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1、TheEnglishlanguageweknowtodayisaboutsixhundredyearsold.Forhalfthattime,EnglishwasjustthelanguageofthepeoplelivinginEngland.ThemodernEnglishlanguagegrewbyabouttheyear1400.NowEnglishisthemostwidelyspokenlanguageintheworld.Itisoneoftheworkinglanguagesatinternationalmeetings,business,scienceandotherfields.ThedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharenotverygreat.WrittenEnglishismoreorlessthesameinbothBritainandAmerica,thoughtherearesomespellingdifferences.Forexample,centre,licence,colourandtravelledarespeltascenter,license,colorandtraveledinAmericanEnglish.InAmerica“cock,rubber,ill,holiday,lorry,post...”arecalled“rooster,eraser,sick,vacation,truck,mail...”Butpeoplefromthetwocountriescanstillunderstandeachothereasily.ThereareonlyaverysmallnumberofdifferencesingrammarbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.ThemostimportantdifferencesareinspokenEnglish.Forexample,Americanspronounce“tomato”differentlyfromEnglishpeople.Youmaywonder“Whichiscorrect?”Theansweristhatitdoesnotmatter.YoushouldspeakeitherAmericanEnglishorBritishEnglish.Butdonottrytospeakbothatthesametime.WhenwasmodernEnglishlanguagegrew?（）A.Aboutthe6thcenturyB.beforethe17thcenturyC.Beforethe14thcenturyD.Bythe15thcentury

2、Scientistswhostudythebrainhavefoundoutagreatdealabouthowwelearn.Theyhave_____21_____thatbabieslearnmuchmorefromthesightsandsoundsaroundthemthanwe_____22_____before.Youcan?helpyourbabybytakingadvantageofherhungertolearn.Fromthe_____23_____beginning,babiestrytoimitatethe____24______theyhearusmake.They""read"the_____25_____onourfacesandourmovements.Thatis_____26_____itissoimportanttotalk,singandsmileto?yourchild.Hearingyoutalkisyourbaby′sfirst_____27_____towardbecomingareader,becauseit_____28_____her?tolovelanguageandtolearnwords.Asyourchildgrowsolder,_____29_____talkingwithher.Askheraboutthethingsshedoes.Askher?abouttheeventsandpeopleinthestoryyou_____30_____together.Letherknowyouarecarefully_____31_____whatshesays.Bykeepingherin_____32_____andlistening,youare_____33_____encouragingyourchildtothinkas?shespeaks._____34_____,youareshowingthatyourespectherknowledgeandherabilityto____35______learning.

3、__________parentssayanddohasalife-longeffectontheirchildren.A.WhatB.ThatC.WhichD.As

4、Manyayoungscientist__engagedintheresearchwork.A.haveB.hasC.havebeenD.hasbeen

5、Henrywillnotbeabletoattendthemeetingtonightbecause____.（）A.hemusttoteachaclassB.hewillbeteachingaclassC.hewillteachaclassD.hewillhaveteachingaclass

6、ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare'stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasa(an)21language,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,22areagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellas23levelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.Infact,itis24toestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.The25forEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitis26toexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudge27formsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.Themainreasonforthewidespread28forEnglishisitspresentdayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besides29theindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinscience,technology,andother30arebeingproduced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedfor31purposesasmeteorological(气象的)andairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthe32ofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmany33.Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,speciallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemulti-lingual34andneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,lawand35aswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.A.possibleB.necessaryC.unnecessaryD.impossible

7、IfPeterhadtoldhisteacherabouthisdifficultyinmathhomework,she_________himbeforetheexam.A.helpsB.willhelpC.wouldhavehelpedD.wouldhelp

8、IoncewenttoatowninthenorthofEnglandonbusiness.Itwasabout7:30intheeveningwhenIreachedthehotel.Themanageress,astrictoldladyof?about60,showedmetomyroom.WhenIaskedherwhattimedinnerwas,shesaidtherewasonly?onesittingat6:30,andIhad_____21_____it."Nevermind,"Isaid."I′mnotveryhungry.I′11justhaveadrinkinthebar(酒吧)anda?sandwich.""Bar!"she____22______hervoice."Thisisarespectablehotel,youngman.Ifyouwantbeer,you?mustgosomewhereelse."Shespoke____23______aglassofbeerwasadangerousdrug.Iwenttoabarandhadsomebeerandsandwichesandthenwenttothecinema.Atabout11:30I_____24_____.Everythingwasindarkness.Iknockedatthedoor,butnothinghappened.The_____25_____sound?wasthe′churchclockopposite,whichsuddenlystruckthehalf-hourwithsuchforcethatitmademe?jump._____26_____awindowopenedupstairs.Theoldlady_____27_____andaskedmewhatwasgoingon.I?explainedwhoIwasandsheletme_____28_____aftertenminutes′wait.Shewasinhernightdress.She?toldmeseriouslythatguestswere_____29_____tobebackinthehotelby11o′clock.Iwenttobedbutcouldnotsleep.Everyquarterofanhourthechurchclockstruckandatmidnightthewholehotelshookwiththenoise.Justbeforedawn,Ifinally_____30_____WhenIarrivedatbreakfast,everyoneelsehadnearly_____31_____andtherewasnotenoughcoffee?togoround."Didyou_____32_____well,youngman?"theoldladyasked."_____33_____,Idon′tthinkIcouldgothroughanothernightinthatroom,"Ireplied."Ihardly?sleptatall.""That"sbecauseyouwere_____34_____allnightdrinking!"shesaidangrily,putting____35______tothe?conversation.

9、PassageTwoEveryyearjustafterChristmastheJanuarySalesstart.Alltheshopsreducetheirpricesandfortwoweeks,theyarefullofpeoplelookingforbargains.MyhusbandandIdonotnormallygotothesalesaswedon′tlikecrowdsandinanycaseareshortofmoneyaswehavetobuylotsofChristmaspresents.Lastyear,however,ItookmyhusbandwithmetothesalesatthelargeshopinthecenterofLondon.Webothneededsomenewclothesandwerehopingtofindatelevisionset.WhenwegottoOxfordStreet,itwassocrowdedthatwedecidedtosplitupandmeetagainattheundergroundstation.SoIleftmyhusbandandstartedlookingaroundtheshops.Unfortunatelyalltheclotheswereinverylargesizesandsowerenotsuitableforme.ButIdidbuyatelevisionataverycheapprice,soIfeltquitepleasedwithmyself.WhenIarrivedatthestation,myhusbandwasnotthere.SoIsatdowninanearbycar6tohaveacupoftea.IquicklyfinishedmyteawhenIsawmyhusbandandwentouttomeethim.Helookedveryhappy.ThenIsawhewascarryingalargeandheavycardboardbox."Oh,dear!"Ithought.Yes,wehadnonewclothesbuttwotelevisions.Weshallnotbegoingtothesalesagain.Thephrase"splitup"inthesecondparagraphmeans___.A.breakapartB.causetobreakC.becomepiecesD.goindifferentdirectionsEveryyearjustafterChristmastheJanuarySalesstart.Alltheshopsreducetheirpricesandfortwoweeks,theyarefullofpeoplelookingforbargains.MyhusbandandIdonotnormallygotothesalesaswedon′tlikecrowdsandinanycaseareshortofmoneyaswehavetobuylotsofChristmaspresents

10、Heis____tospeakthetruth.（）A.toomuchofacowardB.toomuchacowardC.somuchacowardD.somuchofacoward

11、Youreallyhavetogetveryoldbeforeyourealizeyou'reold.I'minmymiddlefiftiesandIdon'tfeel21yet.However,sometimesIlookbackatmychildhoodand_22thingstothewaylifeisfor23kids,somethingshavecertainlychanged.Oneareaofchangeis24.Somechangeshavebeenimprovements.Somechanges,ontheotherhand,havebeen25.WhenIstartedschool,mostpeopledidn'thaveatelevision;TVwasjustbeginningtoget26.Myfatherdecidedtogoalloutandbuya16-inchblackandwhiteMotorola27.IstillrememberwatchingtheLoneRangersavepeople,fromthe28guysonthatawesomeelectronicmachine.Thatwasexciting!Now,29havelargerpicturesinfullcolor.Thepicturesareclearerandthesoundismuchmore30.Thenewhighdefinitionsetsaremadetorival31screens.Thevarietyandquantityofprogramhas32greatly.Therearehundredsofchannelsandmoreshowsthanonepersoncouldeverwatch.Therearemanyfineentertainmentandeducational33.There'salsoalotofgarbage,stuffthatmost34don'twanttheirkidsexposedto.Overall,wehavemorechoices,andthatisgood.Iwonderwhat35willbelikewhentoday'skidsaremyage．A.today'sB.yesterday'sC.richD.future's

12、Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleep21dependsontheageofthepersonandtheconditionsinwhichsleep22.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthantheold,but23eighthoursisenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecandowithlessthanthisamountbut24mayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.Itisthenamatterofhowto25it.Sleepshouldbealwaysenoughtomakeonerelaxed(松弛)andreadyfor26work.Freshairis27tosoundsleep(酣睡).Itisnot28reasonforsomepeopletoinsistthatitispracticaltosleepintheopenair.29apersoncankeephimselfwarm,outof-doorsleepingprobablygivesthebody30completerelaxtion.Abilitytosleepislargelyahabit.Theconditionsreferredtoonlyleadtosleep.Out-of-door31,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingandtheavoidanceoflateeatingand32areallhelpfultosoundsleep.Suchfactorsarelargelywithinthe33ofanyperson.Abathat34,neitherhotnorcoldbutofbodytemperature,maybehelpfultosleep.Sleepingpillsshouldneverbetakenexceptwhensuggestedby35.A.AsB.WhereC.UnlessD.When

13、根据以下材料，回答问题。Inouronlinelife,weneedtousepasswordsfrequently.Weusepasswords21e-mail,gamingsites,socialnetworkingsites,andothershoppingsites.22,thepasswordsmostpeopleusearenotvery23andcaneasilybe"broken"byothers.Infact,themostcommonlyusedpasswordsaresosimplethatitrequiresvery24efforttofigurethemout.Canyouguess25themostcommonlyusedpasswordsareTheyare:Namesofbaseballteams,birthdatesofafamily26,theyearofaspecialsportsevent,therandomnumberslike156468,27thenameofafriend,pet,favoriteTVstar,orband.Thereareprograms28tobreakintopeople'sonlineaccounts.Theseprogramsare29oftryingeverywordintheEnglishdictionaryandthedictionaries30manyforeignlanguages,intheirefforttobreakintoanaccount.31canevensearchwordsbackward.Somewilltry32wordsorwordsthatarefollowedbynumbers,33school222.Theseprogramscantestmillionsofpasswordsinafewminutes.So,youareadvisedtobecarefulabout34passwordssothattheywillbehardtobreak.Youarealsoadvisednottomakethem35hardtoremember.Meanwhile,youneedtochangethemonceinawhile.

14、AttheUniversityofKansasartmuseum,scientiststestedtheeffectofdifferentcoloredwallsontwogroupsofvisitorstoanexhibitofpaintings.Forthefirstgrouptheroomwaspaintedwhite;forthesecond,darkbrown.Movementofeachgroupwasfollowedbyanelectricalequipmentunderthecarpet.Theexperimentshowedthatthosewhoenteredthedarkbrownwalkedmorequickly,coveredmorearea,andspentlesstimeintheroomthanpeopleinthewhiteone.Darkbrownmadepeoplemoreactive,buttheactivityendedsooner.Notonlythechoiceofcolorsbutalsothegeneralappearanceofaroomaffectsthoseinside.Anotherexperimentpresentedpeoplewithphotographsoffaceswhoseenergywastobecommented.Threegroupsofpeoplewereused;eachwasshownthesamephotos,buteachgroupwasinanordinaryroom--aniceoffice.Thethirdwasinatastefullydesignedlivingroomwithcarpeting.Resultsshowedthatthepeopleinthebeautifulroomtendtogivehighermarkstothefacesthanthoseintheuglyroomdid.Otherstudiesthatstudentsdobetteronteststakenincomfortableroomthaninordinary-lookingoruglyrooms.Thispassageprovidesuswith____.（）A.apieceofscientificinformationB.anormallessonC.aninterestingtestD.apieceofnews

15、根据以下材料，回答问题。Inouronlinelife,weneedtousepasswordsfrequently.Weusepasswords21e-mail,gamingsites,socialnetworkingsites,andothershoppingsites.22,thepasswordsmostpeopleusearenotvery23andcaneasilybe"broken"byothers.Infact,themostcommonlyusedpasswordsaresosimplethatitrequiresvery24efforttofigurethemout.Canyouguess25themostcommonlyusedpasswordsareTheyare:Namesofbaseballteams,birthdatesofafamily26,theyearofaspecialsportsevent,therandomnumberslike156468,27thenameofafriend,pet,favoriteTVstar,orband.Thereareprograms28tobreakintopeople'sonlineaccounts.Theseprogramsare29oftryingeverywordintheEnglishdictionaryandthedictionaries30manyforeignlanguages,intheirefforttobreakintoanaccount.31canevensearchwordsbackward.Somewilltry32wordsorwordsthatarefollowedbynumbers,33school222.Theseprogramscantestmillionsofpasswordsinafewminutes.So,youareadvisedtobecarefulabout34passwordssothattheywillbehardtobreak.Youarealsoadvisednottomakethem35hardtoremember.Meanwhile,youneedtochangethemonceinawhile.

16、HaveyoueverhadtodecidewhethertogoshoppingorstayhomeandwatchTVonaweekend?Nowyou21dobothatthesametime.Homeshoppingtelevisionnetworks（网络）havebecomea22formanypeopletoshopwithout23havingtoleavetheirhome.Someshoppersare24ofdepartmentstoresandsupermarkets-fightingthecrowds,waitinginlonglines,andsometimeshavingslight25offindinganythingtheywanttobuy.They'drathersitquietlyathomeinfrontoftheTVsetandwatchafriendlyannouncerdescribeaproduct26amodelshowsit.Andtheycanshoparoundtheclock,buyingsomething27bymakingaphonecall.Departmentstoresandevenmail-ordercompaniesare28tojoininthesuccessofhomeshopping.Largedepartmentstoresarebusy29theirownTVchannels（频道）toencourageTVshoppinginthefuture.Customerscanaskquestionsaboutproductsandplace30,allthroughtheirTVsets.Willshoppingbytelevision31taketheplaceofshoppinginstores?Someindustrymanagersthinkso.32manypeoplefindshoppingatarealstoreagreatenjoyment.Andformanyshoppers,itisstillimportantto33ortryondressestheywanttobuy.That's34specialistssaythatinthefuture,homeshoppingwill35togetherwithstoreshoppingbutwillneverentirelyreplaceit.A.happyB.ableC.likelyD.eager

17、Humanneedsseemendless.Theymightberegardedasmakingupseverallevels.Whenthereisenoughmoneytosatisfyonelevelofneeds,anotherlevelappears.Thefirstandmostbasiclevelofneedsinvolvesfood.Oncethislevelissatisfied,thesecondlevelofneeds,clothingandsomesortofshelter,appears.BytheendofWorldWarⅡ,theseneedsweresatisfiedforagreatmajorityofAmericans.Thenathirdlevelappeared.Itincludedsuchitemsasautomobilesandnewhouses.By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofneedswasfairlywellsatisfied.Then,inthelate1950s,afourthlevelofneedsappeared:the“life-enriching”level.Whiletheotherlevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfaction,thatis,thefeeding,comfort,safety,andtransportation,thislevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognition,achievement,andhappiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandservices.Amongthemarevacationtrips,thebestmedicalanddentalcare,andrecreation.Alsoincludedherearefancygoodsandthelateststylesinclothing.Onthefourthlevel,alotofmoneyisspentonservices,whileonthefirstthreelevelsmoreisspentongoods.Afifthlevelwouldprobablyinvolveneedsthatcanbeachievedbestbycommunityaction.Consumersmaybespendingmoreontaxestopayforgovernmentactionagainstdisease,ignorance,crime,andprejudice.Afterfillingourstomachs,ourclothesclosets,ourgarages,ourteeth,andourminds,wenowmayseektoensurethehealth,safety,andleisuretoenjoymorefullythegoodthingsonthefirstfourlevels.Theauthortendstothinkthatthefifthlevel____.（）A.wouldbelittlebetterthanthefourthlevelB.maybealotmoredesirablethanthefirstfourC.canbethelastandmostsatisfyinglevelD.willbecomeattainablebeforethegovernmenttakesactions

18、Haveyoueverarguedwithyourlovedonesoversimplemisunderstandings（误解）?Littlewonder.Weoftenbelievewe′remoreskillfulingettingourpointacrossthanweactuallyare,accordingtoBoza?Keysar,aprofessorattheUniversityofChicago.Inhisrecentstudy,speakerstriedtoexpresstheir?meaningsusingunclearsentences.Speakerswhothoughtlistenersunderstoodwerewrongnearlyhalfthe?time.Here′ssomegoodadvicetoreducemisunderstanding:（1）Don′ttrustwhatyouseefromthelistener.Listenersoftennod,lookatyouorsay"uhhuh"to?bepoliteormovetheconversationalong.Butit′seasytoconsidertheseassignsofunderstanding.（2）Traintheeditor（编辑）inyourhead.Ifyousay,"Bethdiscussesherproblemswithher?husband,"it′snotclearwhethershe′stalkingtoherhusbandorabouthim.Tryinstead,"Beth?talkstoherhusbandaboutherproblems."or"Bethtalkstoothersabouttheproblemswithher?husband."（3）Asklistenerstorepeatyourmessage.Introduceyourrequestbysaying"I?wanttobesureIsaid?thatright."Questionslike"Howdoesthatsound?"or"Doesthatmakesense?"mayalsowork.（4）Listenwell.Whenonthereceivingend,askquestionstobesureyou′reonthesame?page.Afterall,itisn′tjustthespeaker′sjobtomakehisspeechunderstood.Inthelastparagraph,thewords"you′reonthesamepage"meanthat__________A.you'refollowingthespeakercloselyB.you'rereadingthesamepageasthespeakerdoesC.youshouldknowwhichpagethespeakerreferstoD.yourstoryiswrittenonthesamepageasthespeaker's

19、Dannywasjusttiredaboutthewaythingsweregoing.HismomcametotheschoolandwentonandontalkingaboutRickJackson.Itseemedthatshewouldneverstoptalking.“Somebody'sgottostopthatboy!”shewasshouting,“Rick'stroublingeverybodyintheneighborhood.AndhelovestopickonlittleboyslikeDanny.”Mrs.Green,Danny'steacher,wasconcernedalot.“Ididn'tknowthatDannywasbeingpickedon,”sheanswered．“He'sneversaidanythingaboutthistome!”Mrs.GreenlookedatDanny.“Howlonghasthisbeengoingon?”Sheasked.Dannycouldonlyshakehisheadandlookatthefloor.Heknewifhesaidawordaboutthis,hewouldhavetroubleafterschool.Dannyhadn'tsaidanythingabouttheproblembecausehewantedtoplaywiththeboysintheneighborhood.Afterall,mostofthemwerenicetohimHehatedtoleavethejustbecauseofRick.Maybethetimehadcometofindnewfriends.Hefeltithardtomakeuphismind.Dannydidn'tsayanythingaboutthemattertoMrs.Greenbecause____.（）A.Dannydidn'tagreewithhismotherB.theotherboystoldherC.hedidn'twanttobeintroubleD.hismotherdidn'twanthimtosayit

20、Weallknowthat,____,thesituationwillgetworse.（）A.notifdealtcarefullywithB.ifnotcarefullydealtwithC.ifdealtnotcarefullywithD.notifcarefullydealtwith

21、Jimwasintelligent,buthehatedhardwork.Hesaid,“Youworkhard,andmakealotofmoney,andthenthegovernmenttakesmostofit.Iwanteasyworkthatgivesmelotsofmoneyandthatthegovernmentdoesn'tknowabout.”Sohebecameathief—buthedidnotdothestealinghimself.Hegototherstodoit.Theyweremuchlessintelligentthanhewas,sohearrangedeverythingandtoldthemwhattodo.Onedaytheywerelookingforrichfamiliestorob,andJimsentoneofthemtoalargebeautifulhousejustoutsidethetown.Itwasevening,andwhenthemanlookedthroughoneofthewindows,hesawayoungmanandagirlplayingonapiano.WhenhewentbacktoJim,hesaid,“Thatfamilycan'thavemuchmoney.Twopeoplewereplayingonthesamepianothere.”TheopinionJimsaidinthefirstparagraphis____.（）A.anexcuseB.alieC.ajokeD.atruth

22、Somepeoplearguethatthepressureoninternationalsportsmenandsportswomenkillstheessence（真谛）ofsport—thepursuitofpersonalexcellence.Childrenkickafootballaroundforfun.Whentheygetolderandplayforlocalschoolteams,theybecomecompetitivebuttheystillenjoyplaying.Theindividualrepresentinghiscountrycannotaffordtothinkaboutenjoyinghimself,hehastothinkonlyaboutwinning.Heisresponsibleforentirenation'shopes,dreamsandreputation.AgoodexampleistheWorldCupsoccer.Footballistheworld'smostimportantsport.WinningtheWorldCupisperhapsthesummitofinternationalsportingsuccess.MentionArgentina（阿根廷）tosomeoneandthechancesarethathe'llthinkoffootball.Inasense,winningtheWorldCupputsArgentinaonthemap.SportsfansandsupportersgetquiteunreasonableabouttheWorldCup.PeopleinEnglandfeltthattheircountrywassomehowimportantaftertheywonin1966.LastyearthousandsofScotssoldtheircars,andeventheirhouses,andspentalltheirmoneytravelingtoArgentina,wherethefinalswereplayed.So,amIarguingthatinternationalcompetitionkillstheideaofsport?Certainlynot!DotheArgentinianreallybelievethatbecauseelevenoftheirmenprovedthemostskillfulatfootball,theirnationisineverywaybetterthanallothers?Notreally,butit'snicetoknowthatyouwonandthatinonewayatleastyourcountryisthebest.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinthepassage?（）A.ToprovethatonlysportscanhelpcountryB.ToshowthatArgentinaisbetterthanallothersC.TocomparefootballandothersportsD.Toexplaintheroleofsport

23、Now,Garyisinhisroom____thematerialsfortomorrow'smeeting.（）A.waspreparingB.preparedC.toprepareD.preparing

24、AnnCurryisafamousnewspresenteroftheNBCNews"Today"show.Whenshewas15she?happenedtowalkintoabookstoreinherhometownandbeganlookingatthebooksontheshelves.Themanbehindthecounter,MacMcCarley,askedifshe′dlikeajob.Sheneededtostartsaving?forcollege,soshesaidyes.Annworkedafterschoolandduringsummervacations,andthejobhelpedpayforherfirstyear?ofcollege.Duringcollegeshewoulddomanyotherjobs:sheservedcoffeeinthestudents′union,wasahotelmaidandevenmademapsfortheUSForestService.Butsellingbookswasoneofthe?mostsatisfyingjobs.OnedayawomancameintothebookstoreandaskedAnnforbooksoncancer(癌症).The?womanseemedanxious.Annshowedherpracticallyeverythingtheyhadandfoundotherbooksthey?couldorder.Thewomanleftthestorelessworried,andAnnhasalwaysrememberedtheprideshe?feltinhavinghelpedhercustomer.Yearslater,asatelevisionreporterinLosAngeles,Annheardaboutachildwhowasbornwith?problemswithhisfingersandhishand.Hisfamilycouldnotaffordasurgical(外科的)operation,andtheboylivedinshame,hidinghishandinhispocketallthetime.Annpersuadedherbosstoletherdothestory.Afterthestorywasbroadcast,adoctoranda?nursecalled,offeringtoperformthesurgicaloperationforfree.Annvisitedtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation.Thefirstthinghedidwastohold?uphisrepairedhandandsay,"Thankyou."WhatasweetsenseofsatisfactionAnnCurryfelt!AtMcCarley′sbookstore,Annalwayssensedshewasworkingforthecustomers,notthestore.Todayit′sthesame.NBCNewspaysher,butshefeelsasifsheworksforthepeoplewhowatchthe?programmes,helpingthemmakesenseoftheworld.HowdidAnnhelpthechildgettheoperationheneeded?A.AnnpersuadedtheboytospeakonTVB.AnnpaidfortheoperationherselfC.Ann'sbossagreedtoraisemoneyD.Ann'snewsreportmovedsomedoctors

25、Hewasfound__________onemonthafterhewasborn.A.quietB.stillC.silentD.dumb

26、--IthinkyoushouldphoneJakeandsaysorrytohim.--____.Itwashisfault.（）A.NowayB.NodoorC.NochanceD.Nolonger

27、InBritain,peoplehavedifferentattitudestothepolice.Mostpeoplegenerally21themandthejobtheydo-althoughtherearecertainpeoplewhodonotbelievethatthepolice22havethepowerthattheydo.Whatdoesapolicemanactuallydo?Itisnot23jobtodescribe.Afterall,apolicemanhasanumberofjobsinone.Apolicemanoftenhastocontroltraffic,either24footinthecenterofatown,orinapolicecarontheroads,indeed,inBritain,hemightbeintheTrafficPoliceandspendall,oralotof,hittime25upanddownmainroadsandmotorways.Atrafficpolicemanhastohelpkeepthetrafficmoving,stop26motoristsandhelpwhenthereisanaccident.Apolicemanhastohelpkeepthe27,too.Ifthereisafightorsomeotherdisturbance,we28thepolicetocomeandrestoreorder.Andtheyoftenhavetodealwithsituationatgreatrisktotheirown29.Weexpectthepolicetosolvecrimes,ofcourse,soanordinarypoliceman,evenifheisnotadetective,willoftenhavetohelp30andarrestcriminals.And31dowecallwhenthereisanemergency--anaircrash,afire,aroadaccident,orarobbery?Wecallthepolice．32apolicemanhastobepreparedtofaceanyunpleasantemergencythatmayhappeninthe33world．Thepolicedoanabsolute