1988年至1990年，一個(gè)名為“人口危機(jī)委員會(huì)”的組織對(duì)世界上100個(gè)大城市進(jìn)行了調(diào)查。請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面12個(gè)主要大城市的調(diào)查表回答問題。

Cry	Population（Million）	％ of Income Spent on Food	Persons Per Room	％of Houses with Water and Electricity	Telephones Per 100 People	％of Children in Middle School
Tokyo	28.7	18	0.9	100	44	97
Mexico City	19.4	41	1.9	94	6	62
New York	17.4	16	0.5	99	56	95
Sao Paulo	17.2	50	0.8	100	16	67
Osaka	16.8	18	0.6	98	42	97
Seoul	15.8	34	2.0	100	22	90
Moscow	13.2	33	1.3	100	39	100
Bombay	l2.9	57	4.2	85	5	49
Calcutta	12.8	60	3.0	57	2	49
Los Angeles	12.4	40	1.3	86	14	51
Buenos Aires	11.5	12	0.5	94	35	90
London	11.0	24	0.6	100	50	58

1、Of the following cities，people to live in          spend least of their income on food．

A、Mexico City         B、Buenos Aires  C、Calcutta                 D、Bombay

2、Which city has the most people?

A、New York            B、Moscow              C、Tokyo                   D、London

3、The number of the students studying in middle schools in Tokyo out of 100 students is the same as that of         ．

A、Seoul            B、Sao Paulo             C、Calcutta                 D、Osaka

4、In which city do all the houses have water and electricity?

A、London                B、Los Angeles           C、New York              D、Bombay

5、Ii is most difficult for people in          to make a phone call．

    A、Sao Paulo            B、Mexico City         C、Bombay                 D、Calcutta

       Betty and I are best friends.our birthdays are on the same so every year we have a birthday party together． But this year ,we had a costume party instead．

        While we were writing the invitations ,my mum came in and asked ,”Why not invite John?” John had been in our class for only a few months ,but he already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class ．I wrinkled（皺起）my nose, ”Mum ,he wears the same pants to school every day． How could he even afford a costume?” Mum said nothing ．The next day ,mum gave me a envelope with a shopping certificate in it ．” I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John embarrassed ．We discussed it for a long time ．Finally ,Betty and I had a good idea．

         On the day of our party ,kids arrived, dressed differently ．John arrived ,in an old sheet (床單),but still in the same brown pants as usual． We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups ．Before eating the birthday cake ,Betty said in a loud voice ” Now it is time for the great prize game ．It is the following riddle ……”It was a math game ,None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope ．

        Everything went on well as we planned． John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week ．He felt happy ．So did we．

        When we help others ,we need to find a proper way ,or we may hurt them in another way ．

41、 The two girls and John were in the same ______．

A、group    B、family    C、team     D、class

42、 John’s family may be very _____according to the passage．

A、far   B、poor      C、rich      D、small

43、 How did John get the prize during the party ?

A、By helping others         B、By asking for help
C、By getting good grades in study    D、By winning the math game

44、 John ______with the shopping certificate after the party ．

A、watch a basketball match     B、saw a movie
C、bought something to wear   D、made a phone call

45、 The two girls felt ______when they found John wearing his new clothes．

A、happy B、sorry    C、sad     D、angry.

                     

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

　　Are you interested in Helmut Newton and John Pilger? Do you want to learn more about their paintings? Come to Barbican Gallery（畫廊）!

(1)You can go to Barbican Gallery to see the paintings at ________ on Friday.

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A．8 a.m.	B．11 a.m.
C．7 p.m.	D．10 p.m.

(2)Mr Read wants to see the paintings with his 11-year-old son and 70-year-old father. How much will they pay for the tickets?

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A．￡7.	B．￡5.
C．￡13.	D．￡24.

(3)Mr Read likes John Pilger's paintings. He may go to the Gallery ________.

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A．at 10∶30 on Sunday morning

B．at 8 on Tuesday morning

C．at 4 on Friday afternoon

D．at 9∶30 on Wednesday evening

(4)How will Mr Read book group tickets?

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A．He will send an e-mail.	B．He will make a phone.
C．He will write a letter.	D．He will send a telegraph.

(5)How much should you pay if you want to buy tickets for a group of eleven students?

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A．￡33.	B．￡44.
C．￡55.	D．￡66.

　 One day Mrs. Wilson went shopping with Tracy and Ben. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping center.

　 “Why do you buy things here?” Tracy wanted to know. “Because they are cheaper here than at the corner store near our home,” Mrs. Wilson said.” Help me check the prices, please.”

　 The Wilsons were not rich and Mrs. Wilson was always careful with her money. She looked carefully after the prices of things. She bought lots of things in the supermarket. When they got home, the children said,“ We don’t think you saved money by going to the supermarket.”

“Of course I did,” Mrs. Wilson said. “ Everything was cheaper there.” “We know,” the children said,“ but we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry. The taxi fare was more than the money that you save! ”

Mrs. Wilson added everything up. Her children were right.

（ ） 41. The things at the corner store were ____than those in the supermarket.

　　　 A. cheaper　 B. nicer　 C. more expensive　 D. saved a little money

（ ） 42. Mrs. Wilson ______ in the end.

　　　 A. spent more money　　　　　　　 B. paid less money

　　　 C. lost some money　　　　　　　 D. saved a little money

（ ）43. From the passage we know the children were _________.

　　　 A. happy　　　 B. clever　　　 C. tired　　 D. lazy

（ ） 44. Mrs. Wilson will _____________.

　　　 A. never call a taxi 　　　 B. go on buying things in the supermarket

　　 C. buy things near her home　　 D. not go shopping with her children

（ ）45．The best title for the passage is ____________.

A. Cutting Price B. Corner Store　 C. Supermarket　 D. Shopping