根据内容回答下列各题，Not long ago, there lived in Auckland a working family who dreamed about a house of their own. Anyone then could read in the newspapers about the building companies who offered to put people into a new house 51 only a $1,000 deposit. Of course, the remainder had to be paid off with interest over a period of twenty years or so.

The worker and his wife hopefully went to one of these companies 52 this wonderful offer. And the man in the office sai

D．“Yes, sure. You bring along $1,000 and we can 53 you with a new house.”

So the worker and his wife had to work hard and in twelve months’ time they returned to the building man with $1,000. But the man in the office said, “Look, I’m sorry, 54 we’ll need $1,500 now. Costs have gone up since we saw you last, you know.”

The couple thought it over and decided it would not take very long to save the extra $500 if they worked hard.

In six moths they worked 55 overtime and saved the $500 in spite of the high rent they had to pay for their flat. Back to the building man they 56 with their $1,500. But to their surprise he 57 the deposit was now $3,000.

Now somewhat wiser, the worker said, “And the next time, I dare say we’ll find the deposit rising once more. How have we 58 save the extra $1,500?”

“Well”, said the man, “I think we can stabilize the situation for about twelve months. By the time you come with $3,000, we will have had the house 59 for you.

The couple left, sad at heart as they saw their dream house 60 . By the time they had saved the extra $1.500, no doubt the deposit would have become still higher, maybe $5,000, then $10,000 and then…!

At least how many tests were carried out by the scientists referred to in this passage?

• A.Three
• B.Two
• C.Only one
• D.No one knows

1.一些人喜欢住在城市，因为城市生活有许多便利。

2.但有些人喜欢住在农村。

3.我认为，……

According to the passage, we may conclude that the whiter a room is ________.

• A.the longer people like to stay in it
• B.the sooner people in it will leave
• C.the more active people in it will become
• D.the more excited people

This passage provides us with _______.

• A.a piece of scientific information
• B.a normal lesson
• C.an interesting test
• D.a piece of news

What is referred to as the “general appearance” in this passage is ________.

• A.how many broad windows a room has, through which sunlight might come in
• B.the size of a room
• C.whether there are beautiful walls in a room
• D.what the room looks like

On the basis of this passage, what may be concluded about the real origin of stories “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella”?

• A.They were invented by Elizabeth Vergoose.
• B.They were invented by Thomas Fleet.
• C.They were invented by Charles Perrault.
• D.Their writers are unknown.

根据以下内容回答下列各题,

• At the University of Kansas art museum, scientists tested the effect of different colored walls on two groups of visitors to an exhibit of paintings. For the first group the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown. Movement of each group was fo
• A.People in beautiful rooms tend to give higher marks to photos of faces than people in ugly rooms
• B.The color and general appearance of a room have a deeper effect on the behavior. of the people in it
• C.The University of Kansas has studied the effects of the color of room on peoples behavior
• D.Beautifully furnished, light-coloured rooms make people more comfortable than ugly, dark rooms

Most scholars consider Mother Goose to be _________.

• A.a real person
• B.a book written by a little old woman
• C.a collection by Elizabeth Vergoose
• D.a translation from French

When Perrault published the first book in 1679, _______.

• A.no story of the book had been known to people
• B.some stories of the book were already well known
• C.few people were interested in the stories of the book
• D.stories like “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella” became popular

The name used in the first book published in 1679 is supposed to have been _______.

• A.Mother Goose
• B.Mere I Oye
• C.Elizabeth Vergoose
• D.Charles Perrault