I got my first driver's license in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte, North Carolina．Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman．Henry and I were living in Baltimore, Maryland．Two weeks before my 20th birthday, Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon．When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Carolina driver's license, ready to renew, the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21．“Mr．Henry Smith, your husband, will have to sign for you,” he said．
I argued, pointing to a very large belly of mine,” I am married．I am having a baby．Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive?” He answered coldly, “It's the law, madam?” Henry encouraged me to calm down, just go ahead and get the license and be done with it．“No．” I said．I refused to have him sign for me．So I left without a Maryland license．
I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail－using my name Susan Brown．And thus it was for the next twelve years．Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license．By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland, and I had to take the Maryland driver's exam．Since then I just go in and renew every four years－sign the name Susan Brown, have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive．
(1)
Susan got her first driver's license ________．
[ ]
A．
before she got married to Henry
B．
when she was twenty years old
C．
after she finished high school
D．
when she just moved to Maryland
(2)
When she first got her driver's license, she was ________ years old．
[ ]
A．
fourteen
B．
fifteen
C．
sixteen
D．
seventeen
(3)
Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland because ________．
[ ]
A．
she was forbidden to drive by Maryland law
B．
she lacked driving experience in Maryland
C．
she was to give birth to a baby soon
D．
she insisted on signing for herself
(4)
The underlined word “belly” in the passage probably means “________”．
[ ]
A．
罩衫
B．
肚子
C．
围巾
D．
身材
(5)
We can infer from the text that in the U．S．________．
[ ]
A．
American males should serve in the army
B．
different states may have different laws
C．
people have to renew their licenses in their home states
D．
women should adopt their husbands' family names after marriage
People can be addicted to different things, e．g．alcohol, drugs, certain foods, or even television．People who have such an addiction are compulsive(难以抑制的); i．e．, they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy．According to psychologists, many people are compulsive spenders; they feel that they must spend money．This compulsion, like most others, is irrational–impossible to explain reasonably．For compulsive spenders who buy on credit, charge accounts are even more exciting than money．In other words, compulsive spenders feel that with credit, they can do anything．Their pleasure in spending enormous amounts is actually greater than the pleasures that they get from the things they buy．
There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting．To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts．Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they don’t need just because they are cheap．They want to believe that they are helping their budgets, but they are really playing an exciting game：when they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning．Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior：a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason．
It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people．Stores, companies and advertisers use psychology to increase business：they consider people’s need for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, and so on in their advertising and sales methods．
Psychologists often use a method called“behavior therapy”to help individuals solve their personal problems．In the same was, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money．
(1)
According to psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money ________．
[ ]
A．
and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys
B．
in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life
C．
just to meet his or her strong psychological need
D．
entirely with an irrational eagerness
(2)
According to the writer, compulsive bargain hunters are in constant search of the lowest possible prices ________．
[ ]
A．
because they want to save money to help their budgets
B．
because they can have the feeling of winning others in getting things for less money
C．
and will not have money problems if they can keep to their budget
D．
but they often admit they feel dissatisfied if they can get things for less money than others
(3)
The passage is mainly concerned with ________．
[ ]
A．
the psychology of money–spending habits
B．
the purchasing habits of compulsive spenders
C．
a special psychology of bargain hunting
D．
the use of the psychology of spending habits in business
(4)
Which of the following statements is true?
[ ]
A．
All people spend money for exactly the same reason they need to buy things．
B．
Business people and advertisers can use the psychology of money to increase sales．
C．
Business people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do．
D．
Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money．
(5)
From the passage we may safely concluded that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters ________．
[ ]
A．
are really unreasonable
B．
need special treatment
C．
are really beyond treatment
D．
can never get any help to solve their problems with money
阅读理解
Last year in my high school child-development class, each student had to take the“Think-It-Over”baby home for a night to get a taste of parenthood．
It was a Friday night when my turn came to take the 10-pound plastic doll home．The doll really did look like a live baby from a distance．It even had a pleasant baby powdder smell．I took the baby home and named him Tyler．
My frieads and I went out for supper that night．As it was rather cold, I decided to wrap Tyler in a blanket and carry him in that way．When I walked into the restaurant, I noticed some very strange looks and quite a few raised eyebrows．My friends and I decided to make a game out of the whole situation．I stood in the Gorner pretending to rock Tyler to while my friends kept looking into the blanket and said,“Oh, how lovely．”I could not but laugh．And although it was funny to my friends and nme, some of the people did think it was so funy that I had a baby．I overheard one couple say,“Why would she she g a baby here?”These people were giving me rude looks and forming judgments about because they thought I was a teenage mom．Others just smiled at me pathetically(同情地)and felt sorry for me because I was only a child with a chiId．ing our meal, my friends and I received strange looks from the others in the restaurant．S so glad to finally go home．
I learned a lot through my experience with the“Think-It-Over”baby．The doll ly strengthened my thinking I was not ready to be a parent, but it also made me e aware of the larger picture．It opened my eyes to the judgments people make about rs．People do not realize that some things are not the way they seem．I was only ying it around for a class project．The people in the restaurant were so quick to judge because they thought I was a teenage mom．I sometimes catch myself judging people I not know, just because of the first impression they give．In reality, I have no idea about real stories．We should all be slower to judge others, and realize that some things are as they seem．
(1)
The child-development class is meant for students ________．
[ ]
A．
to take a doll home for fun
B．
to gain experience as a parent
C．
to learn to be a good baby-sitter
D．
to learn to better care for others
(2)
What did the writer mainly learn from her class project?
[ ]
A．
She should look after homeless babies．
B．
She should take the class project seriously．
C．
She should help those teenage moms at her best．
D．
She should judge people after understanding them better．
(3)
The last paragraph of the passage is ________．
[ ]
A．
a description of the class
B．
a conclusion of the project
C．
a comment on the writer's experience
D．
an argument against teenage moms
阅读理解
People can be addicted to different things, e．g．alcohol, drugs, certain foods, or even television．People who have such an addiction are compulsive(难以抑制的); i．e．, they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy．According to psychologists, many people are compulsive spenders; they feel that they must spend money．This compulsion, like most others, is irrational-impossible to explain reasonably．For compulsive spenders who buy on credit, charge accounts are even more exciting than money．In other words, compulsive spenders feel that with credit, they can do anything．Their pleasure in spending enormous amounts is actually greater than the pleasures than they get from the things they buy．
There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting．To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts．Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they don't need just because they are cheap．They want to believe that they are helping their budgets, but they are really playing an exciting game：when they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning．Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior：a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason．
It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people．Stores, companies and advertisers use psychology to increase business：they consider people's need for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, and so on in their advertising and sales methods．
Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy” to help individuals solve their personal problems．In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money．
(1)
According to psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money ________．
[ ]
A．
and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys
B．
in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life
C．
just to meet his or her strong psychological need
D．
entirely with an irrational eagerness
(2)
According to the writer, compulsive bargain hunters are in constant search of the lowest possible prices ________．
[ ]
A．
because they want to save money to help their budgets
B．
because they can have the feeling of winning others in getting things for less money
C．
and will not have money problems if they can keep to their budget
D．
but they often admit they feel dissatisfied if they can get things for less money than others
(3)
The passage is mainly concerned with ________．
[ ]
A．
the psychology of money-spending habits
B．
the purchasing habits of compulsive spenders
C．
a special psychology of bargain hunting
D．
the use of the psychology of spending habits in business
(4)
Which of the following statements is true?
[ ]
A．
All people spend money for exactly the same reason they need to buy things．
B．
Business people and advertisers can use the psychology of money to increase sales．
C．
Business people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do．
D．
Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money．
(5)
From the passage we may safely concluded that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters________．
[ ]
A．
are really unreasonable
B．
need special treatment
C．
are really beyond treatment
D．
can never get any help to solve their problems with money
阅读理解
Proverbs(谚语)are quite common in spoken English．We don't normally put them in a composition or a letter．Sometimes it is helpful if you know what common proverbs mean．Here are a few examples．
1)“Once bitten, twice shy．” If a dog bites me, I shall be twice as careful in future when I see it．This proverb is also used to apply to many things and not only to dogs．If you have been cheated at a shop, you will not go to the same shop again．
2)“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush．” If I am a hunter, trying to catch birds, it is better to catch one than to see two birds in a bush but not able to catch them．Thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in future．
3)“Too many cooks spoil the broth(soup)”．When too many people do something, they get in each other's way and do a bad job．
4)“To pour oil on troubled waters” is to try to calm things down．Oil is lighter than water．If a ship is in trouble at sea, another ship may come to help it．The second ship can send small boats to rescue people．However, it may first pour oil on the sea to make the sea less rough．
5)“Don't be a dog in a manger(槽)”means“ Don't be selfish．” In a stable(马房), the manger is the place where the horse's food is put．Sometimes a dog will sleep in the manger and bark when a horse comes to get its food．The dog doesn't want to eat the hay in the manger but it will not let the horse eat it．
6)“He is sitting on the fence” means that somebody will not say whether he is in favor of a plan or against it．He is sitting on a fence between two opposing sides, perhaps waiting to see which side will win．
7)“He who pays the piper calls the tune．” A piper is a musician．The man who employs or pays a musician can say what tunes the man will play．Thus this means that if a man provides the money for a plan, he can say how it will be carried out．
8)“You can't get blood out of a stone” means that you cannot get something from a person who has not got any of the things you want．e．g．you cannot get a million dollars from a poor man．
(1)
Peter has a bicycle which is much too small for him but he does not want to let his younger brother ride on it．His mother is angry and says to him：________．
[ ]
A．
You can't get blood out of a stone
B．
Don't be a dog in a manger
C．
The early bird gets the worm
D．
To pour oil on troubled waters
(2)
Mr．and Mrs．Smith had a quarrel．Their friend, Mr．Brown, wanted to talk to them．When he came back, he told his wife that he had been trying to help the Smiths by ________．
[ ]
A．
pouring oil on troubled waters
B．
getting blood out of a stone
C．
being a dog in a manger
D．
sitting on the fence
(3)
Mr．Wang paid for a new school．Some people didn't like the design of the school but they didn't argue with Mr．Wang because ________．
[ ]
A．
he was sitting on the fence
B．
once bitten, twice shy
C．
he who pays the piper calls the tune
D．
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
(4)
Mrs．Lin wanted to buy a new dress．Her husband suggested that she buy it from a shop near their home．Mrs．Lin disagreed because she had been cheated by that shop．So she said ：“I won't go there again because ________．”
[ ]
A．
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
B．
I am sitting on the fence
C．
once bitten, twice shy
D．
too many cooks spoil the broth
阅读理解
News that Microsoft was making a ＄44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo was greeted with heated discussion by many Internet users on Friday．Here are some responses：
Mark Galeassi of Kansas City, Missouri
This is the best move for both parties．Yahoo has the ideas and Microsoft has the money to finally market these ideas correctly．Microsoft and Yahoo are a perfect fit and the deal will be good for consumers．
Scott G of New Jersey
I was a Yahoo user for years along with Hotmail from Microsoft．Then Google came along：Google Earth, Google Toolbar and Gmail．Google is so innovative(创新的)with everything they do．Yahoo and Microsoft…same old story…I don’t think the merger(合并)will do anything for either company except improve the Yahoo shareholders’ bank accounts．
Michael Glosser of Estero, Florida
Right now, Yahoo offers a lot of features and tools at no cost for all different levels of Internet users．Microsoft seeks nothing but profit．Undoubtedly, they’ll do nothing other than find ways to start removing Yahoo’s formerly non-priced features．Microsoft’s greed will ruin the great thing that Yahoo currently is．
Toni Suarez of Hacienda Heights, California
Perhaps it would bring better high technology innovations to e-mail and help in researching and developing a better Internet!
Antonio Simmons of Parkville, Maryland
Microsoft purchasing Yahoo would be nothing more than an attempt from Microsoft to further impose upon the users their poor-quality software and obtain more wealth for the company．In my opinion, they will never be able to compete with Google because Yahoo and Microsoft’s current search engines are too inferior(差的)to compete．Even if combined, they still lack．
(1)
Who is in favor of the merger of Microsoft and Yahoo?
[ ]
A．
Antonio Simmons．
B．
Michael Grosser．
C．
Scott G．
D．
Mark Galeassi．
(2)
In the opinion of Scott G, ________．
[ ]
A．
the merger will contribute to Microsoft
B．
Yahoo and Microsoft are lacking in innovation
C．
Google is getting short of management experience
D．
the merger will allow Microsoft to overtake Google
(3)
Michael Grosser is afraid that ________．
[ ]
A．
the merger will cost Yahoo’s free features
B．
the merger will lead to Microsoft’s defeating Yahoo
C．
the increased competition will force Google out of the game
D．
Internet users will have to buy Microsoft’s expensive software
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