A man accused of failing to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries in the county was released from prison after a book publisher agreed to post his bond (保釋金) of $1,000. The publisher said, “There’s a story here. This is a man who loves books. He just can’t let go of them. He hasn’t stolen a single book. So what’s the crime? We think that Mr Barush has a story to tell. We plan to publish his story.”
When asked why he didn’t return the books, Mr Barush said, “Well, how could I? They became family to me. I was afraid to return them, because I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up, throw them around, tear the pages, spill soda on them, get jam and jelly on them, and drown them in the toilet.”
He continued, “Books are people, too! They talk to you, they take care of you, and they enrich you with wisdom, humor and love. A book is a guest in my home. How could I kick it out? I repaired torn pages. I dusted them with a soft clean cloth. I turned their pages so they could breathe and get some fresh air.”
“Every week I reorganized them on their shelves so they could meet new friends. My books were HAPPY books. You could tell just by looking at them. Now they’re all back in the library, on the lower shelves, on the floors, at the mercy of all those runny-nosed kids. I can hear them calling me! I need to rescue them. Excuse me. I have to go now.”
小題1:Why was the man put into prison?
A．Because the book publisher persuaded the police to do so.
B．Because he stole 700 children’s books from the five different libraries.
C．Because he refused to return the books that he had borrowed.
D．Because he wanted to publish his story.
小題2:How did the man treat books?
A．He treated them as real people.
B．He treated them as his own children.
C．He treated them as his furniture.
D．He treated them as his job.
小題3:From the passage we can learn that the man is _____.
A．a(chǎn) thiefB．a(chǎn) writerC．crazy about booksD．unfortunate
小題4:What is mainly talked about in this passage?
A．A funny thief who loves stealing books.
B．A person who refuses to return borrowed books and wants to look after them.
C．A person who is crazy about books so he keeps stealing them from the library.
D．A person who may have some mental problems.

小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:B

小題1:C細節(jié)題：從文章第一段的句子：A man accused of failing to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries in the county was released from prison after a book publisher agreed to post his bond (保釋金) of $1,000.可知答案。
小題1:A細節(jié)題：從文章第三段的“Books are people, too! They talk to you, they take care of you, and they enrich you with wisdom, humor and love.看出他把書當成是人。
小題1:C推理題：從文章的描述我們可以看出他對書是非常瘋狂的。
小題1:B主旨題：從正篇文章的描寫我們可以看出這個人拒絕還書是想保管好這些書。
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? Fastest 100 m running on all fours
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? Longest ears on a dog
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? Most T shirts worn at once
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B．He made record attempts in 15 different countries.
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D．He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.
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B．The idea for its design comes from a comic book.
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“Do not mistakenly think that because China takes a careful and responsible position on the Syria issue, China will not use its veto power (否決權) or will always abstain（棄權）,” said Cui Tiankai, China’s vice foreign minister, “When China must use its veto power to say no, it will surely use it.”
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Chinese media and Internet users on Monday condemned lack of morals in society after a toddler was struck twice –by two different vans-and left bleeding on the road as more than a dozen bystanders did nothing to help the seriously injured girl．
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Cao Lin，a China Youth Daily commentator，said in a signed article published on Monday that the worry of liability should not be an excuse for not helping，and this case exposes the decline of humanity in Chinese society．
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B．The toddler died immediately after she was hit a second time．
C．High moral standards were once regarded as national pride in China．
D．Journalists from TVS captured the incident by using a camera．
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A．profit and materialism B．people’s perceptions
C．the apathy of bystanders D．the morals of society
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B．To carry some astronauts into space to do some research．
C．To send more information and clearer pictures to mobile phones on the earth．
D．To promote the country’s satellite communication network for space docking．
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A．one more such satellite is needed to form a global communication network
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C．it was less than three years since China launched its first date relay satellite of this kind
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D．china’s first space docking will be done in the second half of next year．
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A．China Launched a New Space Shuttle
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B．drive away trouble-makers under 20
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B．shopkeepers are troubled by noisy insects
C．high-frequency noise is beyond the listening ability of people over 20
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A．to advertise a new hi-tech device
B．to tell the reader a piece of news
C．to sell the device to shopkeepers
D．to inform the public as the spokesman of the police
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A．It will be sent into space in 2005.
　　		B．It is capable of orbiting for two weeks.
　　		C．It will be sent into orbit atop a Long March 2F rocket.
　　		D．It will be sent into space with two astronauts.
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A．environmental control B．energy supply
　　		C．life supportD．lunar soil collecting
小題3:. Which of the following does NOT belong to the three-stage programme?
　　  
A．Shenzhou-VI’s being sent into space.
　　		B．A model of the Chang’e-1 satellite will be sent to orbit the moon.
　　		C．The landing of an unmanned vehicle on the moon.
　　		D．Collecting samples of lunar soil.
小題4:. The passage mainly tells us ______.
　　  
A．some problems need solving before Shenzhou-VI is sent into space
　　		B．Shenzhou-VI will be sent into space in 2005
　　		C．what China’s space programme is
　　		D．how China’s three-stage programme is carried out

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The Rockford police chief and some city officials want to install （安裝） video cameras in all 100 police cars．They think this will reduce the number of lawsuits （法律訴訟）．In the last five years, Rockford has paid out more than five million dollars to settle about 40 lawsuits．
The chief said, "If cameras had been in those cars．we wouldn't have had to pay one cent． We're always pulling over drunks or drug users who try to fight the police or shoot them．Then they always claim （聲稱） that the police start beating them first or start shooting at them first．"
The cost of installing cameras will be about $500 each．The city council （委員會） will vote on the proposal （提議） next Monday．Ten of the 13 council members said that they like the idea． One member said that it makes good sense．
The police officers enthusiastically support camera use．One officer said that too many people think the police often lie; cameras would show citizens that police tell the truth．"The money that we've been spending on lawsuits will be better spent on more cameras," said one officer．
Citizen opinions to the idea of police car cameras are mixed．One person, said that the police should have started doing this years ago when video cameras were invented．But an elderly man strongly objected．'These police are trying to stick their nose into everything," he said．He was going to attend the council meeting to condemn the proposal．He hoped that other citizens would join him.
小題1:We can learn from what the chief said that with cameras on ___．
A．the police will not be treated unjustly
B．the police will be free from any lawsuits
C．the police can beat the law-breakers first
D．the police can monitor everything around
小題2:What's the purpose of installing video cameras in police cars?
A．To pay less money on lawsuits．
B．To cut the number of lawsuits．
C．To prevent lawsuits from happening．
D．To stop being beaten by law-breakers．
小題3:Which group of people support camera use most?
A．Council members,B．Police officers．
C．Local people．D．Drug users．
小題4:What can be learned from the last paragraph?
A．Most citizens support camera use in police cars,
B．The police are trying to take control of everything．
C．The man showed great disagreement on camera use in police cars．
D．Other citizens will join the man to object to camera use in police cars．

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