通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　John lived with his mother in a big house, and when his mother 1 a month ago, the house became 2 for him. So he bought a smaller 3 in the next street. There was a very nice old clock in his 4 house, and when the men came to take his things 5 the new house,  John thought, "I'm not going to let them 6 my beautiful old clock in their truck. Perhaps they 7 it, and then repairing it 8 very  expensive." So he 9 himself and began to carry it down the road 10.

　　It waw heavy. 11 he stopped two or three times 12 a rest. 

　　Then suddenly a small boy came along the road. He stopped and  looked 13 John for 14 seconds. Then he said to John, "You're a  foolish man, aren't you? Why 15 you buy a watch like everybody else?"

1. A. dead　　B. died　　C. was dying　　D. had dead

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2. A. biggest B. too big C. enough big   D. more big

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3. A. one　　 B. shop　　C. that　　　　 D. ones

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4. A. new　　 B. second  C. first　　　　D. this

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5. A. to　　  B. in　　  C. at　　　　   D. off

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6. A. to carry　　   B. carrying　　   

   C. carried　　　　D. carry　　  

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7. A. break　　　　  B. are breaking　　

   C. have broken　　D. will break　　 

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8. A. is　　  B. will be  C. takes　　   D. spends

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9. A. picks up it　　  B. picked up it　　 

   C. picked it up　　 D. picks it up　　　　

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10. A. in his arm　　  B. in his arms　　

　　C. without arms　　D. among his arms　　  

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11. A. But　　B. Only　　C. So　　　　   D. And 

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12. A. had　　B. has　　 C. having　　   D. to have

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13. A. for　　B. at　　  C. around　　   D. out

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14. A. a few  B. few　　 C. a little　　 D. little

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15. A. do　　 B. don't　　C. didn't　　   D.did

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阅读下列短文，然后在各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

完形填空

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的(A)、(B)、(C)三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并把答案涂在答题卡里。

　　It was cold outside. A strong 1 was blowing hard. I 2 at a round table in a cafe, drinking coffee. I was glad there were other people in the place, but the happiness didn't 3 long. No one seemed to care about the others except the computer 4 him. I stood up, walked between the tables and came to the nearest computer. In front of it was a thin, young man, with a cup of coffee beside the computer, untouched(没有动过的).

　　“I'm Steve,” he answered 5 I asked him twice. “I can't talk with you. I'm 6 ,” he said. I thought he was 7 , and said sorry to him. Before going back to my seat, I noticed he was not working. He was 8 online with somebody－probably someone he didn't know－and, at the same time, he was playing a computer game－a war game. Then I saw 9 there using a computer, talking online. Though there were many people around me, I felt I had 10 been so lonely.

　　What will be the future of human beings who prefer sharing(分享)their lives with machines instead of people?

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A．rain　　B．wind　　C．cloud

2．

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A．lay　　B．stood　　C．sat

3．

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A．last　　B．happen　　C．finish

4．

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A．behind　　B．in front of　　C．at the top of

5．

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A．after　　B．before　　C．until

6．

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A．free　　B．happy　　C．busy

7．

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A．playing　　B．working　　C．sleeping

8．

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A．talking　　B．crying　　C．laughing

9．

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A．nobody　　B．somebody　　C．everybody

10．

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A．never　　B．always　　C．sometimes