Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.

　　The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.

　　Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please don't make unnecessary noise, particularly at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.

　　Thirdly, crossing the road. Be careful. The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country. Use pedestrian crossing and do not take any chances when crossing the road. My next point is about litter（throwing away waste material in a public place）. It is an offence to drop litter in the street.

　　When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a litter bin. Finally, as regards smoking, it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco if you are under 16 years of age.

　　I'd like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance, you should contact your local police station, who will be pleased to help you.

　　Now, are there any questions?

The main purpose of this speech would be to ______.

　　　　A. prepare people for international travel

　　　　B. declare the laws of different kinds

　　　　C. give advice to travelers to the country

　　　　D. inform people of the punishment for breaking laws

　　How many laws are there discussed in the speech？

　　　　A. Three.　　　　 B. Four.　　　　　C. Five.　　　　　 D. Six.

　　From the speech we learn that ______.

　　　　A. in this country, if you are under 18 years of age, you may not buy alcohol, but your friend can buy it for you

　　　　B. you may not buy cigarettes or tobacco unless you are above 16 years of age

　　　　C. because the traffic moves on the left side of the road, you must use pedestrian crossings when crossing the road

　　　　D. you can't make noise except at night

　

　　The Village of Langshort is halfway along the old coach road from London to the South Coast. Young Henry Buckle was there when a car passed through the village for the first time, in the early 1900s. Later, as the owner of what had been his father's general store, he remembers selling ice-creams and soft drinks to families that passed through the village in cars and coaches on their way to the seaside.

　　But the traffic did not only bring trade to the village, it also brought noise and danger. As the years passed, the peace of what had been a quiet country village was broken by roaring engines; Farmer Dodd's gates were left open by day-trippers enjoying a picnic in his field; and trees that had been familiar friends were cut down so that the road through the village could be made wider and safer.

　　Safer, that is, for the cars and heavy lorries that thundered past within a few metres of Henry Buckle's general store. But it was not safer for Henry's son Gerald, and the other children of the village; and it was not safer for the old cottages that were shaken from their chimneys to their floors by every lorry that passed. Nor was it safer for Henry himself; as the old man moved, more slowly now, from his store to the pub and to the butcher's shop of his friend George Carter, just across the street.

　　The street had been where the life of the village was lived, where games were played, work was done and long conversations were held. Now it cut the village in two, and brought not life but death. Henry was knocked down and killed one night by a passing car. A great character, part of old Langshort, had died.

　　But Henry had not been buried long before his son Gerald, George Carter and others, had dressed as gasmen, and dug up the road, causing the traffic to follow another road right round the village, instead of through it.

　　Right up Your Street is the story of men who, when they are pushed too far, act quickly to defend a way of life that most of us have let go for good.

　　“Village life is described with a loving, and truthful pen” -- Morning Mail

　　“A book that puts the car on trial” -- Evening Post

(1) As a result of the increasing amount of traffic ________

[　　]

A．the peace was broken, gates were left open and trees were cut down

B．trade grew, there was more life in the village and local people enjoyed themselves more

C．familiar friends died or left the village for somewhere quieter

D．the road became wider and safer for the village people

(2) The road was made wider so that ________.

[　　]

A．heavy lorries could thunder past within a few metres of Henry's store

B．children could play in the street more safely than they had done before

C．it would be safer for cars and heavy lorries to pass through the village

D．the traffic would not shake the old cottages beside the road

(3) Henry took longer to cross the road now, because ________.

[　　]

A．the road was wider and safer, but noisier

B．he had to cross the road by means of a foot-bridge

C．he had to go to the pub before visiting his friend

D．he was becoming quite an old man

(4) “The street had been where the life of the village was lived” means ________.

[　　]

A．everyone who lived in the village lived on one or other side of the street

B．most of what happened in the village happened in the street

C．everyone worked in shops at the sides of the street

D．it was the cars and lorries that made the village a lively place

“Weren’t you a carzy kid !” said Sitster .

I was . The 　1　 I was seven , Father gave me a new , bright as gold . He had taken it out of his pocket several times , 　 2 to be examining the date on it waiting for me to 　3　 it . He couldn’t offer me anything until I had 　4　 some sign that the gift would be 　5　 .

“You can 　6　 it if you want it , Peter ,” he said at long last . “Oh , thanks . ”I said 　7　 more . I couldn’t show any of my eagemess .

I satrted with it for the 　8　 . For a penny you could buy the magic cylinder of “Long Tom ” popcom（爆米花）. 　9　 the more I thought my shining 　 10　 disappearing forever into the black drawer the store keeper 　 11　 his money in , the slower my 　12　 became as the store came nearer and nearer . I 　 13　 down in the road . I began to play with the penny , putting off the 　 14　 . I closed my eyes and 　　15 it deep in the sand ; and then , with my eyes still closed , 　 16　 and walked around and then came back to search for it . I did that again and again . Alas , once 　17　 often , the penny was lost .

It was almost dark when their 　18　 talking awakened me . It was Mothen who had found me . “Peter ! When made you come up here and hide ?” I was to have told her the whole story but Father was there . How could I bear the 　19　 to repeat the 　 20 thing before him !

1. A. time　　　　 B. day　　　　 C. year　　　 D. date

2. A. pretending　　 B. appearing　 C. trying　　 D. managing

3. A. want　　　　 B. find　　　　 C. notice　　 D. pick

4. A. shown　　　 B. expressed　 C. raised　　 D. said

5. A. nice　　　　 B. valuable　　 C. useful　　 D. welcome

6. A. spend　　　 B. pay　　　　 C. cost　　　 D. have

7. A. something　 B. nothing　　　 C. anything　 D. not any

8. A. sand　　　 B. store　　　　 C. field　　　 D. restaurant

9. A. So　　　　 B. And　　　　 C. But　　　 D. Still

10.A. penny　　　 B. gift　　　　 C. cent　　　 D. money

11.A. kept　　　 B. hid　　　　 C. locked　　　 D. held

12.A. kept　　　 B. hid　　　　　 C. locked　　　 D. held

13.A.lay　　　　 B. sat　　　　　 C. went　　　 D. broke

14.A. decision　　 B. idea　　　　 C. mind　　　 D. thought

15.A. dropped　　 B. covered　　　 C. threw　　 D. huried

16.A. rose　　　 B. left　　　　 C. turned　　　 D. felt

17.A. very　　　 B. quite　　　 C. too　　　　 D. rather

18.A. surprised　 B. frightened　 C. disappointed D. excited

19.A. pity　　　 B. shame　　　 C. sadness　　 D. regret

20.A. funny　　　 B. silly　　 　 C. interesting　 D. clever

 

Parents and grandparents are understandably（可理解的）proud of the quick minds and impressive talents of their little ones. But let me tell you about another 　36　 , perhaps even more 　37 , found in a little girl named Skylar.

I received a letter from a grandmother who told me about her four- year-old granddaughter Skylar. Ever since Skylar 38 of Disneyland from TV, she 　39 her nickels and dimes in a piggy bank in 　40　 of visiting there some day. Her parents 　41 her with a trip when she was four, however, and didn’t even 42 her to use her own money!

43 Skylar returned it was Christmas time. She decided to buy 　44 with her savings. But she also learned from announcements on TV about a local homeless 　45 called “The Road House”. She 　46 asked her mother what “homeless” meant and why those children 47 coats and warm clothes. She couldn’t seem to get the homeless off her 　48 .

Her mother took her to the 49 to buy presents. Instead of buying for herself or her family, she 　50 to purchase a warm coat, socks, gloves and crayons for a little girl in the 　51 . She also wanted to buy a doll, but when she 52 she didn’t have enough money, she left the doll 　53 .

When Skylar got home, she chose one of her favourite dolls and put it into the box with the other items she bought that day. She could hardly wait for Christmas! Skylar was thinking about going to the shelter and giving her carefully 　54 gifts to a homeless child. She was much 　55 with joy at truly helping someone else.

“Perhaps it’s good to have a beautiful mind, but an even greater gift is to have a beautiful heart,” says Nobel Laureate John Nash. Young Skylar has a beautiful heart. It is this quality that makes beautiful people.

36. A. benefit　　　 B. advantage　　 　　　C. quality　　 　　 D. point

37. A. necessary　　 B. important　　 　　 C. popular　　　　 D. ordinary

38. A. learned　　　 B. cared　　 　　　　 C. thought 　　　 D. watched

39. A. saved　　　　 B. collected 　　　　 C. took　　　　 　 D. made

40. A. honour　　　 B. favour　　 　　　　 C. hopes　　　 D. search

41. A. disappointed B.annoyed　　 　　 C. pleased　　　　 D. surprised

42. A. need 　　　　 B. require　 　　　　 C. let　　　　 　 D. force

43. A. When　　　　 B. While　 　　　　　　 C. As　 　　　 D. Since

44. A. dolls　　　　 B. toys　 　　　　 C. presents　　　 D. dresses

45 .A. boy　　　　　 B. shelter　 　　　　 C. news　　　　 D. house

46 .A. generally　　 B. repeatedly 　　　　 C. strangely　 　 D. seriously

47. A. used　　　　 B. took 　　　　　　 C. needed　　　 　 D. liked

48 .A. mind　　　　 B. thought　 　　 C. heart　 　 D. brain

49. A. store　　　　 B. library　 　　　　 C. park　　　　 　 D. school

50 .A. thought　　　 B. decided　 　　 C. hoped　 　 D. wished

51. A. shelter　　　 B. nursery 　　　　 C. house　 　 D. hospital

52. A. reminded　 　 B. promised　 　　　　 C. noticed　　 　 D. discovered

53 .A. around　　　 B. behind　　 　　　　 C. away　　　　 D. alone

54. A. collected　　 B. bought　　 　　　　 C. selected　　　 D. demanded

55.A. surprised　　　　 B. caught 　　　　　　 C. cheered 　　　 D. filled