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Annoyed by the salesman’s bad manners, John chose of the two computers on sale and left．

第二部分阅读理解（共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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If I were writing a history of my family, some of the darkest moments recorded would be those surrounding Christmas trees．One would certainly think otherwise; selecting and putting up our trees have always been filled with risk．For example, one afternoon dangerously close to Christmas Eve my mother bought what she thought to be a bargain, a glorious tree that was so full and tall that we could hardly get it onto the house．Once we did, my father immediately realized that we would have to hire a carpenter to build a stand for it．Another December, perhaps the very next one, we bought a tree earlier than we ever had before．We were happy with its shape and delighted that its size was manageable．We easily placed it in a stand, decorated（装饰）it from top to bottom, and then self-satisfiedly sat back by the fire in its soft light．Two or three days passed and the truth could not be hidden; we had bought a tree cut so long ago that its needles were coming off．There was nothing to do undecorated it, take it down, and begin treeshopping again．Our most recent Christmas tree offered still another difficult task．When we brought it home, once again it seemed larger than it had in the great outdoors．To complicate matters, we had bought a new stand, one whose nuts and bolts worked more mysteriously than those of our old stand．I persuaded two young neighbors to stop playing basketball and to help us get the tree into the house and set it correctly in the stand．Unfortunately, no one noticed the mud on our helpers’ shoes, so only after removing several reddish brown spots from the carpet were we able to discuss the question of where the lights and ornaments（装饰）were stored．Perhaps those who cut their own trees have tales more painful than these．I don’t care to hear them, as my family’s experiences are enough to cause me to make the following suggestion：“Let’s forget the tree next Christmas．Let’s simply hang some flowers on the front door and over the mirror in the hall．”
41．The darkest moments in the writer’s family were with the fact that________．
A．the family bought big Christmas trees
B．they had problems decorating their Christmas trees
C．they had problems picking suitable Christmas trees
D．they had problems finding carpenters for putting up Christmas trees．
42．We can learn from the passage that the writer would like to________．
A．forget about Christmas
B．get the neighbors to put up their trees
C．buy a better tree
D．make some other decorations to celebrate Christmas rather than the tree
43．When the writer said“mother bought what she thought to be a bargain”, he means________．
A．she bought the tree at a cheap price
B．she didn’t really want to buy it
C．she had to bargain hard with the salesman
D．she couldn’t afford a more expensive one
44．Which of the following can be the best for the passage?
A．How to Select a Christmas Tree B．No More Christmas Tree for US
C．Dark Moments of Life D．Christmas without Trees

Dae Jang Geum 《大长今》 is a hot new Korean TV series. Because of this series, my personal status (地位) and living standard have been greatly . My girlfriend used to cook every evening. Well, now she does nothing but in front of the TV when she’s not , and orders me, “You --- go and make some instant noodles. Come and watch the play and just imagine we are enjoying Korean .”

She once swore (发誓) to all Korean dishes in Dae Jang Geum. So she ordered me to the TV and record any details of Jang Geum’s cooking. But when she presented her version of Korean food, it was like the dog-meal. “You can get things done if you find the right tool,” my girlfriend blamed her terrible kitchen performances on . So I decided to her a new kitchen knife. In a store, she became unusually when making her selection. She finally picked one that was Jang Geum’s. To prove that her slow knife skill was because of the blunt (钝的) knife, she her cutting. As a result, she hurt her fingers three times. Fortunately the knife was not the salesman boasted (吹嘘).

My girlfriend is a fan of Jang Geum’s Korean . Not only did she talk about the dress every day, she also threatened to change my tie into a butterfly knot(蝴蝶结) like the one on Jang Geum’s dress. Finally, I lost my patience and took her to a maternity (孕妇装) shop where I recommended one suit to her, “Do you think it looks like a(n) dress?” Coincidently(巧合地) , her parents just happened to be shopping at the time. They were when they saw what we were doing.

The Dae Jang Geum series encouraging the youth to realize their ambition(雄心,抱负). However, it fails to realize my girlfriend’s. being engaged in her work or study, she simply sits on the sofa every night, staring at , a bag of chips in her hand. This situation has even though the series is now over.

1.A. increased B. degraded C. risen D. raised

2.A. stand B. lay C. seat D. sit

3.A. at work B. at table C. on leave D. on business

4.A. fruits B. vegetables C. dishes D. cakes

5.A. eat B. learn C. cook D. perform

6.A. stand for B. go by C. pass by D. stand by

7.A. easily B. hardly C. difficultly D. carefully

8.A. her fork B. her spoon C. her knife D. her pan

9.A. buy B. borrow C. lend D. fetch

10.A. careless B. angry C. patient D. modest(谦虚)

11.A. better than B. the closest shape of C. sharper than D. taken from

12.A. speeded up B. slowed down C. brought down D. improved

13.A. as fast as B. as dull as C. as slow as D. as sharp as

14.A. diet style B. dish flavor C. dressing style D. cooking style

15.A. Chinese B. Korean C. English D. American

16.A. quite encouraged B. pretty satisfied C. very pleased D. pretty shocked

17.A. shoots at B. aims at C. directs at D. works at

18.A. In spite of B. Because of C. Instead of D. In case of

19.A. me B. herself C. the TV D. nothing

20.A. changed little B. turned a lot C. developed a little D. improved a lot

I went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard of) to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva.

Having only 30 minutes between meeting. I whizzed there in a taxi from the office and battled through the milling people on the 2nd day of the sales on the ground floor up to the 5th to the china department. There was a man standing there who was obviously a sales person who I rushed up to and asked if he had this particular china in stock and if it would take long to wrap, etc. He was amazing. He got the plates in seconds, wrapped them up and asked me if I wanted a store card, to which I replied no, because I lived in Switzerland, to which he replied asking if, as I lived abroad, would like a tax rebate form(退税表). After that he showed me what to do, produced a map of the store and told me where I should go for the formalities(程序). That was fabulous! I thanked him and said what wonderful service he had given me. I even asked if he gave this to everyone, to which he answered: “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods”. With that, a tall man in a gray suit approached me and offered his hand to shake mine saying, “Can I introduce myself? I am the Chief Executive of Harrods and what an interesting conversation I have just heard…” He had been wandering through the store (as you should do as a hands-on CEO) and had overheard me thanking this salesman, whose face, I can hardly describe, was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment!

Can you imagine the salesman going home to his family and friends recounting what the CEO spoke to him after overhearing him being praised by a customer?

1.The writer went to Harrods to __________.

A．kill time B．buy some gifts C．go sightseeing D．shop for her wedding

2.What does the underlined word “whiz” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A．drive B．arrive C．rush D．leave

3.Which of the following sentences can best replace “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods” in the second paragraph?

A．“I’m an honest man.”

B．“I must obey the rules.”

C．“Harrods is strict with its employees.”

D．“Anybody will receive our good service.”

4.As soon as she bought what she wanted, the writer________.

A．went to a meeting. B．flew back to Geneva

C．visited one of her friends D．attended a wedding ceremony

5.The writer wrote the above passage because she thought what she had experience was so ____.

A．pleasant B．strange C．exciting D．amusing

根据所给汉语，用英语完成句子，使句子意思完整、正确。（每空限填一词）

1.他说6：30他回来的，但他还没来。

He said he could come at 6:30, but he hasn’t ________ _______ yet.

2.我太累了不去那儿。另外，天也开始变黑了。

I’m too tired to go there. _______ ________ , it’s getting dark.

3.我的牙齿对冷的食物很敏感的。

My teeth are very _______ ________ cold food.

4.政府努力保护那些珍稀动物免受捕猎。

The government is doing its best to ________ those rare animals ________ being hunted.

5.有没有办法对付门口的销售员？

Are there any ways of ________ ________ the salesman at the door?

The salesman said to us with delight, “All the customers buy our goods _________ satisfaction and use them at ease．”

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