In eighteen seventy-seven, the American government decided to move the Nez Perce Indians from their land. The government had set up a reservation for them in Idaho. Chief Joseph did not want to leave the land.It was holy ground. It contained the bones of his father and mother.

　 But,like his f'ather in earlier times, Chief Joseph knew it would be hopeless to stay and defend the land. There were too few Indians to win a war against the white men.

　 And so in June of eighteen seventy-seven, the Nez Perce left their home in the Wallowa Vall ey. They left quickly. They were able to take only a small part of what they owned. and just a few cattle and Appaloosa horses.

　 When the Indians reached the Snake River, the water was very deep and ran very fast with melted snow from the mountains. Chief Joseph and his people made boats from sticks and dried animal skins to cross the river. While the Indians were busy, a group of white men came and stole some of the cattle waiting at the edge of the river.

　 The other chiefs demanded that Joseph call a meeting. Two of the chiefs. White Bird and Toohoolhoolzote. spoke for War. but Joseph held different opinion.

　 Some of the young men in White Bird's group were very angry. That night, they rode into the countryside and killed eleven white persons.

　 During all his years as chief, Joseph had tried to keep the peace. Now he saw there was no hope. Although he and his young men had taken no part in the killings, he knew that the white men would blame all of the Indians. Chief Joseph said, "I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of the white men."

　 Many Nez Perce fled. Chief Joseph remained, because his wife was about to have a baby. After she gave birth. he and his family joined the others in White Bird Canyon to the south.

　 Joseph wanted to Lead the people to safety in the flat lands of Montana. But the UnitedStates army quickly sent horse soldiers to follow them.

　 They were extremely tired when they reached White Bird Canyon. An Indian-carrying a white flag-walked forward to meet them. A soldier shot him.

With that shot. war between the Nez Perce and the United States began.

56. Why didn't Chief Joseph want to leave the land?

　 A. He thought the reservation in Idaho wasn't satisfying.

　 B. He didn't want to be separated from his parents.

　 C. He had special feeling for the land where he was living.

　 D. He didn't want to live with the white men.

57. Which of the following is TRUE?

　 A. Before they left their home, the Nez Perce had only a few cattle and Appaloosa horses.

B. Chief Joseph and his people were unwilling to cross the deep river

C. When the Indians reached the Snake River, it was very hard for them to cross it.

　 D. While the Indians were waiting by the river, a group of white men stole some of the cattle.

58. From the passage we can infer that____________.

　 A. chief Joseph knew it would be hopeless to defend the land

　 B. white men often killed some Indians

　 C. chief Joseph was afraid of white men

　 D. conflicts often happened between the Indians and the white

59. After some of the young men in White Bird's group killed eleven white persons,__________.

　 A. Chief Joseph blamed White Bird

　 B. Chief Joseph tried his best to keep peace

　 C. All the Nez Perce fled

　 D. The United States army wanted to revenge (报仇)

60. What might be the title of the passage?

　 A. The story of Chief Joseph.

　 B. The American Civil War.

　 C. Chief Joseph and his children.

　 D. The Nez Perce Indians.

根据短文内容，请将标有A-F的选项插入文章中标号为1-5的合适位置，使这篇文章意义完整，结构连贯；其中有两项是多余的。（10分）

1 London taxi drivers know the capital like the hack of their hands. The reason London taxi drivers are so efficient is that they have all gone through a very long training period known as "the knowledge" to get the special needs to drive taxis.

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3　 Once a new taxi driver has a license, the next thing he or she has to deal with is the public. Drivers agree that most passengers are very pleasant, although occasionally they can be nasty.

　 　4 But sometimes it is not only the tip that is at stake; a taxi driver's job can also be dangerous.

　 　5 To avoid situations like this, more and more drivers are joining radio taxi companies. Not all unexpected encounters are nasty ones, though. Celebrities and politicians often take taxis and this can add a bit of excitement to the lives of the drivers.

　　 London taxi drivers love to talk to people and most of them start a conversation as soon as the passenger steps into their vehicle. Colin Sinclair is unrepentant, "Why not? I enjoy talking to people and I learn from them. I've learned more from driving a taxi than I ever did at school. I' ve had people in my taxi from Russia and Australia and they' ve taught me a lot. It's fascinating."

A. When your money and life is in danger, it' s best to call for help by means of a system equipped in the car, which may be of great help in time of emergency.

B. Colin Sinclair was once attacked by a passenger who did not want to pay the fare," He grabbed my hand and said, 'I'm going to beat you up,' and then he started pushing me towards the window. luckily, I managed to reach the emergency radio, and within

　 five minutes 20 drivers had come to my aid."

C. During this period, which can take from two to four years, the would-be taxi driver has to learn, the most direct route to every single road and to every important building in London.

D. Learner drivers are not allowed to work and earn money as drivers. Therefore, many of them keep their previous jobs until they obtain their taxi-driving license. The training period can cost quite a lot, because learners have to pay for their own expenses (getting around London using private transport), the test they take and a medical exam.

E. Brian Turner once carried two princesses in his taxi without even realizing! He recalled, "They stopped me in front of the gates of Kensington Palace and kept me talking for; 20 minutes while a policeman watched. I know I had seen them in photographs but I couldn' t remember who they were. It was only after they left that I realized who they were!"

F. But as Brain Turner, 53, a taxi driver for 30 years, explains, "Your job is to take them where they want to go in a polite and pleasant manner, whatever they are like. After all, if you' re unpleasant to your passenger, you won't get a tip."

I had planted different hot peppers in my garden. A Mexican fellow called Sam worked for me. He_36_ hot peppers, too. It was late summer and a beautiful sunny day. My son, Marcus, eight, and my daughter, Ellen, ten, picked several 37 hot peppers and entered our workroom, with their             38 ．They wanted to see if Sam could   39  more hot peppers than I.  After a little joking with them we agreed to the contest but they had to   40 ，too. That was not  41 terms for them so they left the room.
They  42  about an hour later with a new proposal and new hot peppers they had just picked．  43 they had reasoned that when a pepper was  44 in color it was the hottest kind. Marcus and Ellen would eat the green colored peppers   45 Sam and I would eat the red colored peppers. Giving Sam a wink（使眼色），we  46 . Showing good sportsmanship（体育精神），I had the kids  47 the peppers that Sam and I would eat.  They picked the largest two red peppers.  Then they picked a  48  green one for themselves. Knowing what was going to  49 ，I told them I would make it  50  for them.  I cut one pepper in half and removed the  51  to reduce the heat a little. The contest was one of speed rather than  52 ．Each child had pepper in hand and was  53 to start .
Looking at my  54  I said, OK, on three. One, Two, THREE. So much happened all at once. Tears, screams and spitting running around, the children  55  their mouth with fast waving hands.  A short time later, Sam and I agreed that the red tasted better than the green.

The   16   picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his  17   , who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink．Apparently  18  of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the  19  on the table．His two guests heard a chest of drawers opening and a rustling （飒飒响声）．

       They  20  sitting in the living-room, the 10-year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window．The father was just about to take his cup when the  21  came, right there in the living-room．Something was hopelessly broken．

       It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor．The girl looked  22  her shoulder at once, startled （吓一跳）,  23  ．It was  24   neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit．

       The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room．He looked at the  25  floor and blurted out, “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”

       The father started to say something．Then he muttered, “Sorry, I  26  it and it fell．”

       “ It doesn’t matter,” the host said．

       Later, when they left the house, the daughter said, “ Daddy, I saw your  27  in the windowpane （窗玻璃）．You were sitting perfectly  28  ．Why did you say…．”

The father  29  , “What then would you  30  as the cause of its fall?”

       “ It fell by itself．The floor is uneven （不平）．It wasn’t steady when Mr．Li put it there．”

       “It won’t  31  , girl．It sounds more  32   when I say I knocked it down．There are things people accept less the more you  33   them．The truer your story is, the less true it sounds．”

The daughter was  34  in silence for a while．Then she said, “ Can you  35   it only this way?”

       “Only this way,” the father said．

16．A．owner         B．host             C．guest            D．master

17．A．friends         B．neighbours         C．children           D．guests

18．A．knowing       B．remembering             C．hearing           D．thinking

19．A．thermos       B．cup               C．lid              D．tea

20．A．enjoyed       B．remained         C．imagined         D．hated

21．A．stranger        B．host             C．crash            D．noise

22．A．around         B．at               C．behind           D．over

23．A．staring        B．watching         C．shouting           D．crying

24．A．helpless       B．exciting          C．strange           D．terrible

25．A．broken        B．steaming         C．dirty             D．flooded

26．A．touched       B．used              C．hit              D．moved

27．A．face           B．shadow          C．reflection                D．action

28．A．calm          B．still             C．silent            D．straight

29．A．shouted        B．whispered        C．laughed           D．repeated

30．A．tell                 B．make            C．accept           D．give

31．A．do             B．suit               C．go              D．fit

32．A．comfortable    B．friendly          C．acceptable        D．agreeable

33．A．defend        B．support          C．discuss            D．argue

34．A．kept          B．shut             C．worried            D．lost

35．A．do             B．explain            C．make              D．manage

Singing had always been an important part of Gloria Estefan’s life. “Since I was three years old, I sang. I sang everything,” Gloria said. “Cubans,” she added, “are a musical people”.
Gloria was born in Cuba in 1957. Her family left the country just before Fidel Castro came to power. In Miami, where the family settled, many people did not accept Cuban immigrants. In first grade, she spoke little English, but she worked hard to learn the language. Six months after she entered school, she won an award for reading in English!
When Gloria was ten, her father returned from the Vietnam War. Soon, the family realized he wasn’t well. They soon found out that he was badly ill. Her mother went back to teaching at school to support the family. Gloria cared for her father and her younger sister.
She still made the honor roll, and she still had her music, but Gloria was lonely. However, when the band leader Emilio Estefan came to speak at her high school, Gloria sang for him. He asked her to join his band. It was the beginning of the Miami Sound Machine.
Within a few months, the Miami Sound Machine was the top band in Miami. In 1978 Gloria and Emilio married.
At first, the Miami Sound Machine was known only in Miami. Then the band signed with CBS Records. Estefan and his band became stars.
Since then, the Miami Sound Machine has sold millions of records. Gloria has done more than just singing when Hurricane Andrew hit central Florida in 1992. She used only two weeks to organize an all-star concert that raised $2 million for the people who suffered in the hurricane. “We needed a party after that disaster,” she said.
Gloria said, “You have to stay true to the music you really love to do. There will always be people who will tell you, ‘that won’t work.’ You’ve got to be firm in spite of difficulties. Stick to it—that’s the main thing.”
【小题1】Gloria’s father was ill_________.