V. 阅读理解，阅读短文，然后从每题ABCD中选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。(20分) (A)

Dave was a college student. His uncle was very rich, but he had no child of his own. Soon after Dave left college, his uncle died .He left Dave a lot of money , so he decided to set up his own company.

He found a nice office , bought some new desks and chairs and moved in. He had only been there for a few hours when he heard someone coming towards his house.

“It’s my first customer !” he thought . He quickly picked up the telephone and pretended (假装)to be very busy answering an important call from someone in New York. The caller wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country .

The man knocked at the door while this was going on, and he came in and waited politely for Dave to finish his conversation(谈话). Then he said to him , “I’m from the telephone company, and I was sent to fix your telephone.”

(    ) 61. Dave could set up a company of his own because _______

A. he had made a lot of money

B. he got a lot of money

C. he had borrowed a lot of money

D. His father left him a lot of money

(    ) 62. Dave had been there for_____ when the man from the telephone company came .

A. almost a week   B. two days   C. a few hours   D. a month

(    ) 63 Why did Dave pick up his telephone when he heard someone coming?

A. Because someone called him from New York.

B. Because he wanted to let him know he was busy with his business.

C. Because he wanted to tell the telephone company that something was wrong with his telephone.

D. Because his uncle telephoned him at that time .

(    ) 64.What did Dave’s company sell?

A. Colour TV sets   B. Houses    C. Clothes    D. Computers

(    ) 65.Could Dave receive(接到) a telephone call from New York before the man from the telephone company came ?

A. No , he couldn’t

B. Of course, he could .

C.Yes , he could, but the voice wasn’t very clear

D. We don’t know.

(B)

Fast food chains(连锁) , American –style , are now on the increase(增加) all over the world. Most of these places work on a similar principle There is a long counter(柜台) , above which hangs a list (often with pictures) of the items they sell, and behind which several people (often students working for the lowest wage ) are working.  Buyers from queues in front of each assistant.  You receive what you order and take it on a tray to a table . If you can’t see any straws(吸管) , that’s because they are hiding in the straw machine that you have to push the bottom to get a straw.

When you’ve finished , you yourself throw away everything except the tray.

Many fast-food places have drive-in facilities(设施). You place your order from your car through a microphone and then drive round to a special window to pay and pick it up . You may even find places where a waitress bring your meal out ,and you sit and eat in the car from a tray hooked over the door through the open window.

(    ) 66. What is the wage about the waitress working in the fast food shops ?

A. We don’t know.  B. Very high   C. Very low .   D. Normal.

(    ) 67. When you go to these fast food shops, how can you eat ?

A. Using knives and forks.

B. The waiter will give you the menu .

C. You will have to carry the food on the tray to the table .

D. Sitting at the table and waiting for the food.

(    ) 68. According to the passage , these fast food shops are usually quite _____

A. similar  B. different  C. very popular   D. not expensive

(    ) 69. What is a tray ?

A. Something you can eat.

B. Something you can drink.

C. Something you throw away.

D. Something used for carrying things.

(    ) 70.If you are driving your car, how can you have your fast food ?

A. Stopping the car and going to the restaurant.

B. Having it at home.

C. Having it in the office.

D. Having it at fast-food places with drive-in facilities.