64.She is a l_____ more intellectual than I am.

63.We are not going to have any_____(课程) next week.

62.I get his _____(邀请),but I can’t go.

61.Brian is _____(安静) than most of the students in his class.

(C)

Who Is the Best Salesman in the World?

Harry finished his college and wanted to find a job in the city.One day he saw an advertisement(广告)in a window.It said, “Wanted:The best salesman in the world.Top Pay.”

“I’m a great salesman,”Harry said to himself. “I’m sure that I can sell anything.I’ll go in and ask for that job.”

So Harry went into the building.He saw a manager(经理)in it.He said to the manager, “Good morning.I saw your advertisement.I think I’m the best salesman in the world.Give me the job ,please.”

“You must prove(证明)that you’re the best,”the manager said.

“I’ll pass every test that you give me,”Harry said.

“Good,”the manager said,and he took a box of sweets out of his desk. “Last week I bought a thousand boxes of this sweets.If you can sell them all before the end of the week,you can have the job.”

“That’s easy,”Harry said.

He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.

Every day and all day he went from shop to shop,trying to sell boxes of the sweets.But he couldn’t sell one.The sweets were so bad that he couldn’t even give them away.

At the end of the week he went back to the manager. “I’m sorry,sir,”he said. “I was wrong about myself. I’m not the best salesman in the world,but I know who is.”

“Oh,”said the manager. “Who do you think is the best?”

“The person who sold you a thousand boxes of the sweets.”

56.The manager told Harry______.

A.　　　 he could start work at once

B.　　　 he was the best salesman in the world

C.　　　 he wasn’t a good salesman

D.　　 he must show he was the best salesman in the world

57.Harry could get the job if______.

A.he sold a thousand boxes of sweets

B.he gave away a thousand boxes of sweets

C.he sent the manager a thousand boxes of sweets

D.he bought a thousand boxes of sweets from the manager

58.Harry thought it was easy to sell the sweets because______.

A.he thought he was a great salesman and he could sell anything

B.he could give them away

C.he wanted to get the job

D.many persons liked sweets

59.Harry couldn’t sell the sweets because______.

A.he was not a good salesman

B.the sweets were too bad

C.he wanted to send them to his friends

D.nobody liked sweets

60.From the story we know that______.

A.the manager was very clever

B.Harry wasn’t good at selling things

C.The manager wouldn’t let Harry work in his office

D.Harry got the job

Ⅷ.根据中文、首字母或所给词的适当形式填空(5分)

(B)

He is quiet and shy.He likes to hide(隐藏) his eyes behind his hair.He doesn’t smile very often. However ,if you talk to him about music,he will have a lot to say.

This is Jay Chou, the 26-year-old pop king in Taiwan .His fans were so excited because he sang new songs in Beijing on September 12 in 2003.And the album was released(被发行) in July and was named after his mother.

Chou grew up just with his mother.He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects.

His mother noticed the boy’s special interest in music and sent him to learn the piano when he was only three years old.He loved it and kept on practicing.

Chou is not very handsome,but the singer has huge crowds of fans.

“He is true to himself and never follows others,”said one of his fans.

51.From this passage,we know that Jay Chou_______.

A.is very handsome　　　　　 B.has a bright smile

C.often talks a lot　　　　　　 D.is a pop music star

52.His fans were so excited because______.

A.he released a new album in July　　

B.he sang new songs in Beijing

C.he can play the piano very well　

D.his new album was named after his mother

53.When he was a little child,he______.

A.　　　 talked a lot every day　　　

B.did well in his study at school

C.started to like music　　　　

D.had huge crowds of fans

54.According to one of his fans,Jay______.

A.is a good student　　　

B. has long and beautiful hair

C. is a well-know pianist(钢琴家)　　

D.is very attractive(吸引)to him

55.The sentence “He never follows others” in the last paragraph means______.

A.　　　 he always has his own style　　　

B.　　　 he likes to walk alone

C.　　　 he does not like other people’s songs at all　

D.　　 no one can catch up with(赶上)him

(A)

James lived in a city in the north. He wanted to visit some places in the south,but he didn’t want to spend too much money.

Last summer he had a short vacation.He decided to take a trip to Hainan.He

talked to a friend about his plan.His friend said,“It’s a long journey.If you go by plane, you’ll get there in a few hours.Then you’ll have more time for sightseeing.If you go by train,it’ll take you four or five days to get there.”

　 He left in the middle of June and got back to work at the end of the month.It took him more than two weeks to make the trip.What was the matter ?He went by ship for most of the journey.

判断正(T)误(F)(5分)

46.James lives in a city in the south.

47.He had a short holiday last year.

48.The trip to the south took him over two weeks.

49.He came back in June.

50.It’ll take a few days to travel from the north to the south by plane.

35.Good learning habits are good_____me to study more and better.

　A.for　　　　　　　 B.to　　　　　　　　 C.at　　　　　　　 D.on

34.It is_____today than yesterday.Shall we go swimming this afternoon?

　A.the hottest　　　 B.hot　　　　　　　 C.hottest　　　　　 D.hotter