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When he applied for a in the office of the local newspaper he was told to see the manager

A．location B．situation C．career D．position

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　　ROME (AP)－Roadways buckled under the scorching sun in Germany, water levels on the Danube and other rivers dropped and wildfires forced tourists and residents to flee Wednesday as record-breaking heat, blamed for at least 37 deaths, tormented Europe.

　　Londoners experienced the hottest day in the city's history when the temperature hit 35.4 degrees C, beating the 35 degrees recorded in 1990．Then a British Airways Concorde was forced to make an unscheduled stop in Gander, Nfld., during a flight from London to New York to refuel.

　　The day's high in Paris, of 39.5 degrees fell just shy of the all-time record of 40.4 degrees set in 1947.

　　“One can safely say that this is one of the hottest summers of the last 50 years,” said Capt. Alessandro Fuccello, of the Italian air force's meteorology office. He was speaking about Italy, but the heat wave was the hottest in recent memory in much of Europe.

　　Air conditioning is uncommon in much of northern Europe because it doesn't usually get so hot and it's discouraged in the south, where temperatures are often warmer, with high energy costs.

　　Exhausted firefighters were battling Portugal's worst wildfires in recent memory. The discovery of two bodies in a burned forest 300 kilometres northeast of Lisbon brought the death toll in that country to at least 14.

　　Two people in southern Spain died of heat stroke, raising the death toll to 14 in the heat wave stifling much of the country. Among the deaths was a firefighter who had a heart attack Tuesday after battling a blaze.

　　Forest fires fanned by hot winds near the French Riviera last week killed four people, and a fifth person died in Corsica when he tried to put out a fire near his home.

　　Belgium's Royal Meteorological Institute predicted it could reach 40 degrees Thursday－the highest temperature it has ever forecast since its founding in 1833-and several rivers were declared off-limits to kayakers because of low water levels.

1．Some parts of ________ have broken their heat records so far this year.

[　　]

A．Britain and Germany

B．France and Britain

C．Italy and Britain

D．Belgium and Portugal

2．It can be inferred from the report that________.

[　　]

A．people in southern Europe are happy to use air-conditioning

B．the hotter it is, the more petrol will be needed by a plane

C．more deaths were caused by forest fires than by heat in Europe

D．forest fires will come about when there are hot winds

3．As far as the places mentioned in the passage are concerned, people would prefer to go to ________ to spend this summer.

[　　]

4．Which of the following might be the best title for the report?

[　　]

A．Europe: wildfires caused by heat

B．Europe: swept by unusual heat waves

C．Europe: deaths caused by heat

D．Europe: suffering the hottest summer

5．The meaning of the underlined word “predicted” (the last paragraph) is close to that of ________.

[　　]

Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read．

Llosa's Nobel Prize Settles an Old Score

　　Mario Vargas Llosa, 74, received a phone call early in the morning on October 7 when he was preparing to set out on a walk through Central Park in New York．He was informed that he had won the Nobel Prize for Literature．

　　Initially, however, he thought it was a joke．It was because, as the Peruvian told the BBC, “a writer shouldn't think about the Nobel Prize as it is bad for one's writing”．

　　He told AP that the honor would not affect him．“I don't think the Nobel Prize will change my writing, my style, my themes,” he said．“(But)it's a good way to start a New York Day．”

　　Vargas Llosa is one of the most celebrated writers of the Spanish-speaking world．He has written more than 30 novels, plays and essays, including The Breen House and The War of the End of the World．Both of these are available in Chinese translation．His work “vividly examines the dangers of power and corruption in Latin America”, according to The NEW York Times．

　　Vargas Llosa realized that he wanted to be a writer when he was a child, after reading an adventure novel by Jules Verne．At 15, he was a crime reporter．He later lived in exile in many European countries．

　　In 1990, he ran for the presidency in Peru, but lost badly．On October 7 Vargas Llosa told Reuters that he had never wanted to be a politician but felt it was an obligation for a writer to participate in public debate．”

　　He is frequently mentioned with Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the author of the classic work A Hundred Years of Solitude．Garcia Marquez won the literature Nobel in 1982, the last South American to do so．

　　Their relationship has involved one of greatest feuds(不和)in literary history．In a famous 1976 incident at a theater in Mexico City, Vargas Llosa punched Marguea, leaving him with a black eye．The two have reportedly not spoken in decades．

　　After the Nobel announcement, Garcia MARQUEZ wrote “now we're even” in Spanish on his microblog．

(1)

What did Mario Vargas Llosa think was a joke at first?
[　　]
A．	Winning the Nobel Prize for literature
B．	Thinking the Nobel Prize is bad for one's writing
C．	What the Peruvian told the BBC
D．	What a writer should think about the Nobel Prize

(2)

For Llosa, winning the Nobel Prize will ________．
[　　]
A．	change his writing, his style and his themes
B．	start his life in New York
C．	realize his childhood dream
D．	have little effect on him

(3)

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? ________．
[　　]
A．	Llosa is one of the most celebrated writers of the world．
B．	Many of his works are available in Chinese translations．
C．	He ran for the presidency in Peru, but didn't win the election．
D．	He thought it a duty for a writer to run for the presidency．

HOUSTON (AP) --- A 10-year-old boy fatally shot his father Friday, striking him several times as he sat in the front seat of a SUV to pick up the boy from his mother's home for a weekend visit.
The incident happened about 3pm on a cul-desac（死胡同）in the 1700 block of Cedar Cove Court, said Sgt. Williams of the Harris County Sheriff's Department.
An investigation found that Rick James Lohstroh, 41, was shot by his son, who was sitting in the back seat of the man's Toyota 4-Runner, said Sgt. Williams. The shooting took place outside the home of Lohstroh's ex-wife, where the boy lives with his mother and a 7-year-old brother.
"We're not certain of anything until we finish our investigation," Williams said. "The information we have at this time is that the 10-year-old did fire the weapon."
The mother and the 7-year-old were inside the house when the shooting occurred, said Williams.
Williams said the gun belonged to the boy's mother. After firing shots through the back seat, the boy exited the back of the vehicle and continued to fire at the car.
The man died on the way to Memorial Herman Hospital.
Lohstroh was a doctor at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
The man and woman shared custody（监护）of the children.
Williams said the mother and the boy were still in the home talking to investigators Friday night.
Neighbors described the family as being quiet and keeping to themselves.
Justin Gray, 17, was walking in the neighborhood when he heard gunshots. "We've had a suicide in this neighborhood once, but never anything like this," Gray said

1.
The best title for the news should be __________
1. A.
  A Boy Shot His Father
2. B.
  Shooting Kill a Father
3. C.
  An Unbelievable Tragedy
  A Ten-Year-Old Boy's Cruelty
2.
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the news?
1. A.
  The father is not responsible for the boy
2. B.
  The family don't like being linked to their neighbors
3. C.
  The boy lives with Rick James Lohstroh
4. D.
  The boy has no brother or sister
3.
What can we infer from the text?
1. A.
  The tragedy happened because the boy had seen too many films showing violence
2. B.
  The boy killed his father because he hated it that he deserted his mother
3. C.
  Such things often occurred in this neighbourhood
4. D.
  The boy's parents got divorced(="separated)."
4.
The reason why the boy shot his father __________
1. A.
  is clear
2. B.
  can't be made out
3. C.
  is unknown
4. D.
  is quite simple
5.
The underlined word "suicide" most probably means __________
1. A.
  the act of killing the lives of a whole family
2. B.
  an instance of deliberately killing oneself
3. C.
  the situation of getting on smoothly with others
4. D.
  the peaceful surroundings

MEMPHIS，Tenn，(AP)一An early Saturday morning fire killed five children and two adults， but three youths were able to escape and were being treated for burns．Next―door neighbor Lamar

Boyce said he was awakened around 5：30 a．m．by the victims’cries for help and saw two of the survivors jump from a second―story window．

The two teenagers and an 11-year―old boy who escaped were hospitalized with second―degree bums on their faces and hands，Fire Department spokesman

Lt．Keith Star)les said．

Boyce said the two，―story brick and wood―frame house was completely covered by flames and windows were popping out from the heat when he and his girlfrend．Nikko Moore．

rushed to try helping the victims．

“She tried to put the water hose on it to do what we could do．but by that time it was too late，”Boyce said．“It was too

much fire．The water hose would do nothing．”

Lorenzo Williams．who 1ives down the street in the low―income neighborhood，said he and several other neighbors also tried to help but flames and smoke turned them back．

“You could hear them screaming．but there was nothing you could do．”Williams said．

Relatives，including the twin sister of the woman who died，gathered hugging and sobbing on a sidewalk near the burned remains of the house．They identified the mother as Melissa Poole，38，and said four of her children died with her．A niece and nephew who were visiting when the fire broke out also died，family members said．

The top floor of the house was heavily damaged and pieces of the collapsed roof and ceiling covered much of the bottom back floor of the residence．The cause of the fire is under investigation．

The causes of death were not immediately known．Staples said．”but the bodies did appear to have some severe burns．”

56．How many people were there in the house when the fire broke out?

A．Five． B．Seven C．Eight D．Ten．

57．When did the fire break out?

A．About 5：30 P．m．,Saturday． B．About 5：30 a．In．，Saturday．

C．About 3：50 p．m．,Tuesday． D．About 5：30 a．m．，Sunday．

58．What’s the name of the mother who died in the fire?

A．L83nar Boyce B．Lt．Keith Staples C．Nikko Moore D．Melissa Poole

59．What's the cause of the fire according to the passage?

A．Because it is a two―story brick and wood frame house．

B．Because of hot weather．

C．The cause of the fire is under investigation．

D．Someone set the house on fire on purpose．

In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh(法老）treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.

Shades of that spirit spread over today's conversations. Once a friend arid I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light heartedly out the door ，picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, “Oh boy, bad

day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain. ,，I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his smile.

Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Grey hound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile，“Oh that bus left five minutes ago. ” Dreams of head-cutting!

It’s not the news that makes someone angry. It’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and winning profes?sionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didn’t get the job takes on a sym?pathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feel?ing of the receiver.

Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When you⁷ re tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn^’t ready yet? When you had your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.

Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, 1 would have ap?preciated his warming . Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, “Oh, that’s all right I'll catch the next one. ” Big winners, when they bear bad news，deliver bombs with the emotion the hombarded(被轰炸的）person is sure to have.

67. In Paragraph l ，the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to _______

A. make a comparison　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B introduce a topic

C. describe a scene　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. offer an argument

68. In the writer’s opinion, his neighbor was_______.

A. friendly　　　　　　　　 B. warm-hearted　　　　　　　　　　 C not considerate D. not helpful

69. From “Dreams of head-cutting！"(Paragraph 3) ,we learn that the writer_______.

A　 was mad at the sales agent

B. was reminded of the cruel pharaoh

C. wished that the sales agent would have had dreams

D. dreamed of cutting the sales agent’s head that night.

70. What is the main idea of the text?

A　 Delivering bad news properly is important in communication.

B. Helping others sincerely is the key to business success.

C. Receiving bad news requires great courage.

D. Learning ancient traditions can be useful.

The best title for the news should be __________

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the news?

What can we infer from the text?

The reason why the boy shot his father __________

The underlined word "suicide" most probably means __________

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