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阅读下列短文，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 young man went to a car showroom. He was wearing rubber boots and a 　1　 jacket. He needed a haircut 　2　　 　and was unshaven. The young man examined an 　3　　 　car carefully and 　4 　turned to speak to the salesman.

　“　5　　 　does this car cost?”he asked.

　“One thousand two hundred and eighteen pounds,”the salesman said.

　“I'll have　　 　6 　of them, ” the young man said.

　The salesman 　7 　. He found it 　8 　to be polite. “You are joking, 　9 　,”he said. “I'm afraid we 　10　　 　help you. This car is not for sale.”

　The salesman showed his customer the 　11 　and the young man left the shop 　12 　a word. He went to a 　13 　on the other side of the street and 　14 　sixteen cars. The 　15 　salesman was polite and 　16 　. The young man took a bundle of notes 　17 　his pocket and 　18 　the car in cash. He 　19　　 　that the cars were for himself and his fifteen 　20 　. He said that 　21 　and his colleagues（同事）worked on a Norweigian 　22 　boat. “We have all 　23 　a lot of money this season,” the man said, “and we want to buy cars.”

　　　　24 　, the second salesman was 　25　　 　.

阅读理解

　　Look out for the “Made in the USA” label (标签) on some best-selling music from Japan’s top pop artists. Japan’s chart-topping (流行榜) musicians, looking to make music with some of the top talent in the United State, or just looking for a bit of anonymity (匿名) overseas away from the press pack at home, are heading to studios in places like New York and Los Angeles to record music.

　　Among the top 20 album (一套唱片) in Japan in May, 14 were made by Japanese artists and six of those were partially or completely recorded in the United States. The other six slots (位置) in the top 20 chart were filled by overseas artists. Japanese artists started coming in force to the United States to make music during the heady (轻率的) days of the late 1980s when the yen (日元) was strong and the novelty (新颖) factor was high. Yet despite the fact that the novelty factor has worn off and the economy has taken a nosedive, top artists are still heading stateside[在(向、来自)美国本土].

　　Japan is the world’s second-biggest music market after the United States with yearly sales of around US $ 5 billion. Top Japanese artists have earning power near that of their counter parts in the United States and Europe. “What brings Japanese artists to New York a lot of times is the cachet (威望) of recording in America, and the energy you get when you come to New York to record,” said Steve Rosenthal, the owner of the Magic Shop recording studio. “The city where you make a record has a lot to do with what the record eventually sounds like and feels like, and there is a certain energy you get when you make a record in New York.” The first Japanese artists started coming around 10 years ago and now make up about 15 percent of the studio’s clientele (客户). Japanese artist Bonnie Pink recently cut an album at the studio and rockers (摇滚歌手), Super Car also paid a visit hoping to catch the vibe (氛围) that helped propel (推进) the Ramones to stardom (明星身份,明星界).

1．From the passage we learn that ________.

[　　]

A．most of the top album in Japan in May were recorded in the United States

B．the label “made in the USA” can be found on most of the top artists’ album

C．the United States is the biggest music market in the world

D．Japan is the biggest music market

2．What brings Japanese artists to the United States is ________.

[　　]

A．the more powerful American musicians

B．the better economic circumstances on the United States

C．the better reward

D．the energy one can get in the United States

3．The word “nosedive” (para. 2) most probably means ________.

[　　]

4．Which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A．The Japanese musicians began to come to the United States around a decade ago.

B．Japanese musicians have become the main clients of the American studios.

C．Japanese musicians came to the United States with the economic support from the home.

D．On the top chart, there is no foreign album.

5．We can infer from the sentence “what bring Japanese artists to New York… is the cachet of recording in America” ( Para. 3 ) that ________.

[　　]

A．Japanese musicians come to New York just to get a label of “made in the USA”

B．a label of “made in the USA” means that the music is the best

C．in Japanese’s mind, the foreign music is better than the domestic

D．the American music is the best in the world

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【小题1】You work from 9:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Which school will you choose?

Suppose you work in a big firm and find English important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English. Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.

1.You work from 9:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Which school will you choose?

2.The 21st Century English Training Center is different from the other three schools in that.

3.You’ll probably prefer to go to the International House of English because it.

4.If you take the evening classes at the International House  of English, you’ll pay about      yuan.

Suppose you work in a big firm and find English important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English. Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.

You work from 9:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Which school will you choose?

　　A. Global English Centre and Modern Language School.

　　B. Global English Centre and the International House of English.

　　C. Modern Language School and the 21st Century English Training.

　　D. The 21st Century English Training Center and the International House of English.

The 21st Century English Training Center is different from the other three schools in that.

　　A. its teaching quality is better          B. it is nearest to the city centre

　　C. its courses are more advanced        D. it requires an entrance examination

You’ll probably prefer to go to the International House of English because it.

　　A. offers free sightseeing and social activities

　　B. has a special course in spoken English

　　C. costs less than the other schools

　　D. has native English teachers

If you take the evening classes at the International House  of English, you’ll pay about      yuan.

　　A.60          B.240　     　C.720         D.960