Robert Fredy was general manager of a large hotel in Ashbury park. New Jersey. One cold day two years ago when he stopped his car at a traffic light, Stephen Pear man, an out-of-work taxi and truck driver, walked up to Fredy’s car hoping to earn some change by washing his windshield．Like many motorists who try to keep the beggars off, Fredy turned on the wipers to show he wasn’t interested．

       Pearman put his head close to the window．“Come on, mister．Give me a chance．I need a job,” he said．Something in Stephen Pearman’s voice moved Robert Fredy．In the seconds before traffic started moving again, Fredy handed a business card and told him to call if he was serious．

       “My friends told me he was just pulling my leg, ”said Pearman．“But I said, “ No, he’s a

businessman．I need to give it a shot．”

       Two days later,29-year-old Pearman appeared in the manager's office of the big hotel．Fredy gave him a job and housing and lent him pocket money while training him．

       Today, Pearman works full time setting up the hotel's dining halls for business meetings．In the past two years, he has found a flat, married and repaid Fredy’s loans．

       “Mr．Fredy gave me a second chance, “says Pearman, ” And I took advantage of it．I could have just come here a while, eaten up and left．But there is no future in washing windshields．”

       Ordinarily, Fredy keeps away from the street people．“But Pearman seemed so honest and open, asking for a chance rather than just money,” Fredy says, “I don’t hand my business card to just anybody．But I’m glad I did in this case．”

When Pearman first appeared before Fredy, ．

       A．Fredy took him as a beggar

       B．Pearman was told to do it later

       C．Fredy gladly agreed to let him do it

       D．Pearman knew Fredy was a kind man

When Fredy told Pearman to call if he was serious, he meant if          .

       A．Pearman was really hardworking

       B．Pearman was really looking for a job

       C．Pearman’s conditions were truly scrious

       D．Pearman was really interested in washing windshields

By saying “he was just pulling my leg (paragraph 3)”, Pearman’s friends meant.

       A．Fredy knew Pearman intended to ask for a job

       B．Fredy was making fun of Pearman

       C．Fredy wanted to help the poor

       D．Fredy was tired of being stopped

Pearman is now            .

       A．in charge of Fredy’s loans

       B．still washing car windshields

       C．full – time employed at the hotel

       D．arranging dinner parties for the hotel

What can we learn about Fredy?

       A．He helps those who will work hard themselves．

       B．He likes to give his help to anyone in need．

       C．He always gives help to the unemployed．

       D．He is easily moved by poor people．

Robert Fredy was general manager of a large hotel in Ashbury park. New Jersey. One cold day two years ago when he stopped his car at a traffic light, Stephen Pear man, an out-of-work taxi and truck driver, walked up to Fredy’s car hoping to earn some change by washing his windshield．Like many motorists who try to keep the beggars off, Fredy turned on the wipers to show he wasn’t interested．

       Pearman put his head close to the window．“Come on, mister．Give me a chance．I need a job,” he said．Something in Stephen Pearman’s voice moved Robert Fredy．In the seconds before traffic started moving again, Fredy handed a business card and told him to call if he was serious．

       “My friends told me he was just pulling my leg, ”said Pearman．“But I said, “ No, he’s a

businessman．I need to give it a shot．”

       Two days later,29-year-old Pearman appeared in the manager's office of the big hotel．Fredy gave him a job and housing and lent him pocket money while training him．

       Today, Pearman works full time setting up the hotel's dining halls for business meetings．In the past two years, he has found a flat, married and repaid Fredy’s loans．

       “Mr．Fredy gave me a second chance, “says Pearman, ” And I took advantage of it．I could have just come here a while, eaten up and left．But there is no future in washing windshields．”

       Ordinarily, Fredy keeps away from the street people．“But Pearman seemed so honest and open, asking for a chance rather than just money,” Fredy says, “I don’t hand my business card to just anybody．But I’m glad I did in this case．”

1.When Pearman first appeared before Fredy, ．

       A．Fredy took him as a beggar

       B．Pearman was told to do it later

       C．Fredy gladly agreed to let him do it

       D．Pearman knew Fredy was a kind man

2.When Fredy told Pearman to call if he was serious, he meant if          .

       A．Pearman was really hardworking

       B．Pearman was really looking for a job

       C．Pearman’s conditions were truly scrious

       D．Pearman was really interested in washing windshields

3.By saying “he was just pulling my leg (paragraph 3)”, Pearman’s friends meant.

       A．Fredy knew Pearman intended to ask for a job

       B．Fredy was making fun of Pearman

       C．Fredy wanted to help the poor

       D．Fredy was tired of being stopped

4.Pearman is now            .

       A．in charge of Fredy’s loans

       B．still washing car windshields

       C．full – time employed at the hotel

       D．arranging dinner parties for the hotel

5.What can we learn about Fredy?

       A．He helps those who will work hard themselves．

       B．He likes to give his help to anyone in need．

       C．He always gives help to the unemployed．

       D．He is easily moved by poor people．

Ⅲ 阅读 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop．The room was filled with boxes and

photographs of people dressed in old-fashioned clothes，holding packages in their hands．

“Who are these-people?”I asked．   

“Satisfied customers，”answered young Mr. Hopkins．“We have a very wide choice of items for

sale．Whenever I serve a new customer, I always take their picture．”Mr. Hopkins pointed to an ancient

camera standing next to one wall．“Now, how can I serve you?”he added．

By this time，I had started to trust Mr. Hopkins and had begun to appreciate the lovely items on

sale. I needed to buy Christmas presents for my family and friends，and this seemed to be the perfect

place to purchase them．I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodities in Mr. Hopkins’shop．

No matter what I asked for, Mr. Hopkins found it for me．Finally, I bought an antique jewelry box，a pair

of riding boots，a leather-bound edition of the Complete Works of Mark Twain, and a sewing machine．

I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop．I promised Mr. Hopkins that l would

come back soon. “I will tell all my friends about your lovely place，”I told the shopkeeper．

“Please do not do that, sir" , said Mr. Hopkins．“This is a special place for special people．You must

keep this shop a secret．” Then he took my photograph and handed me the picture straight away．

“That was quick!”I exclaimed．I looked at the photograph．In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought in Mr. Hopkins’dusty shop．

On Christmas Day, my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them．

For weeks．my brother begged me to show him where to find this wonderful little shop．I finally agreed to take him to London to show him．   

When we arrived in London，we walked along Oxford Street，past the department store and

Found nothing．The little shop was no longer there．In its place was an empty space being used as a car

park．I checked the area again。There was the music shop，and there was the department store．In between

should have been Hopkins and Son, but it wasn’t there．

As l was staring at the place where the shop should have been, a old policeman came along．“Are

you looking for something sir?”he asked．

I turned and said“I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son．I thought it was here．”

“Oh yes，”said the policeman．“There was a shop here once called Hopkins and Son．It sold all

sorts of things，but it was knocked down over 30 years ago．”

I looked again at the place where the shop had been．Then I reached into my pocket and took out

the photograph that Mr. Hopkins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop．   

“How strange”I exclaimed．

41．The photos in the back of the shop showed

A. the items that Mr. Hopkins had sold          B．Mr. Hopkins’family members

C．Mr. Hopkins’former customers           D．the antique paintings

42．How did the writer like the shop?

A．He found it a modem big shop．

B．He thought it a wonderful shop for all Christmas presents．

C．He thought it a good shop with an ancient camera．

D．He found it a dusty, old but friendly and lovely little shop．

43．Which of the following is true about the shop?

A．It was a well-known little shop in London。

B．It was a special shop selling special presents．

C．It was between a music shop and a department store．

D．It was knocked down a few weeks ago.

44．The word “the commodities’in the 4th paragraph means         ．

A．the goods in the shop                    B. the writer’s works

C．Mr. Hopkins' photographs                D．Some presents left by other customers

45．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A．Christmas Shopping                    B．Hopkins and His Son

C．The Strange Experience                 D．The Strange Little Shop