36 before her marriage!

“I must try it on Mother!” she cried, as she ran 37 .Three minutes later Enid's cries brought her 38 .The dress was much 39 for her. It was like a bag in the front, and the neckline looked all 40 . Enid was in 41 .

“Take it back to the dressmaker's,” Mrs Bale said.“She must 42 it tonight. Hurry now. Take it off and go.” The dressmaker's shop was closed.“Closed for One Week's Holiday,” said a 43 on the door. Fresh tears rose to Enid's eyes. She ran home again to her mother.

“This is unlucky,”Mrs Bale said.” But what are we going to do? 44 I ask Mrs. Peters to help? She was a dressmaker once. I'm sure she could change it for you.”

Mrs. Peters was 45 in and began to work. She could see 46 was wrong. She had to 47 it narrower at the front, and that was a big job. Then she changed the neckline. In fact she made it again. At ten o'clock the work was finished, and Enid tried the dress on. It fitted her beautifully.

The three women were having a cup of tea 48 the doorbell rang .Mrs. Bale answered it and 49 into the worried eyes of a 50 woman. The woman was carrying a large flat 51 .

“Does Miss Enid Bale 52 here?\she asked breathlessly. “Yes, she's my daughter.” “Oh, I am 53 I've found you! There's been a 54 .Your daughter has my wedding dress, and I've got 55 . And I'm getting married tomorrow!” She held out the box to Mrs. Bale. 36. A. weeks 37. A. upstairs 38. A. husband

neighbour

B. minutes C. days D. hours B. outside C. back home D. about B. daughter C. mother D.

39. A. smaller

too long

40. A. wrong 41. A. love

danger

42. A. measure 43. A. voice 44. A. Will 45. A. sent 46. A. neckline 47. A. make 48. A. then 49. A. came 50. A. short pretty

little quiet 51. A. cup 52. A. live 53. A. thankful 54. A. dress 55. A. yours

others

B. shorter C. too big D.

B. pleased C. right D. waste B. tears C. surprise D.

B. make C. repair D. change B. sound

C. notice D. saying

B. Would C. Shall D. Should B. brought C. pushed D. taken B. all C. nothing D. what B. keep

C. change D. take

B. until C. when D. while B. got C. saw

D. looked

B. fat young C. slim old D.

B. dress C. bag D. box B. work

C. stay D. wait

B. sorry C. angry D. glad B. change

C. mistake D. wish

D.

B. hers C. the other

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A

An explosion on Thursday killed one and injured 21 in a busy street in Tongren, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province.

The bomb was hidden in a rubbish bin in the city’s commercial hub（商

业中心），where lots of shops and restaurants are concentrated.

The ear-splitting blast was heard around 12∶50 p.m.，said a local newspaper, citing witnesses. The power of the blast shattered（使粉碎）nearby shop windows and ripped the stainless（不生锈的）steel rubbish can to pieces. One passer-by，identified（确认）only as Zhang，said she was shocked by the noise and saw a lot of pedestrians lying on the ground when she got to the scene.

Thirteen of the injured were taken to a local hospital after the explosion. A doctor there said five were in serious condition but already out of danger after emergency treatment. The others were just slightly hurt.

The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, said an officer with the Tongren police, but refused to speculate as to the cause. 56．It can be inferred from the passage that ________. A. All the injured were taken to a hospital B. 8 of the injured were not taken to a hospital C. The rubbish bin with a bomb was in a restaurant D. The rubbish bin with a bomb was in a shop

57．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. One passer- by, identified only as Zhang, saw the man throwing a bomb

into a bin.

B. Some customers in restaurants were injured. C. The writer didn’t get to the scene. D. All customers in shops got hurt.

58．In the last paragraph the underlined word“ speculate” probably means

________.

A. tell B. guess C. discuss D. talk

59．What of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. Bomb Hidden in a Rubbish Bin B. The Cause of the Explosion C. A Terrible Thing D. Market Blast Kills 1 ,Injures 21 B

Women turn to online shopping

Women have jumped ahead of men for the first time in using the Internet to do their holiday shopping，according to a study published last week in the US.

For Years men have been more likely to shop on the Internet than women，but during the 2020 holiday season 58 percent of those making online purchases were women.

“It shows how mainstream the Internet is becoming”，said Lee Rainie，director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project group，which carried out the study.

Rainie said it was only a matter of time before women shoppers caught up with men. This is because women traditionally make decisions about spending. Users were more likely to shop online to save time. Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 were responsible for some of the most dramatic（显著的）increases in the online gift-buying population this time around. However，three-quarters of the US Internet users did not buy holiday gifts online in 2020．They worried about credit card security，or just compared online prices with off-line prices，then dashed off to the shops to get the best deals.

“But even if shoppers don’t buy online，websites are becoming promotion tools for stores，”said Dan Hess，vice president of Comscore Networks Inc．Hess said that actually most stores’ websites can make customers fully believe the security of their credit card numbers. And most are able to ensure that gifts arrive on time.

“It’s all about making the shopping experience more efficient，more reliable and more comfortable，” Hess said.

60．Which of the following statements is true?

A．There were fewer women online shoppers than men in 2020．

B．Most of the Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 are women. C．People in the US were more likely to buy gifts online. D．More women shopped online than men in 2020. 61．From the passage we can infer that________. A．men usually decide how to spend money in the family B．women usually decide what to buy in the family C．the Internet is used in all the shops.

D．more and more shops will sell their goods online. 62．According to Dan Hess，shopping online___________.

A．is unsafe B．is convenient C．is a waste of time Dcheaper

63．What can we know from the passage?

A．American people only buy gifts in holidays. B．Shopping online is fun for women.

C．Shopping off-line provides better service.

D．Young people like to do gift-shopping online. C

A few days ago I asked my sons’ governess（女家庭教师）Julia to come into my study. “Be seated, Julia, ”I said, “Let’s settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you’re too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month...” “Forty.”

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