46、(1分)

　　 A very strict officer was talking to some new soldiers whom he had to train. He had never seen them before, so began, “My name is Stone, and I’m even harder than stone, so do what I tell you or there’ll be trouble. Don’t try any tricks (诡计) with me, and then we’ll get on well together.”

　　 Then he went to each soldier one after the other and asked him his name, “Speak loudly so that everyone can hear you clearly,”he said, “and don’t forget to call me ‘sir’.”

　　 Each soldier told him name, until he came to the last one. This man remained silent. and so Captain Stone shouted at him, “when I ask you a question, answer it! I’ll ask you again： What’s your name, soldier?”

　　 The soldier was very unhappy, but at last he replied, “My name’s Stonebreaker, sir,” he said nervously (紧张地).

5. Had she tried not to be late?

　 A. Yes, she had tried her best.

　 B. No, she was just pretending that she had tried.

　 C. Yes, she had tried but she was still late.

　 D. No, she thought being late was better than being early.

4. The young lady was

　 A. clever at making excuse.　　　　　　 B. not late at all.

　 C. 45 minutes earlier.　　　　　　　　 D. 15 minutes late.

3. The young man at the other side of the square

　 A. had probably been waiting for a long time.

　 B. had some problem with his watch.

　 C. was probably a waiter of the restaurant.

　 D. was someone the young lady didn’t want to see.

2. Why did the lady stop the taxi?

　 A. Because she didn’t want to be late for her appointment(约会).

　 B. Because she wanted to get out of the taxi.

　 C. Because she wanted to go to the restaurant in it.

　 D. Because she was afraid of walking across the street.

1. How did the young woman get to the square?

　 A. She arrived in a taxi.　　　　　　　　 B. She drove there in a car.

　 C. She got there by bus.　　　　　　　　 D. The story doesn’t tell us.

45、(1分)

　　 A pretty, well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square, and a said to the driver, “Do you see that young man at the other side of the square?”

　　 “Yes,” said the taxi driver. The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently (不耐烦地) at his watch every few seconds.

　　 “Take me over there,”said the young lady.

　　 There were a lot of cars and buses in the square, so the taxi driver asked, “Are you afraid to cross the street?”

　　 “Oh, no!” said the young lady. “But I promised that I would meet the young man for lunch at one o’ clock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seems as if I had tried not to be late.”

5. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

　 A. The Hobbies of Shepherd Boys　　　 B. The Legend of the Horn

　 C. The History of the Swiss Alps　　　　 D. The Dreams of Shepherd Boys

4. Today the horn is heard in the Swiss Alps _____.

　 A. when it snows　　 B. in summer　　 C. when it rains　　 D only in winter

3. After the shepherd boy found the horn, he discovered it was _____.

　 A. stolen from someone else　　　　　 B. very easy to carry with him

　 C impossible to play　　　　　　　　　 D. like a new-found friend