【正文】 bout Big World Department Store? They are holding spring sales there. M: Really? All right. Let39。s go there. I need a T173。shirt myself. Text 9 M: Do you mind if I sit down here? W: Not at all. There39。s plenty of room. M: Thanks. Do you mind if I smoke? W: Go ahead. May I open the window? M: Of course. The weather is fine today, isn39。t it? W: Oh, yes, I hope the weather stays like this. M: You never can tell. The weather is very changeable at this time of the year. W: I heard on the radio that it will rain tomorrow. M: Really? By the way, could you tell me when the bus from New Mexico is supposed to arrive? W: Oh, let me see. Ah, it39。s due to arrive at 4： 10 minutes left. M: Thank you very much. Text 10 Mary had some mental problems. So she went to see the doctor. The doctor was new, and did not know her. So he first asked her some questions. One of the questions was “What is your age ？ ” “Well ， ” Mary answered, “I don39。t quite remember, doctor. But I will try to think.” She thought for a while and then said, “Yes, I remember now, doctor. When I married, I was twenty173。two years old, and my husband was thirty then. Now he is sixty, I know, and that is twice thirty, and so I am twice twenty173。two. That is forty173。four, isn39。t it？ ” 第二部分 閱讀理解 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分 ) 第一節(jié) (共 15題；每小題 2分，滿分 30分 ) 閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng) (A、 B、 C和 D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 A As one es to some crossroads, he or she sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they e to the main road ahead. At other crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but they do not actually have to stop unless, of course, there is something ing along the main road。 and at still others, they do not have either to stop or to go slow, because they are themselves on the main road. Mr. Williams, who was always a very careful driver, was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad. It had a “SLOW” sign. He slowed down when he came to the main road, looked both ways to see that nothing was ing, and then drove across without stopping pletely. At once he heard a police whistle (口哨聲 ), so he pulled into the side of the road and stopped. A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and a pen in his hand and said, “you didn39。t stop at that crossing.” “But the sign there doesn39。t say ‘STOP39。 ， ” answered Mr. Williams, “it just says ‘SLOW39。, and I did go slow.” The policeman looked around him, and a look of surprise came over his face. Then he put his notebook and pen away, scratched (抓 ) his head and said, “Well, I39。m in the wrong street！ ” 21． Mr. Williams was driving ________ one evening. A. to a party B. to his office C. home after work D. to work from home 答案與解析 C 從文章第二段第一句可知，威廉姆斯先生 當(dāng)時是在下班回家的路上。 22． When he was stopped by a policeman, he ________. A. was driving at a high speed B. was driving onto the main road C. was going to stop his car D. was driving slowly 答案與解析 B 從文章第二段第二、三句可知，他看到 “SLOW” 標(biāo)志時，減速往主路上并道。 B項(xiàng)正確。 23． Though slowly, Mr. Williams continued driving at the crossing because ________. A. he didn39。t see any “STOP” sign there B. he paid no attention to the traffic rules C. he didn39。t have to stop D. he was eager to get home 答案與解析 C 第二段第二句說 It had a “SLOW” sign ，所以他沒必要完全停下來。 24． Looking round Mr Williams, the policeman was surprised because ________. A. he met a mad man B. he realized that he himself was mistaken C. Mr. Williams dared to speak to him like that D. Mr. Williams would not apologize to him 答案與解析 B 從最后一段中警察說的話 “Well, I39。m in the wrong street！ ” 可知， B項(xiàng)正確。 B Knowledge is power. But there is one thing that we must remember. A strong mind needs a strong body in order to make it useful. There are lots of good exercises. They are helpful and healthy. Many of them may be taken indoors during rainy weather. Indoor exercises, however, are never as helpful as those taken outdoors in fresh air. It is because in fresh air more oxygen (氧氣 ) is taken into our body and more wastes are given off. The air in the house does not remain fresh very long. But out of doors is usually fresh. But what shall we play? There are a number of games such as football, basketball and races. Any game with plenty of movement is good. The best are those which are played out of doors. Don39。t neglect (忽視 ) your body. It is of as much importance as your mind. Our country now needs men with strong minds, good judgement (判斷力 ) and healthy bodies. 25. What does the writer want to tell us in the first paragraph? A. We must keep healthy in order that our knowledge will be in full use. B. We must remember knowledge is power. C. We must not fet to make greater use of our knowledge. D. We must kee