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Now came great news! It came from a neighboring state, where the family’s only surviving relative lived. It was Sally’s relative — a distant relative by the name of Tilbury Foster, seventy and single. Tilbury now wrote to Sally, saying he should shortly die, and should leave him thirty thousand dollars, cash; not for love, but because money had given him most of his troubles, and he wished to place it where there was good hope that it would continue its evil work. The bequest would be found in his will, and would be officially handed over provided that Sally should be able to prove to the executors (遗嘱执行人).
As soon as Aleck had partially recovered from the strong emotions created by the letter, she sent someone to the relative’s home and subscribed for the local paper.
For the rest of the day Sally made confusion with his books, and Aleck could not keep her mind on her affairs, not even take up a flower-pot or book or a stick of wood without forgetting what she had intended to do with it. For both were dreaming.
“Thirty thousand dollars!”
All day long Aleck was absorbed in planning how to invest it, Sally in planning how to spend it.
There was no romance-reading that night. The children took themselves away early, for their parents were silent, disturbed, and strangely unentertaining. Two pencils had been busy during that hour — note-making; in the way of plans. It was Sally who broke the stillness at last. He said, with excitement, “Ah, it’ll be grand, Aleck! Out of the first thousand we’ll have a horse and a buggy for summer, and a cutter and a skin lap-robe for winter.”
Aleck responded with decision and calmness.
“You can spend a part of it. But the whole of the capital must be put right to work.
“Why, yes. Yes, of course. Have you got it invested yet?”
“No, there’s no hurry about that; I must look around first, and think, er…, I’ve turned it over twice; once in oil and once in wheat.”
“Why, Aleck, it’s splendid! What does it amount to?”
“I think — well, to be on the safe side, about a hundred and eighty thousand clear, though it will probably be more.”
“My! Isn’t it wonderful? Good heaven! Luck has come our way at last, Aleck!”
Then they went up to bed, but they left the candle burning in the sitting room. They did not remember until they were undressed; then Sally was for letting it burn; he said they could afford it, if it was a thousand. But Aleck went down and put it out.
A good job, too; for on her way back she hit on a scheme that would turn the hundred and eighty thousand into half a million before it had had time to get cold.
1. Why would Tilbury like to give all his money to Sally?
A. Because Sally was Tilbury’s only relative alive.
B. Because Tilbury loved Sally and his family deeply.
C. Because Tilbury wanted his money to continue its function.
D. Because Sally and his wife are good at investing.
2.The underlined word “bequest” in Paragraph1 probably means _________.
A. a gift of personal property B. a proof of a person’s identity
C. a method of getting money D. a reason for giving money
3.What do we know about Sally and his wife after receiving the letter?
A. They were in deep sorrow and stayed up all night.
B. They cared little about the bequest and lived their life as usual.
C. They paid a visit to Tilbury to confirm the truth of the letter.
D. They had a big ambition to invest the money and make huge profits.
4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Thrilling News B. Sally’s Distant Relative
C. The $30,000 Bequest D. A Smart Investment
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根据句意和汉语及首字母提示，补全下列各句。
2. Which do you like better, his painting or____(雕 塑)?
3. There are many art___(画廊)in New York.
4. An a____ country is always ready to start a war.
5. His a____ is to be a successful writer.
6. You'll soon be c___ that she is right, though you think not now.
7.The prisoners a___ to escape, but failed.
8. The keys are in the p___ of the boss.
9. I'm afraid I've never been much of a____(学者)．
10. The book is t___ of its kind.
11. We've already bought the house but we don't take ___of it until May.
12. In the picture the tree is the s____ of life, while the snake stands for evil.
13. I____(试图)to speak but was told to be quiet.
14. The rain was heavy; c___, the road was flooded.
15. You look r____(可笑的)in those tight jeans.
听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共8小题，每小题1.5分，满分12分)
A．听下列对话，根据所听内容完成句子。
M：Nurse, I’d like to see Dr．Brown．
W：I’m sorry, but he isn’t in today．Dr．Johnson or Dr．Pepper will be happy to see you．
1．It’s possible that ________ Dr．Johnson ________ Dr．Pepper will treat the patient ________ Dr．Brown．
W：I’ve had four colds this winter and I think I’m catching another one．
M：I’ve only had half that many, but my wife has had six．
2．His wife has had ________ times more colds than he．
M：What’s the matter with you, Mrs．White?
W：I’ve had pains here just below where my heart is．
M：Do you have these pains all the time?
W：No, not all the time．
3．Mrs．White told the doctor that ________．
B．听下列5段对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。
W：When do you think I can go home, Dr Smith?
M：Well, you came in on Monday and today is Friday．I’d say that you could probably leave tomorrow, but I don’t want you to go back to work for several weeks．
4．Where is the woman?
A．In the doctor’s office．
B．At work．
A few honest men are better than numbers．诚实的朋友不在多。
C．In her office．
M：I think I’ll go to see the movie tonight instead of working on my paper．“True Lies” is on at the capital cinema．
W：I wouldn’t do that if I were you．
5．What does the woman suggest?
A．He should go to see the movie．
B．He ought to work on his paper．
C．He shouldn’t write about the movie．
W：What’s the matter with you, Harry?
M：There’s something wrong with my stomach．I feel terrible．
6．Whom should Harry go to see?
A．Scientist．
B．Repairman．
C．Doctor．
M：I’ve been coughing for some time．Do you think it serious?
W：Your illness is caused by smoking．You’d better give it up．
7．Where does the talk probably take place?
A．In a factory．
B．In a hospital．
C．In a store．
M：I have an appointment to see Dr Green for a physical examination．
W：Please have a rest．She’s doing an operation right now．
8．Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A．In an operation room．
B．In a doctor’s office．
C．On the telephone．
第二节(共12小题；每题1.5分，满分18分)
听第9段材料，回答第9～11题。
W：What’s “frozen food”?
M：It’s what it says it is：after the food is picked and washed and cut in, it is put in packages and the whole thing is frozen．
W：Does it taste as good as fresh food?
M：Generally not as good, but it’s fine．It’s more expensive than fresh foods, though．
W：How long do frozen foods keep?
M：Seven months if you have a good freezer in your refrigerator．Frozen foods are also convenient．You can shop every two or three weeks instead of every day．
9．How does frozen food taste?
A．Fine．
B．Terrible．
C．Better than fresh foods．
10．Why do we think frozen foods are convenient?
A．We can shop every day．
B．We can shop every two or three weeks．
C．We needn’t shop any more．
11．How long can frozen foods keep?
A．7 months．
B．8 months．
C．9 months．
听第10段材料，回答第12～14题。
Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment．The old saying“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”is not as silly as some people think．The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C．Many people take extra vitamins in pill form, believing that these will make them healthy．But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need．The body doesn’t need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?
In the modern Western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly．They throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly．The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening．
12．What does “Your body has close relations with the food you eat” really mean?
A．All kinds of food you eat can be made into your body．
B．Your body is made up of the food you eat．
C．What you eat has great effect on your health．
13．What does the old saying tell us?
A．The apple is the best among all kinds of fruits．
B．Apples can take the place of doctors．
C．Eating apples regularly do a lot of good to our body．
14．What should we do if we want to keep healthy?
A．Only eat an apple a day．
B．Eat properly．
C．Take as many vitamin pills as possible．
听第11段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。
Renting an Apartment
Mr．Wei：I saw your advertisement in this morning’s New York Times, and I’d like to take a look at the apartment．
Mrs．Jones：Come in, please．It’s on the second floor．This way, please．
Mr．Wei：How much does the apartment rent for?
Mrs．Jones：It’s three hundred dollars a month．．．Here we are．This is the living room．There are windows in every room．The kitchen is on your left．
Mr．Wei：There are two bathrooms．That’s great!
Mrs．Jones：By the way, we don’t allow any pets here．
Mr．Wei：I see．What about decorating?
Mrs．Jones：If you decide to move in, we will repaint the apartment on the condition that you sign a two-year lease(租约)．
Mr．Wei：That means if I sign a one-year lease, there will be no redecorating at all?
Mrs．Jones：That’s right．
Mr．Wei：If I decided to take it, how soon could I move in?
Mrs．Jones：You can move in any time you like．As you can see, it’s already cleaned up．
Mr．Wei：Good．Er, Mrs…?
Mrs．Jones：Jones．
Mr．Wei：Mrs．Jones, I like this apartment very much, but I’d like to know my wife’s and kids’ opinions．I’ll come back this evening with them．Will that be convenient?
Mrs．Jones：That’s fine with me．
Mr．Wei：This is my business card．Thanks very much, Mrs．Jones．We’ll see you tonight．
15．The apartment is rented for three hundred dollars a year．
16．Pets are not allowed to raise in the apartment．
17．If the man wants to have the apartment decorated(装修), he will have to rent it for at least a year．
听第12段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。
Checking In
Tom：I’d like to check in, please．
Reception Clerk：Awfully sorry, sir．There are no rooms available now．
Tom：But I have reserved a room the day before yesterday．
Clerk：Sorry．May I have your name?
Tom：Tom Wang．
Clerk：Please wait a minute．Let me check…Excuse me, but I can’t seem to find your name on our list．Are you sure you have a reservation for tonight?
Tom：Of course, I did it myself．
Clerk：I’m terribly sorry．There must have been some mistakes．Let me check it again…Oh, yes．There is a name listed as Tom Huang．It must be the fault of the clerk who registered your name．I apologize．
Tom：Don’t worry about that．
Clerk：According to the records, your reservation is for a single room with shower and air conditioner for two nights．The room rate will be ＄110 per night, including 10％ tax and 4％ service charge．Is it right?
Tom：Yes, that’s right．I’d like to pay my bill by credit card．
Clerk：May I take a print of your card?
Tom：Here you are．
Clerk：OK．Now could you fill out this registration card?
Tom：All right．
Clerk：Your room number is 707．Here is your key．The bellhop will help you to carry the suitcases to your room．Have a nice evening．
18．The guest’s name is Tom Huang．
19．The guest has booked a single room with shower and air conditioner for two nights．
20．The tax and service charge are not included in the ＄100 for the room rate per nigh．
At Denver there was an inflow of passengers into the coaches on the eastbound B.&M. express. In one coach there sat a very pretty young woman dressed in graceful taste. Among the newcomers were two young men, one was handsome with a brave, open features and manner; the other a glum-faced person, heavily built and roughly dressed. The two were handcuffed (上手拷) together.
When they sat down in the only unoccupied seat opposite the girl, her glance fell upon them with a distant, swift disinterest; then with a lovely smile she held out her hand.
“Well, Mr. Easton, if you will make me speak first, I suppose I must. Don’t you ever recognize old friends when you meet them in the West?”
The younger man wakened himself sharply at the sound of her voice, seemed to struggle with a slight embarrassment which he threw off instantly, and then clasped her fingers with his left hand.
“It’s Miss Fairchild,” he said, with a smile, “I’ll ask you to excuse the other hand; “it’s otherwise engaged just at present.”
He slightly raised his right hand, bound(捆绑) at the wrist(手腕) by the shining “bracelet(手镯)” to the left one of his companion. The glad look in the girl’s eyes slowly changed to a confused horror. Difficult though it was to explain the present trouble, Easton, with a little laugh, as if amused, was struggling to speak again when the other stopped him. The glum-faced man had been watching the girl’s face with hidden glances from his keen, sharp-sighted eyes.
“You’ll excuse me for speaking, Miss, but, I see you’re familiar with the officer here. If you’ll ask him to speak a word for me when we get to the prison, he’ll do it, and it’ll make things easier for me there. He’s taking me to Leavenworth prison. It’s seven years for counterfeiting(伪造罪).”
“Oh!” said the girl, with a deep breath and returning color. “So that is what you are doing out here? An officer!”
“My dear Miss Fairchild,” said Easton, appearing quite calm, “I had to do something and...”
“And so,” said the girl, warmly, “now you are one of these fashionable Western heroes, and you ride and shoot and go into all kinds of dangers. That’s different from the Washington life. You have been missed from the old crowd.”
The girl’s eyes went back, widening a little, to rest upon the shining handcuffs.
“Don’t worry about them, Miss,” said the other man. “All officers handcuff themselves to their prisoners to keep them from getting away. Mr. Easton knows his business.”
“Will we see you again soon in Washington?” asked the girl.
“Not soon, I think,” said Easton. “My butterfly days are over, I fear.”
“I love the West,” said the girl pointlessly, “Mamma and I spent the summer in Denver….”
“Say, Mr. Officer,” said the glum-faced man in a deep voice. “This isn’t quite fair. I’m needing a drink, and haven’t had a smoke all day. Haven’t you talked long enough? Take me into the smoker now, won’t you? I’m half dead for a tobacco pipe.”
The bound travelers rose to their feet, Easton with the same slow smile on his face.
“I can’t deny a demand for tobacco,” he said, lightly. “It’s the one friend of the unfortunate. Good-bye, Miss Fairchild. Duty calls, you know.” He quickly held out his hand for a farewell.
The two men went down the passage into the smoker.
The two passengers in a seat nearby had heard most of the conversation. One of them said: “That officer’s a good sort of guy. Some of these Western fellows are all right.”
“Pretty young to hold an office like that, isn’t he?” asked the other.
“Young!” shouted the first speaker, “why — Oh! Didn’t you catch on? Say — can’t you see who is the real prisoner? did you ever know an officer to handcuff a prisoner to his right hand?”
55. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Mr. Easton felt very delighted to greet the girl.
B. Mr. Easton didn’t recognize old friends in the West.
C. Miss Fairchild met with her old friend in a train going east.
D. The linked couple were two friends going to Leavenworth.
56. Why did the heavily-built man ask the woman to let her friend speak a word for him?
A. To save Easton from embarrassment.
B. To help Easton carry on the conversation.
C. To tell the girl their destination of this trip.
D. To start a conversation with the pretty girl.
57. The “slow smile” on Mr. Easton’s face reflects _________.
A. he was unwilling to take the man to drink and smoke
B. he was quite sorry to leave his old friend, the pretty girl
C. he was happy to escape and a bit guilty to the other man
D. he was glad to have had a conversation with an old friend
58. The two other passengers’ conversation at the end suggests the heavily-built man is ______.
A. a prisoner B. an officer C. a friend of Easton D. a conductor
59. The short story can be listed as a typical example of stories with ______.
A. arresting openings B. various settings
C. strong conflicts D. surprise endings
60. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Woman and Hero B. Heart and Hands
C. An Unforgettable Trip D. Cold Handcuffs
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