17．Jessica tried to find two seats for herself and her friend Ruth in the café, but unluckily she could find 　　　　　.

　　　　 A．either　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．neither　 　　　　　　　　　 C．none　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．nothing

16．The woman　　　　 stealing 1.2 million dollars was trying to find herself a lawyer.

　 　 A．accusing of　 　　　　　 B．accused of　 　　　　　　 C．accusing for　 　　　　　 D．accused for

D

　　 Eddie McKay，a once-forgotten pilot．is a subject of great interest to a group of history students in Canada．

　　 It all started when Graham Broad, a professor at the University of Western Ontario， found McKay’ s name in a footnote in a book about university history．McKay was included in a list of university alumni(校友)who had served during the First World War，but his name was unfamiliar to Broad．a specialist in military history．Out of curiosity, Broad spent hours at the local archives(档案馆)in a fruitless search for information on McKay．Tired and discouraged，he finally gave up．On his way out，Broad’s glance happened to fall on an exhibiting case showing some old newspapers．His eye was drawn to an old picture of a young man in a rugby un．form．As he read the words beside the picture，he experienced a thrilling realization．”After looking for him all day, there he was，staring up at me out of the exhibiting case. ”said Broad．Excited by the find．Broad asked his students to continue his search．They combed old newspapers and other materials for clues．Gradually, a picture came into view．

　　 Captain Alfred Edwin McKay joined the British Royal Flying Corps in 1916．He downed ten enemy planes，outlived his entire squadron(中队)　 as a WWI flyer，spent some time as a flying instruct or in England，then returned to the front，where he was eventually shot down over Belgium and killed in December 1917．But there’s more to his story“For a b brief time in 1916 he was probably the most famous pilot in the world，”says Broad．“He was credited with downing Oswald Boelcke，the most famous German pilot at the time．”Yet，in a letter home. McKay refused to take credit．saying that Boelcke had actually crashed into another German plane．

　　 McKay’s war records were destroyed during a World War II air bombing on

　London-an explanation for why he was all but forgoftten．　　

　　 But now．thanks to the efforts of Broad and his students，a marker in McKay's memory was placed on the university grounds in November 2007．“I found my eyes filling with tears as I read the word’deceased’(阵亡)next to his name，”said Corey Everrett，a student who found a picture of Mckay in his uniform．“This was such a simple example of the fact that he had been a student just like us．but instead of finishing his time at Western，he chose to fight and die for his country．”

71．What made Professor Broad continue his search for more information on McKay?

　　 A．A uniform of McKay．　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．A footnote about McKay

　　 C．A book on McKay 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．A picture of McKay

72．What did the students find out about McKay?

　　 A．He trained pilots for some time．　 　　　 B．He lived longer than other pilots．

　　 C．He died in the Second World War． D．He was downed by the pilot Boelcke．

73．McKay’s flying documents were destroyed in　　　　　　　 ．

　　 A．Belgium　　 　　 B．Germany　　 　　　　　　 C．Canada 　　　　　　 D．England

74．We can learn from the last paragraph that McKay　　　　　　 ．

　　 A．preferred fight to his study　　 　　　　　　　　 B．went to war before graduation

　　 C．left a picture for Corey Everrett 　　　　　　　 D．set an example for his fellow students

75．What is the text mainly about?

　　 A．The research into war history．　　 　　　 B．The finding of a forgotten hero．

　　 C．The pilots of the two world wars．　　　　　 D．The importance of military studies．

C

　　 It was the first snow of winter-an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers．Up until now, I had been able to dress myself for recess(课间休息)，but today I would need some help．Miss Finlayson，my kindergarten teacher at Princess Elizabeth School near Hamilton, Ontario，had been through first snow days many times in her long career, but I think she may still remember this one．

　　 I managed to get into my wool snow pants．But I struggled with my jacket because it didn’t fit well．It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and it made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes．At least my hat and matching scarf were mine，and they were quite pretty．Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots．In her calm，motherly voice she said．”By the end of winter, you will have been able to put on your own boots”．I didn’t realize at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence．

I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot. Like most children，I expected the adult to do all the work．After much wiggling and pushing，she managed to get first one into place and then，with a sigh．worked the second one on too．

I announced. “They’re on the wrong feet”．With the grace that only experience can bring，she struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again．Then I said.“These aren’t my boots，you know"．As she pulled the offending boots from my feet，she still managed to look both helpful and interested．Once they were off，I said． “They are my brother’s boots．My mother makes me wear them，and I hate them!”Somehow, from long years of practice, she managed to act as though I wasn’t an annoying little girl．She pushed and shoved，less gently this time，and the boots were returned to their proper place on my feet．With a great sigh of relief，seeing the end of her struggle with me，she asked，“Now, where are your gloves?”

　　 I looked into her eyes and said．“I didn’t　 want to lose them．so I put them into the toes of my boots．

68．According to the passage, the little girl got　　　　　　 from her brother．

A．the wool snow pants and the jacket　

B．the jacket and the boots

C．the jacket and the hat

D．the boots and the gloves

69．What made it so hard for the teacher to help the little girl put her boots on?

　　 A．The gloves in the toes of the boots．　 　 B．The slowness of the teacher．

　　 C．The wrong size of the boots．　　　　　　　　　　 D．The unwillingness of the girl．

　70．It can be inferred that before the little girl finally went out to enjoy the first snow of winter，

　　 the teacher had to help her put on her boots　　　　　　 ．

　　 A．once　　 　　　　　　 B．twice　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C．three times 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．four times

B

　　　 Be careful what you say around your dog．It might understand more than you think．

　　　 A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects，say researchers in Germany．The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child．Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩)．

　　 In one experiment. the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 1 0 objects．Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back．In four tests, Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right．As the dog couldn’t see anyone to get clues，the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words．

In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew．The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before．

The correct object was chosen in seven out of 10 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by process of elimination(排除法)．A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive．

　Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog．For one thing，Rico is a border collie，a breed(品种)known for its mental abilities．In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months．

It's hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say．Even if they do. they can’t talk back．Still，it wouldn't hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then．You might just get a big，wet kiss in return !

65．Both experiments show that　　　　　　　 ．

　　 A．Rico is smart enough to get all commands right

　　 B．Rico can recognize different things including toys

　　 C．Rico has developed the ability of learning mathematics

　　 D．Rico won’t forget the names of objects once recognizing them

66．Which of the following statements is true?

　　 A．The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collie’s mental abilities．

　　 B．Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training．

　　 C．The border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects．

　　 D．Rico is born to understand its owner's commands．

67．What does the writer want to tell us?

　　 A．To train your dog．　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．To talk to your dog．

　　 C．To be friendly to your dog．　　 　　　　　　　 D．To be careful with your dog．

A

　　 Earlier this year, my oldest daughter got braces(牙箍)on her teeth，and let’s just say she did not go quietly into that dentist’s chair．Fear and hate pretty much describes the days leading up to her first appointment．

So when she finally walked out with shiny teeth，a painful mouth and a broken spirit，I told her I was proud of her and took her to Ben＆Jerry’s for an ice cream reward．Two weeks later，we returned to the scene of the crime . The dentist spent about 45 seconds checking her teeth before sending her on her merry way．before I could start the car, she was placing her ice cream order．She was shocked when her father and I told her that she wasn’t going to get a reward every time we get her teeth checked．

　　 Apparently, she’s not alone．According to some parenting experts，kids are easily addicted to a benefit-producing system of parental rewards and bribes-it's not all ice creams，candies and cool toys．Some parents are offering their children novel prizes to just Let them sit down and behave in a restaurant-or sleep in their own beds-or score a goal in the next soccer game．

　　 While the experts agree that occasional rewards are okay, the danger lies in the system’s overuse．Kids quickly gain a sense of entitlement(应得权益)and they come to expect a big reward for every good thing that they do, no matter how small．To keep things in check，experts say parents should reduce the number of rewards they offer, make sure rewards match the behavior and explain the real benefits of behaving that way．

　　 Have you used bribery or a reward system with your kids? Was it successful? Do your kids expect more because of that system?

　 61．By saying“the scene of the crime”in Paragraph 2, the author means that

　　 A．she doubted whether the dentist had a good skill

　　 B．she felt very sorry for her daughter’s illness

　　 C．the dentist didn’t　 treat her daughter properly

　　 D．getting braces on the teeth is painful

　62．Similar to the author’s daughter, other children　 　　　　　　　　

　　 A．are often troubled by bad teeth

　　 B．receive certain rewards when falling ill

　　 C．are afraid to visit a dentist

　　 D．also expect rewards from their parents

　63．Misguided by the parental reward system，children easily believe　 　　　　　．

　　 A．they should benefit from their every desired behavior

　　 B．they can be successful as long as they work hard

　　 C．their parents must be richer than others’

　　 D．their parents will feel happy when they behave well

　64．What would be the best title for the passage?

　　 A．Is your child afraid to visit a dentist?

　　 B．Do parents know how to help their children behave?

　　 C．Are parents rewarding their children too much?

　　 D．Does your child show interest in rewards?