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(A)

A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches(英寸)too long.

He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and two sisters were washing up the tea-things(茶具) there. “The new trousers are too long,” he said. “They need shortening(缩短) by about two inches. Could one of you do it for me, please?” His mother and sister were busy and none of them said anything.

But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.

Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s trousers. She was a kind-hearted( 热心的) girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches.

The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came home she, too, remembered her brother’s trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sister had done.

You can imagine(设想)the look(形象) on the young man’s face when he put the trousers on the next morning.

(  )36. The young man’s trousers were ______ for him at first.

A. a bit too long B. very good C. not too long D. too short

(  )37. The young man’s mother and sisters didn’t answer because they were busy ______ in the kitchen.

A.     cooking  B. making tea

C. washing clothes     D. washing cups, glasses and so on

(  )38. His elder sister shortened the trousers ______.

B.     in the evening B. after supper

C.     as soon as she finished the washing

D. after she came back from the cinema

(  )39. The next morning the young man found that the trousers were ______ inches too short for him.

A. two        B. four C. six D. eight

(  )40. We can imagine that when the young man put the trousers on the next morning, he would feel

A. happy   B.excited   C. surprised D. thankful

(B)

Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long, long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from place to place. They moved over the land, hunting(打猎) animals for food.

No one knows how or when those people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any more. They could stay in one place and grow it.

People began to live near one another, And so the first village grew. Many people came to work in the village. These villages grew very big.

When machines appeared(出现), life in the villages changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. Cities began to come into being(产生). Some of them grew very big.

Today, some people are moving back to small towns, can you tell why?

(  )41. Long, long ago, people moved from place to place              .

A. in the sky  B. in trees C. on land D. by flying

(  )42. The story says, “But when they did, their lives changed.” What does the word “they” mean?______.

A. Animals B. Cities C. People D. Villages

(  )43. What happened when factories were built?_____.

A. People began to live in the factories.

B. More and more people lived near the factories.

C. There were many machines in the factories.

D. Machines were very useful.

(  )44. Which of the following is mentioned(提到) in this story?_____.

A. All people like to live in big cities.

B. It’s good to live near a factory.

C. Some people don’t like to live in big cities.

D. Factories are good.

(  )45. The main idea(中心思想) of the story is that        .

A. factories were built after the cities grew big.

B. people like to hunt animals.

C. people lived and worked near each other.

D.     how cities began to come into being.