One day, four lawyers were riding along a country road. There had been a(n)  36 , and the ground was soft. The lawyers rode  37 , talking and laughing. As they were passing through a  38 , they heard some noises in the grass.

“What’s the matter here?” asked one man.

“Oh, it’s only some old robins (知更鸟)!” said another one, “The  39  has blown them out of the nest. They are too young to  40  .”

“What a  41  ! They’ll die,” said the third one.

“Well! They’re nothing but  42  ,” said the first lawyer.

The three men looked down and saw the mother robin  43  to her mates. Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes they had  44  the birds. But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln,  45  . He got down from his  46  and gently took the little ones up. They didn’t seem  47 , but chirped (唧唧叫) softly, as if they knew they were safe.

“Never  48 , my little fellows,” said Mr. Lincoln. Then he looked up to find the nest from which they had  49 . It was much higher than he could reach. But Mr. Lincoln could  50 . He put the birds softly, one by one, into their warm home.

In a few minutes, Mr. Lincoln  51  the others. He had torn his coat on the thorny (多刺的) tree. Then all three of them  52  heartily. They thought it so   53  that a strong man should take so much trouble just for some worthless young birds.

“Gentlemen,” said Mr. Lincoln, “I couldn’t have  54  tonight if I had left those helpless robins to die in the  55  grass.”

Abraham Lincoln afterwards became President of America.

1.                A．war            B．earthquake      C．fire D．rain

2.                A．calmly          B．nervously       C．slowly    D．frequently

3.                A．forest          B．room           C．street    D．city

4.                A．snow          B．storm          C．light D．flood

5.                A．fly             B．speak          C．move D．eat

6.                A．success         B．shame          C．pity  D．case

7.                A．trees          B．pets           C．children  D．birds

8.                A．dancing        B．pointing        C．singing   D．crying

9.                A．dealt with       B．forgotten about   C．cared for D．turned to

10.               A．shouted        B．stopped        C．considered D．insisted

11.               A．wall           B．car            C．horse D．truck

12.               A．frightened      B．tired           C．interested D．touched

13.               A．stay           B．mind           C．stand D．rest

14.               A．learned        B．come          C．fallen D．heard

15.               A．drive          B．climb          C．cook  D．run

16.               A．noticed        B．blamed         C．visited D．joined

17.               A．laughed        B．jumped         C．worked   D．cried

18.               A．lucky          B．clear           C．foolish    D．dangerous

19.               A．changed        B．returned       C．read  D．slept

20.               A．wet           B．green          C．small D．fresh

Instead of a normal court hearing, the trial on Wednesday appeared more like a prepared drama. Hundreds of reporters waited outside the court, in the hope of learning “shocking” information about the case, which includes well-known military singer Li Shuangjiang’s son, who gang-raped a woman with another four men on February.

The case was not a public hearing because it includes teenagers, whose privacy must be protected under law, but many details had been exposed by the lawyers before the trial.

Lawyers of all five suspects and the woman’s lawyer made a lot of debate on the Internet before the trial, making the case more confused.

Wu Ming’an, a law professor from the China University of Political Science and Law, said it was a pity to see such a “performance” by the lawyers.

“It can be understood that the two parties freely spoke their opinions, but it’s not professional or wise to see lawyers do the same,” Wu said. “Instead, the lawyers should guide and persuade their clients(当事人) to calm down, especially for such a non-public and sensitive case.”

China has no clear rule to manage lawyers’ behavior before trials, “but it should be general knowledge that the lawyers of the two sides cannot leak too many details, particularly in a case that includes teenagers”, Wu added.

Yi Shenghua, a lawyer who has been following the case, said it does more harm than good to both parties for such detailed information to be exposed before the trial.

“It’s OK for lawyers to speak, but what is said must be reasonable and legal. Although judgments should not be affected by public opinion, it’s hard for them not to be,” he said, suggesting judicial authorities should speak out if the case goes wrongly.

Trials must be conducted based on evidence, while lawyers should protect their clients’ rights instead of adding fuel to the flames, Yi said.

In my eyes, the most important aspect of the case, lies in how to make lawyers do their work more professionally and reasonably.

1.Why was the case not a public hearing?

A. Because it included the well-known military singer Li Shuangjiang’s son.

B. Because the victim was a woman.

C. Because teenagers’ privacy must be protected under law.

D. Because many details had already been exposed before the trial.

2.What is Wu ming’an’s attitude towards the lawyers’ behavior of making a lot of debate on the internet before the trial?

A. approval   B. critical   C. neutral   D. indifferent

3.The underlined part “leak” in para. 6 refers to_________.

A. give away   B. squeeze out   C. break down   D. sweep up

4.From Yi Shenghua, we know that _______________.

A. The lawyers’ behavior before trials hasn’t been ruled.

B. It doesn’t matter whether the detailed information is exposed before the trial.

C. What lawyers say must be reasonable and legal.

D. It is hard for judgments to be affected by public opinion.

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【小题1】This passage talks mainly about              .

One day，four lawyers were riding their horses along a country road. There had been a rain. Water was dripping (滴) from the trees，and the grass was wet. They rode slowly，talking and laughing. Suddenly they heard some noises from the tree above them. “What is the matter?” asked the first lawyer. “Oh, it's only some old birds!” said the second lawyer. “The storm made one of the babies fall out of the nest. It is too young to fly, and the mother bird is very worried.” “What a pity! It’ll die down there in the grass,” said the third lawyer. “It doesn't matter. It's only a bird,” said the second lawyer. Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, stopped. He got down from his horse and took the little one in his big warm hands.

“Never mind, my little fellow ,” said Mr. Lincoln. “I will put you back in your little nest.” He climbed up the tree and put the bird softly into their warm little home. A few minutes later, Mr. Lincoln joined them again. His shoes were covered with mud and he was wet. Then the other three laughed at him. They thought it was foolish for a strong man to do so much just for a young bird. “Gentlemen,” said Mr. Lincoln, “I could not sleep tonight if I had left the helpless bird in the grass.” Later Abraham Lincoln became very famous as a lawyer. He also became the president of America. He was one of the greatest American presidents.

1.The reason why the mother bird was worried was that __________.

A．there was a rain

B．the lawyers were under its tree

C．one of its babies fell out of the nest

D．it could not fly

2.The underlined phrase “little fellow” in paragraph 2 means __________.

A．the mother bird

B．Lincoln's little friends

C．the other three lawyers

D．the baby bird

3.The other three lawyers laughed at Lincoln because __________.

A．he climbed the tree

B．he was wet

C．his shoes were covered with mud

D．they thought it foolish for him to do so

4.From the passage we know Lincoln __________.

A．liked riding horses

B．was very kind and loved birds and animals

C．liked being laughed at

D．wanted to be the president of America then

．             the lawyers, volunteers from the Libyan Red Cross Society also joined the efforts in helping the Chinese go home safely.

    A．Except for     B．In spite of    C．Apart from     D．Instead of