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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　One day an ordinary dog appeared in the ticket office at Campiglia, a busy railroad station on Italy's main line. A ticket agent named Elvio greeted the strange dog in a friendly way, so the dog decided to stay. From that day on, the dog became Elvio's shadow and was named Lampo.

　　Lampo kept Elvio company inside the ticket office. When the weather was warm, he would enjoy himself in the sun on the train platform. When it came time for Elvio to return home on the train at night, Lampo ran after the train for a long way and then sadly gave up and went back to the station.

　　One night as Elvio was riding home on the train, he noticed that Lampo was lying at his feet. Afraid that the conductor would see the dog on the train and shout at him, Elvio pushed Lampo under a seat. Luckily, the conductor did not notice the dog. Lampo came home with Elvio and met his family. Then, after a short visit; Lampo boarded the last train and went back to the station. Lampo quickly learned all of the train schedules. He would ride home from work with Elvio every night and then ride back to the station alone. Every morning, Lampo arrived at Elvio's house in time to walk his young daughter, Mivna, to school. The faithful dog would then take another train to campiglia to spend time with his master, then travel again to accompany Mivan home from school at 11:30.

　　Soon Lampo began to take the trains all over Italy. Lampo became famous among the men who worked on the railroad, as his journeys became more frequent, complicated and mysterious. No one could explain why he travelled or how he always found the right train back to Campiglia. Poeple decided that Lampo was a unique dog.

Some of the railroad officials were against Lampo's illegal travels. They were afraid he would bite a passenger or cause some other problems. Finally, the station master threatened to call the dog-catcher if Elvio did not get rid of the dog.

　　Elvio decided to put Lampo on a train going as far away as possible. Months went by and Lampo did not come back. Mivna missed him very much and prayed for his return. Finally one day, a sad, very thin, tired hampo returned to Elvio's office. Every one, even the stationmaster, was very sorry about what had happened. From then on, Lampo was allowed to ride the trains whenever he wanted. After seven years, Lampo grew old, and he began to need Elvio's help to board the train.

　　One day Lampo was seen lying dead on the tracks. A year later, a life - sized statue of Lampo was set up at Campiglia station.

1．Lampo's travelling all over Italy caused people to believe that ________.

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A．he could look into the train schedules

B．he was famous in the country

C．Elvio secretly helped him

D．he was a very special dog

2．The stationmaster threatened that if Elvio did not get rid of the dog ________.

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A．Elvio would be fired

B．Lampo would be put on the train track

C．the stationmaster would send him away

D．a dog catcher would be called

3．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the story?

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A．The dog was sent away by Elvio.

B．The dog finally won the stationmaster's heart.

C．The dog was faithful to his master.

D．The dog died when he was seven years old.

4．The author suggests that a statue of Lampo was set up because ________.

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A．the stationmaster felt sorry about what had happened

B．he had been a friend to travelers

C．it would bring good luck to the town

D．Elvio offered money to set up the statue

    Lillian Carter, the former President's mother, once set up an　　 interview with a reporter without benefit from the press office.

    "Your son, " the reporter said, "has been travelling the country,　　 telling people not to vote (投票) for him if he ever lies to them.　　 Can you, knowing a son as only a mother can, honestly say he's never　　 lied?"

    "Well, perhaps a little white lie now and then, " Jimmy Carter's　　 mother replied.

    "And what," asked the reporter, "is the difference between a white　　 lie and any other? Define (下定义) white lie for me."

    "I'm not sure I can define it," she said sweetly, "but I can give　　 you an example. Do you remember when you came in a few minutes ago and　　 I told you how good you looked and how glad I was to see you ?"　　

(1)   We know the interview must have taken place __________.

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A. shortly after the general election　　 　　

B. when Carter was elected President of the U.S.　　 　　

C. before the general election　　    

D. when Carter had just told a lie 

(2) Jimmy Carter traveled the country in order to ________.

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A. know the country better 　　

B. find out what the public was thinking 　　

C. win over votes for the coming general election    

D. tell people that he never lied 

(3)  The reporter believed ____________.

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A. the mother surely knew about her son's lies 　　

B. if the mother was dishonest, her son would tell lies 　　

C. no one but the mother knew the son 　　

D. the mother knew her son best 

(4) From the story we can see that Carter's mother was __________.

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A. stupid　　B. honest　　C. clever　　D. dishonest 

(5)  Perhaps you can define a white lie now. It's a lie __________.

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A. which is worthy of attention 　　

B. told for particular reasons, such as for politeness 　　

C. that no one will ever believe 　　

D. which means little harm and therefore is unimportant.

(10·四川C篇)

Alex London Research Laboratory (ALRL) is part of Alex Co., Ltd., a major Australian medicine-making company. Opened in 1992, ALRL specialises in the development of new medicines for the treatment of heart diseases．

　 A position is now open for a Research Operations Manager(ROM) to support our growing research team at the new laboratories in Hatfield，due to open in the autumn of 2010．

Reporting to the Director，you will help set up and run the technical and scientific support services of our new laboratories now under construction．You will be expected to provide expert knowledge about and be in charge of all areas of ALRL’S Health and Safety，and to communicate (沟通)with support employees at ALRL’S laboratories based at University College London．Working closely with scientists and other operations and technical employees，you will manage a small number of research support employees providing services to help with the research activities to be carried out at the new laboratories．　 Candidates(申请人) will have experience of both management and research support／technical services．Knowledge of research operations and excellent communication skills are necessary. Education to degree level is also desirable．　 If you are interested in this position，please send your CV(简历)to Alex London Research

Laboratory，University College London，Hatfield，London，W1E 6B7 or by email to ALRL@alex.co.uk．

　 For more Information．please visit www.alex.co.uk．

　 49．What can be learnt about the new laboratories from the text?

　 A．They have not yet been set up．

　 B．They are in Hatfield，Australia．

　 C．They belong to University College London．

　 D．They are new workplaces for Australian researchers only．

50．What are the duties of a ROM，according to the text?

A．a，b，c．　 B．a，b，d．

C．b，c，d．　 D．a，c，d．

51．What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about?

A．The technical skills of a would—be ROM．

B．The practical experience of a would—be ROM．

C．The personal information of a would—be ROM．

D．The necessary requirements for a would—be ROM．

52．What is the purpose of the text?

A．To describe the job of a ROM．

B．To provide information about ALRL．

C．To announce an open position at ALRL．

D．To make known the opening of the new laboratories．

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　　Let us say there is something you don't know how to do.

　　In the past if you were determined to learn, you might have called a friend or relative, taken a night class or walked down to the local library for a research term.

　　But now a host of websites(网站)are springing up to provide free practical advice on these subjects and actually anything else you can think of.

In one sense, these “how-to”sites represent a part of the growing world of online learning.

　　This tradition has found one of its earliest forms in the FAQs——or Frequently Asked Questions files(案卷)——that began on Usenet, the Internet's global discussion group.

　　These FAQs, many of which still circulate (go round continuously), took a specific subject and explained it to complete novices(初学者).

　　But“How-to”sites take the FAQ idea in a somewhat different direction by addressing subjects that aren't necessarily associated with discussion forums(论坛).

　　These sites take the style of a written tutorial(指南)and a tone of friendly advice.

　　Possibly the biggest and best known of these sites in learn 2.com(www.learn2.com). It offers nearly 1,000 free tutorials and adds new ones frequently for a job interview.

　　At ehow.com(www.ehow.com) you can learn how to train for your first marathon, how to buy a vacation home, or how to make a movie in eight steps.

(1)The passage wants to ________.

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A．introduce new websites to netizens(网民)

B．say how to lean new courses by Internet

C．bring new means to learn something new

D．help you to solve any difficulty you meet with

(2)“How-to”sites are set up to ________.

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A．explain FAQs to the public

B．help people with their new need

C．tell the differences from discussion forums

D．complete the growing world of online learning

(3)The passage doesn't describe directly, but we may guess that ________.

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A．a deaf person can teach himself at home by visiting“How -to”sites

B．“How-to”sites are specially designed for the disabled

C．you can just click your mouse at home to question anything

D．it is pleasant to listen to the advice on“How-to”sites

(4)If you have no tent when you decide to go camping, you may ________.

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A．visit www.learn2.com

B．visit www.ehow.com

C．visit some sites else

D．go to the tourist company