Three blondes (金发碧眼的女人) were being trained to become detectives by a policeman. To test their skills in recognizing a suspect (嫌疑犯), the policeman showed the first blonde a picture for five seconds and then asked how she could recognize him. She thought it easy, for the suspect had only one eye. The policeman felt disappointed at this funny answer. He showed the second lady the picture for five seconds and asked her how she would recognize him. The second blonde giggled, flipped her hair, and said, "Ha! It’s easy to find the one-eared person!" Her answer also made the policeman angry. Turning to the third lady, he asked, "This is your suspect, and how would you recognize him?" He added quickly, "Think hard before giving a stupid answer." The third blonde looked at the picture carefully for a moment and said, "HMMMM ... the suspect is wearing contact lenses (隐形眼镜)." The policeman was surprised and speechless, because he really didn't know himself if the suspect wore contacts or not. "Well, that is a good answer. Wait here for a few minutes while I check his file." He left the room and went to his office, checked the suspect's file in his computer and returned with a beaming smile. "Wow! I can't believe it ... it's TRUE! The suspect does in fact wear contact lenses. Good work! How were you able to make such a wise observation?" "That's easy," the blonde replied, "he can't wear glasses because he only has one eye and one ear!"

56. Which of the following cannot conclude from the passage that detectives should have?

   A. They must be charming.

   B. Their observation must be keen.

   C. They must be humorous.

   D. They must be good at thinking.

57. According to the passage we can infer that ________.

  A. the suspect was easy to be recognized

  B. the picture was just a side of the suspect

  C. the suspect must be a disabled person

  D. the suspect was caught by the policeman

58. What will probably happen to the three blondes after this test?

  A. The first blonde may be accepted as a detective at once.

  B. The second blonde may be accepted as a detective at once.

  C. The third blonde is good at thinking and needn’t any training.

  D. All of them may be given more training courses or fired.

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

My mother helped to build ships during World WarⅡ. She was a(n)   1woman to seek work at this South Portland Shipyards (造船厂). She was raising four children  2. I still remember my mom’s struggle to keep the   3together.

After the divorce, there wasn’t much  4. At first my mom worked in washing houses in   5places. And she later got the job in a department store   6she noticed some young women would come in, all   7in big boots and rough overalls and they would have   8of $600 to cash. And she finally asked one of them where they   9and made so much money. And they said in the  10. So my mother went over, and the man who   11her asked whether she wanted to be a welder (焊工) or a burner. My mother asked which   12the most. He said the welder. Then she said that was   13she wanted to do. He said: “oh, why?” She said: “Ha, I have four children to  14.”

It was bitterly cold in the winter going into the bottom of those steel ships. They had to creep into narrow basis and lay on their backs, and welded  15. And I remember her neck and her chest all spotted with   16from the sparks. And her shift (轮班) was midnight to 6 AM, so she could be home with us   17the day. I remember her dressing was man’s clothing. Once she fell and   18her foot and they brought her home in the middle of the night, and she was weeping. After the Shipyard  19, she needed to have two jobs to make enough money. And we kids were more or less on our own, and that was not a happy time. But still she was   20to keep us together as a family.

1.A. educated   B. employed C. unmarried    D. divorced

2.A. for her life   B. on her own   C. like her own D. by her love

3.A. children   B. home C. ships    D. family

4.A. happiness  B. work C. money    D. strength

5.A. different  B. dirty    C. difficult    D. busy

6.A. that   B. which    C. where    D. when

7.A. worn   B. dressed  C. covered  D. decorated

8.A. marks  B. checks  C. coins    D. dollars

9.A. lived  B. graduated   C. worked   D. performed

10.A. navy  B. factory C. shipyard     D. army

11.A. examined  B. interviewed  C. questioned   D. accepted

12.A. charged   B. cost C. spent    D. paid

13.A. why   B. how  C. whether  D. what

14.A. take care of  B. play games with  C. spend time on    D. feed food with

15.A. sideways  B. outward  C. overhead D. downward

16.A. burn marks    B. white points C. red circles  D. dark lines

17.A. on    B. by   C. among    D. during

18.A. damaged   B. wounded C. injured  D. ached

19.A. moved B. closed   C. opened   D. ruined

20.A. persuaded B. attracted    C. demanded D. determined

Three blondes (金发碧眼的女人) were being trained to become detectives by a policeman. To test their skills in recognizing a suspect (嫌疑犯), the policeman showed the first blonde a picture for five seconds and then asked how she could recognize him. She thought it easy, for the suspect had only one eye. The policeman felt disappointed at this funny answer. He showed the second lady the picture for five seconds and asked her how she would recognize him. The second blonde giggled, flipped her hair, and said, "Ha! It’s easy to find the one-eared person!" Her answer also made the policeman angry. Turning to the third lady, he asked, "This is your suspect, and how would you recognize him?" He added quickly, "Think hard before giving a stupid answer." The third blonde looked at the picture carefully for a moment and said, "HMMMM ... the suspect is wearing contact lenses (隐形眼镜)." The policeman was surprised and speechless, because he really didn't know himself if the suspect wore contacts or not. "Well, that is a good answer. Wait here for a few minutes while I check his file." He left the room and went to his office, checked the suspect's file in his computer and returned with a beaming smile. "Wow! I can't believe it ... it's TRUE! The suspect does in fact wear contact lenses. Good work! How were you able to make such a wise observation?" "That's easy," the blonde replied, "he can't wear glasses because he only has one eye and one ear!"
41. Which of the following cannot conclude from the passage that detectives should have?

A. They must be charming.       B. Their observation must be keen.

C. They must be humorous.       D. They must be good at thinking.

42. According to the passage we can infer that ________.
 A. the suspect was easy to be recognized
 B. the picture was just a side of the suspect
 C. the suspect must be a disabled person
 D. the suspect was caught by the policeman

43. What will probably happen to the three blondes after this test?
 A. The first blonde may be accepted as a detective at once.
 B. The second blonde may be accepted as a detective at once.
 C. The third blonde is good at thinking and needn’t any training.
 D. All of them may be given more training courses or fired