12．We all remember seeing hitchhikers，standing by the side of the road，thumb，sticking out，waiting for a lift．But it is getting rare nowadays．What killed hitchhiking？Safety is often mentioned as a reason．Movies about murderous hitchhikers and real-life crime have put many drivers off picking up hitchhikers．That no single women picked me up on my journey to Manchester no doubt reflects the safety fear：a large，strangely dressed man is seen as dangerous．
But the reason may be more complex：hitchhiking happens where people don't have cars and transport services are poor．Plenty of people still hichhike in Poland and Romania．Perhaps the rising level of car ownership in the UK means the few people lift hitchhiking are usually considered strange．Why can't they afford cars？Why can't they take the coach or the train？
Three-quarters of the UK population have access to a car； many of the remainder will be quite old．The potential hitchhiking population is therefore small．Yet my trip proves it's still possible to hitchhike．The people who pickes me up were very interesting-lawyer，retired surgeon，tank commander，carpenter，man who live in an isolated farmhouse and a couple living up in the mountains．My conclusion is that only really interesting people are mad enough to pick up fat blokes in red，spotted scarves．Most just wanted to do someone a good turn； a few said they were so surprised to see a hitchhiker that they couldn't help stopping．
The future of hitchhiking most likely lies with car-sharing organized over the Internet，via sites such as hitchhikers．org．But for now，you can still stick your thumb out（actually，I didn't do much of that，preferring just to hold up my destination sign） and people-wonderful，caring，sharing，unafraid people-will stop．
In the UK，with its cheap coaches and reasonable rail service，I don't think I'll make a habit of it．But having enjoyed it so much，I'm ready now to do a big trip across Eurpe and beyond．In the 1970s a female friend of my wife's hitchhiked to India．How wonderful it would be to have another go，though Afghanistan might be a challenge．I wish I'd got that tank commander's mobile number．

36．The author tried to hitchhike but was rejected by single women drivers becauseD．
A．they were not heading towards Manchester
B．they thought most hitchhikers were dangerous
C．hitchhiking had been handed and they didn't want to break the law
D．he was a strong man in strange clothes who seemed dangerous
37．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？A
A．Movies have discouraged people from hitchhiking
B．Car ownership levels are lower in Romania than in the UK．
C．25% of UK people don't have access to cars．
D．Increased car ownership has reduced the need for hitchhiking．
38．The"fat blokes in red，spotted scarves"in Paragraph 3most likely meansD．
A．murderous hitchhikers
B．friendly and talkative hitchhikers
C．typical hitchhikers
D．strange hitchhikers like the author
39．According to the author，future hitchhikers are more likely toA．
A．visit websites and find people to share cars with
B．stand by roads with their thumbs sticking out
C．stick out signs with their destinations written on
D．wait for some kind people to  pick them up
40．From the last paragraph，we know that the authorB．
A．frequently hitchhikes in Britain
B．plans to hitchhike across Europe
C．thinks public transport is safer for travel
D．is going to contact the tank commander．

分析 文章討論的是為什么搭便車這種現(xiàn)象越來越少？并給出了令人信服的原因．

解答 36～40．DADAB
36    D    細節(jié)題．根據(jù)第一段的最后一句，"That no single women picked me up on my journey to Manchester no doubt reflects the safety fear：a large，strangely dressed man is seen as dangerous．"可知，被搭車者拒絕作者 是出于對安全的擔憂：作者是一個高大、穿著奇怪的男人，看上去很危險．故正確答案為D．
37     A    細節(jié)題．由第一段第四句"Movies about murderous hitchhikers and real-life crime have put many drivers off picking up hitchhikers．"可知犯罪電影使人們不敢搭載 hitchhiker，而不是勸阻人們不要搭便車，故正確答案為A．
38      D   推斷題．結(jié)合上文可知，只有真正有趣的人才夠瘋狂，敢于讓戴著紅色斑點圍巾的胖家伙上自己的車，從 crazy 一詞可推斷出，fat blokes in red，spotted scarves 形容的是某種奇怪的著裝，結(jié)合上文可知，作者的著裝也是很奇怪的，因此推斷"fat blokes in red，spotted scarves"指的是像作者一樣的穿著奇怪的搭車者．故正確答案為D．
39     A    細節(jié)題．根據(jù)第四段第一句，"The future of hitchhiking most likely lies with car-sharing organized over the Internet，via sites such as hitchhikers．org．"可知，以后搭便車的人會上網(wǎng)提前找好，故正確答案為A．
40    B   細節(jié)題．A項，根據(jù)最后一段的第一句，In the UK，with its cheap coaches and reasonable rail service，I don't think I'll make a habit of it．可知，作者不會在英國習(xí)慣搭便車，故A項錯誤；C項，在最后一段中沒有提及；D項，根據(jù)最后一段的最后一句，I wish I'd got that tank commander's mobile number．可知，作者沒有 tank commander 的電話，故D項錯誤；B項，根據(jù)最后一段的第三句"I'm ready now to do a big trip across Eurpe and beyond．"可知，作者將去歐洲搭車，體驗不同的旅程．故正確答案為B．

點評 考察學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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"Oh，I'm glad I've found you!There's been a mistake．Your daughter has my wedding dress，and I've got hers．And I'm getting married tomorrow!She held out the box to Mrs Bale．

51．Why did Enid cry after she tried on the wedding dress？BecauseB．
A．she found that she had taken another women's dress
B．the dress didn't fit her
C．she was very excited when she put on the dress
D．she was very angry
52．According to the passage，the word"alter"means"C"．
A．to buy something               B．to repair something which is broken
C．to make something different    D．to do something again
53．The dress maker's shop was closed，becauseD．
A．it was a holiday
B．it was late in the evening
C．the dressmaker went home from work
D．the dressmaker went on a holiday
54．The three women were having a cup of tea when the doorbell rang becauseA．
A．they felt happy to get the wedding dress prepared before the wedding
B．they were waiting for another women who would brought them another dress
C．they were planning to attend the two weddings the next day．
D．None of the above is right
55．Which of the following is NOT true？D
A．Mrs Peters was a kind and helpful woman．
B．The young woman was worried about her wedding dress very much．
C．The dressmaker made a mistake when she sent out these two dresses．
D．The young woman could not get married the next day．

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1．Indian's snake charmers （耍蛇者） are to be retrained as wildlife teachers under a plan to prevent their unique skills and knowledge from being lost．The charmers，who make snakes dance to the sound of flutes （笛子），used to be a traditional feature of Indian life，performing in towns and villages，until they were banned in 1972to control the trade in snake skins．
The government is now considering a plan to train the snake charmers，as they are known，to visit schools and zoos to tell children about forests and wildlife．There is also a proposal to set up a"dial a snake charmer"service to help householders to deal with unwelcome intruders （入侵者）．
"For generations they have been a feature of Indian life but now they can't earn a living for fear of arrest，"said Behar Dutt，a professor behind the plans，"if a policeman doesn't catch them，animal rights activists report them．"
Many snake charmers have continued to work clandestinely since the ban，despite the threat of up to three years in jail．But their trademark cloth-covered baskets，hanging from a bamboo pole carried across their shoulders，make them an easy target （目標） for police．
The fate of Shisha Nath，56，from Badarpur，a village just outside of Delhi，is typical of practitioners （從業(yè)者） of the dying art．"I used to earn enough to support my family and send my children to school，"he said．"Now it's hard to earn even for a day．My children want to be snake charmers．It's our identity．We love the work．But it's become impossible．"
Next month Dutt's project to train 30snake charmers will begin at a snake park in Pune，western India，where experts will enrich their home-grown skills with some formal knowledge．
More than the law，though，it is the dishonest attitude of their fellow countryman that angers many snake charmers．
"We're 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，the Congress party leader．

60．According to the passage，snake charmers will be retrained as wildlife teachers mainly becauseD．
A．schools need large numbers of such teachers
B．most of them cannot support their families
C．their performances on the street are banned
D．the government plans to save the dying art
61．The purpose of the proposed"dial a snake charmer"in paragraph 2telephone service isD．
A．to give performance of snake dancing
B．to teach householders how to catch and kill snakes
C．to offer cleaning service to wealthy householders
D．to help remove unwanted snakes from the houses
62．The word underlined word"clandestinely"in paragraph 4can be best replaced by the word"A"．
A．secretly  B．happily  C．unconsciously  D．diligently
63．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？B
A．Snake charmers can easily be recognized by the police on the street．
B．Children of snake charmers would not like to continue 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．

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2．With his game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer，Jeremy Lin （林書豪） finished the New York Knicks'dramatic reversed victory to defeat the Toronto Rapters．
   The Knicks have won six games in a row，and Jeremy Lin has put up impressive numbers during the continuous period of competitions．Although the season is still young，the Knicks have reversed course in just one week from the NBA's most disappointing team to a playoff （季后賽） contestant．Lin，not team's high-paid stars，has saved the Knicks season and likely coach D'Antoni's job．
After nearly 15 years of disappointing，sometimes unsuccessful seasons，Madison Square Garden is alive again，and New York City can't stop talking about the Knicks．To put things into perspective，consider this：Just several years back，Knicks fans protested nightly outside of the Garden calling for the team's ownership to fire their resented coach Isiah Thomas．
Now，Madison Square Garden Co．shares are at a record high，the Knicks'average household television rating is up 70 percent since Lin joined the starting lineup （首發(fā)陣容），and jersey sales are increasing very quickly．I watched the Knicks-Lakers game at a bar in Harlem，and have not felt that kind of energy from fans since the great playoff between the Knicks and Miami Heat in the late 1990s．
Beyond the Knicks，Lin may be saving the NBA as well．Just a few months back，the NBA took a massive credibility hit during a multi-month lockout，where the owners did not allow the players to go back to play until they accept the new salary levels．As a consequence，the season did not even begin until Christmas Day．Over the past few years，LeBron James'（勒布朗﹒詹姆斯） relatively long and unpleasant free-agent （自由職業(yè)球員） events，combined with poor play around the league，have angered fans and damaged the league's brand．
Lin is leading a one-week NBA basketball revival．His legendary story has inspired Asian-Americans，increased NBA sales in China，and turned the basketball world upside down．
51．According to the passage，Jeremy Lin's excellent performance saved the following exceptD．
A．The NBA                                     
B．Madison Square Garden Co．'s shares
C．The Knicks                                    
D．Coach Isiah Thomas
52．The underlined word"young"in Paragraph 2 probably means"A．"
A．in the early stage    
B．not old yet．
C．not completely grown．
D．in the development      
53．Which one of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．These Knicks'stars who were paid well saved the Knicks season
B．The fans objected to dismissing Coach Isiah Thomas outside the Garden
C．The owners and the players didn't agree on raising the TV ratings
D．The Knicks didn't satisfy its fans for nearly 15 years until this season
54．The passage is mainly aboutA．
A．how Jeremy Lin saved the Knicks，probably including the NBA
B．why Jeremy Lin became a member of the Knicks  
C．how the Knicks defeated its opponents in a great playoff  
D．why the New Yorkers thought well of Jeremy Lin．

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