People bury treasure to stop other people from taking it. They choose a quiet place, dig a deep hole and bury the treasure in it. Then they make a map of where the treasure is or write down other clues（線索）that will help them or someone else to find it again.
In Britain a few years ago, a writer wrote about some treasure that he had buried. He put clues in the story to help readers find it. Thousands of people hunted for the treasure. They dug holes all over Britain, hoping to find it.
One of the most popular adventure stories ever written is Robert Louis Stephenson's “Treasured Island”, an exciting story about a young boy, Jim Hawkins, who is captured by pirates (海盜) and later finds some buried treasure.
Then there is the true story about a man who had to travel overseas for a year. He did not trust banks, so he buried his life savings in a park. Then he went away. On his return, he went straight to the park. But the park was no longer there. In its place there was a huge building.
And then there was the man who buried his savings, all in bank notes, in a waterproof（防水的）bag. When he dug it up years later, there was nothing left. Worms and insects had eaten the bag and everything in it.
And of course, these are stories about people who bury things and either forget where they have buried them or lose the map.
Although it is true that people sometimes lose their money because a bank fails, banks are still the safest place to keep our savings and treasures.
小題1:
People who bury treasure usually       .
A．do not trust banks
B．have a little money .
C．want to live in a quiet place.
D．expect to lose it
小題2:
The writer in Britain       .
A．really had buried something.
B．started a nationwide treasure hunt.
C．had lost his treasure and wanted people to help him find it.
D．caused trouble because people dug holes everywhere.
小題3:
. “Treasure Island”       .
A．is a story about pirates.
B．is about the adventures of Jim Hawkins.
C．is the most popular story ever written.
D．is a well-known fairy tale.
小題4:
The man who buried his money in a park       .
A．thought his money was safer there than in a bank.
B．travelled on the sea for a year.
C．got his life savings back again.
D．stayed away longer than he expected.
小題5:
From these stories we understand that       .
A．we cannot trust banks.
B．we should not trust anyone.
C．a(chǎn) waterproof bag is not proof against worms and insects.
D．insects eat anything.

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The underlined part “weaning the islands off oil” (in Para 1) probably means _________.
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Doretta Cocks, protester of the Campaign for Weekly Waste Collections, said, “They must think we are fools. How can they claim to be concerned for the environment when they tell people to drive to the local tip? And what do you do if you don’t have a car? Walk?”
The plan ignores the voice from ministers to end such heavy – handedness (笨拙).
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  In Colombia, there are some unwritten rules that people are used to. These rules are not officially established, but people do respect them. For example, on a bus, a person keeps a distance from another person, and people don’t like to touch each other. Many people come to work late because they prefer to wait for another bus if the first one is too crowded. They don’t want to have to stand too close to another person, or maybe they are afraid of starting a conversation.
A friend of mine in Colombia once said his mom got angry because he came home late, so he asked her, “Mom, what do you think of most people arriving at their jobs so late?” That gave her the answer to her question since everyone knows no one wants to get on a bus that is too crowded. His mother realized at that moment that customs have a big influence on a person’s life.
Sometimes, people don’t like to make any kind of conversation or make eye contact(接觸) with others. For example, when they are in line at a bank, they prefer to look up or down rather than look at other people.
Moreover, people usually look down when they are in an elevator. Not only on a bus, in line at a bank, and in an elevator do people usually avoid talking to other people, but also in the streets when they are walking, they prefer to look down and to avoid contact with others.
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A．They always think the next bus will be better.
B．They don’t want to get on crowded buses.
C．It’s an official rule in Colombia.
D．They get into conversations and miss their buses.
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C．people respect each other in ColombiaD．people like to talk in elevators in Colombia
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