阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　Mr Fox had spent the last 20 years of his working life as manager of Dougal's，the gentleman's tailor in the High Street．When he retired（退休），he 　　1　　 an old farm cottage，with a yard and a small field some five miles 　　2　　 the town．There he planned to 　　3　　 a few chickens，grow his own vegetables and pretend he earned his 　　4　　 from agriculture．In fact his pension（退休金）was quite enough to 　　5　　 for the simple life that suited his wife Amelia，and himself．

　　It was while 　　6　　 the old barn（谷仓）on the far side of the yard that he 　　7　　 an interesting discovery．In a corner，under some old boxes，he found some large pieces of an antique（古董） 　　8　　 ．Curiously，he took them into the kitchen and，much to the unhappiness of his wife， 　　9　　 the dirt off them in the kitchen sink（洗涤槽）．That evening he 　　10　　 newspapers over the kitchen table and carefully stuck the pieces 　　11　　 ．Two pieces were missing，but even Mr Fox's wife，who did not share his 　　12　　 in antiques，had to 　　13　　 that the bowl looked rather splendid．

　　Two days later，having pulled down the barn，Mr Fox was digging over the ground in preparation for fitting a greenhouse 　　14　　 he discovered the two missing pieces．When he had stuck them in 　　15　　 the bowl looked so fine that Amelia 　　16　　 to its being placed in the sitting-room，in front of the 　　17　　 ．

　　A few days later two police officers knocked at the door and pointed to the bowl in the window．Amelia 　　18　　 her husband．

　　“Yes，I found this bowl recently．Is there anything 　　19　　 ？”Mr Fox looked nervously at their 　　20　　 faces．

　　“The fact is，”one officer said，“that it disappeared from a museum in 1965．”

1．A．borrowed	B．moved	C．bought	D．hired
2．A．out of	B．inside	C．past	D．by
3．A．pick	B．keep	C．taste	D．collect
4．A．farming	B．living	C．dining	D．housing
5．A．offer	B．give	C．satisfy	D．provide
6．A．repairing	B．clearing	C．building	D．closing
7．A．took	B．carried	C．made	D．brought
8．A．jar	B．basin	C．tea-pot	D．bowl
9．A．pushed	B．cut	C．washed	D．threw
10．A．spread（摊开）	B．bent	C．pulled	D．supplied
11．A．again	B．together	C．well	D．fairly
12．A．knowledge	B．method	C．interest	D．research
13．A．report	B．support	C．notice	D．admit
14．A．while	B．when	C．before	D．as
15．A．touch	B．wound	C．position	D．situation
16．A．agreed	B．forbade	C．found	D．ordered
17．A．house	B．window	C．board	D．furniture
18．A．shouted	B．gathered	C．invited	D．called
19．A．funny	B．necessary	C．regular	D．wrong
20．A．proud	B．familiar	C．serious	D．angry

If you are having trouble falling asleep, you are in good company. About 65% of Americans said they have sleeping problems a few nights each week, according to a recent study by the National Sleep Foundation. Sleeping too little can lead to a higher risk of becoming fat and getting depressed(沮丧的). But before you go to a doctor for advice, you’d better examine your sleeping habits one more time. Some of your favorite evening habits may have something to do with the sleeping problems.　　
1. Setting a Bright Alarm Clock.
The light of your bright alarm clock can prevent you from falling asleep. You can make your room as dark as possible. Cover the bright numbers with a book or consider buying a small travel clock. Your cellphone alarm may also do the trick.
2. Counting Sheep
When you just can’t fall asleep, it’s useless to stay in bed to count sheep. If you’ve been trying to fall asleep for more than 30 minutes, the National Sleep Foundation suggests you get up to do some reading or watch TV for a while. Such activities will make you sleepy. Before you know it, you’ll be going back to bed really tired.
　　3. Exercising Late at Night
Daytime workouts(锻炼) will keep you full of energy for hours. That’s why you don’t want to exercise within three hours of hitting the sack. Fierce(剧烈的)physical activity raise your body temperature and pumps your energy level—both are bad for a good night’s sleep.
【小题1】 What can we learn from the first sentence of the passage?

A．It’s not good to fail to fall asleep at night.

B．People in a good company often have sleeping problems.

C．There are many people who have sleeping problems.

D．You should find someone to talk to if you can’t fall asleep.

【小题2】The underlined part “hitting the sack” in the last paragraph means “______”.

A．going back home	B．going to bed
C．going to the gym	D．falling asleep

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．The bad results of getting too little sleep.

B．Why the bright alarm clock keeps you awake.

C．What to do if you can’t fall asleep after 30 minutes.

D．Why watching TV and reading books make people sleepy.

【小题4】By writing the passage, the writer mainly wants to tell us _______.

A．why so many people can’t sleep well at night

B．how to enjoy a good night’s sleep

C．that sleeping problems are troubling more and more people

D．that people may solve their sleeping problems by some habits

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阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　My wife and I spent a few weeks in London last year．We went there in the 　1　 We think it is the 　2　 season to visit England．The 　3　 is usually good 　4　 there aren't many 　5　 in October．

　　We 　6　 in small hotel in the West End．We 　7　 most of our sightseeing on foot．We went to 　8　 the places which all travellers see．We went shopping and spent 　9　 much money．　10　 we liked most going to the 　11　 We don't have the 　12　 to see such 　13　 plays at home．A lot of people say English 　14　 is very bad．We didn't think 　15　. it is 　16　 that most of the restaurants are French，Italian or Chinese，but we had some very 　17　 meals．

　　In fact，we 　18　 our boliday so much that we have already decided to go there again this year．We are going to take our umbrellas，　19　 I'm sure we will need 　20　 sometimes．

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