B. Some customers in restaurants were injured. C. The writer didn’t get to the scene. D. All customers in shops got hurt.
58．In the last paragraph the underlined word“ speculate”
probably means ________. A. tell B. guess C. discuss D. talk
59．What of the following can be the best title for the passage A. Bomb Hidden in a Rubbish Bin B. The Cause of the Explosion
C. A Terrible Thing D. Market Blast Kills 1 ,Injures 21
B
Women turn to online shopping
Women have jumped ahead of men for the first time in using the Internet to do their holiday shopping，according to a study published last week in the US.
For Years men have been more likely to shop on the Internet than women，but during the 2004 holiday season 58 percent of those making online purchases were women.
“It shows how mainstream the Internet is becoming”，said Lee Rainie，director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project group，which carried out the study.
Rainie said it was only a matter of time before women shoppers caught up with men. This is because women traditionally make decisions about spending.
Users were more likely to shop online to save time.
Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 were responsible for some of the most dramatic（显着的）increases in the online gift-buying population this time around.
However，three-quarters of the US Internet users did not buy holiday gifts online in 2004．They worried about credit
card security，or just compared online prices with off-line prices，then dashed off to the shops to get the best deals. “But even if shoppers don’t buy online，websites are becoming promotion tools for stores，”said Dan Hess，vice president of Comscore Networks Inc．Hess said that actually most stores’ websites can make customers fully believe the security of their credit card numbers. And most are able to ensure that gifts arrive on time.
“It’s all about making the shopping experience more efficient，more reliable and more comfortable，” Hess said. 60．Which of the following statements is true
A．There were fewer women online shoppers than men in 2004．
B．Most of the Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 are women.
C．People in the US were more likely to buy gifts online. D．More women shopped online than men in 2004. 61．From the passage we can infer that________.
A．men usually decide how to spend money in the family B．women usually decide what to buy in the family C．the Internet is used in all the shops.
D．more and more shops will sell their goods online. 62．According to Dan Hess，shopping online___________. A．is unsafe B．is convenient C．is a waste of time D．is cheaper
63．What can we know from the passage
A．American people only buy gifts in holidays. B．Shopping online is fun for women.
C．Shopping off-line provides better service.
D．Young people like to do gift-shopping online.
C
A few days ago I asked my sons’ governess（女家庭教师）Julia to come into my study. “Be seated, Julia, ”I said, “Let’s settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you’re too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month...” “Forty.”
“No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, um, you’ve been here two months, so...” “Two months and five days.”
“Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take off nine Sundays... you know you didn’t work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks. And three holidays... ”Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but--- not a word.
“Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven - nineteen. Take nineteen off ... that leaves. hmm.... forty one dollars. Correct？”
Julia’s left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but --- still not a word.
“Around New Year’s Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars. The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but--- forget it. When didn’t I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect （疏忽）, Tom climbed a tree and tore his
jacket; take away ten. Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick’s shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get
paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave ten dollars.” “You didn’t. ”sobbed Julia. “But I made a note of it.”
“Well... if you say so.”
“Take twenty seven from forty one -that leaves fourteen.” Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl!
“Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife. Three dollars, nothing more.”
“Really You see now, and I didn’t know that! Take three from fourteen.. leaves eleven. Here’s your money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is !”
I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them. “Merci （法语: 谢谢）,”she whispered.
I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger. “For what, this ‘merci’” I asked. “For the money. ”
“But you know I’ve cheated you - robbed you ! I have actually stolen from you ! Why this‘merci’？”
“In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all.” “They didn’t give you anything No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you... I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you... Is it really possible to be so spineless （懦弱）Why didn’t you protest Why were you silent Is it
possible in this world to be without teeth and claws（爪）---to be such a fool”
Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression,“It is possible.”
I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little“merci”several times and went out. I looked after her and
thought,“How easy it is to crush the weak in this world !” 64．What shocked the writer was Julia’s ________.
A. nervousness in front of her boss B. acceptance of injustice
C. shyness when talking about money D. unwilling to express herself
65．The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be
without teeth and claws” He was actually telling the governess ________. A. to be more aggressive(侵略的) B. to be more careful in her work
C. to protect her right D. to live independently
66．At the end of the story, the writer said,“ How easy it is
to crush the weak in this world!” to show ________. A. his understanding of Julia’s anxiety B. his worry about Julia’s future
C. his concern on the living condition of working - class people
D. his sympathy for the mental state of the weak 67．From the story, we can tell that Julia’s employer was ________.
A. greedy but honest B. ill - tempered but warm - hearted
C. strict but forgiving D. none of the above
D
You are about to say something to your younger brother when he gestures that he’s got a phone message. “But I didn’t hear the ring，”you say.
“Because you are too old，”your brother answers. Don’t get mad. He’s just telling you the truth.
山东中医药高等专科学校单招英语模拟试题含答案解析
