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had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang．It was a strange farmer．I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him．He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything．Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident．I really didn’t know who she was but I had to go．

It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn’t know the way．I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place．He was standing there, waiting for me．It seemed that Milly had died．“She meant more to me than anyone even my own wife!” he said．I could see that he had been crying．I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal（丑闻）．I was even more surprised when he told me he had put her in the barn（厩）．“I couldn’t leave her in the cold!” he said．Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his．I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door．He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground．

“She was such a good cow! I wouldn’t let anyone except a doctor touch her!” he said and cried again．

60．The farmer wished that the writer might ．

A．look into the matter

B．bring Milly back to life

C．free him from a scandal

D．keep the whole thing a secret[

61．The underlined phrase in the first paragraph means “ ”．

A．expect B．understand C．see clearly D．hear clearly

62．Before he arrived at the farmer’s house, the writer expected to see Milly lying ．

A．on the ground of a barn B．on the floor of a room

C．in bed in a room D．in bed in a barn

63．What do we know about Milly for the story?

A．She had met with an accident． B．She had caused a scandal．

C．She was seriously ill． D．She was hidden somewhere．

64．The person who told the story is probably a ．

A．farme B．policeman C．country doctor D．newspaper re5-6porter

【小题1】B

【小题2】B

【小题3】C

【小题4】A

【小题5】C

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A．How to make the best use of time.

B．How to do better in the service business.

C．How to turn an interest into your career.

D．How to become a motivational speaker.

【小题2】Why did the author look around for a “Candid Camera”?

A．Because he was afraid he would be photographed in the cab.

B．Because he was worried what the driver could be up to.

C．Because he was amazed by the way the driver was treating him.

D．Because he wasn’t interested in the tapes offered by the driver

【小题3】It can be inferred from the story that .

A．the taxi driver couldn’t accept just being average

B．the author was anxious to get back to meet a client

C．when the author waited for a taxi at the airport, he was not in a rush

D．the taxi driver loved to play his favorite music during rides

【小题4】According to the story, the taxi driver .

A．was dissatisfied wit his present job

B．was once often reward

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C．enjoyed offering his customers more than they expected

D．was forced to become a taxi driver to support his family

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Deep into the night, outside Washington, the bus pulled into Howard Johnson’s, and everybody got off except Vingo. The young people began to wonder about him. When they went back to the bus, one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself.

“Want some wine?” she said. He smiled and took a swig from the bottle. He thanked her and became silent again. After a while, she went back to the others, and Vingo nodded in sleep.

In the morning, they awoke outside another Howard Johnson’s, and this time Vingo went in. The girl insisted that he join them. He ordered black coffee and some cookies as the young people talked about sleeping on beaches. When they returned to the bus, the girl sat with Vingo again, and after a while, slowly and painfully, he began to tell his story. He had been in prison in New York for the past four years, and now he was going home.

“Are you married?”

“I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?” she said.

“Well, when I was in prison I wrote to my wife,” he said, “I told her that I was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldn’t stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, and if it hurt her too much, well, she could jus forget me. I’d understand. Get a new man, I said — she’s a wonderful woman. I told her she didn’t have to write me. And she didn’t. Not for three and a half years.”

“And you’re going home now, not knowing?”

“Yeah. Well, last week, when I was sure the parole (假释) was coming through, I wrote her again. We used to live in Brunswick, just before Jacksonville, and there’s a big oak (橡树) just as you come into town. I told her that if she didn’t have a new man and if she’d take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I’d get off and come home. If she didn’t want me, forget it — no handkerchief and I’d go on through.”

“Wow,” the girl exclaimed, “Wow.”

She told the others, and soon all of them were in it, looking at the pictures Vingo showed them of his wife and three children.

Now they were 20 miles from Brunswick, and the young people took over window seats on the right side, waiting for the approach of the great oak. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face, as if protecting himself against still another disappointment.

Then Brunswick was ten miles, and then five. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, shouting and crying.

Vingo sat there astonished, looking at the oak. It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs — 20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds, flying in the wind. As the young people shouted, Vingo slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.

1.At the beginning of the story, the young boys and girls ______.

A. showed a great interest in Vingo B. didn’t notice Vingo at all

C. wanted to offer help to Vingo D. didn’t like Vingo at all

2.The underlined part “Howard Johnson’s” is most probably a(n) ______.

A. bus station B. apartment C. hospital D. restaurant

3.How did Vingo feel on the way home?

A. Ashamed. B. Relaxed. C. Nervous. D. Disappointed.

4.The paragraphs following this passage would most probably talk about ______.

A. Vingo’s experience in prison

B. the young people’s travel to Fort Lauderdale

C. Vingo’s three lovely children

D. the dialogue between Vingo and his family

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Carlos Gardel was the first great singer of tango and to this day remains an icon (崇拜对象) in Argentina, Uruguay and much of the world. As a result of his important role in tango, there are three countries that claim him as their own: France, Uruguay and Argentina.

Carlos’s mother, Berthe, was an unmarried mother and his father did not recognize him. His mother took Carlos to Buenos Aires in 1893. They lived in a poor part of town and Carlos spent his time in the streets; he dropped out of school in 1906 at the age of 15 and started singing in bars.

For the next few years, Carlos toured the clubs and theaters of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. His most constant singing partner was Jose Razzano, a folk singer Carlos had met earlier during a singing match. In 1915, after playing in a club in Brazil, Carlos was shot in the left lung, where the bullet stayed for the rest of his life. “Mi Noche Triste” was the hit song that sent Carlos skyrocketing in popularity. It became the first recorded vocal tango and the public was grabbed by the recording of the song. Carlos and Rozzano spent the next years touring through Latin America. In 1923, they left the continent and struck out for Europe. In 1935, Carlos decided to go on tour through the Caribbean and northern South America. On June 24, a plane he was a passenger in was hit by another plane on the runway. Everyone on board was killed.

Carlos may be gone, but he is far from forgotten.

6. The passage was mainly written to ______.

A. show us the history of tango B. introduce the first singer of tango

C. teach us how tango developed D. advertise a tango class

7. We can infer from the passage that _____.

A. Carlos lived a poor life with his mother in Buenos Aires

B. Carlos had only been to France, Uruguay and Argentina

C. Carlos died at the age of 54.

D. Carlos was born when the film industry began to fail

8. What’s the RIGHT time order of the following events?

a. Carlos toured through Latin America.

b. Carlos was shot after playing in a club in Brazil.

c. Carlos toured the clubs and theaters of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.

d. Carlos moved to Buenos Aires.

A. cbad B. dcba C. cabd D. dcab

9. The underlined word “grabbed” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by _____.

A. lied B. frightened C. cheated D. attracted

10. Which of the following statements about Carlos in NOT true?

A. His singing partner Jose was his brother.

B. He is an important figure in the world of tango.

C. His father did not recognize him

D. He died in a plane accident.

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