When Sandy was a little girl, she liked keeping pets. She had many books about animals and many pictures of animals on the walls of her bedroom. She often said that she would work in a  41  when she grew up.
Most of Sandy’s pets were quiet small—parrots, cats, dogs and so on. But one day she met something quite  42 .
That afternoon, Sandy’s mother was surprised to see a big animal with long hair in the kitchen. He  43  a T-shirt and was sitting on the chair, trying to put on a pair of glasses and making faces at her. In front of him, on the table, were a basket of fruits and a glass of water. “Sandy, where are you?” the mother shouted. Then suddenly she remembered that a few days before a young gorilla (大猩猩) called Jim had run away from the zoo.
“I found him in the city square,” Sandy said. “He seemed so  44 . I talked to him. We became friends at once and he followed me home.”
“Well, you know you  45  keep him,” her mother said. “You must send him back to the zoo. You’d better phone the police.”
Soon a  46  came and also a truck from the zoo.  47  was angry with Sandy when she told her story. The policeman knew Sandy loved animals. And the zookeeper said, “Thank you for your kindness. I can see Jim likes you,  48  we need to take him back.” Sandy agreed. She hugged Jim and said that she would go and see him  49 .
These days Sandy has stopped collecting  50 , but you can still find her with her friend Jim at the zoo on Saturdays and Sundays.
【小题1】
A.hospitalB.zooC.schoolD.supermarket
【小题2】
A.smallB.longC.shortD.big
【小题3】
A.woreB.madeC.soldD.lent
【小题4】
A.easyB.hardC.difficultD.lonely
【小题5】
A.mustB.canC.can’t D.have to
【小题6】
A.teacherB.policemanC.studentD.friend
【小题7】
A.EveryoneB.The zookeeperC.NobodyD.Sandy’s mother
【小题8】
A.and B.butC.orD.so
【小题9】
A.every dayB.after schoolC.at the weekdaysD.at the weekends
【小题10】
A.clothesB.glassesC.animalsD.fruit

Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know?
Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are printed today as paperbooks (平装本), which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times.
Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. A good encyclopedia (百科全书), though expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such books as history books, science textbooks, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.
【小题1】It can be inferred from the passage that ____.

A.Fewer and fewer people will buy books.
B.A good dictionary should be kept in every home.
C.Books with hard covers sell better than paperbooks.
D.More people like TV programs about famous men.
【小题2】What does the sentence “Television has not killed reading, however.” underlined in the second paragraph suggest?
A.People only need reading, though.
B.Reading is still necessary today.
C.Reading is more fun than television.
D.Watching television doesn’t help reading.
【小题3】What can we learn from the passage?
A.TV programs are a chief provider of knowledge.
B.Cinemas are the best choice in getting information.
C.Reading is cheap way of learning and having fun.
D.Newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself.

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