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ATom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.They talked while drinking. T hen Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad(难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.36、Tom went into the station cafe because .A．Mike asked him to have a cup of teaB．it was quite early and he could find a seat thereC．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirlsD．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there37、What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror? A．Half past twelve B．Twenty to twelveC．Half past eleven D．Half past one38、From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find . A．the time is right B．it’s going slowerC．it’s going backward D．it’s going faster39、Which of the following is true?A．Tom arrived in Paris on timeB．The next bus would leave in half an hourC．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longerD．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only onceBWhen Mr. David retired（退休）,he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.But to his great surprise, many tourists（游客）came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, came in andlook round. Price（价格）: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work asa guide（导游）.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.40、Mr. David’s house was that many tourists came to see it.A．so small B．so quiet C．so interesting D．such interesting41、Mr. David put a notice on the window in order .A．to drive the visitors awayB．to satisfy the visitor’s curiosityC．to let visitors come in and look roundD．to get some money out of the visitors42、The notice made the visitors .A．more interested in his houseB．lost interest in his houseC．angry at the unfair priceD．feel happy about the price43、After Mr. David put up the notice .A．the visitors didn’t come any longerB．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his houseC．more and more tourists came for a visitD．no tourist would pay the money for a visitCSigmund Freud was a world-famous doctor of Vienna（维也纳）. He was also a man full of humour（幽默）. Once, at his 70th birthday party, a friend asked Freud if he could put his work into several words. “Well,” said Freud, “we take the sick out of their trouble and return them to the common suffering.”As a devoted（忠实的）son, Freud often visited his old mother. His mother usually spent her summers in a small mountain town in Austria（奥地利）. The King Josef usually spent his summers there, too. One day in the summer, a band（乐队）was playing a lively tune（曲子）when Freud’s mother was sitting at the window and watching the people singing and dancing on Main Street. The old woman had a poor memory. She heard the band playing, but forgot it was the King’s birthday. Freud was v isiting his mother on her 95th birthday. He told his mother, “Mama, the band is playing for your birthday.” She believed him and had a wonderful day.44、Freud was a famous of .A．doctor, Austria B．general, ViennaC．King, Austria D．doctor, Australia45、From what Freud said at his 70th birthday party, we can see that he was . A．a brave man B．a sick manC．a devoted man D．a man full of humour46、One day Freud came to the small mountain town for .A．his 70th birthday B．the King Josef’s birthdayC．his mother’s birthday D．for his holiday47、Which of the four sentences is wrong?A．Freud’s mother and the King Josef usually spent their summers in the same place.B．Freud’ mother’s birthday and the King’s birthday were on the same day. C．Freud’s mother was so old that her memory was very bad.D．She knew that the band was playing for the King.DWe each have a memory（记忆力）. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.48、Some people can easily learn many things by heart because .A．they always sleep very well B．they often eat good foodC．they read a lot of books D．they have very good memories49、Everybody learns his mother language .A．at the age of six B．when he is a small childC．after he goes to school D．when he can read and write50、Before a child can speak, he must .A．read and write B．make sentencesC．hear and remember the sounds D．think hard51、In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because .A．they have no good memories B．they have no recordersC．they have too much time for it D．they are busy with other subjectsEWe spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf.It stood outside a furniture（家具）shop. “Buy it,” she said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack（车顶架）. I’ve always wanted one like that.”What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t theyovertake（超车）?”Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers（警官）inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church（教堂）. One of the officers came to me.“Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help now?”I didn’t quite understand. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You’ve been very kind. I live just down the road.”He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,” he said and laughed. “It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there! We thought it was——er, something else.”My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.52、From the story we know that .A．the writer was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wifeB．the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at allC．the writer was always glad to buy something for his wifeD．the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife53、What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?A．He could drive slowly and it was safe.B．Other drivers would let him go first.C．His wife could use a new bookshelf.D．He could save a lot of money and time.54、Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?A．Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.B．Because they didn’t think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it. C．Because they thought somebody i n the writer’s family had died and he needed help.D．Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.55、Why did the writer’s wife begin to laugh?A．Because now she knew what mistake the police had made.B．Because at last her husband understood why the police had driven to the church. C．Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf. D．Because the police had helped them a lot.。