My friends, Emma Daniels, spent the summer of 1974 traveling in Israel. During her monthlong stay in Jerusalem she often went to a café called Chocolate Soup. It was run by two men, one of whom – Alex – used to live in Montreal. One morning when Emma went in for coffee, while chatting with her new friend Alex, she mentioned that she had just finished the book she was reading and had nothing else to read. Alex said he had a wonderful book she might like, and that he’d be happy to lend it to her. As he lived just above the café, he quickly ran up to get it. The book he handed to Emma just minutes later was Markings, a book by a former Secrectary-General of the United Nations (UN).
Emma had never read it, nor had she ever bought a copy. But, when she opened it up, she was floored to see her own name and address inside the cover in her own handwriting（筆跡）.It turned out that the summer before, at a concert back in Montreal, Emma had met a Californian who was in town visiting friends. They decided to exchange（交換）addresses, but neither of them had any paper. The man opened up a book he was carrying in his backpack(背包) and asked Emma to write her name and address inside. When he returned to California, he left the book behind in Montreal, and his friend   Alex kept it. When Alex later moved to Jerusalcm, he took the book along.
41. Alex lent Emma the book, Markings,           .
A. to show his friendliness to her                  B. to show his interest in reading
C. to tell her about the importance of UN              D. to let her write her name and address inside
42. How did Emma feel the moment she opened the book?
A. Pleased.                         B. Satisfied.             C. Worried.                         D. Surprised.
43. We can learn from the text the Californian             .
A. met Emma at a concert                                   B. invited Emma to a concert
C. introduced Emma to his friend                  D. left Emma his backpack
44. Who was supposed to be the first owner of the book?
A. An official of the UN.                             B. A coffee shop owner.
C. A friend of the author’s.                                  D. Alex’s friend form California.

41.A     42.D    43.A    44.D

41．解析：這是一道細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第一段“Alex said he had a wonderful book she might like, and he’d be happy to lend it to her”可知這本書是Alex主動借給作者的，為了表達(dá)友情。
42．解析：這是一道細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)“But, when she opened it up, she was floored to see her own name and address inside the cover, in her own handwriting”, floored的意思是十分吃驚的，選項中surprise意思最接近。
43．解析：這是一道細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第二段“It turned out that the summer before, at a concert back in Montreal, Emma had met a Californian who was in town visiting friends.”可知the Californian met Emma in a concert.
44．解析：這是一道推理題。根據(jù)短文可知去年夏天The Californian在交換地址時讓Emma把地址寫在書上，然后又把書落在Montreal被Alex保存起來了，所以書的最早主人是the Californian.
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Having landed such a wonderful job, Handel immediately asked his boss for time off. He wanted to go to England, where he’d heard that there weren’t nearly enough composers to satisfy the British taste for Italian opera.
After great success writing opera in London, Handel came back to Germany. Then fate played a funny trick on Handel and his boss. The Queen of England died, and it just so happened that the prince Handel worked for was next in line to the British throne ( 王位 ). When he arrived in London as King George, followed Handel, his court composer in Germany.
In addition to serving the King, Handel became one of the most successful opera composers of his time. And he also produced them and traveled all over Europe to hire the best singers. There are stories of battles with rival ( 對手 )opera producers and of fights between rival singers. Handel apparently had quite a temper.
If you ever go to London, look for Handel’s grave in Westminster Abbey, where there’s a wonderful monument to him.
66. How did Handel begin to learn to compose?
A. His father was sure of his future success.
B. His performance impressed a duke.
C. He begged his father to send him to Italy.
D. He practiced hard and taught himself music.
67. What does the underlined word “smuggled” mean in the passage?
A. bought secretly               B. took secretly  
C. carried in advance          D. possessed personally
68. Why did Handel later settle down in Britain instead of Germany?
A. Because he could find better jobs in London.
B. Because he enjoyed greater fame in London.
C. Because his boss became King of Britain and brought him along.
D. Because London was a wonderful place to learn about opera.
69. Which of the following words can NOT be used to describe Handel, as 
shown in the passage?
A. bad-tempered   B. talented     C. enthusiastic  D. optimistic
70. Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage?
A. Handel was born in the same year with Bach.
B. Many people worked both as a barber and surgeon.
C. Handel quit his job to learn about opera in Italy.
D. Handel was buried in London and was built a monument.

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