Mr. Smith wrote to your newspaper to complain that his telephone was out of order for more than a week.

We received a complaint from Mr. Smith at 2:30 p.m. on May 6. The next day we sent workmen to Mr. Smith’s house to repair his telephone. The men discovered that there was something wrong with the underground cable. They dug up 15 feet of the cable and saw many white ants. These ants had attacked the cable and damaged it badly.

On May 8~10, our workmen dug up another 30 feet of the cable and found that it was also damaged. On May 11~13 the men took out the useless cable and replaced it with a new one. To do this they had to connect more than 4 000 wires and the work was not easy.

On May 14, the cable was completely repaired and Mr. Smith’s telephone was working properly. He did not have to pay for the work.

Yours faithfully,

B.Jones

Manager of Telephone Company

1.Mr. Jones wrote to a newspaper because he wanted to ______.

A. explain why his telephone did not work properly

B.complain about his telephone

C.explain why Mr. Smith’s telephone was out of order for several days

D.complain that the Telephone Company was slow to repair his telephone

2.The workmen spent ______ days in repairing the cable.

A. eight　　　　　　　　　　    B.three　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.four　　　　　　　　   D.six

3.The workmen had to join thousands of wires when they ______ the old cable.

A. damaged　　　　　　　　  B.repaired　　　　　　　　　　 C.replaced　　　　　　　　    D.put in

4.The ______ to the cable were paid by the Telephone Company.

A. damage　　　　　　　　    B.damages　　　　　　　　    C.repairs　　　　　　　　　　  D.replacement

5.The word “discovered” means ______.

A. were learned　　　　　　 B.were seeing　　　　　　   C.find out　　　　　　　　　　 D.found out

    Can animals be made to work for us human beings? Some scientists think that one day animals may be    1    to do a number of simple jobs that are now done by human beings. They    2    out that at a circus (马戏) , for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals    3    quite skillful things.    4    you have seen them on the television or in a film. If you watch    5    you may notice that the    6    always gives the animal a lump (块)of sugar    7    a piece of fruit as a reward. The scientists say that many different animals    8    be trained to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will    9    a reward for doing them.

    Of course,    10    we know, dogs can be used to    11    a house, and soldiers in both old and modern times have used geese (鹅) to give warning by making a lot of    12    when an enemy comes near. And it may be    13    to train animals to work in factories. In Russia, for instance, pigeons, which are birds with good    14   , are being used to watch out for  15 in small balls that are being made in one factory.    16    the pigeon sees a ball which looks 17 others, it touches a steel plate with its beak (嘴). This    18    on a light to warn the people in the factory. At the same time a few    19    are given to the pigeon as a reward. It    20  three to five weeks to train a pigeon to do this, and one pigeon can inspect 3000 to 4000 balls an hour.

    1．

A. trained　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. asked

C. forced　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. found

    2．

A. spoke　　　　　　　　　　　　 B found

C. said　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. pointed

    3．

A. eat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. take

C. make　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. do

    4．

A. Indeed　　　　　　　　　　    B. Certainly

C. Perhaps　　　　　　　　　　  D. Often

    5．

A. quickly　　　　　　　　　　   B. closely

C. near　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. far

    6．

A. worker　　　　　　　　　　   B. teacher

C. trainer　　　　　　&nbs

p;　　　　   D. master

    7．

A. with　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. or

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. and

    8．

A. shall　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. may

C. should　　　　　　　　　　    D. will

    9．

A. accept　　　　　　　　　　    B. get

C. give　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. put

    10．

A. since　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. for

C. because　　　　　　　　　　  D. as

    11．

A. keep　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. guard

C. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. look at

    12．

A. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. noise

C. fire　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sound

    13．

A. possible　　　　　　　　　　  B. good

C. important　　　　　　　　    D. easy

    14．

A. eyesight　　　　　　　　　　  B. hearing

C. taste　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. touch

    15．

A. mistakes　　　　　　　　　　 B. faults

C. errors　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. warnings

    16．

A. While　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. When

C. Where　　　　　　　　　　    D. What

    17．

A. uglier　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. like

C. the same as　　　　　　　　 D. different from

    18．

A. makes　　　　　　　　　　    B. turns

C. goes　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. keeps

    19．

A. water　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. coins

C. sweets　　　　　　　　　　    D. seeds

    20．

A. costs　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. takes

C. spends　　　　　　　　　　    D. needs

Dear Sir,

Mr. Smith wrote to your newspaper to complain that his telephone was out of order for more than a week.

We received a complaint from Mr. Smith at 2:30 p.m. on May 6. The next day we sent workmen to Mr. Smith’s house to repair his telephone. The men discovered that there was something wrong with the underground cable. They dug up 15 feet of the cable and saw many white ants. These ants had attacked the cable and damaged it badly.

On May 8~10, our workmen dug up another 30 feet of the cable and found that it was also damaged. On May 11~13 the men took out the useless cable and replaced it with a new one. To do this they had to connect more than 4 000 wires and the work was not easy.

On May 14, the cable was completely repaired and Mr. Smith’s telephone was working properly. He did not have to pay for the work.

Yours faithfully,

B.Jones

Manager of Telephone Company

1.Mr. Jones wrote to a newspaper because he wanted to ______.

A. explain why his telephone did not work properly

B.complain about his telephone

C.explain why Mr. Smith’s telephone was out of order for several days

D.complain that the Telephone Company was slow to repair his telephone

2.The workmen spent ______ days in repairing the cable.

A. eight　　　　　　　　　　    B.three　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.four　　　　　　　　   D.six

3.The workmen had to join thousands of wires when they ______ the old cable.

A. damaged　　　　　　　　  B.repaired　　　　　　　　　　 C.replaced　　　　　　　　    D.put in

4.The ______ to the cable were paid by the Telephone Company.

A. damage　　　　　　　　    B.damages　　　　　　　　    C.repairs　　　　　　　　　　  D.replacement

5.The word “discovered” means ______.

A. were learned　　　　　　 B.were seeing　　　　　　   C.find out　　　　　　　　　　 D.found out

    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。

    James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so    1    that he didn't know what to do with    2   . The person who had gone in    3    him had been in there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident(自信的) when she went in.    4    James. He felt    5    that she had already got the    6   . The problem was that he wanted this job    7   . It meant    8    to him. He had    9 it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself    10 brilliantly(出色的)at the interview and    11    the job immediately. But now here he was feeling    12   . He couldn't    13    all those things he had    14    to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and    15  . But no—he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn't    16    like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very    17    with herself. She smiled sympathetically(同情地) at James. At the moment, James    18 her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.” James suddenly    19 that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs    20    and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.

    1．

A. healthy　　　　　　　　　　   B. nervous

C. careless　　　　　　　　　　  D. confident

    2．

A. the interviewer　　　　    B. the woman

C. himself　　　　　　　　　　   D. the situation

    3．

A. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. with

C. before　　　　　　　　　　    D. after

    4．

A. Not like　　　　　　　　　　  B. So did

C. Do as　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Do like

    5．

A. doubtful　　　　　　　　　　  B. sure

C. angry　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. astonished

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p; 6．

A. reward　　　　　　　　　　   B. first

C. prize　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. job

    7．

A. hopelessly　　　　　　　　   B. naturally

C. easily　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. so much

    8．

A. everything　　　　　　　　   B. happiness

C. difficulty　　　　　　　　　　 D. nothing

    9．

A. dreamed of　　　　　　　　 B. learned of

C. thought about　　　　　　  D. talked about

    10．

A. explaining　　　　　　　　   B. performing

C. answering　　　　　　　　   D. talked about

    11．

A. offered　　　　　　　　　　   B. asked for

C. being offered　　　　　　   D. being asked for

    12．

A. mad　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. excited

C. certain　　　　　　　　　　    D. terrible

    13．

A. depend on　　　　　　　　   B. afford

C. believe in　　　　　　　　    D. remember

    14．

A. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. been taught

C. planned　　　　　　　　　　   D. been supplied

    15．

A. leave　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. go in

C. prepare　　　　　　　　　　   D. practice

    16．

A. take back　　　　　　　　    B. put off

C. give up　　　　　　　　　　   D. put down

    17．

A. ugly　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. pleased

C. sad　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pretty

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   18．

A. noticed　　　　　　　　　　   B. loved

C. missed　　　　　　　　　　    D. hated

    19．

A. thought　　　　　　　　　　   B. hoped

C. wished　　　　　　　　　　   D. regretted

    20．

A. shaking　　　　　　　　　　   B. bending

C. some　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. any

(1) Mr. Brown (the motorist)
　　At about 9:20 p.m. on October 14th, I was driving along Market Road in the direction of Midwick. I wanted to go to Sturham to collect my wife, who had been visiting some friends. I prepared to turn into Sturham Road, which was on my right. In the distance, I saw the lights of a car moving towards me but it was a long way from me. I put out my hand to show that I was going to turn right. Then I started to turn slowly towards Sturham Road. Suddenly there was a loud noise on the passenger's (near) side of the car. I stopped the car and got out. A motorcycle had hit my car. The motorcyclist had been thrown over the car. He was injured, so I ran to a shop to phone for help.
　　(2) Mr. Smith (the injured motorcyclist)
　　On the evening of October 14th, I was going home along Market Road towards Newtown. I was riding my motorcycle. I was going slowly because some of the streetlights were out and the road was wet and slippery. Just before Sturham Road, a car suddenly drove right across my path. The driver did not flash his lights to give a warning. I could not turn in time, so I hit the side of the car. When I woke up, I was lying in a hospital in Market Road.
　　(3) Mr. Lee (another motorcyclist)
　　At about 9:10 p.m. on October 14th, I left my home in Midwick. Ten minutes later I was riding my motorcycle along Market Road. I was going to Newtown. There was a motorcycle about 40 metres in front of me. It was not going very quickly. The man on it was riding near the curb (路边) but I was near the center of the road. The motorcyclist in front of me tried to turn to his right but there was no time. He hit the car and was injured. There was no car going along in front of us or put by the road.
48．Which of these statements about the accident is probably correct?
　　A．Mr. Brown wrongly supposed that the lights of the two motorcycles were those of a car.
　　B．The lights of the car moving towards Mr. Brown made him unable to see.
　　C．Mr. Brown knocked down a motorcyclist on purpose.
　　D．The accident was caused by the carelessness of the first motorcyclist.
49．It seems probable from the statements that Mr. Brown__________.
　　A．gave no signal to show that he was turning right
　　B．did not give any signal until he was actually turning
　　C．failed to give a proper signal at that time
　　D．flashed his light to show that he was going to turn
50．We would expect to find that Mr. Brown's car was damaged on its________ side.
　　A．front    B．left    C．right    D．driver's