I arrived at the bus station much too early for the London bus, which was not to leave until five to twelve. I pushed through the crowds, looking for somewhere to sit down. Scores of people were standing about, or struggling along with their bags and the cases to find the right lines. There was a party of school girls. I could see teachers trying to keep them in order. But there was nowhere for me to sit.

I stepped into the station buffet. I looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. I found a seat opposite a large mirror on the wall. Just then a friend of mine called Jim came in and sat with me. "What time is your bus?" asked Jim. "Oh, there's a plenty of time yet," I answered. "Oh, I'll get some drinks then," said Jim. We talked while drinking. Then I looked at the clock again. "Good heavens! It's going backward!" I cried. "A moment ago it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven." "You are looking at the clock in the mirror," said Jim. I could kick myself for being so stupid. I had not realized that the marks for one and eleven on the face of the clock were the same. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. I have never liked mirror since then.

1. The London bus left ________. 

2.The writer went to the station buffet because ________.

3. The writer sat ________.

4. Jim came to the station buffet at about ________.

5.What time was it when the writer looked at the clock again?

It was ________.                                       

Jonathan James looks like just another kid about to graduate from high school. But this 19-year-old Swede is anything but ordinary; from the computer in his parents' home he helps the US Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) find out the world's most wanted cyber criminals (网络犯罪分子).

    Jonathan first made headlines when he and another Swede, Fredrik Bjoerck, found out the maker of the “Melissa” virus (病毒) in March 1999. He came to the aid of the FBI again on May 7, finding out the suspected (嫌疑) sender of the dangerous “I LOVE YOU” virus. The suspect was caught in Manila on May 8.

    Jonathan's special skills are in hot demand as officials around the world express alarm at the virtual crime-wave. In between studying for final exams, hanging out with friends and refereeing his younger brother's football matches, the quiet, gentle teenager also gives lessons on e-security (电子安全) to large companies. He reads a lot and exchanges information with other computer experts to know much about the latest tricks of the hacker trade.

    Many companies have already tried to employ him, but he is not interested at the moment. Instead, he plans to begin law school in the autumn at Sweden's Uppsala University and start up his own e-security company.

    Although he works with the FBI now and then, his family insists he's just “a regular kid”. “Jonathan is a great kid. He has his friends and he does a lot more than just play with the computer.” his little sister Tessa said, adding that he helps the FBI because “he likes to help”, not because he's looking for fame and recognition.

    When the world was hit by the “Love Bug” virus. Jonathan was too busy preparing a lecture on e-security to look into the problem. “Finally on May 7, I had some free time, so I began looking.” Within a few hours, he has found the suspect and E-mailed his method and results to the FBI. He said his work on the “Melisa” virus, which took three weeks to solve, was a big help in finding the suspect so quickly.

    “This time I knew exactly where to start, I know what to disregard and what to look at.”

1．The public started to know something about Jonathan just from ________.

    A. his helping the USA FBI to find out the sender of the dangerous “I LOVE YOU” virus

    B. his work together with Fredrik Bjoerck to find out the maker of the “Melissa” virus

    C. his little sister's talk about his good qualities as a regular kid and a good programmer

    D. his speech on e-security to many computer companies after his fight against hackers

2．The sentence “Jonathan first made headlines” in the second paragraph means ________.

    A. Jonathan write headlines for articles for the first time

    B. Jonathan write headlines for papers for the first time

    C. Jonathan became popular in newspapers

    D. Jonathan appeared in the headlines of newspapers

3．From Jonathan's success in finding out the sender of the dangerous “Love Bug” virus we can infer that ________.

    A. where there is a will, there is a way

    B. experience is knowledge

    C. hard work leads to success

    D. failure is the mother of success

4．What do we know about Jonathan?

    A. He is a good fame hunter with various abilities.

    B. He is such a brave fighter that criminals will feel afraid.

    C. He is an expert on security, not interested in running a company.

    D. He is a regular kid but does something unusual.

5．In the passage the writer mainly wanted to ________.

    A. tell us how to find out cyber-criminals

    B. how FBI finds out cyber-criminals with the help of a kid

    C. where the most wanted-cyber criminals are

    D. tell us something about a boy e-security expert

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Jonathan James looks like just another kid about to graduate from high school. But this 19-year-old Swede is anything but ordinary; from the computer in his parents' home he helps the US Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) find out the world's most wanted cyber criminals (网络犯罪分子).

    Jonathan first made headlines when he and another Swede, Fredrik Bjoerck, found out the maker of the “Melissa” virus (病毒) in March 1999. He came to the aid of the FBI again on May 7, finding out the suspected (嫌疑) sender of the dangerous “I LOVE YOU” virus. The suspect was caught in Manila on May 8.

    Jonathan's special skills are in hot demand as officials around the world express alarm at the virtual crime-wave. In between studying for final exams, hanging out with friends and refereeing his younger brother's football matches, the quiet, gentle teenager also gives lessons on e-security (电子安全) to large companies. He reads a lot and exchanges information with other computer experts to know much about the latest tricks of the hacker trade.

    Many companies have already tried to employ him, but he is not interested at the moment. Instead, he plans to begin law school in the autumn at Sweden's Uppsala University and start up his own e-security company.

    Although he works with the FBI now and then, his family insists he's just “a regular kid”. “Jonathan is a great kid. He has his friends and he does a lot more than just play with the computer.” his little sister Tessa said, adding that he helps the FBI because “he likes to help”, not because he's looking for fame and recognition.

    When the world was hit by the “Love Bug” virus. Jonathan was too busy preparing a lecture on e-security to look into the problem. “Finally on May 7, I had some free time, so I began looking.” Within a few hours, he has found the suspect and E-mailed his method and results to the FBI. He said his work on the “Melisa” virus, which took three weeks to solve, was a big help in finding the suspect so quickly.

    “This time I knew exactly where to start, I know what to disregard and what to look at.”

1．The public started to know something about Jonathan just from ________.

    A. his helping the USA FBI to find out the sender of the dangerous “I LOVE YOU” virus

    B. his work together with Fredrik Bjoerck to find out the maker of the “Melissa” virus

    C. his little sister's talk about his good qualities as a regular kid and a good programmer

    D. his speech on e-security to many computer companies after his fight against hackers

2．The sentence “Jonathan first made headlines” in the second paragraph means ________.

    A. Jonathan write headlines for articles for the first time

    B. Jonathan write headlines for papers for the first time

    C. Jonathan became popular in newspapers

    D. Jonathan appeared in the headlines of newspapers

3．From Jonathan's success in finding out the sender of the dangerous “Love Bug” virus we can infer that ________.

    A. where there is a will, there is a way

    B. experience is knowledge

    C. hard work leads to success

    D. failure is the mother of success

4．What do we know about Jonathan?

    A. He is a good fame hunter with various abilities.

    B. He is such a brave fighter that criminals will feel afraid.

    C. He is an expert on security, not interested in running a company.

    D. He is a regular kid but does something unusual.

5．In the passage the writer mainly wanted to ________.

    A. tell us how to find out cyber-criminals

    B. how FBI finds out cyber-criminals with the help of a kid

    C. where the most wanted-cyber criminals are

    D. tell us something about a boy e-security expert

Mr.and Mrs. Gordon were sitting on the sand， reading their magazines． Mr. Gordon was too stingy（吝啬）to rent a chair． Their twelve－year－old daughter，Sandra， was playing at the water's edge． Suddenly a huge wave

lifted  Sandra up and carried her out to sea． Fortunatelｙ，

a lifeguard　was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away．

He ran along the beach and dived into the sea． He swam quickly to where

the girl， with her head only just above the water， was shouting for help． She was very frightened． When the lifeguard reached her,? she struggled（挣扎） with him， as drowning people often do． However， he was a skilful lifeguard and quickly took hold of her and swam with her back to the beach． By the time he reached it， Mr. and Mrs. Gordon had realized what had happened． They had run down to the water's edge． Neither of them could swim． They just stood in the shallow water， and worried about their daughter． Had the lifeguard reached her in time？ Fortunately， he had． “That was quick work，young man，”Mr. Gordon said． He turned to his wife， “Give the lifeguard a dollar．” “A dollar！” Sandra cried． “Dad，how can you give him a dollar！ He saved my life． I was half dead．” “Quite right， girl?” Mr. Gordon said， pleased by his daughter's awareness（知道） of the value of money． He turned to his wife again and said， “She's right． She was only half dead． Give him fifty cents． ”

36． What happened to Sandra？

     A． She ran into the sea．   

 B． Her life was saved by a lifeguard．

     C． She was drowned．    

  D． She died．

37． What did Mr. and Mrs. Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea by the wave？

      A． They shouted to the lifeguard．         

B． They dived into the water．

      C． Perhaps they were reading magazines．

      D． They offered the lifeguard money to save Sandra．

 38． Why was Sandra angry with her father？

      A． He did not give the lifeguard any money．   

B． He did not swim out to save her．

      C． He did not show the lifeguard hearty thankfulness．

      D． He gave the lifeguard too much money．

 39． Why was Mr. Gordon pleased with her daughter？

    A． She was safe again．      

    B． She was polite to the lifeguard．

C． He thought she did not want him to give the life-guard too much money．

    D． She gave the lifeguard fifty cents．