第一节:阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。 A Miss Baker was awaken(醒来) by a great noise. Their ship hit something and stopped. So much water filled the ship’s cabin and all the people were in a fluster(在慌乱中). She couldn’t see anything. She was taken on to a lifeboat before the ship went down under the water. A few days later, she and the other two men got to a small island. They had neither food nor dry clothes. The girl tried to mend her broken jacket and skirt while the men went to look for something to eat. But she failed, she could find nothing useful. Some days passed and nobody came to save them. The girl lost her confidence and tried to kill herself. Her new friends found out and looked after her better. On the eighth day, the girl saw a ship far away. She told her friends about it and they began to wave(挥舞)her red jacket. The men on the ship saw them and they carried them to the ship. All the people and her friends were happy, but the girl looked sad. “You must be hungry, ”said the captain(船长). “Go and eat something first.” “Wait a minute, ”said Miss Baker. “Give me a set of clean clothes first, please.” “But why?” “Nobody can know how hungry I’m now. But they can see how dirty my clothes are!” 1.The accident happened _______ . A.in the daytime B.at noon C.in the morning D.at night 2.In a fluster, Miss Baker _______ . A.left the ship without anything B.couldn’t find her friends
C.couldn’t call her parents D.took another lifeboat by mistake 3.Miss Baker and her friends spent _______ on the small island. A.five days B.six days C.a week D.two weeks 4.Miss Baker didn’t think _______ , so she wanted to kill herself. A.she could find clean clothes B.they could be saved C.they could find more food D.they could live in winter 5.The story tells us _______. A.Miss Baker always kept healthy B.Miss Baker knew she was wrong C.Miss Baker thanked the captain very much D.Miss Baker tried her best to keep her clothes clean and tidy
B There are labels(标签) inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes. The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water. A sweater label may tell you to wash in cold water. The label on a coat may say “dry clean only”, for washing may ruin this coat. If you do as the directions (说明)on the label, you can keep your clothes looking their best for a long time. Many clothes today must be dry cleaned. Dry cleaning is expensive. When buying new clothes, check to see if they will need to be dry cleaned. You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed. You can save money if you buy clothes that are well made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after they have been washed many times. Clothes that cost more money are not necessarily(不一定) better made. They do not always fit better. Sometimes less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes. 6.If you want to save money, you had better buy clothes that __ . A.don’t fit you B.don’t last long C.need to be dry cleaned D.can be washed 7.The labels inside the clothes tell you______. A.how to keep them looking their best B.how to save money C.whether they fit you or not D.where to get them dry cleaned 8.We learn from the passage that cheaper clothes __ . A.are always worse made B.must be dry cleaned C.can not be washed D.can sometimes fit you better 9.The best title for the passage should be __ . A.Buy Less Expensive Clothes B.Taking Enough Money When Shopping C.Being a Clever Clothes Shopper D.Choosing the Labels inside New Clothes
C A Narrow Escape Shortly after the war, my brother and I were invited to spend a few days’ holiday with an uncle who had just returned from abroad. He had rented (租) a cottage in the country, although he hardly spent much time there. We understood the reason for this after our arrival: the cottage had no comfortable furniture in it. Many of the windows were broken and the roof leaked (漏水), making the whole house wet. On our first evening, we sat around the fire after supper listening to the stories our uncle told of his many adventures in distant countries. I was so tired after the long train journey that I would have preferred to go to bed; but I could not bear to miss any of my uncle’s exciting stories, He was just in the middle of describing a rather terrifying experience he had once had when there was a loud crash(倒塌声) from the bedroom above, the one where my brother and I were going to sleep. When we got to the top of the stairs and opened the bedroom door, a strange sight met our eyes. A large part of the ceiling had fallen right on to the pillow(枕头)of my bed. 10.The uncle disliked the rented cottage for the reason that _____. A.there were no beds in it B.the windows were broken and the roof leaked C.it was too old for him to live in D.it was very rainy in the area 11.On the first evening, the writer was very sleepy, _____. A.but he did his best not to miss any stories B.so he had to go to bed early C.because he was tired of his uncle’s stories D.and he was gradually falling asleep while listening 12.The writer was attentively(注意地)listening to a story _____. A.which his uncle read in a book B.which was very funny C.when his brother cried for being afraid D.when he heard a loud crash from the bedroom 13.If the writer had not been able to stay up late, _____.&nb