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2010年廣東省學(xué)士學(xué)位英語(yǔ)學(xué)位統(tǒng)考真題

PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)

1.Whatdayisittoday?

A.MondayB.It'sfineC.June14D.Nineo'clock

2.----Excuseme.Canyoutellmethetime,please?

A.Sure,pleaseB.ThankyousomuchC.It'ssixo'clockD.Yes,Ican

3.----MayIusethetelephone?

A.GoaheadB.ThankyousomuchC.Don'tworryD.Youarewelcome

4.----WouldyouliketocometothepartyFridayevening?

A.That'srightB.Yes,I'dliketoC.I'11belateD.No,nevermind

5.----I'msorryIcan,tgiveyouanyhelp.

----ThatJsOK..

A.WhatapityB.Idon'tcare

C.ThankyouallthesameD.Don'tmentionit

6.----Howdidyoufindyourvisittothemuseum,Eddie?

A.IwentthereallbymyselfB.Oh,wonderful,indeed

C.MyfriendshowedmethereD.BytakingaNo.2bus.

7.Ididn,tknowthiswasaone-waystreet,sir.

A.It'sdifferent.B.Howdoyoudo?

C.Howdareyousaythat?D.Sorry,butthat'snoexcuse.

8.----Idon,twanttoeatanything.I'mnotfeelingwelltoday.

------------------,Carlos.Ihopeyou'11bebettersoon.

A.Itdoesn,tmatterB.Don'tbother

C.I'mbetternowD.I'msorrytohearthat

9.----AreyougoingtotakepartintheEnglishcontesttobeheldattheend

ofthisterm?

A.I'mafraidB.IdoC.ItdependsD.It'sapleasure

10.Today'sSunday.WhataboutgoingtotheScienceMuseum?

A.TakeiteasyB.Let'scallitaday

C.That'sagoodideaD.It'skindofyoutosayso

11.----Ihavejustpassedmyexam.Ifeelsorelievednow.

A.ThankyouB.WelldoneC.CheerupD.Mypleasure

12.Don'tforgettopassonthemessagetomyteacher.

A.Yes,Idon,tB.Idon,tthinksoC.No,Iwon'tD.Sorry,Iwouldn,t

13.Howcouldyousaythat?

..Ididn,tmeantohurtyou.

A.Itdoesn,tmatterB.That'sallright

C.IamreallysorryD.Noneofyourbusiness

14.Youhavegivenusawonderfulparty,Mrs.Johnson.

A.Don'tsaytoB.I'mgladyouenjoyedit

C.ItisinterestingforyoutosaysoD.Oh,I'mafraidIdidn,torganize

itwell

15.What'sthematter?Youreallylookupset.

----Well,betterlucknexttime.

A.IhavewonaprizeB.Ifailedanimportanttest

C.Why,IalwayslookuptoyouD.Me?Ineverlookdownuponanybody

PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)

PassageOne

WeareallbusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet,buthowmanyofusknow

thehistoryoftheInternet?

ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupasrecently

asthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworks

didn,tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewhole

networkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegood

enoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnot

working,informationcouldbesenthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaythecomputer

networksystemwouldkeeponworkingallthetime.

AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,butinthe1970s,

universities,hospitalsandbanksbegantouseit,too.However,computerswere

stillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Atthebeginning

ofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Andscientists

developedsoftwarethatmadeInternet“surfing“moreconvenient.

Todayitiseasytogetonlineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusethe

Interneteveryday.

16.TheInternetwassetupin.

A.1960B.the1960sC.1970D.the1970s

17.Computernetworksdidn,tworkwellatfirstbecause.

A.computerswerelargeandexpensive

B.computerscouldn,tsendinformationfast

C.computersdidn,tfitintothesamenetwork

D.ifonecomputerfailed,thewholenetworkstopped

18.WhichofthefollowingwasthefirsttousetheInternet?

A.Governments.B.Universities.C.Banks.D.Hospitals.

19.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Peopleusetheinternetmainlytosendemails.

B.Computersarenowmorecostlytheneverbefore.

C.Computerswerecostlyandhardtouseunti1theearly1990s.

D.Inthe1970stheInternetwaseasytousebutcomputerswerecostly.

20.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.TheFutureoftheInternetB.TheHistoryofComputers

C.ThehistoryoftheInternetD.ConvenientInternetSurfing

PassageTwo

AlanChangwasahandsomeyoungmanwithgoodmanners.

Onemorninghewaswalkingalongastreetonhiswaytoanappointment.Hedid

notwanttobeearlyorlate.Hehadforgottentoputonhiswatchsohewent

uptoamanwhowaswaitingforataxi.

“Excuseme,sir,"hesaid,verypolitely,“butcouldyoutellmethetime?”

Theman,whowasverywell-dressedandlookedquiterich,saidnothing.Hedid

notevenlookatAlan.Alanspoketohimagain."Excuseme,sir,"hesaid,

“butcouldyoupleasetellmewhattimeitis?”

Thistimethemanlookedathim,buthedidnotspeakandlookedquicklyaway.

Alanthoughttohimself:well,hecanhearme;hemustbejustrude.SoAlan

askedagain,“Whywouldn,tyoutellmethetime,sir?”

Themanturnedtowardshimandsaid,“Putyourselfinmyshoes.Iamstanding

herewaitingforataxi.Youcomeuptomeandaskmeforthetime.IfItell

ittoyou,youwillthankme.Iwillsay'That'sallright.'Youmaythen

say'It'sabeautifulday,'towhichImayreply'Yes,Ilikethesesunny

winterdays.'Beforeweknowwhatishappeningwehaveafriendlyconversation.

Youareapleasant,politeyo7ungman,sowhenmytaxicomes,Iofferyouaride.

Youaccept.Wetalk.Ilikeyou.Youlikeme.Iinviteyoutomyhome.Youmeet

mydaughter.Sheisaveryprettygirl.Youareagood-lookingman.Youlike

eachother.Soonyoufallinlove.Youwanttomarry.Nowdoyouunderstandmy

problem?

Alanshookhishead."No,sir,I'msorry,Idon,t.Everythingyouhavesaid

seemsverynaturaltome.”

“Exactly,“themansaid,“andIdonotwantmydaughtertomarryamanwho

istoopoortobuyawatch.Goodmorningtoyou.”Andwiththesewordshehurried

away.

21.WhydidAlanaskthemanwhattimeitwas?

A.Hewastoolate.B.Hewasveryearly.

C.Hehadlefthiswatchhome.D.Hewantedtomeettheman'sdaughter.

22.WhatdidAlanthinkofthemanwhenhewouldnottellhimthetime?

A.Hewasimpolite.B.Hewasdeaf.

C.Hewasstupid.D.HespokenoEnglish.

23.Whatdidthemanmeanbytheunderlinedpart“Putyourselfinmyshoes”?

A.Don,tinterruptme.B.Myshoeshurtme.

C.Comeandtrymyshoes.D.Trytounderstandme.

24.WhatkindofamanwasAlanChangeintheman,sopinion?

A.thief.B.Apoorman.C.Acheat.D.Arichman.

25.Thestoryismainlyabout.

A.howrudeapersoncanbeB.howonethingleadstoanother

C.whereapersoncan,ttellthetimeD.whyyoushouldn,tspeaktostrangers

PassageThree

WhatarethebeautiesofHawaii?Let'sstartwithfour.

Thebeach,famousforitswatertemperature,airtemperatureandwaves,isthe

firstbeauty.Therearehundredsofmilesofbeachesonthetwentyislandsof

Hawaii.Theyarethoughttobeamongthefinestbeachesintheworld.

Then,whatdoyouthinkwouldbethesecondbeautifulthing?Itisvolcanoes

（火山），ofcourse.Thesevolcanoesarenotjustapartoftheislands;theymade

theislandsinthefirstplace.Becauseofthemtheislandsarestillgrowing.

WhatwouldbethethirdthingofbeautythatthefirstvisitortoHawaiiwould

notice?Itprobablywouldn,tbejustonething,butmanythings:allthe

wonderfulfruitsandflowersoftheislands.Sugarcane,bananasandpineapples

areHawaii'sbiggestexports.SugarcanehasbeengrowinginHawaiifora

thousandyears.Asforpineapples,theislandsproducemorethananyotherplaces

intheworld,whichhasmadeDoleCompanythebiggestfruit-packingcompanyin

theworld.

ThefourthandmostbeautifulthingaboutHawaiiisthepeoplewholivethere.

TheHawaiiansneverrush,andperhapsthisisbecausetheycaremoreforhuman

lifethantheycareforthemachine.ThereisanoldHawaiianlawthataman

cangotosleepinthemiddleoftheroadifhewantsto.Whatmakesthepeople

ofHawaiisobeautifulistheirfeelingaboutpeople.Thereare64different

combinationsofracesontheislands,andtheyallliveinpeace.Theybelieve

“Aboveallnationsishumanity."Thatisthemostbeautifulthingofall.

26.Accordingtothepassage,Hawaiiismadeupof.

A.oneislandB.twentyislandsC.sixty-fourislandsD.hundredsofislands

27.Whyarethevolcanoessospecialtotheislands?

A.Theyarenotapartoftheislands.B.Theyactuallymadetheislands.

C.Theyarethefirstintheworld.D.Theyaregrowing.

28.WhathasmadeDoleCompanythebiggestfruit-packingcompanyintheworld?

A.Sugar.B.Sugarcane.C.Bananas.D.Pineapples.

29.ThepeopleinHawaiiarethemostbeautifulthingbecause.

A.theyhadapeacefulhistoryB.theycansleepinthemiddleoftheroad

C.thereare64differentracesontheislandsD.theycaremoreforpeoplethan

anythingelse

30.Accordingtothepassage,“aboveallnationsishumanity“mightmean

A.notallnationshavehumanityB.humanityisasimportantasanation

C.humanityhasnonationalboundariesD.al1humanbeingsshouldliveinpeace

PassageFour

Thereisameasurablerelationbetweenhowmuchapersonlearnsandhisattitude

towardthesubjecttobelearned.Whenfacedwithadifficultlearningtask,

onepathtosuccessistoconcentrateonthepositiveaspectsofthesubject

matter.Ifastudenthasaboringteacher,onesolutionistolookforthepositive

aspectsofcompletingthecourse,regardlessofhowboringtheteacherhappens

tobe.Toaccomplishthismightrequireaprivatetutororsomeindependent

reading,butwiththerightattitude,successispossible.

Over-achievers-studentswhodobetterthantheirtestscoresshow-usually

haveapositiveinteresttowardlearning.Theymaylearnsomethingsmoreslowly,

andtheymaymakemoreefforts,but,tocompensate（補(bǔ)償），theyareoftenbetter

atapplyingwhattheyhavelearned.Aslongastheydonothaveemotionalproblems,

theyaresuccessful.

Under-achievers-thosewhofunctionbelowtheirabilityshownbytestscored-

oftentendtoallowafewnegativefactorstoaffectthem.Becauseoftheir

negativeattitudes,theysometimesbecomeunfairlycriticalofteachers.They

allowthemselvestogetboredwhenitisnotnecessary.Inshort,theirattitudes

oftencausethemtolearnlessthanover-achievers.

Ifyoulearntoreplaceanegativeattitudetowardlearningwithsomethingmore

positive,youareontheroadtoachievingalmostanygoalyoudesire.Forexample,

ifyourealizeapersonalcomputerwithawordprocessorwouldimproveyour

performance,buthaveanattitudethatkeepstellingyouthatacomputeris

difficulttooperate,youtendtomakeallkindsofexcuses.Inshort,youresist

makingfulluseofaterrifictool,simplybecauseyournegativeattitude

preventsyoufromlearning.

31.Whatdoestheauthorthinkastudentshoulddoifhehasaboringteacher?

A.Lookforanewcourse.B.Becriticaloftheteacher.

C.Completethecoursewithagoodscore.D.Havearightattitudetowardthe

teacher.

32.Thewriterthinksthatover-achieversandunder-achieversmainlydifferin

A.theirtestscoresB.theirjudgmentofothers

C.theirattitudestowardlearningD.theirskillsinusingcomputers

33.Theunderlinedphrasefunctionbelowtheirabilityshownbytestscoresmeans

theunder-achievers.

A.oftengetlowscoresintests

B.doworseinactuallearningthanintests

C.usuallydobetterinteststhantheover-achievers

D.arealwaysslowinlearningandhavetomakemoreefforts

34.Theexampleofthepersonalcomputershowsthat.

A.findingexcuseshelpsinlearningB.toreactnegativelycanbeharmful

C.hard-workingisthekeytosuccessD.makinguseofthecomputerisimportant

35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Attitudesplayanimportantroleinlearning.

B.Studentsshouldlearnhowtousepersonalcomputers.

C.Teachersarenotsoimportantinthelearningprocess.

D.Therearemanydifferencesbetweenover-andunder-achievers.

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20points)

Directions:Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentence

thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletes

thesentence,markyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.

36.ThisphotomeofthedayswhenIworkedonthefarmmanyyears

ago.

A.remindsB.recallsC.retellsD.remembers

37.Ican,tgetonlinebecausemybrokedown.

A.cameraB.watchC.computerD.recorder

38.WouldyoupleasetheTValittle?Thechildrenaredoingtheir

homework.

A.turnonB.turnoffC.turnupD.turndown

39.Fewhousesinthisdistricttheterribleearthquakeandmany

peoplewerekilled.

A.lastedB.survivedC.deservedD.passed

40.Wetriedtofindatableforseven,buttheywereall.

A.givenawayB.keptawayC.takenupD.usedup

41.Weareatyourservice.Don,ttoturntousifyouhaveany

problems.

A.begB.hesitateC.desireD.seek

42.MybossdidnotfromhisdeskwhenIenteredhisoffice.

A.lookoutB.lookaroundC.lookdownD.lookup

43.Ilovethinkingofnewdesigns.Itkeepsmymindclearandactiveandfills

myretiredlifewith.

A.joyB.anxietyC.sorrowD.anger

44.Thecompanyisstartinganewadvertisingcampaigntomore

customers.

A.joinB.attractC.stickD.transfer

45.----WhereisthenewcameraIborrowedlastweek?

----Itisonthetopshelf,outoftheofourlittlekid.

A.orderB.sightC.reachD.touch

46.Herman?ssuccessishishardworkandhisacademicability.

A.usedtoB.equaltoC.duetoD.closeto

47.Thebooksellercannotgetenoughbookstotheneedsoftheir

customers.

A.makeB.pleaseC.fillD.meet

48.----Helookssoyoung?

----Iagreewithyou.Helooks30,butheis45.

A.actuallyB.basicallyC.accordinglyD.entirely

49.Parentshavetheirconcernaboutviolenceinsomechildren's

shows.

A.expressedB.acceptedC.complainedD.expected

50.ItwasThomasEdisonthattheelectriclamp.

A.inventedB.discoveredC.designedD.developed

51.Thedoctorssuccessfullycompleteda20-houroperationtothe

one-year-oldtwinsatthehead.

A.isolateB.separateC.divideD.remove

52.InChineseculture,children,smarriagedecisionswereoften

madebyparents.

A.traditionalB.historicC.remoteD.initial

53.Wedecidedtoleavethewaitressabigbecauseherservicewas

excellent.

A.billB.moneyC.fareD.tip

54.Experimentsshowthatdifferenttemperatureshavedifferenton

humanfeelings.

A.resultsB.troublesC.endingsD.effects

55.Thecostoftheproductsto56,000Yuan.

A.reachesB.numbersC.amountsD.counts

56.Themotheraskedtheboystoputeverythinginorder

beforetheylefttheroom.

A.the;aB.an;theC./;aD./;/

57.Doyoulikepopmusicorcountrymusic?

-----------------.Ionlylikesports.

A.EachB.EitherC.NeitherD.Both

58.Itwasnotknownhehadsaidduringtheinterview.

A.whetherB.whereC.thatD.what

59.Don'tgetoffthebusithasstoppedcompletely.

A.untilB.whenC.ifD.since

60.odesittakeyoutowashallthedishes?

A.HowoftenB.HowmuchC.HowlongD.Howfast

61.allherfriendsandmoneygone,Katefelttotallyhopeless.

A.BecauseB.OwingtoC.WithD.Butfor

62.badnewsitis!Wemusttryourbesttohelpthemoutofthe

difficulty.

A.WhatB.WhataC.HowD.Howa

63.Idon'tthinkpossibletofinishtheworkintimewithouthis

help.

A.whatB.thisC.thatD.it

64.Itisfrommyschooltotherailwaystation.

A.two-hourswalkB.two-hourswalkC.two-hourwalkD.atwo-hourwalk

65.It'snotagoodhabittoleaveyourwork.

A.donehalfB.halfdoneC.ahalfdoneD.doneahalf

66.WelikeourEnglishteacherbecausesheoftentellsfunnystories

inclass.

A.usB.ourC.weD.ours

67.Hislittlecarisn,tforfivepeople.

A.enoughbigB.bigenoughC.asenoughbigD.sobigenough

68.Whenandwheretoholdthemeetingnotdecidedyet.

A.isB.areC.hasD.have

69.Anewhousewi11havebeenbuiIthere.

A.inthisyearB.foroneyear

C.bytheendoftheyearD.duringthelastyear

70.Itwasalreadyteno'clockintheeveningwearrivedatthehotel.

A.sinceB.whileC.thatD.when

71.,wewillreviewallthelessonsbeforethefinalexam.

A.IftimewillpermitB.TimepermittingC.IftimepermittedD.Timepermits

72.Lastmonth,partofSoutheastAsiawasstruckbyfloods,effects

canstillbefeltnow.

A.whichB.whoseC.whatD.that

73.youdo,youshouldputyourheartintoit.

A.NomatterhowB.WheneverC.NomatterwhatD.Wherever

74.hasalreadybeenpointedoutbefore,Englishgrammarisnotaset

ofdeadrules.

A.ThisB.ThatC.ItD.As

75.Theseuniversitystudentsarelookingforacheaphotel.

A.tostayinB.tobestayingC.whichtostayD.wheretostayin

PartIVClozeTest(10points)

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,

thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestoneandmarkyouranswer

ontheANSWERSHEET.

MrSmithgavehiswifefiftypoundsforherbirthday.Thedayafterherbirthday,

MrsSmith76shopping.Shequeued77abus,gotonandsatdownnexttoanold

lady.Afterawhile,shenoticedthattheoldlady'shandbagwas78.Inside

it,shesawsomepoundnotesexactlyliketheonesherhusbandhadgivenher.

Soshequicklylookedintoherownbag-thenoteshad79!MrsSmithwassure

theoldladywhowassittingnexttoherhad80them.Shethoughtshewouldhave

tocall81;butasshedislikedmakingafussandmakingpeopleintotrouble,

shedecidedtotakebackthemoneyfromtheoldlady'sbagandsay82moreabout

it.Shelookedroundthebustomakesurenobodywaswatching;thenshecarefully

putherhandintotheoldlady,sbag,tookthenotesand83theminherown

bag.

Whenshegothomethatevening,sheshowedherhusbandthebeautifuldressshe

hadbought.

“84didyoupayforit?”heasked.

“Withthemoneyyougavemeformybirthday,ofcourse,“shereplied.

“Oh?What'sthat,then?”heasked,ashepointedtothe85onthetable.

76.A.madeB.wentC.tookD.decided

77.A.inB.onC.forD.to

78.A.openB.closedC.oldD.empty

79.A.droppedB.missedC.lostD.gone

80.A.stolenB.keptC.foundD.mistaken

81.A.herselfB.herC.theladyD.thepolice

82.A.everythingB.somethingC.nothingD.anything

83.A.tookB.putC.leftD.saved

84.A.HowB.HowmuchC.WhatD.Forwhat

85.A.bagB.moneyC.dressD.gift

2009年廣東省學(xué)位英語(yǔ)統(tǒng)考真題

PaperOne試卷一

(90minutes)

PartIDialogueCompletion(15points)

1.Jenny:ShallIgoandtellMr.Fairbanksaboutourproposal?

Jackie:.

A.Yes,yougoB.Yes,goC.Yes,let'sD.Yes,please

2.Mori:It'sapleasuretomeetyouhere.

Kaco:.

A.Pleasedtomeetyou,tooB.Thankyousomuch

C.Ididn'texpecttoseeyouhereD.You,retoohospitable

3.Williams:Excuseme.I'mlookingforapresentformyson.Ihavenoideawhattoget

him,Canyouhelpme?

Salesgirl:.

A.OfcourseIcan

B.No,Ican'tactually

C.YoumustbuyhimaT-shirt

D.Yes,IthinkaT-shirtwouldbeagoodidea

4.Tim:Ihearyou'vebeentothebookfair.Howwasit?

Susan:.

A.AbsolutelymarvelousB.Verymuchindeed

C.NotnecessarilyD.Quitedisappointed

5.Ed:Howdoyougetalongwithyournewmusicteacher?

Maggie:Ms.Davis?,butIlikeheralot.

A.She'shumorousB.She,snicetome

C.She'sabitstrangeD.She'sgoodatdancing

6.David:Charles,couldyoudrivemetotherailwaystation?

Char1es:____________

A.No,thanks.B.I’11bethereontime.

C.Sure,whynot?D.Nevermind.

7.Max:MysonhasbeenadmittedbyBeijingUniversity.

Walt:Congratulations!Ueissuchasmartboy.

Max:.

A.Yes,heisB.Youareright

C.ThankyouverymuchD.Don,tmentionit

8.Student:Doyoumindourperformingrock'n'rollinthehall?

Teacher:.

A.No,you'dbetternotB.Ofcourse,it'sallowedhere

C.Oh,I'dratheryoudidn'tactuallyD.I'dprefertolistentorock'a'roll

9.Clerk:Excuseme,thisanon-smokingplace.

Customer:__________

A.Oh,I'msorry.B.Howcanyousaythat?

C.That'sallright.D.That'simpossible.

10.Waiter:Howwouldyoulikeyourcoffee?

Customer:.

A.It'swelldoneB.Verynice,thanks

C.Withsugar,pleaseD.Onlyonecup

11.Virginia:Whataboutgoingtodosomeshoppingthisafternoon?

Rena:.

A.Goahead,please.B.Goodidea!

C.Me,too.D.Helpyourself.

12.Carlos:Thankyouverymuch,MissJames.Thathelpedmealot.

MissJames:,Carlos.

A.Don'tthankmeB.Don'tmentionit

C.I'mfineD.I'msorry

13.Susan:I'mworried.Mysondoesn,tliketotalkwithme.

Tracy:.Wewerealllikethatathisage.

A.TakeiteasyB.Changehismind

C.Don'tquarrelwithhimD.Don'trefusehim

14.Nicolas:I'dliketodonatemoneytohelppoorchildrenatschool.TowhomshallIgive

myshare?

LiMing:I'11askaboutthatandletyouknow.

A.Verywell.B.Whoknows?

C.Thankyouallthesame.1).Ital1depends.

15.Kelvin:We'realmostfinishedwiththeprojectnow..

Teresa:Actually,Iprefertokeepgoing.

A.Let'shurryupB.We'vetootirednow

C.WellbeontimeD.Let'sstopforabreak

PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)

PassageOne

JackBillabongisastockman.OneFridayafternoonhewasridingalongthetracktowardsthe

Hendersonfarm.HewaslookingforaprizebullwhichhadescapedfromtheBorrogeepaddock.

Hereachedthehillsandsawatoncethathecouldnotgofurther.

Therehadbeenafireintheforestwhichhadgoneout.Buttheairwasstillfullofsmoke

andfallentreeshadblockedthetrack.Jackwasjustgoingtoturnbackwhenhesawsomething

movinginthesmoke.Hewaited.Itwasagirlonahorse,andshewasridingtowardshim.

“There'sabadlyburntmanonthefarm,“thegirlshouted."Hesavedmylife.Pleasehelp

metosavehim.”

ThegirlwasCathyHenderson.Shehadbeenonhorsebackfortwohours.Shehadtojumpover

fallentreesthatwerestillburning.Herponyhadfallenwithhertwice.Shewasthirsty

andalmostdeadfromwantofsleep.ButsherodebacktothefarmwithJackimmediately.

JoeBrookwasunconsciouswhentheyreachedhim.TheyliftedhimontoJack,shorse.Theride

backtoBorrogeewasterrible.CathywassotiredthatJackhadtotiehertoherpony.The

ponywastiredtoo,butitscouragewasastonishing.ItfollowedJackrighttoBorrogeeHospital.

Nobodysawthemarrivebecauseitwasnight.

veneverseenahorselikethatpony,“Jacksaid.CathypraisedJackBillabong,but

sherefusedtosayanythingaboutthepony,“Joewillwriteaboutherinhisstory,she

said.

Butshedidsayonething:"Ifflamehadn,treturnedtothefarmthatafternoon,Joeand

Iwouldhavedied.”

杰克是一個(gè)飼養(yǎng)員。一個(gè)星期五下午，他騎馬沿軌道朝亨德森農(nóng)場(chǎng)走著。他正在尋找一只逃出了

borrogee圍場(chǎng)得獎(jiǎng)的公牛。他到了山，一眼就看出他不能走的更遠(yuǎn)。這