Ⅶ. 阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，计30分)

阅读A、B、C三篇材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Mr. Lang worked in a factory in Chengde. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday in Spring festival. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.

It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen. “I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”

56. Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.

A. he was a driver

B. he worked in a factory

C. he had a lot of work to do

D. he had worked there for a long time

57. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.

A. she couldn’t find any work

B. she thought her husband was tired

C. her husband spent all time in gambling

D. she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling

58. _______, so he was put into lockup.

A. Mr. Lang often gambled

B. Mr. Lang was late for work

C. Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home

D. Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police

59. The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.

A. he didn’t love her any longer

B. he wouldn’t stop gambling

C. he had been put into lockup

D. he was hardly sent away by the factory

60. Which of the following is right?

A. The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.

B. The boy thought his father needed some policemen.

C. The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.

D. The boy hoped his mother to come back.

61. There are ______ main problems in the survey.

A. four B. five C. six D. seven

62. What problems are caused by too much homework?

A. Feeling stressed and fighting with each other.

B. Feeling tired of study and getting fat.

C. Feeling stressed and getting short-sighted.

D. Getting short-sighted and feeling tired of study.

63. If Simon is feeling stressed, he should __________.

A. do much more homework

B. make a plan to spend time on study and hobbies

C. donate(捐赠) his pocket money to Project Hope

D. buy some snacks

64. Peter is tired of study, maybe because he __________.

A. has no close friends B. has no pocket money

C. plays too many computer games D. gets fatter and fatter

65. __________ is a good way for the teenagers to stop fighting.

A. Doing less homework B. Playing computer games

C. learning how to make friends D. Paying no attention to each other