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A.teacherofEnglishasasecondlanguageisthe2004TeacheroftheYearintheUnitedStates.KathyMellorofRhodeIslandwillspendthenextyearasaninternationalspokeswomanforeducation.PresidentBushandhiswifeLaurahonoredherduringaceremony仪式attheWhiteHouselastweek.ForthepastnineteenyearsKathyMellorhastaughtEnglishasasecondlanguageatDavisvilleMiddleSchoolinNorthKingstownRhodeIslandinthenortheasternUnitedStates.SheredesignedtheprogramforE.S.LstudentsatherschooltoprovideeachstudentwithonetothreeperiodsperdayinclassesforEnglishlearners.Howmuchinstructionthestudentsgetdependsontheirlevelofskillinlisteningspeakingreadingandwriting.TheamountoftimetheyspendintheseclassesisreducedastheirlevelofEnglishincreases.A.teacherdescribesthisasthemostsuccessfulE.S.L.programinNorthKingstown.ShealsopraisesKathyMellorforprovidinghelptostudentsandtheirfamiliesbyformingalocalparentsgroupforspeakersofotherlanguages.Thisimprovedtheirabilitytohelptheirchildren.KathyMellorearnedamaster’sdegreeineducationfromRhodeIslandCollegE.ShestudiedteachingEnglishasasecondlanguagE.ShewaschosenforthenationalhonorofTeacheroftheYearfromamongtopteachersineachofthefiftystates.AsTeacheroftheYearKathyMellorwilltravelaroundtheUnitedStatesandtoothercountries.Shewilltalkabouttheimportanceofeducationandtheworkofteachers.50.Thispassageismainlyabout______.A.TeacheroftheYear2004intheUnitedStatesB.MsMellor’sEnglishteachinginstructionC.MsMellor’steachingskillsoflearningEnglishD.praisestoMsMellorfromotherteachers51.WhatdoesE.S.L.inthepassagestandfor?A.Englishstudylearners.B.Englishspeakingandlistening.C.Englishspeciallearners.D.EnglishasasecondlanguagE.52.Fromthispassagewecanlearnthat______.A.middleschoolteachersfromeachstatearehonoredTeachersoftheYearB.middleschoolteachersintheUSAhavetogetmaster’sdegreesC.MsMellor’sstudentshavenoproblemsinlearningEnglishD.theAmericangovernmentpaysmuchattentiontoeducation
III.阅读理解20×2WhenSirWinstonChurchillthegreatBritishprimeministerreachedhiseightiethbirthdayinNovember1954hewaspresentedwithhisportraitbyawell-knownmodernartistGranhamSutherlanD.ThepaintinghadbeenorderedandpaidbythemembersofParliament国会whowantedtohonortheGrandManofWorldwarII.SirWinstonandLadyChurchillweredeeplymovedbythismarkofrespectandaffection.Neitherofthemofcourseallowedthedonors捐赠者toseehowmuchtheybothdislikedtheportrait.Itmakesmelookstupid—whichIamnot!ChurchillprotestedinprivatE.Publiclyheonlysaidthatitwasafineexampleofmodernart.Hisfriendssmiled:itwaswell-knownthatSirWinstondidn’tcareformodernart.ChurchillwassounhappyabouttheportraitthatfinallyhiswifehaditdestroyeD.ChurchilldiedatninetyinJanuary1965.ladyChurchillfollowedhimin1977.ShortlyafterherdeaththepubliclearnedwhathadhappenedtoSutherland’spaintingandaheatedargumentbrokeout.ThepainterwasunderstandablysaD.TheartisticcommunityshockedandangryclaimedthatthedestructionofthepicturehadbeenacrimE.Historianssaidthattheyregrettedthedisappearanceofahistoricaldocument.AllagreedthatChurchillsdidn’thavetherighttodowhattheyhaddonE.Well—didthey?A.goodpartofthepublicfeltthattheownerofaportraithadtherighttogetridofitifitmadehimsounhappy.Thequestionhoweverhasbeenraisedmanytimesbefore:whohastherighttoaworkofart—thesittertheownerthedonorortheartistwhocreatedit?Andwhenthepaintingistheportraitofahistoricalfigureshouldtherightofposterity后代beconsideredasthehistoriansclaimed?1.TohaveChurchill’sportraitpaintedwastheideaof______.A.awell-knownmodernartistB.ParliamentC.afriendofChurchillD.thepublic2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.ChurchilllikedtheportraitbuthiswifenotB.Churchilldidn’tliketheportraitbecausehedidn’tlikethepainterC.Churchilllikedtheportraitbecauseitwasafinemodernart.D.Churchilldidn’tliketheportraitandnordidhiswife3.WhenChurchillsaiditwasafineexampleofmodernarthewas______.A.dishonestB.jokingC.praisingtheportraitD.notbeenstraight4.Whenwasthedestructionoftheportraitknowntothepublic?A.AssoonasithappenedB.AfterChurchilldiedin1965C.SoonafterLadyChurchill’sdeathD.Notuntilrecently5.Howdidpeoplereactedtothenews?A.PeopleoftheartisticcommunitywereallverysaD.B.Thehistoriansfeltmorestronglyagainstitthantheartisticcommunity.C.AllpeopleagreedthatChutchillshadnorighttodestroythepicturE.D.whilesomewereupsetquiteafewpeoplebelievedtheChurchillshadtherighttodestroyit.
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A.qualifieddoctorwhorarelypracticedbutinsteaddevotedhislifetowriting.Heoncesaid:Medicineismylawfulwifeandliteratureismylover.RussianwriterAntonPavlovichChekhovwasagreatplaywrightandoneofthemastersofthemodernshortstory.WhenChekhoventeredtheMoscowUniversityMedicalSchoolin1879hestartedtopublishhundredsofcomicshortstoriestosupporthisfamily.Afterhegraduatedhewroteregularlyforalocaldailynewspaper.Asawriterhewasextremelyfastoftenproducingashortstoryinanhourorless.Chekhov’smedicalandscienceexperiencecanbeseenthroughtheindifference冷漠manyofhischaractersshowtotragicevents.In1892hebecameafulltimewriterandpublishedsomeofhismostmemorablestories.ChekhovoftenwroteaboutthesufferingsoflifeinsmalltownRussiA.Tragiceventscontrolhischaracterswhoarefilledwithfeelingsofhopelessnessanddespair.ItisoftensaidthatnothinghappensinChekhov’sstoriesandplays.Hemadeupforthiswithhisexcitingtechniquefordevelopingdramawithinhischaracters.Chekhov’sworkcombinedthecalmattitudeofascientistanddoctorwiththesensitivity敏感ofanartist.SomeofChekhov'sworksweretranslatedintoChineseasearlyasthe1940s.OneofhisfamousstoriesTheManinaShellaboutaschoolteacher’sextraordinarilyorderlylifewasselectedasatextforChineseseniorstudents.AntonPavlovichChekhov________.A.hadalawfulloverB.wasanillegalwriterC.usedtobealawyerD.wasacompetentdoctorIn1880Chekhov________.A.becameafull-timewriterB.studiedmedicineinMoscowUniversityC.practicedmedicineinhishometownD.publishedhismostmemorablestoriesWhichofthefollowingadjectivescan’tbeusedtodescribeChekhov?A.SensitivE.B.Cool.C.Quick-mindeD.D.Warm-hearteD.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderoftheevents?A.becameadoctorB.becameafulltimewriterC.startedtopublishcomicshortstoriesD.wroteregularlyforalocaldailynewspaper.E.enteredtheMoscowUniversityMedicalSchoolA.e→c→a→d→bB.d→a→b→c→eC.e→c→b→a→dD.a→e→c→b→d
Despitethefactthatithasneverbeenseenalmosteveryoneisfamiliarwiththelegendaryunicorn独角兽.Descriptionsofunicornshavebeenfounddatingfromancienttimes.ThegreatphilosopherAristotletheorizedthatthereweretwotypesofunicorn---theso-calledIndianAssandtheOryxakindofantelopE.Unicornsareoftenusedinthelogoofanoblefamilytowncounciloruniversityastheirspecialsign.EvenScotlandisrepresentedbyaunicorn.Accordingtothelegendanyoneattemptingtocatchaunicornhadtobeextremelycarefulasitwasveryfierceanddangerous.A.clevertricksuggestedbyunicorn-trappersinordertocatchthisamazinganimalwithoutbeinghurtbyitshornwasforthehuntertostandinfrontofatreeandthentomovequicklybehinditastheunicorndashedangrily.HopefullythecreaturecouldthenbecaughtwhenitshornwasstuckinthetreE.Whenhollowedoutandusedasadrinking-cuptheunicorn’shornwassaidtohavethepowertoofferprotectionagainstperson.Itwasbelievedthatnobodycouldbeharmed-bydrinkingthecontentsofaunicorn’shorn.RightupuntiltheFrenchRevolutionin1789theFrenchcourtwassaidtohaveusedcupsmadeofunicornhorninordertoprotecttheking.InadditionthehornwassaidtohavemedicinalvaluesomuchsothatitcouldbesoldformorethantentimesthepriceofthesameweightofgolD.Whatthenwasunicornhorn?Weknowattimestherhino犀牛wasconfusedwiththislegendarycreaturE.A.drinking-cupsupposedlymadeofunicornhornwasdiscoveredtobemadeofthehornofarhino.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheunicorn?A.ItwasnothistoricallyrecordedB.ItshornwasfirstusedinFranceC.ItwassimilartotheIndianAssandtheOryxD.ItcouldbethesymbolofauniversityTocatchaunicorntheunicorn-trappershadtotryallofthefollowingEXCEPT____.A.attractingtheunicorntoattackB.makinguseofthetreeasadefenseC.hidingquicklybehindtheunicornD.havingtheunicornhornstuckinthetreeThelastparagraphismainlyabout____.A.thefunctionsoftheunicornhornB.theusersoftheunicornhornC.thepriceoftheunicornhornD.thecomparisonbetweentheunicornhornandtherhinohorn
FormanyyearsIstucktotheideathatmysufferingwasbecauseofmysizE.Ibelievedthatwhentheweightdisappeareditwouldtakeoldwoundshurtsandrejectionswithit.Manyweight-consciouspeoplealsomistakenlybelievethatchangingourbodieswillfixeverything.Perhapsourworstmistakeistobelievethatbeingthinequalsbeinglovedbeingspecialandbeingcherished珍爱.Wefantasize幻想aboutwhatitwillbelikewhenwereachthelong-awaitedgoal.Weworkveryhardtorealizethisdream.ThenatlastwefindourselvestherE.Butweoftengainbackwhatwehavelost.Evensowecontinuetobelievethatnexttimeitwillbedifferent.Nexttimewewillkeepitoff.Nexttimebeingthinwillfinallyrealizeitspromiseofeverlastinghappinessself-worthandofcourselovE.Ittookmealongwhiletorealizethattherewassomethingmoreformetolearnaboutbeauty.BeautystandardsaredifferentwithculturE.InSamoaawomanisnotconsideredattractiveunlesssheweightsmorethan200pounds.Moreimportantlyifit’shappinessthatwewantwhynotputourenergythereratherthanonthesizeofourbody?Whynotlookinside?Manyofusworkhardtochangeourbodybutinvain.Wehavetofindawaytolivecomfortablyinsideourbodyandmakefriendswithandcherishourselves.Whenwechangeourattitudestowardourselvesthewholeworldchanges.55.Thepassagetriestomakethereadersrealizetheimportanceof___________.A.attitudestowardourselvesB.culturedifferenceC.bodysizeD.differentbeautystandards56.ThewordeverythinginParagraphTwoprobablyrefersto___________.A.alltheeffortsB.alltheproblemsC.thewholeworldD.thetotaltruth57.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor?A.Theauthorwasoncetroubledbyher/hisweight.B.Theauthorsucceededinlosingweight.C.TheauthorprobablygotwoundedinwarsoraccidentsD.TheauthorisaSamoan.58.Thebesttitleforthepassageprobablyis____________.A.LoseallyourwoundswithyourweightB.Beauty:standardvarieswithcultureC.ChangeyourattituderatherthanyourshapeD.Itwillbedifferentnexttime
RobertFredywasgeneralmanagerofalargehotelinAshburypark.NewJersey.OnecolddaytwoyearsagowhenhestoppedhiscaratatrafficlightStephenPearmananout-of-worktaxiandtruckdriverwalkeduptoFredy’scarhopingtoearnsomechangebywashinghiswindshielD.LikemanymotoristswhotrytokeepthebeggarsoffFredyturnedonthewiperstoshowhewasn’tinteresteD.Pearmanputhisheadclosetothewindow.Comeonmister.GivemeachancE.IneedajobhesaiD.SomethinginStephenPearman’svoicemovedRobertFredy.InthesecondsbeforetrafficstartedmovingagainFredyhandedabusinesscardandtoldhimtocallifhewasserious.MyfriendstoldmehewasjustpullingmylegsaidPearman.ButIsaidNohe’sabusinessman.Ineedtogiveitashot.Twodayslater29-year-oldPearmanappearedinthemanager'sofficeofthebighotel.Fredygavehimajobandhousingandlenthimpocketmoneywhiletraininghim.TodayPearmanworksfulltimesettingupthehotel'sdininghallsforbusinessmeetings.InthepasttwoyearshehasfoundaflatmarriedandrepaidFredy’sloans.Mr.FredygavemeasecondchancesaysPearmanAndItookadvantageofit.Icouldhavejustcomehereawhileeatenupandleft.Butthereisnofutureinwashingwindshields.OrdinarilyFredykeepsawayfromthestreetpeoplE.ButPearmanseemedsohonestandopenaskingforachanceratherthanjustmoneyFredysaysIdon’thandmybusinesscardtojustanybody.ButI’mgladIdidinthiscasE.WhenPearmanfirstappearedbeforeFredy.A.FredytookhimasabeggarB.PearmanwastoldtodoitlaterC.FredygladlyagreedtolethimdoitD.PearmanknewFredywasakindmanWhenFredytoldPearmantocallifhewasserioushemeantif.A.PearmanwasreallyhardworkingB.PearmanwasreallylookingforajobC.Pearman’sconditionsweretrulyscriousD.PearmanwasreallyinterestedinwashingwindshieldsBysayinghewasjustpullingmylegparagraph3Pearman’sfriendsmeant.A.FredyknewPearmanintendedtoaskforajobB.FredywasmakingfunofPearmanC.FredywantedtohelpthepoorD.FredywastiredofbeingstoppedPearmanisnow.A.inchargeofFredy’sloansB.stillwashingcarwindshieldsC.full–timeemployedatthehotelD.arrangingdinnerpartiesforthehotelWhatcanwelearnaboutFredy?A.Hehelpsthosewhowillworkhardthemselves.B.HelikestogivehishelptoanyoneinneeD.C.HealwaysgiveshelptotheunemployeD.D.HeiseasilymovedbypoorpeoplE.
In1955amannamedRaymondKrocenteredapartnershipwithtwobrothersnamedMcDonalD.TheyopenedapopularrestaurantinCaliforniawhichsoldfoodthatwaseasytoprepareandservequickly.HamburgersFrenchfriesandcolddrinkswerethemainfoodtherE.KrocopenedsimilareatingplacesunderthesamenameMcDonald’sandtheywereaninstantsuccess.Helatertookoverthecompanyandtodayitisoneofthemostfamousandsuccessfulfast-foodinAmericaandroundtheworlD.Whywashisideasuccessful?Probablythemostimportantreasonwasthathistimingwasright.Inthe1950smostmarriedwomenstayedhometokeephouseandtakecareoftheirchildren.Inthe1960smanywomenreturnedtotheworkplacE.ThismeantthattheyhadlesstimeorenergytopreparemealssotheyspentmoreonTVdinnersandfast-foodrestaurants.Singleparentsalsohavelittletimetospendinthekitchen.Peoplelivingalonealsodependonthistypeoffoodsincecookingforoneisoftenmoretroublethanitisworth.Fast-foodisnotpartofthedietofallAmericans.Anothertrendofthe1960ssometimescalledtheback-to-naturemovementinfluencedmanypeopletoavoidfoodthatwaspackagedorprocessed处理.Thispreferencefornaturalfoodcontinuedtothisday.FromthesuccessofRaymondKroc’sfast-foodbusinesswecansaythatsocialeconomictrendsinfluencewhereandwhatweeat.TheunderlinedsentenceCookingforoneisoftenmoretroublethanitisworthmeansthat______.A.cookingforsomepeopleisworthmoremoneyB.itisnotworthwhiletotaketoomuchtimetocookforonepersonC.therearemoreproblemswhenonepersoncooksD.divorce离婚causespeopletochangetheireatinghabitsAnideaimpliedbutnotdirectlystatedinthereadingisthat________.A.manymarriedwomenbegantoworkinthe1960sB.naturalfoodsarestillpopulartodayC.fastfoodisnotpartofthedietofallAmericansD.divorcecausespeopletochangetheireatinghabitsMcDonald’ssuccessliesinthefollowingcausesBUT_________.A.peoplelivingalonetendtodependonfastfoodB.singleparentshavelittletimetospendinthekitchenC.manywomenreturnedtotheworkplaceinthe1960sD.KrocchosetheMcDonaldbrothersashispartnersThemainideaofthereadingisthat________.A.RaymondKrocisthemostsuccessfulfast-foodbusinessownerintheworldB.socialandeconomicchangesaffecteatinghabitsC.fast-foodiseasytoprepareandservequicklyD.Americanseateitherfastfoodornaturalfood
BarbaraandBarryZucker–PinchoffbothdoctorsfromNewYorkCitytooktheirthreedaughtersonawalkingsafari旅行lastyearinTanzaniA.BarbaratoldabouttheirexperienceinKinberoItisthemostremote遥远的placewehaveeverbeentocampingwithafewotherAmericanstwoTanzanianguidesandseveralHadza哈扎人whohadtimetositandchatbecausetheyhadjustkilledagiraffE.About400membersoftheEasternHadzatribe部落liveinTanzaniatodaytheonlyhunter-gathererswhoremaininAfricA.TheHadzahuntgamegatheredibleplantsandhoneyandmovefromplacetoplacewhenevertheweatherchangers.EverytwoweeksorsotheymovetoanewcampsitE.AtthePinchoffs’campsitethreeHadzamenstoppedbytovisitandendedupstayingthreedays.OneoftheguidesgavethemenacigarettE.TheytookoutthetobaccoputitinapipeandlitthepipewithfiretheystarteD.IttakeslessthantwohoursforHadzawomentobuildanewcamp.Theymakehuts茅屋bybendingbranchesintoroundstructuresaboutsixfeethighandthencoveringthemwithlonggoldengrass.Iftheweatherisverywetthewomenmaychooseadrycavetosetupacamp.Somerockcaveshavebeenusedoverthousandsofyearsandaredecorated装饰withancientrockpaintings.WhethertheysleepinhutscavesorintheopentheHadzacoverthemselvesonlywiththinclothsanddependonfiretokeepthemwarm.TheHadzarefusetobesettledintovillagesortohavethelifeoffarmers.By1979almostallofthemhadreturnedtotheiroldways.TheyHadzamaybetheonlytribeinAfricathehasneverpaidtaxes.Thepassagemainlytellsup.A.oneoftheauthor’stravelexperiencesB.thelifeoftheHadzatribeinTanzaniaC.Barbara’swalkingsafariinTanzaniaD.theeffortsoftheHadzatokeeptheiroldwaysWhatdoestheunderlinedwordgameinParagraph2probablyreferto?A.Partofamatch.B.Ediblewildanimals.C.Anareaofwork.D.A.children’sactivity.WhatdoweknowaboutthelifeoftheHadza?A.Theychangetheircampsitesregularly.B.Theylivemainlyonfarming.C.Theykeepwarmusingleavesatnight.D.Ittakesthemalongtimetosetupacamp.WheredotheHadzaliveinwetweather?A.Onthefarm.B.Inhuts.C.Incaves.D.Intheopen.
2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语北京卷CLyinginthesunonarockthecougar美洲狮sawJebandhissonTombeforetheysawit.Jebputhisbagdownquicklyandpulledhisjacketopenwithbothhandsmakinghimselflookbigtothecougar.ItworkeD.ThecougarhesitatedreadytoattackJebbutreadytoforgetthewholethingtoo.JebletgoofhisjacketgraspedTomandheldhimacrosshisbodymakingacross.Nowthecougar’senemylookedevenbiggeranditroseupreadytomoveawaybutunfortunatelyTomgotscaredandstruggledfreeofJeB.Tomno!shoutedhisfather.ButTombrokeandranandthat’sthelastthingyoudowithacougar.ThesecondTombrokefreeJebthrewhimselfonthecougarjustasitjumpedfromtherock.Theyhiteachotherinmid-airandbothfell.ThecougarwasonJebinaflashforgettingaboutTomwhichwaswhatJebwanteD.Cougarsarenotasbigasmostpeoplethinkandadeterminedmanstandsachanceevenwithjusthisfists.Asthecougar’sclaws爪子gotintohisleftshoulderJebswunghisfistatitseyesandhitharD.Theanimalhowled吼叫andputitsheadback.Jebfollowedupwithhisotherfist.ThenoutofthecomerofhiseyeJebsawTom.Theboywasrunningbacktohelphisfather.KnifeTomshoutedJeB.Theboyrantohisfather’sbagwhileJebstartedshoutingaswellashittingtokeepthecougar’sattentionawayfromTom.TomgottheknifeandranovertoJeB.ThecougarwasmovingitsheadinandouttryingtofindawaythroughthewallJebwasmakingoutofhisarms.Tomswungwiththeknifeintothecougar’sback.Ithowledhorriblyandranoffintothemountains.Thewholefighthadtakenaboutthirtyseconds.63.WhydidJebpullhisjacketopenwhenhesawthecougar?A.Togetreadytofight.B.Tofrightenitaway.C.Toprotecttheboy.D.Tocooldown.64.Whatdoweknowaboutcougars?A.Theyareafraidofnoises.B.Theyhesitatebeforetheyhit.C.Theyarebiggerthanwethink.D.TheyliketoattackrunningpeoplE.65.HowdidJebtrytoholdthecougar’sattention?A.Bykeepingshoutingandhitting.B.Bymakingawalloutofhisarms.C.Bythrowinghimselfonthecougar.D.Byswinginghisfistsatthecougar’seyes.66.Whichofthefollowinghappenedfirst?A.Thecougarjumpedfromtherock.B.Tomstruggledfreeofhisfather.C.JebaskedTomtogettheknifE.D.JebheldTomacrosshisbody.
IfirstwenttoHarrowinthesummerterm.TheschoolhadthebiggestswimmingpoolIhadeverseen.Itwasagoodjoketocomeupbehindanakedboyandpushhimintothepool.Imadequiteahabitofthiswithboysofmyownsizeorless.OnedayIsawaboywrappedinatowelonthesideofthepool.HewasnobiggerthanIwassoIthoughthimafairgamE.ComingsecretlybehindIpushedhiminholdingontohistowelsothatitwouldnotgetwetIwassurprisedtoseeanangryfacecomeoutfromthewaterandabeingofgreatstrengthmaskingitswaybyfacestrokes猛力地划totheshorE.Ifledbutinvain.Heovertookmeseizedmeviolentlyandthrewmeintothedeepestpartofthepool.Isoonclimbedoutontheothersideandfoundmyselfsurroundedbyacrowdofyoungerboys.Doyouknowwhatyouhavedone?theysaidIt’sAmery;heisinGradeSix.Heischampionatgymhehasgothisfootballhonor.IwasfrightenedandfeltashameD.HowcouldItellhispositionwhenbewaswrappedinabathtowelandsosmall.Hedidn’tseempleasedatallsoIaddedinamostbrilliantwordMyfatherwhoisagreatmanisalsosmall.AtthisbelaughedandaftersomegeneralwordsaboutmyrudebehaviorandhowIhadbetterbecarefulinthefuturesignifiedtheincidentwascloseD.56.ThewriterthoughtAmeryafairgamebecausetheboy.A.lookedlikeananimalB.wasfondofgamesC.wasofsimilarsizeD.wasgoodatsports57.Thewriterfeltashamedbecause.A.hewaslaughedatbyotherboysB.AmeryturnedouttobeinthesamegradeC.hepushedAmeryhardandhurthimD.heplayedajokeonanoutstandingathlete58.BysayingMyfatherwhoisagreatmanisalsosmallthewrite.A.triedtopleaseAmeryB.challengedAmeryC.threatenedAmeryD.admiredhisfather59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThewritercouldrunfasterthanAmery.B.Thewriterlikedplayingonboysofallsizes.C.AmerywasastudentinGradeFour.D.Ameryforgavethewriterforhisrudebehavior.
LouisArmstronghadtwofamousnicknames绰号.SomepeoplecalledhimBagamo.Theysaidhismouthlookedlikealargebag.MusiciansoftencalledhimPopsasasignofrespectforhisinfluence影响ontheworldofmusiC.Bornin1901inNewOrleanshegrewuppoorbutlivedamonggreatmusicians.Jazzwasinventedinthecityafewyearsbeforehisbirth.ArmstrongoftensaidJazzandIgrewuptogether.Armstrongshowedagreattalent天赋formusicwhenhewastaughttoplaythecornet短号ataboy’shomE.InhislateteensArmstrongbegantolivethelifeofamusician.HeplayedinparadesclubsandonthesteamboatsthattravelledontheMississippiRiver.AtthattimeNewOrleanswasfamousforthenewmusicofjazzandwashometomanygreatmusicians.Armstronglearnedfromtheoldermusiciansandsoonbecamerespectedastheirequal.In1922hewenttoChicago.TherethetaleofLouisArmstrongbegins.FromthenuntiltheendofhislifeArmstrongwascelebratedandlovedwhereverhewent.ArmstronghadnoequalwhenitcametoplayingtheAmericanpopularsong.Hiscornetplayinghadadeephumanity仁爱andwarmththatcausedmanylistenerstosayListeningtoPopsjustmakesyoufeelgoodallover.Hewasthefatherofthejazzstyle风格andalsooneofthebest-knownandmost-admiredpeopleintheworlD.HisdeathonJuly61971washeadlinenewsaroundtheworlD.ArmstrongwascalledPopsbecausehe______.A.lookedlikeamusicianB.wasamusicianofmuchinfluenceC.showedaninterestinmusicD.travelledtoplaymodernmusicThethirdparagraphisdeveloped______.A.byspaceB.byexamplesC.bytimeD.bycomparisonWhichstatementaboutArmstrongistrue?A.HistalebeginsinNewOrleans.B.HewasbornbeforejazzwasinventeD.C.Hismusicwaspopularwithhislisteners.D.Helearnedpopularmusicataboy’shomE.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheInventionoftheJazzMusicB.TheFatheroftheJazzStyleC.TheMakingofaMusicianD.TheSpreadofPopularMusic
DoyouknowofGuoDegang?InrecentmonthshehasbecomewellknowninChinaasacrosstalker.HehasneverperformedonTVbeforebutattendinghiscrosstalkperformanceisbecomingincreasinglyfashionableinBeijingespeciallyforyouthandschoolchildren.GuoarrivedinBeijingfromTianjinin1995andcameacrossateahousewherehefoundseveralyoungpeopleperformingcrosstalk.Beingacrosstalkerhimselfhecouldn’thelptakingtothestagE.Graduallymoreandmorepeoplecametotheteahousetoseehimperform.Hesoonfoundhimselfplayingtoaudiencesnumberingmorethan100inateahousethatcouldonlycontain80.AshispopularitygrewGuothoughtoverthefutureofhisart.TraditionalcrosstalkisatleasthalfanhourlongbutperformancesarenolongerthanfiveminutesonTVwhichkillsmuchofthestory.TVispartofthefast-foodcultureandcrosstalkisaface-to-faceartform—itneedsinteraction交流andisnotsuitedtoTVGuosaiD.Hedecidedtobringitbacktoitsrootstheteahouseandtheater.In1996GuoandsomeyoungcrosstalkactorsfoundedDeyunCrosstalkAssociation.OverthenexttenyearstheassociationorganizedcountlessperformancesinteahousesacrossBeijing.DespitetheirgrowingpopularityGuoensured确保thatticketpriceswerekeptlowtomaketheartformaccessibletoeveryonE.Ticketstohisperformancesarestill20yuantoday.AndinkeepingwithtechnologyandmoderntimestheassociationsetupaBBSsiteontheInternetwherefanscoulddownloadrecordingsanddiscussperformanceswithactors.Hehopesthatthroughtheireffortsmoreyoungpeoplewilllearntoappreciatecrosstalkandperhapstraintobecrosstalkersthemselves.41.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.GuoDegangandhistraditionalcrosstalkB.Atraditionalartform—crosstalkC.ThedevelopmenthistoryofcrosstalkD.DeyunCrosstalkAssociation42.Fromthepassagewecanknowthecrosstalkoriginates源于from________.A.theTVshowB.theteahouseandtheaterC.thecinemaD.thecommonpeople43.AccordingtothepassageDeyunCrosstalkAssociationsetupaBBSsiteontheinternetto________.A.letfansdownloadrecordingsB.havefansdiscussperformanceswithactorsC.keepupwithmoderntechnologyD.askmorepeopleappreciatetheirfavoritecrosstalk44.FromthepassagewecanknowthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.thecrosstalkisaface-to-faceartwhichneedsinteractionB.GuowasacrosstalkerwhenhewasinTianjingC.theperformancesofGuoareverypopularD.theticketstoGuo’sperformancesmayriseinfuture
BScottishSecretaryJimMurphyisonamissiontorecover￡46millionofcouncilcash.HehastraveledtoIcelandforhigh-leveltalkswithPrimeMinisterGeirHaardE.Mr.Murphyhasvowedtodowhateverittakestoensurethereturntolocalauthoritiesofthemillionsofpoundswhicharelockedincrisis-hitIcelandicbanks.HealsowantstoseethereturnofmoneydepositedtherebyanumberofScottishcharities.Mr.MurphysaidScotscouncilsandcharitieshadinvestedinIcelandicbanksingoodfaithbeforethecountry’sbankingsystemwasseverelyhitbytheglobalfinancialcrisis.HesaidOurrelationshipwithIcelandhastraditionallybeenaverygoodonE.ButofcoursetherearepressuresatthemomentparticularlybecauseoftheinternationalcreditcrisisandthecollapseoftheIcelandicbanks.ThereismoneyfromScottishcouncilsandScottishcharitiesinvestedinsomeofthosebanksandI’mmakingeffortstopersuadetheIcelandicgovernmentthatmoneyshouldbereturneD.We’vemadeitveryclearlyandwe’lldowhateverittakestosupportScottishpeopletogettheirmoneyoutoftheIcelandicbankingcrisis.TheScottishSecretary’smovehasbeenwelcomedbytheHolyroodParliament.TheUKGovernmentiscurrentlytryingtosave￡4billionindepositsheldbycustomersinthefailedIcelandicbankIce-saveatriskafteritsparentfirmLandsbankifoldeD.Thebank’scollapsecausedadiplomaticargumentafterministersfrozeassetsofotherIcelandicbanks.44.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ScotscouncilsandcharitieshadinvestedinIcelandicbanksinbadfaith.B.TherelationshipwithIcelandhastraditionallybeenaverygoodonesotheydon’tworryaboutitforever.C.TheUKGovernmentandpeoplecan’tbesatisfiedwithIceland’sministers’measures.D.TheUKGovernmentsupportsScottishpeopletofightwiththeIcelanD.45.JimMurphywillpayavisittoIcelandinorderto______.A.strengthentheircooperationandpromoteeconomicprogressbetweentwocountriesB.persuadetheIcelandicGovernmenttogivebackthemoneythatarelockedincrisis-hitIcelandicbankC.traveledtoIcelandforhigh-leveltalkswithPrimeMinisterGeirHaardeandwantedtobreakawayfromthecrisistogetherD.representthegovernmenttohelpIcelandtorecovereconomy46.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.IcelandicbankingcrisisB.Murphy’sIcelandicmissionC.TheinfluenceofthecrisisD.A.friendlyvisit
AbouttenyearsagoayoungandverysuccessfulbusinessmannamedJoshwastravelingdownaChicagoneighborhoodstreet.Hewasgoingabittoofastinhisshinyblack12cylinderJaguarXKEwhichwasonlytwomonthsolD.Hewaswatchingforkidsrushingoutfrombetweenparkedcarsandsloweddownwhenhethoughthesawsomething.Ashiscarpassednochildcameoutbutabricksailedoutand—WHUMP!—ithittheJag’sshinyblacksidedoor!SCREECH...!!!!ImmediatelyJoshstoppedthecarjumpedoutseizedthekidandpushedhimupagainstaparkedcar.HeshoutedatthekidWhatwasthatallaboutandwhoareyou?Justwhattheheckareyoudoing?!Buildingupaheadofsteamhewenton.That’smynewJagthatbrickyouthrewisgonnacostyoualotofmoney.Whydidyouthrowit?PleasemisterpleasE.I’msorry!Ididn’tknowwhatelsetodo!beggedtheyoungster.Ithrewthebrickbecausenooneelsewouldstop!tearswerestreamingdowntheboy’sfaceashepointedaroundtheparkedcar.It’smybrothermisterhesaiD.Herolledofthecurb路沿andfelloutofhiswheelchairandIcan’tlifthimup.SobbingtheboyaskedthebusinessmanWouldyoupleasehelpmegethimbackintohiswheelchair?He’shurtandhe’stooheavyformE.Movedbeyondwordstheyoungbusinessmantriedhardtoswallowtherapidlyswellinglumpinhisthroat.StrainingheliftedtheyoungmanbackintothewheelchairandtookouthishandkerchiefandwipedthescrapersandcutscheckingtoseethateverythingwasgoingtobeOK.HethenwatchedtheyoungerbrotherpushhimdownthesidewalktowardtheirhomE.Itwasalongwalkbacktotheblackshining12cylinderJaguarXKE—alongandslowwalk.JoshneverdidfixthesidedoorofhisJaguar.Hekeptthedent凹痕toremindhimnottogothroughlifesofastthatsomeonehastothrowabrickathimtogethisattention.Feelforthebricksoflifecomingatyou.Theboythrewabrickatthebusinessman’scarbecause________.A.thebusinessmandroveatahighspeedB.heenviedthebrand-newcarverymuchC.hewantedtoaskforsomemoneyD.hewantedtogethelpfromthedriverWhichofthefollowingistherightorderofthestory?A.TheyoungerbrotherthrewabrickatJosh’scar.B.Theelderbrotherfelloutofhiswheelchair.C.TheyoungerbrotherbeggedJoshforhelp.D.Joshliftedtheelderbrotherbackintohiswheelchair.E.Joshshoutedattheyoungerbrother.A.baecdB.acdbeC.bacedD.acbedWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Joshwouldacceptthemoneyfromthekids.B.ThetwokidswereJosh’sneighbors.C.Joshwasakind-heartedman.D.Josh’snewcarbrokedowneasily.accordingtothepassagethelastsentencemeans________.A.tryingtogetreadyforthetroubleinyourfuturelifeB.drivingfastinaneighborhoodstreetisdangerousC.tryingtobemoreunderstandingseeingothersintroubleD.protectingoneselffrombeinghurt
ToWhomItMayConcern:MyhusbandandIgotmarriedin1965andforthefirsttenyearsofourmarriageIwasveryhappytostayhomeandraiseourthreechildren.ThenfouryearsagoouryoungestchildwenttoschoolandIthoughtImightgobacktowork.Myhusbandwasverysupportiveandhelpedmetomakemydecision.HeemphasizedallofthethingsIcandoaroundthehouseandsaidhethoughtIcouldbeagreatsuccessinbusiness.Afterseveralweeksofjob-huntingIfoundmypresentjobwhichisworkingforasmallpublicrelationsfirm.AtfirstmyhusbandwasveryproudofmeandwouldtellhisfriendsMycleverlittlewifecanrunthatcompanyshe'sworkingfor.ButashisjokingremarkapproachedrealitymyhusbandstoppedtalkingtomeaboutmyjoB.IhavereceivedseveralpromotionsandpayincreasesandIamnowmakingmoremoneythanheis.Icanbuymyownclothesandanewcar.BecauseofourcombinedincomesmyhusbandandIcandomanythingsthatwehadalwaysdreamedofdoingbutwedon'tdothesethingsbecauseheisveryunhappy.Wefightaboutlittlethingsandmyhusbandisverycriticalofmeinfrontofourfriends.ForthefirsttimeinourmarriageIthinkthereisapossibilitythatourmarriagemaycometoanenD.IlovemyhusbandverymuchandIdon'twanthimtofeelinferiorbutIalsolovemyjoB.IthinkIcanbeagoodwifeandaworkingwomanbutIdon'tknowhow.Canyougivemesomeadvice?WillIhavetochooseoneortheotherorcanIkeepbothmyhusbandandmynewcareer?Pleasehelp.DistressedTheletterwasmostprobablewritten________.A.in1975B.around1980C.fouryearsagoD.in1965Herhusband________whenshefirstfoundherpresentjoB.A.wasverycriticalofherB.feltdisappointedC.wasproudofherD.washappybutcriticalWhatdoestheunderlinedwordpromotionmean?A.scoldingB.criticismC.prizeD.advancementAsherincomeincreased________.A.shefoundagapemergedbetweenherandherhusbandB.sheboughtmoreclothesandahouseC.shedidthemanythingssheandherhusbanddreamedofD.shefeltveryproudofherself
DorisLessingwasbornin1919inPersiamovingasachildwithherfamilytosouthernRhodesianowZimbabwewhereshestayedinschoolonlytotheageof14.A.yearaftermovingtoLondonshepublishedherfirstnovelin1950.TheGrassisSingingexaminesunbridgeableracialconflictincolonialAfricathroughtheeyesofawhitefarmer'swifeandherblackservant.Herliterarybreakthroughcamein1962withpublicationofTheGoldenNotebookseenbymanythoughnotnecessarilyLessingasapioneeringworkofmodernfeminism女权运动.A.disjointedstudyofthemindofthemaincharacterAnnaWulfthenovelexploresherthoughtsaboutAfricapoliticsrelationshipswithmenandsexandJungiananalysisanddreaminterpretation.Lessing'sthemeschangedtopsychologyinherworksfromthe1960sandbythe1970sshewasinterestedintheIslamicmystictraditionofSufism苏菲教派.HerturntowardsciencefictionwiththeCanopusseriesintheearly1980swasnotwarmlyreceivedbytraditionalcriticsbutshehascontinuedtobepopularwithnewreadersandnumerousliteraryawardsincludingtheDavidCohenBritishLiteraryPrizeandtheCompanionofHonourfromtheRoyalSocietyofLiteraturebothin2001.FollowingtheannouncementtheHoraceEngdahltoldVOAwhyhewaspersonallysopleasedwithLessing'sselection.Sheisoneofthetrulygreatwriters--ofnovelsshortstoriesfictionandnon-fictionEngdahlsaiD.Sheisoneofthefewwriterswhohavehadthecouragetoupholdtheprincipleofequalitybetweenthemaleandfemaleexperienceandshehasgiventheimpulsetonumbersofotherwomenwriters.AndsheisreallythemotherofaschoolthatisoneofthemostimportantinourcontemporaryliteraturE.At87DorisLessingistheoldestNobelLiteraturewinnersincethefirstprizeswereawardedin1901.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.DorisLessing’sGreatWritings.B.DorisLessing’sConcernaboutAfricA.C.A.GreatWriterofNovelandaPioneerofModernFeminism.D.A.NobelPrizeWinnerforLiteraturE.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.thereareonlytwocharactersinTheGrassisSingingB.TheGoldenNotebookisregardedasLessing’smasterpiecebyherselfC.lifeinAfricainherearlyagelayssolidfoundationforherwritingD.DorisLessingisstronglyagainsttraditionalcultureinAfricaAccordingtothefourthparagraph_______.A.LessingbegantobelieveinChristinthe1970sB.Lessing’ssciencefictionwonreadersC.LessinghadwontwoliterarymedalsforherwritingsD.LessingchangedherthemestomeettheneedsoftraditionalcriticsTheunderlinedwordimpulseinthe6thpassageisclosestinmeaningto_______.A.pressureB.inspirationC.energyD.desire
Ididn’trealizehowshortIwasuntilIstartedschool.Thereafewkidspickedon欺负mecallingmenames.ThenIknew.AfterthatIbegantohatethefirstdayofschooleachyear.Ididn’tknowwhowasnewandwouldstareatmeasIstruggledtoclimbtheschoolbusstairs.SomeofthekidswouldpointandsayLookatthatkiD.Lookather.AstimewentonIjusttriedtosmileandacceptthefactthatIwasgoingtobenoticedmywholelifE.IwasdeterminedtomakemyuniquenessanadvantageratherthanadisadvantagE.MyfriendsbecameincreasinglyprotectivE.They’dhelpmeupthebussteps.Ifpeoplewerecrueltheywouldtakethemasideandcorrectthem.WhatIlackedinheightImadeupforinpersonality----myabilitytolaughevenatmyself.ForexampleonetimeIwasreachingintothewashingmachineatmyparents’housetograbthewetclothes.IfellallthewayinandyellforMotherwhowassittingnearbyreadingthepaper.WatchingfeetflyingeverywhereshelaughedquietlyandsaidIshouldleaveyouintherE.Ilaughedwithher.I’m47nowandthestareshavenotdecreasedasI’vegrownolder.PeopleaskmyfriendsifIliveinadollhousE.Theylookindisbeliefwhentheyseemegetoutofmycaronthedriver’ssidE.DuringthosetimesItrytokeepagoodattitudE.WhenpeoplearerudeIremindmyselfLookwhatelseIhave----agreatfamilynicefriendsWhatisthemainideaofthesecondandthirdparagraphs?A.HowthewriterchangedherdisadvantagetoadvantagE.B.Thewriter’sfriendsandmotherlovedherdeeply.C.Thewriterhadmanyfriendshelpingher.D.Thewriterhadtheabilitytolaugh.Bysayingthestareshavenotdecreasedinthelastparagraphtheauthorsuggeststhat____.A.sheisabletoliveahappylifelikeanormalpersonB.sheisn’tafraidofbeingnoticedbyothersanymoreC.somepeoplestilldon’ttreatherasanormalpersonD.moreandmorepeopletreatherwithrespectnowHowistheauthorfeelingnowabouthersituation?A.QuiteoptimistiC.B.VerysatisfieD.C.Deeplyupset.D.Ratheranxious.Wecaninferthattheauthorbelievesthat_________.A.societyshouldhelpthedisabledasmuchaspossibleB.onlyyourparentsandfriendscanhelpyouC.whatpeoplesayaboutyouisnoneofyourbusinessD.allpeopleshouldbetreatedwithrespect
WhenIwasgoinghometoIndialastyearIcalledupmymothertoaskifshewantedanythingfromChinA.WhenIndiahadnotopenedupitsmarketstotheworldIcarriedsuitcaseloadsofdarkglassesandjeans.ThankfullywecangetalltheseanywhereinIndianow.Stillheranswersurprisedme:GreenteA.AslongasIcanremembershedidn’tevendrinkIndiantea.IdutifullyboughtabigpacketofLongjingandheadedhometohearthestory.MymotherandherbrotherbothregularnewspaperreadersbelievedthatChinesegreenteawasthewonderdrugforallillnesses.AttheturnofthecenturyChinawasnotreallyfamiliartotheaverageIndian.Itwasastrangecountry.Howthingschange!Andhowsoon!NoweverytownofanysizeseemstohaveaChinaMarket.AndeveryoneistalkingaboutChinA.ThegovemmentofIndinhasplannedtosendateamtoChinatoseehowthingsaredonE.AministeroncesaidthatIndiamustopenthedoorsformoreforeigninvestment投资andsuchastepwouldworkwondersasitdidforChina.Butit’satwo-waystreet.IjustheardaboutathousandShenzhenofficeworkerswhohavegonetoBangaloretotraininsoftwarE.MeanwhilealltheIndianITmajorsaresettingupastrongpresenceinChinA.NowonderthattradewhichwasonlyinthemillionsjusttenyearsagoisexpectedtohitaboutUS$15billionforlastyearandUS$20billionby2008agoalsetbybothgovernments.NowondermycolleaguewrotesomeweeksagoaboutthisbeingtheSino-Indian中印centuryasthetwocountriesstartedonJanuary1theSino-IndianFriendshipYear.ButwhatisstillawondertomeismymotherdrinkingChineseteA.Accordingtothepassagetheauthorleft_____for______.A.India;ChinaB.China;IndiaC.China;LongjingD.India;ShenzhenThereasonwhythewriter’smotheraskedforChinesegreenteaisthat_____.A.shehadasonworkinginChinaB.shebelievedithadacuringeffectC.sheenjoyedChineseproductsD.shewastiredofIndianteaTheunderlinedpartit’satwo-waystreetinParagraph10probablymeans____.A.TheexchangesbetweenIndianandChinabenefitboth.B.ChinaandIndiahavedifferenttrafficrules.C.TeatradeworkswondersinbothIndiaandChinA.D.ChineseproducesarepopularinbothChinaandIndiA.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.theauthorwasconcernedforhismother’shealthB.theauthorwasinfavorofdrinkingChinesegreenteaC.theauthorwassurprisedatChina’srecentdevelopmentD.theauthorwascuriousaboutthegrowthofIndia’sITindustry
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分BigthingswerehappeninginmylifethesummerIturned13.InthemiddleofthatsummermyparentsshookmyentireworldandturneditupsidedownwhentheytoldmetheyweregettingadivorcE.Icouldn'tbelievethatourfamilywasgoingtobreakup.ThoughIalwaysknewmyparentsweren'tveryhappyandtheyoftenfoughtIstillwantedmyfamilytostaythesamE.MylifechangedcompletelyafterthedivorcE.MymotherandImovedintoasmallapartmentacrosstownwhilemyfatherandbrotherBillstayedinourhousE.InowbecameavisitorwheneverIwenttoseemydadandBillontheweekends.AndimmediatelyIhadmysoon-to-bestepfatherDanwhomIshowednointerestin.IwasclearlydepressedespeciallyafterDanandmymothermarriedandIrealizedthattherewasnowaythatthingscouldchangebacktothewaytheyhadbeen.EventhoughIresistedallDan'sattemptstogettoknowmeandwasn'tverynicetohimhenevergaveuponmE.GraduallyIbegantotrusthim.IrealizedthatweactuallyhadsomethingsincommonespeciallywhenitcametomoviesandTVshows.WespentalotoftimetogetherhangingoutwatchingTV.Thatgaveusachancetotalkandgettoknoweachother.BetterstillDanshowedaninterestinmethatIhadneverexperiencedfrommyownfather.DanwasalwaysaroundwhenIneededadviceonschoolorfriends.OnceIbegantowarmuptoDanthethreeofusbeganspendingalotoftimetogether.Weoftenwentouttoeatandtookshorttrips.EventuallyIdiscoveredthatIfinallyhadthehappyfamilythatIhadalwayswanteD.InowrealizemyparentswererightaboutgettingthedivorcE.Theirbreakupwasthebestthingtohappenforallofus.Myfatheralsofoundhappiness－heremarriedandhadanotherchildmyhalf-sisterMichellE.At13Ilearnedanimportanttruth－changeisnotalwaystheworstthingthatcanhappen.Sometimesitisjustwhatweneedthemost.61.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.Theirparentsdidn'tloveeachotheranylonger.B.Thewriterdidn'twanthisparentstodivorcE.C.Theirparents'divorcehurtthewritermuch.D.ThewriterwasinlowspiritsallthetimE.62.ThewriterandDanhavethesameinterestsEXCEPT______.A.seeingmoviesB.surfingtheinternetC.havingtalksD.watchingTV63.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhisstepfather?A.Trustful.B.Interesting.C.Helpful.D.Boring.64.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.DivorceIsNotAlwaystheWorst.B.ADevotedStepfather.C.ThereIsaChangeinMyLifE.D.ATrueStory.
A.couplefromMinneapolisdecidedtogotoFloridaforalongweekendtowarmthemselvesupduringoneparticularlyicycoldwinter.Theyplannedtostayattheverysamehotelwheretheyspenttheirhoneymoon20yearsago.TheybothhadjobssoitwasdecidedthatherhusbandwouldflytoFloridaonaThursdayandhiswifewouldfollowhimthenextday.Uponarrivingasplannedthehusbandcheckedintothehotel.Therehedecidedtoopenhislaptop笔记本电脑andsendhiswifeane-mailbackinMinneapolis.Howeverheaccidentallyleftoffoneletterinheraddressandsentthee-mailwithoutnoticinghiserror.Inthemeantime:InHoustonawomanhadjustreturnedfromherhusband’sburial.Hewasaministerofmanyyearswhohadbeencalledhometogloryfollowingaheartattack.Thewomancheckedhere-mailexpectingmessagefromfamilyandfriends.Uponreadingthefirstmessageshefainted昏厥andfelltothefloor.Hersonrushedintotheroomfoundhismotheronthefloorandsawthecomputerscreenwhichread:To:MyLovingWifeFrom:YourDepartedHusbandSubject:I’vearrived!I’vejustarrivedandhavebeencheckedin.Iseethateverythinghasbeenpreparedforyourarrivaltomorrow.Lookingforwardtoseeingyouthen.Hopeyourjourneyisasuneventful平静asminewas.P.S.SureishotdownherE.WhydidthecoupledecidetogotoFloridaforweekend?A.TovisittheirfamilyandfriendsB.ToescapefromthecoldwinterC.ToescapefromtheirbusyworkD.Toattendafriend’sfuneralWhatmistakedidthehusbandmakeaftercheckingintothehotel?A.HecheckedintoawronghotelB.HeforgettobringthelaptopC.Hemisspelledherwife’saddressD.HeforgottomailhisletterTheexpressioncalledhometogloryprobablysuggeststhatthemanhad.A.gonebacktohishometownB.calledhisfamilytosayhelloC.beenawardedanhonorD.diedandgonetoheavenHowdidthewomanprobablyfeelafterreadingthee-mail?A.PleasedB.InspiredC.FrightenedD.MovedWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Thewoman’shusbanddiedofaheartattackB.Thewomanlikedtochatwithherfriendsbye-mailC.ThecoupleheldtheirweddinginFlorida20yearsago.D.Hiswifewouldn’tgotoFloridaforhiserror.
BA.mannoticedhisfatheraliveontelevision—fiveyearsafterhethoughthehadcremated火化him.A.bodydiscoveredthreeyearsafterhisdisappearancein2000wasthoughttobethepensioneraretiredpersonbutit’snowemerged显出itwasn’t.WhenJohnDelaneydisappearedhewasspendingmuchofhistimelivingoutsideandsleepingonthestreets.Hewaslastseeninahospice收容所inManchester.Hisfamilysearchedthestreetsofthecityforhimbuthadnoluck.Sowhenabadly-rottenbodywasfoundinthegroundsoftheManchesterRoyalInfirmaryin2003wearingsimilarclothespolicebelieveditwasMrDelaneyandhisfamilyheldafuneral.ButearlierthisyearhissonJohnRenehansawapictureofhisfatheronaBBCprogrammE.Anappealwasbeingmadeforanyonewhoknewtheman—whohadmemoryloss—togiveinformation.JohnRenehan:WellIknewatthatverymomentthatwasmydaD.Iknewatthatverymoment.ObviouslyhisfaceitwasabitchangedbutIjustknewatthatverymomentthatwasmydaD.ItemergedthatJohnDelaneyhadbeenlivinginacarehomeforthelasteightyears.Policehaveadmittedtheymademistakesandtheirenquirieswereinsufficient.MrDelaney’ssonnowwantstoknowtheidentityofthemanhecremated—thinkingitwashisfather.41.JohnRenehancrematedhisfather.A.in2003B.in2000C.in2005D.in200842.Whatmistakedidpolicemake?A.Theycouldn’tfindMrDelaneyassoonaspossiblE.B.In2003theytookabadly-rottenbodyforMrDelaney.C.Theydidn’tgiveanyinformationtoJohnRenehan.D.TheymadeJohnRenehancrematetherottenbody.43.ThemostprobablereasonwhyDelaneydisappearedwasthat.A.hehadmemoryloss.B.hisfamilydislikedhimC.helikedtoliveoutsideD.hemetwithafriendlyfamily44.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatDelaney.A.hasrecoveredhismemoryB.oftenquarrelledwithhisfamilyC.loitered游荡inthestreetsfor5yearsD.wasonceamanwithluck45.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.ABadly-rottenBodyB.MissingBodyC.MissingFatherD.DeadFather
A.CharlotteNClawyerboughtaboxofveryrareandexpensivecigarsandtheninsuredthemagainstfireamongotherthings.Havingsmokedhisentiregreatcigarswithinamonththelawyerfiledclaim索赔againsttheinsurancecompany.Inhisclaimthelawyerstatedthecigarswerelostinaseriesofsmallfires.Ofcoursetheinsurancecompanyrefusedtopaygivingtheobviousreasonthatthemanhadconsumedthecigarsinthenormalway.Thelawyerbroughtthecasetothecourtandoutofeverybody'sexpectationheactuallywon!Attheendofthetrialthejudgeagreedwiththeinsurancecompanythattheclaimwascrazy.Butthejudgesaidthatthelawyerheldapolicy保险单fromthecompanyinwhichithadpromisedthatthecigarswereinsuredandthatitwouldinsurethemagainstfirE.Becausethecompanydidn'tsaywhatisconsideredtobeunacceptablefireithadtopaytheclaim.Ratherthanputupwithlongandcostlyappealprocesstheinsurancecompanyacceptedthepunishmentandpaid$15000tothelawyerforhislossoftherarecigarslostinthefires.Afterthelawyercashedthechecktheinsurancecompanyhadhimarrestedandaccusedhimofarson纵火罪.Withhisowninsuranceclaimfromthepreviouscasebeingusedagainsthimthelawyerwaschargedwithburninghisinsuredpossessionsonpurposeandwassentencedto24monthsinprisonanda$24000finE.Thelawyerhadsmokedallthecigars___.A.bydesignB.bymistakeC.byaccidentD.bycontractTheproperorderofthelawyer'sactivitiesis___.A.havingthecompanypayinghisclaimB.havinghimselfputinprisonandfinedC.havingsmokedallthecigarsD.bringingthecompanytothecourtE.insuringtheboxofcigarsA.ecabdB.acebdC.ecdabD.cedbaTheunderlinedworditinthethirdparagraphrefersto___.A.theboxofcigarsB.theinsurancecompanyC.thepolicyD.theclaimWhichofthefollowingsayingsisthebestsuitableforthelawyer?A.WhoeversitsagainstheavenitfallsinhisfacE.B.Abadbeginningmakesabadending.C.Accidentswillhappen.D.Eventhewisemakemistakessometimes.
In1883animaginativeengineernamedJohnRoeblingdecidedtobuildaspectacularbridgeconnectingNewYorkwithLongIslanD.Howeverbridgebuildingexpertsthroughouttheworldthoughtthatthiswasapipedream.Itwasnotpractical.IthadneverbeendonebeforE.ButRoeblingrefusedtolistentothem.HethoughtaboutthebridgedayandnightandheknewdeepinhisheartthatitcouldbedonE.AftermuchdiscussionandpersuasionheconvincedhissonWashingtonwhowasapromisingengineerhimselfthatthebridgeinfactcouldbebuilt.WorkingtogetherforthefirsttimethefatherandsondevelopedconceptsofhowitcouldbeaccomplisheD.WithgreatexcitementtheyhiredtheircrewandbegantobuildtheirdreambridgE.TheprojectstartedwellbutseveralmonthsafteritbeganatragicaccidentonthesitetookthelifeofJohnRoebling.Washingtonwassoseriouslyinjuredthathewasneverabletowalktalkorevenmoveagain.WetoldthemsoCrazymenandtheircrazydreamsIt'sfoolishtochasewildvisionsthecriticssaidandmostthoughttheprojectshouldbescrappedsincetheRoeblingsweretheonlyoneswhoknewhowthebridgecouldbebuilt.InspiteofhishandicapWashingtonstillhadaburningdesiretocompletethebridgeandhismindwasstillassharpasever.Washington'swifetriedtoinspireandpassonherhusband'senthusiasmtosomeofhisfriendsbuttheyweretoodauntedbythetask.Ashelayinhishospitalroomanideasuddenlyhithim.Allhecoulddowasmoveonefingerandhedecidedtomakethebestuseofit.Bymovingthisfingerandtappingitonhiswife'sarmheslowlydevelopedacodetocommunicatewithher.Thenheusedthismethodtotellhiswifewhattheengineersshoulddo.Itseemedcrazybuttheprojectwasunderwayagain.For13yearsWashingtontappedouthisinstructionswithhisfingeronhiswife'sarmuntilthebridgewasfinallycompleteD.TodaythespectacularBrooklynBridgestandsinallitsgloryasatributetothetriumphofoneman'sspiritandhisdeterminationnottobedefeatedbycircumstances._WhatdidmostpeoplethinkaboutRoebling'sideatobuildthebridge?A.Itwouldneverbecomeareality.B.Washingtonwasnotexperiencedenough.C.ItwouldtakealotoftimE.D.FindingthemoneywouldbeimpossiblE._Theunderlinedword`daunted'parA.6isclosestinmeaningto'______'.A.unpleasantB.scaredC.amazedD.determined_Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorderoftheeventsthathappenedinthestory?A.Roeblingconvincedhisson.B.WashingtonfoundanewwaytocommunicatE.C.Theyhiredthecrew.D.ThebridgewascompleteD.E.RoeblingwantedtobuildabridgE.f.Therewasatragicaccident.A.eacfdbB.eafbcdC.efabcdD.eacfbd_WhatcanwelearnaboutWashington'swife?A.Sheknewsignlanguageverywell.B.ShewasdevotedtoherhusbanD.C.ShedevelopedacodetocommunicatewithherhusbanD.D.Shehelpedherhusbanddesigntheplan._Whatdoesthestorytellus?A.SuccesswillcomewiththepassingoftimE.B.Strugglesareexactlywhatweneedinourlives.C.Eventhemostdistantdreamcanberealisedwithanever-say-dieattitudE.D.Thepeoplewhomakeadifferenceinourlifeshouldberememberedforever.
RichardRodriguezfromtheUnitedStatesisagreatrollercoasterfan.Recentlyhebrokehis15thworldrecordafterhespent104daysridingtheworld’slargestrollercoaster.ItgotmoredifficulttorideandridebecauseofthemuscletirednessRodriguezateacherattheUniversityofChicagosaidashesteppeddownfromtherideinaGermanpark.Hespent10hoursadayontherollercoaster.RodrigueztriedtokeephimselfbusyduringtheridesonthebigrollercoasterinasouthwesterntowninGermany.IreadthenewspapersIhaveflwalkmanIhavemycell—phoneSOItrytotalktopeopleandmessagepeopleduringtheday’’hesaiD.Althoughthe42-year-oldsaidhefeltsickonthefirstfewdayshesaidhesoongotovertheproblem.MyfacehurtssharplyandIhavealittlebackachebutIamgooD.’’TheExpeditionGeForceisoneoftheworld’sbiggestrollercoasters.Itmeasures62metersatitshighestpoint.Onhis95thdayonthecoasteraftertravelingover25000kilometersRodriguezhadatoothacheandwastreatedbyfllocaldentist.HewentonafterthatandsucceededinbreakingtherecorD.Rodriguezcelebratedwithmembersoftheparkstaffandhissupporterswhohadsenthimpostcardsande—mailsencouraginghimnottogiveup.WhatdoweknowaboutExpeditionGeForce?A.Itonceranfor104daysnonstop.B.ItistheonemostdifficulttoridE.C.ItismostmodernlyequippeD.D.ItisinaGermantown.2.Rodriguezkeptonridingthatlongbecause______________.A.hewantedtoshowtheworldtheverybesthecoulddoB.hewashavinggreatfundoingthatC.therollercoastercan’tstoponceitstartsrunningD.hewasabletoliveandworkasusualonthecoaster3.DuringtherollercoasterrideRodriguez——.A.keptonworkingasauniversityteacherB.keptenjoyinggoodhealthC.keptintouchwiththeworldaroundhimD.brokehisworldrecord15times4.WhenRodriguezfinallysteppeddownfromtherollercoasterhe.A.washealthyandstrongasusualB.wasinpoorhealthC.wasverytiredbuthappyD.decidedtoworkasateacher5.Thenewworldrecordwaskeepingonridingforonarollercoaster.A.16timesB.10410一hourdaysC.10hoursadayD.over25000kilometers
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