C

A woman whose sports car was stolen with her dog in it put up notices all over the area that made it clear that getting back her pet was more important than her car.

“Whoever did this can keep my car.Please let Benjerman come home,” the notice said.

It is not known whether the thief showed any pity, but almost 30 hours after the 1 pm theft Friday, Kimberly Atkins of Dover and Benjerman,a 12-year-old black retriever(猎犬),were reunited after police located them in Barrington.

“He’s hungry, he’s dirty, but he’s very happy to be home,”Atkins said.

The car was found at about 5 pm Saturday off Route 125 in a swampy area frequented by off-the-road cars and dirt bikes.However, the police couldn’t control Benjerman,and they had to call Atkins to come and get him.

Atkins said the thief cared for Benjerman a little by providing him with some dry cat food.She believed Benjerman ended up drinking some muddy water in the area.

She said they have been together for nearly 11 years after she took him back from a society shelter in Dallas, Texas.

Before Benjerman was found,Atkins and several friends put up notices all over the city and in Somersworth.They also contacted animal shelters,throughout southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

The notice stated there was a reward,and also that the dog needed medication.Any caller could remain anonymous(匿名的).

Atkins had parked the car outside a hardware store with the keys inside and gone into rent a carpet cleaner.

“It was l0 minutes and I came out and my car was gone along with Benjerman in broad daylight,” Atkins said.The car thief threw Atkins’ wallet and other personal items out of the car before escaping from the scene.

1. What would be the best title for the passage?

A.A car with a dog was stolen

B.Lucky dog was returned to his owner

C.Stealing cars:a most important social problem

D.Woman wants dog back more than stolen car

2. Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened?

a.Notices were put up saying there was a reward.

b.Atkins saw Benjerman again.

c.Police found Atkins’ car.

d.Atkins took Benjerman back from a society shelter. 

e.Atkins hired a carpet cleaner in a hardware store.

A.d,e,a, b,c          B.d,e,a,c,b           C.e,a,d,b,c           D.e,a,c,d,b

3.We can infer from the passage     

A.the dog was treated extremely badly by the thief

B.car stolen accidents happen frequently nowadays

C.the dog was found because of the reward

D.the thief stole the car easily

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Benjerman was sent back immediately after Atkins put up the notices.

B.Atkins and her friends made a great effort to look for Benierman.

C.The thief gave the dog back but kept the sports car.

D.The dog was back at 1 pm on a Friday.

 

How to Keep Your Job for a Long Time

Work Hard.

Many bosses don’t mind you spending a little time on some little things,but they do focus on your job attitude and the wealth you can create for this company. When it comes to making lay­off decisions,the company will also choose the most productive employees to keep the job instead of the workers who are always late to work,leave early every day and do nothing important to the company.1.________

Be a Team Player.

2.________As an employee,you should work in a team with others,and learn from others. You should get along well with others.

Be Flexible.

3.________When the company needs someone to change shifts,work weekends,put in some overtime,or work a different schedule,you can think about it if your personal schedule permits.

4.________

You should be making yourself available to take on some additional tasks or help with projects that you might not have otherwise had to do. Maybe there is no additional pay,but it is also very helpful to increase your own value. Maybe due to this additional help,your boss begins to take advantage of you and give you more important work.

Don’t Complain.

If you don’t like your job,I can guarantee there are plenty of other people who would jump at the chance to get it. You should be really careful about complaining.5.________

A.Or your job security may be indirectly affected.

B.You should not gossip about other workers.

C.Make Yourself Available.

D.So you should remember to work hard.

E.Team spirit is an important quality for everyone.

F.Flexibility is a very important component to your job.

G.You become someone that they can rely on.

 

MySpace, the social networking website, is different from other websites which only provide stories about other people. MySpace is a place that allows you to broadcast your own stories and personal information to as many people as you like. Started two years ago, it is a big source of information for and about American kids.

Teenagers and their parents feel very differently about it. Teens are rushing to join the site, not sharing their parents' worries. It signals yet another generation gap in the digital era.(数字时代)

For teenagers, it is reliable network to keep in touch with their friends. They will often list their surnames, birthdays, after­school jobs, school clubs, hobbies and other personal information.

“MySpace is an easy way to reach just about everyone. I don't have all the phone numbers of all my acquaintances (熟人). But if I want to get in touch with one of them, I could just leave them a message on MySpace.” said Abby Van Wassen. She is a sixteen ­year­ old student at Woodland Hills High of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Parents on the other hand are seriously concerned about the security problems of MySpace.

“Every time we hold a parents meeting, the first question is always about MySpace,” said Kent Gates, who travels the country doing Internet safety seminars (研讨会).The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has received at least 288 MySpace­ related complaints, according to Mary Beth Buchanan, a lawyer in Pittsburgh.

“Your profile on MySpace shows all your personal information to anyone on the Web. And MySpace even lists this information by birthplace and age. It's like a free checklist(清单)for troublemakers and it endangers children,” Buchanan said.

1.From the passage we can learn that MySpace ________.

A.brings about the generation gap

B.is very careful about people's privacy

C.encourages you to list your personal information

D.lists the telephone numbers of your friends

2.Why are some parents against MySpace?

A.Because MySpace has a bad influence on their children.

B.Because they don't want to pay so much money for MySpace.

C.Because it takes up too much of their children's spare time.

D.Because troublemakers can easily approach their children through the site.

3.The writer's attitude towards MySpace is ________.

A.negative          B.positive           C.optimistic         D.objective

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A.Internet safety     B.MySpace          C.Generation gap     D.The digital era

 

-I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla. ___31__ the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I__32__out of old boards.

  I got my first__33__job, at JM’s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities(职责) were__34__tables and washing dishes,__35__sometimes I helped cook.

  Every day after school I would__36__to JM’s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I__37__from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and__38__my friends run off to swim or play. I didn’t necessarily like work, but I loved what working__39__me to have. Because of my__40__I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me__41__.

  Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working__42__around town. A local clothing store offered me credit (赊帐)__43__I was only in seventh grade. I immediately__44__a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes. I was__45__only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $90! So I learned__46__the danger of easy credit. I paid it__47__as soon as I could.

My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a__48__of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father,__49__worked three jobs, once told me, "If you__50__sacrifice(奉献) and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have." How right he was.

1.

A.Before

B.Within

C.From

D.By

 

2.

A.pulled

B.put

C.picked

D.pressed

 

3.

A.usual

B.real

C.main

D.particular

 

4.

A.sweeping

B.packing

C.clearing

D.emptying

 

5.

A.or

B.so

C.but

D.even

 

6.

A.head

B.turn

C.change

D.move

 

7.

A.studied

B.worked

C.played

D.slept

 

8.

A.helping

B.having

C.watching

D.letting

 

9.

A.asked

B.told

C.promised

D.allowed

 

10.

A.study

B.power

C.age

D.job

11. 

A.proud

B.friendly

C.lucky

D.hopeful

12. 

A.ran

B.got

C.flew

D.carried

 

13.

A.although

B.while

C.if

D.since

14. 

A.sold

B.borrowed

C.charged

D.wore

 

15.

A.keeping

B.making

C.paying

D.taking

 

16.

A.gradually

B.greatly

C.hardly

D.early

 

17.

A.out

B.over

C.away

D.off

 

18.

A.point

B.level

C.part

D.sign

19. 

A.he

B.that

C.who

D.whoever

 

20.

A.understand

B.demand

C.offer

D.fear

 

People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal to him. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual; they can paint them, and change them in any way they like. Most houses have a garden, even if it is a very small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private space of the individual.

People usually like to mark their space. Are you sitting now in your home or on a train? Have you marked the space around yourself as yours ? If you are on the train you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you. If you share a flat you may have one corner or chair which is your own.

Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us .The man on the space on my side of the table at all. I was angry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table .I had read a book about non-verbal communication, so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his briefcase! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had invaded his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table. Of course, it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!

If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don’t have any private space. Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world. All day long ,you share public spaces with other people. You see the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and “outside”. Local people can create their private spaces by talking about things you don’t know about .And you even feel that they like you to be outside them so that they will enjoy being inside even more! This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler !But if you understand it then it helps you .Haven’t you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning” a bit of space?

1.The writer was angry as he was traveling on a train to London because______.

A.he had no place to sit

B.someone had invaded his “space”

C.too many people shared a section with him

D.some other people talked about things he didn’t know about

2.“… you feel lonely and ‘outside’” in paragraph 4 means that_______.

A.you are alone outside the house

B.you feel lonely because you travel on your own

C.you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun

D.you feel lonely and you don’t belong to that place or that group of people

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.British people dislike marking their space.

B.You always feel at home in another country.

C.Most British people prefer living in houses to flats.

D.You can’t mark your private space in a foreign country.

4.Tha main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _______.

A.own private spaces by living in houses

B.have one corner of their own in public places

C.realize the importance of “space” in communication

D.create their private spaces by talking with local people

 

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