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    阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

    One afternoon just before Christmas, an old gentleman was wandering through the city center. The    1    were all filled with good things and crowded with    2  shoppers. The children were    3    all the toys on display in windows, and the old man suddenly saw a dirty boy sitting on the pavement    4    bitterly. When the    5  old man asked him    6    he was crying, the little boy told him that he had    7  a ten penny piece that his uncle had given him. At once the old man    8    a handful of coins. He   9   out a shiny new    10    penny piece and handed it to the child. “Thank you very much,” said the little boy, and    11    his eyes, he cheered up at once.

    An hour or so    12    the old man was    13    his way back home    14    the same road. To his    15    he saw the little boy in the same    16    , crying just as bitterly as before. He went up to the boy and asked him if he had lost the ten penny piece he had just given him as    17   . The boy told him that    18    he had not lost the second coin, but he still could not    19    the first one. “If I could find my own piece,” he said tearfully. “I'd have twenty    20    now.”

    1．

A. streets　　　　　　　　　　    B. road

C. houses　　　　　　　　　　    D. shops

    2．

A. cheerful　　　　　　　　　　  B. angry

C. worried　　　　　　　　　　  D. surprised

    3．

A. looking for　　　　　　　　  B. looking at

C. looking after　　　　　　    D. looking on

    4．

A. singing　　　　　　　　　　   B. shouting

C. laughing　　　　　　　　　　  D. crying

    5．

A. cruel　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. polite

C. kind　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. angry

    6．

A. why　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. what

C. how　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. as

    7．

A. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. spent

C. missed　　　　　　　　　　    D. lost

    8．

A. pulled out　　　　　　　　    B. pulled on

C. put out　　　　　　　　　　   D. pushed on

    9．

A. selected　　　　　　　　　　  B. chose

C. picked　　　　　　　　　　    D. elected

    10．

A. one　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. two

C. twenty　　　　　　　　　　    D. ten

    11．

A. opening　　　　　　　　　　  B. drying

C. cleaning　　　　　　　　　　  D. washing

    12．

A. later　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. after

C. before　　　　　　　　　　    D. earlier

    13．

A. leaving 　　　　　　　　　　  B. walking

C. making　　　　　　　　　　   D. giving

    14．

A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. in

C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. at

    15．

A. delight　　　　　　　　　　    B. surprise

C. disappointed　　　　　　    D. satisfaction

    16．

A. spot　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. street

C. road　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. shop

    17．

A. good　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. well

C. before　　　　　　　　　　    D. ago

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A. actually　　　　　　　　　　   B. finally

C. exactly　　　　　　　　　　   D. really

    19．

A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. get

C. have　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. find

    20．

A. pence　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. penny

C. pieces　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. coins

 

　

　　The Village of Langshort is halfway along the old coach road from London to the South Coast. Young Henry Buckle was there when a car passed through the village for the first time, in the early 1900s. Later, as the owner of what had been his father's general store, he remembers selling ice-creams and soft drinks to families that passed through the village in cars and coaches on their way to the seaside.

　　But the traffic did not only bring trade to the village, it also brought noise and danger. As the years passed, the peace of what had been a quiet country village was broken by roaring engines; Farmer Dodd's gates were left open by day-trippers enjoying a picnic in his field; and trees that had been familiar friends were cut down so that the road through the village could be made wider and safer.

　　Safer, that is, for the cars and heavy lorries that thundered past within a few metres of Henry Buckle's general store. But it was not safer for Henry's son Gerald, and the other children of the village; and it was not safer for the old cottages that were shaken from their chimneys to their floors by every lorry that passed. Nor was it safer for Henry himself; as the old man moved, more slowly now, from his store to the pub and to the butcher's shop of his friend George Carter, just across the street.

　　The street had been where the life of the village was lived, where games were played, work was done and long conversations were held. Now it cut the village in two, and brought not life but death. Henry was knocked down and killed one night by a passing car. A great character, part of old Langshort, had died.

　　But Henry had not been buried long before his son Gerald, George Carter and others, had dressed as gasmen, and dug up the road, causing the traffic to follow another road right round the village, instead of through it.

　　Right up Your Street is the story of men who, when they are pushed too far, act quickly to defend a way of life that most of us have let go for good.

　　“Village life is described with a loving, and truthful pen” -- Morning Mail

　　“A book that puts the car on trial” -- Evening Post

(1) As a result of the increasing amount of traffic ________

[　　]

A．the peace was broken, gates were left open and trees were cut down

B．trade grew, there was more life in the village and local people enjoyed themselves more

C．familiar friends died or left the village for somewhere quieter

D．the road became wider and safer for the village people

(2) The road was made wider so that ________.

[　　]

A．heavy lorries could thunder past within a few metres of Henry's store

B．children could play in the street more safely than they had done before

C．it would be safer for cars and heavy lorries to pass through the village

D．the traffic would not shake the old cottages beside the road

(3) Henry took longer to cross the road now, because ________.

[　　]

A．the road was wider and safer, but noisier

B．he had to cross the road by means of a foot-bridge

C．he had to go to the pub before visiting his friend

D．he was becoming quite an old man

(4) “The street had been where the life of the village was lived” means ________.

[　　]

A．everyone who lived in the village lived on one or other side of the street

B．most of what happened in the village happened in the street

C．everyone worked in shops at the sides of the street

D．it was the cars and lorries that made the village a lively place

_____ down before you cross the road.

A. Slow 　 B. Slowly　　 C. To slow 　 D. Slowed

 

Parents and grandparents are understandably（可理解的）proud of the quick minds and impressive talents of their little ones. But let me tell you about another 　36　 , perhaps even more 　37 , found in a little girl named Skylar.

I received a letter from a grandmother who told me about her four- year-old granddaughter Skylar. Ever since Skylar 38 of Disneyland from TV, she 　39 her nickels and dimes in a piggy bank in 　40　 of visiting there some day. Her parents 　41 her with a trip when she was four, however, and didn’t even 42 her to use her own money!

43 Skylar returned it was Christmas time. She decided to buy 　44 with her savings. But she also learned from announcements on TV about a local homeless 　45 called “The Road House”. She 　46 asked her mother what “homeless” meant and why those children 47 coats and warm clothes. She couldn’t seem to get the homeless off her 　48 .

Her mother took her to the 49 to buy presents. Instead of buying for herself or her family, she 　50 to purchase a warm coat, socks, gloves and crayons for a little girl in the 　51 . She also wanted to buy a doll, but when she 52 she didn’t have enough money, she left the doll 　53 .

When Skylar got home, she chose one of her favourite dolls and put it into the box with the other items she bought that day. She could hardly wait for Christmas! Skylar was thinking about going to the shelter and giving her carefully 　54 gifts to a homeless child. She was much 　55 with joy at truly helping someone else.

“Perhaps it’s good to have a beautiful mind, but an even greater gift is to have a beautiful heart,” says Nobel Laureate John Nash. Young Skylar has a beautiful heart. It is this quality that makes beautiful people.

36. A. benefit　　　 B. advantage　　 　　　C. quality　　 　　 D. point

37. A. necessary　　 B. important　　 　　 C. popular　　　　 D. ordinary

38. A. learned　　　 B. cared　　 　　　　 C. thought 　　　 D. watched

39. A. saved　　　　 B. collected 　　　　 C. took　　　　 　 D. made

40. A. honour　　　 B. favour　　 　　　　 C. hopes　　　 D. search

41. A. disappointed B.annoyed　　 　　 C. pleased　　　　 D. surprised

42. A. need 　　　　 B. require　 　　　　 C. let　　　　 　 D. force

43. A. When　　　　 B. While　 　　　　　　 C. As　 　　　 D. Since

44. A. dolls　　　　 B. toys　 　　　　 C. presents　　　 D. dresses

45 .A. boy　　　　　 B. shelter　 　　　　 C. news　　　　 D. house

46 .A. generally　　 B. repeatedly 　　　　 C. strangely　 　 D. seriously

47. A. used　　　　 B. took 　　　　　　 C. needed　　　 　 D. liked

48 .A. mind　　　　 B. thought　 　　 C. heart　 　 D. brain

49. A. store　　　　 B. library　 　　　　 C. park　　　　 　 D. school

50 .A. thought　　　 B. decided　 　　 C. hoped　 　 D. wished

51. A. shelter　　　 B. nursery 　　　　 C. house　 　 D. hospital

52. A. reminded　 　 B. promised　 　　　　 C. noticed　　 　 D. discovered

53 .A. around　　　 B. behind　　 　　　　 C. away　　　　 D. alone

54. A. collected　　 B. bought　　 　　　　 C. selected　　　 D. demanded

55.A. surprised　　　　 B. caught 　　　　　　 C. cheered 　　　 D. filled