Hey, all you Muggles, witches, and wizards－are you ready for the grand finale of the Harry Potter series? J．K．Rowling announced on Thursday the title for book seven－Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows．Book seven in the Harry Potter series will pick up where book six, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, left off．With the last chapter of book seven, the magical adventures of Harry, Hermione, Ron, and friends will come to an end．
“I am alternately delighted and worried,” says Rowling on her official Web site．She made the announcement of the book title on the Web site．Rowling is currently busy putting the finishing touches on the book．
“I'm now writing scenes that have been planned, in some cases, for a dozen years or even more,” says Rowling．Rowling adds that she has been working very hard on this final installment in the series．With the title now set, she assured fans that she will indeed finish this book．
“I both want, and don't want, to finish this book,” Rowling says．
It's not too late to catch up on the rest of the series．You can also reread your favorite books while waiting for the last one．The publication date for book seven has not been set．To make the waiting a little easier, there's always the next Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which is scheduled for release in July 2007．
(1)
What's the name of the last issue of the Harry Potter series?
[ ]
A．
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
B．
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
C．
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
D．
Harry Potter and J．K．Rowling
(2)
Muggles, Harry, Hermione and Ron could probably be ________．
[ ]
A．
the best friends of J．K．Rowling
B．
the characters of the Harry Potter series
C．
the fans of Harry Potter
D．
the publishers of the Harry Potter series
(3)
Which statement is true according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Harry Potter series will be published on the Website．
B．
Book Seven of Harry Potter series will be published before July 2007．
C．
Book Seven is being written as planned years ago．
D．
Harry Potter will come to the end of his life．
(4)
In the last paragraph, the writer ________．
[ ]
A．
encourages readers to act out a play following the Harry Potter movies
B．
persuades readers into reading their favorite book rather than Harry Potter series
C．
states that seeing the Harry Potter movies is the best way to catch up the series
D．
advises readers to wait for the publication of Book Seven patiently
In a moment of personal crisis, how much help can you expect from a New York taxi driver? I began studying this question and found the answers interesting．
One morning I got into three different taxis and announced, “Well, it’s my first day back in New York in seven years．I’ve been in prison．” Not a single driver replied, so I tried again．“Yeah, I shot a man in Reno．” I explained, hoping the driver would ask me why, but nobody asked．The only response came from a Ghanaian driver, “Reno? That is in Nevada?”
Taxi drivers were uniformly sympathetic when I said I’d just been fired．“This is America,” a Haitian driver said．“One door is closed．Another is open．” He argued against my plan to burn down my boss’s house．A Pakistani driver even turned down a chance to profit from my loss of hope; he refused to take me to the middle of George Washington Bridge－a ＄20 trip．“Why you want to go there? Go home and relax．Don’t worry．Take a new job．”
One very hot weekday in July, while wearing a red ski mask and holding a stuffed pillowcase with the word “BANK” on it, I tried calling a taxi five times outside different banks．The driver picked me up every time．My ride with a Haitian driver was typical of the superb assistance I received．
“Let’s go across the park．” I said．“I just robbed the bank there．I got ＄25,000．”
“＄25,000?” He asked．
“Yeah, you think it was wrong to take it?”
“No, man．I work 8 hours and I don’t make almost ＄70．If I can do that, I do it too．”
As we approached 86th and Lexington, I pointed to the Chemical Bank．
“Hey, there’s another bank,” I said, “Could you wait here a minute while I go inside?”
“No, I can’t wait．Pay me now．” His reluctance may have something to do with money－taxi drivers think the rate for waiting time is too low－but I think he wanted me to learn that even a bank robber can’t expect unconditional support．
(1)
From the Ghanaian driver’s response, we can infer that _________．
[ ]
A．
he was indifferent to the killing
B．
he was afraid of the author
C．
he looked down upon the author
D．
he thought the author was crazy
(2)
Why did the Pakistani driver refuse to take the author to the middle of the George Washington Bridge?
[ ]
A．
Because he was able to help the author to find a new job．
B．
Because he wanted to go home and relax．
C．
Because it was far away from his home．
D．
Because he thought that the author would commit suicide．
(3)
What is the author’s interpretation of the driver’s reluctance “to wait outside the Chemical bank”?
[ ]
A．
The driver thought that the rate for waiting time was too low．
B．
The driver thought it wrong to support a taxi rider unconditionally．
C．
The driver was frightened and wanted to leave him as soon as possible．
D．
The driver did not want to help a suspect to escape from a bank robbery．
(4)
Which of the following statements is true about New York taxi drivers?
[ ]
A．
They are ready to help you do whatever you want to．
B．
they often refuse to pick up those who would kill themselves．
C．
They are sympathetic with those who are out of work．
D．
They work only for money．
(5)
The passage mainly discusses _________．
[ ]
A．
how to please taxi drivers．
B．
how to deal with taxi drivers
C．
the attitudes of taxi drivers towards riders in personal trouble
D．
the attitudes of taxi drivers towards troublesome taxi riders
阅读理解
Wang Fengqin, a 61-year-old woman in Beijing, volunteers to sort rubbish in her living area in Beijing Chaoyang District．
At 6：30 every morning, while half of Beijing is still in sleeping dreams in bed or enjoying a delicious breakfast, Wang rushes through her busiest hours in the day．She gets up, gives her face a quick wash, takes a simple breakfast and rushes to the four rubbish dustbins beside the gate of her living area．There she checks the waste left by her neighbours to make sure it is sorted correctly．
"Sorting rubbish will improve the environment for all of us and it only takes a minute," Wang said．"I want to help my neighbours develop good habits．"
As Wang spoke, an old man came by and threw a plastic bag full of rubbish into the dustbin marked "recyclable(可回收)"．
"Hey, please there are some orange peels and fish bones in your bag, so they are supposed to be put into the dustbin marked ' kitchen waste '," Wang told him．
Learning the old man was in a hurry, Wang let him go, opened the bag herself, picked out the kitchen waste and threw it in the right dustbin．
Wang has been doing this every day from 7∶30 am to 9 am and from 6 pm to 8 pm since March 10．She says people usually go downstairs and throw out rubbish at this time．
Most people had no idea about sorting rubbish at first, but now 90 percent can put rubbish in the correct dustbin, Wang says．However, she plans to keep doing this job until all her neighbours sort correctly．
(1)
When does Wang Fengqin usually get up in the morning?
[ ]
A．
at 7∶30．
B．
at 6∶30
C．
at 9∶30
D．
at 8∶00
(2)
The old man didn't sort his rubbish probably because ________．
[ ]
A．
he was afraid of Wang
B．
he thought it was Wang's job
C．
he was in a hurry
D．
he didn't know where the dustbin was
(3)
According to the passage, one shouldn't put _________ in the dustbin marked "kitchen waste"．
[ ]
A．
orange peels
B．
broken toys
C．
terribly smelly food
D．
fish bones
(4)
From the passage, we can say that Wang Fengqi is __________．
[ ]
A．
always busy with her housework
B．
always careless to throw out rubbish
C．
very cruel to others
D．
warm-hearted and ready to help others
阅读理解
If you're working on a project, the key to success is getting everyone to want to help you．As a director, I point, I suggest, I gently push the actors in the direction I want them to go．
In the 1986 new movie, Jackie Gleason's character, Max Basner, getsunemployed from his job as a clothing salesman．The scene, shot(拍)on a boat, shows Max's despair(绝望)about being out of work．I was looking for some gesture that would allow Max to show his feelings．
Jackie had far more experience at everything than I did, and at first I was frightened．What could I possibly tell “The Great One” about acting? Out of fear I decided to direct by suggestion, and I sat down with Gleason to talk about the scene．“So Max is sad, right?” I said．
Gleason nodded．
“And he's probably still carrying his pens with his name on them－the ones he used to hand out to his customers, right?”
Gleason nodded．
“ So what would you want to do with the pens after you were fired?” He was silent for a moment．“Why don't I throw them all over the boat?” I stood up and turned toward the crew．“Hey, everybody, Jackie has a wonderful idea．Let's shoot it．”
After filming the scene, Gleason called me over and said with a smile, “Garry, what kind of wonderful idea am I going to have tomorrow?” You and your team can discover the answers to problems together．When there are no prizes or gold stars for who gets the way to work out a problem first, you'll all benefit when everything turns out right．
(1)
It can be inferred that ________．
[ ]
A．
Jackie Gleason is the director of the new film
B．
Jackie Gleason is very angry when he is fired from his job
C．
Max, a character in a film, is in very low spirits when he loses his job
D．
Jackie Gleason is the writer of the new film
(2)
“The Great One” in paragraph 3 refers to ________．
[ ]
A．
Gleason
B．
the director himself
C．
Max
D．
Max's boss
(3)
Why did Gleason call the director over and smile at him? That's because Gleason ________．
[ ]
A．
thought his wonderful idea was accepted by the latter
B．
succeeded in thinking of a wonderful idea
C．
was certain about his work the next day
D．
appreciated the latter's way of directing films
(4)
The best title for the passage is ________．
[ ]
A．
The Key to Success
B．
Directing a Film
C．
A Wonderful Experience
D．
Working with Film Stars
阅读理解
Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5∶30 and at 6∶30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club．At last, the traffic was moving．She swung quickly racing to her house．As she opened the door, she nearly tripped(绊)over Sheba．
“Hey, Sheba,” she said, “I've got no time for you now, but I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club．” Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking．Obviously, she could hardly breathe．Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet(兽医)．
When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day．Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr．Sterne brought her quickly into his office．
“Listen, doctor, I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting．Can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me．Is that OK?”
“Sure．” said the doctor．
Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes．As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring．
“This is Dr．Sterne,” said an anxious voice．“I want you to get out of that house immediately,” said the doctor's voice．“I'm coming round right away, and the police will be there any time now．Wait outside!”
At that moment, a police car screeched to a stop outside the house．Two policemen got out and ran into the house．Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened．Then the doctor arrived．
“Where's Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne．
“She's fine, Joanne．I took out the thing which was choking her, and she's OK now．”
Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced man, who could hardly walk．There was blood all over him．
“My God,” said Joanne, “how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”
“I think he must be a burglar．” said the doctor．“I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba's throat：it turned out to be three human fingers．”
(1)
Joanne wanted to get back to her home again ________．
[ ]
A．
to dress up for the meeting
B．
to phone the police station
C．
to catch the badly hurt burglar
D．
to wait for her dog to be cured
(2)
From the passage, we can infer that ________．
[ ]
A．
Sheba fought against the burglar
B．
the police found the burglar had broken in
C．
Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting
D．
the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog
(3)
In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is ________．
