(   ) 47. A. for    B. about     C. in

(   ) 48. A. fatter    B. healthier    C. stronger

(   ) 49. A. have    B. make     C. get

(   ) 50. A. and    B. or     C. but

IV. 阅读理解(一)(每小题2分;满分30分)。

阅读下列短文，从各小题所给的三个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将其字母标号填入题前括号内。

(A) The world’s big money headache 全球金融风暴

The world has a big headache and it’s caused by money. It began in America last year and it’s traveled around the world helped by the speed of the Internet.

In just a few short months billions and billions of dollars have disappeared. They just vanished (突然不见) into thin air. How can this be? Well, to understand that, you have to understand the idea of “Value”. The “value” of something is what someone is willing to pay for it. That’s easy when it comes to buying a bottle of green tea. You wouldn’t pay more than a few kuai. But what about something like a house?

In America, houses are expensive. People have to get loans (贷款) in order to buy them. To get a loan you have to good job so the lender knows you’re going to pay the money back, but America started making it easier for people to get loans. That meant more people could buy houses. The demand (要求) for houses increased their “value” so their prices went up and people had to get bigger loans to buy them. Of course, many of these people couldn’t afford to pay back the bigger loans. So: the banks couldn’t get their money back, the prices of houses went down and all that “value” disappeared.

Now the banks are out of money and governments around the world have had to step in (插手) and save them.

What does this all mean? Well, with the banks in trouble there is less money to invest (投资) and less money for people to buy things. That means less business, fewer jobs and more unemployment (失业人数). It’s a big headache for everyone and aspirin (阿司匹林) can’t cure it.

(   ) 51. Billions and billions of dollars          in America.

A. invested heavily in some factories

B. vanished into the thin air

C. gave away the poor people

(   ) 52. The value of a bottle of green tea is           that of a house.

A. higher than        B. lower than    C. not so same as

(   ) 53. You have to have a good job to          .

A. get loans   B. pay more money for it   C. make more money      (   ) 54. Why couldn’t many people afford to pay back the bigger loans?

A. Because people get loans easier.

B. Because the prices of the house went up.

C. Because government’s help.

(   ) 55. The less money to invest, the more           .

A. business   B. jobs    C. unemployment

( B ) Who does you turn on the cell phone for at night?

深夜手机为谁开?

The girl would turn her cell phone off every night before going to bed. The girl had a very close boyfriend. When they couldn't meet, they would either call or send messages to each other. They both liked this type of communication.

One night, the boy really missed the girl. When he called her, however the girl's cell phone was off. The next day, the boy asked the girl to leave her cell phone on at night because when he needed to find her and if could not, he would be worried.

From that day, the girl began not to shuts down at night. Because she was afraid that she might not hear the phone ring in her sleep, she tried to stay very alert(警觉的). As days passed, she became thinner and thinner. Slowly, a gap(裂缝) began to form between them.

The girl wanted to revive their relationship. One night, she called the boy. However what she got was a sweet female voice: "Sorry, the phone is power off."

The girl knew that her love has just been turned off.

After a long time, the girl has a new love. No matter how well they got along, the girl however refused to get married. One night, the girl fell ill. Instead of calling her parents, she dialed the new boy's cell phone. The boy was already asleep but his cell phone was still on.

Later, the girl asked the boy: "Why don't you turn your cell phone off at night?"

The boy answered: "I'm afraid that if you need anything at night and aren't able to find me, you'll worry."

The girl finally married the boy.

(   ) 56. When the girl and her boyfriend couldn’t meet, they would         .

A. both call and send messages to each other.

B. worry about each other

C. either call or send messages to each other

(   ) 57. One night, the boy called the girl, however the girl’s cell phone was          .

A. on    B. in     C. off

(   ) 58. Why did the girl become thinner and thinner?

A. Because she missed her boyfriend very much.

B. Because she didn’t sleep very well.

C. Because her cell phone is broken.

(   ) 59. The underlined part “revive” in the passage means         .

A. 想念    B. 使复原   C. 重新

(   ) 60. When the girl fell ill one night, she called          .

A. her parents      B. her new boyfriend C. her friends