1 . I’m sitting at home working, minding my business, and the mobile rings. It’s DC Lyle from Wandsworth police station. He says that my name was given to Crimestoppers anonymously as a potential witness to the “Putney Pusher” incident. Remember that madman who pushed a woman into the path of a bus on Putney Bridge while out for his morning jog? Well, six months on and they still haven’t found him — and DC Lyle wants to meet.

I say I couldn’t possibly help as I wasn’t a witness. DC Lyle says he still needs to meet. I reaffirm there really was no point, and that I could be of no value; I wasn’t there. DC Lyle insists, and in doing so mentions that he has my email address, and that he tried to see me at my office yesterday (I wasn’t in). What? Somebody gave the police my office address, email address and phone number. Who? Feeling invaded and annoyed, I tell DC Lyle he could come at 10 a.m. the next day. I put the phone down, and only then the penny dropped. I was a suspect.I must know. Who was the person who put my name forward? They obviously know me, but not well enough to call me first and let me know they were going to report me to the police. Or perhaps they do know me well and have it in for me. That’s for another day.

I frantically search for the video footage of the incident online. The images are grainy. Squint (眯眼看) the eyes and even I can see some resemblance. I look at the Pusher’s jogging gear. Not premium, I might be OK. He’s got fat calves. Result. Mine are sculpted (my best feature). The Pusher’s got obvious moobs. Oh dear. I carry some permanent holiday weight. I admit it. All it would take is a bored jury and a half-dencent prosecution barrister, and none of this would be beyond reasonable doubt.I need evidence proving my innocence, so I fire up the iCal to see what my movements were on 5 May. There is nothing in the diary. This is not going well.After a fitful night I wake early. 9:45 a.m. arrives. The door buzzer goes. It’s DC Lyle and his sidekick. Of course they’re early, sneaky bastards. Look relaxed, Joel. Keep yourself together. DC Lyle and his sidekick show me their badges. I show them how extremely nice and friendly I am. Once installed on my sofa (I didn’t offer tea) they hit me with it — I am indeed a suspect.“Someone put you forward as the person that did this, and we’re here to investigate whether you did. Where were you on the morning of 5 May between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.?”

I have nothing. I live alone, work from home most days, no diary events, no witnesses as to my whereabouts. Sweats. “Wait,” I say. “Almost every morning of the working week I go to Pret A Manger to have a coffee at or about the time of the incident.” But did I that day? Even if I did, what if it was a day when they gave me a coffee “on the house” as they often did, me being a regular and all. There might be no credit card record. More sweats.I get the computer. American Express login. Search for May 2017 expense calendar (消费明细). Double click. Get in: 5 May 2017 — Pret A Manger, ￡1.95. I’m in the clear. DC Lyle peers over my shoulder at the screen. He’s satisfied I’m not the Putney Pusher. The Pret evidence is helpful, but he also says I’m taller than the real Pusher. Skinner, too. I tell him that’s because I’ve been jogging a lot recently.

1. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means ________________.

A．money was wasted on answering the phone call

B．money should be paid to get rid of my suspicion

C．something serious would follow for days to come

D．something puzzling wasn’t understood until then

2. The sentence “I have to clear my name, and reclaim ownership of my identity.” Should be placed at the end of _____________.

A．Para. 2

B．Para. 3

C．Para. 4

D．Para. 6

3. What “I” found of the incident indicates that_______________.

A．“I” wouldn’t be suspected without putting on holiday weight

B．“I” am exactly the man who the police have been hunting for

C．it is reasonable for DC Lyle to arrest “me” to finish his job

D．it is unfavorable for “me” not to have a habit of writing diaries

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．A False Alarm	B．The Pusher at Large
C．My Identity Crisis	D．Careless Policemen

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant,     1     (wait) for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I noticed that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my     2     (direct), as if he knew me. The man had     3     newspaper open in front of him,     4     he was pretending to read, but I could see that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter     5     (bring) my food, the man was     6     (clear) puzzled by the familiar way the waiter and I chatted with each other. He seemed even more puzzled as time went on and it became clear that all the     7     (waiter) in the restaurant knew     8    . Finally he got up and went into the kitchen. When he came out, he paid his bill and left. I called the owner of the restaurant and asked     9     was the matter with the man. “Well,” he said, “that man was a detective（侦探）. He followed you here because he thought you were the man he     10     (look) for.”

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

I’m very pleased that you’re coming to Baoji as an exchange student to learn Chinese. Since it is the first time that you     1     (come) to Baoji, I think it’s a good idea     2     (stay) in a local home with a middle school student who can speak English     3     (fluent).

I’m a high school student, and I hope that you can stay with me. I have     4     good command of English and can communicate     5     foreigners freely. Besides, I’m fond of reading and travelling in my spare time, and if you’re with me, I can take you around Baoji and it will     6     (rich) your knowledge of our excellent local cultures.

    7     (actual), both my parents and I are friendly and active in personality. So I believe we can get along    8     (good) with each other. When you have trouble     9     (study) Chinese, I’m sure I’ll do all that I can to help you. Every minute can     10     (make) full use of to practice your Chinese.

I’m looking forward to hearing from you.