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　Ann left London airport early in the morning. She was very excited, as this was her first trip abroad. During the flight they had a snack, and when they arrived at the airport, a special bus was ready to take them to their hotel in Rosas. The weather was beautiful and Ann enjoyed the bus trip.

　At the hotel, she checked in, and then went to her room to wait for dinner. She was just ready to go downstairs, when she found her Spanish money wasn’t in her handbag. She carefully looked in all her luggage, but she couldn’t find it. All she had was a small purse with ten pound notes in it!

　Ann found a place to change her English money. She would be here for two weeks. On her way back to the hotel, Ann bought some cheese, some bread and oranges. When she got back, she told the manager that her doctor had told her not to eat Spanish food. So she would eat her own food, instead of the food of the hotel.

　For the rest of her holiday, Ann swam in the hotel swimming pool, or lay on the beach to enjoy sunshine. In fact, her holiday wasn’t bad, except that she was always hungry, after that, a piece of fruit for lunch and bread and cheese for supper isn’t very much.

　Late in the afternoon of their last day, Ann and Jane, an American girl, were on the beach. Jane asked her why she never ate with then in the hotel restaurant. The food was delicious. Ann told her all about her money problems. Jane looked at her in surprise, and then said, “But didn’t you know? The price of this holiday includes everything!”

1.　　　 Which country did Ann visit?

A. England　　　　　　　  B. America　　　　　　　 C. Spain　　　　  D. China

　2.  Ann bought some cheese, some bread and oranges because_________________________.

　　 A. she always felt hungry and wanted to eat something all the time

　　 B. she didn’t like eating the food of the hotel restaurant.

　　 C. her doctor had told her not to eat Spanish food.

　　 D. she thought she couldn’t pay for the food of the hotel restaurant.

　3. Which of the following is TRUE?

　　 A. Ann was so poor that she only had ten pound note when she went abroad.

　　 B. Ann was an independent (独立的) girl and didn’t want to ask others for help.

　　 C. Ann liked to eat her own food instead of the food in hotel.

　　 D. Ann wanted to lose her weight so she didn’t eat Spanish food.

　4. Why did Jane look at Ann in surprise?

　　 A. Because Ann never ate food with them in the hotel restaurant.

　　 B. Because Ann had money problems and couldn’t buy anything to eat.

　　 C. Because Ann didn’t know the price of the food in hotel had been paid already.

　　 D. Because Ann’s doctor had told her not to eat Spanish food.

　5. Did Ann really have a good holiday? _____________________.

B

　All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had a goal: to be the lucky customer(顾客) who did want to pay her or his shopping.

　There was a notice on the entrance to the supermarket. It reads: “Remember, once a week, one of or customers gets free good. This may be your lucky day!”

　Mrs Smith, like many of her friends, hoped to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up her hope. The cupboards in her kitchen were full of things she didn’t need at all. She dreamed that one day she would become the lucky customer.

　One Friday morning, after she had paid 500 pounds for a lot of expensive things, and had taken the things to her car, she suddenly found that she had forgotten to buy a basketball for her son. She returned to the market, got the basketball and went to the cash desk. When it was her turn to pay 3 pounds for the basketball, the manager of the supermarket came up to her. “Madam,” he said, holding out her hand, “I want to congratulate you! You are the luckiest customer today, and everything you have in your basket is free!”

6.　　　 What is Mrs Smith dream?

A.　　  She dreamed to buy things without paying money.

B.　　  She dreamed to get a free basketball for her son.

C.　　  She dreamed to buy many things that she didn’t need at all.

D.　　 She dreamed the manager of the supermarket talk with her.

7.　　　 Why was Mrs Smith different from her friends?

A.　　  Because she was very rich and bought a lot of unneeded things.

B.　　  Because she was so lucky that she could get free things in the supermarket.

C.　　  Because she never stopped dreaming to buy things free of charge.

D.　　 Because she wasn’t lucky enough to get free things.

8.　　　 How much money would Mrs Smith pay for all things she bought in the supermarket?

A. 3 pounds　　　　　 B. 497 pounds　　　　 C. 500 pounds　　　　D. 503 pounds

　9.  How many persons can buy things without paying any money every year?

　　 A. 365　　　　　　　 B. 60　　　　　　　　 C. 52　　　　　　　　 D. 48

　10. Could Mrs Smith save a lot of money?

 

答案及解析：

A篇

1． C　　 根据后文的Spanish money, Spanish food 可以推测出是去西班牙度假。

2． D　　 根据后文提到的money problem可以得知应当选D。

3． B　　　根据文中提到她已经很饿了可知答案应当为B。

4． C　　 下文中Ann提到不吃的原因是担心付不出餐费，而事实上餐费也包含在度假费用之中，已经付过了。

5． No.　 因为她在旅行中经常挨饿，她的旅行肯定不是很舒服的。

B篇

6． A　　 可由文中第一段可以知道答案应当为A。

7． C　　 从文中的第三段可知，Mrs Smith与她的朋友的区别在于她从没有放弃能得到免费购物的机会。

8． C　　 Mrs Smith买了两次东西，而能够免费的只有第二次进超市买的篮球。

9． C　　 该超市免费购物者每个星期只有一位，一年应当有52位。

10． No.　　 Mrs Smith只是没有付一个篮球的钱，而之前却已经支付了500 pounds了，故并没有省下许多钱。