A young officer was at a railway station. On his way home, he wanted to telephone his mother to tell her the time of his train, so that she could meet him at the station in her car. He looked in all his pockets, but found that he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him. At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, Have you got change for ten pence? Wait a moment, the old soldier answered, beginning to put his hand in his pocket, Ill see whether I can help you. Dont you know how to speak to an officer? the young man said angrily. Now lets start again. Have you got change for ten pence? No, sir, the old soldier answered quickly. 60. The young officer wanted to telephone his mother to tell her _. ( ) A. that he was going to visit her B. when his train would leave C. when his train would arrive D. that he was now at the railway station 61. He looked around for help because he _. ( ) A. didnt have coins for the phone call B. had no money to make the phone call C. didnt have the local money D. wanted to change money 62. The old soldier _. ( ) A. was glad to help him B. didnt know if he had coins C. didnt want to help him D. was angry 63. The young officer was angry because he thought the old soldier _. ( ) A. didnt know how to speak to him B. didnt want to help him C. didnt answer him correctly D. was not friendly to him 64. The old soldier in the story was_. ( ) A. clever B. stupid C. polite D. friendly 二December 25 is Christmas Day(圣诞节). Christmas is an important holiday in many countries. On Christmas Day, most families get together for a big dinner. They give presents to each other and visit friends. The Christmas tree is an important part of the Christmas holiday. Most families buy trees. The families decorate(装饰) the tree together. Parents usually tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the night and brings presents to good children. Of course, Father Christmas isnt real. The parents of the children are really “Father Christmas”. They put the presents under the tree or into their childrens stocking(长统袜) after the children go to sleep.41. When is Christmas Day? _.A. November 25 B. December 25 C. December 24 D. December 2642. What do most families in America do on Christmas Day? _.A. They only have a big dinner togetherB. They have a big dinner, exchange (交换) presents and visit friendsC. They just visit friends and exchange presentsD.They exchange presents only43. Who is really “Father Christmas”? _.A. Their parents B. Their father C. Their mother D. Father Christmas44. When Christmas Day is coming, the parents _.A. usually tell their children that Father Christmas isnt realB. tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the night and brings presents to good childrenC.sometimes tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the dayD.often tell their children that Father Christmas gives presents to poor children45. When did parents put the presents into their childrens stocking? _.A. Before the children go to sleep B. After the children go to sleepC. December 26 D. At midnight of December 25三No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted（发出呼噜声）like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him-water splashing（飞溅）, bees humming（嗡嗡作响声）, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life.The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy language. Your dictionary is your most useful book.1What do we mean by language? ASounds made by man.BAll the words made by man.CDifferent kinds of sound.DThe way man learns.2From the passage we know that long long ago _. Ano one learned how to make sounds or wordsBanimals taught to learn the languageCMan learned the language by lifting heavy things, falling to the ground, and so onDMan followed a lot of things in nature to make sounds and words3What is the number of language spoken in the world today? A500B5, 000C1, 500D15, 0004In which sentence can the word “contain (s)” be put so that it is a right one? AI _several dictionaryBSea