A great big fellow, weighing around 250 pounds, walked with slow heavy noisy footsteps up to the producer counter in the supermarket. Give me   1   a head of cabbage, he told the clerk.

All we have are   2   heads, came the   3   reply.

I   4   want a whole head,the customer   5   , Just half a head. Are you going to sell me half a   6  ?”“Wait a minute,said the clerk nervously,   7   ask the manager.

She went back   8   the manager was stamping   9   on canned goods. Hey, she said,there’s a big, stupid-looking buffalo (水牛) out   10   who wants me to   11   him half a head of cabbage. Shall I tell the   12   to…”She noticed the manager   13   not at her, but behind her.   14  , the clerk saw that the big and tall customer had   15   her and heard   16 word.   17  , the clerk   18   back to the manager, and this   19  , she said, wants to buy   20   half.

1.A.half              B.just               C./                 D.every

2.A.all              B.your              C.whole             D.half

3.A.warm                B.clerk             C.loud               D.cold

4.A.just              B.don’t             C.will               D.only

5.A.asked                B.demanded          C.beg               D.said

6.A.cabbage          B.thing             C.head             D.matter

7.A.Let me           B.Let’s             C.I                 D.You

8.A.to              B.to place           C.to notice            D.where

9.A.something         B.prices              C.letters             D.cabbages

10.A.front            B.back             C.of               D.inside

11.A.give            B.cut                C.throw             D.sell

12.A.man                B.gentleman          C.fool              D.customer

13.A.looking         B.afraid              C.surprising          D.staring

14.A.Quickly          B.Turning           C.Calling            D.Shouting

15.A.seen                B.followed            C.come to            D.caught

16.A.every            B.her                C.a                D.some

17.A.Slowly          B.Suddenly           C.Quickly           D.Generally

18.A.went            B.turned             C.ran               D.looked

19.A.man                B.customer           C.gentleman          D.fool

20.A.the other         B.another            C.a whole           D.his

 

A great big fellow, weighing around 250 pounds, walked with slow heavy noisy footsteps up to the producer counter in the supermarket. Give me   1   a head of cabbage, he told the clerk.

All we have are   2   heads, came the   3   reply.

I   4   want a whole head,the customer   5   , Just half a head. Are you going to sell me half a   6  ?”“Wait a minute,said the clerk nervously,   7   ask the manager.

She went back   8   the manager was stamping   9   on canned goods. Hey, she said,there’s a big, stupid-looking buffalo (水牛) out   10   who wants me to   11   him half a head of cabbage. Shall I tell the   12   to…”She noticed the manager   13   not at her, but behind her.   14  , the clerk saw that the big and tall customer had   15   her and heard   16 word.   17  , the clerk   18   back to the manager, and this   19  , she said, wants to buy   20   half.

1.A.half              B.just               C./                 D.every

2.A.all              B.your              C.whole             D.half

3.A.warm                B.clerk             C.loud               D.cold

4.A.just                B.don’t             C.will               D.only

5.A.asked                B.demanded          C.beg               D.said

6.A.cabbage          B.thing             C.head             D.matter

7.A.Let me           B.Let’s             C.I                 D.You

8.A.to              B.to place           C.to notice            D.where

9.A.something         B.prices              C.letters             D.cabbages

10.A.front            B.back             C.of               D.inside

11.A.give            B.cut                C.throw             D.sell

12.A.man                B.gentleman          C.fool              D.customer

13.A.looking         B.afraid              C.surprising          D.staring

14.A.Quickly          B.Turning           C.Calling            D.Shouting

15.A.seen                B.followed            C.come to            D.caught

16.A.every            B.her                C.a                D.some

17.A.Slowly          B.Suddenly           C.Quickly           D.Generally

18.A.went            B.turned             C.ran               D.looked

19.A.man                B.customer           C.gentleman          D.fool

20.A.the other         B.another            C.a whole             D.his

 


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Just days after the January 4 premiere (首映) of Hollywood blockbuster Avatar in China, the box offices across the country had gone beyond 100 million yuan (around $14.7 million), thanks to the enthusiasm of huge number of Chinese movie fans. China Film Group Corp. Estimates are that the total box office may finally reach 500 million yuan.
Though almost every movie theater in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai gives Avatar top billing(最优先的档期), with as many as 20 show times a day, Chinese audience still find it tough to get a ticket. In Beijing, the Wanda Movie Theater in Shijingshan, the first IMAX theater in Asia, is the first choice for Avatar moviegoers. The theater shows the 3D IMAX version of Avatar five times a day, and tickets are generally sold out a day in advance.
In Shanghai, to get an IMAX ticket for Avatar can mean waiting in freezing weather all night for a show three days later. Shanghai local media reported that on Friday, around 500 people were queuing for tickets at 8 a.m. in front of the downtown Peace Cinema, including some who had waited for 12 hours. Movie fans came equipped with quilts, wooden stools and snacks, in a scene reminding of that at train ticket windows before the New Year, when huge numbers of Chinese travel to be with family.
For the 3D version of Avatar, ticket prices varied for different theaters and time slots(场次), ranging from 60 yuan to 120 yuan. Meanwhile, illegal tickets traders asked as much as 600 yuan for the IMAX version in Shanghai. The Peace Cinema is planning to raise the ticket price for the IMAX version to as much as 200 yuan from the current 150 yuan from Jan. 14 for some time slots.
A report by the People's Daily owes the difficulty in getting tickets partly to the lack of 3D screens in China. There are only 11 IMAX commercial theaters in nine cities across China. Because of this, people are traveling long distances to see the movie. In southern China, the IMAX-equipped Dongguan Wanda theater has seen a huge coming of people from Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Wednesday afternoon, due to a technical breakdown of the system, the movie was stopped for an hour, and the sound didn't come together with the picture. In the end, the general manager of the theater had to beg forgiveness on his knees twice to lessen the angry audience who drove a long way to see the movie. The theater had to pay back each audience member the full ticket price as well as 200 yuan for traffic expenses.
The world-wide gross(总收入) for "Avatar" is now at $1.335 billion, second only to the $1.843 billion pulled in by "Titanic," another film directed by Cameron. But how long will 'Avatar' manage to hold its death grip around the number one spot?
57. The behavior of movie fans in Shanghai shows that __________.

A. the time slots of the film are not enough
B. people are too enthusiastic about the film Avatar
C. Chinese seldom have chances to enjoy Hollywood blockbusters like Avatar
D. the tickets for the film are harder to get than train tickets before the New Year
58. Chinese audience still find it difficult to get a ticket for Avatar because __________.
A. the weather is freezing and the queue is too long
B. the cinemas have raised the ticket price for Avatar
C. not many 3D screens are available in China
D. there are many illegal tickets traders in different cities
59. From“how long will 'Avatar' manage to hold its death grip around the number one spot?”in the last Paragraph, we learn that the writer __________.
A. thinks the film is sure to hold the number one spot
B. questions the truth of the number one spot of the film
C. concludes that the film Avatar is not better than Titanic
D. doubts whether the film can keep its popularity with the people
60. The best title of the passage should be __________.
A. Hollywood Blockbuster Avatar Hitting China
B. Chinese People Kneeling Down for a Film
C. Lack of IMAX Theaters in China
D. Difficulty in Seeing Avatar in China

It was Friday, the day of the field trip on which Miss Joan would take her class to pick apples.

Miss Joan enjoyed picking apples with her students. She smiled as she led her students to the bus that would take them to the Greenly Apple Orchard(果园).

The bus ride was bumpy(颠簸的) and the kids were a little noisy, but still Miss Joan was smiling.

The bus stopped in front of the Greenly Apple Orchard and the class got off quickly and quietly. Miss Joan made sure everyone was there. “What a glorious, sunny, apple picking day,” Miss Joan announced with her grandest smile.

Mr. Greenly was there to greet them. “Let’s see, there are eighteen children and two adults at three dollars each. That will be sixty dollars, please.”

Miss Joan held up the brochure in her hand. “It says that the price is two dollars each,” she pointed out. “That’s what I collected from everyone.”

“We’ve had to raise the price,” Mr. Greenly stated.

“You sent me this brochure after we made our reservation,” Miss Joan complained, “and it says two dollars!”

“Miss Joan, if you look at the bottom of this brochure,” Mr. Greenly said, “you’ll notice very important statement.”

Sure enough, in very tiny letters, it said, “Prices are subject to change without notice.”

Miss Joan was determined to keep her good mood. She took a twenty dollars bill out of her own purse and handed it to Mr. Greenly with the forty dollars she had in an envelope.

“Now children, do you all have your baskets?” Miss Joan called out. “Remember, each of you can pick as many apples as possible.”

Mr. Greenly said, “You can’t pick as many apples as possible.”

“I beg your pardon!” Miss Joan was not smiling now. “The brochure says, ‘ALL YOU CAN PICK’!”

Mr. Greenly pointed to the tiniest letters Miss Joan had ever almost seen. It also says, “Terms(条款) and conditions of group reservations are subject to change without notice.”

Miss Joan’s good mood was now history. She didn’t want to set a bad example for her students, so she said in a calm and quiet voice, “We’re going home, give me our money back, please.”

60. The phrase“subject to change without notice” suggests________.

A. Mr. Greenly could change the terms at will

B. the customers should read the brochure carefully

C. Mr. Greenly could determine what apples to be picked

D. the customers should be informed beforehand

61. The students could not pick as many apples as they would like because________.

A. they were children                 B. there were not enough apples

C. they had made a group reservation   D. they would eat up too many apples

62.“Miss Joan’s good mood was now history” (the last paragraph) means ________.

   A. Miss Joan had been happy until that moment

   B. Miss Joan was no longer interested in history

   C. Miss Joan taught her students the history of the orchard

   D. Miss Joan was good at concealing her feelings

63. What can we learn about Miss Joan from the story?

A. She did not read the brochure carefully.

B. She made a reservation after seeing the brochure.

C. She lost her temper in the end.     

D. She didn’t know how to complain.

   

Just days after the January 4 premiere (首映) of Hollywood blockbuster Avatar in China, the box offices across the country had gone beyond 100 million yuan (around $14.7 million), thanks to the enthusiasm of huge number of Chinese movie fans. China Film Group Corp. Estimates are that the total box office may finally reach 500 million yuan.
    Though almost every movie theater in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai gives Avatar top billing(最优先的档期), with as many as 20 show times a day, Chinese audience still find it tough to get a ticket. In Beijing, the Wanda Movie Theater in Shijingshan, the first IMAX theater in Asia, is the first choice for Avatar moviegoers. The theater shows the 3D IMAX version of Avatar five times a day, and tickets are generally sold out a day in advance.

In Shanghai, to get an IMAX ticket for Avatar can mean waiting in freezing weather all night for a show three days later. Shanghai local media reported that on Friday, around 500 people were queuing for tickets at 8 a.m. in front of the downtown Peace Cinema, including some who had waited for 12 hours. Movie fans came equipped with quilts, wooden stools and snacks, in a scene reminding of that at train ticket windows before the New Year, when huge numbers of Chinese travel to be with family.

For the 3D version of Avatar, ticket prices varied for different theaters and time slots(场次), ranging from 60 yuan to 120 yuan. Meanwhile, illegal tickets traders asked as much as 600 yuan for the IMAX version in Shanghai. The Peace Cinema is planning to raise the ticket price for the IMAX version to as much as 200 yuan from the current 150 yuan from Jan. 14 for some time slots.
    A report by the People's Daily owes the difficulty in getting tickets partly to the lack of 3D screens in China. There are only 11 IMAX commercial theaters in nine cities across China. Because of this, people are traveling long distances to see the movie. In southern China, the IMAX-equipped Dongguan Wanda theater has seen a huge coming of people from Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Wednesday afternoon, due to a technical breakdown of the system, the movie was stopped for an hour, and the sound didn't come together with the picture. In the end, the general manager of the theater had to beg forgiveness on his knees twice to lessen the angry audience who drove a long way to see the movie. The theater had to pay back each audience member the full ticket price as well as 200 yuan for traffic expenses.
    The world-wide gross(总收入) for "Avatar" is now at $1.335 billion, second only to the $1.843 billion pulled in by "Titanic," another film directed by Cameron. But how long will 'Avatar' manage to hold its death grip around the number one spot?

57. The behavior of movie fans in Shanghai shows that __________.

A. the time slots of the film are not enough

B. people are too enthusiastic about the film Avatar

C. Chinese seldom have chances to enjoy Hollywood blockbusters like Avatar

D. the tickets for the film are harder to get than train tickets before the New Year

58. Chinese audience still find it difficult to get a ticket for Avatar because __________.

A. the weather is freezing and the queue is too long

B. the cinemas have raised the ticket price for Avatar

C. not many 3D screens are available in China

D. there are many illegal tickets traders in different cities

59. From“how long will 'Avatar' manage to hold its death grip around the number one spot?”in the last Paragraph, we learn that the writer __________.

A. thinks the film is sure to hold the number one spot

B. questions the truth of the number one spot of the film

C. concludes that the film Avatar is not better than Titanic

D. doubts whether the film can keep its popularity with the people

60. The best title of the passage should be __________.

A. Hollywood Blockbuster Avatar Hitting China

B. Chinese People Kneeling Down for a Film

C. Lack of IMAX Theaters in China

D. Difficulty in Seeing Avatar in China

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