阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。

　　　　 　　    When sailors are allowed ashore (登岸) after a long time at sea, they sometimes get drunk and cause trouble. 1 this reason, the navy (海军) 2 has its police in big ports. 3 sailors cause trouble, the police come and 　　　　 4them.

　　　　 　　    One day, the police in a big seaport received a telephone call 5 a bar(酒吧)in the town. The barman said that a big sailor had got drunk and 　　　　 6 the furniture in the bar. The officer 7 the police guard that　　　　 evening said that he 8 immediately.　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

　　     Now, officers who 9 and punish the sailors who were 　　　　 10 drunk usually choose 11 policeman they could find to go with them. 　　　　 12 this particular officer did not do this. Instead, he chose the smallest and 13 man he could find to go to the bar with him and 14 the sailor.　　 Another officer who 　　　　 15 there was surprised when he saw the officer of the guard choose 　　　　 16 small man. 17 he said to him. "Why 18 you take　　　　 a big man with you? You have to fight the sailor who 19."　　　　

　　     "Yes, you are 20 right," answered the officer of the guard. "That is exactly 　　　　 21 I 22 this small man. If you saw two policemen coming 　　　　 23 you, and one of them was 24 the other, which one 　　　　 25 you attack(攻击)?"　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

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Mr Parker was living in the country , and he wanted to go to an office in the city one day . He 1 the address on a letter, got 2 his car and 3 to the city . He drove straight to the office without any 4 and stopped his car 5 the office. He locked his car and 6 to go into his office, but suddenly he turned around and went back to his car . He remembered that he 7 his keys in it ! He telephoned his wife and said, “ 8 , I ’ve locked my keys in my car . Please 9 me your keys .”

Mrs Parker got into their 10 car and drove twenty miles to 11 her husband. But 12 Mr Parker was waiting for his wife, he walked 13 his car and tried the other 14 . It was not locked ! Mr Parker locked it 15 before his wife arrived.

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　　Tadatoyo Yamamoto is a Japanese businessman.He 　1　the US from time to time.While he was 　2　at a hotel on a visit to Chicago,he put his bag on the 　3　.A few minutes 　4　,Mr Yamamoto reached down for it,but it was 　5　.Inside it were about ＄ 900,his passport(护照), 　6　of his family,and his 　7　tickets to Japan.

   But three weeks 　8　he returned to Tokyo,Mr Yamamoto 　9　an envelope.There was 　10　inside but his passport,his airline tickets,photos of his family and 　11　orders for more than ＄900 and a 　12　from Mr Joseph Loveras.It said:

  “I 　13　this money order and the things … will make you believe in the 　14　of Chicago.”

    The next 　15　he travelled to the US,Mr Yamamoto 　16　Mr Loveras.He was a 67-year-old sick man with a total 　17　of ＄ 493 a month.

    He explained that he 　18　the bag on a street corner and 　19　the money and the tickets in the top part of the 　20　.He changed the money into money orders and 　21　his own money to send it to Japan.

    Mr Yamamoto was very 　22　by what Mr Loveras had done. “I asked him 　23　he would go to all the trouble to return 　24　to me.He told me that if he had not done it,it would have made him feel bad for the rest of his 　25　.”

    Now they have become friends,and Mr Yamamoto visits Mr Loveras every time he is in the US.

the family business had failed and left them heavy debts. So the bank had    2    the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.

    3    the past several weeks, she had managed to save $100 in order to bid(出价)on the

   4    . Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the    5    moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had    6　　 , some from far away.

As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt(被子). She held her    7    tightly and listened. The first bid was $50. She was   8    . It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding    9    $85. Sally carried out “$100”!For a moment there was silence. Hope   10    her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how    11    her grandmother would have been with her    12    .

Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$125”! She had lost her    13　　 .

Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people    14    be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $500 to a complete    15    .

After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some    16    . Someone else got it. ”She said. A hand-written    17    was pinned to the quilt, which read:

Dear Madam,

I noticed you    18    the quilt. Clearly, it was   19    to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who   20    to cross your path.

1. A. Naturally　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Unfortunately

C. Luckily　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Strangely

2. A. forbidden　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. waited

C. expected　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. forced

3. A. With　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. At

C. By　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Over

4. A. house　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. pillow

C. furniture　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. quilt

5. A. strange　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. necessary

C. big　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. curio
?us

6. A. turned out　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. turned up

C. turned back　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned on

7. A. purse　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　   B. picture

C. book　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. quilt

8. A. excited　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. calm

C. worried　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. shocked

9. A. rose　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. climbed

C. reached　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. won

10. A. told　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. helped

C. filled　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. gave

11. A. pleased　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. anxious

C. angry　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. familiar

12. A. at this moment　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. ever since

C. long before　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. soon after

13. A. thought　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. chance

C. method　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. fortune

14. A. could　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. might

C. must　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. would

15. A. relative　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. customer

C. friend 　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stranger

16. A. reason　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. secret

C. mistake　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. fun

17. A. check　　   　　　　　　　　  &nb晄
p;　　　　　　　　　　 B. wallet

C. address　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. note

18. A. admiring　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. touching

C. watching　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. holding

19. A. wonderful　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. various

C. pretty　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. precious

20. A. used　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. stops

C. happens　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　   D. comes

With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction(拍卖). It was almost a year since her dear grandmother had passed away in this house at the age of ninety-two. 　　1    

the family business had failed and left them heavy debts. So the bank had    2    the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.

    3    the past several weeks, she had managed to save $100 in order to bid(出价)on the

   4    . Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the    5    moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had    6　　 , some from far away.

As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt(被子). She held her    7    tightly and listened. The first bid was $50. She was   8    . It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding    9    $85. Sally carried out “$100”!For a moment there was silence. Hope   10    her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how    11    her grandmother would have been with her    12    .

Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$125”! She had lost her    13　　 .

Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people    14    be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $500 to a complete    15    .

After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some    16    . Someone else got it. ”She said. A hand-written    17    was pinned to the quilt, which read:

Dear Madam,

I noticed you    18    the quilt. Clearly, it was   19    to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who   20    to cross your path.

1. A. Naturally　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Unfortunately

C. Luckily　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Strangely

2. A. forbidden　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. waited

C. expected　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. forced

3. A. With　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. At

C. By　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Over

4. A. house　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. pillow

C. furniture　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. quilt

5. A. strange　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. necessary

C. big　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. curious

6. A. turned out　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. turned up

C. turned back　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned on

7. A. purse　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　   B. picture

C. book　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. quilt

8. A. excited　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. calm

C. worried　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. shocked

9. A. rose　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. climbed

C. reached　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. won

10. A. told　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. helped

C. filled　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. gave

11. A. pleased　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. anxious

C. angry　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. familiar

12. A. at this moment　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. ever since

C. long before　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. soon after

13. A. thought　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. chance

C. method　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. fortune

14. A. could　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. might

C. must　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. would

15. A. relative　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. customer

C. friend 　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stranger

16. A. reason　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. secret

C. mistake　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. fun

17. A. check　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. wallet

C. address　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. note

18. A. admiring　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. touching

C. watching　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. holding

19. A. wonderful　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. various

C. pretty　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. precious

20. A. used　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. stops

C. happens　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　   D. comes