Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.

When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn't　　1　　drive to a store and back home. He always looks　　2 　 up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything　　3　 , such as strange cars, loud noises,　　4 　 windows, or people gathering on street corners.

Tim　　5　 to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group　 6 　 on the third Wednesday of every month. That's　　7 　 Tim get together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community　 8 　 . Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 　 9 　 their homes, streets, and families safe.

Tim Stedman, president of　 10 　 neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. "People seem to think that crime(犯罪) happens to other people but not　 11 　 them. Well, it's never happened to me," he said, " but I don't think anyone has the　 12　 to steal from other people or to make them feel　 13　 sitting in their own homes." Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors　 14 　 out for one another. "We　 15　 each other's homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a　　16　 of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn't look right, then we call the　　17 　 . For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for　　18 　 , or someone destroying property, we report to the police."

Alex feels the neighborhood watch group　　19　 a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, "Police are good people, but they can't do　 20 　 ."

1. A. yet B. still C. just D. rather

2. A. carefully B. clearly C. nervously D. coldly

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

4. A. new B. open C. old D. broken

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

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

7. A. where B. why C. when D. how

8. A. politics B. wealth C. health D. safety

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

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

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

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

13. A. unlucky B. unsafe C. disappointed D. discouraged

14. A. set B. let C. hold D. look

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

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

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

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

19. A. produces B. finds C. gets D. helps

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

--- What do you think of Tim?

　 --- He appears a kind person. I don’t like him, ________.

A. even so　 　 B. even though　 　 C. though　　 　 D. yet

Nathan’s second-hand bike was good enough to get him anywhere he wanted to go．Of course, it couldn’t match Tim’s in a normal speed race, but all the fancy gears (齿轮) in the world wouldn’t get you up Black Mountain．It was so steep in places that you had to get off your bike and push．

On this particular afternoon, the odds were all on Nathan’s side．First, he was stronger．Tim had always been thin, but recently he’d started to grow so fast that his arms and legs were like pieces of spaghetti．As well as being considerably fitter than his friend, Nathan knew the shortcuts up Black Mountain．

So when Nathan accepted the challenge, he was sure he’d win．He nearly always did, in competitions with Tim．That was what was strange．Tim was so competitive, and yet he wasn’t any good at physical things．

By the time the two boys were three quarters of the way to the top, Nathan was clearly ahead．While the road zigzagged back and forth up the mountainside, in certain places, there were also vertical tracks, where water rushing down the slope in winter had bitten erosion courses into the soil．These had in turn been so overgrown by bushes and long grass in the spring that they looked like tunnels through the bush．The trick was to know where you could cut off a whole bend in the road by leaving the road and pushing your bike up one of these half-hidden pathways．If you chose the wrong one you’d struggle up for ten minutes and then suddenly reach a dead end．Then there was no choice but to go back．

1．What did Tim challenge Nathan to do?

　 A．test who had the fastest bike 　　　　

B．decide who was the most competitive

　 C．find the secret tracks on the mountain　　

D．race to the top of Black Mountain

2．It was sometimes quicker to use the tracks rather than the road because the ___________．

　 A．tracks were partly hidden．　　　　　

B．tracks were easier to ride bikes on．

　 C．road had many bends in it．　　　　　

D．road was overgrown after the winter．

3．Which of the following advantages did Nathan have over Tim?

　 A．Nathan had a better bike and knew the shortcuts up the mountain．

　 B．Nathan was fitter and knew the quickest ways up the mountain．

　 C．Nathan was stronger and more competitive than Tim．

　 D．Nathan was stronger and had a better bike．

4．The quotation “ the odds were all on Nathan’s side” means that __________．

　 A．Tim would not try very hard in the race

　 B．Tim had not yet grown as big as Nathan

　 C．Nathan had a greater chance of winning the challenge

　 D．Nathan had more friends who thought he would win

听下面5段对话，每段对话有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．When will the woman sleep?

[　　]

A．Before turning off the lights.

B．After taking a walk.

C．After turning off the lights.

2．What did the man mean?

[　　]

A．He could offer her a pencil.

B．He had lost his pen.

C．He could lend her an extra pen.

3．Why was the woman late?

[　　]

A．Heavy traffic.　　B．Missing the bus.　　C．Car trouble.

4．Where did the woman see the movie?

[　　]

A．At a cinema.　　B．On TV.　　C．In a shop.

5．How did Betty find the gift?

[　　]

A．Very satisfying.

B．Very disappointing.

C．Not mentioned.

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6．Where does the dialogue most probably take place?

[　　]

A．In a hospital.　　B．At the doctor's.　　C．At home.

7．What can we conclude about the man and the woman?

[　　]

A．The woman is a nurse.

B．The man has caught a cold.

C．The man doesn't have a cold at all.

8．What did the woman do with the man's trouble?

[　　]

A．She told him to go to bed.

B．She got some hot water for him to use.

C．She telephoned the doctor at last.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9．Where do you think they were talking?

[　　]

A．In his house.　　B．In a hospital.　　C．In an office.

10．What most probably is Tim?

[　　]

A．A driver.　　B．A worker.　　C．A fire fighter.

11．What does the woman want the man to do?

[　　]

A．Not to save anyone any more.

B．To find another job.

C．To change his resting - place.

听第8段材料，回答第12至13题。

12．What made the man worried?

[　　]

A．Losing his car.

B．The wheels of his car being gone.

C．His car being stolen.

13．How did that happen?

[　　]

A．He left his car outside.

B．Someone had broken into his garage.

C．He forgot to lock his garage.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14．When does this conversation take place?

[　　]

A．At the beginning of the term.

B．At the end of the school year.

C．In the middle of the summer vacation.

15．Where do Bob and Ellen want to go?

[　　]

A．To a movie at the student center.

B．To an opera at a concert hall.

C．To a popular music concert.

16．What are they going to do first?

[　　]

A．To buy two tickests

B．To have supper.

C．To go to the concert.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Where do you suppose John lived?

[　　]

A．In the northeast of England.

B．In the southwest of England.

C．In London.

18．Which of the following is not mentioned in this story?

[　　]

A．John has lost his job before going to the south.

B．He didn't want to get a job in the northeast of England.

C．It was easier to find jobs in the south.

19．How many people were there in John's car when the men with a gun came in?

[　　]

A．The car was full.

B．Only five people were there.

C．He was alone in the car.

20．Why was John shaking before the man with a gun?

[　　]

A．Because he found the man was very strong.

B．Because he was afraid of the gun.

C．Because he was afraid of the ticket - collector.