John Steinbeck once said, “All American believe they are born fishermen. For a man to admit to a distaste in fishing would be like speaking publicly against mother-love or hating moonlight”.

I can’t say I’m the biggest John Steinbeck fan. Actually, the only thing I can ever remember reading by him was “The Pearl” when I was in middle school, but I couldn’t agree more with the man when it comes to fishing. When I am on a boat in the middle of the lay Lake, fishing off the shores of the Florida Keys for tarpon or catching rainbow trout in the Shoshone River of Wyoming. Fishing is my life.

According to the American Sports Fishing Association, the fishing industry brings in more than $ 116 billion per year from fishermen across the country.

Though a beautiful picture to imagine, fishing is much more than that. Fishing is a way of life from many people and a way to escape everyday stress. Being a fisherman makes me a member of a wonderful group of people extending to all walks of life. Even President Bush can be found fishing on his farm in Texas with his good friend Roland Martin when the jobs gets too stressful.

I can remember fishing with my grandfather when I was 5 years old on his boat at Lake Michel. Although I didn’t understand what I was doing, I did know that my grandfather was happy and that made me happy. Since then I’ve spent the past 16 years on the rivers and lakes of Alabama.

After days of practice, before and after work, I slowly developed an understanding of fishing. My boss, Ric Horst, took me back to the Shoshone, and I managed to bring in a 19-inch cutthroat trout. Fishing with Ric was a life-changing experience for me. He not only showed me how to fish correctly, but also told me how fishing could be a way to escape your problems.

Since then, prime-time season seems to take forever to arrive.

Now, with the ending of February and beginning of March is sight, the excitement of heading out to Lake Tus caloosa or Lake Lurleen before classes and catching something has finally returned.

What John Steinbeck said in the first paragraph implies that ______

A.American are believed to be the offspring of fishermen.     

B.it is unthinkable for an American to admit his dislike of fishing.

C.all American are expert at fishing.

D.those who dislike fishing would not love their mother.

The writer came to understand the real meaning of fishing ______.

A.when he was reading “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck   

B.when he went fishing with his grandfather at Lake Mitchell

C.after he had spent 16 years on the rivers and lakes of Alabama

D.after he went fishing with his boss, Ric Horst on the Shoshone

According to the author, ______.

A.people can get to know VIPs when fishing   

B.people can smooth away all the troubles by fishing      

C.fishing is a way of communication

D.fishing is a way of life for most American people

What is the purpose of the writing?

A.To describe the writer’s experience and understanding of fishing.      

B.To explain the reason why so many Americans like fishing.

C.To make others understand the industry of fishing.

D.To express his opinions about fishing in different time of the year.

   “Wanted by the FBI.” To the murderer, or the bank robber, these are the most frightening words in the world. When the criminal hears them,he knows that six thousand trained persons are after him.

    Why should he be so afraid? There are thousands of cities and villages where he can hide,and forests and deserts, as well. Besides, he’s usually rich with stolen money.

    Money can make it easier to hide. With money, the criminal can even pay a doctor to operate on his face and make him hard to recognize. But the criminals know that as public enemies, they can be found by the FBI no matter where they hide.

    They know every trick the criminal knows and many more. If he makes just one mistake,they’ll get him. That’s why the man who is wanted can’t sleep. That’s why he becomes nervous, why he jumps at every sound.

    The FBI began on May 10th, 1924. General Harlan Stone chose Edgar Hoover, a young lawyer, to head the new agency . “What we need is a wholly new kind of police force,” he said. “Criminals today are smart.They use stolen cars and even planes to make their gateways. They have learned to open any lock,using advanced technology. We can’t beat them with old methods. We have to train officers to work scientifically.”

    Edgar Hoover quietly went ahead with his plans. He picked his men carefully. They had to be between the ages of twenty-five and thirty-five. He wanted only men with good manners and good character. When working as his officers, they would have to meet all kinds of people. Hoover wanted men who could handle a teacup as well as a gun. But the FBI cannot help in every police problem. It can look into only certain crimes against the government. Solving all other crimes is the duty of local police forces.   

A man wanted by the FBI will find that money is ________.

    A.not at all useful               B.very helpful for a while

    C.necessary for his crime         D.everything for him

Before he worked with the FBI,Edgar Hoover was a ____________.

    A.policeman     B.lawyer    C.teacher     D.general

The FBI was begun in order to       ____.

A.reduce crimes            B.bring younger men into police work

 C.fight crimes scientifically   D.offer jobs

A man who can “handle a teacup as well as a gun” has both ____________.

    A.courage and manners         B.strength and kindness

C.wisdom and energy          D.ability and humor

Keving Rogers used to be my boss.At that time he always told us to sell more.As soon as I could,I left his shop and got a new job in another place.The last time I saw Rogers was more than ten years ago.At least that’s what I thought.But now I am not so sure.
I was on my way to my office in the centre of town.There is a small park nearby,which I sometimes walk through after lunch.The park was almost empty except for a shabby-looking man on one of those benches(凳子).The man looked about fifty years old and was wearing an old gray coat.It was cold and windy,and he was trembling(哆嗦).
“It’s a long time since I had a meal.Can you help me?”he said.There was something about his voice that sounded familiar.I gave him a few pennies.As he went past me I looked at his face closely.I wondered where I had seen him before.Then it suddenly came to me.Could it possibly be…? No!Impossible,I thought.I watched him walking away.He was the same height as Rogers but looked a lot thinner than I remembered.
Yesterday I ran into someone who had worked for Rogers at the same time as I did,and had stayed on longer.I started telling him about the man I had seen in the park.”For a moment I thought it was our old boss.But it couldn’t have been.Rogers must be the head of a company now.”I said.
My ex-workmate shook his head,”I thought you knew.” “Knew?Knew what?What are you talking about?”
“Rogers was sent to prison six years ago.He’s probably been out by now.For all I know he is sleeping on park benches and begging money from passers-by.”
【小题1】Where did the writer last meet Rogers?

A.In a restaurant.B.In a small park.
C.In the centre of town.D.In his office.
【小题2】Which of the following happened first?
A.Rogers was sent to prison.
B.The writer saw Rogers ten years ago.
C.The writer got a job in another place.
D.The ex-workmate left Rogers’ company.
【小题3】The sotry doesn’t mention anything about______.
A.what happened to Rogers six years ago
B.what Rogers looked like
C.why Rogers was sent to prison
D.how Rogers was living on
【小题4】The reason why the man was trembling was that______.
A.he was illB.he was very excited
C.he became very poorD.he felt cold and hungry


D
“Wanted by the FBI.” To the murderer, or the bank robber, these are the most frightening words in the world. When the criminal hears them,he knows that six thousand trained persons are after him.
Why should he be so afraid? There are thousands of cities and villages where he can hide,and forests and deserts, as well. Besides, he’s usually rich with stolen money.
Money can make it easier to hide. With money, the criminal can even pay a doctor to operate on his face and make him hard to recognize. But the criminals know that as public enemies, they can be found by the FBI no matter where they hide.
They know every trick the criminal knows and many more. If he makes just one mistake,they’ll get him. That’s why the man who is wanted can’t sleep. That’s why he becomes nervous, why he jumps at every sound.
The FBI began on May 10th, 1924. General Harlan Stone chose Edgar Hoover, a young lawyer, to head the new agency . “What we need is a wholly new kind of police force,” he said. “Criminals today are smart.They use stolen cars and even planes to make their gateways. They have learned to open any lock,using advanced technology. We can’t beat them with old methods. We have to train officers to work scientifically.”
Edgar Hoover quietly went ahead with his plans. He picked his men carefully. They had to be between the ages of twenty-five and thirty-five. He wanted only men with good manners and good character. When working as his officers, they would have to meet all kinds of people. Hoover wanted men who could handle a teacup as well as a gun. But the FBI cannot help in every police problem. It can look into only certain crimes against the government. Solving all other crimes is the duty of local police forces.   
68.A man wanted by the FBI will find that money is ________.
A.not at all useful              B.very helpful for a while
C.necessary for his crime         D.everything for him
69.Before he worked with the FBI,Edgar Hoover was a ____________.
A.policeman     B.lawyer    C.teacher     D.general
70.The FBI was begun in order to____.
A.reduce crimes            B.bring younger men into police work
C.fight crimes scientifically   D.offer jobs
71.A man who can “handle a teacup as well as a gun” has both ____________.
A.courage and manners         B.strength and kindness
C.wisdom and energy          D.ability and humor

Every morning at eleven, a bright new car drove through the central park in New York.Inside the car  36   a driver and his boss, a well-known millionaire(百万富翁).

Each morning the millionaire   37    a poorly-dressed man   38  on a park bench(长凳).The man always sat  39    staring at the hotel in which the rich man lived.One day the millionaire was so  40   in the man that he asked his driver to stop the car and he  41   to the bench.He said to the poor man, “Excuse me,  42    I just have to know why you sit staring at my hotel every morning.” “Sir, ”said the poor man, “I’m a failure.I have no job, no family and no 43   .I sleep on this bench and every night I dream that  44   day I will sleep in this hotel.” The rich man had  45 .He said to the poor man, “Tonight your dream will come  46 . I’ll 47    for the best room in that hotel for you for   48   .” The millionaire smiled and felt 49    of himself.

A few days  50    , the millionaire went by the poor man’s room to ask him how he 51     himself.To his great  52    , he found that the poor man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench.When the millionaire asked why, the man said, “You see, when I’m 53    here sleeping on the bench.I always dream I’m up there in the hotel.It’s a wonderful dream.But when I was up there in the hotel, I dreamed I was  54   here on this cold bench.It was  55    dream and I could not get any sleep at all.”

1.                A.stayed          B.stood          C.sat   D.seated

 

2.                A.had            B.noticed         C.laughed  D.heard

 

3.                A.thinking        B.lying           C.sitting    D.resting

 

4.                A.down          B.up             C.there D.here

 

5.                A.interested      B.surprise        C.strange   D.nervous

 

6.                A.rushed         B.swam          C.raced    D.walked

 

7.                A.but            B.so             C.and  D.because

 

8.                A.food           B.bed            C.home    D.shoes

 

9.                A.each           B.one            C.that  D.every

 

10.               A.a talk          B.an advice       C.a friend   D.an idea

 

11.               A.easy           B.here           C.true  D.real

 

12.               A.pay            B.look           C.work D.prepare

 

13.               A.the first time    B.two days        C.two times  D.a whole month

 

14.               A.pleased        B.proud          C.glad  D.sorry

 

15.               A.past           B.ago            C.later  D.before

 

16.               A.liked           B.enjoyed        C.treated    D.satisfied

 

17.               A.joy            B.surprise        C.anger D.sorrow

 

18.               A.down          B.below          C.up   D.under

 

19.               A.much          B.still            C.even D.besides

 

20.               A.a terrible       B.a surprised      C.a moving  D.an exciting

 

 

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