Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or only there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find a shelter from a sudden rain. Whatever the reason, you can soon totally unaware of your surroundings. You soon become interested in some books or others, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent too much time there and have to rush off to keep some forgotten appointment.
　　This chance to escape the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a bookshop. There are not many places where it is possible to do this. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can walk around such a place as much as you wish. If it is a good shop, no assistant will come up to you with the greeting “Can I help you?” You needn’t buy anything you don’t want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished reading. Then, and only then, are his services necessary.
　　Once, a medical student had to read a textbook which was far too expensive for him to buy. He couldn't borrow it from the library and the only copy he could find was in a certain bookshop. Every afternoon, therefore, he would go along to the shop and read a little of the book at a time. One day, however, he was disappointed to find the book missing from his usual place. He was about to leave, when he noticed the owner of the shop beckoning to him. Expecting to be told off, he went towards him. To his surprise, the owner pointed to the book which was tucked (folded beautifully) away in a corner. “I put it there in case anyone tries to buy it,” he said, and left the delighted student to continue his reading.
　　shelter: 遮蔽　　 unaware: 未意识到 attraction: 吸引　 beckon: 示意
　　45. According to the passage, the main attraction of a bookshop is that________.
　　A. people can learn something from books 　 　
　　B. it can be a shelter from a sudden rain
　　C. the surroundings are all about new knowledge 　　
　　D. it offers a chance to get free from the realities

　　46. The writer thinks that the assistant in a good bookshop should ________.
　　A. always greet customers pleasantly and warmly 　　
　　B. help the readers to find what they want to read
　　C. not talk while the customers are reading 　　
　　D. not stand beside the bookshelf all the time

　　47. The purpose of the writer in writing the last paragraph is to ________.
　　A. tell us a story that happened in a bookshop 　　
　　B. tell us what a good bookshop assistant is like
　　C. teach us how to read in a shop without buying books
　　D. advise us to hide books if we need them
　

My uncle likes hunting very much. He often goes 　1　during the weekend and usually　2　 home with a bag of birds. Last Sunday evening he came home 　3　 than usual. He didn’t say 　4　 when he came 　5　. He threw his 　6 on to the table and sat by the fire. He looked tired and 　7　.
　　“Didn’t you have a good day, dear?”his wife asked.
　　“　8　 do you think?”he answered angrily and pointed 　9　 the bag on the table .“ Look at the bag! There’s only one bird in it and 　10　 me a lot of money!”“Weren’t there any birds?”she asked kindly.
　　“Hundreds of them!”my uncle said,“　11　 I spent the day 　12　 with a 　13　.”
　　“What happened, dear?”she asked.
　　“I shot my first bird at five o’clock 　14　 afternoon. Soon afterwards, I aimed at 　15　 one and 　16　, but I don’t know what happened. I think I slipped because I didn’t shoot the bird. I 　17　 a cow and killed it. The farmer 　18　owned it got very angry with me. I argued with him for hours and 19 theend I had to 　20　 him 50 pounds!”
　　1．A. shoot       B. to shoot　　  C. and shoots      D. shooting
　　2．A. goes        B. comes　　　   C. leaves          D. gets
　　3．A. early       B. earlier　　　 C. earliest        D. the earliest
　　4．A. anything    B. nothing　　　 C. something       D. everything
　　5．A. in          B. out　　　 C. down          D. up
　　6．A. hat         B. bag　　　 C. gun           D. glasses
　　7．A. terrible    B. pleased　 C. wonderful     D. angry
　　8．A. What        B. How　　　 C. Why           D. When
　　9．A. of          B. to　　　  C. up            D. at
　　10．A. paid       B. spent　　 C. took          D. cost
　　11．A. So         B. Or　　    C. But           D. And
　　12．A. talking    B. arguing　 C. hunting       D. playing
　　13．A. policeman  B. hunter　　C. farmer        D. cow
　　14．A. that       B. this　　  C. one           D. some
　　15．A. the other  B. the　　   C. another       D. some
　　16．A. fired      B. lit　　   C. began         D. opened
　　17．A. frightened B. shot at　 C. hit           D. missed
　　18．A. who        B. which　　 C. whose         D. whom
　　19．A. at         B. in　　    C. for           D. by
　　20．A. borrow     B. lend　 　 C. pay           D. earn

My friend, Dick, has a large police dog. Its name is Jack. Every Saturday afternoon, Dick takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.

One afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk. But the man was still（仍然）there. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the man and looked at him. But the man kept talking. Finally Jack couldn’t stand it. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the man, but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth.

1．From the story, we know that Jack is _______.

A．Dick’s good friend        　　  B．a large police dog 

C．a young man               　　D．a young man’s dog

2．Where does Dick walk his dog every Saturday afternoon?

A．In his room.    B．In the street.   C．In the park.  　　　D．In the field.

3．Jack became very worried one afternoon because ________.

A．Dick couldn’t take him out for a walk at the usual time.

B．a young man came to visit Jack that afternoon

C．Dick walked around his room several times.

D．he couldn’t find the young man’s hat

4．What does the underlined word “stand” mean in the passage?

A．站立         B．理解        C．支持       D．忍受

5．Why did Jack sit down again in front of the man with the hat in his mouth?

A．Try to make the man laugh.      B．Like the young man very much.

C．Ask the young man to leave.     D．Want to talk with the young man.

Hello! My name’s Alice. I’m a high school student. I’m very busy every week. From Monday to Friday I go to school. I do homework in the evening. I’m so tired that I want to have a good rest at weekend. But my mother often asks me to go shopping with her on Saturday morning. I never enjoy these visits. When my mother goes shopping and I sit on a box and wait for her. Last Saturday, there was more noise than usual and everyone was in a hurry. My mother bought lots of things, such as meat, fish, fruit and vegetables. After an hour and a half, a woman came up to me, “Excuse me,” she said. “Are you Alice? Your mother has finished shopping now, but her bags are very heavy. She wants you to carry them home for her.”
（ 　）56. Alice’s mother often ________ on Saturday morning.
　　　 A. stays at home　　 B. goes shopping　　　 C. visits her friends
（　 ）57. Alice ________ when her mother goes shopping.
　　　 A. waits for her mother in a car　　

B. sits on a chair and reads a book
　　　 C. sits on a box and waits for her mother
（ 　）58. Mother bought _______ last Saturday.
　　　 A. some food　　 　 B. something to drink　 　 C. some beautiful clothes
（ 　）59. Alice has waited for her mother ________.
　　　 A. for half an hour　 　 B. for hours　　 　　　 C. for an hour and a half
（　 ）60. Mother wanted Alice ________.
　　　 A. to put the food in the bags　

　　 B. to carry the bags home
　　　 C. to pay for these food

The British Museum is the biggest museum in the world. Inside, you feel smaller than usual. There are about a hundred things to see.

    The story of the British Museum goes back three hundred years to one unusual man, Sir Hans Sloane, doctor to King George II. The doctor collected books, drawings, clothes, money, animals, flowers, things from all over the world. The doctor wanted everything to stay together when he died, so that people could come and have a look. The British Museum began. King George II gave his library, and the museum started to grow.

    The British Museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died. At first the museum was only open three days a week and only ten people could enter in an hour. There wasn’t much time to see things. Visitors had to run though the rooms.

    By about 1800, things began to get better. Wonderful statues, three thousand years old, arrived from Egypt.

    King George IV sold all his books to the museum secretly. A hundred years ago not only old books but also new ones arrived at the museum, and more people came to read them. Since them many famous men have written and studied there. And the library is growing faster and faster. There are four kilometers of new shelves every year and there are about two million visitors every year.

(  ) 1. Sir Hans Sloane was interested in _______________.

A. collecting all kinds of books　　　B. collecting all kinds of drawings

C. collecting all kinds of money　　　D. collecting all kinds of things

(  ) 2. When you go inside the British Museum, you feel smaller than usual because __________.

A. the museum is empty　　　　　　　B. the museum is very big

C. there are too many things in it　　　　D. you are too small

(  ) 3. Sir Hans Sloane died ____________.

A. in 1753　　　B. in 1975    C. in 1765　　　D. in 1800

(  ) 4. At first, the visitors had to run through the museum because ____________.

A. there are only several things to see             

B. the museum was the biggest one in the world

C. they were not interested in the things in it       

D. they had only one hour to see all the things in it

(  ) 5. The passage is mainly about ______________.

A. Sir Hans Sloane　　             B. George II   

C. the history of British Museum　  　D. the books in the museum