Streit was an experienced safecracker who never used force —either against peopl

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Streit was an experienced safecracker who never used force —either against people or safes (

保险箱). He was a real artist of his trade and it took him only 19 minutes to open the most difficult safe he had ever encountered. In about 10 years, helped by his brother Stefan and two friends, he took about $330,000 —from the safes of 28 banks in Austria. On his last job, early in 1999, he left the safe door open and $80,000 behind. With the money ws a note, "We don’t need all that much."

A witness (

目击者) recognized his car and Streit was caught by the police. Then he was sent to Austria’s Stein Prison to serve a six-year sentence. He boasted (吹嘘) at his trial that he would continue breaking the law, "I am a thief and I shall use every opportunity." Despite the warn-ing, prison officials moved Streit to the prison’s blacksmith (铁匠) shop. One day during the week before Christmas, Streit disappeared. Searchers found all his doors were well locked. Streit had managed to make a set of keys and let himself out.

Not to freedom, though. After crossing into Bavaria, Streit attracted the suspicion (

怀疑) of German customs police on purpose and got himself arrested. "I want to be in a German prison,"he explained to the surprised police. "As German courts give much milder (温和的) sentences for crimes like mine and will reduce the time I would otherwise have served in Stein Prison."

     In prison, Streit persuaded his keepers to let him make a Christmas Eve telephone call to his former keeper, Karl Schreiner of Stein Prison. "I’m sorry if I caused trouble. I didn’t want to embarrass anybody by escaping. Conditions weren’t that bad. In fact the food was better than it is here."

小题1:The underlined word "safecracker" in the first paragraph means "_________".

A．prisoner B．criminal C．stealer D．Robber
小题2:What’s the correct order of the following events?
a. Streit was caught by German customs police.
b. Streit left a note in the bank.
c. Streit was sent to Stein Prison.
d. Streit worked in a blacksmith shop.
e. Streit escaped from prison.
A．d-b-a-c-e B．b-a-c-d-e C．b-c-d-e-a D．d-b-c-e-a
小题3:What helped Streit escape from prison?
A．His living alone in prison.
B．His good relations with the prison officials.
C．His cooperation with other prisoners.
D．His working in the blacksmith shop.
小题4:Streit was finally caught because _______. 
A．his car was recognized by someone
B．he left a note in the bank safe
C．he was recognized by customs police
D．he made a phone call to his former keeper
小题5:Streit preferred to serve his time in Germany because _______.
A．he hated working in the blacksmith shop in the Austrian prison
B．the life of prisoners in Germany was better than those in Austria’s
C．he wouldn’t have to stay that long in a German prison
D．he could escape more easily from a German prison

答案

小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:C

解析

试题分析：本文用很幽默的口吻介绍了一个很厉害的小偷，以及他在监狱里来去自如的故事。

小题1:C

推理题。根据第二段1,2行  A witness (目击者) recognized his car and Streit was caught by the police. Then he was sent to Austria’s Stein Prison to serve a six-year sentence.说明这个人是一个专门偷窃保险箱的小偷，故Streit was an experienced safecracker中的safecracker是指盗窃行为，故C正确。

小题2:C

排序题。根据文章第二段和第三段前3行A witness (目击者) recognized his car and Streit was caught by the police. Then he was sent to Austria’s Stein Prison to serve a six-year sentence. He boasted (吹嘘) at his trial that he would continue breaking the law, "I am a thief and I shall use every opportunity." Despite the warn-ing, prison officials moved Streit to the prison’s blacksmith (铁匠) shop. One day during the week before Christmas, Streit disappeared. Searchers found all his doors were well locked. Streit had managed to make a set of keys and let himself out.

Not to freedom, though. After crossing into Bavaria, Streit attracted the suspicion (怀疑) of German customs police on purpose and got himself arrested. "说明C项的顺序正确。
小题3:D

推理题。根据第二段Despite the warn-ing, prison officials moved Streit to the prison’s blacksmith (铁匠) shop. One day during the week before Christmas, Streit disappeared. Searchers found all his doors were well locked. Streit had managed to make a set of keys and let himself out.说明他正是在铁匠店里配到了钥匙，然后逃跑了，故D项正确。

小题4:C

细节题。根据倒数第二段1,2行  Not to freedom, though. After crossing into Bavaria, Streit attracted the suspicion (怀疑) of German customs police on purpose and got himself arrested.说明海关的官员认出了他，并把他逮捕，故C项正确。

小题5:C

推理题。根据文章倒数第二段"As German courts give much milder (温和的) sentences for crimes like mine and will reduce the time I would otherwise have served in Stein Prison."说明C项内容正确。

考点：
点评：本文用很幽默的口吻介绍了一个很厉害的小偷，以及他在监狱里来去自如的故事。要求考生在阅读理解整体语篇的基础上，把握文章的真正内涵。要吃透文章的字面意思，从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索，这是推理的前提和基础;要对文字的表面信息进行挖掘加工，由表入里，由浅入深，从具体到抽象，从非凡到一般，通过分析、综合、判定等，进行深层处理，符合逻辑地推理。不能就是论事，断章取义，以偏概全。

举一反三

One day, a kind woman happened to say something that hurt her best friend of many years. She 1  immediately and would do anything to take the words back. What she said hurt the friend so   2  that this good woman was herself hurt for the   3  she caused. In an effort to undo what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village, explained her 4 , and asked for advice.
Listening to her, the older woman sensedthe younger woman’s worry and knew she must   5  her. She also knew she could never  6  her pain, but she could teach. She knew the outcome would only  7  the character of the younger woman. She said, “Tonight,   8  your best feather pillowsand put a single feather on the   9  of each house in town before the sun rises.”
The young woman hurried home to prepare for it,  10 the feather pillows were very dear to her.  11 , she labored alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting   12 . She placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she   13  to the older woman.
“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and   14  your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps.   15  everything will be as it was before.”
“You know that’s impossible! The wind   16  away each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!” The young woman was surprised.
“That’s 17 ,” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your   18  is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken, no amount of   19 , no matter how heartfelt or sincere, can return them to your   20 . Choose your words well and, most of all, guard them in the presence of those you love.”

小题1:

A．replied

B．forgot

C．laughed

D．regretted

小题2:

A．deeply

B．slightly

C．little

D．straight

小题3:

A．blank

B．intention

C．pain

D．mess

小题4:

A．lecture

B．situation

C．shortcomings

D．position

小题5:

A．help

B．scold

C．praise

D．punish

小题6:

A．feel

B．resist

C．remove

D．find

小题7:

A．contribute to

B．focus on

C．depend on

D．recover from

小题8:

A．show

B．hide

C．throw

D．take

小题9:

A．roof

B．step

C．wall

D．mailbox

小题10:

A．as though

B．even though

C．in case

D．so long as

小题11:

A．Worse still

B．As a matter of fact

C．The following day

D．All night long

小题12:

A．light

B．dark

C．snowy

D．cloudy

小题13:

A．appealed

B．returned

C．waved

D．nodded

小题14:

A．sew

B．decorate

C．refill

D．preserve

小题15:

A．Besides

B．Or

C．Instead

D．Then

小题16:

A．blew

B．gave

C．put

D．drove

小题17:

A．awesome

B．elegant

C．wonderful

D．true

小题18:

A．words

B．friends

C．promises

D．expectations

小题19:

A．appetite

B．effort

C．idea

D．joke

小题20:

A．ears

B．eyes

C．mouth

D．face

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When I was young, I wanted to be a teacher if I grew up，simply because I wanted to write on the chalkboard！My teachers seemed to be the   36  printers，curving their letters just so，and I wanted to do it   37 ！Now，after "higher education"，and three   38  career paths，I have come back to want to be a   39 ，but my reasons have changed. I was   40  in my years of high school，to have teachers that really   41  me as an individual, and I want to   42  this back.
A teacher"s gentleness needs to be shown when    43   or encouraging the students. It is important to make the corrections in order for the students to learn.    44  ，this needs to be done in a    45   that will help to    46   the student to make the changes necessary,___47___ discouraging them from learning.Being patient is also extremely important，because the class needs to know what to    48   from the teacher.This will also help to build a better agreement with the students，and help both the teacher and students to learn more about each other.
If a teacher exhibits a true love of    49   and helping students learn，many of the qualities ___50___ above will just fall into place. The teacher that had the most    51   on me had the best fame in the school. She was strict，and she did demand a lot, but she was able to show us it was               ___52___she cared for us. She knew each of us was worth it，and she knew we each could do it. She __53___ knowledge，gently, firmly, patiently，respectfully, and most effectively. She gently encouraged us to make    54   when we needed to，and    55   us when we did. She was a true teacher, not just someone who taught，and this is the kind of teacher I hope to be.

小题1:

A．funniest

B．greatest

C．strangest

D．cleverest

小题2:

A．too

B．either

C．also

D．hard

小题3:

A．ordinary

B．familiar

C．difficult

D．different

小题4:

A．teacher

B．doctor

C．lawyer

D．secretary

小题5:

A．diligent

B．active

C．successful

D．fortunate

小题6:

A．cared about

B．believed in

C．longed for

D．thought about

小题7:

A．take

B．keep

C．give

D．hold

小题8:

A．talking

B．working

C．correcting

D．stressing

小题9:

A．Besides

B．Moreover

C．However

D．Otherwise

小题10:

A．sense

B．class

C．means

D．manner

小题11:

A．prevent

B．motivate

C．force

D．forbid

小题12:

A．beyond

B．through

C．without

D．towards

小题13:

A．result

B．hear

C．suffer

D．expect

小题14:

A．teaching

B．learning

C．considering

D．treating

小题15:

A．discussed

B．referred

C．mentioned

D．engaged

小题16:

A．goal

B．impact

C．affect

D．duty

小题17:

A．while

B．although

C．since

D．because

小题18:

A．passed on

B．pulled on

C．kept on

D．turned on

小题19:

A．decisions

B．choices

C．changes

D．attempts

小题20:

A．blamed

B．ignored

C．helped

D．praised

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Are you a top student in your school, or at least a top one in your class? If not, you may learn something from my story.
Growing up in a poor family with uneducated parents, I was not good at my study. But a teacher changed my life. Without her, I couldn^’t have 36 so much in my later career. I can still remember the very important day that has 37 my whole life.
I did so 38 in math that you may not imagine that I even couldn^’t count from “ONE” to “TEN”, when I was in Grade Three.
Then the 39_ day came. My father was asked to come to school to 40_ with my teacher, Ms King. You can^’t imagine how angry and 41_ my father was when he heard about my “excellent achievement”. He 42 at me：“since you can^’t even count from ‘ONE ’to ‘TEN’, what are you able to be when you 43_ up? Now, tell me！”I was scared and 44_ and didn^’t know what to say and tears came immediately into my eyes.
Then the most unforgettable time in my life came. “Maybe he can be a boxing refereeone day. That 45 only needs him to count from ‘ONE’ to ‘NINE’, which may
46 him well.” Ms King looked into my eyes and firmly said.
Now, I am in my forties, and can you believe it that thanks to Ms King, I am really a well-known boxing 47 of WBO(World Boxing Organization),and that I do need to count only from “ONE” to “NINE”? So are still worried about your poor grades at school? Remember there will always be a place waiting for you!

小题1:

A．lost

B．remembered

C．achieved

D．abandoned

小题2:

A．transformed

B．conveyed

C．celebrated

D．transported

小题3:

A．well

B．badly

C．hopefully

D．doubtfully

小题4:

A．wonderful

B．amazing

C．boring

D．terrible

小题5:

A．meet

B．come

C．deal

D．cope

小题6:

A．cheerful

B．ashamed

C．delighted

D．jealous

小题7:

A．laughed

B．smiled

C．whispered

D．shouted

小题8:

A．take

B．use

C．grow

D．wash

小题9:

A．embarrassed

B．angry

C．curious

D．unsatisfied

小题10:

A．suggestion

B．profession

C．introduction

D．instruction

小题11:

A．teach

B．train

C．educate

D．suit

小题12:

A．teacher

B．coach

C．referee

D．apprentice

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One day I took a bus with my girlfriend. It was so _6_ that we stood for several stops until a vacant seat was _7_ for her.
Then a pretty girl rushed towards me，saying，“Hi，where are you going？”I was so struck by the stranger that I had a hard time trying to _8_ her. Clearly she had taken me for somebody else. I returned her greeting with politeness，_9_ to give explanation to my girlfriend later.
Noticing my dialogue with somebody else，my girlfriend raised her eyes and found she was pretty. She asked jealously，“who’s she？” The pretty girl，quite _10_ of the situation，spoke out first，“Hi，let me _11_ myself. I’m Nancy，used to be _12_.Very glad to meet you.” She behaved very _13_.
But I was at a loss to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors. I was worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend _14_ the pretty girl again turned to me，“Will you give me your cellphone number so that we can keep contact(联系) later？” I had to submit to her _15_.
Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop. A minute later I got a short _16_ on my phone from a stranger. My girlfriend _17_ my phone and read the note. It was from the girl，who said，“Just now，two thieves tried to pick your pocket. I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention. I should have left at the _18_ stop but gave up as I noticed these two thieves also _19_ to leave at the same stop. Because of the _20_ I delayed my departure. Now you’ll understand all I have done to you. Wish you luck.”

小题1:

A．tiring

B．slow

C．crowded

D．messy

小题2:

A．ready

B．available

C．special

D．suitable

小题3:

A．identify

B．realize

C．remind

D．judge

小题4:

A．preferring

B．planning

C．managing

D．promising

小题5:

A．proud

B．careful

C．afraid

D．aware

小题6:

A．explain

B．enjoy

C．introduce

D．help

小题7:

A．partners

B．neighbors

C．friends

D．colleagues

小题8:

A．naturally

B．generously

C．cautiously

D．normally

小题9:

A．while

B．before

C．when

D．until

小题10:

A．request

B．question

C．command

D．opinion

小题11:

A．suggestion

B．warning

C．notice

D．message

小题12:

A．removed

B．seized

C．found

D．caught

小题13:

A．terminal

B．former

C．previous

D．latter

小题14:

A．pretending

B．intending

C．demanding

D．announcing

小题15:

A．incident

B．matter

C．accident

D．affair

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A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money.
The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond… but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancée. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.
The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: “When the servant enters the room, he will drop it.”
On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very excited. Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody"s face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately(分离地).
小题1:The story took place ______.

A．France

B．England

C．Germany

D．the US

小题2:Which of the following is true?

A．The young man"s family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich.

B．A rich young man fell in love with a beautiful girl.

C．The young man loved the girl but the girl didn"t love him.

D．The young man had enough money to buy a beautiful vase.

小题3:Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl?

A．He wanted to give her a Christmas present.

B．He fell in love with her.

C．Her birthday was coming soon.

D．They were going to get married.

小题4:Why did the shop manager come to talk to the young man?

A．He looked very excited.

B．He looked pale and sad.

C．He was poorly dressed.

D．He said he wanted to buy a beautiful vase.

小题5:What do you think happened at the end of the story?

A．The manager had cheated the young man.

B．His fiancee must be thankful to him for the present.

C．The guests would be angry because the servant had broken the vase.

D．What the careful servant had done gave the trick away.

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