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.阅读理解 (共20分,每小题1分)

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Passage 1

Peter and Richard were neighbors. Peter was poor while Richard was very rich. Peter was very relaxed and happy. He never closed the doors and windows of his house at night. He slept well. Although he had no money, he was happy.

Richard was always worried about something. He closed and locked all his doors and windows at night. He couldn’t sleep well. He was always worried that someone might break his safes and steal his money. He envied(嫉妒) the peaceful Peter.

One day, Richard gave Peter a box of gold coins(金币). “Look, my dear friend,” he said, “I am very rich but you are poor. So, take the money and buy what you want.”

Peter was very happy. He was excited the whole day. Night came, and Peter went to bed as usual. But this time, he couldn’t sleep. He went and closed the doors and windows. He still could not sleep. He kept looking at the box of coins and couldn’t sleep the whole night.

As soon as day broke, Peter took the box of gold coins to Richard. He gave the box back to Richard. “Dear friend,” he said to Richard, “I am poor, but your money took away my peace and happiness. Please take back your money. I’m sorry.”

31. Peter was relaxed and happy, because _______.

A. he was very rich         B. he didn’t worry about anything

C. he was very healthy    D. he had a very rich and kind friend

32. In Paragraph 2, the underlined word “safes” means _______ in Chinese.

A. 安全感    B.储藏室      C.保险箱    D. 保密室

33. After getting the gold coins, Peter _______.

A. couldn’t sleep well at night       B. still slept well at night

C. bought what he wanted        D. didn’t close the windows at night

34. Which of the following statements is True?

A. Richard stole a lot of money.    B. Richard slept well every night.

C. Peter returned the coins to Richard.      D. Peter often envied his neighbor.

35. The best title of this passage is _______.

A. Money can buy everything      B. Money makes you sleep well

C. How to sleep well            D. Money can’t buy happiness