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摘要： What Mr. Smith did was important , but . A. more important the way of he did things was B. the way of he did things was more important C. more important was the way he did things D. more important the way were he did things

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　　Young Mr．Smith had an idea for his employer to save money for the company by increasing prices and selling goods of less value．If his employer liked the idea, Smith might be given more pay or even get a better job．

　　Business had been very slow．So his employer thought a few minutes．But then she shook her head．“I am sorry, Smith, ” she said．“It just will not wash．”

　　Most word experts agree that“it will not wash” means it will not work．Eric Partridge wrote that the saying probably developed in Britain in the 1800s, when Charlotte Bronte used “That won't wash, miss．” in a story．She seems to have meant that the colors in a piece of clothing couldn't be depended on to stay．

　　In nineteenth century England, the expression came to mean an undependable statement mainly to describe an idea．But sometimes it was used about a person．For example, a critic once said of the poet Robert Browning, “He won't wash．”

　　Happily for the young employee Smith, the employer “talked turkey” to him．She said, “Your idea would be unfair to our buyers．Think of another way to save money．”

　　A century ago, to talk turkey meant to talk pleasantly．Turkeys in the barnyard were thought to be speaking pleasantly to one another．In recent years, the saying has come to mean an attempt to teach something important．

　　Word expert Charles Funk tells how this change took place．A white man and an American Indian were shooting turkeys together．The white man began stating reasons why he should get all the turkeys for himself．But the American Indian stopped him．He told the white man, “Now, I talk turkey to you．”

　　Mr．Smith thought of a better idea after his employer talked turkey to him．He was given an increase in pay．So if your idea “will not wash, ” try “talking turkey” to yourself and come up with a better idea．

(1)

Why did Young Smith tell his idea to his employer?
[　　]
A．	To save money for the company．
B．	To increase prices．
C．	To sell goods of less value．
D．	To get more pay or a better job．

(2)

What did the employer mean by saying “It just will not wash．”?
[　　]
A．	Your idea is unworkable．
B．	Your idea is incredible．
C．	Your idea is unfair．
D．	I couldn't agree more．

(3)

Who invented the expression “It won't wash according to the passage．”?
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A．	Eric Partridge
B．	Charlotte Bronte
C．	Charles Funk
D．	Robert Browning

(4)

What does “to talk turkey” mean now?
[　　]
A．	To talk pleasantly．
B．	To argue with someone．
C．	To try to teach something important．
D．	To turn down one's idea．

(5)

Which of the following agrees with the passage?
[　　]
A．	The passage tells readers how to create English expressions．
B．	If someone says “Your suggestion won't wash．” he shares your idea．
C．	Mr．Smith was finally given an increase in pay because he talked turkey to his employer．
D．	Talking turkey to yourself can help you think of a better idea．

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听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What is the man?

[　　]

A．He is a policeman.

B．He is a taxi driver.

C．He is a postman.

2．What will the woman probably do?

[　　]

A．Lock the computer lab later.

B．Leave with the man.

C．Show the man where the lab is.

3．What's the probable relationship between the man and the woman?

[　　]

A．Doctor and patient.

B．Husband and wife.

C．Manager and customer.

4．How will the man and the woman travel?

[　　]

A．By bus.　　B．By airplane.　　C．By car.

5．When are Francie and Mike getting married?

[　　]

A．In August.　　B．In June.　　C．In July.

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的答题时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第六段材料，回答第6至8小题。

6．What had gone wrong in their house?

[　　]

A．Their washing machine.

B．The electricity.

C．The lights.

7．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．Mr Smith did nothing for them at all.

B．Mr Smith asked too much money from them for the work.

C．Mr Smith did help them but couldn't solve the problem completely that day.

8．Why did the man think repairing the wires was too much?

[　　]

A．Because he wanted to buy a car.

B．Because he doesn't have a car.

C．Because their car needed repairing.

听第七段材料，回答第9至11题。

9．How long have Gary and his family lived here?

[　　]

A．They have lived here for about a year.

B．They are new here.

C．They have lived here since he started school.

10．How is the life for a new child in a school?

[　　]

A．Easy.　　B．Interesting.　　C．Hard.

11．Who felt nervous that day?

[　　]

A．Gary.

B．The new student.

C．Gary's mother.

听第八段材料，回答第12至14小题。

12．What does Dr Wilson teach?

[　　]

A．English.　　B．Maths.　　C．Chemistry.

13．Which subject will Fred probably get an “A” in?

[　　]

A．History.　　B．Maths.　　C．Chemistry.

14．What will Dr Wilson do in order to help Fred have a good chance to get an “A”?

[　　]

A．She will give her students two more tests.

B．She will give her students two less tests.

C．She will ask her students to write a composition in English.

听第九段材料，回答第15至17小题。

15．Why does the women repeat the man's question. “What's wrong with it?”

[　　]

A．She is angry.　　B．She is puzzled.　　C．She is pleased.

16．Where are the man's cigarettes?

[　　]

A．On the carpet.　　B．On the tree.　　C．In the dustbin.

17．What does the woman think of housework?

[　　]

A．Not very important.

B．Not very easy.

C．Nothing at all.

听第十段材料，回答第18至20小题。

18．Why didn't Jane go to see the film?

[　　]

A．She had to teach.

B．She took an exam.

C．She had to prepare for an exam.

19．What did Jim find especially moving in the film?

[　　]

A．The farmers reaction(反应)to the loss of the crop.

B．The farmer's moving speech.

C．The way the farmers cried.

20．How did Jim tell Jane about the film?

[　　]

A．Telephoned her.

B．By writing a note.

C．Talked to her face to face.

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