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　There was a time when the owner of shops and business in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to the gangsters (歹徒) in return for“ protection ”．If the money was not paid on time, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop ．Obtaining “protection money ”is not modern crime(罪)．As long ago as the fourteenth century, an Englishman , Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery that the Italians would rather pay large sums of money than have their life and work destroyed by a band of his men when he settled there with his soldiers．

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A．They were well protected by the gangsters．

B．The protection would cost large sums of money．

C．They needed protection ,especially from the gangsters'．

D．They were afraid that their business was damaged．

(2) From the passage, we can infer that Sir John Hawkwood had been ________ ．　

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A．a gangster 　　　　　　　B．a business man

C．an owner of the shop 　　　D．a soldier

(3) According to the passage, we know that obtaining "protection money" had happened in ________ ．

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A．Italy 　　　　　　　　　 B．America

C．Either Italy or America　　　D．Italy and America

(4) What do you think of the gangsters?

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A．They were good , for they protected the owners．

B．They were bad ,for they got ill-gotten wealth(不义之财)．

C．They were rich, for they obtained "protection money．"

D．They were poor ,for they earned money by hardworking．

(5) Do you think the gangsters could protect the owners of the shops?

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A．Yes,they were ready to help others．

B．Yes ,if anyone was willing to pay them．

C．No, but the owners had to pay them ．

D．No,but the owners needed their help．

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  Have you ever heard of Paynes Prairie? It is one of the most important natural and historical areas in Florida. Paynes Prairie is located near Gainesville. It is large, 21,000 acres. This protected land is called a preserve. The Florida Park Service manages the preserve.

The Paynes Prairie basin was formed when limestone dissolved and the ground settled. It is covered by marsh (沼泽) and wet prairie vegetation. There are areas of open water. During brief periods it has flooded enough to be considered a lake. Except for that, the basin has changed little through time.

Man has lived on Paynes Prairie a very long time. He lived there as far back as 10,000 B.C. At one time, the Seminoles lived there. The prairie is thought to have been named after King Payne, a Seminole chief. During the late 1600s,the largest cattle ranch in Florida was on Paynes Prairie. Today, Paynes Prairie is preserved land. It is occupied by visitors and Florida Park Service employees.

William Bartram visited Paynes Prairie. Bartram was the first person who portrayed (described) nature through personal experience as well as scientific observation. He lived 200 years ago. He visited Paynes Prairie in 1774. At that time he described. He called Paynes Prairie the“great Alachua Savannah.”

Most of the animal life, which Bartram described, is still here. A large number of sandhill cranes, hawks and waterfowl are here in winter. The animal diversity is increased by the presence of pine flatwoods, hammock, swamps and ponds.

The Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is open year round. The Florida Park Service works hard so that the park will appear as it did in the past. It offers many opportunities for recreation. At the park you can camp and picnic. You can hike and bike. You can boat and fish. You can ride on horse trails. And you can see lots of nature and wildlife. You can see Florida as it was in the early days.

   Paynes Prairie is a part of our Florida history. It is an example of our Florida natural resources. It is a place for recreation. Paynes Prairie is an important experience of the Real Florida.

Title: The Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park

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From Ronaldo and Ronaldinho to Kaka and Robinho, Brazil is never short of football stars. If you have ever wondered who could be the next big name, 18-year-old Alexandre Pato is a player to watch.  

The teenage striker scored the only goal of the game on March 20 to help AC Milan beat Torino 1-0. The win ensured Milan can still maintain their push for a Champions League spot despite the absence of star Kaka.  

Pato made his start in Serie A only in January and has scored seven goals for his club so far. He also helped Brazil's national football team win the 2007 South American Youth Championship, which qualified the country for the football competition at the Beijing Olympic Games.  

Pato is good at controlling football and moves intelligently. But most of all, he is quick. Looking at him play, it becomes evident why many people have connected him with a young Ronaldo. Yet Pato insists that the praise does not put him under pressure. Instead, he welcomes it.  

Pato started to play indoor football at the age of three. At only 11, he signed with the Brazilian football club International where he started sharing a house with 83 other teenagers. Much like him, they wanted to make a name for themselves in the club's senior team. Luckily, Pato was the one who quickly made his way to the senior team and landed in AC Milan at the end of 2007.  

Was it easy for him to settle down in a totally different culture? Pato insists that he has settled in with no problems thanks largely to his compatriots （同胞） in the Italian League. "These are the players I played with on Playstation and watched on television," he admitted. "My dream of playing with my idol Ronaldo has finally come true."  

Title: Brazil's Next Super Star

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Tom is a worker in my factory and he is a little bit dirty. I have been taking   21  of him for years and years, he always wears an old red hat and carries a  22  bag. He usually spends his break time and his lunchtime by walking around to   23   the unused tins around.

Once I saw him by his  24  , with a lot of rubbish bags, which were full of aluminum(铝) tins. He threw them into the back of his car and then 25 the car. Being very curious, I got into my car to   26   him. He drove 27   he reached the entrance to a wide, empty parking area, but did nothing more.

Today, I was 28 one of the broken machines during lunchtime when this“tin man”came along with his bag. As usual, he  29 the tins around the place. My 30   , who was worried about how the   31 caused by the machine would affect production, was standing there watching me.

When I finished my job, my manager asked the “tin man” about what he would  32    the tin that he had collected. I had   33   even thought about asking this kind of question,  34  I had always thought that this “tin man” would sell the   35  to the recycling place

 36  ,this “tin man” answered, “I will give them to my neighbor,  37  has epilepsy(癫痫病) and is unable to work.” I was  38  to hear this, and I asked him, “You  39 you are collecting all those tins just to help your neighbor?”

“I know it doesn’t help very much,” he said, “  40   I try my best to help him.” It was the most beautiful moment in my life and made me feel very humble(卑鄙的).

21. A. hold            B. care            C. charge             D. notice

22. A. plastic          B. rubbish          C. paper              D. metal

23. A. collect          B. find            C. hide                D. spread

24. A. house           B. store           C. machine             D. car

25. A. got out of        B. broke up        C. jumped into          D. settled down

26. A. follow          B. block           C. inspect              D. catch

27. A. since           B. until            C. when               D. after

28. A. decorating       B. performing      C. repairing             D. selecting

29. A. turned up        B. put up          C. set up               D. picked up

30. A. manager         B. workmate       C. neighbor             D. friend

31. A. power           B. delay           C. signal               D. harm

32. A. do with          B. deal with        C. go with             D. put up with

33. A. seldom          B. always          C. nearly              D. never

34. A. unless           B. because         C. though              D. if

35. A. machine         B. cars            C. tins                 D. bags

36. A. Certainly        B. Briefly          C. Surprisingly          D. Fortunately

37. A. who            B. whom           C. which               D. that

38. A. shocked         B. interested        C. satisfied             D. concerned

39. A. announce        B. mean           C. say                 D. declare

40. A. instead          B. however        C. but                 D. and