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Passage1

Andreahadneverseenanoldladyhitchhiking（搭车）before.However,theweatherandthecomingdarknessmadeherfeelsorryforthelady.Theoldladyhadsomedifficultyclimbing（adj.攀登的,上升的n.攀登）inthroughthecardoor,andpushedherbigbrowncanvas（v.彻底讨论探究n.帆布）shoppingbagdownontothefloorunderherfeet.ShesaidtoAndres,inavoicethatwasalmostawhisper,“Thankyoudearie—I’mjustgoingtoBrockbourne.”

Somethinginthewaytheladyspoke,andthewaysheneverturnedherhead,madeAndreauneasyaboutthisstrangehitchhiker.Shedidn’tknowwhy,butshefeltinstinctivelythattherewassomethingwrong,somethingodd,something…dangerous.Buthowcouldanoldladybedangerous?

Itwasabsurd.

Carefulnottoturnherhead,Andrealookedsidewaysatherpassenger.Shestudiedthehat,thedirtycollarofthedress,theshapelessbody,thearmswiththethickblackhairs…

Thickblackhairs?

Hairyarms?

Andres’sbloodfroze.

Thiswasn’tawoman.Itwasaman.

Atfirst,shedidn’tknowwhattodo.Thensuddenly,anideacameintoherracing,terrifiedbrain.Swingingthewheelsuddenly,shethrewthecarintoaskid（刹车）,andbroughtittoahalt.

“MyGod!

”sheshouted,“Achild!

Didyouseethechild?

IthinkIhither!

”

The“oldlady”wasclearlyshakenbythesuddenskid,“Ididn’tseeanythingdearie,”shesaid.“Idon’tthinkyouhitanything.”

“I’msureitwasachild!

”insistedAndrea.“Couldyoujustgetoutandhavealook?

Justseeifthere’sanythingontheroad?

”Sheheldherbreath.Wouldherplanwork?

Itdid.Thepassengerslowlyclimbedouttoinvestigate.Assoonasshewasoutofthevehicle,Andreagunnedtheengineandacceleratedmadlyaway,andsoonshehadputagoodthreemilesbetweenherselfandtheawfulhitchhiker.

Itwasonlythenthatshethoughtaboutthebaglyingonthefloorinfrontofher.Maybethebagwouldprovidesomeinformationabouttherealidentityabouttheman.Pullingintothesideoftheroad,Andreaopenedtheheavybagcuriously.

Itcontainedonlyoneitem—asmallhandaxe,witharazor-sharpblade.Theaxeandtheinsideofthebagwerecoveredwiththedarkredstainsofdriedblood.

Andreabegantoscream.

1.Andreaallowedthehitchhikertotakearideinhercarmainlybecause___a___.

A.thehitchhikerwasanoldwomanB.shewascuriousabouttheoldlady

C.theladyhadaheavybagD.sheknewtheoldlady

2.WhatmadeAndreaafraidwhenshelookedattheoldlady?

d

A.Shehadashapelessbody.B.Shehadaharshvoice.

C.Sheworeadirtydress.D.Shehadhairyarms.

3.Andreasuddenlystoppedthecarbecause___c___.

A.shethoughtshehadhitachildontheroad

B.sheskiddedonsomeiceontheroad

C.shewantedtotrickthepassengerintogettingout

D.shecouldn’tconcentrateandnearlyhadacrash

4.Andrealookedinthepassenger’sbagto___d___.

A.examinewhatwasinit.B.findoutwherethepassengerlived.

C.usethepassenger’stools.D.findoutwhothepassengerwas.

5.Andreascreamedbecause__b____.

A.shesawthehitchhikercomebackB.sherealizedshecouldhavebeenkilled

C.shewasscaredatseeingbloodD.shecutherselfbytheblade

Passage2

Desperately（adv.拼命地,失望地）shortoflivingspaceanddangerouslyprone（adj.倾向于）toflooding,theNetherlandsplanstostartbuildinghomes,businessesandevenroadsonwater.

Withnearlyathirdofthecountryalreadycoveredbywaterandhalfofitslandmassbelowsealevelandconstantlyunderthreatfromrisingwaters,theauthoritiesbelievethatfloatingcommunities（n.公社,团体,社会,（政治）共同体,共有,一致,共同体,（生物）群落）maywellbethefuture.

Sixprototype（n.原型）woodenandaluminum（n.[化]铝）floatinghousesarealreadyattached（附上...的）tosomethingoffAmsterdam,andatleastafurther100areplannedonthesameestate（n.状态,不动产,时期,阶层,财产）calledIjburg.

“Everybodyaskswhydidn’twedothiskindofthingbefore,”saidGijsbertVanderWoerdt,directorofthefirmresponsibleforpromotingtheconcept.“AfterBangladeshwe’rethemostdenselypopulatedcountryintheworld.Buildingspaceisscarceandgovernmentstudiesshowthatwe’llneedtodoublethespaceavailabletousinthecomingyearstomeetallourneeds.”

Beforebeingplacedonthewaterandmovedintopositionbytugboats（拖船）,thehousesarebuiltonlandatopconcreteflat-bottomedboats,whichencasegiantlumpsofpolystyrene（聚苯乙烯）reinforcedwithsteel.Theflat-bottomedboatsaresaidtobeunsinkableandareanchoredbyunderwatercables.Thefloatingroadsapplythesametechnology.

TheconceptisprovingpopularwiththeDutch.Thewaitinglistforsuchhomes,whichwillcostbetweeneuros200,000—500,000tobuy,runsto5,000names,claimsVanderWoerdt.

Withmuchofthecountrygivenovertomarketgardeningandtheintensivecultivationofflowers,plannershavealsocomeupwithdesignsforfloatinggreenhousessothatthewaterbeneaththemirrigatestheplantsandcontrolsthetemperatureinside.

Apilotproject[（小规模）试验计划],covering50hectaresoffloodedlandnearAmsterdam’sSchipholairport,isplannedfor2005.

Theopportunitiesforinnovativedeveloperslookpromising.“Wehave10projectsinthepipeline—floatingvillagesandcitiescompletewithoffices,shopsandrestaurants,”VanderWoerdtsaid.

Pilot【n.飞行员,领航员,引水员vt.驾驶（飞机等）,领航,引水v.驾驶】

由于极其缺乏生活空间，也由于容易遭受洪涝的威胁，荷兰计划开始在水上兴建住房、商店甚至公路。

由于荷兰三分之一的国土已经被水淹没，一半的陆地位于海平面之下，并且经常处于上涨的海水的威胁之下，所以荷兰政府认为，将来的社会很可能是浮动的社会。

六种木制和铝制的浮动房已经被固定在阿姆斯特丹市外的某个物体上，并且计划在同一区域至少再兴建一百套住房——这个地方叫艾吉博格。

“每个人都问我们为什么以前没有这么做，”葛吉斯博特·万德沃尔特说，他是一家公司的老总，该公司负责推广兴建水上住房的观念。

“我们国家是继孟加拉国之后世界上人口最稠密的国家。

我们缺少建筑空间，政府的研究显示：

为了满足我们的所有需求，未来几年，我们需要使可用的空间增加一倍。

”

在被放于水中并被拖船拖到指定地点之前，这些房子被建在陆地上的混凝土平底船上——这些平底船装有大量用钢铁加固的聚苯乙烯。

据说，这种平底船不会沉没，它们被水下缆绳固定着。

浮动的公路也采用同样的技术。

据证实，这种观念正在受到荷兰人的欢迎。

万德沃尔特宣称，等候这种房子的申请人数已达到五千——这种房子的售价为二十到五十万欧元。

由于国家的大部分地方被用来发展商品蔬菜种植业和鲜花集约培育业，计划者也为浮动温室提供设计，以便温室下面的水可以灌溉植物，控制温室的温度。

计划于二○○五年实施一项引水工程——该工程涵盖阿姆斯特丹市斯吉博尔机场附近被淹的五十公顷地区。

看来，革新的开发者们的机会可望获得成功。

“我们有十项工程正在计划之中——配有办公室、商店和餐馆的浮动乡村和城市，”万德沃尔特说。

1.TheNetherlandsplanstostartbuildingfloatingcommunitiesonwaterbecause______.

A.mostpartsofthecountryarecoveredbywater

B.thecountryisconstantlythreatenedbyfloods

C.itwillpromotethecultivationofflowers

D.peoplethinkitbettertoliveonwater

2.Byciting“Everyoneaskswhydidn’twedothiskindofthingbefore”,theauthorwantstotellusthat______.

A.buildingfloatingcommunitiesisaverygoodidea

B.thedirectorofthefirmdidn’twanttoanswerthequestion

C.theNetherlandsshouldfollowtheexampleofBangladesh

D.peoplearenotsatisfiedwiththegovernment’swork

3.Thefloatinghouseswillbe______.

A.reinforcedwithsteelB.madeofconcrete

C.constructedinwaterD.builtonboats

4.Accordingtotheauthor,thefloatingcommunitiesonwater______.

A.canpromotemarketgardeningB.arebeyondthereachofmostDutchpeople

C.willincreasethecostofgardeningD.willbeverypopularbytheyearof2005

5.“10projectsinthepipeline”inthelastparagraphmeans______.

A.“10pipelinestoprovidegas”B.“10companiestolaythepipelines”

C.“10floatinghousestobebuiltonwater”D.“10buildingprojectsplannedandstarted”

Passage3

MynewhomewasalongwayfromthecenterofLondonbutitwasbecomingessential[adj.本质的,实质的,基本的,提炼的,精华的n.本质,实质,要素,要点]tofindajob,sofinallyIspentawholemorninggettingtotownandputtingmynamedowntobeconsideredbyLondonTransportforajobonthetube[n.管,管子,[英]地铁,<美>电子管,显象管].Theywerelookingforguards,notdrivers.Thissuited[adj.适合的,匹配的]me.Icouldn’tdriveacarbutthoughtthatIcouldprobablyguardatrain,andperhapscontinuetowritemypoemsbetweenstations.ThewritersKeatsandChekhovhadbeendoctors.T.S.Eliothadworkedinaband[n.带子,镶边,波段,队,乐队v.联合,结合]andWallaceStevensforaninsurancecompany[保险公司].Iwouldbeatubeguard.Icouldseemyselfbeingcheerful,useful,agoodmaninacrisis[n.疾病的转折点（或转好或恶化）,决定性时刻,危机,危险期,历史上的紧要关头,[医]危象,转换期].ObviouslyIwouldbeoverqualifiedbutIwaswillingtoforgetaboutthatinreturnforasteadyincomeandtravelprivileges[n.特权,特别待遇,基本公民权力,特免vt.给与...特权,特免]—thosebeingparticularlywelcometosomeonelivingalongwayfromthecitycenter.

ThenextdayIsatdown,withalmostahundredothercandidates[n.候选人,投考者],fortheintelligencetest.Imusthavedoneallrightbecauseafterhalfanhour’swaitIwassentintoanotherroomforapsychologicaltest.Thistimetherewereonlyaboutfiftycandidates.Theexaminersatatadesk.Youweresignaledforwardtooccupy[vt.占,占用,占领,占据]theseatopposite[adj.相对的,对面的,对立的,相反的,对等的,对应的n.相反的事物]himwhentheprevious[adj.在前的,早先的adv.在...以前,返回上一级菜单]occupanthadbeendismissedafteragreaterorshortertime.Obviouslythelonginterviewswerethemoresuccessfulones.Someoftheinterviewswereasshortasfiveminutes.Minewastheonlyonethatlastedaminuteandahalf.

Icanrememberthequestionsnow:

“Whydidyouleaveyourlastjob?

”“Whydidyouleaveyourjobbeforethat?

”“Andtheonebeforethat?

”Ican’trecall[vt.回忆,回想,记起,取消n.召回]myanswersexceptthattheywereshortatfirstandgrewprogressively[adv.日益增多地]shorter.Hisclosingstatement[n.声明,陈述,综述],Ithought,revealed[v.显示,透露vbl.显示,透露]alackofsensitivity[n.敏感,灵敏（度）,灵敏性]whichhelpedtoexplainwhyasapsychologist,hehadrisennohigherthantheundergroundrailway.“Youhavefailedthepsychologicaltestandweareunabletoofferyouaposition.”

Failingtogetthatjobwasmylowpoint.OrsoIthought,believingthattheworkwaseasy.Actually,suchjobs—beingapostmanisanotheroneIstilldesire—demandexactlythesortofelementa