There was a robbery at City Central Bank last yesterday afternoon. Two men entered the bank at about 4 p.m. and told the bank teller on duty to give them $ 1,000,000. The robbers were carrying guns（枪） and wearing black masks（面具） to cover their faces. The robbers told all the customers （顾客）in the bank to lie down on the floor. Witnesses （证人）said that everyone in the bank was very frightened and did what the robbers told them.
The teller agreed to give them the money but told them they’d have to wait a few minutes. She said the bank manager would have to get the money out of the safety. As the robbers were waiting for the money. the teller tried to press an alarm button(按警报按钮) that was hidden under the counter. It was a silent alarm, so the robbers didn’t realize it had been set off.
Just as the manager arrived with the money, ten police officers entered the bank. The robbers were very surprised that the officers caught them easily. The robbers are now in custody（拘留） , and will appear in court next week.
Police congratulated Miss Alston , the bank teller , on brave act. The bank manager said that he would give Miss Alston a week’s vacation to thank her.
【小题1】Everyone in the bank did what the robbers told them because _________.

There was a robbery at City Central Bank last yesterday afternoon. Two men entered the bank at about 4 p.m. and told the bank teller on duty to give them $ 1,000,000. The robbers were carrying guns（枪） and wearing black masks（面具） to cover their faces. The robbers told all the customers （顾客）in the bank to lie down on the floor. Witnesses （证人）said that everyone in the bank was very frightened and did what the robbers told them.

The teller agreed to give them the money but told them they’d have to wait a few minutes. She said the bank manager would have to get the money out of the safety. As the robbers were waiting for the money. the teller tried to press an alarm button(按警报按钮) that was hidden under the counter. It was a silent alarm, so the robbers didn’t realize it had been set off.

Just as the manager arrived with the money, ten police officers entered the bank. The robbers were very surprised that the officers caught them easily. The robbers are now in custody（拘留） , and will appear in court next week.

Police congratulated Miss Alston , the bank teller , on brave act. The bank manager said that he would give Miss Alston a week’s vacation to thank her.

1.Everyone in the bank did what the robbers told them because _________.

A．they were frightened

B．the robbers were very polite

C．the bank manager told them to

D．they knew the police were coming

2.The bank teller said the money was __________.

A．under the counter                      B．on the floor

C．in custody                             D．in the safety

3.What did the bank teller do ?

A．She telephoned the police

B．She didn’t want to give the money to the robbers

C．She got the money out of the safe.

D．She pressed an alarm button.

4.The police caught the robbers so easily because the robbers didn’t ________

A．know who the police officers were

B．get the money

C．expect the police arrived at the bank so quickly

D．expect the money to be in the safe

There was a robbery at City Central Bank last yesterday afternoon. Two men entered the bank at about 4 p.m. and told the bank teller on duty to give them $ 1,000,000. The robbers were carrying guns（枪） and wearing black masks（面具） to cover their faces. The robbers told all the customers （顾客）in the bank to lie down on the floor. Witnesses （证人）said that everyone in the bank was very frightened and did what the robbers told them.
The teller agreed to give them the money but told them they’d have to wait a few minutes. She said the bank manager would have to get the money out of the safety. As the robbers were waiting for the money. the teller tried to press an alarm button(按警报按钮) that was hidden under the counter. It was a silent alarm, so the robbers didn’t realize it had been set off.
Just as the manager arrived with the money, ten police officers entered the bank. The robbers were very surprised that the officers caught them easily. The robbers are now in custody（拘留） , and will appear in court next week.
Police congratulated Miss Alston , the bank teller , on brave act. The bank manager said that he would give Miss Alston a week’s vacation to thank her

1. 1.

   Everyone in the bank did what the robbers told them because _________

   1. A.
      they were frightened
   2. B.
      the robbers were very polite
   3. C.
      the bank manager told them to
   4. D.
      they knew the police were coming
2. 2.

   The bank teller said the money was __________

   1. A.
      under the counter
   2. B.
      on the floor
   3. C.
      in custody
   4. D.
      in the safety
3. 3.

   What did the bank teller do ?

   1. A.
      She telephoned the police
   2. B.
      She didn’t want to give the money to the robbers
   3. C.
      She got the money out of the safe
   4. D.
      She pressed an alarm button
4. 4.

   The police caught the robbers so easily because the robbers didn’t ________

   1. A.
      know who the police officers were
   2. B.
      get the money
   3. C.
      expect the police arrived at the bank so quickly
   4. D.
      expect the money to be in the safe

There was a robbery at City Central Bank last yesterday afternoon. Two men entered the bank at about 4 p.m. and told the bank teller on duty to give them $ 1,000,000. The robbers were carrying guns（枪） and wearing black masks（面具） to cover their faces. The robbers told all the customers （顾客）in the bank to lie down on the floor. Witnesses （证人）said that everyone in the bank was very frightened and did what the robbers told them.

The teller agreed to give them the money but told them they’d have to wait a few minutes. She said the bank manager would have to get the money out of the safety. As the robbers were waiting for the money. the teller tried to press an alarm button(按警报按钮) that was hidden under the counter. It was a silent alarm, so the robbers didn’t realize it had been set off. Just as the manager arrived with the money, ten police officers entered the bank. The robbers were very surprised that the officers caught them easily. The robbers are now in custody（拘留） , and will appear in court next week.

Police congratulated Miss Alston, the bank teller, on brave act. The bank manager said that he would give Miss Alston a week’s vacation to thank her.

1.Everyone in the bank did what the robbers told them because _________.

A. they were frightened

B. the robbers were very polite

C. the bank manager told them to

D. they knew the police were coming

2. The bank teller said the money was __________.

A. under the counter B. on the floor

C. in custody D. in the safety

3.What did the bank teller do ?

A. She telephoned the police

B. She didn’t want to give the money to the robbers

C. She got the money out of the safety.

D. She pressed an alarm button.

4.The police caught the robbers so easily because the robbers didn’t ________.

A. know who the police officers were

B. get the money

C. expect the police arrived at the bank so quickly

D. expect the money to be in the safety

5. The bank manager would give Miss Alston a week’s vacation _________.

A. to punish her B. to show their thanks to her

C. to thank the police D. to congratulate her

 There was a robbery (抢劫案）at City Central Bank late yesterday afternoon. Two men entered the bank at about 4 p.m. and told the bank teller (出纳员）on duty to give them $1,000,000. The robbers (强盗)were carrying guns and wearing black masks to cover their faces. The robbers told all the customers (顾客）in the bank to lie down on the floor. Witnesses said that everyone in the bank was very frightened and did what the robbers told them.

The teller agreed to give them the money but told them they’d have to wait for a few minutes. She said the bank manager would have to get the money out of the safe. As the robbers were waiting for the money, the teller pressed an alarm button (按下警报按钮）that was hidden under the table. It was a silent alarm, so the robbers didn’t realize it had been set off.

Just as the manager arrived with the money, the police officers entered the bank. The robbers were very surprised that the officers caught them easily. The robbers are now in custody (4句留），and will be charged next week.

Police congratulated Miss Alton, the bank teller, on her brave act. The bank manager said that Iv-would give Miss Alton a week’s vacation to thank her.

(    )    1.    The robbers were carrying_.

A. masks    B.    money    C.    guns    D.    witnesses

(    )    2.    Everyone in the bank did what the robbers told them because_.

A. they were frightened    B.    the    robbers were very polite

C. the bank manager told them to    D.    they    knew the police were coming

(    )    3.    The bank teller said the money was_.

A. under the counter B. on the floor C. in custody D. in the safe 

(    )4.    What did the bank teller do?

A. She telephoned the police.    B.    She    got the money out of the safe.

C. She gave the money to the robbers.    D. She pressed an alarm button.

(    )    5.    The police caught the robbers so easily because the robbers didn’t_.

A. know who the police officers were    B. get the money

C. expect the police arrived at the bank so quickly

D. expect the money to be in the safe

It was about midday. I’d left work early in the morning to cash a cheque. I walked along to the bank, and found that there weren’t too many people about ten or eleven customers in there, which was pretty unusual for those central city banks.

    I waited until it was my turn and just went up to the desk and started to talk to the bank clerk. He had a really strange expression on his face -- just sort of blank stare at least I thought he was looking at me and then I realized he was staring over my shoulder.

    I began to turn round to see what he was looking at. At the same moment the outside bank guard came flying through the door and lay face down on the floor and following him through the door were three frightening masked men. They were carrying guns; at least I think the one in front was carrying a gun. Whether or not they said anything at that point I can’t remember to this day, or whether people just automatically put their hands up I’ve just no idea.

    For a few moments there was just total silence, suddenly broken by the telephone ringing and I remember thinking and wondering who was on the other end of the telephone. Nobody went to answer the telephone, so this thing just kept on ringing and ringing. Then two of the masked men went to the counter, jumped over it and got the cashiers and the bank clerks to start filling the bags with cash. While the two were getting the money, the one at the door who was covering us with the gun was a bit frightened. He started swearing at them, and telling them to hurry up, to get a move on. They jumped back over the counter. One of them slipped as he landed on the floor and fell over and the other two swore at him again. They left through the door. Warning us, “Don’t move, stay like that with your hands up for ten minutes.” And then they just disappeared. Again back to total silence. People put their hands down, I put my hands down but I just stayed exactly where I was.

What does the writer mean by saying “…a pretty unusual number for those central banks” in the first paragraph?

    A. More customers than usual were staying in the bank.

    B. Less bank clerks than expected were in the bank.

    C. There were often more than a dozen customers in the bank.

    D. More banks should be open to serve customers in the city center.

The bank clerk wore a blank expression on his face probably because ________.

    A. he was feeling upset at that moment

    B. he felt puzzled and sensed something terrible

    C. he was required to keep silence

    D. he was threatened with a gun by robbers

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    A. The customers didn’t wait in line but jumped the queue because of the confusion.

    B. All the people in the bank except the writer put their hands up automatically.

    C. Nobody answered the phone because all the clerks were busy with work.

    D. the bank workers were forced to fill the robbers’ bags with cash.

What’s the best title of this passage?

    A. A Street Gang              B. A Strange Bank

    C. A Bank Robbery            D. A Horrible Adventure

It was about midday. I’d left work early in the morning to cash a cheque. I walked along to the bank, and found that there weren’t too many people about ten or eleven customers in there, which was pretty unusual for those central city banks.
I waited until it was my turn and just went up to the desk and started to talk to the bank clerk. He had a really strange expression on his face -- just sort of blank stare at least I thought he was looking at me and then I realized he was staring over my shoulder.
I began to turn round to see what he was looking at. At the same moment the outside bank guard came flying through the door and lay face down on the floor and following him through the door were three frightening masked men. They were carrying guns; at least I think the one in front was carrying a gun. Whether or not they said anything at that point I can’t remember to this day, or whether people just automatically put their hands up I’ve just no idea.
For a few moments there was just total silence, suddenly broken by the telephone ringing and I remember thinking and wondering who was on the other end of the telephone. Nobody went to answer the telephone, so this thing just kept on ringing and ringing. Then two of the masked men went to the counter, jumped over it and got the cashiers and the bank clerks to start filling the bags with cash. While the two were getting the money, the one at the door who was covering us with the gun was a bit frightened. He started swearing at them, and telling them to hurry up, to get a move on. They jumped back over the counter. One of them slipped as he landed on the floor and fell over and the other two swore at him again. They left through the door. Warning us, “Don’t move, stay like that with your hands up for ten minutes.” And then they just disappeared. Again back to total silence. People put their hands down, I put my hands down but I just stayed exactly where I was.
【小题1】What does the writer mean by saying “…a pretty unusual number for those central banks” in the first paragraph?

It was about midday. I’d left work early in the morning to cash a cheque. I walked along to the bank, and found that there weren’t too many people about ten or eleven customers in there, which was pretty unusual for those central city banks.

    I waited until it was my turn and just went up to the desk and started to talk to the bank clerk. He had a really strange expression on his face -- just sort of blank stare at least I thought he was looking at me and then I realized he was staring over my shoulder.

    I began to turn round to see what he was looking at. At the same moment the outside bank guard came flying through the door and lay face down on the floor and following him through the door were three frightening masked men. They were carrying guns; at least I think the one in front was carrying a gun. Whether or not they said anything at that point I can’t remember to this day, or whether people just automatically put their hands up I’ve just no idea.

    For a few moments there was just total silence, suddenly broken by the telephone ringing and I remember thinking and wondering who was on the other end of the telephone. Nobody went to answer the telephone, so this thing just kept on ringing and ringing. Then two of the masked men went to the counter, jumped over it and got the cashiers and the bank clerks to start filling the bags with cash. While the two were getting the money, the one at the door who was covering us with the gun was a bit frightened. He started swearing at them, and telling them to hurry up, to get a move on. They jumped back over the counter. One of them slipped as he landed on the floor and fell over and the other two swore at him again. They left through the door. Warning us, “Don’t move, stay like that with your hands up for ten minutes.” And then they just disappeared. Again back to total silence. People put their hands down, I put my hands down but I just stayed exactly where I was.

1.What does the writer mean by saying “…a pretty unusual number for those central banks” in the first paragraph?

    A. More customers than usual were staying in the bank.

    B. Less bank clerks than expected were in the bank.

    C. There were often more than a dozen customers in the bank.

    D. More banks should be open to serve customers in the city center.

2. The bank clerk wore a blank expression on his face probably because ________.

    A. he was feeling upset at that moment

    B. he felt puzzled and sensed something terrible

    C. he was required to keep silence

    D. he was threatened with a gun by robbers

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    A. The customers didn’t wait in line but jumped the queue because of the confusion.

    B. All the people in the bank except the writer put their hands up automatically.

    C. Nobody answered the phone because all the clerks were busy with work.

    D. the bank workers were forced to fill the robbers’ bags with cash.

4. What’s the best title of this passage?

    A. A Street Gang              B. A Strange Bank

    C. A Bank Robbery            D. A Horrible Adventure

III、完型填空（共30分，每小题1.5分）
阅读短文，根据内容，从第36-55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Sam backed his car out of the garage and drove two blocks to the highway. It 36 from the suburbs into Central City. Immediately he joined the steam of early-morning 37 that was flowing towards town. As he drove, he 38 Leon Poole. Poole was an odd man, clever in some ways, very stupid in 39. Poole had been a respectable 40 in a town near Central City. He had arranged with another man to 41 the bank at a time when an unusually large amount of cash was being held there. The other man had walked into the bank, waved a 42 at Poole, who was on duty, and taken the 43 . Only three men had known when the money would be there, so it was 44 that someone inside the bank must have 45 the robbery. Sam, the detective in 46 of the case, questioned Poole and the others, and released them, but had them all 47 closely. Two days later Poole, thinking he was 48 under suspicion(怀疑), arranged a meeting with the actual robber, who was a known criminal. The 49 arrested the robber and got a confession(坦白) from him. He 50 Poole as the man who had planned the whole thing.
The three officers who went to 51 the fat, soft, bank clerk didn’t expect trouble. 52 Leon Poole turned out to have a gun, and 53 it when they knocked at his door. His 54 hit one of the officers in the arm. 55 they had gone in after him, shooting.
36.A. led B. escaped      C. jumped      D. suffered
37.A. airline   B. traffic C. exercise      D. train
38.A. dealt with     B. talked with C. thought of  D. met with
39.A. rest       B. mind   C. action D. others
40.A. salesman       B. shop assistant     C. bank clerk  D. sales manager
41.A. defend   B. protect       C. rob     D. damaged
42.A. pole      B. finger C. stick   D. gun
43.A. money   B. interest       C. counter      D. car
44.A. doubtful       B.obvious       C. uncertain    D. important
45.A. planned B. prevented   C. hidden       D. blamed
46.A. place     B. possession  C. charge D. search
47.A. followed       B. watched     C. stood  D. communicated
48.A. no longer      B. on earth     C. once again  D. all the time
49.A. clerk     B. army   C. police D. firefighter
50.A. owned   B. named C. directed      D. grasped
51.A. visit      B. frighten      C. invite  D. arrest
52.A. Since    B. Meanwhile C. But     D. Although
53.A. threw    B. fired   C. stole   D. hid
54.A. sound    B. strength      C. anger  D. bullet
55.A. Basically      B. Naturally    C. Namely      D. Comfortably

III、完型填空（共30分，每小题1.5分）

阅读短文，根据内容，从第36-55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Sam backed his car out of the garage and drove two blocks to the highway. It 36 from the suburbs into Central City. Immediately he joined the steam of early-morning 37 that was flowing towards town. As he drove, he 38 Leon Poole. Poole was an odd man, clever in some ways, very stupid in 39. Poole had been a respectable 40 in a town near Central City. He had arranged with another man to 41 the bank at a time when an unusually large amount of cash was being held there. The other man had walked into the bank, waved a 42 at Poole, who was on duty, and taken the 43 . Only three men had known when the money would be there, so it was 44 that someone inside the bank must have 45 the robbery. Sam, the detective in 46 of the case, questioned Poole and the others, and released them, but had them all 47 closely. Two days later Poole, thinking he was 48 under suspicion(怀疑), arranged a meeting with the actual robber, who was a known criminal. The 49 arrested the robber and got a confession(坦白) from him. He 50 Poole as the man who had planned the whole thing.

The three officers who went to 51 the fat, soft, bank clerk didn’t expect trouble. 52 Leon Poole turned out to have a gun, and 53 it when they knocked at his door. His 54 hit one of the officers in the arm. 55 they had gone in after him, shooting.

       36.A. led B. escaped      C. jumped      D. suffered

       37.A. airline   B. traffic C. exercise      D. train

       38.A. dealt with     B. talked with C. thought of  D. met with

       39.A. rest       B. mind   C. action D. others

       40.A. salesman       B. shop assistant     C. bank clerk  D. sales manager

       41.A. defend   B. protect       C. rob     D. damaged

       42.A. pole      B. finger C. stick   D. gun

       43.A. money   B. interest       C. counter      D. car

       44.A. doubtful       B.obvious       C. uncertain    D. important

       45.A. planned B. prevented   C. hidden       D. blamed

       46.A. place     B. possession  C. charge D. search

       47.A. followed       B. watched     C. stood  D. communicated

       48.A. no longer      B. on earth     C. once again  D. all the time

       49.A. clerk     B. army   C. police D. firefighter

       50.A. owned   B. named C. directed      D. grasped

       51.A. visit      B. frighten      C. invite  D. arrest

       52.A. Since    B. Meanwhile C. But     D. Although

       53.A. threw    B. fired   C. stole   D. hid

       54.A. sound    B. strength      C. anger  D. bullet

       55.A. Basically      B. Naturally    C. Namely      D. Comfortably

It was about midday. I’d left work early in the morning to cash a check. I walked along to the bank and found there were only about ten or eleven customers there, a pretty unusual number for those central city banks.

    I waited until it was my turn, walked up to the desk and started talking to the bank clerk. He had a really strange expression on his face — just sort of a blank （茫然的） stare. I thought he was looking at me until I realize he was staring over my shoulder.

    I began to turn round to see what he was looking at and at the same moment, the outside bank guard, the one with the machine gun, came flying through the door and lay face down on the floor. Following him through the door were three absolutely frightening men wearing those horrible stocking masks. They were carrying guns; at least the one in front was carrying a pistol.

    Whether or not they said anything I can't remember to this day, or whether people just automatically put their hands up I don't know. I put my hands up but I just didn't know what to do.

    For a few moments there was just total silence, suddenly broken by the telephone ringing. I remember wondering who was on the other end of the line. Nobody answered the telephone, so it just kept on ringing and ringing, in this otherwise deathly quiet.

    Then two of the masked men went to the counter, jumped over it and got the cashiers and bank clerks to start filling their bags with cash. While the two were getting the money, the one at the door covering us with the gun obviously got a bit of an anxiety attack and started swearing at them, telling them to hurry up and get a move on.

They jumped back over the counter. One of them lost his balance when he landed on the floor and fell over. The other two swore at him again. Then they left through the door, warning us, "Don't move. Stay like that with your hands up for ten minutes." Then they just disappeared and there was total silence.

1．What does the writer mean by saying “a pretty unusual number for t hose central banks” in the first paragraph?

       A．More customers than usual were staying in the bank.

       B．Less bank clerks than expected were working in the bank.

       C．There were usually more than a dozen customers in the bank.

       D．More banks should be open to serve customers in the city center.

2．The bank clerk wore a blank expression on his face probably because          

       A．he was feeling upset at that moment

       B．he felt puzzled and sensed something terrible

       C．he was required to keep silent at work

       D．he was threatened with a gun by robbers

3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

       A．The customers didn’t wait in line but jumped the queue because of the confusion.

       B．All the people in the bank except the writer put their hands up automatically.

       C．Nobody answered the telephone because all the clerks were busy with work.

       D．The bank workers were forced to fill the robbers’ bags with cash.

4．What’s the best title of this passage?

       A．A Street Gang                                      B．A Strange Bank

       C．A Bank Robbery                         D．A Horrible Adventure