A Charlotte, NC, lawyer bought a box of very rare and expensive cigars, and then insured them against fire among other things.Having smoked his entire great cigars within a month, the lawyer filed claim (索赔) against the insurance company.

In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small fires".Of course the insurance company refused to pay, giving the obvious reason that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal way.

The lawyer brought the case to the court and out of everybody's expectation, he actually won! At the end of the trial the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was crazy.But the judge said that the lawyer held a policy (保险单) from the company in which it had promised that the cigars were insured and that it would insure them against fire.Because the company didn't say what is considered to be unacceptable fire, it had to pay the claim.

Rather than put up with long and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the punishment and paid $ 15 ,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the rare cigars lost in the "fires."

After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested and accused him of arson (纵火罪).With his own insurance claim from the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was charged with burning his insured possessions on purpose and was sentenced to 24 months in prison and a $ 24,000 fine.

The lawyer had smoked all the cigars ___.

       A.by design      B.by mistake      C.by accident          D.by contract

The proper order of the lawyer's activities is ___.

       a.having the company paying his claim

       b.having himself put in prison and fined

       c.having smoked all the cigars

       d.bringing the company to the court

       e.insuring the box of cigars

       A.ecabd          B.acebd           C.ecdab           D.cedba

The underlined word "it" in the third paragraph refers to ___.

       A.the box of cigars                B.the insurance company

       C.the policy                    D.the claim

Which of the following sayings is the best suitable for the lawyer?

       A.Whoever sits against heaven, it falls in his face.

       B.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

       C.Accidents will happen.

       D.Even the wise make mistakes sometimes.

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.
【小题2】What does the underlined word “this” refer to in the seventh paragraph?
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.
【小题3】It can be learned from the passage that         .
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
【小题4】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
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

There’s a guy like me in every state and federal prison in AmericaI guess—I’m the guy who can get these for youcigarettesa bag of cigarif you want thata bottle of wine to celebrate your son or daughter’s high school graduationor almost anything else...within reasonthat isIt wasn’t always that way

I came to Shawshank when I was just twentyand I am one of the few people in the prison who is willing to admit what he didI committed murderI put a large insurance policy on my wifewho was three years older than 1 wasand then I fixed the brakes of the car her father had given us as a wedding presentIt worked out exactly as I had plannedexcept I hadn’t planned on her stopping to pick up the neighbour woman and the woman’s son on the way down Castle Hill and into townThe brakes let go and the car crashed through the bushesgathering speedBystanders said it must have been doing fifty or better when it hit the base of the Civil War statue in the town arid burst into flames

I also hadn’t planned on getting caughtbut caught 1 wasI got a pass into this placeMy state has no death penalty(死刑)but I was tried for all three deaths and given three life sentencesto run one after the otherThat fixed up any chance of parole(假释)I might havefor a longlong timeThe judge called what I had done‘an extremely evil crime’, and it was ,but it is also in the past now

Have I transformed myselfyou ask ?I don’t know what that word meansat least as far as prisons and corrections goI think it’s a politician’s wordIt may have some other meaningand it may be that 1 will have a chance to find outbut that is the future...

I was younggood—lookingand from the poor side of townI met a prettyheadstrong girl who lived in one of the fine old houses on Carbine StreetShe got pregnant laterHer father was agreeable to the marriage if 1 would take a job in the company he owned and ‘work my way up’I found out that what he really had in mind was keeping me in his house and under his thumblike a disagreeable pet that has not quite been housebroken and which may biteEnough hate eventually piled up to cause me to do what I did

?? Given a second chance 1 would not do it againbut I'm not sure that means I am transformed

1.What do we know about the man from the passage?

AHe is treated unfairly in the prison

BHe is in charge of the federal prison

CHe is quite an able person as a prisoner

DHe is the most powerful man in the prison

2.By saying that“I got a pass into this place”(in Para3)the man means that________.

Ahe has got to stay in prison

Bhe was allowed to go home

Che was caught by the police without a pass

Dhe has stayed in the federal prison before

3.The man committed such an evil crime because__________.

Ahe had made a secret deal with an insurance company

Bhe had been angry for a long time with his father—in—law

Chis wife’s family members had disapproved of their marriage

Dhis wife had looked on him as a pet and he didn’t feel respected

4.Which of the following is TRUE about the man?

AHe regrets having committed the crime

BHe will be out of prison in the near future

CHe thinks the trial a mistake and is unfair

DHe has found out the

 

                              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?

 

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首先,请阅读下列关于名著的介绍:

A. Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)

The classic love story explores the lives of the five Bennet sisters at the turn of the 19th century in rural England. At that time women were not allowed to get their father’s wealth after his death, so their mother is desperate to marry them off into wealthy families. Therefore various love stories start with the question — whether marriage is for love or for money.

B. The Red and the Black (Stendhal)

Julien has a strong desire for power and glory, and for ridding himself of his low social status as the son of a tradesman. Thus, he tries every means to achieve his goal.

The two colors, red and black, symbolize his inner struggle between being sincere and false. And this conflict in his character finally brings about his downfall.

C. Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)

There is great kindness and warmth in this love story. Poor and plain as Jane Eyre is, she has a strong will, sharp wisdom and great courage. She is forced to battle against a harsh employer and a rigid social order. Yet she is never defeated. Standing on her feet, she gains her own happiness in the end.

D. Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)

It reflects people’s tragic life in Britain in the 18th century. In the story, Oliver Twist, a mild young boy, is born in the workhouse and stays there until he is made to leave. What waits for him next is the falseness of the wealthy and the depths to which poverty pushes the human spirit.

E. Gone with the wind (Margaret Mitchell)

This is an all-time best-seller by Margaret Mitchell. The story takes place during the American Civil War. It records the tragic love stories of Katie Scarlet O’Hara, a southern beauty. In the end of the story, Scarlett is left only with her Tara, a plantation which symbolizes the culture of the Old South, a place where she could ever gather her strength.

F. The Adventure of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)

Tom Sawyer, a naughty boy in the quiet town of St. Petersburg, unexpectedly witnesses the murder of Dr. Robinson. At first he is frightened and keeps it a secret. But at the trial of the case, he bravely exposes the real criminal. He and his friend start tracing the escaping murderer. Finally they find his dead body together with hidden treasures.

请阅读以下读者的相关信息,然后匹配他/她感兴趣的书籍:

1.Ben is 14 years now and is fond of reading books. He is interested in all sorts of exciting stories, such as those about adventures, detectives and treasure hunting.

2.Lucy is a quiet girl who likes to read in a quiet corner in the library. Her favorite stories are those with characters brave enough to face and overcome difficulties in life.

3.Jessica, a fan of romantic stories, has just graduated from high school. She decides to relax herself in reading different love stories this summer. By the way, she hates war.

4.Peter majors in literature in college. He is especially interested in the psychological description in novels and wants to talk about this in his term paper.

5.Sam was born in America but his family moved to Europe when he was a child. He misses the days spent in America and is extremely interested in stories about the Old South.

 

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