C
Mr.Brown was going away for a week.Before he left，he said to his son，“if anyone asks for me.
you can tell him that your father is away on business，and will be back in a week.then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.”
“OK，Dad，”said his son.But he was afraid his son couldn’t remember this.he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him.His son put it into his small pocket.took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed，but no one came to see his father.The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him，SO he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon，someone knocked at the door.The boy opened it.A man was standing at the door and said，“Where is your father?”The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper.He could not find it.He suddenly remembered he had burnt it，SO he shouted，“No more.”
The man was very surprised.He asked，“No more?I met your father last week.When did it happen?”
“Burnt yesterday evening.”
43.Mr.Brown told his son that__________.
A.he would be away from home for four days
B.he would be back in seven days
C.he would be back in a month
D.he liked a cup of tea
44.Mr Brown wrote the words down on__________.
A.the Wall
B.the door
C.a piece of paper
D.his son’s pocket
45.The man was very surprised because__________.
A.he thought the child’s father was dead
B.the child didn’t ask him to sit down
C.the child gave him a cup of tea
D.he couldn’t find that piece of paper
46.What was burnt?
A.The piece of paper.
B.Mr.Smith.
C.The visitor.
D.The boy.
【短文C：文章大意】
短文讲述了一个故事。一个父亲离家时跟他的儿子交代说：如果有人来找他，问他去了哪里，就告诉客人父亲有事外出，一周内就会回来，除了告知客人这些信息外，还应该邀请他喝杯茶。父亲担心儿子可能会忘了他的嘱咐，就把这些话都写在纸条上。儿子把纸条放到兜里，偶尔会拿出来看看。四天过去了，并没有人来拜访他的父亲，儿子觉得留着纸条没用，就把它烧了。然而烧掉纸条的第二天，就有客人来访。当客人问父亲去哪儿了时，儿子急忙把手放到兜里去找纸条，这才想起来昨晚已经把纸条烧了。他就回答客人：“没了。”客人感到特别惊讶，说：“我上周还见过你父亲，他什么时候去世的?”儿子答道：“昨晚烧了。”
43.【答案】B
【解题指要】本题是细节题。题干说的是：父亲给儿子说了什么?根据文章内容，父亲说他有事要离家外出，一周内会回来。因此本题选择B。
44.【答案】C
【解题指要】本题是细节题。题干说的是：父亲把他跟儿子的嘱咐写在哪里了?根据文章内容，父亲将这些内容写在纸上交给了儿子。因此本题选择C。
45.【答案】A
【解题指要】本题是细节题。题干问的是：来访者感到很惊讶，为什么?根据文章内容，是因为男孩跟他说没了。他理解成孩子的父亲已经去世了。因此本题选择A。
46.【答案】A
【解题指要】本题是细节题。题干问的是：什么被烧了?根据文章内容，得知男孩把父亲留下的纸条烧了。因此本题选择A。
D
One of the things to learn when studying a foreign language is to guess what will come next in a conversation.People do this all the time in their own language，so it is necessary to do this in a foreign language，too.Here are some examples.
1.“What’s the matter?”，“1 went to a party last night，so l…”
2.“I feel so tired these days.”“I think you’d better…”
3.“0f course.she never stops talking.She is one of the most…”
You can see from the above three examples that the context(上下文)helps a lot in
understanding what is being talked about.so“guessing”is very important in understanding English，especially spoken English.
47.From the context,we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 1 is__________.
A.'...so I didn't have a good time.'
B.'...so I went to bed very late.'
C.'...So I felt unhappy.'
D.'...so I got up very early.'
48.Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is__________.
A.'I think you'd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself.'
B.'I think you'd better have something to drink.'
C.'I think you'd better get some help from your friends.'
D.'I think you'd better be more careful.'
49.Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is__________.
A.'...she is one of the most famous film stars.'
B.'...she is one of the most beautiful women.'
C.'...she is one of the most famous speakers.'
D.'...she is one of the most talkative women.'
50.From the passage we can infer(推断)that guessing is __________ when learning a foreign language.
A.the only way
B.more important in spoken English than in written English
C.more important than any other way
D.more important in written English than in spoken English
【短文D：文章大意】
短文探讨了猜测在理解英语含义方面的重要性。
47.【答案】B
【解题指要】本题是推理题。题干说的是：从上下文判断，第一个例子的回答最有可能是以下哪项?根据文章内容，最有可能的回答应该是B。全句意为：一你怎么了?一我昨晚去参加一个聚会，因此睡得很晚。
48.【答案】A
【解题指要】本题是推理题。题干说的是：第二个例子的回答最有可能是以下哪项?根据文章内容，最有可能的回答应该是A。全句意为：一这些天我感觉很累。一我觉得你应该好好休息，好好照顾自己。
49.【答案】D
【解题指要】本题是推理题。题干说的是：第三个例子的回答最有可能是以下哪项?根据文章内容，最有可能的回答应该是D。全句意为：她一直在说，没停下来过，她是最能说的女人了。
50.【答案】B
【解题指要】本题是细节归纳题。题干说的是：从短文中我们可以推断出以下哪项，对于学习一门外语，猜测——?根据文章内容，本题应该选择B，在学习一门外语时，猜测在口语中比在写作中更为重要。
