“Reading makes a full man” (Bacon, 1597). Novels written by the writers like Jane Austen, Victor Hugo and Ernest Hemingway help us to know more about our history, culture and many other things. Jane Austen was one of the most wellknown women writers of the world. She was born in England in 1775. Jane loved reading and writing. She wrote a number of famous novels in her life. Among them, Pride and Prejudice written in 1779 was the most popular. Victor Hugo, born in 1802 in France, was one of the best writers in the19th century. The talent in writing and hard work brought great success to Hugo at an early age. His most popular novel, the Hunchback of Notre-
Dame, was written in 1831. The book was so successful that it was quickly translated into many other languages across Europe. Ernest Hemingway, an outstanding American writer and reporter, was born in 1899. His life experience had a great influence on his writing style. Hemingway lived in France and Italy between the 1920s and 1950s. Most of his books such as The Sun Also Rises were written at that time. He won the Nobel Prize in 1954 mainly because of the novel The Old Man and the Sea.
任务：阅读上文，根据其内容填空。

完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选
项中，选择最佳选项。
Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl, Sarah. After Sarah left university, 36  began to live in New York City on her own. She  37  a job in a publishing house, but the salary was less than $30，000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah could live on her _38 and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that 39  in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people, that means housing. So Sarah chose to 40__ a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 41 . When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. 42 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then 43_ the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often  44  a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐). But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking 45 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.”  Did Sarah feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She   46 managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, the other to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something 47 . It’s a kind of game,” said Sarah.

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框所给的词中选出最恰当的10个，用其适当形式填空。

Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important1. _____________of the day. TV brings the outside world closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is 2.____________than before because of TV.

What’s going on in 3.__________ countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What’s living in the deepest（最深的）part 4.___________the sea?

If you want 5.__________ these and other kinds of questions, just turn 6.? _______ the TV. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through reading or 7.__________ to the radio. But with TV they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can8.______________ and watch, too.

TV helps to open our eyes. TV also helps us to open our minds. TV often gives 9._____________ new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing something that can be 10._____________ on TV.

To make sure that you enjoy your visit to the Harper Hot Springs(温泉)and that you are safe during your visit, please take time to read the following:

Do not put your head under the hot water because it may be bad for your eyes.

Do not run around because the floors may be slippery

Do not leave your children alone.

Do not leave your things about. Just ask one of our workers to look after your things.

Do not eat or drink anything in the area because we want to keep the area clean .There is a place for you to eat and soft drinks when you need to have a rest.

Do not bring anything made of glass into the area, because it maybe easily to broken when you fall.

Do not bring any hard drinks into the area.

Do not smoke in the area.

Do not stay in the sunlight for too long.

We hope that you will enjoy your visit here

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。并将其字母代号填入题前括号内。（10分）

1.The purpose(目的)of this notice is＿＿ .

A. to ask people to visit the Spring   

B. to make people know the area

C. to tell visitors what not to do      

D. to tell the visitors to have a rest

2.people are not allowed to＿＿ .

A. bring any things into the area

B. have soft drinks in the area

C. look after children in the area

D. sit in the sun for long in the area

3.＿＿is not mentioned(提到)in the notice.

A. How long visitors can stay in the area

B. What visitors cannot come to the area.

C. Who can take care of the visitors things

D. Whether smoking is allowed in the area

4.The Chinese meaning for“slippery” is＿＿

A.平坦的    B.湿滑的    C.狭隘的   D.冰凉的

5.The notice is Written for＿＿.

A. visitors       B. children      C. workers       D. managers