Mr. Smith works in a post office. He's strict in his work and gets on well with his workmates. So he has a lot of friends. But his wife whose father is the head of the post office never does any housework. She makes her husband give all his wages(工資) to her and spends much money on the beautiful clothes and delicious foods. The poor man has to save everything. He always wears the old clothes and eats the leftovers(殘湯剩飯). He's getting thinner but his wife is getting fatter. Now the woman is so fat that she can hardly walk but she wouldn't stop eating the foods full of fat and sugar.

　　Last week the fat woman felt something was wrong with her heart. She was sent to the hospital at once. The doctors looked her over carefully and they found they couldn't save her. The woman was very sad and she didn't know what to do. At last she told her husband to bring all her new clothes to the ward(病房) and began to cut them with a knife.

　　“What's the matter, madam?”asked a doctor.

　　“I can't leave all my clothes to his future!”said the woman.

　　“Don't worry, dear!”said Mr. Smith.“I won't be able to marry(娶) such a fat wife like you!”

1．Mr. Smith has to save everything because ________.

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A．he buys many clothes for his wife

B．he buys lots of foods for his wife

C．his wife takes all his money away

D．he loves his wife very much

2．The woman is getting fatter because ________.

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A．she always eats the foods full of fat and sugar

B．she spends much money on her beautiful clothes

C．something is wrong with her heart

D．she doesn't do any housework

3．The meaning of the word“future”in the story means ________.

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4．The woman cut the clothes because ________.

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A．she didn't like them

B．they were all cheap

C．she wanted to buy some modern ones

D．she was afraid his future could wear them

5．Mr. Smith's last words mean ________.

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A．he had a thin wife

B．he wasn't afraid of her

C．her clothes were only fit(適合的) for herself

D．he did his best to comfort(安慰) his wife

Like many other 17-year-old girls，Maria Sharapova likes to go shopping，talk with friends and read Harry Potter Books．But she is  36  very different．

    The Russian tennis player is one of the richest sportswomen in the world．

    She can  37  100 million dollars a year．This year Sharapova has not only  38  five big games but also been  39  lots of fashion magazines．Will she let money and fame(名聲)  40  the way she lives?

    “I have to keep my head cool．I leave business for  41  people．I just want to go out and play tennis，”she said．Sharapova has strict  42  for herself．When she is not playing games，she usually practices for two hours each day  43  she stays fit．

    Her mother   44  her textbooks into pages，so she doesn’t  have to  45  many pages with her．She takes just three courses a year，doing homework a few times a week．

    “I’m not really in a hurry，”she said．“I’ve always been learning by myself．”

36．A．even                       B．also                 C．just                 D．still

37．A．make                      B．run                  C．hold                D．set

38．A．got                         B．owned             C．won                      D．created

39．A．in                        B．on              C．at               D．of

40．A．find                      B．feel             C．stop           D．change

41．A．another                  B．others           C．the other        D．other

42．A．program                B．plan               C．practice        D．way

43．A．because of             B．if                  C．for             D．so that

44．A．breaks                  B．cuts              C．knocks         D．hits

45．A．deal                    B．leave             C．take             D．keep

I love it at night. It’s peaceful. And when it cools down I sometimes do some ironing. I don’t really care for it. I work full-time and I am too busy for most housework. I remember the old woman who taught me to iron. I was about 15 and I had to get a job taking care of a woman to make a living. She had been an able-bodied, healthy woman until the accident that caused her to be paralyzed.

The woman sat in an electric wheelchair all day. She could only move her head and arms. She would tell me how to do things. She would teach me in great detail on the correct ways to do things. Her home was perfect and beautiful. She would follow me around in her electric wheelchair to make sure I did everything exactly right. I’m sure she had been a perfect homemaker. She would have me fold(折疊) everything, including socks. I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her. She taught me the right way to make the bed. I know sometimes she’d get frustrated(沮喪) and impatient with me. I knew she wanted to do it herself. But she never shouted or scolded. She only insisted I do it right. I didn’t like it much, but I did it.

Today I can iron pretty well. I know where to start on a shirt and the right way to do the trousers. Now when I think about it, I don’t think she is an old lady. I think she might have been about my age now. Anyway, when I iron, I think of her and silently thank her for all the things I learned.

1.The writer used to take care of the lady because ________.

    A. she wanted to learn to do housework

    B. she was a friend of the lady’s

    C. she had to earn some money

    D. she couldn’t find a room to live in

2.The underlined word ‘paralyzed’ in the first paragraph may mean ‘______’.

A. destroyed        B. deaf         C. seriously ill        D. unable to walk

3.The little girl was ______ when the lady taught her how to do housework.

    A. encouraged to learn              B. unwilling to learn

    C. delighted to learn               D. recommended to learn

4.Now the writer ______.

    A. is still afraid of the lady          B. hates the strict lady

    C. admires the disabled lady            D. is very grateful to the lady

I love it at night. It’s peaceful. And when it cools down I sometimes do some ironing. I don’t really care for it. I work full-time and I am too busy for most housework. I remember the old woman who taught me to iron. I was about 15 and I had to get a job taking care of a woman to make a living. She had been an able-bodied, healthy woman until the accident that caused her to be paralyzed.

The woman sat in an electric wheelchair all day. She could only move her head and arms. She would tell me how to do things. She would teach me in great detail on the correct ways to do things. Her home was perfect and beautiful. She would follow me around in her electric wheelchair to make sure I did everything exactly right. I’m sure she had been a perfect homemaker. She would have me fold(折疊) everything, including socks. I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her. She taught me the right way to make the bed. I know sometimes she’d get frustrated(沮喪) and impatient with me. I knew she wanted to do it herself. But she never shouted or scolded. She only insisted I do it right. I didn’t like it much, but I did it.

Today I can iron pretty well. I know where to start on a shirt and the right way to do the trousers. Now when I think about it, I don’t think she is an old lady. I think she might have been about my age now. Anyway, when I iron, I think of her and silently thank her for all the things I learned.

34. The writer used to take care of the lady because ________.

       A. she wanted to learn to do housework

       B. she was a friend of the lady’s

       C. she had to earn some money

       D. she couldn’t find a room to live in

35. The underlined word ‘paralyzed’ in the first paragraph may mean ‘______’.

       A. destroyed          B. deaf                  C. seriously ill        D. unable to walk

36. The little girl was ______ when the lady taught her how to do housework.

       A. encouraged to learn                        B. unwilling to learn

       C. delighted to learn                            D. recommended to learn

37. Now the writer ______.

       A. is still afraid of the lady                   B. hates the strict lady

       C. admires the disabled lady                 D. is very grateful to the lady

I love it at night. It’s peaceful. And when it cools down I sometimes do some ironing(熨燙衣服). I don’t really care for it. I work full-time and I am too busy for most housework. I remember the old woman who taught me to iron. I was about 15 and I had to get a job taking care of a woman to make a living. She had been an able-bodied, healthy woman until the accident that caused her to be paralyzed.

The woman sat in an electric wheelchair all day. She could only move her head and arms. She would tell me how to do things. She would teach me in great detail on the correct ways to do things. Her home was perfect and beautiful. She would follow me around in her electric wheelchair to make sure I did everything exactly right. I’m sure she had been a perfect homemaker. She would have me fold everything, including socks. I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her. She taught me right way to make the bed. I knew sometimes she’d get frustrated(沮喪) and impatient with me. I knew she wanted to do it herself. But she never shouted or scolded. She only insisted I do it right. I didn’t like it much, but I did it.  

Today I can iron pretty well. I know where to start on a shirt and the right way to do the trousers. Now when I think about it, I don’t think she is an old lady. I think she might have been my age now. Anyway, when I iron, I think of her and silently thank her for all the things I learned.

54. The writer used to take care of the lady because        .  

A. she wanted to learn to do housework               

B. she was a friend of the lady’s

C. she had to earn some money      

D. she couldn’t find a room to live in

55. The underlined word “paralyzed” in the first paragraph may mean “      ” 

A. destroyed      B. deaf            C. seriously ill D. unable to walk

56. The little girl was          when the lady taught her how to do housework.  

A. encouraged to learn              B. unwilling to learn

C. delighted to learn                                 D. recommended to learn

57. Now the writer          .   

A. is still afraid of the lady      B. hates the strict lady

C. admires the disabled lady        D. is very grateful to the lady