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I have only once been in trouble with the law.The whole process of being arrested and taken to court was a rather unpleasant experience at the time, but it makes a good story now. What makes it rather disturbing was the arbitrary (随意的) circumstances both of my arrest and my subsequent (随后的) fate in court.

It happened in February about twelve years ago.I had left school a couple of months before that and was not due to go to university until the following October.I was still living at home at the time.

One morning I was in Richmond, a suburb of London near where I lived.I was looking for a temporary job so that I could save up some money to go traveling.As it was a fine day and I was in no hurry, I was taking my time, looking in shop windows, strolling in the park, and sometimes just stopping and looking around me.It must have been this obvious ainilessness that led to my downfall.

It was about half past eleven when it happened.I was just walking out of the local library, having unsuccessfully sought employment there, when I saw a man walking across the road with the obvious intention of talking to me.I thought he was going to ask me the time.Instead, he said he was a police officer and he was arresting me.At first I thought it was some kind of joke.

But then another policeman appeared, this time in uniform, and I was left in no doubt.

'But what for? " I asked.

‘Wandering with intent to commit an arrestable offence,' he said.

‘What offence?' I asked.

'Theft,' he said.

'Theft of what?' I asked.

'Milk bottles,' he said, and with a perfectly straight face too!

'Oh,' I said.

It turned out there had been a lot of petty thefts in the area, particularly that of stealing milk bottles from doorsteps.

Then I made my big mistake.At the time I was nineteen, had long untidy hair, and regarded myself as pan of the sixties' 'youth counterculture'.As a result, I wanted to appear cool and unconcerned with the incident, so I said, 'How long have you been following me?  in the most casual and conversational tone I could manage.I thus appeared to them to be quite familiar with this sort of situation, and it confirmed them in their belief that I was a thoroughly disreputable (品行不端的) character.

         A few minutes later a police car arrived.

         'Get in the back,' they said.'Put your hands on the back of the front seat and don't move them.'

         They got in on either side of me.It wasn't funny any more.

         At the police station they questioned me for several hours.I continued to try to look worldly and familiar with the situation.When they asked me what I had been doing, I told them I'd been looking for a job.'Aha,' I could see them thinking, 'unemployed'.

Eventually, I was officially charged and told to report to Richmond Magistrates' Court the following Monday.Then they let me go.

I wanted to conduct my own defense in court, but as soon as my father found out what had happened, he hired a very good solicitor (律师) .We went along that Monday armed with all kinds of witnesses, including my English teacher from school as a character witness.But he was never called on to give evidence.My 'trial' didn't get that far.The magistrate (法官) dismissed the case after fifteen minutes.1 was free.The poor police had never stood a chance.The solicitor even succeeded in getting costs awarded against the police.

And so I do not have a criminal record.But what was most shocking at the time was the things my release from the charge so clearly depended on.I had the 'right' accent, respectable middle-class parents in court, reliable witnesses, and I could obviously afford a very good solicitor.Given the obscure nature of the charge.I feel sure that if I had come from a different background, and had really been unemployed, there is every chance that I would have been found guilty.While asking for costs to be awarded, my solicitor's case quite obviously revolved (回转) around the fact that I had a 'brilliant academic record'.

Meanwhile, just outside the courtroom, one of the policemen who had arrested me was gloomily complaining to my mother that another youngster had been turned against the police. 'You could have been a bit more helpful when we arrested you,' he said to me reproachfully (责备地) .

What did he mean? Probably that I should have looked outraged (暴怒)and said something like, 'Look here, do you know who you're talking to? I am a highly successful student with a brilliant academic record.How dare you arrest me!' Then they, probably, would have apologized perhaps even taken off their caps, and let me on my way.

1.Judging from the first paragraph, the writer's attitude towards his story is _______.

A.angry                                          B.sad      

C.amused                                      D.more than just one of the above

2.The first man who came up to him was ______.

A.a uniformed policeman                 B.a policeman in plainclothes

C.not a policeman                          D.a good joker

3.The court never asked the author's English teacher to give evidence because _______.

A.the time for the trial was limited to fifteen minutes only

B. the author wanted to conduct his own defense in court

C.the case was dismissed before the trial reached that stage

D.he was found to be unqualified as a character witness

4.The author believes that he would most probably have been declared guilty if _______.

A.the magistrate had been less gentle

B.he had really been out of work

C.he had been born in a lower—class family

D.both B and C

5.In the opinion of one of the policeman who had arrested the author, the whole thing might not have occurred if ______.

A.he had protested strongly at the time

B.he had begged to be allowed to go home

C.he hadn't wandered aimlessly

D.he had tried to look cool

6.We can see from the passage that the author ______.

A.has broken the law only once

B.has never broken the law

C.has broken the law on more than one occasion

D.once broke the law without knowing it

 

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请阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose.Thirteen months ago, in a Florida library he found notes in the book margin (空白).The soft

 36 reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind.

In the book, he 37 the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell.With time and effort he

 38 her address.He wrote her a letter 39 himself and inviting her to write 40 .

Then the two grew to know each other 41 the mail.A romance was budding.John requested a photograph, 42 she refused.Later they planned their first meeting-7:00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York.

“You’ll 43 me, ” she wrote, “by the 44 I’ll be wearing on my coat.” So at 7:00 he was in the station.

A young woman in a green suit was coming toward him, her figure like a flower was long and

 45 and her eyes blue.Almost uncontrollably he made one 46 closer to her, and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell-a woman well past 40.The girl was walking quickly away.He felt 47 he split in two, so keen was his desire to follow her, and 48 so deep was his longing for the woman whose 49 had truly companioned (陪伴) him.

He did not 50 .He said, “I’m John, and you must be Miss Maynell.I am so glad you could

 51 me; may I take you to dinner?”

The woman smiled, “I don’t know what this is about, but the young lady in the green suit begged me to 52 this rose on my coat.She said if you were to ask me to dinner, I should tell you she is 53 you in the restaurant across the street.She said it was some kind of  54 !”

It’s not difficult to admire Miss Maynell’s wisdom.The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the 55 .

36. A.reading                 B.handwriting            C.smiling                   D.speaking

37. A.invented               B.thought                   C.discovered                  D.understood

38. A.published              B.wrote                         C.caught                    D.located

39. A.introducing           B.saying                    C.showing                  D.enjoying

40. A.back                     B.up                          C.on                          D.away

41. A.in                         B.by                          C.through                  D.at

42. A.therefore            B.but                         C.so                          D.and

43. A.realize                  B.recognize                C.know                   D.like

44. A.flower                  B.book                      C.rose                        D.glasses

45. A.fat                        B.ugly                       C.tall                         D.slim

46. A.stair                         B.jump                      C.pace                       D.step

47. A.as though              B.even if                    C.that                        D.although

48. A.still                      B.already                   C.yet                         D.though

49. A.appearance            B.development           C.voice                      D.spirit

50. A.laugh                    B.hesitate                   C.follow                    D.affect

51. A.know                    B.meet                       C.notice                     D.write

52. A.wear                     B.catch                      C.take                        D.bring

53. A.looking for           B.talking to                C.looking at               D.waiting for

54. A.check                   B.exam                      C.test                         D.quiz

55. A.beautiful               B.weak                      C.unattractive             D.strong

 

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