19．When did the restaurant usually close?

　　A．At two o'clock. B．After midnight. C．Before midnight.

20．Why didn't the owner ask the farmer to go?

　　A．Because he was kind.

　　B．Because he couldn't wake up the farmer.

　　C．Because the farmer paid him money each time he woke him up.

第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames. Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.

　　Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians．Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth．Armstrong often said, "Jazz and I grew up together."

　　Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet （短号） at a boy's home．In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician．He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River．At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians．Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.

　　In 1922 he went to Chicago．There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins．From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went．Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.

His cornet playing had a deep humanity （仁爱） and warmth that caused many listeners to say, "Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over." He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world．His death, on July 6,1971, was headline news around the world.