After a year of preparing herself, Laura Dekker has been given permission to sail around the world. “I was so happy that I almost jumped into the river,” Laura said, after learning of the court’s verdict(判决).
The 14-year-old was born on a ship in the South Pacific, and currently lives with her father on a boat. When child protection agencies heard about her plan to sail alone, they took the case to court and prevented her from making such a dangerous voyage.
Since the decision, though, Laura had been preparing with her father to convince the court that she was ready. Later on, she received the books and other materials she would need for school while she was at sea. She added safety equipment to a new, big ship. And she took her first aid course to learn several survival skills, like how to put out fires on the boat, take care of her own injuries and deal with lack of sleep. She also planned a safer course --- adding alternate routes(备用路径) to avoid pirate attacks, and planning a course that would have her on dry land as she moved from port to port across the globe.
Even with all of the added preparations, the trip still has its risks. In early June, 16-year-old Abby Sunderland, an American, had to abandon(放弃) her attempt to become the youngest sailor to travel around the world. Her ship’s mast(桅杆) broke due to rough waters in the Indian Ocean, and she was rescued by a French fishing ship.
Laura plans to take longer than Abby for her voyage, and is using a larger and more stable boat. If she finished successfully in less than two years, she will take the title from current record-holder Jessica Watson, of Australia, who was 16 when she completed the journey.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE of Laura?

A．how Laura convinced the court

B．why Laura needed to study at sea

C．how Laura prepared for the voyage

D．where Laura could avoid pirate attacks

It was a five-cent Chinese Yuan coin that gave Tan Yuanyuan the chance to dance. Tan Yuanyuan was born into a traditional family in Shanghai, and the obstacles she broke 1   to become one of today’s most critically acclaimed ballerinas （芭蕾舞女演员）   2   at home. Her mother, who had wanted to be a ballerina, saw that her daughter’s physique, looks and determination fitted 3  into a ballerina’s profile and encouraged Tan to become one. “She wanted me to   4  her dream,” Tan told CNN’s Talk Asia. 5  her father, an engineer, had a different plan for his daughter. “He wanted me to become a doctor or an engineer, because I was a good student in school,” Tan said.

    Her father saw ballet  6  a Western art form inappropriate for a traditional Chinese girl and as a career that is  7  and short. The two settled their   8 with a flip of a coin that landed in favor of her mother’s wishes, and her father accepted the  9  as a matter of fate.

    The  10   between ballet and Tan began at the age of five, when Tan was attracted by the beauty of a performance of Swan Lake on TV.  11  from the fairy queen’s crown, the music and the ballerina’s movements  12  her. At age 11, Tan began her formal training at Shanghai Dance School and   13   four years later. But   14   Shanghai Dance School a year later than the other pupils made  15  difficult for Tan to catch up. “I wasn’t very good. I was always in the corner crying,” said Tan. Things took a   16   for the better in her third year when Ms. Ling, a new teacher, took   17  the class and “put her full time into our ballet training,” Tan added.

When asked about her   18  to be an incredible performer, she explained, “It is in Chinese blood to always try your best, and no matter  19 happens today, for example, even if your back   20   out or your foot is in pain or your toe is bleeding, you should always give the audience a perfect show.”

1.   A．in                          B．through                C．out                         D．away

2.    A．originated              B．set                    C．dated                      D．began

3.    A．certainly                B．beautifully            C．perfectly                 D．definitely

4.    A．fulfill                     B．make                  C．come                      D．approach

5.    A．And                      B．But                      C．So                         D．Hence

6.    A．to                         B．as                        C．in                            D．on

7.    A．unstable                 B．stable                   C．unlimited                 D．limited

8.    A．opinions                B．battles                  C．differences              D．fights

9.    A．success                 B．consequence    C．management             D．defeat

10.  A．relationship            B．connection           C．relative                    D．combination

11.  A．Apart                    B．Besides                C．Beside                     D．Except

12.  A．shocked                B．annoyed               C．impressed                D．frustrated

13.  A．attended                B．graduated             C．abandoned               D．worked

14.  A． joining                 B．join                      C．entering                   D．enter

15.  A．everything             B．that             C．this                         D．it

16.  A．round                    B．turn                    C．measure                 D．move

17.  A．over                      B．in                     C．up                          D．on

18.  A．goal                      B．direction             C．motivation               D．aim

19.  A．however                B．how                   C．whatever                 D．what

20.  A．runs                     B．goes                    C．gives                       D．tries

Scores of people queued up to use a cash machine after it started giving out double money requested.

The cash machine, outside a Sainsbury’s store in Barham Road, Hull, attracted a big crowd hoping to take advantage of the fault, on Tuesday night. Police officers were eventually sent to guard the machine and prevent more money from being taken out. The fault is thought to have affected cash machines at supermarkets across the city. It is not yet known whether the customers will have to repay the cash or how much money was taken out.

A spokeswoman for Humberside Police said, “Officers were sent out and an attempt was made to contact the owners of the machine and officers remained at the scene to prevent more people from taking more money out. ” The spokeswoman said those who benefited from the fault could be traced and face theft charges, but investigations would only take place if the operator made an complaint.

The cash machine is owned by a company called Payzone, a spokesman later confirmed. He said the fault was due to the machine being filled with the wrong denomination（面值）of notes. An investigation was under way into the incident and the machine had been taken out of service, he added.

The Payzone spokesman said, “The cash in Transit Company which is contracted to service this ATM has filled it up with the wrong denomination of notes, which means it is paying out double. ” He could not say how much money had been taken out of the machine, or whether it would have to be paid back. It was understood that a number of cash machines owned by other companies had also been affected by this problem in Hull, he added.

61. When people found the cash machine outside a Sainsbury’s store broke down, __________.

A. they queued up to check their own money.

B. they asked the police to protect the cash machine

C. they waited outside the store for the generous cash machine

D. they took out money from the other cash machines

62. People who got illegal money would face theft charges if__________.

A. the police traced their theft

B. the police contacted the owners of the machine

C. they got more money after the police came

D. the operator complained to the police

63. Which situation probably caused the cash machine’s fault?

A. The largest denomination put into the machine was the one hundred-dollar bill.

B. Notes of larger denomination were put into the machine instead of the required ones.

C. Notes of new denomination were issued by the bank.

D. Notes put into the machine included different denomination.

64. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Greedy customers

B. Cash machine gives double money

C. Who is the owner of the cash machine

D. How to get more money from ATM