二. 阅读：
（ 1 ）
Mr. Young ran his own business and worked very hard. His wife was afraid that he would get sick if he continued like that, so she often tried to get him to take a vacation. At last she managed to persuade him to do so, and she hoped that he would be able to enjoy his vacation without any disturbance, so before they left, Mrs. Young went to see her husband’ s secretary. She said to her, ‘My husband needs a vacation very much, so whatever happens, please don’t bother him with telegrams and letters about business problems while we’re away. Just wait till we get back.
After Mr. and Mrs. Young had been away about a week, Mr. Young received a letter from his secretary which said, ‘Something terrible happened to your business, but I’m not going to bother you with it while you’re enjoying your vacation.’

11. What did Mr. Young do?
a. He was an office worker.
b. He was owner of a private business.
c. He was a company manager.
d. He was a school principal.
12. What was Mrs. Young worried about?
a. Her husband’s business.
b. Her husband’s health.
c. Her husband’s relation with his secretary.
d. Her husband’s authority(权威) in the company.
13. What was Mrs. Young afraid of?
a. That her husband wouldn’t like to take a vacation.
b. That something terrible might happen to the business.
c. That her husband’s vacation might be spoilt(破坏).
d. That her husband would have a plan of his own.
14. Why didn’t the secretary explain in her letter what had happened to Mr. Young’s business?
a. Because she wanted Mr. Young to guess what it was.
b. Because she didn’t want to spoilt Mr. Young’s vacation.
c. Because she was afraid that the letter would be read by Mrs. Young.
d. Because she forgot to mention it.
15. What can you learn from the story?
a. Mr. Young was an intelligent businessman.
b. Mr. Young had a stupid secretary.
c. Mrs. young was a considerate wife.
d. Mrs. Young was a sensitive woman.

（ 2 ）
Jim walked into the lobby of the large office building. It was the first time he had ever visited his girl friend at work, and he was looking forward to seeing her office and meeting her co-workers(同事). He decided he would use the bathroom before trying to locate her office. As he was looking around the lobby(大厅)for the men’s room he spotted the security guard(保安)，a man in his fifties who was clearly of Latin American descent(拉丁美洲血统). The guard was busy fixing something on his desk when Jim interrupted.
“Excuse me, do you know where the man’s room is?”
Without nodding or stopping his work, the guard pursed his lips(噘起嘴). Seeing the guard’s response, Jim wondered to himself, “What’s the matter with this guy? How can he work here and not know where the bathroom is?”
The security guard looked at Jim, who continued to stand there, a puzzled expression(表情) on his face. The guard thought to himself, “What’s the matter with this guy? He asks me for directions, and when I show him he just stands there. Maybe he’s up to no good.”
Jim frowned(皱眉)and asked impatiently, “Do you speak English?”
The guard answered, angry at having been asked such a question, “of course I speak English. I wouldn’t have the job if I didn’t speak English.”
“Then can you tell me where the bathroom is?” Jim asked.
“Down the hall,” the guard replied.
As Jim walked down the hall he shook his head and thought to himself, “Why didn’t he help me in the first place.”

16. The word “spotted” in the first paragraph most probably means _______.
a. marked b. caught c. watched d. saw
17. When the guard was asked if he knew where the bathroom was, he ____.
a. refused to answer the question
b. wondered what was the matter with the guy
c. got angry at being interrupted
d. indicated its direction by using his lips
18. Seeing Jim still standing there, the guard suspected _______.
a. he was a fool
b. he misunderstood his response
c. he was planning to do something bad
d. he had not heard his answer
19. Jim stood there because he was waiting for ___________.
a. an opportunity to carry out his plan
b. his girl friend to come out of her office
c. an answer to another question
d. a clearer response of his question
20. The theme of the story is __________.
a. generation gap may give rise to conflicts
b. impossible accidents do occur sometimes
c. guards working in large buildings are not very helpful
d. differences in culture can lead to misunderstanding

二. 阅读：
（ 1 ）
Mr. Young ran his own business and worked very hard. His wife was afraid that he would get sick if he continued like that, so she often tried to get him to take a vacation. At last she managed to persuade him to do so, and she hoped that he would be able to enjoy his vacation without any disturbance, so before they left, Mrs. Young went to see her husband’ s secretary. She said to her, ‘My husband needs a vacation very much, so whatever happens, please don’t bother him with telegrams and letters about business problems while we’re away. Just wait till we get back.
Young先生经营着自己的公司并且很努力的工作。她的妻子担心继续这样工作他会生病，所以她经常想方设法让他去度假。最后她终于说服丈夫。她希望他在没有任何打搅的情况下享受他的假期，所以去度假前，Young夫人找到她丈夫的秘书，对她说：“我的丈夫非常需要一个假期，所以无论发生什么事情。在我们离开期间请不要用有关生意的电话或者信件来打扰他。直到我们回来。”
After Mr. and Mrs. Young had been away about a week, Mr. Young received a letter from his secretary which said, ‘Something terrible happened to your business, but I’m not going to bother you with it while you’re enjoying your vacation.’
在Young氏夫妇离开后约一周，Young先生受到一封来自秘书的信，上面写道“你的生意发生了恐怖的事情，但是在你们享受假期的时候我不想以此来打扰你。”

11. What did Mr. Young do?
Young先生是跟什么的？（B）
a. He was an office worker.（坐办公室的）
b. He was owner of a private business.（私营老板）
c. He was a company manager.（公司经理）
d. He was a school principal.（学校校长）

12. What was Mrs. Young worried about?
Young夫人担心什么？（B）
a. Her husband’s business.（丈夫的生意）
b. Her husband’s health.（丈夫的健康）
c. Her husband’s relation with his secretary.（丈夫和小秘之间的关系）
d. Her husband’s authority(权威) in the company.（丈夫在公司的权威）

13. What was Mrs. Young afraid of?
Young夫人担心的是什么？（C）
a. That her husband wouldn’t like to take a vacation.
（她的丈夫不想度假）
b. That something terrible might happen to the business.
（生意发生恐怖事情）
c. That her husband’s vacation might be spoilt(破坏).
（她丈夫的假期遭到破坏）
d. That her husband would have a plan of his own.
（她丈夫又自己的计划）

14. Why didn’t the secretary explain in her letter what had happened to Mr. Young’s business?
为什么秘书在信中不解释Young先生的生意发生了什么事情？（B）
a. Because she wanted Mr. Young to guess what it was.
（因为她想让Young先生自己猜发生了何事）
b. Because she didn’t want to spoilt Mr. Young’s vacation.（因为她不想破坏Young先生的假期）
c. Because she was afraid that the letter would be read by Mrs. Young.（因为她担心Young夫人受到这封信）
d. Because she forgot to mention it.（因为她忘了提及）

15. What can you learn from the story?
从故事中我们可以得知什么？（B）
a. Mr. Young was an intelligent businessman.
（Young先生是一个聪明的商人）
b. Mr. Young had a stupid secretary.
（Young有一个很傻的秘书）
c. Mrs. young was a considerate wife.
（Young夫人是一个体贴的妻子）
d. Mrs. Young was a sensitive woman.
（Young夫人是一个敏感的人）

（ 2 ）
Jim walked into the lobby of the large office building. It was the first time he had ever visited his girl friend at work, and he was looking forward to seeing her office and meeting her co-workers(同事). He decided he would use the bathroom before trying to locate her office. As he was looking around the lobby(大厅)for the men’s room he spotted the security guard(保安)，a man in his fifties who was clearly of Latin American descent(拉丁美洲血统). The guard was busy fixing something on his desk when Jim interrupted.
Jim走进了一家大商务楼的大厅。这是他第一次在工作时去看他的女友，他想去看看她的办公室和她的同事。他决定在弄清女友的办公室之前去一趟卫生间。当他环顾大厅寻找男洗手间时，他看到了一个保安——一个有着很明显拉美血统的五十多岁的男人。当Jim打断他的工作时，他正在桌子上装什么东西。

“Excuse me, do you know where the man’s room is?”
“对不起，请问你知道男洗手间在哪里吗？”

Without nodding or stopping his work, the guard pursed his lips(噘起嘴). Seeing the guard’s response, Jim wondered to himself, “What’s the matter with this guy? How can he work here and not know where the bathroom is?”
保安撅起嘴，既没有点头也没有停止他的工作。看到保安这样的反应，Jim想道“这个家伙到底怎么了？他在这里工作怎么不知道洗手间在哪里呢？”

The security guard looked at Jim, who continued to stand there, a puzzled expression(表情) on his face. The guard thought to himself, “What’s the matter with this guy? He asks me for directions, and when I show him he just stands there. Maybe he’s up to no good.”
保安看着Jim，仍然站在那里，脸上露出不解的表情。他仔细想“这个家伙到底怎么了？他向我问路，我已经指给他了，他却还站在这里。也许他情况不太好。”

Jim frowned(皱眉)and asked impatiently, “Do you speak English?”
Jim皱着眉，立即问道：“你说英语吗？”

The guard answered, angry at having been asked such a question, “of course I speak English. I wouldn’t have the job if I didn’t speak English.”
保安听到这个令人生气的问题，回答道：“当然，我当然是说英语。如果我不说英语我就不会得到这份工作。”

“Then can you tell me where the bathroom is?” Jim asked.
“那么，你能够告诉我洗手间在哪里吗？”Jim问道。

“Down the hall,” the guard replied.
保安回答道：“下楼！”

As Jim walked down the hall he shook his head and thought to himself, “Why didn’t he help me in the first place.”
当Jim下楼时，他边走边摇头，还自言自语道：“问什么他第一次的时候不帮助我呢？”

16. The word “spotted” in the first paragraph most probably means _______.
第一段中“spotted”最有可能是（D）意思。
a. marked （写、记）b. caught（抓到） c. watched （看）d. saw（看到）

17. When the guard was asked if he knew where the bathroom was, he ____.
当保安被询问是否知道洗手间在哪里时，他__D____
a. refused to answer the question(拒绝回答问题)
b. wondered what was the matter with the guy（想这个人处理什么问题）
c. got angry at being interrupted（因被打断而恼怒）
d. indicated its direction by using his lips（用嘴唇指明了方向）

18. Seeing Jim still standing there, the guard suspected _______.当看到Jim还站在那里，保安想__B____
a. he was a fool(他是傻子)
b. he misunderstood his response（他误解了自己的反应）
c. he was planning to do something bad（他想做坏事）
d. he had not heard his answer（他没有听到他的回答）

19. Jim stood there because he was waiting for _____D______.Jim站在那里是因为他在等待______
a. an opportunity to carry out his plan
执行计划的机会
b. his girl friend to come out of her office
他的女友从办公室出来了
c. an answer to another question
回答另外一个问题
d. a clearer response of his question
一个更明确的答案

20. The theme of the story is ____D______.
故事的主题是_____
a. generation gap may give rise to conflicts
代沟会引起冲突
b. impossible accidents do occur sometimes
不可能的事情有时会发生
c. guards working in large buildings are not very helpful
大建筑物里的保安不是很有用
d. differences in culture can lead to misunderstanding
文化的差异会引起误解