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Joe Biggs was a butcher. His shop was in a village in the beautiful south of England, and he 31 in it for many years while his father was there. Then when his father reached the age of 65, he stopped working in the shop, and Joe was alone in it, so he had to work 32 .

Joe worked five and a half days a week. His shop 33 at one o’clock on Thursday, and it was closed the whole of Sunday. Saturdays were the 34 days.

Most of Joe’s 35 came to his shop from the nearest town, but sometimes he got up earlier than usual in the morning and 36 into the city to choose meat. It was 37 there.

Joe had a big 38 in his shop, but he tried not to buy too 39 meat at a time, and to 40 it before he bought more.

One 41 a woman came into the shop at five minutes to one. “Sorry I’m late,” she said, “but some friends have just telephoned to say that they are coming to 42 tonight, and I need more 43 .”

Joe only had one piece of meat in the shop. He had sold all the others 44 in the day. He took the piece 45 and said to the woman, “This is 6.5 pounds.”

“That piece is too 46 .” the woman said. “Haven’t you got anything bigger?”

Joe went 47 the room behind his shop, opened the refrigerator, put the piece of meat into it, took it out 48 and shut the door of the refrigerator 49 , then he brought the piece of meat back to the woman and said, “This piece is bigger and more expensive. It’s 8.75 pounds.”

“Good,” the woman answered with a smile, “give me 50 of them, please.”

1.A. lived B. studied C. worked D. played.

2.A. more B. harder C. later D. again

3.A. shut B. started C. opened D. served

4.A. hardest B. easiest C. quietest D. busiest

5.A. customers B. meat C. buyers D. friends

6.A. walked B. flew C. drove D. ran

7.A. easier B. fresher C. nearer D. cheaper

8.A. refrigerator B. room C. kitchen D. cupboard

9.A. much B. expensive C. fresh D. adequate

10.A. eat B. cook C. sell D. freeze

11.A. Thursday B. Sunday C. Monday D. Saturday

12.A. party B. dinner C. lunch D. dance

13.A. food B. vegetable C. meat D. fruit

14.A. later B. earlier C. quicker D. cheaper

15.A. in B. up C. away D. out

16.A. small B. large C. cheap D. bad

17.A. outside B. from C. into D. through

18.A. still B. again C. even D. back

19.A. carefully B. quickly C. lightly D. heavily

20.A. both B. none C. each D. all

Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive (欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture.

For example, someone might say, I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!

This guy's a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!

He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.

Some politicians often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents (对手) says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. However, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”

Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.

This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.

1.How much did the lottery winner lose?

A．One hundred dollars.

B．Two hundred dollars.

C．Three hundred dollars.

D．Four hundred dollars.

2.We may infer that the author believes people should ______.

A．buy lottery tickets

B．make use of half-truths

C．not take anything at false value

D．not trust the Yucky Company

3.What do the underlined words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．final increase	B．big advantage
C．large share	D．total saving

4.What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?

A．False statements are easy to see through.

B．Half-truths are often used to mislead people.

C．Doctors like to act in advertisements.

D．Advertisements are based on facts.

第二部分：阅读理解：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

My father came to the United States as a Ukrainian immigrant （移民）when he was 14 years old. Unable to speak English but willing to do anything to succeed, he learned the language, and became a barber. He put his two daughters, my sister and me, through college during a time when most people thought that women didn’t need an education and that they should be satisfied by getting married and having children.

I was preparing to get married and my father was trying to practice the polka, a must at any Ukrainian wedding. But he couldn’t do it! He had lost the mobility（活动能力）in his leg and suffered a brain tumor（瘤）. He was forced to retire as a result of paralysis（瘫痪）of his right arm and leg. Dad had always worked two jobs and spent his spare time working around the house. Now his life came to a sudden stop. Yet never once did he complain. He bought rubber balls and spent his days trying to regain his hand mobility by squeezing those balls over and over.

After his second brain operation, he chatted pleasantly in the hospital room until a nurse flew into the room, waving her finger at me, and yelling, “You’d better tell your father to stay in bed. He is paralyzed and will never walk again. I am sick of picking him up and you’d better warn him to stay put!” My father smiled. He spent a great deal of time on the floor that year, but he eventually got up and walked.

My father lived nineteen more years after that second brain operation. He bought himself a motorized scooter（单脚滑行车）and spent years moving around the streets of Philadelphia. He was proud, free and always smiling.

56.In what way was the father different from most other people in his time?

A. He succeeded immigrating to the US.

B. He learned the new language easily and quickly.

C. He achieved his life goal by working as a barber.

D. He tried to offer his daughters the education chance.

57. The underlined word “polka” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to ________.

A. a song B. a dance C. a rubber ball D. a new language

58. The author’s father played with rubber balls to ________.

A. kill his too much spare time B. reduce his work pressure

C. get his hand mobility back D. recover from the brain tumor

59. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Love can create wonders. B. Failure is the mother of success.

C. Father’s love is the most valuable. D. Never give up your life and dream.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项，请将答案写在答题纸的相应位置。

Success story

Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man.Frank is now the head of a very large business company. 1 .It was his job to repair bicycles 2 .He saved money for years and in 1938 he bought a small work-shop of his own.During the war Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. 3 .By the end of the war, 4 which employed seven hundred and twenty-enght people.Frank smiled when he remembered 5 .He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in.She wanted him to repair their son’s bicycle!

A．At that time he had two helpers

B．But as a boy he used to work in a small shop

C．He wanted to repair their son’s bicycle

D．And at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day

E.His hard early years and the long road to success

F.The small work-shop had become a large factory

G.He wanted to succeed.

John Smith was lazy. He had finished his education and was happy to sit in his room and listen to the radio all day long. In fact, he had been doing nothing for almost six months, which worried his father a lot. One day Mr Smith decided that he had to do something. “Johnny, When I was your age 1 was working and supporting my ten brothers and sisters. I want you to go out and get a job.” So that was what he did. In fact, in the next three months, Johnny started ten jobs and was fired from ten jobs. He explained to his father.

“They wanted me to be at work at 8:00 a. m. and told me to do all sorts of unpleasant things.”

“I don’t care how you do it,” Mr Smith said. “Either you earn some money or move out of the house. I gave you one week’s time.”

In the next few days Johnny began to change. He still stayed in his room all day, but spent his time writing letters and reading through the newspapers. More and more posts began to arrive for him. He bought a new suit for himself and invited his parents to the theatre and for dinner afterwards at the most expensive restaurant in town. When his proud parents arrived home after their evening hour, a policeman was waiting at the front door.

“John Smith,” he said as he handed him a piece of paper, “I’ll see you in the court tomorrow.”

When he got outside, Johnny told his parents everything.

“When you told me to earn some money, 1 decided to put an advertisement in the newspaper saying, ‘New way to money fast! Send me $ 5 and I’ll tell you my secret.’ When I received the money I wrote back telling people to do as I do.”

Johnny was fined $ 250 by the court and was ordered to pay all the people back. As he left the court house feeling very ashamed, a newspaper man came up to him, “Young man, would you like to tell your story to my newspaper for $ 2500?”

1. Johnny was fired from the jobs because _______.

A. he liked listening to the radio

B. he had a big family to support

C. he spent a lot of time writing letters

D. he didn’t do the jobs well

2. Johnny put an advertisement in the newspaper about _______ months after he left school.

A. three B. six C. nine D. eleven

3. Why was Johnny fined $ 250? _______.

A. Because he was lazy

B. Because he was out of work

C. Because he deceived(欺骗)

D. Because he didn’t pay for his new suit

4. What would probably happen at last? _______.

A. Johnny would get $ 2500 from the newspaper

B. The court would give $ 250 back to Johnny

C. Johnny would continue to advertise in the newspaper

D. Johnny would become a newspaper reporter

5.Which of the following questions is NOT answered by the information from the passage? _______?

A. How did the parents feel when Johnny invited them to the theatre and dinner

B. What’s Johnny’s secret

C. What did the policeman want Johnny to do

D. How much did Johnny have to pay all the people back

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