(1) Mr. Brown (the motorist)

　　At about 9:20 p.m. on October 14th, I was driving along Market Road in the direction of Midwick. I wanted to go to Sturham to collect my wife, who had been visiting some friends. I prepared to turn into Sturham Road, which was on my right. In the distance, I saw the lights of a car moving towards me but it was a long way from me. I put out my hand to show that I was going to turn right. Then I started to turn slowly towards Sturham Road. Suddenly there was a loud noise on the passenger's (near) side of the car. I stopped the car and got out. A motorcycle had hit my car. The motorcyclist had been thrown over the car. He was injured, so I ran to a shop to phone for help.

　　(2) Mr. Smith (the injured motorcyclist)

　　On the evening of October 14th, I was going home along Market Road towards Newtown. I was riding my motorcycle. I was going slowly because some of the streetlights were out and the road was wet and slippery. Just before Sturham Road, a car suddenly drove right across my path. The driver did not flash his lights to give a warning. I could not turn in time, so I hit the side of the car. When I woke up, I was lying in a hospital in Market Road.

　　(3) Mr. Lee (another motorcyclist)

　　At about 9:10 p.m. on October 14th, I left my home in Midwick. Ten minutes later I was riding my motorcycle along Market Road. I was going to Newtown. There was a motorcycle about 40 metres in front of me. It was not going very quickly. The man on it was riding near the curb (路边) but I was near the center of the road. The motorcyclist in front of me tried to turn to his right but there was no time. He hit the car and was injured. There was no car going along in front of us or put by the road.

48．Which of these statements about the accident is probably correct?

　　A．Mr. Brown wrongly supposed that the lights of the two motorcycles were those of a car.

　　B．The lights of the car moving towards Mr. Brown made him unable to see.

　　C．Mr. Brown knocked down a motorcyclist on purpose.

　　D．The accident was caused by the carelessness of the first motorcyclist.

49．It seems probable from the statements that Mr. Brown__________.

　　A．gave no signal to show that he was turning right

　　B．did not give any signal until he was actually turning

　　C．failed to give a proper signal at that time

　　D．flashed his light to show that he was going to turn

50．We would expect to find that Mr. Brown's car was damaged on its________ side.

　　A．front    B．left     C．right     D．driver's

He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family’s   cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake.
　　 On the day before the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catching sunfish and perch (鲈鱼)  with worms. Then he tied on a small silver lure（鱼饵） and practiced casting. The lure struck the water and caused colored ripples in the sunset, then silver ripples as the moon rose over the lake.
　　When his peapole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the dock.
　　Finally, he very gingerly lifted the exhausted fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass. The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish, gills playing back and forth in the moonlight. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 P.M.-- two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy.
　　“You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said.
　　“Dad!” cried the boy.
　　“There will be other fish,” said his father.
　　“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.
　　He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could tell by the clarity of his father’s voice that the decision was not negotiable（可协商的）. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into the black water.
　　The creature swished its powerful body and disappeared. The boy suspected that he would never again see such a great fish.
　　That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. His father’s cabin is still there on the island in the middle of the lake. He takes his own son and daughters fishing from the same dock.
　　And he was right. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he landed that night long ago. But he does see that same fish-again and again-every time he comes up against a question of ethics (道德规范).
【小题1】 Why did the father ask his son to put the perch back?

(1) Mr. Brown (the motorist)
　　At about 9:20 p.m. on October 14th, I was driving along Market Road in the direction of Midwick. I wanted to go to Sturham to collect my wife, who had been visiting some friends. I prepared to turn into Sturham Road, which was on my right. In the distance, I saw the lights of a car moving towards me but it was a long way from me. I put out my hand to show that I was going to turn right. Then I started to turn slowly towards Sturham Road. Suddenly there was a loud noise on the passenger's (near) side of the car. I stopped the car and got out. A motorcycle had hit my car. The motorcyclist had been thrown over the car. He was injured, so I ran to a shop to phone for help.
　　(2) Mr. Smith (the injured motorcyclist)
　　On the evening of October 14th, I was going home along Market Road towards Newtown. I was riding my motorcycle. I was going slowly because some of the streetlights were out and the road was wet and slippery. Just before Sturham Road, a car suddenly drove right across my path. The driver did not flash his lights to give a warning. I could not turn in time, so I hit the side of the car. When I woke up, I was lying in a hospital in Market Road.
　　(3) Mr. Lee (another motorcyclist)
　　At about 9:10 p.m. on October 14th, I left my home in Midwick. Ten minutes later I was riding my motorcycle along Market Road. I was going to Newtown. There was a motorcycle about 40 metres in front of me. It was not going very quickly. The man on it was riding near the curb (路边) but I was near the center of the road. The motorcyclist in front of me tried to turn to his right but there was no time. He hit the car and was injured. There was no car going along in front of us or put by the road.
48．Which of these statements about the accident is probably correct?
　　A．Mr. Brown wrongly supposed that the lights of the two motorcycles were those of a car.
　　B．The lights of the car moving towards Mr. Brown made him unable to see.
　　C．Mr. Brown knocked down a motorcyclist on purpose.
　　D．The accident was caused by the carelessness of the first motorcyclist.
49．It seems probable from the statements that Mr. Brown__________.
　　A．gave no signal to show that he was turning right
　　B．did not give any signal until he was actually turning
　　C．failed to give a proper signal at that time
　　D．flashed his light to show that he was going to turn
50．We would expect to find that Mr. Brown's car was damaged on its________ side.
　　A．front    B．left    C．right    D．driver's

He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family’s   cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake.

　　 On the day before the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catching sunfish and perch (鲈鱼)  with worms. Then he tied on a small silver lure（鱼饵） and practiced casting. The lure struck the water and caused colored ripples in the sunset, then silver ripples as the moon rose over the lake.

　　When his peapole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the dock.

　　Finally, he very gingerly lifted the exhausted fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass. The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish, gills playing back and forth in the moonlight. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 P.M.-- two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy.

　　“You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said.

　　“Dad!” cried the boy.

　　“There will be other fish,” said his father.

　　“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.

　　He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could tell by the clarity of his father’s voice that the decision was not negotiable（可协商的）. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into the black water.

　　The creature swished its powerful body and disappeared. The boy suspected that he would never again see such a great fish.

　　That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. His father’s cabin is still there on the island in the middle of the lake. He takes his own son and daughters fishing from the same dock.

　　And he was right. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he landed that night long ago. But he does see that same fish-again and again-every time he comes up against a question of ethics (道德规范).

1. Why did the father ask his son to put the perch back?

2.When does the architect (the father’s son) think of that perch put back?

3.Which word can not be used to describe the boy’s father?

A powerful earthquake has rocked northern Japan near Sendai, prompting officials to shut down railways, highways and a Tokyo airport, hundreds of kilometres away. There were immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which struck at 6∶24 P．M. (0924 GMT), but journalist Steve Herman told CNN he would be very surprised if there were no casualties.

The quake had a magnitude of 7.0 and was centered 60 kilometres (40 miles) below the sea floor off the northeastern coast of Miyagi Prefecture (县), Japan's Meteorological Agency said.

Japanese television showed pictures of at least two buildings on fire in central Sendai, and five trucks on scene, although it was not clear whether they were related to the quake.

The quake sent workers and shoppers running out onto the street, while officials closed major highways and railways to check for damage.

Local officials quoted by public service broadcaster NHK said there were blackouts and water outages in some areas.

Sendai, the largest city in the mostly agricultural northeastern Touhoku region, has a population of just over one million.

In Tokyo, 302 km (189 miles) to the south, the quake shook buildings and was felt for about two minutes.

Downtown Haneda airport briefly suspended takeoffs and landings to check runways, while East Japan Railway stopped bullet trains in the area.

While the quake was about the same magnitude as one that hit Kobe in 1995, killing 6,430, experts said because it was centered off shore, it is not likely to have the same impact.

Japan's meteorological agency said there was no danger of tsunami (海啸), powerful waves that can be stirred up by shaking activity.

The Cabinet Office in Tokyo said the government had set up an emergency task force.

1．The underlined word in the passage means “________”．

A．destroy 　　　　　　 B．result

C．death 　　　　　 D．degree

2．The center of the quake was ________.

A．on the land near Sendai

B．on the island near Sendai

C．in central Sendai

D．below the sea floor off the northeastern coast

3．The quake that hit Kobe in 1995 ________.

A．had a magnitude of less than 7.0

B．was centered on shore

C．struck at 6∶24 P．M.

D．killed 6,430 in all

4．What is tsunami according to the last but one paragraph (倒数第二段)?

A．It is also a quake that comes after the main quake.

B．It is powerful waves that usually come long after an earthquake.

C．It is powerful waves that usually come before an earthquake.

D．It is powerful waves that usually come after earthquake starts.

5．Why did officials close major highways and railways?

A．They were afraid of being killed by the quake.

B．They were afraid that the highways and railways were damaged.

C．There were no cars or trains on highways and railways after the quake.

D．They wanted to save those who were caught in the quake instead of working.