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 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 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”

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.

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  

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

In this passage,the writer intends to tell us that the dog is            .

      A. clever            B. friendly                 C. frightening              D. devoted

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第二节 完形填空(共20小题,每题1.5分,共30分)

阅读下面短文,撑握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

On the first day of my school life in the USA, I showed a great interest in my marketing class. My teacher, Mrs Tolman, suggested I  16    a national marketing club called DECA attracting many students with talent and interest in  17   . So I did.

The first  18    was to raise money for marketing competitions later in the year by selling candles. Mrs Tolman said the money was due in a week and that 40 percent of the   19    would go into my personal account.

At the beginning, I tried to sell some candles to my host mom. She said that if I could show

20    and do a wonderful sales presentation, she would certainly buy some. I started my  21    with a firm handshake. Then I introduced all the different kinds of candles and the special sales I could offer and  22    her that our candles were the best choice for gifts and home decorations. Finally she bought three candles.

Greatly   23   I decided to sell my candles around the neighborhood.

On Saturday morning, with great courage, I knocked at the door of my first potential   24   . “I’m a student at Skyline High School and we are  25    money for DECA, I’m trying to sell…”

“Not today, sorry,” the man   26    me and shut the door.

Embarrassed, I walked away and encouraged myself the   27   thing that might happen was being refused like that again. I couldn’t even count how many times I was   28    with reasons like “Not today”, “I don’t have any   29    money right now” or “I just bought some”.   30  , I had to continue with the day.  31  , a woman kindly bought nearly $60 worth of candles. I couldn’t even hide my   32    and said, “Thank you very much” to her with a bow.

After a   33  hard work, I turned in $408 worth of sales of candles, which gave me $163 in my own account. I was   34    to find out I was the second highest seller in all classes.

It was my first time working as a sales person. This experience let me know that  35    difficulties was only wasting time and a barrier in my way to success.

16. A. hold                   B. join                         C. build                        D. set

17. A. business              B. English                    C. math                 D. sports

18. A. chance                B. way                        C. challenge              D. choice

19. A. income               B. candles                    C. business               D. expense

20. A. ability                B. confidence               C. aim                  D. expectation

21. A. presentation        B. business                   C. deal                  D. interest

22. A. told                    B. convinced             C. explained              D. requested

23. A. puzzled               B. delighted                    C. shocked               D. encouraged

24. A. buyer                 B. seller                     C. businessman           D. shop keeper

25. A. lending               B. raising                    C. returning              D. borrowing

26. A. greeted               B. bothered                 C. hurt                  D. interrupted

27. A. worst                  B. uneasy                     C. unluckiest              D. unhappiest

28. A. allowed                     B. permitted                    C. refused               D. demanded

29. A. more          B. extra                        C. little                  D. left

30. A. However             B. So                      C. Therefore             D. But

31. A. And           B. Secondly              C. Firstly                 D. Finally

32. A. anger                  B. embarrassment         C. happiness               D. sadness

33. A. week’s                B. hour’s                   C. year’s                 D. month’s

34. A. lucky                  B. surprised               C. calm                  D. confused

35. A. overcoming         B. dealing with            C. accepting               D. worrying about

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There are many sorts of spies. There are those employed by governments to protect their countries’ interests; there are those we find in fiction and film, like the famous James Bond; and then there are the spies of the business world. But now there is a new form of espionage (间谍): sports spying. It may be a profitable job – if the spy can find a buyer for the information.

    Last week, British newspapers reported that the England national team had been secretly recorded by an unknown group of individuals.

    Media suggested that bugs had picked up a discussion of team tactics (战术), as well as playful talk about athletes’ affairs and possible rewards for players if they manage to win the World Cup.

    England officials immediately filed a suit to stop media from publishing the contents of the recordings. Little is known about the identities of the spies, but authorities doubt they have any connection to rival sides preparing for this summer’s competition in South Africa. Rather, it appears that the people who bugged the hotel meeting room are just after money. If they find the right buyer, they could get a lot of it.

    Gambling in major sports, like football, involves much more than picking the winner of a particular match. People can also place bets on starting line-ups, the timing of substitutions and goals scored. Knowing a team’s tactics for a particular game, or for a series of games, can help gamblers to increase their chances of winning big money.

    England manager Fabio Capello tried to play down the importance of game tactics. He argued that a team’s psychological preparation is the most vital. “It’s more important to train the mind, to find confidence, create a group and a winning mentality,” he said.

    Perhaps of more interest to the casual fan are the discussions of the players’ relationships with wives and girlfriends. UK newspapers may be prevented from publishing the details, but some Britons might say, the chances of the recordings never being heard are about as good as those of England winning this year’s competition: slim to none.

67. We may know from the first paragraph that ______________.

A. the spies mentioned are all pursuing money

B. all the spies are employed by the government

C. James Bond belongs to spies of the business world

D. if a sport spy can find a buyer, he can make money

68. What does the underlined word “bugs” probably mean?

A. A small insect.                               B. The devices used in the spying.

C. A kind of virus.                              D. A kind of laptop computers.

69. The group of individuals who spied the England national team____________.

A. are from the rival sides for sure

B. probably intended to make money

C. are involved in gambling

D. knew a winning mentality for a team is important

70. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. The chance of the England team winning the African World Cup is very small.

B. Many people will never hear the recordings.

C. A fan will be more interested in the players’ relationships with wives and girlfriends.

D. No one can get any information from the UK newspapers for ever.

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