A South African farmer is receiving phone calls from his sheep after equipping them with cell phones to keep tabs on the flock amid recent livestock thefts, according to local press Wednesday.

When the sheep call, it is always bad news for farmer Erard Louw of the Cape Town suburbs, as the phones around their necks are only set to switch on when the sheep start running, a sign that thieves have cut through the fences.

"As they run it gives me a phone call and says 'Sheep One' or 'Sheep Two' and so on, so at least I know where to start looking because the farm is 750 hectares (1,850 acres)," Louw told the Cape Times daily.

Louw attached the phone-like security device to the collars of four sheep in separate flocks after thieves sneaked in and stole 27 sheep and 13 lambs a couple of weeks ago, driving Louw to rack his brains for ways to protect his animals.

He said there was no use calling nearby police, as they were stationed too far away and in his experience they either lacked an available car or the vehicle was out of fuel or missing tyres -- also the work of thieves.

According to Louw, the cell phones have already proved their worth, with one sheep-snatcher caught thanks to the device.

Still, with theft attempts currently at their peak, given long winter nights and early nightfall, a few sheep-robbers managed to get away in spite of the device.

"The phone did start ringing that night and I went out," he said, but added that he was too late.

1.Why did Erard Louw attach the phone-like device to the sheep he raises?

A. Because he thought it was fun to do.

B. Because the police there didn’t care about animals.

C. Because he liked hi-tech very much.

D. Because he wanted to protect them against thieves.

2.What does the underlined expression in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Try very hard to remember or think of something.

B. Have a headache.

C. Make the brain bigger.

D. Shake the brain from side to side.

3.You can most probably read this passage______.

A. in a book

B. in a dictionary

C. in a newspaper

D. in a novel

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile zone（区域）, when a       came behind him.    the man started thinking of excuses to give.

As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you      me a little bit over the speed limit. I was in a rush to get     , to be with my wife and kids. You know my younger son wasn’t feeling too     when I left home this morning. I’m afraid he’s ill.”

The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started      something in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was     writing. When the man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driving      so far, the policeman came to his window,     him a piece of paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man wondered: how much was this     going to be? However, the man was     it was not a ticket（罚单）at all and he began to     :

“I had a daughter who was      by a speeding car at the age of six by a speeding driver. He got a fine, a few months in    , and then was free, free to hug his two daughters. I only had one, and now I have to     until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to       that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive（原谅） him. So pray（祈祷）for me, and be      when you drive again. My son is all I have been left with.”

The man was completely      and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove    , even a few miles      the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

A. truck          B. mail car         C. police car           D. taxi

A. Just now       B. Just so          C. Right now            D. Right away

A. remembered B. caught           C. mistook          D. recognized

A. to school      B. home             C. out              D. to hospital

A. well           B. happy                C. free             D. bad

A. writing        B. looking for      C. listing              D. looking up

A. even           B. really               C. never                D. still

A. route         B. License（执照）  C. Journal          D. Insurance（保险）

A. handed     B. sent             C. rewarded         D. pushed

A. paper          B. note             C. notice           D. ticket

A. excited        B. upset                C. surprised            D. angry

A. laugh          B. smile                C. read             D. think

A. hit            B. knocked          C. trapped          D. killed

A. fear           B. trouble          C. prison               D. danger

A. stay           B. wait             C. remain           D. escape

A. forgive        B. attack           C. educate          D. support

A. honest          B. thankful         C. patient          D. careful

A. disappointed   B. nervous          C. shocked          D. frightened

A. quickly        B. slowly           C. fortunately      D. rapidly

A. under          B. over             C. to               D. with

A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile-zone, when a police car came behind him with the light on. __1__. As the policeman came to him, he said,” Hi, officer, I guess you caught me a little bit over the limit. I was in a rush to get home, to be with my wife and kids, you know my younger son wasn’t feeling well when I left home this morning.”
The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started writing something in his notebook.__2__. A few moments later, the policeman came to his window and handed him a paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man started to wonder, how much this ticket was going to be as he began to look at the paper.__3___ But something which read: “I had a daughter who was killed by a speeding car at the age of six, by a speeding driver like you. He got a fine, a few months in prison, and was free, free to hug two other daughters.__4__ I have tried to forgive that man a thousands times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really forgive him, but I have to do it again, even right now.__5__.”
The man was very surprised and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove slowly, even a few miles under the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

George selected his food in Value Mart carefully. He estimated he had ___36___ 80 cents today. He was pleased he had got good ___37___ for his money again.

At the exit, the freezing wind ___38___ him of his gloves. He was sure he was wearing them when entering the___39___. He made a search of his pockets. Then he thought they must have been ___40___ somewhere in the store. George had bought the black gloves for ＄35 ten years ago. They were leather, soft and durable. Until then, he had worn cheaper man-made material that never lasted long. His ___41___ to buy the gloves turned out to be good, which even ___42___ his position on the bus, as poorer passengers stared at him ___43___.

George re-entered the store. He followed the same ___44___ he had walked before, ___45___ at the bread counter, to the dairy section, the shelf where salt and sugar were placed. It did not take long to be ___46___ that the gloves were not there. His ___47___ grew heavier.“People have changed”,he ___48___ .“Years ago, if somebody ___49___ something lost, they would give it back.”

Yet he did not give up .This time he focused on the gloves on other shoppers’ ___50___ .Suddenly he ___51___ a lady nearby wearing a black pair of gloves. He said“Hi !”But when the surprised lady returned his ___52___, his eyes dropped to the floor, for the fingers of her gloves were too small for him.

Without gloves, he had to ___53___ his hands into his sleeves. Back home, George was ___54___. He could not do without gloves. George decided to buy another leather pair. But before that, he stepped into Value Mart again to see if by any ___55___ his gloves hand been returned to the lost and found office. The girl looked into her drawer and took out a pair of men’s leather gloves.“Are they ?” 

“Yes ! Mine !”George shouted with joy.

A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile zone（区域）, when a   36   came behind him. Right away the man started thinking of   37   to give.

         As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you   38   me a little bit over the speed limit（限制）. I was in a rush to get   39  , to be with my wife and kids. You know my younger son wasn’t feeling too   40   when I left home this morning. I’m afraid he’s ill.”

         The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started   41   something in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was   42   writing. When the man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driving   43   so far, the policeman came to his window,   44   him a piece of paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man wondered: how much was this   45   going to be? However, the man was   46   it was not a ticket at all and he began to   47  :

         “I had a daughter who was   48   by a speeding car at the age of six by a speeding driver. He got a fine, a few months in   49  , and then was free, free to hug（拥抱） his two daughters. I only had one, and now I have to   50   until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to   51   that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive (原谅) him. So pray (祈祷) for me, and be   52   when you drive again. My son is all I have been left with.”

         The man was completely   53   and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove   54  , even a few miles   55   the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

1.A. truck                   B. mail car                C. police car                        D. taxi

2.A. excuses      B. information        C. advice                    D. views

3.A. remembered           B. recognized         C. mistook                 D. caught

4.A. to school            B. home             C. out                   D. to hospital

5.A. well                B. happy             C. free               D. healthy

6.A. writing               B. looking for           C. listing                    D. looking up

7.A. even                  B. really               C. still                   D. never

8.A. insurance      B. license            C. journal                    D. route

9.A. sent                  B. handed                 C. rewarded             D. pushed

10.A. paper               B. note                C. ticket             D. notice

11.A. excited             B. upset               C. angry                           D. surprised

12.A. laugh                B. smile                C. read                             D. think

13.A. hit                   B. knocked                C. trapped               D. killed

14.A. fear                 B. trouble                     C. prison                  D. danger

15.A. wait                 B. stay                      C. remain                      D. escape

16.A. attack              B. forgive         C. educate                D. support

17.A. honest             B. thankful              C. patient                    D. careful

18.A. disappointed B. nervous            C. shocked           D. frightened

19.A. quickly     B. slowly             C. fortunately     D. rapidly

20.A. under         B. over               C. to                 D. with