The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road．When Jack saw it coming towards him．he stopped his own car at the side to make loom for it to pass．The big car went slowly past．so close that Jack could see its driver’s face quite clearly．“Where have I seen that face before?”Jack wondered，“Wait a minute，I remember now．It was in the newspaper．”He took out the newspaper from his bag．and turned quickly to the middle page．There was a picture of the face in it．Yes，it had a large mouth and small ears，and its eyes were hidden behind dark glasses．“Wanted by the police．”Read Jack，“The City Bank will give fifty thousand pounds to anyone who helps the police to catch this man．”“Call the police at once．”He said to himself．

But after making a telephone call to the police，he was sad，“That man was caught this morning．”This was the answer of the police officer．

1．Jack stopped his ear because_________ ．

      A．the country road was not wide enough

      B．he saw a good friend

      C．he wanted to see that driver of the big car more clearly

      D．the driver of the big ear was wanted by the police

2．Jack called the police at once because

      A．that big car came towards him

      B．he driver of the big ear had robbed the City Bank

      C．he wanted to get the 50 thousand pounds

      D．the police officer had told him to do SO

3．_______Was caught that morning．

     A．The robber   B．Jack   C．The driver of the big car   D．A policeman

4．Who helped the police catch that man that morning?

A．Jack．                

B．The police officer．

C．The driver of the big ear． 

D．We can not know it from the passage．

5．After reading the passage we know that________．

      A．Jack had seen the driver of the big ear before that day

      B．the City Bank would not give the fifty thousand pounds to Jack

      C．there Was something wrong in the newspaper

      D．the answer of the police officer was not true

I was now five, and still I showed no much interest in things except with my toes（脚趾）. I could not look after myself,   35  my father took care of me. I used to lie on my back all the time in the kitchen. I was   36 , imprisoned（监禁） in a world of my own, unable to communicate with others.
Then, suddenly, it happened on the afternoon of a cold December day. All the family were gathered round the big kitchen fire. Mona and Paddy were drawing funny animals, using a bright piece of yellow chalk. It was the chalk that   37  me so much. I had never seen anything like it before.
Suddenly, I wanted to do what my sister was doing. Then without thinking or knowing exactly what I was doing, I   38  out and took the chalk out of my sister’s hand, with my left foot. It is a puzzle（迷惑）to many people as well as to   39 . I held the chalk tightly between my toes and made a wild scribble（乱涂）with it on the board. Next moment I stopped, not knowing what to do with the chalk next, hardly knowing how it   40  there. Then I looked up and realized that everyone was looking at me   41 . My mother came in. Her eyes looked from my face down to my   42 , then she took another piece of chalk from Mona, and drew the single letter “A” on the floor in front of me. “Copy that, Christy.” She said. I tried to do the same action, but I   43 . “Try again, Chris.” she whispered in my ear. I tried another two more times. I drew one side of the letter, then the other. It looked ugly, but I   44  to make it finally. I had done it! True! I couldn’t speak with my mouth, but now I would speak through something more   45  than spoken words. That one letter was my   46  to a new world, my key to mental freedom.

B

Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn’t work when he drank too much.And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black became angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).

One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with badly burned ears.

“What happened to your ears?” asked Mr Black.

“Well”, said the man. “I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing （熨）clothes. She had put the iron（熨斗）near the telephone before she went to cook supper.

Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went in the sitting-room ,the phone rang and I answered the iron !”

“And what happened to the other ear?”

“When I put the iron down the table ,the telephone rang again !”

1._____,so he almost drove the car into the river.

2. Mr Smith went to watch the football match on _____.    

A. Monday   B. Tuesday   C. Saturday     D Sunday

3.We can guess           .

A. Mr Smith drank much after the match

B. Mr Smith was very angry with his team

C. Mr Smith didn’t drink those days

D Mr Smith watched the match those days

4.The ______badly burned Mr Smith’s ears.

A.telephone   B. drinking    C.iron        D irons

5.What would happen to Mr Smith ?

B
Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn’t work when he drank too much.And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black became angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).
One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with badly burned ears.
“What happened to your ears?” asked Mr Black.
“Well”, said the man. “I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing （熨）clothes. She had put the iron（熨斗）near the telephone before she went to cook supper.
Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went in the sitting-room ,the phone rang and I answered the iron !”
“And what happened to the other ear?”
“When I put the iron down the table ,the telephone rang again !”
【小题1】_____,so he almost drove the car into the river.