I was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA Company. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me off my feet every time I crossed one of the side streets. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.
There was no sign of a call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour whom I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop open selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his rounds, but the town was completely dead. The only living thing I saw was a thin frightened cat outside a small restaurant.
Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street. Next to it was the town’s only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint. I hurried forward, but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat. I could not see his face and he didn’t raise his head at the sound of my footsteps.
Carefully, I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait for my turn. It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red trickling from under the box call door
1. At what time was the story set?
A. An early winter morning B. A cold winter afternoon
C. An early summer morning D.A windy summer afternoon
2. Which of the following words best describe the writer’s impression of the town?
A. cold and frightening B. dirty and crowded
C. empty and dead D. unusual and unpleasant
3. The underlined word “ trickling” in the last paragraph means_______________
A. rushing out suddenly B. shining brightly
C. flowing slowly in drops D. appearing slowly
4. Why didn’t the man raise his head when the writer came near?
A. He was annoyed at being seen by the writer.
B. He was angry at being disturbed by the writer.
C. He was probably fast asleep.
D. He was probably murdered.
完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as "Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers". You may think that this is rather 36 , and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as 37 as people of any other occupation, though we must 38 that their job is not a 39 one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are 40 .We are likely to forget their 41 .Our dustbins are 42 regularly, but we 43 stop to think about the men who do this. However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to 44 the rubbish, the general 45 soon becomes aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages.
During the first few days it was regarded as a 46 .But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so 47 any more. 48 the strike continued, people could not 49 the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to 50 it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was 51 high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a（n） 52 attraction that the people of London were not at all 53 to see. Even when the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely. Perhaps now the English people appreciate the work of 54 dustmen rather more 55 and won't take them for granted any more.
1.A.clever B.silly C.interesting D.reasonable
2.A.sensitive B.careless C.hopeful D.shy
3. A.realize B.believe C.know D.admit
4. A.necessary B.difficult C.romantic D.heavy
5. A.away B.up C.down D.in
6.. A.existence B.presence C.absence D.performance
7. A.cleaned B.filled C.emptied D.burned
8. A.generally B.frequently C.sometimes D.seldom
9. A.take away B.take off C.take up D.take on
10. A.society B.citizen C.public D.community
11. A.trick B.joke C.trouble D.show
12. A.pleasing B.excited C.stupid D.funny
13. A.When B.While C.As D.Because
14. A.bear B.contain C.manage D.control
15.A.keep off B.give up C.take care of D.get rid of
16. A.crowded B.piled C.fixed D.put
17. A.business B.industrial C.tourist D.agricultural
18.. A.disappointed B.serious C.nervous D.happy
19. A.its B.her C.his D.their
20. A.highly B.eagerly C.lowly D.entirely
—Since you can't find a better job, why don't you stick to the present one?
—Well,_____.
A.I believe not B.I don't care C. Never mind D. I might as well
The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally .
A. pulled out B. pulled through C. pulled up D. pulled over
They lost their way in the forest, and . Which of the following is wrong?
A. what made matters worse was that night began to fall
B. what was worse, it was getting dark
C. to make matters worse that night was falling
D. worse still, night had fallen
The latest edition of Harry Porter has been a best-seller for 3 weeks_______.
A. in a row B. in the end C. in turn D. in advance
