C

A famous doctor once received a little child that was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, the child got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.

The child’s mother was very thankful to the doctor, and she visited him for what he had done for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you have saved my little son. I don’t know hoe to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay（回报）you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my thanks. I hope you will accept（接受）it.” The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to paid enough for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, “Perhaps you will tell me how much I should give you.”

“Fifty pounds,” he answered.

The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She passed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying goodbye to the doctor, went out of the room.

(  )53. Why was the lady very thankful to the doctor?

A. Because he had saved her life.

B. Because he had saved her son’s life.

C. Because he had given her some money.

(  )54. The doctor refused the lady’s purse because he thought _____.

A. the purse was too small

B. the lady wouldn’t give him money

C. purses should be given between friends

(  )55. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The doctor got 50 pounds from the lady.

B. the doctor got 200 pounds from the lady.

C. The lady didn’t pay money for the doctor.

(  )56. According to the passage, the doctor would probably feel _____ in the end.

A. happy                     B. excited                    C. sorry

D

“Visitors to the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai will be able to go sightseeing in super cool cars with no drivers,” Shanghai city government speaker said recently.

When the six-seat car was shown to the public, it interested many people. “The car will help visitors feel what high technology（技术）is and help them enjoy the tour of the World Expo site,” said a teacher from Tongji University. The car, 4.5 meters long, 1.7 meters wide（宽）, and 1.6 meters tall, runs along a white line. The car costs around 300,000 yuan to build and can reach a top speed of 50 kilometers per hour.

According to the researchers, visitors will be able to driver the car anywhere in the World Expo site by pressing a button（按按钮）. If they want to get off or stop the car, all they need to do is just to press the button again.

“People can rent one of these cars for a whole day or just take a ride in it from one place to another,” the teacher said. About 400 to 500 of these cars will be made for the Expo in 2010. the cars will have radar（雷达）to help them get around. They will mainly use solar（太阳能）batteries. And they have no need of drivers and oil（汽油）, these cars will help save energy and human work, and cause no pollution to the environment.

(  )57. The new type of car has _____ seats.

A. seven                      B. six                          C. five

(  )58. According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The car can reach a top speed of 50 kph.

B. The car costs about 30,000 yuan to build.

C. The car is 4.5 meters long and 1.7 meters tall.

(  )59. Which of the following is not mentioned in this passage?

A. People can buy this type of car and drive it in the World Expo site.

B. This type of car can save energy and human work, and cause no pollution.

C. People can press the button themselves when they want to get off or stop the car.

(   )60. The title（标题）of the passage is probably “_____”.

A. Radar First Used in Cars 

B. Cool Cars with No Driver

C. Tour the 2010 World Expo