Something interesting happened during the last Christmas shopping hour in London. A poor man, through no fault of his own, found himself locked in a big store late on Christmas Eve. No doubt the store was crowded with people buying presents and the assistants were dead beat and wanted to go home. It seemed that all the necessary checks were made before the store was locked, and the assistants went home to enjoy the three-day holiday.

　　However that may be, the man was still in the store. When he realized that, he decided to made the best of it. In the store, of course, there was plenty of food, drink and bedding. There must have been radios and television sets, which no one could tell whether the man had ever used; When the store reopened, the man was discovered in bed with a large number of empty bottles beside him. He seemed to have been very happy. Everyone else was enjoying Christmas, so he saw no reason why he should not do the same. Happily enough, he let the police take him away. Perhaps he had a better Christmas than usual. It was reported that the man would have to stay in prison for seven days. It seemed, however, the judge was not going to do anything for the store, as he said that the store had become better known through the story in the newspapers and on television.

(1) The poor man went into the big store in order to ________.

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A．buy some drinks for Christmas

B．go around the store and take a look

C．spend the Christmas Eve

D．help the assistants sell goods

(2) According to the context, the underlined part “dead beat”in the passage means ________.

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A．very careless

B．not happy

C．too hungry

D．very much tired

(3) When the man found he was locked in the store, he ________.

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A．became very frightened

B．managed to find the way out

C．decided to enjoy his stay in the store

D．started to do something good for the store

(4) At last people found out ________.

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A．the man's story made the store known to many people

B．the man had destroyed some of the TV sets and radios

C．it was not necessary to put the man into prison

D．it was not right for the judge not to do anything for the store

Last year, I lost my best friend in high school. It seemed that everyone else’s life could just continue on in its  36  way, but mine couldn't. I wasn't sure how I was going to be able to face  37  and their gossip at school. I was forced to  38  my routine on Monday morning as usual. In the evening I returned home from school  39  completely defeated. All I wanted to do was  40  into bed and wallow(沉迷于)in my own self-pity. I pulled back the covers on my bed and  41  a pile of cards left by my dad. Each card included a(n)  42  that it was to be opened on a  43  night that week.

I made it through that week  44  my father. Each card  45  to say just what I needed to hear. Tuesday’s card said, “The past is painful to think about and the  46  is impossible to imagine. Don't try. Just take it one minute at a time.” On Wednesday my mood  47  when I read, “What you are feeling now is  48  and normal. It still feels very bad, but it is part of the healing  49 .” Friday’s card contained a poem he wrote. The last lines made me smile through my tears. “Whatever special  50  you face along life’s way, may you  51  that you will find the best in every day.” I was instructed to open the last card  52  the party I went to on Saturday night. In it he wisely reminded me to  53 . “The world isn't so bad after a good laugh. The more you laugh, the more you heal.” Each card was signed, “Love, Dad.”

My world once collapsed (fell down) but I  54  the difficult breakup eventually. It owed to my dad, who made his  55  known when he couldn't be present.

1.                A．pleasant        B．strange         C．funny    D．normal

2.                A．everyone       B．anyone         C．someone D．nobody

3.                A．work out        B．meet with       C．deal with D．come across

4.                A．making         B．feeling         C．regarding D．considering

5.                A．crawl          B．push           C．jump D．draw

6.                A．invented        B．discovered      C．created   D．wrote

7.                A．instruction      B．explanation      C．presentation   D．information

8.                A．regular         B．flexible         C．particular D．legal

9.                A．in favor of       B．regardless of     C．in search of    D．because of

10.               A．seemed        B．happened       C．occurred  D．intended

11.               A．life            B．future          C．dream D．result

12.               A．fell            B．passed         C．flied  D．lifted

13.               A．false           B．honest         C．natural    D．innocent

14.               A．content        B．process        C．cure  D．progress

15.               A．destruction     B．competition     C．challenges D．destination

16.               A．trust           B．guess          C．predict    D．succeed

17.               A．before         B．since          C．after  D．till

18.               A．cry            B．scream         C．sing  D．laugh

19.               A．got through     B．looked through   C．broke through  D．put through

20.               A．schedule       B．concept        C．soul  D．confidence

Last year, I lost my best friend in high school. It seemed that everyone else’s life could just continue on in its 1 way, but mine couldn't. I wasn't sure how I was going to be able to face 2 and their gossip at school. I was forced to 　3 my routine on Monday morning as usual. In the evening I returned home from school 4 completely defeated. All I wanted to do was 5 into bed and wallow（沉迷于）in my own self-pity. I pulled back the covers on my bed and 6 a pile of cards left by my dad. Each card included a（n） 7 that it was to be opened on a 8 night that week.

I made it through that week 　9 my father. Each card 10 to say just what I needed to hear. Tuesday’s card said, “The past is painful to think about and the 11 is impossible to imagine. Don't try. Just take it one minute at a time.” On Wednesday my mood 12 when I read, “What you are feeling now is 　13 and normal. It still feels very bad, but it is part of the healing 14 .” Friday’s card contained a poem he wrote. The last lines made me smile through my tears. “Whatever special 15 you face along life’s way, may you 16 that you will find the best in every day.” I was instructed to open the last card 17 the party I went to on Saturday night. In it he wisely reminded me to 18 . “The world isn't so bad after a good laugh. The more you laugh, the more you heal.” Each card was signed, “Love, Dad.”

My world once collapsed but I 19 the difficult breakup eventually. It owed to my dad , who made his 20 known when he couldn't be present.

1．A. pleasant　　 　 B. strange　 　　　　　　　 C. funny　　　　 　　 D. normal

2．A. everyone　　 　 B. anyone　　　 　　　 C. someone　　　 　 D. nobody

3．A. work out 　 　　B. meet with　　 　　　 C. deal with　　　 　 D.come across

4．A. making　 　　　 B. feeling　 　　　　　　 C. regarding 　　　 　　　　 D. onsidering

5．A. crawl　　　 　　 B. push　　　　　 　　 C. jump　　　　　 　　 D. draw

6．A. invented　 　　　　　　 B. discovered　 　 　　 C. created　　 　　　　　 D. wrote

7．A. instruction　 　　 B. explanation 　　 　　 C. presentation 　　　　 D. information

8．A. regular　　　 B. flexible　 　　 　　 C. particular　 　　　　　 D. legal

9．A.in favor of 　　 B. regardless of　　 C. in search of　　　 　　　 D. because of

10．A. seemed　　　 B. happened　 　　　　　 C. occurred　　 　　　　 D. intended

11．A.life　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. future 　　　　　　　　　 C. dream　　 　　　　　 D. result

12．A. fell　　　 　　　　　　 B. passed　　　 　　　　 C. flied　　　 　　　　　 D. lifted

13．A. false　　　 　　　　　 B. honest　　　 　　　　 C natural　　　 　　　　 D. innocent

14．A. content　　　 B. process　　 　　　　 C. cure　　　 　　　　　 D. progress

15．A.destruction 　　　　　　 B. competition　 　　C. challenges　 　　　　　 D. destination

16．A. trust　　　 　　　　　 B. guess　　　 　　　　 C. predict　　 　　　　　 D. succeed

17．A. before　　 　 B. since　　　 　　　　 C. after　　　 　　　　 D. till

18．A. cry　　　　 　 B. scream　　　 　　　　 C. sing　　　 　　　　　　 D. laugh

19．A.got through 　　　　　 B. looked through　 　　 C. broke through　 　　 D.put through

20．A. schedule　　 　 B. concept　　　　 　 C. soul　　　 　　 　　 D. confidence

   The scientists who heard the signals did not tell anybody else．They were rather afraid to tell in case they frightened people．The signals were coming from a very small body—no bigger，perhaps，than the earth．Was that why no light could be seen from it? Or were the signals coming from a planet that belonged to some other star?

  There was no end to the questions．but the scientists kept the discussion secret．“Perhaps there are intelligent beings out there，”they thought，“little green men who are trying to send messages to other planets，or to us!” So the news was not given to the newspapers．Instead，the scientists studied the signals and searched for others like them．

  Well, all that happened in 1967 and 1968．Since then scientists have learned more about those strange，regular radio signals．And they have told the story，of course．The signals do not come from a planet；they come from a new kind of star called “pulsar”．About a hundred other pulsars have now been found，and most of them are very like the first one．

  Pulsars are strong radio stars．They are the smallest but the heaviest stars we know at present．A handful of pulsar would weigh a few thousand tons．Their light—if they give much light—is too small for us to see．But we can be sure of this：no little green men are living on them．

1. How was the first pulsar discovered?

    A．Scientists heard a new kind of radio signal．

    B．Scientists heard radio signals coming from an unknown star．

    C．Scientists searched the sky and saw it．

    D．Scientists heard radio signals sent by little green men from a small planet．

2.What made the scientists think that the signals might be a sign of intelligent life?

    A．Because they were coming from a very small body．possibly a planet．

    B．Because they couldn't see the body．

    C．Because it seemed that they were controlled by a clock．

    D．Because they couldn't understand the messages sent by the intelligent beings．

3.Why didn't they report the news?

    A．Because they were afraid of frightening people．

    B．Because scientists wanted to keep their discoveries secret．

    C．Because the signals were heard only once．

    D．Because they didn't know if the signals were from a pulsar．

4. When did they think it safe to report the news?

A．When everyone had forgotten the signals．

B．When the signals stopped．

C．When they were tired of studying the signals．

D．When other pulsars were discovered．

These radio signals were heard first in 1967．They were coming from a point in the sky where there were no known stars．They were coming very regularly too：once in just about a second．It was as if they were controlled by a clock．

   The scientists who heard the signals did not tell anybody else．They were rather afraid to tell in case they frightened people．The signals were coming from a very small body—no bigger，perhaps，than the earth．Was that why no light could be seen from it? Or were the signals coming from a planet that belonged to some other star?

  There was no end to the questions．but the scientists kept the discussion secret．“Perhaps there are intelligent beings out there，”they thought，“little green men who are trying to send messages to other planets，or to us!” So the news was not given to the newspapers．Instead，the scientists studied the signals and searched for others like them．

  Well, all that happened in 1967 and 1968．Since then scientists have learned more about those strange，regular radio signals．And they have told the story，of course．The signals do not come from a planet；they come from a new kind of star called “pulsar”．About a hundred other pulsars have now been found，and most of them are very like the first one．

  Pulsars are strong radio stars．They are the smallest but the heaviest stars we know at present．A handful of pulsar would weigh a few thousand tons．Their light—if they give much light—is too small for us to see．But we can be sure of this：no little green men are living on them．

1. How was the first pulsar discovered?

    A．Scientists heard a new kind of radio signal．

    B．Scientists heard radio signals coming from an unknown star．

    C．Scientists searched the sky and saw it．

    D．Scientists heard radio signals sent by little green men from a small planet．

2.What made the scientists think that the signals might be a sign of intelligent life?

    A．Because they were coming from a very small body．possibly a planet．

    B．Because they couldn't see the body．

    C．Because it seemed that they were controlled by a clock．

    D．Because they couldn't understand the messages sent by the intelligent beings．

3.Why didn't they report the news?

    A．Because they were afraid of frightening people．

    B．Because scientists wanted to keep their discoveries secret．

    C．Because the signals were heard only once．

    D．Because they didn't know if the signals were from a pulsar．

4. When did they think it safe to report the news?

A．When everyone had forgotten the signals．

B．When the signals stopped．

C．When they were tired of studying the signals．

D．When other pulsars were discovered．