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时间：2003年12月21日

杰克在昨天放学回家的路上滑了一跤，幸好伤得不厉害，但医生要他休息一星期。

on one’s way, rain, slip, hurt, stay in bed, a sick leave of

One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant , waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive . Suddenly I    1   that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction ,    2  he knew me . The man had a newspaper     3  in front of him , which he was    4     to read , but I could    5    that he was keeping an eye on me . when the waiter brought my     6    the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the    7   way in which the waiter and I    8    each other . He seemed even more puzzled as     9  went on and it became     10    that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me . Finally he got up and went into the    11   . When he came out , he paid his bill and    12     without another glance in my direction .

I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had    13    . “Well,” he said , “that man was a detective (侦探) . He    14   you here because he though you were the man he     15   .” “What ?” I said , showing my     16   . The owner continued , “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I   17    say he looked very much like you ! Of course , since we know you , we told him that he had made a     18  .” “Well , it’s really    19    I came to a restaurant where I’m known ,” I said . “   20    , I might have been in trouble .”

1．A．knew                   B．understood          C．noticed               D．recognized

2．A．since                    B．even if                C．though               D．as if

3．A．flat                      B．open                   C．cut                     D．fixed

4．A．hoping                 B．thinking              C．pretending          D．continuing

5．A．see                      B．find                    C．guess                 D．learn

6．A．menu                   B．bill                     C．paper                 D．food

7．A．direct                   B．familiar               C．strange               D．funny

8．A．chatted with         B．looked at             C．laughed at           D．talked about

9．A．the waiter             B．time                   C．I                        D．the dinner

10．A．true                    B．hopeful               C．clear                  D．possible

11．A．restaurant           B．washroom          C．office                 D．kitchen

12．A．left                     B．acted                  C．sat down            D．calmed down

13．A．wanted               B．tried                   C．ordered              D．wished

14．A．met                    B．caught                C．followed             D．discovered

15．A．was to beat         B．was dealing with C．was to meet         D．was looking for

16．A．care                   B．surprise              C．worry                D．regret

17．A．must                  B．can                    C．need                   D．may

18．A．discovery           B．mistake               C．decision              D．fortune

19．A．a pity                 B．natural                C．a chance             D．lucky

20．A．Thus                  B．However             C．Otherwise           D．Therefore

Pet owners are being encouraged to take their animals to work , a move scientists say can be good for productivity , workplace morale (士气), and the well-being of animals .

A study found that 25% of Australian women would like to keep an office pet . Sue Chaseling of Petcare Information Service said the practice of keeping office pets was good both for the people and the pets . “On the pets’ side , they are not left on their own and won’t feel lonely and unhappy,” she said . A study of major US companies showed that 73% found office pets beneficial (有益的) , while 27% experienced a drop in absenteeism (缺勤).

Xarni Riggs has two cats walking around her Global Hair Salon in Paddington . “My customers love them. They are their favorites ,” she said . “They are not troublesome . They know when to go and have a sleep in the sun .”

Little black BJ has spent nearly all his two years “working” at Punch Gallery in Balmain . Owner Iain Powell said he had had cats at the gallery for 15 years . “BJ often lies in the shop window and people walking past tap on the glass ,” he said .

Ms Chaseling said cats were popular in service industries because they enabled a point of conversation . But she said owners had to make sure both their co-workers and the cats were comfortable .

1．The percentage of American companies that are in favor of keeping office pets is         .

A．73%                         B．27%                     C．25%                   D．15%

2．We know from the text that “BJ”        

A．works in the Global Hair Salon                    B．often greets the passers-by

C．likes to sleep in the sun                               D．is a two-year-old cat

3．The best title for this text would be             .

A．Pets Help Attract Customers                        B．Your Favorite Office Pets

C．Pets Join the Workforce                              D．Busy Life for Pets

MONTREAL (Reuters) - Crossing the US-Canada border（边界）to go to church on a Sunday cost a US citizen ＄10,000 for breaking Washington’s strict new security（安全）rules.

The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert, who lives right on the Canadian border. Like the other half-dozen people of Township 15, crossing the border is a daily occurrence for Albert. The nearby Quebec village of St. Pamphile is where they shop, eat and go to church.

There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5,530-mile border between Canada and the US-which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings.

As a result, Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returned home to the US after attending church in Canada, as usual. The US customs（海关）station in this area is closed on Sundays, so he just drove around the locked gate, as he had done every weekend since the gate appeared last May, following a tightening of border security. Two days later. Albert was told to go to the customs office, where an officer told him he had been caught on camera crossing the border illegally（非法）.

Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May. That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint.

Albert has requested that the customs office change their decisions on the fine, but he has not attended a Sunday church since. “I feel like I’m living in a prison,” he said.

1．We learn from the text that Richard Albert is            .

A．an American living in Township 15

B．a Canadian living in a Quebec village

C．a Canadian working in a customs station

D．an American working in a Canadian church

2．Albert was fined because he              .

A．failed to obey traffic rules            B．broke the American security rules

C．worked in St. Pamphile without a pass  D．damaged the gate of the customs office

3．The underlined word “detour” in paragraph 5 means              .

A．a drive through the town                             B．a race across the fields

C．a roundabout way of travelling                     D．a journey in the mountain area

4．What would be the best title for the text?

A．A Cross-country Trip  B．A Special Border Pass

C．An Unguarded Border  D．An Expensive Church Visit

-Oh dear ! I’ve just broken a window .

-        .It can’t be helped .

A．Never mind      B．All right          C．that’s fine        D．Not at all

例：have

A. gave        B. save      C. hat      D. made

答案是C。

⑴．grade        A．temperature      B．classmate         C．necklace        D．fortunate

⑵．south        A．courage           B．soup                C．southern        D．trousers

⑶．smooth      A．feather             B．tooth               C．thief              D．warmth

⑷．official      A．concert            B．century            C．coast             D．ocean

⑸．surprise      A．performance B．further            C．work         D．nurse

－Did you tell Julia about the result?       

－Oh, no, I forgot. I ________ her now.

A．will be calling              B．will call               C．call                D．am to call

As I drove my blue Buick into the garage. I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was   21   too close to my space. I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the   2  space. That left   3    enough room to open the door. Then one day I arrived home   4  , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space － too close to my car,   5  . At last I had a chance to meet the driver. My patience had   6   and I shouted at her, “Can’t you see you’re not   7   me enough space” Park father over.” Banging(猛推) open her door into  8 ,the driver shouted back: “Make me!”   9   this she stepped out of the garage. Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my    10  . Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found   11  . The next day the woman   12   a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃):

Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,

I’m sorry mistress(女主人) shouted at yours the other day. She’s been sorry about it. I know it because she doesn’t sing anymore while   13  . It wasn’t like her to scream   14  . Fact is, she’d just got bad news and was taking it out on you two. I   15   you and your mistress will   16   her.

                                                              Your neighbor,

                                                                  Blue Buick

When I went to the   17   the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield:

Dear Blue Buick,

My mistress is sorry, too. She parked so   18   because she just learned to drive. We will park much farther over after this. I’m glad we can be   19   now.

                                                                  Your neighbor,

                                                            Yellow Oldsmobile

After that, whenever Blue Buick   20   Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved cheerfully and smiled.

1．A．driven                   B．parked                 C．stopped               D．stayed

2．A．complete               B．close                   C．narrow                D．fixed

3．A．quite                     B．nearly                  C．seldom                D．hardly

4．A．hurriedly               B．first                    C．finally                 D．timely

5．A．as usual                B．as planned           C．as well                D．as yet

6．A．run into                 B．run about             C．run out                D．run off

7．A．keeping                 B．saving                 C．offering               D．leaving

8．A．mine                     B．hers                    C．itself                   D．ours

9．A．For                       B．With                    C．From                  D．Upon

10．A．room                  B．area                    C．front                   D．side

11．A．an instruction    B．a result                C．an answer           D．a chance

12．A．put                     B．wrote                  C．sent                    D．discovered

13．A．working              B．driving                C．returning             D．cooking

14．A．on end                B．so long                C．like that               D．any more

15．A．hope                   B．know                  C．suppose              D．suggest

16．A．comfort              B．help                    C．forgive                D．please

17．A．office                  B．flat                      C．place                   D．garage

18．A．crazily                 B．eagerly                C．noisily                 D．early

19．A．neighbors            B．friends                C．drivers                D．writers

20．A．followed       B．passed             C．found           D．greeted

Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No card came with it Calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender’s name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.

But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be. Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged these imaginings. She’d ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man across the street whose mail I’d delivered during the winter. As a girl, though, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I had run into.

One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt so sad that I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation dance, and I didn’t care if I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery(神秘)

My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.

1． Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．A childhood Dream.     B．A Mother’s Love.

C．A Graduation Party.     D．A Special Birthday.

2．The mother insisted that her daughter go to the graduation dance because _________.

A．she could take care of things herself     B．she hoped she would find a boyfriend

C．she wanted her to be happy and strong   D．she thought education was most important

3．Who was the sender of the flower

A．A boy the writer had run into.               B．One of the writer’s neighbors.

C．One of the writer’s classmates.        D．The writer’s mother.

The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone. Enter the Red Hat Society －a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun.

“My grandmothers didn’t do anything but keep house and serve everybody. They were programmed to do that,” said Emily Cornette, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society.

While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age. But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers(生育高峰期出生的人), and the same people who refused their parents’ way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old.

If you take into consideration feminism(女权主义), a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable(必然的). In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple(紫色的) clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing.

“The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: “When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple. With a red hat which doesn’t go,” said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998. When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted lots of attention.

“The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else,” Cooper said. “Women feel so ashamed and sorry when they do something for themselves.” This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful. “We’re a ladies’ play group. It couldn’t be more simple,” added Cooper’s assistant Joe Heywood.

1．The underlined word “chapter” in paragraph 2 means __________.

A．one branch of an organization                      B．a written agreement of a club

C．one part of a collection of poems                 D．a period in a society’s history

2．From the text , we know that the “baby boomers” are a group of people who         

A．have gradually become more noticeable       

B．are worried about getting old too quickly 

C．are enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend

D．tried living a different life from their parents when they were young

3．It could be inferred from the text that members of the Red Hat Society are          .

A．interested in raising money for social work  

B．programmers who can plan well for their future

C．believers in equality between men and women

D．good at cooking big meals and taking care of others

4．Who set up the Red Hat Society ?

A．Emily Cornette .             B．Ellen Cooper .  C．Jenny Joseph .   D．Joe Heywood .

5．Women join the Red Hat Society because          .

A．they want to stay young                            

B．they would like to appear more attractive

C．they would like to have fun and live for themselves

D．they want to be more like their parents