阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～20各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案.

　　Mr Brown lives in Sydney. His house is about five kilometres __1__ his office and the bus can __2__ him there. He likes football very much and wants to __3__ the football matches. His wife likes to buy nice clothes and __4__ her husband give all his wages (工资) to her and he has to do __5__ she says. Then she

always __6__ some fares (车费) back to him. Of course Mr Brown doesn't have any money to buy the __7__.

　　One evening he went to watch a football match. He bought a ticket __8__ all his money and he __9__ to go home __10__ foot. When he __11__ home, he was tired, but felt __12__. Since then he began to go to work on foot. But he is __13__ to tell his wife about it.

　　This morning when he was having breakfast, he __14__ a piece of news over the radio: the bus fares were going to __15__ in price. He hurried to turn it __16__, but it was too __17__. His wife asked, “What did the radio say?”

　　He had to __18__ her all he heard．Then he became sad and said, “what a pity !”

　　“You must be happy, I think,” said his wife. “You will save some __19__.”

　　“Sorry. I can't __20__ with you,” said Mr Brown. “I'll watch two matches short a month!”

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　　The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky. The poor men held on to any bit of wood they could find. They called to the Marie for 1 , but she was far 2 the reach of the human voice. At one o'clock in the morning, the water was getting 3 , and a strong 4 had begun to blow. Suddenly 5 were seen in the distance; another ship! The shouts of the swimmers were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water. The 6 of the ship that had so 7 arrived on the scene in time to save their lives was Ellen. What had brought her to the exact spot through the 8 and the pathless sea? Her captain had known 9 about the wreck(沉船) and had indeed attempted to sail away from it. But let him speak for himself.

　　“I was forced by the wind,”he said long afterwards,“to 10 my course(航道). Just as I did it, a small 11 flew across the ship once or twice and then 12 at my face. I took 13 of this until exactly the same thing happened at a 14 time, which caused me to think it rather 15 , while I was thus 16 it, the same bird for the third time, made its appearance and flew 17 in the same way as before. I was then 18 to change my course back to the original(原来的) one. I had not gone far 19 I heard strange noises; and when I tried to 20 where they came from, I found I was in the middle of people who had been shipwrecked. I immediately did my best to save them.”

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　　Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father __1__ in the cotton mills (纱厂) of Blackburn, Lancashire in the 1920s, but he was often __2__ to work because of poor health. The family couldn't __3__ to pay the rent (租金), and the children often went __4__. After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was wondering __5__ to do when Mr. Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡ 100 to start his own __6__.

　　It was just after the war. Raw materials were not plentiful, and Jack (without __7__ his parents' advice) saw a future in scrap metal (金属切屑). He bought bits of metal and stored them in an old garage. When he had built up a sizeable amount, he sold it and __8__ plenty of money. Jack __9__ working hard．After one year he succeeded in __10__ the￡ 100 and he also __11__ to give Mr. Walker 100% interest to thank him for his generosity (慷慨).

　　By the time Jack was 30 years old he __12__ his first million, and he wanted to celebrate (庆祝) this progress __13__ doing something “great”. With all his money __14__ was possible to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the __15__ of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.

　　Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡ 500 million, __16__ Jack still can't get used to __17__. He can often be found drinking with the locals (当地居民) at the local pub (小酒店).

　　“I remember being very __18__ as a child, but __19__ unhappy as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget __20__ I came from and who I am.”

　　  Lancashire people are proud of their local hero (英雄).

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　　As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are filled with 1 jobs of hiding presents from 2 young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real 3 . On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable（不可忍受的）. They are 4 between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will 5 their presents quickly, and the wish to stay up late so that they will not miss the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves 6 . But though children go to bed early, they often lie awake in bed for a long time, hoping to 7 Father Christmas.

　　Last Christmas, my wife and I 8 managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom. I 9 the moment when our son, Jimmy, would ask me where the new bike had come from, but 10 he did not see it.

　　On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly 11 when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began 12 stockings. Then I 13 in the bike for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much 14 that night, for the children were sure to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were 15 by loud sounds coming from the children's room--they shouted excitedly! 16 I had time to get out of bed, Jimmy came 17 into our bedroom on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, 18 close behind, pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived, he moved on the 19 and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it 20 . That woke us up completely. The day really begun with a bang.

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　　Memorizing English words can be a headache for learners in China. It is also a time-consuming process to 1 a dictionary when you come across a new word. But have you ever 2 using an electronic dictionary to save your time and help you to memorize new words?

　　The electronic dictionary is a device that 3 English into Chinese and Chinese into English. It usually has a search function, too. Some also have other functions 4 a phonebook, a memo, a calendar and even games.

　　The electronic dictionary industry began to heat up in China in 1995. 5 , the industry has grown remarkably.

　　 6 a popular tool for business people, electronic dictionaries have also become 7 among tourists and professional interpreters. But in the past two or three years, younger people, 8 middle school students in China, have taken to this device.

　　One middle school student from Beijing said that about 9 of his classmates have an electronic dictionary. Almost all of Shenzhen's middle students have one, according to Fu Daqing, 10 is a manager at Shenzhen Technology Co, Ltd.

　　Why are these devices so popular in schools? Zhu Meng, a Junior Two student at a Shenzhen middle school, said,“The biggest advantages of the product are 11 is very easy to use and easy to carry. It also saves time.”

　　At present, no longer a cold, chunky box that users can 12 find friendly, the electronic dictionary is beginning to 13 a new look.

　　The MS-160, 14 by Shenzhen Meisheng Scientific Technology Co, Ltd, is a good example of a machine that students 15 easy to use and carry. Zhang Lina, a classmate of Zhumeng's, said,“This new model looks 16 .”

The MS-160 comes in four different popular colours and looks thinner and smaller than older models. It can store more than 100,000 words and 900 17 within 12 kinds of different situational dialogues 18 , this does not necessarily mean that electronic dictionaries can replace the traditional dictionaries.

　　Jia Lida, a Senior student at a Beijing middle school, said, “I don't have one because the price of an electronic dictionary is 19 than that of a paper dictionary.”

　　He added that, 20 paper dictionaries, electronic ones cannot tell users about how to use words-in writing and speaking, as well as in reading.

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　　Hundereds of years ago, life was  1 than 2  today. People didn't have modern machines. There 3 modern medicine, 4 .

　　Life today 5 5new problems. One of the biggest is pollution (污染). Water pollution has 6 our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and affects (影响) our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us 7 louder and 8 . Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It affects 9 living thing in the world.

　　Cars, planes and factories all pollute (污染) our air every day. Sometimes the pollution is so 10 that it is like a quilt (被子) 11 a city. This kind of quilt12 smog.

　　Many countries are making new laws (法律) to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water 13 away, they mustn't blow dirty smoke into the air.

　　We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin (垃圾箱) and 14 throw it on the ground．We can go to work by bus 15 with our friends 16 . If 17 people driving, there will be 18 pollution.

　　Laws are not 19 . Every person must 20 against pollution.

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　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11～30各题所给四个选项(Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ)中选出最佳选项.

　　Alex felt restless. Along with his sister Rosita and his friend Hugo, Alex had been waiting in the cave for nearly three hours 1 either an attack from the returning robbers or the 2 of a rescue party, but nothing had happened. He and Rosita had some 3 and a sleep, and now it was Hugo's turn to sleep after his meal. Rosita was 4 in the entrance to the cave keeping watch on the valley below. Alex threw himself down beside her.

　　“I do hope Ruark is all right,”she said, her eyes on the view outside.“I keep hoping I will 5 him somewhere.”

　　“I'm sure he's okay,”answered Alex.“I'm pretty 6 the enemy thought it was a ground 7 Anyway, they were too busy rushing to 8 in their jeep to 9 time firing at a condor(神鹰). I'm not worried about him. What I am worrying about, though, are the words on that 10 that was tied to Ruark's leg. I keep saying the words to myself.

　　What about the cave? There's a two-meter hole at the back of it. No one will find it. There are so many caves...

　　The money they stole is hidden somewhere out there and I should hate them to come back and 11 it from under our noses.”

　　“Well,” replied his sister,“you 12 what the man said. There are so many caves. At a 13 , I can see about two hundred of them dotted around. It could take a week to 14 in them all.”

　　“Yes. It's a 15 hiding place, but I think we have one clue(线索) that might help us. Ruark was perched(落) somewhere 16 enough for the tape to pick up their 17 . He was probably situated just above the entrance. Condors are not 18 tiny birds so he may have been on a shelf or an overhanging rock 19 enough to take his big feet and body.”Alex 20 closed his eyes against the strong light outside and tried to examine the opposite side of the valley.

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My husband hasn't stopped laughing about a funny thing that __1__ to me. It is funny now but it wasn't __2__. __3__ Friday, after __4__ all family shopping in town, I wanted a rest __5__ catching the train, so I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the __6__ coffee shop--that cheap, self-service place with long tables to __7__. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to keep __8__, and went to get a cup of coffee.

When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in __9__. It was one of those wild-looking youngsters, __10__ dark glasses and torn __11__, and hair colored bright red at the front. Not so unusual these days. What __12__ surprise me was that he had started to eat my chocolate.

Naturally, I was annoyed, __13__, to avoid trouble--and really I was rather __14__ about him. I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me closely. Then he took __15__ piece of my chocolate. I could __16__ believe it. Still I didn't dare to __17__ an argument. When he took a third piece, I felt more __18__ than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I got it.

The boy __19__ me a strange look, then stood up. __20__ he left he shouted out, “This __21__ is crazy,” Everyone stareD．That was embarrassing (令人难堪的) enough, but it was __22__ when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red--as red as __23__--when I realized I'd made a __24__. It wasn't my chocolate that he had been taking, There was mine, unopened, just __25__ my newspaper.

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　　I remember vividly that first English class in the last term of high school. We boys (there were no girls in the school) were __1__ expectantly for the new teacher to appear __2__, through the door came a tall ordinary-looking man __3__ about40. He said shyly, “Good afternoon, gentlemen.”

　　His __4__ had a surprising tone of respect, almost __5__ he were addressing the Supreme Court (最高法院) __6__ a group of youngsters. He wrote his __7__ on the blackboard--Wilmer T. Stone __8__ sat on the front of his desk.

　　“Gentlemen,” he began, “we are now this __9__--your last--to continue your study of __10__. I know we shall __11__ learning with and __12__ one another. We are going to learn __13__ about journalism and __14__ to get out your weekly school paper. __15__, we are going to try to feel the __16__ of good literature (文学) __17__ some of us will really get __18__ in reading and writing A man who reads lives __19__. A man who __20__, walks the earth with a blindfold (蒙眼布，眼罩). If I had to put all my __21__,into a single word, it would be: browse (广泛浏览).”

　　Mr Stone went on like that, __22__ in a friendly and understanding tone. The __23__ of the class came __24__ soon. And we boys had to leave the classroom __25__ an unexpected feeling of excitement.

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　　Yesterday morning Peter said to 1 ,“I've got to write that economics paper（经济学论文）today. If I don't do 2 , I've got to write that paper.”

　　He sat down 3 his desk and put a sheet of paper into his 4 . He looked 5 the window, ate a piece of candy, 6 up to get a drink of water, 7 his teeth, and sat down at his desk again.

　　“I 8 my family since Thanksgiving,”he said to himself,“I'll write them a letter 9 .”

　　Peter wrote his family a long letter.“My typewriter 10 a new ribbon. I've got to change this ribbon 11 I write my economics paper.”

　　The ink from the typewriter ribbon got his hands very dirty, 12 he washed and washed 13 . 14 he was washing his hands, he 15 that his fingernails（指甲）were 16 long. He cut them very 17 and then went back to his desk. He put a sheet of paper 18 his typewriter, looked out of the window, and looked at his 19 . It was noon.

　　“I'll get some 20 now,”he said to himself.“After lunch I'll write that paper, if I don't do anything else.”

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