When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t 1　　　　   drive to a store and back home. He always looks carefully up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything 2　　　　    such as strange cars, loud noises, broken windows, or people gathering on street corners.

Tim 3　　     to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indians, USA. The neighborhood watch group 4　　    on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s when Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community safety. Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 5　　   their homes, streets, and families safe.

Mrs. Stedman, president of 6　　  _____     neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. “People seem to think that crime (犯罪)  happens to other people but not 7　　    them. Well, it’s never happened to me.” She said, “but I don’t think anyone has the 8　　     to steal from other people or to make them feel 9　　   sitting in their own homes.”

Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors look out for one another. “We 10　　   each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a 11　　   of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the 12　　   .For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 13　　  , or someone destroying property (财产), we report to the police.”

Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups 14　　   a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they can’t do 15　　    .”

1. A. hardly　　 　　　　　　  B. still　　　　　　　　　　 　　   C. simply 　　　　　　　　　　 D. rather

2. A familiar    　　　　　　  B. unusual　　　　  　　   C. expensive　　   　　　　　　  D. interesting

3. A. attends   　　　　　　  B. belongs　　　　  　　   C. goes   　　　　　　　　　　 D. turns

4. A. meets　　 　　　　　　  B. quarrels　　　　  　　   C. sings   　　　　　　　　　　 D. searches

5. A. keep　　   　　　　　　  B. hold　　　　　　　　　　 　　   C. let　　   　　　　　　　　　　 D. protect

6. A. its　　　　  　　　　　　  B. his　　　　　　　　　　 　　   C. their    　　　　　　　　　　 D. your

7. A. round　　 　　　　　　  B. on　　　　　　　　　　 　　   C. about  　　　　　　　　　　 D. to

8. A. right　　   　　　　　　  B. chance　　　　   　　　　　　  C. courage　　　　  　　   D. mind

9.A. unlucky   　　　　　　t&n癰sp; B. unsafe　　　　    　　　　　　  C. disappointed    　　   D. discouraged

10. A. care　　  　　　　　　  B enter　　　　　　　　　　 　　   C. watch 　　　　　　　　　　 D manage

11. A. group    　　　　　　  B. set　　　　　　　　　　 　　   C. number　　　　　　　　　　 D. crowd

12. A. judges　　  　　   B. police  　　　　　　　　　　 C. firemen　　　　 　　   D. doctors

13. A work　　 　　　　　　  B. burden　　　　   　　　　　　  C. service　　　　   　　　　　　  D. trouble

14. A. produce　　　　　　　　　　 B. find　　　　　　    　　   C. get　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. help

15. A. anything　　　　　　  B. everything　　  　　　　　　  C. harm　　　　　　  　　　　　　  D. wrong

    I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not    3    have scored more than 80.    4   , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him —and he always    5    it.

    Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man    6    questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself    7   . In a world where I have to work with my   8   , I'd do poorly.

    Consider my auto-repair man    9   . He had a habit of telling    10   . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man    11    some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made    12    movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He    13    his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk    14    him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the    15  man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors (剪刀).    16    do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his    17    and asked for them. I've been    18    that on all my customers today, but I knew    19    I'd catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated. Doc. I knew you couldn't be very    20   .”

    And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

    1．

A. failed　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. wrote

C. received　　　　　　　　　　  D. chose

    2．

A. an average　　　　　　　　  B. a total

C. an exam　　　　　　　　　　  D. a number

    3．

A. always　　　　　　　　　　    B. possibly

C. certainly　　　　　　　　　　 D. frequently

    4．

A. Then　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Thus

C. Therefore　　　　　　　　   D. Yet

    5．

A. fixed　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. checked

C. drove　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. changed

    6．

A. answered　　　　　　　　    B. practiced

C. designed　　　　　　&nb?
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A. confirmed　　　　　　　　   B. assured

C. jammed　　　　　　　　　　  D. blocked

    10．

A. better　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ruder

C. more polite　　　　　　　　  D. more frightening

    7．

A. teacher　　　　　　　　　　   B. doctor

C. winner　　　　　　　　　　    D. fool

    8．

A. brains　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. effort

C. hands　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. attention

    9．

A. again　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. as usual

C. too　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as well

    10．

A. lies　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. jokes

C. news　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. tales

    11．

A. bought　　　　　　　　　　    B. tested

C. found　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. needed

    12．

A. cutting　　　　　　　　　　    B. hammering

C. waving　　　　　　　　　　   D. circling

    13．

A. nodded　　　　　　　　　　   B. raised

C. shook　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned

    14．

A. brought　　　　　　　　　　  B. packed

C. sent　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. sold

    15．

A. clever　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. other

C. right　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. next

    16．

A. What　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. How

C. Who　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Which

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7．

A. imagination　　　　　　　　 B. hand

C. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. information

    18．

A. trying　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. proving

C. practicing　　　　　　　　   D. examining

John is a good swimmer, but I don’t like the way ____ he always shows off in front of everyone.

A. how      B. why      C. 不填     D. which

I remember my math teacher Mr. Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him. He was missing one of his fingers, and always pointed at students with his middle finger.

 I was not very good at English and math. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not figure out why I did not understand what all the other kids found so easy to learn.

One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, I would be taken to the “big prison for kids”.

 I tried really hard for weeks. I just couldn’t understand how to make different parts of numbers into whole things.

The day before report cards were to come out, I knew that Mr Young would give me an E, just like he always did.

I went to Mr. Young and told him that the orphanage (孤儿院) was going to send me to the big prison if I got another E on my report card. He told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned. I smiled at him and said, “Mr. Young, do you know how the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your finger?”

He looked at me, moved his mouth to one side and said nothing.

“They shouldn’t do that to you because you can’t help not having a finger, Mr Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to learn numbers and stuff like that,” I said.

The next day, when I got my report card, I tucked it into one of my books. While on the school bus, I opened it: Geography, B+; Mechanical Drawing, C-; English, D-; History, C-; Gym, B+; Art, C; Math, D-.

That math grade was the most favorite one I ever received. Because I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.

1.From the second paragraph we can infer that the boy is ______ in some subjects.

A. mind-blowing     B. slow-witted     C. fun-loving     D. badly-behaved

2. Where may the boy live according to the passage?

A. In an orphanage.        B. In a big prison.    

C. In the school dormitory.  D. In his home.

3.. What grade should the boy have got in the math test this time?

A. D-.            B. C.             C. B+.             D. E.

4. The underlined word “tucked” in the passage most probably means “________”.

A. stuck             B. listed              C. hid           D. copied

5. The reason why the boy remembers Mr Young is that ______.

A. he missed one of his fingers     B. he treated his students very well

C. he understood the boy          D. he taught his students in a special way