A drunken burglar（盗贼） in the Orrell Park area of Liverpool, ended up leaping out of a window after a 10-year-old girl asked him to prove he was a superhero.
The drunken thief who pretended he was Superman to stop a child raising the alarm has been caught after he leapt from the apartment building in his pants to make the girl convinced.
Thief Ethan Adamson, 25, told police that he had broken into a fifth-floor flat after a drinking session, believing it was empty.
But he was horrified when the owner’s 10-year-old daughter woke up while he was there.
From his hospital bed, the thief told reporters, “To keep her quiet, I told her I was really Superman and I’d soon be flying off back to my secret headquarters.”
“She called my bluff (吓唬) and told me, ‘If you’re Superman, show me you can fly or I’ll scream’.
“I had no choice so I stripped to my pants to look more like a superhero and went to the window. I saw another roof below and I thought I could make it but it turned out to be a lot further down than thought. I know it doesn’t make sense but it did to me when I was drunk.”
Police later found him on the roof in just his yellow pants, covered in cuts and bruises after a baffled neighbor heard his cries of pain.
He now faces seven years behind bars for burglary.
Police spokesman Frank Amado said, “He was in quite a serious state and couldn’t move until we got up there using ladders. He was treated for his injuries and we got him some fresh clothes, before taking him to hospital where he is being kept under guard until he is well enough to be arrested.”
1.What does the underlined part in the passage mean?
A. I could land safely on the roof.
B. I could make the girl trust me.
C. I could prove I was a superhero.
D. I could make a successful escape.
2.What’s the right order of the event?
a. Ethan Adamson told reporters of the burglary.
b. The 10-year-old girl called Ethan Adamson’s bluff.
c. Ethan Adamson attended a drinking session.
d. Ethan Adamson leapt out of a window.
A. cabd B. dbca C. cbda D. dcab
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Adamson was set free a few days after staying in hospital.
B. Adamson was badly treated before he was rushed to hospital.
C. Adamson was being watched while he was in hospital.
D. Adamson was sent to the police station before he’s taken to hospital.
4.What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
A. To report on a joking burglary.
B. To call our attention to the burglary.
C. To explain how the burglar was caught.
D. To look back on an adventure story.
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful bird, which was very curious about hell. When she was little, her mother always told her that if she didn’t master the flying skills, she would go to hell. She was so curious about hell that she always asked others what hell looked like, but no one was sure, because none of them had ever been there. Some said hell was a place full of water, and others told her that hell was full of burning fire. However, the bird knew they were lying. She wanted to find out what hell was.
When other birds were learning flying skills, she always hid herself and watched them. She thought in this way she could go to hell and see what hell looked like. However, she spent so little time learning flying skills that one day she was caught by a little boy. The little boy gave her to his grandpa in the countryside as a gift. The old man liked her very much. He made a delicate cage and put her in it. The bird was very worried because she thought she couldn’t find out what hell was like staying in this small cage. However, she couldn’t escape. Day after day, she just stayed in the cage, watching other birds flying. She lost her freedom and she became sadder and sadder. At last, she became ill. The old man finally opened the cage, but she was too weak to fly. Lying on the ground, she thought of the question that she ever asked all the time.
“What does hell look like?”
“Hell is a small well-decorated cage.” Before she closed her eyes forever, she finally answered that question herself.
1.What does the underlined word “master” in the first paragraph mean?
A. Miss.B. Finish.C. Follow.D. Learn well.
2.Why did the bird hide herself when other birds were learning flying skills?
A. Because she was lazy.
B. Because she didn’t like learning flying skills.
C. Because she thought she could go to hell by doing this.
D. Because she thought she didn’t have to learn flying skills.
3.According to the passage, the bird at last found that ________.
A. hell was a place full of water.
B. hell was a place full of burning fire
C. there was no hell
D. hell was a small well-decorated cage
The nervous-looking young man had waited for a few moments—outside the jeweler’s before he got enough courage to enter. He was warmly greeted by a young assistant. James felt a rush of blood to his face as he explained he would be bringing in his future wife to choose a birthday present. The assistant listened carefully and told him he’d better buy a necklace. He wasn’t used to buying jewellery and was a little worried about over-spending. After some discussion as to a reasonable price and the type, the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose. At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five o’clock. When, half an hour later than planned, James did return to the shop with his future wife, Laura, the assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. When she was asked to show them some necklaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose, and then gave them the one she had prepared. A choice was soon made and they went away satisfied. James would certainly come back to buy what he wanted.
1.A good title for this passage is ________.
A. A Clever Assistant
B. Buying a Birthday Present
C. How to Choose a Necklace
D. A Brave Young Man
2.When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his face ________.
A. turned paleB. turned red
C. turned yellowD. turned black
3.James and Laura reached the shop at ________.
A. 4:30B. 5:00C. 5:30D. 6:00
4.James would come back to buy what he wanted because_______.
A. the assistant knew how to satisfy the people who came to buy things
B. the necklace was good
C. Laura liked the necklace
D. the assistant who served James was very beautiful
目前，学校存在少数学生考试作弊现象。某英文杂志社拟对此现象向中学生征文，标题是“My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations”。请根据下列提示用英语写一篇征文稿。
内容要点如下：
主要原因 | 考试偏多、偏难 |
不用功、懒惰 | |
取悦父母、老师 | |
个人看法 | 作弊不对，违反校规 |
要诚实，努力学习 | |
……（其他看法） |
注意：1．短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥；
2．短文标题与开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；
3．词数：100左右。
4．参考词汇：作弊 cheat（v.）
My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations
It is known to us all that some students cheat in examinations at school.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一篇作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。
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 week my parents and I took a two-days trip to Emei Mountain in Sichuan. As everyone knows, it’s famous mountain with all kinds of plants and animals. The weather was fine. It was almost noon we arrived at the foot of the mountain. The three of them were very excited. As we climbed the mountain, we fed monkeys, visiting temples and told stories. On the way up I was busy taking picture since the scenery was so beautiful. The time passes quickly. Evening came. We spent the night in a hotel at the top of the mountain. The food was expensive and the service was good. I was very tired that I fell asleep at the moment my head touched the pillow.
单词拼写
1.The government is d___________ (决定)to spare no effort to investigate this case.
2.Film has a much shorter history, especially when c__________(和……相比) to such art forms as music and painting.
3.It’s very c___________(令人困惑的) for us to learn a new language.
4.Now think of some more questions to ask people a___________(申请) for these jobs.
5.In April, 2009, President Hu inspected the warships in Qingdao, m______(标志着) the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy.
6.Under all the innocent fun, there are h__________(隐藏的) dangers, especially for children.
7.We o__________ (省略) all the minor details to make the report shorter.
8.Mary needs c__________ (伙伴); she hates staying alone.
9.The plant is now in danger of e__________(绝种).
10.Since 1978, the amount of money a__________ (可用的) to buy books has fallen by 17%.
