四. 阅读理解（20分）
A
Mr White works in an office. He’s very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes back from his office, he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after dinner. She doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep (入睡). But it’s usually too late and Mr White has to get up early in the morning when she is still sleeping.
One day Mr White felt terrible and couldn’t go to work. He decided to go to see a doctor. Mrs White went to the hospital with him. Before her husband said what was the matter with him, the woman told the doctor all. The doctor wrote out a prescription (处方). When Mrs White took the medicine to the doctor’s room, the doctor said to her, “The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills (药片) are for you.”
“For me?” the woman said in surprise. “I’m fine. I don’t need any medicine!”
“I don’t think so, madam,” said the doctor. “They are sleeping pills. Your husband will be all right soon if you take them.”
51. Mr White ______.
A. has time to have a good sleep
B. is busy but he can have a good sleep
C. isn’t tired and doesn’t like to go to bed early
D. can’t have a good rest because he’s too busy
52. Mr White’s wife ______ every evening.
A. works late B. writes things
C. keeps talking late D. watches TV late
53. Mr White has to get up when his wife is sleeping in the morning because ______.
A. he can’t fall asleep
B. he has to go to work
C. he doesn’t want to sleep
D. his wife asks him to get up
54. One day Mr White couldn’t go to work because ______.
A. he was ill
B. his wife was ill
C. his wife didn’t let him go
D. he didn’t want to go to work
55. The sentence “Your husband will be all right soon if you take them.” means Mr White will soon be all right if ______.
A. Mr White takes the pills
B. Mr White takes the bottle of medicine
C. Mrs White takes the bottle of medicine
D. Mrs White stops talking too much at night
B
Some people like to have friends who are different from them. Others like to have friends who are similar to them. What kind of friends do you want for yourself?
Kate
Join Date: March, 2011
Location: the United Kingdom
I like to have friends who are like me. Both my best friend Vades and I like traveling. We went to Italy last month and stayed there for a week. Next month we want to go to Paris. However, Vades is more athletic than me.
Ditlady
Join Date: April, 2011
Location: Canada
I like to have friends who are like me. It can be very helpful. I’m a little quiet and my good friend Libby is quiet, too. Sometimes I don’t know what to do with my problems and she can tell me what I should do, because she knows about me better than people who are different from me.
Harbinger
Join Date: May, 2011
Hi, everyone! I had a cold last week and just got here. In my opinion, it is important to have both kinds of friends. That makes your life more interesting.
56. Where is Kate going next month?
A. To the USA. B. To the UK.
C. To Italy. D. To France.
57. What’s Libby like?
A. She’s as beautiful as Ditlady.
B. She’s more outgoing than Ditlady.
C. She’s as quiet as Ditlady.
D. She’s more athletic than Ditlady.
58. What was the matter with Harbinger last week?
A. He had a cold. B. He had a headache.
C. He had a fever. D. He had a toothache.
59. What kind of friends does Harbinger like to have?
A. Those who are different from him.
B. Those who are the same as him.
C. He doesn’t like to make friends.
D. He likes to have different kinds of friends.
60. What does the underlined word “similar” mean?
A. 一致的 B. 相似的 C. 友好的 D. 简单的