C
A white-haired old gentleman steps out of his car, bag in hand and coat over his arm, he has called from the office to say that he is on the way. His wife is preparing supper. He can see the light shining inside his own front door. He looks forward to a fire and hot milk. It is a cold night. A few seconds later he is lying on the icy ground in a pool of his own blood.
　　It doesn't happen very often, but it does happen in the capital city of the United States. It is more likely to happen in the near-deserted city center at night. What happened to him could happen to any of us.
　　Senator Stennis, who is 71 , got out of his white Buick at 7:40 p.m. outside his home at 3609 Cumberland Street. Two youths said, "Get out! Money, please." He followed the order. He handed over his wallet containing several cards, a gold watch and the only money he had in his pockets—twenty-five cents. The youths also said, "Now we're going to shoot you anyway." Anyway they did. One bullet(子弹) hit him in the leg and struck the bone. The other entered his chest just below the upper pocket of his suit. It narrowly missed his heart.
　　Strangely he made it across a ten-meter distance, up eight steps and along twenty more feet of stone path. His wife met him at the door, and saw two men running. The senator told her to call the police and the doctor.
　　The senator is a powerful political figure, but it is unlikely that the two young men knew who he was. More likely the reason for the killing was that he had only no more than a quarter of dollar - not enough for two cups of coffee.
49 According to the passage,_______.
　　A. such a mugging(行凶抢劫) might have happened to anyone
　　B. the mugging happened on a cold evening in a senator's home
　　C. the senator was killed because he was an important politician
　　D. the mugging might not have happened if the senator was young and strong
50. Having robbed the senator, the two young men _______.
　　A. pulled him into a pool 　　 B. shot two bullets into his body
　　C. hit out at him hard 　　　　D. carried him away
51. The two young men were angry by the fact that _______.
　　A. the senator attempted to cheat them
　　B. they failed to get the senator's expensive car
　　C. the senator didn't die in their hands
　　D. the mugging didn't bring them what they had expected
52 Which of the following statements is not true?
　　A. A near-deserted city center at night is a dangerous place.
　　B. People should always carry some money with them.
　　C. Though seriously wounded, the senator managed to get home on his own.
　　D. The senator's wife met the two men and recognized them.

阅读理解

　　The first person to reach the South Pole was Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer. Amundsen was horn in Borge, near Oslo, Norway. He attended the University of Christiania and then joined the Norwegian navy.

　　Amundsen made a three-year expedition in the Arctic beginning in 1903. He was the first to navigate (船行于)Northwest Passage, a northern water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific. But Amundsen's greatest voyage began in 1910, at the other end of the Earth. He intended to go to the North Pole, but he heard that Robert Peary had already reached it. So instead Amundsen headed to the South Pole in his ship. He learned that a British expedition, let by Robert F. Scott, was also on its way there. Amundsen reached Antarctic in January, 1911. He and his men had to wait out the bitter cold, windy winter on the edge of the ice before they could head for the South Pole.

　　In October, they set out, with 52 well-trained dogs to pull their sledges. On the way to the Pole, they climbed glaciers(冰山), went-around huge cracks in the ice, and survived freezing blizzards(大风雪). Finally, on December 14,1911, Amundsen placed the Norwegian flag at the South Pole. Scott and his men found the flag there when they reached the Pole a month after Amundsen's party.

　　Amundsen died in the Arctic, 17 years later. He disappeared while making an air search for another explorer, Umber, to Nubile.

(1)The title of the passage is ________.

[　　]

A．Amundsen, the First Explorer to Reach the South Pole

B．Amundsen's Adventure

C．A brave Person

D．Never Stop Searching

(2)Why did it take them a whole year from Antarctic to reach the South Pole?

[　　]

A．It is a long way from Antarctic to the South Pole

B．The road was too icy to walk.

C．They didn't prepare enough dogs for their sledges

D．They had to wait until the winter had gone.

(3)Why did Amundsen change his idea to go to the North Pole instead of the South Pole?

[　　]

A．Because he found it impossible to the South Pole than to the North Pole.

B．Because it was easier to get to the South Pole than to the North Pole.

C．Because he was told someone had already reached the North Pole.

D．Because he learned someone was on his way to the South.

(4)From the passage we may infer that ________.

[　　]

A．at the beginning of the 19th century, many explorers had been or were trying to reach the South and the North Pole

B．you can't reach the South Pole until winter

C．the purpose for those who went to reach the South is only to place their country flag there

D．Scott and his men might feel excited and happy when they finally got to the South Pole and found someone had already been there

I arrived late; I _________ the road to be so icy.

[　　]

A．wouldn't expect

B．haven't expected

C．hadn't expected

D．wasn't expecting

阅读理解

　　Fifteen people were killed and 38 others injured in a mad accident early Wednesday morning in Enshi, Central China's Hubei Province.

　　The bus, travelling from Wanzhou in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality to Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province, had 53 passengers on board, three more than permitted.

　　At around 1:00 a. m. on Wednesday, the bus increased speed gradually on a curve (弯路)and plunged (往前冲)more than 30 metres into a valley below. Thirteen people, including one of the two drivers, died at once. Two others died on the way to hospital.

　　Although the cause of the accident is still unclear, the local police said the driver paid no attention to the official warning signs on the expressway .

　　It hit a section which had been closed as a result of snow. Because of the freezing weather and icy roads, the expressway had been closed by police since Tuesday morning. But the bus drivers took the dangerous route, paying no attention to the warnings.

　　The rescue team, which included more than 30 medical workers and 120 local villagers, joined together and rushed to the scene at the news of the accident. By 5:00 a. m., all of the injured had been sent to three local hospitals for emergency treatment. A hospital source said most of the patients were in a stable(稳定的)condition but a few were still in danger.

　　According to a 2002 national public opinion poll, traffic accidents ranked as people's third biggest security(安全)concern.

1．When the accident took place, ________ .

[　　]

A．the bug was on the way to Shenzhen

B．most of the passengers were sound asleep

C．all the passengers were given immediate rescue

D．it was snowing hard

2．The expressway was closed to ________.

[　　]

A．protect the passengers from being frozen

B．make the police have a good rest

C．stop cars traveling around

D．avoid the happening of traffic accidents

3．What the local villagers did showed that they were ________.

[　　]

A．curious

B．warm-hearted

C．frightened

D．simple-minded

4．The passage is about ________.

[　　]

A．how a road accident took place

B．safety measures

C．a terrifying accident

D．the basic rules for safety