In ________ old society many young women died by so strange and cruel ________ custom.
A．不填；a B．不填；the C．the；a D．an；a
高考在即，你发现班级中有的同学的压力很大，平时不眠不休拼命做题。请在校英语报上，就此现象，结合自己的经历，写一篇100-120个词的短文，向大家宣传正确的应试态度和做法。（开头已给出，不计入总字数）
We Should Lesson the Test Anxiety
As the College Entrance Examination draws near, quite a few of my classmates suffer much pressure._____________________________________________________________________
阅读表达。阅读下面的材料回答后面的五个小题。（每小题3分，满分15分）
Joe Templer should have known better. After all, he works for a large auto insurance company. It won't hurt to leave the key in the truck this once, he thought, as he filled his gas tank at a self service gas station. But moments later, as he was paying the money, he saw the truck being driven away.
In 1987, 1.6 million motor vehicles were stolen in the United States one every 20 seconds. If _________________, experts predict annual vehicle thefts could exceed two million by the end of the decade.
Vehicle theft is a common phenomenon, which has a direct impact on over four million victims a year. The cost is astonishing.
Many police officials blame professional thieves for the high volume of the thefts. It is a major money maker for organized crime. Typically, stolen cars are taken to pieces and the parts sold to individuals. But as many as 200,000 cars are smuggled out of the country every year. Most go to Latin America, the Middle East and Europe.
Only about 15 percent car thefts result in an arrest, because few police departments routinely conduct in depth auto investigations. When thieves are arrested, judges will often sentence them to probation（缓刑）, not immediately put them in prison because the prisons are overcrowded with violent criminals.
One exception is a Michigan program that assigns 92 police officers to work full time on the state's 65,000 car theft cases a year. Since 1986, when the effort began, the state's auto theft rate has fallen from second in the nation to ninth.
1.What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
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2.Why do you think Joe Templer should be blamed according to the writer? (Please answer within 10 words.)
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3.Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases. (Please answer within 10 words.)
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4.Put the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese.
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5.What suggestions would you give the car owners to prevent the car theft? (Please answer within 20 words.)
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Joe came to New York from the Middle West, dreaming about painting. Delia came to New York from the South, dreaming about music. Joe and Delia met in a studio. Before long they were good friends and got married.
They had only a small flat to live in, but they were happy. They loved each other, and they were both interested in art. Everything was fine until one day they found they had spent all their money.
Delia decided to give music lessons. One afternoon she said to her husband:
“Joe, , I’ve found a pupil, a general’s daughter. She is a sweet girl. I’m to give three lessons a week and get $5 a lesson.”
But Joe was not glad.
“But how about me?” he said.” Do you think I’m going to watch you work while I play with my art? No, I want to earn some money too.”
“Joe, , you are silly,” said Delia. “You must keep at your studies. We can live quite happily on $15 a week.”
“Well, perhaps I can sell some of my pictures,” said Joe.
Every day they parted in the morning and met in the evening. A week passed and Delia brought home fifteen dollars, but she looked a little tired.
“Clementina sometimes gets on my nerves. I’m afraid she doesn’t practice enough. But the general is the nicest old man! I wish you could know him, Joe.”
And then Joe took eighteen dollars out of his pocket.
“I’ve sold one of my pictures to a man from Peoria,” he said, “and he has ordered another.”
“I’m so glad,” said Delia. “Thirty-three dollars! We never had so much to spend before. We’ll have a good supper tonight.”
Next week Joe came home and put another eighteen dollars on the table. In half an hour Delia came, her right hand in a bandage.
“What’s the matter with your hand?” said Joe. Delia laughed and said:
“Oh, a funny thing happened! Clemantina gave me a plate of soup and spilled some of it on my hand. She was very sorry for it. And so was the old general. But why are you looking at me like that, Joe?”
“What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Delia?”
“Five o’clock, I think. The iron-I mean the soup-was ready about five, Why?”
“Delia, come and sit here,” said Joe. He drew her to the couch and sat beside her.
“What do you do every day, Delia? Do you really give music lesson? Tell me the truth.”
She began to cry.
“I couldn’t get any pupils,” she said, “So I got a place in a laundry ironing shirts. This afternoon a girl accidentally set down an iron on my hand and I got a bad burn. But tell me, Joe, how did you guess that I wasn’t giving music lessons?”
“It’s very simple,” said Joe. “I knew all about your bandages because I had to send them upstairs to a girl in the laundry who had an accident with a hot iron. You see, I work in the engine-room of the same laundry where you work.”
“And your pictures? Did you sell any to that man from Peoria?”
“Well, your general with his Clemantina is an invention, and so is my man from Peoria.”
And then they both laughed.
1.To support the family, Delia worked as .
A．a tutor B．a music teacher C．a laundry assistant D．an artist
2.It happened that .
A．a man from Peoria liked Joe’s pictures B．Delia earned $15 dollars a week easily
C．Clemantina and the general were kind D．the couple worked at the same laundry
3.Who hurt Delia’s hand?
A．The general B．Clemantina C．A girl D．Herself
4.We can infer from the underlined sentence that .
A．Clemantina was an invention of the general
B．Clemantina was an invention of the man from Peoria
C．the general, Clemantina and the man from Peoria were the couple’s clients
D．there were no such men as the general, Clemantina and the man from Peoria
5.The couple’s attitude towards each other is .
A．honest B．faithful C．ashamed D．heartbreaking
The porter brings your bags to your room and helpfully explains all you want to know. Then he points to the phone and says, “If there's anything else you need, just call.” All this time you have been thinking one thing, “How much should I tip(付小费) him?” To make your next trip a little easier, here's a guide to tipping across some Asian countries.
Bangkok
In general, the more Westernized the place is, the more likely you will be expected to leave a tip. Some top-end restaurants will add a 10% service charge to the bill. If not, waiters will appreciate you tacking on(附加) the 10% yourself. However, if you're eating at a lower-end(低档的) restaurant a tip is not necessary. If you're staying at one of Bangkok's many five-star hotels, expect to tip the porter 20 to 50 baht(泰国货币单位), depending on how many bags you have. Taxis are now metered in Bangkok. Local custom is to round the fare(车费) up to the nearest five baht.
Hong Kong
Tipping is customary in this money-mad metropolis(大都市). Most restaurants add a 10% service charge to the bill, but the extra money often ends up in the pocket of the owner. If the service is good, add another 10% to the bill, up to HK $100 in an especially nice restaurant. For HK $10 hotel porters should do it at all but the nicest hotels where a new HK $20 bill may be more acceptable. When in a taxi, round up(凑整数) to the nearest dollar.
Kuala Lumpur
Tipping in Malaysia is limited to the expensive Westernized hotels, which often add a 10% service charge to your meal or hotel room. If you are at a hotel restaurant, expect a 10% service charge. But at local restaurants, there's no need to add a tip. At five-star hotels, one or two ringgit(马来西亚货币单位) will content a porter. At lower-end buildings don't feel you have to tip. Like Bangkok, many taxis are now metered so you can just round up to the nearest ringgit.
Seoul
Tipping is not part of Korean culture, although it has become a matter of course in international hotels where a 10% service charge is often added. If you're at a Korean barbecue joint(烧烤处), there's no need to add anything extra. But a nice Italian restaurant may require a 10% contribution. If you're at a top-end hotel, so expect to pay 500～1 000 won per bag. Taxi drivers don't accept a tip. Keep the change for yourself.
1.In which of the following cities is it unnecessary to tip the taxi-drivers?
A．Bangkok. B．Hong Kong. C．Seoul.. D．Kuala Lumpur
2.Which of the following is NOT the unit of money?
A．Baht B．Charge. C．Won. D．Ringgit.
3.From the text, we can infer tipping comes from _______.
A．the west B．Hong Kong C．Asian countries D．Bangkok
4.If you stay at a five-star hotel in Kuala Lumpur, how much will you pay the porter at least?
A．one ringgit. B．10% of service charge C．half a ringgit. D．two ringgit.
5.The writer seems _______.
A．to give the readers some advice on how to tip B．to tell the readers how to travel
C．to ask the readers to go on a travel to Asian cities D．to make the trip more pleasant
Son’s Help
Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.
It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.
“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”
1.Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.
A．he was a driver B．he worked in a factory
C．he had worked there for a long time D．he had a lot of work to do
2.Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.
A．she thought her husband was tired B．she couldn’t find any work
C．her husband spent all time in gambling D．she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling
3._______, so he was put into lockup.
A．Mr. Lang was late for work B．Mr. Lang often gambled
C．Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home D．Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police
4.The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.
A．he wouldn’t stop gambling B．he didn’t love her any longer
C．he had been put into lockup D．he was hardly sent away by the factory
5.Which of the following is right?
A．The boy thought his father needed some policemen
B．The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.
C．The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.
D．The boy hoped his mother to come back.
