单选题Mrs. Beverley Lancaster took legal action against the city council because ______.A it refused to award her for her jobB she had to deal with rude members of the councilC it was responsible for her problemsD it denied her any clerical support

A.faith

B.faithful

C.faithfully

D.helpful

The Extended Family

Mrs Sharp, a large, red-faced woman in her late sixties, has lived in Greenleas, a 'new town' in the countryside outside London, since 1958. Before that she lived in Bethnal Green, an area of inner London. She was moved to Greenleas by the local authorities when her old house was demolished.

She came from a large family with six girls and two boys, and she grew up among brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, grandparents and cousins. When she married her boyfriend from school at eighteen, they went on living with her parents, and her first child was brought up more by her mother than by herself, because she always worked.

As the family grew, they moved out of their parents' house to a flat. It was in the next street, and their life was still that of the extended family. "All my family used to live around Denby Street," said Mrs Sharp, "and we were always in and out of each other's houses." When she went to the shops, she used to call in on her mother to see if she wanted anything. Every day she would visit one sister or another and see a nephew or niece at the corner shop or in the market.

"You always knew 90% of the people you saw in the street everyday, either they were related to you or you were at school with them," she said.

When her babies were born (she had two sons and a daughter), she said, "All my sisters and neighbours would help – they used to come and make a cup of tea, or help in some other way." And every Saturday night there was a family party. It was at Mrs Sharp's mother's house. "Of course we all know each other very well. You have to learn to get on with each other. I had one neighbour who was always poking her nose into our business. She was forever asking questions and gossiping. But you had to put up with everyone, whatever they were like."

1.Why did Mrs. Sharp have to move to Greenleas? ()

A.Because she had to work there.

B.Because she didn’t like the old place at all.

C.Because her house in the downtown area was knocked down.

2.When she got married, she lived ______.

A.together with her parents all the time

B.together with her parents for some time

C.far away from her parents’ house

3.Why did she know so many people? ()

A.Because she was easy going.

B.Because they were either her relatives or schoolmates.

C.Because she was good at making friends with people.

4.The sentence “I had one neighbour who was always poking her nose into our business.” in the last Para. means ______.

A.I had one neighbour who was always warm-hearted.

B.I had one neighbour who was always ready to help us.

C.I had one neighbour who always showed her interests in our private affairs.

5.What does this passage mainly deal with? ()

A.What the extended family is like.

B.The relationship between Mrs Sharp and her neighbour.

C.How Mrs Sharp brings her children up.

Last week Polly decided to give up her job. She is fed up with it, she finds it boring and she wants to change her career. Her employers,‘Lucky Shops'，are not too bad. They give her quite good benefits，such as free lunches and paid holidays, but she does not get on with her boss. Her salary is quite goad, but，because she is not happy, she wants to lank far something else. Last Saturday she talked about it with David and Xiaoyan. They agreed with her. They said she should resign and try another career, so she took action. She lacked at advertisements in the paper and picked out three jabs that looked interesting. She had to write out her GV to apply for a jab, and she did that an Wednesday evening. Xiaayan helped her with it. She has a lot of experience of selling and goad business training but is worried about her lack of experience in some areas.

1. Polly has decided to ask for a higher salary.

A. Right

B. Wrong

2. She doesn't like her bass.

A. Right

B. Wrong

3. Her friends agreed that she should resign.

A. Right

B. Wrong

4. She has no experience of selling.

A. Right

B. Wrong

5. She's worried about her lack of experience in same areas.

A. Right

B. Wrong

Why was Mrs. Green surprised? __________ .

A. Because her husband didn’t arrived the airport on time

B. Because her husband was still at the airport at 5 o’clock

C. Because her husband didn’t want to go to London

Passage Two

"Yes, I'll be ready at nine in the morning. Goodbye, dear, and thanks again. "It had not been an easy telephone call for Mrs. Robson to make. Her daughter had been very kind, of course, and had immediately agreed to pick her up and drive her to the station, but Mrs. Robson hated to admit (承认) that she needed help. Since her husband had died ten years before, she had prided herself on her independence (独立生活 ). She had continued to live in their little house, alone.

On this evening, however, she was standing at her living-room window, staring out at the SOLD notice in the small front garden. Her feelings were mixed. Naturally she was sad at the thought of leaving the house, as it was full of so many memories. But at the same time she was looking forward to spending her last years near the sea, back in the little seaside town where she had been born. With the money from the sale (出售) of the house, she had bought a little flat there.

She turned from the living room window, and looked round at the room. One or two pieces of furniture remained, covered with sheets (被单). The floor was bare boards, and all her pictures had been taken from the walls. There was a small fish-tank, with two goldfish circling in it. When asked why, her husband used to say, "It's nice to have something alive in the room." Since he had passed away, she had always kept some goldfish, had always had "something alive in the room".

Tim next morning, as her train was pulling out of the station, Mrs. Robson called to her daughter, "Kate, you won't forget to collect the goldfish, will you? The children will love them. It's...""I know," Kate interrupted (打断) gently. "It's nice to have something alive in the room."

But in the little house, the two goldfish had stopped their circling. They were floating (漂浮) on the water, in the room with its bare boards and silent walls.

40. Mrs. Robson ______.

A. was a very proud person

B. was helpless

C. did not like asking people for favors

D. wanted to live without her husband

Mary has just returned to the USA after studying in England far three years. She decided to study at a British university rather than an American one because her mother is from England and she wanted to get to know her mother，s family better. She studied English Literature at Goldsmiths’College，which is in London. She lived with her grandmother while she was studying. The college was recommended by a friend's brother

who had studied in England for his MBA. Mary told her friends that she was going to return to Europe to work because she had enjoyed her time in England so much.

1. Mary is now in___

A.England

B.the USA

C.France

2. She studied at___untverstty.

A.a British

B.an American

C.a Chinese

3. Mast probably, her grandmother_________

A. worked in the college

B. studied English Literature

C. lived in London

4. Her friend's brother recommended her to________

A. study for her MBA

B. study in the college

C. work for his company

5. Mary would return to Europe to_.

A. study

B. spend her holiday

C. work

The mother whale failed to help her baby because__________.

A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long

B. the whirlpools she had made were not big enough

C. she had no other whales around to tutu to for help

D. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction

Passage Five

Helen Keller was born a healthy normal child in Alabama in 1880. However, an illness with a high fever struck her when she was still a child. She became deaf, blind, and unable to speak. For little Helen, the world was suddenly a dark and frightening place. She was wild and stubborn. everal years later a miracle came into Helen's life when Anne Sullivan, a strong and loving person, became Helen's teacher. Miss Sullivan's teaching changed the child into a responsible human being. Through her help Helen Keller learned to communicate with those around her, and as she grew older, others benefited from her unique insights and courage. Miss Keller died in 1968, but her spirit lives on. It lives on in her articles and books and in the stories of people who were fortunate enough to meet her during her lifetime.

51. Why was Helen Keller blind, deaf and unable to speak?

A. Because she'd been born that way.

B. Because a horse had kicked her.

C. Because she'd had a very high fever.

D. Because she'd had a bad fall.