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  It happened in New York last Thursday. Even Trent arrived at White's Market in a taxi. She told the driver to 1 for her. She 2 the shop and said, “Hand 3 your money.”

  Ralph White was busy putting cans of apples on a table and did not 4 her clearly. He turned and asked, “May I help you?”

  “I told you to give me your money. I've got a 5 in my wallet.”

  Mr White gave her 6 from the cash drawer (现金抽屉). Then while Miss Trent was putting the money in her wallet, White took his 7 gun from 8 . Miss Trent 9 out of the store with White running after her.

   10 jumped into the waiting taxi 11 White shouted, “It's a robbery! Stop!” The taxi driver didn't 12 . He thought White wanted to rob him, 13 he jumped out of his taxi with his hands in the air. Then Trent got out with her gun in her hand and 14 it at White. White pointed his gun at Trent. For almost a minute they stood there in the street face to face and gun to gun, but 15 of them fired. They 16 . Both had toy guns.

  Suddenly Trent dropped her 17 and ran down the street away from the scene. She waved her arms at a passing car. When the car stopped, she asked for a 18 . The two men in the car were 19 to take her along. They were police officers. They gave Miss Trent a ride 20 to the prison.

1.

[  ]

A.pay
B.wait
C.come
D.send

2.

[  ]

A.saw
B.found
C.entered
D.reached

3.

[  ]

A.over
B.in
C.up
D.out

4.

[  ]

A.see
B.notice
C.understand
D.hear

5.

[  ]

A.gun
B.bill
C.change
D.knife

6.

[  ]

A.$43.5
B.£43.5
C.43.5 yuan
D.43.5 francs

7.

[  ]

A.lost
B.own
C.other
D.another

8.

[  ]

A.her wallet
B.his office
C.the taxi
D.the cash drawer

9.

[  ]

A.noticed
B.rushed
C.looked
D.burst

10.

[  ]

A.The driver
B.A policeman
C.Trent
D.They

11.

[  ]

A.because
B.though
C.as if
D.just as

12.

[  ]

A.understand
B.hear
C.listen
D.drive

13.

[  ]

A.so
B.but
C.for
D.and

14.

[  ]

A.shot
B.threw
C.pointed
D.fired

15.

[  ]

A.either
B.none
C.both
D.neither

16.

[  ]

A.hadn't
B.couldn't
C.might not
D.needn't

17.

[  ]

A.hands
B.gun
C.wallet
D.coat

18.

[  ]

A.seat
B.help
C.gun
D.ride

19.

[  ]

A.anxious
B.happy
C.able
D.forced

20.

[  ]

A.straight
B.so as
C.walking
D.but

阅读理解

  We were driving on the right road when, all of a sudden, a black car pulled out of a parking space right in front of us.My taxi driver stepped on his brake, skidded(打滑), and missed the black car's back end by just inches! The driver of the black car, who almost caused a major accident, turned his head angrily and started shouting bad words at us.

  My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy.I mean, my taxi driver was friendly.So, I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to hospital! ” And the following is what my taxi driver told me, which I now call “the law of the Garbage Truck”.

  “Many people are like garbage trucks.They run around full of garbage, full of anger, and full of disappointment.As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump(倾卸)it.And if you let them, they dump it on you.When someone wants to dump on you, don't take it personally.Just smile, wave, wish him well, and move on.Believe me.You'll be happier.”

  So this is “The Law of the Garbage Truck”.I started thinking: How often do I let “Garbage Trucks” run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets? It was then that I said, “I'm not going to do it any more.”

  I began to see “Garbage Trucks”.I see the load they’re carrying.I see them coming to drop it off.And like my taxi driver, I don't make it a personal thing; I just smile, wave, and move on.

  Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting.Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses.What about you? The mark of a successful person is how quickly he can get back his focus on what's important.

(1)

Who acted like a garbage truck in the accident described in the first two paragraphs?

[  ]

A.

The author.

B.

The taxi driver.

C.

The driver of the black car.

D.

Both drivers.

(2)

The reason why the taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy is that ________.

[  ]

A.

the black car was full of garbage

B.

the taxi driver didn't want his mood ruined

C.

the driver of the black car didn't cause any damage to the taxi

D.

the driver of the black car was angry and the taxi driver felt a little frightened

(3)

The underlined part “the load” in Paragraph 5 refers to ________.

[  ]

A.

bad mood

B.

excitement

C.

new products

D.

waste materials

(4)

What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

[  ]

A.

Always be kind and hardworking.

B.

Ignore unpleasantness and stick to your tasks.

C.

Try to be good leaders as well as good parents.

D.

Do things quickly so as to be ready for the next.

BRITAIN is a popular tourist place.But tours of the country have advantages and disadvantages.
GOOD NEWS
Free museums.No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities(文物).
Pop music.Britain is the only country to compare with the US on this score.
Black cabs.London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are never
enough of them at weekends or night.
Choice of food.Visitors can find everything from Ethiopian to Swedish restaurants.
Fashion.Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names
such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too.
BAD NEWS
Poor service.“It’s part of the image of the place.People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced,” says Professor Tony Seaton, of Luton University’s International Tourism Research  Center.
Poor public transport.Trains and buses are promised to defeat the keenest tourists, although the overcrowded London tube is inexplicably (难以理解的) popular.
Rain.Still in the number one complaint.
No air-conditioning.So that even splendidly hot summers become as unbearable as the downpours.
Overpriced hotels.The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark.
Licensing hours.Alcohol (酒) is in short supply after 11 p.m. even in “24-hour cities”.
【小题1】What do tourists complain most?

A.Poor service.B.Poor public transport.
C.Rain. D.Overpriced hotels.
【小题2】What do we learn about pop music in Britain and the US through this passage?
A.Pop music in Britain is better than that in the US.
B.Pop music in Britain is as good as that in the US.
C.Pop music in Britain is worse than that in the US.
D.Pop music in Britain is quite different from that in the US.
【小题3】When are people not able to get alcohol?
A.At 12: 00 p.m. B.At 10: 00 p.m. C.At 11: 00 p.m. D.At 9: 00 p.m.
【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.You have to pay to visit the museums.
B.It’s very cheap to travel by taxi there.
C.You cannot find Chinese food there.
D.The public transport is poor there.


C
After watching my mother deal with our family of five, I can’t understand why answer to the
question, “What do you do?” is always, “Oh, I’m just a housewife.” JUST a housewife?” Anyone who spends most of her time in meal preparation and cleanup, keeping the house clean, attending PTA meetings, leading a scout troop, playing taxi driver to us kids when it’s time for school, musical lessons or the dentist, doing volunteer work for her community is not just a housewife. She’s the real Wonder Woman.
Why is it that so many mothers like mine think of themselves as second.class or something similar? Where has this notion come from? Have we males made them feel this way? Has our society  made“going to work” outside the home seem more important than what a housewife must face each day?  I would be every curious to see what would happen if a housewife went on strike.Dishes would  pie up.Food in the house would run out.There would be no learn clothes when needed.Walking and bus riding would increase.
I doubt if the man of the house would be able to take over.Oh,he would probably start out with the attitude that he can do just as good a job,but how long would that last? Not 1ong, once he had to come home each night after work to more housework. There would be no coming home to a prepared meal; The kids would all be screaming for something to eat, clean clothes and more bus fare money. Once he quieted the kids, he’d have to clean the house, go shopping, make sure that kids got a bath, after clearing out all the dog hairs from the bathtub. Once the kids were down for the night, he might be able to craw(爬)into an unmade bed and try to read the morning newspaper.
64.What does the writer’s mother NOT do according to the first paragraph?
A.Cooking.            B.Tidying the house.  
C.Driving a taxi.         D.Some unpaid work.
65.The underlined word “notion” in the second paragraph can be replaced by the word        .
A.mother     B.citizen      C.similarity  D.thought
66.We can learn from the second paragraph        .
A.mothers are actually great women  B.our society looks down upon housewives
C.housewives should go on a strike    D.doing housework is not important at all
67.The possible main idea of the third paragraph is        .
A.men should share housework with their wives
B.attitude is not the only thing needed to do a job well
C.kids are the most challenging part of the housework
D.men are unlikely to handle the work of a housewife

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