. Mr. Evans was on duty. He was standing at the crossing and watching the traffic. Suddenly he saw a car rushing towards the crossing. It ran so fast that it almost hit a man on a bike. He stopped it at once and saw a girl in it.

"Show your license to me, madam," said Mr. Evans.

The girl handed her bag to him and said: "Please look for it in it. I can‘t see anything without glasses."

1.What was Mr. Evans’ job three years ago?

A. policeman   B. a math teacher   C. a guide    D. a drive       

2.Their bus was hit by a truck because___________.

A. the drunk driver broke the traffic rules

B. the bus driver broke the traffic rules     

C. Mr. Evans broke the traffic rules

D. the children broke the traffic rules

3.In the accident ___________.                 

A. more than half of the children died

B. five children were injured  

C. more than half of those children were injured

D. Mr. Evans was injured

4.The phrase “on duty” means “_____” in Chinese.               

A  在家里  B 在家  C 在值勤  D 在值日

5.From the story, we can infer that___________.

A. Mr. Evans would let girl drive away.

B. Mr. Evans would not let the girl drive away

C. Mr. Evans would look for the girl’s license in her bag

D. the girl would cry.

 

1. HOUSE FOR SALE     Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town. Three bedrooms, living-room, kitchen, dining-room, bathroom. Offers over $ 35,000.
2. ASSISTANT WANTED FOR BUSH RESTAURANT
Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Ring 3320178.
3. JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM       Boys and girls wanted to play in local football team.
Aged 9-13. Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3 p.m.
4. ROOM to RENT (出租)
Small room to rent in city center flat above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture(家具). Near main railway station. Buses pass front door. Phone 3322108.
Mr. Black wants to live near his workplace. Mrs. Black wants a house with four bedrooms. Their children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Rose, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. it’s hard work, but she isn’t lazy. You have to work on Sundays and Saturdays, but you get other days off. It’s not very well paid. But who cares about money?
Jack is a middle school student. He is thirteen years old. He finishes school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.
Bob, Mr. Black’s brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet.
【小题1】Why didn’t the Blacks buy the house in Advertisement 1?

A．It was on the north side of town.

B．There weren’t enough bedrooms.

C．There was no dining- room.

D．The garden was too big.

【小题2】Why does Rose want to get the job in the restaurant?

A．It’s an easy job.

B．She can get a lot of money.

C．She thinks it will be interesting.

D．She can get long holidays.

【小题3】Why can’t Jack play for the new football team?

A．School finished too late.	B．It’s in different village.
C．He’s not old enough	D．He has to do his homework.

Three days ago, the boss of a gold shop received a letter. As he was very busy, the letter was on his desk till dinner time. When he opened it, a $1000 note fell out onto the desk. With the note was a short letter:

Dear sir, I got married forty years ago. Unfortunately, at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I got no job. I was out of work for about six months before I got another one. Of course I was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring one day. The assistant brought some rings for me to have a look, later she was called away for a moment, and then I put one of the rings into my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girlfriend’s finger. So I left the shop with the ring but I didn’t pay for it. My wife died a month ago, and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience(让我良心不安)all these years. I always feel guilty about that. At that time the ring cost $100, and I think that is about ten times at today’s price. Now, I am sending you that amount. Yours truly, A customer

  After reading the letter, the boss said,“Well, life is always full of surprise!”
【小题1】The boss of the gold shop got a _________ 3 days ago.
A. ring                      B. letter                    C. gold
【小题2】The underlined word“unemployment”means“______”in Chinese.
A.辞职                     B.失业                    C.就业
【小题3】The ring the customer put into his pocket was __________ 40 years ago.
A.$1000                    B.$10000                 C.$100
【小题4】The customer wrote to the boss in order to ________.
A. send the money for the ring      B. say thanks to him       C. return the ring
【小题5】Which is NOT wrong according to the passage?
A. The boss opened the letter by himself.
B. The boss didn’t think life was always full of surprise.
C. When the customer’s wife knew the fact, she was annoyed.