Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30 and at 6:30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door , she nearly tripped over (被绊倒)Sheba.
“Hey, Sheba,” she said, “I've got no time for you now, but I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club.” Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously, she could hardly breathe. Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet (兽医).
When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office.
“Listen, doctor, I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting, can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”
“Sure.” said the doctor.
Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring.
“This is Dr. Sterne,” said an anxious voice. “I want you to get out of that house immediately, ”said the doctor's voice. “I'm coming round right away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!”
At that moment, a police car screeched (发出尖锐的声音)to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.
“Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne.
“She’s fine, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and she’s OK now. ”
Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white—faced man, who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him.
“My God, ” said Joanne, “how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”
“I think he must be a burglar.” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat:it turned out to be three human fingers.”
【小题1】What was Joanne supposed to do at 6:30?

A.To walk her dog.
B.To see her doctor.
C.To attend a club meeting.
D.To play tennis with her friends.
【小题2】Joanne wanted to get back to her home again __________ .            .
A.to dress up for the meeting
B.to phone the police station
C.to catch the badly hurt burglar
D.to wait for her dog to be cured
【小题3】From the passage, we can infer that________ .
A.Sheba fought against the burglar
B.the police found the burglar had broken in
C.Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting
D.the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog
【小题4】In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is _________  .
A.cleverB.friendlyC.frightening D.devoted
【小题5】The underlined word “a burglar” in the last paragraph probably means ________.
A.a cleanerB.a physicianC.a thiefD.a murderer

Mini  Book  Excerpts(节选)

Biography

When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it… The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.

J. D.  Salinger:A Life by Kenneth Slawenski(Random House,$27)

Mystery(疑案小说)

“You’re a smart boy. Benny’s death was no accident, and you’re the only one who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it ? ” The boy was staring stubbornly (固执地;倔强地) at his lap again.

A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, “Did you …You recognized the man in the car, didn’t you?”

The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, “Maybe,” he said quietly.

Red Wolf  by Liza Marklund(Atria Books, $25. 99)

Short Stories

She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class: Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give , and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don’t want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won’t. Some mothers love so their daughters won’t.

You Are Free by Danzy Senna(Riverhead Books,$15)

Humor

Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times!’s “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half of that within a day’s drive of most cities?

Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle(Ecco,$14. 99)

1.If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger , they should buy the book published by      .

A. Ecco            B.Random House     C.Riverhead Books    D.Atria Books

2.The book Happy :And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for                .

A.young children                         B.Disney World workers

C.middle school teachers                   D.parents with young children

3.Which book describes women with characters of their own?

A. You Are Free                      B. J. D. Salinger: A Life

C. Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts     D. Red Wolf

4.After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that               .

A.the murderer got away with the crime

B.Benny died of an accident

C.the boy helped arrest the murderer

D.Annika carried out the crime

 

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