The newspaper seller was a clean, neat man, of about forty with a rather serious, unsmiling face. He didn’t speak much to the customers or to his helpers, but when he did he spoke slowly and quietly, as if to himself. He believed in efficiency, not conversation. And this was how the office workers, rushing to catch their trains, preferred it.

It had been a good day. Lunch-time had been warm and sunny, and many people had bought magazines to read outside with their sandwiches. Now it was cold and rainy, and people wanted an evening paper for a cheerless journey ahead and a dull evening indoors.

At 6:30, with the main rush over, he started to collect the money together and count it. Then he left the stand and went home. It was the assistant’s turn this evening to look after it till eight o’clock, when it would be packed away for the night. His large white Mercedes was in the private car park of a large Government Building. He’d parked there for six months, pretending to be part of a heating firm working in the building. They would find out about him soon, and he’d have to park in a garage again, which was annoying. Their charges were far too high. A couple of junior clerks, regular customers, happened to see him getting into his car. “Must be a lot of money in papers, eh?” one of them shouted. He just smiled coldly in reply, and got into the car, placing the bags of money on the floor.

He thought about the clerks on the way home. Like the majority of his customers, despite their white shirts and dark suits, they probably made in a week as much as he could make in a good day.

59. It seems unlikely that the newspaper seller would be the sort of man who would    .

       A. be a cheerful companion                        B. try to cheat a customer

       C. earn a great deal of money                     D. trust his assistant much

60. The assistant’s job that evening was to      .

       A. sell papers until 8 o’clock                      B. start selling magazines at 8 o’clock

       C. count the money taken that day               D. lock up the car park

61. If they realized that he was not a heating engineer he would have to     .

A. park his car in a Government car park

B. look for another free parking place

C. pay to park his car in a garage

D. pretend he was a Government employee

62. When the newspaper seller thought about the two clerks he decided they were   .

A. badly dressed

B. very well off

C. not as rich as himself

D. not as hard-working as himself

The newspaper seller was a clean, neat man, of about forty with a rather serious, unsmiling face. He didn’t speak much to the customers or to his helpers, but when he did he spoke slowly and quietly, as if to himself. He believed in efficiency, not conversation. And this was how the office workers, rushing to catch their trains, preferred it.

It had been a good day. Lunch-time had been warm and sunny, and many people had bought magazines to read outside with their sandwiches. Now it was cold and rainy, and people wanted an evening paper for a cheerless journey ahead and a dull evening indoors.

At 6:30, with the main rush over, he started to collect the money together and count it. Then he left the stand and went home. It was the assistant’s turn this evening to look after it till eight o’clock, when it would be packed away for the night. His large white Mercedes was in the private car park of a large Government Building. He’d parked there for six months, pretending to be part of a heating firm working in the building. They would find out about him soon, and he’d have to park in a garage again, which was annoying. Their charges were far too high. A couple of junior clerks, regular customers, happened to see him getting into his car. “Must be a lot of money in papers, eh?” one of them shouted．He just smiled coldly in reply, and got into the car, placing the bags of money on the floor.

He thought about the clerks on the way home. Like the majority of his customers, despite their white shirts and dark suits, they probably made in a week as much as he could make in a good day.

1．It seems unlikely that the newspaper seller would be the sort of man who would    .

       A．be a cheerful companion                       B．try to cheat a customer

       C．earn a great deal of money                    D．trust his assistant much

2．The assistant’s job that evening was to      .

       A．sell papers until 8 o’clock                     B．start selling magazines at 8 o’clock

       C．count the money taken that day             D．lock up the car park

3．If they realized that he was not a heating engineer he would have to     .

A．park his car in a Government car park

B．look for another free parking place

C．pay to park his car in a garage

D．pretend he was a Government employee

4．When the newspaper seller thought about the two clerks he decided they were   .

A．badly dressed

B．very well off

C．not as rich as himself

D．not as hard-working as himself

（河北省正定中学2010届高三摸底考试）

D

The newspaper seller was a clean, neat man, of about forty with a rather serious, unsmiling face. He didn’t speak much to the customers or to his helpers, but when he did he spoke slowly and quietly, as if to himself. He believed in efficiency, not conversation, and this was how the office workers, rushing to catch their trains, preferred it.

It had been a good day. Lunch-time had been warm and sunny, and many people had bought magazines to read outside with their sandwiches. Now it was cold rainy, and people wanted an evening paper for a cheerless joyless journey ahead and a dull evening indoors.

At 6:30, with the main rush over, he started to collect the money together and count it. Then he left the stand and went home. It was the assistant’s turn this evening to look after it till eight o’clock, when it would be packed away for the night. His large white Mercedes was in the private car park of a large government building. He’d parked there for six months, pretending to be part of a heating firm working in the building. They would find out about him soon, and he’d have to park in a garage again, which was annoying. Their charges were far too high. A couple of junior clerks, regular customers, happened to see him getting into his car. “Must be a lot of money in papers, eh?” one of them shouted. He just smiled coldly in reply, and got into the car, placing the bags of money on the floor.

He thought about the clerks on the way home. Like the majority of his customers, despite their white shirts and dark suits, they probably made in a week as much as he could make in a good day.

53．It seems unlikely that the newspaper seller would be the sort of man who would ______.

A．be a cheerful companion              B．try to cheat a customer

C．earn a great deal of money           D．trust his assistant much

54．The assistant’s job that evening was to ______.

A．sell papers until 8 o’clock              B．start selling magazines at 8 o’clock

C. count the money taken that day               D．lock up the car park

55．If they realized that he was not a heating engineer he would have to _______.

A．park his car in a government car park  B．look for another free parking place

C．pay to park his car in a garage        D．pretend he was a government employee

56．When the newspaper seller thought about the two clerks he decided they were _______

A．badly dressed         B. very well off

C．not as rich as himself   D．not as hardworking as himself

阅读下面短文, 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。

　　　　　　    After she did a lot of shopping, Mrs. Smith came out of the shop and started to walk towards the bus-stop. Her bag was so 　　 1 that she had to rest for a few minutes. She stopped 　　 2 a new, bright car. It was just at the side of the road. As she stood there, she saw a policeman 　　 3 towards her. "Excuse me, madam," said the policeman. "Can you 　　 4 that sign over there?" "Yes, I can," said Mrs. Smith. "It 　　 5 'No Parking'."

　　     "Yes, madam. So why have you parked your car here? I shall 6 to give you a parking ticket."

　　　　     "But this isn't my car." said Mrs. Smith.

　　　　     "Isn't it!" said the policeman, and his face turned 7 "I'm very 8 . Still I shall have to put a ticket on the front of 　　 9 car." But he was not able to finish because 10 woman arrived. She kissed the policeman and said, "Hello, dear. I knew I could 11 you here this time of day. Happy birthday! I have got a 12 for you. I have 13 you your birthday present."

　　　　     "Thank you, dear," said the policeman. "But 14 is it?" His wife pointed at the red car. "Here it is," she said. "But you 15 leave it in this road for very long. There's a 'No Parking' sign over there." (sign 招牌 park 停车 point 指)

　　    Nathan Hale was a young American captain. He tried to 16 some maps of the British army's defence works to General Washington. Some British　　 17 caught him and 18 the maps in one of his boots.

　　　　     The guards took him to General Howe. 19 British general asked Hale to work for the British army. He said 20 Hale worked for them, he would not have to worry 21 his rank or pay. But Hale 22 to work for his enemy. He said 23 could make him turn 24 his country. So the general decided to hang Nathan Hale.

　　　　     Before he died, Hale took a last look at his country and said, "I only 25 that I have but one life to lose for my country."