On September 22, 1986, Jay Brunkella, a police-officer in the Rogers Park district in Chicago, was shot during a drug arrest and died. Shortly af terwards, fellow officer Ken Knapcik, a 20-year veteran (老警官) of the force, returned home after work to find a note from his 15-year-old daughter on the dining table.

Dad-This poem came directly from my heart. I love you so much! It scares and amazes me that you go out every day and risk everything to provide us with all that we have. I wrote this to express how much I love you and how much lost I’d be without you-Laura. P.S.: Hey, let’s be careful out there.

Titled “The Ultimate Cop”, Laura’s poem was dedicated “To all the cops in the world who have daughters who love them with all their hearts. And especially to my dad.” It was about a police-officer’s daughter who sees on the night time news that her father has been shot. Part of poem: “Daddy, my Daddy, can you hear me cry? Oh, God, I need my Daddy, please don’t let him die.”

Ken Knapcik stood alone as he read the poem. “It took me several minutes,”he said.“I’d get through part of it and have to stop before I could go on. I was weeping. She had never told me she was scared.” He took the poem to work the next day and showed it to his fellow officers. “I’ve never seen so many grown men cry. Some couldn’t finish it.”

Knapcik keeps Laura’s poem in the pocket of his police jacket. He takes it with him every time he leaves the house for a new shift. “I don’t want to be out there without it.” he said, “I’ll probably carry it with me forever.”

1.Laura wrote the poem ______.

A.in memory of her father who was shot in the drug arrest

B.to show her great sorrow in losing her father

C.to show her respect to all the cops who lost their lives

D.to tell officer Ken Knapcik how much she loved him

2.All the officers cried because ______

A.Jay Brunkella was shot and died

B.they were greatly touched by the poem

C.the poem was so sad that they couldn’t hold back their tears

D.they thought of their dangerous life

3.Knapcik keeps Laura’s poem in his pocket ______.

A.to treasure her daughter’s love and to value his own life   B.to keep it from missing

C.because he can’t go out without it     D.to mourn over the death of officer Jay Brunkella

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A.Poem for a cop                              B.An offier’s death

C.Daughter’s love                             D.Love my job, love my daughter

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     A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (诱人的) apple on one of the branches
of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn't much of a fruit-eater,   1   a bar of chocolate if
given the choice,   2  , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The
more he looked at it, the   3   he felt and the more he wanted that apple. 
       4   as high as he could, but even as his tallest   5   he was unable to touch It. He began to   6   up and down,
as high as he could, at the   7   of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of   8  .
     Not giving up, he though, if only he had something to   9   on. His school bag wouldn't give enough height
and he didn't want to  10  the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking  11 , he hoped
he might find an old box, a rock, or,  12  luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was
nothing he could use.
     He had tired everything he could think to do.  13  seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk
  14 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his  15 , and how
he really wanted that apple. The more he  16  like this, the more unhappy he became. 
      17 , the boy of our story was a preetty smart guy,even if he cloudn't always get what get he wanted. He
started to say to himself. This isn't  18 , I don't have the apple and I'm feeling miserable as well. There's  19  
more Ican do to get the apple-that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to  20  our feelings. If that's
the case, what can I do to feel better?
(     )1. A. preferring
(     )2. A. so        
(     )3. A. sadder    
(     )4. A. expanding 
(     )5. A. strength  
(     )6. A. jump      
(     )7. A. tip       
(     )8. A. hope      
(     )9. A. put       
(     )10. A. break     
(     )11. A. up        
(     )12. A. for       
(     )13. A. Af ter    
(     )14. A. back      
(     )15. A. wishes    
(     )16. A. thought   
(     )17. A. Therefore 
(     )18. A. skilful   
(     )19. A. something   
(     )20. A.change     
B. offering  
B. then      
B. angrier   
B. stretching     
B. length     
B. look      
B. stage     
B. hand      
B. stand     
B. shake     
B. forword   
B. with      
B. Through   
B. away      
B. beliefs   
B. imagined         
B. However   
B. cheerful  
B. anything  
B. express   
C. receiving 
C. but       
C. hungrier  
C. swinging  
C. range     
C. walk      
C. top       
C. sight     
C. get       
C. take      
C. down      
C. on        
C. Without   
C. up        
C. efforts   
C. tried     
C. Moreover  
C. harmful   
C. everything     
C. forget    
D. allowing  
D. or        
D. tastier   
D. pulling   
D. height    
D. glance    
D. level     
D. reach     
D. hold      
D. strike    
D. around    
D. of        
D. Upon      
D. down      
D. goals     
D. cliamed   
D. Otherwise       
D. helpful   
D. nothing   
D. describe  
阅读理解
     My name is Lanier Lobdell, and I am a 55 - year - old woman with rheumatoid arthritis (风湿性
关节炎), or RA. RA is a disease that mostly affects the joints, but it can also affect internal organs. I
have had RA for almost21 years, and it definitely has changed my life, however, I try not to live my life
like I have a disease.
     For me, attitude is everything. I always try to find humor in the situation or try to ignore it, but that
does not always work. These days I can hardly walk due to my ankles, yet I still try and do the things I
always did. I love riding my motorcycle, and I try to take long trips every year.
      This year I got involved with some folks who make the biologic medicine I am on, to create the
Going the Extra Mile Tour to raise awareness about RA. The tour will take me across the country and
back on my motorcycle, making stops along the way to meet with local Arthritis Foundation (AF)
chapters and people who are affected by all forms of arthritis including RA.
     I want to encourage people not to let RA stop them from living their lives the best they can. There
are so many new medicines coming out these days, and they can really help. People have to be their
own supporters and get informed -- knowledge is power. Talk to your doctor and focus on what you
can do--not what you can't. Rest when your body is telling you to and push and keep going when you
can. Learn to listen to your body- that's how I deal with having RA.
1. Lanier Lobdell is a woman ______.
A. who got RA at the age of 32    
B. who suffers from a blood disease
C. who has retired from work for 21 years            
D. who'd like to share her experience with RA
2. Lanier Lobdell took part in the Going the Extra Mile Tour ______.
A. to call for attention to RA patients  
B. to compete for a medal in the tour
C. to show her love for motor riding  
D. to share interest with some talks
3. In the last paragraph, the author wants to tell us ______.
A. how she manages to be positive
B. how she helps other RA patients to be positive
C. why being positive can help RA patients  
D. how RA patients manages to be positive
4. It can be inferred that Lanier Lobdell is ______.
A. easy - going  
B. happy-go-lucky
C. strong - minded    
D. well - informed

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