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　　The manager of a small building company(公司) was very 1 to get a bill for two white　　 mice which one of his workmen had bought. He 2 the workman and asked him why he had　　 had the bill 3 to the company.

　　 　　 　　 　　 “Well,”the　　 workman answered, “you remember the house we　　 were 4 in Newbridge last week, 5 ? One of the things we had to do there was　　 to put in some new electric wiring. Well, in one place we had to pass some wires through a　　 pipe 6 and about an inch across, which was built into solid stone and had four big　　 bends in it. 7 could think how to do this 8 I had a good idea. I went to a　　 shop and 9 two mice, one of them male(雄性)　　 and the other female(雌性).

　　 　　 　　Then I tied(扎，绑)　　 a thread to the body of the male mouse and put him into the pipe at one end 10 Tom　　 held the female mouse at the other end and pressed her gently to make her squeak(吱吱叫). When the male mouse heard the female mouse’s　　 squeaks, he rushed along the 11 to help her. I suppose he was a gentleman 12 he　　 was only a mouse. Anyway, as he ran through the pipe , he pulled the thread behind him. It　　 was then quite 13 for us to tie one end of the thread to the electric wires and　　 pull them 14 the pipe.”

　　 　　 　　 　　 The manager 15 the bill for the white mice.

1. A. surprised   B. sorry

　　 　　    C. strange　　 D. pleased

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2. A. took out    B. sent for

　　 　　    C. called at   D. brought with

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3. A. to be sent   B. to send

　　 　　    C. send　　　　 D. sent

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4. A. built　　    B. cleaning

　　 　　    C. repairing    D. looking

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5. A. do you remember    B. didn’t you

　　 　　    C. don’t you　　　　 D. do you think so

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6. A. thirty-feet-long    B. thirty foots long

　　 　　    C. thirty feet long    D. thirty foot long

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7. A. None of us　　   B. No of us 

   C. No one of we　　 D. None us

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8. A. after    B. when

　　 　　    C. until    D. unless

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9. A. caught　　 B. bought

　　 　　    C. sold　　   D. sent

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10. A. as　　   B. so

　　 　　     C. while    D. when

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11. A. pipe　　   B. pole

　　 　　     C. rope　　   D. wire

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12. A. even thought　　   B. in fact

　　 　　     C. as though　　　　  D. such enough

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13. A. difficult　　 B. impossible 

    C. helpful　　   D. easy

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14. A. along　　    B. through

　　 　　     C. inside　　   D. towards

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15. A. received    B. agreed

　　 　　     C. paid　　    D. found

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One fine day, I was sitting in a quiet room at the Miclroft Hotel, a peaceful place about an hour out of Toronoto. It was just past noon, late July, and I was 　 1　 to the desperate sounds of a life —or— death 　2　 going on a few feet away．

There was a small fly 　3 the last of its short life' s energies in a useless 　4　 to fly through the glass of the window．The whining （发出嗡嗡声） wings told the 　5　 story of the fly' s strategy: Try harder．But it' s not working．

The great effort offered no hope for its　 6 ．Instead, the struggle was part of the trap．It was 　7　 for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in breaking through the glass: This fly's fate was　 8 ．It would die there near the window． 9　 the room; ten steps away, the door was 10 ．By ten seconds of flying, this small creature could 　11　 the outside world．With only a bit of the 　12　 now being wasted, it could be free of this self - imposed （自设的） trap．The breakthrough possibility was 　13　 .It would be so easy．

Why didn't the fly try 　14　 approach? How did it get so locked in the idea that this 　15 route and determined effort offered the most 　16　 for success? No doubt this approach made sense to the fly． 17 , it was an idea that would kill it．

Trying harder isn't necessarily the solution to achieving more．It 　18 offer any real promise for getting what you want out of life．Sometimes, 　19　 , it' s a big part of the problem．If you stake （拿……冒险） your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever, you may 20 your chances for success．

1．A．listening　　　 B．walking　　　 　　　　　　 C．looking　　 　　　 D．talking

2．A．performance　 B．struggle　　　　 C．competition　　 D．decision

3．A．giving up　 　　　　　　 B．saving up　　 C．bringing out　　 D．burning out

4．A．fight　 B．attempt　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．way　　　　　　 D．spirit

5．A．sad　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．brave　　　　　　　　　　 C．funny　　　 　　　 D．great

6．A．reality　　　　　 B．trouble　　　 C．survival　　　 D．death

7．A．impossible　　 B．difficult 　C．unnecessary　　 　　　 D．practical

8．A．determined　 B．shortened 　C．changed　　　　 　　　　 D．controlled

9．A．From　　　 　　　　　 B．．Through C．Across　　　　 　　　　 D．Around

10．A．open　　　　 　　　 B．left 　C．closed　　　 　　　　　 D．guarded

11．A．see　　　　　 　 B．reach 　C．feel　　　　　 　　　　　 D．contact

12．A．power　　　 　　 B．hope C．trial　　　　　　 　　　 D．effort

13．A．late　　　　　 　　 B．little C．there　　　　 　　　　　 D．wasted

14．A．another　　　 　　　 B．the other 　C．either　　　　　 　　　 D．any other

15．A．different -　 　　　　 B．difficult 　C．familiar　　　　 　　　 D．particular

16．A．problem　　 　　　 B．excuse C. strength　　　　 　　　　 D．promise

17．A．Probably　　 　　 B．Regrettably C．Naturally　　　　 　　　 D．Gradually

18．A．may not B．mustn't C．would not D．can't

19．A．at last　　　 　　　 B．intact 　C．as a result　　　 　　　 D．after all

20．A．kill　　　　　 　　 B．value C．take　　　　　　 　　　 D．have

Whether you admit it or not, music improves our daily life and makes us feel easy, especially the music of Beethoven（贝多芬）, Mozart（莫扎特）. But can you believe that a school in England is using classical music to cut down on（减少） students' bad behavior?

The head teacher Brian Walker at the West Park School in Derby asks some students to stay behind after school on Fridays. He forces his students to listen to Mozart and other classical（古典的） music. He also makes them copy（抄写） his favorite poems and they have to watch educational videos.

Mr. Walker says his main aim is to stop noisy pupils causing trouble in class for students who want to study. He said the students staying behind were "not the smokers or drinkers, the truants (逃学的学生 ) or the people who are late for school... It's those who have slowed the learning and teaching in class for everyone". Mr. Walker said this was unacceptable, because it was making the rest of the students distract（转移） their attention on their study.

Mr. Walker believes what he does reminds students that education is something to value. "It helps them see they are part of something bigger that will improve their life chances," he said. The head teacher thinks students in fact learn from being kept behind after school. "Hopefully, I open their ears to an experience they don't normally have and...don't want to have again, so it's both educational and acts as a warning."

Music has had success elsewhere in reducing bad behavior. In 2004, it reduced crime（犯罪） on London's subway by 25 percent. Researchers from a Belfast university found it helped stop elephants' bad behavior. 　

However, one West Park student called Kieran said, "An hour of Mr. Walker's music is a real killer."

71. Mr. Walker asks his students to listen to music to _______________.

A. make them rest after a day's study

B. punish them for their bad behavior

C. get them to love arts gradually

D. reduce their bad behavior

72. A student who _____may be left behind to listen to Mozart after class.

A. plays truant　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 　　　 B. smokes in class　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

C. bothers（打扰）others in class　　　　　　　 　　　 D. comes late for class

73. Why does Mr. Walker say some students' bad behavior is unacceptable?

A. Because the rest of the students hate them.

B. Because they are wasting their life.

C. Because they are disturbing teachers.

D. Because they have a bad influence on the other students.

74. In the eyes of Mr. Walker,_____.

A. some students don't realize education is valuable

B. all students can learn from music

C. music must be taught after class

D. students ought to love music

75. It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that_____.

A. the action Mr. Walker takes doesn't really work as planned

B. Mr. Walker aims to tell students study is important

C. once music helped animals behave well

D. animals also like to listen to music