A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith left the house. He just wanted to 　　 the car when a gunman (持枪者) jumped up from the back seat. He 　　 a gun to Mr. Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.

　　“All right,” Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away (开走) from the side of the street and 　  down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not fight with the gunman. He knew he needed help . Where were the police？ As he drove 　   each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to find a police car, but he could see 　    . “Just my luck,” he thought. “If I were driving too 　, there would be a police car on every corner.”

　　Suddenly he pushed his foot down on the accelerator (加速器), and the car went    faster. “What are you doing？” shouted the gunman. “To 　   the police,” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car near there.”

　　He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong side of the road. None of the policemen saw him. Again, Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a new plan.

　　He turned at a corner and saw the 　  in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car knocked a police motorbike over and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he 　  back to grab (抓住) the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the noise and quickly caught the gunman.

1.A．stop 　　　B．begin　　　 C．leave　　  D．start

2.A．brought　　B．pointed　　 C．held 　　  D．carried

3.A．drove 　　 B．left 　　　 C．took　　　 D．pushed

4.A．past 　　　B．over 　　　 C．through　　D．towards

5.A．somebody　B．anybody　　C．everybody　 D．nobody

6.A．fast　　　　B．slowly　　 C．generally　  D．commonly

7.A．more　　　 B．much　　　C．very　　　　D．quite

8.A．look for　　 B．keep away from　　C．look at　　D．care about

9.A．train station　B．police station　　C．hospital　　D．bank

10.A．got 　　　　B．looked　　　C．turned　　　D．came

 

In America, just as in Europe, men usually open doors for women, and women always walk ahead of men into a room or a restaurant, unless the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or do some other things like the above. On the street, men almost always walk or cross the street on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic. But if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between them. Then if the host or hostess or both of them come in a car to get their guest for dinner, the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat though there're no people sitting on it.

1.In America, men usually_________.

A. walk ahead of women       B. eat in a restaurant

C. walk behind women          D. drive a car to work

2.In the street, men __________.

A. cross the street                                 B. walk on the right side of the ladies

C. walk near the ladies                         D. walk on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic

3.If a man walks with two ladies, he should _________.

A. walk between them         B. run before them

C. follow them                 D. go away

4.If a man asks you to speak at a meeting, first you should say,"______".

A. How are you?                B. Is everyone here?

C. Ladies and gentlemen       D. How do you do?

5.If Mrs. Green invites you to her house in a car, you should________.

A. jump into the car                              B. sit at the front seat

C. sit at the back seat                                     D. drive the car

 

In America, just as in Europe, men usually open doors for women, and women always walk ahead of men into a room or a restaurant, unless the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or do some other things like the above. On the street, men almost always walk or cross the street on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic. But if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between them. Then if the host or hostess or both of them come in a car to get their guest for dinner, the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat though there're no people sitting on it.

56. In America, men usually_________.

A. walk ahead of women          B. eat in a restaurant

C. walk behind women            D. drive a car to work

57. In the street, men __________.

A. cross the street                       B. walk on the right side of the ladies

C. walk near the ladies                 D. walk on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic

58. If a man walks with two ladies, he should _________.

A. walk between them            B. run before them

C. follow them                  D. go away

59. If a man asks you to speak at a meeting, first you should say,"______".

A. How are you?                B. Is everyone here?

C. Ladies and gentlemen           D. How do you do?

60. If Mrs. Green invites you to her house in a car, you should________.

A. jump into the car                            B. sit at the front seat

C. sit at the back seat                          D. drive the car

A policeman returned to his police station on evening and reported to his sergeant (警长）that he had found an old car without a number plate.

“Where was it?” asked the sergeant.

“In Ecclesiastes Street, near the bridge, but I’ve brought it here,” answered the policeman. The sergeant opened the record book and began to write. When he reached the name of the street, he began to spell loudly: “E-C-L”. He looked at it for a few seconds, then crossed it out and wrote “E-C-K”. He was angry and said to the policeman, “Write the report yourself. I’m too busy now.”

The policeman had a try, too, but after a minute, he put his hat on and began to walk out slowly.

“Where are you going?” the sergeant asked.

“Back to Ecclesiastes Street,” answered the policeman.

阅读短文选择答案

1.The policeman returned to his office station because_________.

A. the sergeant had told him to

B.he wanted to report what he had found

C.he had found many number plates

D.he had a lot of work to do in his office

2.The sergeant became angry because_________.

A. the policeman didn’t tell him the name of the street

B.he was too busy with his work

C.the policeman could not answer the questions correctly

D.he could not spell the name of the street

3.The policeman tried to_________.

A. write the report　　  　　　　 B.mend the car

C.find the driver　　  　　　　    D.help his sergeant

4.The policeman wanted to go back to Ecclesiastes Street _________.

A. because he was not sure whether the car was still there

B.because he wanted the driver to write the report for him

C.because he wanted to keep the car safe

D.because he wanted to know how the name of the street was spelt。

5.From the story we can see_________.

A. the sergeant is very strict with the policeman

B.the policeman is strong enough to push a car

C.the word “Ecclesiastes” is difficult to spell

D.the sergeant is all right for his work

 

As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded
in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was
never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing
car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on
the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw
the curtains(窗帘) seem to move when there was no wind. A
very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times        
 
louder than in the day. My imagination (想象) would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the "enemy(敌人) " would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn't let the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.
One of the processes(过程) growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
【小题1】 The author had _________kind(s) of fears when she was a child.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．none

【小题2】 _________ would scare the author at night.

A．Streetlight and car lights	B．Wild animals and enemies
C．Moving curtains and wind	D．Strange sights and sounds

【小题3】When she went to some other places, she would _________.

A．walk away without others	B．take a bus by herself
C．follow others closely	D．make sure not to take a wrong bus

【小题4】Which of the following would be possibly true when she was a child?

A．She was usually popular among people.

B．She was always the leader of the others.

C．She always' got poor grades.

D．She was not at all liked by others.

【小题5】The underlined word "overcome" means "_________" in Chinese.

A．接受

B．忍受

C．信服

D．克服