The cheapest room and board in Jefferson City, Missouri，over the weekend was at the county(县)jail(监狱)，and 170 people gladly checked in．Cole County charged$30 a night for anyone who volunteered to go behind bars on Friday or Saturday night SO officials could give the new jail a test run before it opened for real this week．People from three states spent the night at the jail，including some lawyers and a couple celebrating their first anniversary．

“It was something they could experience without having to get a criminal record，”Cole County Sheriff(治安官)Greg White said．“They spent the night and gained all understanding that they would not want to ever do this again．”

Jailers tried to give the citizens the full experience．They were told to give up their jewelry, cell phones，and other personal belongings．They were booked and photographed and led into the jail commons．They could keep their cell doors open，but that trapped feeling was still there because the outer room doors were locked，said Bob Watson，60，a reporter for the Jefferson City News-Tribune who spent Friday night at the jail.“While it was not a true copy of jail，you got some sense of what it's like to hear that door lock behind you，”Watson said．

Two other feelings were boredom and a lack of choice，illustrated by the television being left on one channel and drowned out anyway．by everybody talking．

Bed was a steel bunk with a thin mattress(垫)。Overhead，a 40-watt bulb stayed 1it through the night in each cell．Handy for guards to see inmates，but not helpful to good sleep．How about the food? Dinner Friday night included cheesy pasta with turkey bits and coffee cake．“I wouldn’t pay for it in a restaurant，but you won’t die trying to eat it，”Watson said．

71．The 170 people stayed in the county jail to　　 ．

A．make a holiday B．get punishment C．do a research　 D．make money

72．What’s the main idea of the 3rd paragraph?

A．The jailers performed their duty well． B．The jail’s test run proved successful．

C．The 170 had the feeling of real prisoners．D．The 170 weren’t treated as real prisoners．

73．The underlined phrase“illustrated by…”is used to　 ．

A．introduce a new topic　 B．draw a conclusion

C．give an example 　　　　　　　　 D．show the result

74．The l70 people were able to　 in the county jail．

A．make phone calls　　 B．sleep well　 C．go around freely　 D．chat with others

75．How did Watson like the food?

A．He enjoyed it．　 B．He didn’t like it．

C．He thought it equaled a restaurant’S．D．He didn’t eat it at all．

The cheapest room and board in Jefferson City, Missouri，over the weekend was at the county(县)jail(监狱)，and 170 people gladly checked in．Cole County charged$30 a night for anyone who volunteered to go behind bars on Friday or Saturday night SO officials could give the new jail a test run before it opened for real this week．People from three states spent the night at the jail，including some lawyers and a couple celebrating their first anniversary．

“It was something they could experience without having to get a criminal record，”Cole County Sheriff(治安官)Greg White said．“They spent the night and gained all understanding that they would not want to ever do this again．”

Jailers tried to give the citizens the full experience．They were told to give up their jewelry, cell phones，and other personal belongings．They were booked and photographed and led into the jail commons．They could keep their cell doors open，but that trapped feeling was still there because the outer room doors were locked，said Bob Watson，60，a reporter for the Jefferson City News-Tribune who spent Friday night at the jail. “While it was not a true copy of jail，you got some sense of what it's like to hear that door lock behind you，”Watson said．

Two other feelings were boredom and a lack of choice，illustrated by the television being left on one channel and drowned out anyway by everybody talking．

Bed was a steel bunk with a thin mattress(垫)。Overhead，a 40-watt bulb stayed 1it through the night in each cell．Handy for guards to see inmates，but not helpful to good sleep．How about the food? Dinner Friday night included cheesy pasta with turkey bits and coffee cake．“I wouldn’t pay for it in a restaurant，but you won’t die trying to eat it，”Watson said．

56. The 170 people stayed in the county jail to     ．

A．make a holiday       B．get punishment 

C．do a research         D．make money

57. What’s the main idea of the 3rd paragraph?

A．The jailers performed their duty well．    

B．The jail’s test run proved successful．

C．The 170 had the feeling of real prisoners．

D．The 170 weren’t treated as real prisoners．

58. The underlined phrase “illustrated by…”is used to    ．

A．introduce a new topic          B．draw a conclusion

C．give an example                 D．show the result

59. The l70 people were able to    in the county jail．

A．make phone calls            B．sleep well   

C．go around freely             D．chat with others

60. How did Watson like the food?

A．He enjoyed it．                   

B．He didn’t like it．

C．He thought it equaled a restaurant’s．

D．He didn’t eat it at all．

The cheapest room and board in Jefferson City, Missouri，over the weekend was at the county(县)jail(监狱)，and 170 people gladly checked in．Cole County charged$30 a night for anyone who volunteered to go behind bars on Friday or Saturday night SO officials could give the new jail a test run before it opened for real this week．People from three states spent the night at the jail，including some lawyers and a couple celebrating their first anniversary．

“It was something they could experience without having to get a criminal record，”Cole County Sheriff(治安官)Greg White said．“They spent the night and gained all understanding that they would not want to ever do this again．”

Jailers tried to give the citizens the full experience．They were told to give up their jewelry, cell phones，and other personal belongings．They were booked and photographed and led into the jail commons．They could keep their cell doors open，but that trapped feeling was still there because the outer room doors were locked，said Bob Watson，60，a reporter for the Jefferson City News-Tribune who spent Friday night at the jail. “While it was not a true copy of jail，you got some sense of what it's like to hear that door lock behind you，”Watson said．

Two other feelings were boredom and a lack of choice，illustrated by the television being left on one channel and drowned out anyway by everybody talking．

Bed was a steel bunk with a thin mattress(垫)。Overhead，a 40-watt bulb stayed 1it through the night in each cell．Handy for guards to see inmates，but not helpful to good sleep．How about the food? Dinner Friday night included cheesy pasta with turkey bits and coffee cake．“I wouldn’t pay for it in a restaurant，but you won’t die trying to eat it，”Watson said．

56. The 170 people stayed in the county jail to     ．

A．make a holiday       B．get punishment 

C．do a research         D．make money

57. What’s the main idea of the 3rd paragraph?

A．The jailers performed their duty well． 

B．The jail’s test run proved successful．

C．The 170 had the feeling of real prisoners．

D．The 170 weren’t treated as real prisoners．

58. The underlined phrase “illustrated by…”is used to    ．

A．introduce a new topic          B．draw a conclusion

C．give an example                 D．show the result

59. The l70 people were able to    in the county jail．

A．make phone calls            B．sleep well   

C．go around freely             D．chat with others

60. How did Watson like the food?

A．He enjoyed it．

B．He didn’t like it．

C．He thought it equaled a restaurant’s．

D．He didn’t eat it at all．

The big news for American newspapers this week was the elections. But there was also news about their industry. The number of newspaper readers in the United States continues to fall. Average daily circulation(发行量) fell by almost one percent in the six months that ended September 13th.

American newspapers get some of their money from readers. But mostly they depend on businesses to buy advertising space in their pages.

The larger the circulation is, the more a newspaper can charge advertisers. But recently, several newspapers have admitted lying about their number of readers.

In June, the Tribune Company announced that it had overstated(夸大) sales of two of its papers. These were Newsday in Long Island, New York, and the Spanish-language paper Hoy in New York City. The Tribute Company also owns the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune.

In July, the Audit Bureau of Circulations(ABC) punished Newsday and Hoy. The ABC is a private organization. It examines circulation claims made by publishers, so advertisers can trust the numbers. Among other steps, the two newspapers will have to report their circulation numbers more often than usual for the next two years.

The Chicago Sun-Times also faces the same punishment. That newspaper is owned by Hollinger International.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating(调查) Hollinger International and its chief, Conrad Black. Hollinger says Mister Black took nearly four hundred million dollars from the company.

 Recently the Belo Corporation announced it had overstated the circulation of the Dallas Morning News in Texas. The publisher will repay twenty-three million dollars to advertisers. It will also provide four million dollars. Other publishers that falsely reported their circulations will also be repaying advertisers millions of dollars.

An Audit Bureau spokeswoman says cases like these appear to be rare. But the Securities and Exchange Commission announced last month that it would expand its investigation to other newspapers.

31. What does the underlined word “their” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A. The news.                                                            B. The elections.          

C. American newspapers.                                           D. Newspaper readers.

32. From the passage, we can learn that______.

A. Advertisers got the circulation only from ABC.

B. At least four newspapers cheated the advertisers.

C. More companies will investigate other newspapers.

D. American newspapers get some of their money from advertisers.

33. How many newspapers are mentioned in the passage?

A. Four.                              B. Six.                          C. Eight.                       D. Ten.

34. The publisher overstated the number of their newspapers mainly to ______.

A. attract more readers                                              B. hide the truth that their circulation fell

C. avoid being punished                                             D. charge the advertisers more money

B
He is a lesson to every boy who ever picked up a basketball and dreamed that it would change his life.
The lights were never brighter and the crowds were never bigger for a homegrown sports hero than they were a quarter-century ago for Ray Hall. But his athletic achievements, as impressive as they are, are to my mind not what is most admirable about the man.
Known as “Sugar Ray” in his teens, Hall was rated among the country’s top 25 high school basketball players. An inner-city kid from a solid family, Hall took on the challenge of lifting Canisius College — still recovering from its failure — back to respectability, rejecting more favorable offers. His status of a savior (救世主) brought more pressure than any 18-year-old should have to handle. However, I watched him mature into the player who led Canisius back to daylight.
After college Hall played professionally in Italy and Greece for over 10 years until a car accident at 32 ended his basketball career. The news that he would never play again shocked Hall but unlike so many others he was ready for life after basketball. When I met Hall — still fit at 46 — for lunch Monday, he wore a cut-sharp gray suit, designer tie and blazing white shirt that screamed Success. “That was always the question — when the cheers end, where do you go? Who do you turn to?” he said. “It starts and ends with that person in the mirror.”
Hall got the concept of academics-first from his parents. He graduated from Canisius a semester early. “No matter how good of an athlete you are, you are just one injury away from losing it all,” he said. “But if you take care of things academically, you are prepared until you leave this earth.”
For the past 14 years, he has been in a computer sales job at Ingram Micro. He married his college sweetheart. They have three kids and a nice house in the suburbs. He figured out early what others learn too late: Athletics is part of a journey, not the destination.
Congratulations, Ray, you made it. In more ways than one.          
【小题1】Ray was regarded as a savior because ________.