A Municipal Report(Adapted from a story by O．Henry)(Ⅱ)
Azalea Adair herself opened the door when I knocked．She was about 50 years old．Her white hair was pulled back from her small，tired face．She wore a pale yellow dress．It was old，but very clean．
Azalea Adair led me into her living room．A damaged table，three chairs and an old red sofa were in the center of the floor．
Azalea Adair and I sat down at the table and began to talk．I told her about the magazine's offer an she told me about herself．She was from an old southern family．Her father had been a judge．
Azalea Adair told me she had never traveled or even attended school．Her parents taught her at home with private teachers．We finished our meeting．I promised to return with the agreement the next day, and rose to leave．
At that moment，someone knocked at the back door．Azalea Adair whispered a soft apology and went to answer the caller．She came back a minute later with bright eyes and pink cheeks．She looked ten year younger．“You must have a cup of tea before you go，”she said．She shook a little bell on the table，and small black girl about twelve years old ran into the room．
Azalea Adair opened a tiny old purse and took out a dollar bill．It had been fixed with a piece of blue paper and the upper right hand comer was missing．It was the dollar I had given to Uncle Caesar．“Go to Mr．Baker's store，Impy ,”she said，“and get me 25 cents' worth of tea and ten cents' worth of sugar cakes． And please hurry．”
The child ran out of the room．We heard the back door close．Then the girl screamed．Her cry mixed with a man's angry voice．Azalea Adair stood up．Her face showed no emotion as she left the room．I heard the man's rough voice and her gentle one．Then a door slammed and she came back into the room．“I am sorry，but I won't be able to offer you any tea after all，” she said． “It seems that Mr．Baker has no more tea．Perhaps he will find some for our visit tomorrow．”
We said good-bye．I went back to my hotel．
Just before dinner, Major Wentworth Caswell found me．It was impossible to avoid him．He insisted on buying me a drink and pulled two one-dollar bills from his pocket．Again I saw a torn dollar fixed with blue paper, with a corner missing．It was the one I gave Uncle Caesar．How strange，I thought． I wondered how Caswell got it．
1.We can judge from her behavior that Miss Adair was ．
A．polite and elegant B．confident and determined
C．poor and miserable D．capable and hardworking
2.Adair seemed after coming back from the back door．
A．as calm as before B．sadder C．excited D．surprised
3.The angry man with a rough voice outside might be ．
A．Uncle Caesar B．Mr．Baker C．Caswell D．A stranger
4.When the narrator saw Caswell again at his hotel，he was surprised ．
A．that Caswell should find him
B．that Caswell insisted on buying him a drink
C．that Caswell pulled two one-dollar bills from his pocket
D．to find Caswell had the torn dollar bill with a comer missing
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However，as things stand today, this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us．But our need for water is increasing rapidly-almost day by day．Only if we take steps to deal with this problem now can we avoid a severe worldwide water shortage later on．
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If we take these steps we'll be in no danger of drying up．
1.The world is thirsty for water because we can only use percent of the water covering the surface of the earth．
A．3 B．more than 3 C．less than 3 D．97
2.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A．As things remain unchanging，this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us．
B．Our need for water is becoming larger and larger．
C．There will be no water shortage in the future．
D．We should take steps to deal with the water shortage problem．
3.To reuse water, we should ．
A．treat it with chemicals B．use it only once
C．send it out into a sewer system D．make it flow into underground tanks
4.In order to have enough water．we should also make use of ．
A．icebergs and glaciers B．sea water
C．rivers and lakes D．underground water
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale，picking up rubbish．I paused to 1the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky．“ 2can't rain?”I thought．That would 3things off．
I thought about my 4，who were 5sitting in an air-conditioned classroom at the high school right now．I'd had some 6in school，so my parents decided to let me work 7with my dad．We both worked for my uncle，who had taken 8of a road maintenance(道路养护)company．It was up to us to keep the roads 9of rubbish．The job was 10and dirty，especially on hot days like this．I 11why I ever agreed to do it．
We continued our 12route(路线)along 595， 13for the overpass bridge．Then I noticed an area where some 14were broken on the ground．They weren't like that before．
“Dad! Pull over! I want to 15something out．”
I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge．Something was telling me to 16…there wasn't much time． 17I saw a Toyota that 18upside down in the trees．Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody 19there．Then I noticed something 20，it was a bloody leg poking out of the driver's side window!
“Heeeelp!”a lady moaned (呻吟)．
1.A．wipe B．clean C．dry D．brush
2.A．When B．How C．Why D．How long
3.A．wash B．keep C．stay D．cool
4.A．relatives B．neighbors C．friends D．workmates
5.A．happily B．probably C．really D．finally
6.A．difficulty B．trouble C．questions D．problems
7.A．full-time B．part-time C．all the time D．some time
8.A．advantage B．possession C．position D．place
9.A．away B．from C．far D．clear
10.A．easy B．exciting C．smelly D．comfortable
11.A．knew B．wondered C．believed D．admitted
12.A．regular B．common C．unusual D．old
13.A．leaving B．going C．coming D．heading
14.A．cars B．bottle C．trees D．glasses
15.A．check B．turn C．make D．bring
16.A．decide B．hurry C．consider D．listen
17.A．Above B．Behind C．Ahead D．Below
18.A．hung B．pulled C．caught D．knocked
19.A．treasured B．deserted C．kept D．hid
20.A．pushing B．shouting C．moving D．crying
Before the college entrance examination，many students have shown of tension．Some have trouble in sleeping while others have lost their appetite．
A．anxiety B．marks C．signs D．remarks
—Ms Lin looks rather a kind lady．
—But in fact she is cold and hard on us．You believe it!
A．shouldn't B．wouldn't C．mustn't D．needn't
