—_______ that he managed to get the information?

— Oh, a friend of his helped him.

       A．Where was it          B．What was it     C．How was it      D．Why was it

Was it not until you began to work ___ how much time you had wasted?

A. did you realize           B. that you realized         C. did you not realize    D. that you didn’t realize

I love secondhand books far more than new ones! I especially like books that someone else has gone through first. It’s a kind of connection — and an experience of wondering exactly who has been there before…I don’t mind god-eared （折角的）corners；I don’t mind the coffee stain—who cares? Indeed, I don’t even mind the comments at the edge.  

If it were an orginal classic, then the book would be of some importance. But the fact that its pages have been read and probably loved by dozens of people since it was produced is incredible, fascinating and wonderful. Just think — you can find old books that were touched by people in the nineteen fifties. That is interesting, as those people would probably have just come through World War Ⅱ.

 But books from the 20s and 30s are even more wonderful to touch. Was it an old lady who poured over my aging Dodi Smith paperback that I found in a secondhand bookshop?

I once sat in the British Library reading books published in the 17th century, touching them, and the excitement was considerable. Imagine — these are books that people read, touched , and wrote comments about hundreds of years ago. Who have touched these books? What were they wearing? What was their work? How did the books make them think?

Now you see— I am just a woman who likes to explore the past. I like anything except the new. Who wants new things? The smell of the chemicals, the sense of being mass-produced…

No! No!

46. We can know that when the writer reads a second-hand book, she usually__________.

   A. cleans the coffee stain         B. writes comments at the edge

   C. wonders who has read it before  D. only reads the comments written by others

47. According to Paragraph 2, what does the writer find fascinating?

   A. The economic value of an original classic.

   B. The fact that many old books are about World War Ⅱ.

   C. The fact that many people like reading what she likes reading.

   D. The fact that a book has been read and loved by many people.

48. The underlined part “Dodi Smith paperback” in Paragraph 3 refers to “ ______”.

   A. an old lady         B. a book by Dodi Smith

   C. a famous writer      D. a secondhand bookshop

49. After reading the passage, we know that the writer __________.

   A. only buys books with dog-eared corners

   B. seldom looks back on her past

   C. likes the smell of new books

   D. doesn’t like things mass-produced today 

50. What is this passage mainly about?

   A. The advantages of reading old books.

   B. Some of the writer’s strange hobbies.

   C. The writer’s love for secondhand books.

   D. What the writer does in her spare time.

Ⅵ．阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。

We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded. and missed the other car’s back end by just inches! The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, turned his head angrily and started yelling bad words at us. 

My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly. So, I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to hospital!” And this was what my taxi driver told me, which I call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”.

Many people are like garbage trucks and they run around full of garbage, full of frustration , full of anger, and full of disappointment. And their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump（倾倒）it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. You just simile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You’ll be happy you did.

So this was it: “The Law of the Garbage Truck”. I started thinking: how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people: at home , on the streets? It was that day I said, “I’m not going to do that any more.”

I began to see garbage trucks. I see the burden they are carrying. I see them coming to drop it off. And like my taxi driver, I don’t                            . I just simile, wave, and move on.

Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting. Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses. What about you? The mark of a successful person is how quickly they can get back their focus on what’s important.  

81．What’s the purpose of the author to write this passage?（Please answer within 20 words.）

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82．Which sentence of the passage can be replaced by the following one?

A lot of people act as garbage trucks and are working, studying or living in a very bad mood.

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83．Please fill in the blank in the last but one paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.（Please answer within 10 words.）

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84．How did the author first think his taxi driver should react to what had happened?（Please answer within 20 words.）

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85．Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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Was it in the waiting room ______ only allows mothers-to-be to enter that you lost your wallet?

A. /         B. where    C. that      D. when