二. 完形填空 （共10分，每小题1分） 根据短文内容选择正确答案
　　Now machines are  26  used all over the world. Why are machines so important and necessary(必要的)  27 us? Because they can  28 us do things faster and 29 .
　　A washing machine helps us to wash clothes. A printing machine(印刷机) helps us to print a lot of books，newspapers，magazine and many  30 things  31 . Bicycles，cars，trains and planes are all machines. They help us to travel faster than  32 foot.
　　The computer is a wonderful machine. It  33 not long ago. It  34 stores information but also computes numbers millions of times as 35 as a scientist does.
　　Let's study hard and try to use all kinds of machines to build China into a modern country.
　　26. A. wider  B. more wide C. widely  D. wide
　　27. A. with B. of  C. for  D. to
　　28. A. be helped  B. help C. helping D. to help
　　29. A. better  B. well  C. best  D. good
　　30. A. others  B. the other  C. other  D. another
　　31. A. faster  B. quickly  C. slowly  D. quick
　　32. A. on  B. by  C. in  D. with
　　33. A. invents  B. is invented  C. was invented  D. invented
　　34. A. not at all  B. not only  C. both  D. either
　　35. A. quick  B. fastest  C. faster  D. fast
　　三. 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分）
　　阅读下面对话和短文，根据其内容，从第36—50小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。
（A）
　　Salesman： $73.07，please.
　　Peter： 　 What? Show me the receipt.
　　Salesman： Here it is.
　　Peter： 　 Look. The price on this shirt is $17. But the receipt says $27.
　　Salesman： You are right. The receipt is wrong.
　　Peter： 　 And what is the $5.57 for?
　　Salesman： That’s for tax（税）.
　　36. The $5.57 is for the ___________.
　　A. tax  B. bags  C. jacket  D. shirt
　　37. When did Peter do shopping?
　　A. On June 17.　　 B. At noon.　　　　
　　C. On June 25.　　 D. At night.