II. 阅读理解 （40分）

Article 1.

People in the United States like to entertain people at home. They invite friends for a meal, a party or even a cup of tea. Sometimes, however, people use expressions that sound like an invitation, but actually are not. For example, “Please come over for a drink sometime.” In fact, it is only just a polite way of ending a conversation. It is not a real invitation, because it does not contain a specific time or date. It just shows that the person who is speaking is friendly. So when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully.

When you accept or reject an invitation, it is polite to show pleasure at receiving the invitation. When you cannot accept the invitation, it is better to offer a vague excuse, such as an appointment with a certain friend, some other work to do or a prior engagement.

51. People in the U.S. love to entertain people ____________.

A. in a hotel                      B. at a snack bar

C. in a restaurant                  D. at home

52. It’s polite for you to give _______when you decline an invitation.

A. a good reason                   B. vague excuse

C. a formal reason                  D. a personal reason

53. A real invitation must include _____________.

A. a menu for the dinner            B. a name list of al the guests

C. a specific time or/and date        D. what you should wear for the occasion.

54. It is normal to show ______ when you decline an invitation.

A. disbelief       B. disagreement    C. discouragement   D. disappointment

55. An expression sounding like an invitation is often used because it’s a good way of ___________.

A. showing friendship                B. ending a conversation

C. being hospitable                  D. being friendly

 

Article 2.

When I think of the post office, I’m reminded of that awful little man who is in charge of the parking lot. He won’t let me leave my car there even for a moment, unless I park exactly as he wishes. And he is very difficult to please! I hear that soon my local post office will arrange a program to have stamps sent to home, so that I won’t have to visit the post office to buy stamps when I need them. What’s more, the post office will soon install a drive-through letter box. That way, I will hardly have to stop my car to drop off mail. So with all these new and modern postal conveniences, I won’t have to deal with that rude little parking lot officer. I just hope I never see his face on a postage stamp!

56. What is that awful little man?

A. He is the person who always parks his car there.

B. He is the author’s friend.

   C. He is the person who minds the cars in the car parking lot.

   D. He is the clerk in the post office.

57. What kind of new program of service will the local post office offer?

   A. to offer free car parking

   B. to sell visit those who buy stamps in front of the post office.

   C. to send stamps to the buyer’s home.

   D. to send letters to homes through letter box.

58. The little man doesn’t let the author park his car unless__________.

   A. the author gives him some money.

   B. the author parks his car exactly as he wishes.

   C. the author goes into he office to buy some stamps.

   D. the author parks his car there only for a moment.

59. From this passage, we can conclude that the parking lot officer is _________.

   A. rather friendly                B. very attractive

   C. too strict with car drivers        D. a little polite

60. Why doesn’t the author no longer need to deal with the little parking lot officer?

   A. He doesn’t need to buy stamps at all.

   B. The parking lot officer will not be here because he has been sent somewhere else.

   C. He has sold his car and has no car to park at all.

   D. He can depend on the new and modern postal conveniences.

Article 3.

Mike was a farmer who lived in a village far away. One day he became very ill and everyone thought he would die. They sent for a doctor, who arrived two days later and examined the sick man. The doctor asked for a pen and some paper to write down the name of the medicine. But there was no pen or paper in the village, because no one could read or write.

     The doctor picked up a piece of burned wood from the fire. Using the wood, he wrote the name of the medicine on the door of the house. “Get this medicine for him”, he said, “and he will soon get better.”

     Mike’s family and friends did not know what to do. They could not read the strange writing. Then the village baker had an idea. He took off the door of the house, put it on his cart and drove to the nearest town. He bought the medicine and Mike was soon well again. He would not let anyone wash the magic word from the door.

61. People in the village thought Mike would die since _____________.

   A. he was seriously ill.             B. he was badly wounded

   C. doctors could do nothing for him   D. he refused to see a doctor

62. It took the doctor two days to reach the village because __________.

   A. he had to prepare some medicine.

   B. the village was far away from the town.

   C. there was an accident on his way to the village.

   D. he couldn’t find the village.

63. When the doctor arrived, he __________________.

   A. gave Mike a careful check-up

   B. gave the medicine to Mike

   C. became very tired and took a rest.

   D. gave Mike an injection.

64. The doctor wrote the name of the medicine ______________

   A. on the ground           B. on a piece of paper

   C. on the door of the house   D. on the wood

65. In order to get the medicine, he village had to _______________.

   A. get somebody to read the name of he medicine

   B. drive Mike to the nearest town.

   C. drive the door to the nearest town.

   D. turn to the magic words on the door for help.

Article 4.

Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his aim is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. The job can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any small talk to everyone’s satisfaction.

Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round”. She will try on any number of things. The most important thing in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always ready for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one shelf to another, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a long and hard job, but obviously one to be enjoyed. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.

66. “The price is the secondary consideration” means that _____________.

A. the price is not important

B. the price would be considered

C. the price is not the first concern

D. the price should be overlooked

67. The first concern of a man shopper is __________________.

A. the cheap price

B. the pleasure of shopping

C. the purpose of shopping

D. the way of shopping

68. When women go shopping for clothes _______________.

A. they buy what they really need.

B. they only buy clothes they tried on.

C. they make a plan before going shopping.

D. they look for something that everyone thinks suits them.

69. “It is a long and hard job, but obviously one to be enjoyed.” The word “one” in the above sentence refers to ________________________.

A. a woman’s way of shopping for clothes.

B. a man’s way of shopping for clothes.

C. a woman’s who is shopping for clothes.

D. a man who is shopping for clothes.

70. The passage tells us that ________________________.

A. women go shopping with a clear purpose in mind.

B. men and women are very different in their way of shopping.

C. men go shopping for pleasure.

D. men and women share a lot in their way of shopping.

 

III. 写作 （10分）

    请根据下列素材写一份通知：

   6月30日，某公司将组织党员一次参观秦皇岛经济技术开发区 （Qinhuangdao Economic and Technological Development Zone），请于6月25日写一份通知。内容包括：

1．    集合和出发的时间与地点：上午7：30在公司门口集合；8：00出发；

2．    活动安排：9：00在开发区副主任介绍开发区概况；10：00参观企业和流水线；11：00参观职工俱乐部，看展品展览；12：00在开发区职工食堂用参；13：00与开发区职工篮球队进行友谊比赛。15：00返回。

 

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