Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30 and at 6:30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club．At last，the traffic was moving．She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door，she nearly tripped over Sheba．
“Hey，Sheba,” she said，“I’ve got no time for you now，but I’ll take you out as soon as I get
back from tennis club.” Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously，she could hardly breathe．Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet(兽医)
When she got there，the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba，Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office．
“Listen，doctor，I’m really in a rush to get to a meeting. Can I leave her with you，and go and get changed? I’ll be back in ten minutes to pick her up，and then I’ll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”
“Sure.” said the doctor.
Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes．As she was once more
entering the hall，the phone by the door began to ring．
“This is Dr. Sterne,” said an anxious voice. “I want you to get out of that house immediately,” said the doctor’s voice．“I’m coming round right away，and the police will be there any time now．Wait outside!”
At that moment，a police car screeched to a stop outside the house．Two policemen got out and ran into the house．Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened．Then the doctor arrived．
“Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne．
“She’s fine，Joanne．I took out the thing which was choking her, and she’s OK now．”
Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced man，who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him．
“My God,” said Joanne，“how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”
“I think he must be a burglar.” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat：it turned out to be three human fingers.”
1.Joanne wanted to get back to her home again ．
A．to dress up for the meeting B．to phone the police station
C．to catch the badly hurt burglar D．to wait for her dog to be cured
2.From the passage we can infer that ．
A．Sheba fought against the burglar
B．the police found the burglar had broken in
C．Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting at first
D．the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog
3.The underlined word a burglar in the last paragraph probably means ____________.
A. a cleaner B. a physician C. a thief D. a murderer
4.In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is ．
A．clever B．friendly C．frightening D．devoted
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Monty Roberts, owner of a horse ranch (牧场) in San Ysidro, once told us a story. “When a young man was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to 36 and do when he grew up. In his seven-page paper he described his 37 of someday owning a horse ranch. He drew a 38 floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would 39 on a 200-acre dream ranch. Two days later he received his 40 back. On the front page was a 41 red F. The teacher said, ‘This is an 42 dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.’ Then the teacher 43 , ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your 44 .’ The boy asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own 45 on this. However, I think it is a very
46 decision for you.’ 47 , after a week, the boy 48 the same paper, making no 49 at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 50 .’ Monty then turned to us and said, “I tell you this story 51 you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed (装框) over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the 52 is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was 53 of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. 54 you had enough determination not to give up on yours.”
Don’t let anyone 55 your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.
21．A. be B. find C. learn D. see
22．A. reason B. goal C. purpose D. way
23．A. rough B. new C. secret D. detailed
24．A. live B. locate C. sit D. run
25．A. mark B. paper C. plan D. idea
26．A. large B. tiny C. beautiful D. long
27．A. old B. imaginative C. impractical D. interesting
28．A. shouted B. smiled C. replied D. added
29．A. grade B. need C. honesty D. ability
30．A. time B. energy C. mind D. money
31．A. urgent B. quick C. important D. good
32．A. Actually B. Finally C. Gradually D. Usually
33．A. turned down B. turned around C. turned to D. turned in
34．A. comments B. changes C. judgment D. answer
35．A. dream B. courage C. interest D. spirit
36．A. though B. because C. until D. if
37．A. incident B. event C. story D. lesson
38．A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
39．A. Fortunately B. Strangely C. Curiously D. Probably
40．A. forget B. steal C. know D. realize
21．—The earthquake has killed over two thousand people in Yushu.
—________.
A. OK B. Certainly C. I agree D. That’s the case
21．—Alex has lost his job.
—________? As far as I know, he is devoted to his work.
A. What for B. So what C. How’s that D. How come
21．When chatting with a stranger on the Internet, bear in mind______ he could be anybody, for you can’t see him _________.
A. that; in particular B. that; in person C. what; in detail D. \ ; in public
21．—You must apologize to Rebecca for being so rude, Sam.
—Why ________ I say sorry? It’s she ________ said insulting words first.
A. should; who B. must; whom C. can; that D. will; who
