A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper for a boy to work in his office. 1 nearly fifty persons who came to apply, the man selected one and dismissed 2 .
“I should like to know,” said a friend, “the reason you preferred that boy, who brought not a single letter, not a single recommendation.”
“You are wrong,” said the gentleman. “He had 3 . He wiped his shoes at the door and closed the door 4 him, showing that he was careful. He gave his seat 5 to that old man, showing that he was kind and thoughtful. He took off his cap 6 he came in and answered my question promptly, showing that he was polite and gentlemanly. 7 stepped over the book which I had purposely put on the floor. He 8 and placed it on the table; and he waited quiet for his turn 9 pushing and crowing. When I talked to him, I noticed his tidy clothing, his neatly brushed hair and his clean finger nails. Can’t you see that these things are excellent recommendations? I consider them more significant 10 letters.”
1. A. From B. Of C. In D. Out of 2. A. the others B. the other C. others D. another 3. A. a great many B. a great number C. a lot D. lots 4. A. beneath B. by C. before D. behind 5. A. right now B. right away C. immediately D. immediate 6. A. when B. whenever C. while D. since
7. A. All others B. All the others C. The all others D. Others all 8. A. picked it out B. picked out it C. picked up it D. picked it up 9. A. without B. instead of C. instead D. though 10. A. over B. than C. above D. beside 二、阅读理解：（共10小题，每题2分）
Passage One
Some countries have a large number of earthquakes. Japan is one of them. Others do not have many; for example, there are few earthquakes in Britain. There is often a great noise during an earthquake. The ground shakes and houses fall down. Railway lines are broken. Trains run off the lines. Sometimes thousands of people are killed in different ways. About 60,000 were killed in 1783 in South Italy. A terrible earthquake in 1883 killed 35,000 people in Indonesia.
Fires often follow earthquakes. The Tokyo earthquake of 1923 happened just before the middle of the day. People were cooking meals on their fires at that time. When the ground shook, the fires shook too. Hot materials were thrown onto different parts of the houses which were made of wood. Soon 134 fires were burning in the city.
Another terrible earthquake happened in India in 1896. The ground suddenly moved 0.45m to one side. Then it move and back again. It moved like this 200 times a minute. Nearly all the buildings and trees fell down when that was happening. 1. has few earthquakes. A. India B. Italy C. Japan D. England 2. It isn’t true that during an earthquake. A. the ground shakes B. materials become hot C. some people die
D. a great noise can be heard
3. There were many fires after the Tokyo earthquake because . A. people were using fires
B. the earthquake shook the fires C. the houses were made of wood
D. 4. A. B. C. D. 5. A. B. C. D.
A, B and C
How did the ground move when the earthquake of 1896 happened in India? It moved to one side and then back 200 times a minute.
It moved 0.45m to one side and then to the other side in a minute. It moved 0.45m a minute. It moved 20 times in a minute.
Which of the following is NOT true?
Trains run off the lines because railway lines are broken during an earthquake. The earthquake of 1923 hit Tokyo late in the day.
People threw hot materials onto different parts of the houses.
There were few buildings in the area after the earthquake of 1896 in India.
Passage Two
Every day, it is easy to see advertisements in English all around us. Look at your own bags and clothes, and at the bags and clothes of your classmates. How many different advertisements with English words can you see?
Often bags and clothes show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form. A special picture or symbol called a logo is sometimes used. Logos appear on many different products. They are popular because when you see a logo, it is hard to forget that product or company.
It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are very short. Sometimes the advertisers use a short sentence which is easy for people to and say remember. Nike, for example, has a simple English sentence which is used all around the world: “Just do it.” Advertisements often use funny situations as well. It is simple to remember it.
All advertisements are designed to make people buy their products. An advertisement for a soft drink, for example, might show a group of young people who are having fun. The young people are all drinking the soft drink. Advertisers are saying to you, “Why don’t you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be young and modern.”
You might think that advertisements are not after you, but the next time you buy a soft drink, ask yourself this question: Why am I buying this particular product? 1. From the passage, we know that . A. all the advertisements around us are written in English B. many bags have the name of the company that made them C. having soft drinks makes a person young and modern D. advertisements are only after young people 2. A good logo is . A. easy to remember B. a useful product C. difficult to understand D. easy to buy
3. People are most likely to remember an advertisement that is . A. in English B. long C. funny D. famous 4. All advertisements are designed to . A. sell you something you don’t want B. make you young and modern C. make you buy the product
D. show you what you need to buy
5. The best title of this passage may be . A. Advertisements for Bags and Clothes C. Advertisements about Sport D. Advertisements around us
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