It was reported that the murder had been ________(逮捕）three days before.

The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card (信用卡) fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal web site(非法网站).

Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care.

On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods they thought they bought. The thieves then go shopping with your card number ― or sell the information over the Internet. Computers hackers(黑客) have broken down security(安全) systems, raising questions about the safety of cardholder information. Several months ago, 25, 000 customers of CD Universe, an on-line music retailer(零售商), were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157, 828 to get back the information.

Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud. Mastercard is working on plans for Web ― only credit card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on-line. However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated(欺骗).

Ask about your credit-card firm’s on-line rules: Under British law, cardholders have to pay the first US $78 of any fraudulent(欺骗性的) spending.

And shop only at secure sites;  Send your credit-card information only if the Web site offers advanced secure system.

If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. The Website address may also start https: //―the extra “s” stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit-card information over the telephone.

Keep your password(密码) safe: Most on-line sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your passwords with care.

72. What do most people worry about the Internet according to this passage?

A. A lot of stolen credit-cards were sold on the Internet.

B. Fraud on the Internet.                  

C. Many Web sites are destroyed.   

D. Many illegal Web sites are on the Internet.

73. What is the meaning of “fraud”?

A. Cheating.          B. Sale.         C. Payment.          D. Safety.

74. How can the thieves get the information of the credit card?

A. The customers give them the information.

B. The thieves steal the information from Web sites.

C. The customers sell the information to them.

D. The thieves buy the information from credit-card firms.

75. How many pieces of advice does the passage give to you?

A. Four.         B. Three.        C. Five.          D. Six.

Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escape route―through the boot(行李箱).

Mr. Johnson’s car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠) at Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank. “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” Mr. Johnson said. “I couldn’t force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in.”

Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape.

Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.”

It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. “It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up.”

 His hands and arms cut and bruised(擦伤), Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer’s wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Huddled in a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed like hours.” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.

68. What is the best title for this newspaper article?

A. The Story of Mr. Johnson, A Sweet Salesman

B. Car Boot Can Serve As The Best Escape Route

C. Driver Escapes Through Car Boot

D. The Driver Survived A Terrible Car Accident

69. Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr. Johnson?

A. The hammer.                          B. The coin.

C. The screw.                             D. The horn.

70. “Finally it gave” (Paragraph 5) means that _______. 

A. Luckily the door was torn away in the end

B. At last the wrench went broken

C. The lock came open after all his efforts

D. The chance was lost at the last minute

71. It may be inferred from the passage that _______. 

A. the ditch was along a quiet country road

B. the accident happened on a clear warm day

C. the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditch

D. Mr. Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended

Some spiders hunt on the ground, others build webs to trap their food, but the grass water spider catches its prey by running along the surface of the water.

This special water spider lives on the grassy banks of streams where mosquitoes, damsel flies and other insects come to feed and breed.

Although it is one of the largest spiders in New Zealand, it has an unusual ability. It doesn’t disturb the water as it waits for its meal, and there is barely a ripple(波纹) when it skims(掠过) across the surface at lightning speed to catch its prey.

Grass water spiders deal swiftly with larger insects like damsel flies by pulling their heads under the water and holding them there until they drown.

After a meal, the grass water spider spends up to half an hour grooming(修饰) itself. It wipes its eight eyes, brushes its antennae(触角), and takes special care to clean the hairs on its body.

It is the hairs that trap tiny bubbles(泡沫) of air so that the spider can run down a blade(叶片) of grass and stay underwater for up to an hour when it is frightened. The hairs also keep the spider dry, even underwater.

It is only when the female spider is caring for the young that she does not hunt on the water. After mating, she produces a large egg sac(囊), which she carries around for five weeks. Once the eggs start to hatch, she attaches the sac to some blades of grass or a thistle. She then tears the sac open and releases the tiny spiders into the nursery web.

1. How does the grass water spider kill its prey?

A. in a web     B. by drowning      C. by poisoning     D. with its antennae

2. The writer describes the special spider as “special” because _______.

A. it walks on water                     B. it has eight eyes　　

C. of its hairy appearance             D. of the way it produces its young

3. The passage tells us that the spider ______.

A. feeds grass and thistles to its young.　　　　

B. lives on blades of grass under the water

C. lives in the grass on the banks of streams　　

D. eats a meal once every five weeks

4. The purpose of the passage is to _______.

A. convince readers that spiders are dangerous　　

B. indicate that the grass water spider is endangered

C. list all of the spiders that can be found in New Zealand

D. describe the characteristics of the grass water spider

    In recent years， advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable（承受不住）. They saw that people should be allowed to die with dignity (尊严) and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite（明确的） answer.

56. The best title for this passage is _____.

A. The Right to Live        B. The Right to Die

C. The Doctor’s Duty   D. Life Is Better Than Death

57. According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to _____ .              

A. the doctors  

B. the surroundings

C. his or her good friends 

D. the patient himself or herself

58. In the writer’s opinion _____ .

A. death is better than life                         B. life is better that death

C. neither death nor life is good                D. none of the above

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

A. Most of the medical workers join in the argument.

B. The argument has ended in favor of the patient.

C. The argument hasn’t ended yet.

D. The quality of life is not as important as life itself, so it is generally thought that people should not be allowed to die under any conditions.

Dear Dio,

Thank you for your note. I like your  36  between death and failure. I had not thought of these two in the  37  way that you describe. I thank you for bringing this to my  38  .

Your insights are very deep.  39  you say, “death is only a(n)  40  but failure can change someone’s whole life.” Yes, death is final. Failure is temporary. Death leaves us with  41 ,but failure can leave us with lessons which will  42  our lives.

I hope that your failure to pass that  43  English test will help you  44  it will hurt you. Please remember that it is not being  45  down that is important. It is the ability to get up that is  46  . You will have to learn to get up ,and to get going. Failure is the “staying down” .It is not the “falling down”.

From reading your letter, I  47  your English to be very good. You write better than  48  of my American friends. I do not know the reason for  49  your English test. Maybe you were distracted that day. It is not 50  that persons are judged on the basis of a single test.

You write well, you  51  your feelings with excellence, and you think  52  . These characteristics should  53  you move toward a bright career. Just don’t let yourself “stay down.” Get up and   54  them all know that you are talented and you are  55  to succeed. I think you will.

With best wishes for a fine career.

                                                                                              Bob

Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may ___ run over by a car.

  A. have                    B. get                         C. become                   D. turn

What all these groups have in common is that they ask to be treated ___ respect and equality, ___ race, religion or sex.

  A. for;  as to                                                 B. in;  in spite of

  C. with;  because of                                       D. with;  regardless of

 Not knowing what adventures was in ____ for us, we really felt very anxious at that time.

  A. store                    B. need                      C. fact                         D. turn

―You have got a good result in your research, haven’t you?

―Yes, but much_____.

A. remains to do it                                          B. is remained to do it 

C. remains to be done                                      D. has remained to do it