58. Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story?

A. Disappointing. 　　B. Unexpected. 　　　C. Uncertain. 　　　D. Inspiring.

C

About one million years ago, the Ice Age began. The Ice Age was a long period of time in which four great glaciers(冰川)pushed southward to cover almost all the upper half of North America, and then melted away. Each glacier was a thick sheet of ice and snow that spread out from a center near what is now Hudson Bay in Canada. The winters were long, and the cool summers were too short to melt much of the ice and snow. The ever-growing sheet built up to a thickness of two miles at its center.

As all glaciers do, these great glaciers slid. They pushed down giant trees in their paths and scraped(刮削)the earth bare of soil. Many animals moved farther south to escape. Others stayed and were destroyed.

When winters of little snow came, the summer cut into the edges of the ice sheets. As the glaciers melted, rocks soil and other things that had mixed with the ice and snow were left. New hills , lakes and rivers were formed.

The last of the great glaciers began its melting about 11,000 years ago. Its melting formed the Great Lakes. These lakes today are little changed from their early sizes and shapes. The largest of the North American river systems was also influenced by the glaciers. This is the Mississippi-Missouri-Ohio system. These rivers were miles wide at first. Through the years they settled into their present channels.

57. What did the “service pins”(in Para. 2)stand for in the eyes of the little girls?

A. Strength. 　　　B. Courage. 　　　　C. Victory. 　　　　D. Honor.

56. The underlined phrase “draft notice” means “　　　　 “

A. order for army service　　　　　 B. train ticket for Europe

C. letter of rejection　　　　　　　 D. note of warning

55. What the grandfather was most worried about was 　　　　　.

A. the spread of the world war

B. the safety of his two cousins

C. a drop in his living standards

D. his relatives killing each other

54．The supermarket manager is compared to ______ by the author.

A．an orchestra conductor　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．a traffic supervisor

C．a military leader　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．a school inspector

B

My grandfather came from Hungary and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States. The rest of his family remained in Europe. When World War I broke out, he seemed to have become another man, downhearted. Such obvious change was not born out of concern for his welfare, but out of fear: if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cousin fighting against cousin.

One day in 1918, my Uncle Milton received his draft notice. My grandparents were very upset. But my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war. Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. All the little girls were delighted.

The moment came when my uncle and the other soldiers, without any training but all in uniforms, boarded the train. The band played and the crowd cheered. Although no one noticed, I’m sure my grandmother had a tear in her eye for the only son. The train slowly pulled out, but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly paused. Everyone stared in wonder as the train slowly returned to the station. There was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out. Someone shouted,” The war is over. ”For a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers. The men lined up in two lines, walked down the steps, and with the band playing, marched down the street, as returning heroes, to be welcomed home. My mother said it was a great day, but she was just a little disappointed that it didn’t last a tiny bit longer.

53．Who are Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Jones mentioned in the first paragraph?

A．They are friends of the store manager’s

B．They are shop assistants.

C．They are both regular customers of the store.

D．They represent any of the regular customers of the old general store.

52．In what way has the job of the store manager changed?

A．He doesn't sell tea and washing-powder any more.

B．He has a much larger staff to take care of to say nothing of all the other daily problems of running the store.

C．He must try hard to remember the names of his regular customers.

D．He has to give advice and make decisions when problems arise.

51．In the author's opinion, it is a pity that there are fewer old general stores now because ______.

A．there is less trading business

B．there used to be more social activities in the old days

C．the supermarket manager has more problems than before

D．there is less personal contact between manager and customer.

33. A. early　　 　　 B. late　 　　　　　　　 C. much　 　　　　　　 D. little

34 A. A　 　　　　　　　 B. One　 　　　　 　　C. Which　 　　　　　 D. The

35 A. more　 　　　　 B. far　 　　　　　　　　 C. near 　　　　　　　 D. very

36 A. any　 　　　　　 B. these　 　　　　　　 C. those　 　　　　　　 D. any other

37 A. nothing　 　　 B. something　 　　　 C. everything　 　　 D. anything

38 A. good　 　　　　 B. well　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. fine　 　　　　　　　 D. nice

39 A. it 　　　　　　　 B. this　 　　　　　　　 C. there　 　　　　　　 D. that

40 A. rose　 　　　　　 B. broke　 　　　　　　 C. looked　 　　　　　 D. got

41 A. now　 　　　　　 B. time 　　　　　　　 C. before　 　　　　　 D. later

42 A. different　 　 B. difficult　 　　　　 C. same　 　　　　　　 D. happy

43 A. to　 　　　　　　 B. about　 　　　　　　 C. with 　　　　　　　 D. for

44 A. could　 　　B. can　 　　　　　　　　 C. will　 　　　　　　　 D. had to

45 A. examing　 　　 B. examining　 　　　 C. examined　 　　　 D. examination

46 A. right　 　　　　 B. wrong　 　　　　　 C. easy 　　　　　　　 D. new

47 A. taken　 　　B. found　 　　　　　　 C. done　 　　　　　　　 D. made

48 A. for　　 　　B. into　 　　　　　　　 C. on　 　　　　　　　　 D. with

49 A. the　 　　　　　 B. a　 　　　　　　　　　 C. one　 　　　　　　　 D. another