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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

　　John liked to wear his hair very long. Some of his friends thought that it looked like a girl's hair, but they never made jokes about it, because John was a big, tall young man, and didn't think jokes about his hair funny.

　　John always went to the barber's twice a month to have his hair cut and washed, and one day the barber said to him, “Now why don't you let me cut most of this off and make your head tidy? Nobody would recognize you if I did that, I'm sure.”

　　John said nothing for a few seconds, and then he said, “Perhaps you are right, but I am sure that nobody would recognize you either if you did that to my hair.”

1．John didn't like to ________.

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A．go to the barber's

B．keep his hair very short

C．have his hair cut and washed often

D．wear his hair unusually long

2．What kind of person was John?

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A．He was nice-looking like a girl.

B．He was a funny man.

C．He was a serious person who didn't like any jokes.

D．He was a rude person when he was angry.

3．What did the barber do to John one day?

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A．He made a joke about his hair.

B．He cut off John's hair.

C．He suggested that John should have his hair cut short.

D．He tried to make John's hair tidy.

4．What was his feeling when John heard the barber's words?

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A．He thought the barber's words had nothing to do with him.

B．He was too angry but kept silence just for a while.

C．He was too angry to say a word.

D．He couldn't understand what the barber said.

5．Why would nobody recognize the barber if he did as he had said? Because he ________.

[　　]

A．would be beaten up by John

B．was not a skillful barber

C．would be made to have his hair cut off

D．was out of his work

Jane got home late at night. She was going to knock at the door. Just then it opened.
Her father was standing by the door. He was a tall man with white hair.
“Come in,” he said. “I am getting cold.”
Jane went in. Her mother was waiting in the room. Her mother was a short woman in her early forties. She was wearing a nightdress(睡衣).
Her father closed the door.
“Well,” he said, “Where have you been? You promised to be home at eleven o’clock. It’s one o’clock now.”
“It’s only ten to one.”
“That doesn’t make any difference,” her father replied angrily.
“We’ve been very worried about you,” said her mother.
“I’m sorry,” Jane said. “I was at a dance. I didn’t notice the time.”
“You’ve got a watch,” said her father. “Your mother and I have waited for a long time. We didn’t know where you were.”
“I can look after myself,” replied Jane. “I’m not a baby any more.”
54. When Jane got home, her parents _______.
   A. were in bed                 B. turned on the light
   C. were waiting for her          D. did not get up
55. Jane promised to be home at eleven, _______.
   A. but she was nearly two hours late       B. and she came back before dark
   C. but she stayed out the whole night      D. and she returned on time
56. Why did Jane get home late?
   A. She had to walk a long way.           B. She left her watch at home.
   C. Her watch stopped.                  D. Time passed before she knew it.
57. Which of the following is true?
   A. Jane’s parents knew when she would be back.
   B. Jane refused to apologize, so her parents were angry.
   C. Jane thought she was old enough to take care of herself.
   D. Jane’s mother was as tall as her father.

An old porter worked at the railway station for a long time. One morning he was standing and waiting for travelers to ask him to help them with their luggage(包裹), when he saw a short man running wards to the train with a big bag in his hand.

The porter watched the man for a few seconds, and then the man saw him. At once the short man ran up to the porter and asked, “Can I catch the 10:35 train to London, porter? ”He was breathing very fast, and he seemed worried.

The old porter looked at him for a moment and then said with a smile, “Well, sir, I’d like to help you, but I can’t answer your question because I don’t know how fast you can run along rails. You see,” he explained, “The 10:35 train to London left five minutes ago.”

1. A porter’s job is___________.

A. to stand in the railway station B. to answer the travelers’ questions

C. to help the travelers carry their luggage    D. to ask the travelers to help him

2. One morning a short man ___________.

A. was waiting for the porter to help him

B. was running along rails

C. was waiting for the train to London

D. was in a hurry to catch the 10:35 train to London

3. The short man looked worried because ____________.

A. he couldn’t run so fast as the train

B. he wanted to knows if he could catch the 10:35 train to London

C. the porter watched him for a few seconds

D. he lost his bag

4. At the end of the story, the porter ______________.

A. told the short man there was no 10:35 train to London

B. told the short man when he could catch the train

C. helped the short man to catch the train

D. played a joke on the short man

5. When the porter told the short man the train had left, the time was _______.

A. 10:40    B. 10:35    C. 10:30    D. 10:45

Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is (41).”
And he told the (42). He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always (43).”I’ll travel for my work, not for (44),” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have (45) to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to (46), and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good (47) or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t (48). “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he (49) about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild (50) there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very (51), and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went to off to (52) some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her (53). He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and (54) it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “(55), woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”