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    阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

    One afternoon just before Christmas, an old gentleman was wandering through the city center. The    1    were all filled with good things and crowded with    2  shoppers. The children were    3    all the toys on display in windows, and the old man suddenly saw a dirty boy sitting on the pavement    4    bitterly. When the    5  old man asked him    6    he was crying, the little boy told him that he had    7  a ten penny piece that his uncle had given him. At once the old man    8    a handful of coins. He   9   out a shiny new    10    penny piece and handed it to the child. “Thank you very much,” said the little boy, and    11    his eyes, he cheered up at once.

    An hour or so    12    the old man was    13    his way back home    14    the same road. To his    15    he saw the little boy in the same    16    , crying just as bitterly as before. He went up to the boy and asked him if he had lost the ten penny piece he had just given him as    17   . The boy told him that    18    he had not lost the second coin, but he still could not    19    the first one. “If I could find my own piece,” he said tearfully. “I'd have twenty    20    now.”

    1．

A. streets　　　　　　　　　　    B. road

C. houses　　　　　　　　　　    D. shops

    2．

A. cheerful　　　　　　　　　　  B. angry

C. worried　　　　　　　　　　  D. surprised

    3．

A. looking for　　　　　　　　  B. looking at

C. looking after　　　　　　    D. looking on

    4．

A. singing　　　　　　　　　　   B. shouting

C. laughing　　　　　　　　　　  D. crying

    5．

A. cruel　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. polite

C. kind　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. angry

    6．

A. why　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. what

C. how　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. as

    7．

A. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. spent

C. missed　　　　　　　　　　    D. lost

    8．

A. pulled out　　　　　　　　    B. pulled on

C. put out　　　　　　　　　　   D. pushed on

    9．

A. selected　　　　　　　　　　  B. chose

C. picked　　　　　　　　　　    D. elected

    10．

A. one　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. two

C. twenty　　　　　　　　　　    D. ten

    11．

A. opening　　　　　　　　　　  B. drying

C. cleaning　　　　　　　　　　  D. washing

    12．

A. later　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. after

C. before　　　　　　　　　　    D. earlier

    13．

A. leaving 　　　　　　　　　　  B. walking

C. making　　　　　　　　　　   D. giving

    14．

A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. in

C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. at

    15．

A. delight　　　　　　　　　　    B. surprise

C. disappointed　　　　　　    D. satisfaction

    16．

A. spot　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. street

C. road　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. shop

    17．

A. good　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. well

C. before　　　　　　　　　　    D. ago

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A. actually　　　　　　　　　　   B. finally

C. exactly　　　　　　　　　　   D. really

    19．

A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. get

C. have　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. find

    20．

A. pence　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. penny

C. pieces　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. coins

 

He ran out with the book 　　　　 on the floor.?

A.leaving　　 B.left　　 C.leave　　　 D.leaves

 

What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent 36 　Ant Tribes about the life of some young people 　37 flock （群集）to Beijing after 38 　university, describes the graduates as ants, smart but 39 as individuals, living together in communities.

The book, which 　40 two years of interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing, 41 in mid-September, about a month ahead of an announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6.11 million new graduates from universities and colleges had been 42 　by Sept.1.

The book’s chief editor, Lian Sir, says that the piece of statistic says 43 　about the real situation for many of these graduates. “I am always 　 44 how many of these employed college graduates are leading a happy life,” Lian said. “I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates, whose stories are　 45 known.”

The setting of the book is several so-called “settlement villages for college students” in the outskirts （市郊） of Beijing, where 46 college graduates 47 　. Most of these graduates work for 　48 or medium-sized（中型的） businesses, 49 less than 2,000 Yuan a month. They live together because it’s 　50　 : The rent in these communities is only around 350 Yuan a month. Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.

Tangjialing, a small 51 20 kilometers from Tian’anmen Square, has around 3,000 52 villagers, but has become a 53 for more than 50,000 migrants （移民）, most of whom 54 from universities or colleges all over the country. The students live in the five or six-storey buildings built by local farmers with 12 rooms on each floor and two or three people crammed （挤） together in each room of about 10 square meters．Up to 70 or 80 people 　55　 the same toilet and kitchen.

36. A. film 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. story 　　　　　　　　　 C. book　 　　　　　　　　　 D. magazine

37. A. what　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. who　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. which　　　　　　　 　　　 D. why

38. A. leaving　 　　　　　 　　　 B. entering 　　　　　　　 C. visiting 　　　　　　　　　 D. enjoying

39. A. necessary 　　　 　　　 B. meaningless 　　　　　 C. important 　　　　　　 D. strong

40. A. is determined by 　　　 B. is set in C. is based on D. is taken from

41. A. came up 　　　　　　　　　 B. came on 　　　　　　　　 C. came along 　　　　　　 D. came out

42. A. fired　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. interviewed 　　　　　 C. employed 　　　　 　　　 D. trained

43. A. much 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. little　 　　　　　　　　　 C. some 　　　　　　　 　　　 D. more

44. A. wondering　 　　　　　 B. researching 　　　　　 C. searching 　　　　　　 　　　 D. telling

45. A. seldom　 　　　　 　　　 B. well　　 　　　　　　　　 C. always 　　　　　　　　　 D. often

46. A. few　 　　　　　　　　　 B. a small number of　　 C. a few D. a large number of

47. A. work 　　　　　　　　　　 B. go　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. relax 　　　　　　　　　　 D. live

48. A. small　 　　　　　　　　　 B. big　 　　　　　　　　　 C. famous 　　　　　　　　 D. unknown

49. A. thinking　 　　　　 　　　 B. earning 　　　　　 　　　 C. shopping 　　　　　　　 D. paying

50. A. expensive 　　　　 　　　 B. comfortable 　　　　　 C. cheap 　　　　　　　　　 D. convenient

51. A. city　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. town　　 　　　 　　　 C. community 　　　　　　 D. village

52. A. original 　　　　　　　　　 B. young　 　　　 　　　 C. rich 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. poor

53. A. school 　　　　　　　　　 B. home　　 　　　 　　　 C. hotel 　　　　　　　　　　 D. company

54. A. come　 　　　　　　　　　 B. differ　 　　　　　　　　 C. graduate 　　　 　　　 D. suffer

55. A. clean 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. build 　　　　　　 　　 C. live 　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. share

It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito（蚊子）bites. Right before 41 Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma 　42 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the 　43 like me. She said, "There's an old saying—the 　44 you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood 　45 to the mosquitoes. " Not 　46 it, I replied, "Grandma, that's just an old wives' tale!"

Well, less than a week 　47 my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a 　48 of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being 　49 , but they all proved useless.

Late one 　50 in my cousin's home, I couldn't bear the 　51 of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I 　52 my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being 　53 　she said, "There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. " With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously（妒嫉地） 54 her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would 　55 on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed（惊奇的）, I ran to others' 　56 , only to find they were all sleeping 　57 as the same thing occurred again and again.

From those bites, I came to 　58 my grandma's silly tale. From then on, I've always tried to keep a（n） 59 mind about those strange old wives' tales 　60 they do have some truth to them.

41. A. leaving　　　　 B. passing　　　 　　C. visiting　　　　　 D. finding

42. A. persuaded　 　 B. reminded　　　　 C. warned　　　　　 D. informed

43. A. students　　　 B. friends　　　　 　 C. passengers　　　 　 D. visitors

44. A. earlier　　 　　　 B. longer　　　　　 C. sooner　　　　　　 D. later

45. A. grows　　　 　 B. goes　　　　　　 C. flows　　　　　　 D. remains

46. A. expecting　 　　　 B. understanding 　　C. recognizing　　　　 D. believing

47. A. after　　　　　 B. before　　　　　 　 C. when　　　　　　 D. as

48. A. shade　　　 　　 B. pile　　　　　　 C. cloud　　　　　　 D. blanket

49. A. touched　　　 B. bitten　　　　 　　 C. defeated　　　　　 D. discovered

50. A. morning　　　 B. afternoon　　　 　　 C. evening　　　　　 D. night

51. A. noise　　　　 　 B. hit　　　　　　 　 C. pain　　　　　　　 D. effect

52. A. woke up　　　 B. shouted at　　　　 C. looked for　　　　 D. dropped on

53. A. blamed　　 　B. interrupted　　　　 C. moved　　　　　 　 D. frightened

54. A. having　　　 　 B. watching　　　　 C. making　　　　　 D. helping

55. A. land　　　 　　 B. fly　　　　　　 　 C. fall　　　　　　　 D. wait

56. A. houses　　　　 B. flats　　　　　　 C. rooms　　　　　　 D. homes

57. A. joyfully　　　 B. anxiously　　　 　　 C. soundlessly　　　　 D. worriedly

58. A. tell　　　　　 B. know　　　　　 　 C. remember　　　 　 D. accept

59. A. open　　　　 B. active　　　　 　　　 C. clear　　　　　　 D. honest

60. A. and　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　 　 C. because　　　　　 D. until

 

My name's Jim Shelley and I'm an addict(有瘾的人）… ... With these words I began to_1__the problem,the problem of my telephone addiction.I used to call people_2___, from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep, I__3__to be phoned, I wanted to phone, Just one more call. It started socially --a few calls each day. It seemed__4___, just a quick chat Gradually though, the __5__got worse.Soon it was__6___use, until,finally, addiction.  And it began to affect my__7__. During the day I would disappear for___8__call. If I couldn't make a call, I  spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more__9___, in the end, I would ring someone, then someone lelse, __10___myself just one more call.  I was phoning people and__11__messages to make sure__12___calls would see me through the day.I used to arrive at friends'homes and before the door was closed,go straight for the phone with the___13___"Is it OK if I just use the phone...?"At work, I became__14___when my fellow workers tried to__15___me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss(with the phone).finally the police caught me___16___a phone box that had take my last one pound coin, and I was__17___to see a psychiatrist(心理医生. I haven't__18__a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it's several days__19___I used a phone box.. I try not to watch TV because there are__20___people on it mading phone calls.My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.

1.A.face 　         B.find　        C.accept       　D.notice

2.A.now and then  　B.all the time　   C.at home 　    D.at work

3.A.tried 　        B.asked 　       C.waited 　     D.invited

4.A.polite 　       B.inportant 　    C.fine 　       D.special

5.A.condition     　B.situation　     C.result       　D.effect

6.A.frequent 　     B.regular　      C.unusual 　    D.particular

7.A.friends　       B.study 　       C.family 　     D.work

8.A.a quick 　      B.a secret　      C.an expected 　 D.an extra

9.A.hopeful　      B.delighted　     C.frightened　    D.anxious

10.A.forcing　      B.telling 　       C.giving 　     D.limiting

11.A.leaving 　     B.taking 　       C.passing 　    D.recording

12.A.long 　       B.immediate 　    C.enough 　    D.surprising

13.A.saying 　     B.demands 　      C.with 　      D.words

14.A.careful 　     B.mad 　         C.determined 　D.helpless

15.A.save 　       B.reduce 　       C.protect 　    D.stop

16.A.destroying　   B.using　         C.stealing　     D.emptying

17.A.offered 　    B.guided 　       C.ordered 　    D.reminded

18.A.missed 　    B.had 　          C.received 　   D.fixed

19.A.as 　        B.when　         C.if　          D.since

20.A.always 　    B.just 　          C.more 　      D.different