For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping-watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In some __1__ countries, people can turn on their __2__ and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and __3__ things.
　　Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden. __4__, the biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in fifteen European countries, and in one year, it makes $10 million. In France, there are two teleshopping channels, and the French __5__ about $ 20 million a year in buying things through those channels.
　　In Germany, __6__ last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can __7__ for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company. German __8__ are hoping these will help them sell more things.
　　Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without __9__. With all the traffic problems in cities, going shopping is not an easy thing. But at the same time, other Europeans __10__ like this new way of buying things. They call __11__ “junk on the air.” Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things __12__ on TV. They think high quality is the most important thing, and they don’t believe they can be sure about the quality of the things __13__.
　　The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be __14__ the American companies. They will have to be more careful about __15__ of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves.

　　1. A. European　　　　　　 B. Asian　　　　　　　　 C. American　　　　　　　　 D. African
　　2. A. lights　　　　　　　　　　 B. switches　　　　　　 C. radios 　　　　　　　　　　 D. TVs
　　3. A. some else　　　　　　 B. another many　　 C. the other　　　　　　　　　 D. many other
　　4. A. Such as　　　　　　　　 B. For example　　 C. For teleshopping　　　 D. It is like
　　5. A. takes　　　　　　　　　　 B. cost　　　　　　　　　 C. spends　　　　　　　　　　 D. spend
　　6. A. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. until　　　　　　　　　 C. unless　　　　　　　　　　　 D. by
　　7. A. begin　　　　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. open　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turn on
　　8. A. people　　　　　　　　　 B. women　　　　　　 C. businessmen　　　　　　 D. officials
　　9. A. to go out　　　　　　　 B. going out
　　　 C. to buy things　　　　　D. buying things
　　10. A. still　　　　　　　　　　 B. don’t　　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. won’t
　　11. A. teleshopping　　　 B. TV　　　 　　　　　　 C. radio　　　　　　　　　　　 D. telephone
　　12. A. appearing　　　　　 B. coming out　　　　 C. for sale　　　　　　　　　　D. to buy
　　13. A. in the shop　　　　　 B. on TV　　　　　　　 C. they bought　　　　　　 D. by this way
　　14. A. the same with　　　 B. different from
　　　　　C. as big as　　　　　　 D. larger than
　　15. A. the number　　　　 B. the quality　　　　 C. the places　　　　　　　　 D. the buyers

先通读下面短文，掌握大意，然后在所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __36__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __37__ have that money.

On my birthday my parents told me they had my __38__ outside in the back yard. At once I __39__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __40__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __41__! I thought I __42__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __43__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __44__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __45__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t __46__...

As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __47__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __48__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __49__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __50__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

31. A. talked　 　 　　　　　 B. spoke　 　　　　　　　　 C. said　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. told

32. A. hardly　　　　　　　　　　B. quickly　　　　　　　　　 C. slowly　　　　　　　　　　 D. easily

33. A. guitar　 　 　　　　　　 B. gift　　 　　 　　　　　　 C. cake　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. card

34. A. rushed　 　 　　　　 B. rode　 　　　　　　　　　 C. climbed　　 　　　　　　 D. came

35. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

36. A. exciting B. interesting C. relaxing D. disappointing

37. A. liked　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hated　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hurt　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thanked

38. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. for

39. A. got in　　　　　　　　　　　B. got on　　　　　　　　　　 C. got off　　　　　　　　　　　D. got up

40. A. surprised　　　　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　　　　 D. bad

41. A. look ahead　　　　 　 B. look back　　　　　　　　 C. come up　　　　　　　　　 D. come down

42. A. anything　　　　　　　　　B. nothing　　　　　　　　　 C. something　　　　　　　 D. everything

43. A. love B. money C. friendship D. knowledge

44. A. idea　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. news　　　　　　　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　　　　　　 D. story

45. A. spends　　　　　　　　　　 B. costs　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pays　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. offers

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通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　　Light travels very fast. It moves 　1　 300,000 kilometres a 　2　　 　. Light 　3　　 　us from the moon in less than a second and a half. The moon is about 382,000 kilometres 　4　　 　.

　　　Light from the sun reaches us 8.5 minutes. The sun is about 149,640,000 kilometres from the earth.

　　　The other stars are farther away than the sun. Light from the nearest 　5　　 　reaches us in about four years. When you look at a star, you do not 　6　　 　its present condition(目前现状). You see it as it 　7　　 　to be. Light from some stars 　8　　 　hundreds of years to reach us. We never see a star as it is 　9　　 　. We see it as it was long ago, perhaps (也许) hundreds or thousands of years ago.

　　　Astronomers(天文学家)watch stars 　10　　 　big telescopes (望远镜). With these telescopes astronomers can see stars and other things very far away.