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　　I bought 10 sets of Christmas china that were marked at 75 percent off plus an additional 10 percent．It was an amazing deal．When I got them home, I found they took half a closet to store．I already have nice china I can use at Christmas．I decided it wasn't worth it to me to use that much space for something that I would only use a couple of times in the year．I took them back and now I have more money in my checking account as well as some luxury towels I have wanted for a long time．I would have saved myself the time of taking the china back if I had figured out beforehand what I really wanted, but it is sometimes hard to decide at the moment．This experience helped me to realize that you can actually save time and money by passing up bargains．

　　The main advantage of getting things on sale is that you can afford luxuries that you can't afford at regular price．My Christmas tree is covered with beautiful handmade Santa Claus ornaments(装饰物)．I found them at a store about 15 months ago and fell in love with them．I imagined how beautiful they would look on my tree．I wanted to buy some, but they were ＄13.95 each．It didn't fit into our Christmas budget, so I gave up the idea．Through the next few months the price kept dropping until it went down to ＄2.95．When I saw that price, I bought 25 of them right away．I waited another nine months to put them on my tree, but in the end, I got exactly what I wanted for an excellent price．Instead of paying around ＄350, I ended up paying around ＄75．Patience paid off．

(1)

Why did the writer take the sets of china she had bought back to the shop?

[　　]

A．

Because they were of poor quality．

B．

Because they were too expensive．

C．

Because they were of no practical use for her．

D．

Because they covered too much room．

(2)

The underlined phrase “passing up” in the first paragraph probably means ________．

[　　]

A．

giving in to

B．

letting go by

C．

passing away

D．

catching up

(3)

The author writes the passage in order to teach readers ________．

[　　]

A．

how to avoid unwise deal

B．

when to go bargain hunting

C．

how to make your budget

D．

when to get what you are eager for

(4)

Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

[　　]

A．

The writer prefers to buy what is needed at the superstore at a bargain price．

B．

The writer likes things on sale which are of high quality．

C．

The writer paid about ＄75 for a Christmas tree with beautiful ornaments．

D．

Patience led to the writer's success in getting what his family would like．

答案：1．D;2．B;3．A;4．B;
解析：

(1)

细节题。根据第1段I found they took half a closet to store…I took them back…可知她把东西送回去主要是因为它们太占地方了。

(2)

词义理解题。根据第1段…save time and money by passing up bargains可知passing up在这里意思是“放弃，放过”，即放弃讨价还价可以节约时间当然也节约金钱了。

(3)

主旨大意题。本文作者主要谈论了如何在既节约时间又节约金钱的情况下购得心仪的商品，因此选择A“怎样避免不明智的购物”最符合文章大意。

(4)

　　解析：细节归纳题。根据第2段作者购物的具体描述可见她购物是比较明智的，即不买贵的而买对的(物超所值的)。

　　文章大意：也许是天性，女人都喜欢购物，但购物也是有学问的，本文作者以亲身经历介绍了怎样在节约时间又节约金钱的情况下购得有价值的东西。


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　　The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audience could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said good-bye to each other forever. He sent his camera crew(摄制组)out one evening to film the sunset for him.

　　The next morning he said to the men,“Have you provided me with that sunset?”

　　“No, sir,”the men answered.

　　The director was angry.“Why not?”he asked.

　　“Well, sir.”one of the men answered, “we're on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”

　　“But I want a sunset!”the director shouted.“Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”

　　But then a young secretary had an idea.“Why don't you photograph a sunrise,”she suggested,“and then play it backwards. It'll look like a sunset.”

　　“That's a very good idea!”the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said,“Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”

　　The camera crew went out early the next morning end filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay (海湾). Then at nine o'clock they took it to the director.“Here it is, sir.”they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.

　　They all went into the studio (摄影棚).“All right.”the director explained.“Now our hero and heroine are going to say good-bye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the‘sunset’behind them.”

　　The“sunset”began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.

　　The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.

1．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A．The crew had to follow the secretary's advice.

B．If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is the place to go to.

C．The camera crew wasn't able to film the scene the first day

D．The director ordered Ms crew to stop filming the“sunset”.

2．The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because ________.

[　　]

A．it went well with the separation of the hero and the heroine

B．when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C．the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset

D．it was more moving than a sunrise

3．After the“sunset”began the director suddenly put his face in his hands ________.

[　　]

A．because he was moved to tears

B．as he saw everything in the film moving backwards

C．as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

D．because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine

阅读理解　　 

　　Some people do not like anything to be out of place, they are never late for work; they return their books to the library on time; they remember people's birthday and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive. Mr. Dodds is such a person.

　　Mr. Dodds works in a bank, and lives alone. The only family he has were in the next town: his sister lives there with her husband, and her son, Mark. Mr. Dodds does not see his sister, or his family, from one year to the next, but he sends them Christmas cards, and he has not forgotten one of Mark's seventeen birthdays. Last week Mr. Dodds had quite a surprise. He drove home from the bank at the usual time and drove neither too slowly nor too fast; he parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside to make his evening meal. At once, there was a knock at the door. Mr. Dodds opened the door to find a policeman standing at the door.

　　

　　“What have I done wrong?”Mr Dodds asked himself.“Have I driven on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?”

　　

　　“Hello, Uncle”said the policeman,“My name's Mark.”

　　

(1) Mr. Dodds sees his sister ________.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　
　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

A．very little

　　

B．only at Christmas time

　　

C．only at the end of the year

　　

D．on Mark's birthday every year

　　
　　 　　 　　

(2) Mr. Dodds ________.

　　

[　　]

　　

A．has forgotten more than one Mark's birthday

　　

B．has not sent Mark anything on his seventeenth birthday

　　

C．always sends a Christmas card on Mark's birthday

　　

D．always sends Mark something on his birthday

　　

(3) When he heard a knock at the door, he was ________.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　
　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

A．cooking a meal

　　

B．parking his car

　　

C．at the door

　　

D．just beginning to cook a meal

　　
　　 　　 　　

(4) Mr. Dodds was surprised that ________.

　　

[　　]

　　

A．a policeman visited him

　　

B．Mark came to see him

　　

C．he had forgotten Mark's birthday

　　

D．someone was knocking at the door

　　

(5) Which of the following best describes the writer's attitude towards Mr. Dodds? ________.

　　

[　　]

　　

A．Mr. Dodds always insists on his opinion

　　

B．Mr. Dodds is not strict in his work

　　

C．Mr. Dodds never makes a mistake

　　

D．Mr. Dodds does not care about others

　　

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　　One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read：

　　For washing the car　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄5.00

　　For making my own bed this week　　　　　　　　　　　＄1.00

　　Going to the provision shop　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄0.50

　　Playing with little sister　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄0.25

　　Taking out the rubbish　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄1.00

　　Getting a good report card　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄5.00

　　And for sweeping the common corridor　　　　　　　　　＄2.00

　　Total　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄14.75

　　His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment．I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind．So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote：

　　For nine months I carried you, growing inside me　　　　　　No Charge

　　For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you　No Charge

　　For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose　　　　　No Charge

　　When you add it all up, the full cost of my love　　　　　　　No Charge

　　Well, when he finished reading, he had big tears in his eyes．He looked at his mother and said,“Mummy, I love you．”Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the“bill”“All paid．”

(1)

What's the best title for this passage?

[　　]

A．

Part-time Job

B．

Mother's Love, No Charge

C．

Payment for House Work

D．

Greedy Mother

(2)

The write wrote the passage in order to ________．

[　　]

A．

show that children should be paid for their housework

B．

show that children should not be paid for their housework

C．

show a clever way of teaching children

D．

tell children how to spend their spare time

(3)

How do you think of the mother in the passage?

[　　]

A．

Clever

B．

Greedy

C．

Cold－hearted

D．

Selfish

(4)

From the last passage we know that ________

[　　]

A．

the boy got all the money he wanted

B．

the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy

C．

the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework

D．

the mother was angry with what the boy said

阅读理解

　　Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 　　1　　．”

　　Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 　　2　　, but consider the sky and the sea．　　3　　 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 　　4　　．”

　　Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 　　5　　 into the world．”

　　Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 　　6　　, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 　　7　　, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 　　8　　 to any of you．”

　　Red could stand it 　　9　　 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 　　10　　 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”

　　Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．

　　The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 　　11　　．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 　　12　　．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 　　13　　, drawing close to one another for comfort．

　　In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 　　14　　yourselves, each trying to dominate　　15　　．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 　　16　　?Join hands with 　　17　　 and come to me．”

　　Doing as they were told, the colors 　　18　　 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 　　19　　 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 　　20　　 one another．

(1)
[　　]

A．

stay

B．

leave

C．

go out

D．

die

(2)
[　　]

A．

earth

B．

moon

C．

star

D．

sun

(3)
[　　]

A．

That is

B．

I am

C．

It is

D．

This is

(4)
[　　]

A．

anything

B．

nothing

C．

something

D．

everything

(5)
[　　]

A．

warmth

B．

sadness

C．

depression

D．

anxiety

(6)
[　　]

A．

usual

B．

normal

C．

common

D．

scarce

(7)
[　　]

A．

at midnight

B．

at noon or at night

C．

at sunrise or sunset

D．

during the day

(8)
[　　]

A．

gift

B．

honor

C．

thought

D．

respect

(9)
[　　]

A．

for more

B．

any more

C．

very much

D．

no longer

(10)
[　　]

A．

turn to

B．

fight for

C．

struggle with

D．

bend over

(11)
[　　]

A．

superiority

B．

disadvantages

C．

inferiority

D．

weakness

(12)
[　　]

A．

gently

B．

quietly

C．

violently

D．

peacefully

(13)
[　　]

A．

with care

B．

in fear

C．

by chance

D．

on purpose

(14)
[　　]

A．

amongst

B．

by

C．

for

D．

against

(15)
[　　]

A．

others

B．

themselves

C．

the other

D．

the rest

(16)
[　　]

A．

equal and simple

B．

ordinary and similar

C．

more or less

D．

unique and different

(17)
[　　]

A．

each other

B．

me

C．

one another

D．

them

(18)
[　　]

A．

combined

B．

separated

C．

united

D．

divided

(19)
[　　]

A．

cleans

B．

washes

C．

brightens

D．

dampens

(20)
[　　]

A．

appreciate

B．

quarrel with

C．

ignore

D．

praise
阅读理解。
     CBC is a famous air company which has over twenty planes carrying passengers and goods, flying
along 12 fixed lines all over the world. Its service is very good but some passengers are still not satisfied
with it and that is why in 1998 and 1999 the company received letters of complaints(投诉) from consumers
or passengers who pointed out over a dozen kinds of problems which are divided in groups in the following
table. This division is called Category. Problems that appear when the plane is flying are Flight problems.
Those about passengers' things carried by the plane are Baggage problems. Customer service refers to
service work which passengers are not satisfied with. Over sales of seats are about the fact that more seats
are sold and as a result the plane is too crowded to be safe. Refund problems appear when passengers fail
to receive the money paid to them because of what they have lost. Fares are problems about the price of
tickets. Reservations are problems that appear when passengers could not get the tickets they have already
booked. Tours are problems about the passengers'traveling by air or hotel problems. Advertising is what the
passengers think about advertisement on the plane. Credit problems are about the use of credit cards. 　　
          ONSUMER COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY THE CBC 　　
Category　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 1998　　　　1999 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　                                                                       (percent)　 (percent) 　　
Flight problems…………………………………   20.0%　　　 22.1% 　　
Baggage …………………………………………  18.3%　 　　21.8% 　　
Customer service ………………………………   13.1%　　　 11.3% 　　
Over sales of seats ……………………………… 10.5%　 　　11.8% 　　
Refund problems ………………………………   10.1%　　　  8.1% 　　
Fares ……………………………………………   6.4%　　　   6.0% 　　
Reservations and ticketing ………………………  5.8%　　　   5.6% 　　
Tours ……………………………………………  3.3%　　　　2.3% 　　
Smoking …………………………………………  3.2%　　　   2.9% 　　
Advertising ………………………………………  1.2%　　　　1.1% 　　
Credit ……………………………………………  1.0%　　　   0.8% 　　
Special passengers ………………………………  0.9%　　　   0.9% 　　
Other ……………………………………………   6.2%　　　   5.3% 　　
Total　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　   100.%　 　   100.%　 　　
Total Number of Complaints　　　 　　　        22,988　　　 13,278 49
1. About how many complaints concerning Credit were received by the CBC in 1998?
[     ]
A. 133 　　
B. 220 　　
C. 230 　　
D. 1,220
2. By about what percent did the total number of complaints decrease from 1998 to 1999?
[     ]
A. 40% 　　
B. 60% 　　
C. 75% 　　
D. 100%
3. Which of the following statements or sayings can be inferred from the table? 
    I. In 1998 and in 1999, complaints about Flight problems, Baggage, and Customer service together took
        more than 50 percent of all consumer complaints received by the CBC Company. 　
    II. The number of Special passenger complaints was unchanged from 1998 to 1999.
    III. From 1998 to 1999 the number of Flight problem complaints increased by more than two percent.
[     ]
A. I only 　　
B. II only 　　
C. I and II only 　　
D. I and III only

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