B． Her mother would have saved her． C． She would have swum back to the beach． D． She would have been drowned．
48． What did Mr and Mrs Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea by the wave？ A． They shouted to the lifeguard． B． They dived into the water．
C． Perhaps they were reading magazines．
D． They offered the lifeguard money to save Sandra． 49． Why was Sandra angry with her father？
A． He did not give the lifeguard any money． B． He did not swim out to save her．
C． He did not show the lifeguard hearty thankfulness． D． He gave the lifeguard too much money． 50． Why was Mr Gordon pleased with her daughter？ A． She was safe again．
B． She was polite to the lifeguard．
C． He thought she did not want him to give the life－guard too much money． D． She gave the lifeguard fifty cents． B
As one comes to some crossroads， he or she sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead． At other crossroads， drivers have to go slow， but they do not actually have to stop （unless， of course， there is something coming along the main road）； and at still others， they do not have either to stop or to go slow， because they are themselves on the main road． Mr Williams， who was always a very careful driver， was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad． It had a “Slow” sign． He slowed
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down when he came to the main road， looked both ways to see that nothing was coming， and then drove across without stopping completely．
At once he heard a police whistle， so he pulled into the side of the road and stopped． A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and a pen in his hand and said， “You didn’t stop at that crossing． ”
“But the sign there doesn’t say ‘stop’”，answered Mr Williams． “It just says ‘Slow’， and I did go slow． ”
The policeman looked around him， and a look of surprise came over his face． Then he put his notebook and pen away， scratched his head and said， “Well，I’m in the wrong street！”
51． Mr Williams was driving ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ one evening．
A． to a party B． to his office C． home after work D． to work from home 52． When he was stopped by a policeman， he ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ． A． was driving at a high speed B． was driving on the main road C． was going to stop his car D． was driving slowly
53． Though slowly， Mr Williams continued driving at the crossing because ＿＿＿ ．
A． he didn’t see any“stop”sign there
B． he paid no attention to the traffic regulations C． he didn’t have to stop D． he was eager to get home
54． The policeman was ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ at Williams’ words．
A． angry B． surprised C． upset D． puzzled
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55． Looking round Mr Williams， the policeman was surprised because ＿＿＿＿＿ ． A． he met a mad man
B． he realized that he himself was mistaken C． Mr Williams dared to speak to him like that D． Mr Williams would not apologize to him Keys: 46－50 BDCCC 51－55 CBABB 5
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。 A
In Canada you can find dogs， cats， horses， etc． in almost every family． These are their pets． People love these pets and have them as their good friends． Before they keep them in their houses， they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections（注射） so that they won’t carry disease． They have special animal food stores， though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store． Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food． When you visit people’s houses， they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them． You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden． All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal． They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada． They have a law against killing wild animals． If you killed an animal，you would be punished． If an animal happened to get run over by a car， people would be very sad about it．
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals． One of them might be：Their family ties are not as close as ours． When children grow up， they leave their parents and start their own life． Then the old will feel lonely． But pets can solve this problem． They can be good friends and never leave them alone． 46． The passage mainly talks about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ． A． how to keep disease from pets B． pets in Canada
C． how to take good care of pets
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D． life of the old in Canada
47． They give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because
＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ． A． the pets are sick B． the pets are wild
C． they want to stop them from carrying disease D． they want them to sleep on the way home 48． This passage shows that Canadians ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．
A． hate animals B． often kill animals C． love animals D． don’t keep pets inside houses
49． In Canada， children leave their parents when they grow up because ＿＿＿＿＿ ．
A． they don’t love their parents any more B． they can only find jobs far from their parents C． their parents’ houses are too small
D． they wouldn’t depend on their parents any more 50． Which of the following is TRUE？
A． People buy animal food only at the animal food stores． B． Pets eat better than people．
C． Almost every family has a birdcage in his house． D． Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat． B
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Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again． They want to bring water to the deserts， so people can live and grow food． They are learning a lot about the deserts． But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time． Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．
Why is more and more land becoming desert？ Scientists think that people make deserts． People are doing bad things to the earth．
Some places on the earth don’t get much rain． But they still don’t become deserts． This is because some green plants are growing there． Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places． Plants don’t let the sun make the earth even drier． Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away． When a bit of rain falls， the plants hold the water． Without plants， the land can become desert more easily． 51． Deserts ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．
A． never have any plants or animals in them B． can all be turned into good land before long C． are becoming smaller and smaller D． get very little rain
52． Small green plants are very important to dry places because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．
A． they don’t let the sun make the earth even drier B． they don’t let the wind blow the soil away C． they hold water D． All of the above．
53． Land is becoming desert little by little because ＿＿＿＿＿＿． A． plants can’t grow there B． there is not enough rain
C． people haven’t done what scientists wish them to do D． scientists know little about the deserts 54． Which is the main idea of the first paragraph？
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