We got up late as usual．My husband decided to water the flowers in the garden    41    

leaving, and when he discovered that he couldn’t manage（處理）by   42   , he asked me for help at the last moment．   43   now we had an hour to get to the airport．   44   , there were not many cars or buses on the road and we were able to get there just in time．We checked in and went to a big hall to   45   our flight to be called．We waited and waited but no announcement was made．In the end there was an announcement   46   us that passengers could get a free meal．The plane hadn’t left Spain for technical problems．We waited again for a long time until late evening   47   we were asked to spend the night in a nearby hotel．

The next morning after a   48   night because of all the planes taking off and landing, we returned to the   49  ．Guess what had happened while we were asleep! Our plane had arrived and taken off again．All the other passengers had been   50   in the night to catch the plane, but for some reason or other we had been forgotten． You can imagine how we felt．

1．A． after                       B． until               C． before                  D． since  

2．A． herself                    B． himself           C． itself                    D． themselves

3．A． So                          B． Unless            C． Although              D． Because 

4．A． Friendly                  B． Luckily           C． Terribly                D． Possibly

5．A． look after                B． wait in            C． look at                 D． wait for

6．A． agreeing                  B． telling             C． asking                  D． shocking

7．A． where                     B． which             C． when                   D． what

8．A． bad                         B． good              C． dangerous            D． interesting

9．A． home                      B． hotel               C． station                 D． airport

10．A． woken up              B． paid for          C． given up               D． agreed with

Now we have comfortable buses in New York．I would like to describe to you how comfortable they are．The number of the seats on a bus has been reduced from 44 to 19．

In the beginning，they just changed the normal seats to airplane seats and took off 10 seats on the bus．However，every passenger（乘客）wanted to have a more comfortable seat on the bus when he took long distance trips by bus．Also，the bus manager wanted to get more profits（利潤(rùn)），so they changed the airplane seats to sofas，and the number of the seats becomes 19．

The new buses are coming out，but the prices are going up too．The owners have many ideal which you have probably never thought about before．Now they have bus attendants（服務(wù)員） who serve water，snacks，newspapers and towels．

Also，you can change the direction of the sofas so that you can feel more comfortable，and they have a service bell on each sofa．Moreover（而且），some companies play some videos on the bus．In addition，when you take a long distance trip，they provide luxurious buses that have an LCD（液晶彩色顯示器）on each seat．That is not the only surprising thing on the bus--they also have three different video channels，and seventy TV games for killing time when you are on the bus．

In a word，we want to be more comfortable when we are on a trip．That is the reason why we have sofas on the buses．Maybe we will have beds on the buses in the future．

1．How many seats did they take off in the beginning?

A．44                       B．19                       C．10                         D．34

2．What does the word “luxurious” mean in the passage?

A．豪華的                B．堅(jiān)固的                C．明亮的                D．寬敞的

3．They provide TV programs and games on the bus to _________．

A．cut the price of the bus                               B．make the trip not boring

C．get people interested in driving                   D．let the passengers know the latest news

4．What would be the best title for this passage?

A．Fewer seats，more bus fares

B．A comfortable long distance trip

C．Buses，a usable（可用的）form of traveling

D．Comfortable bus seats make travel life good

It was late on a snowing night. Doctor Van was driving fast to the hospital to do an operation (手術(shù)) on a badly hurt (受傷的) person. Minutes later he came to a red traffic light and had to stop to wait. A man suddenly opened the door of the car and got in.

“Drive on, ” shouted the man, “Just do what I’ve told you to. ” The man was strong and tall while Doctor Van was not.

“But I’m a doctor, ” Van tried to tell him what he was going to do. “I’m on my way to the

hospital to save…” “Stop talking and drive faster, as fast as you can!” the man stopped Van and Van had to do so.

Only a few minutes had passed when the man made Van stop his car again and drove

him off, and he himself drove away very quickly.

Van stood in the snow for a moment and then walked around to look for a taxi.

Another half an hour had passed when Van got out of the taxi and ran into the hospital. But it was too late and nothing could be done.

The man who had taken Van’s car was standing by the person all the time. He was so

sad! Only then did Van know that the man was the father of that badly hurt person!

（ ）41. What was the weather like that night?

A. Rainy　　　　 B. Snowy　　　　 C. Windy　　　　 D. Warm

（ ）42. Who needed an operation at once?

A. Doctor Van.　　 B. The man　 C. Doctor Van’s son.　 D. The man’s son.

( ）43. Why did the man take Van’s car?

A. Because he was a doctor and had to get to the hospital as soon as possible.

B. Because he wanted to use the car to see a friend who was in hospital and needed his help.

C. Because he wanted to get to the hospital earlier than the doctor.

D. Because he was worried about his son and could not wait to see him.

（ ）44．Which of the following is not true?

A. The man lost his son.　　 B. Doctor Van was stronger than the man.

C. Doctors need cars.　　　 D. The weather was not fine that night.

（ ）45．Which of the following can be the best title （標(biāo)題） for this passage?

A. A Doctor Driving at Night.　 B. A Good Doctor Met a Bad Man.

C. Too Worried to Be Helpful.　 D. How to Save a Badly Hurt Person.

It was almost 10：00 p．m．when Mia Jimson left her office to go home．It was 36 ．She started her car and she drove down the dark road which led(通往)to her house in the country．She 37 the radio and sang songs while she was　 38　 ．The heater(暖氣機(jī))wasn’t working，and singing helped to keep her　 39　 ．

The land was all 　 40　 ．Then Mia went across a small　 41　 over a river．It was covered with ice and the car went out of control(失去控制)．Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness(知覺(jué))．

　 When she came to herself，her 42　 was bleeding(流血)，and she was shaking from the cold．She didn’t know　 43　 she was．Mia opened the car door and looked around． She was under the bridge，and her car was sitting on the frozen river! She felt very　 44 ．She knew the　 45

wouldn’t hold her car for very long．She tried to walk up the hill several times， 46　 she kept falling in the snow．Mia tried　 47 　 time．She fell again，but this time she couldn't get up．She knew that　 48　 could see her car under the bridge．She was lying in the snow，and she couldn’t move．Mia closed her eyes and waited to die．

Then she　 49　 a voice．Mia opened her eyes．There was an old man　 50 over her．She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck,” said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you to the hospital.”

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41．When do the volunteers help others?

　 A．In their spare time． B．At weekends．

C．On weekdays．　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．In the evenings．

42．______ can be a volunteer．

　 A．Children　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Old women

C．Anyone aged 12-70　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Young people

43．Volunteers want to get ____ when they help others．

　 A．money　 　　　　　　 B．computers　 　　　 C．everything　 　　　 D．nothing

44．Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with __________

　 A．a(chǎn)nimals　 　　　　　 B．children　 　　　　　 C．computers　 　　　　　　 D．older people

45．We can read such a passage __________

　　 A．in a newspaper　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．in a storybook　

C．in a picture book　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．in a text book