B
　　More and more young people enjoy having pets,but they don't like to keep them.At present in Changchun,people prefer to rent pets and play with them during weekends,regarding this as a fashionablelifestyle.
　　Mr.Feng,from Jilin Province,likes pet dogs.Last weekend he rented a Scottish shepherd dog from a localpet shop.He bathed the dog,and went walking with it.He said he could not keep pets in his spare time because he was busy everday except weekends.To rent pets during weekends seemsto be the most practical and economical way to relax himself.
　　A manager from a pet shop says his customers(主顾) are all like Mr.Feng,usually too busy to keeppets,and some of them have never kept any pets before. But they hope torent pets and learn to keep pets so that they can know whether they can be good pet masters or not.
　　It's reported that all pets for rent need to beimmunized(免疫).Before they are rented out,pet shops will teach their customers the ABCs of pet keeping and preparing pet food based on each pet's taste.
　　Shop assistants will also provide(提供)different konds of services for pets like health checkup if their customers want to rent pets for a longer period.
　　Dogs for rent are often not ordinary ones,so their rent is high,usually 200 - 500 yuan(US＄ 25-63) per day.Sometimes,you have to leave thousands of yuan with the owner before you can take a dog away.
　　60.Mr.Feng rents pets instead of keeping them mainly because _______.
　　A.it's cheaper                  B.it is more fun
　　C.he has little spare time         D.he wants a new pet for each week
　　61.What do we know about those who rent pets?
　　A.None of them ever kept a pet before.
　　B.They'll become pet owners later.
　　C.They enjoy having pets.
　　D.They want to help protect animals.
　　62.The underlined phrase "the ABCs(of…)"in the 4th paragraph refers to "______(of…)".
　　A.the possible dangers           B.the basic knowledge
　　C.the communicative language    D.the rules set by the shops
　　63.The dogs' rent is high because___________.
　　A.the customers are rich           B.there are few dogs to rent
　　C.their owners hate to leave them    D.they are top - class dogs

B

　　More and more young people enjoy having pets,but they don't like to keep them.At present in Changchun,people prefer to rent pets and play with them during weekends,regarding this as a fashionablelifestyle.

　　Mr.Feng,from Jilin Province,likes pet dogs.Last weekend he rented a Scottish shepherd dog from a localpet shop.He bathed the dog,and went walking with it.He said he could not keep pets in his spare time because he was busy everday except weekends.To rent pets during weekends seemsto be the most practical and economical way to relax himself.

　　A manager from a pet shop says his customers(主顾) are all like Mr.Feng,usually too busy to keeppets,and some of them have never kept any pets before. But they hope torent pets and learn to keep pets so that they can know whether they can be good pet masters or not.

　　It's reported that all pets for rent need to beimmunized(免疫).Before they are rented out,pet shops will teach their customers the ABCs of pet keeping and preparing pet food based on each pet's taste.

　　Shop assistants will also provide(提供)different konds of services for pets like health checkup if their customers want to rent pets for a longer period.

　　Dogs for rent are often not ordinary ones,so their rent is high,usually 200 - 500 yuan(US＄ 25-63) per day.Sometimes,you have to leave thousands of yuan with the owner before you can take a dog away.

　　60.Mr.Feng rents pets instead of keeping them mainly because _______.

　　A.it's cheaper                  B.it is more fun

　　C.he has little spare time         D.he wants a new pet for each week

　　61.What do we know about those who rent pets?

　　A.None of them ever kept a pet before.

　　B.They'll become pet owners later.

　　C.They enjoy having pets.

　　D.They want to help protect animals.

　　62.The underlined phrase "the ABCs(of…)"in the 4th paragraph refers to "______(of…)".

　　A.the possible dangers           B.the basic knowledge

　　C.the communicative language    D.the rules set by the shops

　　63.The dogs' rent is high because___________.

　　A.the customers are rich           B.there are few dogs to rent

　　C.their owners hate to leave them    D.they are top - class dogs

阅读理解

　　The story of Diego Maradona, the Argentinian(阿根廷)football player, is the story of rise and fall of a poor man who became a world star, but paid the price of fame(名誉). He is now at the end of a career (职业生涯)which saw him as the bright star of World Cup Football. In the 1990s, this career has come into the poor performance on the field, drug-taking, speaking ill of football officials, being forbidden and finally facing court(法庭) action in which he has had the defend charges(指控) of shooting at several reporters.

　　Maradona was born in the poor area of Furito in Buenos Aires, Early in his life, he was able to realize a dream of most poor boys, the dream that is the way out of poverty-trap is through success in sport. Sport in the world around is an activity open to all people, no matter what their background(背景)is.

　　Diego Maradona is one of eight children. His farther is an Italian and mother an Italian. The games of football played in the dirty street outside his small white storeyed home in Furito were to provide(提供) him with a passport (护照)out of the small home. Today, poorly dressed boys still run and kick balls around the street from which a hero traveled to become one of the world’s great football artists.

　　Football expert(专家)Francis Corneo found Diego’s gift. He says that the young played“a natural” and there was nothing he could teach him. He had never seen anyone played like him in his thirty years’ life.

1．In the second paragraph of this passage, what does the underlined word“poverty-trap”mean?

[　　]

A．The position in society.

B．Extremely poor condition in one’s life.

C．Poor living conditions which are hard to escape from.

D．Becoming wealthy in the future.

2．Which of the following is not true?

[　　]

A．Maradona’s performance is not as good as before on the field.

B．He will be brought in an action against his bad deed.

C．He showed no respect for some football officials.

D．Francis Corneo found a gift and gave it to Maradona.

3．Sport is an activity open to all people, no matter what their background is. The sentence tells us ________.

[　　]

A．evrybody enjoys sport and could turn a dream into reality

B．through sport everybody may be successful and become a famous star in the world no matter how poor he used to be

C．if one wants to be a famous sport star, he must have special background

D．people from working-class families will never get international success

4．We can infer form the passage that ________.

[　　]

A．Maradona will face a possible term if found guilty(有罪)on the shooting charges

B．background is very important for sport

C．Maradona is as famous as a football star before

D．Maradona is doing so well in playing football that he can’t be knocked out

B

　　More and more young people enjoy having pets,but they don't like to keep them.At present in Changchun,people prefer to rent pets and play with them during weekends,regarding this as a fashionablelifestyle.

　　Mr.Feng,from Jilin Province,likes pet dogs.Last weekend he rented a Scottish shepherd dog from a localpet shop.He bathed the dog,and went walking with it.He said he could not keep pets in his spare time because he was busy everday except weekends.To rent pets during weekends seemsto be the most practical and economical way to relax himself.

　　A manager from a pet shop says his customers(主顾) are all like Mr.Feng,usually too busy to keeppets,and some of them have never kept any pets before. But they hope torent pets and learn to keep pets so that they can know whether they can be good pet masters or not.

　　It's reported that all pets for rent need to beimmunized(免疫).Before they are rented out,pet shops will teach their customers the ABCs of pet keeping and preparing pet food based on each pet's taste.

　　Shop assistants will also provide(提供)different konds of services for pets like health checkup if their customers want to rent pets for a longer period.

　　Dogs for rent are often not ordinary ones,so their rent is high,usually 200 - 500 yuan(US＄ 25-63) per day.Sometimes,you have to leave thousands of yuan with the owner before you can take a dog away.

　　60.Mr.Feng rents pets instead of keeping them mainly because _______.

　　A.it's cheaper                  B.it is more fun

　　C.he has little spare time         D.he wants a new pet for each week

　　61.What do we know about those who rent pets?

　　A.None of them ever kept a pet before.

　　B.They'll become pet owners later.

　　C.They enjoy having pets.

　　D.They want to help protect animals.

　　62.The underlined phrase "the ABCs(of…)"in the 4th paragraph refers to "______(of…)".

　　A.the possible dangers           B.the basic knowledge

　　C.the communicative language    D.the rules set by the shops

　　63.The dogs' rent is high because___________.

　　A.the customers are rich           B.there are few dogs to rent

　　C.their owners hate to leave them    D.they are top - class dogs

The story of Diego Maradona(马拉多纳)

The story of Diego Maradona, the Argentinean(阿根廷)football player, is the story of rise and fall of a poor man who became a world star, but paid the price of fame(名誉). He is now at the end of a career(职业生涯)which saw him as the bright star of World Cup Football. In the 1990s, this career has come into the poor performance on the field, drug-taking, speaking ill of football officials, being forbidden and finally facing court(法庭)action in which he has had the defend charges(指控)of shooting at several reporters.

Maradona was born in the poor area of Furito in Buenos Aires. Early in his life, he was able to realize a dream of most poor boys, the dream that is the way out of poverty-trap is through success in sport. Sport in the world around is an activity open to all people, no matter what their background(背景)is.

Diego Maradona is one of eight children. The games of football played in the dirty street outside his small white storeyed home in Furito were to provide(提供)him with a passport(护照)out of the small home. Today, poorly dressed boys still run and kick balls around the street from which a hero traveled to become one of the world’s great football artists.

Football expert(专家)Francis Corneo found Diego’s gift. He says that the young played “a natural” and there was nothing he could teach him. He had never seen anyone played like him in his thirty years’ life.

1. In the second paragraph of this passage, what does the underlined word “poverty-trap” mean?

A. The position in society.

B. Extremely poor condition in one’s life.

C. Poor living conditions which are hard to escape from.

D. Becoming wealthy in the future.

2. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Maradona’s performance is not as good as before on the field.

B. He will be brought in an action against his bad deed.

C. He showed no respect for some football officials.

D. Francis Corneo found a gift and gave it to Maradona.

3. Sport is an activity open to all people, no matter what their background is. The sentence tells us______.

A. everybody enjoys sport and could turn a dream into reality

B. through sport everybody may be successful and become a famous star in the world no matter how poor he used to be

C. if one wants to be a famous sport star, he must have special background

D. people from working-class families will never get international success

4. We can infer from the passage that______.

A. Maradona will face a possible term if found guilty (有罪的) on the shooting charges

B. background is very important for sport

C. Maradona is as famous as a football star before

D. Maradona is doing so well in playing football that he can’t be knocked out

5. Where does Diego Maradona come from?

A. Europe.　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　B. Africa.

C. North America.　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. South America.