A young man was going to spend his  56  in a village.That night he decided to sleep at a small hotel near the train  57 . Before going to bed, he said to the owner（所以者）of the hotel,“Excuse me,sir. Will you please  58  me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I’ll get on the train at five o’clock.” “Oh, sorry,” the owner said.“I’m afraid I can’t. I won’t be able to get up so  59 .”
The young man asked, “Have you  60  an alarm clock? Maybe it can  61  me. “Yes, here you are, young man,” the owner said. The young man  62  the owner happily. But when he looked at the alarm clock closely, it  63  there was something wrong with it. “Will it  64  on time?” he asked.“Sure! You just shake(晃动) it at a quarter to five and it will ring,” answered the owner. The young man couldn’t fall  65  all the night. Because he was afraid of missing the train.

In the US, the most popular way to welcome the new year is with a big party. Some parties are at private homes. But in recent years, it has become more and more common for Americans to go to a hotel or eating-place on the night of December 31st. There, they can eat a big dinner, drink champagne, and dance to orchestra music.
Most New Year’s parties are usually noisy. People shout and sing. And often, guests blow on small noisemakers when the new year arrives at midnight. This tradition of noise making is believed to start centuries ago. People thought that loud sounds would drive away the bad spirits of the old year.
The biggest, noisiest New Year’s party in the US takes place in Times Square in New York. Thousands of people gather(聚集) there. Some of them ring bells and set fireworks. Others blow whistles of car horns(喇叭). And at twelve o’clock, they begin to cheer as an electric sign in the shape of a red apple lights up on top of a tall building.
The Times Square celebration includes another well-known American tradition. Since 1929, the band of musician Guy Lombardo has given a concert on New Year’s Eve. Guy Lombardo died in 1977. But, Bill Lombardo, has kept the tradition alive with a band concert at a New York city hotel. When the crowds in Times Square start cheering the arrival of the new year, television cameras show the band playing the song Auld Lang Syne.
【小题1】 The most usual way to welcome the new year in the US is ________.

Jack worked in a shop that sold clocks. He was always telling Harry  1  a new clock. But Harry,  2  lived next door to Jack, said he didn’t need one.

“  3  needs a clock,” Jack said. “How do you know when it’s time to get up?”

“My landlord Mr. Smith turns on his radio at seven o’clock and listens  4  the news,” Harry said. “That’s my morning call.”

“Ok. But how do you know when to go to work?”

“By the time I  5  my breakfast, it’s eight o’clock, time to leave for the office. Then I walk there. When I arrive at my office, it’s nice o’clock. That’s  6  time I start work.”

“Ok. But how do you know when it’s time to go home?”

“The factory bell  7  ” Harry told him.

“But how do you know when it’s time to go to bed?”

“The television programs come to end.”

By now Jack was really  8  . “Ok,” he shouted. “Now tell me what would happen  9  you woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to know the time.”

“That’s easy,” Harry said, “I would knock heavily on  10  wall. Then you would shout at me, ‘What are you doing knocking on my wall at three o’clock in the morning?’”

(  )1.A. to buy      B. buying       C. bought           D. buy

(  )2.A. which       B. whose        C. that                 D. who

(  )3.A. No one      B. Neither one      C. Everyone       D. Someone

(  )4.A. at           B. to              C. in             D. on

(  )5.A. eats          B. have eaten        C. ate           D. was eating

(  )6.A. a            B. an              C. the            D.不填

(  )7.A. ring          B. rings            C. was rung       D. ringing

(  )8.A. anger       B. angrily          C. angry           D. angering

(  )9.A. if           B. that             C. why            D. how

(  )10.A. his         B. their            C. her             D. your

On a hot summer day, Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they lay down in a tent for the night and went to sleep.

Some hours later, Holmes woke up and pushed his friend. “Watson, look! What can you see in the sky?"

Watson replied, “I see millions and millions of stars.”

“What does that tell you?” asked Holmes.

Watson thought for a while. “First, it tells me that we will have a beautiful clear day tomorrow. Second, it tells me that the time is about twelve o’clock. And…”

“What else?” Holmes asked.

“Well, it also reminds me that the world is so big and we are so small. What does that tell you?” Holmes said with a grin on his face, “You silly guy! It only tells me that someone has stolen our tent!”

1.Holmes woke up _____.

A. in the middle of the night               B. early in the morning

C. soon after he fell asleep                D. after Watson pushed him

2.Watson thought of at least _____ things after he saw the stars.

A. two          B. three                C. four                 D. five

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The story happened in the afternoon.

B. They had some wine before they went to sleep.

C. Holmes asked Watson questions because Holmes didn’t know what happened.

D. Holmes and Watson were in their tent while they were talking about the question.