Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I’m going to fly to New York next week because I’ve got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don’t know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (電報(bào))," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.In the evening he didn’t have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o’clock and said, "Now I’m going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."He found a taxi (出租車(chē)) and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn’t remember the name and address of his hotel.
"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."
小題1:Dick flew to New York because ___.
A．he went there for a holidayB．he had work there
C．he went there for sightseeing (觀光)D．his home was there
小題2:Why did his wife want a telegram from him?
A．Because she wanted to know where her husband stayed in New York
B．Because she wanted to go to New York, too
C．Because she might send him another telegram
D．Because she couldn’t leave her husband by himself in New York
小題3:Where did Dick stay in New York?
A．In the center of the city.B．In a hotel.
C．In a restaurant.D．At his friend’s house.
小題4:Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?
A．The manager (經(jīng)理) of his hotel.B．The police office.
C．The taxi driver.D．His wife.
小題5:Which of the following is Not true?
A．Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.
B．Dick didn’t work on the first night of his arrival.
C．Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.
D．Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:C

小題1:本文的第二行有一句I’m going to fly to New York next week because I’ve got some work there.意思為我要坐飛機(jī)去紐約，因?yàn)槲以谀膬河幸恍┦乱プ�，故本題選B。
小題2:本文第三行有一句Please send me your address from there in a telegram (電報(bào)),意思為請(qǐng)?jiān)陔妶?bào)中把你所在的地址寄給我，所以迪克的妻子想要他的電報(bào)是想知道他工作的地方，故本題選A.
小題3:本文第二段第一句提到他去了紐約到達(dá)城市中心的一個(gè)漂亮的旅館，故本題選B。
小題4:根據(jù)文章意思可知，迪克晚上出去，把地址忘記在家里，所以無(wú)法回答他所在的旅館，于是又給他的妻子發(fā)了一個(gè)電報(bào)，要求他的妻子把原先發(fā)的電報(bào)發(fā)回來(lái)，所以是迪克的妻子把旅館的地址和名字寄給他，故本題選D。
小題5:本文第二段第二行提到迪克到達(dá)旅館，就把旅館的地址通過(guò)電報(bào)發(fā)給他的妻子，故本題描述不正確的為C，故本題選C。
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I have to speak with Beth．I see her sometimes, and find out school is "fine"．It's not the same．It never will be．Someone says that she's Liz now．What happened to Beth?
I can't call her．Should I write? What if she doesn't answer me? How will I know what she's thinking?
Yes, I'll write her a letter．These things are easier to express in writing．" Be-," no, " Li-," no, " Elizabeth," I begin．The words flow freely, as seven year old memories are reborn．I ask her all the questions that have been left unanswered in my mind, and pray she will answer．I seal my thoughts in the perfect white envelope, and imagine Beth looking into her mailbox．Will she know why I'm writing? Maybe she once thought of writing the same letter．
As the mailman takes my envelope from me forever, I wonder if I've made the right decision．Do I have the right to force myself into Beth's life again? Am I simply part of the past? I have taken the first step．Beth has control of the situation now．
One day has passed．Are my words lying on the bottom of the post office floor?
Two days are gone．I'm lost in thought and don't even hear the phone ting．
"Hello? It's Elizabeth．"
小題1:What can we learn about Beth?
A．She had a quarrel with the author in the fifth grade．
B．She moved to another school in the fifth grade．
C．She is now called Liz instead of Beth．
D．She hasn't seen the author for seven years．
小題2:Why does the author decide to write a letter instead of calling?
A．She is sure that Beth will not answer．
B．She's afraid that they'll quarrel on the phone．
C．She doesn't know Beth's telephone number．
D．It is easier to express her feelings in writing．
小題3:Which of the following the author might NOT mention in her letter?
A．Their elementary-school friendship．
B．Her future plan after graduation．
C．Her expectations for Beth's reply．
D．The questions about the endings of their friendship．
小題4:What might happen at the end of the story?
A．Beth answers her letter two days later．
B．The letter doesn't reach Beth at all．
C．They make up their friendship．
D．Beth refuses to make peace with her．

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