Luke almost always keeps his brown eyes on his owner Kathy. When she raises her right thumb (大拇指), Luke knows he’s been good. When Kathy holds her right hand in front of Luke, he sits. Kathy uses hand signals(手势) to train Luke because he cannot hear.

Training a deaf dog can take more time than teaching a hearing dog. An owner must use signs to give commands (命令). Some owners use American Sign Language, and others make up their own signs. Like hearing dogs, deaf dogs should first learn to sit, lie down, stay, come, and stop. Other commands can then be added one at a time. Luke is just one year old, and he knows 20 commands!

To get Luke’s attention in the house, Kathy stomps (跺) her foot. Outdoors, during daylight hours, Kathy waves at Luke until he notices her. If Luke is in the backyard at night, Kathy calls him by turning the porch light off and on. Luke also wears a bell so that Kathy can know where he is.

It’s also important to know how to wake up a deaf dog. To wake Luke, Kathy holds her hand in front of his nose. She lets her smell wake him up so that he won’t be frightened. If Luke is sleeping when people visit, Kathy asks them not to wake him.

Like most deaf dogs, Luke gets nervous if he doesn’t know where his owner is. He’ll walk with quiet steps from room to room, looking for Kathy. Before leaving a room, Kathy makes sure to get Luke’s attention. Sometimes Luke follows her, but other times he just sighs and goes back to sleep.

Kathy and Luke spend about 15 minutes every day working on old and new commands. With his tail wagging (摇摆) and nose wiggling, Luke looks as if he’s playing instead of working.

( 　 )71.　　　 This article is mainly about__________ .

　　　 　 A. how to use hand signals　　 　　　 B. training a deaf dog

　　　 　 C. how to look after deaf dogs　　　 　 D. American Sign Language

( 　)72. Kathy gives commands to Luke by__________.　　　

A. raising her right thumb B. speaking to him

　　　 　 C. holding her right hand　　　　　　　 D. using hand signals

( 　)73.　　　 Why does Kathy blink (使……忽闪忽灭) the porch light at night?

　　　 　 A. To see who is at the door.　　　　　　　　 B. To have fun with Luke.

　　　 　 C. To get Luke’s attention. 　 　　　　D. To call Luke for dinner. 　

( 　 )74. Kathy holds her hand in front of Luke’s nose to tell him “__________!”

　　　 　 A. Come here　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Stay at home

　　　 　 C. Stop that　　　　　　 　 　　　　　　　D. Wake up

( 　 )75.　　　 From the underlined sentence, we can learn that__________.

A. Luke enjoys learning commands B. Luke doesn’t work very hard

C. Training Luke is not an easy job　　　　 D. Luke is a naughty(调皮的) dog

Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of American’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?

The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.

　　The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.

　　Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA.“ I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者)”，says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.

　　The program is so successful because of the good performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.

1.Betty is popular because of ____.

A. her clothes 　　　　　B. her charm 　　　   C. her metal braces  　　　D. her appearance

2.In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ____.

A. the beginning 　　　　B. the ending 　　  　C. the story 　　　        D. the show

3.Which is the reason for the success of the show?

A. A large number of viewers. 　　　　　　B. Her life as an office worker.

C. The wonderful performance. 　　　　　 D. Two Golden Globes awards.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according of the show?

A. Betty is a girl of wisdom.

B. Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show.

C. Betty is an American favorite TV character.

D. Betty is often looked down on by the people around.

5. What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Beauty from within. 　　　　　  B. A romantic story.

C. An ugly girl. 　　　　　　　　  D. An exciting experience.

 

首轮中美战略与经济对话取得了四项积极成果，从政治生活角度看，是因为

A．和平与发展是时代的主题	B．中美之间存在着共同的利益
C．我国与美国的矛盾基本解决了	D．中美联盟的需要

阅读下面的文字，完成小题。（18分）
零用钱
（美）R?W?威尔  
当潜在的雇主翻看他的简历时，乔?巴斯托恩坐在那里，尽可能让自己的双腿不要发颤。他知道那些记录对他不利，但他在心里默默祈祷，别让那些缺点被读到，毕竟是圣诞节了。
威斯科特先生停下来，抬起头问道：“巴斯托恩先生，这里说你曾经因为盗窃被判入狱，是吗？”
乔感到喉咙干涩、胃部收缩，他知道接下去是什么结果，他无力地说：“是的，但是……有环境因素———”。
“总是有环境因素的，巴斯托恩先生，然而———”又来了……
“———我们是家庭生意，不需要增加人手了，我希望你好运，早日找到工作。这年头，大家都不容易。”
“我知道。”乔说完，站起来握了握威斯科特先生伸出的手。威斯科特先生送乔到门口，好像怕他顺手偷走东西似的。
乔咬着嘴唇，不知道怎样跟阿贝说，他没能为她买一份圣诞礼物，因为没人愿意雇用他,或者跟她说两年前他在上班的地方偷100美元是为了圣诞节能取暖,说这些都没有什么意义。阿贝只知道爸爸今年圣诞节没有给她买礼物。
走到威斯科特的店门口，乔想再努力一下。他对挡在门口的威斯科特说：“求求你了，今天是圣诞节，我有一个8岁的女儿……”
“很抱歉，巴斯托恩先生。”威斯科特挥了挥手，打断了他的话,“你应该知道，没有人会信一个小偷说的话。”
乔看了看四周,威斯科特刚才实际上说得很大声。还好，周围只有两个人，一个穿着大衣的人轻快地走过，还有一个老乞丐从街道对面的公园走过来。
乔大声说：“你说得对，但我这回改正还不行吗？”可是，威斯科特不再理他。
雪开始下了，乔拉起他的衣领，把手插进衣袋里，走过街道对面，跟那老乞丐擦肩而过时，对那老乞丐微笑了一下。
老乞丐也回了一个微笑，问道：“你可以给我一点零钱吗，我要买一杯热咖啡暖暖我这把老骨头。”
乔在他的口袋里摸索了一会儿，他的左手没有摸到什么东西，但他的右手抓出了两个两角五分的硬币、两个一角的硬币和五个五分的硬币、五个一分的硬币。
乔把那些硬币放入老乞丐摊开的双手中，笑着说：“你运气好，我想这么多应该够了。祝你圣诞快乐!”
那老乞丐说：“年轻人，我也祝你圣诞快乐!”
那老乞丐走到对面，进了威斯科特先生的店，乔把手放回口袋里，继续向前走。那个刚才穿大衣走过的人正在人行道边跟一个老妇人说话。乔看向人行道，看到了一个钱包。乔把它捡起来，发现里面有几张信用卡和几百美元现金。他的祈祷灵验了，他可以用这些钱给阿贝买辆单车，一个玩具屋子,甚至他可以用这些钱去旅社开个房，让阿贝不用到监狱附近去看他。或许珍尼斯也跟他们在一起，再一次全家人一起过圣诞节。
不行。如果阿贝知道这钱是捡到的她会怎么想？乔猜得出钱包是谁的，他看看那个穿大衣的人，又看看钱包。在一张信用卡的旁边有一张证件，乔从上面的相片确认了钱包是那个穿大衣的人的。
乔偷过钱，那时是急了，但他本身不坏。
那个穿大衣的人跟那老妇人说了再见，又开始往前走了，脚步还是那么轻快。
乔慢跑赶上去，喊道：“先生，打扰一下。我想你掉了钱包了。”
那人停下来，转过身，眼睛睁大了，说：“啊，是，那是我的钱包。”他接过钱包，立即清点里面的东西。
乔没有等他点完就走了。他转向马洛大街，向监狱附近走去。突然，他看到珍尼斯带着阿贝走过来，阿贝一看到他就伸开双臂向他跑来。
乔抱着她，笑着，眼睛却湿了，他说：“圣诞快乐，孩子,我很抱歉，没有为你买什么礼物。”
阿贝笑得很开心，她撒娇似的说：“哦，爸爸，别那样想。妈妈说来带你回家,我非常高兴。”
乔愧疚地看向珍尼斯，想确认阿贝说的是不是真的。珍尼斯说：“乔，是你回家的时候了。”两行热泪从乔的眼里流下来。
乔的室友迈克拿着个无绳电话跑过来，喊道：“乔，你的电话，是一个叫威斯科特的人打来的。”
乔对电话里说了一声“喂？”
“如果你愿意，明天来上班吧。”威斯科特先生在电话里说。
“我愿意。我可以问一下吗，是什么使你改变主意的？”乔的胸中涌起了一股暖流。
“是我跟我爸爸喝的那杯咖啡。”
（选自2011年7月《文学报》）
【小题1】下列对这篇小说有关内容的分析和概括，最恰当的两项是（    ）（     ）（4分）

A．“乔没有等他点完就走了。他转向马洛大街，向监狱附近走去。”这写出了乔把钱包还给失主时并不要求回报的心理。

B．“还好，周围只有两个人，一个穿着大衣的人轻快地走过，还有一个老乞丐从街道对面的公园走过来。”这里表现了乔紧张不安，怕别人听到他来找工作的事。

C．作者以“‘是我跟我爸爸喝的那杯咖啡’”结束全文，出乎乔的意料，也出乎我们的意料，从而使整个故事的情节显得跌宕起伏，令人回味无穷。

D．这篇小说中的老乞丐是杜撰的，威斯科特先生那么有钱，他的父亲不可能是一个乞丐。如果是个乞丐，威斯科特先生肯定不愿意跟一个乞丐父亲一起喝咖啡。

E．读了这篇小说后，我们懂得了一个道理，那就是一个人不管以前做错了什么，只要存有一颗善良的心，就会有好报，这是这篇小说揭示的唯一的主题。
【小题2】小说开头写出了乔怎样的处境？请简要分析小说这样写的作用。（6分）
【小题3】文中的乔有哪些性格特点？请简要分析。（4分）
【小题4】这篇小说从乔找工作写起，到他找到工作结束，那么小说的题目可以由“零用钱”改换成“求职”吗？请谈谈你的观点和具体理由。（4分）