【题目】Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day.

When Mary was in hospital with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. Richard, who worked for a business company, expected to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her job.

They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry(产业). “We knew it had to be a specialty(专业) store because we couldn’t afford enough money,” says Mary. One idea came to her: She’d read somewhere that about 20 percent of books sold were mysteries, and many buyers spent more $300 a year on books. She and Richard were themselves mystery readers.

On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Café near their home. With three children in college, the couple could not spend all the family’s money to start a shop. To pay the $100,000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from friends and from an bank.

The store only broke even in its first year, with only $120,000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract(吸引) buyers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and provided dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited some writers to discuss their stories.

Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $420,000 a year. After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales workers, Richard and Mary together earn about $34,000.

“The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income(收入)” says Richard. “This has always been about a pleasant life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money.”

【1】When Mary was in hospital, the couple realized that ____.

A. they had to put their plan into practice

B. health was more important than money

C. heart trouble was a serious illness

D. they both needed to stop working

【2】 After Mary got well from her illness they began _____.

A. to study how to open a bookstore

B. to buy and read more mystery books

C. to do market research on book business

D. to work harder to save money for the bookstore

【3】 How did their bookstore do in the first year?

A. They had to borrow money to keep it going.

B. They made just enough to pay all the costs.

C. They succeeded in making a lot of money.

D. They failed though they worked hard.

【4】 According to Richard, the main purpose of opening the bookstore is _____.

A. to pay for their children’s education

B. to get to know more writers

C. to set up more bookstores

D. to do what they like to do

【题目】任务型阅读

五位年轻人打算暑假期间去国外旅行。请仔细阅读1-5题中对他们的描述,从A-E中选出符合各自要求的国家。

【1】Tony is a sports fan. He likes studying, too. This summer, he would like to visit a place where he can enjoy sports.

2】 Judy lives in high mountains. So she would most like to see the sea and enjoy water sports. And she hopes to go to a country where she can eat different kinds of fresh fruits.

3】Sam likes places where the people are friendly. He loves to make friends with people who are from different countries. And he hopes to live comfortably there and have a good rest.

4】Lisa loves animals a lot. She is always trying to do something to protect animals. So she hopes to go somewhere she can have fun staying with the animals she has hardly(几乎不) seen before.

5】 Ron is interested in collecting different things. He would like to go somewhere he can find some new collections. He also loves to eat something sweet.

A. Brazil is the land of soccer. The people are really friendly. Most of them are good at sports. And in 2016, there will be the 31th Olympic Games.

B. Canada is one of the best places to live in the world with fresh air. Canadians are gentle and friendly. You can always see lots of foreigners(外国人) there.

C. Australia is the land of rare(稀少的) animals such as koalas and kangaroos. And the best wool is produced(生产) there. It’s a good idea to enjoy operas in Sydney.

D. Switzerland is the land of watches. Of course, being on time is very important to people there. And the country is famous for (著名) its sweet food, like chocolates.

E. Thailand lies to the south of China. It grows all kinds of tropical(热带的)fruits. It has many lovely beaches and it’s famous for elephants.

【题目】One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our minds we can see what has not yet happened. For example, while we are looking forward to _____a new place or country, we _____what it will be like. We predict( 预料) the habit people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things _____. Things are often very different from the way we _____them to be.

One of the____ dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been _____ to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had studied and analyzed(分析) the problem from every angle(角度) for days, but there _____ to be no way of_____ out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed. When he_____ up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his._____.

The hypnotist(催眠者) sat in the chair opposite him and spoke _____: I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about _____. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your ____ will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.

You will hear my voice and understand my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are almost asleep, and when you wake up you will _____ nothing.

You will forget everything. Now I am going to ____ slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.

【1】A.visiting B. seeking C. reaching D. discovering

【2】A.imagine B. know C. feel D. guess

【3】A.quickly B. simply C. correctly D. neatly

【4】A.required B. wished C. left D. expected

【5】A.funny B. dull C. famous D. silly

【6】A.managing B. trying C. thinking D. hoping

【7】A.used B. ought C. seemed D. had

【8】A. making B. finding C. turning D. letting

【9】A.gave B. sat C. woke D. got

【10】A.dream B. lesson C. research D. exercise

【11】A.softly B. loudly C. slowly D. firmly

【12】A.everything B. something C. nothing D. anything

【13】A.eyes B. feet C. head D. body

【14】A.accept B. remember C. hear D. receive

【15】A.count B. say C. add D. speak

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