It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.
Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it：“Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently：“Take this to the butcher（* person whose job is selling meat）and he's going to give you your lunch today.”
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.
At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers.
But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”
Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it！
1. Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite______.
A．cruelly B．fairly C．kindly D．friendly
2. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it ______ .
A．might do it much harm
B．could do it much good
C．would help the butcher
D．was worth many pounds
3. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog __________ .
A．before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith
B．when he found that the words on the paper were not clear
C．because he had sold out all the meat in his shop
D．until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith
4. From its experience, the dog found that ________.
A．only the paper with Mrs. Smith's words in it could bring it meat
B．the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it
C．Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher
D．a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat
There are little cars that may some day take the place of today’s automobiles(汽车). If everyone drives such a little car in the future, there will be less pollution in the air, there will be more parking space in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. The space now for one car of the usual size can hold at least three such little cars.
The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too, as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour.
The cars of the future will be fine for going around the city, but they will not be useful for going far away. If the car is powered by electricity, it will have two batteries—one battery for the motor and the other for the horn (喇叭), signals (信号灯), etc. Little cars which are powered by gas will go 45 kilometers before needing to stop for more gas.
If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed to set up in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.
1. What’s the advantage (优势) of the small cars?
A．There won’t be so much pollution and the small cars won’t be so expensive as the big ones.
B．It will be safer to drive these small cars.
C．There will be more space for cars to park.
D．All of the above.
2. Two sets of roads are necessary in the future in order to .
A．prevent car accidents
B．make the city more beautiful
C．let small cars run fast
D．limit the speed of the cars
3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．A car of the usual size now is three times as big as the small car.
B．The small car with a speed of 65 kilometers an hour is much more useless than a car of the usual size.
C．the little car will be safer but cost more.
D．The little car will need more gas.
4. The best title for this passage should be .
A．Big Cars and Small Cars B．How to Drive Small Cars
C．Cars for Tomorrow D．Cars for Everyone
完形填空（共20小题 每小题1.5分 满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
Recently, I stopped by a convenience store to get a newspaper and a bottle of drink. The young woman at the check-out counter said, "That'll be five dollars 1 please," She then 2 down at the paper I was 3 and said, "I'm sick and 4 all this negative (消极的) stuff on the front 5 . I want to read some 6 news for a change." She then said, "In fact, I think someone should just 7 a Good News newspaper — a paper with wonderful, inspirational 8 about people overcoming difficulty and doing good things for 9 . I'd buy one every day!" She then 10 me for coming in and said, " Maybe we'll get some good news," and she laughed. She made my day.The following day after my business appointments, I 11 the same store again to 12 bottled water and a piece of newspaper, but a 13 young lady was behind the counter. As I checked out I said, "Good afternoon" and handed her my 14 . She said nothing — not a word, not a smile or not a gesture. She just handed me my change and 15 a negative tone ordered…"Next!"
It hit me right between the eyes: Two people, the same age; 16 made me feel great, and the other, well, made me feel that I had inconvenienced her by 17 .
Every morning, you should ask 18 this important question: "Who do I want
to be today? 'The Grouch (不高兴的人)' or 'The Good News Girl'"? Your answer will do great good to 19 the joy and happiness that you will experience in your 20 .
1. A．at all B．in all C．for all D．all for
2. A．stared B．glared C．glanced D．noticed
3. A．carrying B．taking C．reading D．buying
4. A．tired of B．interested in C．concerned about D．fond of
5. A．columns B．editions C．pages. D．parts
6. A．bad B．good C．latest D．interesting
7. A．collect B．print C．sell D．publish
8. A．stories B．ideas C．concepts D．experiences
9. A．rewards B．the others C．others D．nothing
10. A．praised B．thanked C．appreciated D．criticized
11. A．dropped ou B．dropped off C．dropped on D．dropped by
12. A．pick up B．take up C．bring up D．carry up
13. A．beautiful B．fantastic C．different D．stupid
14. A．card B．money C．dollar D．change
15. A．with B．at C．through D．in
16. A．one B．who C．what D．it
17. A．moving up B．going away C．showing up D．showing off
18. A．her B．them C．yourself D．themselves
19. A．creating B．determining C．enjoying D．guaranteeing
20. A．home B．work C．study D．life
Don’t scold him any more. _______, he is only a child.
A．After all B．In all C．Of all D．Above all
---The window is dirty.
----I know. It ______ for weeks.
A．hasn’t cleaned B．didn’t clean
C．wasn’t cleaned D．hasn’t been cleaned
He used _______ on the right in China, but he soon got used ______ on the left in England.
A．to drive, to drive B．to drive, driving
C．to driving, to drive D．to drive, to driving
