成人高考专升本英语阅读理解

xxx公司文件编号：文件日期：修订次数：第1.0次更改批准审核制定方案设计，管理制度PassageOneExpectingababy?HEALTHYBABY:Manitoba’sPrenatal(怀孕)BenefitandCommunitySupportProgramsIt’swhat’sinsidethatcountsWhenyou’repregnant,it’simportantthatyoueatwelltohelpyouandyourgrowingbaby.That’swhyifyouliveinManitobaandyournetfamilyincomeislessthat$32,000ayear,theManitobagovernmentoffersyouamonthlychequeduringyourpregnancytohelpyoubuyhealthyfoodsandprepareforyourbaby’sarrival.HowtoapplyPickupanapplicationformfrommedicaloffices,HealthyBabycommunityprogramsorbycallingthenumberbelow.Theapplicationformmustincludeamedicalnoteindicatingyourbaby’sduedate,soseeyourhealthcareproviderearly.MoresupportforyouandyourbabyThroughHealthyChildManitoba,HealthyBabyalsoofferscommunityprogramswhichhelpyoutolearnmoreaboutnutrition,healthandparentingababy.Formoreinformation,pleasecall:945-1301(inWinnipeg)1-888-848-0140(atnocost)945-1305TDD(TelephoneDevicefortheDeaf)1.Whatprogramisthispassageabout?A.Babyfood.

B.Low-incomefamilies.C.Women’shealth.

D.Birthandgrowthofhealthybabies.2.Whocanenjoythebenefitsoftheprogram?

A.Pregnantwomenofhighrisk.

B.pregnantwomenoffirstchild.C.pregnantwomeningoodhealth.

D.Pregnantwomenwithlowincome.3.Themostimportantinformationtobefilledintheapplicationformsis______.A.thepregnantwoman’sname

B.whenthebabyisduetoarriveC.thepregnantwoman’smedicalhistory

D.inwhichhospitalthebabyistobedelivered4.HealthyBabywillalsoprovidemorehelpinallaspectsbut______.A.babyeducation

B.babynutrition

C.babyparenting

D.babyhealth5.Forfurtherinformation,thedeafcan______.A.call945-1305TDD

B.dial1-888-848-0140C.visittheirhealthcareprovider

D.sendemailtoamedicalofficePassageTwoInthepast,peoplewhograduatedfromcollegefeltproudoftheiracademicachievementsandconfidentthattheirdegreewouldhelpthemtofindagoodjob.However,inthepastfouryearsthejobmarkethaschangeddramatically.Thisyear’scollegegraduatesarefacingoneoftheworstjobmarkets.Forexample,RyanStewart,agraduateofsanJoseStateUniversity,gotadegreeinreligiousstudies,buthehasnotgottenanyjoboffers.Hepointsoutthatmanypeoplealreadyworkingaregettinglaidoffanddon’thavejobs,soit’sevenharderfornewcollegegraduatestofindjobs.Fouryearsago,thefuturelookedbrightforhisclassof2006.Thereweremanyhigh-tech(“dotcom”)jobopportunities,graduatesreceivedmanyjoboffers,andtheywereabletogetjobswithhighsalariesandbenefitssuchashealthinsuranceandpaidvacations.However,“Timeshavechanged.It’sanewmarket.”accordingtoanofficeroftheuniversity.Theofficersaysstudentswhodofindjobsstartedpreparingtwoyearsago.Theyworkedduringsummervacations,theyhavehadseveralshort-timejobs,andtheymajoredinfieldsthatarestillpayingwell,suchasaccountingornursing.Eventeachingisnotasecureprofessionnow.RyanStewartwantedtobeateacher,butinsteadhewillprobablygobacktoschoolinordertobecomeacollegeteacher.Hethinkscollegeteachingcouldbeagoodcareereveninabadeconomy.Inconclusion,thesedaysacollegedegreedoesnotautomaticallyleadtoagoodjobwithahighsalary.Somestudentscanonlyhopethatthevalueoftheirdegreewillincreaseinthefuture.1.Whatdidacollegedegreemeantopeopleinthepast?A.Itwasaproofoftheirprofessionalskills.B.Itwouldguaranteetheirquickpromotion.C.Itbuiltuptheirconfidenceinthejobmarket.D.Itwouldhelpthemtostartanacademiccareer.2.RyanStewarthasnotgotanyjobofferbecause_______.A.therearetoomanygraduatesofhismajorB.hewantstofindajobwithveryhighsalaryC.hehasnotreceivedadegreeintheuniversityD.thejobmarkethaschangedgreatlysince20023.Accordingtothepassage,_______hadthebestjobprospectsin2002.A.computerscience

B.accounting

C.teaching

D.nursing4.WhydoesRyanStewartwanttobeacollegeteacher?A.Teachingjobsarewell-paid.B.Hemajoredinteachingintheuniversity.C.Collegeteachingislesschallengingthanhigh-techjobs.D.Collegeteachingcareerwon’tbeinfluencedbyeconomy.5.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat_______.A.thevalueofacollegedegreehasdecreasednow.B.newcollegegraduatestodaycan’tfindjobs.C.acollegedegreecanstillleadtoagoodjob.D.graduatesmustprepareearlytofindjobs.PassageThreeShoronKeatingwasworriedaboutherkidswhenshegotadivorce.Herdaughtersays,“Iwasfeeling…likedownandsadeventhoughIdidn’treallyshowit.JudithWallersteinsaysproblemsfromdivorcecanlastmanyyears.Theycanshowupwhenthekidsareadults.Andthekidshavetheirowntrouble.Wallersteinstudied93childrenoverageneration.Theresultscanbefoundinherbook.Shesaysthatchildrenofdivorcearemorelikelytohaveproblemswithdrugs.Theyarefarmorelikelytoseektherapy.About40percentofthemavoidmarriagethemselves.Whentheydomarry,failatnearlytwicetheusualrate.Itishardforthemtotrust.Theyareafraidoffailing.CriticssayWallersteinhadtoofewchildreninherstudy.TheythinkthatWallersteinstressestoomuchfromasmallstudy.Otherthingsmaybethecauseofthekid’sproblem.Thestudydoesnotcomparekidsfromdivorcedfamilieswithkidsfrom“healthy”families.Wallerstein’sfamiliesdivorcedagenerationago.Timeshavechanged.Peoplefeeldifferentaboutdivorce.TodayprogramslikeKid’sTurntrytoreducesomeoftheeffectsofdivorcewithfamilyadvice.Talkingabouttheirfeelingshelpsthekidsgetthoughit.Sincetheyknowmoreabouttheproblem,maybethekidswillbeabletohandleit.1.WhichwordcanbestdescribethekidsfromdivorcedfamiliesaccordingtoParagraph1?A.Offensive

B.Relieved

C.Depressed

D.Prejudiced2.Childrenfromdivorcedfamilieswhomarrylaterwill______.A.havenotrustinotherpeopleB.bemorelikelytogetdivorcedC.firmlyprotecttheirmarriageD.havestablemarriage3.Wallerstein’sstudyshowedthat______.A.divorceleftthechildrenwithmanyproblemsB.alltheproblemsshoweduprightafterthedivorceC.divorcecouldbeavoidedD.divorceistheonlycauseofchildrenmatureearlier4.Whichofthefollowingiscritics’opinion?A.Healthyfamiliesdonothaveproblems.B.Alltherelatedfactorswereconsideredinthestudy.C.Divorceistheonlycauseofchildproblems.D.Thenumberoffamiliesstudiedwasnotsufficient.5.Todaychildrenfromdivorcedfamilies______.A.havenomoreproblemsB.aregettingmorecareandhelpC.arelessabletohandletheirproblemsD.aretoldnottotalkabouttheirproblemsPassageFourItisstillsometimesdifficulttounderstandwhythosebetweenages10and18wouldendangertheirlivesbyjoiningarmedforcesorrebelgroupsandbecomefightingsoldiers.Therecentlypublishedbook,YoungSoldier,WhyTheyChoosetoFightByRachelBrettandIrmaSpecht,triestofindananswer.Thereisnodoubtthatchildrenfightinmostarmedconflictstoday.Whileinternationalattentionfocuseslargelyonthosewhoareforcedintobattles,thousandsmoreenlist(应征入伍)voluntarily.Inanattempttotounderstandtheyoungwhotakeuparms,BrettandSpechtinterviewed53boyandgirlsoldiersandex-soldiersfromaroundtheworld,Afghanistan,Colombia,theRepublicoftheCongoforexample.Allintervieweeswereinvolvedwitharmedforcesorarmedgroupsbeforetheageof18andallclassifiedthemselvesasvolunteers.Whatthesetwofieldofficersheardis“Ijoinedinvoluntarily-ifyouhavenothing,youvolunteerforthearmy”.Otherreasonsyoungpeoplegaveareself-defense,revenge,poverty,andunemployment.Butwhileitiscommonknowledgethatmostchildsoldierscomefrompooranddisadvantagedbackgrounds,YoungSoldiersshowsthattheissueisfarmorecomplex.Manypoorchildrendonotjointhearmy.Theenvironmental,educational,social,cultural,andhighlypersonalfactorsdeterminewhethersomeonedecidetojoinupornot.Thebattlefieldisnotaplaceforchildren.Oneyoungsoldierdescribedbeingthereas“toosadanexperience”.Theauthorshopethatbyunderstandingwhyteenagersjoinup,thosechildsoldiersshouldknowhowtodiscourageothersfromthesametragedy.1.YoungSoldiers,WhyTheyChoosetoFightis______.A.abook

B.amagazine

C.anewsreport

D.aTVprogram2.Accordingtoparagraph3,BrettandSpecht’sinterviewees_______.A.joinedarmedforcesunder18B.consideredgoingintothearmytheirdutyC.wereonlyfromAfricancountriesD.weremainlytheex-soldiers3.Thereasonsshowninyoungsoldiersforchildrentojointhearmyare______.A.verysimple

B.verycomplex

C.unknown

D.unbelievable4.ThewritersofYoungSoldiersprobablyexpectthat______.A.childsoldierwouldleavearmedforcesB.theycouldfindmorethan53intervieweesC.nomorechildrenwouldjoinarmedforcesD.therewouldbenowarsintheworld5.Thetoneofthepassageis______.A.pleasant

B.indifferent

C.humorous

D.objectivePassageFiveIt’sinterestingthattechnologyoftenworksasaservantforus,yetfrequentlywebecomeaservanttoit.E-mailisausefultoolbutmanyfeelcontrolledbythisnewvehicle.Theaveragebusinesspersonisgettingabout80-e-mailsperdayandmanyfeelthatabout80%ofthemessagesintheir“InBox”areoflittleornovalue.So,Ihavefoursuggestionstohelpyoutobecomebetterat“EasingE-mail”.1.Getoffthelists.

Thebestwaytodealwithaproblemistoneverhaveit.Ifyouarereceivingalotofunwantede-mails,asktoberemovedfromthevariouslists.Thiswouldincludeyourinclusioninunwanted“cc”lists.2.“Unlistedaddress”.

Justlikegettingan“unlisted”telephonenumberthatyoushareonlywiththosewhomyouwanttogivedirectaccess,youmightwanttogetaseparatee-mailaddressonlyfortheimportantcommunicationsyouwishtoreceive.3.Checkitonceortwiceperday.

ManyIspeakwitharebecomingchainedtotheiremailserver,monitoringincomingemailonacontinuousbasis.Maybethisisbecausee-mailcreatesitsownsenseofurgency,butmostofthecommunicationsarenotallthaturgent.Irespondtothemacoupleoftimesperday.4.Dealwithit.

Asyouopeneache-maildooneofthefollowing:a.Ifitrequiresaquickresponse,respondtoitanddeleteit.b.Ifitrequiresaresponsebutisnotthebestuseofyourtime,trytofindsomeoneelsetodoit.c.Ifitisgoingtotakeanyseriousamountoftimetorespond,scheduleitforactioninyourDayPlannerandthendownloadthemessage,saveit,orprintitoutforfutureaction.Ipersonallyreceiveapproximately250e-mailsperdayandbypracticingthesuggestionsabove,Icanhandlethatvolumeinaboutanhour,takingadvantageofthisfantastictoolbutnotbeingcontrolledbyittothedistractionofmoreimportanttasksinmyday.1.Thepassageisabout______.A.howtochecke-mailsB.howtocollecte-mailsC.howtodealwithyourdailye-mailsD.howtodealwith80%valuelesse-mails2.Ifyougetunwantede-mails,thebestyoucandoisto______.A.makealistofthemB.puttheminto“cc”listsC.sendthemtoaspecialaddressD.deletethemfromdifferentlists3.Fortheimportantcommunications,thewritersuggeststhatyou______.A.haveadirectaccessforthemB.haveseverale-mailserversforthemC.getanunlistedphonenumberforthemD.getaspeciale-mailaddressforthem4.Toavoidbeingchainedbythecominge-mails,whatyoucandoisto______.A.respondurgentonesonlyB.replyallofthematthesametimeC.handlethemacoupleoftimesdailyD.keepreplyinge-mailsalldaylong5.Todealwithane-mailyouget,youcandothefollowingEXCEPT______.A.downloadingeverye-mailbeforeyoureplyB.respondingrightawayifit’surgentC.schedulingitforlaterreplyifittakesmuchtimeD.askingsomeoneelsetoreplyitifit’snotatyourconveniencePassageSixDuringtheChristmasshoppingrushinLondon,theinterestingstorywasreportedofatrampwho,apparentlythoughnofaultofhisown,foundhimselflockedinawell-knownchainstorelateonChristmasEve.Nodoubtthestorewascrowdedwithlast-minuteChristmasshoppersandthestaffweredeadbeatandlongingtogethome.Probablyallthepropersecuritychecksweremadebeforethestorewaslockedandtheylefttoenjoythethree-dayholidayuntroubledbycustomersdesperatetogetlast-minuteChristmaspresents.Howeverridiculousthatmaybe,ourtrampfoundhimselfaloneinthestoreanddecidedtomakethebestofit.Therewasfood,drink,beddingandcampingequipment,ofwhichhemadegooduse.Theremustalsohavebeentelevisionsetsandradios.Thoughitwasnotreportedifhetookadvantagesofthesefacilities,whentheshopreopenedhewasdiscoveredinbedwithalargenumberofemptybottlesbesidehim.Heseemtohavebeenamanofgoodhumorasindeedtrampsverycommonlyare.EveryoneelsewasenjoyingChristmas,sohesawnogoodreasonwhyheshouldnotdothesame.Heyieldedhimselfcheerfully,andwastakenbythepolice.PerhapshehadhadabetterChristmasthanusual.Hewassenttoprisonforsevendays.Thejudgeawardednocompensationtothechainstoreforthefoodanddrinkourtramphadconsumed.Theyhad,inhisopinion,alreadyreceivedvaluablefreepublicityfromthestoryrevealedinthenewspaperandontelevision.PerhapsthejudgehadhadagoodChristmas,too.1.Thetrampwaslockedinthestore______.A.for7days

B.onpurpose

C.byaccident

D.forsecurityreasons2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheunderlinedphrase“deadbeat”inparagraph1means______.

A.angry

B.exhausted

C.forgetful

D.careless3.Whichofthefollowingwasuncertainaboutthetrampafterhewaslockedinthestore?A.HewatchedTV.

B.Hewaswellfed.

C.hehadasoundsleep

D.Hehadagooddrink.4.Whenthetrampwasarrested,he______.A.wasdrunk

B.felthedeservedit

C.madenoresistance

D.felthimselfwronged5.Thejudgedidn’tawardcompensationtothechainstorebecause______.A.thestorewasresponsibleforwhathappenedB.thereportoftheeventbenefitedthestorealotC.thetramphadstolennothingofvalueD.thetrampwaspennilessPassageSevenIfyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchresultofprofessorFaulkner,whosaysthatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexerciseandasaresult,weareageingunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorFaulknerwantedtofindoutwhyhealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandtoreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofageingcouldbeslowdown.Hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandoccupations.Computertechnologyenabledhimtoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatetointelligenceandemotion,anddeterminethehumancharacter.Contractionoffrontandsideparts-ascellsdieoff-wasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-andseventy-year-olds.Faulknerconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytoslowthecontraction-usingthehead.Thefindingsshowthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.Thoseleastatrisk,saysFaulkner,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.White-collarworkersdoingroutineworkare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinkingbrainsareasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.Faulkner’sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.“Thebestwaytomaintaingoodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain,”hesays.“Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don’trelyonpocketcalculator.”1.ProfessorFaulknerwantedtofindout______.A.howpeople’sbrainsshrinkB.thewayofmakingpeoplelivelongerC.thesizeofcertainpeople’sbrainsD.whycertainpeopleagedsoonerthanothers2.Faulkner’sresearchfindingsarebasedon______.A.asurveyoffarmersinnorthernJapanB.testsperformedonathousandoldpeopleC.thestudyofthebrainvolumesofdifferentpeopleD.thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology3.Theprofessor’stestsshowthat______.A.ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowoldB.thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrinkC.seventy-year-oldshavebetterbrainsthansixty-year-oldsD.braincontractionmayvaryamongpeopleofthesameage4.Theunderlinedword“subjects”inParagraph5means______.A.branchesofknowledgestudiedinaschoolB.somethingtobeconsideredC.personsexperimentedonD.citizensinacountry5.Accordingtothepassage,whichgroupofpeopleseemtoageslowerthantheothers?A.farmers

B.Lawyers

C.Clerks

D.ShopassistantsPassageEightNewshasjustbeenreceivedofanaircrashinthenorthofEngland.Theplane,whichwasonacharterflightfromLondontoCarlisle,wascarryingapartyofbusinessmenontheirwaytoatradefair.ItseemslikelythattheplaneranintoaheavyfogasitwasapproachingCarlisleandwasobligedtocircleforsometwentyminutes.Everythingseemedtobegoingwell.ThepilotwasinconstantradiocommunicationwithGroundControlwhentheenginessuddenlycutoutandallcontactwaslost.TheplanecrashedonthesiteoftheancientRomancampatHadrian’sHill,aplacewellknowntoarchaeologistsandtourists.Sofarfewdetailshavebeenreported,butitisfearedthatatleasttwentypeoplelosttheirlives,amongthemthepilot,whowaskilledinstantly.Thelocalambulancesandfiremenwereonthescenewithinminutesofthecrash,butadditionalhelphadtoberushedfromotherareas.Mr.LesilieCollins,oneofthesurvivors,toldourreporter,“Wepassengersnoticedtheenginesweremakingafunnynoise.Ofcoursewecouldn’tseeanythingbecauseofthefog,butthepilotsaidtherewasnothingtoworryabout.Thenextthingweknow,theengineswentdead.Therewasarushingnoise-andafterthatIdon’trememberanymore.”Mr.Collinsisnowinhospital,beingtreatedforminorinjuries.Wewillbebringingyoufurthernewsofthecrashaswereceiveit.Inthemeantimerelativesareaskedtoring02-3457211forinformation.1.Theplanewas______.A.flyingsomebusinessmentoLondon

B.onaregularflighttoLondonC.returningfromatradefair

D.boundforCarlisle2.WhathappenedwhentheplanewasnearingCarlisle?A.ThepilotmisreadthesignalsfromGroundControl.B.GroundControlfailedtosendoutrightinstructions.C.Thepilotgotareportofterribleweather.D.Theenginesbrokedown.3.Accordingtothepassage,theplanecrashedat______.A.aplaceinsouthernEngland

B.aplaceofhistoricalinterestC.amilitarytrainingcamp

D.acampnearLondon4.Thenewsreporttellsusthatwhenthecrashoccurred______.A.theambulanceandfiremenarrivedquickly

B.noneofthepassengerswaskilledC.noadditionalhelpwasnecessary

D.helpwaslongdelayed5.FromwhatMr.Collinssaid,wecanknowthathe______.A.hadonlyanincompletepictureofwhathappened

B.heardandsawnothingatallC.talkedtothepilot

D.wasonceapilotPassageNineLongafterthe1998WorldCupwaswon,disappointedfanswerestillcursingthedisputedrefereeing(裁判)decisionsthatdeniedvictorytotheirteam.Aresearcherwasappointedtostudytheperformanceofsometopreferees.Theresearcherorganizedanexperimentaltournament(锦标赛)involvingfouryouthteams.Eachmatchlastedanhourdividedintothreeperiodsof20minutesduringwhichdifferentrefereeswereincharge.Observersnoteddownthereferees’errors,ofwhichtherewere61overthetournament.Convertedtoastandardmatchof90minutes,eachrefereemadealmost23mistakes,aremarkablehighnumber.Theresearcherthenstudiedthevideotapestoanalysethematchesindetail.Surprisingly,hefoundthaterrorsweremorelikelywhentherefereeswereclosetotheincident.Whentheofficialsgotitright,theywere,onaverage,17metersawayfromtheaction.Theaveragedistanceinthecaseoferrorswas12meters.Theresearchshowstheoptimum(最佳的)distanceisabout20meters.Therealsoseemedtobeanoptimumspeed.Correctdecisionscamewhentherefereesweremovingataspeedofabout2meterspersecond.Theaveragespeedforerrorswas4meterspersecond.IfFIFA,football’sinternationalrulingbody,wantstoimprovethestandardofrefereeingatthenextWorldCup,itshouldencouragerefereestokeeptheireyesontheactionfromadistance,ratherthanrushingtokeepupwiththeball,theresearcherargues.HealsosaysthatFIFA’sinsistencethatrefereesshouldretireatage45maybemisguided.Ifkeepingupwiththeactionisnotsoimportant,theirphysicalconditionislesscritical.1.Theexperimentconductedbytheresearcherwasmeantto______.A.setastandardforfootballrefereeingB.reexaminetherulesforfootballrefereeingC.analysethecausesoferrorsmadebyfootballrefereesD.reviewthedecisionsofrefereesatthe1998WorldCup2.Thenumberofrefereeingerrorsintheexperimentalmatcheswas______.A.quiteunexpected

B.slightlyaboveaverageC.ashighasinastandardmatch

D.higherthaninthe1998WorldCup3.Thefindingoftheexperimentshowthat______.A.errorsarelesslikelywhenarefereestaysinonespotB.themoreslowlytherefereerunsthemorelikelywillerrorsoccurC.thefarthertherefereesisfromtheincidentthefewertheerrorsD.errorsaremorelikelywhenarefereekeepsclosetotheball4.Theword“official”(Line2,Para.4)mostprobablyrefersto______.A.theresearchersinvolvedintheexperimentB.therefereesofthefootballtournamentC.theobserversatthesiteoftheexperimentD.theinspectorsofthefootballtournament5.Whatisoneofthepossibleconclusionsoftheexperiment?A.Ageshouldnotbethechiefconsiderationinchoosingafootballreferee.B.Afootballrefereeshouldbeasyoungandenergeticaspossible.C.Theidealretirementageforanexperiencedfootballrefereeis45.D.Anexperiencedfootballrefereecandowellevenwheninpoorphysicalcondition.PassageTenToronto:A300-poundadultSiberiantigerescapedfromitsfour-meterhighchain-link-penattheTorontoZooyesterday,ononeofthebusiestdaysoftheyear.Thoughnoonewashurt,thedangerousanimalwasseparatedfromthepublicforatimebynothingmorethanafour-footfence.Theescapeoccurredafteroneoftheanimal’shandlersleftthepengateopen.Itpromptedaswiftresponsefromofficials.Staffweresentimmediatelytoarresttherunawaytiger.GeneralManagerCalvinWhitetoldreportersthatstaffwerepreparingfortheworst.“Iorderedatranquilizer(麻醉剂)gunsowewouldhavetranquilizedher,butthankfullywedidn’thaveto,”Mr.Whitesaid.Thetigerwassuccessfullyledbackintoitscageafterthebriefescape.TheincidentoccurredduringtheTorontoZoo’s28thannualChristmasTreatsWalk,whereadmissionisfreeinreturnfordonationsoffoodthatdoesnoteasilygobad.ThousandsofpeopleattendeachBoxingDaytoseetheanimalsfedbytheirhandlers.1.Thetigerescapehappened______.A.owingtothelackoffood

B.duetoitsseparationfromthepublicC.becauseofthehandler’sneglectofduty

D.asaresultofthedamagechainandfence2.WhoisCalvinWhite?A.AmanagerialstaffoftheZoo.

B.AjournalistfromNationalpost.C.Awitnessoftheincident.

D.Azooanimalhandler.3.Weknowfromthepassagethat______.A.thetigerescapelastedawholedayB.thezooworkersplannedtoshootthetigerdeadC.thetigerwasn’tkeptsecurelyenoughfromthepublicD.theincidenttookplaceonthezoo’sanniversaryday4.TheBesttitleforthenewsreportis______.A.Pen-Animal

B.ZooTiger-WanderingFreeC.SiberianTiger-DangerousAnimal

D.Zoo-DangeroussitePassageEleven“Iloveyou,Bob.”“Iloveyou,too,Nancy.”Itwas2a.m.andIwashearingmyparents’voicesthroughthethinwallseparatingmybedroomfromtheirs.Theirlovingwordsweresweet,touching-andsurprising.MyparentsmarriedonSeptember14,1940,afterabriefdating.Shewasnearing30andknewitwastimetostartafamily.Thehandsome,well-educatedmanwhocamebytheofficewheresheworkedlookedlikeagoodbet.Hewasattractedbyherfigure,herblueeyes.Theromancedidn’tlastlong.Seedsofdifferencegrewalmostimmediately.Shelikedtotravel;hehatedthethought.Helovedgolf;shedidnot.HewasaRepublican,shealoyalDemocrat.Theyfoughtatthebridgetable,atthedinnertable,overmoney,overtheperceivedshortcomingsoftheirrespectivein-laws.Therewasahopethattheywouldchangeoncetheyretired,andtheangrywindsdidcalmsomewhat,butwhatremainedchangeditselfintobright,hardbitterness.“Ialwaysthoughtwe’d…”mymotherwouldbegin,beforelaunchingintoapreciselistingofmyfather’sfaults.Thecomplaintswererecitedsooften,Icanrepeatthembyhearttoday.Ashelistened,myfatherwouldsayangrythreatsandcursesinalowvoice.Itwasn’tthehappiestmarriage,butastheir60thanniversaryapproached,mysisterandIdecidedtothrowaparty.Sixtyyearswasalongtime,afterall;whynottrytomakethebestofthingsWe’dprovidethecake,t