Stieg Larsson died before the overwhelming global success of his M Millennium" novels －The Gid with the Dragon Tattoo", "The Girl Who Played with Fire" and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet' s Nest"．But the Swedish journalist-turned-novelist had actually intended that his "Millennium" series would include at least five books, a plan cut short by his death in 2004．In fact, he died before any of his three "Millennium" novels featuring Lisbeth Salander were published．
However, Larsson's long-time partner Eva Gabrielsson is locked in an extended dispute with Larsson ' s family over the rights to his literary(文学的)heritage．For now, fans will have to be satisfied with the few lines about Larsson' s personal life offered by Gabrielsson' s autobiography "Millennium, Stieg and Me．" In the 160-page book, which is to be released in the US later this year, Gabrielsson records how she and Larsson met and explored the creation of the famous crime series．She shared her plans to secure the rights to complete Larsson' s fourth novel, saying that she has the draft of the fourth book and can finish it．"Stieg and I often wrote together," Gabrielsson says．She refuses, however, to share any details about the forthcoming novel, saying only, "It is not my intention to reveal here the plot of the fourth volume…On the other hand, I want to say that Lisbeth little by little frees herself from her ghosts and her enemies．"
But because Gabrielsson and Larsson never married and Larsson never left a will, Gabrielsson says she will finish the book if and when she gets rights to her late partner" s works from his family．She expresses concern at the way Larsson? s family is handling his legacy and the Millennium brand．"I don' t want to see coffee mugs and other ‘Millennium' merchandise; I want to see the real Stieg respected," she writes．
Larsson' s publisher has now seemed to throw cold water on the view that that day will come anytime soon．"There is no fourth book from Stieg Larsson on the horizon．Only the owner of the estate(遗产), now controlled by his family, has the right to decide on the publication of a fourth book, and they have no intention of doing so at the 'moment．" In spite of Gabrielsson's concerns, a Hollywood adaptation of the first novel, starring Daniel Craig, is around the comer．The news is sure to drum up public' s attention for her autobiography and －should it ever appear －the fourth and final novel．
(1)
Gabrielsson claimed the right to complete the fourth novel because ________．
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A．
she was Stieg Larsson' s girlfriend．
B．
she had a hand in writing the novel already．
C．
she could obtain the right from her family．
D．
she had got the permission from the publisher．
(2)
What can we learn about the fourth novel of Larsson's Millennium series?
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A．
"Millennium, Stieg and Me" is the name of the novel．
B．
Eva wrote the novel after the death of Stieg Larsson．
C．
A Hollywood adaptation of the novel is on show．
D．
Usbeth Slander will be the leading character．
(3)
As to the future of the fourth novel the publisher claimed that ________．
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A．
nobody but Larsson's family had right to publish it
B．
Holleywood had no right to adapt the novel
C．
Stieg Larsson won’t publish the novel at the moment
D．
Eva was the right person to complete the novel
(4)
According to the last paragraph it is sure that ________．
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A．
the fourth novel will come out soon
B．
Eva's autobiography will sell very well
C．
Larsson's family will publish the last two novels
D．
the first novel will soon be very popular with readers
Suppose we built a robot(机器人)to explore the planet Mars．We provide the robot with seeing detectors(探测器)to keep it away from danger．It is powered entirely by the sun．Should we program the robot to be equally active at all times?No．The robot would be using up energy at a time when it was not receiving any．So we would probably program it to stop its activity at night and to wake up at dawn the next morning．
According to the evolutionary(进化的)theory of sleep, evolution equipped us with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking for the same reason．The theory does not deny(否认)that sleep provides some important restorative functions(恢复功能)．It merely says that evolution has programmed us to perform those functions at a time when activity would be inefficient and possibly dangerous．However, sleep protects us only from the sort of trouble we might walk into; it does not protect us from trouble that comes looking for us．So we sleep well when we are in a familiar, safe place, but we sleep lightly, if at all, when we fear that bears will nose into the tent．
The evolutionary theory explains the differences in sleep among creatures．Why do eats, for instance, sleep so much, while horses sleep so little?Surely cats do not need five times as much repair and restoration as horses do．But cats can afford to have long periods of inactivity because they spend little time eating and are unlikely to be attacked while they sleep．Horses must spend almost all their waking hours eating, because what they eat is very low in energy value．Moreover, they cannot afford to sleep too long or too deeply, because their survival(生存)depends on their ability to run away from attackers．
(1)
The author uses the example of the robot in space exploration to tell us ________．
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A．
the differences between robots and men
B．
the reason why men need to sleep
C．
about the need for robots to save power
D．
about the danger of men working at night
(2)
Evolution has programmed man to sleep at night chiefly to help him ________．
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A．
keep up a regular pattern of life
B．
prevent trouble that comes looking for him
C．
avoid danger and inefficient labour
D．
restore his bodily functions
(3)
According to the author, we cannot sleep well when we ________．
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A．
are worrying about our safety
B．
are overworked
C．
are in a tent
D．
are away from home
(4)
Cats sleep much more than horses do partly because cats ________．
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A．
need more time for restoration
B．
are unlikely to be attackers
C．
axe more active than homes when they are awake
D．
spend less time eating to get enough energy
(5)
Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
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A．
Evolution has equipped all creatures with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking．
B．
The study of sleep is an important part of the evolutionary theory．
C．
Sleeping patterns must be taken into consideration in the designing of robots．
D．
The sleeping pattern of a living creature is determined by the food it eats．
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It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle．As Christmas drew near, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade, or so we thought．We bought the latest rages．Baby-Sitter’s Club dolls, and a doll house．Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else．”
It was just too late, what will all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts, to take the time to select the “right bike” for our little girl．So here we were－Christmas Eve around 9∶00 p. m., with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, nested snug in their beds．Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child．“What if the bicycle out of clay(a kind of earth)and write a note that she could trade the clay model in for a real bike?” her dad asked．“This is an expensive item and she is ‘such a big girl,’ and it would be much better for her to pick it out．”So he spent the next four hours painstakingly working with clay to make a tiny bike．
On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little heart-shaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note．Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud．“Does this mean that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?”Beaming, I said,“Yes．”Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied,“I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me．I’d rather keep this than get a real bike．”At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy every bicycle on the planet!
(1)
Which is the right time order of the following events?
a．The girl asked for a new bike
b．The girl opened the little heart-shaped package
c．The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll．
d．The father made the girl a bike with clay．
e．The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one．
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A．
b, c, e ,d
B．
a, c, d, b, e
C．
a, c, b, d, e
D．
a, b, d, c, e
(2)
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike forever．
B．
Tears were in the girl’s eyes because she didn’t like the present at all．
C．
The girl never lost her desire for a bike．
D．
The parents paid little attention to the daughter’s desire for a bike．
(3)
Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?
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A．
Because he wanted to buy a real one, but he had no money．
B．
Because he didn’t want to disappoint his daughter．
C．
Because he thought his daughter would like it．
D．
Because he wanted to give his daughter a surprise．
(4)
What can be inferred from the last sentence of the text?
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A．
The parents were happy and encouraged．
B．
The parents felt comfortable and relaxed．
C．
The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl．
D．
The parents felt disappointed and sorry for the girl．
