Woman Uses Daughter"s Key to "Steal" Car
Charlie Vansant, a college student of Athens, Ohio who reported that his car was stolen, got a surprise when he learned a woman had mistaken it for her daughter"s car and taken it－using her key．
Kate Anderson became an accidental car thief when picking up her daughter"s car near an Ohio University building last week．Anderson spotted the nickel-~ay Toyota Camry（银灰色丰田凯美瑞）and used her daughter"s key to unlock the car, start the engine and drive home-without realizing that the car wasn"t her daughter"s．
When Charlie Vansant left class a short time later, he found only an empty parking spot．He first assumed the car had been towed, but when the police couldn"t find a record of it, they took a theft report．
The morning after Anderson took the car, her daughter discovered the Camry in the driveway wasn"t hers．Anderson said she was able to find Vansant"s name on paperwork in the glove compartment and look up his phone number on the website for the university．
When Anderson told Charlie the car was in her driveway, "It sounded real suspicious at first, like may be she wanted to hold the thing for ransom（赎金）,”said Vansant．He eventually went to the house with a police officer, where he was reunited with his car．According to police report, the ease was closed "because of mistaken car identity", Anderson wasn"t charged．
Vansant seemed to blame the car company more than the "thief"．"Her key fit not only my lock, but my ignition（点火装置）as well - so high-five for Toyota．I guess．" he said．
小题1:What does the underlined word "towed" mean in paragraph 3 ?| A．removed | B．damaged | C．stolen | D．sold |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Mrs．Anderson"s daughter discovered the car her mother drove was not hers． | | B．Mrs．Anderson stole Charlie"s car at the request of her daughter． | | C．Charlie had thought he had to give Anderson money to get his car back． | | D．Mrs．Anderson used her daughter"s key to unlock Charlie"s car and drive home． |
小题3:What does Charlie mean by "h~-five for Toyota"?| A．He is blaming Toyota for the poor quality of car keys． | | B．He should thank Toyota for returning his car． | | C．He wants to celebrate with Toyota for getting his car back． | | D．He thinks highly of Toyota for producing large quantities of cars． |
小题4:What is likely to happen next according to the passage?| A．Mrs．Anderson was charged with stealing a car． | | B．Charlie blamed Mrs．Anderson for mistakenly taking his car． | | C．Charlie would ask the Toyota Company to give him an explanation． | | D．The Toyota Company would give Charlie a new car as compensation． |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C |
试题分析: 一个女子用她女儿的车钥匙开走了别人的车，在无意中竟然成为“窃车贼”。
小题1:A。根据上下文猜测单词含义。根据第三段He first assumed the car had been towed, but when the police couldn"t find a record of it, they took a theft report．可知，他刚开始以为车被移开了，但是当警察找不到移动记录的时候，他们做了一个偷窃记录。A．Removed移动B．Damaged损坏C．Stolen偷窃D．Sold卖掉。故选A。
小题2:B。细节题。根据第二段used her daughter"s key to unlock the car, start the engine and drive home-without realizing that the car wasn"t her daughter"s．可知她用她女儿的钥匙打开车点火开走，并没有意识到那车不是她女儿的。所以B选项错误。根据第四段The morning after Anderson took the car, her daughter discovered the Camry in the driveway wasn"t hers．可知，A选项Mrs．Anderson"s daughter discovered the car her mother drove was not hers．和D选项是正确的。根据第五段"It sounded real suspicious at first, like may be she wanted to hold the thing for ransom（赎金）,”said Vansant可知C选项是正确的。故选B。
小题3:A。根据上下文理解句子含义。根据最后一段Vansant seemed to blame the car company more than the "thief"．"Her key fit not only my lock, but my ignition（点火装置）as well - so high-five for Toyota．I guess．" he said．可知，Vansant应该责备汽车公司而不是“偷车贼”。“她的车钥匙不仅可以打开我的车锁，我猜还可以打开点火装置”，他说到。可知他因车钥匙的低质量责备丰田公司。故选A。
小题4:C。根据文章内容猜测下文。根据上文可知，Charlie不打算起诉Mrs．Anderson，但对丰田公司生产的车钥匙质量表示不满，故下文可能会要求汽车公司对此情况作出解释。故选C。 |
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It is a wonderful morning, as I write this: hot, but without being too hot．Outside my window, I can see the sunniest sky of the year reflected in a huge natural expand of water．It is the kind of sun that makes you well aware of summer"s temporary nature a reminder that if I am ever to go around to book this year"s holiday, time is running out．
It is now close to four years since I last took a holiday．This is because I have come to the conclusion, over the course of my adult life, that I am not very good at it．You might say this sounds like saying you are not very good at drinking tea or listening to music．What could possibly be difficult about the natural act of putting your working life on hold for a couple of weeks and going somewhere to do nothing?
So what is my problem? On the surface, I"m probably a bit of homebody．And I just find the pressure of being on holiday too severe: it always feels like having a gun held to my head and being forced to have fun．Somehow, packing a carefully itemized（详细列举的）list of possessions and meeting a scheduled flight has none of the excitement of suddenly deciding to take a day off and driving somewhere for the fun of it．
Thankfully, I am not alone． This summer, most of my friends have decided not to have a break． And a recent survey highlighted the downside（负面）of holidays, with the results showing that nearly two thirds of people found that the calming effects of a holiday wore off within 24 hours, as stress levels returned to normal．And this year"s the Idler magazine published its hook, Awful Holidays．Here you will find a list of the five most ecologically-damaging vacations it"s possible to take, along with 50 horrible holidays experiences voted for on the idler website． Over the last decade, The Idler has become well known for promoting the idea of an easy, lazy life．The leisure（休闲）industry might seem an unlikely target of its criticism, but Dan Kienan, the book " s editor, says that he was flooded with entries from readers for his list of awful holidays．
小题1:According to the first paragraph we can know that the writer ．| A．has a strong desire to book a holiday | | B．wishes that the weather would change | | C．finds it is too late to enjoy the sunshine | | D．realizes it"s time to decide whether to go on a holiday |
小题2:The reason why the writer dislikes going on holidays is that ．| A．it usually costs too much money | | B．he is tired of making preparations too much for holidays | | C．it is far less enjoyable than breaks planned in advance | | D．he feels embarrassed when other people are having fun but he isn"t |
小题3:We can learn from the survey that ．| A．most people pretend to enjoy their holiday | | B．all people fail to relax while they are on holiday | | C．a lot of people feel that the benefits of going on holidays are limited | | D．many people have made the same decision as the writer and most of his friends |
小题4:The writer takes the book of Awful Holidays as an example to ．| A．damage the reputation of the magazine | | B．prove the idea of living an easy, lazy life to be wrong | | C．indicate that his dislike of holidays is widely shared | | D．focus entirely on bad personal experiences of holidays |
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When I was eight, I wrote my first poem．My mother read and cried, "Buddy, you didn"t really write this beautiful poem!"
Shyly, but ,I said yes．She poured out her ．"It was nothing short of talent!"
”What time will Father be home?" I asked．I could hardly wait to my work to him．I spent quite some time for his arrival．I wrote the poem out in my finest flourish（花体字）’drew a fancy border around it and I placed it right on my father"s plate on the dining table． My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer．1 was sure he would be able to my poem．
At almost 7 o"clock my father burst in．He seemed ．He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees．
Suddenly he paused and glared at his plate．"What is this?" He was reaching for my poem．
¨Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began． "And it"s beautiful, absolutely amaz…”
“If you don"t mind, I"d like to decide for myself．" Father said．
I my head as he read that poem． It was only ten lines．But it seemed to take hours．Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table． Now came the moment of ．
“I think it"s terrible," he said．
I couldn"t look up． My eyes were getting ．
“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he"s ever written," my mother was saying． "He needs ，”
“I don"t know why．" My father held his ground． "Isn"t there enough poetry in the world already? "
I couldn"t it another second． I ran from the dining room crying． Up in my room I myself on the bed and cried the worst of the out of me．
That may have been the end of the story, but not of its for me． I realized how fortunate I had been． I had a mother who said, "I think it"s wonderful!" and a father who drove me to hear with "I think it"s awful．"
Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete． It needs the balance of the force that ,"Watch． Listen． Review． Improve．"
Those voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me． Between the two poles of and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course．
| 小题1: | | A．proudly | B．slowly | C．anxiously | D．honestly |
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| 小题2: | | A．praise | B．surprise | C．criticism | D．belief |
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| 小题3: | | A．recite | B．show | C．describe | D．introduce |
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| 小题4: | | A．waiting | B．planning | C．praying | D．preparing |
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| 小题5: | | A．quickly | B．confidently | C．nervously | D．casually |
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| 小题6: | | A．read | B．revise | C．appreciate | D．polish |
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| 小题7: | | A．upset | B．calm | C．tired | D．relaxed |
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| 小题8: | | A．shook | B．raised | C．lowered | D．turned |
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| 小题9: | | A．truth | B．struggle | C．decision | D．discussion |
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| 小题10: | | A．wet | B．wide | C．dark | D．bright |
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| 小题11: | | A．practice | B．judgment | C．instruction | D．encouragement |
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| 小题12: | | A．awful | B．elegant | C．fluent | D．controversial |
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| 小题13: | | A．hold | B．see | C．stand | D．control |
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| 小题14: | | A．seated | B．threw | C．left | D．kept |
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| 小题15: | | A．confusion | B．pressure | C．tiredness | D．disappointment |
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| 小题16: | | A．significance | B．development | C．difficulty | D．challenge |
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| 小题17: | | A．failure | B．honor | C．creation | D．improvement |
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| 小题18: | | A．orders | B．persuades | C．cautions | D．declares |
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| 小题19: | | A．conflicting | B．warning | C．disturbing | D．inspiring |
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| 小题20: | | A．confidence | B．confirmation | C．distrust | D．disapproval |
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Beatrix Potter was a great English writer and artist, best known for her children"s books featuring animal characters such as in the children"s classic—The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
Beatrix was born into a rich Londonbased family where she was tutored by very strict private teachers and so spent her youth isolated from other youngsters. During her youth she had a lot of pets and spent vacations in Scotland and also the Lake District. It was at the Lake District that she developed a love of wildlife. She studied the area"s natural wonders carefully and painted them continuously. But her oldfashioned, Manchesterborn parents discouraged her intellectual improvement, thinking it inappropriate for a young lady. However, her study and watercolour paintings of wild mushrooms made her widely respected within the field of biology.
In her 30"s, Beatrix Potter wrote the remarkably successful kid"s book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Close to that time she became secretly engaged to her publisher Norman Warne. This caused a great disagreement with her parents, who did not approve of Beatrix getting married to somebody of lower social status. Sadly, Warne died before the marriage ceremony.
Ultimately Beatrix Potter began writing and also illustrating (绘图) kid"s books fulltime. Using profits from her books, Beatrix grew to become economically independent of her parents and was eventually in a position to buy Hill Top Farm in the Lake District. She extended the property with additional purchases of neighbouring land over time. In her 40"s, Beatrix married William Heelis, a local lawyer. She ended up becoming a sheep breeder and farmer while continuing to publish as well as illustrate books for children. In all she authored 23 publications.
Beatrix died on December 22, 1943, and left the majority of her property to the National Trust. Her books carry on selling well globally, in many different languages. Her stories have been retold in numerous formats including a ballet, movies, and cartoons.
Such is her reputation, and that of the characters from her publications, that many Beatrix Potter statues have been created. These tiny Beatrix Potter statues which include pretty much all the actual characters in her publications have become highly valued by art collectors and fans of her literature throughout the world.
小题1:What can we learn about Beatrix Potter"s early life?| A．She learned drawing skills from her tutors. | | B．She was very sociable and outgoing. | | C．She was greatly inspired by the beauty of nature. | | D．She was encouraged to think creatively and independently. |
小题2:Why did Beatrix Potter"s parents oppose the idea of her marriage to Norman Warne?| A．They did not believe she was mature enough to get married. | | B．They thought Warne was only interested in Beatrix Potter"s wealth. | | C．They believed that the couple"s characters were mismatched. | | D．They considered Warne to be too common for their daughter. |
小题3:According to the passage, which part of the UK did Beatrix Potter love most?| A．Manchester. | B．Scotland. | | C．The Lake District. | D．London. |
小题4:In which of the following areas did Beatrix Potter show an interest during her life?| A．Writing, biology, farming. | | B．Drawing, nature, ballet. | | C．Movies, farming, drawing. | | D．Writing, mushrooms, travel. |
小题5:What is the function of the last two paragraphs of the passage?| A．To describe the consequences of Beatrix Potter"s death. | | B．To present the lasting cultural influence of Beatrix Potter and her works. | | C．To show the changes in attitude towards Beatrix Potter"s works over the past years. | | D．To criticise the commercialization of Beatrix Potter"s characters since her death. |
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Steven Spielberg was not a scholar, and his classmates teased him. Rather than read, the kid really preferred running around with an 8mm camera, shooting homemade movies, which he showed to friends for a small fee.
In his first year of high school, he dropped out. But when his parents persuaded him to return, he was mistakenly placed in a learningdisabled class, which lasted one month. Only when the family moved to another town did he land up in a more suitable high school, where he eventually graduated.
After being denied entrance into a traditional filmmaking school, Steven Spielherg enrolled in English at California State University at Long Beach. Then in 1965, he recalls, in one of those serendipitous moments, his life took a complete turn. Visiting Universal Studios, he met Chuck Silvers, an executive in the editorial department. Silvers liked the kid who made 8mm films and invited him back sometime to visit.
He appeared the next day. Spielberg, dressed in a dark suit, carrying his father"s briefcase with nothing inside but a sandwich and candy bars walked confidently up to the guard at the gate of Universal and gave him a casual wave. The guard waved back. He was in.
“For the entire summer，” Spielberg remembers, “I dressed in my suit and hung out with the directors and writers, including Silvers, who knew the kid wasn"t a studio employee, but winked at him. I even found an office that wasn"t being used, and became a squatter (擅自占用他人房子的人). I bought some plastic tiles and put my name in the building directory: Steven Spielberg, Room 23C.”
It paid off for everyone. Ten years later, the 28yearold Spielberg directed Jaws, which took in $470 million, then the biggest grossing movie of all time. Dozens of films and awards have followed because Steven Spielberg knew what his teachers didn"t—talent is in the eyes of the filmmaker.
小题1:Why was Steven Spielberg laughed at by his classmates?| A．He was the youngest boy. | | B．He was too short for his age. | | C．He liked to fight with other boys. | | D．He didn"t care much about his lessons. |
小题2:Why did Steven"s friends pay him some money?| A．To see his movies. | | B．To use his camera. | | C．To look at his photos. | | D．To include them in the movie. |
小题3:What did Steven Spielberg intend to do after graduating from high school?| A．Study English at a college. | | B．Become a newspaper editor. | | C．Work for Universal Studios. | | D．Go to a traditional filmmaking school. |
小题4:What could have changed Steven Spielberg"s life?| A．Being dressed in a suit. | | B．Meeting Chuck Silvers. | | C．Missing a filmmaking school. | | D．Working for Universal Studios. |
小题5:What can we learn from the story?| A．Always follow our dream and we can make it. | | B．We need someone to help us realize our dreams. | | C．Anyone can become a film director if he wants to. | | D．We should grasp the opportunity that comes our way. |
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Scientists in UK have grown a living human "brain". The team at Aston University created tiny bunch of cells which act like a mini nervous system.
They believe it could help find a cure for worse mental conditions like Parkinson’s disease. Professor Michael Coleman is leading the research program. He explained, "We are aiming to be able to study the human brain at the most basic level, using an actual living human cell system. Cells have to be alive and operating efficiently to enable us to really understand how the brain works. "The experiment involves changing cells from a cancer tumour (肿瘤）and making them behave like brain cells.
Although far from finished, researchers hope the false brain cells will give them a greater understanding of how real brains work. This, in turn, could significantly further research into conditions which affect the brain. Neil Hunt, chief leader of the research group, said, "It is still very early days, but in the future the research could lead to a useful tool for looking into dementia (痴呆)."
The technique could also provide a way to carry on animal test and is being supported by the Humane Research Trust (HRT). The scientists predict that over the next ten years a million people will develop dementia. Professor Coleman believes their findings could change this. He said，"We hope our research will provide scientists with a new and highly relational human experimental model to help them understand the brain better and develop new drugs to control the related disease. However, the biggest challenge at present is that we are greatly short of fund, which will slow our research."
小题1:UK scientists grow a living human "brain" in order to ______.| A．study the structure of human brain | | B．make use of living human cell system | | C．discover how human brain really works | | D．separate cells from a cancer tumour |
小题2: According to Neil Hunt, research into brain cells ______.| A．will get finished as early as possible | | B．will make people discover dementia | | C．will affect the brain growth in many ways | | D．will help to treat some diseases in nerve system |
小题3: From the last paragraph，we can know that ______| A．the technique provided by HRT is immature | | B．animal tests are no longer allowed by law | | C．a million people suffer from brain diseases | | D．the research program lacks financial support |
小题4: The text is intended to ______.| A．tell us about a breakthrough in medical research | | B．introduce a research program in human"s brain | | C．introduce the progress of drugs for dementia | | D．tell us about health problem in nerve system |
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