I was sitting in the room reading when I heard a loud noise. To defend my home from break-in, I picked up my defense weapon--- a broom and went out. There on the roof of my porch（门廊）, I saw a grey fluffy squirrel. I drove her away with the broom, but the next day I heard her again.

I searched squirrels on the net and found because their teeth keep growing, they have to constantly chew on things to shorten their teeth. This was disturbing so I asked my husband to call in some wildlife control people.

On Monday morning two men showed up, with guns in their hands. I pointed uneasily to the hole in my porch roof. They held up their guns. Suddenly I saw in my mind the baby nursery inside. I stopped them and confirmed that they wouldn’t harm her. They hesitated, but finally put down their guns. Then they brought out a bottle of deodorizer（除臭剂）and sprayed it into the squirrel’s home. They told me she would not like the smell and would leave.

There was no sign of Mrs. Squirrel, so they blocked the hole, took my cheque for $250 and left. Shortly after they left, Mrs. Squirrel returned from her shopping trip. She was mad at being driven out and began feverishly clawing at the porch roof. In order to stop the destruction of my home, I drove her away with the broom again.

Each day thereafter, Mrs. Squirrel continued her attack on my possession. I then called the company to report that “SHE’S BAAAAAACK…” The receptionist said that if Mrs. Squirrel had managed to find another way into my porch roof, it would be a new charge. I replied I couldn’t continue contributing my husband’s hard-earned income to their silly wildlife experts and hang up.

I went to the porch and banged on the roof. Mrs. Squirrel came out and glared at me. We negotiated some terms, came to an agreeable arrangement and went back into our respective homes.

All is quiet these days, although large quantities of materials have been removed from my garage wall and my daughter claims that some of her doll-house furniture has disappeared. I still hope that Mrs. Squirrel would leave, but I will wait until it is warmer and hopefully until after the birth of the little ones.

1.What did the author think of the squirrel at first?

A．Troublesome.      B．Dangerous.        C．Interesting.        D．Clever.

2.Why didn’t the author ask the wildlife control people to come again?

A．She worried about the safety of the squirrel.

B．She thought the company charged too much.

C．She decided to drive away the squirrel herself.

D．She doubted the ability of the wildlife control people.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Getting rid of the squirrel needs patience.

B．The squirrel has destroyed the author’s house.

C．The author has developed affection for the squirrel.

D．The author singed an agreement with Mrs. Squirrel.

4.The author has written the passage in a (an) ________ way.

A．persuasive        B．serious           C．informative        D．amusing

 

Dear Mr. Smith，Thank you for your kind letter inviting me go and       51.______

stay several days with you. But I'm terrible sorry to say        52.______

that I can't go this summer vacation， for I promised           53.______

to go and spend the holidays with my grandma， who live in the countryside. 54._______

I'd like to tell you that I get on well with my study.          55.______

And I must own the success in my English for your              56.______

help. At present I'm busy all day prepare for the              57.______

examinations and I feel sure I'll success.                     58.______

I do hope we can meet with each other soon.                    59.______

With best regard to you and Tom.                               60.______

Sincerely yours Jack

 

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He was out of the sailing track and floating in a lifeboat, alone. His supplies were  36 . His chances of surviving were small.  37 when three fishermen found him seventy-six days later, he was alive — much  38 than he was when he started, but alive.

His  39 of how he survived is interesting and attractive. His subtle act — how he  40 to catch fish, how he evaporated sea water to 41 fresh water — is very interesting. But the thing that  42 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, when it seemed no  43  continuing the struggle, when he was  44  greatly, when his lifeboat was pierced and after more than a week’s struggling with his weak body. He was starved and  45  exhausted. Giving up would have seemed the only sensible choice.

When people  46 these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in  47 dangerous circumstances give in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on  48 major difficulties.

"I tell myself I can  49 it," wrote Callahan in his book. "Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over,  50  courage and strength."

I wrote that down after I read it  51 it struck me as something important. And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 52 off or when my problems seemed too powerful. And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my senses.

The truth is, our circumstances are only bad  53 to something better. But others have been through much worse, that is, in comparison with what  54 have been through, you're fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you  55 the rough spots with a little more perseverance(毅力) .

1.                A．less            B．little           C．few  D．enough

 

2.                A．And           B．Yet            C．Still  D．While

 

3.                A．thinner         B．poorer         C．worse    D．fatter

 

4.                A．attitude        B．imagination      C．instruction D．story

 

5.                A．tried           B．tended         C．managed  D．intended

 

6.                A．make          B．collect          C．select    D．replace

 

7.                A．attacked        B．caught          C．froze D．cheated

 

8.                A．operation       B．taste           C．message  D．use

 

9.A improving        B. suffering    C. strengthening        D. increasing

10.               A．firmly          B．completely      C．surely D．generally

 

11.               A．deal           B．defend         C．survive    D．observe

 

12.               A．similarly        B．likely          C．probably  D．commonly

 

13.               A．for the lack of    B．in spite of       C．in support of   D．as a result of

 

14.               A．handle         B．carry          C．follow D．inspect

 

15.               A．rolling up       B．using up        C．building up D．making up

 

16.               A．but            B．so             C．although   D．and

 

17.               A．far            B．long           C．near  D．short

 

18.               A．related         B．measured       C．contributed    D．compared

 

19.               A．you           B．others         C．we   D．another

 

20.               A．see through     B．cut through     C．get through    D．think through

 

 

Goats are being hired to do the work of people near SanDiego. The fires that occurred in Hillborbough four years ago destroyed thirty homes, most of which have been rebuilt. While people were rebuilding the homes, the grasses and bushes were growing back. The area is now so overgrown in bushes that there is again a major danger of fire.
The city council asked for offers to remove the bushes. The lowest bid they received was $50,000-----and that was if the city provided breakfast and lunch for the workers for thr six weeks it would take to clear the overgrown area. The city only wanted to give unlimited coffee and a piece of bread a day for each person. When that offer was rejected, the city asked for help on its website.
A sheepherder（养绵羊的人） in Montanta and a goatherder（养山羊的人） in San Bernardino read about the city’s plight （困境）while surfing the Web on their laptops. They both offered to do the job for $25,000. The council chosed the goatherder because he lived closer. When he was told that the city dump（垃圾场） was overflowing , the gotherder said, “No problem. My goats will eat everything in your dump, except the car engines, of course.” So ,for another $5,000, the city killed two birds with one stone. If all goes well, they will invite the goatherder and his “family” back every three years. The goatherder said that he would probably visit San Diego while his goats were in the dump. “I want to go there by plane, I just hope we don’t crash. My goats will miss me a lot.” He said.
【小题1】Why did the city council want to remove the bush?

A．Because the fires in hillborbough destroyed 30 homes.

B．Because people wanted to build their homes there.

C．Because the overgrown bushes could cause fires again.

D．Because two sheeherder offered to do the job.

【小题2】The goatherder was chosen to do the job because       

A．He offered to do it for the lower price

B．It was easier to transport his goat

C．Goats can do the job better than the job

D．The city wanted to raise more goats

【小题3】According to the passage,          

A．the sheepherder offered to do the job for $50.000

B．the lowest bid to remove the bushes was $50,000

C．the sheepherder and the goatherder were both addicted to surfing the Internet.

D．hiring goats to do the job saved the government lots of money.

【小题4】 we can infer from the passage that          

A．the city will remove the bushes in this area regularly

B．the goatherder asked for $50,000 to kill the birds with stones.

C．the goatherder was invited to San Diego to do some sightseeing.

D．the city council was not kind to the people who worked for it.

One evening, Mr. Green was driving his car along a lonely country road. He had __36__$10,000 from the bank in town. Suddenly a man in rags（衣衫褴褛） stopped him and asked for __37___. Mr. Green told him to get on and continued his way. __38___ he talked to the man, he _39___ that he had just broken out of prison. Mr. Green was very afraid at the __40__ of the money. Suddenly he saw a police-car and had a __41__ idea. He __42__ on speed and drove as quikly as possible. Then he found the police-car running _43___ him. After a mile the police-car passed him and ordered him to _44____. A policeman came up. Mr. Green hoped to tell him about the trouble but the man put a gun to Mr. Green’s __45___.

  The policeman said he wanted Mr. Green’s name and _46__ amd Mr. Green obeyed. The policeman wrote it down in his notebook and put it in his __47___. “You _48___ appear at the police station,” he said, Then he talked to Mr. Green about _49____ driving.

  Mr. Green started up his car again. He had given _50___ all hope of his $10,000, but as he reached a more lonely part, the robber said he wanted to __51___, Mr. Green stopped and the man said , “_52____, You’ve been _53___ to me. This is what I can do in __54___.” And he handed Mr. Green the policeman’s __55__, which was stolen while the policeman was talking to Mr. Green.

A. taken      B. held          C. brought        D. drawn

A. money     B. help          C. a lift           D. a ride

A. As         B. Since        C. Then           D. Because

A. recognized  B. learned       C. supposed        D. expected

A. sight       B. idea         C. touch            D. thought

A. fast        B. bright        C. strange          D. practical

A. put        B. got           C. took            D. had

A. behind     B. with          C. after            D. ahead of

A. go         B. stop          C. stand           D. park

A. head       B. shoulder       C. back           D. neck

A. number     B. home         C. place           D. address

A. car         B. pocket        C. hand           D. trousers

A. shall        B. will          C. would          D. need

A. careful      B. fast           C. careless        D. dangerous

A. out         B. away          C. up            D. in

A. run away    B. break away      C. set out        D. get out

A. I’m sorry    B. You’re welcome  C. That’s all right  D. Thank you

A. kind        B. polite           C. known        D. necessary

A. all          B. fact            C. return         D. the end

A. gun         B. pen            C. money        D. notebook