( ) 52. A. I think so B. I don’t know C. I agree D. I don’t think so

( ) 53. A. instead B. carefully C. quickly D. brightly

( ) 54. A. Thomas Brown B. Allan Smith C. Thomas Edison D. Ron Jenkins

( ) 55. A. when B. what C. where D. which

四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(40分)

A

My mother was telling me about how she and her family got their first television when she was a teenager. Of course it was black and white. She said she only watch it at night. She doesn’t remember over watching it in the morning or afternoon. When I was young we had only about 3 or 4 different channels(频道). My bothers, my sisters and I would sometimes fight(打架) about which channel to watch. But we usually enjoyed the same shows. Now we can get hundreds of channels on TV. I can’t believe it! There are channels with old films, cooking, fishing and so on. It’s surprising! There is a channel for everything. I wonder how much my bothers, my sisters and I would fight if we had hundreds of channels when I was a child. Of course we had only one television set. These days I find families with 2 or 3 or more television sets in their homes. I guess it stops people from arguing(吵架) about which channel to choose from .

( ) 56. In those days, how many television sets did people have?

A. more than one B. one C. 3 or 4 D. more than 4

( ) 57. What kind of TV channels do we have now?

A. Channels with cooking B. Channels with old films

C. Channels with fish D. A, B&C

( ) 58. Now how many channels can we get on TV?

A. 3 or 4 different channels. B. Only one channel.

C. Hundreds of channels. D. Less than 10 channels.

( ) 59. When my mum was a teenager, her brothers, sisters and she usually enjoyed______.

A. different channels B. the same shows C. different shows D. all the shows

( ) 60. Which of the following in NOT true?

A. My mum’s brothers and sisters would fight about which channel to watch when she was a child.

B. These days, there is only one channel with old movies, cooking and fishing.

C. People have many channels to choose from now.

D. Family members will not fight for the television set.

B

American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children go to public schools.

High school students study only four or five subjects at a time. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment(课外作业) for every class. After class they have many activities.

After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education (教育). But there are scholarships (奖学金) for good students, and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.

( ) 61. How long do American students study in school every year?

A. 8 months B. 9 months C. 10 months D. 11 months

( ) 62. High school students take ______ subjects at a time.

A. all B. four C. five D. B or C

( ) 63. ______ can get scholarships.

A. Many college students B. All the students

C. Good high school students D. Good college students

( ) 64. Many college students work part time because ______ .

A. they have many activities B. they have a lot of free time

C. they like doing things D. they have to pay a lot of money for their education

( ) 65. According to the passage, which sentence is Not true?

A. American schools have long summer holidays.

B. There are two terms in the USA.

C. American students don’t do exercises after class.

D. They do part time job to get money to pay for their education.

C