Passage Four
Allthe housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to bethe lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was whatthe notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: " Remember, once aweek, one of our customers gets free goods. This May Be Your Lucky Day!"
For several weeks Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, tobe tire lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hoping. Thecupboards in kitchen were full of things which she did not need. Her husbandtried to advise her against buying things but failed. She dreamed of the daywhen the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say," Madam,this is Your Lucky Day. Everything in your basket is free.
One Friday morning,after she had finished her shopping and hadtaken it to her car,she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashedback to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash-desk. As she didso, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. "Madam," he said,holdingout his hand,"I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer andeverything you have in your basket is free!"
第44题单选 The housewives learnt about theoffer of free goods __
A.on TV
B.from the manager
C.at the supermarket
D.from the newspaper
第45题单选 Which statement is TRUE?
A.Mrs. Edwards is always very lucky.
B.Mrs. Edwards had no friends.
C.Mrs. Edwards hoped to get freeshopping.
D.Mrs. Edwards gets disappointed easily.
第46题单选 Mrs. Edwards´ husband tried to __
A.make her unhappy
B.cheer her up
C.buy things with her
D.stop her buying things
第47题单选 Mrs. Edwards went back to thesupermarket quickly because she had to __
A.buy another thing
B.talk to the manager
C.pay for her shopping
D.find her shopping
Passage Three
Where did the movies begin? It is often said that they are an Americaninvention. It is not entirely true. The motion picture has been the mostinternational arts. Before the dawn of the twentieth century, inventors inFrance, England and the United States were among the dozens of men who were tryingto develop ways of using photographs to create the effect of motion.
Soon after 1889, when the famous inventorThomas Edison first showed motion pictures through a device called thekinetoscope (活动电影放映机 ) other devices for the same purpose appearedallover the world. Edison had solved certain problems, making it possible forother inventors move ahead with their own devices. One other importantcontribution by Edison was the introduction of 35 mm as the internationalstandard film width.
第48题单选 That the movies are an Americaninvention is not entirely true. This means that
A.it is entirely wrong
B.to some degree, it is true
C.it is not true at all
D.it is perfectly right
第49题单选 When did people try to develop ways ofshowing motion with photographs?
A.Before the twentieth century.
B.Early in the beginning of the twentiethcentury.
C.At the dawn of the first day of thetwentieth century.
D.After the dawn of twentieth century
第50题单选 Why could other inventors succeed inshowing motion pictures with their own devices?
A.Because they had a device calledkinetoscope.
B.Because they asked Thomas Edison tohelp them.
C.Because they got a way of using theirown devices.
D.Because Thomas Edison had successfullysolved certain problems.
第51题单选 What was another contribution byEdison to the movies?
A.He introduced the 35 mm standard machineto the world.
B.He introduced the 35 mm as theinternational standard film width.
C.He created a 35 mm standard device forshowing movies.
D.He created his own standard devices forshowing 35 mm film.
Passage Four
Every year just after Christmas theJanuary Sales start. All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks,theyare full of people looking for bargains. My husband and I do not normally go tothe sales as we don´t like crowds and in any case are short of money as we haveto buy lots of Christmas presents.
Last year, however, I took my husband with me to the sales at thelarge shop in the center of London. We both needed some new clothes and werehoping to find a television set. When we got to Oxford Street,it was so crowdedthat we decided to split up and meet again at the underground station. So Ileft my husband and started looking around the shops. Unfortunately all theclothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me. But I did buya television at a very cheap price, so I felt quite pleased with myself.
When I arrived at thestation, my husband was not there. So I sat down in a nearby car6 to have a cupof tea. I quickly finished my tea when I saw my husband and went out to meethim. He looked very happy. Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavycardboard box. "Oh, dear!" I thought. Yes, we had no new clothes buttwo televisions. We shall not be going to the sales again.
第52题单选 In this passage, the word"bargain" could best be replaced by "something __"
A.given to people
B.offered at a reduced price
C.offered, sold or bought which isexpensive
D.sold for the purpose of reaching anagreement
第53题单选 The husband and wife in the story __
A.wished to buy a TV
B.went to the sales the year before
C.often went to the sales to buy clothes
D.were usually not short of money afterChristmas
第54题单选 The phrase "split up" in thesecond paragraph means
A.break apart
B.cause to break
C.become pieces
D.go in different directions
第55题单选 After their day´s shopping, they __
A.were happy with their bargains
B.had got everything they wanted
C.got more than they had hoped for
D.had to go back to the sales the nextday
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