阅读下面短文,掌握其大意，然"后从1—25各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。 (A)

　　　　    Old Mr. Williams was very worried. He and his wife were pensioners (领退休金者)and he had spent the whole morning1 their pension books. He looked 2 , but he was not able to find them. At the same time, his wife was busy.She had been 3 all morning. She had 4 a delicious meal. She　　 made the soup, followed by a lovely 5 , which she baked in the oven (烘箱). Mr. Williams always enjoyed his food, but he6 wasn't enjoying his lunch.

　　　　　　    "What's the matter, Tom?" his wife asked. Mr. Williams had to tell her that he had 7 their pension books.　　 　　

　　 　　　　    "I know,"Mrs. Williams said, with 8 on her face."I've got them."　　

　　 　　　　    "You've got them?"

　　 　　　　    "Yes—and guess where I found them!"

　　 　　　　    Mr. Williams suddenly 9 . "In the oven! I put them there for　　 10 ."He smiled as she drew them out of her pocket.

1. A. discovering    B. looking    C. looking for    D. waiting for

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2. A. everywhere    B. somewhere    C. something    D. everything

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3. A. doing    B. making    C. singing    D. cooking   

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4. A. tasted    B. tried    C. held    D. prepared  

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5. A. pancake    B. cream    C. milk    D. beer   

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6. A. clearly    B. terribly    C. finally    D. strangely

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7. A. found    B. lost    C. forgot    D. left   

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8. A. a feeling    B. a message    C. a smile    D. tears   

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9. A. said    B. thought    C. forgot    D. remembered

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10.A. self-choosing    B. safe-keeping   

C. man-finding    D. easy-burning

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　　(B)

　　　　    Two years ago I moved to a new neighborhood. There seems to be very 11 people in this area who are without telephones.12 I hoped to get a new phone quickly, I　　 13 one as soon as I moved into my new house.

　　    "We aren't 14 many new phones in your area,"an engineer told me." A lot of people want new phones 15 and the company is 16 fewer engineers than last year so as to　　 17 money. A new phone 18 you much money, but it will take a little time. We can't do anything for you before 19 ."

　　 　　    You need a lot of 20 if you're waiting for a new phone and you need a few 21 whose phones you can　　 22 as well. Fortunately, I had both.

　　    December came and went,but there was　　 23 sign of a phone. I went to the company's office to ask about it. "They told me I'd have a phone 24 December, "I said angrily. "　　 25 ?"the assistant asked.

11. A. few    B. many    C. much    D. such

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12. A. Because    B. So    C. Though    D. Since

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13. A. looked after    B. asked for    C. found out    D. picked up

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14. A. supplying    B. selling    C. building    D. repairing

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15. A. over a moment    B. for a long time   

C. at that time　　 D. at the moment

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16. A. competing    B. suggesting    C. examining    D. employing

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17. A. spend    B. make    C. save    D. get

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18. A. will pay    B. won't pay    C. will cost    D. won't cost

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19. A. December    B. this year    C. Christmas    D. next year

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20. A. temper(脾气)　　 B. patience(耐心)   

C. money　　　　    D. time

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21. A. engineers    B. lawyers    C. friends    D. guides

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22. A. lend    B. take    C. use    D. answer

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23. A. no    B. not    C. a     D. the

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24. A. in    B. by    C. after    D. for

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25. A. Really　　       B. Is that proper   

C. Are you right    D. Which year

There is much more to growing up in a bilingual(双语的) family than learning two languages, and the cultural influences from both cultures are just as important.

In July we had a curious incident that shows the slight differences between cultures. My son has already changed a few of his baby teeth and since we lived in Italy we decided to go with the Italian version(版本) of the Tooth Fairy, which is not a fairy(仙女) but a little mouse. So last year when he lost his first tooth we had a visit from the little mouse who took the tooth away and left a rather good amount of coins --- when he lost the second tooth a few days later, however, the amount was significantly less! That in itself caused quite a few questions, but the real questions started when in July during a visit to the UK another tooth left my son’s mouth in Tooth Fairy land! The grandparents made a real problem out of it --- it was their first grandson’s tooth they got to say Goodbye to, so it was Tooth Fairy and rather generous, too!

The Qs & As

Son: Mum, how is the little mouse going to smell my tooth all this way? (as the story goes the little mouse smells a milk tooth and comes to collect it)

Me: No dear, it won’t! We are in England now so the Tooth Fairy will come.

Son: Oh, is she stronger than the little mouse? (I knew where this was going)

Me: She is very strong, and she is magic.

Son: What does the Tooth Fairy bring? (straight to the point)

Me: I am not sure. We’ll find out maybe a nice message.

Son: So is the little mouse coming too?

Me: No, it won’t make it all the way from Italy.

Son: But why don’t they have little mice in England?

Me: Because here the Tooth Fairy collects all baby teeth and she’s too fast, so the little mouse would always get there late.

Son: Oh!?

Italian kids are supposed to believe ________ will come and collect the milk teeth.

A. a little mouse

B. Tooth Fairy

C. their parents

D. the grandparents

The author thought Tooth Fairy would be rather generous because ________.

A. Italian parents often give much money for their kids’ lost baby teeth[

B. she knew Tooth Fairy was more generous than the little mouse 

C. she knew the grandparents would give her son a big gift

D. English people are usually more generous than Italians

Hearing “Oh, is she stronger than the little mouse?”, the author knew her son was actually worried about ________.

A. the tooth fairy’s health    

B. the little mouse’s coming

C. the amount of coins he could get

D. the story his grandparents know

By telling this story, the author intends to say it’s important to _________ in a bilingual family.

A. make kids know the folk stories

B. help kids choose one of the cultures

C. teach kids two languages

D. keep the balance of both cultures

There is much more to growing up in a bilingual(双语的) family than learning two languages, and the cultural influences from both cultures are just as important.
In July we had a curious incident that shows the slight differences between cultures. My son has already changed a few of his baby teeth and since we lived in Italy we decided to go with the Italian version(版本) of the Tooth Fairy, which is not a fairy(仙女) but a little mouse. So last year when he lost his first tooth we had a visit from the little mouse who took the tooth away and left a rather good amount of coins --- when he lost the second tooth a few days later, however, the amount was significantly less! That in itself caused quite a few questions, but the real questions started when in July during a visit to the UK another tooth left my son’s mouth in Tooth Fairy land! The grandparents made a real problem out of it --- it was their first grandson’s tooth they got to say Goodbye to, so it was Tooth Fairy and rather generous, too!
The Qs & As
Son: Mum, how is the little mouse going to smell my tooth all this way? (as the story goes the little mouse smells a milk tooth and comes to collect it)
Me: No dear, it won’t! We are in England now so the Tooth Fairy will come.
Son: Oh, is she stronger than the little mouse? (I knew where this was going)
Me: She is very strong, and she is magic.
Son: What does the Tooth Fairy bring? (straight to the point)
Me: I am not sure. We’ll find out maybe a nice message.
Son: So is the little mouse coming too?
Me: No, it won’t make it all the way from Italy.
Son: But why don’t they have little mice in England?
Me: Because here the Tooth Fairy collects all baby teeth and she’s too fast, so the little mouse would always get there late.
Son: Oh!?
【小题1】Italian kids are supposed to believe ________ will come and collect the milk teeth.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

Reginald Andrews had been out of work for more than a year．This   36   father of five children had deeply known his   37   of family heartaches．A few years earlier, his sister Kedra had been shot in the   38   by a young man who robbed the place where she was working．The young man was caught, but Kedra   39   her sight．As a result of his sister’s   40  , Mr．Andrews cared about blind people.

       On December 20, 2001, Mr．Andrews was waiting for a train in New York City．The train pulled into the station and stopped．Andrews was getting ready to get   41   the train when something   42   happened．An old blind man, who had   43   the space between two carriages for a door while   44   his way with a stick, suddenly fell   45   the train．Seeing this, Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks and   46   the blind man to safety．He   47   all the people on the spot with his courage．The news rapidly   48   all over the country．Messages began to pour in．Some people   49   sent money and food to Andrews.

       Andrews had been at the station   50   he was returning from a job talk．He probably would have been hired, and the public praise made it a   51   thing.

       Andrews, however, received   52   attention from the public after about a week of newspaper stories and active   53   to his family．Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy end, it didn’t quite happen that way．Andrews   54   start his new job, but the factory moved to New Jersey．Andrews didn’t have any way to get to work, so he had to leave．It wasn’t long before he was   55   to job hunting again．Few newspapers, however, would tell their readers what happened to Mr．Andrews after he became a hero.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

Reginald Andrews had been out of work for more than a year．This   36  father of five children had deeply known his   37  of family heartaches．A few years earlier, his sister Kedra had been shot in the   38  by a young man who robbed the place where she was working．The young man was caught, but Kedra   39  her sight．As a result of his sister’s   40 , Mr．Andrews cared about blind people.

On December 20, 2001, Mr．Andrews was waiting for a train in New York City．The train pulled into the station and stopped．Andrews was getting ready to get   41  the train when something   42  happened．An old blind man, who had   43  the space between two carriages for a door while   44  his way with a stick, suddenly fell   45  the train．Seeing this, Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks and   46  the blind man to safety．He   47  all the people on the spot with his courage．The news rapidly  48  all over the country．Messages began to pour in．Some people   49  sent money and food to Andrews.

Andrews had been at the station   50  he was returning from a job talk．He probably would have been hired, and the public praise made it a   51  thing.

Andrews, however, received   52  attention from the public after about a week of newspaper stories and active   53  to his family．Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy end, it didn’t quite happen that way．Andrews   54  start his new job, but the factory moved to New Jersey．Andrews didn’t have any way to get to work, so he had to leave．It wasn’t long before he was   55  to job hunting again．Few newspapers, however, would tell their readers what happened to Mr．Andrews after he became a hero.