Andrea had never seen an old lady hitchhiking before．However, the weather and the coming darkness made her feel sorry for the lady．The old lady climbed in through the car door, and pushed her big brown shopping bag down under her feet．She said in almost a whisper,“Thank you, dear-I’m just going to Brockbourne．”
Something in the way the lady spoke made Andrea uneasy about this strange hitchhiker．She didn’t know why, but she felt instinctively(直觉上)that there was something wrong, something…dangerous．But how could an old lady be dangerous?It was strange．
Careful not to turn her head, Andrea looked sideways at her passenger．She studied the hat, the dirty collar of the dress, the shapeless body, the arms with their thick black hairs
Thick black hairs?
Hairy arms?Andrea’s blood froze．
This wasn’t a woman．
At first, she didn’t know what to do．Then suddenly, an idea came into her racing, terrified brain．Swinging the wheel suddenly, she threw the car into a skid(侧滑),and brought it to a stop．
“My god!”she shouted,“A child!I think I hit her!”The“old lady”was clearly shaken by the sudden skid,“I didn’t see anything, dear,”she said．“I don’t think you hit anything．”
“I am sure it was a child!”insisted Andrea．“Could you just get out and have a look?”She held her breath．Would her plan work?
It did．The passenger slowly climbed out to have a look．Hardly was she out of the car, Andrea drove madly away, and soon she put a good three miles between herself and the awful hitchhiker．
It was only then that she thought about the bag．Maybe the bag would provide some information about what she was．Pulling into the side of the road, Andrea opened the heavy bag curiously．
It contained only one item-a small hand axe, with a sharp blade．The axe, and the inside of the bag, were covered with the dark red stains of dried blood．
Andrea began to scream．
(1)
Andrea allowed the hitchhiker to take a ride in her car mainly because ________．
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A．
she felt sorry for the lady
B．
She was curious about the old lady
C．
she had never seen an old lady hitchhiking before
D．
something in the way the lady spoke attracted her
(2)
What made Andrea afraid when she looked at the old lady?
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A．
She had a shapeless body．
B．
She had a harsh voice．
C．
She wore a dirty dress．
D．
She had hairy arms．
(3)
Andrea suddenly stopped the car because ________．
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A．
she thought she had hit a child on the road
B．
she felt instinctively that there was something wrong
C．
she wanted to trick the passenger into getting out
D．
she couldn’t concentrated and nearly had a crash
(4)
According to the passage, it can be inferred that ________．
I take the train into work every morning from a train station near my house．I can get to the station quite 1 because there’s a short cut(捷径)to the station．But in the summer, it can get quite smelly because of all the 2 ．So I always try to 3 through it．Today I was trying to do so as usual 4 something made me stop for a moment．I saw the most beautiful 5 by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white 6 ．
She was short and 7 had white hair．She was walking 8 as each step took some effort．I hadn’t specially noticed her 9 , until she stopped near a rubbish bin．
She slowly placed her walking stick 10 the rubbish bin．Then she leaned(斜倚着)on it with her right hand．She bent down and 11 the rubbish．She clearly found it 12 and it took her a while．She 13 some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened herself up again．All the while she used the rubbish bin to 14 her．She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then 15 walking．It all took her great effort．
There’s so much rubbish and no one ever does 16 about it．I was moved to 17 this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it 18 ! I haven’t been able to 19 thinking about that all day．
I want to follow her example．I’ve decided to pick up rubbish off the 20 if I meet from now on．I hope people will do the same as I do．
Read the following four passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read．
In the current economic downturn, many American schools are adding a new subject to the curriculum(课程); financial literacy．One program in Virginia even gets students out of the classroom for a day to learn how far their money will go in the real world．
What looks like a shopping mall is actually an educational field trip experience for a group of young people．Finance Park is a special facility where students apply what they have been taught in class about money management．
“They become, essentially, adults for the day,” says Alice Reilly, social studies coordinator for Fairfax County Public Schools．“They are asked to develop a budget for 18 line items that you and I might have in our budget; things like utilities, insurance, groceries, housing．”
Each budget item is represented by a storefront where students collect an option sheet．Students must refer to a card that shows their income and their family size, when they choose what to buy．There’s also a stock ticker so students can keep track of shares in their portfolios(投资组合)．
The facility opened last year in Fairfax, Virginia．It is the fifteenth Finance Park built in the last decade by Junior Achievement USA, a non-profit organization dedicated to preparing young people for financial success．
“Since the financial crisis, the demand for Finance Parks around the country has grown exponentially," says Ed Grenier, president of the Washington, DC chapter．"We have a number under way in the planning and building stages．”
Financial literacy has only recently become part of the regular curriculum in Fairfax County．“Some students, some teachers, some schools did it, but now it is much more systematic," Reilly says, "and it is much more consistent to ensure that all students get this background information．”
That is why every eighth grade student in Fairfax County will eventually spend a day here．Thirteen-year-old Sam says she has learned an important life lesson．“I didn’t know how expensive everything would be．”
Anthony, also 13, is looking forward to telling his parents what he learned．“I’ll probably tell them I want to stay a kid a little longer and take my time to become an adult．”
This isn’t the end of financial studies for Anthony and the other students here．Virginia is one of 13 states which requires students to take a financial education in high school in order to graduate．
(1)
What is the aim of this Finance Park?
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A．
To raise enough money for the secondary schools in Virginia．
B．
To enable students to apply money management knowledge to practice．
C．
To provide students in Virginia with special chances for Advanced Placement．
D．
To direct students in Washington, D．C．to learn more about money management．
(2)
Who is expected to spend a whole day in the Finance Park?
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A．
Young people all over Virginia．
B．
Junior students in Washington,D．C．
C．
Eighth graders in Fairfax County．
D．
Eighth graders' parents in Virginia．
(3)
What can we learn from this passage?
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A．
Extra curriculum is necessary in secondary schools．
B．
Fairfax County Public Schools set a good example．
C．
An organization helps youth in U．S．for financial success．
D．
Financial Literacy is very popular in Washington,D．C．
(4)
It can be inferred from the passage that ________．
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A．
Alice Reilly developed a budget for 18 items in the Finance Park．
B．
ED Grenier was against building more finance parks in U．S．A．
C．
Sam did quite well in managing his budge in the Finance Park．
D．
Anthony came to know that adult life wasn't as good as expected．
He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windshield to get his attention．“Is your cab available(可用的)?” I asked when he finally looked up at me．He nodded, then said apologetically as I settled into the back seat, “I'm sorry, but I was reading a letter．” He sounded as if he had a cold．“I am not in a hurry,” I told him．“Go ahead and finish your letter．” He shook his head．“I've read it several times already．I guess I almost know it by heart．”“Letters from home always mean a lot” I said．
“This isn't family,” he replied．“Although it might just as well have been family．Old Ed was my oldest friend．In fact, we used to call each other ‘Old Friend'－when we'd meet．I'm not much good at writing．”
“I don't think any of us keep up our correspondence too well,” I said．“I know I don't, but I take it he's someone you've known quite a while?” “All my life．We were kids together, went to school together and all the way through high school．” “There are not too many people who've had such a long friendship,” I said．“Actually,” the driver went on, “I hadn't seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I moved away from the old neighborhood and you kind of lose touch even though you never forget．”
“You said ‘was'．Does that mean…?” he nodded．“A couple of weeks ago．” “I'm sorry,” He didn't say anything more, and we rode on in silence for a few minutes．But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me：“I should have kept in touch with him．” “Well,” I agreed, “we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do．But things come up and we just don't seem to find the time．”
When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away．First I had to write a letter…and mail it．
(1)
Why did the driver said sorry when the writer settled into the back seat?Because ________．
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A．
he didn't want to take the passenger．
B．
he didn't notice the writer
C．
he had a cold and could not speak．
D．
he didn't feel well
(2)
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
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A．
exchanging letters
B．
friendship
C．
relationship
D．
work
(3)
Which of the following is right?
[ ]
A．
The writer doesn't know what happened．
B．
The writer understands the driver．
C．
The driver left his best friend because they quarreled．
D．
The driver doesn't care about his friend．
(4)
What can you conclude from the passage?
[ ]
A．
The driver is out of touch with his old friend for at least 25 years．
B．
The driver doesn't like to read the letter．
C．
The driver's friend must have died．
D．
The driver's friend must be angry with the driver because he doesn't like to write letters．
(5)
Why did the writer write a letter and mail it right away when he got to the hotel room?
[ ]
A．
He has the habit of writing letters．
B．
He doesn't want to make the same mistake as the driver．
One day, three people suddenly appeared in a store, taking food off the shelves as fast as they could, obviously not planning to pay for it．The shop owner 1 the “panic button” and then went over the counter and 2 the front door．It was 3 that they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren’t going anywhere with their ill-gotten gains．They 4 the loot(赃物)and simply stood together－knowing the 5 were on the way．
Imagine what they must have 6 , when they were told they didn’t have to steal, if they were that 7 , instead of being driven out or told they were headed for 8 ．“We have food in the back, expired(过期) 9 still safe to eat, that we plan on 10 to a homeless shelter．If you need food, you can have some．”
They were told to 11 what they had dropped and put it 12 , then asked to clear up the mess they’d made of the store．They were doing just that when the police 13 ．The officers were told the situation was under 14 and the police were no longer 15 ．
This wasn’t what they had 16 ．They were being treated as human beings who had done something wrong but could 17 the wrong they’d done． 18 , because they knew that the homeless were never welcome to use “public restrooms” in private businesses, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up．
Soon three 19 people, standing just a bit taller than before when they came in, 20 out with all the food their arms could hold．They were reminded that, if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab．