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阅读理解。     A university graduate described as a "respectable and intelligent" woman is seeking professional help
after being convicted of (证明有……罪) shoplifting for the second time in six months.
     Ana Luz, recently studying for her PhD, has been told she could end up behind bars unless she can
control the desire to steal from shops.
     Luz,who lives with her partner in Fitzwilliam Road, Cambridge,admitted stealing clothes worth £9.95
from John Lewis in Oxford Street,London, on March 9.
     Phillip Lemoyne, prosecuting (起诉), said Luz selected some clothes from a display and took them to
the ladies" toilet in the store. When she came out again she was wearing one of the skirts she had selected,
having taken off the anti-theft security alarms (防盗警报装置).
     She was stopped and caught after leaving the store without paying, Mr Lemoyne said. He added that she
was upset on her arrest and apologized for her actions.
     Luz, 28, was said to have been convicted of shoplifting by Cambridge judges last October, but Morag
Duff, defending, said she had never been in trouble with the police before that.
     "She is ashamed and embarrassed but doesn"t really have any explanation why she did this," Miss Duff
said. "She didn"t intend to steal when she went into the store. She is at a loss to explain it. She is otherwise a
very respectable and intelligent young lady. She went to her doctor and asked for advice because she wants
to know if there is anything in particular that caused her to do this."
     Judge David Azan fined Luz £50, and warned: "You"ve got a criminal record.If you carry on like this,you
will end up in prison,which will ruin your bright future you may have."
     Luz achieved a degree in design at university in her native Spain,went on to a famous university in Berlin,
Germany for her master"s degree and is now studying for a PhD at Cambridge University,UK. 1. What is Ana Luz"s nationality? A. American.
B. British.
C. Spanish.
D. German. 2. What does the underlined sentence "She is at a loss to explain it" mean? A. In her opinion it was a loss to the clothes shops where she stole things.
B. She doesn"t have any idea why she has the desire to steal from shops.
C. She thinks it is a loss for her to explain why she stole things from shops.
D. Personally she feels ashamed and embarrassed for her shoplifting actions. 3. Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word "shoplifting" used in the passage? A. Carrying goods in a lift for a shop.
B. Taking goods to the ladies" toilet.
C. Selecting some goods from a display.
D. Taking goods from a shop without paying. 4. From the passage we can learn that _____.  A. Ana Luz is already got her PhD at Cambridge University, UK
B. Ana Luz is ashamed and embarrassed and knows why she often did so
C. the university graduate will be put in prison if she steals in shops once more
D. Phillip Lemoyne is the"respectable and intelligent" woman"s defense lawyer 5. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Shoplifting Shame of a PhD Student
B. Apologizing for the Actions in Shops
C. Seeking Professional Help from Experts
D. Controlling the Desire to Steal from Sh
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完形填空。     I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was   1   when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him
into a 36 village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be   2   at a nearby garage. I readily accepted.
I drove Dad into Mijas, and   3   to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the   4  . With several hours
to spare, I went to a theater.   5  , when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!
     I knew Dad would be angry if he   6   I"d been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When
  7   there I apologized for being late, and told him I"d   8   as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed a
major repairs. I"ll never forget the   9   he gave me. "I"m disappointed you  10  you how to lie to me, Jason." Dad
looked at me again. "When you didn"t  11 , I called the garage to ask if there were any  12 , and they told me you
hadn"t yet picked up the car." I felt  13  as I weakly told him the real reason. A  14  passed through Dad as he
listened attentively. "I"m angry with  15 . I realize I"ve failed as a father. I"m going to walk home now and think
seriously about  16  I"ve gone wrong all these years." "But Dad, it"s 18 miles!" My protests and apologies were
  17 . Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him,  18  him all the way, but he walked silently.
     Seeing Dad in so much  19  and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However, it was  20  the
most successful lesson. I have never lied since.
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(     )1. A. lonely        
(     )2. A. kept           
(     )3. A. agreed       
(     )4. A. village       
(     )5. A. However      
(     )6. A. realized     
(     )7. A. went          
(     )8. A. started       
(     )9. A. word         
(     )10. A. find        
(     )11. A. turn up      
(     )12. A. questions    
(     )13. A. ashamed    
(     )14. A. nervousness   
(     )15. A. you           
(     )16. A. where       
(     )17. A. meaningless  
(     )18. A. asking       
(     )19. A. physical     
(     )20. A. indeed      
B. small      
B. washed     
B. planned    
B. community  
B. Then       
B. found out 
B ran         
B left        
B. face       
B. decide     
B. drive out  
B. problems   
B. frightened 
B. sadness    
B. myself     
B. how        
B. useless    
B. persuading      
B. practical  
B. always     
C. distant        
C. watched         
C. determined   
C. garage         
C. Therefore     
C. thought       
C. walked       
C. arrived         
C. look          
C. believe      
C. go away       
C. mistakes     
C. nervous      
C. silence      
C. me             
C. why          
C. helpless       
C. begging         
C. personal     
C. also        
D. familiar      
D. serviced         
D. promised    
D. theater       
D. Still         
D. figured out     
D. hurried     
D. come            
D. appearance                  
D. feel         
D. come out      
D. faults        
D. surprised     
D. thought     
D. yourself        
D. when        
D. worthless     
D. following       
D. natural     
D. almost      
阅读理解。
     Sometimes, something that is considered to be negative turns out to be an advantage on the job. Though
he is only l8 years old and blind, Suleyman Gokyigit is among the top computer technicians and programmers
at InteliData Technologies Corp., a large software company with several offices across the United States.
     "After our company united with another one last October, two different computer networks were driving
us crazy," recalls Douglas Braun, the InteliData president. "We couldn"t even send e-mail to each other." In
three weeks Mr Gokyigit created the software needed to connect the two networks. "None of the company"s
350 other employees could have done the job in three months," says Mr. Braun. "Suleyman can "see" into the
heart of the computer."
     Mr. Gokyigfi"s gift, as Mr. Braun calls it, is an unusual ability to form an idea of the inside of a machine.
"The computer permits me to reach out into the world and do almost anything I want to do," says Mr. Gokyigit.
     The young programmer is at home with hardware as well, thanks partly to a highly developed sense of
touch. Mitzi Nowakowski, an office manager at InteliData, remembers how he easily disconnected and
reconnected their computer systems during a move last year. "Through feel, Suleyman can find the position
of connectors, pins and wires much faster than most other people with sight," he says.
     Much of the student programmer"s speed comes from his ability not to be interrupted while at the computer.
When typing, he listens carefully to the synthesizer (合成器). His long, thin fingers fly over the keyboard.
"Nothing seems to shake his attention," says Mrs. Nowakowski, his boss.
     Mr. Gokyigit is the only company employee who is available (可找到的) 24 hours a day. "We consider him
our top problem solver." says Mr. Braun.
1. According to Mr. Braun, Suleyman _____.
A. can work wonders on computer
B. is the best technician in the world
C. has done a hard job in three months
D. has united InteliData Technologies Corp. with another computer company
2. The underlined part "is at home with hardware" (paragraph 4) means _____.
A. is good at dealing with computer hardware
B. is fond of computer hardware
C. works with computer hardware at home
D. feels comfortable when working with computer hardware
3. Suleyman was quick while at the computer mostly because of _____.
A. his blindness
B. his attention on the synthesizer
C. his long, thin fingers
D. his ability not to be interrupted
4. Suleyman was quick while at the computer mostly because of _____.
A. his blindness
B. his attention on the synthesizer
C. his long, thin fingers
D. his ability not to be interrupted
阅读理解。

     One of Britain"s bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected (可疑的) police killer
David Bieber-and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share
of up to £30,000 reward money.
     Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked
at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber"s bedroom
and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the
building.
     She said:"I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in
the car park I was so glad they were there."
     The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious (怀疑) of the guest who checked in at 3 pm
the day before New Year"s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face.
She said:"He didn"t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact (接触)." Vicki, the only employee
on duty, called her bosses Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm.
     Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to
make sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes.
     "It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said "Would you go
and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?". My heart missed a beat."
     Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed
over the key.
     "I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see
into the man"s room, but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his
hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was
handcuffed (带上手铐)."

1. The underlined phrase "be in line for" ( paragraph 1 ) means _____.
A. get
B. be paid
C. ask for
D. own
2. Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because _____.
A. the police called her
B. he looked very strange
C. he came to the hotel with little luggage
D. he came to the hotel the day before New Year"s Eve
3. Vicki"s heart missed a beat because _____.
A. the phone went again
B. she would be famous
C. the policemen had already arrived
D. she saw 20 policemen in the car park
4. David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in _____.
A. the passage
B. the man"s room
C. Vicki"s bedroom
D. the top floor room
5. The whole event probably lasted about _____ hours from the moment Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival
    of some armed officers.
A. 6
B. 8
C. 11
D. 14
完形填空。
     Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents. The next day she drove her
old car home along the road.   1   she found she got a flat. The 22-year-old student   2   to stop her car by
the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk. No   3   tire.
     At this time, a car   4  . Paul and Diane told Clay to   5   them to a service station near their   6  . They
arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to   7   with her car. "Follow us home," said Paul.
     The couple called around to find a tire, No   8  . They decided to let her use their own car. "Here," Paul
said, handing Clay a   9   of keys, "Take our car. We  10  be using it over the holiday."
      Clay was  11  . "But I"m going all the way to South Carolina, and I"ll be gone for two weeks," she   12 
 them.
     "We know," Paul said. "We"ll be   13   when you get back. Here"s our number if you need to   14   us."
     Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the   15   put her luggage into their car and then  16  her off.
Two weeks later she  17  to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio  18 .
     "Thank you so much," she said. "How much do I  19   you?" "Oh, no," Paul said, "we don"t want any
money. It"s our   20  ." Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to pass
on their "do unto others" spirit.
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(     )1. A. Suddenly        
(     )2. A. afforded        
(     )3. A. spare            
(     )4. A. passed          
(     )5. A. help            
(     )6. A. garage          
(     )7. A. agree            
(     )8. A. way             
(     )9. A. set              
(     )10. A. can’t         
(     )11. A. satisfied      
(     )12. A. persuaded      
(     )13. A. happy          
(     )14. A. get in touch with
(     )15. A. repairmen      
(     )16. A. sent            
(     )17. A. shocked        
(     )18. A. loaded          
(     )19. A. owe            
(     )20. A. wish            
B. Finally               
B. wanted               
B. free                 
B. stopped               
B. push                 
B. house                 
B. match                 
B. message               
B. number                
B. shouldn’t          
B. worried              
B. advised              
B. here               
B. keep in touch with   
B. cleaners           
B. shook                  
B. happened           
B. fixed                  
B. lend               
B. job                 
C. Immediately    
C. allowed        
C. full            
C. paused          
C. take            
C. shop            
C. go              
C. success        
C. pair                
C. mustn’t    
C. astonished      
C. reminded        
C. away            
C. be in touch with
C. friends        
C. watched        
C. returned        
C. tied            
C. give            
C. duty            
D. Fortunately       
D. managed           
D. empty             
D. started           
D. follow            
D. hotel             
D. deal                
D. luck            
D. chain                   
D. won’t     
D. disturbed         
D. promised          
D. busy              
D. put in touch with   
D. couple            
D. drove             
D. came              
D. rebuilt           
D. offer             
D. pleasure        
阅读理解。
     My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent. I tried to do my best
to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior
year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. At this
rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
     One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. "Please God, I can"t do
anything more for my son. I"m at the end of my rope. I"m giving the whole thing up to you."
     I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to
you about Karl"s absences." Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and
sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. "I love my son but I just don"t know what
to do. I"ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It"s out of my hands."
For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank you for
your time", and hung up.
      Karl"s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally,  he even made the honor
roll
. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were
astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, "Mum, remember that call
from the headmaster last year?" I nodded. "That was me. I thought I"d play a joke but when I heard what you
said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That"s when I knew I had to make you proud."
1. By saying "Karl became withdrawn", the author means that the boy changed entirely and _____.
A. preferred to stay alone at home
B. lost interest in his studies
C. refused to talk to others
D. began to dislike his mother
2. There was silence on the other end of the line because _____.
A. the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother
B. the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking
C. the speaker didn"t want the mother to recognize his voice
D. the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother
3. The sentence"…he even made the honor roll" means that"_____ ".
A. he was even on the list to be praised at the parent-teacher meeting
B. he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades
C. he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves around
D. he was even on the list of the best students at school
4. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.
B. Mother"s love plays an important role in teenagers" life.
C. Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.
D. School education doesn"t work without full support from parents.