1、 What are some of the steps a person can take to prevent his house from being broken into while he is away? One step is to make sure that the house seems a lived-in one. Living room curtains should be pulled down only half-way. Bedrooms that usually have the curtains pulled down at night should be left down . Another is to make sure that all outside locks are the dead-bolt type (双保险) . Still another is to leave several 100W lights burning and make sure that one is in the kitchen. Lights that turned on and off by themselves are the best. Then, too, it is a good idea to leave the radio turned on and set to a talking station. Any type of speaking makes a thief think twice before trying to enter. Finally, while away on holiday, make sure that nothing collects in front or in the house.Particularly, make certain that the newspaper is stopped and that a trusted neighbour has been asked to pick up the mail. Thieves are especially quick to notice piled-up newspapers and overpiled mail boxes.

36. Why did the writer begin this piece with question?

A. Because he wanted to catch the readers’ attention.
B. Because he wanted to have the readers guess the answer before reading.
C. Because he wanted to sum up (概括) the topic of the piece.
D. Because he wanted to make the readers understand him better.

37. The word "live-in" in this passage means ______________.

A. left empty B. lively and cheerful C. now being used by people D. laid inside

38. What does the writer advise the people to do?

A. Ask a neighbour to pick up the daily mail
B. Make sure to have lights that turn on and off by themselves.
C. Make sure the newspaper is handed over every day.
D. Pull the living room curtains down.

39. The most important room to leave a light burning in is the _________.

A. bedroom B. kitchen C. living room D. sitting-room

2、Mr Richards has worked in a small seaside town for about ten years and he and his wife have a comfortable house near the sea.

During the winter they would be quite happy, but every summer a lot of their relatives used to spend holiday in their house, and it was much cheaper than staying in hotel . Finally one day in June Mr Richards complained to a clever friend of his who lived in the same place. "One of my wife’s cousins is going to bring her husband and children and spend ten days with us next month again. How have you prevented all your relatives from coming to live with you in summer ?" "Oh,"the friend answered, "that is not difficult. I just borrow money from all the rich ones, and lend it to all the poor
ones. After that, they seldom come again." Hearing this Mr Richards smiled.

40. The relatives preferred to stay in Mr Richards’ house because _____________.
A. it was cool in summer B. they might spend less money
C. they were more welcome D. it was a comfortable place

41. According to his friend’s opinion, the poor relatives would stop going there so often
because ________ .
A. they were shy to borrow money again
B. hey were afraid to be asked to pay off the debts
C. they had been ill-treated
D. it wasn’t happy for the poor to meet the rich

42. The best title for this passage is ___________.
A. Such a Clever Friend B. Mr Richards and his Friend
C. Money is Important D. Such Good Usage of Money

43. After reading the passage we can infer _____________.
A. Mr Richards still complains about the coming of his relatives in summer
B. The friend of Mr Richards’ hadn’t as many relatives as Richards
C. Gradually Mr Richards succeeded in keeping his relatives out in summer
D. sNone of Richards’ relatives came to the seaside town for their holidays again

3、I wonder why American towns looks so much alike that I sometimes mix them up in my memory. The standard influence(影响)of mass production whose agents(代理商)are the travelling salesman, the mail-order house, the five-and-ten cent stores, the chain stores, the movies can hardly explain it. If you stay two days in Bologna and in Ferrare, or in Arles and in Avignon, you will never mix them up in all your life. But it may well happen that after you spend two days in St.Louis and in Kansas City the appearances of these two cities soon mix up. I think the reason for this is that these towns have not yet had time enough to develop their own characters. Similarly, children are much less different from each other than grown people.

44. Which two of the following towns look so much alike?
A. Bologna and Ferrare B. Arles and Avignon
C. St. Louis and Kansas City D. Bologna and St. Louis

45. In line 4 the word "it" refers to ____________.
A. standard of towns B. similarity of towns C. people’s memory D. mass production

46. American towns look very much alike because of ____________.
A. the standard influence of mass production B. their different appearances
C. not being fully developed D. having everything in common

36-40  ACABB

41-45  BDCCB
46     C