阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
Sam, Alice, Dick, Tracy和Susan想根据自己在音乐方面的兴趣（61---65）选择适合自己的音乐会，阅读下面音乐会的介绍（A、B、C、D、E和F），选出适合他们的音乐会，并在答题纸上将相应的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
【小题1】. Sam and his friends always enjoy their weekend by attending late night activities. However, he
hasn’t joined them for a long time because he has been working for a couple of weeks. This
weekend he wants to have some fun and excitement with his friends, who are interested in western
music.
【小题2】.. Alice is a college student who studies music, and playing the piano is her favorite. Her
parents approve of her attending concerts and pay for the tickets. As a result, she doesn’t
care much about how much the ticket might cost.
【小题3】. Dick and his girlfriend are both university students. The coming Sunday (August 6) is his
girlfriend’s birthday. As both of them are music fans, Dick would like to take his girlfriend to enjoy some live music and learn something new.
【小题4】. Tracy is interested in a variety of music, like most of the university students, she has a
part-time job. She would like to amuse herself by attending concerts. Since she does not
earn much, she can only afford a ticket that doesn’t cost much.
【小题5】.            
. Susan enjoys listening to foreign music in her spare time. She would like to attend
concerts performed by foreign bands or orchestras whenever it’s possible. But according
to the school rules, she has to return to her dormitory before 11:00 pm.
A                                       B

Prince of the piano: Clayderman has established a truly international career as a best-selling recording artist and concert performer. He has recorded over 1,000 melodies and created a “New Romantic” style through a repertoire which combines his “trademark” originals with classics and pop standards. In fact, despite his natural shyness and reserve, he is completely in his element on stage; a Richard Clayderman concert is a real “Spectacular”. Place: The Great Hall of the People Time: 8:00---10:00 pm, August 7 Price: 180---1,680 yuan Tel: 7310-5268

Raymond’s Solo Concert: Raymond, the talented singer who shifts freely between musical, folk songs and hip hop, is to give a solo concert this weekend. The event will be part of the Asian tour promoting his new album. His concert has very high ticket prices, but his fans have bought tickets worth one million yuan in just four days. Place: Grand Theatre Time: 8:30---10---30 pm, August 6 Price: 280---2,000 yuan Tel: 7310-4568

Jazz Night: Enjoy real American jazz from Hebie Brown, the famous trumpet player. He’s coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’s third visit to China. Get your tickets quickly. Place: The jazz club Time: 10:00pm till late, August 7,9,11 Price: 100---200 yuan Tel: 7310-2938

Scottish Dancing: Want to get your body some exercise while enjoying live music? Take your partner here and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. There will be instructors demonstrating the dances. The live band is also excellent. Place: Jack Stein’s Time: 7:30---10:30 pm, August 5---7 Price: 70 yuan including one drink Tel: 7810:1968

Sam, a dog, was left behind in Colorado while his owners, Mr. And Mrs. Green moved to Southern California. They did not give the dog up. They found him a very nice home before they moved. They would have let Sam accompany them, but they were afraid the dog’s presence would make it difficult for them to rent a house when they reached their destination.
The Green family lived in Colorado for less than a year. Before that, they had lived in the same neighborhood in California to which they returned. So Sam had been there before, but only for a short time when he was young.
Several months after the Greens left Colorado, after they were comfortably settled back in California, they heard a scratch at the door. They couldn’t imagine who might be there. It never occurred to them that it might be Sam, because they were sure he was happily set up with his new family back in Colorado. When they opened the door, the Greens saw a dirty, tired dog with very hurting feet. The animal looked a little bit like Sam, but no one could believe that Sam could have walked 840 miles on his own. The tired dog spent the night under the family car. The next day, when he was more rested, he performed some of his old tricks. The Greens knew they had their own dog back.
【小题1】The story suggests that _______ .

第三部分:阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分, 满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A lot of us lose life's tough battles by starting a frontal attack--when a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who was on his trapped way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum(最后通牒) about the job. Although there was a good reason for Sam's being late--serious illness at home--he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn't work any longer. His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.
Yes, the boss was, Sam entered the office at 9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room; everyone was hard at work. Sam's supervisor came up to him. Suddenly, Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand. "How do you do!" he said. "I'm Sam Maynard. I'm applying for a job, which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Does the early bird get the worm?"
The room exploded in laughter, except that the supervisor had to clamp off a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had saved his job--with the only tool that could win, a laugh.
Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying "no", criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it's the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum.
51. Why was Sam late for his job?
A. Because he was seriously ill at home.           B. Because he received an ultimatum.
C. Because he was busy applying for a new job.  D. Because he was caught in a traffic jam.
52. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Sam Maynard saved his job with humor     B. Humor is important in our lives
C. Early bird can get the worm               D. Humor can solve racial discriminations
53. The phrase "clamp off" in Paragraph 3 means       .
A. try to hold back    B. pretend to set      C. send off         D. give out
54. Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage?
A. Many lose life's battles for they are always late.
B. Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8:30.
C. It wasn't the first time that Sam came late for his work.
D. Humor is the most effective way of solving problems.

阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

Sam, Alice, Dick, Tracy和Susan想根据自己在音乐方面的兴趣（61---65）选择适合自己的音乐会，阅读下面音乐会的介绍（A、B、C、D、E和F），选出适合他们的音乐会，并在答题纸上将相应的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

1.. Sam and his friends always enjoy their weekend by attending late night activities. However, he

hasn’t joined them for a long time because he has been working for a couple of weeks. This

weekend he wants to have some fun and excitement with his friends, who are interested in western

music.

2... Alice is a college student who studies music, and playing the piano is her favorite. Her

parents approve of her attending concerts and pay for the tickets. As a result, she doesn’t

care much about how much the ticket might cost.

3.. Dick and his girlfriend are both university students. The coming Sunday (August 6) is his

girlfriend’s birthday. As both of them are music fans, Dick would like to take his girlfriend to enjoy some live music and learn something new.

4.. Tracy is interested in a variety of music, like most of the university students, she has a

part-time job. She would like to amuse herself by attending concerts. Since she does not

earn much, she can only afford a ticket that doesn’t cost much.

5..             

. Susan enjoys listening to foreign music in her spare time. She would like to attend

concerts performed by foreign bands or orchestras whenever it’s possible. But according

   to the school rules, she has to return to her dormitory before 11:00 pm.

   A                                       B

                       C                                     D

                 E                                       F

A lot of us lose life's tough battles by starting a frontal attack--when a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who was on his trapped way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum(最后通牒) about the job. Although there was a good reason for Sam's being late--serious illness at home--he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn't work any longer. His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.
Yes, the boss was, Sam entered the office at 9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room(更衣室); everyone was hard at work. Sam's supervisor came up to him. Suddenly, Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand. "How do you do!" he said. "I'm Sam Maynard. I'm applying for a job, which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Does the early bird get the worm?"
The room exploded in laughter, except that the supervisor had to clamp off a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had saved his job--with the only tool that could win, a laugh.
Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying "no", criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it's the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum.
1. Why was Sam late for his job?
A. Because he was seriously ill at home.    B. Because he received an ultimatum.
C. Because he was caught in a traffic jam.   D. Because he was busy applying for a new job.
2. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Sam Maynard saved his job with humor     B. Humor is important in our lives
C. Early bird can get the worm               D. Humor can solve racial discriminations
3. The phrase "clamp off" in Paragraph 3 means__________.
A. try to hold back    B. pretend to set      C. send off         D. give out
4. Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage?
A. Many lose life's battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor.
B. It wasn't the first time that Sam came late for his work.
C. Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8:30.
D. Humor is the most effective way of solving problems.