A 69-year-old grandmother with no teeth of her own has eventually won a long legal battle to stop a Scottish regional council（政务委员会）adding fluoride（氟化物）chemical to the public water supply.

In a case which has already cost the taxpayer ￡1,000,000, the judge ruled that it was beyond the powers of the local authority to add the chemical to the water in order to reduce tooth decay.

At her home last night Mrs Catherine fluoride to public drinking water made it into some kind of dirty soup. “Where would it stop?” she asked. “They might come up with the idea of putting drugs into the water to keep the unemployed quiet.” It was a horrible poison, she said, that could have caused al kinds of diseases, including cancer.

The judge, however, concluded that there was no evidence to suggest that the inclusion of fluoride in the water supply would have had a negative effect on pulpier health. Although the chemical might serve as an efficient and convenient means of achieving a beneficial effect on the dental health of consumers generally, he said, and its use was greatly favored by the dental profession, he could also understand why some members of the public, Mrs McColl in particular, might be passionately opposed to the action of the Water Authority in assuming the right to improve public well-being without consulting t77he public in the first case. The Authority’s legal duty to provide “wholesome” water for public consumption which was both safe and pleasant to drink ,did not, he said, extend to their right to safeguard public health by chemical means.

72．Mrs McColll felt so strongly about the fluoride issue that she eventually          .

A．took the local council to court

B．had a physical fight with the judge

C．urged the authority to apologize

D．spent much money removing the chemical

73．According to what the judge said in the passage, adding fluoride to the water      .

A．wasn’t proved to be harmful

B．was the duty of the local authority

C．was strongly poised by dentists

D．was surely beneficial to the public

74．Form the passage we learn that people like Mrs McColl are more concerned about      .

A．the improvement of their personal health

B．the problem of unemployment in their community

C．the chemicals to be used for the improvement of water quality

D．their right to be informed of the authorities’ decisions

A 69-year-old grandmother with no teeth of her own has eventually won a long legal battle to stop a Scottish regional council（政务委员会）adding fluoride（氟化物）chemical to the public water supply.

In a case which has already cost the taxpayer ￡1,000,000, the judge ruled that it was beyond the powers of the local authority to add the chemical to the water in order to reduce tooth decay.

At her home last night Mrs. Catherine fluoride to public drinking water made it into some kind of dirty soup. “Where would it stop?” she asked. “They might come up with the idea of putting drugs into the water to keep the unemployed quiet.” It was a horrible poison, she said, that could have caused all kinds of diseases, including cancer.

The judge, however, concluded that there was no evidence to suggest that the inclusion of fluoride in the water supply would have had a negative effect on public health. Although the chemical might serve as an efficient and convenient means of achieving a beneficial effect on the dental health of consumers generally, he said, and its use was greatly favored by the dental profession, he could also understand why some members of the public, Mrs. McColl in particular, might be passionately opposed to the action of the Water Authority in assuming the right to improve public well-being without consulting the public in the first case. The Authority’s legal duty to provide “wholesome” water for public consumption which was both safe and pleasant to drink ,did not, he said, extend to their right to safeguard public health by chemical means.

1．Mrs. McColl felt so strongly about the fluoride issue that she eventually          . AACD

A．took the local council to court

B．had a physical fight with the judge

C．urged the authority to apologize

D．spent much money removing the chemical

2．According to what the judge said in the passage, adding fluoride to the water      .

A．wasn’t proved to be harmful

B．was the duty of the local authority

C．was strongly poised by dentists

D．was surely beneficial to the public

3．Form the passage we learn that people like Mrs. McColl are more concerned about      .

A．the improvement of their personal health

B．the problem of unemployment in their community

C．the chemicals to be used for the improvement of water quality

D．their right to be informed of the authorities’ decisions

As a saying goes, every bean has its black. It is impossible to make no mistakes all one’s life. My grandpa Nybakken, a carpenter, is no   1  . Several decades ago he made a mistake — a(n)   2  mistake, though.

On a cold Saturday, Mother’s father was building some wooden cases for the clothes his   3   was sending to an orphanage (孤儿院) in China. On his way home, he  4   into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church. His search proved   5  .

When he   6   replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the cases, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses, having   7   him ＄20 that very morning, were heading for China! He had to drive home   8  .

Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a report on Sunday night at my grandfather’s church,    9   Grandpa and his family also attended.

“But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the   10  you sent last year. You see, the bandits(土匪) had just  11   through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate.”

“  12   I had the money, there was simply no way of   13   those glasses.   14   not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day. Then your cases arrived. When my staff   15   the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.”

Then, still gripped (吸引注意) with the  16   of it all, he continued: “Folks, when I tried   17   the glasses, it was as thought they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

The people listened,    18   for the miraculous glasses. But the director surely must have  19   their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their  20   of items to be sent overseas.

But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.

1．A．expectation            B．success               C．comment             D．exception

2．A．perfect                  B．foolish                 C．avoidable             D．common

3．A．factory                 B．church                C．family                 D．country

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4．A．turned                   B．reached               C．filled                   D．put

5．A．proper                  B．reasonable           C．fruitless               D．unnecessary

6．A．mentally                B．physically            C．anxiously             D．directly

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

8．A．disappointed          B．pleased                C．nonstop               D．quick

9．A．which                   B．what                   C．where                 D．when

10．A．cases                  B．clothes                C．glasses                D．wishes

11．A．cut                      B．swept                  C．pulled                  D．broken

12．A．Unless                 B．As long as           C．Until                   D．Even though

13．A．replacing             B．finding                C．wearing               D．changing

14．A．Except                B．Along with           C．Rather than          D．As for

15．A．nailed                  B．burnt                   C．removed              D．took

16．A．preparation          B．pleasure               C．satisfaction         D．wonder

17．A．out                     B．over                    C．for                      D．on

18．A．pity                     B．happy                  C．curious               D．eager

19．A．confused             B．associated            C．combined            D．compared

20．A．cases                  B．order                   C．list                      D．orphanage

As a saying goes, every bean has its black. It is impossible to make no mistakes all one’s life. My grandpa Nybakken, a carpenter, is no   1  . Several decades ago, he made a mistake – a（n）   2  mistake, though.

On a cold Saturday, Mother’s father was building some wooden cases for the clothes his   3  was sending to an orphanage（孤儿院）in China. On his way home, he   4  into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church. His search proved   5  .

When he   6  replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the cases, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses, having   7  him $ 20 that very morning, were heading for China! He had to drive home   7  .

Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a speech on Sunday night at my grandfather’s church,  8  Grandpa and his family also attended.

“But most of all, ”he said, “I must thank you for the   10  you sent last year. You see, the bandits（土匪）had just   11  through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate.”

“  12  I had money, there was simply no way of   13  those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day. Then your cases arrived. When my staff   14  the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.”

Then, still gripped（吸收）with the   15  of it all, he continued: “Folks, when I tried   1  the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

The people listened,  17  at the special glasses. But the director surely must have   18  their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their   19  of items to be sent overseas.

But sitting quietly in the back, with tears  20  down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.

1．A．expectation            B．success               C．comment             D．exception

2,4,6

2．A．perfect                  B．foolish                 C．avoidable             D．common

3．A．factory                 B．church                C．family                 D．country

4．A．turned                   B．reached               C．filled                   D．put

5．A．proper                  B．reasonable           C．fruitless               D．unnecessary

6．A．mentally                B．physically            C．anxiously             D．directly

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

8．A．disappointed          B．pleased                C．nonstop               D．quick

9．A．which                   B．what                   C．where                 D．when

10．A．cases                  B．clothes                C．glasses                D．wishes

11．A．  cut                    B．swept                  C．pulled                  D．broken

12．A．Unless                 B．As long as           C．Until                   D．Even though

13．A．replacing             B．finding                C．wearing               D．changing

14．A．nailed                  B．burnt                   C．removed              D．took

15．A．preparation          B．pleasure               C．satisfaction          D．wonder

16．A．out                     B．over                    C．for                      D．on

17．A．curious               B．amazed                C．anxious               D．eager

18．A．confused             B．associated            C．combined            D．compared

19．A．cases                  B．order                   C．list                      D．ship

20．A．sinking           B．looking                C．streaming           D．floating

阅读理解

A man shot Martin King in Atlanta on 4th April,1968.He drove a white Ford car. Who was he? The police found“Harvey Lowmeyer’s”gun and“John Willard’s”shirt, and then the white car. It was“Eric Starvo Galt’s”car. So what was this man’s real name? Marks on the shirt and the car sent the F.B.I.(美国联邦调查局)to Los Angeles.300 detectives(侦探)questioned people. At last one found a photograph of“Galt”.Then detectives in Atlanta found a fingerprint. It was on a map in “Galt’s”room in a small hotel. One fingerprint was enough. James Earl Ray’s fingerprints were already on the F.B.I. cards. The police watched railway stations, hotels and airports.3 000 detectives were trying to find Ray—without success. The Canadian police were helping too. They looked at 240 000 photographs in their Passport(护照)Office. Then they found one of“Ramon George Sneyd”.“We gave this man a passport last month,”they said.“He went to London on 2nd May.”The man was wearing thick glasses, but he looked like Ray. Then on 8th June, a detective at London Airport saw Sneyd’s name on a passenger list. It was the end of the biggest manhunt(搜捕)in history. The F.B.I. spent 1.4 million dollars, but they got their man.

1.The key to settling the case(案件) was probably the murderer’s______.

A. car　　　　    B.fingerprint　　　　  C.gun　　　　　　　　    D.shirt

2.It took the police ______to catch the murderer.

A.65 days　　　　　　  B.two months　　    C.eight weeks 　　　　　　 D.three months

3.The hunt for Ray cost______dollars.

A. a million and four hundred

B.one million four hundred thousand

C.fourteen million

D.a million four thousand

4.Martin Luther King’s murderer used the name of______.

A.Harvey Lowmeyer when he bought the gun

B.John Willard when he paid for the car

C.Eric Starvo Galt when he lived in Los Angeles

D.James Earl Ray when he came to Atlanta

5.The detective at London Airport caught Ramon George Sneyd because______.

A.Sneyd had a Canadian passport

B.he was sure that he was James Earl Ray

C.Sneyd’s name was not on the passenger list

D.Sneyd was wearing glasses