35.When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses. What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couples - people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy. One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people don’t like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.
(1).Which of the following has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses?
A.Selling used furniture.
B.Selling home furnishings.
C.Renting home furnishings.
D.Renting furnished apartments.
(2).Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?
A.Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way.
B.Because the furniture they get in this way is new.
C.Because it saves them much trouble and money.
D.Because it saves them a lot of money.
(3).What can you infer from the passage?
A.The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.
B.Renting furniture is not popular in the couple’s home town.
C.People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.
D.Only those who don’t have enough money to rent furniture.
(4).Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A.Rent or Buy?
B.. Furnished Apartments.
C.A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings.
D.A New Idea.
(5).Young people liked renting home furniture because_________
A.they have less money.
B.they don’t want to buy old furniture.
C.they don’t have much money and don’t want to buy the cheap furniture.
D.the new furniture is of good quality.
三、完型填空 (共 1 道试题,共 10 分)
40.A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much to get a nice-looking watch. He saw a watch and liked it so much that he decided to buy it. But the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it.__ ##__ the American was hesitating, a young man suddenly came into the shop, took _##__out of the owner's hand and ran out with it. It all happened in a few seconds. When the owner ran out ___##_the street, the young man had already disappeared among the people. The American went on. At the next corner, he saw the young man with the stolen watch in his hand, “Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir?” he said in a low voice, “It's only a hundred dollars.” “The young man doesn't know I saw him stealing the watch just now,” he thought. The American paid at once and went happily back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch. His friend ___##a look at the watch and started to shout immediately. He said, “You are a fool. This watch is worth only ten dollars. I'm ___##__the shop owner and the young man planned all this together.”
(1).
A.took
B.the watch
C.sure
D.into
E.While
(2).
A.took
B.the watch
C.sure
D.into
E.While
(3).
A.took
B.the watch
C.sure
D.into
E.While
(4).
A.took
B.the watch
C.sure
D.into
E.While
(5).
A.took
B.the watch
C.sure
D.into
E.While
四、问答题 (共 6 道试题,共 30 分)
41.英文翻译成中文:Take an umbrella with you in case of rain.
42.英文翻译成中文: He asks me to stay in the room till he comes back.
43.英文翻译成中文: Talking for a long time makes me tired.
44.英文翻译成中文: I had no choice.
45.英文翻译成中文: They were sitting in the park, playing cards.
