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36、根据以下资料，回答36-55题。 　　In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language．In preparing the work, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages, and seven more years to the writing itself．Published in two volumes in 1828, An American 　　Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority (权威) for usage in the United States．Webster's purpose in writing it was to show that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciations, and spellings from those of British English．He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: "develop" instead of the British form "develop "; "theater" and "center" instead of "theatre" and "centre"; "color" and "honor" instead of "colour" and " honour ". When was An American Dictionary of the English Language published?
A． 1817．
B． 1807．
C． 1828．
D． 1824.

37、 According to this passage, which one of the following spellings would Webster have approved in his dictionaries?
A． Develop
B． Theatr
C． Colo
D． Honou

38、 According to the author, Webster's purpose in writing An American Dictionary of the English Language was to __.
A． respond to the need for new schoolbooks
B． show the distinct development of the English language in America
C． improve spelling forms based upon British models
D． influence the pronunciation of the English language

39、 In how many volumes was An American Dictionary of the English Language published?
A． One volum
B． Two volume
C． Three volume
D． Four volume

40、根据以下资料，回答40-59题。
　　A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers．"Last week," said he, "my umbrella was stolen from a London Church．As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn't get it back."
　　"How did you write your advertisement?" asked one of the listeners, a merchant.
　　"Here it is," said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper．The other man took it and read, "Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella．The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at 0 Broad Street．"
　　"Now," said the merchant, "I often advertise, and find that it pays me well．But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of great importance．Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, I'll buy you a new one." The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: "If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn't wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No, 10 Broad Street．He is well known." This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door．In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number．Many of them had notes, fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.
The result of the first advertisement was that __.
A． the man got his umbrella back
B． the man wasted some money on advertising
C． nobody found the missing umbrella
D． the umbrella was found somewhere near the church

41、 "If it fails, I'll buy you a new one" suggested that __.
A． he was quite sure of success
B． he was not sure he would get the umbrella back
C． he was rich enough to afford a new umbrella
D． he did not know what to do

42、 Did the merchant know who had taken the umbrella?
A． Sur
B． Not very sur
C． Not at al
D． Probabl

43、 This is a story about __.
A． a useless advertisement
B． how to make an effective advertisement
C． how the man lost and found his umbrella
D． what the merchant did for the umbrella owner

44、根据以下资料，回答44-63题。 　　There is one thing that everyone wants more than anything else．Some people try to get it by making money．They think that when they have enough money to buy such things as houses, farms, and cars, they will have the one thing that everyone wants.
　　Other people believe that if they know enough they will find this thing．They study all their lives in search of it．Still others think that if they have power, they will find this thing．They keep telling themselves: when I am a boss, I will no longer have to search for this thing．
　　What is it that everyone wants more than anything else? What is it that all of us keep working and striving for each day? It is happiness.
　　　Happiness is a strange thing．It does not mean the same to all men．What will make one man happy may not make another man happy．Some men say that happiness comes from helping others; other men say that happiness comes from making life more pleasant for everyone．What do you mean when you say "That makes me happy"?
　　Read what different people have said about happiness．Perhaps you will learn something that will bring you peace of mind, comfort, money or it may bring you what you search for --happiness．
"Some people try to get it by making money." The underlined "it" means __.
A． happiness
B． the preceding sentence
C． money
D． such things as house, farms and cars

45、 Other people believe that if they know enough they will find this thing．This sentence means __.
A． other people think if they know a lot they will be able to get enough money and that will make them happy
B． other people think it true that enough knowledge will bring them enough money
C． other people hold the opinion that the more they know the happier they will become
D． other people hold the opinion that if they become knowledgeable enough they will feel happy