C
A poor chimney-sweeper, who had not enough money to buy a meal, stopped one hot summer day at noon before an eating-house, and remained regaling his nose with the smell of the victuals. The master of the shop told him several times to go away, but the sweeper could not leave savory smell, though unable to purchase the taste of the food. At last the cook came out of the shop, and taking hold of the sweeper, declared that, as he had been feeding upon the smell of his victuals (food and drink), he should not go away without paying half the price of a dinner .The poor fellow said that he neither could nor would pay, and that he would ask the fit person who should pass, whether it was not an unreasonable and unjust demand.
The case was referred to a policeman, who happened to pass at that moment. He said to the sweeper: "As you have been feasting one of your senses with the odor (smell) of this man's meat, it is but just you should make him some recompense; therefore you shall, in your turn, regale (amuse) one of his senses, which seems to be more insatiable than your appetite. How much money have you? "
"I have but two pence in all the world, sir, and I must buy me some bread."
"Never mind," answered the officer, "take your two pence between your hands; now rattle (cause to make a lot of quick little noises)them loudly."
The sweeper did so, and the officer, turning to the cook, said, "Now, sir, I think he has paid you: the smell of your victuals regaled his nostrils (openings at the end of the nose);the sound of his money has tickled your ears."
This decision gave more satisfaction to the bystanders than to the cook, but it was the only payment he could obtain.
43. The sweeper stopped one hot summer day at noon before an eating-house, because________
A. he wanted to regale his nose with the smell of the victuals
B. he was hungry and he wanted to have dinner
C. he was hungry but he had no enough money to buy a meal
D. he wanted to smell if the food was delicious.
44. The cook's demand that the sweeper should pay half the price of a dinner was obviously______.
A. reasonable B. not fair C. logical D. proper
45. We infer that the way that the policeman settled the problem was________
A. foolish B. kind C. clever D. stupid
46. The passage implied that_________
A. it's a pity that the cook did not get what he wanted
B. the master of the shop and the cook were cool-hearted
C. the cook was cruel
D. the sweeper got what he wanted
D
Get ready, China. The world is coming! Every day lots of foreigners come here as business people or tourists. And even more people will come in 2008 for the Beijing Olympics. When they come to China, we should do something to help them enjoy themselves and like China and the Chinese people. But there are some things they may not like:
1. Traffic problems Cars park on sidewalks （人行道）. Bus drivers drive so fast that they make people who are trying to cross the street afraid.
2. Queue jumping At the post office, or even at McDonald’s, people push to the front of a line instead of waiting.
3. Bumping Too many people are crowded onto buses and trains. This makes people feel terrible, and it is not safe, either. On a bus in North America, people try to make themselves smaller and they’ll say “Excuse me” or “Sorry” if they knock into someone. In China, people make themselves bigger with no “Sorry” or “Excuse me”.
4. Littering I notice this everywhere. Some people throw rubbish onto the ground even when there is a rubbish bin（箱）right next to them.
Most Chinese people are just as unhappy with these kinds of things as I am. And, certainly, the government（政府）has known the problems and is trying to do something about them.
China is on her way!
47. Someone throws an empty Cola bottle onto the ground. This is called _____.
A. bumping B. littering C. queue jumping D. a traffic problem
48. The writer thinks we Chinese people should do the following except _____.
A. park our cars at right places
B. wait our turn in public（公共）places
C. throw rubbish into rubbish bins
D. hurry onto buses before others
49. We can conclude（得出结论）from the passage that _____.
A. things will get better and better in China
B. fewer and fewer foreigners will visit our country
C. there will be more and more traffic problems in Beijing
D. fewer and fewer Chinese people will eat hamburgers
50. When the writer says “Get ready, China”, he means that _____.
A. China is going to be a fast-growing country
B. it is time for the Chinese to change their bad behaviors（行为）
C. most Chinese people are as unhappy with these problems as him
D. the Chinese will do a good job in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games