Because he had taken the watch from the Frenchman.
Because he had picked up the watch on his way from work.
Because he was afraid of the Frenchman.
第1题：
If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to______.
A. watch lots of films
B. buy an expensive camera
C. stop in most cities
D. take with him other machines apart from film
38．答案为D 从第三段可知当时的摄影师必须携带大量胶卷和设备才能拍片，因此选D。
第2题：
Passage Two
There was a big pile of bricks on the top of a tall building and a man
had to bring them down to the ground. He had a long rope which went over a pulley(滑轮) at the roof of the building. The other end was fastened to a big box.
First he pulled the box up to the top of the building, and fastened the end of the rope so that the
box could not come down. Then he climbed up the ladder and filled the box with bricks. Next
he climbed down the ladder and untied the rope. Unfortunately the box of bricks was heavier than
the man, and as a result he was pulled up by the: rope. Half-way up, the box of bricks hit him as it was coming down.
When he reached the top, his head hit the pulley. The box of bricks hit the ground and broke.
As a result the bricks fell out. The box was then lighter than the man and consequently he began
to come down and the box began to go up.
Half-way up, the box hit the man. The man still held on to the rope and the box therefore Continued to
go up. The man then reached the ground. Then he let go the rope to rub his head. The box, of
course, then fell down and hit the man on the head again. As a result, an ambulance came and took
him to hospital
40. Why did the man fasten the end of the rope before he climbed up the ladder?
A. He was afraid that someone would steal his box.
B. Because he wanted to climb up along the rope.
C. He fastened the end of the rope in order to keep the box unmoved.
D. Because he wanted to prevent the box from coming down.
此题为细节题。见文章的第二段第一行fastened the end of the rope so that the box could not come down。
第3题：
54. The manager called my neighbor in when he saw him because______.
A. he didn’t have enough shoes for his customers(顾客)
B. my neighbor’s mother had taken a wrong pair of shoes
C. there was something wrong with his check
D. he found it hard to satisfy his customers
第4题：
Mr. Scrushy made donations to the black groups probably because ________.
A. he had close relations with Birmingham's African-American population
B. he wanted the church to set up more buildings
C. he was very benevolent
D. he wanted to get support from the blacks in his trial
第5题：
Passage Four There was once a man in South America who had a parrot (鹦鹉), a pet bird that could imitate (模拟), human speech. The parrot was unique. There was no other bird like him in the whole world. He could learn to say any word except one. He could not say the name of his native town, Cotano. The man did everything he could to teach the parrot to say “Cotono” but he never succeeded. At first he was very gentle with the bird, but gradually he lost his temper, “You stupid bird! Why can’t you learn to say that One word! Say ‘Cotano’ or I’ll kill you!” But the parrot would not say it. Many times , the man screamed (大声叫), “Say ‘Cotano’ or I’ll kill you!” But the bird would never repeat the name. Finally the man gave up. He picked up the parrot and threw him into the chicken house. “You are even more stupid than the chickens!” In the chicken house, there were four old chickens waiting to be killed for Sunday’s dinner. The next morning, when he went out to the chicken house, the man opened the door. He was shocked by what he saw. He could not believe his eyes and ears. On the floor lay three dead chickens, the parrot was screaming at the fourth, “Say ‘Cotono’ or I’ll kill you!”
(1).Why couldn’t the parrot say the name of his native town?
A.Because it was stupid.
B.Because it didn’t want to live
C.Because the man didn’t teach it how to say.
D.The reason is not mentioned in the story.
(2).Why did the man lose his temper?
A.Because the bird couldn’t repeat his master’s name.
B.Because the bird screamed all day long.
C.Because the bird uttered the wrong word.
D.Because the bird failed to say the name of the town.
(3).Who killed the three chickens?
A.The cruel master
B.The man in the kitchen
C.The pet bird
D.The fourth chicken
(4).Why was the man shocked at the scene the next morning?
A.The bird had finally understood his threat.
B.The bird managed to escape from the chicken house.
C.The bird had learned to scream back to him.
D.The bird was living peacefully with the chicken.
(5).Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The man loved his parrot very much and always treated it kindly.
B.The parrot could imitate a lot of human languages.
C.The parrot was thrown into the chicken house by its master.
D.Three of the old chickens were dead the next day.
第6题：
Mr. Green, was worried because ______.
A. he was driving along a lonely road
B. he had taken a stranger in his car
C. he saw a police-car
D. he was afraid that the man might rob him
此题为细节信息归纳推理题。其中关键词是Mr．Green．．．worried because。第 1段第2句交代了Mr．Green had ￡100．00．．并且他得知搭车者曾因抢劫入狱(见第1段倒数第2句)。因此不难推断出D为正确答案。
第7题：
Wolfgang's father told him he couldn't play the piano yet because______.
A. his sister was taking lessons
B. he had to help his mother
C. he was too small
D. he had to wait for his sister to finish practising
第8题：
A.Because he comes from Red
B.Because it is his nickname
C.Because his skin is red, he is an Irish
D.Because the cigar he smokes is Red.
第9题：
His wife thought Christopher suddenly quit his job because he______.
A．couldn't wait to get promoted
B．had experience in interior design
C．wanted to do something he enjoyed
D．couldn't bear the pressure from his job
第10题：
The patient died ______.
A. because of the doctor
B. because Of the nurse
C. because his illness was too bad
D. because of the wrong medicine he had taken