B

About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to carry too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred- dollar bill in the safe for me.

 The next morning, however, the clerk said he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof that I had given the man the money. There was nothing I could do but go to the nearest lawyer.

  The lawyer advised me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. This I did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money. Since I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the second hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not say he knew nothing about it.

Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer’s plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel. I asked for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and when the clerk insisted he had already given it to me, I denied（否认）it. The lawyer said to him, “I saw this gentleman give you a hundred dollars. If you don’t hand it over immediately, I’ll be forced to call the police.”

 The clerk realized he had been tricked, so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.

 “I don’t know how to thank you enough for getting my money back,” I said to the lawyer. And what you suppose he answered?

  He said, “Oh, don’t thank me. That will be a hundred dollars, please.”

60. The man went to a Detroit hotel one day to___________.

A. get his money back                      B. put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe

C. ask to be a desk clerk             D. stay for the night

61. The hotel clerk at last returned the first hundred-dollar bill to the man because _________.

A. he knew the lawyer’s plan very well  

B. he found the lawyer tricking him

C. he didn’t want to get into trouble with the police  

D. he wanted to give the man a surprise

62. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The man didn’t get his 200 dollars back.

B. The lawyer was happy that the man got both his bills back.

C. The lawyer asked for 100 dollars.

D. The man thanked the lawyer by paying him some money.

63．The man was _______.

A. wise             B. foolish          C. happy           D. sad

A .A sense of humor is not an inborn ability.

B.A sense of humor can be developed in our life.

C. A sense of humor helps us from several aspects（方面）.

D.A sense of humor means more than telling jokes.

E.A sense of humor can be expressed in many ways.

F.A sense of humor helps people to better enjoy life.

61．_____ As awareness of the benefits of humor increases, most of us want to get all the laughs we can. It seems that almost every day there is another new discovery about the power of humor to help us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Every system of the body responds to laughter in some important or positive way.

62．_____ Many people mistakenly believe that we are born with a sense of humor. They think that when it comes to a sense of humor, “either you’ve got it or you don’t.” This is false. What is true, however, is that the ability to laugh and smile is actually something we are born with. For example, we laugh when we are tickled under the arm, even without thinking about how to react.

63．_____ The parts of the brain and central nervous system that control laughing and smiling are mature at birth in human infants, but that is not the same thing as having a sense of humor. (After all, when a baby laughs in his small bed we don’t rush over and say, “That kid has a great sense of humor.”) Your sense of humor is something you can develop over a lifetime. Don’t be nervous before others and try to laugh at yourself—then you will make them laugh too.

64．_____ Humor includes a lot more than laughing and joke telling. Many people worry needlessly that they do not have a good sense of humor because they are not good joke tellers. More than jokes, a sense of humor requires being willing and able to see the funny side of life’s situations as they happen. In fact, one of the best definition of a sense of humor is “the ability to see the nonserious element in a situation”.

65．_____ There may be a thousand different ways to express your sense of humor, but joke telling is only one of those ways. As more is discovered about how humor benefits our life, more people will be able to see and enjoy the humor when they are in a difficult situation. Life depends on air, food and water, but it is made easier to live with a good sense of humor.

A Tour City ------- Pompeii

Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii (庞贝，意大利那不勒斯附近一座古城) , Italy. They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for ------ its stadium (运动场) and theatre, its shops and restaurants. The tourists do not, however, see Pompeii’s people. They do not see them because Pompeii has no people. No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2000 years.

Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22,000 people. It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius (维苏威火山) , a grass-covered volcano (火山). Mount Vesuvius had not erupted (爆发) for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt safe. But they were not.

In August of AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted. The entire top of the mountain exploded, and a huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii. When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried (埋藏) under 20 feet of stones and ashes. Almost all of its people were dead.

For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash. Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover (发现) Pompeii. Slowly, carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug. The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79. There were streets and fountains, houses and shops. There was a stadium with 20, 000 seats. Perhaps the most important of all, there were everyday objects, which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii. Many glasses and jars had some dark blue colour in the bottom, so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine. They liked bread, too; metal bread pans were in even bakery (面包房). In one bakery there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread ------- a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today. Tiny boxes filled with a dark, shiny powder tell us that women liked to wear eye-makeup (眼部化装品) .

Ginseppe has died, but his work continues. One-fourth has not been uncovered yet. Scientists are still digging, still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.

49．Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year?

A.　　 To visit the volcano.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. To shop and eat there.

C.To watch sports and plays.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. To see how Pompeiians lived

50. Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79?

A Because Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully.

B Because the city was buried alive and remained untouched.

C Because scientists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects.

D Because nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted.

51. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “ exploded” in the third paragraph?

A.　爆炸 　　　　　　　 B.震动　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.倒塌　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.开裂

52. What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2000 years ago?

A They lived more or less the same as Italians now do.

B They liked women wearing all kings of makeup.

C They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating.

D They went back to Pompeii after the eruption in AD 79.

    “Hello, Jill．How nice to see you here, ” said Jack．“   1   here often?  Not as much as I’d like．I often   2   my friends here, but now I live a long way away, ”Jill explained．“ In fact, it’s exactly three years   3   .”

“ Well, ” said Jack, “tell me what   4   here today, then．” “Last week my mother had an accident in her car．She   5   when it happened．Suddenly a motorcycle came out of another street and she   6   stop very quickly, and she   7   another car from behind．She banged her head on the car roof．” “   8   her safety belt on at the time?” Jack asked．“No, she never wears one． I don’t think   9   in that car,” Jill explained．“I hope your mother   10   ” said Jack．“No, thank goodness, but the doctor said she   11   stay in hospital   12   completely better,” explained Jill, “And so you   13   see her now?” Jack wanted to know．“Yes,” said Jill, “every day someone goes to the hospital   14   ．She’s a lot better now.” “I’m glad to hear that,” said Jack．“Anyway   15   coffee.”

1．A．Are you coming

B．Are you going

C．Do you come

D．Do you go

2．A．meet

B．used to meet

C．use to meet

D．am use to meet

3．A．since then we moved

B．since we moved

C．that we moved as

D．that we move

4．A．you’re doing

B．you do

C．do you do

D．takes you

5．A．went to Oxford Street along

B．was going Oxford Street along

C．was going along Oxford Street

D．went along the Oxford Street

6．A．must

B．had to

C．ought to

D．had better

7．A．was beaten with

B．was hit with

C．was beaten by

D．was hit by

8．A．Was she having

B．Did she have

C．Has she put

D．Was she put on

9．A．they were any

B．there were any

C．they were any ones

D．there were any ones

10．A．wasn’t badly hurt

B．wasn’t hurt bad

C．wasn’t so much hurt

D．wasn’t too much hurt

11．A．need

B．ought

C．should

D．would rather

12．A．until she is

B．until after she will be

C．until she will be

D．until she’s going to be

13．A．just were at

B．just were in

C．have just gone to

D．have just been to

14．A．for seeing her

B．so as to see her

C．that we see her

D．to see her

15．A．let me pay you your

B．let me to pay your

C．let me pay for your

D．let me pay your

 

    “Hello, Jill．How nice to see you here, ” said Jack．“   1   here often?  Not as much as I’d like．I often   2   my friends here, but now I live a long way away, ”Jill explained．“ In fact, it’s exactly three years   3   .”

“ Well, ” said Jack, “tell me what   4   here today, then．” “Last week my mother had an accident in her car．She   5   when it happened．Suddenly a motorcycle came out of another street and she   6   stop very quickly, and she   7   another car from behind．She banged her head on the car roof．” “   8   her safety belt on at the time?” Jack asked．“No, she never wears one． I don’t think   9   in that car,” Jill explained．“I hope your mother   10   ” said Jack．“No, thank goodness, but the doctor said she   11   stay in hospital   12   completely better,” explained Jill, “And so you   13   see her now?” Jack wanted to know．“Yes,” said Jill, “every day someone goes to the hospital   14   ．She’s a lot better now.” “I’m glad to hear that,” said Jack．“Anyway   15   coffee.”

1．A．Are you coming

B．Are you going

C．Do you come

D．Do you go

2．A．meet

B．used to meet

C．use to meet

D．am use to meet

3．A．since then we moved

B．since we moved

C．that we moved as

D．that we move

4．A．you’re doing

B．you do

C．do you do

D．takes you

5．A．went to Oxford Street along

B．was going Oxford Street along

C．was going along Oxford Street

D．went along the Oxford Street

6．A．must

B．had to

C．ought to

D．had better

7．A．was beaten with

B．was hit with

C．was beaten by

D．was hit by

8．A．Was she having

B．Did she have

C．Has she put

D．Was she put on

9．A．they were any

B．there were any

C．they were any ones

D．there were any ones

10．A．wasn’t badly hurt

B．wasn’t hurt bad

C．wasn’t so much hurt

D．wasn’t too much hurt

11．A．need

B．ought

C．should

D．would rather

12．A．until she is

B．until after she will be

C．until she will be

D．until she’s going to be

13．A．just were at

B．just were in

C．have just gone to

D．have just been to

14．A．for seeing her

B．so as to see her

C．that we see her

D．to see her

15．A．let me pay you your

B．let me to pay your

C．let me pay for your

D．let me pay your