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    Alex is a writer and Safah is a teacher. They had good jobs and an apartment in Iowa City. However,one day they decided to build a new home for themselves. Most people would probably look locally(在本地)——perhaps in the neighborhood. But they planned to find a dream place to create their home.

    For Alex,it was quite easy to choose an island (岛) with everything he wanted. As an excellent traveler,Alex first visited the Palau group of islands years ago. He continued to go back there from time to time. The islands are about 7,500 kilometers west of Hawaii so they are difficult to reach. However,they have beautiful green forests with interesting plants and animals. In the end,Alex and Sarah chose one island — Angaur.

    Angaur is only thirteen kilometers around. About 150 people live on it. After knowing about their plan,the head of the island,an 83-year-old woman,was very happy. She said, “Angaur welcomes you."

    Then the real work began. Alex and Sarah ? didn’t want to pay for a construction company(建筑公司) so they taught themselves a lot about building. They also had a lot of friends in Iowa. They came out to help and in return(作为回报) got a free holiday by the beach of Angaur. The local people of Anguar also worked for Alex and Sarah and after many months of hard work,their dream house was ready.

根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。

56. Where does the writer think most people would build a new home?  

57. Are the Palau group of islands difficult to reach?

58. How many people live on Angaur?

59. Who is the head of Angaur?

60. What did Alex’s and Sarah’s friends get in return for helping? 

阅读理解(每小题2分,共20分)

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Dear Jay,

    I was so happy to get your letter. It’s great to hear from you.

    I have a job in a shoe shop near where I live. I work every Saturday but during the holidays I work three days a week. Although sometimes I enjoy the contact with people,Inot very interested in what I’m selling!

    Most people don't want to work in the evening,so it's not too difficult for us students to get an evening or weekend job in a supermarket. Some even stay open all night!Some students often work in restaurants and cayks (咖 啡馆) because that's usually evening and weekend work too;The disadvantage is that during term time,it can be hard to finish all the homework. On the other hand,it’s great to have a lot of money to spend,especially (尤其) during the holidays!

    For the same reason,the jobs I’ve talked about are hard work. However,they seem to be the kind of part-time ?^) work popular with teenagers in my area.

    I’11 send you some pictures of me in the shoe shop — then you will be able to see what kind of place I work in!I hope you can find a job you enjoy. 

                         Best wishes!

                           Yours,Ben

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

() 51. Ben thinks working in a shoe shop is a little

   A. easy   B. boring c. busy   D. strange

() 52. From the passage,we can know that

   A. Ben likes working in the evenings

   B. Ben's workplace is far from his home

   C. Ben’s workplace closes very late every day   

   D. Ben works more hours in the holidays than usual

() 53 .What does the underlined word “disadvantage” mean in Chinese?

   A. 观点   B. 任务  C.缺点   D. 报道

() 54. What is Ben going to do?

   A. Send Jay some photos.

   B. Find a new part-time job. 

   C. Lend some money to Jay.

   D. Open a supermarket himself.

() 55. Ben writes this letter mainly to .

   A. invite Jay to visit his workplace

   B. tell Jay something about part-time jobs 

   C. ask Jay how to communicate with others   

   D. thank Jay for helping him with his homework

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