| A．Kevin | B．Kate | C．Mike |
2 . An abandoned car in Chicago worth about $600 has been issued more than $100, 000 in parking tickets (罚单) over the past three years. Now Jennifer Fitzgerald, 31, is stuck with the bill but says the 1999 Chevy Monte Carlo actually belongs to an ex-boyfriend who registered (登记注册) the car in her name without informing her.
The Expired Meter ( 停车计时器) reports that from May 23, 2009 to April 30, 2012, the Chicago Department of Finance (DOF) issued 678 tickets against the car, totaling $105, 761.80. It set a Chicago record both for the total number and amount of parking fines issued. In fact, it blew past the previous record holder, which was $65,000 from about 400 tickets.
But Fitzgerald says she doesn’t owe the city a dime (10 分硬币) and has filed a lawsuit (诉讼 ) in Cook County Circuit Court against the city of Chicago, United Airlines and the ex-boyfriend. Fitzgerald has two main arguments in her case. First, she says her ex-boyfriend, Brandon Preveau, is the actual owner of the car, having bought it from her uncle for $600 in 2008. In fact, Brandon paid for the car’s title (所有权), registration and insurance, but it was registered in Fitzgerald’s name. “Brandon used his 2007 income tax refund ( 退 款 ) to pay Patrick $600 for the car,” reads Fitzgerald’s complaint. “For reasons not recalled by Patrick, however, Patrick signed the title to the car over to Fitzgerald.”
Second, Fitzgerald’s lawyer is arguing that the city should have simply towed (拖走) the car after 30 days from O’Hare Airport, where it was parked and where Brandon worked at the time. According to Fitzgerald’s complaint, on or before November 17, 2009, Brandon drove the car into the parking lot and never drove it out again. And as the Expired Meter reports, Chicago law does state exactly that an abandoned vehicle is to be towed 30 days after being illegally parked.
1. After the Chicago Department of Finance noticed the car, it _______.| A．wanted to break a record |
| B．tried its best to find its owner |
| C．kept issuing tickets against the car |
| D．decided to play a joke on its owner |
| A．sold the car to her ex-boyfriend long ago |
| B．received the car from her ex-boyfriend |
| C．didn’t know anything about the car |
| D．wasn’t the real owner of the car |
| A．didn’t inform her as soon as it found the missing car |
| B．didn’t tow the vehicle after 30 days from O’Hare Airport |
| C．didn’t state exactly that an abandoned vehicle was to be towed |
| D．didn’t help her find the car when it was missing in the beginning |
| A．doesn’t want to pay any money |
| B．thinks Patrick should pay the fines |
| C．isn’t trying to find her ex-boyfriend |
| D．has never been to O’Hare Airport |
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4 . It was reported last week that developers could take photos from Apple mobile and Google Android devices without the phone owners knowing that the pictures were being taken. In Apple’s case, developers can also obtain the location information for each photo.
Senator(参议员) Charles Schumer said in a telephone interview that his office had spoken with officials at both Apple and Google on Monday. “We asked them if they could find a way on their own to prevent Apple from having access to private(私人的) information,” Mr. Schumer said. “They were friendly and open to the idea that this ought to be changed.”
On Sunday, Mr. Schumer said that he planned to send a letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking the agency to investigate Apple and Google after the privacy concerns came to light. Claudia Bourne Farrell, an F.T.C. spokeswoman, said the agency had received the letter but she could not comment further.
“It worries people to think that one’s personal photos, address book, and who knows what else can be obtained and even posted online without permission,” Mr. Schumer wrote in his letter to the F.T.C. “If the technology exists to open the door to this kind of privacy invasion（侵犯）, then surely technology exists to close it, and that’s exactly what must happen.”
Mr. Schumer said if Apple and Google could not come to an agreement to fix the problem, then he would be forced to take the issue further.
He said other companies had been willing to work with his office to deal with problems. “I’m optimistic that we can get this changed without any regulation,” he said. “If it’s not changed, then we’ll turn to the F.T.C., and if that doesn’t work then we’ll consider law ways.”
The F.T.C. has warned companies to try to be more vigilant(警醒的) in their efforts to protect consumers when it comes to privacy.
1. The senators spoke with officials at both Apple and Google___________.| A．to stop them from developing the technology of taking photos |
| B．to discuss whether it is illegal to have access to private information |
| C．to ask them not to invade consumers’ privacy |
| D．to keep them from obtaining the location information for each photo |
| A．causes privacy invasion to happen frequently |
| B．causes people to worry about the safety of their personal information |
| C．can be used if permitted |
| D．causes personal information to be posted online without permission |
| A．The senators will turn to law ways |
| B．The companies will be closed |
| C．The companies will be fined |
| D．The senators will force the companies not to invade privacy |
| A．In a travel brochure. | B．In a newspaper. |
| C．In a science report. | D．In a textbook. |
5 . A mother and daughter were rescued from the wreckage (残骸) of a car crash thanks to an app. It can
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| A．trust | B．accept | C．train | D．find |
| A．words | B．videos | C．pictures | D．signals |
| A．sight | B．control | C．hope | D．track |
| A．driving | B．walking | C．running | D．cycling |
| A．phone | B．glasses | C．vehicle | D．freezer |
| A．side | B．front | C．back | D．middle |
| A．son | B．niece | C．daughter | D．nephew |
| A．excited | B．panicked | C．grateful | D．curious |
| A．how | B．who | C．where | D．what |
| A．handing | B．texting | C．attaching | D．applying |
| A．effect | B．function | C．advantage | D．position |
| A．compared | B．added | C．connected | D．directed |
| A．cheap | B．good | C．safe | D．light |
| A．thanks to | B．in favor of | C．but for | D．in relation to |
| A．success | B．attempt | C．support | D．escape |
| A．following | B．holding | C．pushing | D．attracting |
| A．managed | B．promised | C．pretended | D．forgot |
| A．helped | B．inspired | C．called | D．stopped |
| A．hospital | B．shelter | C．subway | D．motorway |
| A．steadily | B．rapidly | C．obviously | D．slightly |
6 . A disastrous fire surrounded Notre Dame（巴黎圣母院）completely and destroyed large parts of the Gothic(哥特式的) architecture on Monday.
“Notre Dame is our history, our literature; part of our spirit, the place of all our great events, our wars, our liberations, the center of our lives" French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters in front of the still burning Paris landmark and promised to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral.
“Notre Dame is burning, and know the sadness and this tremble felt by so many fellow French people. But tonight, I’d like to speak of hope too, "he said, announcing the launch of a fundraising campaign.
“Let’s be proud, because we built this cathedral more than 800 years ago, we’ve built it and, throughout the centuries, let it grow and improve it. So I gravely say tonight: we will rebuild it together, ”he added.
The disastrous fire engulfed(吞没) the upper reaches of Paris’ towering Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations(翻新)。
Tourists and Parisians looked on horrified from the streets below. France’s Interior Ministry said firefighters might not be able to save the structure.
The fire collapsed the cathedrals’ spire(尖顶) and spread to one of its landmark towers "Everything is burning; nothing will remain from the frame, "Notre Dame spokesman Andre Finot told French media. The 12th-century cathedral is home to incalculable works of art and is one of the world’s most famous tourist attractions, immortalized by Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
The cause of the fire was not known, but French media quoted the Paris fire brigade(消防队) as saying the fire is “potentially linked" to a 6 million—euro($6. 88 million)renovation project on the church’s spire and its 250 tons of lead. Officials opened an investigation as Paris police said there were no reported deaths. Some 400 firefighters were battling the fire well into the night.
1. What Emmanuel Macron said mainly shows that____________| A．Notre Dame was the symbol of Paris in history. |
| B．The French government are going to rebuild Notre Dame. |
| C．It took more than 800 years to build Notre Dame. |
| D．He was desperate when he made the announcement. |
| A．Notre Dame Cathedral was burnt down entirely. |
| B．The structure was well saved by the firefighters. |
| C．People who were killed in the fire are some firefighters. |
| D．The fire was likely caused by a renovation project on the church’s spire. |
| A．The novel made the cathedral famous. |
| B．The cathedral is repeatedly mentioned in the novel. |
| C．The novel became a bestseller thanks to the cathedral. |
| D．The novel became more mysterious due to the cathedral. |
| A．Disappointed. | B．Humorous. |
| C．Matter-of-fact. | D．Critical. |
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last Friday, I rode on my bike home. At a crossing, I accidentally knock an old man off his bike. I hurried over and found his leg was injured. Nervous and worrying, I called my mom and told her that had happened. We took the old man to the hospital at once. The doctor gave him careful examination. To our delight, there was nothing serious wrong with him.
Then, we went back to where the bike was parked. For our disappointment, the bike didn’t work. I immediately got it fixed. The old man got on my bike and we waved goodbye to each other.
The accidents made me realize that we should be careful to avoid get into accidents, but once they occur, we should take responsibility.
8 . An 8-year-old southeast Kansas girl is being praised for her quick, calm thinking. She grabbed the steering wheel(方向盘) and drove the family’s SUV when her mother fell unconscious on their highway ride to school.
Abby Porter and her mom, Shelly, were heading for her school in Riverton when Shelly had a medical emergency. She passed out(昏倒) behind the wheel.
Abby is a second-grader whose father sometimes lets her drive their tractor. With her mother falling down heavily, Abby leaned over and took the wheel. At some point, Abby even successfully performed a U-turn on the four-lane highway, because she was going home to her daddy, according to Galena Police Chief Larry Delmont.
“That was at 8:37 in the morning, and there was a lot of traffic,” Delmont said. Officer Jimmy Hamilton noticed the SUV going about 20 mph and weaving a bit between the two lanes. He suspected someone was driving under the influence. As he got closer, he noticed the woman fell over in the driver’s seat and saw Abby at the wheel.
Hamilton tried to get in front of Abby’s car to slow her down, but she kept switching lanes to avoid bumping into his car. Hamilton got alongside her and told Abby to stop the vehicle, but she didn’t know how. He then told her she needed to bump into him to stop the car, but Abby said she didn’t want to because she was afraid. He convinced Abby bumping into his car was OK.
‘‘I never saw her cry,” Hamilton said. “From just the expression on her face and the tone of her voice, you could tell she was scared. But she stayed with it.”
Emergency crews got Abby’s mother to the hospital, but Delmont said he didn’t know what caused her to lose consciousness.
The police department in Galena, a town of about 3,000 residents about 150 miles south of Kansas City, planned to present Abby with a plaque(匾牌) for “outstanding bravery in a life-threatening situation”.
1. People praise Abby Porter mainly because at such a young age, she can ______.| A．drive an SUV |
| B．go to school regularly |
| C．take good care of her mother |
| D．react quickly and calmly in an emergency |
a. Abby leaned over and took the wheel.
b. Shelly fell over in the driver’s seat.
c. Abby bumped into Hamilton’s car.
d. Hamilton noticed the SUV.
e. Shelly drove Abby to school.
| A．b, a, d, e, c | B．c, b, a, d, e |
| C．e, a, b, c, d | D．e, b, a, d, c |
| A．Jimmy Hamilton was telling her what to do． |
| B．She had learned to drive her father’s tractor before. |
| C．Her mother had told her how to drive a car before. |
| D．She was clever enough to do some unexpected things. |
| A．Her arms. | B．Her neck. | C．Her leg. |
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