Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30 and at 6:30 she

Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30 and at 6:30 she

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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 meetingB.to phone the police station
C.to catch the badly hurt burglarD.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

答案

小题1:.C
小题1:.A
小题1:.A
小题1:.D
小题1:.C
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A dog who chewed off his owner’s infected toe(脚趾)while he was passed-out drunk has been called a lifesaver. Jerry Douthett had been out drinking when his dog Kiko bit off a large part if his big toe. His wife, Rosee, rushed him to hospital where tests showed the 48-year-old musician had dangerous high blood-sugar levels. Doctors told him his toe would have had to be cut off anyway.
Mr Douthett said he had refused to get medical advice despite his toe being swollen for months. “I was hiding it from people, Rosee included,” he said. “It smelled , and I look back now and realize every time we’d visit someone with a dog, their dog would smell all over my foot.”
The night before Mr Douthett had agreed to see a doctor, he passed out at home after going out drinking. He said, “I woke up and the dog was lying along side by foot. I said, ‘Ah, there’s blood everywhere.’ I ran to the bathroom and started to scream.”
However, he believes Kiko could sense the disease coming from his big toe. “He’s a hero,” Mr Douthett said. “It wasn’t an aggressive attack. He just ate the infection. He saved my life. He ate it. I mean, he must have eaten it, because we couldn’t find it anywhere else in the house. I look down. There’s blood all over, and my toe is gone.”
Before the operation, Mr Douthett asked a nurse, “Is there any chance I can get whatever’s left of my toe, so I can give it to Kiko as a treat?” Kiko is still with the family but is under observation by authorities.
小题1:.Mr Douthett didn’t want to get medical treatment because ______ .
A.he didn’t know about his disease at all
B.he was unwilling to let others know about his disease
C.doctors had no good ways to treat his bad toe
D.his wife advised him not to do that
小题2:.From Paragraph 3 we can infer that ______ .
A.Rosee managed to persuade her husband to go to hospital
B.Mr Douthett made his big toe worse by frequent drinking
C.Mr Douthett didn’t know his toe was chewed off at first
D.it is dangerous for people to let pet dogs sleep in the bedrooms
小题3:.What did Mr Douthett think of his dog ?
A.It was clever and brave.
B.It never attacked healthy people.
C.It was a cruel but helpful dog.
D.It was a dangerous dog in fact.

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At about 4 am, after hours of being unable to sleep, of shivering in the cold mountain air and trying to silence my crying kids who kept waking up, of attempting to find a comfortable sleeping position, of listening to whether there might have been a bear outside our tent, I finally couldn’t stand it any more. I complained, “Everything has gone wrong.”
My wife and I were in one tent with our two young kids. A hundred yards east away was Summit Lake, where the glorious early morning mist was shimmering(闪烁)off the water. A couple miles to the southwest was the base of the Lassen Peak Trail. The base was 8,000 feet above sea level, and huge snow dotted the scenery even in mid August. Further west still was Bumpass Hell, with steam rising up.
As the sun crept up over the edge of the Lassen peak, we fired up the camp stove and had breakfast. Half an hour later, my six-year-old daughter and I were in the parking lot of the Lassen peak trail, getting ready to go up the mountainside. We wouldn’t make it all the way, but it didn’t matter. We would see nature at its extremes: the volcanic ash that layered on the earth turning the melting snow a mysterious pink as the sun struck it; the blues of the sky shading into the blues of distant lakes, which in turn shaded into the whites and grays of the snow.
My daughter grabbed my camera. She wanted to take a photo of “the composite(混合物)”of colors. Looking out over that scenery, and seeing my daughter fascinated by nature, I felt stupid about my morning complaints.
Yes, camping is uncomfortable. And yes, there’s a lot to be said for getting out a credit card,reserving a room in a nice hotel, and going out for a fancy meal. But there’s also something wonderful about being so close to raw nature. And , as important, there’s something vital about getting young children out of their increasingly modern comfort zones and forcing them to meet the world around them.
小题1:.According to the passage, what contributed to the author’s sleeplessness ?
①the cold weather       ②his crying children          ③fear of bears            
④sounds of bears      ⑤the aches of his lower back      ⑥his own complaints
A.①④⑥B.①②③C.②④⑤D.②③⑤
小题2:.Which of the following maps correctly shows the places ?

小题3:.The underlined word “colors” in Paragraph 4 refers to ______ .
A.blue, white, gray and pinkB.white, yellow, gray and pink
C.white, green ,gray and pinkD.blue, green,white and gray
小题4:.How did the author’s feeling change from the beginning to the end ?
A.Calm→Satisfied.B.Excited→Frustrated.
C.Sad→Calm.D.Regretful→Satisfied.
小题5:.Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage ?
A.Nature is the glass reflecting truth.
B.Nature is the best scenery designer.
C.The journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.
D.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从16-35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将其涂黑。
I had always loved music and dreamed of being a musician, travelling to different countries, meeting lots of people and doing something I loved to earn my money.   16 , my parents had a farm and I didn’t want to do that—I wanted to do something   17 . However, I had always been shy and too nervous to try playing   18  in public.
I had been playing the   19  since I was ten years old, but the idea of playing in front of other people was very   20 .
I started one day,   21  a local youth club advertised a talent show—anybody who could play an instrument or sing could put his name down to be in concert. I   22  myself up.
When the day of the show came, I was so   23  that I couldn’t eat.   24  was the first time I had played in front of other people and I felt   25  unsure of myself. I had no idea whether I was   26  good and was worried that no one would like me.
When my turn came, I played my favorite tune and I even started to   27 ! I could not hear what I sounded like, but to my surprise, I eventually forgot about all the people in the audience and started to enjoy myself. When the song ended, everyone clapped and some people
  28 !
After the show a man   29  up to me to say how much he enjoyed my   30 . He said that he had a rock band, and they needed to   31  a guitar player. He asked me to come along the next day to have a try. This successful trial turned my dream into   32 . In the following days, we   33  around a lot, playing in concerts in lots of places around the world. Sometimes we would enter competitions and once we went on TV.
We really enjoyed ourselves and life was like a big long holiday. As we became more successful, we had to work harder and practice more and eventually I became   34  of travelling so much. But now, nearly fifty years later, I look back on those carefree days of my
  35  as among the best moments of my life.
小题1:
A.Besides B.ThusC.ThereforeD.Instead
小题2:
A.similar B.normalC.strange D.different
小题3:
A.songsB.music C.words D.jokes
小题4:
A.guitar B.violinC.piano D.drum
小题5:
A.enjoyableB.attractiveC.exciting D.frightening
小题6:
A.before B.untilC.when D.where
小题7:
A.picked B.signed C.took D.wrote
小题8:
A.nervous B.inspired C.disappointed D.excited
小题9:
A.What B.There C.It D.As
小题10:
A.exactly B.hardly C.extremely D.highly
小题11:
A.some B.any C.well D.much
小题12:
A.dance B.actC.announce D.sing
小题13:
A.shouted B.jumped C.praisedD.cheered
小题14:
A.lookedB.came C.went D.faced
小题15:
A.performance B.behaviorC.presence D.instrument
小题16:
A.call on B.wait on C.take onD.depend on
小题17:
A.practice B.consideration C.realityD.effect
小题18:
A.touredB.ranC.workedD.turned
小题19:
A.fond B.tired C.awareD.proud
小题20:
A.competitions B.memory C.friendship D.youth

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完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分;满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked ___36_at me and said “I love you”. I didn’t know what to say. ___37____ several seconds I stood there and ____38___ down at him. My first thought was that he must need__39____ while doing his homework___40 ___ he was trying to prepare me for some __41_____.
“___42____,” he said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s an experiment.”
The next day I __43____ his teacher at my office to find out more about this “____44___ ” and how the other parents had responded (反应).
“__45_____, most of the fathers did the same as you ,” the teacher explained, “Feeling___46___ is an important part of___47____ . It’s something all human beings___48___. What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too ___49____ that we don’t express those feelings. A boy should be __50__ to tell his dad that he loves him.”
The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how dilficult it is for ___51___ of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me ___52____ , I held on to him for an extra second. And just___53___ he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly__54_____, “Hey, I love you.”
I didn’t know if  saying that would make___55___of us healthier, but we did feel pretty better.
小题1:
A.down
B.away
C.out
D.up
小题2:
A.After
B.For
C.In
D.On
小题3:
A.glanced
B.got
C.stared
D.knocked
小题4:
A.surprises
B.time
C.help
D.paper
小题5:
A.or
B.but
C.when
D.while
小题6:
A.money
B.news
C.test
D.explanation
小题7:
A.Anything
B.Nothing
C.Important
D.Interesting
小题8:
A.advised
B.told
C.called
D.visited
小题9:
A.trick
B.exercise
C.notice
D.experiment
小题10:
A.Basically
B.Fortunately
C.Usually
D.Frequently
小题11:
A.loved
B.helpful
C.interested
D.trusted
小题12:
A.body
B.work
C.study
D.Health
小题13:
A.agree
B.understand
C.know
D.require
小题14:
A.bad
B.good
C.easy
D.hard
小题15:
A.funny
B.afraid
C.pleased
D.able
小题16:
A.both
B.neither
C.some
D.none
小题17:
A.next evening
B.next morning
C.that evening
D.that morning
小题18:
A.before
B.after
C.because
D.as
小题19:
A.sound
B.voice
C.whisper
D.courage
小题20:
A.neither
B.either
C.most
D.few
 
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To tell you the truth, I’m not interested in owning a cellular (网络) phone. Except for use in an emergency (紧急情况), for ordinary cellular phone service is very expensive. How would I get help if I were in trouble or in danger? A good friend said about a product she thought would settle my problem. It’s the SOS phone—a cellular phone service designed for emergency use.
With the touch of a button, the SOS phone will connect me to a roadside emergency service, a 911 service or a trained SOS operator, 24 hours a day. If I ever need help. I know it’s just a phone call away.
By pressing the “Tow” button, I’ll bc connected with my emergency roadside service provider. Or, if I don’t have one, the SOS operator can suggest one to me and get in touch with them immediately.
The “911” button would connect me to 911 emergency service in my area------best of all, the call is completely free!
If I just want to call home to tell my husband and children something necessary, I can, by pressing the “Call” hutton, I’ll reach an operator. When I ask the operator to call home, I’ll be connected automatically (自动地). And because the Call Center has my 10 most-used phone numbers, I don’t even have to recite the numbers.
Unlike ordinary cellular phone plans, the SOS phone doesn"t have any minimum usage requirements (底价) or other promises that could change the price
Why not try it yourself!
小题1:The writer enjoys using the SOS phone because ______.
A.she is always in trouble or in danger
B.she thinks the cost of its service is reasonable
C.she needn’t pay for any emergency service
D.the ordinary cellular phone can not he used in an emergency
小题2:Press______button, and you can get service without paying fee.  
A.911B.TowC.callD.Tow and 911
小题3:When you have an SOS phone, ________.  
A.you will get help whenever you are in an emergency
B.you will be safe wherever you are
C.you can be connected with anyone
D.you can get service from any cellular phones
小题4:When you want to call home, ______.  
A.you will have to tel1 the operator your home phone number
B.the operator will suggest one phone number to you
C.the Call Center will pass on your words to your family
D.you’ll be connected with your family with the Help of an operator
小题5:The writer wants to ______.
A.tell us her experience
B.let us know she has an SOS phone
C.let us know something about the SOS phone
D.tell us she is very safe now

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