1、s hard to earn even for a day. My children want to be snake charmers. Its our identity. We love the work. But it s become impossible.Next month Dutts project to train 30 snake charmers will begin at a snake park in Pune, western India, where experts will enrich their home-grown skills with some form
2、al knowledge.More than the law, though, it is the dishonest attitude of their fellow countryman that angers many snake charmers.Were disturbed all the time but when people want a snake removed from the house, they rush to us, said Prakash Nath, who was ordered recently to the home of Sonia Gandhi, t
3、he Congress party leader.1.According to the passage, snake charmers will be retrained as wildlife teachers mainly because_.A. schools need large numbers of such teachersB. most of them cannot support their familiesC. their performances on the street are bannedD. the government plans to save the dyin
4、g art2.The purpose of the proposed dial a snake charmer telephone service is _.A. to give performance of snake dancingB. to teach householders how to catch and kill snakesC. to offer cleaning service to wealthy householdersD. to help remove unwanted snakes from the houses3.The word clandestinely in
5、paragraph 4 can be best replaced by the word _A. secretly B. publicly C. subconsciously D. diligently4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. Snake charmers can easily be recognized by the police on the street.B. Children of snake charmers would not like to continu
6、e their fathers job.C. Snake charmers are quite angry with the attitude of their fellow countrymen.D. The animal rights activists take a negative attitude towards snake charmers.B December 06Canada: For those of you who have been following this story, the third suspect（嫌疑犯）in the Canadian Cat Mutila
7、tion（残害）case has been caught. On March 8, after just under a year of searching, the Find Matt Campaign received information that would comfort many. Now known as Mattew Kaczorowski, 21 years old, this cat mutilator was picked up by the police from the streets of Vancouver. In May 2001, three young m
8、en took a young cat, named “Kensington”after the area of town from where she was taken, from the street to a house. They began to cruelly treat and mutilate her to death, videotaping the attack. Two of the suspects, recognized as 21yearold Jesse Champlain Power and 24yearold Anthony Ryan Wennekers,
9、were arrested shortly after the incident. Neither helped the police in an effort to find the third suspect, at the time known only as “Matt. ” In May 2002, Katie set up the “Find Matt Campaign”, with the goals of raising public awareness（意识）about animal cruelty and having as many eyes as possible lo
10、ok for Matt. “I dont think Matt would have been caught had it not been for Katie Woodwards information, ”said Detective Gordon Scott, one of the arresting officers. Kaczorowski faces the charges of animal cruelty, theft under $ 5,000 and possession of property taken by crime, but one charge remains
11、absent: that of animal cruelty. According to Canadian law, this kind of crime must be charged within six months. The case is now before the Courts. While finding Matt is a big step in the right direction of this case, it is not over. It remains that Kensingtons guardian（监护人）has not yet come forward.
12、 It is important that her guardian speak out to lessen the possibility of the charges being dropped. 5.What does the passage mainly talk about? A. A cat was killed cruelly in Canada. B. A Canadian cat mutilator was caught. C. People pay attention to animal protection. D. No crimes can escape from be
13、ing charged. 6. Which of the following is in correct order according to the time when the events happened? a. Matt was caught by the police b.“Find Matt Campaign”was set up. c. Jesse and Anthony were soon arrested. d. Three young men mutilate a cat to death. e. Katie got the information about the th
14、ird suspect. A. b,e,a,d,c B. e,a,d,c,b C. d,c,b,e,a D. a,d,b,e,c7.Which one of the charges does Matt certainly have to face? A. Stealing less than $ 5,000. B. His possession of property. C. The crime of animal cruelty. D. A six-month imprisonment. 8.What can we infer from the passage? A. Catching Ma
15、tt was easy for the police. B. Very few people care about Matts case. C. Katie started the Find Matt Campaign to protect animals. D. The final result of the case depends on the cats guardian. CBayfield Shopping Coupons（赠券） 1. Six Hours Free ParkingIf you spend $100 or more in our stores you will rec
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22、A. Food you can order for delivery. B. Places to go on vacation. C. Special offers at a shopping center. D. Things on sale in a big store.10.Which of the following is true according to the ads? A. Spending $ 50 means 3 hours of free parking. B. One person can buy 4 tickets for the price of $ 2. C. A
23、fter buying two CDs, you can get another two CDs for free. D. At Mike s Cafe, people can get a free soft drink after spending $ 6.11. We can know from the passage _. A. there are more than one theatre in the centre B. if you buy a book there, you may pay less than half the price C. you may get a fre
24、e one if you buy a shirt, or a tie, or a pair of shoes D. you won t get a free soft drink unless you spend more than 10 dollars on the mealDThere are so many different plastic cards that adults have to carry aroundlibrary cards, savings cards for different banks, credit cards, just to name a few. So
25、 why not have one to replace them all?Scott Barnhill, an 1l-year-old fifth-grade student in the US, has come up with an idea for a Security One Card.Sound smart? The US Patent（专利） Office thought so, and it approved a patent for his idea in April.Heres an example of how Barnhills idea would work.Lets
26、 say you have the three cards mentioned above. Instead of carrying them all, you could have just one by having additional magnetic strips（磁条） added to it.The magnetic strips can be added to any plastic card, even a blank one.Companies could add their information to one of the strips. For example, yo
27、u could ask a library to add a strip to your bankcard.Barnhill has a lot of hobbies, including designing websites. He got the idea at the age of 9 when he saw his father using a keycard to enter their hotel room. He thought, The hotels are wasting money with the key cards. So, instead of using a hotel-issued key card, guests could use their credit cards-if the hotel added a special magnetic strip. At check-out, the strip would simply be removed.Now that he has his patent, his next step is a letter-writing campaign to get sup
