“Jane, please let me borrow a dollar,” Jenny asked as they stood in the school lunch line. “I have one in my jacket, but I don’t want to (36) and lose my place.” “OK,” agreed Jane.
Jane waited all day for Jenny to (37) back the dollar she borrowed, but Jenny always seemed to be (38). “ She’s just forgotten,” thought Jane. “ I don’t (39) to make her angry.” Still, her money didn’t go (40). Some classmates, like Jenny, were (41) five dollars a week.
Weeks went by. At last Jane got up enough courage (勇气) to tell her about the (42).
“Oh Jane, I (43)!” Jenny said. “ I’ll bring the dollar tomorrow.” The next day Jenny seemed to have forgotten again. During the noon hour Jane saw her (44) sweets for Mary and ann. Jenny saw Jane looking at her. (45 she said something in a low voice to the other two girls. Jane felt (46) and asked her teacher if she could go back to the (47). In the classroom, Jane saw two new pencils in Jenny’s desk. An (48) came to her.
“ Jenny’s not (49) lately, and anyway, she really owes (欠)me. Besides, she has (50) money to buy more. A dollar doesn’t mean anything to her, but it means a lot to me.”
36. A. stay B. wait C. leave D. take
37. A. return B. lend C. take D. pay
38. A. busy B. happy C. free D. sad
39. A. want B. mind C. know D. back
40. A. up B. on C. far D. back
41. A. losing B. getting C. finding D. asking
42. A. money B. lunch C. place D. classmate
43. A. used B. forgot C. understood D. thought
44. A. borrowing B. making C. selling D. buying
45. A. Even B. Again C. Then D. Instead
46. A. alone B. bad C. hungry D. lucky
47. A. office B. classroom C. shop D. school
48. A. end B. answer C. idea D. example
49. A. busy B. pleased C. healthy D. kind
50. A. little B. enough C. many D. all.
四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文从每小题目所给四全选项中，选出一个最佳答案。（本是共30分，每小题2分）
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Little Tom down the street calls our dog “ the keep dog”. Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say “sheep”, it comes out “keep”. And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things home for us to keep! I’ll tell you about some of them. Zip’s first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk. We didn’t know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary, my big sister, told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded (点头)and held my nose.” What do you think it is?” “It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot (污点)off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry.” “ Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe!” I said. “We should take it back.” “ We can’t, “ said my sister.
“ I know we can’t,” I said. “We don’t know where Zip found it.”
“ Maybe little Tom is right,” Mary said. “Maybe Zip is a keep dog!”
51. The writer and Mary didn’t know__________.
A. what Zip’s first present was B. how Zip carried its first present home
C. who owned Zip’s first present D. what Zip’s first present was made of
52. Tom calls Zip “ the keep dog” because _______.
A. the dog likes keeping things B. the dog likes playing with shoes
C. he doesn’t know the dog’s name D. he can’t pronounce the word “sheep” well
53. What made the shoe strange was _______.
A. its colour B. its smell C. its size D. that it was a silk one
54. The word “keep” in the last sentence means”_____”
A. keeping things for itself B. bringing things for others to keep
C. not letting it run about D. baking care of a small child.
55. We can know from the reading that the dog_______.
A. likes to give presents to people B. has been kept in at the writer’s home
C. has brought some trouble D. likes to be called “the keep dog”
B
Bob always took the newspaper to Grandpa White’s home last before going home. Grandpa White’s was at the end of the road. Bob liked Grandpa White. He was often waiting for him near the front gate with sweets or a nice cake. Besides, he often asked Bob about things he was doing - about what he was going to do for the summer and what he liked to do.
The thing that Bob didn’t like about Grandpa was his never-ending stories about his boyhood (童年)in California. Bob never asked to hear about Grandpa’s boyhood, but he couldn’t get away.
After Grandpa’s wife died in October, Bob could see that Grandpa was lonelier than ever. He would often join Bob halfway along the road and walk along with him as he gave out the papers. Grandpa seemed to have all day, and Bob often was late getting his papers to his customers (订报者), Bob didn’t want to complain (抱怨)，but the customers were unhappy.
56. When he took the newspaper to Grandpa White, Bob would often receive______.
A. old newspapers B. sweets or a cake C. some money D. a paper with questions for him to answer
57. Which do you think is true?
C. Bob lived with Grandpa. B. Grandpa had many stories about his boyhood.
C. Grandpa didn’t like to read newspapers. D. Bob took the newspaper to Grandpa first.
58. Bob could do nothing when________.
C. the customers got their newspapers late B. Grandpa began to tell him about his boyhood.
C. he saw Grandpa feeling lonely D. Grandpa asked him about the things he was doing
59. The reading mainly (主要) tells us that _______.
A. Bob was still a child. B. Grandpa liked to tell stories
C. the customers sometimes got angry D. lonely people need other people
60. The sentence “Grandpa seemed to have all day” means “_______”.
A. Grandpa always seemed to like daytime B. Grandpa liked telling stories to Bob all day.
C. Grandpa liked to stay with Bob all the time. D. Grandpa seemed to be lonely all day.
C
When you want to go shopping decide how much money you can, spend for new clothes. Think about the kind of clothes you really need. Then look for those clothes on sale (销售)。 There are labels (标签)inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes. The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water. A sweater label may tell you to wash by washing in cold water. The label on a coat may say “dry clean only”. Washing may ruin (损坏) this coat. If you do as the directions (说明) say on the label, you can keep your clothes looking their best.
Many clothes today must be dry cleaned. Dry cleaning is expensive. When buying new clothes, check (核实)to see if they will need to be dry cleaned. You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed. You can save money if you buy clothes that are well made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after they have been washed many times. Clothes that cost more money are not always better made. They do not always fit (合身)better. Sometimes less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes.
61. If you want to save money, you can buy clothes that ______.
A. don’t fit you B. don’t last long C. need to be dry cleaned D. can be washed
62. The labels inside the clothes tell you _____.
A. how to keep them looking their best B. how to save money
C. whether they fit you or not D. where to get them dry cleaned.
63. The first thing for you to do before you buy clothes is _______.
A. To look for well-made clothes B. to see how much money you can pay
C. to know how to wash them D. to read the labels inside them
64. We learn form the reading that cheaper clothes______.
A. are always worse made B. must be dry cleaned
C. can not be washed D. can sometimes fit you better
65. The best title (标题) for the reading should be ______.
A. Buying Less Expensive Clothes B. Taking Enough When Shopping
C. Being a Clever Clothes Shopper D. Choosing the Labels inside New Clothes
Do you know the word brunch? In the West, many people like to have brunch - late breakfast or early lunch. People (81) u______ have brunch between 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. on Sunday because they (82) p______ to get up late after a (83) w____ hare work or want to enjoy brunch with their parents, children, or friends. That is a relaxing (放松)and interesting way of eating for most
