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PassageOne

Expectingababy?

HEALTHYBABY:Manitoba,sPrenatal(怀孕)BenefitandCommunitySupportPrograms

It'swhat'sinsidethatcounts

Whenyou'repregnant,it'simportantthatyoueatwelltohelpyouandyour

growingbaby.That'swhyifyouliveinManitobaandyournetfamilyincomeisless

that$32,000ayear,theManitobagovernmentoffersyouamonthlychequeduring

yourpregnancytohelpyoubuyhealthyfoodsandprepareforyourbaby'sarrival.

Howtoapply

Pickupanapplicationformfrommedicaloffices,HealthyBabycommunity

programsorbycallingthenumberbelow.Theapplicationformmustincludeamedical

noteindicatingyourbaby,sduedate,soseeyourhealthcareproviderearly.

Moresupportforyouandyourbaby

ThroughHealthyChildManitoba,HealthyBabyalsoofferscommunityprograms

whichhelpyoutolearnmoreaboutnutrition,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'snameB.whenthebabyisduetoarrive

C.thepregnantwoman'smedicalhistoryD.inwhichhospitalthebabyis

tobedelivered

4.HealthyBabywillalsoprovidemorehelpinallaspectsbut.

A.babyeducationB.babynutritionC.babyparentingD.

babyhealth

5.Forfurtherinformation,thedeafcan_____.

A.call945-1305TDDB.dial1-888-848-0140

C.visittheirhealthcareproviderD.sendemailtoamedicaloffice

PassageTwo

Inthepast,peoplewhograduatedfromcollegefeltproudoftheiracademic

achievementsandconfidentthattheirdegreewouldhelpthemtofindagoodjob.

However,inthepastfouryearsthejobmarkethaschangeddramatically.This

year,scollegegraduatesarefacingoneoftheworstjobmarkets.Forexample,Ryan

Stewart,agraduateofsanJoseStateUniversity,gotadegreeinreligiousstudies,

buthehasnotgottenanyjoboffers.Hepointsoutthatmanypeoplealreadyworking

aregettinglaidoffanddon'thavejobs,soit'sevenharderfornewcollege

graduatestofindjobs.

Fouryearsago,thefuturelookedbrightforhisclassof2006.Thereweremany

high-tech("dotcom")jobopportunities,graduatesreceivedmanyjoboffers,and

theywereabletogetjobswithhighsalariesandbenefitssuchashealthinsurance

andpaidvacations.However,aTimeshavechanged.It'sanewmarket."according

toanofficeroftheuniversity.

Theofficersaysstudentswhodofindjobsstartedpreparingtwoyearsago.They

workedduringsummervacations,theyhavehadseveralshort-timejobs,andthey

majoredinfieldsthatarestillpayingwell,suchasaccountingornursing.

Eventeachingisnotasecureprofessionnow.RyanStewartwantedtobeateacher,

butinsteadhewillprobablygobacktoschoolinordertobecomeacollegeteacher.

Hethinkscollegeteachingcouldbeagoodcareereveninabadeconomy.

Inconclusion,thesedaysacollegedegreedoesnotautomaticallyleadtoagood

jobwithahighsalary.Somestudentscanonlyhopethatthevalueoftheirdegree

willincreaseinthefuture.

1.Whatdidacollegedegreemeantopeopleinthepast?

A.Itwasaproofoftheirprofessionalskills.

B.Itwouldguaranteetheirquickpromotion.

C.Itbuiltuptheirconfidenceinthejobmarket.

I).Itwouldhelpthemtostartanacademiccareer.

2.RyanStewarthasnotgotanyjobofferbecause______.

A.therearetoomanygraduatesofhismajor

B.hewantstofindajobwithveryhighsalary

C.hehasnotreceivedadegreeintheuniversity

D.thejobmarkethaschangedgreatlysince2002

3.Accordingtothepassage,hadthebestjobprospectsin2002.

A.computerscienceB.accountingC.teachingD.

nursing

4.WhydoesRyanStewartwanttobeacollegeteacher?

A.Teachingjobsarewell-paid.

B.Hemajoredinteachingintheuniversity.

C.Collegeteachingislesschallengingthanhigh-techjobs.

D.Collegeteachingcareerwon,tbeinfluencedbyeconomy.

5.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.

A.thevalueofacollegedegreehasdecreasednow.

B.newcollegegraduatestodaycan,tfindjobs.

C.acollegedegreecanstillleadtoagoodjob.

D.graduatesmustprepareearlytofindjobs.

PassageThree

ShoronKeatingwasworriedaboutherkidswhenshegotadivorce.Herdaughter

says,“Iwasfeeling…likedownandsadeventhoughIdidn,treallyshowit.

JudithWallersteinsaysproblemsfromdivorcecanlastmanyyears.Theycanshow

upwhenthekidsareadults.Andthekidshavetheirowntrouble.Wallersteinstudied

93childrenoverageneration.Theresultscanbefoundinherbook.

Shesaysthatchildrenofdivorcearemorelikelytohaveproblemswithdrugs.

Theyarefarmorelikelytoseektherapy.About40percentofthemavoidmarriage

themselves.Whentheydomarry,failatnearlytwicetheusualrate.Itishardfor

themtotrust.Theyareafraidoffailing.

CriticssayWallersteinhadtoofewchildreninherstudy.Theythinkthat

Wallersteinstressestoomuchfromasmallstudy.Otherthingsmaybethecauseof

thekid'sproblem.Thestudydoesnotcomparekidsfromdivorcedfamilieswithkids

from“healthy”families.

Wallerstein,sfamiliesdivorcedagenerationago.Timeshavechanged.People

feeldifferentaboutdivorce.TodayprogramslikeKid'sTurntrytoreducesome

oftheeffectsofdivorcewithfamilyadvice.Talkingabouttheirfeelingshelps

thekidsgetthoughit.Sincetheyknowmoreabouttheproblem,maybethekidswill

beabletohandleit.

1.Whichwordcanbestdescribethekidsfromdivorcedfamiliesaccordingto

Paragraph1?

A.OffensiveB.RelievedC.DepressedD.Prejudiced

2.Childrenfromdivorcedfamilieswhomarrylaterwill.

A.havenotrustinotherpeople

B.bemorelikelytogetdivorced

C.firmlyprotecttheirmarriage

D.havestablemarriage

3.Wallerstein,sstudyshowedthat.

A.divorceleftthechildrenwithmanyproblems

B.alltheproblemsshoweduprightafterthedivorce

C.divorcecouldbeavoided

D.divorceistheonlycauseofchildrenmatureearlier

4.Whichofthefollowingiscritics'opinion?

A.Healthyfamiliesdonothaveproblems.

B.Alltherelatedfactorswereconsideredinthestudy.

C.Divorceistheonlycauseofchildproblems.

D.Thenumberoffamiliesstudiedwasnotsufficient.

5.Todaychildrenfromdivorcedfamilies.

A.havenomoreproblems

B.aregettingmorecareandhelp

C.arelessabletohandletheirproblems

D.aretoldnottotalkabouttheirproblems

PassageFour

Itisstillsometimesdifficulttounderstandwhythosebetweenages10and18

wouldendangertheirlivesbyjoiningarmedforcesorrebelgroupsandbecome

fightingsoldiers.Therecentlypublishedbook,YoungSoldier,WhyTheyChooseto

FightByRachelBrettandIrmaSpecht,triestofindananswer.

Thereisnodoubtthatchildrenfightinmostarmedconflictstoday.While

internationalattentionfocuseslargelyonthosewhoareforcedintobattles,

thousandsmoreenlist（应征入伍）voluntarily.

Inanattempttotounderstandtheyoungwhotakeuparms,BrettandSpecht

interviewed53boyandgirlsoldiersandex-soldiersfromaroundtheworld,

Afghanistan,Colombia,theRepublicoftheCongoforexample.Allintervieweeswere

involvedwitharmedforcesorarmedgroupsbeforetheageof18andallclassified

themselvesasvolunteers.

Whatthesetwofieldofficersheardis“Ijoinedinvoluntarily-ifyouhave

nothing,youvolunteerforthearmyv.Otherreasonsyoungpeoplegaveareself­

defense,revenge,poverty,andunemployment.

Butwhileitiscommonknowledgethatmostchildsoldierscomefrompoorand

disadvantagedbackgrounds,YoungSoldiersshowsthattheissueisfarmorecomplex.

Manypoorchildrendonotjointhearmy.Theenvironmental,educational,social,

cultural,andhighlypersonalfactorsdeterminewhethersomeonedecidetojoinup

ornot.

Thebattlefieldisnotaplaceforchildren.Oneyoungsoldierdescribedbeing

thereas“toosadanexperience,,.Theauthorshopethatbyunderstandingwhy-

teenagersjoinup,thosechildsoldiersshouldknowhowtodiscourageothersfrom

thesametragedy.

1.YoungSoldiers,WhyTheyChoosetoFightis.

A.abookB.amagazineC.anewsreportD.aTV

program

2.Accordingtoparagraph3,BrettandSpechtJsinterviewees.

A.joinedarmedforcesunder18

B.consideredgoingintothearmytheirduty

C.wereonlyfromAfricancountries

D.weremainlytheex-soldiers

3.Thereasonsshowninyoungsoldiersforchildrentojointhearmyare.

A.verysimpleB.verycomplexC.unknownD.unbelievable

4.ThewritersofYoungSoldiersprobablyexpectthat.

A.childsoldierwouldleavearmedforces

B.theycouldfindmorethan53interviewees

C.nomorechildrenwouldjoinarmedforces

D.therewouldbenowarsintheworld

5.Thetoneofthepassageis.

A.pleasantB.indifferentC.humorousD.objective

PassageFive

It'sinterestingthattechnologyoftenworksasaservantforus,yetfrequently

webecomeaservanttoit.E-mailisausefultoolbutmanyfeelcontrolledbythis

newvehicle.Theaveragebusinesspersonisgettingabout80-e-mailsperdayandmany

feelthatabout80%ofthemessagesintheir“InBox“areoflittleornovalue.

So,IhavefoursuggestionstohelpyoutobecomebetteratuEasingE-mail”.

1.Getoffthelists.Thebestwaytodealwithaproblemistoneverhaveit.

Ifyouarereceivingalotofunwantede-mails,asktoberemovedfromthevarious

lists.Thiswouldincludeyourinclusioninunwanted“cc”lists.

2.“Unlistedaddress.Justlikegettingan“unlisted“telephonenumber

thatyoushareonlywiththosewhomyouwanttogivedirectaccess,youmightwant

togetaseparatee-mailaddressonlyfortheimportantcommunicationsyouwishto

receive.

3.Checkitonceortwiceperday.ManyIspeakwitharebecomingchainedto

theiremailserver,monitoringincomingemailonacontinuousbasis.Maybethisis

becausee-mailcreatesitsownsenseofurgency,butmostofthecommunicationsare

notallthaturgent.Irespondtothemacoupleoftimesperday.

4.Dealwithit.Asyouopeneache-maildooneofthefollowing:

a.Ifitrequiresaquickresponse,respondtoitanddeleteit.

b.Ifitrequiresaresponsebutisnotthebestuseofyourtime,trytofind

someoneelsetodoit.

c.Ifitisgoingtotakeanyseriousamountoftimetorespond,scheduleitfor

actioninyourDayPlannerandthendownloadthemessage,saveit,orprintitout

forfutureaction.

Ipersonallyreceiveapproximately250e-mailsperdayandbypracticingthe

suggestionsabove,1canhandlethatvolumeinaboutanhour,takingadvantageof

thisfantastictoolbutnotbeingcontrolledbyittothedistractionofmore

importanttasksinmyday.

1.Thepassageisabout.

A.howtochecke-mails

B.howtocollecte-mails

C.howtodealwithyourdailye-mails

D.howtodealwith80%valuelesse-mails

2.Ifyougetunwantede-mails,thebestyoucandoisto

A.makealistofthem

B.puttheminto"cc"lists

C.sendthemtoaspecialaddress

D.deletethemfromdifferentlists

3.Fortheimportantcommunications,thewritersuggeststhatyou

A.haveadirectaccessforthem

B.haveseverale-mailserversforthem

C.getanunlistedphonenumberforthem

D.getaspeciale-mailaddressforthem

4.Toavoidbeingchainedbythecominge-mails,whatyoucandoisto.

A.respondurgentonesonly

B.replyallofthematthesametime

C.handlethemacoupleoftimesdaily

D.keepreplyinge-mailsalldaylong

5.Todealwithane-mailyouget,youcandothefollowingEXCEPT.

A.downloadingeverye-mailbeforeyoureply

B.respondingrightawayifit'surgent

C.schedulingitforlaterreplyifittakesmuchtime

D.askingsomeoneelsetoreplyitifit'snotatyourconvenience

PassageSix

DuringtheChristmasshoppingrushinLondon,theinterestingstorywasreported

ofatrampwho,apparentlythoughnofaultofhisown,foundhimselflockedina

well-knownchainstorelateonChristmasEve.Nodoubtthestorewascrowdedwith

last-minuteChristmasshoppersandthestaffweredeadbeatandlongingtogethome.

Probablyallthepropersecuritychecksweremadebeforethestorewaslockedand

theylefttoenjoythethree-dayholidayuntroubledbycustomersdesperatetoget

last-minuteChristmaspresents.

Howeverridiculousthatmaybe,ourtrampfoundhimselfaloneinthestoreand

decidedtomakethebestofit.Therewasfood,drink,beddingandcampingequipment,

ofwhichhemadegooduse.Theremustalsohavebeentelevisionsetsandradios.

Thoughitwasnotreportedifhetookadvantagesofthesefacilities,whentheshop

reopenedhewasdiscoveredinbedwithalargenumberofemptybottlesbesidehim.

Heseemtohavebeenamanofgoodhumorasindeedtrampsverycommonlyare.

EveryoneelsewasenjoyingChristmas,sohesawnogoodreasonwhyheshould

notdothesame.Heyieldedhimselfcheerfully,andwastakenbythepolice.Perhaps

hehadhadabetterChristmasthanusual.Hewassenttoprisonforsevendays.The

judgeawardednocompensationtothechainstoreforthefoodanddrinkourtramp

hadconsumed.Theyhad,inhisopinion,alreadyreceivedvaluablefreepublicity

fromthestoryrevealedinthenewspaperandontelevision.Perhapsthejudgehad

hadagoodChristmas,too.

1.Thetrampwaslockedinthestore.

A.for7daysB.onpurposeC.byaccidentD.forsecurity

reasons

2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheunderlinedphrase“deadbeat”

inparagraph1means.A.angryB.exhaustedC.

forgetfulD.careless

3.Whichofthefollowingwasuncertainaboutthetrampafterhewaslockedin

thestore?

A.HewatchedTV.B.Hewaswellfed.C.hehadasoundsleepD.Hehada

gooddrink.

4.Whenthetrampwasarrested,he______.

A.wasdrunkB.felthedeserveditC.madenoresistanceD.felt

himselfwronged

5.Thejudgedidn,tawardcompensationtothechainstorebecause.

A.thestorewasresponsibleforwhathappened

B.thereportoftheeventbenefitedthestorealot

C.thetramphadstolennothingofvalue

D.thetrampwaspenniless

PassageSeven

Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.Thisistheresearch

resultofprofessorFaulkner,whosaysthatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenough

exerciseandasaresult,weareageingunnecessarilysoon.

ProfessorFaulknerwantedtofindoutwhyhealthyfarmersinnorthernJapan

appearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandtoreasonatarelativelyearly

age,andhowtheprocessofageingcouldbeslowdown.

Hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesand

occupations.

Computertechnologyenabledhimtoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolume

ofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatetointelligenceandemotion,

anddeterminethehumancharacter.

Contractionoffrontandsideparts-ascellsdieoff-wasobservedinsome

subjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-and

seventy-year-olds.

Faulknerconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytoslowthe

contraction-usingthehead.

Thefindingsshowthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthe

countrythaninthetowns.Thoseleastatrisk,saysFaulkner,arelawyers,followed

byuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.White-collarworkersdoingroutineworkare,

however,aslikelytohaveshrinkingbrainsareasthefarmworker,busdriverand

shopassistant.

Faulkner,sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.

Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincells

need."Thebestwaytomaintaingoodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain,”

hesays."Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don,trelyonpocketcalculator.”

1.ProfessorFaulknerwantedtofindout.

A.howpeople?sbrainsshrink

B.thewayofmakingpeoplelivelonger

C.thesizeofcertainpeople'sbrains

D.whycertainpeopleagedsoonerthanothers

2.Faulkner'sresearchfindingsarebasedon.

A.asurveyoffarmersinnorthernJapan

B.testsperformedonathousandoldpeople

C.thestudyofthebrainvolumesofdifferentpeople

D.thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology

3.TheprofessorJstestsshowthat.

A.ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowold

B.thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrink

C.seventy-year-oldshavebetterbrainsthansixty-year-olds

D.braincontractionmayvaryamongpeopleofthesameage

4.Theunderlinedword«subjects”inParagraph5means.

A.branchesofknowledgestudiedinaschool

B.somethingtobeconsidered

C.personsexperimentedon

D.citizensinacountry

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichgroupofpeopleseemtoageslowerthanthe

others?

A.farmersB.LawyersC.ClerksD.Shop

assistants

PassageEight

NewshasjustbeenreceivedofanaircrashinthenorthofEngland.Theplane,

whichwasonacharterflightfromLondontoCarlisle,wascarryingapartyof

businessmenontheirwaytoatradefair.Itseemslikelythattheplaneraninto

aheavyfogasitwasapproachingCarlisleandwasobligedtocircleforsometwenty

minutes.Everythingseemedtobegoingwell.Thepilotwasinconstantradio

communicationwithGroundControlwhentheenginessuddenlycutoutandallcontact

waslost.TheplanecrashedonthesiteoftheancientRomancampatHadrian'sHill,

aplacewellknowntoarchaeologistsandtourists.

Sofarfewdetailshavebeenreported,butitisfearedthatatleasttwenty

peoplelosttheirlives,amongthemthepilot,whowaskilledinstantly.Thelocal

ambulancesandfiremenwereonthescenewithinminutesofthecrash,butadditional

helphadtoberushedfromotherareas.

Mr.LesilieCollins,oneofthesurvivors,toldourreporter,“Wepassengers

noticedtheenginesweremakingafunnynoise.Ofcoursewecouldn,tseeanything

becauseofthefog,butthepilotsaidtherewasnothingtoworryabout.Thenext

thingweknow,theengineswentdead.Therewasarushingnoise-andafterthat

Idon,trememberanymore.”

Mr.Collinsisnowinhospital,beingtreatedforminorinjuries.Wewillbe

bringingyoufurthernewsofthecrashaswereceiveit.Inthemeantimerelatives

areaskedtoring02-3457211forinformation.

1.Theplanewas.

A.flyingsomebusinessmentoLondonB.onaregularflighttoLondon

C.returningfromatradefairD.boundforCarlisle

2.WhathappenedwhentheplanewasnearingCarlisle?

A.ThepilotmisreadthesignalsfromGroundControl.

B.GroundControlfailedtosendoutrightinstructions.

C.Thepilotgotareportofterribleweather.

D.Theenginesbrokedown.

3.Accordingtothepassage,theplanecrashedat.

A.aplaceinsouthernEnglandB.aplaceofhistoricalinterest

C.amilitarytrainingcampD.acampnearLondon

4.Thenewsreporttellsusthatwhenthecrashoccurred.

A.theambulanceandfiremenarrivedquicklyB.noneofthepassengerswas

killed

C.noadditionalhelpwasnecessaryD.helpwaslongdelayed

5.FromwhatMr.Collinssaid,wecanknowthathe______.

A.hadonlyanincompletepictureofwhathappenedB.heardandsawnothing

atall

C.talkedtothepilotD.wasonceapilot

PassageNine

Longafterthe1998WorldCupwaswon,disappointedfanswerestillcursingthe

disputedrefereeing（裁判）decisionsthatdeniedvictorytotheirteam.Aresearcher

wasappointedtostudytheperformanceofsometopreferees.

Theresearcherorganizedanexperimentaltournament（锦标赛）involvingfour

youthteams.Eachmatchlastedanhourdividedintothreeperiodsof20minutesduring

whichdifferentrefereeswereincharge.

ObserversnoteddowntherefereesJerrors,ofwhichtherewere61overthe

tournament.Convertedtoastandardmatchof90minutes,eachrefereemadealmost

23mistakes,aremarkablehighnumber.

Theresearcherthenstudiedthevideotapestoanalysethematchesindetail.

Surprisingly,hefoundthaterrorsweremorelikelywhentherefereeswereclose

totheincident.Whentheofficialsgotitright,theywere,onaverage,17meters

awayfromtheaction.Theaveragedistanceinthecaseoferrorswas12meters.The

researchshowstheoptimum（最佳的）distanceisabout20meters.

Therealsoseemedtobeanoptimumspeed.Correctdecisionscamewhenthe

refereesweremovingataspeedofabout2meterspersecond.Theaveragespeedfor

errorswas4meterspersecond.

IfFIFA,footballsinternationalrulingbody,wantstoimprovethestandard

ofrefereeingatthenextWorldCup,itshouldencouragerefereestokeeptheireyes

ontheactionfromadistance,ratherthanrushingtokeepupwiththeball,the

researcherargues.

HealsosaysthatFIFA'sinsistencethatrefereesshouldretireatage45may

bemisguided.Ifkeepingupwiththeactionisnotsoimportant,theirphysical

conditionislesscritical.

1.Theexperimentconductedbytheresearcherwasmeantto

A.setastandardforfootballrefereeing

B.reexaminetherulesforfootballrefereeing

C.analysethecausesoferrorsmadebyfootballreferees

D.reviewthedecisionsofrefereesatthe1998WorldCup

2.Thenumberofrefereeingerrorsintheexperimentalmatcheswas

A.quiteunexpectedB.slightlyaboveaverage

C.ashighasinastandardmatchD.higherthaninthe1998WorldCup

3.Thefindingoftheexperimentshowthat.

A.errorsarelesslikelywhenarefereestaysinonespot

B.themoreslowlytherefereerunsthemorelikelywillerrorsoccur

C.thefarthertherefereesisfromtheincidentthefewertheerrors

D.errorsaremorelikelywhenarefereekeepsclosetotheball

4.Theword“official”(Line2,Para.4)mostprobablyrefersto_____.

A.theresearchersinvolvedintheexperiment

B.therefereesofthefootballtournament

C.theobserversatthesiteoftheexperiment

D.theinspectorsofthefootballtournament

5.Whatisoneofthepossibleconclusionsoftheexperiment?

A.Ageshouldnotbethechiefconsiderationinchoosingafootballreferee.

B.Afootballrefereeshouldbeasyoungandenergeticaspossible.

C.Theidealretirementageforanexperiencedfootballrefereeis45.

D.Anexperiencedfootballrefereecandowellevenwheninpoorphysical

condition.

PassageTen

Toronto:A300-poundadultSiberiantigerescapedfromitsfour-meterhigh

chain-link-penattheTorontoZooyesterday,ononeofthebusiestdaysoftheyear.

Thoughnoonewashurt,thedangerousanimalwasseparatedfromthepublicfor

atimebynothingmorethanafour-footfence.Theescapeoccurredafteroneofthe

animalJshandlersleftthepengateopen.Itpromptedaswiftresponsefrom

officials.Staffweresentimmediatelytoarresttherunawaytiger.

GeneralManagerCalvinWhitetoldreportersthatstaffwerepreparingforthe

worst."Iorderedatranquilizer（麻醉剂）gunsowewouldhavetranquilizedher,

butthankfullywedidn,thaveto,"Mr.Whitesaid.Thetigerwassuccessfullyled

backintoitscageafterthebriefescape.

TheincidentoccurredduringtheTorontoZoo,s28thannualChristmasTreats

Walk,whereadmissionisfreeinreturnfordonationsoffoodthatdoesnoteasily

gobad.

ThousandsofpeopleattendeachBoxingDaytoseetheanimalsfedbytheir

handlers.

1.Thetigerescapehappened_____.

A.owingtothelackoffoodB.duetoitsseparationfromthe

public

C.becauseofthehandlerJsneglectofdutyD.asaresultofthedamage

chainandfence

2.WhoisCalvinWhite?

A.Amanagerialstaff