An explosion on Thursday killed one and injured 21 in a busy street in Tongren, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province.

  The bomb was hidden in a rubbish bin in the city’s commercial hub(商业中心),where lots of shops and restaurants are concentrated.

  The ear-splitting blast was heard around 12∶50 p.m.,said a local newspaper, citing witnesses. The power of the blast shattered(使粉碎)nearby shop windows and ripped the stainless(不生锈的)steel rubbish can to pieces.

  One passer-by,identified(确认)only as Zhang,said she was shocked by the noise and saw a lot of pedestrians lying on the ground when she got to the scene.

  Thirteen of the injured were taken to a local hospital after the explosion. A doctor there said five were in serious condition but already out of danger after emergency treatment. The others were just slightly hurt.

  The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, said an officer with the Tongren police, but refused to speculate as to the cause.

It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

  A. All the injured were taken to a hospital

  B. 8 of the injured were not taken to a hospital

  C. The rubbish bin with a bomb was in a restaurant

  D. The rubbish bin with a bomb was in a shop

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

  A. One passer- by, indentified only as Zhang, saw the man throwing a bomb into a bin.

  B. Some customers in restaurants were injured.

  C. The writer didn’t get to the scene.

  D. All customers in shops got hurt.

In the last paragraph the underlined word“ speculate” probably means ________.

  A. tell              B. guess

  C. discuss            D. talk

MONTREAL (Reuters) – Crossing the US-Canada border (边界) to go to church on a Sunday cost a US citizen $ 10,000 for breaking Washington’s strict new security (安全) rules.

     The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert, who lives right on the Canadian border. Like the other half-dozen people of Township 15, crossing the border is a daily occurrence for Albert. The nearby Quebec village of St. Pamphile is where they shop, eat and go to church.

There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5,530-mile border between Canada and the US – which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings.

     As a result, Albert says he did not expect any p0roblems three weeks ago when he returned home to the US after attending church in Canada, as usual, The US customs (海关) station in this area is closed on Sundays, so he just drove around the locked gate, as he had done every weekend since the pate appeared last May, following a tightening of border security. Two days later, Albert was told to go to the customs office, where an officer told him he had been caught on camera crossing the border illegally (非法).

     Ottawa has given out sp0ecial passes to some 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May. That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint.

     Albert has requested that the customs office change their decisions on the fine, but he has not attended a Sunday church since. “I feel like I’m living in a p0rison,”he said.

4.We learn from the text that Richard Albert is _______.

    A.an American living in Township 15  

       B.a Canadian living in a Quebec village

    C.a Canadian working in a customs station

    D.an American working in a Canadian church

5..Albert was fined because he ________.

    A.failed to obey traffic rules

       B.broke the American security rules

    C.worked in St. Pamphile without a pass

    D.damaged the gate of the customs office.

6.The underlined word “detour” in Paragraph 5 means _________.

       A.a drive through the town B.a race across the fields    

    C.a roundabout way of traveling D.a journey in the mountain area

7..What would be the best title for the text?     

    A.A Cross-country Trip            B.A Special Border Pass   

    C.An Unguarded Border           D.An Expensive Church Visit

My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job, when I was six years old, was   36  the diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me  37  to do it well, telling me to  38  to shine the shoes again if the customer wasn’t  39 .
I was proud of working in the restaurant   40  I was also working for the good of the family. But my father   41  said that I had to meet certain standards(标准) to be part of the team. I   42  to be on time, hard-working, and polite to the  43 . I was    44  paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of suggesting to Dad that he  45   give me $10 a week. He said, “OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And for the times you bring in your friends  46  free soft drinks?” He   47  the amount of money I owed him, about $40 a week.
I remember returning to Seattle after being  48  in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted(升职) to Captain at that time. And full of pride, I walked into my parents’ restaurant, but the   49  thing Dad said was, “How about your   50  up tonight?” I couldn’t  51  my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But   52  didn’t matter. As far as Dad was concerned, I was just  53  member of the team. I reached for the mop(拖把).Working for Dad has taught me that the devotion(奉献) to a  54  is above all. It has nothing to do with  55  that team is for a family restaurant or the US Army.

【小题1】
A.washingB.shiningC.changingD.repairing
【小题2】
A.whyB.whatC.whenD.how
【小题3】
A.offerB.refuseC.continueD.forget
【小题4】
A.interestedB.annoyedC.relaxedD.satisfied
【小题5】
A.ifB.becauseC.whenD.though
【小题6】
A.anxiouslyB.strangelyC.clearlyD.secretly
【小题7】
A.hadB.tendedC.hatedD.pretended
【小题8】
A.familyB.workersC.customersD.friends
【小题9】
A.neverB.alwaysC.seldomD.already
【小题10】
A.mustB.shouldC.mightD.could
【小题11】
A.byB.toC.onD.for
【小题12】
A.worked outB.decided onC.set asideD.cut down
【小题13】
A.absentB.overC.away D.alone
【小题14】
A.usualB.lastC.nextD.first
【小题15】
A.washingB.goingC.cleaningD.turning
【小题16】
A.cover B.followC.believeD.understand
【小题17】
A.theyB.IC.heD.it
【小题18】
A.noB.eitherC.anyD.another
【小题19】
A.teamB.familyC.leaderD.restaurant
【小题20】
A.whenB.whetherC.howD.why

Somali pirates(海盗) robbed three Thai fishing ships with 77 sailors on board nearly l, 200 Miles off the Somali coast, the farthest-off-shore attack to date, an officer said Tuesday.
Pirates have gone farther south and east in answer to increased patrols(巡逻)by warships off the Somali shore. The robbing of the three ships Sunday was about 600 miles outside the normal operation area for the international force, said a spokesman.
The spokesman said the attack so far out at sea was a clear sign that the international patrols against pirates were having a “marked effect on pirate activity in the area”.
“Once they start attacking that far out, you’re not even really talking about the Somali basin or areas of water that have any connection with Somalia,” said an officer, Roger Middleton. “Once you’re that far out, it's just the Indian Ocean, and it means you’re looking at trade going from the Gulf to Asia, from Asia to South Africa. ”
“This is the farthest robbing to date. They are now operating near the Maldives and India,” said another officer.
The three ships--the MV Prantalay 11, 12, and l 4—had 77 members on board in total. All of them are Thai, the spokesman said. Before the Sunday robbing, pirates held l l ships and 228 sailors.
Pirates have increased attacks over the past year in hopes. of catching more dollar payments. Because of increased patrols and defenses on board ships, the success rate(率)has gone down, though the number of successful attacks has stayed the same year over year.
【小题1】The pirate attack reported in the text happened __________.

A.far out in the Indian Ocean
B.in the normal patrol area
C.near the Somali, coast
D.in the south of Africa
【小题2】According to the text, which can best describe the situation of the pirate problems?
A.More goods on board are lost.
B.Pirate attacks happen in a larger area now.
C.The number of attacks has stayed the same these years.
D.Pirate attacks are as serious as before along the Somali coast.
【小题3】Which is true about the warship patrols according to the text?
A.The patrols are of little effect.
B.The patrols are more difficult.
C.More patrols are quite necessary even in Asia.
D.The patrols only drive the pirates to other areas.
【小题4】How many sailors were held by the pirates up to the time of the report?
A.228.B.77.C.383.D.305.

There are many rights to make sure that people will be treated fairly when they are suspected or accused of a crime. Sometimes these rights are called "due process of law". In using these rights, a person should have the help of a lawyer.

You have a right to protect against unreasonable searches and seizures. The police generally may not search you or your home, or take things you own, without a "warrant". A warrant is a paper which states, very exactly , the place to be searched and the things to be taken. Sometimes, however, the police will not need a warrant to search you or your property. If an officer sees you committing a crime, or if he has a good reason to believe you have committed a serious crime, he may arrest you and search you and the area right around you without a warrant.

If you invite a police without a warrant to come into your house and he finds proof of crime, the evidence may be used against you in court. If you do not want an officer to search you or your home and he does not have a warrant, tell him that you do not give him the right to search. However, if the officer will not listen, do not try to stop him. It is dangerous to resist and it may be illegal to do so. Any evidence which a policeman gets during an unlawful search and seizure cannot be used against you.

Police officers must act reasonably and fairly at all times. They should use physical force only when it is needed to arrest someone to enforce a law. They may not use physical violence to "teach someone a lesson".

1.  According to the passage, a "warrant" is______.

A. an identification card               B. an access card

C. an official written order                D. a special license

2.  In which case can the policeman use the evidence he gets against you in court?

A. He makes an unreasonable search of your home and gets the evidence.

B. He is allowed to search your home with no warrant and finds proof of crime.

C. He gets the information you do not want to give him by using physical force.

D. He obtains the information from you when you are alone with him.

3. The police can use physical force only when____.

A. they want to teach the habitual thief a lesson

B. they catch the criminal on the spot

C. the suspect talks back

D. the criminal resists arrest

4. The passage centers around____.

A. the rights of citizens                   B. the importance of warrants

C. the duty of the police                   D. criminal cases

 

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