【正文】 sB. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi39。anC. Marco Polo and the Silk RoadD. An American Achieving His Aims7. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander ing to the hotel because _____B___.A. he asked to see the managerB. he entered the hall with a bikeC. the manager had to know all foreign guestsD. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him8. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order: ___A____.A. China, India, and PakistanB. India, China, and PakistanC. Pakistan, China, and IndiaD. China, Pakistan, and India9. What made Friedlander want to e to China? AA. The stories about Marco Polo.B. The famous sights in Xi39。an.C. His interest in Chinese silk.D. His childhood dreams about bicycles.10. Friedlander can be said to be _____D___. A. clever B. friendly C. hardworking D. strongmindedPassage 6Ben was a poor man with a large family. One morning, waking up very early from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his home. The wood belonged to a rich gentleman, and Ben had no right to go there. But, in the wood there were lots of rabbits and birds that were good to eat, and Ben determined to take the risk. Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, ing towards him in the wood. There was a look of anger on the rich man39。s face as he saw the gun in Ben39。s hands.Ben39。s heart sank with tear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly up to these people and said to the gentleman, Good morning, sir, and what has brought you out so early this morning? The rich man, rather surprised, said he and his friends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite for their breakfast. Then, looking at Ben with suspicion, he said, But why are you so early in the morning? Well, sir, said Ben, I just e out to see if I could get a breakfast for my appetite. The whole crowd burst into laughter at Ben39。s ready wit, and with a smile the rich man walked on, leaving Ben to try his luck with the rabbits.11. This is a story about ___C___.A. a rich man who owned a big woodB. a poor man who lived all by himselfC. a clever man who tried to get something to eat for his breakfastD. a hunter with a large family12. One morning Ben went to a wood _C_____. A. to get a little exerciseB. to take in some fresh air C. hoping to get something to eat D. to visit the rich owner13. There was a look of anger on the rich man39。s face. Why? AA. He was not expecting Ben at this early hour. B. He knew Ben was there hunting. C. He didn39。t like the poor man at all. D. Ben had not told him he would e.14. Why was the rich man surprised? AA. He had not expected such a bold question from Ben. B. He wondered why Ben didn39。t run away. C. Ben wasn39。t afraid of him. D. Ben had a gun in his hands.15. Ben39。s __C____ made the whole crowd burst into laughter.A. funny looks B. interesting words C. quick and witty response D. promise to leave right awayPassage7My son, Johnny, opened a new restaurant and on the opening day I helped out in the kitchen. By midmorning, I noticed that the cakes we had ordered hadn39。t e. Johnny and I decided not to tell it to anyone else, hoping that the cakes would arrive soon.They still hadn39。t e when, just before noon, a man eating in our restaurant wanted a cake. I suggested that I run to the bakery next door to get some, and Johnny readily agreed. Going out of our back door, I knocked on the back door of the bakery and bought a few from the baker39。s helper. That cake was the only one we sold all day.After closing, Johnny and I sat discussing things with my daughter, who had been out from serving. An interesting happened just before noon, she said. The owner of the bakery next door came in and ordered a cake from ours. She wanted to pare it with hers. know from the passage that ____B___.A. the baker next door came to help with the openingB. the new restaurant did not prepare all its foodC. the son and the daughter served at the tablesD. the customers enjoyed the cakes very much word They at the beginning of the second paragraph refers to ____D___.A. the baker and her helper B. the customers expectedC. the son and the daughter D. the cakes ordered3. Why did the owner of the bakery e to order a cake from the new restaurant? BA. She hoped Johnny would buy her cakes.B. She wanted to see whose cake was better.C. She knew that the cake was from her bakery.D. She needed to know if the customers liked her cakes.4. The father, son and the daughter began discussing things ____D____.A. before opening B. before noonC. after noon D. after closing5. Who is the owner of the new restaurant? DA. The baker B. The baker39。s helper C. The daughter D. The sonPassage8On the evening of June 21,1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi39。an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in the kingdom of bicycles.Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi39。an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now after 44 years he was on the Silk Road in Xi39。an, and his early dreams were turning true.Robert Friedlander39。s next destinations were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will plete his trip in Pakistan.6. The best title for the passage would be ____D___.A. The Kingdom of BicyclesB. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi39。anC. Marco Polo and the Silk RoadD. An American Achieving His Aims7. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander ing to the hotel because ____B____.A. he asked to see the manag