As a kid， I walked to the library several times a week and stayed up late reading． I checked out so many books and returned them so quickly the librarian once snapped， "Don’t take home so many books if you’re not going to read them all．"
"But I did read them all，" I said．
In college， when I created my online dating（约会） profile， in the " favorite books" section I put One Hundred Years of Solitude， A Moveable Feast， White Fang and so on． But I realized I hadn’t read most of those titles for two years．
David was my first online date． David read about a book or two a week． When we compared libraries， we had only four titles in common．
On our seventh date， David and I visited the library．
"I have a game，" he said， taking out two pens and Postits（便利贴）． Let’s find books we’ve read and leave reviews in them for the next person． "
We stayed there for an hour．
Before leaving， I said， "I will tell you something． I’ve only read one book this year． "
"But you like books， "he said． "You like bookstores． You like libraries． Read a book!"
Back home， David's charge to "read a book" echoed in my head． I bought books whenever I got the chance， but I hardly read them． They sat on every surface until my house appeared to wear books the way one wears clothes．
I picked up one． Whenever I wanted to give up on it， I thought of David．______________
"How’s your day？" David texted．
"Good． A little tired， "I replied． "I stayed up late and finished my book． "The last time I'd pulled an allnighter to read， I was 12 and the book was Little Women．
David suggested we visit the library again． He pulled a book from the shelf， dropped to one knee， and opened it． Inside， his Postit read："Karla， it has always been you． Will you marry me？ "
His proposal had rested in the book for over a year．
（1）How do the first two paragraphs help develop the story？
A． To show how rude the librarian was．
B． To show Karla was always a reader．
C． To prove Karla just liked borrowing books．
D． To prove it’s better to buy books than borrow books．
（2）Which is the correct order of what happened to Karla？
a． She had a game with David．
b． She created her online dating profile．
c． She was shown the Postit written to her．
d． She told David she only read one book that year．
e． She found they had only four titles in common．
A． dbeac
B． baecd
C． beadc
D． dbase
（3）Which sentence should go in the empty box in Paragraph 5 from the bottom？
A． I just loved the idea of reading．
B． I tried to appear to be a book lover．
C． I painfully realized most of my books went unread．
D． I felt him pushing me to be more of the person I used to be．
（4）What’s the best title of the passage？
A． Falling in love by the book
B． Buying books for yourself not for your shelf
C． A true lover of books knows no time
D． Love books enough and books love you back
A Delicious Meal
Tony is Chinese American．His family members gather together and serve a traditional Chinese meal once a week．Last week Tony i（81） his friend Amy for it．
Tony's family was preparing dinner when Amy arrived．The family was cooking vegetables with hot oil．The k（82） was filled with many good smells．"You can help me set the table．"Tony told his friend．They gave each person a pair of chopsticks，a soup bowl，a soup spoon，and a rice bowl on a plate．
"Where are the forks and knives？"Amy asked．
"Oh，you won't n （83） those．"Tony explained．"I will show you how to use chopsticks．Don't worry．"
Tony's mother put different foods which were unfamiliar to Amy onto big plates．She asked the kids to carry the food﹣filled plates out to the table．Amy carried roast duck．It was one of the f （84） dishes she recognized．
Amy was a little nervous about eating with chopsticks．Tony gave her instructions on how to do it．Amy finally managed to hold the chopsticks．Just when she picked up a piece of chicken in her chopsticks，her fingers s（85） lost control of them，and the chicken flew across the table．It landed in Tony's soup with a splash（飞溅）．E（86） at the table smiled．
Tony's father kindly brought out a fork and knife．He handed them to Amy．Amy felt more c（87） ．She ate the rest of her dinner easily．It was delicious!
At the end of the meal，Amy was given a fortune cookie（签语饼干）．She broke it open and read the small note inside，"If you practice hard，you will learn many things．"Amy laughed and said，"if you let me take home a pair of chopsticks，my fortune may come true!
Cindy was a single mother who lived with her little son．She lost her job three years ago and they lived a very hard life． It was terrible．She was sad when her son asked，"Can I have some more bread，please， Mummy？"
One day， when her son asked the same question again，she decided to prepare a big meal for him with the only 5 dollars in her hand．She went to the supermarket，bought some food and cooked at home．"It's time to make a change．" she thought． She used to love writing． In order to make some money，she began to write articles for magazines day and night． Things went better． The local food bank started to provide her with some free vegetables every month． Her son finally had enough to eat． Once her son told Cindy that the dishes she made delicious． Suddenly， an idea came to Cindy's mind． "Why not share my recipes （食谱） on the Internet？" She did． Many people liked her recipes and she became popular．Soon after that，some reporters interviewed her and asked her to write a book on cooking．When Cindy got the money for the book she wrote， she had a good sleep for the first night during the three years．
Now Cindy has a good job and a beautiful house， but she'll never forget the days when she worked hard for a good life．
（1）When did Cindy lose her job？
（2）Why did Cindy begin to write articles for magazines？
（3）Did Cindy's son think that her dishes were delicious？
（4）Where did Cindy share her recipes？
（5）What do you think of Cindy？
A scientist name Charles had a strange idea．He wanted to invent a new kind of car which could go without a driver．It could also be used as a living room．That means you can go anywhere on your sofa in the car．You might say that it's impossible．But Charles succeeded in making it in a factory and named it Tridika．
Tridika has no wheels and it starts working when it reaches the magnetic levitation tracks（磁悬浮轨道）．It takes its energy from its tracks．And it works in the same ways as a magnetic train．It moves very fast．As everyone knows，cities are developing rapidly．There are more and more cars running on the road．So parking space is limited．Sometimes it's hard to find a place to park（停车）．Tridika can solve this problem easily because it needn't park on the ground．Actually，it can park on the outside wall of the building with the help of an elevator system（电梯系统）．In this way，much parking space can be saved．When Tridika parks itself in front of your apartment，you can get into your room directly．Of course，there must be a side door in the outside wall．Then Tridica becomes another living room．It's really amazing，isn't it？
Tridika can hold six passengers．So you can go on vacation in it with your family in your free time．of course it can also be sued as an office while you are traveling on the road．That is to say，you can travel and work at the same time．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．
（1）Who invented the new kind of car？
| A． |
Charles |
| B． |
A driver |
| C． |
A factory worker |
| D． |
A passenger |
（2）When does Tridika start working？
A．When it gets into your room．
B．Before it parks on the outside wall．
C．After it takes its energy from the wheels．
D．When it reaches the magnetic levitation tracks．
（3）What's probably the meaning of the word"limited"in Para.2？
| A． |
封闭的 |
| B． |
有限的 |
| C． |
开放的 |
| D． |
无限的 |
（4）Why can Tridika save the parking space？
| A． |
Because it can move very fast． |
| B． |
Because it can hold six passengers． |
| C． |
Because it needn't park on the ground． |
| D． |
Because it could be used as a living room． |
（5）Which is the best title（题目） for this passage？
| A． |
Tridika：A free parking place |
| B． |
Tridika：A fast magnetic train |
| C． |
Tridika：A strange side door |
| D． |
Tridika：A new driverless car． |
On Sunday it was sunny．More than ten people were standing on the airport waiting for the challenge for skydiving（跳伞）．Suddenly，with the help of a guide dog，a blind man was coming with a parachute（降落伞 n．；空降 v．） on his back．
"Do you also come for the parachute training？"someone asked．"Yes!"the blind man replied in a loud voice．All the people looked at him in surprise．"I know．Do you think how a blind man can parachute？"The blind man said cheerfully．"Yes，how can you parachute？"Seeing the blind was so cheerful，they asked quickly．
"It's not difficult．I will parachute like you．Although I'm a blind man．I can hear．When I hear the order for skydiving，I will carry my guide dog to follow you one by one．The coach says，counting two five from the moment I jumped down，I can open the parachute．And I know when I to fall to the ground is the most dangerous moment in skydiving．But it's very simple for me．When my guide dog is scared into crying loudly and the rope in my hand become light，I'll prepare for falling to the ground．"said the blind man quietly．
After the challenge，the coach told everyone，"In this training，Robert gets the highest scoring for he is the most standard and placid（从容的） action．""Who is Robert？"They asked simultaneously．
"He"said the coach，pointing the young blind man
60．What did the blind man come to the airport to do？
A．To watch the parachute training
B．To train his guide dog．
C．To join in the parachute training．
D．To go traveling by plane．
61．How did all the people feel when the blind man wanted to parachute with them
A．Happy．
B．Surprised．
C．Excited．
D．Sad
62．What does the word"simultaneously"mean in Chinese？
A．大声喧哗地
B．难以置信地
C．不可否认地
D．不约而同地
63．According to the passage which of the following is NOT TRUE．
A．The coach knew Robert was the best trainer before the challenge．
B．The other people didn't believe Robert could parachute at first
C．The blind man was a real man with great courage．
D．It's unbelievable that Robert did the best of all trainers．
When Zheng He was born， he was named Ma Wenhe． He was born in Yunnan in 1371． （1） However， when the Ming Dynasty was established （建立）， the army caught Ma Wenhe and took him to one of the emperor's sons， Prince Zhu Di．
Ma Wenhe served the prince well and soon he became one of the prince's closest advisors． （2） ． Later the prince became the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty as the Yongle Emperor． The Yongle Emperor wanted to show other countries the greatness and power of the Ming Dynasty． （3） ． He made Zheng He the leader of a fleet （舰队） and ordered him to explore （探索） the world．
On Zheng He's first trip， he traveled all the way to Calicut， India． With over 200ships and nearly 28，000men， he visited many countries along the way． His first trip lasted from 1405to1407． Zheng He and his fleet traded and made close relations at the places they visited．
Zheng He continued to sail for the Ming Dynasty over the rest of his life． He traveled to many faraway places， going all the way to the African coast and establishing trade relations with over 25countries． （4） ． He also brought back diplomats （外交官） from many countries to meet with the Chinese Emperor．
A． Some of the ships were longer than a football field． B． The prince trusted him and changed his name to Zheng He． C． His father and grandfather were Muslim leaders of the Yuan Dynasty． D． He brought back all kinds of animals such as giraffes and camels． E． He also wanted to establish trade relations with other peoples of the world． |
One of my best friends went abroad to enjoy her holidays，so the job of looking after her dog Missy has been given to me．A few months ago，Missy came to my friend's house．She looked terrible．She has been abused for a long time．
When we first visited my friend and Missy，my friend had to gently pull her over on a lead （牵绳） to get her to come to us．She wanted to come but afraid to do so﹣﹣﹣the poor，beautiful thing．Clearly Missy came to the right home．My friend has given birth to a baby of his own and shows the love of a mother．This is just what Missy needs．Thanks to the love of my friend，she has changed into a new dog step by step．Sadly，she is still afraid of strange humans．I hate to imagine what the dog must have gone through．
Now，Missy trusts me completely，so I can touch her berry（肚皮）．While standing，she will jump up so gently to be closer to me，putting her paws（爪子）on my legs as she looks at me with those beautiful eyes．
Missy is really brave．She has the courage to try again，to open her hearts，and to know that not everyone is the same kind of people as before．Keep it in mind that tomorrow is another day．
（1）The underlined word "abused" in the first paragraph means ．
A．保护
B．喂养
C．虐待
D．挨饿
（2）The writer felt when she first saw Missy．
A．proud and relaxed
B．sorry and caring
C．afraid and angry
D．sad and disappointed
（3）The writer thought it was good for Missy to stay with her friend ．
A．because her friend could offer the love of a mother to Missy
B．because her friend had more free time to take care of Missy
C．because her friend stayed long at home and felt quite lonely
D．because her friend helped Missy to accept different people
（4）The fourth paragraph mainly tells us ．
A．the writer has learned the skills to communicate with Missy
B．the writer has made Missy understand and follow her orders
C．the writer has succeeded in winning the trust of Missy
D．the writer has come to realize that Missy is a beautiful dog
（5）According to the passage，what is the writer's suggestion？
A．No future in the past
B．Every dog has its day．
C．All efforts will pay off．
D．Never too late to mend．
Leon was a postman．Every day Leon would wake up and feed his 37 cats．Leon didn't really want 37 cats，but one by one they had appeared on his doorstep，and Leon had taken them in．
Every day，after feeding the cats，Leon would collect the letters from the red postboxes in the village and take it home．"If only I had 37 helpers instead of 37cats，my job would be so much easier，"Leon thought．Just then，the cats started meowing for their dinner．That gave Leon an idea．That night，Leon worked late making 37cat﹣sized postal backpacks．Then，he went around to each postbox，putting up signs that read：Postbox closed!Please use the postal cat service．
The next day，Leon put a backpack on each cat and dropped off the cats around the village．Leon knew that the cats would be happy walking around all day．He also knew that they would always come home for dinner．Leon spent the day relaxing，waiting for his helpers to return．Leon was right．The cats did return，but they did not bring home many letters．Some got the letters wet．Some bit off the corners of the letters．Some even lost their backpacks．""Cats are just too unreliable（不可靠的），"Leon thought．
Just then，a strange sound came from the outside of Leon's door．A dirty dog was waiting to be invited inside．That gave Leon an idea．
（1）In Paragraph 2，Leon that night．
A．made postal backpacks
B．put up a sign on each cat
C．had dinner with the cats
D．collected letters in the village
（2）According to the last paragraph，we can infer（推断） that Leon would ．
A．let the dog take a shower
B．invite the dog to dinner
C．make the dog work for him
D．walk the dog around the village
（3）From the passage we know Leon was ．
A．honest
B．brave
C．strict
D．funny．
Dan's class know Dan is in the hall before they see him． He raps （说唱） when he passes in the hall． He raps when he comes into class． And he raps when he sits at his desk． He raps when he can and he raps about almost everything．
Dan joined in a rap competition at school． When Dan rapped， his friends clapped （鼓掌） for him．The kids thought his rapping was great． But could Dan win？
Dan did win! Dan got the top place! All his classmates gave him a big hand．"Now Dan is a star in our school!" Mal said． Ben stood up and shook Dan's hand． "That was cool， Dan． You are
a hero!"
Miss Mills said， "Dan did win! His next step is to rap on National Rap Star on TV． We can all give Dan a big hand．" The class clapped and cheered for Dan． Miss Mils smiled．
Miss Mills and his classmates were excited， but Dan threw himself onto his chair ，silent．Dan could not rap on TV． In class， Dan could not do his physics． He could not think． Dan was not a kid who got nervous a lot， but he did not wish to rap on TV． Could he be lucky again？Anyway，who wanted to lose？Dan thought perhaps he would not attend the national competition．Then he would not have to rap on TV．
Dan' s friends sensed something was going on his mind． They planned to give him some help．When Dan got to class the next day，he saw a sign on the wall． It said，"Dan，Just rap classroom!" Dan smiled．"Perhaps it's not that hard to rap on TV，" he thought．
（1）How do Dan's classmates know he is in the hall before they see him？
| A． |
They hear him rap． |
| B． |
They see a sign on the wall． |
| C． |
They hear him clap hands． |
| D． |
They see the things on his desk． |
（2）Why didn't Dan want to rap on TV？
| A． |
He got nervous a lot． |
| B． |
He was afraid to lose． |
| C． |
He had to improve his physics． |
| D． |
He planned to cheer for others． |
（3）What do you think happened later according to the story？
| A． |
Dan hated his friends for their push． |
| B． |
Dan forgot what he should rap on TV． |
| C． |
Dan attended the national competition． |
| D． |
Dan sopped rapping after the competition． |
Susie Sunbeam was not her real name； that was Susan Brown． But every one called her Susie Sunbeam because of her such a sweet， smiling face． （1） ．
Her grandfather first gave her this name， and it seemed to fit the little girl so nicely that soon it took the place of her own．
Even when a baby， Susie laughed from morning till night． （2） ．
When she had learned to walk， she loved to go about the house and get things for her mother， and in this way save her as many steps as she could． She would sit by her mother's side for an hour at a time， and ask her ever so many questions， or she would take her new book and read．
（3） She never used an unkind word， but tried to do whatever would please her playmates best．
One day， a poor little girl with a very ragged dress was going by and Susie heard some children teasing her and making fun of her． She at once ran out to the gate， and asked the poor little girl to come in． " What are you crying for？ "Susie asked． " Because they all laughed at me， "she said
（4） She cheered her up with kind words， and gave her a nice dress and a pair of shoes．
This brought real joy and gladness to the poor child． （5） ．
A． That's why we called her Susie Brown．
B． Susie was always pleasant in her play with other children．
C． No one ever heard her cry unless she was sick or hurt．
D． She always brought brightness with her when she came．
E． Susie liked to read books when her mother was busy in doing chores．
F． And she thought that Susie was rightly called Sunbeam．
G． Then Susie took the little girl into the house．
One evening as I was leaving the store，I noticed a man with a very old sleeping bag going through the garbage can nearby．He pulled out fast food trash bags and inspected all that was in the thrown away bags，but he never stopped anyone to beg for money or anything eles as they entered or left my store．After he went through the entire trash can，he carefully cleaned up the area and wrapped up the food he found in the dirty hamburger wrapper．My heart literally hurt for him．
I decided to help him．I got out of my car and asked him if I could buy him something to eat．He thanked and，followed me to the fast food place around the block．I bought him the biggest meal they had on the menu．He didn't ask for anything and the only request was a big glass of hot sweet tea to go with his meal．When I brought him the food，he was so thankful．He told me how much he appreciated the meal．
I wanted to give him some money．He shook his head．I asked him if I could buy a few meals and put it on a gift card for him．He agreed．
As I handed him the gife card，he broke down crying．He told me that he prayed for me today．I wasn't sure what he meant （I was guessing he was praying for me for what I did for him ）so I thanked him．
"NO，I prayed that God would send someone to buy me a hot meal today …and be sent you!" Tears traced down his checks．
I didn't know what to say …I always pray over my food，but I've never prayed for a meal．I've never doubted that I wouldn't be able to eat …Tears began to fill my eyes．Oh my …how blessed am I…Maybe God used me to answer this man's prayer．
Everybody has a story though I didn't know his，but I had done what God wanted me to．God put him in my path …I knew he did．I took him to my office．
33．The man that writer saw outside his store was possibly a
A．beggar
B．homeless man
C．street cleaner
D．hamburger lover
34．Why did the man brerk down crying when he got the gift card？
A．He had finally talked to God．
B．He could have a new sleeping bag
C．He finally got what be needed．
D．He wanted to have some hot meals
35．According to the passage，what kind of person was the man？
A．A polite，careful person with few words．
B．A lonely，serious person with a trash bag
C．A nice，lonely person with a sleeping bug
D．A friendly，careful person with little money
36．What did the writer most probably do in his office？
A．He gave the man some money
B．He gave the man another big hot meal
C．He asked the man to pray for him
D．He invited the man to work in his store．
Laurence Kim Peek was born in Salt Lake City，Utah，on November 11，1951．It was clear from an early age that he was not like other children．A medical scan （扫描）showed that the two halves of his brain were not connected in the usual way．As a result，Laurence developed an amazing memory．He started to read when he was two．He used to read books and put them back on the shelf upside down to show that he had finished them．He remembered everything he had read．
He memorized quite a lot of information on subjects such as history，geography，sports，music and literature．He also had an unbelievable ability with numbers and dates．
To read more quickly，he read the left page with his left eye and the right page with his right eye．By reading the two pages at the same time，it took him less than an hour to read a whole book．By the age of 30，he had memorized around 12，000books．
However，he did not develop so well in other areas．He could not walk until he was four，and he had problems putting on his clothes and shoes．His social skills were poor，and he was extremely sensitive （敏感的） about meeting new people．In 1984，Peek and his father met Hollywood movie writer Barry Morrow．Morrow was fascinated by Peek and began to write a new play about Peek's experiences．The result was Rain Man，a movie that won an Oscar for Best Picture in 1988．This changed Peek's life．He got used to being the center of attention．He became more self﹣confident （自信的）．He appeared on TV and traveled around the country with his father to develop awareness （意识） of his condition．Sadly，Peek died of a heart attack in 2009．
38．The writer tells us Peek was a man with in the first three paragraphs．
A．a weak ability
B．an amazing memory
C．a great dream
D．a common brain
39．The underlined word"This"in Paragraph 4refers to" "．
A．he couldn't walk until four
B．he met the famous movie writer
C．his social skills were poor
D．Rain Man won an Oscar for Best Picture
40．It can be learnt from the passage that ．
A．Both halves of Peek's brain were not connected at all
B．Peek was weak in remembering numbers and dates
C．Peek could read books in an unusual way
D．Peek never felt comfortable with his fame
41．The best title of this passage is most probably ．
A．The real"Rain Man"
B．A special experience
C．Ways of becoming famous
D．An unbelievable movie actor．
Some people seem to have unusual memories． Zheng Aiqiang， a "memory athlete" on TV show Super Brain， can remember 2， 660 numbers in just one hour!
You would think people like him must have special brains． But according to a recent study by researchers from America and Holland， the brain structure （结构） of ordinary people and 23 of the world's lending memory athletes shows no difference．
Good memories can be trained． New research in the magazine Neuron suggests that a person will get a super memory with just six weeks of hard training．
Researchers found that a technique （技巧） called loci， invented by the ancient Greeks， can greatly help improve memory．
By using loci， you are using your imagination to improve the brain's memory networks． You can link （关联） something you need to remember with a place that you know very well． For example， to remember a list of numbers， imagine yourself walking through your house． Each thing is linked to a number． For example， zero could be the handle on the door and five could be the painting on the wall．
In one study， some ordinary people were given 20 minutes to remember 72 nouns． At the beginning， they could only remember 26 words， but when they were taught loci， they could remember 62 words．
"Not everyone can become a memory winner． But everyone using the technique can improve his memory greatly，" said Boris Konrad， one of the researchers in the study．
（1）From the recent study， we know that ordinary people and memory athletes have similar ．
（2）To memorize a list of numbers by using loci means you are using your to link it with a you know well according to the passage．
◆（3）请根据短文内容回答问题
What does the new research in the magazine Neuron suggest？
◆（4）请用一句话概括段落大意．
Paragraph 6 tells us that
◆（5）请将文中划线句子译成汉语．
I still remember quite clearly the day when my parents got divorced （离婚）．Dad kissed me goodbye and left．
For a long time Mum and I lived a peaceful life．Then one day，Jim came over for lunch wearing a blue suit with a short brown tie and a green shirt．I couldn't believe this was going to be my new stepfather．It couldn't be true that my beautiful mother would marry someone who dressed like a clown （小丑）．I hated him．
Lunch was terrible．Mother kept trying to start a conversation，but neither Jim nor I would say much．Finally I offered to bring in the dessert just to get away from the clown．
Something unpleasant happened，but I didn't mean （故意）to do it．I guess the plate slipped．But one minute I was handing Jim his blackberry pie，and the next，dark purple berries were oozing （渗出）all over his shirt and tie．
I was mortified．My face turned bright red．Jim looked very much surprised at first，but then he began to laugh．I started to laugh too．Maybe this guy was all right，after all．Then I had a quick look at my mother．She looked happier than I had seen her in a long time．
34．The writer thinks Jim's clothes look ．
A．nice
B．expensive
C．usual
D．funny
35．From the story we might guess that ．
A．Jim didn't seem likeable at first
B．the writer liked Jim from the start
C．Jim was angry with the writer
D．Jim didn't like blackberry pie．
36．In this story the word"mortified"means ．
A．happy
B．bored
C．embarrassed
D．angry
37．The best title for this story would be ．
A．I Love Pie
B．My New Stepfather
C．The World's Worst Lunch
D．Mothers Shouldn't Marry．
Have you ever heard of a rattlesnake？It is a poisonous （有毒的） American snake．When it is angry or afraid，it makes a noise like a rattle with its tail．It's very scary．But Heather Ramirez and her husband，from California，in the United States，make a living in an unusual way．They are self﹣employed （自雇的） snake catchers!They catch snakes，especially rattlesnakes which have gone indoors，and return them to the wild．
Heather describes her work as"protecting people from rattlesnakes﹣and protecting rattlesnakes from people!"In the area where they live，rattlesnakes often come face to face with people．They are found in stores，offices，houses and gardens．Heather explains that it's not the snakes that are moving into places where people live，but it's the other way round．The snakes lived in these places first and then the people built houses．
Most people who see a rattlesnake are feared．If you keep your distance，however，the snake won't bite （咬） you．In twelve years as a snake catcher，Heather has never touched a snake．She doesn't take the risk．She picks up the snakes with a special tool．This doesn't hurt them，but it keeps them at a safe distance so that they can't bite her．
Heather and her husband are very busy because they are never off duty．Catching snakes is a full﹣time job and they don't often have a day off．People can get to them at any time of the day or night．Not everyone can do this job，but Heather doesn't want to do anything else．"I just love my job，"she says．
（1）The Ramirezs make a living in an unusual way by ．
A．catching and selling snakes
B．catching snakes as a part﹣time job
C．protecting snakes in the wild
D．being self﹣employed snake catchers
（2）In Paragraph 2，Heather explains why the rattlesnakes ．
A．never bite people
B．are afraid of people
C．are found where people live
D．lived with people at first
（3）The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 3refers to ．
A．rattlesnakes
B．special tools
C．people around
D．the Ramirezs
（4）Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A．Heather catches snakes only at night．
B．Heather is always ready to do her job．
C．Heather risks touching snakes sometimes．
D．Heather has been a snake catcher for 20years．
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