A boy who was nervous on his first day of school climbed onto a third-floor balcony (阳台) and put legs over the side. His mother and teachers tried their best to bring him down, but failed. However, a firefighter who dressed as "Spiderman" succeeded in saving him.
Firefighter David Smith was called in after the 6-year-old’s teachers and mother had failed to get him down from the balcony. "He was asking for his mother, "Smith said. "He was crying, and wouldn’t let any of us get near him." After hearing a conversation between the boy’s mother and his teachers about his love of superheroes , Smith hurried home to get his Spiderman clothes.
"I told him 'Spiderman is here to save you. No one will hurt you now,’" Smith said. "Then I told him to walk slowly toward me. I was really nervous that he might fall if he got too excited and started running." Then the crying boy broke into a smile and walked into the fireman’s arms.
The fictional (虚构的) superhero was created by writer Stan Lee in the early 1960s. It has recently become popular again through a series of movies made about him. In them he is acted by superstar Tobey Maguire, who acted with Kirsten Dunst and James Franco.
【小题1】Which would be the best title for this passage?

A．Spiderman Is Back	B．"Spiderman" Saved a Boy
C．Spiderman Is Popular	D．A Boy’s Love of Spiderman

【小题2】Put the following things in the correct order.
a. The fireman dressed as "Spiderman".
b. The mother talked with the boy’s teachers.
c. The boy didn’t let anyone get near him.
d. The boy smiled at the fireman.

A．c, b, a, d

B．c, b, d, a

C．b, c, a, d

D．b, a, c, d

【小题3】How did the fireman succeed in saving the boy?

A．By showing he had the same interest as the boy.

B．By bringing the boy’s mother to his side.

C．By dressing up as a superhero.

D．By making friends with him.

【小题4】What do we learn from the passage?

A．The boy had been forced to go to school.

B．The mother did not love her son.

C．Spiderman is a superhero in a series of movies.

D．Spiderman became popular again in the 1960s.

A 24-year-old Los Angeles man was taken to a hospital and then to county prison after leading police on a one-hour freeway chase （追赶） in a stolen SUV. The chase  1   in downtown Los Angeles in front of the Spring Hotel. Most of the chase was  2   , except for an empty   3    of wine that the driver threw at one police vehicle.

When the driver got into downtown,  4    started to happen. He ran over a fire hydrant（水龙头）. The water poured out of the hydrant,  5    all the books in several carts （手推车） that a seller had put outside to   6    customers into his bookstore. The driver   7    turned west onto Grand Avenue and managed to knock into three   8    cars on one side of that street and two cars on the other side. The driver also tried to run over   9   , who was standing in the   10    ordering him to stop.

Turning north, the driver caused a bus to hit its   11   to avoid a crash. The bus was empty, and the bus driver was uninjured．  12   , two police cars that were chasing the SUV   13    different directions were not so   14   . One of them ran into the front of the bus, and the other into the back.  15    the drivers had braked early enough, the damage to their cars was   16   . Both officers continued the chase.

They only went two   17    north to find that the SUV had come to a full stop because it had   8    into a newspaper stand in front of the Spring Hotel. The driver   19    heavily behind the steering wheel（方向盘）. The police   20   the driver with failure to give in to a police officer.

1．A．began                   B．happened             C．ended                  D．resulted

2．A．pleasant                B．common              C．surprising            D．unusual

3．A．tank                      B．box                     C．case                    D．bottle

4．A．things                  B．objects                C．fights                  D．kills

5．A．ruining                 B．separating            C．softening             D．boring

6．A．please                   B．attract                 C．fill                      D．admit

7．A．slowly                  B．carefully              C．hurriedly             D．suddenly

8．A．hidden                  B．broken                C．passing               D．parked

9．A．another driver        B．a passer-by          C．the seller             D．a police officer

10．A．crosswalk           B．police box            C．shop nearby         D．police vehicle

11．A．lights                   B．brakes                 C．engines               D．wheels

12．A．Besides               B．Instead                C．However             D．Therefore

13．A．from                  B．into                     C．under                  D．toward

14．A．proud                  B．lucky                  C．regretful              D．sorry

15．A．Before                 B．Although             C．Because              D．When

16．A．effective              B．serious                C．normal                D．slight

17．A．steps                   B．shops                  C．meters                D．blocks

18．A．rushed                B．entered                C．came                  D．backed

19．A．flew                    B．fell                      C．flowed                D．fled

20．A．provided              B．impressed            C．charged               D．marked

s I crammed myself onto a crowded train this morning, I noticed there was a very pregnant(怀孕的) woman standing near me, jammed in tightly and hanging on for dear life．I looked at the passengers sitting in the seats that are supposed to be surrendered to the elderly, physically challenged, and other people who need to sit, Not one of them even looked up; everyone was too absorbed in what they were listening to, reading, or watching to even notice the pregnant passenger．

Over the past few years, there have been countless discussions on minding our manners within our new modes of communication．But while we’ve been debating the dos and don’ts of technology etiquette（礼节）, it appears that many of us have forgotten some of the old school manners that have nothing to do with a keyboard or a monitor, but have everything to do with the long-forgotten Golden Rule．Maybe technology has eroded our brains so much that we can never go back to those golden days．

“Giving up your seat to someone is so easy．Even when people don’t accept your offer, I think it’s nice to get up and stay standing so they know you’re sincere． The more that we become the good example, the more it will catch on．” Lizzie Post, says great-great granddaughter of Emily Post ．

Sophisticated technology doesn’t mean that good manners have to be a thing of the past． In fact, Post says she defines good manners using three simple, everyday principles: consideration, respect, and honesty． “Apply those to any situation and toward all the people involved including yourself and the solution will make sense．”

66．No one gave up his seat to the pregnant women because______．

A．The woman doesn’t need a seat at all．

B．It’s not common to give up his seat to others who need it

C．No one noticed her on the such crowed train

D．Everyone is so tired that all want to have a rest．

67．Paragraph 2 suggests that________．

A．We are always having discussions on minding our manners

B．Many of us have forgotten some of the old school manners

C．It’s technology that has eroded our brains so much

D．Students always care about their own business instead of school manners

68．The underlined phrase “ catch on ” in the third paragraph refers to____．

A．being understood     B．being popular     C．being taken     D．being caught

69．What did Lizzie Post say shows that she was ______?

A．honest             B．polite            C．respectable             D．friendly

70． What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Where Are Our Manners     B．The Long-forgotten Golden Rule

C．Give up your Seat          D．Sophisticated Technology

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to ___1___ a passager at 2:30 a.m. When I arrived to ___2___ the passager, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

I walked to the___3___ and knocked,“Just a minute,”answered a weak ,elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman ___4___ her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.

I took the suitcase to the car,and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness.“It’s __5____,”I told her,“I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother __6____.”

“Oh, you’re such a good man,”she said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me a/an ___7___,and then asked,“could you drive ___8___ downtown?”

“It’s not the shortest way,”I answered quickly.

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,”she said,“I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院).I don’t have any family left. The doctot says I don’t have very long.”

I ___9____ reached over and__10____ the meter(计价器)

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the buildings, __11____ the manufactory where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived , and the furniture shop __12____had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she’d ask me to solw down in front of a __13____ building and would sit staring into the darkness, say nothing.

__14____, she suddenly said,“I’m tired, Let’s go now.”

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“___15___ do I owe you?”she asked.

“Nothing,”I said.

“You ___16___ make a living,”she answered. “Oh, there are other ___17_____.”I answered.

Almost without thinking. I __18____ and gave her a hug. She __19____ me. Our hug ended with her remark,“You gave an old woman a little moment of __20____.”

1.A. call in　　　 B. show around　　　 C.pick up　　　 D.bring back

2.A.discover　　　 B.collect　 　　　　 C.send　　　　 D.offer

3.A. window　　　 B.room　　　　　　 C.taxi　　　　　 D.door

4.A. in　　　　　 B.of　　　　　　　 C.about　　　　 D.on

5.A. nothing　　　 B.worthless　　　　 C.unimportant　 D.useless

6.A.treated　　　 B.had　　　　　 　　C.received　　　 D.commanded

7.A.hand　　　　 B.hug　　　　　　 C.address　　　 D.map

8.A. for　　　　　 B.across　　　　　 C.from　　　　 D.through

9.A. quickly　　　 B.calmly　　　　　 C.nervously　　 D.quietly

10.A. shut off　　　 B.take out　　　　 C.put down　　　 D.break down

11.A. including　　 B.concerning　　　 C.containing　　 D.regarding

12.A. where　　　　 B.what　　　　　　 C.that　　　　　 D.there

13.A. beautiful　　　 B.normal　　　　　 C.unusual　　　　 D.particular

14.A. At dawn　　　 B.At night　　　　 C.At noon　　　　 D. At dusk

15.A. How many　　 B.Why　　　　　　 C.How much　　 D.Which

16.A.should　　　　 B.must　　　　　　 C.have to　　　　 D.would

17.A.people　　　 B.travellers　　　　　 C.customers　　　 D.passengers

18.A.bent　　　　 B.rose　　　　　　　 C. stood　　　　　 D.turned

19.A.cared about　 B.hold onto　　　　　 C.gave in to　　　 D.kept away from

20.A. pity　　　　 B.fun　　　　　　　 C.joy　　　　　　 D.freedom