"My aunt will come down soon, Mr．Nuttel," said a young lady of fifteen．

Framton Nuttel attempted to say something to please the niece． Privately he doubted whether this visit would do much towards helping with his　nerve problem．

"I know how it will be," his sister had said, "People there　 are nice． I shall just give you letters of introduction to all the people I know there．" Framton wondered whether Mrs．Sappleton, the lady to whom he was presenting one of the letters ofintroduction came into the nice division．

"Do you know many of the people round here?" asked the niece．

"Hardly a soul," said Framton．

"Then you know practically nothing about my aunt． Her great tragedy（悲剧） happened

just three years ago," said the child, “Out through that window, her husband and her two young brothers went off for their day's shooting． They never came back． Poor aunt always thinks that they will come back someday． She has often told me about Ronnie, her youngest brother, singing ‘Bertie, why do you bound?"'

At this time, Mrs． Sappleton came in, greeting,“I hope you don't mind the open window．" She talked on cheerfully about the shooting． To Framton it was all purely horrible． He made a desperate but only partially successful effort to tum the talk on to a less scary topic． "The doctors agree in ordering me complete rest, and an absence of mental excitement．" he announced, "On the matter of diet they are not so much in agreement," he continued．

"No?" said Mrs． Sappleton, in a voice which only replaced a yawn at the last moment． "Here they are at last!" she suddenly cried． In the deepening dusk out came three figures with a tired brown spaniel （猎犬）．And then a young voice rang out of the dusk, "I said, Bertie, why do you bound?"

Framton grabbed wildly at his stick and hat, without a word of goodbye, and rushed out of sight．

“What is up?" Mrs． Sappleton was confused．

"I expect it was the spaniel," said the niece calmly, "He told me that he was once hunted into a tomb by a pack of dogs, and had to spend the night in a newly dug tomb with the creatures barking just above him． Enough to make anyone lose their nerve．"

Romance at short notice was her specialty．

72． According to the passage, we leam that Mrs． Sappleton　　　　 ．

　　　 A． felt sorrow about the shooting 　　　　　　　　 B． got along well with Ronnie

　　　 C． listened carefully to Framton 　　　　　　　　　 D． trusted and spoiled her niece

73． As for Framton's nerve problem, his doctors　　　　 ．

　　　 A． recommended him to go off for a shooting

　　　 B． suggested to him a rest cure in the countryside

　　　 C． advised him to keep his mind off excitement

　　　 D． agreed on the treatment of his diet

74． Which word can best describe Framton?

　　　 A． Cheerful． 　　　 B． Brave． 　　　　　 C． Fragile． D． Wise．

75． What can be inferred about the niece from the last sentence?

　　　 A． She was good at making up a story in a short time．

　　　 B． She showed a strong love for scary stories．

　　　 C． She fell in love with Framton in no time．

　　　 D． She took no notice of strange visitors．

73. If you want a job of taking care of children, which ad will you answer?

A.LOST AND FOUND   B. ROOMMATES   C. FOR SAIL    D.HELP WANTED

74. You will call____ if you want to buy a radio.

A. 800---0436    B. 800—0739   C.800—4661  D.800—4964

75. If your aunt wants to rent a room from Feb.1st to Apri.1st, how much money should she pay?

A. $160  B. $ 129  C. $ 209  D. $418

完形填空．

　　Some people do not like anything to be out of order. They are ___1___ late for work. They ___2____ the books to the library on time. They remember people's birthdays, and they pay the bills the moment they ____3____ Mr Dodds is ____4____ a man.

　　Mr Dodds works in a bank, and lives ____5____ his own. The only family is in the next town; his sister lives there with her ____6___, and her son ___7____ Mark. Mr Dodds doesn't see his sister, or _____8__ family, from one year to the next. He sends them Christmas cards, and he has not forgotten one of ____9____ seventeen birthdays.

　　last week Mr Dodds had quite an incident. He drove home from his office at the ____10___ time, ____11___ neither too slowly _____12____ too fast. He parked his car where he ___13____ parked it, out of the other cars, and he went ___14____ to make his evening meal. Straight away, there was a ____15___ at the door. Mr Dodds _____16___ the door, to find a policeman ____17____ on the doorsteps.

　　“What have I done ____18____?” Mr Dodds asked himself. “Have I ____19___ on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?”

　　“Hello!____20___,” said the policeman, “my name is Mark.”

阅读理解

　　Language is a way to communicate with each other. We started to learn language when we were born. However, people are used to speaking their native languages, so immigrants(移民)are having many problems between the first generation and the second generation because they don't have the same native language. Also, the second generation is losing their identity. Especially in America, there are many immigrants that came from different countries to succeed in the States. Because they suffer in lots of areas such as getting a job and trying to speak English, they want their children to speak English, not only at school, but also at home in order to be more successful. Because of this situation, their children are losing their ethnic(民族的)identity and, even more, they are ignoring their parents whose English is not very good.

　　For example, my aunt, who has been living in Chicago for fifteen years, has three children and they were all born in the States. The eighteen-year-old daughter speaks English as a native language and she speaks Korean very well too. She has no problems talking with her parents, but she still doesn't under stand Korean jokes, and there are sometimes misunderstandings. The second daughter is fourteen years old, and she doesn't want to speak Korean. My aunt often gets upset with her because she is very Americanized and they cannot understand each other. Even when my aunt punishes her, this daughter does not understand what my aunt is talking about. I felt sympathy(同情)for my aunt whenever my fourteen-year-old cousin said,“Mom, what is your problem?”The third child is a twelve-year-old son.

　　He speaks English to his parents and my aunt speaks Korean to him as she does to the second daughter.

　　He also has a problem communicating with his parents. My aunt is trying to teach him to speak both languages very well, but it is very hard for him because he speaks English all day and does not understand why he should learn to speak Korean.

　　I think most immigrants are trying to preserve(保持)their native language in their new country, but this doesn't help very much in getting a good job. My aunt didn't teach Korean to her children in order to help them succeed in the US; she did so, hopefully, to help them establish a Korean identity. Though the second generation is born in the new country, they often get confused about their identity because they look different from others, and also, if they visit their parents' country, they will probably feel different from other people there too. They could even feel it just strolling around the street because they wore different clothes and walked differently.

　　We must realize that languages is important and valuable for many reasons. Immigrants should make an effort not to be ignored by their children and to make their children understand their heritages(文化遗产) by teaching them the parents' native language. This is very important, not only for the harmony of the family, but also in helping the second generation establish their identity.

1．This passage is mainly about _____.

[　　]

A．how to learn a second language

B．how to become American citizens

C．language and its effect on the identity of immigrants

D．schools attended by immigrants to the US

2．Which of these statements is NOT true according to the first paragraph?

[　　]

A．Second generation immigrants are usually eager to learn their parents' native language.

B．It is often hard for first and second generation family members to communicate with each other.

C．Foreigners in America want their children to speak English so that they can achieve great success.

D．Sometimes second generation immigrant children ignore their parents because of language differences.

3．Which is NOT a reason that the 14-year-old daughter has problems with her mother?

[　　]

A．She doesn't want to speak Korean.

B．she doesn't love her mother.

C．She is very Americanized.

D．She does not understand her mother when she gets punished.

4．The author's aunt tries to teach her children to speak Korean to help them _____.

[　　]

A．succeed in the US

B．find a good job

C．establish a Korean identity

D．improve their Korean language skills

阅读理解

　　Tom Dyson tried to find out what his new machine could do. One day he fixed the small box to a flowering plant that was growing in a pot. He didn't say anything at all, but he began to think some cruel thoughts.

　　“I'm going to cut off these flowers. They're getting old and ugly. So I'll cut them off…”

　　The needle on the machine climbed quickly from  zero to 8, then 10, 12, 15. It stopped at 17. The plant was in trouble! Something was worrying it. Was it fear or sadness? The thought of being cut? The flowers bent their heads. They suddenly looked old and tired, and Tom felt sorry for them.

　　“No, no!” he cried.“I won't cut you. You're my friends. I just want you to grow and be lovely. I'll take you outside, into the sunshine. You'll like that, won't you?”

　　The flowers lifted their heads slowly and seemed to smile at him. The needle returned to zero. Tom put away the machine, picked up the plant and walked outside. It was very nice in the garden that morning.

　　All plants enjoy their owner's love and care and kindness. They know the sound of their voice. They also seem to understand people's thoughts. So if you have flowers of your own, think about them with love. They will return your kindness in the only way they can: they will grow strong and beautiful.

1．Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.

[　　]

a．The needle pointed to 17.

b．Tom felt sorry for the flowers.

c．Tom thought of cutting off the flowers.

d．The flowers looked old and tired.

e．Tom fixed the machine to a plant.

f．Tom took the plant outside.

g．The needle returned to zero.

h．Tom cried, “I won't cut you.”

[　　]

A．e; a; g; h; d; b; c; f

B．c; e; d; a; b; h; g; f

C．e; c; a; d; h; b; f; g

D．e; c; a; d; b; h; g; f

2．The only way in which plants can show their love is ________.

[　　]

A．enjoying their owner's love

B．bringing up nicely

C．holding up their heads

D．smiling at their owners

3．According to the passage, which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．Tom wanted to cut off the flowers.

B．Tom said nothing, but the flowers could understand him.

C．The machine didn't work properly.

D．The flowers were getting bad - looking