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PassageOne

Expectingababy?

HEALTHYBABY:Manitoba'sPrenatal。懷孕)BenefitandCommunitySupportPrograms

Ifswhafsinsidethatcounts

Whenyou'repregnant,it'simportantthatyoueatwelltohelpyouandyourgrowin

gbaby.ThafswhyifyouliveinManitobaandyournetfamilyincomeislessthat$3

2,000ayear,theManitobagovernmentoffersyouamonthlychequeduringyourpreg

nancytohelpyoubuyhealthyfoodsandprepareforyourbaby'sarrival.

Howtoapply

Pickupanapplicationformfrommedicaloffices,HealthyBabycommunityprogram

sorbycallingthenumberbelow.Theapplicationformmustincludeamedicalnotein

dicatingyourbaby'sduedate,soseeyourhealthcareproviderearly.

Moresupportforyouandyourbaby

ThroughHealthyChildManitoba,HealthyBabyalsoofferscommunityprogramswhi

chhelpyoutolearnmoreaboutnutrition,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.inwhichhospitalthebabyistobed

elivered

4.HealthyBabywillalsoprovidemorehelpinallaspectsbut______.

A.babyeducationB.babynutritionC.babyparentingD.babyhealth

5.Forfurtherinformation,thedeafcan.

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

C.visittheirhealthcareproviderD.sendemailtoamedicaloffice

PassageTwo

Inthepast,peoplewhograduatedfromcollegefeltproudoftheiracademicachiev

ementsandconfidentthattheirdegreewouldhelpthemtofindagoodjob.

However,inthepastfouryearsthejobmarkethaschangeddramatically.Thisyea

r'scollegegraduatesarefacingoneoftheworstjobmarkets.Forexample,RyanStew

art,agraduateofsanJoseStateUniversity,gotadegreeinreligiousstudies,butheh

asnotgottenanyjoboffers.Hepointsoutthatmanypeoplealreadyworkingaregetti

nglaidoffanddon*thavejobs,soifsevenharderfornewcollegegraduatestofindj

obs.

Fouryearsago,thefuturelookedbrightforhisclassof2006.Thereweremanyhi

gh-tech("dotcom")jobopportunities,graduatesreceivedmanyjoboffers,andtheywe

reabletogetjobswithhighsalariesandbenefitssuchashealthinsuranceandpaidv

acations.However,HTimeshavechanged.It'sanewmarket.Maccordingtoanofficerof

theuniversity.

Theofficersaysstudentswhodofindjobsstartedpreparingtwoyearsago.They

workedduringsummervacations,theyhavehadseveralshort-timejobs,andtheymaj

oredinfieldsthatarestillpayingwell,suchasaccountingornursing.

Eventeachingisnotasecureprofessionnow.RyanStewartwantedtobeateache

r,butinsteadhewillprobablygobacktoschoolinordertobecomeacollegeteacher.

Hethinkscollegeteachingcouldbeagoodcareereveninabadeconomy.

Inconclusion,thesedaysacollegedegreedoesnotautomaticallyleadtoagoodjo

bwithahighsalary.Somestudentscanonlyhopethatthevalueoftheirdegreewilli

ncreaseinthefuture.

1.Whatdidacollegedegreemeantopeopleinthepast?

A.Itwasaproofoftheirprofessionalskills.

B.Itwouldguaranteetheirquickpromotion.

C.Itbuiltuptheirconfidenceinthejobmarket.

D.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.Herdaughters

ays,“Iwasfeeling...likedownandsadeventhoughIdidn'treallyshowit.

JudithWallersteinsaysproblemsfromdivorcecanlastmanyyears.Theycanshow

upwhenthekidsareadults.Andthekidshavetheirowntrouble.Wallersteinstudied

93childrenoverageneration.Theresultscanbefoundinherbook.

Shesaysthatchildrenofdivorcearemorelikelytohaveproblemswithdrugs.The

yarefarmorelikelytoseektherapy.About40percentofthemavoidmarriagethems

elves.Whentheydomarry,failatnearlytwicetheusualrate.Itishardforthemtot

rust.Theyareafraidoffailing.

CriticssayWallersteinhadtoofewchildreninherstudy.TheythinkthatWallerstei

nstressestoomuchfromasmallstudy.Otherthingsmaybethecauseofthekid'spr

oblem.ThestudydoesnotcomparekidsfromdivorcedfamilieswithkidsfromMhealth

y"families.

Wallerstein'sfamiliesdivorcedagenerationago.Timeshavechanged.Peoplefeeld

ifferentaboutdivorce.TodayprogramslikeKid*sTurntrytoreducesomeoftheeffect

sofdivorcewithfamilyadvice.Talkingabouttheirfeelingshelpsthekidsgetthoughit.

Sincetheyknowmoreabouttheproblem,maybethekidswillbeabletohandleit.

1.WhichwordcanbestdescribethekidsfromdivorcedfamiliesaccordingtoParag

raph1?

A.OffensiveB.RelievedC.DepressedD.Prejudiced

2.Childrenfromdivorcedfamilieswhomarrylaterwill.

A.havenotrustinotherpeople

B.bemorelikelytogetdivorced

C.firmlyprotecttheirmarriage

D.havestablemarriage

3.Wallerstein^studyshowedthat

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

Itisstillsometimesdifficulttounderstandwhythosebetweenages10and18wou

Idendangertheirlivesbyjoiningarmedforcesorrebelgroupsandbecomefightingsol

diers.Therecentlypublishedbook,YoungSoldier,WhyTheyChoosetoFightByRachel

BrettandIrmaSpecht,triestofindananswer.

Thereisnodoubtthatchildrenfightinmostarmedconflictstoday.Whileinternatio

nalattentionfocuseslargelyonthosewhoareforcedintobattles,thousandsmoreenli

st（應(yīng)征入伍）voluntarily.

Inanattempttotounderstandtheyoungwhotakeuparms,BrettandSpechtint

erviewed53boyandgirlsoldiersandex-soldiersfromaroundtheworld,Afghanistan,

Colombia,theRepublicoftheCongoforexample.Allintervieweeswereinvolvedwith

armedforcesorarmedgroupsbeforetheageof18andallclassifiedthemselvesasvo

lunteers.

Whatthesetwofieldofficersheardis“Ijoinedinvoluntarily-ifyouhavenothing,y

ouvolunteerforthearmy”.Otherreasonsyoungpeoplegaveareself-defense,reveng

e,poverty,andunemployment.

Butwhileitiscommonknowledgethatmostchildsoldierscomefrompooranddis

advantagedbackgrounds,YoungSoldiersshowsthattheissueisfarmorecomplex.Ma

nypoorchildrendonotjointhearmy.Theenvironmental,educational,social,cultural,

andhighlypersonalfactorsdeterminewhethersomeonedecidetojoinupornot.

Thebattlefieldisnotaplaceforchildren.Oneyoungsoldierdescribedbeingthere

as“toosadanexperience".Theauthorshopethatbyunderstandingwhyteenagersjoi

nup,thosechildsoldiersshouldknowhowtodiscourageothersfromthesametraged

y-

1.YoungSoldiers,WhyTheyChoosetoFightis.

A.abookB.amagazineC.anewsreportD.aTVprogram

2.Accordingtoparagraph3,BrettandSpecht'sinterviewees.

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

Ifsinterestingthattechnologyoftenworksasaservantforus,yetfrequentlyweb

ecomeaservanttoit.E-mailisausefultoolbutmanyfeelcontrolledbythisnewvehi

cle.Theaveragebusinesspersonisgettingabout80-e-mailsperdayandmanyfeeltha

tabout80%ofthemessagesintheir“InBox"areoflittleornovalue.

So,Ihavefoursuggestionstohelpyoutobecomebetterat"EasingE-mail".

1.Getoffthelists.Thebestwaytodealwithaproblemistoneverhaveit.Ifyou

arereceivingalotofunwantede-mails,asktoberemovedfromthevariouslists.Thi

swouldincludeyourinclusioninunwanted“cc”lists.

2.-Unlistedaddress".Justlikegettingan"unlisted"telephonenumberthatyousha

reonlywiththosewhomyouwanttogivedirectaccess,youmightwanttogetasepa

ratee-mailaddressonlyfortheimportantcommunicationsyouwishtoreceive.

3.Checkitonceortwiceperday.ManyIspeakwitharebecomingchainedtothei

remailserver,monitoringincomingemailonacontinuousbasis.Maybethisisbecause

e-mailcreatesitsownsenseofurgency,butmostofthecommunicationsarenotallt

haturgent.Irespondtothemacoupleoftimesperday.

4.Dealwithit.Asyouopeneache-maildooneofthefollowing:

a.Ifitrequiresaquickresponse,respondtoitanddeleteit.

b.lfitrequiresaresponsebutisnotthebestuseofyourtime,trytofindsomeon

eelsetodoit.

c.lfitisgoingtotakeanyseriousamountoftimetorespond,scheduleitforactio

ninyourDayPlannerandthendownloadthemessage,saveit,orprintitoutforfutu

reaction.

Ipersonallyreceiveapproximately250e-mailsperdayandbypracticingthesugge

stionsabove,Icanhandlethatvolumeinaboutanhour,takingadvantageofthisfant

astictoolbutnotbeingcontrolledbyittothedistractionofmoreimportanttasksinm

yday.

1.Thepassageisabout_____.

A.howtochecke-mails

B.howtocollecte-mails

C.howtodealwithyourdailye-mails

D.howtodealwith80%valuelesse-mails

2.Ifyougetunwantede-mails,thebestyoucandoisto_____.

A.makealistofthem

B.putthemintoHccnlists

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.respondingrightawayififsurgent

C.schedulingitforlaterreplyifittakesmuchtime

D.askingsomeoneelsetoreplyitifit'snotatyourconvenience

PassageSix

DuringtheChristmasshoppingrushinLondon,theinterestingstorywasreportedo

fatrampwho,apparentlythoughnofaultofhisown,foundhimselflockedinawell-k

nownchainstorelateonChristmasEve.Nodoubtthestorewascrowdedwithlast-min

uteChristmasshoppersandthestaffweredeadbeatandlongingtogethome.Probabl

yallthepropersecuritychecksweremadebeforethestorewaslockedandtheyleftt

oenjoythethree-dayholidayuntroubledbycustomersdesperatetogetlast-minuteCh

ristmaspresents.

Howeverridiculousthatmaybe,ourtrampfoundhimselfaloneinthestoreandde

cidedtomakethebestofit.Therewasfood,drink,beddingandcampingequipment,

ofwhichhemadegooduse.Theremustalsohavebeentelevisionsetsandradios.Tho

ughitwasnotreportedifhetookadvantagesofthesefacilities,whentheshopreopen

edhewasdiscoveredinbedwithalargenumberofemptybottlesbesidehim.Hesee

mtohavebeenamanofgoodhumorasindeedtrampsverycommonlyare.

EveryoneelsewasenjoyingChristmas,sohesawnogoodreasonwhyheshouldn

otdothesame.Heyieldedhimselfcheerfully,andwastakenbythepolice.Perhapsh

ehadhadabetterChristmasthanusual.Hewassenttoprisonforsevendays.Theju

dgeawardednocompensationtothechainstoreforthefoodanddrinkourtramphad

consumed.Theyhad,inhisopinion,alreadyreceivedvaluablefreepublicityfromthe

storyrevealedinthenewspaperandontelevision.Perhapsthejudgehadhadagood

Christmas,too.

1.Thetrampwaslockedinthestore.

A.for7daysB.onpurposeC.byaccidentD.forsecurityreasons

2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheunderlinedphrase“deadbeat”inp

aragraph1means.A.angryB.exhaustedC.forgetfulD.

careless

3.Whichofthefollowingwasuncertainaboutthetrampafterhewaslockedinthe

store?

A.HewatchedTV.B.Hewaswellfed.C.hehadasoundsleepD.Hehadago

oddrink.

4.Whenthetrampwasarrested,he__.

A.wasdrunkB.felthedeserveditC.madenoresistanceD.felthimselfwr

onged

5.Thejudgedidn'tawardcompensationtothechainstorebecause__.

A.thestorewasresponsibleforwhathappened

B.thereportoftheeventbenefitedthestorealot

C.thetramphadstolennothingofvalue

D.thetrampwaspenniless

PassageSeven

Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.Thisistheresearchre

suitofprofessorFaulkner,whosaysthatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughex

erciseandasaresult,weareageingunnecessarilysoon.

ProfessorFaulknerwantedtofindoutwhyhealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappea

redtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandtoreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowt

heprocessofageingcouldbeslowdown.

Hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesand

occupations.

Computertechnologyenabledhimtoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeof

thefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatetointelligenceandemotion,and

determinethehumancharacter.

Contractionoffrontandsideparts-ascellsdieoff-wasobservedinsomesubjec

tsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-andseventy-year-olds.

Faulknerconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytoslowthecontractio

n-usingthehead.

Thefindingsshowthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecoun

trythaninthetowns.Thoseleastatrisk,saysFaulkner,arelawyers,followedbyuniv

ersityprofessorsanddoctors.White-collarworkersdoingroutineworkare,however,as

likelytohaveshrinkingbrainsareasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.

Faulkner'sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Blood

mustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.“T

hebestwaytomaintaingoodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain,whesays.“T

hinkhardandengageinconversation.Don,trelyonpocketcalculator.M

1.ProfessorFaulknerwantedtofindout.

A.howpeople'sbrainsshrink

B.thewayofmakingpeoplelivelonger

C.thesizeofcertainpeople'sbrains

D.whycertainpeopleagedsoonerthanothers

2.Faulkner^researchfindingsarebasedon______.

A.asurveyoffarmersinnorthernJapan

B.testsperformedonathousandoldpeople

C.thestudyofthebrainvolumesofdifferentpeople

D.thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology

3.Theprofessor'stestsshowthat______.

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,whichgroupofpeopleseemtoageslowerthantheot

hers?

A.farmersB.LawyersC.ClerksD.Shopassistants

PassageEight

NewshasjustbeenreceivedofanaircrashinthenorthofEngland.Theplane,w

hichwasonacharterflightfromLondontoCarlisle,wascarryingapartyofbusinessm

enontheirwaytoatradefair.Itseemslikelythattheplaneranintoaheavyfogas

itwasapproachingCarlisleandwasobligedtocircleforsometwentyminutes.Everythi

ngseemedtobegoingwell.ThepilotwasinconstantradiocommunicationwithGroun

dControlwhentheenginessuddenlycutoutandallcontactwaslost.Theplanecrash

edonthesiteoftheancientRomancampatHadrian'sHill,aplacewellknowntoarch

aeologistsandtourists.

Sofarfewdetailshavebeenreported,butitisfearedthatatleasttwentypeopleI

osttheirlives,amongthemthepilot,whowaskilledinstantly.Thelocalambulancesa

ndfiremenwereonthescenewithinminutesofthecrash,butadditionalhelphadtob

erushedfromotherareas.

Mr.LesilieCollins,oneofthesurvivors,toldourreporter,MWepassengersnoticedt

heenginesweremakingafunnynoise.Ofcoursewecouldn'tseeanythingbecauseof

thefog,butthepilotsaidtherewasnothingtoworryabout.Thenextthingweknow,

theengineswentdead.Therewasarushingnoise-andafterthatIdon'tremembera

nymore.”

Mr.Collinsisnowinhospital,beingtreatedforminorinjuries.Wewillbebringing

youfurthernewsofthecrashaswereceiveit.Inthemeantimerelativesareaskedto

ring02-3457211forinformation.

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.noneofthepassengerswaskill

C.noadditionalhelpwasnecessaryD.helpwaslongdelayed

5.FromwhatMr.Collinssaid,wecanknowthathe.

A.hadonlyanincompletepictureofwhathappenedB.heardandsawnothing

atall

C.talkedtothepilotD.wasonceapilot

PassageNine

Longafterthe1998WorldCupwaswon,disappointedfanswerestillcursingthedi

sputedrefereeing（裁判）decisionsthatdeniedvictorytotheirteam.Aresearcherwasa

ppointedtostudytheperformanceofsometopreferees.

Theresearcherorganizedanexperimentaltournament（錦標(biāo)賽）involvingfouryoutht

earns.Eachmatchlastedanhourdividedintothreeperiodsof20minutesduringwhic

hdifferentrefereeswereincharge.

Observersnoteddownthereferees'errors,ofwhichtherewere61overthetourna

ment.Convertedtoastandardmatchof90minutes,eachrefereemadealmost23mis

takes,aremarkablehighnumber.

Theresearcherthenstudiedthevideotapestoanalysethematchesindetail.Surpri

singly,hefoundthaterrorsweremorelikelywhentherefereeswereclosetotheincid

ent.Whentheofficialsgotitright,theywere,onaverage,17metersawayfromthea

ction.Theaveragedistanceinthecaseoferrorswas12meters.Theresearchshowst

heoptimum（最佳的）distanceisabout20meters.

Therealsoseemedtobeanoptimumspeed.Correctdecisionscamewhentherefe

reesweremovingataspeedofabout2meterspersecond.Theaveragespeedforerr

orswas4meterspersecond.

IfFIFA,footbalTsinternationalrulingbody,wantstoimprovethestandardofrefere

eingatthenextWorldCup,itshouldencouragerefereestokeeptheireyesontheact

ionfromadistance,ratherthanrushingtokeepupwiththeball,theresearcherargue

s.

HealsosaysthatFIFA*sinsistencethatrefereesshouldretireatage45maybe

misguided.Ifkeepingupwiththeactionisnotsoimportant,theirphysicalconditionis

lesscritical.

1.Theexperimentconductedbytheresearcherwasmeantto.

A.setastandardforfootballrefereeing

B.reexaminetherulesforfootballrefereeing

C.analysethecausesoferrorsmadebyfootballreferees

0.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.Anexperiencedfootballrefereecandowellevenwheninpoorphysicalconditio

n.

PassageTen

Toronto:A300-poundadultSiberiantigerescapedfromitsfour-meterhighchain-li

nk-penattheTorontoZooyesterday,ononeofthebusiestdaysoftheyear.

Thoughnoonewashurt,thedangerousanimalwasseparatedfromthepublicfor

atimebynothingmorethanafour-footfence.Theescapeoccurredafteroneofthea

nimal'shandlersleftthepengateopen.Itpromptedaswiftresponsefromofficials.St

affweresentimmediatelytoarresttherunawaytiger.

GeneralManagerCalvinWhitetoldreportersthatstaffwerepreparingfortheworst.

"Iorderedatranquilizer(麻醉劑)gunsowewouldhavetranquilizedher,butthankfull

ywedidn'thaveto,"Mr.Whitesaid.Thetigerwassuccessfullyledbackintoitscage

afterthebriefescape.

TheincidentoccurredduringtheTorontoZoo's28thannualChristmasTreatsWalk,

whereadmissionisfreeinreturnfordonationsoffoodthatdoesnoteasilygobad.

ThousandsofpeopleattendeachBoxingDaytoseetheanimalsfedbytheirhandl

ers.

1.Thetigerescapehappened____.

A.owingtothelackoffoodB.duetoitsseparationfromthepublic

C.becauseofthehandler'sneglectofdutyD.asaresultofthedamagechain

andfence

2.WhoisCalvinWhite?

A.AmanagerialstaffoftheZoo.B.AjournalistfromNationalpost.

C.Awitnessoftheincident.D.Azooanimalhandler.

3.Weknowfromthepassagethat

A.thetigerescapelastedawholeday

B.thezooworkersplannedtoshootthetigerdead

C.thetigerwasn'tkeptsecurelyenoughfromthepublic

D.theincidenttookplaceonthezoo'sanniversaryday

4.TheBesttitleforthenewsreportis.

A.Pen-AnimalB.ZooTiger-WanderingFree

C.SiberianTiger-DangerousAnimalD.Zoo-Dangeroussite

PassageEleven

“Iloveyou,Bob.”“Iloveyou,too,Nancy.MItwas2a.m.andIwashearingmyp

arents*voicesthroughthethinwallseparatingmybedroomfromtheirs.Theirlovingw

ordsweresweet,touching-andsurprising.

MyparentsmarriedonSeptember14,1940,afterabriefdating.Shewasnearing

30andknewitwastimetostartafamily.Thehandsome,well-educatedmanwhoca