Joe Templer should have known better. After all, he works for a large auto insurance company. It won't hurt to leave the key in the truck this once, he thought, as he filled his gas tank at a self service gas station. But moments later, as he was paying the money, he saw the truck being driven away.

In 1987, 1.6 million motor vehicles were stolen in the United States one every 20 seconds. If _________________, experts predict annual vehicle thefts could exceed two million by the end of the decade.

Vehicle theft is a common phenomenon, which has a direct impact on over four million victims a year. The cost is astonishing.      

Many police officials blame professional thieves for the high volume of the thefts. It is a major money maker for organized crime. Typically, stolen cars are taken to pieces and the parts sold to individuals. But as many as 200,000 cars are smuggled out of the country every year. Most go to Latin America, the Middle East and Europe.

Only about 15 percent car thefts result in an arrest, because few police departments routinely conduct in depth auto investigations. When thieves are arrested, judges will often sentence them to probation（緩刑）, not immediately put them in prison because the prisons are overcrowded with violent criminals.

One exception is a Michigan program that assigns 92 police officers to work full time on the state's 65,000 car theft cases a year. Since 1986, when the effort began, the state's auto theft rate has fallen from second in the nation to ninth.

76.  What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

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77  Why do you think Joe Templer should be blamed according to the writer? (Please answer within 10 words.)

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78  Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases. (Please answer within 10 words.)

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79.  Put the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese.

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80.       What suggestions would you give the car owners to prevent the car theft? (Please answer within 20 words.)

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Joe came to New York from the Middle West, dreaming about painting. Delia came to New York from the South, dreaming about music. Joe and Delia met in a studio. Before long they were good friends and got married.

They had only a small flat to live in, but they were happy. They loved each other, and they were both interested in art. Everything was fine until one day they found they had spent all their money.

Delia decided to give music lessons. One afternoon she said to her husband:

“Joe, , I’ve found a pupil, a general’s daughter. She is a sweet girl. I’m to give three lessons a week and get $5 a lesson.”

But Joe was not glad.

“But how about me?” he said.” Do you think I’m going to watch you work while I play with my art? No, I want to earn some money too.”

“Joe, , you are silly,” said Delia. “You must keep at your studies. We can live quite happily on $15 a week.”

“Well, perhaps I can sell some of my pictures,” said Joe.

Every day they parted in the morning and met in the evening. A week passed and Delia brought home fifteen dollars, but she looked a little tired.

“Clementina sometimes gets on my nerves. I’m afraid she doesn’t practice enough. But the general is the nicest old man! I wish you could know him, Joe.”

And then Joe took eighteen dollars out of his pocket.

“I’ve sold one of my pictures to a man from Peoria,” he said, “and he has ordered another.”

“I’m so glad,” said Delia. “Thirty-three dollars! We never had so much to spend before. We’ll have a good supper tonight.”

Next week Joe came home and put another eighteen dollars on the table. In half an hour Delia came, her right hand in a bandage.

“What’s the matter with your hand?” said Joe. Delia laughed and said:

“Oh, a funny thing happened! Clemantina gave me a plate of soup and spilled some of it on my hand. She was very sorry for it. And so was the old general. But why are you looking at me like that, Joe?”

“What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Delia?”

“Five o’clock, I think. The iron-I mean the soup-was ready about five, Why?”

“Delia, come and sit here,” said Joe. He drew her to the couch and sat beside her.

“What do you do every day, Delia? Do you really give music lesson? Tell me the truth.”

She began to cry.

“I couldn’t get any pupils,” she said, “So I got a place in a laundry ironing shirts. This afternoon a girl accidentally set down an iron on my hand and I got a bad burn. But tell me, Joe, how did you guess that I wasn’t giving music lessons?”

“It’s very simple,” said Joe. “I knew all about your bandages because I had to send them upstairs to a girl in the laundry who had an accident with a hot iron. You see, I work in the engine-room of the same laundry where you work.”

“And your pictures? Did you sell any to that man from Peoria?”

“Well, your general with his Clemantina is an invention, and so is my man from Peoria.”

And then they both laughed.

71. To support the family, Delia worked as             .

A. a tutor                       B. a music teacher    C. a laundry assistant      D. an artist

72. It happened that             .

A. a man from Peoria liked Joe’s pictures      B. Delia earned $15 dollars a week easily

C. Clemantina and the general were kind       D. the couple worked at the same laundry

73. Who hurt Delia’s hand?

A. The general               B. Clemantina       C. A girl    D. Herself

74. We can infer from the underlined sentence that             .

A. Clemantina was an invention of the general

B. Clemantina was an invention of the man from Peoria

C. the general, Clemantina and the man from Peoria were the couple’s clients

D. there were no such men as the general, Clemantina and the man from Peoria

75. The couple’s attitude towards each other is             .

A. honest          B. faithful           C. ashamed           D. heartbreaking

The porter brings your bags to your room and helpfully explains all you want to know. Then he points to the phone and says, “If there's anything else you need, just call.” All this time you have been thinking one thing, “How much should I tip(付小費(fèi)) him?” To make your next trip a little easier, here's a guide to tipping across some Asian countries.

Bangkok

In general, the more Westernized the place is, the more likely you will be expected to leave a tip. Some top-end restaurants will add a 10% service charge to the bill. If not, waiters will appreciate you tacking on(附加) the 10% yourself. However, if you're eating at a lower-end(低檔的) restaurant a tip is not necessary. If you're staying at one of Bangkok's many five-star hotels, expect to tip the porter 20 to 50 baht(泰國(guó)貨幣單位), depending on how many bags you have. Taxis are now metered in Bangkok. Local custom is to round the fare(車費(fèi)) up to the nearest five baht.

Hong Kong

Tipping is customary in this money-mad metropolis(大都市). Most restaurants add a 10% service charge to the bill, but the extra money often ends up in the pocket of the owner. If the service is good, add another 10% to the bill, up to HK $100 in an especially nice restaurant. For HK $10 hotel porters should do it at all but the nicest hotels where a new HK $20 bill may be more acceptable. When in a taxi, round up(湊整數(shù)) to the nearest dollar.

Kuala Lumpur

Tipping in Malaysia is limited to the expensive Westernized hotels, which often add a 10% service charge to your meal or hotel room. If you are at a hotel restaurant, expect a 10% service charge. But at local restaurants, there's no need to add a tip. At five-star hotels, one or two ringgit(馬來(lái)西亞貨幣單位) will content a porter. At lower-end buildings don't feel you have to tip. Like Bangkok, many taxis are now metered so you can just round up to the nearest ringgit.

Seoul

Tipping is not part of Korean culture, although it has become a matter of course in international hotels where a 10% service charge is often added. If you're at a Korean barbecue joint(燒烤處), there's no need to add anything extra. But a nice Italian restaurant may require a 10% contribution. If you're at a top-end hotel, so expect to pay 500～1 000 won per bag. Taxi drivers don't accept a tip. Keep the change for yourself.

66. In which of the following cities is it unnecessary to tip the taxi-drivers?

A. Bangkok.                 B. Hong Kong.                    C. Seoul..          D. Kuala Lumpur

67. Which of the following is NOT the unit of money?

A.. Baht                B. Charge.                                  C. Won.     D. Ringgit.

68. From the text, we can infer tipping comes from _______.

A. the west              B. Hong Kong                      C. Asian countries         D. Bangkok

69. If you stay at a five-star hotel in Kuala Lumpur, how much will you pay the porter at least?

A. one ringgit.      B.. 10% of service charge     C. half a ringgit.       D. two ringgit.

70. The writer seems _______.

A. to give the readers some advice on how to tip      B. to tell the readers how to travel

C. to ask the readers to go on a travel to Asian cities   D. to make the trip more pleasant

Son’s Help

Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.

It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.

“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”

61. Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.

A. he was a driver                        B. he worked in a factory

C. he had worked there for a long time        D. he had a lot of work to do

62. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.

A. she thought her husband was tired          B. she couldn’t find any work

C. her husband spent all time in gambling      D. she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling

63. _______, so he was put into lockup.

A. Mr. Lang was late for work                B. Mr. Lang often gambled

C. Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home      D. Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police

64. The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.

A. he wouldn’t stop gambling               B. he didn’t love her any longer

C. he had been put into lockup               D. he was hardly sent away by the factory

65. Which of the following is right?

A. The boy thought his father needed some policemen

B.. The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.

C. The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.

D. The boy hoped his mother to come back.

Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. "Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.” Drink Good Wet Root Beer.” Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy It Now!"

The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless （魯莽的） or daring, the ride can be as thrilling （驚心動(dòng)魄的） as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.

The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the armrests even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit.

56．According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?

A. Advertisements on the billboards.               B. Films on television.

C. Buses on the road.                            D. Gas stations.

57．What is the purpose of this passage?

A.. To explain how bus trips and television shows differ. B. To persuade you to take a long bus trip.

C. To give the writer’s opinion about long bus trips   D. To describe the billboards along the road.

58．The writer of this passage would probably favor         .

A. bus drivers who aren’t reckless      B. driving alone

C. no billboards along the road         D. a television set on the bus         

59．The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because           .

A. they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between

B. the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun

C. the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses

D. both traveling and watching TV are not exciting.

60．The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are .

A. comfortable   B. exciting    C.tiring    D.boring

I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was 36　 the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final 　37 . During the test，the girl 38 next to me whispered something，but I didn’t understand. So I leaned(傾斜) over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me 39 I had an extra pen. She showed me that 40 was out of ink and would not write．I happened to have an extra one，so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk．

Later, after the test papers had been 41 the teacher asked me to 　 42 in the room when all the other students 43 . As soon as we were alone, she began to talk to me about 44 it meant to grow up；she mentioned how important it was to stand 45　 your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about __46 _and emphasized the fact　 that when people do something dishonest，they really 47 themselves．She made me promise that I would think 48　 about all the things she had said. Then she told me I could 　49 . I walked out of the room wondering 　40 she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．

　 Later on，I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the gir1 next to me, it looked 51 I was copying answers 52　 the girl’s test paper. So I came to find her and tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t 　53 anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. 54 　I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor 　55 letting her use my pen, I was sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test．

36．A．from　　　　　 B．on　　　　　　 　 C．in　　　　　　 　 D．a(chǎn)t

37．A．lesson　　　　　 B．test　　　 　　 　　C．class　　　 　　　 D．papers

38．A．seat　　　　　　 B．seating　　　　　 C．sitting　　　 　　　　 D．sit

39．A．whether 　　　　B．why　　　 　 　　C．where　　　 　　　 D．that

40．A．one　　　　　　 B．that　　　　 　　 C．it　　　　 　　　　　 D．hers

41．A．handed　　　 　　　 B．turned in　　　 　 C．given out　 　　　　 D．marked

42．A．work　　　　　 B．read　　　　 　　 C．stay　　　 　　　　 D．study

43．A．gone out　 　　　 B．were studying 　　　 C．were there 　 　　D．were dismissed

44．A．how　　　　　　 　　　 B．why　　 　　　　　　 C．what 　　　　　　　　　 D．which

45．A．by　　　　　　 　 B．on　　　　　 　　 C．to　　　　　 　　　　　　 D．with

46．A．honesty　　　　 B．faith　 　　 　　 　　C．confidence　 　　　 D．reliability

47．A．improve　　 　　　　 B．punish　　 　　　　　 C．cheat　　 　　　　　　 D．help

48．A．well　　　　　 　 B．highly　　　 　　　 C．honestly　 　　　　　 D．seriously

49．A．leave　　　　 　　 B．go on　　　　 　　 C．sit down　　 　　　 D．refuse

50．A．if　　　　　　 　　 B．whether　　　 　　 C．why　　　　 　　 D．how

51．A．like　　 　　　 　　B．a(chǎn)s though　　　　 C．a(chǎn)s　　　　　 　　　 D．that

52．A．for　　　　　 　 B．by　　　　　 　　 C．from　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)t

53．A．mentioned　　　 B．a(chǎn)sked　　 　　　 　　C．a(chǎn)nswered　　 　　　　　　 D．realized

54．A．Long before　 　　 B．As long as　 　　　 C．Just as 　　　　 　　D．Even though

55．A．with　　 　　　　　 B．by 　　　　　　　　　　　 C．in　　 　　　　　　　 D．through

 He used to be _____ shy but now he can talk freely to anyone he meets.

 A. extremely      B. nearly         C. actually       D. briefly

— I got fired last week. I’m looking in the newspaper for a job.　　　

— ______.

A. Don’t mention it 　 B. Good luck C. Never mind 　　 D. Take care　　　　

　　　    such heavy loss in the hurricane, the farmer didn’t expect to have a good harvest.

A. Suffered　   　B. Having suffered       C. Suffering　　     D. To suffer

 I fell asleep while working on this paper _______ the computer on.

A. as              B. for                C. over             D. with