Tomorrow was his girlfriend’s birthday and the young man was having a difficult time deciding on a present for her. She already had more clothes than she knew what to do with them, so he couldn’t get any kind of apparel. She never ate sweets, so candy was out of the question. What then? He had a very special reason for wanting to impress her with just the right gift; tomorrow he was going to make an offer of marriage to her.
He finally decided on perfume(香水). All girls liked perfume. That raised another problem, however. What kind did she prefer? He couldn’t ask her because that would ruin the surprise.
At last the young man hit upon a brilliant idea. That afternoon, pretending to take his girlfriend’s fox terrier, a little dog for a walk, the young man and the dog went directly to the perfume counter of the town’s biggest department store. Good! There was a large array (长列) of perfume. He beckoned(招呼) a clerk, instructing her to open a large number of bottles and wave the stoppers under the dog’s nose.
Nestled in the young man’s arms, the terrier began to be restless and bored as this seemingly pointless game went on. Then Fritz suddenly became frisky, wiggling in the young man’s arms and barking excitedly, as the clerk waved one stopper under its nose.
“I’ll take that one,” said the young man to the clerk. The price was high, but it was worth it, he thought.
“My favorite perfume!” said the delighted girl the next evening as she unwrapped the package. “How did you know?” she asked, dabbing some perfume behind each ear.
“Intuition(直觉), I guess.” said the young man, deciding that it wasn’t exactly wrong to tell a lie under the circumstances. One day, after they were married, he would admit that his intuition had really been a little dog named Fritz.
【小题1】Which of the following words best describes the young man in the story ?

Tomorrow was his girlfriend’s birthday and the young man was having a difficult time deciding on a present for her. She already had more clothes than she knew what to do with them, so he couldn’t get any kind of apparel. She never ate sweets, so candy was out of the question. What then? He had a very special reason for wanting to impress her with just the right gift; tomorrow he was going to make an offer of marriage to her.

He finally decided on perfume(香水). All girls liked perfume. That raised another problem, however. What kind did she prefer? He couldn’t ask her because that would ruin the surprise.

At last the young man hit upon a brilliant idea. That afternoon, pretending to take his girlfriend’s fox terrier, a little dog for a walk, the young man and the dog went directly to the perfume counter of the town’s biggest department store. Good! There was a large array (长列) of perfume. He beckoned(招呼) a clerk, instructing her to open a large number of bottles and wave the stoppers under the dog’s nose.

Nestled in the young man’s arms, the terrier began to be restless and bored as this seemingly pointless game went on. Then Fritz suddenly became frisky, wiggling in the young man’s arms and barking excitedly, as the clerk waved one stopper under its nose.

“I’ll take that one,” said the young man to the clerk. The price was high, but it was worth it, he thought.

“My favorite perfume!” said the delighted girl the next evening as she unwrapped the package. “How did you know?” she asked, dabbing some perfume behind each ear.

“Intuition(直觉), I guess.” said the young man, deciding that it wasn’t exactly wrong to tell a lie under the circumstances. One day, after they were married, he would admit that his intuition had really been a little dog named Fritz.

1.Which of the following words best describes the young man in the story ?

A．Kind-hearted                          B．Curious

C．Creative                              D．Mean

2.The underlined word “frisky” in Paragraph 4 means ______.

A．lively                                 B．angry

C．uneasy                               D．puzzled

3.According to the story, the birthday present for the girl was actually decided on by _____.

A．the young man     B．the store clerk      C．the man’s intuition D．the dog Fritz

4.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE ?

A．The young man wanted to give his girlfriend a pleasant surprise.

B．The pet dog Fritz knew what the young man wanted very well.

C．The kind of perfume the young man chose was expensive.

D．The young man told a white lie about his final choice of the perfume.

Tomorrow was his girlfriend’s birthday and the young man was having a difficult time deciding on a present for her. She already had more clothes than she knew what to do with them, so he couldn’t get any kind of apparel. She never ate sweets, so candy was out of the question. What then? He had a very special reason for wanting to impress her with just the right gift,for tomorrow he was going to make an offer of marriage to her. He finally decided on perfume(香水). All girls liked perfume. That raised another problem, however. What kind did she prefer? He couldn’t ask her because that would ruin the surprise.

At last the young man hit upon a brilliant idea. That afternoon, pretending to take his girlfriend’s fox terrier(小猎狗),Fritz, for a walk, the young man and the dog went directly to the perfume counter of the town’s biggest department store. Good! There was a large array(长列)of perfume. He beckoned(招呼)a clerk, asking her to open a large number of bottles and wave the stoppers （塞子）under the dog’s nose. Nestled(依偎于) in the young man’s arms, the terrier began to be restless and bored as this seemingly meaningless game went on. Then Fritz suddenly became frisky, wiggling in the young man’s arms and barking excitedly, as the clerk waved one stopper under its nose.

“I’ll take that one,” said the young man to the clerk. The price was high, but it was worth it, he thought.

“ My favorite perfume!” said the delighted girl the next evening as she unwrapped the package. “ How did you know?” she asked, dabbing（轻擦）some perfume behind each ear.

“ Intuition(直觉), I guess.”said the young man, deciding that it wasn’t exactly wrong to tell a lie at that time. One day, after they were married, he would admit that his intuition had really been the little dog named Fritz.

1.Which of the following words best describes the young man in the story?

A．Kind-hearted       B．Curious           C．Creative           D．Mean

2.The underlined word “ frisky” (in Paragraph 4) means “_______”

A．lively             B．angry             C．uneasy            D．puzzled

3.According to the story, the birthday present for the girl was actually decided on by_______.

A．the young man     B．the store clerk      C．the man’s intuition D．the dog Fritz

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the story?

A．The young man wanted to give his girlfriend a pleasant surprise.

B．The pet dog Fritz knew what the young man wanted very well.

C．The kind of perfume the young man chose was expensive.

D．The young man told a white lie about his final choice of the perfume.

Tomorrow was his girlfriend’s birthday and the young man was having a difficult time deciding on a present for her. She already had more clothes than she knew what to do with them, so he couldn’t get any kind of apparel. She never ate sweets, so candy was out of the question. What then? He had a very special reason for wanting to impress her with just the right gift, for tomorrow he was going to make an offer of marriage to her. He finally decided on perfume(香水). All girls liked perfume. That raised another problem, however. What kind did she prefer? He couldn’t ask her because that would ruin the surprise.

At last the young man hit upon a brilliant idea. That afternoon, pretending to take his girlfriend’s fox terrier(小猎狗),Fritz, for a walk, the young man and the dog went directly to the perfume counter of the town’s biggest department store. Good! There was a large array(长列)of perfume. He beckoned(招呼)a clerk, asking her to open a large number of bottles and wave the stoppers （塞子）under the dog’s nose. Nestled(依偎于) in the young man’s arms, the terrier began to be restless and bored as this seemingly meaningless game went on. Then Fritz suddenly became frisky, wiggling in the young man’s arms and barking excitedly, as the clerk waved one stopper under its nose.

“I’ll take that one,” said the young man to the clerk. The price was high, but it was worth it, he thought.

“ My favorite perfume!” said the delighted girl the next evening as she unwrapped the package. “ How did you know?” she asked, dabbing（轻擦）some perfume behind each ear.

“ Intuition(直觉), I guess.” said the young man, deciding that it wasn’t exactly wrong to tell a lie at that time. One day, after they were married, he would admit that his intuition had really been the little dog named Fritz.

1. Which of the following words best describes the young man in the story?

A. Kind-hearted    B. Curious   C. Creative  D. Mean

2. The underlined word “ frisky” (in Paragraph 4) means “_______”

A. lively   B. angry   C. uneasy   D. puzzled

3. According to the story, the birthday present for the girl was actually decided on by_______.

    A. the young man  B. the store clerk  C. the man’s intuition  D. the dog Fritz

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the story?

A. The young man wanted to give his girlfriend a pleasant surprise.

B. The pet dog Fritz knew what the young man wanted very well.

C. The kind of perfume the young man chose was expensive.

D. The young man told a white lie about his final choice of the perfume.

Do you love American country music? If you do, come to Nashville．It’s the home of American country music.

Nashville is the capital of the state Tennessee．Here you don’t have to go to the big auditoriums （音乐厅） to enjoy the country music．In the open air restaurants or on the streets, you can always hear the beautiful and sweet sounding folk music．All the singers are young and they play their guitars while they sang．The songs they sing are so touching that, if you listen attentively, you can feel they are singing with their souls rather than with their voices.

Shops selling music records and tapes can be found everywhere in Nashville．Many records are made by famous singers and they are sent to many countries all over the world.

The folk songs most of the singers sing come from the rural areas in the southern United States．The songs often describe the situations of those days and the feeling of the country people．They often sing in praises of heroism and true love.

1．The passage is mainly about ______．

       A．Nashville                                     B．the country music

       C．pop singers                                   D．American young people

2．From the passage we know that Nashville is ______.

       A．a village              B．a small town            C．a capital city         D．a big city

3．To enjoy the country music, you can go to ______.

       A．the big auditoriums                              B．the open air restaurants

       C．the streets                                    D．all of the above

4．What is the meaning of the underlined word “heroism” in the last paragraph?

       A．乐观主义              B．英雄主义        C．爱国主义          D．社会主义

5．According to the passage which of the following statements is NOT true?

     A．The folk songs can impress you deeply.

      B．Not all records are made by famous singers.

       C．The folk songs are sung only in praises of true love.

       D．Shops that sell music recorders and tapes can be found everywhere in Nashville．