C

　　One day Mrs Jones goes shopping alone(独自地). When Mr Jones comes home in the evening, she begins to tell him about a beautiful dress. “I see it in a shop this morning,” she says, “and…” “And you want to buy it,” says Mr Jones, “how much is it?” “Fifteen pounds.” Every evening, when Mr Jones comes back from work, his wife goes on talking only about the dress. And at last, after a week, he says, “Oh, buy the dress! Here’s the money!” She is very happy. But the next evening, when Mr Jones comes home and asks, “Have you got the famous(著名的) dress?” She says, “No.” Why not?” he says. “Well, it is still in the window of the shopafter a week. I think nobody else wants this dress. So I think it is not a good one!”

　　38. Mrs Jones goes shopping_________ one day.

　　A. with Mr Jones

　　B. with her friend

　　C. by herself

　　D. with the other woman

　　39. Mrs Jones tells Mr Jones about the dress every day because________.

　　A. it is really beautiful

　　B. she wants the shop

　　C. she wants Mr Jones to buy it for her

　　D. she likes it very much

　　40. Mrs Jones is very happy after________.

　　A. Mr Jones agree(同意) to buy it for her

　　B. Mr Jones gives her the money for the pants

　　C. she gets the beautiful dress

　　D. she sees the dress is still in the shop window

　　41. From the story we can know__________.

　　A. Mrs Jones is a housewife, she doesn’t have much money

　　B. Mr Jones doesn’t like his wife

　　C. Mr Jones comes home for lunch every day

　　D. Mrs Jones doesn’t like the things if others like them

　　D

　　Readers (《朗读者》)is a popular TV show in China. It invites (邀请) people to read aloud (大声地) on the stage (舞台). The show also tells moving (感人的) stories behind those people. They can read everything, like poems (诗), books, and letters.

　　Many people are fans of the show. They begin (开始) to enjoy reading aloud at home.

　　Now, the show gives people a place to read. It is a reading pavilion (朗读亭). It showed up in cities like Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi’an. Let’s have a look!

　　The pavilion is not very big. Only (只有) one person can come into it each (每一) time. There is a microphone (麦克风) in it and it records (记录) people’s voices.[来源:Zxxk.Com]

　　Everyone can read for three minutes in it. You can read anything you like. The show will pick (挑选) some of the readers and invite them to read on TV.

　　Lots of people come to the pavilion to read. Yu Duohan is an 11-year-old girl from Shanghai. She read the story Take a Snail for a Walk (《牵一只蜗牛去散步》). “I love reading aloud,” she said. “It makes the story become more beautiful.”

　　The pavilion will also come to other cities across the country (国家).You can read your favorite stories in the pavilion soon.

　　42. What can’t people read inReaders?

　　A. Poems. B. Letters. C. Ads. D. Stories.

　　43. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

　　A.Readersis a popular book.

　　B. The show will ask some of the readers to read on TV.

　　C. Yu Duohan, a 12-year-old boy, likes reading aloud very much.

　　D. You and your friends can get into the pavilion together (一起).

　　44. What does the underlined sentence mean?

　　A. There will be pavilions in each city.

　　B. People from more and more cities can read aloud in pavilions.

　　C.Readersinvites people to read in the pavilion.

　　D. People have to read aloud in their cities.

　　45. The best title (标题) is ___________.

　　A. A small place for reading aloud

　　B. People who like to read aloud

　　C. Why we need to read aloud

　　D. Reading aloud is good