“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.

“Oh， I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang， and the President picked up the receiver， listened and then said， ‘It’s for you.‘ ”

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1. This story happened in _______.

A. England B. America

C. Japan D. Australia

2. There are _______ in this passage.

A. two men and two women

B. three men and one woman

C. three women and one man

D. four women

3. The banker thought _______.

A. he was really important because he was a rich banker

B. the visitor to the White House was really important

C. the visitor who met the President of the United States

D. the reporter was really important

4. The owner of the very large company thought _______.

A. she was really important because she owned one of the largest companies

B. the banker was really important

C. the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really important

D. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President， the President would not answer any telephone call

5. The owner of many buildings thought _______.

A. he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York

B. the owner of the very large company was really important

C. the visitor was really important if he talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor

D. the person who worked in the White House was really important

「答案与解析」

1. 选B.从第1段的首句Several years ago， a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America.可以知道，这个故事发生在美国，所以选择B.

2. 选B.短文对三位嘉宾的人称代词用的都是he，由此可知，这三位嘉宾都是男士，而从第5段的she asked可以看出这个reporter是位女士，所以总共是three men and one woman，答案是B.

3. 选B.当the reporter问the banker 什么样的人才是重要的时，他回答说：I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important.所以答案选择B.

4. 选D.从第6段这位男士的回答我们很容易得出答案是D.

5. 选C.从最后一段可以知道the owner of many buildings的想法，就是当你在拜访总统时，总统却接到一个找你的电话，那么此时你就是一个很重要的人了。所以答案选择C.

四、In 1995，Oseola McCarty gave a present of $150 000 to the University of Southern Mississippi. She wanted to help poor students. It was a very generous thing to do. But her friends and neighbors were surprised. McCarty was a good woman. She went to church. She was always friendly and helpful. But everyone in her town knew that McCarty was not rich. In fact，she was poor.

How did a poor 86-year-old woman have so much money? Oseola McCarty was born in 1908 in Hattiesburg，Mississippi. She had to leave school when she was eight years old to help her family. She took a job washing clothes. She earned only a few dollars a day. Oseola washed the clothes by hand. Then she hung the clothes to dry. She did this for nearly 80 years. In the 1960s，she bought an automatic washer and dryer. But she gave them away. She did not think they got the clothes clean enough!At that time，many people started to buy their own washers and dryers. McCarty did not have much work， so she started to iron clothes instead.

McCarty never married or had children. Her life was very simple. She went to work and to church. She read her Bible (圣经)。She had a black-and-white television. But she did not watch it very much. It had only one channel.

McCarty saved money all her life and eventually had about $250 000. When she was 86，a lawyer helped her make a will. She left money to the church，her relatives，and the university. McCarty just wanted to help others. She did not think she was a special person. But then people found out about her present to the university. She received many honors (荣誉)。She even flew in an airplane for the first time!Oseola McCarty died in 1999. She was a shy and ordinary woman who became famous.

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1. Oseola McCarty gave $150 000 to the University of Southern Mississippi _______.

A. to help the poor students B. to surprise her friends and neighbors

C. to show her generosity D. to be a good and rich woman

2. From the story we know _______.

A. McCarty was born in a poor family near the University of Southern Mississippi

B. everyone was surprised because they thought McCarty had no education

C. washers and dryers brought a change in McCarty‘s life

D. McCarty gave half of her money to the church and her relatives

3. Which of the following is true?

A. McCarty had to work to help her family after school every day.

B. McCarty learned to read the Bible by herself in the school.

C. McCarty made one third of her money by washing and ironing clothes.

D. McCarty did not have her own family because she had no husband or children.

4. From which of the following can we tell McCarty lived a simple life?

A. She worked hard all her life. B. She didn‘t think she was special.

C. She didn‘t have many interests. D. She had a TV set with many channels.

5. Which of the following is true?

A. McCarty died at the age of eighty-six.

B. McCarty did the job of washing for more than eighty years.

C. McCarty gave her presents to both universities and churches.

D. McCarty was given many honors because of her good deeds.

「答案与解析」

1. 选A.第1段解释了她这一举动的用意：She wanted to help poor students.她这样做都是为了要帮助贫困学生，所以答案为A.

2. 选A.从第2段我们知道Oseola McCarty是一个poor 86-year-old woman.她在8岁时就不得不离开学校来帮助养家，可知她的家里也是贫穷的。她出生在Hattiesburg， Mississippi.可见这里应该离the University of Southern Mississippi不远。所以A项是正确的。

3. 选D.在第3段我们知道McCarty never married or had children. 她一直自己一个人生活，因此D项是正确的。

4. 选C.在第3段作者介绍了她的简单生活。她只工作和去教堂，她只读她的圣经，她有一部黑白电视机但不怎么看，而且它只有一个频道。可见她并没有很多的爱好，所以说她的生活是simple life.答案选择C.

5. 选D.McCarty出生在1908年，死于1999年，享年91岁，所以选项A错误;在第2段可以知道她洗衣服for nearly 80 years，所以选项B错误;最后一段我们知道She left money to the church， her relatives， and the university.所以选项C也是错误的;而因为她所做的这些贡献，She received many honors. 所以D是正确的。

五、Mr King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. He drives carefully and can keep calm in time of danger. And he escaped from several accidents. The manager pays him more and the traffic policemen often speak highly of him.

Mr Baker， one of his friends， works in a factory outside the city. It‘s far from his house and he has to go to work by bus. As the traffic is crowded in the morning， sometimes he’s late for the work. His manager warns the young man that he will be sent away unless he gets to his office on time. He hopes to buy a car， but he hasn‘t enough money. He decides to buy an old one. He went to the flea (跳蚤) market and at last he chose a beautiful but cheap car. He said he wanted to have a trial (试验) drive， the seller agreed. He called Mr King and asked him to help him.

Mr King examined the car at first and then drove it away. It was five in the morning and there were few cars in the street. At first he drove slowly and it worked well. Then he drove fast. And when he reached a crossing， the lights turned red. He tried to stop it， but he failed and nearly hit an old woman who was crossing the street. A policeman told him to stop， but the car went on until it hit a big tree by the road.

“Didn‘t you hear me?” the policeman asked angrily.

“Yes， I did， sir，” said Mr King， “Since it doesn‘t listen to me，can it obey you?”

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1. Mr King is paid more because he _______.

A. always drives very slowly B. is not afraid of danger

C. had driven for years D. drives very well

2. Mr Baker went to the flea market to _______.

A. buy a second-hand car B. have a trial drive

C. choose a new car D. sell his old car

3. Mr King tried to stop the car when _______.

A. he saw an old woman crossing the street

B. he saw a big tree

C. the traffic lights turned red