题目内容
The trial entrance examination turned ________ to be successful, and all measures had been taken to prepare for the coming test.
- A.in
- B.out
- C.up
- D.into
English families face being limited to 80 bags of rubbish a year. Households throwing away more waste will have to take it to the tip (垃圾站) or buy a limited number of extra bags.
Doretta Cocks, protester of the Campaign for Weekly Waste Collections, said, “They must think we are fools. How can they claim to be concerned for the environment when they tell people to drive to the local tip? And what do you do if you don’t have a car? Walk?”
The plan ignores the voice from ministers to end such heavy – handedness (笨拙).
It is to be carried out by the Tory – led council (市政厅) in Wokingham, Berkshire, and is already in operation in Brozbourne in Hertfordshire.
Many of the 180 councils that still offer unlimited weekly rubbish collections are watching the trial.
Wokingham officials have told residents that 75 – litre bags will be given to each household and anything not left in them will not be collected.
“Every household will receive 80 bags every year,” it said. “You can buy extra bags in rolls of ten but this will not be encouraged.”
Families of five will get 100 rubbish bags a year and households of six or more will get 120.
Residents will have a weekly recycling collection limited to cans, paper and cards, plastic bottles and so on.
Plastic packaging and glass including bottles must either go with the general waste or be taken to recycling points. Green waste pick – ups cost an extra £60 a year.
The council has told residents it will save £922,000 a year under the new system. There will be no local consultation (商讨) before it is introduced next April.
【小题1】What’s Doretta Cock’s attitude towards the new plan?
A.Satisfied. | B.Curious. | C.Angry. | D.Interested. |
A.Receiving 80 rubbish bags every year. | B.Buying extra bags every year. |
C.Driving to city tips. | D.Getting 100 rubbish bags a year. |
A.the new plan is agreed by most ministers |
B.the new plan will waste a lot of money |
C.the government has asked for much advice of the new plan |
D.the new plan does not necessarily do good to the environment |
A.English families are limited to 80 bags of rubbish a year |
B.English families can’t clear away their rubbish |
C.English families are angry with their government |
D.English government pays no attention to residents’ interest |
A
George had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time.
Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury at his trial. Of course, he did not tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, "Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it —— that would be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty."
“Well, George,”answered Jim. “I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me.”
George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help.
The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy.
Of course, George was very pleased, but he did not have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy.
"Well, George," Jim answered, "as I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed it in the end by tiring them out. Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!"
1.56. We are told that George expected Jim to help _____.
A.prove him innocent |
B.him turn over a new leaf |
C.lighten his punishment |
D.him escape from prison |
2.57. Which of the following is true about Jim?
A.He covered up George's guilt. |
B.He persuaded the jury to set George free. |
C.He told the jury that George was indeed guilty. |
D.He recommended severe punishment to give George a lesson. |
3.58. The passage suggests that _____.
A.it was due to Jim that George was found guilty |
B.Jim did not do exactly what George asked him to do |
C.Jim asked his colleagues to recommend mercy |
D.Jim persuaded the jury to lighten George's punishment |
4.59. The title for this passage is ______.
A.Illegal or Not? |
B.Guilty or Not? |
C.Merciful or Not? |
D.Answerable or Not? |