第1题：
When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses.
What kinds of people rent tent officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couples - people whose job or buw homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.
One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people don’t like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.
11.Which of the following has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses?
A.Selling home furnishings.
B.Renting furnished apartments.
C.Selling used furniture.
D.Renting home furnishings.
12.Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?
A.Because the furniture they get in this way is new.
B.Because it saves them a lot of money.
C.Because it saves them much trouble and money.
D.Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way.
13.What can you infer from the passage?
A.The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.
B.Renting furniture is not popular in the couple’s home town.
C.Only those who don’t have enough money to rent furniture.
D.People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.
14.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A.Rent or Buy?
B.A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings.
C.Furnished Apartments.
D.A New Idea.
15.Young people liked renting home furniture because_________
A.they have less money.
B.they don’t want to buy old furniture.
C.the new furniture is of good quality.
D.they don’t have much money and don’t want to buy the cheap furniture.
第2题：
A survey has shown that people have stopped believing both the media and politicians. A similar survey carried out 5 years ago showed that 50% of people thought that what politicians said was usually not true, and that 35% of people thought that what they saw on the television or read in newspapers was not true. Now both those figures have increased sharply, to 80% of people not believing politicians and 70% not believing the television or newspapers. Experts think that these figures are not going to come down in the near future.
Stories about politicians and journalists taking money from businessmen have caused the public to stop trusting them. Also politicians keep making promises that they do not keep. Mr Smith of York said, ‘When the politicians make new laws, they only help their friends, not people like me’. Mrs Marley of Leeds said, ‘The newspapers and television are not interested in what is true; they are only interested in money for advertising’.
It has got worse recently as more people can get news from the Internet and learn if the journalists and politicians are telling the truth or not. What can our politicians and journalists do? The only answer is to be more honest.
1.The number of people believing politicians and journalists has __________.
A.increased
B.not changed
C.decreased
2.Experts think this problem ____________.
A.will get better soon
B.will not get better soon
C.will get worse soon
3.Stories say businessmen give money to _______.
A.politicians
B.politicians and journalists
C.journalists
4.Mr Smith thinks politicians make laws __________.
A.to help their friends
B.to help him
C.to help everybody
5.People can now check stories using _________.
A.the newspapers
B.the television
C.the Internet
第3题：
A. What are you doing?
B. What can I do for you?
C. How can I help you?
D. How can I do for you?
第4题：
-- ____________
-- It looks nice. Can I try it on?
A. What can I do for you?
B. What would you like?
C. What about this jacket?
D. Let’s buy this jacket.
第5题：
A、It's a pleasure going to a dinner party.
B、Dinner parties help you get to know other people.
C、You can have unusual foods at dinner parties.
D、Guests seldom enjoy the party.
第6题：
Continued use of alcohol and drugs can______.
A. help people develop physically and psychologically
B. make people feel sick
C. cause people to be in the habit of taking them
D. cause serious diseases
此题为细节题。根据第三段的最后一句After…physically and psychologically(心理地) addieted(上瘾的)，就可以知道继续喝酒或吸毒的原因是心理和生理双重依赖。
第7题：
Most Americans find the idea of arranged marriages difficult to understand or accept.They believe that two people should marry for love, after a period of dating or courtship.During that period, the prospective marriage partners are supposed to learn enough about each other to decide whether or not they will be able to build a successful marriage.Today in America, it is common for people to live together as a way of preparing for marriage.The idea of an arranged marriage seems very old-fashioned indeed.But aren't all marriages arranged in one way or another? In the United States marriages are seldom formally arranged, but quite a lot of informal arranging goes on before two people become husband and wife.People who get married are introduced to each other by friends.These friends have already decided that the two people are right for each other and arrange for them to meet.In the United States this kind of arrangement is very common.Because friends have such great influence, their approval of a dating partner is very important.Families also exert open and subtle pressures on their children to influence their choices of marriage partners.Parents often arrange dates for their own children.One parent often tells a friend about her beautiful daughter or handsome son.Also, parents can meet the perfect marriage prospect for their son or daughter through business relationships.Since parents often assist their children financially, they feel that they have the right to help the bride and groom select where they will live, what type of furniture they will purchase, and what their life-style. will be like.
1.Most Americans think that arranged marriages are().
A.understandable
B.acceptable
C.unavoidable
D.old fashioned
2.According to this passage, the prospective marriage partners().
A.often write to each other
B.often attend formal parties together
C.often meet each other
D.often discuss problems together
3.Which of the flowing is TRUE according to this passage?()
A.Marriages are usually arranged by parents in America.
B.No arranging goes on before two people get married.
C.Only one formal arrangement takes place before two people get married.
D.There are usually a lot of informal arrangements before two people get married.
4.Which of the following is NOT true?()
A.Parents often try to influence their children's marriages.
B.Open arranged marriages are unusual in the U.S.
C.Friends sometimes play some role in getting two people together who may get married later.
D.Parents never care much about their children's marriages.
5.Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?()
A.Social class has much influence on marriages.
B.Nationality has much influence on marriages.
C.Knowledge has much influence on marriages.
D.Age has much influence on marriages.
第8题：
(A) you can get
(B) that you can get
(C) what you can get
(D) which you can get
正确答案：D
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第9题：
A、Get the bill
B、Buy the bill
C、Pay for the bill
D、Take the bill
第10题：
It can be concluded from Para. 2 that______.
A．doing nothing leads people to get bored easily
B．western people pay little attention to boredom
C．boredom only affects the assembly line worker
D．people are liable to get bored in a dull situation