阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项

Daily Horoscope（占星）on May 5th

Aries：Everything is getting ready. You are in the right place at the right time. Cheer up and catch good chances.

Taurus：If something isn’t what you think, don’t worry. Wait patiently and you will have a better chance. But a mistake now will bring you trouble.

Gemini：Your experience and ability will attract others’ attention today. You’ll be asked for your opinions, and you will be able to get everything you want.

Cancer：Put on a big push and you will make some extra money. This is a great day to go for interviews or talk to someone about your ideas.

Leo ： You’ll have success at work but don’t spend too much money. A short trip will bring good results.

Virgo：If you don’t know enough about something, keep away from it. Think before you take actions. Be honest, or you’ll be in trouble.

Libra : Joining a good group will make you catch a chance. Then you can get what you want.

Capricorn ：Don’t believe anyone who pretends（假装） to know everything. Do everything on your own.

Aquarius：Try your best to help others and you’ll attract everyone’s attention. Friendship is the most important thing to you.

Pisces：You may meet someone who will invite you to a talk or a meeting. Be careful enough or you’ll make enemies.

1.Who has the best luck on May 5th?

2.The underlined part “put on a big push” means "______ " in Chinese.

3.Who needn’t pay attention to others but depend on（取决于）himself ?

An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you might simply say something like this, “I’m afraid I’ll have to find a cheap place because I don’t have 1) _______ ________.” The other person may say, "OK., I'll meet you at McDonald's. "This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, "Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Johnson's ", or "I want you to try the steak(牛排) there. It's great. "This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him, and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may simply say, "Thank you. That would be very nice."

American customs(习俗) about who pays for a date(约会) are much the same as those in other parts of the world.3) In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a woman who is a university(大学) student or is working in the business world will usually pay her own way during the date. If a man asks her to dinner, outside the normal working hours ,it means "come as my guest(客人). " So you can see it is better for you to make the question clear at the very beginning. 

1． 将1)处填上适当的词,使句意完整：______________ ______________

2． 回答问题： What does ‘to go Dutch’ mean ? __________________________________________________________.

3． 将划线的句子译成中文：__________________________________________________________

4． 找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子

So you can see you’d better make the question clear at the start.

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5．找出文中最能表达短文主题的句子______________________________________________________________________________

Patrick never does homework. "Too boring," he says. He always plays baseball and basketball after school. His teachers tell him, "Patrick! Do your homework, or you can't learn anything. "But what can he do? He hates homework.

     One day, his cat was playing with a little "doll'. He found it wasn't a doll at all, but a man of the smallest size. The man called , "Save me! Don't give me back to that cat. I have magic(魔法). I will help you if you save me!"

     How lucky he was! Here was the answer to all of his problems. So he said, "If you help me to do m~ homework until the last day of school, I will get good grades. "The man agreed. He began to do Patrick’s homework. The man didn't always know what to do and he needed help. "Help me! Help me!" he said. And Patrick had to help, Day after day, Patrick had to work harder.

     Finally the last day of school arrived and the man was free to go. As for homework, Patrick didn't hate doing it any more. Patrick got his A's. His teachers and classmates were all surprised. Who really helped Patrick?

1. Patrick likes_________ after school.

A. doing sports   B. doing some reading   C. doing his homework  D. learning things

2. Why did Patrick get the small man's help?

A. Because Patrick gave him a cat.              

B. Because Patrick helped him play with the cat.   

C. Because Patrick saved him.                   

D. Because Patrick gave him lots of money.

3. What does the sentence "Patrick got his A's" mean?

A. It means "Patrick got the teachers' help".    

B. It means "Patrick got good grades".

C. It means "Patrick got more friends".          

D. It means "Patrick got more problems".

4. Which of the following is not true?

       A. Patrick never hates doing his homework.

B. The man sometimes didn't know what to do when he helped Patrick.   

C. The man didn't go until the last day of school.

       D. Patrick finally started to like doing homework.

5. From the passage, we can know_________

A. the man liked to play with the cat

B. the man never helped Patrick do his homework

C. Patrick's classmates always helped him do his homework

D. in fact, Patrick helped himself

These days computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns．A lot of small shops along busy streets have been changed into computer game houses SO that they can get more money．These places are always crowded with people．especially young boys．

    In the computer game house，people often spend a lot of money playing games．It's easy for one to beat a computer，and one can get ahead after trying again and again．People want to win and at last they even cant live without it．

   The result is that some people don t want to work and take days off．They play in the computer game house for hours and hours．For school boys things are even worse．，They have no mind for their lessons．When school is over，they rush to the computer game house near their schools．Some of them can get enough money from their parents．Some of them fire not lucky enough to get the money．They begin to steal others′ money and become bad．

  Computer game addiction(瘾)is a serious problem in our life．Something has to be done to stop it．

1．Why have a lot of people changed their shops along busy streets into computer game houses?

      A．Because they want to get more money．

      B．Because busy．streets always have busy traffic．

      C．Because busy s13"eets are always crowded with people．

      D．Both A and C．

2．What does “they even cant live without it ”mean?

      A．It means they spend a lot of money playing computer games．

      B．It means it is easy for one to beat a computer．

      C．It means people want to make money when they play computer games．

      D．It means the more they play，the more they want to win．

3．What is the result of the computer game addiction?

      A．Some people play in the computer game house for hours and hours without working．

      B．Some students have no mind for their lessons．

      C．Some students have even begin to steal others′ money and become bad．

      D．All of the above．

4．Why do some students begin to steal others′ money to play games there?

      A．They rush to the computer house as soon as school is over．

      B．Computer game houses are usually far away from their、sch001．

      C．They cant get enough money from their parents．

      D．They are just playing a game．

5．What should we do according to the writer?

    A. We should do something to stop it．

    B．We should let it be there．

    C．We should go to the places to play．

    D．We should have enough money to play games．