Michael, Rae, Jequita, Alice, Sarah and Phyllis have at least one thing in common: They all love animals so much that they’re driven to volunteer regularly at the Romulus Animal Shelter.

The six Romulus-area residents give as much time as they can to perform various tasks at the shelter, help make life more comfortable for the dogs and cats that stay there and do their best to find permanent homes for the stray（流浪）pets.

The shelter, at 12300 Wayne Road, opened in June 2011and operates on money raised in the community. To date, bingos and other fundraising activities have brought in more than ＄177.000，according to community leader William Wadsworth, but a tight budget requires the efforts of volunteers to make ends meet.

“Without their help, this building would not be an outstanding place,”Wadsworth said.“Their time and devotion is beyond what I ever expected. And I thank them all.”

The volunteers work at the direction of two animal control officers, Annie Hall and Kim Ratcliff, who spend much of their day patrolling（巡邏）the city and housing stray dogs and cats. The two, both with 32 years of experience, count on the public to be the eyes and cars of the shelter. They are also responsible for addressing complaints and taking care of the shelter.

That’s where the volunteers come in. They take photos of the animals and post them on Facebook and other websites for adoption. They clean cages, play with the animals, feed and bathe the pets and take the dogs for walks. They pick up supplies and even clean the restrooms.

“We couldn’t do it without them,” said Ratcliff. “They come in and go right to work. We depend on them a lot. They help run the place,” added Hall.

61.What is the purpose of this text?

A. To raise enough money for the stray pets.

B. To advertise for the Romulus Animal Shelter.

C. To praise the volunteers for caring animals.

D. To house more stray dogs and cats in the city.

62.Why does the Animal Shelter need the efforts of volunteers?

A. Because it has just opened for l year.

B. Because it has too many stray pets.

C. Because there are only 2 animal control officers.

D. Because it has a very tight budget.

63.Many volunteers came to help in the shelter mainly because_____________.

A. they are living near the shelter

B. they have rich experience in caring animals

C. they love animals very much

D. they can raise some money for the shelter


64.Which of the following isn’t the volunteers’ work?

A. Patrolling the city.            B. Feeding the pest.

C. Cleaning the cages.           D. Picking up supplies.

65.We can learn from the text that_________.

A. all the stray pets will live in the shelter forever

B. most stray pets were picked up by the control officers

C. the animals with most beautiful pictures on the websites will be adopted

D. the volunteers’ work was highly praised by the control officers

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　　The sometimes tense relationship between presidents and New York City mayors was seemingly set 30 years ago with the famous Daily News headline following President Gerald R．Ford's decision not to help the city out from a financial crisis．(“Ford to City：Drop Dead,” it read．)

　　But yesterday provided something of a role of the opposite：President Bush came to promote strong national economic data and to do it in the glow of a New York City economy that he said was “booming with a bond rating(債券評(píng)級(jí))at an all-time high, and unemployment near an all-time low．”

　　The moment highlighted the unique relationship Mr．Bush has with New York City, to which he has been linked since the 2001 terrorist attacks, even though he is unpopular with many voters here．

　　And as he spoke at the Federal Hall National Memorial on Wall Street for an event held by the Association for a Better New York, he addressed an audience that included not only business leaders but also three New York City mayors-one of them a Republican, two of them Democrats．

　　There was Mayor Michael R．Bloomberg, a late-blooming Republican, who kept his distance from the president throughout the 2005 mayoral campaign in case the president's low poll(選舉投票)ratings rub off on him．

　　Mr．Bloomberg seemed to receive slightly louder applause than Mr．Bush did yesterday, though, to be fair, both were warmly received and many of Mr．Bloomberg's own officials were in the audience．

　　But Mr．Bush did not seem to take offense either way．

　　“Mr．Mayor, thanks for being here, I appreciate your coming,” Mr．Bush told Mr．Bloomberg．“You're doing what people want you to do, and that is to lead this city．”

　　Then there was former Mayor David N．Dinkins, the liberal Democrat．“Mr．Mayor-David Dinkins, thank you for being here,” Mr．Bush said from the lectern．“Proud you're here．”

　　His warmest words were for Mayor Edward I．Koch, the Democrat who crossed party lines to endorse Mr．Bush in 2004．

　　“And it's good to see my buddy(密友), Mayor Ed Koch,” Mr．Bush said．“Mr．Mayor, thank you for coming．”

　　One former mayor who was not there：Rudolph W．Giuliani, the man at or near the top of many polls of possible Republican presidential contenders(競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者), who, according to an aide, was at tending a fund-raiser out of town．

(1)

How many New York City mayors are mentioned in the passage?

[　　]

A．

Two．

B．

Three．

C．

Four．

D．

Five．

(2)

According to the passage, what was the cause of the tense relationship between President Ford and New York City mayors?

[　　]

A．

The misleading of the famous Daily News．

B．

His decision not to help the city out from a financial crisis．

C．

His refusal to promote strong national economic data．

D．

His often attending fund-raisers．

(3)

What was the attitude of the New York voters towards Mr．Bush?

[　　]

A．

They all supported him and voted for him．

B．

All of them did not vote for him．

C．

They received him as they had done to Mr．Ford．

D．

He was unpopular with them．

(4)

Why did Mr．Bloomberg receive slightly louder applause than Mr．Bush at the Federal Hall National Memorial?

[　　]

A．

Because Mr．Bush was not warmly received by the audience．

B．

Because Mr．Bush had seldom visited City before．

C．

Because Mr．Bloomberg was one of the possible Republican presidential contenders．

D．

Because many of Mr．Bloomberg's own officials were in the audience．

(5)

What is the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．

Ford's Tragedy in City．

B．

Mayors in New York．

C．

Bush Has 3 Mayors to Thank in City．

D．

Booming of City's Economy．

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New York City schoolchildren can’t use cellphones at school because of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ban on cellphones in schools. Many parents are opposed to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ban on cellphones in schools by e-mail messages.
There was a 13-year-old student who was shot with a gun after school, unable to call his mother for help. There was a high school student robbed three times last year, twice in her school building. There was a girl who got a piece of glass placed in her eye during school and was saved from a possible cornea transplant (角膜移植) only because, having disobeyed the cellphone ban, she was able to call her mother and get an operation on time.
The ban has been on for years, but it set off a widespread parental outcry only in April, after some headmasters sent home letters reminding parents that cellphones are not allowed to be brought into school.
Mr Bloomberg has defended the ban, saying that cellphones are bad and often used to cheat or call in friends for fights. If something is important, he says, parents can call schools directly.
On the other hand, many of the e-mail messages from parents described the ban as “cruel and heartless”, “absurdly(荒謬地) wrong-headed”, “anti-parent”, “ridiculous”.
“We respect the fears that parents have,” David Cantor, a spokesman for Schools Minister Joel I. Klein said, “but after all the fact is that having phones in schools always leads to more problems.”
【小題1】A 13-year-old student was shot with a gun after school, unable to call his mother for help, because ____.

A．his mother had no cellphone
B．his mother wasn’t at home
C．he didn’t take a cellphone with him
D．he was too frightened to call
【小題2】From the fifth paragraph we can see many parents _________ the ban.
A．a(chǎn)greed toB．thought highly of
C．supportedD．were opposed to
【小題3】According to what the spokesman said, the school might _______.
A．call off the ban
B．continue the ban
C．thank the parents
D．a(chǎn)llow some students to use cellphones at school

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New York City schoolchildren can’t use cellphones at school because of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ban on cellphones in schools. Many parents are opposed to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ban on cellphones in schools by e-mail messages.

There was a 13-year-old student who was shot with a gun after school, unable to call his mother for help. There was a high school student robbed three times last year, twice in her school building. There was a girl who got a piece of glass placed in her eye during school and was saved from a possible cornea transplant (角膜移植) only because, having disobeyed the cellphone ban, she was able to call her mother and get an operation on time.

The ban has been on for years, but it set off a widespread parental outcry only in April, after some headmasters sent home letters reminding parents that cellphones are not allowed to be brought into school.

Mr Bloomberg has defended the ban, saying that cellphones are bad and often used to cheat or call in friends for fights. If something is important, he says, parents can call schools directly.

On the other hand, many of the e-mail messages from parents described the ban as “cruel and heartless”, “absurdly(荒謬地) wrong-headed”, “anti-parent”, “ridiculous”.

“We respect the fears that parents have,” David Cantor, a spokesman for Schools Minister Joel I. Klein said, “but after all the fact is that having phones in schools always leads to more problems.”

1.A 13-year-old student was shot with a gun after school, unable to call his mother for help, because ____.

A．his mother had no cellphone

B．his mother wasn’t at home

C．he didn’t take a cellphone with him

D．he was too frightened to call

2.From the fifth paragraph we can see many parents _________ the ban.

A．a(chǎn)greed to                             B．thought highly of

C．supported                             D．were opposed to

3.According to what the spokesman said, the school might _______.

A．call off the ban

B．continue the ban

C．thank the parents

D．a(chǎn)llow some students to use cellphones at school

 

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New York City schoolchildren can’t use cellphones at school because of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ban on cellphones in schools. Many parents are opposed to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ban on cellphones in schools by e-mail messages.
There was a 13-year-old student who was shot with a gun after school, unable to call his mother for help. There was a high school student robbed three times last year, twice in her school building. There was a girl who got a piece of glass placed in her eye during school and was saved from a possible cornea transplant (角膜移植) only because, having disobeyed the cellphone ban, she was able to call her mother and get an operation on time.
The ban has been on for years, but it set off a widespread parental outcry only in April, after some headmasters sent home letters reminding parents that cellphones are not allowed to be brought into school.
Mr Bloomberg has defended the ban, saying that cellphones are bad and often used to cheat or call in friends for fights. If something is important, he says, parents can call schools directly.
On the other hand, many of the e-mail messages from parents described the ban as “cruel and heartless”, “absurdly(荒謬地) wrong-headed”, “anti-parent”, “ridiculous”.
“We respect the fears that parents have,” David Cantor, a spokesman for Schools Minister Joel I. Klein said, “but after all the fact is that having phones in schools always leads to more problems.”

  1. 1.

    A 13-year-old student was shot with a gun after school, unable to call his mother for help, because ____

    1. A.
      his mother had no cellphone
    2. B.
      his mother wasn’t at home
    3. C.
      he didn’t take a cellphone with him
    4. D.
      he was too frightened to call
  2. 2.

    From the fifth paragraph we can see many parents _________ the ban

    1. A.
      agreed to
    2. B.
      thought highly of
    3. C.
      supported
    4. D.
      were opposed to
  3. 3.

    According to what the spokesman said, the school might _______

    1. A.
      call off the ban
    2. B.
      continue the ban
    3. C.
      thank the parents
    4. D.
      allow some students to use cellphones at school

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New York City schoolchildren can’t use cellphones at school because of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ban on cellphones in schools. Many parents are opposed to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ban on cellphones in schools by e-mail messages.

　 There was a 13-year-old student who was shot with a gun after school, unable to call his mother for help. There was a high school student robbed three times last year, twice in her school building. There was a girl who got a piece of glass placed in her eye during school and was saved from a possible cornea transplant (角膜移植) only because, having disobeyed the cellphone ban, she was able to call her mother and get an operation on time.

　 The ban has been on for years, but it set off a widespread parental outcry only in April, after some headmasters sent home letters reminding parents that cellphones are not allowed to be brought into school.

　 Mr Bloomberg has defended the ban, saying that cellphones are bad and often used to cheat or call in friends for fights. If something is important, he says, parents can call schools directly.

　 On the other hand, many of the e-mail messages from parents described the ban as “cruel and heartless”, “absurdly(荒謬地) wrong-headed”, “anti-parent”, “ridiculous”.

　 “We respect the fears that parents have,” David Cantor, a spokesman for Schools Minister Joel I. Klein said, “but after all the fact is that having phones in schools always leads to more problems.”

69. A 13-year-old student was shot with a gun after school, unable to call his mother for help, because ____.

A. his mother had no cellphone　　 　

B. his mother wasn’t at home

C. he didn’t take a cellphone with him

D. he was too frightened to call

70. From the fifth paragraph we can see many parents _________ the ban.

A. agreed to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. thought highly of　　

C. supported　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. were opposed to

71. According to what the spokesman said, the school might _______.

A. call off the ban　　　　　　　　 B. continue the ban

C. thank the parents　　　　　　　　　　 D. allow some students to use cellphones at school

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