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ssign.

"

Howmuchareyougoingtosellthepuppiesfor?

"

heasked.Thestoreown

erreplied,"

$10foreach."

Thelittleboyreachedinhispocketandpulledoutsomechange."

Ihave$2.50"

hesaid."

MayIpleaselookatthem?

Thestoreownersmiledandwhistled,takingoutfivedogs.Onepuppywasleftbehind,immediatelythelittleboysingleditoutandsaid,"

What'

swrongwiththatlittledog?

Thestoreownerexplainedthatthelittlepuppywasdisabled.Itwouldalwaysbelame.

Thelittleboybecameexcited."

ThatisthelittlepuppythatIwanttobuy."

Thestoreownersaid"

No,youdon'

twanttobuythatlittledog.Ifyoureallywanthim,I'

lljustgivehimtoyou.”

Thelittleboygotquiteupset,lookedintothestoreowner'

seyes,pointinghisfinger,andsaid,"

Idon'

twantyoutogivehimtome.ThatdogisworthevenybitasmuchasalltheotherdogsandI'

llpayfullprice.Infact,I'

llgiveyou$2.50now,and50centsamonthuntilIhavehimpaidfor."

Thestoreownercountered,"

Youreallydon'

twanttobuythislittledog.Heisnevergoingtobeabletorunandjumpandplaywithyouliketheotherpuppies.'

Onhearingthis,thelittleboyreacheddownandrolleduphispantlegtorevealabadlytwisted,crippledleftlegsupportedbyabig

metalbrace.Helookedupatthestoreownerandsoftlyreplied,"

Well,Idon'

trunsowellmyselfandthelittlepuppywillneedsomeonewhounderstands!

”

21.Whydoestheshopownerstickthesign?

A.Toadvertiseallhisgoods.B.Toattractlittlechildren.

C.Towarnaboutthedangerofdogs.D.Tokeepthewindout.

22

.Whydidtheboybecomeexcitedwhenheknewthedogwaslame'

?

A.Becausehecouldbuyitatalowprice.

B.Becausehedidn'

thaveenoughmoneyforagoodone.

C.Becausehehadthesimilardisability.

D.Becausehefoundapartnertosharehissadness.

23.Iftheboyboughtthedog,hewouldpayforit_________.

A.in15monthsB.in3monthsC.in1yearD.atthattime

24.Theunderlinedword“countered”canbereplacedby_________.

A.agreedB.insistedC.calculatedD.contradi

cted

B

Owning 

asmartphonemaynotbeassmartasyouthink.TheymayletyousurftheInternet,listentomusicandsnapphotoswhereveryouare...buttheyalsoturnyouintoaworkaholic（工作狂）.Astudysuggeststhat,bygivingyouaccesstoemailsatalltimes,the

all-singing,all-dancingmobilephoneaddsasmuchastwohourstoyourworkingday.

Researchers 

foundthatBritonsworkanadditional460 

hoursayearonaverageastheyareabletorespondtoemailsontheirmobiles.ThestudybytechnologyretailerPixmania,showstheaverageUKworkingdayisbetweennineandtenhours,butafurthertwohoursisspentrespondingtoorsendingworkemails,ormakingworkcalls.Almost 

oneintenadmitsspendinguptothreehoursoutsidetheirnormalworkingdaycheckingworkemails.Someworkersconfess（坦白）theyareoncallalmost24hoursaday,withnineoutoftensayingtheytakeworkemailsandcallsoutsidetheirnormalworkinghours.Nearlytwo-thirdssaytheyoftencheckworkemailsjustbeforetheygotobedandassoonastheywakeup,whileoverathirdhaverepliedtooneinthemiddleofthenight.

Ghadi 

Hobeika,marketingdirectorofPixmania,said,“The 

abilitytoaccessmillionsofapps,keepincontactviasocialnetworksandtakephotosandvideoaswellastextandcallhasmadesmartphonesvaluableformanypeople.However,therearedrawbacks.Manycompaniesexpecttheiremployeestobeoncall24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek,andsmartphonesmeanthatpeoplecannotgetawayfromwork.Themoreconstantlyincontactwebecome,themoreisexpectedofusinaworkcapacity（容量）.”

25.Thetextisprobablytakenfrom__________.

A.a 

scientificreport 

B.afinancialreport 

C.a 

newspaper 

D.atraveljournal

2

6.Theunderlinedword“drawbacks”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans__________.

A.disagreements 

B.disadvantages 

C.mistakes 

D.features

27.Ghadi 

mayagreethat__________.

A.employees 

aresupposedtobeoncall24hoursaday

B.the 

abilitytoaccessmanyappsmadesmartphonesworthless

C.smartphones 

mightturnapersonintoaworkaholic

D.people 

cannotgetawayfromworkwithoutsmartphones

28.What 

isthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Smartp

hones 

arelengtheningworkinghours.

B.Smartphones 

arebecomingvaluableformanypeople.

C.Britons 

workanadditional460hoursayearonaverage.

D.Smartphones 

aremorebeneficialtoourlifethanwethink.

C

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