17．The very anxious young man had waited for a few moments-outside the jeweller's before he got enough courage to enter．He was warmly greeted by a young assistant．James felt a rush of blood to his face as he explained he would be bringing in his future wife to choose a birthday present．The assistant listened carefully and told him he'd better buy a necklace．He wasn't used to buying jewellery and was a little worried about over-spending．After some discussion as to a reasonable price and the type，the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose．At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five o'clock．When，half an hour later than planned，James did return to the shop with his future wife，Laura，the assistant acted as if she had never seen him before．When she was asked to show them some nec klaces，she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose，and then gave them the one she had prepared．A choice was soon made and they went away satisfied．James would certainly come back to buy what he wanted when he got married．

11．A good title for this passage isA．
A Clever Assistant                            B．Buying a Birthday Present
C．How to Choose a Necklace                   D．A Brave Young Man
12．The word"overspending"in this passage meansA．
A．spending too much money                
B．spending too much time   
C．spending more time than he planned
D．spending too much time and too much money
13．When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present，his faceB．
A．turned pale                            B．turned red
C．turned yellow                          D．turned black
14．James and Laura reached the shop atC
A.4：30          B.5：00         C.5：30          D.6：00
15．James would come back to buy what he wanted becauseA．
A．the assistant knew how to satisfy the people who came to buy things
B．the necklace was good   
C．Laura liked the necklace 
D．the assistant who served James was very beautiful．

16．Customs are social habits．They have been handed down through generations （代） among groups，social classes，etc．Customs can be described as ways of doing things．They are particularly （特别） strong in social practices on the occasions （场合） of births，marriages and deaths．
In China，these days，some people in cities are learning from Western customs．For example，some brides dress in the long white dress that is usual bridal wear in many Western countries．
Every people （民族） has special customs for New Year．The Han people have many interesting Spring Festival customs．And now，quite a number of people living in the cities have followed the Western customs of sending New Year greeting cards for January 1st．
One interesting custom in China is that mothers wrap （包） up their babies tightly （紧紧的）．This is not the custom in Western countries，where babies are usually dressed in loose garments ．

6．It is true that customsB．
A．have been formed during a short time
B．have been formed little by little
C．have been quickly formed and changed
D．h ave never been changed
7．In this passage，the word"garment"isC．
A．a kind of food                       B．a bed
C．a sort of clothes                    D．a room
8．How do the Chinese young people learn from Western countries at their marriages？
A
A．The brides（新娘）have on the white clothes．
B．Men wear the white coats．
C．Their parents all have attended their marriages．
D．Their marriages are only held in the men's homes．
9．From this passage we knowC．
A．the people all over China spend New Year in the same way
B．people in the villages and cities send New Year greeting cards to each other
C．each people has his special custom for New Year
D．most of Chinese people take Spring Festival seriously
10．The difference about clothing betwe en Chinese and Western babies is thatC．
A．Chinese babies are usu ally dressed in new clothes
B．Chinese mothers are used to dressing their babies in colourful clothes
C．Western babies are dressed in bigger clothes while Chinese babies are usually wrapped
D．Western babies have more clothes than Chinese babies．

15．Wonderful MOVIE!!!
The Ant Bully
Actor：Julia Boberts-Hova （ voice ）Nicolas Cage-Zoc （ voice ）
Language：English
Run Time：1 Hour 25 Minutes
Price：Mon．-Fri．-﹩30 （ VIP：﹩18 ）﹩15  （ Children under 7 ）
Sat．-Sun．-﹩40 （ VIP：﹩28 ）﹩20  （ Children under 7 ）
 Lucas Nickle is often bullied（欺负） by the big boy in his neighborhood．Because he cannot fight back，he takes out his anger on an anthill（蚁丘） in his front yard．He stomps（践踏） it，squirts（喷射） it with his water gun，and floods it．One ant named Zoc makes Lucas as little as an ant and Lucas has to work and live in the ants'country．During his stay with the ants，Lucas learns the value of friendship and teamwork，and finally gains the things he wants most：friendship and the courage to stand up for himself．
Comments（评论）：
I really enjoyed this movie．It's a fun movie for the whole family．I had really good laughs and enjoyed being there．
-James
I went to see this film today with my 8-year-old daughter，really without knowing too much about it．My daughter and I were pleasantly surprised at how funny it was．We just couldn't help laughing．
I would recommend this film to the whole family．-Mary
I have seen several movies of this kind，like Antz or Bugs Life，but this one blows them both away as having greater movie qualities．The film is so well made-some of the scenes are unbelievably beautiful．-John
I would recommend this movie to everyone．Whether you go with your family or friends，I honestly think this movie has something you will really enjoy．
-Sam

21．Where can we most probably find this text？D
A．In a science magazine．
B．In a biology report．
C．In a student's textbook．
D．In a movie poster．
22．If a man（VIP） and his 6-year-old son go to watch the movie this weekend，they will payC．
A．﹩33．B．﹩45．C．﹩48．D．﹩60．
23．What can we learn from the text？A
A．Mary thinks both adults and children will enjoy this movie．
B．At the end of the movie，Lucas becomes the leader of the ants．
C．Julia Roberts and Nicolas Cage played the parts of Hova and Zoc．
D．James thought the movie was pretty good but Sam didn't think so．
24．Who appreciates the movie from a different point of view？C
 A．James．  B．Mary．  C．John．  D．Sam．

14．The greatest recent changes have been in the lives of women．During the twentieth century there was an unusual shortening of the time of a woman's life spent in caring for children．A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle twenties，and would be likely to have seven or eight children，of whom four or five lived till they were five years old．By the time the youngest was fifteen，the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years，during which custom，chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work．Today women marry younger and have fewer children．Usually a woman's youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty．Even while she has the care of children，her work is lightened by household appliances（家用电器）and convenience foods．
　　　This important change in women's way of life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position．Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity and most of them took a full-time job．However，when they married，they usually left work at once and never returned to it．Today the school-leaving age is sixteen，many girls stay at school after that age，and though women tend to marry younger，more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born．Many more after wads，return to full or part-time work．Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage，with both husband and wife accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfaction of family life，and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money and running the home，according to the abilities and interest of each of them．

23．We are told that in an average family about 1990A．
A．many children died before they were five
B．the youngest child would be fifteen
C．seven of eight children lived to be more than five
D．four or five children died when they were five
24．When she was over fifty，the late 19th century motherD．
A．would expect to work until she died
B．was usually expected to take up paid employment
C．would be healthy enough to take up paid employment
D．was unlikely to find a job even if she is now likely
25．Many girls，the passage says，are now likely toD．
A．marry so that they can get a job
B．leave school as soon as they can
C．give up their jobs for good after they are married
D．continue working until they are going to have a baby
26．According to the passage，it is now quite usual for women toC．
A．stay at home after leaving school    B．marry men younger than themselves
C．start working again later in life    D．marry while still at school．

13．Hundreds of years ago，a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland．The Scots，a brave people，loved their country very much．They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland，but there were too many Romans．It looked as if the Romans would win．
　　One night，the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill．"We will rest here tonight，my men，"he said．"Tomorrow we will fight one more battle．We must win or we will die．"
　　They were all very tired，so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep．There were four guards on duty，but they，too，were very tired，and one by one，also fell asleep．
　　The Romans were not asleep．Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill．Slowly they climbed up the hillside，taking care not to make a sound．Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots．They were almost at the top．A few minutes more，the war would be over．Suddenly，one of them put his foot on a thistle（蓟）．He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots．In a moment，they were on their feet and ready for battle．The fighting was hard but it did not last long．The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country．
　　The thistle is not a beautiful plant．It has sharp needles all over it．Few people like it．But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower．

20．Hundreds of years ago there was a war betweenB．
A．Roman army and North England　　B．Roman army and the Scots
C．England and Scots　　　　　　   D．a brave people and the Scots
21．At first it looked as if the Romans would win becauseB．
A．the Scots were not brave
B．the Roman army was so strong
C．the Scots did not have a good leader
D．the Romans had the support from the Scottish
22．"We must win or we will die．"What the leader of the Scots said meansD．
A．they were sure to win
B．they couldn't escape from death
C．they would win and then they would die
D．they must try hard to win，otherwise they would be killed．

12．Alexander became king after his father died．However，many cities _______ him，so he had to lead an army to take them back．（　　）

A．

stood up for

B．

rose up against

C．

came down with

D．

looked up to

11．adj．脑力的；思维的，需用才智的intellectual．

10．adj．显然的；显而易见的obvious．

9．If you'd like to make trip to our city some day，I will be more than happy to be your guide．

8．The twins are so alike that I always have difficulty distinguishing one from the other．