四、阅读理解(共15小题;每题3分，共45分。)

　　阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项。

　　A young man went to a car showroom. He was wearing rubber boots and a dirty jacket. He needed a haircut badly and was unshaven. The young man examined an expensive car carefully and then turned to speak to the salesman.

　　"How much does this car cost?" he asked.

　　"One thousand two hundred and eighteen pounds," the salesman said.

　　"I'll have sixteen of them. " the young man said.

　　The salesman smiled. He found it hard to be polite. "You are joking of course," he said," I'm afraid we can't help you. This car is not for sale. "

　　The salesman showed his customer the door and the young man left the shop without a word. He went to a showroom on the other side of the street and took a handle of notes out of his pocket and paid for the cars. He explained that the cars were for himself and his colleagues working in a Norwe- gian fishing-boat. "We have all earned a lot of money this season," the man said," and we want to buy cars. "

　　根据以上内容,回答下面试题.

　　第36题单选 Naturally, the second salesman was delighted.

　　(　) The young man wanted to__________.

　　A.have his hair cut

　　B.buy an expensive car

　　C.get his jacket washed

　　D.have 16 cars

　　第37题单选 (　) The second salesman was__________.

　　A.earning a lot of money

　　B.working on a fishing boat

　　C.delighted to sell his cars

　　D.worried about the young man

　　第38题单选 (　)The first salesman didn't sell his cars to the young man because__________.

　　A.he thought it impossible for him to buy any expensive cars

　　B.his cars were not for sale

　　C.he had nothing to sell

　　D.the young man was not polite to him

　　In most of the United States, students attend classes for 5 days each week. Schools are required to hold classes for about 180 days a year. Recently, schools in some areas of the country have begun experimenting with the new teaching arrangement of holding classes for 4 days a week. Classes would meet either Monday through Thursday, or Tuesday through Friday. Some schools in 12 American states are now using that schedule( 日程安排).

　　The students still have the same number of total hours in class as before. But they attend school for a longer time on each of the 4 days. In Colorado, schools on the four-day week hold classes for seven-and-one-half hours a day for 144 days. Traditional (传统的)schools meet for 6 hours a day for 180 days.

　　Many schools on a four-day schedule offer special programs, trips or sports meets on the fifth day. Officials say this gives students even more time in class than on the traditional schedule. Students do not have to miss school to go to the events. They can also go to doctors or deal with other important affairs on the fifth day.

　　The main reason for shortening the school week is that many small schools can save money by not providing meals or transportation for students on the fifth day. And they say research shows that students are not harmed by shorter week.

　　根据以上内容,回答下面试题.

　　第39题单选 (　) How many teaching hours do most of the schools have in the U. S. ?

　　A.6 hours for 4 days a week.

　　B.6 hours for 5 days a week.

　　C.7.5 hours for 4 days a week.

　　D.7.5 hours for 5 days a week.

　　第40题单选 (　)What change does the four-day school week bring about?

　　A.Students attend classes for 180 days a year.

　　B.Students have fewer class hours than before.

　　C.Students take part in more after-class activities.

　　D.Students have to take special programs on the fifth day.

　　第41题单选 (　)Which of the following is TRUE about the four-day schedule?

　　A.It is being practiced in some states.

　　B.It is being planned all over the country.

　　C.It helps students save money for meals.

　　D.It prevents small schools from closing down.

　　第42题单选 (　) How long should the students spend in school in a day according to the new schedule?

　　A.As long as before.

　　B.Longer than before.

　　C.Shorter than before.

　　D.The text doesn't mention it.

　　Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents(专利) on inventions than any other American.

　　When he died in 1931, Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him. One suggestion was that the nation observe a minute or two of total black-out. All electric power would be shut off in homes, streets and factories.

　　Perhaps this suggestion made Americans realize futly what Edison and his inventions meant to them. Electric power was too important to the country. Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion. A black-out was out of the question.

　　On the day of Edison's funeral, many people silently dimmed their lights. In this way they honored the man who had done more than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his countrymen's fingertips.

　　根据以上内容,回答下面试题.

　　第43题单选 (　) People decided to honor Edison when __________ .

　　A.he made the first electric light

　　B.electric power was 100 years old

　　C.the country realized electricity's importance

　　D.he died in 1931

　　第44题单选 (　)The suggestion was to__________ .

　　A.turn off the lights in factories and schools

　　B.observe a few minutes of total silence

　　C.dim all electric lights

　　D.shut off all electricity for a short time

　　第45题单选 (　) Americans fully realized what Edison's inventions meant when they __________ .

　　A.heard of his death

　　B.heard of the plan to honor him

　　C.first used electric power

　　D.tried to carry out the plan

　　第46题单选 (　) The plan was never carried out because __________ .

　　A.not everyone wanted to honor Edison

　　B.it was too difficult

　　C.electric power was too important to the country

　　D.it honored only one of Edison's inventions

　　The keyboard of a typewriter refers to the set of keys in it. Most typewriters have "qwerty" key-boards. The name comes from the first six letters on the board's second line. The "qwerty" board was set up by C. L. Sholes, who was the first man to make a really good typewriter.

　　Some letters, such as S and T, are used together a great deal in English. Sholes placed such pairs of letter far apart on his keyboard. This made it harder for typists to learn the keyboard. But it helped keep typewriters from jamming. On early machines the bars holding the letters often caught on each other when moving quickly.

　　Sholes made the name of his machine easy to type. He placed on the same line all the letters of the word "type" and "writer".

　　根据以上内容,回答下面试题.

　　第47题单选 (　)This article is mostly about a __________.

　　A.pair of letters

　　B.keyboard

　　C.language

　　D.man's life

　　第48题单选 (　)The "qwerty" board is named for the__________.

　　A.man who set it up

　　B.company that sold it

　　C.order of six of its letters

　　D.letters used the most in English

　　第49题单选 (　)The "qwerty" was first set up __________.

　　A.with thirty-six letters

　　B.in six lines

　　C.by C. L. Sholes

　　D.All of the above

　　第50题单选 (　)Sholes put S and T far apart because __________.

　　A.he hoped to prevent jamming

　　B.they are seldom used together

　　C.neither is a vowel

　　D.there wasn't room for them together

　　五、补全对话(共5句;每句满分为3分，共15分。)根据中文提示，将对话中缺少的内容写在线上。这些句子必须符合英语表达习惯。打句号的地方，用陈述句;打问号的地方，用疑问句。

　　提示：一位女士在商店为儿子挑选T恤衫，大小和式样都合适，也有喜欢的颜色，但价格太高。

　　根据以上内容,回答下面试题.

　　第51题简答 第51应填入______

　　第52题简答 第52应填入______

　　第53题简答 第53应填入______

　　第54题简答 第54应填入______

　　第55题简答 第55应填入______

　　六、书面表达(满分30分)

　　第56题简答 你是吴芳，申请到美国加州大学学习。你成绩优异，对数学尤感兴趣，是天津市学生奥林匹克数学俱乐部成员。你希望中学毕业后能到该校在这方面进一步深造，最后要求寄给你一份申请表格和有关材料。

　　生词：加州大学The University of Califomia;申请表application form。

　　要求：按书信格式写，词数100左右。

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