阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个　　 最佳答案。　　

　　    British postmen and milkmen have a reputation (名声) 1 being　　 cheerful. 2 they both arrive very early in the morning, when you are　　 perhaps not feeling very good-tempered (脾气), their 3 knocking and　　 bright whistling may make you feel 4. Of course, there are some gloomy　　 (忧闷的) postmen, who make you think that every letter contains sad　　 news, but the majority are pleasant. This is quite surprising, because　　 5 the mail each morning is a job which is not very 6 paid and there　　 are a great many problems.　　

　　 　　 　　 　　

　　    The city postman 7 go on foot, not only along streets but also up　　 and down 8, as many 9 of flats still have no lifts and no downstairs　　 letter box. If he has a registered letter to send, he has to wait for　　 someone to come to the door 10 for it. That person may greet him in a　　 most unfriendly way if he has just been woken 11 a deep sleep very　　 early in the morning.　　

　　 　　 　　 　　

　　     In the country, a postman may have a 12 or a small van, so he does　　 not have to walk 13, however he has his problems, too. It is very　　 annoying to be compelled to go all the way to a 14 house simply to　　 send a post card or a printed letter, when 15 makes the journey half　　 an hour 16. In winter, weather conditions are bad, but the postmen　　 must 17 in the rain or the snow. Sometimes it is impossible 18 a van　　 or a bike 19, and he has to do his round 20, like his city workmates.　　 Most country people keep a dog. Although there may be a notice on the　　 gate, "Guard 21 THE DOG", this is 22 to the postman. He is forced to　　 go in, whether the dog is dangerous or not. So every day the country　　 postman knows that, if the dog is not safely 23, it 24 bite him on the　　 leg or 25 his trousers.

　　

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1.	A. in	B. for	C. of	D. on	［　　 ］
2.	A. As	B. Though	C. If	D. Since	［　　 ］
3.	A. aloud	B. quite	C. loud	D. quiet	［　　 ］
4.	A. upset	B. pleasant	C. joyful	D. uncomfortable	［　　 ］
5.	A. to deliver	B. delivering	C. being delivered	D. deliver	［　　 ］
6.	A. good	B. well	C. small	D. large	［　　 ］
7.	A. has to	B. must	C. would	D. should	［　　 ］
8.	A. paths	B. roads	C. streets	D. stairs	［　　 ］
9.	A. group	B. blocks	C. dozens	D. lines	［　　 ］
10.	A. to sign	B. signed	C. being signed	D. signing	［　　 ］
11.	A. with	B. from	C. to	D. under	［　　 ］
12.	A. bike	B. bus	C. car	D. carriage	［　　 ］
13.	A. too far	B. so far	C. far enough	D. enough far	［　　 ］
14.	A. lonely	B. alone	C. big	D. old	［　　 ］
15.	A. it	B. this	C. he	D. they	［　　 ］
16.	A. long	B. more longer	C. longer	D. too longer	［　　 ］
17.	A. carry off	B. carry on	C. carry out	D. carry in	［　　 ］
18.	A. to use	B. using	C. to ride	D. riding	［　　 ］
19.	A. in these conditions	B. in the weather	C. in the rain	D. in the snow	［　　 ］
20.	A. by bus	B. in the van	C. on foot	D. by car	［　　 ］
21.	A. against	B. of	C. at	D. by	［　　 ］
22.	A. helpful	B. of little help	C. help	D. helping	［　　 ］
23.	A. tied of	B. tied up	C. tied in	D. ties to	［　　 ］
24.	A. may	B. might	C. would	D. will	［　　 ］
25.	A. bite	B. tear	C. draw	D. pull	［　　 ］

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The e-book is a downloadable book that can be put right onto your e-reader, certain cell-phones and computers. There are websites that sell e-books where you can buy them and load them right onto whatever device you choose. The e-book makes it possible to take reading with you, without the mess of carrying dozens of books around with you.

However, not all book authors are okay with having their books in digital format(格式). The writer of Harry Potter says that her books will never be an e-book, and many just like her feel the same way. However, there are lots of authors who absolutely love the idea and feel it’s the next step to keep books alive.

The e-book can be loaded onto an e-reader which is a mini-device that is slim and compact just like a cell phone. It usually has a touch pad screen and can hold a few hundred books. That ’s perfect news for people who travel on planes or go on holidays and would love to take a collection with them but wouldn’t carry fifty hard covers.

The other great thing about e-readers is that you can read e-books on them quickly and there’s no need for two hands to hold the book and turn the page; it is more convenient for people to read it. Most of them also have a nightlight, so if you want to read at night but don’t want a big light on to wake your partner, the e-reader is ideal. You can also use it on a plane, train or bus when it’s dark.

Websites that sell e-books have their sites looking just like ordinary bookstore websites. There is a list for best sellers and a new release section. There are also e-books on sale and gift certificates available to give to someone who also downloads e-books. They seem to cost the same amount of money as buying a paperback book.

 

Title	The e-books
1.________ of e-books	Downloadable books which can be put right onto e-readers, cell phones and computers.
Book authors’ 2.________ towards e-books	●Some 3.________ to have their books in digital format ●Others think that the digital format can keep books 4.________.
5._______of e-readers	●Be a slim and small e-readers mini-device. ●Usually have a touch pad screen. ●Be able to 6.________ a few hundred books. ●Be 7.________ to carry on tour. ●Enable the person to read e-books quickly 8.________ holding the book and turning the page. ●Have a nightlight to 9.________ the person to read at night or in the dark.
Features of e-book websites	●Offer a list of best sellers and newly-released books. ●Offer gift certificates to the people 10.________ e-books.

 

 

In 1970, at the age of 35, my father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. There was not much      done at that time and my father had to rely on the medication and treatment that were      at that time. But one thing was      , my father was not a quitter. He was a teacher who       children with special educational needs in Chicago Public High School. Every day we would hear      about “his kids”. These “kids” did not usually      my sister and I.

One day, my father arrived at his school and walked up the     for his first period. He was having a very       day because the disease was really taking everything out of him. He       once and bruised (擦伤) his knee but he still kept going.       did he know that someone was watching.

As the day      his steps began to get a little lighter. At the end of the day, he was about to leave      a young girl entered his office. He had met her in the hallway but she was not one of his      . He asked what he could do for her and she said, “I just wanted to thank you for     my life.”

He looked at her and couldn’t       what he had done. She then went on      . “When I got up this morning, I felt as if I was at the end of my      and ready to kill myself. But when I saw you trying to go up the stairs and then you fell, I felt    and the feeling of sadness just kept getting     . And now you are walking as      as ever. It’s really true that everything will get better as the days go on.”

1.A. information                      B. research                            C. knowledge             D. experience

2.A. favorable                     B. believable                        C. reasonable            D. available

3.A. obvious                       B. special                         C. natural              D. strange

4.A. abandoned              B. followed                           C. taught              D. attended

5.A. stories                              B. jokes                 C. songs                       D. humors

6.A. connect                      B. change                     C. mean                       D. defeat

7.A. mountains                B. stairs                                 C. ladders        D. streets

8.A. normal                   B. pleasant                           C. simple              D. difficult

9.A. fell                            B. stood               C. happened         D. appeared

10.A. Few                          B. Little              C. Seldom             D. Never

11.A. arrived                          B. progressed         C. broke               D. stopped

12.A. until                                 B. before                C. when                      D. while

13.A. students                             B. friends             C. teachers               D. workers

14.A. losing                     B. giving               C. passing     D. saving

15.A. write down                 B. figure out                         C. cut off               D. put up

16.A. responding             B. admitting                          C. explaining           D. complaining

17.A. rope                B. wall               C. road                 D. work

18.A. sorry                B. bad               C. lucky                 D. proud

19.A. lower                  B. weaker           C. higher             D. stronger

20.A. carefully             B. quickly           C. lightly              D. slowly

 

 

Carlos Gardel was born on Dec. 11, 1890, just at the right time. The recording and film industries were jus starting to impact the world. Carlos had good looks and a pleasant voice. His death occurred at the peak of his career and popularity in a tragic accident.

Carlos Gardel was the first great singer of tango and to this day remains an icon (崇拜对象) in Argentina, Uruguay and much of the world. As a result of his important role in tango, there are three countries that claim him as their own: France, Uruguay and Argentina.

Carlos’s mother, Berthe, was an unmarried mother and his father did not recognize him. His mother took Carlos to Buenos Aires in 1893. They lived in a poor part of town and Carlos spent his time in the streets; he dropped out of school in 1906 at the age of 15 and started singing in bars.

For the next few years, Carlos toured the clubs and theaters of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. His most constant singing partner was Jose Razzano, a folk singer Carlos had met earlier during a singing match. In 1915, after playing in a club in Brazil, Carlos was shot in the left lung, where the bullet stayed for the rest of his life. “Mi Noche Triste” was the hit song that sent Carlos skyrocketing in popularity. It became the first recorded vocal tango and the public was grabbed by the recording of the song. Carlos and Rozzano spent the next years touring through Latin America. In 1923, they left the continent and struck out for Europe. In 1935, Carlos decided to go on tour through the Caribbean and northern South America. On June 24, a plane he was a passenger in was hit by another plane on the runway. Everyone on board was killed.

     Carlos may be gone, but he is far from forgotten.

6. The passage was mainly written to ______.

         A. show us the history of tango                          B. introduce the first singer of tango

         C. teach us how tango developed                      D. advertise a tango class

7. We can infer from the passage that _____.

         A. Carlos lived a poor life with his mother in Buenos Aires

         B. Carlos had only been to France, Uruguay and Argentina

         C. Carlos died at the age of 54.

         D. Carlos was born when the film industry began to fail

8. What’s the RIGHT time order of the following events?

         a. Carlos toured through Latin America.

         b. Carlos was shot after playing in a club in Brazil.

         c. Carlos toured the clubs and theaters of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.

         d. Carlos moved to Buenos Aires.

         A. cbad                                 B. dcba                                 C. cabd                                 D. dcab

9. The underlined word “grabbed” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by _____.

         A. lied                                   B. frightened                      C. cheated                          D. attracted

10. Which of the following statements about Carlos in NOT  true?

         A. His singing partner Jose was his brother.

         B. He is an important figure in the world of tango.

         C. His father did not recognize him

         D. He died in a plane accident.

 

When Mr Smith retired(退休), he bought a small 41  in a village near the sea. He 42   it and hoped to live a quiet life in this house.

    But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most  43   building in the village. From morning to night there were  44  outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and  45  of them even went into Mr Smith’s garden. This was too much for Mr Smith. He decided to ask the visitors to  46   . So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, “If you want 47  your curiosity(好奇心)，come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr Smith was sure that the visitors would 48  coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr Smith had to 49   every day showing them around his house.“I came here to   50  not to work as a guide（导游）,”he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

1.A. garden     B. shop         C. house            D. school

2. A. liked      B. hated          C. sold         D. built

3. A. big       B. interesting      C. small        D. clean

4.A. children       B. students     C. parents      D. tourists

5. A. no            B. none         C. many         D. much

6. A. come      B. leave            C. stay         D. play

7. A. to satisfy    B. satisfy  C. to satisfying    D. satisfying

8. A. go on     B. stop         C. continue     D. not

9. A. take      B. cost         C. spend            D. pay

10. A. play     B. work         C. watch            D. retire