he had serious trouble with his boss
he got underpaid at his job for the Globe
he wanted to be engaged in the new media industry
he had found a better paid job in a publishing house
第1题：
The cows broke into the store-house to feed themselves because______.
A. they were too hungry
B. they wanted to fight with the men
C. they wanted to go on strike
D. they were so angry at their masters
53．答案为A 从第二段中的描写可推知奶牛因为饥饿才会冲进仓库觅食。
第2题：
The king was glad to know that Sissa only wanted some wheat because ______.
A. wheat was not expensive
B. it didn't seem much
C. Sissa was honest to him
D. both A and B
此题为细节信息归纳和逻辑推理题。其中关键词是king．．glad．．wanted．．． wheat。应注意不要急于下结论，以免漏掉相关信息。第1段第3句To the king's surprise，what Sissa wanted seemed very little．第2段第2句You might have asked for gold or money，说明the king认为 wheat既B不多，也A不贵。故D项是正确答案。
第3题：
Why did they found Google?
A． Because they loved working with the Internet so much.
B． Because they wanted to make a lot of money through the Internet.
C． Because they hoped to make it easier to find specific information online.
D． Because they believed everything is possible.
第4题：
Goldie rushed off to a farmhouse one day because she ________ .
A. saw her puppies
B. heard familiar barkings
C. wanted to leave the author
D. found her way to her old home
第5题：
Why was the writer told not to go to the park by his mother?
A. It was being rebuilt.
B. It was dangerous.
C. it because crowded.
D. it had turned into a desert.
第6题：
Why was University Tower torn down?
A．Because a bell tower was to the built on the site.
B．Because it was found unsafe.
C．Because a parking lot was to be constructed there.
D．Because no one wanted to preserve it.
第7题：
Mr. Green asked to be taken to the police station because he ______.
A. didn't like to give his name and address to the policeman
B. wanted to get help and tell the truth there
C. didn't like to talk too much with the policeman
D. wanted to leave the man in his car and let him go
此题为细节信息推理题。其中关键词是asked．．．taken to．．．police station be cause。第2段倒数第4句中含有上述关键词。通过进一步阅读发现(第2段前几句)Mr．Green明知限速是每小时30英里，而故意超速驾驶，显然是为了向警方求助。Mr．Green hoped．．．tell the policeman．．the．．．robber(第7句)，但是感到那人用枪against his back。所以可以推断他是为了安全而希望被送入警局并在警方的保护下说出实情。故B项是正确答案。
第8题：
3I. Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad?
A. Because the boy had saved some money.
B. Because they both didn’t need to give anything.
C. Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy.
D. Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy.
第9题：
The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because
A. knew very little about it.
B. didn’t trust the shop assistant.
C. wanted to make sure the one he chose would be the best.
D. had a special interest in taking pictures of his fellow shoppers.
第10题：
George asked the question because he wanted to show that he was ______.
A. interesting
B. not nervous
C. different
D. eager to learn
47．答案为D 此考题为细节题。根据文章最后一段第2句George thought that he had better ask a few questions to show how interested he was and how much he wanted to learn to fly，就可肯定D正确。而 A的意思是“有趣的”，而不是“感兴趣的”，B的意思是“不紧张的”，C的意思是“不同的”．故A，B和C是错误的。