“Sam” the koala, the most famous survivor of Australia's worst-ever wildfires, is healing well thanks to the efforts of caretakers at a rescue—and she even has a new boyfriend, “Bob”
Sam, who captured hearts around the world after she was photographed drinking from a firefighter's water bottle, has also won the affection of "Bob", another koala whose paws were scorched, caretaker Lynn Raymond said Thursday.
Neither koala is likely to be healthy enough for release for at least four months, and both are being comforted by caretakers for their scorched paws every few hours.
Global interest in the fate of Sam has been intense since a photograph of firefighter David Tree offering her a bottle of water in a burned-out forest was splashed across the Internet, in newspapers and on television broadcasts. The telephone at the shelter has rung continually with callers eager for update on the creature's condition.
“It's crazy,” Raymond said with a laugh. "（But） everybody has been absolutely wonderful."
Sam was found moving on scorched paws by a fire patrol Sunday. Tree then held out a bottle of water for her to drink, which she eagerly accepted, holding Tree's hand as he poured water into her mouth.
After suffering second-and-third-degree burns to her paws, Sam has been sharing a cage with Bob, who took an immediate interest in her when she arrived on Sunday.
Both Sam and Bob were given painkillers when they first arrived, but they're off the drugs now. The two are still receiving antibiotics（抗生素）and have their bandages changed regularly to avoid infections.
The koalas are likely to be in the shelter at least four months, depending on how quickly their burns heal.
1.What is Sam well-known for?
A．Her falling in love with Bob. B．Her taking part in fighting the fire.
C．Her saving a firefighter. D．Her drinking a firefighter's water.
2.How do people show their concern about Sam?
A．They call the shelter to learn about her latest condition.
B．They take care of her via the media.
C．They donate bottles of water or money for her.
D．They send many photos of her to the Internet.
3.From the passage we know that Bob and Sam .
A．are taking some drugs other than painkillers
B．are still under treatment
C．have completely healed from the treatment
D．are free of infections
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People often ask why“Uncle Sam”is a nickname（绰号）for the United Stated of America. The reason is strange but simple.
Once there was a man called Samuel Wilson. He was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, on September 3, 1766. He was called“Uncle Sam”. When Sam Wilson was 14 years old, he joined the army and fought in several battles. At the end of the war, he went to live in Troy in the state of New York. He opened a meat-packing（肉食品包装）business there.
Sam Wilson worked hard and loved his country. Everyone in the city liked him. One day in 1812, a reporter from a newspaper visited his business. The reporter looked at some boxes of meat. He saw the letters“EAUS”on the sides of the boxes.
“What do those letters mean?”he asked one of the workers.
“The EA stands for ‘Edward Anderson’,”the workman replied.“The boxes of meat are for him.”“What about the letters US?”the reporter asked.
These letters really stood for “United States”, but the workman wanted to have a laugh.“Oh,”he said .“They stand for Sam Wilson. He owns this company. We call him ‘Uncle Sam’.”
The worker did not think that the reporter would believe him. But the reporter wrote a story about his visit to Sam Wilson’s business. He wrote that his workers called him“Uncle Sam”and that“Uncle Sam”meant the United States.
Many people liked using the name“Uncle Sam”as a nickname for the United States and soon everyone was using it. In 1961, almost 150 years later, the United States government made the nickname“Uncle Sam”official（官方的）.
1. This passage is mainly about_____.
A. why the USA is called“Uncle Sam”
B. how to carry boxes with goods to other countries
C. a businessman in Troy, New York State
D. why people called Sam Wilson“Uncle Sam”
2. Many people liked Samuel Wilson because_______.
A. a reporter wrote a story about him
B. his nickname was “Uncle Sam”
C. he worked hard and loved his country
D. he had a meat-packing business
3. The reporter became important in this story because he________.
A. visited Sam Wilson’s business
B. wrote about Sam Wilson and the letters“US”
C. was Sam Wilson’s best friend
D. was good at advertising Sam’s business
4. From this passage, we can infer that________.
A. most Americans don’t like the nickname“Uncle Sam”
B. the British soldiers liked calling Americans“Uncle Sam”
C. the reporter made Americans nicknamed“Uncle Sam”on purpose（故意地）
D. the United States government has agreed to use the nickname“Uncle Sam”
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III、完型填空（共30分，每小题1.5分）
阅读短文，根据内容，从第36-55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Sam backed his car out of the garage and drove two blocks to the highway. It 36 from the suburbs into Central City. Immediately he joined the steam of early-morning 37 that was flowing towards town. As he drove, he 38 Leon Poole. Poole was an odd man, clever in some ways, very stupid in 39. Poole had been a respectable 40 in a town near Central City. He had arranged with another man to 41 the bank at a time when an unusually large amount of cash was being held there. The other man had walked into the bank, waved a 42 at Poole, who was on duty, and taken the 43 . Only three men had known when the money would be there, so it was 44 that someone inside the bank must have 45 the robbery. Sam, the detective in 46 of the case, questioned Poole and the others, and released them, but had them all 47 closely. Two days later Poole, thinking he was 48 under suspicion(怀疑), arranged a meeting with the actual robber, who was a known criminal. The 49 arrested the robber and got a confession(坦白) from him. He 50 Poole as the man who had planned the whole thing.
The three officers who went to 51 the fat, soft, bank clerk didn’t expect trouble. 52 Leon Poole turned out to have a gun, and 53 it when they knocked at his door. His 54 hit one of the officers in the arm. 55 they had gone in after him, shooting.
36.A. led B. escaped C. jumped D. suffered
37.A. airline B. traffic C. exercise D. train
38.A. dealt with B. talked with C. thought of D. met with
39.A. rest B. mind C. action D. others
40.A. salesman B. shop assistant C. bank clerk D. sales manager
41.A. defend B. protect C. rob D. damaged
42.A. pole B. finger C. stick D. gun
43.A. money B. interest C. counter D. car
44.A. doubtful B.obvious C. uncertain D. important
45.A. planned B. prevented C. hidden D. blamed
46.A. place B. possession C. charge D. search
47.A. followed B. watched C. stood D. communicated
48.A. no longer B. on earth C. once again D. all the time
49.A. clerk B. army C. police D. firefighter
50.A. owned B. named C. directed D. grasped
51.A. visit B. frighten C. invite D. arrest
52.A. Since B. Meanwhile C. But D. Although
53.A. threw B. fired C. stole D. hid
54.A. sound B. strength C. anger D. bullet
55.A. Basically B. Naturally C. Namely D. Comfortably
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—What do you
think of Sam, the newcomer?
—Well, he talks as if he ________ everything.
|
A．had known |
B．has known |
C．knew |
D．will know |
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第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20）
A few years ago, I had a job that almost destroyed me. My 36_ was that I loved my job too much and couldn’t get 37 of it. Working for the company was happier than any other 38 . In the morning, I couldn’t 39 to get to the office. At night, I left it unwillingly（不愿意地）. Part of my mind 40__ at work even when I was at 41__ with my kids at night.
Not 42 , all other parts of my life shriveled (枯萎) . I nearly lost contact (交谈、联系) with my___43__ , seeing little of my wife or my two sons. I lost contact with my old friends. I even 44 __ to lose contact with myself. Then one evening, I 45 home to tell the boys I wouldn’t go back in time to say good night. I’d already missed five 46__ this week. Sam, the younger of the two, said that was 47 , but asked me to wake him up 48__ I got home. I explained that I’d be back so late that he would have gone to sleep 49_ , and it was probably better if I saw him the next morning. But he 50_ . I asked him why. He said he just wanted to know I was there, at home. To this day, I can’t 51 exactly what happened to me at that moment. Yet I suddenly knew I had to 52 my job.
After I said in public that I had given up my job, I received a number of 53 . Most people understood me, but a few people were 54__. They wrote to tell me that I shouldn’t think myself virtuous (有道德的). They think leaving an important job to spend 55__ time with my family was not virtuous..
36. A. happiness B. disease C. problem D. fight
37. A. enough B. all C. little D. part
38. A. joy B. invitation C. job D. trouble
39. A. hope B. wait C. stop D. help
40. A. remained B. held C. blocked D. stopped
41. A. lunch B. breakfast C. school D. home
42. A. surprisingly B. likely C. really D. usually
43. A. parents B. teachers C. family D. friends
44. A. proved B. wanted C. chose D. began
45. A. wrote B. phoned C. ran D. drove
46. A. bedtimes B. kisses C. nights D. calls
47. A. bad B. easy C. great D. OK
48. A. however B. whenever C. whatever D. wherever
49. A. as well B. on purpose C. in time D. long before
50. A. agreed B. insisted C. managed D. stopped
51. A. understand B. feel C. remind D. get
52. A. get B. leave C. keep D. take
53. A. papers B. notices C. letters D. reports
54. A. angry B. happy C. pleased D. excited
55. A. little B. more C. less D. important
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