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No.1Words:57:'suggestedtime:7.5ininutej|key:1,_2._3._也_一5_」

Althoughtheymaynotdiefromlackoflove,adultsalsoneedagreatamountofaffection（友

情）andcompanionship.Inthepast,manypeoplespenttheirentirelivesinthecommunitiesin

whichtheywerebomandraised.Manymorepeoplecontinuedtolivewiththeirparents,brothers

andsistersaftertheyweremarriedandhadchildrenoftheirown.Byremaininginfamiliar

communitieswithrelativesnearby,familieshadenoughopportunitiesforfriendlycontactandfor

supportintimeoftrouble.

RecentstudiessuggestthatfamilyarrangementsinWesternsocietieshavenotchangedas

muchinthelastfewcenturiesasisgenerallybelieved.Yetmostsociologistsagreethatinmodern

societies,therearefeweropportunitiesforfriendshipandsupportfromrelativesoutsidetheimme­

diatefamily.Parentsandchildrenoftenliveapartfromotherrelatives,andseldomvisitthem.Also,

thefamilymoveswhenaparentacceptsajobinanotherplaceorwhenitdecidestoliveinabetter

neighborhood.Together,lonelinessandmobility（迁移）forceimmediatefamilymemberstodepend

heavilyononeanotherforaffectionandcompanionship.

Becausethefamilyisoneofthefewongoingsourcesofaffectionandcompanionshipin

modernsocieties,ahighpercentageofpeoplecontinuetomarry,eventhoughitispossiblefora

singlemanandwomantolivetogetherwithoutmarrying.Ontheotherhand,becauseaffectionand

companionshiphavebecomesoimportant,familiesaremorelikelytobreakupifthehusband'sor

wife'semotional（情感的）needsarenotmetwithinthefamilycircle-evenif'allotherfamily

functions（功能）arebeingsatisfactorilyperformed,andinthissense,affectionandcompanionship

havebecomethetouchstoneofthemodemfamily.

1.Itisgenerallybelievedthat.

A.manypeoplespendtheirlivesinfamiliarcommunities

B.apersoncaneasilygetintouchwithrelativesintimesofdifficulty

C.theorganizationofthefamilyhaschangedagreatdeal

D.westernsocietieshavenotchangedmuchinthepastfewyears

2.Sociologicalstudiesshowthat.

A.themorethefamilymoves,thelesssupportitgetsfromitsdistantrelatives

B.parentsandchildrenlivetogethertomakeupforthelackofrelativesoutsidethefamily

C.familyarrangementshavechangedandsothereislittleneedforcompanionofrelatives

D.familymembersareseparatedfromeachotherbecauseoflackofsupportfromrelatives

3.Theword'touchstone"inthelastparagraphmaybereplacedby.

A.resultB.troubleC.functionD.standard

4.Inthelastparagraph,thewritermainlywantstosay.

A.affectionandcompanionshipareimportantforthefamilyandtheycanbegainedfrom

nowherebutthefamily

B.affectionandcompanionshipcancomefromthefamilyandatthesametimesafeguardthe

family

C.therearefewwaystogainaffectionandcompanionshipbutthebestwaytogetthemisfrom

thefamily

D.inmodemsocietiesalotoffamiliesbreakupandit*sjustforalackofaffectionand

companionship

No.2\words:324Suggestedtime:4minute^key:L2.3.4.5J

*NevergiveoutidentifyinginformationsuchasName,Home,Address,SchoolName,or

TelephoneNumberinapublicmessagesuchasatachatroomoronbulletinboards.Neversenda

personapictureofyouwithoutfirstcheckingwithyourparents.

*Neverreplytomessagesofbulletinboarditemsthatare:Suggestive/Obscene（下流的）/

Readytofight/Expressintentiontohurt/Makeyoufeeluncomfortable.

*Becarefulwhensomeoneofferssomethingfornothing,suchasgiftsandmoney.Bevery

carefulaboutanyoffersthatgetyoutomeetorhavesomeonevisityourhouse.

*Tellyourparentsrightawayifyoucomeacrossanyinformationthatmakesyoufeel

uncomfortable.

*Neverarrangeaface-to-facemeetingwithouttellingyourparents.Ifyourparentsagreeto

themeeting,makesurethatyoumeetinapublicplaceandhaveaparentwithyou.

*Rememberthatpeopleonlinemaynotbewhotheyseem.Becauseyoucan'tseeorevenhear

theperson,itwouldbeeasyforsomeonetomisrepresenthimselfVherself.Thussomeonewhosays

thatHsheisa12-year-oIdgirl“couldreallybeanoldman.

*Besurethatyouaredealingwithsomeonethatyouandyourparentsknowandtrustbefore

givingoutanypersonalinformationaboutyourselfthroughE-mail.

*Gettoknowyour"onlinefriend'1justasyougettoknowallofyourfriends.

1.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe.

A.WarningAgainstMakingOnlineFriendsB.MessagesOneCanGetontheInternet

C.HowtoMakeFriendsontheInternetD.SafetyTipsforKidsontheInternet

2.Theunderlinedword"misrepresent"inthepassagemeans.

A.makeawrongjudgementaboutB.understandsomebodywrongly

C.giveawrongdescriptionofD.formawrongopinionabout

3.Inthelastfourparagraphs,thewritersuggeststhatoneshould.

A.believenobodyontheNetB.becarefulabouttheonlinefriends

C.notbehonestontheNetD.makefriendswiththoseyoubelieve

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Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.No

schoolIhavetaughtinhaseverconsideredspellingunimportantasabasicskill.Thereare,

however,quitedifferentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriorityitmustbegivenover

generallanguagedevelopmentandwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwithspelling.

Ifspellingbecomestheonlypointofhisteacher'sinterest,clearlyabrightchildwillbe

likelyto"playsafe".Hewillwriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange.Thatswhyteachersoften

encouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontothecontentratherthantechnicalability.

Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexpe­

rience:"Thisworkisterrible!Therearefartoomanyspellingmistakes."Itmayhavebeenasharp

criticismofthepupiFstechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwasalsoasadthingfortheteacherwho

hadomittedtoreadthecomposition,whichcontainedsomebeautifulexpressionsofthechild's

deepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontothemistakes,butifhispriorityhad

centeredonthechild'sideas,anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhave

giventhepupilmorehopetoseekimprovement.

1.Teachersdifferintheiropinionsabout.

A.thedifficultiesinteachingspellingB.theroleofspellingingenerallanguagedevelopment

C.theimportanceofthebasicwritingskillsD.thenecessityofteachingspelling

2.Theexpression"playsafe"probablymeans.

A.towritecarefullyB.todoasteacherssay

C.tousedictionariesfrequentlyD.toavoidusingwordsoneisnotsure

3.Teachersencouragetheuseofdictionariessothat.

A.studentswillbeabletoexpresstheirideasmorefreely

B.teacherswillhavelesstroubleincorrectingmistakes

C.studentswillhavemoretrustinwritingD.studentswilllearntospellwordscorrectly

4.Thewriterseemstothinkthattheteacher'sjudgmentonthatsensitivepieceofwritingis.

A.reasonableB.unfairC.foolishD.careless

5.Themajorpointdiscussedinthepassageis.

A.theimportanceofdevelopingwritingskillsB.theimportanceofspelling

C.thecorrectwayofmarkingcomposition

D.therelationshipbetweenspellingandthecontentofacomposition

No.41.”杰:5丽time:6.5，〃加|key:I・2.3.45―・|

Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Of

course,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventure—thosewhohaveclimbed

thehighestmountains,travelledintounknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthe

greatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeoplewholookforanimmediateexcitementfroma

risky（冒险的）activitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.

Iwouldconsiderbungeejumping（蹦极跳）tobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjump

fromahighplace（perhapsabridgeorahot-airballoon）200metresabovethegroundwithan

elastic（有弹性的）ropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometresanhouruntiltherope

stopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itissaidthatabout2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenow

triedbungeejumping.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasriskyasbungeejump­

ingincludejumpingfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliffs（悬崖）

Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbeca­

uselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,people'sliveswere

constantlyindanger.Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfood,diseasescouldnoteasilybecured（治

愈），andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvial（生存）.

Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkincom­

parativelysafeconditions;theybuyfoodinshops;andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafter

themiftheybecomeilLTheanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistolookfordangerinactivitiessuch

asbungeejumping.

1.Abesttitleforthetextis.

A.DangerousSports:WhatandWhyB.TheBoredomofModemLife

C.BungeeJumping:IsItReallyDangerous?D.TheNeedforExcitement

2.Moreandmorepeopletoday.

A.aretryingactivitiessuchasbungeejumpingB.areclimbingthehighestmountains

C.arecomingclosetodeathinsports

D.arelookingforadventuressuchastravellingintounknownplaces

3.Inbungeejumping,you.

A.jumpashighasyoucanB.slidedownaropetotheground

C.attach（系）yourselftoaropeandfalltotheground

D.falltowardsthegroundwithoutarope

4.Peopleprobablytakepartindangeroussportsnowadaysbecause.

A.theyhavealotoffreetimeB.theycangotohospitaliftheyareinjured

C.theirlifeisshortofexcitementD.theynolongerneedtohuntforfood

5.Thewriterofthetexthasattitude（态度）towardsdangeroussports.

A.positive（肯定的）B.negative（否定的）C.neutral（中立的）D.nervous（紧张的）

No.5""ds;48GSuggestedtime:6minute^|key:1・―2.^3.45_」

IntheUnitedStates84collegesnowacceptjustwomen.Mostofthemwereestablishedinthe

19thcentury;theyweredesignedtoofferwomentheeducationtheycouldnotreceiveanywhere

else.Atthattimemajoruniversitiesandcollegesacceptedonlymen.Inthepast20yearsmany

youngwomenhavechosentostudyatcollegesthatacceptbothmenandwomen.Asaresultsome

womenfscollegesdecidedtoacceptmenstudentstoo.Others,however,refusedtochange.Now

theseschoolsarepopularagain.

ThepresidentofTrinityCollegeinWashington,D.C.saidthatbytheendofthe1980swomen

begantorecognizethatstudyingatthesameschoolwithmendidnotmeanwomenwerehavingan

equalchancetolearn.ThepresidentofSmithCollegeinMassachusettssaysawomen'scollege

permitswomentochooseclassesandactivitiesfreely.Forexample,shesaysthatinwomen's

collegeahigherpercentageofstudentsstudiesmathematicsthaninacollegewithbothmenand

women.

EducationalexpertssaymenstudentsintheUnitedStatesusuallyspeakinclassmorethan

womenstudentsdo.Inawomen'scollege,womenfeelfreertosaywhattheythink.Women*s

schoolsalsobringoutleadershipcapabilitiesinmanywomen.Womenarerepresentedeverywhere.

Forexample,atawomen'scollegeeveryevening,officeisheldbyawoman.Recentstudies

reportedlyshowthatAmericanwomenwhowenttoWomen'scollegesaremorelikelytohold

successfuljobslaterinlife.

1.Mostofwomen'scollegeswereestablished.

A.togivewomentheeducationtheycouldnotreceiveanywhereelse

B.toseparatewomenfrommenC.toofferwomenspecialchancesforwork

D.tohelpwomenhavemorestudyopportunities

2.Somewomen'scollegesdecidedtoacceptmenstudentsbecause.

A.teachingwomenismoredifficultthanteachingmen

B.manyyoungwomenchoosetostudyatcollegeswithbothmenandwomen

C.studywithmenismorechallenged

D.womenandmencanhaveequalchancesofcompetition

3.Whydidwomen'sschoolsbecomepopularagain?

A.Becausewomencouldstudymathematicsonlyinwomen'scolleges.

B.Becausewomencouldnothaveequalchancestolearn,ifstudyingwithmenatthesame

school.

C.Becausemencouldnotchooseclassesfreelyinwomen'scolleges.

D.Becausethereweremoreeducationalexpertsinwomen'scolleges.

4.Fromthepassageweknowthat..

A.moreandmorewomen'scollegesarebeingestablishednow

B.moreandmorewomenliketostudyincollegeswithbothmenandwomen

C.therearemorewomen'scollegesthancollegeswithbothmenandwomenintheUSA

D.bothTrinityCollegeandSmithCollegearewomen'scolleges

5.Accordingtothispassage,ifawomanwantstoholdsuccessfuljobs,she'dbetter.

A.studyincollegeswithbothmenandwomenB.studyinTrinityCollege

C.learnfromthepresidentofSmithCollegeD.studyinwomen'scollege

No.655,time:7切加“fedkey:l.2.3.45_・|

Mostpeoplefeellonelysometimes,butitusuallyonlyastsbetweenafewminutesandafew

hours.Thiskindoflonelinessisnotserious.Infact,itisquitenormal.Forsomepeople,though,

lonelinesscanlastforyears.Nowresearcherssaytherearethreedifferenttypesofloneliness.

Thefirstkindoflonelinessistemporary（暂时的）.Thisisthemostcommontype.ItusuallyDis­

appearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention.Thesecondkind,situationalloneliness,

isanaturalresultofaparticularsituation—forexample,afamilyproblem,thedeathofalovedone,

ormovingtoanewplace.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancausephysicalproblems,suchas

headachesandsleeplessness,jt_usuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear.Thethirdkindoflonelin­

essisthemostsevere.Unlikethesecondtype,chronic（长期的）lonelinessusuallylastsmorethan

twoyearsandhasnospecificcause.Peoplewhoexperiencehabituallonelinesshaveproblems

socializingandbecomingclosetoothers.Unfortunately,manychronicallylonelypeoplethink

thereislittleornothingtheycandotoimprovetheircondition.

Psychologistsagreethatoneimportantfactorinlonelinessisaperson'ssocialcontacts,e.g.

friends,familymembers,co-workers,etc.Wedependonvariouspeoplefordifferentguidance,

andourfriendssharesimilarinterestsandactivities.However,psychologistshavefoundthat,

thoughlonelypeoplemayhavemanysocialcontacts,theysometimesfeeltheyshouldhavemore.

Theyquestiontheirownpopularity.

Psychologistsaretryingtofindwaystohelphabituallylonelypeoplefortworeasons:theyare

unhappyandunabletosocializeandthereisaconnectionbetweenchroniclonelinessandserious

illnesssuchasheartdisease.Whiletemporaryandsituationallonelinesscanbeanormal,healthy

partoflife,chroniclonelinesscanbeaverysad,andsometimesdangerous,condition.

1.Howwouldyoutreattemporarylonelinessaccordingtothepassage?

A.Talktofriends.B.Justignoreit.

C.Gotoseeadoctor.D.Askyourteachersfbrguidance.

2.nItninthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraphrefersto.

A.temporarylonelinessB.situationallonelinessC.anewplaceD.sleeplessness

3.Thetopicofthe4thparagraphisthat.

A.oneproblemoflonelinessisaperson'ssocialcontacts

B.wedependonvariouspeoplefordifferentreasons

C.lonelypeopledon'thavemanysocialproblemsD.lonelypeopledon'thavemanyfriends

4.Whydopsychologistswanttohelpchronicallylonelypeople?

A.Chroniclonelinesscancause-familyproblems.

B.Chroniclonelinesscancauseseriousillness.

C.Chroniclonelinesscannotbeovercome.D.A,B,andCareallcorrect.

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ThreeKindsofLoneliness.B.LonelinessandDiseases.

C.LonelinessandSocialContacts.D.ChronicLoneliness.

No.73园time:45帆加〃画|key:7.__2・—3・_4•_

Manyuniversitystudentsdislikestudyinghistorybecausethereislittletogetexcitedabout

whenhistoricaleventsarepresentedinaboringmanner.However,I'llneverforgetmyAmerican

Historyprofessor,Dr.Williamson.Eacheventleapedfromthepagesofourtextandbecameas

realasthedailynewsreportontheradio.MyfavoritelectureconcernedtheAmericanRevolution.

Dr.WilliamsonsetthemoodforthestorybyimitatingPaulRevere,awellknownsilversmith,

workinginhisshop.TheAmericancolonistswereangrybecauseoftheBritishcontrolovertheir

lives.ReverefeltthatwarbetweentheBritishandthecolonistswastocomesoon.Then,DrWilli­

amsontoldusaboutRevererowingacrosstheCharlesRiverfromBostononApril18,1775.1can

seetheprofessornowasheraisedhishandtohisforeheadasifhewerelookingacrosstheCharles

RivertotheoldNorthChurchinBoston.Suddenly,Reveresawtwolanterns,asignalwhichmeant

thattheBritishwouldattackbysea.Hejumpedonhishorsetowarnthevillagersoftheattack.

ProfessorWilliamsonremindedusthatthefirstbattlesoftheAmericanRevolutionwerefoughtat

ConcordandLexington,Massachusetts,theyearbeforetheDeclarationofIndependencewas

signedin1776.Neverbeforehadhistoryseemedsoalivetome.Andallbecauseaprofessorcared

enoughtoputhisheartintohisteaching.

1.Whydoesthespeakerfeelthatmoststudentdislikehistory?Hebelievesthat.

A.historyprofessorsarepoorlypreparedB.professorsfailtopresentfactsinaninterestingway

C.moststudentsarelazyD.moststudentsfeelthathistoryisawasteoftime

2.HowaidPaulRevereearnaliving?Hewasa.

A.soldierB.blacksmithC.teacherD.Silversmith

3.WherewastheOldNorthChurchlocated?

A.InBoston.B.InConcord.C.InLexington.D.InBritain.

4.Whatdidthetwo-lanternsignaltellRevere?TheBritish.

A.wouldattackbyseaB.wouldattackfromtheCharlesRiver

C.werewillingtosingtheDeclarationofIndependence

D.hadwonthefirsttwobattlesoftheRevolution

5.InwhichyearwerethefirstbattlesoftheRevolutionfought?

A.Int774.B.In1886.C.In1775.D.In1777.

No.81words;3Suggested出ne:4minu画|key:7・―2・—3・.45__

Sometimesitisimpossibletodeliverallthemailthatarrivesatthepostoffice.Perhapsthereis

aninadequateorillegibleaddressandthereisnoreturnaddress.Thepostofficecannotjustthrow

themailaway,soitbecomes"deadmail”.

DeadmailissenttooneoftheU.S.PostalService'sdeadmailof.fleesinAtlanta,NewYork,

Philadelphia,St.Paul,andSanFrancisco.Seventy-fivemillionpiecesofmailcanendupinthese

officesinoneyear.

Thestaffofthedeadmailofficeshasvarietyofwaystodealwithallofthesepiecesofdead

mail.Firstofall,theylookforcluesthatcanhelpthemdeliverthemail;theyopenpackagesinthe

hopethatsomethinginsidewillshowwherethepackagecamefromorisgoingto.Deadmailwill

alsobelistedonacomputersothatpeoplecancallinandchecktoseeifamissingitemisthere.

However,allofthismailcannotsimplybestoredforever;thereisjusttoomuchofit.Whena

lotofdeadmailhaspiledup,thedeadmailofficesholdpublicauctions（拍卖）.Everythreemonths,

thepublicisinvitedtotheofficesandbins（储藏所）containingitemsfoundindeadmailpackages

andtheyaresoldtothehighestbidder（出价者）.

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasawaytodealwithdeadmail?

A.Tosearchforclues.B.Tothrowdeadmailaway.

C.Toopendeadmail.D.Tolistdeadmailonacomputer.

2.Thestaffinadeadmailofficemayopenapackageinordertofind

A.somemoneyB.somemissingobjectsC.anaddressD.acomputer

3.Thepassageindicatesthatdeadmailauctionsareheld

A.onceayearB.twiceayearC.threetimesayearD.fourtimesayear

4.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DeadMailB.MailAuctionC.UnknownMailD.TheDeadMailOffice

No.9"ords;385|'suggestedtime:4.5，〃加“封|key:1.2・3.4.5_1

DearIrene,

Manythanksforyourletterof20thDecembertoWaimingandme.Waiming'smothersentit

toushereinEngland.IthoughtIhadbetterreplymyselfsince,asyouknow,yourbrotherisnot

verygoodatwritingletters.

YouaskedwhetherWaiming'sapplicationforascholarshiphadbeensuccessful.Well,asyou

canseebynow,itwas.Heisdoingaone-yearpostgraduatecourseinworldhistoryhereat

LancasterUniversity.Thelittlehouseweliveinisneartheuniversity.Wehavetobuyausedcar

whichisnecessarybecausethebusservicehereisverypoor.

WearrivedinEnglandatthebeginningofSeptember,andstayedinLondonforthreeweeks

withmycousinKnow,whoownsalargerestaurantthere.Thiswasthefirsttimehehadmetmy

husband.ThenwewenttoCambridgeforaweek,whereWaiminghadtoattendameeting,and

afterthatwecameuptoLancasterandhadtwoweekstofindsomewheretoliveandgotorganized

beforeWaiming'scoursebegan.Theweatherhasbeenquiteachangefromhome.Lastweekwe

hadsomesnow,thefirstwehadeverseen.Wewentoutsideandthrewsnowballsateachother,

justlikechildren!

WegotonwellwithmostoftheEnglishpeoplewehavemet,althoughwehadsomedifficulty

atfirstunderstandingthenorthernaccent.

Well,that'saboutallournews.Waiming'scourseisgoingwell,andifhepassedhisexamswe

willbefreetoreturnhomeinJuly.

—Sally

1.WecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthatIrene.

A.doesnotlikewritinglettersverymuchB.doesn'tlivewithhermothernow

C.wasinEnglandwhenshewroteherletterD.doesnotparticularlylikeSally

2.WhenIrenewrotethelettersheknewthat.

A.WaiminghadappliedforascholarshipB.Waimingboughtausedcar

C.Waiming'sapplicationforascholarshiphadbeensuccessful

D.Waimingwasdoingaone-yearpostgraduatecourseinworldhistory

3.WaimingandSallythrewsnowballsateachotherbecausethey.

A.enjoyedplayinginthesnowB.hadhadanargument

C.feltverycoldD.wantedtobelikechildren

4.WhenSallywroteherletter,WaiminghadbeenlivinginLascasterforabout

A.threemonthsB.threeweeksC.fivemonthsD.fiveweek

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Atthreea.m.,JackMillswassittingatthecontrolsofthemailtrain.Thetrainwasmadeupof

13cars.Attheendofthetrain,71mailmensatsortingthemail.Insidethesecondcar,therewere

onlyfivemailmenand128bagsfulloffive-poundnotes.Thistrainhadrunmorethan100years

withoutbeingrobbed.Atthreeminutespastthree,Millsandhishelper,DavidWhitby,sawa

yellowwarninglight.Theyslowedthetrain,andthenstopped,Whitbywenttothetelephone

besidethetrack.Itwasoutoforder.Thenhesawamanmovingbetweenthesecondandthirdcars.

BeforeWhitbycouldgiveawarning,hewasknockeddownbytwomen.Millswasorderedto

drivethetraintoabridgethatcrossedaroad.Thelastelevencarswithallthemailmenhadbeen

disconnectedbytherobbers.Atthebridge,thebagsofmoneywereunloadedfromthetrainand

thrownintowaitingtrucks.Oneoftherobberswhoobviouslyknewtheschedulesofallthetrains

keptlookingathiswatch.At3:45hesaid,"Thatwillhavetobeenough."Therobbersescaped

withmorethan2,500,000pounds.

1.Therobberytookplace.

A.intherailwaystationB.intheearlymorning

C.afterthreeo'clockintheafternoonD.after3:45

2.Therobbersbeforethetrainstopped.

A.wereinthetrainB.forceMillstostopthetrain

C.werewaitingforthetraintostopD.orderedMillstogoondriving

3.Whydidn'ttheothermailmenhelpthemailmeninthesecondcarwhentherobberyhappened?

A.Theywerebusysortingmail.B.Theydidn'twanttohelpthemailmeninthesecondcar.

C.Thelastelevencarswereseparatedfromthefrontcars.

D.Theyknewnothingabouttherobbery.

4.Oneoftherobberskeptlookingathiswatchbecause.

A.hewanttoknowtheexacttimeB.heenjoyedlookingathiswatch

C.hedidn'tknowwhenanothertrainwouldcomeD.theyhadtoleavebeforeanothertraincame

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thetrainwasoutoforder.B.Thetelephonewasputoutoforderbytherobbers.

C.Whitbywasanassistantdriver.D.Therobberscarriedthemoneyawaybytrucks.

No.1145,kuggestedtime:5.5/n加|key:7・―2・3..45—」

"Thepenismorepowerfulthanthesword."Therehavebeenmanywriterswhousetheir

penstofightthingsthatwerewrong.Mrs.HarrietBeecherStowewasoneofthem.

ShewasbornintheU.S.A.in1811.Oneofherbooksnotonlymadeherfamousbuthas

beendescribedasonethatexcitedtheworld,andwashelpfulincausingacivilwarandfreeing

theslaves.ThecivilwarwastheAmericanCivilWarof1861,inwhichtheNorthernStatesfought

theSouthernStatesandfinallywon.ThisbookthatshooktheworldwascalledUncleTom'sCabin.

TherewasatimewheneveryEnglish-speakingman,woman,andchildhadreadthisnovelthatdid

somuchtostopslavery.Notmanypeoplereadittoday,butitisstillveryinteresting,ifonlyto

showhowawarm-heartedwritercanarousepeople'ssympathies.Theauthorherselfhadneither

beentotheSouthernStatesnorseenaslave.TheSouthernAmericanswereveryangryatthebook,

whichtheysaiddidnotatallrepresentthetruestateofaffairs,buttheNorthernAmericanswere

wi