Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. 

One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own. 

Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the town. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. 

Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional(偶尔) walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. 

Which of the following statements is true? 

A. People who like country things prefer to live outside the city. 

B. Few people who work in London prefer to live in the country. 

C. One disadvantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper.

D. The people living outside London must like gardens.  

One can use the same money for ________ in London to buy a little house with a garden in the country.

A. getting a small flat with a garden            B. having a small flat with a garden

C. renting a small flat without a garden        D. buying a small flat without a garden

When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up, those _______can share the secret of Nature. 

A. who live in the country           B. who have spent time working in the garden

C. who work inside the city          D. who sometimes walk in the parks

People who like the city life would feel that _______ if they had to live outside London. 

A. their life was meaningless              B. their life was invaluable

C. they didn’t deserve a happy life       D. they were not worthy of their happy life

Dear editor,
Mary is my friend and she is a very good-hearted girl. She’s always the first to help out others. But her habits make me mad sometimes and she just won’t change her ways. For most situations, that’s just fine with me, as I know it’s what make her who she is. However, sometimes it’s just so hard for me to bear her behavior. She has recently got a cellphone, but she often borrows mine to make calls. My phone has a chain with it. She always tries to open it like her own phone. I usually open it for her, but not always, as sometimes I’m driving my car, so she needs to get it out of my purse and open it herself.
This weekend we were at a party in a faraway village. She borrowed my cellphone. As it was cold outside, I let her take it outside without opening it. Now it’s broken because she didn’t open it properly. I wouldn’t be so mad, but over the weekend she also borrowed my car and never offered to pay for the gas, which made me very angry. She should have offered to pay for the gas. As I have mentioned, she’s the type to help out others when and where she can. Perhaps because of that, she thinks others should also do the same for her. Sometimes I just think she is very childish. I don’t want to hurt her, but I do want to let her know that not everyone can accept that. What should I do to let her know that?
Yours,
Lily
【小题1】What is Lily’s purpose in writing this letter?

A.to advise us to be careful when making friends.
B.To tell others what kind of person Mary is.
C.To tell Mary what she thinks of her.
D.To ask for advice from an editor.
【小题2】We can learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.
A.Mary doesn’t have a cellphone
B.Mary doesn’t have any good habits
C.Lily is sometimes not pleased with Mary’s behavior
D.Lily has asked Mary to change her ways.
【小题3】What happened at the weekend party?
A.Mary lost Lily’s chain.
B.Mary left before the party was over.
C.Lily’s cellphone was broken.
D.Lily had a quarrel with Mary.
【小题4】What kind of person is Mary?
A.Friendly and beautiful.
B.Kind and careful.
C.Careful and childish.
D.Warm-hearted but childish


第四节:阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
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It was the perfect weather for leaf watching, and my housemate Julie and I meant to spend the weekend with our friends in the north Georgia mountains. "Don’t you want to come along? "Julie asked her 15-year-old son, Mark. "Enjoy the leaves by yourselves,” he told her. "I’ll be fine staying home by myself. "Julie and I drove there in my car after work on Friday. On Saturday morning we hiked along the mountainside and enjoyed the beautiful colors. All of a sudden, I had a terrible feeling. "Go home," a voice seemed to urge me. I couldn’t explain it, but I didn’t want to be here any more. I just wanted to go home. "Carol, calm down. You’re being silly, "Julie said. But the urge just got stronger. "I’ve got to leave," I said. "If you want to stay, you can get a ride back with everyone else tomorrow. "Julie stood up. "No, I’ll go with you, "she said. We almost didn’t talk during the two-hour trip back. I felt very guilty. Finally, we pulled in. The lights were on in the house, but something was strange. The windows seemed to be fogged up. Julie opened the door and smoke poured out. "Mark!" she shouted. "Mark!" We rushed inside and found him asleep on the sofa. Shaking him awake, Julie grabbed him. I grabbed the source of the smoke —a pillow too close to the fireplace. I then took it outside and threw water on it. Mark had built a fire to keep warm, and some embers (灰烬) had flown out. The whole house could have gone up if we hadn’t gotten there just then!
41. What do we know from the text?
A. Leaf watching was Mark’s hobby.             B. Mark stayed home with his friends.
C. Carol went to work on Friday.                D. Mark was Carol’s cousin.
42. The underlined phrase "pulled in" in the last paragraph probably means "_______".
A. started the car                             B. arrived home and stopped the car
C. moved away from the station                 D. came home late
43. While driving home Carol ________.
A. was very terrified                          B. drove at a great speed
C. knew she had made a mistake             D. hardly said anything
44. Why did Carol want to go home?
A. She didn’t enjoy the leaves.            B. She received her son’s telephone call.
C. She felt something urged her to go home.        D. She followed Julie’s advice.

Welcome to the Ambassador Hotel. To make your stay as enjoyable as possible, we hope you can make full use of our facilities(设备).

Dining Room

  Breakfast is served in the dining room from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The room staff will bring a breakfast tray to your room at any time after 7 a.m. Please fill out a card and hang it outside your door when you go to bed.

  Lunch: 12:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

  Dinner: 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Room Service

  This operates 24 hours a day; phone the Reception Desk, and your message will be passed on to the room staff.

Telephones

  To make a phone call, dial 0 for Reception and ask to be connected. We apologize for delays in putting calls through when the staffs are very busy. There are also public telephone boxes near the Reception Desk. Early calls should be booked with Reception.

Laundry

  We have a laundry in the hotel, and will wash, iron and return your clothes within 24 hours. Ask the room staff to collect them.

Bar

  The hotel bar is open from 12 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.

1.You would see this notice ___________.

A. in a hotel bar                    

B. in a hotel dining room

C. in a bedroom of a large hotel         

D. in the entrance of a small family hotel

2.What time can you have breakfast in the dinning room?

A. 6:50 a.m.          B. 7:00 a.m.      C. 7:30 a.m.          D. 8:30 a.m.

3.What should you do when you come back to the hotel to make an important call and see a lot of people around the Reception Desk?

A. Go to your room and phone from there.  

B. Ask at the Reception Desk.

C. Go to the public telephone boxes.        

D. Go out again and look for a private phone.

4.What should you do if you want to have your trousers washed?

A. Ask the room staff to collect them to the laundry.   

B. Go to the hotel bar.

C. Hang a message outside your door.               

D. Ask the room staff to clean them for you.

 

Dear editor,

Mary is my friend and she is a very good-hearted girl. She’s always the first to help out others. But her habits make me mad sometimes and she just won’t change her ways. For most situations, that’s just fine with me, as I know it’s what make her who she is. However, sometimes it’s just so hard for me to bear her behavior. She has recently got a cellphone, but she often borrows mine to make calls. My phone has a chain with it. She always tries to open it like her own phone. I usually open it for her, but not always, as sometimes I’m driving my car, so she needs to get it out of my purse and open it herself.

This weekend we were at a party in a faraway village. She borrowed my cellphone. As it was cold outside, I let her take it outside without opening it. Now it’s broken because she didn’t open it properly. I wouldn’t be so mad, but over the weekend she also borrowed my car and never offered to pay for the gas, which made me very angry. She should have offered to pay for the gas. As I have mentioned, she’s the type to help out others when and where she can. Perhaps because of that, she thinks others should also do the same for her. Sometimes I just think she is very childish. I don’t want to hurt her, but I do want to let her know that not everyone can accept that. What should I do to let her know that?

Yours,

Lily

1.What is Lily’s purpose in writing this letter?

A.to advise us to be careful when making friends.

B.To tell others what kind of person Mary is.

C.To tell Mary what she thinks of her.

D.To ask for advice from an editor.

2.We can learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.

A.Mary doesn’t have a cellphone

B.Mary doesn’t have any good habits

C.Lily is sometimes not pleased with Mary’s behavior

D.Lily has asked Mary to change her ways.

3.What happened at the weekend party?

A.Mary lost Lily’s chain.

B.Mary left before the party was over.

C.Lily’s cellphone was broken.

D.Lily had a quarrel with Mary.

4.What kind of person is Mary?

A.Friendly and beautiful.

B.Kind and careful.

C.Careful and childish.

D.Warm-hearted but childish

 

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