A university graduate described as a “respectable and intelligent” woman is seeking professional help after being convicted of （证明有……罪）shoplifting for the second time in six months．

       Ana Luz, recently studying for her PhD, has been told she could end up behind bars unless she can control the desire to steal from shops．

       Luz ,who lives with her partner in Fitzwilliam Road ,Cambridge ,admitted stealing clothes worth ￡9．95 from John Lewis in Oxford Street ,London ,on March 9．

       Phillip Lemoyne ,prosecuting（起诉）,said Luz selected some clothes from a display and took them to the ladies’ toilet in the store．When she came out again she was wearing one of the skirts she had selected ,having taken off the anti-theft security alarms（防盗警报装置）．

       She was stopped and caught after leaving the store without paying ,Mr Lemoyne said．

       He added that she was upset on her arrest and apologized for her actions．

       Luz,28, was said to have been convicted of shoplifting by Cambridge judges last October ,but Morag Duff, defending ,said she had never been in trouble with the police before that．

       “She is ashamed and embarrassed but doesn’t really have any explanation why she did this ,” Miss Duff said．“She didn’t intend to steal when she went into the store．She is at a loss to explain it．She is otherwise a very respectable and intelligent young lady．She went to her doctor and asked for advice because she wants to know if there is anything in particular that caused her to do this．”

       Judge David Azan fined Luz ￡ 50,  and warned : “You’ve got a criminal record．If you carry on like this ,you will end up in prison ,which will ruin your bright future you may have．”

       Luz achieved a degree in design at university in her native Spain ,went on to a famous university in Berlin , Germany for her master’s degree and is now studying for a PhD at Cambridge University ,UK．

What is Ana Luz’s nationality?

       A．American．     B．British．  C．Spanish． D．German．

What does the underlined sentence “She is at a loss to explain it” mean?

       A．In her opinion it was a loss to the clothes shops where she stole things．

       B．She doesn’t have any idea why she has the desire to steal from shops．

       C．She thinks it is a loss for her to explain why she stole things from shops．

       D．Personally she feels ashamed and embarrassed for her shoplifting actions．

Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “shoplifting” used in the passage?

       A．Carrying goods in a lift for a shop．    

       B．Taking goods to the ladies’ toilet．

       C．Selecting some goods from a display． 

       D．Taking goods from a shop without paying．

From the passage we can learn that          ．

       A．Ana Luz is already got her PhD at Cambridge University ,UK

       B．Ana Luz is ashamed and embarrassed and knows why she often did so

       C．the university graduate will be put in prison if she steals in shops once more

       D．Phillip Lemoyne is the “respectable and intelligent” woman’s defense lawyer

When I was a kid, my brother dropped the bomb: "No Santa Claus （Father Christmas）!" I fled to Grandma because I knew she would   36   me the truth．I told her everything．"No!" she said．"Ridiculous! Don' t   37   it．"

       After dinner, we went to General Store．Grandma handed me ten   38   ．"Take it and buy something for whoever needs it．I'll wait in the   39   ．" I' d often gone shopping with Mother, but never had I shopped   40   ．For moments, I stood there, confused,   41   what to do with it．I thought of everybody I knew．  42   I thought of Bobbie Decker．His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough．We all knew that Bobbie would have no cough   43   he had a thicker coat．So I decided to buy Bobbie one．"Is this a present for   44  ?" the saleslady asked me kindly．I   45   shyly．She smiled, handed it to me and wished me a merry Christmas．Then Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Santa Claus   46  and ribbons and write "To Bobbie, From Santa Claus " on it．Then she   47   me over to Bobbie's house．Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie' s house．We   48   noiselessly and hid in the   49   by his front walk．"All right, Santa Claus," she   50   ,"get going．" I rushed out, threw the present down at his front door,   51   his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we   52   breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open．

       Forty years I haven' t forgotten those   53   I spent shivering （颤抖）in Bobbie' s bushes．That night, I realized that the stories about Santa Clause were really ridiculous ．Santa Claus was alive,  54  we were on his  55  ．

A．tell           B．teach       C．take            D．advise

A．remember     B．believe     C．understand      D．consider

A．bags          B．keys      C．coats           D．dollars

A．home          B．store        C．car             D．bus

A．separately      B．apart        C．singly           D．alone

A．wondering     B．worrying  C．expecting        D．looking -

A．Luckily        B．SurprisinglyC．Suddenly       D．Firstly

A．unless         B．since     C．as              D．if

A．anyone       B．someone   C．others           D．another

A．nodded        B．smiled      C．replied          D．denied

A．gift           B．name     C．paper         D．needle

A．sent           B．drove           C．walked         D．guided

A．stole          B．struggled  C．stepped         D．searched

A．cars ．       B．buildings  C．stairs           D．bushes

A．sighed         B．whispered C．called           D．shouted

A．knocked       B．pushed      C．pounded         D．switched．

A．rushed         B．laughed    C．paused          D．waited

A．nights        B．feelings    C．moments        D．bills

A．and           B．but        C．then          D．therefore

A．side           B．team       C．part           D．staff

When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was __1__ to see that it was an English-English dictionary, also known as a monolingual(单语的) dictionary. __2__ it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one __3__, to be honest, I found it extremely __4__ to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and __5__ not fully understand the meaning. I was used to the __6__ bilingual(双语的) dictionaries, in which the words are __7__ both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt __8__ to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I understand that monolingual dictionaries are __9__ in learning a foreign language.

As I found out, there is __10__ often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two words in two languages. My aunt even goes so far as to tell that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the __11__ meaning of a word in English! __12__, she insisted that I read the definition of a word in a monolingual dictionary when I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. __13__, I have come to see what she meant.

Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n) __14__ number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am repeatedly exposed to（接触）the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. __15__ this, I can express myself more easily in English.

	A．worried	B．sad	C．surprised	D．nervous
	A．Because	B．Although	C．Unless	D．If
	A．but	B．so	C．or	D．and
	A．difficult	B．interesting	C．ambiguous	D．practical
	A．thus	B．even	C．still	D．again
	A．new	B．familiar	C．earlier	D．ordinary
	A．explained	B．expressed	C．described	D．created
	A．offered	B．agreed	C．decided	D．happened
	A．natural	B．better	C．easier	D．convenient
	A．at best	B．in fact	C．at times	D．in case
	A．exact	B．basic	C．translated	D．expected
	A．Rather	B．However	C．Therefore	D．Instead
	A．Largely	B．Generally	C．Gradually	D．Probably
	A．extra	B．average	C．total	D．limited
	A．According to	B．In relation to	C．In addition to	D．Because of

       When we can see well, we do not think about our eyes often．It is only when we can not see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are．

       People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes．Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing and reading, become nearsighted．Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly．

       People who are farsighted face just the opposite problem．They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length．If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses too．

       Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape．This, too, can be corrected by glasses．Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts．Long ago these people often became blind．Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them．

       When night falls, colors become fainter to the eyes and finally disappear．After your eyes have grown used to the dark, you can see better if you use the side of your eyes rather than the centers．Sometimes, after dark, you see a small thing to one side of you, which seems to disappear if you turn your head in its direction．This is because when you turn your head, you are looking at the thing too directly．Men on guard duty sometimes think they see something moving to one side of them．When they turn to look straight at it, they can not see it any more, and they believe they were mistaken．However, this mistake happens because the center of the eye, which is very sensitive in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eye after dark．

We don’t know that our eyes are of great importance until ________．

       A．we think about our eyes      B．we cannot see clearly

       C．we wear glasses              D．we have to do much reading

According to the passage, a ________ is more likely to be nearsighted．

       A．student    B．doctor          C．guard           D．painter

People who are farsighted ________ ．

       A．can do a lot of close work without glasses

       B．can only see things that are very close to their eyes

       C．have difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arm’s length

       D．can correct their eyes by glasses

To see a small thing at night, it is better to look ________ ．

       A．with wide open eyes     B．with half shut or narrowed eyes

       C．straight at it                 D．in a slightly different direction

When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was   1   to see that it was an English English dictionary, also known as a monolingual（单语的） dictionary.   2   it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one and, to be honest, I found it extremely  3   to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and still not fully understand the meaning. I was used to the    4   bilingual（双语的）dictionaries, in which the words are    5   both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt   6   to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I   7  that monolingual dictionaries are   8  in learning a foreign language.

   As I found out, there is in fact often no perfect equivalence(对应) between two  9   in two language. My aunt even goes so far as to  10  that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the   11  meaning of a word in English! Therefore, she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a word in a monolingual dictionary when I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning.  12   , I have come to see what she meant. 

Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n)   13   number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am  14  exposed to the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.  15  this, I can express myself more easily in English.

A．worried          B．sad                    C．surprised        D．nervous

A．Because             B．Although                      C．Unless          D．If

A．difficult              B．interesting             C．ambiguous      D．practical

A．new                  B．familiar                 C．earlier          D．ordinary

A．explained            B．expressed              C．described               D．created

A．offered              B．agreed                   C．decided         D．happened

A．imagine               B．recommend            C．predict           D．understand

A．natural               B．better                  C．easier             D．convenient

A．words               B．names                  C．ideas            D．characters

A．hope               B．declare                 C．doubt             D．tell

A．exact                B．basic                   C．translated       D．expected

A．Largely             B．Generally             C．Gradually        D．Probably

A．extra                       B．average                C．total             D．limited

A．repeatedly         B．nearly                  C．immediately    D．anxiously

A．According to      B．In relation to           C．In addition to D．Because of