阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。

　　Alex felt restless. Along with his sister Rosita and his friend Hugo. Alex had been waiting in the cave for nearly three hours expecting either an attack from the returning robbers or the arrival of a rescue party, but nothing had happened. He and Rosita had had some food and a sleep, and now it was Hugo's turn to sleep after his meal. Rosita was lying in the entrance to the cave keeping watch on the valley below. Alex threw himself down beside her.

　　“I do hope Ruark is all right,” she said, her eyes on the view outside.“I keep hoping I will see him somewhere.”

　　“I'm sure he's okay,”answered Alex “I'm pretty certain the enemy thought it was a ground attack. Anyway, they were too busy rushing to get away in their landrover to waste time firing at a condor. I'm not worried about him. What I am worrying about, though, are the words on that tape that was attached to Ruark's leg. I keep saying the words to myself:

　　What about the cave? There's a two-metre hole at the back of it. No one will find it. There are so many caves…

　　The money they stole is hidden somewhere out there and I should hate them to come back and take it from under our noses.”

　　“Well,” replied his sister,“you heard what the man said. There are so many caves. At a guess, I can see about two hundred of them dotted about. It could take a week to look in them all.”

　　“Yes. It's a clever hiding place, but I think we have one clue that might help us. Ruark was perched somewhere near enough for the tape to pick up their voices. He was probably situated just above the entrance. Condors are not exactly tiny birds so he may have been on a shelf or an overhanging rock large enough to take his big feet and body.”He half closed his eyes against the strong light outside and tried to examine the opposite side of the valley.

1．The people who had been waiting in the cave were ________.

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A．Alex, Ruark and Hugo

B．Rosita, Ruark and hugo

C．Ruark, Hugo and Alex

D．Hugo, Alex and Rosita

2．The characters were waiting in the cave because ________.

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A．they were tired

B．it was night-time

C．the cave was where Ruark lived

D．they were hoping to be rescued

3．Alex says that he thinks the robbers ________.

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A．are likely to come back to retrieve the money

B．will not be able to find the cave where the money is hidden

C．were angry at being attacked by a condor

D．may have injured Ruark during the attack

4．In the third paragraph, Alex says that he feels ________.

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A．doubtful that Ruark will return

B．confident that Ruark is safe

C．disappointed that Ruark has abandoned them

D．certain that Ruark will locate the robbers

5．What does Alex say will help them locate the cave where the money is hidden?

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A．following Ruark when he comes back

B．watching the robbers when they return to the area

C．finding a large shelf or overhanging rock above a cave's entrance

D．searching for a cave where a condor is likely to nest

At 4:00 A.M. on Sunday morning, my friend, Tim, awoke me. He was sleeping in the living room right next to the front door and said there was a man pounding on my front door and screaming. At first, I was like, "Shut up and leave me alone," but then I heard one of the scariest voices of my life. The man sounded of Spanish descent (血统), older, and in pain.

I was home alone for the week, so I had two guns loaded with bullets. I had a rifle (步枪) next to my bed and a shotgun next to my front door. I grabbed my rifle. Tim asked me, "What are you doing?"

"Getting my gun, what do you think I'm doing?" I asked.

As I headed down the hall towards the front door, I remembered Chad, my older brother, telling me to protect myself when he left. Immediately, I grabbed the shotgun and gave it to Tim. Thinking that it might scare the person off, I went to my back door and shot my rifle into the dark cold sky. However, this did not work. "Protect yourself, Sarah," kept going through my head. The man kept yelling and pounding on my door. I would have just opened the door, but I watched too many "America's Most Wanted" shows, where that is how they get the little girls to open the door. So, I then called 911 myself.

The operator said, "911. What is your emergency?"

I replied, "My name is Sarah Miller and I am at Juniper Lane in Hotchkiss and there is a man beating on my front door and telling me to let him in." That was the start of all the excitement. I continued to tell her what was going on and what had already gone on. Our conversation was still going when I heard the man walk off my door. During this time, the police were having a discussion of whether they should respond to the call. When I heard the man walk off my door, I thought that he was going to leave.

I was still on the phone when I heard the man in my basement. "Protect yourself, Sarah," went through my head again. The basement stairs lead right up to a door entering our house. We leave our garage door open to cool off our house when the weather is good. The man was yelling, "Help me" from the bottom of the stairs. I walked over and made sure the door was locked and made sure there was a bullet in the rifle. I stood there with the phone in one hand and my trusty old rifle in the other just waiting for him to start coming up the stairs.

My conversation with the operator went from "Hi, how are you now?" to "What are you doing to help me here?" About this time, the operator told me that the policeman should be at the bottom of my driveway, so I turned on all of the lights, inside and outside. I still had my rifle in my hands when the policeman walked up the stairs to my front door. "Did you see an older Spanish man walking down my driveway by any chance?" I asked him.

"Um, no," he answered. I then asked him if he had seen anyone in the basement, and again he said, "No". So at this time, he went back down the stairs and approached my garage. For some reason, I knew that there was still someone in there. I crouched (猫着腰) down to where I could see into the garage / basement area. As the policeman approached the basement, he yelled, "Whoa, put your hands up. Freeze."

"I’ve got you," were the first words out of my mouth; I don't know what I was thinking. After this happened, I realized that those words weren't exactly the smartest choice of words. About this time, another policeman pulled into my driveway with his lights on followed by a police officer. As I approached the basement with my rifle, I was worried about what I would see. What I saw will always stick with me forever. A poor twenty-nine year old Spanish man was crapping (拉屎) there, and I almost shot him because he was coming to my house to find help. His face was all bloody, his nose was broken, his clothes were torn, and worst of all, he didn't speak English, and none of the policemen who were there spoke Spanish. I had taken three years of Spanish before, so I translated what the Spanish guy, Jose, was saying to the policemen. About this time an ambulance came up my driveway with its lights on. So, I had three police cars and an ambulance, all with their lights on, in my driveway. I'm sure my neighbors all came out, since nothing had ever happened in my small community.

I did protect myself that night. My brother was right when he said that you could never be too careful. "Wake up Sarah. It's time for school," my mom said a couple of mornings later. That is how I prefer to be woken up. I will always have a loaded gun next to my bed after this incident.

55. The moment Tim awoke her, the author ______.

A. screamed            B. felt annoyed     C. heard the voice           D. grabbed the rifle

56. Why did the author go to the back door and shot into the sky?

A. Because she wanted to scare the man off.   B. Because she wanted to kill the man.

C. Because she wanted to call for help.       D. Because she wanted to remind the police.

57. The Spanish man pounded the author’s door so early ______.

A. to practise speaking English                            B. to meet his old friend

C. to seek help                                            D. to hide himself

58. By saying “That was the start of all the excitement”, maybe the author ______.

A. thought they talked too much exciting things

B. was excited that she could talk with the operator

C. was sure that the police would come

D. wanted to say their conversation lasted a long time

59. What did the author learn from the incident?

A. She regretted what she had done to the Spanish

B. She felt it fortunate to know a little Spanish

C. She thought it couldn’t be too careful about her safety.

D. She would never live alone in a big house.

60. Which of the following can be used as the title of this passage?

A. Make ends meet      B. As busy as a bee    C. A piece of cake    D. A false alarm

Michael Jordan told me not to mention this until the season was over and I promised him at that time. Now I think it’s time.

Early last season, I wrote a column about an act of kindness I had seen Jordan do to a disabled child outside the Stadium. After it ran ,I got a call from a man in the western suburbs. He said, “I read what you wrote about Jordan, but I thought I should tell you another thing I saw.” Here it comes, I thought. It always does. Write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice.

A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game, and I brought up what the man had said. Was the man right? Has Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty neighborhood?

“Not two boys,” Jordan said, “but four.”

And he named them. He said four names.

And what did they talk about?

“Everything,” Jordan said. “I’ve asked to see their grades so that I can check whether they’re paying attention to their schoolwork. If it turns out one or two of them may need teaching, I make sure they get it.”

It’s just one more part of Michael Jordan’s life, one more thing that no one knows about, one more thing Jordan does right. The NBA season is over now, and those boys have their memories. So do I! When the expert reviewers begin to turn against Jordan, as they surely will, I’ll think about those boys under the streetlight, waiting for the man they know to come, for someone they can depend on.

1.That man called after reading about what Jordan did to a disabled child because he wanted to ____.

A．become famous himself

B．know why Jordan appeared in a poor area

C．let the author know that Jordan was not that nice

D．offer another example to show that Jordan was a nice man

2.What can we learn from this passage?

A．Jordan is not such a great person.

B．Jordan deserves the admiration he had from others.

C．Jordan is always ready to make friends with young people.

D．Jordan is always misunderstood by expert reviewers.

3.What does the underlined word “ran” probably mean?

A．Published.         B．Finished.          C．Disappeared.       D．Drove

4. Which of the following is NOT the reason why the author wrote this passage? 

A．He would like to keep the promise he had made.

B．He thought it was time to help the disabled children.

C．He hated to see Jordan become someone else’s target.

D．He was impressed by Jordan’s deeds for the ordinary poor.

5. What’s the purpose of the writer writing the passage?

A．to show us the life of Jordan

B．to tell us everybody will make mistakes including Jordan

C．to criticize Jordan

D．to defend Jordan against attack

　　I promised Michael I wouldn't mention this until the season was over. Now I think it's time.

　　Early last season, I wrote a column（专栏）about an act of kindness I had seen Jordan do to a disabled child outside the stadium. After it ran, I got a call from a man in the western suburbs. He said,“I read what you wrote about Jordan, but I thought I should tell you another thing I saw.”

　　Here it comes, I thought. It always does. Write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice.

　　A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game, and I brought up what the man had said. Was the man right? Had Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty neighborhood?

　　“Not two boys,”Jordan said.“But four.”

　　And he named them. He said four names.

　　And what did they talk about?

　　“Everything,” Jordan said.“Anything. I've asked to see their grades so that I can check to see they're paying attention to their schoolwork. If it turns out one or two of them may need teaching, I make sure they get it.”

　　It's just one more part of Michael Jordan's life, one more thing that no one knows about, one more thing Jordan does right. The NBA season is over now, and those boys have their memories. So do I! When the expert reviewers begin to turn against Jordan, as they surely will, I'll think about those boys under the streetlight, waiting for the man they know to come, for someone they can depend on.

(1) The author wrote this story about Jordan and his young friends NOT because ________.

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A．he would like to keep the promise he had made

B．he hated to see Jordan become the target of ill-intentioned criticism

C．he was impressed by Jordan's deeds for the ordinary poor

D．he thought it was time to help the disabled children

(2) That man called after reading about what Jordan did to a disabled child because he wanted to ________.

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A．offer another example to show that Jordan was a nice man

B．let the author know that Jordan was not that nice

C．know why Jordan stopped in a bad area

D．become famous himself

(3) Jordan talked with the boys because ________.

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A．he had promised to do so

B．he wanted to teach them basketball

C．he would see to it that they all studied well

D．he needed their support

(4) The passage implies（暗示）that ________.

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A．Jordan is special as an extraordinary basketball player

B．Jordan is always ready to make friends with all young people

C．Jordan is not worthy of the admiration he had from others

D．it is typical of Jordan to do whatever he can for the good of society

(5) In the sentence“After it ran, I got a call…”, the word“ran”can be replaced by“________”.

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　　I promised Michael I wouldn't mention this until the season was over. Now I think it's time.

　　Early last season, I wrote a column（专栏）about an act of kindness I had seen Jordan do to a disabled child outside the stadium. After it ran, I got a call from a man in the western suburbs. He said,“I read what you wrote about Jordan, but I thought I should tell you another thing I saw.”

　　Here it comes, I thought. It always does. Write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice.

　　A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game, and I brought up what the man had said. Was the man right? Had Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty neighborhood?

　　“Not two boys,”Jordan said.“But four.”

　　And he named them. He said four names.

　　And what did they talk about?

　　“Everything,” Jordan said.“Anything. I've asked to see their grades so that I can check to see they're paying attention to their schoolwork. If it turns out one or two of them may need teaching, I make sure they get it.”

　　It's just one more part of Michael Jordan's life, one more thing that no one knows about, one more thing Jordan does right. The NBA season is over now, and those boys have their memories. So do I! When the expert reviewers begin to turn against Jordan, as they surely will, I'll think about those boys under the streetlight, waiting for the man they know to come, for someone they can depend on.

(1) The author wrote this story about Jordan and his young friends NOT because ________.

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A．he would like to keep the promise he had made

B．he hated to see Jordan become the target of ill-intentioned criticism

C．he was impressed by Jordan's deeds for the ordinary poor

D．he thought it was time to help the disabled children

(2) That man called after reading about what Jordan did to a disabled child because he wanted to ________.

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A．offer another example to show that Jordan was a nice man

B．let the author know that Jordan was not that nice

C．know why Jordan stopped in a bad area

D．become famous himself

(3) Jordan talked with the boys because ________.

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A．he had promised to do so

B．he wanted to teach them basketball

C．he would see to it that they all studied well

D．he needed their support

(4) The passage implies（暗示）that ________.

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A．Jordan is special as an extraordinary basketball player

B．Jordan is always ready to make friends with all young people

C．Jordan is not worthy of the admiration he had from others

D．it is typical of Jordan to do whatever he can for the good of society

(5) In the sentence“After it ran, I got a call…”, the word“ran”can be replaced by“________”.

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