一
A young officer was at a railway station. On his way home, he wanted to telephone his mother to tell her the time of his train, so that she could meet him at the station in her car. He looked in all his pockets, but found that he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him.
At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, "Have you got change for ten pence?"
"Wait a moment, " the old soldier answered, beginning to put his hand in his pocket, "I'll see whether I can help you. "
"Don't you know how to speak to an officer?" the young man said angrily. "Now let's start again. Have you got change for ten pence?"
"No, sir, " the old soldier answered quickly.
60. The young officer wanted to telephone his mother to tell her _________. ( )
A. that he was going to visit her
B. when his train would leave
C. when his train would arrive
D. that he was now at the railway station
61. He looked around for help because he _________. ( )
A. didn't have coins for the phone call
B. had no money to make the phone call
C. didn't have the local money
D. wanted to change money
62. The old soldier _________. ( )
A. was glad to help him
B. didn't know if he had coins
C. didn't want to help him
D. was angry
63. The young officer was angry because he thought the old soldier _________. ( )
A. didn't know how to speak to him
B. didn't want to help him
C. didn't answer him correctly
D. was not friendly to him
64. The old soldier in the story was_________. ( )
A. clever B. stupid
C. polite D. friendly
二
December 25 is Christmas Day(圣诞节). Christmas is an important holiday in many countries. On Christmas Day, most families get together for a big dinner. They give presents to each other and visit friends. The Christmas tree is an important part of the Christmas holiday. Most families buy trees. The families decorate(装饰) the tree together. Parents usually tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the night and brings presents to good children. Of course, Father Christmas isn’t real. The parents of the children are really “Father Christmas”. They put the presents under the tree or into their children’s stocking(长统袜) after the children go to sleep.
41. When is Christmas Day? __________.
A. November 25  B. December 25  C. December 24  D. December 26
42. What do most families in America do on Christmas Day? __________.
A. They only have a big dinner together
B. They have a big dinner, exchange (交换) presents and visit friends
C. They just visit friends and exchange presents
D.They exchange presents only
43. Who is really “Father Christmas”? ___________.
      A. Their parents              B. Their father 
C. Their mother              D. Father Christmas
44. When Christmas Day is coming, the parents __________.
A. usually tell their children that Father Christmas isn’t real
B. tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the night and brings presents to good children
C.sometimes tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the day
D.often tell their children that Father Christmas gives presents to poor children
45. When did parents put the presents into their children’s stocking? __________.
A. Before the children go to sleep  B. After the children go to sleep
C. December 26                  D. At midnight of December 25
三
No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted（发出呼噜声）like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him----water splashing（飞溅）, bees humming（嗡嗡作响声）, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.
People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fift
cold怎么读een hundred different languages in the world. Each contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life.
The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy language. Your dictionary is your most useful book.
1．What do we mean by language?                                               
  A．Sounds made by man.
  B．All the words made by man.
  C．Different kinds of sound.
  D．The way man learns.
2．From the passage we know that long long ago ______.              [    ]
  A．no one learned how to make sounds or words
  B．animals taught to learn the language
C．Man learned the language by lifting heavy things, falling to the ground, and so on
  D．Man followed a lot of things in nature to make sounds and words
3．What is the number of language spoken in the world today?        [    ]
  A．500
  B．5, 000

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