“Can I see my baby?”the happy new mother asked．When the bundle(包裹)was laid in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped．The baby had been born without ears．
Time proved that the baby's hearing was perfect．It was only his appearance that was ruined．When he rushed home from school one day and flung himself into his mother's arms, she sighed, knowing that his life was to be a series of heartbreaks．
He cried out the tragedy．“A boy, a big boy…called me a freak．”“But you might mix with other young people,”his mother blamed him, but felt a kindness in her heart．
He grew up, handsome for his misfortune．A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that．He developed a gift, a talent for literature and music．
The boy's father had a meeting with the family doctor．“Could nothing be done?”“I believe I could graft on a pair of outer ears, if they could be got,”the doctor decided．And then the search began for a person who would make such a sacrifice(牺牲)for a young man．
Two years went by．One day, his father said to the son,“You're going to the hospital, son．Mother and I have someone who will donate(捐献)the ears you need．But it's a secret．”
The operation was a brilliant success, and a new person appeared．His talents blossomed into genius, and school and college became a series of achievements．
Later he married and entered the diplomatic service．One day, he asked his father,“Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her．”“I do not believe you could,”said the father,“but the agreement was that you are not to know…not yet．”
The years kept their profound secret, but the day did come．One of the darkest days that ever passed through a son．He stood with his father over his mother's casket(棺)．Slowly, tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to show that the mother had no outer ears．
(1)
What would be the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
A Boy Without Ears
B．
Who Gave Me Ears
C．
A Good Father
D．
A Successful Operation
(2)
The author writes the passage to show us ________．
[ ]
A．
how a secret should be kept
B．
advanced medical technology
C．
the mother's unselfish love
D．
the father's value of silence
(3)
From the passage we learn that ________．
[ ]
A．
the boy developed a gift for sports
B．
the boy didn't like music
C．
the operation lasted two years
D．
the father kept the secret well
(4)
The underlined word“graft”in paragraph 5 probably means“________”．
I have eaten in your restaurant many times and have always been happy with the food and service．This makes what happened last Saturday even more disappointing．It was my son’s birthday so we booked a no-smoking table at your restaurant for 7∶30 p. m．We arrived on time but were told that our table was not yet ready．At 8∶00 p. m., we were given a table in the smoking section．I asked to move but I was told that there were no other tables．A lot of people were smoking so it was uncomfortable and unhealthy．
Our first waitress, Janet, was very polite and helpful．She gave us free drinks for waiting so long．Our food also came quickly and looked fresh and tasty．When my wife had eaten most of her meal, she found a dead cockroach(蟑螂)in her vegetables．She was shocked and wanted to leave．At first, the waitress told us it was a piece of garlic．When we told her that garlic does not have legs, she apologized and took the food away．
We asked for the bill, expecting not to pay for my wife’s meal．Nobody came．After 15 minutes, I asked to see the manager．The head waiter told us that you were on holiday．I complained again about the horrible cockroach．He told me Janet had finished work．He didn’t believe my story and gave me a bill for three meals．I argued with him but was force to pay．
The waitress, Janet, was always friendly, but I would like an apology from your impolite head waiter and a full refund(退款)for our meal．It cost ＄68．Until then, I will not be eating at your restaurant or recommending it to anyone．You can contact me at 742-3254 or through e-mail if you want more information．
Thank you for your attention．
Yours sincerely,
Raymond Yuen
(1)
We learn from the text that, on Sunday, Mr．Yuen ________．
[ ]
A．
was satisfied with the restaurant
B．
was disappointed with the restaurant
C．
had to wait for his table
D．
ate again at the restaurant
(2)
The head waiter didn’t believe Mr．Yuen because ________．
[ ]
A．
the waitress hadn’t told him about what happened
B．
he believed that the cockroach was garlic in fact
C．
he didn’t want to pay Mr．Yuen back
D．
the manager was on holiday
(3)
What does Mr．Yuen want to pay for now?
[ ]
A．
Nothing．
B．
Two meals．
C．
Three meals．
D．
Only the drinks．
(4)
Mr．Yuen demanded that Mr．Price ________．
[ ]
A．
say sorry to his family
B．
let the head waiter stop working in the restaurant
C．
get the head waiter to say sorry
D．
get the head waiter and Janet to say sorry
(5)
The writer wasn’t satisfied with ________．
[ ]
A．
the table in the smoking section
B．
the service Janet offered
C．
the price of food
D．
the apology the head waiter made
阅读理解
Be sure you're at the 2007 Super Conference, the 88th national meeting of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association．Ian Morrison, a futurist and author, will share his long-term forecasting on changing business environments and throw light on the development of the newspaper business model．Later in the day, you won't want to miss David Wilkins, the American ambassador to Canada, as he discusses affairs affecting U．S．-Canada relations．Both presentations take place May 9－the opening day of the conference．
On Thursday, May 10, meet Rob Curley, vice-president of product development for the Washington Post, an online innovator(革新者)whose earlier work at the Naples, Florida Daily News, the small market Lawrence Journal-World in Kansas, and with Morris Communications has made him an innovative legend at age 35．His creativity has changed traditional thinking about newspaper web sites, allowing for very local community web sites and multimedia features．In 2004, Editor ＆ Publisher named the 19 000-circulation(发行量)Lawrence Journal-World one of the ten newspapers in the U．S．that “do it right．”
On Friday, May 11, speakers Juan, Media Consulting Group and André, Gesca Ltd, will explore the trend(倾向)towards free and closely-related newspapers, which is not only a European phenomenon, but has also appeared in North America．They will be followed by Leon Levitt, vice-president of digital media for Cox Newspapers, and others．They will address partnerships such as the one Yahoo! and several large U．S．newspaper companies have created, which are widely greeted as win-win for both organizations．
For further information, and to download the full program and registration form, visit www．communitynews．ca/convention/2007/．
(1)
It can be inferred from the passage that Rob Curley made Lawrence Journal-World ________．
[ ]
A．
a failure in Kansas
B．
a success in the world
C．
popular in the United States
D．
available in North America
(2)
You may get a clear picture of the future newspaper industry on ________．
[ ]
A．
Tuesday
B．
Wednesday
C．
Thursday
D．
Friday
(3)
The theme(主题)of the speech by ________ is entirely different from that of all the others．
[ ]
A．
Ian Morrison
B．
David Wilkins
C．
Rob Curley
D．
Leon Levitt
(4)
The 2007 Super Conference is mainly about ________．
[ ]
A．
developing newspaper business
B．
forming newspaper organizations
C．
improving newspaper qualities
D．
promoting newspaper partnership
阅读理解
People in Mutsuhito, Japan, lived through one hundreds, and sometimes thousands, a day．But they couldn’t get used to it．
What was it? It was a string of earthquakes that made the small town shake all the time．This went on for more than a year．Sometimes the quakes were very small．Only certain instruments could pick them up．At other times, the quakes damaged houses and land．The people were always afraid．They wished they knew how to stop the ground from shaking．
People all over the world would like to know when an earthquake is coming．But an earthquake is almost always a surprise．Under the surface of the Earth, huge blocks of rock drift apart or slide against each other．The ground above splits apart or rumbles and shakes．
Some scientists hope to predict quakes by keeping a close watch on animals．It seems that some animals can sense an earthquake coming．In 1969, animals in a Chinese zoo began to act funny one day．Swans flew out of their pond．A panda sat down, covered its eyes with its paws, and groaned．The animals seemed to know that something was about to happen．And it did．An earthquake struck．What was it that the animals sensed? Scientists are trying to find out．
Keeping close track of the Earth’s magnetic force in earthquake areas may also help．A few years ago, in Hollister, CA, scientists kept a record of the area’s magnetic pull．For one week, the force grew stronger．Then it weakened suddenly．A day later, an earthquake struck．
It may become possible to know when and where an earthquake will happen．But it will be much harder to stop one from happening．
Many scientists think that the Earth’s covering is not smooth．They say the earth’s “skin” is made up of huge puzzle pieces called plates．Land and ocean floors make up these huge plates．Under the Earth’s crust(外壳), or plates, is hot rock．The plates float on top of this rock．Sometimes the rock forces its way through the crust．What happens then? A volcano is born! More often, the rock moves and forces the plates to pull away from each other, causing earthquakes to happen．(Volcanoes and earthquakes often go together．)
Sometimes, the plates end up on top of each other．When this happens, the land above may look strange．Seen from the air, there seems to be a long scar in the Earth．This is called a fault(断层)．The areas along faults have more earthquakes than other parts of the Earth．
For now, we’ll just have to shake along with the Earth．It goes through millions of small earthquakes every year．With luck, you won’t feel a thing!
(1)
In order to predict earthquakes, scientists can _______．
Which is wrong according to this passage?
[ ]
A．
keep a close watch on animals
B．
keep close track of the Earth’s magnetic force in earthquake areas
C．
keep inventing instruments to pick up every earthquake
D．
keep a record of earthquake area’s magnetic pull of force
(2)
When the rock forces its way through the Earth’s crust, _______．
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