Mr．Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water．Mr．Johnson took the only escape route－through the boot(行李箱)．
Mr．Johnson's car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠)at Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank．“Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,”Mr．Johnson said．“I couldn't force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in．”
Mr．Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot．Then he began his struggle to escape．
Later he said,“It was really a half penny that saved my life．It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot．I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came．”
It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot．Then Mr．Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock．Fifteen minutes passed by．“It was the only chance I had．Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in．I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up．”
His hands and arms cut and bruised(擦伤), Mr．Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer's wife, Mrs．Lucy Bates．Huddled in a blanket, he said,“That thirty minutes seemed like hours．”Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night．The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch．
(1)
What is the best title for this newspaper article?
[ ]
A．
The Story of Mr．Johnson, A Sweet Salesman
B．
Car Boot Can Serve As The Best Escape Route
C．
Driver Escapes Through Car Boot
D．
The Driver Survived A Terrible Car Accident
(2)
Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr．Johnson?
[ ]
A．
The hammer．
B．
The coin．
C．
The screw．
D．
The horn
(3)
“Finally it gave”(Paragraph 5)means that ________．
[ ]
A．
Luckily the door was torn away in the end
B．
At last the wrench went broken
C．
The lock came open after all his efforts
D．
The chance was lost at the last minute
(4)
It may be inferred from the passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
the ditch was along a quiet country road
B．
the accident happened on a clear warm day
C．
the police helped Mr．Johnson get out of the ditch
D．
Mr．Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended
A HOLIDAY jet pilot said that he would land and call the police after a woman refused to stop smoking．
He warned Maureen ,“Put that cigarette out, or I’ll land the plane and have you arrested．”
Maureen, 47, was so shocked she wrote to the airline’s chairman．But his reply was even ruder．
“You seem to think you have a God-given right to pollute your neighbors’ atmosphere,” wrote John Ferriday of Paramount Airways．
(a)Said Maureen,“I only found out about it when I was checking in．I’m a nervous flyer so I lit a cigarette during the flight．A stewardess asked me to put it out, but I said I wanted to carry on as there was no rule against smoking on the plane．”She was just finishing her cigarette when the pilot arrived．
(b) I have never seen such an unpleasant letter．She said,“I don’t think I’ll ever fly again．” But there was a funny side．Maureen explained,“We were offered duty-free cigarette from the stewardess on the plane!”
(c) Mr.Ferriday went on;“Believe me, you haven’t．Especially when you travel on my planes．”
(d)“He was loud and rude,” said Maureen．“He said if I lit another cigarette he would land the plane at Bordeaux and hand me to the French police．”
Maureen and her husband Michael were moved to Paramount flight just before they left Portugal．But they were not told of the company’ s no smoking policy．
Later, from her home in Birmingham, Maureen wrote to the company and received the rude reply．
(1)
The second half of the story has been in wrong order．(Parts a-d) Choose the rearranged order which you think is right．
[ ]
A．
a, c, b, d
B．
c, a, b, d
C．
c, a, d, b
D．
d, a, b, c
(2)
What was Maureen warned to do by the pilot?
[ ]
A．
The pilot said that she must throw her cigarette out of the plane, or he would get her off the plane．
B．
The pilot said she must stop smoking immediately; otherwise he would bring down the jet and hand her to the police．
C．
The pilot said that she couldn’t lit another cigarette after her first one．
D．
The pilot said that he would get her arrested by the police if she kept on smoking．
(3)
In the answer letter to Maureen, the airline’s chairman ________．
[ ]
A．
made an apology to her for his worker’s rudeness
B．
made sure that he would solve the problem
C．
said that she had the right to smoke on his plane because the right is given by God to everyone．
D．
actually completely agreed with what the pilot said
(4)
From the story we can see that the writer probably takes the side of ________．
[ ]
A．
the pilot
B．
the airline’s chairman
C．
the stewardess
D．
Maureen
阅读理解
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1．Fishing/Fly-fishing
Male 21+．Teach fishing and fly-fishing(用假蝇钓鱼)techniques．Live with 6-8 campers, teach basic outdoor skills, lead backpacking trips and assist with canoe trips．
Salary：＄2,400.00-＄3,000.00
Roaring Brook Camp for Boys
480 Roaring Brook Road
Bradford, Vermont 05033, USA
Contact：Dr．Candice Raines at(800)802-747-0282
2．Athletic Trainer
International Sports Training Camp is a specialized sports camp located on a private 100-acre lake in the scenic Pocono Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania．We are famous for our outstanding facilities, innovative(创新的)programs and friendly staff．We are looking for both students and certified athletic trainers．
Salary：＄2,500.00
International Sports Training Camp．
1100 Twin Lake Road
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18360, USA
Contact：Kara Klaus at(570)6202267
3．Head Cook
Manage kitchen staff of 4, order food and prepare meals and snacks for 50-60 campers and staff daily during sessions and training periods．
Salary：＄3, 000.00-＄4,000.00
Burgundy Center for Wildlife Studies
HC 83, Box 38DD
Capon Bridge, West Virginia 26711, USA
Contact：Vini Schoene at(540)465-1516
4．Drama Department Head
Camp Airy(for boys)is seeking an experienced individual with a theater background and experience in directing children’s productions．Supervise counselor staff and direct two major productions in our 600-seat Outdoor Theatre．Our summer season runs from June 17 to August 18．Be sure to visit our outstanding website at www.airylouise.org．
Salary：Depends on Experience．
Camp Airy & Camp Louise
14938 Old Camp Airy Road
Thurmont, Maryland 21788, USA
Contact：Steve Goldklang at(410)466-9010
(1)
Who would be most interested in the passage?
[ ]
A．
College teachers．
B．
Online bloggers．
C．
Holiday-goers．
D．
Job seekers．
(2)
Mr．Smith is good at fishing and he plans to spend the summer doing what he loves and earn some money．Which number should he dial?
[ ]
A．
(570)6202267．
B．
(540)465-1516．
C．
(800)802-717-0282．
D．
(410)466-9010．
(3)
Which of the following statements about Athletic Trainer is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
College graduates are preferred．
B．
Only professional athletes can apply．
C．
This position offers a monthly salary of ＄3,500．
D．
Applicants can get in touch with Kara Klaus．
(4)
Which of the following organizations offers a salary depending on experience?
[ ]
A．
Camp Airy & Camp Louise．
B．
International Sports Training Camp．
C．
Roaring Brook Camp for Boys．
D．
Burgundy Center for Wildlife Studies．
阅读理解，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。
Cosmo Books Ltd．, 14, Woodman Road,
Hertford Estate, Two Bridges,
Rickmansworth, West Sussex．
Middx．
25th February
Sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare．Your company, Cosmo books Ltd．, offered this set(eight books of plays and two books of poetry)at what was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price：fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing．I had wanted a set of Shakespeare's plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them．
Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered．So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare．Two more weeks passed．Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French．Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all．However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice．
You did not reply to that letter．Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German．Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have．The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside．
I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgment, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me．
Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment．Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid．
Yours faithfully,
SIMON WALKER
(1)
Simon Walker wrote the letter to ________．
[ ]
A．
show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd．．
B．
complain about getting books he didn't want．
C．
advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd．．
D．
urge for the final solution to the problem with the unwanted books．
(2)
The advertisement that Mr．Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for ________．
[ ]
A．
unlimited number of Cosmo Books．
B．
a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare．
C．
fifteen pounds and fifty pence．
D．
a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare．
(3)
Mr．Walker answered the advertisement because ________．
[ ]
A．
he wanted a set of Shakespeare's works which was a good bargain
B．
he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price．
C．
he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some time．
D．
the set he already had was not particularly attractive．
(4)
It can be inferred that ________．
[ ]
A．
Cosmo Books have sent bills for books that they have not sent．
B．
Mr．Walker took some action after receiving the books he did not order．
C．
Mr．Walker hasn't received the books that he ordered．
D．
Several sets of books have been sent to Mr．Walker free of charge．
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