阅读理解

　　The office and small factory of Belton and Son, maker of Butifix furniture and especially of armchairs and tables, were at Number 7, in a street of old- fashioned houses standing behind the beautiful fence. The street was full of tragic, and dust flew into one’s eyes from the road. The doorstep of Number 7 was the only clean one in the street. I had imagined I was going to work in a large factory, where hundreds of workers were labouring under a big glass roof, but Belton and Son used only the ground floor of this old house. A number of small businesses-a tailor or two, a lamp maker, and agents (代理商) for leather goods and shop-fittings-worked in single rooms above. There were packing cases stored in the hall.

　　On the ground floor there was a small room, made by glass dividing-walls, where a typist sat. She was a large boned, round-shouldered girl of seventeen, with fine yellow hair, who was in a green woolen coat. This office smelled of gas, paint and tea. Next door was the room used by Mr. Thomas Behon and Mr. John Behon, and beyond was the large workroom, from which one could hear the noise hammering and machinery. Patterns of cloth and examples of plastic coverings were on a large desk where the two managers sat in their office. And there, I waited alone, listening to the typewriter. It was an old-fashioned (过时的) one, and it crashed up and down as the typist worked.

1．Where was the Butifix furniture factory?

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2．At Number 7, Behons had ________.

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A．a factory with a large glass roof

B．a factory with a lot of workers

C．the entire house

D．only part of the house

3．The room where the typist worked was ________.

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A．part of a larger one

B．a store room for packing cases

C．shared with her manager

D．a long way from Mr. Belton’s

4．What did the writer notice about the typist?

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A．She was a young girl with dark hair.

B．She was an old woman.

C．She was a well-dressed girl.

D．She was working on an old machine.

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A Happy Discovery

Antique shops have a special fascination to a great many people. The more expensive kind of antique shop, where rare objects are beautifully   36     in glass cases to keep them free from dust, is usually a forbidding place.    37   no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious(装腔作势的) antique shop. There is always   38   that a real rarity(珍品) will be found among the piles of assorted junk in its labyrinth(迷宫) of dirty, dark,   39   rooms.

My old friend, Frank Halliday, is just such a person. He has often   40   to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere ￡ 50. One Saturday morning, Frank visited a common    41   shop in my neighborhood. As he had never been there before, he found a great deal to    42    him. The morning passed   43   and Frank was about to leave   44   he noticed a large packing-case   45   on the floor. The dealer told him that it had just come in, but that he could not be   46   to open it. Frank    47   him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open. The contents were   48  . The box was full of crockery(陶器), much of it broken. Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box and suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing-case. As its composition and line   49   him of an Italian painting he knew well, he decided to buy it. Glancing at it briefly, the dealer told him that it was    50   ￡ 50. Frank could hardly hide his excitement, for he knew that he had made a real    51  . The tiny painting    52   to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

No one discovers a rarity by chance. A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have   53   , and   54  , the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it. To do this, he must be at least as   55   as the dealer. Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be greatly rewarded.

36. A. displayed        B. got                    C. played              D. dismissed

37. A. So             B. But                   C. Unless              D. If

38. A. name           B. fame                 C. hope             D. campaign

39. A. clean           B. tidy                   C. beautiful            D. disordered

40. A. smiled           B. described              C. talked            D. laugh

41. A. paint            B. book                 C. antique           D. butcher

42. A. value           B. interest               C. fear                D. enjoy

43. A. rapidly        B. slowly                C. frankly           D. happily

44. A. until          B. after                  C. before            D. when

45. A. laying           B. walking               C. lying               D. floating

46. A. reminded        B. bothered              C. encouraged          D. interested

47. A. begged        B. demanded             C. recommended       D. forced

48. A. exciting         B. disappointing          C. satisfying           D. amazing

49. A. reflected       B. told                  C. stopped           D. reminded

50. A. worth         B. worthy                C. worthwhile        D. cost

51. A. difference      B. invention              C. discovery           D. expectation

52. A. proved          B. provided              C. purchased           D. preferred

53. A. benefit          B. reward                C. passion             D. patience

54. A. fairly           B. rarely                 C. however           D. above all

55. A. adorable       B. accessible             C. knowledgeable     D. acceptable

A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and rainy. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding up her hand as if she wanted a lift(搭便车).

“I can’t leave her out in this weather,” the young woman said to herself. She stopped the car and opened the door.

“ Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman “ Have you been waiting for a long time?” The old woman shook her head. “ Strange” thought the woman. She tried again. “ Bad weather for the time of the year,” she said. The old woman nodded.

Then the young woman noticed that the old woman’ s hand, which were large and hairy(多毛的). Suddenly she realize that “she” was a man！She stopped the car. “ I can’t see out of the rear screen(后挡风玻璃),” she said. “ Would you mind cleaning it for me ?”

“The old woman” nodded and opened the door. As soon as “she” was out of the door, the frightened young woman drove off as fast as she could.

When she got to the next village, she stopped. She noticed “ the old woman ” had left “her” handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. Inside was a gun.

When the young woman talked with “her”, “ the old woman” only nodded or   shook “her” head because “she”______.

A. didn’t want the young woman to hear “her” voice

B. didn’t want to trouble the young woman any more

C. was so tired that “she” didn’t want to talk with her

D. was worried that the young woman had seen “her” hands

The young woman asked “the old woman” to clean the rear screen in order to_________.

A. see more clearly           B. drive fast and well

C. make “her” speak         D. throw “her” out

From the story we can see that the young woman was______.

A. kind and clever            B. beautiful and bright

C. foolish and shy            D. strong and helpful

What do you think “the old woman” was?

A. A policeman.               B. A basketball player.

C. A robber(抢劫犯).           D. A poor villager.

A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and rainy. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding up her hand as if she wanted a lift(搭便车).

“I can’t leave her out in this weather,” the young woman said to herself. She stopped the car and opened the door.

“ Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman “ Have you been waiting for a long time?” The old woman shook her head. “ Strange” thought the woman. She tried again. “ Bad weather for the time of the year,” she said. The old woman nodded.

Then the young woman noticed that the old woman’ s hand, which were large and hairy(多毛的). Suddenly she realize that “she” was a man！She stopped the car. “ I can’t see out of the rear screen(后挡风玻璃),” she said. “ Would you mind cleaning it for me ?”

“The old woman” nodded and opened the door. As soon as “she” was out of the door, the frightened young woman drove off as fast as she could.

When she got to the next village, she stopped. She noticed “ the old woman ” had left “her” handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. Inside was a gun.

1. When the young woman talked with “her”, “ the old woman” only nodded or   shook “her” head because “she”______.

A. didn’t want the young woman to hear “her” voice

B. didn’t want to trouble the young woman any more

C. was so tired that “she” didn’t want to talk with her

D. was worried that the young woman had seen “her” hands

2.The young woman asked “the old woman” to clean the rear screen in order to_________.

A. see more clearly           B. drive fast and well

C. make “her” speak         D. throw “her” out

3.From the story we can see that the young woman was______.

A. kind and clever            B. beautiful and bright

C. foolish and shy            D. strong and helpful

4.What do you think “the old woman” was?

A. A policeman.               B. A basketball player.

C. A robber(抢劫犯).           D. A poor villager.