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【材料】一只蚌跟它附近的另一只蚌说：“我身体里有个极大的痛苦。它是沉重的、圆圆的，我遭难了。”另一只蚌怀着骄傲自满的情绪答道：“我赞美上天，也赞美大海，我身体里毫无痛苦，我里里外外都是健康的。”这时，有一只螃蟹经过，听到了两只蚌的谈话。它对那只里里外外都很健康的蚌说：“是的，你是健康的。然而，你的邻居所承受的痛苦却是一颗异常美丽的珍珠。”Ⅲ阅读 (共两节，满分40分)第一节阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。      The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop．The room was filled with boxes andphotographs of people dressed in old-fashioned clothes，holding packages in their hands． “Who are these-people?”I asked．    “Satisfied customers，”answered young Mr. Hopkins．“We have a very wide choice of items forsale．Whenever I serve a new customer, I always take their picture．”Mr. Hopkins pointed to an ancientcamera standing next to one wall．“Now, how can I serve you?”he added． By this time，I had started to trust Mr. Hopkins and had begun to appreciate the lovely items onsale. I needed to buy Christmas presents for my family and friends，and this seemed to be the perfectplace to purchase them．I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodities in Mr. Hopkins’shop．No matter what I asked for, Mr. Hopkins found it for me．Finally, I bought an antique jewelry box，a pairof riding boots，a leather-bound edition of the Complete Works of Mark Twain, and a sewing machine． I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop．I promised Mr. Hopkins that l wouldcome back soon. “I will tell all my friends about your lovely place，”I told the shopkeeper． “Please do not do that, sir" , said Mr. Hopkins．“This is a special place for special people．You mustkeep this shop a secret．” Then he took my photograph and handed me the picture straight away． “That was quick!”I exclaimed．I looked at the photograph．In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought in Mr. Hopkins’dusty shop． On Christmas Day, my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them．For weeks．my brother begged me to show him where to find this wonderful little shop．I finally agreed to take him to London to show him．    When we arrived in London，we walked along Oxford Street，past the department store andFound nothing．The little shop was no longer there．In its place was an empty space being used as a carpark．I checked the area again。There was the music shop，and there was the department store．In betweenshould have been Hopkins and Son, but it wasn’t there． As l was staring at the place where the shop should have been, a old policeman came along．“Areyou looking for something sir?”he asked． I turned and said“I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son．I thought it was here．” “Oh yes，”said the policeman．“There was a shop here once called Hopkins and Son．It sold allsorts of things，but it was knocked down over 30 years ago．” I looked again at the place where the shop had been．Then I reached into my pocket and took outthe photograph that Mr. Hopkins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop．       “How strange”I exclaimed．41．The photos in the back of the shop showed A. the items that Mr. Hopkins had sold          B．Mr. Hopkins’family members C．Mr. Hopkins’former customers           D．the antique paintings42．How did the writer like the shop? A．He found it a modem big shop． B．He thought it a wonderful shop for all Christmas presents． C．He thought it a good shop with an ancient camera．D．He found it a dusty, old but friendly and lovely little shop．43．Which of the following is true about the shop? A．It was a well-known little shop in London。 B．It was a special shop selling special presents． C．It was between a music shop and a department store． D．It was knocked down a few weeks ago.44．The word “the commodities’in the 4th paragraph means         ． A．the goods in the shop                    B. the writer’s works C．Mr. Hopkins' photographs                D．Some presents left by other customers45．Which of the following is the best title of this passage? A．Christmas Shopping                    B．Hopkins and His Son C．The Strange Experience                 D．The Strange Little Shop