We arranged that Kissinger(基辛格) would fly to Vietnam early in July and then stop in Pakistan on the way back. There he would develop a stomachache that would require him to stay in bed and not be seen by the press. Then, with President Yapha’s help, he would be taken to the airport where a Pakistani jet would fly him over the mountains to China.

Kissinger’s trip was given the name Polo after Marco Polo, another Western traveler who made history by journey in China. Everything went quite smoothly. His slight illness in Islamabad received only small attention from reporters covering him. They accepted the story that he would be kept shut up for at least a few days and began making arrangements for their own activities.

Because of the need for complete secrecy and the lack of any direct communication facilities between Beijing and Washington, I knew that we would have no word from Kissinger while he was in China. Even after he had returned to Pakistan, it would still be important to keep it secret, so before Kissinger left, we agreed on a single code word – Eureka – which he would use if his missions were successful and the presidential trip had been arranged. On July 11, Al Haig, who knew our code work, phoned to say that a cable(电传) from Kissinger had arrived.

“What’s the message?” I asked. “Eureka”. he replied.

1.Kissinger stopped in Pakistan because ___________.

A. he had a stomachache

B. he needed President Yapha’s help in carrying out a secret plan

C. he did not want to be seen by the press

D. he would like to take a Pakistani jet on his way back

2.The reporter in Islamabad believed that ___________.

A. Marco Polo made a trip to China

B. Kissinger would make a journey to China

C. Kissinger was making arrangements for their activities

D. Kissinger was sick

3.Washington would have no word from Kissinger while he was in China, mainly because ___________.

A. the trip must be kept secret

B. president Yapha would not fly together with Kissinger

C. communication between China and Islamabad was impossible

D. Al Haig would phone to the author to tell him about Kissinger’s trip

4.From the passage we can infer that Kissinger’s cable carrying the message “Eureka” must have been sent ______.

A. before he had left Beijing

B. soon after he had returned to Pakistan from China

C. as soon as he had arrived in Washington on July 11

D. before he returned to Pakistan on July 11

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Mike’s New Bike

Mike looked at the midday sky. He had been working since sunrise and was taking a___. Mike had been working all summer to earn enough money for a new ____. His ancient, beaten-up bike was total embarrassment. But his mom said they couldn’t ___ a new one. Even though Mike knew she was ____ ,he shouted back at her in great disappointment,“You never ___ me anything!”

He only needed fifty more dollars. Mr. Painter had ___ him forty dollars to dig a new drainage ditch(排水沟),and he wanted to stop the ___in his rose garden. Mr. Painter wanted the new ditch to run parallel to the old one, but Mike didn’t think that would be ___in heavy rains. So he suggested another plan to ___the rainwater away from the house.

Mike noticed Mr. Painter ___him from behind a curtain. He knew Mr. Painter was an old grouch(爱抱怨的人); he would take away that little break from his pay. ___he returned to his work, Mike waved. Mr. Painter acknowledge the wave and disappeared.

Mike worked ___until mid-afternoon without a rest. Then Mr. Painter came out ___an inspection. “Why don’t you stop for today and get a fresh ___ tomorrow?”“I‘d rather finish up,” replied Mike. “It’s supposed to ___ tonight, and I’d like to have it work before the next storm.”

About six-thirty, Mike ___ the last pipe in place. As he was returning the tools to the garage, Mr. Painter came out of the house and ___up,“Mike, you’re an enthusiastic young man. You don’t see many young people these days who ___ about their work.” He handed Mike an envelope and left.

When Mike opened the envelope, he found three twenty-dollar bills. He ran to ___ Mr. Painter and started to hand one back to him. Mr. Painter declined the offer,“Take it as ___for keeping an old man from trouble.” And then he went to inspect his roses.

1.A. break B. holiday C. chance D. job

2.A. football B. computer C. skateboard D. bike

3.A. rid B. borrow C. afford D. make

4.A. rude B. right C. wise D. cruel

5.A. pass B. teach C. show D. give

6.A. handed B. offered C. lent D. saved

7.A. flooding B. growing C. sunlight D. dirt

8.A. necessary B. basic C. effective D. natural

9.A. collect B. direct C. pour D. receive

10.A. stopping B. ordering C. meeting D. watching

11.A. Once B. As C. While D. Though

12.A. nervously B. confidently C. steadily D. angrily

13.A. for B. about C. with D. during

14.A. supply B. start C. idea D. look

15.A. snow B. blow C. thunder D. rain

16.A. laid B. hung C. dropped D. cut

17.A. cleaned B. called C. stood D. walked

18.A. ask B. set C. care D. learn

19.A. catch B. beg C. serve D. blame

20.A. spirits B. excuses C. thanks D. requests

I am an English dictionary. I can still remember the day my ex-owner bought me. He had stood in front of the shelf for around half an hour before finally picking me. Originally, he chose my neighbor. But because she had some ink on the cover, he put her down and chose me instead.

I may sound arrogant (傲慢的) . But please forgive me. I am so proud of my vocabulary. With 100,000 entries and 300,000 examples, I think no scholar can be more knowledgeable than me. My only weakness is that I can’t speak. But that is not my fault. I was not designed to speak in the first place. My ex-owner was supposed to read the phonetic symbols (音标) clearly printed beside each word, which were also my selling point. I should have been respected but have ended up lying next to a piece of used toilet paper inside the rubbish bin.

It is all because of the electronic dictionary. He is the bad guy because he takes advantage of my one weakness. And I just don’t understand why he can be so slim. He also has about 100,000entries but 450,000 examples! But I know this was not the reason why my ex-owner was attracted, for he was not a very diligent (勤奋的) student and seldom read the examples listed. The main reason was that the bad guy had so many games in him. My ex-owner always pretended to be working hard while actually he was playing games.

My ex-owner put me on his bookshelf because of my awesome English name “Advanced English Dictionary”. He wanted people to think that he was an advanced learner. I wanted to tell him that it would be better if he hid the comic books standing next to me. But, you know, I can’t speak. I stood there for years. I was so bored. So I talked to the comic book next to me. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t have talked to him because I was educated and he was not. But who else could I choose? He told me that my ex-owner had read him once only and then put him there. I was upset because he had never read me from page one to page 1,000. Was I not a better book than the comic book? I wanted to challenge his honesty but before I did so, he was thrown away.

I give up. My pages are absorbing waste water. There is no way people will use me again. Suddenly, I want to talk to the comic book. Would he talk to me if we met?

1.Why does the dictionary think that the electronic dictionary is the “bad guy”?

A. I t contains more words and examples.

B. It can actually pronounce the words.

C. It has a smaller size.

D. It has many games.

2.The dictionary thinks that its ex-owner put it on the bookshelf because he ______.

A. thought that it could match the comic books

B. wanted his friends to study English

C. just wanted to show off

D. had to use it sometimes

3.What was the dictionary’s attitude toward the comic book standing next to it?

A. It wanted to make friends with him.

B. It respected him.

C. It envied him.

D. It hated him.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A. A Dictionary Is Replaced with an Electronic One

B. Students Seldom Use Dictionaries

C. A Dictionary and a Comic Book

D. The Experience of a Dictionary

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