The house is not large enough ____ .

    A. to live in          B. to be lived in       C. to live             D. for living

The house is not large enough ____ .

A．to live in

B．to be lived in

C．to live

D．for living

 

After the first World War, a small group of veterans (老兵) returned to their village in Britain. Most of them managed to get along fairly well, but one—Francis Blustering, who had been wounded and who never recovered his strength— was unable to work like others. In time he became very poor. Yet he was too proud to accept anything from the people in the village.

       Once, these veterans held a reunion dinner in the home of Jules Grandin, who had made a good deal of money. Grandin produced a curiosity（珍玩）—a large old gold coin. Each man examined it with interest as it passed around the long table. All, however, had drunk wine freely and the room was full of noisy talk, so that the gold piece was soon forgotten. Later, when Grandin remembered it and asked for it, the coin was missing.

       One of them suggested everyone be searched, to which all agreed, except Blustering. “You refuse, then?” asked Grandin. Blustering said with a red face, “Yes, I cannot allow it.”

       One by one, the others turned out their pockets. When the coin failed to appear, attention was focused on poor Blustering. Under the pitying stares of his friends, he walked out and returned to his home.

       A few years later, Grandin made his house repaired. A workman found the gold coin, buried in dirt between planks (木板) of the floor. Hurrying to Blustering’s home, Grandin apologized to him.

       “But why didn’t you allow yourself be searched?”

       “Because I was a thief,” Blustering said brokenly. “For weeks we had not had enough to eat and my pockets were full of food that I had taken from the table to carry home to my wife and hungry children.”

46Francis Blustering lived a poor life because _____________.

A.he was badly wounded in the battle

B.he was unable to work like ordinary people

C.he was too proud to get on well with other people

D.he was waiting for his chance

47The coin was missing because _____________.

       A. all the friends were drunk                B. the room was too noisy

       C. they were too excited to pay attention to it   D. Blustering hid it in a secret place

48. When Blustering turned red and refused to be searched, all people thought _____________.

       A. he was really a poor fellow

       B. he must have stolen the gold coin

       C. the coin must be hidden somewhere in the room

    D. poor Blustering had hidden some food in his pockets

49. What can we learn from the story?

       A. Think twice before you make a judgment.

       B. Blustering is a poor father and husband.

       C. Blustering would rather live alone than be considered a thief.

       D. Blustering is an example we should learn from.

                             

第三部分：閱讀理解（滿分40分，共20小題，每小題2分）

                                A

Britain almost more than any other country in the world must seriously face the problem of building upwards, that is to say, of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high-rise blocks of flats. It is said that an Englishman objects to this type of existence, but if this is so, he differs from most inhabitants of the world today.

In the past, blocks of flats have been associated with the lower income groups, and many of them lacked the obvious provisions, such as central heating, constant hot water supply, electrically operated lifts, and so on. Some even didn’t have facilities for disposal of dust and rubbish or storage places for baby carriages on the ground floor. Many lacked playgrounds for children on the top of their buildings, and drying grounds for washing. It is likely that the dispute regarding flats versus (對(duì)抗) individual houses will continue to rage on for a long time as far as Britain is concerned. And it is unfortunate that there should be hot feelings on both sides whenever this subject is raised. Those who oppose the building of flats base their cases primarily on the assumption (設(shè)想) that everyone prefers an individual home and garden and on the high cost per unit of accommodation. They, however, ignore the higher cost of providing full services to a scattered community and the cost in both money and time commuting to work for the suburban resident.

61. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.  

A. unlike most people in other countries, English people dislike living in flats

B. people in most countries of the world today like living in the suburbs

C. people in Britain are eager to move into high-rise blocks of flats

D. modern flats in Britain fail to provide the necessary facilities for living

62. What can we learn about the blocks of flats built in the past from the passage? 

A. They were conveniently located.          

B. The people who lived there were not rich.

C. They were usually not large enough for big families to live in.

D. The children who lived in them could play on the top of the buildings.

63. Some people don’t like living in flats because ____. 

A. they must pay much money             

B. they prefer to live in a house with a garden

C. there is no central heating and constant hot water supply

D. the disposal of rubbish is a problem for people living in flats

64. Some people don’t like living in suburban houses because ____.

A. the houses are not large enough

B. people who live in the suburbs must pay much money for the service work

C. people who live in the suburbs have to spend a lot of money and time traveling to work every day

D. it can be difficult for them to do some shopping and to get along well with their neighbors

65. This passage is mainly about __________. 

A. living in high-rise blocks of flats                

B. living in the suburbs

C. the difference in living in a flat in Britain and living in a flat in other countries

D. the attitude of British people towards living in flats

In Washington D.C., 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is a very special address. It is the address of the White House, the home of the president of the United States.
Originally the White House was gray and was called the presidential Palace. It was built from 1792 to 1800. At this time, the city of Washington itself was being built. It was to be the nation’s new capital city. George Washington, the first president, and Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a French engineer, chose the place for the new city. L'Enfant then planned the city. The president's home was an important part of the plan.
A contest was held to pick a design for the president's home. An architect named James Hoban won. He designed a large three-story house of gray stone.
President Washington never lived in the Presidential Palace. The first president to live there was John Adams, the second president of the United States, and his wife Mrs.Adams did not really like her new house. In her letters, she often complained about the cold. Fifty fireplaces were not enough to keep the house warm.
In 1812 the United States and Britain went to war. In 1814 the British invaded Washington. They burned many buildings, including the Presidential Palace.
After the war James Hoban, the original architect, partially rebuilt the president’s home. To cover the marks of the fire, the building was painted white. Before long it became known as the White House.
The White House is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the United States. Every year more than 1.5 million visitors go through the five rooms that are open to the public.
【小題1】The White House was built in Washington_____.

A．because a French engineer was invited to design it

B．because President George Washington liked to live in it

C．because the British invaders lived in it in1812-1814

D．because it was to be the nation’s capital city

【小題2】The president’s home and the city of Washington were______.

A．built by the American army	B．built by the British troops
C．planed by George Washington	D．planned by the French

【小題3】The original home of the president needed to be rebuilt______.

A．because John Adams’ wife did not like it

B．because it was cold in winter even with 50 fireplace

C．because it had been burned down during the war

D．because George Washington was not willing to live in it

【小題4】The new presidential home was painted white to ______.
A. cover the marks of fire                 B. attract tourist from France
D. to please Mrs. John Adams             D. keep it warm in winter