Joyce’s story being recalled, Amy got an idea.
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It was Joyce’s 60 birthday. A parcel was sent to her, with a 43 that read,
Dear Joyce, I forget to 44 you the parcel that you should have received on May 20, 1956, your fifth birthday. The gift inside has aged, but I felt that you might still wish to have it. Love, Angel of Joy Joyce opened the parcel and saw a lovely grandma doll. She held the doll tightly that she had waited so many years for, with tears running down her face. The doll, given by “Angel of Joy”, made her the 45 “child” in the world.
36. A. stopped B. sat C. went D. moved 37. A. mother B. child C. grandma D. daughter 38. A. early B. late C. sadly D. lovely 39. A. idea B. mind C. question D. answer 40. A. second B. third C. fifth D. sixtieth 41. A. left B. stepped C. dreamed D. died 42. A. helpful B. important C. useful D. careful 43. A. gift B. word C. card D. parcel 44. A. buy B. send C. leave D. show 45. A. happiest B. saddest C. loveliest D. smallest
四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it repaired, as there are a lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though a little more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth. I realized that my approach must be wrong so I decided to try another way. I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair? Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK. I’ll give you twenty pounds for it,” he said. “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I added. “Yes, I saw that. It’s nothing,” the shopkeeper replied.
Everything was going according to the plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell after the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” the man asked in surprise. “Yes, I know. But I’ve changed my mind. I am sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,”
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he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. He shouted, “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said, “And what would you have said if I had walked in and asked you to repair my chair?” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it. We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll repair this for you. Five pounds will be the cost,” the man answered. He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
46. What happened to the writer in the first shop? A. He broke his leg.
B. His chair was repaired. C. He was refused impolitely.
D. The shopkeeper bought his chair.
47. What does the underlined phrase “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph
mean?
A. The shopkeeper changed his mind. B. The shopkeeper accepted the price.
C. The shopkeeper decided to help the writer.
D. The shopkeeper found out the writer’s purpose. 48. How much did the writer pay the shopkeeper at last?
A. 5 pounds. B. 7 pounds. C. 20 pounds. D. 27 pounds.
49. From the passage, we can learn that the writer was__________.
A. honest B. smart C. careful D. crazy
50. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The writer wanted to sell his chair for 20 pounds. B. It was very easy to repair the writer’s broken chair.
C. The writer succeeded in getting his chair repaired at last.
D. The man in the first shop thought the chair was too old to repair.
( B )
Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost mention recycling. Recycling in the homes is very important. However, having to recycle often means we already have more products than we need. We are just dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way, but it would be much better if we did not bring so many goods home.
The total amount of packaging（外包装） has increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It is 1/3 of a home’s waste in the UK. In many supermarkets, food products are packaged twice with plastic and paper. Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of land because of this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Besides, the plastic from the package puts some creatures in danger, especially birds and fish.
Recycling helps, but the recycling itself uses energy. The solution is not to
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