南京市盐城市2018届高三年级第二次模拟考试英语考试试卷

南京市盐城市2018届高三年级第二次模拟考试

英语2018.03

本卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第n卷（非选择题），满分120分。考试时间120分钟。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷

的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What'swrongwiththeman?

A.Heissick.B.Heisthirsty.C.Heistired.

2.Whatwillthespeakersdiscuss?

A.Apaper.B.Anewcomputer.C.Anewviewpoint.

3.Whydoesthemanmakethephonecall?

A.Tobookaroom.B.Toapplyforajob.C.Toputanadvertisement.

4.Howmuchtimedidthemanspendontheexam?

A.Onehourand20minutes.B.Onehourand40minutes.C.Twohoursand20minutes.

5.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inabookstore.B.Inamuseum.C.Inalibrary.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，

并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将

给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatwasthewomansupposedlodothatmorning?

A.PickupaguestB.Repairthefaxmachine.C.Attendaparents'meeting.

7.Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?

A.Herbadluck.B.Herdailyroutine.C.Hernaughtykids.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Wheredoesthewomanwork?

A.Intheshoesection.B.Intheclothessection.C.Attheregister.

9.Howwillthemangoback?

A.Bybus.B.Byunderground.C.Bystreetcar.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Hotlineservice.B.Dailylife.C.Amusementprogram.

11.Whatisthepurposeofstartingthesystemforteenagers?

A.Togainteenagers'trust.B.Tomaketeenagersstudyhard.C.Toprotectteenagers*rights.

12.Whomightcallthenumberof961961?

A.Studentsstudyinglaw.B.Studentssufferingfromdepression.C.Studentshavingacademicproblems.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdothespeakerswanttosee?

A.Monkeys.B.Bears.C.Elephants.

14.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.TeacherandstudentB.Fatheranddaughter.C.Boyfriendandgirlfriend.

15.Whereisthepolarbear?

A.Inaroom.B.IntheopenC.Inapool.

16.WhydoestinewomanadvisethemantomovetoAlaska?

A.Heissickofthehotclimate.B.Hewantstoopenacafethere.C.Hewantstosavethepolarbear.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoisthewomanspeakingto?

A.Restaurantmanagers.B.Kitchenassistants.C.Restaurantchefs.

18.Whatmighthappenifthestaffwearringsinwork?

A.Theringsmightgetlost.B.Theringsmightgetdamaged.CTheringsmightcausedanger.

19.Howdoesthewomandescribethejob?

A.It'sboring.B.It'sstressful.C.Itsdangerous

20Whywilltheybeverybusythatday?

A.Mosttablesarereserved.B.Theheadchefisonholiday.CThestaffaregreenhands.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸

上将该项涂黑。

21.'TminChina”，invitesforeignnativeworldwidetoexperienceuniquejob,isaprojectundertheguidance

oftheStateCouncil.

A.thatB.whichC.whereD.what

22.-Howareyougettingalongwithyourpresentation?

-Almostready,andI______allIamsupposedto.

A.didB.haddoneC.havedoneD.shallhavedone

23.Dividedintosixthemes,Victoria'sSecretFashionShow55modelsin87looks.

A.featuredB.representedC.attractedD.impressed

24.一Metteo'snewalbumParamahasturnedouttobeahit.

-Oh,heisreally______ofaluckydog.

A.nothingB.anythingC.everythingD.something

25.IwouldhavegonetobedwhenIwassickinsteadof___theearthwouldgointoaholdingpatternif1weren't

therefortheday.

A.confirmingB.predictingC.pretendingD.concluding

26.Thepalacehasbeenrestoredtoresemble______itwasduringthetimeofEmperorQianglong.

A.whatB.thatC.whichD.how

27.Thepolicywasrejected______amorecautiousone.

A.incaseofB.inviewofC.infavorofD.inplaceof

28.一Whenwillyou______travelling?

■--Maybenextweek.

A.goinforB.getaroundtoC.lookforwardtoD.holdonto

29.Americahasbecomeknownforits____ofindividualism,whichhasbeenasourceofconflictwithothercultures.

A.pushB.banC.offenceD.control

30.―Doyouknowtheguyoverthere?

一一Oh,don'tmistakehimasanordinaryperson.He'sa_inourcompany.

A.coldfishB.rottenappleC.slyfoxD.topbanana

31.GuanghwaBookshopasastand-alonebookshopmayfacealoss,becauseprofitsfromsellingprintbooksare

______andrentsincentralLondonarehigh.

A.zeroB.handsomeC.adequateD.slim

32.-Whatdoyouthinkofhersuggestion?

______,itwouldbemuchmoresensibletotalkaboutitlater.

A.UsuallyB.GenerallyC.ActuallyD.Exactly

33.Whatyoudonotwant______toyourself,donotdotoothers.

A.doingB.doneC.beingdoneD.havingdone

34.Persistentpeoplebegintheirsuccess______othersendinfailure.

A.whereB.whileC.sinceD.though

35.It'sprobablywisetoletPrincessElizabethundertaketheCommonwealthtour.

■一Well,she'suptoit.

A.Whatisit?B.Ifyousayso.C.Whatsayyou?D.IfonlyIcouldgo.

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该

项涂黑。

Incaseyoumissedit,avideolastweekshowedaminiaturehorseeatingabowlofcarrots——fromahighchair.A

highchair.Yes,really.

Itmightseem36.butitmightalsobethelogicalextensionofthegrowing37oftreatinganimalsas

humanandtreatingpetsaschildren.Examplesofthisattitudeare38.andrangefromtheinnocenttothe

near-crazy.Somepeopleeven___39___theirpetsforHalloweenorcreatesocialmediaaccountsforthem.Shouldthis

cause40?Shouldwejustsmileandnodwhenpeopletreattheirpetsassuch?ShouldweshrugofftheFacebook

pageAnimalsarePeopleToo"and"MyChildhasFourPaws”?

No.41animalsaren'tpeople.Andpetsaren'tchildren.

Thereseemstobeconfusionaboutthe42betweenpetsandchildren.People43thelanguageof

parenthoodwhentalkingtotheir“furkid"or"baby”.Ofcourse,it'sonethingtousesuchlanguagelightly,asan

innocentexpressionofloveora（an）44ofthegreatjoyanddeepbondsthatpets,likechildren,cancreate.

quiteanothertousethislanguage45.

Words46.Usinginaccuratelabelsforthingsdoesn'tjustblur（模糊）theveryreallinesbetweenpetsand

people;itcanleadtodangerousdelusions（错觉）.Whatifawoman47havingababyworflbemuchdifferent

frombeinga"dad"toadog?

“Petparents^^pointoutthattheydoeverything48parentsdo--feed,bathe,cleanup,carefbrandlove.

49.alltheseactionsformonlypartoftheroutinesoftrueparenthood.Onedoesnot,andcannot,teach

50andmoralitytocatsanddogs,yetthat'sthemostimportantjobofaparent.Havingachildmeanspreparing

anothermindandsoulforadulthoodand51.Havingapetmeanskeepingananimalobedientanddependentso

itnever52thewayachildeventuallywill.

Petsandchildrenservedifferentroles,53differentplacesinthelivesofhumans.54these

fundamentaldifferencesbenefitsneithercreaturesnorpeople.Wecall"pets"55lovingthemanyless.So

stoppingcallingyourpetsyour“children”.

36.A.awfulB.absurdC.artificialD.awkward

37.A.trendB.expenseC.demandD.danger

38.A.anywhereB.somewhereC.everywhereD.nowhere

39.A.pickupB.wakeupC.dressupD.feedup

40.A.satisfactionB.inspirationC.conflictD.concern

41.A.YetB.SoC.BecauseD.Then

42.A.barrierB.comparisonC.connectionD.difference

43.A.masterB.interpretC.adoptD.understand

44.A.intentionB.reflectionC.definitionD.expectation

45.A.literallyB.incidentallyC.cautiouslyD.originally

46.A.existB.workC.matterD.spread

47.A.believeB.prefersC.provesD.dreams

48.A.ableB.absentC.reliableD.real

49.A.ThereforeB.IndeedC.FurthermoreD.Otherwise

50.A.languagesB.attitudeC.skillsD.character

51.A.confidenceB.enthusiasmC.patienceD.independence

52.A.leavesB.playsC.growsD.performs

53.A.shiftingB.occupyingC.providingD.reserving

54.A.RevealingB.DenyingC.RemovingD.Emphasizing

55.A.byB.forC.withoutD.except

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该

项涂黑。

A

LondontoBrightonBikeRide

Thestart

ThebikeridestartsatClaphamCommontubestation

Ridecarefully⑴_________

WeputtogetherasmanyfacilitiesaspossibletoIfyouhaveanaccident,askamarshalfbrhelp;they

helpensureyouhaveatrouble-freeday.Butwealsorelyareincontactwiththesupport/emergencyservices.To

onyoutoridesafelyandwithdueconsiderationforothercallforhelpfromourmotorcyclemarshals,givea

cyclistsandroadusers.Althoughmanyroadsareclosed'thumbsdown'signal.Themarshalwilldoallhe/shecan

tooncomingtraffic,thisisnotalwaysthecaseandyoutohelp,providinghe/sheisnotalreadygoingtoamore

shouldbeawareofthepossibilitythattherecouldbeseriousaccident.Ifamotorcyclemarshalslowsdownto

vehiclescomingintheoppositedirection.helpyou,butyouhavejuststoppedfbrarestanddon't

Pleasedonotattemptrecklessovertakingwhilstneedhelp,pleasegivea'thumbsup'signalandhe/she

riding-rememberitisNOTarace.willcarryon.Rememberthumbsdownmeans'Ineed

help\

⑵____________Refreshmentstops

RefertoyourroutemapandmakeyourwaytoaLookoutfbrthesealongtheroute.Mostare

MechanicsPoint.Mechanicalassistanceisfreewhenyouorganizedbyvoluntaryclubsandtheirpricesgiveyou

showyourRiderIdentityCard;youjustpayfortheparts.realvaluefbrmoney.Theyarealsoraisingmoneyfbr

theirlocalcommunitiesandtheBritishHeartFoundation,

sopleasegivethemyoursupport.

Rainorshine・・・beprepared

Intheeventofverybadweather,watchoutfbrsignstowetweatherstationsenroute.Goodwaterproofs,likea

cyclecape,areessential.Ourfirstaidstaffcanonlysupplybinlinersandbythetimeyougetoneyoumaybevery

wet.However,theEnglishsummerisunpredictableitmayalsobehot,sodon'tforgetthesunprotectioncreamas

well!

⑶_____________

Wewilltrytopickupyourbikeforyouontheday.CallBikeEvents(01225310859)nomorethantwoweeks

aftertheridetoarrangecollection.Sorry,wecannotguaranteethisservicenorcanweacceptliabilityforanylossor

damagetoyourbike.BikeEventswillholdyourbikeforthreemonths,afterwhichitmaybedisposedof.Youwillbe

chargedforallcostsincurredinreturningyourcycle.

56.Whichofthefollowingmightbethecorrectorderofthemissingsubtitlesinthepassage?

a.Incaseofbreakdownb.Attractingassistancec.Ifyouhavetodropout

A.a-b-cB.b-c-aC.c-a-bD.b-a-c

57.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.firstaidstaffcanprovidecyclecapes

B.someroadsmayhavenormaltrafficflowonthem

C.refreshmentsarefreetoparticipantsduringtheride

D.BikeEventswon'tchargeyouforthereturnofyourbike

B

Anonymizingjobapplicationstoeliminate(:肖除)discriminationisnoteasy.

“Ifyou'vegotthegrades,theskillsandthedetermination,thisgovernmentwillensureyoucansucceed,vdeclared

theBritishprimeminister,onOctober26ll\asheintroducedplanstotacklediscriminationintheworkplace.Tenbig

employersinthepublicandprivatesectors——includingthecivilservice,HSBCandDeloitte——haveagreedtostart

recruiting(招募)ona“name-blind“basisinBritain;othersmayalsofollowsuit.Insuchschemes,thosedrawingup

shortlistsofapplicantscannottheirnames,withsheaimofreducingfacialandsexualbias.|Butdotheywork?

Severalcountrieshaveexperimentedwithname-blindapplications.In2010Germany'sAnti-Discrimination

Agency,anadvisorybody,sponsoredavoluntaryschemetogetbusinessestotryit.InFrancealawpassedin2006

madetheanonymizingofapplicants9CVscompulsoryforfirmsofover50employees.Butthegovernmentwasslowin

layingdowntheconditionsforhowthelawwouldoperate,andonlystartedperformingitlastyear.

InSwedenandtheNetherlandstherehavebeensometrials.Discriminationagainstjobapplicantsbasedontheir

namesiswelldocumented,particularlyamongethnicminorities.AnexperimentinGermanyfoundthatcandidateswith

German-soundingnameswere14%morelikelytobecalledforaninterviewthancandidateswithTurkishones.A

reviewofvariousstudies,bytheInstituteforStudyofLabour(IZA),aGermanoutfit,foundthatanonymizedjob

applicationsboostthechancesofethnicminoritycandidatesbeinginvitedtoaninterview.ASwedenstudyfoundthatit

ledtomoreethnic-minoritypeoplebeinghired.

However,theresultsfromothertrialsarelessclear.AsecondSwedishexperimentfoundthatonlywomen,not

immigrants,wereboostedbyanonymousrecruitment.AccordingtotheIZA,experimentsintheNetherlandsshowedno

increaseinthelikelihoodofethnic-minoritycandidatesbeingofferedajobiftheirCVswereseenanonymously,

suggestingthatdiscriminationhadslidinattheinterviewstage.Ensuringthatacandidateiscompletelyanonymousis

alsotricky.

A2012Frenchstudyfoundthatforeign-borncandidatesandthosefrompoordistrictswerelesslikelytobecalled

forinterviewwhenapplicationswereanonymized.Itsauthorssuggestedthatrecruitersmayhaveusedotherindicators,

suchasknowledgeofArabic,toidentifyrace.Inplacessufferingfromreligioustension,suchasNorthernIreland,the

nameofaschoolcanrevealacandidate'sfaith,whileafewyearsmissingonaCVmaysuggestmaternityleave（产假）,

andthusthatthecandidateisfemale.Goingname-blindwhenshortlistingcandidatesmaybeasensiblestart,butitis

likelytobejustasmallsteptowardsendinghiringbias.

58.Whatcanlearnfromthepassage?

A.InFrance,thegovernmentstartedtheanonymizedrecruitmentin2006.

B.InGermany,chancesofethnic-minorityname-blindcandidatesbeinginterviewedareslighter.

C.IntheNetherlands,theanonymousrecruitmentismoreofatrickthananeffectivepractice.

D.InSweden,notonlywomenbutalsoimmigrantsmaywellenjoyahigherrecruitmentrate.

59.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"drawingup"inparagraph2mean?

A.writingoutB.takinginC.makingupD.pickingout

60.Bywritingthepassage,theauthortriesto.

A.informreadersoftheideaofanonymizingjobapplications

B.explainhowanonymizationinrecruitmentisoperated

C.discusswhetheranonymizationinjobapplicationsworks

D.promotethestrategiesofname-blindrecruitment

C

SANFRANCISCO-Whenyoupulltheheadsetoveryoureyesandthegamebegins,youaretransportedtoatiny

roomwithwhitewalls.Yourtaskistobreakoutoftheroom,butyoucannotuseyourhands.Thereisnojoystickor

gamepad.Youmustuseyourthoughts.

Youturntowardaballonthefloor,andyourbrainsendsacommandtopickitup.Withanotherthought,yousend

theballcrashingintoamirror,breakingtheglassandrevealingafewnumbersonawall.Youmentallytypethose

numbersintoalargekeypadbythedoor.Andyouareout.

DesignedbyNeurable,asmallstartupfoundedbyRamsesAlcaide,anelectricalengineerandneuroscientist（神经

科学家）,thegameofferswhatyoumightcallacomputermouseforthemind,awayofselectingitemsinavirtual

worldwithyourthoughts.

Combiningaheadsetwithvirtualrealitygogglesandsensorsthatcanreadyourbrainwaves,thisprototype（样机）

isafewyearsfromthemarket.Anditislimitedinwhatitcando.Youcannotselectanobjectwithyourmindunless

youfirstlookinitsdirection,narrowingthenumberofitemsyoumaybeconsidering.

Butitworks.Irecentlyplayedthegame,whichhastheworkingtitleAwakening,whenAlcaideandtwoNeurable

employeespassedthroughSanFrancisco,andafewhundredotherstrieditthismonthattheSiggraphcomputer

graphicsconferenceinLosAngeles.

Theprototvoeisamonutheearliestfruitsofswidespreadefforttoembracetachnoloiythatwasonce

sciencefictionandinsomewaysstillis.DrivenbyrecentinvestmentsfromtheUSgovernmentandbytheherd

mentality（从众心理）inthetechworld,anumberofstartupsandbiggercompanieslikeFacebookareworkingonways

tomentallycontrolmachines.Theyarealsolookingforsmootherwaystousevirtualrealitytechnology.Theincreased

interestinneurotechnologyispartlyaresultofaneffortthegovernmentadministrationstartedin2013.Theinitiative

helpedcreatesignificantgovernmentfinancingforbrain-interfacecompaniesandrelatedworkinacademy.

TheNeurableprototypeshowswhatispossibletoday.Usingelectroencephalography,orEEG-ameansof

measuringelectricalbrainactivitythathasbeenaroundforadecade-一thecompanycanprovidesimplewaysof

mentallyinteractingwithagame.Somecompanieshopetogomuchfurtherandwanttobuildwaysofperforming

nearlyanycomputingtaskwiththemind.Imagineabraininterfaceforrapidlytypingonasmartphone.

AtNeurable,whichisbasedinBoston,AlcaideandthememberofhisteamarepushingthelimitsofEEG

headsets.Althoughsensorscanreadelectricalbrainactivityfromoutsidetheskull,itisverydifficulttoseparatethe

signalfromthenoise.Usingcomputeralgorithms（算法）basedonresearchthatAlcaideoriginallypublishedasa

doctoralstudentattheUniversityofMichigan,Neurableworkstoreadactivitywithaspeedandaccuracythatisnot

usuallypossible.Thealgorithmslearnfromyourbehavior.Beforeplayingthegame,youtrainthemtorecognizewhen

youarefocusingyourattentiononanobject.Apulseoflightbouncesaroundthevirtualroom,andeachtimeithits

asmallcoloredballinfrontofyou,youthinkabouttheball.Atthatmoment,whenyoufocusonthelightandit

stimulatesyourbrain,thesystemreadstheelectricalspikesofyourbrainactivity."Onceweunderstandthem,wecan

usethem.,,Alcaideexpects.

61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthedesignofthegame?

A.Youcanbreaktheglasswithasimpleclickofthemouse.

B.Youcanselectasmanyitemsaroundyouasyoulike.

C.Thegamehasboostedthegovernmentrevenuessinceitsrelease.

D.Thegamecan'tworkwithoutsensorsandvirtualrealitytechnology.

62.WhatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph6?

A.Whatwasafantasyiscomingtruewithtechnology.

B.Whatevereffortsyoumakemightnotfruitsuccess.

C.Sciencefictionleadstothedevelopmentoftheprototype.

D.Thetechnologybehindtheprototypeenjoyswidepopularity.

63.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.It'snotuncommonthatweusuallyhavedifferentvoicesinmind.

B.There?sstillalongwaytogobeforethegameisfullymatured.

C.TheAlcaideteamfocusesonlimitingtheusageofheadsets.

D.It'simpossiblefbrAlcaidetoreadactivitiesfastandaccurately.

64.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AgamecontrolledwithmindB.Amachineleadingtothefuture

C.Neurable:kingoftomorrowD.Neurology:acutting-edgezone

D

MissMartha,aged40,keptalittlebakeryonthecorner.

Twoorthreetimesaweekacustomercameininwhomshebegantotakeaninterest.HespokeEnglishwitha

strongGermanaccent.Hisclotheswerewornanddarnedinplaces,andwrinkledandbaggyinothers.Buthelooked

neat,andhadverygoodmanners.

1.Healwaysboughttwoloavesofstalebread.Freshbreadwasfivecentsaloaf.Staleonesweretwoforfive.

Neverdidhecallforanythingbutstalebread.

OnceMissMarthasawaredandbrownstainonhisfingers.Shewassurethenthathewasanartistandverypoor.

Nodoubthelivedinaatticpaintingpicturesandatestalebread.

OftenwhenMissMarthasatdowntoherchopsandlightrollsandjamandteashewouldsigh,andwishthatthe

gentle-manneredartistmightsharehertastymealinsteadofeatinghisdrybread.

Inordertotesthertheoryastohisoccupation,shebroughtfromherroomonedayapaintingthatshehadbought

atasale,andsetitagainsttheshelvesbehindthebreadcounter.

Twodaysafterwardthecustomercamein.

"Twoloafsofstalebread,ifyouplease.

"Afinepicture,madam,'1hesaidwhileshewaswrappingupthebread.

"Yes?"saysMissMarthaMIdoadmireart.Youthinkitisagoodpicture?*'

MDerbalance/'saidthecustomer,isnotingooddrawing.Thenhetookhisbread,andhurriedout.

Howandkindlyhiseyesshonebehindhisspectacles!Tobeabletojudgeperspectiveataglance-andtoliveon

stalebread!Butgeniusoftenhastostrugglebeforeitisrecognized.Shethoughthebegantolookthinner.2.Herheart

achedtoaddsomethinggoodtoeattohismeagrepurchase,buthercouragefailedattheact.Shedidnotdareaffront

him.Sheknewtheprideofartists.

MissMarthatooktowearingherblue-dottedsilkwaistbehindthecounter.Inthebackroomshecookeda

mysteriouscompoundofquinceseedsandborax.

Onedaythecustomercameinasusual,andcalledforhisstaleloaves.3.WhileMissMarthawasreachingfor

them,afileenginecamelumberingpast.Hehurriedtothedoortolook,asanyonewill.Suddenlyinspired,Miss

Marthaseizedtheopportunity.WithabreadknifeMissMarthamadeadeepslashineachofthestaleloaves,inserteda

generousquantityofbutter,andpressedtheloavestightagain.

Whenthecustomerturnedoncemoreshewastyingthepaperaroundthem.

Whenhehadgone,afteranunusuallypleasantlittlechat,MissMarthasmiledtoherself.Foralongtimethatday

herminddweltonthesubject.Sheimaginedthescenewhenheshoulddiscoverherlittledeception.

Hewouldprepareforhisluncheonofdrybreadandwater.Hewouldsliceintoaloaf-ah!

MissMarthablushed.Wouldhethinkofthehandthatplaceditthereasheate?Wouldhe?

Thefrontdoorbelljangledviciously.Somebodywascomingin,makingagreatdealofnoise.

Marthahurriedtothefront.Twomenwerethere.Onewasayoungmansmokingapipe-amanshehadnever

seenbefore.4.Theotherwasherartist.

Hisfacewasveryred,hishatwasonthebackofhishead,hishairwaswildlyrumpled.Heclinchedhistwofists

andshookthemferociouslyatMissMartha.AtMissMartha.

nDummkopf!Mheshoutedwithextremeloudness;andthen"Tausendonfer!"orsomethinglikeitinGerman.

MissMarthaleanedweaklyagainsttheshelvesandlaidonehandonherblue-dottedsilkwaist.Theyoungman

tooktheotherbythecollar.

"Comeon,"hesaid,"you'vesaidenough."Hedraggedtheangryoneoutatthedoortothesidewalk,andthen

cameback.

"Guessyououghttobetold,ma'am,"hesaid,"whattherowisabout.That*sBlumberger.He*sanarchitectural

draftsman.Iworkinthesameofficewithhim.

"He'sbeenworkinghardfbrthreemonthsdrawingaplanforanewcityhall.Itwasaprizecompetition.He

finishedinkingthelinesyesterday.Youknow,adraftsmanalwaysmakeshisdrawinginpencilfirst.Whenit*sdonehe

rubsoutthepencillineswithhandfulsofstalebreadcrumbs.That'sbetterthanIndiarubber.

nBlumberger'sbeenbuyingthebreadhere.Well,to-day—well,youknow,ma'am,thatbutterisn't—well,

Blumberger'splanisn'tgoodforanythingnowexcepttocutupintorailroadsandwiches.'1

MissMarthawentintothebackroom.Shetookofftheblue-dottedsilkwaistandputontheoldbrownsergeshe

usedtowear.Thenshepouredthequinceseedandboraxmixtureoutofthewindowintotheashcan.

65.Whydidthecustomeralwaysbuytwoloavesofstalebread?

A.Becausehewastopoortoaffordbetterones.

B.Becausethebreadwasmoredeliciousandtohistaste.

C.Becausethebreadhadaspecialusageforhiswork.

D.BecausehewantedtocreatechancestoseeMissMa