There are little cars that may some day take the place of today’s automobiles(汽车). If everyone drives such a little car in the future, there will be less pollution in the air, there will be more parking space in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. The space now for one car of the usual size can hold at least three such little cars.

The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too, as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour.

The cars of the future will be fine for going around the city, but they will not be useful for going far away. If the car is powered by electricity, it will have two batteries—one battery for the motor and the other for the horn (喇叭), signals (信号灯), etc. Little cars which are powered by gas will go 45 kilometers before needing to stop for more gas.

If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed to set up in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.

53. What’s the advantage (优势) of the small cars?

  A. There won’t be so much pollution and the small cars won’t be so expensive as the big ones.

  B. It will be safer to drive these small cars.

  C. There will be more space for cars to park.

  D. All of the above.

54. Two sets of roads are necessary in the future in order to      .

A. prevent car accidents

B. make the city more beautiful

        C. let small cars run fast

D. limit the speed of the cars

55. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

  A. A car of the usual size now is three times as big as the small car.

  B. The small car with a speed of 65 kilometers an hour is much more useless than a car of the usual size.

  C. the little car will be safer but cost more.

 D. The little car will need more gas.

One Room Air-conditioner—$50

Date: 2010-10-20, 11:09 PM EDT

Reply to: sale-nkzcp-1836592471@ craigslist. org

I have a one room air-conditioner. I had a central air conditioning system put in and I don’t need it any more. I only used it for a month and it works great.

Brand New Nike shoes—$25

Date: 2010-10-20, 11:04 PM EDT

Reply to: sale-vyuvv-1836588920@ craigslist. org

I have a new pair of kids Nike Tennis shoes. They have never been worn. They are just sitting out in my garage for someone in need of new tennis shoes. They are in excellent condition. I bought them for my daughter a few years ago and they didn’t fit her. They must be picked up in Medina.

24’ Boat—$1,000

Date: 2010-10-20, 11:36 PM EDT

Reply to: sale-fndfx-1836614645@ craigslist. org

I have a 1961 24’ wooden boat with a 350 hp Chevy engine. Boat hull(船身) and floors have been redone. The motor works. The boat is not in the water, but has been standing on blocks for a year and the inside will need to be put back together as it was taken apart to redo the floors. Everything taken off is still there. Please call 440-942-2763 if you are interested.

8-piece Kid’s Bedroom Set—$600

Date: 2010-10-20, 11:29 PM EDT

Reply to: sale-473ny-1836608704@ craigslist. org

This is an 8-piece bedroom set. It includes five different dressers, one mirror and two beds with bed boards. My girls are older and have their own rooms and wanted a change. Cash and carry only. I cannot deliver, but I can assist in the set-up of the beds.

1..

 What do the four goods have in common?

    A. They all cost a little.              B. They are all for the poor.

    C. They are all completely new.     D. They are all second-hand goods.

2..

 The owner of the air-conditioner wants to sell his air-conditioner because    .

    A. it doesn’t work very well           B. he need some money badly

    C. he has a new air-conditioner now

    D. his house doesn’t need an air-conditioner now

3..

What do we know about the 24’ boat?

    A. Boat floors need to be redone.       B. It has been used for only a year.

    C. The motor should be replaced.        D. It is in need of a lot of rebuilding

4..

If required, the seller of the 8-piece kid’s bedroom set will    .

    A. help set up the beds             B. reduce the price a little

    C. deliver the beds to the buyer        D. let the buyer pay by credit card

I got my first driver’s license(执照)in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte,North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore, Maryland. Two weeks before my 20^th birthday, Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Catrolina driver’s license,ready to renew, the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21. “Mr. Henry Smith, your husband, will have to sign for you,” he said.
I argued,pointing to a very lage belly(肚子)of mine,”I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive?” He answered coldly, “It’s the law, madam?”
Henry encouraged me to calm down,just go ahead and get the license and be done with it “No.” I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.
I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail-using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland, and I had to take the Maryland driver’s exam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years-sign the name Susan Brown,have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive.
【小题1】
Susan got her first driver's license           .

It was an American man called Henry Ford ___created the motor car ____ we know it today.

PART THREE   READING COMPREHENSION (30%)
Directions: Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage
They say a cat has nine lives, and I think that possible since I am now living my third life and I’m not even a cat. My father died when I was 15, and we had a hard struggle to make a living. And my mother, who was seriously ill in her last years, died while still in her 60s. My sister married soon after, and I followed her example within the year.
This was when I began to enjoy my first life. I was very happy, in excellent health. I had a good job in San Jose and a beautiful home up the peninsula (半岛) in San Carlos. Life was a pleasant dream. Then the dream ended. I became afflicted (使苦恼) with a slowly progressive disease of the motor nerves, affecting first my right arm and leg, and then my other side. Thus began my second life...
In spite of my disease I still drove to and from work each day, with the aid of special equipment installed in my car. And I managed to keep my health and optimism (乐观), to a degree, because of 14 steps. Crazy? Not at all. Our home was an affair with 14 steps leading up from the garage to the kitchen door. Those steps were a standard measure of life. They were my yardstick, my challenge to continue living. I felt that if the day arrived when I was unable to lift one foot up one step and then drag the other painfully after it ---repeating the process 14 times, I would be through---I could then admit defeat and lie down and die.
Then on a dark night in August, 1971, I began my third life. It was raining when I started home that night; strong winds and slashing rain beat down on the car as I drove slowly down one of the less-traveled roads. Suddenly the steering wheel jerked (猝然一动). In the same instant I heard the bang of a blowout. It was impossible for me to change that tire! Utterly impossible!
I started the engine and thumped slowly along until I came to the dirt road, where I turned in and where I found lighted windows welcomed me to a house and pulled into the driveway and honked the horn.
The door opened and a little girl stood there. When she knew what happened to me, she went into the house and a moment later came out, followed by a man who called a cheerful greeting. I sat there comfortable and dry, and felt a bit sorry for the man and the little girl working so hard in the storm.
About an hour later, the man’s voice was heard, “This is a bad night for car trouble, but you’re all set now.” “Thanks,” I said. “How much do I owe you?” He shook his head, “Nothing. Cynthia told me you were a cripple. Glad to be of help. I know you’d do the same for me. There’s no charge, friend.” I held out a five-dollar bill, “No! I like to pay my way.” He made no effort to take it and the little girl stepped closer to the window and said quietly, “Grandpa can’t see it.”
56. “A cat has nine lives” here means ___________.
A. a cat can live nine times longer than any other animal  B .a cat can die ninth
C .a lucky man can not die easily                     D the writer will live nine times
57. What do you think of the man who helped change the tire?
A. Old, warm-hearted but pitiable             
B. Blind, but warm-hearted and happy
C. A blind old man that has nothing to do every day.
D. A poor old man that is always ready to help others.
58. How will the story be ended?
A. The writer paid the little girl but the old man did not accept.
B. The writer drove away with tears running down his cheek.
C. The writer stayed there, without knowing what to do and how to do it.
D. In the next few frozen seconds the writer felt the shame and astonishment he had never felt
before.
59. How do you understand the underlined sentence “I followed my sister’s example?”
A.  He listened to his sister carefully.
B  Mother told him that he must get the agreement from his sister for whatever he would do.
C  His sister got married. He, too.
D  His sister was a great woman.. He must learn from her.
60. The best title for this passage perhaps will be _____.
A.The Old Man and His Daughter              B. Heart Leaping Up
C.Never Lose Heart                        D. Good Will Be Rewarded Good