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一、交际用语1.-Whenareyougoingonholiday?-____B____A.Lastnight. B.Nextweek. C.Byplane. D.Withmybrother.2.-Thisisachallengingjob.Whowantsit?-____A_____A.I'lltakeit. B.It'sagoodidea. C.Youbet! D.Nosweat!3.-Madam,doallthebusesgodowntown?-____D__.A.Wow,yougottheidea B.No,nevermindC.Prettywell,Iguess D.Sorry,I'mnewhere4.-CouldIborrowyourcarforafewdays?-____C____.A.Yes,youmayborrow B.Yes,goonC.Sure,hereyourare.Enjoyyourjourney D.Itdoesn'tmatter5.-Davidinjuredhislegplayingfootballyesterday.-Really?__C_____?A.Whodidthat B.What'swrongwithhim C.Howdidthathappen D.Whywashesocareless6.-Wouldyouliketogotoaconcertthisevening?-______A___A.OK.Let'sgo. B.Youarewelcome. C.ButIhavenothingelsetodo. D.Notbad.7.-Whatdoyouthinkofyournewteacher?-______D___A.Hecametoteachuslastweek. B.HeteachesusEnglish.C.Hehastwochildren. D.Heisverynice.8.-Doctor,Idon'tfeelwell.-_____C__A.Youarefine. B.Itdoesn'tmatter. C.What'sthematter? D.Don'ttakeitseriously.9.-HowwasyourtriptoLondon,Jane?-___________.A.Oh,wonderfulindeed B.IwenttherealoneC.Theguideshowedmetheway D.Byplaneandbybus10.-Excuseme,howmuchisthejacket?-It's499Yuan.______A.Oh,no.That'sOK! B.Howdoyoulikeit?C.Whichdoyouprefer? D.Wouldyouliketotryiton?11.-How'syourfamily?-_________A.Thanksallthesame. B.Thanksforcalling. C.Nottoobad. D.Don'tmentionit.12.-WouldyoulikeanothersliceofChristmascake?-_______I'mfull.A.Yes,please. B.Nomore,thanks. C.Whynot? D.Nothingmore.13.-Unbelievable!Ihavefailedthedrivingtestagain!-_______.Thisisnottheendoftheworld.A.Goodluck B.Cheerup C.Goahead D.Noproblem14.-IfyoulikeIcanmailthisletterforyou?-_______.A.That'sverykindofyou B.YouaresokindC.Pleasegivemeahand D.Youaregreat15.-HowmanylanguagesdoesPeterspeak?-_________A.Manylanguages. B.Prettywell. C.Fourlanguages. D.Withhisroommates.16.-Weareplanninganouting._________-Sure.A.Whereareyougoing? B.Whenwillyouleave?C.Howiseverything? D.Doyouwanttojoinus?17.-Whydidn'tyoucometomybirthdaypartyyesterday?-________.A.Excuseme,myfriendsentmeaflower B.Fine,InevergotobirthdaypartiesC.Ha…ha,Idon'tlikebirthdayparties D.Sorry,butmywifehadacaraccident18.-Who'sthatspeaking?-ThisisTom______.A.speaks B.spoken C.speaking D.saying19.-Thankyouforcalling.-_________A.Don'tmentionit. B.That'sfine. C.Nicetalkingtoyou. D.Callbackagain.20.-How'syourmotherdoing?-_________A.Sheisverykind. B.Sheisverywell.C.Sheisnotveryold. D.Sheisdoingshoppingnow.21.-HowaboutgoingtodinnerattheMexicanrestauranttonight?-______A.Forgetit. B.Sorry,IlikeMexicanfood.C.That'sgreat! D.Gladyoulikeit.22.-Thankyouforinvitingme.-_______A.Ireallyhadahappytime. B.Oh,it'stoolate.C.Thankyouforcoming. D.Oh,soslowly?23.-I'msorry.Ilostthekey.-________.A.Well,it'sOK B.No,it'sallright C.Youarewelcome D.Youarewrong24.-Howmanystudentsdoyouteach?-_________A.Quiteabit. B.Moreboysthangirls. C.About50. D.Threemornings. 25.-Hello,I'mHarryPotter.-Hello,mynameisCharlesGreen,but______.A.callmyCharles B.callmeatCharlesC.callmeCharles D.callCharlesme26.-WhereisMissSmith?-_________A.She'sfromEngland. B.She'sathome. C.She'snotback. D.She'sverywell.27.-Whatdoyoudo?-_________A.Whatdoyoudo? B.Fine,thankyou.C.I'macollegestudent. D.Idowellinmystudies.28.--Pleasehelpyourselftotheseafood.--________.A.No,Ican't B.Sorry,Ican'thelpC.Well,seafooddon'tsuitfor D.Thanks,butIdon'tliketheseafood29.-Hi,welcomeback!Haveanicetrip?-____________.A.Oh,fantastic!Freshair,andsunshineeverydayBeon,I'vegotlotsoffunC.Bytheway,Idon'tlikeSaturdaysD.Well,I'lllookforwardtoyourphonecall30.-Excuseme,couldyoushowmethewaytothenearestpostoffice?-__________Ohyes!TwoblocksawayfromhereattheGreenAvenue.Youcan'tmissit.A.Ibegyourpardon? B.Whatdoyoumean? C.You'rewelcome. D.Mm,letmethink.31.-Couldyouhelpmewithmyphysics,please？-________.A.No,noway B.No,Icouldn't C.No,Ican'tD.SorryIcan't.Ihavetogotoameetingrightnow32.-IwonderifIcoulduseyourcomputertonight?-___________I'mnotusingitrightnow.A.Sure,goahead. B.Idon'tknow. C.Itdoesn'tmatter. D.Whocares?33.-Canyouhelpme?-_________A.No,Idon'tknow. B.Sure.Whatisit? C.Don'tmentionit. D.That'sit.34.-Let'sgoforadrive.-_________A.I'mbusy. B.Itdrivesmemad. C.Allright.Let'sgo. D.Idon'tsayanything.35.--MustItakeataxi?--No,you________.Youcantakeacar.A.hadbetterto B.don't C.mustnot D.don'thaveto36.-Doyouthinkthisisaniceplace?-_________A.That'sallright. B.You'rewell. C.No,it'snothere. D.Yes,Ithinkso.37.-What'sthematterwithyou?-_________A.Itdoesn'tmatter. B.Nottoobad. C.Idon'tfeelwell. D.That'sallright.38.-Thanksforyourhelp.-__________.A.Mypleasure B.Nevermind C.Quiteright D.Don'tthankme39.-Oh,Betty,wewillbehavingabuffetpartynextSaturday,andwe'dlikeyoutojoinus.-_______,Susan.What'stheoccasion?Whattimedoyouwantmetocome?A.I'dloveto B.Noway C.Bynomeans D.I'mafraidnot40.--Shallwesituphereonthegrassordowntherenearthewater?--________A.I'dratherstayhereifyoudon'tmind. B.Sorry,Idon'tlikeneither.C.Certainly,whynot? D.Yes,welikethesetwoplaces.41.-Oh,sorrytobotheryou.-__________.A.That'sOkay B.No,youcan't C.That'sgood D.Oh,Idon'tknow42.-Areyougettinganewflatthisyear? -_______Ican'taffordtopaymybills,letalonebuyanewflat.A.Withoutquestion. B.Youmustbejoking. C.Goodidea! D.Areyousure?43.-Youknow,Ihavethreekidsnow.-______A.Well,I'vegrownamustache. B.That'sterrific!C.Say,you'vereallychangedyourhair. D.Well,Igaveupdrinking.44.-WhydidMrs.Greengotothetravelagency?-_________A.Bycar. B.Yesterdayafternoon.C.InNewYork. D.Forsomeinformationabouttravel.45.-Howareyou,Bob?-_______,Ted.A.Howareyou? B.I'mfine.Thankyou.C.Howdoyoudo? D.Nicetomeetyou.46.--Wearegoingtohaveasingingpartytonight.Wouldyouliketojoinus?--________.A.I'mafraidnot,becauseIhavetogotoanimportantmeetingB.Ofcoursenot.Ihavenoidea C.No,Ican't D.That'sallset47.-Hi,Tom,how'severythingwithyou?-___________,andhowareyou?A.Don'tmentionit B.Hm,nottoobad C.Thanks D.Prettyfast48.-HowdidMr.Jonesgettothecinema?-_________A.At10o'clock. B.ToMrs.Jones. C.Bycar. D.TotheGrandTheater.49.-Wow!Thisisamarvelousroom!I'veneverknownyou'resoartistic.-______.A.Great,Iamveryart-conscious B.Don'tmentionitC.Thanksforyourcompliments D.It'sfine50.-WhatdoesPeterdo?-_________A.He'sgoodatfixingthings. B.HecanspeakgoodGerman.C.Hedoesthewashing-upaftersupper. D.He'salanguageteacher.51.-That'sabeautifuldressyouhaveon!-__________.A.Oh,thanks.Igotityesterday B.Sorry,it'stoocheapC.Youcanhaveit D.Seeyoulater52.-MayIseeyourtickets,please?-________.A.No,theyaremine B.No,youcan't C.Sure D.Yes,youcan53.-Marilyn,I'mafraidIhavetobeleavingnow.-____________A.Thatsoundswonderful. B.Oh,soearly?C.Notatall. D.Goodluck!54.-Paul,_______?-Oh,that'smyfather!Andbesidehim,mymother.A.whatisthepersonoverthere B.who'stalkingoverthereC.whataretheydoing D.whichisthat55.-It'srathercoldinhere.DoyoumindifIclosethewindow?-______.A.Yes,please B.No,goahead C.Sure,please D.Idon'tlikeit56.-Howareyoufeeling?-Muchbetter.______.A.Thanksforcomingtoseeme B.YoulookgreatC.Youaresokind D.Don'tmentionit57.-Susanisabsentfromtoday'swritingclass.-_______?AsfarasIknow,shehasnevermissedaclass.A.Howcome B.Sowhat C.Why D.Whatfor58.-______?-Heteachesphysicsinaschool.A.Whatdoesyourfatherwanttodo B.WhoisyourfatherC.Whatisyourfather D.Whereisyourfathernow59.-WhatcanIdoforyou?-___________.A.Iwantakiloofpears B.YoucandoinyourownwayC.Thanks D.Excuseme.I'mbusy60.-Hey,Tom,what'sup?-__________A.Yes,definitely! B.Oh,notmuch.C.Whatishappeninginyourlife? D.Youarelucky.61.-Haven'tseenyouforages!Whatareyoubusydoingnow?-_____________.A.Ihatetheweatherhere B.MyhairisgettingabitlongerC.Yeah,thanksforcoming D.Iamworkingparttimeinabookshop,youknow二、阅读理解Passage1Onedayamanandhisdaughterweregoingoutforawalk.Themanhadputonapairofoldshoes,onewithathicksole（鞋跟）andonewithathinsole.Ashecameouttothestreet,hefeltveryuncomfortable.Turningtohisdaughter,hesaid:“Whyshouldoneofmylegsbelongerthantheotherone?”Thedaughterlookedatherfather’slegsandsaid,“Youhaveputontwooddshoes!”Whenheheardthis,themanwasveryhappyandthoughttohimself:“WhatabrightdaughterI’vegot!”Thenheaskedhisdaughtertogobacktothehouseandgothimanotherpairofshoes.Whenthedaughterwentbacktothehouse,allshecouldfindwasoneshoeswiththicksoleandonewiththinsole.Takingtheshoestoshowherfather,shesaid,“It’snousechanging!Theseshoesarealsoodd,onewithathicksoleandonewithathinsole.”Themanlistenedandthoughttohimself:“Itcan’tbehelped.ImightaswellweartheonesIhaveonnow.”Sotheywentfortheirwalk.1.Themanthoughtthathisdaughterwas______.A.beautiful B.clever C.lazy D.clean2.Itwasthe______thatfoundthereasonforit.A.father B.daughter C.neighbour D.passer-by3.Thedaughtercameback,bringing______withher.A.apairofshoes B.apairofoddshoesC.apairofthick-soledshoes D.nothing4.Whatdoyouthinkthatthemanshouldhavedone?A.Heshouldreturntohishomeandgottheshoeshimself.B.Heshouldhavethethicksolecutoff.C.Heshouldhavechangedoneofhisshoes.D.Heshouldhavenoshoeson.5.Whatdoyouthinkofthemanandhisdaughter?A.Theybothwerenotclever. B.Thefatherwasclevererthanthedaughter.C.Thedaughterwasclevererthanthefather. D.Eitherofthemwasfoolishenough.Passage2Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.Weencourageallstudentstostudentstovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduate.Anewcommunityprogramcalled“OneOnOne”helpselementarystudentswho’vefallenbehind.Youreducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching,thatis,tutoringinmathandEnglish.You’dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.Youcanchoosetohelpachildwithmath,English,orboth.Half-hourlessonsarefine,soyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubjecttwodaysaweek.ProfessorDodgewillactasamentortothetutors—he’llbeavailabletohelpyouwithlessonplansortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon.Youcansignupfortheprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.I’msureyou’llenjoythiscommunityservice…andyou’llgainvaluableexperienceatthesametime.Itlooksgoodonyourresume,too,showingthatyou’vehadexperiencewithchildrenandthatyoucareaboutyourcommunity.Ifyou’dliketosignup,orifyouhaveanyquestions,stopbyProfessorDodge’sofficethisweek.6.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?________A.Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation.B.Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram.C.Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents.D.Torecruitelementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.7.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes?________A.Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents.B.Tohelpeducationmajorsprepareforfinalexams.C.Tooffertutorialstoelementaryschoolstudents.D.Toprovidefundingforacommunityserviceproject.8.WhatdoesProfessorDodgedo?________A.Headvisesstudentstoparticipateincertainprogram.B.Heteachespart-timeinanelementaryschool.C.Heobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheclassroom.D.Hehelpsstudentspreparetheirresumes.9.Whatshouldstudentswhoareinterestedinthetutorialsdo?________A.Contacttheelementaryschool. B.Signupforaspecialclass.C.Submitaresumetothedean. D.TalktoProfessorDodge.10.Whomdoyouthinkthespeakeraddressesto?________A.Faculty. B.Students. C.Residents. D.Graduatedstudents.Passage3Long，longagotherewasnozero.Towritethenumbersixty-threepeoplewrote63.Towritesixhundredandthree,peoplewrote63.Thespacebetweensixandthreewastheretomean.“notany”tens.Sometimespeopledidnotrememberthespace.Itwashardtoseeandread.Laterpeopleusedadottoholdthespace.Sixhundredandthreelookedlikethis6.3.Butthedotwashardtosee.Sopeopleputacirclearoundislikethis6⊙3.Thenpeoplecouldseethedot.Theyrememberedthespace.Atlast,onlythecirclearoundthedotwasused.Itwaslikeazero.Thisisonestoryofhowthezerocametobeused.Nowzerohasmanyimportantusers.Zerotellshowmany.Canyoutellsomeotherwaysofusingzero?11.Long,longagopeopledidn'tknowhowto______.A.write B.writezero C.writenumbers D.sixty-three12.Long,longagoiftheywrotetwohundred-eight,peoplewrote______.A.218 B.28 C.228 D.20813.Later______wasusedtomeanspace.A."notany" B.letter"o" C.zero D.adot14.Peopleusedcircles______.A.torememberways B.toremembernumbersC.nottoforgetthespace D.tomeannothing15.Thestorytellsus______.A.howzerocametobeused B.howtowritezeroC.what'stheuseofzero D.thatzeromeansadot,acircleorspacePassage4MrPerkinstoodatthebus-stopandwatchedthecarsgoby.ManyofthecarswerenewBeta400s,andmostifthemwereyellow.MrPerkinalwaysworethesameclothesasothermen,atethesamefoodasotherpeople,anddidthesamethingsafterwork,andattheendoftheweek,MrPerkindidnotliketobedifferent.Thefollowingweek,MrPerkinboughtanew,brightyellowBeta400s.Hewassatisfiedwithit,anddrovetoworkinittheverynextday.Hewasevenmoresatisfiedwithhisnewcar,whenhesawalltheotherBeta400s,infront,behind,andonbothsidesofhim.MrPerkinparkedhiscarinabigcar-parknearhisoffice,andwalkedtherestoftheway.Butwhenhecamebackatfiveo’clock,thereweresomanybrightyellowBeta400sinthecar-parkthathedidnotknowwhichcarwashis.Hetriedhiskeyinsomeofthecars,butpeoplepassingbygavehimalookhedidn’tlike.Sohestopped.PoorMrPerkinhadtowaitnearlytwohoursuntilhiswastheonlyyellowBeta400sinthecar-park16.MrPerkinwantedanewyellowBeta400sbecause_______.A.thebusdidnotcome B.helikednewclothes,foodandcarsC.helikedtodothesameasotherpeople D.helikedtobedifferentfromothers17.Hedrovetoworkinhisnewcar______.A.theverynextday B.thedayheboughtitC.aweekheboughtin D.onthedayhefirstwatchedthecarspassing18.Hewassatisfiedwithhisnewcarbecause______.A.nooneelsehadayellowone B.itwasthesameasothercarsallaroundhimC.hewasinfrontofalltheothercars D.othercarswerenotasbrightashis19.Peoplegavehimalookbecause______.A.hehadanicenewcar. B.hecouldnotopenthedoorofhiscar.C.hewasinthewrongcar-park. D.hewastryingtoopenmorethanonecar20.MrPerkinhadtowaituntil______.A.therewasonlyoneyellowBeta400sinthecar-parkB.therewasonlyonecarinthecar-parkC.therewerenobrightyellowcarsinthecar-parkD.therewasnooneabouttolookathimPassage5LindaandDavidhavetraveledbyairfromLondontoSydney,“Iftherewereanaccident.”Hesays,“They’dknowsoonenough.Badnewstravelsfast.”ButLindahaspromisedthatshewouldring.“However,”shesays,“itdoesn’tcostmuchwhenyoujustthinkit’stheothersideoftheworld.It’sonlysixpencepersecond（每秒六便士）.”“Ifyou’reonthattelephoneforlessthanoneminute,I’lleatmyhat,”Davidsays,“Andoneminute’snearlyfourpounds.”“That’snomorethanyou’dpayforanewhat,”Lindaanswers.Shehasaskedthemanatthehoteldesktogetherthenumber.Thetelephonerings.Lindapicksitup.“Hello,Mum.Isthatyou?”Shesays.“Sixpencepersecond,”Davidremindsher.“Hello,love.”ItisMrs.Lee,Linda’smother,speakingfromLondon.“Icanhearyouveryclearlyjustlikeyouareinthenextroom.It’sabetterlinethanwhenyoucalledmefromyouroffice.Doyouremember?Ishoutedatthattime,andstillyoucouldn’thearmesometimes.”“Yes,Mum.”Lindaputsin.“Ijustwantedtoringto…”“IrememberhowyourangwhenyouwenttoBetty’shousetoeat,whenyouwerealittlegirl.Andthenwhenyou…”Mrs.Leeisagreattalker“Nearlyfourpounds.”saysDavid.Lindatriestotellhermotherthatitistimetosaygoodbye,“Yes,allright,”saysMrs.Lee,“Butyouwillwrite,won’tyou,asyoudidwhenyouwereatwork…”Onceagain,Mrs.Leetalksaboutthepast,andthereisnostoppingher.“Fourpoundsfifty,”saysDavid.Atlast,Lindacutshermothershort,promisestowrite,andringsoff.“There!Thatwasn’tlong,wasit?”“Fourpounds,ninetypence.”Davidanswers.“Andyoudidn’tevensaythatwe’vearrived.”21.Lindaistelephoninghometo______.A.tellhermothersomebadnews B.saythatsheandDavidhavearrivedsafelyC.reportanaccidenttohermother D.saythatsheandDavidhaveleftLondon22.Lindadoesnotthinkitexpensivetoring,because______.A.itonlycostsfourpoundsandninetypenB.itisevenmoreexpensivetobuyanewhatC.shehadtelephonedhomesinceshewasachildD.shewillspeakfromonesideoftheworldtotheother23.Davidsays,"Nearlyfourpounds,"because______.A.hewantstoremindLindaofthecostofthecallB.hewantstobuyhimselfanewhatC.LindahasnottoldhermothertheyhavearrivedD.hewantsMrs.Leetoknowhowmuchthecallcosts24.Mrs.Leegoesontalkingforsolongbecause_______.A.shelikestohearallaboutthepast B.shelikestalkingC.Lindahadnottoldherthatshehasarrived D.sheisgoingtopayforthetelephonecall25.Lindastoppedhermotherby______.A.tellingherhowmuchthecalliscosting B.writingaletterasshehaspromisedtodoC.tellingherthattheyhavearrivedsafely D.promisingtowrite,andringingoffPassage6WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkCityforone-yearstay,theydidnotbringverymanythingswiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewsystemthatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishings(bed,tables,dishes,andsoon)hasbecomeoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusinesses.Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Peoplewhoareinternationalbusinessorgovernmentofficials,foreignstudents,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouples—peoplewhosejoborbusinessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecitytoanother.Theysavealotoftroubleandthecostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhomes.Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwanttobuycheapfurniturethattheymaysoondislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurnituretheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchthattheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Butusuallypeopledon’tliketotellothersaboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink.26.WhichofthefollowinghasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses?________A.Sellinghomefurnishings. B.Rentingfurnishedapartments.C.Sellingusedfurniture. D.Rentinghomefurnishings.27.Whydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture?________A.Becausethefurnituretheygetinthiswayisnew.B.Becauseitsavesthemalotofmoney.C.Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney.D.Becausetheycanalwaysgetbetterqualityfurnitureinthisway.28.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?________A.Theideaofrentingfurnitureisnotacceptable.B.Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple'shometown.C.Onlythosewhodon'thaveenoughmoneytorentfurniture.D.Peopleusuallygrowtolikethefurnituretheyhaverented.29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?________A.RentorBuy? B.ANewWayofGettingHomeFurnishings.C.FurnishedApartments. D.ANewIdea.30.Youngpeoplelikedrentinghomefurnitureinthat________A.Theyhavelessmoney.B.Theydon'twanttobuyoldfurniture.C.Thenewfurnitureisofgoodquality.D.Theydon'thavemuchmoneyanddon'twanttobuythecheapfurniture.Passage7Onceanoldmanwaswalkinginastreetwithhishorse.Itwasaquarterpastthreeintheafternoon.Theoldmangottoasmallrestaurant.Therewerealotofpeopleinit.Theoldmancouldn’tcomenearthefire.Hethoughtandthought.Atlasthesaidtothewaiters,“Takesomefishtomyhorse”Thewaiterandthepeoplewereverysurprised.Thewaitersaid,“Ahorsedoesn’teatfish.”Theoldmantoldthewaiter,“Thishorseisveryinteresting.Itcansing,danceanddoesallkindsofthings.Itcaneatfish,too,”Sothewaiterbroughtthehorsesomefish.Allthepeopleintherestaurantranouttoseethehorseeatfishexcepttheoldman.Nowtheoldmansatbesidethefire.Afterawhilethewaitercamebackandsaid.“Yourhorsedidn’teatanyfish.”Theoldmansaid,“Allright,takethefishbackandputitonthetable.I’lleatit.”31.Theoldmanfeltverycoldbecause______.A.itwasacloudyandwindyday B.itsnowedC.hehadtravelledintheheavyrain D.hewashungry32.Thepeopleintherestaurantallranoutbecause______.A.theywantedtoseetheoldman B.theywantedtoseethehorseeatingfishC.theyhadbeentoldtherecamethehorse D.therewasnofireoverthestove33.Indeed,thehorsecanneither______nor______nor______.A.walk...speak...eat B.sing...dance...sleepC.sing...dance...eatfish D.speak...walk...sit34.Allthepeopleintherestaurantrushedout______but______.A.toseethehorsesing...theoldman B.towatchthehorseplaygames...thewaiterC.tolookforthehorse...theoldman D.toseethehorseeatfish...theoldman35.Whydidtheoldmanaskthewaitertotakesomefishtohishorse?Because______.A.hishorselikedeatingfishB.hewascoldC.hewantedtositbythefire,butwasn'tabletodosoatfirstD.hehimselfalsolikedtoeatfishPassage8IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit’samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.36.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?________A.ItisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursintheU.S.B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.C.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheU.S.D.Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.37.Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?_______A.Amatterofwork. B.Amatteroflifeordeath.C.Youwanttoseehimorher. D.Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.38.Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriend?A.at7:00am. B.at4:00pm. C.atthemidnight. D.at4:00am.39.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.B.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.C.ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A..D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.40.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat_______.A.it'samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytimeB.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworldC.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinesspartyD.ifapersonislateforadate,heneedn'tmakesomeexplanationPassage9IoftendreamedaboutPisawhenIwasaboy.IreadaboutthefamousbuildingcalledtheLeaningTowerofPisa,Iwasthinkingofpizza.Ithoughtthistowerwasaplacetobuy