120. Though he, sword wounds on his face, looks , Mike is a kind-hearted general.
| A．ugly | B．unusual | C．unfit | D．Fat |
Some people believe that a Robin Hood is at work, others that a wealthy person simply wants to distribute his or her fortune before dying. But the donator who started sending envelopes with cash to deserving causes，accompanied by an article from the local paper, has made a northern German city believe in fairytales (童话）•
The first envelope was sent to a victim support group. It contained €10,000 with a cutting from the Braunschtveiger Zeitung about how the group supported a woman who was robbed of her handbag； similar plain white anonymous (匿名）envelopes, each containing €10,000, then arrived at a kindergarten and a church.
The envelopes keep coming, and so far at least €190,000 has been distributed. Last month, one of them was sent to the newspaper ’s own office. It came after a story it published about Tom, a 14-year-old boy who was severely disabled in a swimming accident. The receptionist at the Braunschweiger Zeitung opened an anonymous white envelope to find 20 notes of €500 inside , with a copy of the article. The name of the family was underlined.
"I was driving when I heard the news,” Claudia Neumann, the boy s mother, told DerSpiegel magazine. “I had to park on the side of the road； I was speechless. ”
The money will be used to make the entrance to their house wheelchair-accessible .and for a course of treatment that their insurance company refused to pay for.
“For someone to act so selflessly, for this to happen in such a society in which everyone thinks of himself, was astonishing," Mrs. Neumann said. Her family wonder whether the donator is a Robin Hood character, taking from banks to give to the needy.
Henning Noske, the editor of the Braunschweiger Zeitung, said： “Maybe it is an old person who is about to die. We just do not know. ” However, he has told his reporters not to look for the city’s hero, for fear that discovery may stop the donations.The Braunschweiger Zeitung is the name of .
| A．a church |
| B．a bank |
| C．a newspaper |
| D．a magazine |
Which of the following is TRUE about the donation to Tom?
| A．The donation amounted to €190,000. |
| B．The donation was sent directly to his house. |
| C．The money will be used for his education. |
| D．His mother felt astonished at the donation. |
It can be inferred from the passage that .
| A．the donator is a rich old man |
| B．the donation will continue to come |
| C．the donation comes from the newspaper |
| D．the donator will soon be found out |
What would be the best title for the passage?
| A．Money Is Raised by the Newspaper |
| B．Newspaper Distributes Money to |
| C．Unknown Hero Spreads Love in Envelopes |
| D．Robin Hood Returns to the City |
Mini Book Excerpts（节选）
Biography
When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land,the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it… The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.
J. D. Sulinger：A Life by Kenneth Slawenski
（Random House,$27）Mystery（疑案小说）
“You’re a smart boy. Benny’s death was no accident, and you’re the only who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it ? ”The boy was starting stubbornly at his lap again.
A thought suddenly occurred to Annika,“Did you …You recognized the man in the car, didn’t you?”
The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers,“Maybe,”he said quietly.
Red Wolf by Liza Marklund（Atria Books, $25. 99）
Short Stories
She wants to say to him what she has learned,none of it in class. Some women are born stupid,and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give ,and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers,some who they don’t want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won’t. Some mothers love so their daughters won’t.
You Are Free by Danzy Senna （Riverhead Books,$15）
Humor
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Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle（Ecco,$14. 99） If the readers want to know about the lite of Salinger , they should buy the book published by .
| A． Ecco |
| B． Atria Books |
| C．Riverhead Books |
| D．Random House |
The book Happy And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for .
| A． young children |
| B． Disney World workers |
| C． middle school teachers |
| D．parents with young children |
Which book describes women with characters of their own?
A. Happy And Other Bad Thoughts
B. J. D. Salinger:A Life
C. You Are Free
D. Red Wolf After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that .
| A． the boy helped arrest the murderer |
| B． Benny died of an accident |
| C．the murderer got away with the crime |
| D．Annika carried out the crime |
I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. Coming my way from across the parking lot was society would consider a bum(无业游民). From the
of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. He sat down in front of the bus stop but didn't look like he could have enough money to even
the bus. “That's a very pretty car,” he said. He was
but he had a(n)
of dignity around him. I said, “thanks,” and
wiping off my car. He sat there
as I worked. The
beg for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, “ask him if he needs any help.” I was
that he would say “yes”. “Do you need any help?” I asked. He answered in three
but profound(深远的) words that I shall never
. “Don't we all?” he said.
I had been feeling high, successful and important those three words
me like a shotgun. Don't we all? I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I
my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and
for the day. Those three little words still ring
. No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have
, you need help too. No matter how
you have, no matter how
you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can
help.
A. that B. what
C. which D. how
A. expressions B. manners
C. looks D. attitudes
A. ride B. buy
C. drive D. stop
A. generous B. disappointed
C. modern D. ragged
A. air B. atmosphere
C. appearance D. figure
A. finished B. stopped
C. continued D. began
A. quietly B. casually
C. aimlessly D. eagerly
A. interesting B. expected
C. boring D. supposed
A. afraid B. glad
C. doubtful D. sure
A. simple B. complex
C. strange D. rigid
A. accept B. forget
C. respond D. choose
A. unless B. after
C. until D. when
A. frightened B. moved
C. wounded D. hit
A. reached in B. searched for
C. looked up D. exposed to
A. shelter B. clothes
C. reward D. blanket
A. nice B. ridiculous
C. true D. proper
A. submitted B. devoted
C. applied D. accomplished
A. few B. many
C. little D. enough
A. loaded B. puzzled
C. angry D. unsatisfied
A. receive B. give
C. need D. seek
---What are you going to do this afternoon?
---I am going to the cinema with some friends.The film_______quite early, so we _______ to the bookstore after that.
| A．finished; are going |
| B．finished; go |
| C．finishes; are going |
| D．finishes; go |
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