When someone takes shoes to a shop to be mended, he is given a ticket with a number on it. Then,  21 his shoes are ready, he goes back to the shop, gives the ticket to the shoemaker, gets his shoes and  22  for them.
One day Mrs. Smith gave her husband a  23 of her shoes which needed mending and asked him to  24 them to the shop. Mr. Smith did so, and put the  25 for them in his pocket.
He went back four days  26 to get the shoes,  27 when he went into the shop, he was not able to find his ticket  28 ,and the shoemaker did not want to give him the  29 until he got the ticket.
“How do I know that the shoes are  30 unless you give me the ticket?” he said. “If I give them to you now, somebody  31 may come into my shop with the ticket tomorrow, and then I shall not be able to give him the shoes.”
Mrs. Smith needed the shoes very much, so her husband  32 for a moment and then went out to his  33 , which was at the side of the road   34 the shop. He  35 the door, and whistled(耳语)to his wife’s small  36 , which was sitting on the back seat. Then he went back into the shop and  37 it, “Get the shoes!” The dog began to  38 around the shop, and soon it found Mrs. Smith’s shoes and brought them to Mr. Smith one after the  39 .
“That should prove(证明)that they are my wife’s.” Mr. Smith said.
The shoemaker  40  and then he gave the shoes to Mr. Smith.

【小题1】
A.beforeB.whenC.sinceD.unless
【小题2】
A.caresB.looksC.paysD.waits
【小题3】
A.pairB.setC.kindD.piece
【小题4】
A.showB.changeC.leadD.take
【小题5】
A.billB.paperC.ticketD.list
【小题6】
A.lateB.laterC.agoD.long
【小题7】
A.butB.becauseC.andD.or
【小题8】
A.everywhereB.anywhereC.nowhereD.somewhere
【小题9】
A.returnB.idea C.shoesD.answer
【小题10】
A.whatB.whoseC.whereD.yours
【小题11】
A.elseB.someC.everyD.all
【小题12】
A.worriedB.criedC.thoughtD.hoped
【小题13】
A.trainB.busC.boatD.car
【小题14】
A.insideB.outsideC.upD.round
【小题15】
A.openedB.closedC.brokeD.built
【小题16】
A.clockB.dogC.catD.hen
【小题17】
A.said toB.repliedC.answeredD.talked
【小题18】
A.hearB.tasteC.smellD.see
【小题19】
A.eachB.onceC.anyD.other
【小题20】
A.surprisedB.frightenedC.cried outD.laughed

My house is made out of wood, glass and stone. It is also made out of software.
If you come to visit, you’ll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN (个人身份号码)to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When it’s dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.
Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console (控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you.
The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.
I believe that ten years from now, most new homes will have the systems that I’ve put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I’ve put in today.
I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, “How will I live without them?”
【小题1】What does the passage mainly discuss?

A.How to develop a new system.B.The function of the PIN.
C.A home for the future.D.Easy life in the future.
【小题2】What’s the purpose when the writer wrote the fourth paragraph?
A.To let readers know why his ideas are new.
B.To let readers know how special his house is.
C.To explain the importance of the PIN and the console.
D.To explain more easily what the functions of the PIN and the console are.
【小题3】The writer’s new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because _____.
A.it has been controlled by computers
B.you can make a telephone call anywhere
C.it has your favorite music following you
D.the writer is able to change his new idea into practice
【小题4】What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage?
A.An IT expert.B.A famous doctor.
C.An idealistD.An experienced teacher.
【小题5】What can’t be done in the writer’s new house?
A.turns on the lights
B.play music
C.get a telephone call
D.go swimming


Why I Don’t Spare “Spare Change”
“Poor but honest. ” “The deserving poor.” These words always come to my mind when I think of “the poor”. But I also think of people who, perhaps through alcohol or drugs, have ruined not only their own lives but also the lives of others in order to give way to their own pleasure. Perhaps alcoholism and drug addiction really are “diseases”, as many people say, but my own feeling- based, of course, not on any serious study-is that most alcoholics and drug addicts belong to the “undeserving poor”. And that is largely why I don’t give spare change to beggars.
But surely among the street people there are also some who can rightly be called “deserving”. Deserving what? My spare change? Or simply the government’s assistance? It happens that I have been brought up to believe that it is proper to make contributions to charity(慈善机构), but if I give some change to a beggar, am I making a contribution to charity and thereby helping someone, or, am I perhaps simply encouraging someone not to get help? Or, maybe even worse, am I supporting a cheat?
If one believes in the value of private charity, one can either give to needy people or to charitable organizations. In giving to a beggar one may indeed be helping a person who badly needs help, but one cannot be certain that one is giving to a needy person. In giving to an organization, on the other hand, one can feel that one’s money is likely to be used wisely. True, facing a beggar one may feel that this particular unfortunate person needs help at this moment-a cup of coffee or a sandwich-and the need will not be met unless I put my hand in my pocket right now. But I have come to think that the beggars whom I meet can get along without my spare change, and indeed perhaps they are actually better off for not having money to buy alcohol or drugs.
I know nothing about these beggars, but it’s my impression that they simply prefer begging to working. I am not generalizing about street people. I am talking about the people whom I actually meet. That’s why I do not give “spare change”, and I don’t think I will in the future.
53. What does the author think of beggars who take drugs?
A. They should be given a check-up.            B. They really need money to live.
C. They have no pleasure in life.                  D. They are not worth helping.
54. Why doesn’t the author give money to street people?
A. He doesn’t think they need help.            
B. He doesn’t have enough money to give.
C. He is not convinced they will use it rightly.    
D. He believes they can get help from the government.
55. In the second paragraph, the author presents his idea by_____.
A. asking questions for people to think about     B. giving examples to support his argument
C. raising questions and answering them               D. expressing his opinions directly
56. Which of the following opinions does the author accept?
A. Drug addiction is a disease.                   
B. Some street people are poor and needy.
C. Most beggars have received enough help.
D. Charitable organizations handle money properly.

 

第三节 完形填空 (每小题1. 5分)

    阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When one takes shoes to a shop to be mended, he is given a ticket with a number on it. Then,  1  his shoes are ready, he goes back to the shop, gives the ticket to the shoemaker, gets his shoes and  2  for them.

One day Mrs Smith gave her husband a pair of her shoes which needed  3  and asked him to  4  them to the shop. Mr Smith did so, and put the  5  for them in his pocket.

He went back four days  6  to get the shoes,  7  when he went into the shop, he was not able to find his ticket  8 , and the shoemaker did not want to give him the  9  until he got the ticket. “How do I know that the shoes are  10  unless you give me the ticket?” he said. “If I give them to you now, somebody  11  may come into my shop with the ticket tomorrow, and then I shan’t be able to give him the shoes.” Mrs Smith needed the shoes very much, so her husband  12  for a moment and then went out to his  13 , which was at the side of the road  14  the shop. He   _15  the door, and whistled(耳语)to his wife’s small  16 , which was sitting on the back seat. Then he went back into the shop with the dog and  _17  it, “Get the shoes!” the dog began to  18  around the shop, and soon it found Mrs Smith’s shoes and brought one of them to Mr Smith, then the  19 . “That should prove(证明)that they are my wife’s,.” said Mr Smith. The shoemaker  20 . Then he gave the shoes to Mr Smith.

⒈ A. before     B. when   C. since    D. unless

⒉ A. cares       B. looks    C. pays     D. waits

⒊ A. making    B. mending       C. buying D. selling

⒋ A. show       B. change         C. find       D. take

⒌ A. ticket       B. paper   C. bill        D. list

⒍ A. late B. later     C. ago       D. long

⒎ A. or    B. because       C. and       D. but

⒏ A. with his son    B. again   C. in his office  D. slowly

⒐ A. shoes      B. idea      C. dog       D. answer

⒑ A. black        B. beautiful      C. yours   D. whose

⒒ A. old  B. young  C. other   D. else

⒓ A. worried   B. stood   C. thought        D. hoped

⒔ A. car  B. bus       C. boat     D. train

⒕ A. inside      B. round   C. up         D. outside

⒖ A. opened   B. closed  C. broke   D. built

⒗ A. clock        B. dog       C. hen       D. cat

⒘ A. talked      B. replied C. answered    D. said to

⒙ A. hear         B. taste    C. smell    D. see

⒚ A. other       B. others C. ticket   D. pairs

⒛ A. surprised         B. cried out      C. laughed        D. frightened

 

 

Why I Don’t Spare “Spare Change”

“Poor but honest.” “The deserving (值得帮助的) poor.” These words always come to my mind when I think of “the poor.” But I also think of people who, perhaps through alcohol (酒) or drugs, have ruined not only their own lives but also the lives of others in order to give way to their own pleasure. Perhaps alcoholism and drug addiction (上瘾) really are “diseases,” as many people say, but my own feeling --- based. Of course, not on any serious study --- is that most alcoholics and drug addicts belong to the “undeserving poor.” And that is largely why I don’t give spare change to beggars.

But surely among the street people there are also some who can rightly be called “deserving.” Deserving what? My spare change? Or simply the government’s assistance? It happens that I have been brought up to believe that it is proper to make contributions to charity (慈善机构), but if I give some change to a beggar, am I making a contribution to charity and thereby helping someone, or, am I perhaps simply encouraging someone not to get help? Or, maybe even worse, am I supporting a cheat?

If one believes in the value of private charity, one can either give to needy people or to charitable organizations. In giving to a beggar one may indeed be helping a person who badly needs help, but one cannot be certain that one is giving to a needy person. In giving to an organization, on the other hand, one can feel that one’s money is likely to be used wisely. True, facing a beggar one may feel that this particular unfortunate person needs help at this moment --- a cup of coffee or a sandwich --- and the need will not be met unless I put my hand in my pocket right now. But I have come to think that the beggars whom I meet can get along without my spare change, and indeed perhaps they are actually better off for not having money to buy alcohol or drugs.

I know nothing about these beggars, but it’s my impression that they simply prefer begging to working. I am not generalizing about street people. I am talking about the about whom I actually meet. That’s why I do not give “spare change,” and I don’t think I will in the future.

1.What does the author think of beggars who take drugs?

   A. They should be given a check-up.

   B. They really need money to live.

   C. They have no pleasure in life.

   D. They are not worth helping.

2.Why doesn’t the author give money to street people?

   A. He doesn’t think they need help.

   B. He doesn’t have enough money to give.

   C. He is not convinced they will use it rightly.

   D. He believes they can get help from the government.

3.In the second paragraph, the author presents his idea by _______.

   A. asking questions for people to think about

   B. giving examples to support his argument

   C. raising questions and answering them

   D. expressing his opinions directly

4.Which of the following opinions does the author accept?

   A. Drug addiction is a disease.

   B. Some street people are poor and needy.

   C. Most beggars have received enough help.

   D. Charitable organizations handle money properly.

 

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