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Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people's houses.

  Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, "We've been to a lot of other people's houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn't we?"

  "Yes, certainly," answered her husband, "A big party will be the easiest thing, won't it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month."

  So Mrs. Harris said, "Yes, I'll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December."

  "How many will that be?" Mr. Harris asked. "Don't invite too many."

  Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, "Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m."

  "That isn't very nice, is it?" he said. "You're telling our guests that they must go at 8:30." So Mrs. Harris just wrote "Party: 6:30 p.m."

  A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, "You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨)."

   Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.

  When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. "That was a surprise, wasn't it? Who complained about the noise?"

  "I did," Mr. Harris answered in a tired voice.

  41. Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town?

    A. Mr. Harris changed his work.

    B. They wanted to make some new friends.

    C. They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.

    D. They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people's houses.

  42 What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house?

    A. It was easy to hold a big party at home.

    B. They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.

    C. They had gone to other people's parties many times.

    D. They liked making friends with others.

  43. How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?

    A. From the morning till night.  B. About two hours.

    C. About fourteen hours.    D. Till midnight

  44. When did the party end that evening?

    A. At about 8:30.

    B. About twelve o'clock..  

C. When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone.

    D. When someone telephoned the police station.

  45. Why did Mr. Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise?

    A. Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night.

    B. He did not want his friends to stay late that night.

    C. His friends had a good time that night and also feel tired.

    D. Because he hated the noise.

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Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people's houses.

  Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, "We've been to a lot of other people's houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn't we?"

  "Yes, certainly," answered her husband, "A big party will be the easiest thing, won't it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month."

  So Mrs. Harris said, "Yes, I'll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December."

  "How many will that be?" Mr. Harris asked. "Don't invite too many."

  Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, "Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m."

  "That isn't very nice, is it?" he said. "You're telling our guests that they must go at 8:30." So Mrs. Harris just wrote "Party: 6:30 p.m."

  A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, "You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨)."

   Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.

  When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. "That was a surprise, wasn't it? Who complained about the noise?"

  "I did," Mr. Harris answered in a tired voice.

71. Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town?

  A. Mr. Harris changed his work.

  B. They wanted to make some new friends.

  C. They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.

  D. They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people's houses.

72. What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house?

  A. It was easy to hold a big party at home.

  B. They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.

  C. They had gone to other people's parties many times.

  D. They liked making friends with others.

73. How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?

  A. From the morning till night.         B. About two hours. 

  C. About fourteen hours.              D. Till midnight

74. When did the party end that evening?

  A. At about 8:30.

  B. About twelve o'clock..  

C. When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone.

  D. When someone telephoned the police station.

75. Why did Mr. Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise?

  A. Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night.

  B. He did not want his friends to stay late that night.

  C. His friends had a good time that night and also feel tired.

  D. Because he hated the noise.

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话题链接:中国中学生崇尚在发展自己兴趣爱好的同时,还要勤奋学习,为将来上一所好的大学努力拼搏。那么,对于远在大洋彼岸的美国中学生来说,他们的生活是否和我们相同呢?他们是否也和我们一样在为上一所好大学而“一心只读圣贤书”呢?

  As a student,you must want to know something about American high school students.In fact, just like in China, in the United States, high school is usually divided into two parts, one is called “junior high school” and the other is “senior high school”.

  In China, children enjoy free education of nine years, but in the United States, the students enjoy free education until they are eighteen years old.As a result of the free education system, American children have little difficulty in going to senior high school.

  American high school students can take part in a lot of activities outside the classroom, such as joining a music group or a sports team.Certainly, just like students in China, American students have to work hard in order to get good marks if they want to go to a good university.They don’t specialize(专攻)in any special subjects, and they take classes in all kinds of subjects all through the high school time.And those who come out with low marks at the end of a school year and who are supposed to stay a grade are often allowed to go on to the next grade.

  In American high schools, there is fighting or hurting or other kinds of bad behavior(行为).So children who want to go to universities are often sent to suburban(郊外的)high schools, where most students aim at going to good universities and the atmosphere(气氛)is quite different.

  Peter is a Grade One student in high school, and he has a part time job in a restaurant.He washes dishes on Saturdays and Sundays from 8∶00 a.m.until 4∶00 p.m.He can earn $5.50 an hour.He saves almost all the money he can get because he wants to go to a good university.The cost goes up every year in universities.Of course, He has to spend some money when he goes out on Saturday nights.

  Jane is a student in high school.She is in Grade Two.She has a job as a cashier(收银员)in a shop.The job pays well-about $6.75 an hour.On weekdays, she works every night after school from 4∶00 until 8∶00.So she has no time for homework, and her grades aren’t very good this year.But she has to work, or she can’t buy nice clothes and can’t go out on Saturday nights.Also, her car costs a lot of money.

  Lucy is a new student in a university.She finds a part time job and works in a law office for three hours every weekday afternoon.She does office work, like putting away papers and letters,for $8.25 an hour.The job gives her a good chance to learn things because she wants to be a lawyer someday.But she doesn’t want to work every term.She needs time to study.

美国的孩子自幼崇尚独立,成人以后,大都不愿依靠父母来养活自己了。凭着自己的劳动换来的收入,很多学生不但能自己支付上学的各种费用,而且还可以养车、娱乐、买时髦衣服呢!读读他们的日常生活安排,你有什么感触呢?

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Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people's houses.

  Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, "We've been to a lot of other people's houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn't we?"

  "Yes, certainly," answered her husband, "A big party will be the easiest thing, won't it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month."

  So Mrs. Harris said, "Yes, I'll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December."

  "How many will that be?" Mr. Harris asked. "Don't invite too many."

  Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, "Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m."

  "That isn't very nice, is it?" he said. "You're telling our guests that they must go at 8:30." So Mrs. Harris just wrote "Party: 6:30 p.m."

  A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, "You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨)."

   Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.

  When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. "That was a surprise, wasn't it? Who complained about the noise?"

  "I did," Mr. Harris answered in a tired voice.

  41. Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town?

    A. Mr. Harris changed his work.

    B. They wanted to make some new friends.

    C. They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.

    D. They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people's houses.

  42 What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house?

    A. It was easy to hold a big party at home.

    B. They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.

    C. They had gone to other people's parties many times.

    D. They liked making friends with others.

  43. How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?

    A. From the morning till night.  B. About two hours.

    C. About fourteen hours.    D. Till midnight

  44. When did the party end that evening?

    A. At about 8:30.

    B. About twelve o'clock..  

C. When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone.

    D. When someone telephoned the police station.

  45. Why did Mr. Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise?

    A. Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night.

    B. He did not want his friends to stay late that night.

    C. His friends had a good time that night and also feel tired.

    D. Because he hated the noise.

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  In Greek mythology(神话), fire is a gift from the God, stolen from Zeus(宙斯)by Prometheus and handed over to human suffering from cold.What could be more natural than sitting around a beautiful fire on a winter night, at a campsite in the Berkshires?

  Hard as it may be to believe, the fireplace-long considered a trophy(奖杯), particularly in a city like New York-is acquiring a social shame.Among those who desire to be environmentally responsible , it is joining the ranks of bottled water and big houses.

  Sally Treadwell, a 51-year-old public relations executive in Boone, N.C., said nothing makes her happier than building a fire on a cold winter night.But most of the time she doesn't, because she feels too guilty about the damage it may do to the environment.Every time she builds a fire, it causes inner conflict,” she said.“It's a guilty pleasure.” “The smoke from a fire smells very nice,” said Diane Baileym a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council in San Francisco.“But it can cause a lot of harm.”

  The tiny particles(颗粒)can cause illness, and can cross into the bloodstream, causing heart attacks as well as worsening other conditions.

  Growing concerns about the air pollution and health problems caused by smoke from wood fires are urging a number of areas across the country to pass laws regulating them.Idaho offers a tax cut to people who replace uncertified(不合格)wood stoves with “greene” ones; San Joaquin County in California for-bids selling a home unless its wood stove is replaced with an E.P.A.-certified one; and Palo Alto and other governments in California forbid wood-burning fireplaces in new construction.

  Certainly, many think otherwise.In any case, most fireplaces are used far too infrequently to cause any real damage to the environment, said Stephen Sears, the vice president of the Brick Industry Association , voicing an opinion shared by some.

  Perhaps not coincidentally, sales of wood-burning equipment dropped to 235,000 in 2009 from 800,000 in 1999, according to the Brick Industry Association.It also reports that approximately 35,000 fireplaces were installed in the United States in 2009, compared to 80,000 in 2005.Certainly those numbers reflect the economic slowdown, but they may also be affected by growing mixed feelings to wood fires.

(1)

We can infer from the 2nd paragraph that ________.

[  ]

A.

a fireplace is viewed as a sign of success

B.

bottled water is a good companion for a fireplace

C.

big houses are not considered environment-friendly

D.

people in New York are laughed at for their tradition

(2)

Sally's “inner conflict” in 3rd paragraph resulted from ________.

[  ]

A.

her mixed emotion for the fireplace

B.

the damage to the environment

C.

the concern about her health

D.

her love for the fireplace

(3)

In terms of the regulations about wood fire we can learn from the passage that ________

[  ]

A.

uncertified fireplaces are forbidden in Edaho.

B.

only energy-efficient wood stove can be used in U.S.A.

C.

some people are against the wood-fire controlling regulations

D.

all the people support measures taken to control the use of fireplaces

(4)

What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?

[  ]

A.

To urge people to burn less wood.

B.

To discuss wood-burning's impact.

C.

To indicate the cooling love for the fireplace.

D.

To throw light on the causes of the fireplace's decline.

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