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    Erin Brockovich grew up in Kansas,USA. She studied at a business college for a year,and then she went to California.

    In 1990,when she was thirty years old,she had a car accident. A law firm(律师事务所) helped her after the accident,so she started to work for them later.  

    Her job was to organize papers One day Erin realized that there were lots of very sick people in a place called Hinkley. She felt it was unusual,so she started to look for more information about the town.

    Erin worked very hard for five years. She visited lots of sick people in Hinkley and listened to their stories. All the sick people lived near a big factory called Pacific Gas and Electric. Then 'she discovered that there was something called chromium in the water they drank. It was from the factory and Erin believed that the people were sick because of the chromium in their drinking water. She planned to help them.

    Erin staried a law awe (诉讼) against Pacific Gas and Electric. The factory wasn’t happy about this. They didn't agree that the people were ill because of the water — but in 1996 theyWge (法官) ordered Pacific Gas and Electric to pay the people in Hinkley $500,000 each.

    In 2000,there was a film about Erin Brockovich. Julia Roberts played Erin and the film was very successful. Now Erin is famous — she has her own firm and she gives talks all over the world.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

() 56. Erin worked for a law firm because.

   A. she studied law in college

   B. she wanted to help sick people 

    C. the firm paid her lots of money

   D. the firm helped her after a car accident

() 57. How might Erin feel wheh she found many papers had to do with Hinkle??

   A. Strange. B. Satisfied, C. Angry. D. Worried.

() 58. What does the underlined word “discovered” in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese? 

A。坚持  B. 考虑  C.发现  D.抱怨

() 59. Erin found the people in Hinkley were sick because of.

   A. the food they ate   B. the water they drank 

C. the house they lived in   D. the factory they worked in

() 60. The passage is mainly about .

   A. Erin’s  life experience

   B. a film in 2000

   C. how to work on a law case   

    D. how to care for sick people 

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Monday 12th 

Wind from southwest.

We salied(航行) 300 km. We took the nets(网) in early this morning and they were almost full. All of us were very happy. Ron sent a message to his mother. She has been ill recently. Unluckily,some of our food fell off the boat and it was impossible to get it back.

Tuesday 13th 

Wind changed — now from northeast.

The rain started at about 7:00 a.m. The wind became stronger soon,and then the storm came. It became difficult to con?ol the boat. The crew (全体船员) were inside the boat. The storm got really strong in the afternoon. The crew had to cut the nets because there was a serious risk of the boat sinking (沉没) .

Wednesday 14th 

Wind from south.

During the night,the boat moved 190 km northwest in the storm. The wind became weak in the afternoon. At 5:00 p.m：, we began to sail back. Then we saw a small boat not far away. There were twp people in it,a father and his son. Their boat was broken because of the storm,and they didn't know where they were. We took them with US ?nd sailed back. We bought new nets and more food. Tomorrow we will go west to look for more fish.

据材料内容选择最佳答案。

() 51. What fell off the boat on Monday?

   A. Some clothes. B. A radio,   C. Some food.   D. A flashlight.

() 52. The crew cut the nets because.

   A. the nets were going to be broken

   B. the boat was going to sink 

   C. the nets were broken

   D. the boat was sinking

() 53. When did the crew start to go back?

   A. At 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

   B. At 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday,

   C. At 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

   D. At 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

() 54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the material?

   A. The storm became strong on Tuesday afternoon.

   B. The writer was good at repairing nets,

   C. The rain started on Monday morning.

   D. Ron's father was in bad health.

() 55. You may find the material in a .

   A. dictionary   B. guidebook   C. notice   D. diary

情景交际

根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话，其中有两项多余。

A: Eric,I was robbed(被抢劫) yesterday.

B: What? (46)

A: When I was going to the ATM,I saw a man and a woman.

B: (47)

A: No. They were looking in a shop window.

B: What happened next?

A: While I was waiting for my money,the woman said “Excuse me."

B: (48)

A: I looked round but she was running away. While I wasn’t looking at the ATM,the man took my money away!

B: (49)

A: The woman was wearing a green coat and the man was wearing black jeans.

B: Well. (50)

A: No. Anyway,I called 110 and told them everything I could.

   A. What were they wearing?

   B. How did you get your money back? 

   C. What did you do?

   D. Did you get your money back?

   E. Were they watching you?

   F. The man is tall and thin.

   G. Tell me how it happened.

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D 四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

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     This spring my older brother and I left the busy city and spent a long weekend cycling in the countryside. All we wanted was some fresh air and a 36 from schoolwork.

     We really enjoyed cycling down country roads. There was lots of spring sunshine,but it was quite 37 , especially in the mornings. We didn't 38 , though — and soon we warmed up as we rode along.

     There was a village every few kilometers on our route (路途) , and we could 39 everything we needed there. All the people 40 met were very friendly. However,most places we stopped at 41 served fish and chips,and soon we got bored.

     One night we lay sleepless 42  a group of old people sang loudly in the hotel. We were 43 and angry when we set up (出发) the next morning and almost got lost,but soon felt very happy when the sun came out. That's what I 44 about cycling 一 it's simple and fun. If you are 45  a short break that's active and cheap,then cycling is great!

() 36. A. trouble   B. break C. job   D. deal

() 37. A. dangerous   B. expensive

C. cold   D. easy

() 38. A. mind   B. refuse   C. beat   D. push

() 39. A. remember   B. cover

C. miss   D. buy

() 40. A. he   B. she    C. we   D. they

() 41. A. only   B. also    C. never   D. once

() 42. A. though   B. because  

C. until   D. unless

() 43. A. shocked   B. lucky

C. creative   D. tired

() 44. A. like   B. kid  C. offer   D. argue

() 45. A. taking down   B. cutting out    C. looking for   D. setting up 

() 35. ——You won first prize?

—I’m serious. We played really well in that game.

   A. What's wrong?     B. It doesn’t matter,

    C. You’ re kidding!    D.It's up to you.

() 34. —Bob,why do you want to change the bed? 一Because it's not comfortable and I can't quickly.

   A. get up   B. dress up

C. fall down   D. fall asleep

() 33. The alarm on time but Mike turned over and went back to sleep.

   A. worked out   B. went off

C. got off    D.found out

() 32. —Were you having breakfast at seven ? clock this morning?

— .I was taking a shower.

   A. Yes,I did   B. Yes,I was

C. No,I didn’ t   D. No,I wasn’ t

() 31. Is that Alice? I remember her leave here ten minutes ago.

   A. to see   B. to seeing

C. seeing   D. see

() 30. While I was talking on the phone,Helen The Little Prince.

   A. will watch   B. was watching

C. watches   D. is watching