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Hobbswasanorphan孤儿.Heworkedinafactoryandeverydayhegotalittlemoney.Hardworkmadehimthinandweak.Hewantedtoborrowalotofmoneytolearntopaintpicturesbuthedidnotthinkhecouldpayoffthedebts.OnedayalawyersaidtohimOnethousanddollarsandhereisthemoney.AsHobbstookthepackageofnoteshewasverydumbfoundeD.Hedidn’tknowwherethemoneycamefromandhowtospendit.HesaidtohimselfIcouldgotofindahotelandlivelikearichmanforafewdays;orIgiveupmyworkinthefactoryanddowhatI’dliketodo:paintingpictures.IcoulddothatforafewweeksbutwhatwouldIdoafterthat?Ishouldhavelostmyplaceinthefactoryandhavenomoneytoliveon.IfitwerealittlelessmoneyIwouldbuyanewcoatoraradioorgiveadinnertomyfriends.IfitweremoreIcouldgiveuptheworkandpayforpaintingpictures.Butit’stoomuchforoneandtoolittlefortheother.Hereisthereadingofyouruncle’swill遗嘱saidthelawyertellingwhatistobedonewiththismoneyafterhisdeath.Imustaskyoutorememberonepoint.Yourunclehassaidyoumustbringmeapapershowingexactlywhatyoudidwithhismoneyassoonasyouhavespentit.YesIseE.I’lldothatsaidtheyoungman.56.Hobbswantedtoborrowmoneyto_______.A.studyabroadB.workabroadC.payoffthedebtsD.learntopaintpictures57.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddumbfoundedinParagraph2probablymean?A.SurpriseD.B.FrighteneD.C.SatisfieD.D.ExciteD.58.WiththemoneyhegotatfirstHobbs_______.A.plannedtohaveahappylifeforafewdaysB.decidedtogiveuphisworkinthefactoryC.wastogiveadinnertohisfriendsD.hadnoideawhattodo59.Hobbswasaskedto_______.A.tellthelawyerwhathedidwiththemoneyafterspendingitB.readhisuncle’swillC.tellthelawyerwhatwastobedonewiththemoneyD.buysomepictures
AyoungmanwenttoatownandworkedtherE.HedidnothaveawifeandaservantdidtheworkinhishousE.Theyoungmanlikedlaughingalot.Henailedtheservant’sshoestotheflooronMondayandthenlaughedbecauseheputhisfeetinthemandfelldown.TheservantwasnotangrybutsmileD.ThentheyoungmanputbrushesinhisbedonTuesday.Theservantgotintobedandhitthebrusheswithhisfeet.HewasafraiD.Theyoungmanlaughedloudlyagain.AgaintheservantwasnotangrybutsmileD.ThenonWednesdaytheyoungmansaidtohisservantYou’reanicekindman.Iamnotgoingtobeunkindtoyouagain.TheservantsmiledandsaidAndI’mnotgoingtoputanymoremudfromthestreetinyourcoffeE.56.Theyoungmanwenttoatown___.A.tostudyB.toworkC.toseehisrelativeD.tospendhisholiday57.Heplayedajokeontheservantbecause___.A.hehatedhimB.hewasnotsatisfiedwiththefoodtheservantpreparedforhimC.hewantedtogetpleasureD.helikedtoshowoffhimself58.Whentheyoungmanplayedajokeonhimtheservantwasnotangrybutsmiledbecause___.A.helikedtheyoungman’sactionB.makingtheyoungmanlaughishisjobC.hewasafraidtobefiredD.hethoughtheshouldn’tbeangrywithachild59.Whatdidtheservantdoinreturntotheyoungman?A.HestolesomethingfromthehousE.B.Hegaveasmiletotheyoungman.C.Hehadafightwithhim.D.Heputmudintotheyoungman’scoffeE.60.Whydidtheyoungmanstopplayingjokesontheservant?A.BecausetheservantshowedkindandnicebehaviourtohimB.BecausetheservanttoldhimthetruthC.BecausehewantedtobeagoodmanD.Becausehisfathertoldhimtodoso
whichtraces追踪hisancestry祖先backtoAfricA.AlexHaleywasborninIthacaNewYork.Hisfatherwasateacherofagricultureandhismotherwasamusicteacher.ThefamilymovedtothesmalltownofHenningTennesseewhenHaleywasveryyoung.Haleydidnotdoverywellatschooloruniversity.DuringWorldWarIIHaleyenlisted参军intheCoastGuarD.HestartedtowriteadventurestoriestokeepofftheboredomandthusbecameChiefJournalist.After20yearsofserviceHaleylefttheCoastGuardtobecomeafull-timewriter.HeproducedhisfirstmajorworkTheAutobiographyofMalcolmX.in1965.IthadgreateffectontheblackpowermovementintheUS.AsayoungboyAlexHaleyfirstlearnedofhisAfricanancestorKuntaKintebylisteningtothefamilystoriesofhisgrandparents.AlexHaley’squest寻求tolearnmoreabouthisfamilyhistoryresultedinhiswritingRoots.WhenRootsappearedin1976itgainedpopularsuccessalthoughthetruthofthebookfacedcriticism.In1977RootswontheNationalBookAwardandaspecialPulitzerPrizE.Thebooksoldinoneyearmorethanmillioncopies.Thebookshowedthattheoppressedneverbecamedocile:KuntaKintesufferedamputation截肢ofafootforhisrepeatedattemptstorunaway.Hevaluedhisheritage传统somuchthatheneveracceptedthewaysofhisslavemastersandinsistedonbeingcalledbyhisrealnameKintenotbyhisslavenameToby.HaleydiedonFebruary101992.Roots56.Thistextis______.A.anintroductiontothenovelRootsB.anintroductiontothewriterofRootsC.abouthowHaleytracedhisancestrybacktoAfricaD.aboutthehistoryofslavesinAmerica57.HowdidHaleystartwriting?A.HelearnedliteratureintheuniversityandwastrainedtowriteB.HebeganwritingadventurestoriesbecauseoftheboringlifeintheCoastGuardC.HewasthechiefjournalistworkingforanewspaperD.Hebeganwritingthenovelwithoutanywritingexperiencebefore58.WhatwastheeffectofRoots?A.IthadgreateffectontheblackpowermovementintheUSB.Peopledidn’tbelievethebookwasaboutatruestoryC.ItbecameabestsellerallovertheworldatoncE.D.ThebookwasagreatsuccessandwonHaleymoneyandprizes59.Theunderlinedworddocileisclosetotheword_____.A.successfulB.acceptableC.obedientD.valuable
AgnesMillerwasoneoftheearliestleadersoftheWomen’sLiberationMovementintheUnitedStates.ShewasbornonafarminMissouriin1892.StrangelyenoughshehadaveryhappylifeasachilD.ShewastheonlydaughterandtheyoungestchildoffivE.HerparentsandherbrothersalwaystreatedherastheirfavoritE.In1896thefamilymovedtoChicago.ThreeyearslatertheymovedbacktoSt.LouiswhereAgnesspenttherestofherchildhooD.Sheenjoyedheryearsinschoolandwasanexcellentstudentofmathematics.Shealsowasquiteskillfulasapainter.ItwaswhenAgneswentofftocollegethatshefirstlearnedthatwomenwerenottreatedasequals.Shedidn’tlikebeingtreatedunequallybutshetriednottonoticeit.Aftergraduatingfromcollegeshetriedtogetajobinhermajorfield―physics.Shesoonfounditwasalmostimpossibleforawoman.AgnesspentafullyearlookingforajoB.Finallyshegaveupinanger.Shebeganwritinglettersofangertovariousnewspapers.AneditorinNewYorklikedherideasverymuch.HespeciallylikedherstylE.HeaskedhertodoaseriesofstoriesonthedifficultiesthatwomenhadinfindingajoB.Andthereshebeganhergreatfightforequalrightsforwomen.61.WheredidAgnesspendherchildhood?A.Missouri.B.Chicago.C.NewYork.D.St.LouisandChicago.62.AtschoolAgneswasgoodat.A.physicsandpaintingB.mathsandpaintingC.writingandmathsD.physicsandwriting63.WhathappenedinAgnes’slifewhenshewasincollege?A.Shelearnedtoacceptthefactthatmenandwomenwereunequal.B.Shelearnedthatitwasimpossibleforawomantobeascientist.C.Shecametoknowoftheinequalitybetweenmenandwomen.D.Shedevelopedherpersonalwayofwriting.
HandsomeSafinislovedbymanywomenfansandheiscalledthemostattractiveman.Hisstrengthandforehandandbackhandskillsarethebestintheworldwhichareinfactunbeatablewhileheisathisbest.MaratSafinwasborninMoscowon27thJanuary1980andwasintroducedtothegameataveryearlyagE.HismotherRausaoneoftheformertop10RussianwomentennisplayersusedtotakebabyMaratwithherwhenshepracticedatthelocalSpartakcluB.ThisiswhereMaratalsolearnedtoplay.Marathadpickeduphisracket球拍almostassoonashecouldwalkandatfivewashittingballswithalittlechilduntil1992.WhenMaratwas13hisparentsdecidedtosendhimabroadforfurtherpracticesointhatyearMaratandhismothervisitedatennisschoolinValenciawhereMariaPasqualformerdirectorofSpanishwomen’stenniswasaskedtojudgehispotential.PasquallikedwhatshesawandmanagedtopersuadeaSwissclientintokeepinghimattheschool.InthefollowingfouryearsMaratlivedinValenciaemployingPasqualashiscareeradvisorworkingonhisgreatclaycourtskillsandlearningtheSpanishlanguagE.Marat’sfirsttitlecamein1997ataChallengerinEspinhoandsoonafterwardsheturnedprofessional.HewonhisfirsttitleontheATPTourinAugust1999whenhebeatGregRusedskiinthefinaloftheMFSProfessionalChampionshipsinBoston.In2000SafinwonhisfirstGrandSlam大满贯title―USOpen.HealsoreachedthefinaloftheAustralianOpenin2002and2004.OnNovember72004MaratSafinbeatCzechqualifier’StepanektowinhisthirdParisMasterstitlE.HealsowontheParisMastersin2000and2002.IreallyenjoytennisbecauseitbringsaboutextremeemotionsandallowsmetolivemydreamssaidSafin.Yesthefuturecertainlylooksrosyforhim.JustlikewhathisformeradviserMariaPasqualsaidHewillbeachampiononeday―surelyhealreadyis!59.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A.almostallthewomenloveSafinB.hisstrengthandforehandandbackhandskillsareneverbeatenC.Safin’ssuccessbenefitedalotfromhisfamilyD.hismotherRausatrainedSafinstrictlyfromveryyoung60.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThemostimportantofSafin’strainingwasdoneabroaD.B.PasqualplayedanimportantroleinSafin’scareer.C.SafinwontheParisMastersthreetimes.D.Safinwillbeachampiononeday.61.Safinwonhisfirsttitleasaprofessionalplayerin__________.A.1997B.1999C.2002D.200462.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.A.greatmother.B.A.successfultennisplayer.C.Howtobesuccessful.D.Howtowinintennisgames.
OnenightMrs.RileyanelderlywomanwaswalkingalongadarkLondonstreet.Shewascarryingherhandbaginonehandandaplasticcarrierbagintheother.Therewasnobodyelseinthestreetexcepttwoyoungmen.Theywerestandinginadarkshopdoorway.OneofthemwasverytallwithfairhairtheotherwasshortandfatwithabearD.ThetwoyoungmenwaitedforafewmomentsandthenranquicklyandquietlytowardsMrs.Riley.Thetalloneheldherfrombehindwhiletheotheronetriedtoseizeherhandbag.SuddenlyMrs.Rileythrewthetalloneoverhershoulder.HecrashedintotheotheroneandtheybothlandedonthegrounD.WithoutspeakingMrs.Rileystruckbothofthemontheheadwithherhandbagandwalkedcalmlyaway.ThetwosurprisedyoungmenwerestillsittingonthegroundwhenMrs.Rileycrossedthestreettowardsadoorwithalightedsignaboveit.Mrs.RileypausedturnedroundsmiledatthemandwalkedintotheSouthWestLondonJudo柔道CluB.56.Thetwoyoungmenwerestandinginadarkshopdoorwaybecause.A.theyhadnothingtodoB.theywerehomelessC.theywerewaitingforavictimD.theywereguardingtheshop57.Howdidthestoryend?A.Thewomanwasrobbedofherhandbag.B.Thewomantaughtthetwoyoungmenalesson.C.ThewomanreportedthetwoyoungmentothepolicE.D.ThewomansentthetwoyoungmentoajudocluB.58.Thestorytellsaboutanelderlywomanwho.A.wentshoppingatnightB.wasonherwayhomeC.hadjustleftashoppingcenterD.hadaskillofself-defense
AfewdaysagoAdrianboughtsixpackagesofinkforhisprinterata$1StorE.ThenhefoundadealonbetterinkatthelocalcomputerstorE.SoAdrianwentbacktothe$1Storetoexchangetheinkforsomeotheritems.Heputtheinkintoaplasticbagandtieditup.Whenheenteredthestoreheimmediatelyshowedthebagtoaclerkandtoldherthathewasreturningsomeitems.ShelookedathimbutsaidnothingsoAdrianputthebagintoapush-cartandstartedshopping.Hewasmidwaythroughshoppingwhenafemaleemployeesuddenlystoppedhim.Sirshesaidsternly严厉地youarenotallowedtocarryaplasticbagofitemsaroundinthisstorE.Adrianwastakenback.Therewasnoneedforhertoyell.Heopenedthebagandshowedherthesixpackagesofink.I’mexchangingtheseforsomeotheritemsAdriansaiD.YoushouldhaveleftthebagwiththeclerkwhenyouenteredthestorE.Letmeseeyourreceipt!theemployeedemandeD.AdrianwasembarrasseD.Hefeltlikeashoplifterwhileheshowedherthereceipt.BythetimeAdrianhadfinishedshoppingandexchangedtheitemshewasangryandaskedwhathernamewas.ShemumbledsomethingandheheardUrsulA.WhenAdriangothomehecalledthestore’scorporateheadquarters.TwodayslaterAdrianreceivedaphonecallfromarepresentativE.I’msorryshesaidbutthere’snooneatthatstorenamedUrsulA.Canyoudescribeher?I’llfindoutwhosheis.Iassureyouwedonottoleraterudebehaviornordowetoleratelyingtocustomers.BythistimeAdrianhadcalmeddown.Hedidn’treallywanttheemployeetoloseherjoB.Hetoldtherepresentativetoforgetaboutit.72.Adrianwentbacktothe$1Storeinorderto_____.A.buysomecheapitemsB.exchangetheinkforsomeotheritemsC.lookforhisreceiptD.complaintothemanageraboutaclerk73.Adrianfeltlikeashoplifterbecause_____.A.hetooksomethingsandwascaughtbyanemployeeB.thefemaleemployeeaskedtoseehisreceiptC.anemployeeyelledathimwithoutanyreasonD.hewasaskedtopayforthegoodsheexchanged74.Afterreadingthispassagewecanseethat_____.A.itwasnotthefemaleemployee’sdutytoyellathimB.Adrianwaswrongtobuythingsatthe$1StoreC.thefemaleemployeemustbebad-temperedD.Adrianshouldhaveleftthebagwiththeclerk75.Thepurposeofthispassageisto_____.A.advisereadersnottobuyanythingatthe$1StoreB.tellreadersaboutAdrian’sunpleasantexperienceC.pointouttherudenessofthefemaleemployeeatthe$1StoreD.introducehowtheemployeesatthestoreareemployed
Threeblondes金发碧眼的女人werebeingtrainedtobecomedetectivesbyapoliceman.Totesttheirskillsinrecognizingasuspect嫌疑犯thepolicemanshowedthefirstblondeapictureforfivesecondsandthenaskedhowshecouldrecognizehim.ShethoughtiteasyforthesuspecthadonlyoneeyE.Thepolicemanfeltdisappointedatthisfunnyanswer.Heshowedthesecondladythepictureforfivesecondsandaskedherhowshewouldrecognizehim.ThesecondblondegiggledflippedherhairandsaidHa!It’seasytofindtheone-earedperson!Heransweralsomadethepolicemanangry.TurningtothethirdladyheaskedThisisyoursuspectandhowwouldyourecognizehim?HeaddedquicklyThinkhardbeforegivingastupidanswer.ThethirdblondelookedatthepicturecarefullyforamomentandsaidHMMMM...thesuspectiswearingcontactlenses隐形眼镜.Thepolicemanwassurprisedandspeechlessbecausehereallydidn'tknowhimselfifthesuspectworecontactsornot.Wellthatisagoodanswer.WaithereforafewminuteswhileIcheckhisfilE.Helefttheroomandwenttohisofficecheckedthesuspect'sfileinhiscomputerandreturnedwithabeamingsmilE.Wow!Ican'tbelieveit...it'sTRUE!Thesuspectdoesinfactwearcontactlenses.Goodwork!Howwereyouabletomakesuchawiseobservation?That'seasytheblonderepliedhecan'twearglassesbecauseheonlyhasoneeyeandoneear!56.Whichofthefollowingcannotconcludefromthepassagethatdetectivesshouldhave?A.Theymustbecharming.B.Theirobservationmustbekeen.C.Theymustbehumorous.D.Theymustbegoodatthinking.57.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthat________.A.thesuspectwaseasytoberecognizedB.thepicturewasjustasideofthesuspectC.thesuspectmustbeadisabledpersonD.thesuspectwascaughtbythepoliceman58.Whatwillprobablyhappentothethreeblondesafterthistest?A.ThefirstblondemaybeacceptedasadetectiveatoncE.B.ThesecondblondemaybeacceptedasadetectiveatoncE.C.Thethirdblondeisgoodatthinkingandneedn’tanytraining.D.AllofthemmaybegivenmoretrainingcoursesorfireD.
SchoolandEinsteindidnotmixwell.HisteachersthoughtthathewasstupidandthatEinstein'sthoughtsandwordswerejumbled混乱.Hisschoolworkwaspoor.PlayingtheviolinwasallhewasgoodatasachilD.WhenhewastenhemetDr.MaxTalmy.Talmytalkedwiththeboyandtriedtohelphim.TheydiscussedbooksandEinsteinshowedaninterestinmaths.Heunderstooddifficultproblemsandideas.Insidethisstupidboywasagenius.SchoolworkneverbecameeasyforEinstein.Hecouldnotlearnthingsbyheart.Payingattentionwashardforhim.HeevendidnotpassedhisfirsttesttoentercollegE.BecauseofhislearningproblemsEinsteinmadefewfriends.HewasshyingroupsofpeoplE.Yetheovercamehisshortcomings.Hebecameawell-knownscientistinthefieldofphysics.HewasoneofthemostimportantthinkersofthemodernagE.63.Einsteinwasnotwelcomeatschoolreallybecause______.A.hewasthoughttobeastupidboyB.histhoughtsandwordswerejumbledC.hewasgoodatmathsbesidesothersubjectsD.hecouldn'tfinishhishomework64.Einsteincouldnotlearnthingsbyheartbecause__________.A.hewasnotabletousehisheadB.hewasnotgoodatanythingC.hespentallhistimeplayingtheviolinD.hedidnotpayanyattentiontowhathewasnotinterestedin65.ThesentenceSchoolandEinsteindidnotmixwell.Reallymeans________.A.EinsteindidnotlovehisschoolB.Einsteincouldn'tdoashisteacherstoldhimtoC.theschoolwasnotfitforhimD.therewasnoroomforhimintheschool66.Inthispassagethewordgeniusmeans______.A.apersonwithspecialabilityB.apersonwithnolearningatallC.apersonwhocandonothingD.apersonwhocandoeverythingwell
ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsolD.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission录取tomedicalschoolsshewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphiA.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtinschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.In1849aftergraduationfrommedicalschool.shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon外科医师butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhertogiveuptheideA.UponreturningtotheUnitedStatesshefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersisteralsoadoctoralongwithanotherwomandoctormanagedtoopenanewhospitalthefirstforwomenandchildren.Besidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospitalshealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.51.Whycouldn’tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?A.Shecouldn’tgetadmittedtomedicalschoolB.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParisC.A.seriouseyeproblemstoppedherD.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates52.Whatmainobstacle障碍almostdestroyedElizabeth’schancesforbecomingforadoctor?A.Shewasawoman.B.Shewrotetoomanyletters.C.Shecouldn’tgraduatefrommedicalschool.D.Shecouldn’tsetupherhospital.53.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopeningofherhospital?A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC.NineteenyearsD.Thirty-sixyears54.AccordingtothepassageallofthefollowingarefirstsinthelifeofElizabethBlacekwellexceptthatshe______.A.becamethefirstwomanphysicianB.wasthefirstwomandoctorC.andseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildrenD.setupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen55.EilzabethBlackwellspentmostofherliftin_______.A.EnglandB.ParisC.theUnitedStatesD.NewYorkCity
Britain’soldestmanmadehisfirstvisittoLondonyesterdayattheageof101.Mr.JohnEvanshadneverfoundthetimeormoneytomakethetripfromhishomeinForestFachnearSwansea.ButwhenBritishRailofferedhimanall-expenses-paidbirthdaytriptothecapitalhejustcouldnotrefusE.HearrivedatPaddingtonStationandsmartlyturnedoutinhisbestsuitfavoritePanamahatandaredroseinhisbuttonholE.It’sveryexciting.There’snodoubtaboutithesaiD.UntilyesterdayhehadneverbeenfarfromhomeexceptforonetriptoAberdeen.ButI’vebeenontheseastothatfarawaylandcalledIlfracombe21milesfromhomehejokeD.MrEvanswhospent60yearsworkingasaminerinSouthWalesalmostmadethejourneytoLondononcebeforeattheturnofthecentury.TherewasatriptotheWhiteCitybutitwastenshillingsreturnfromSwansea―toomuchIthought.AllmymoneywenttothefamilythenhesaiD.DuringthenexttwodaysMr.EvanswillbetakenonashorttourofLondontoseethesights.TopofhislistisavisittotheHouseofParliamentorganizedbyhisMPMr.GarethWardell.TheonlyarrangementhedoesnotcareforisthewheelchairprovidedforhimifhegetstireD.Idon’tlikethechair―peoplewillthinkIamgettingolD.hesaiD.Hissecretforalongandhealthylifehasbeenwellpublicized―nowinenotobaccoandnoanger.BeforesettingofffromSwanseawithhis76-year-oldsonAmwellhesaidjokinglyI’mgladtoseethey’vegivenmeareturnticket.51.TheveryreasonthatMr.Evansdidn’tgotoseetheworldisthat_________.A.hehadalreadybeenontheseastoIlfracombeB.hewastoobusytogotoofarawayfromhomeC.hecouldn’taffordboththetimeandthemoneyD.hebelievedEastorwesthomeisbest52.MrEvansdidn’tlikethewheelchairsimplybecause_________.A.hewasnotusedtotravelinginitB.thewheelchairwasofpoorqualityandnoteasytooperateC.heactuallypreferredwalkingtosittinginitathomeD.hethoughthewasstillyoungenoughtomanagethetrip53.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassageA.Mr.Evanshadtoworkhardtoraisehisfamilywhenyoung.B.ThetriptoLondonexcitedMr.Evansverymuch.C.Mr.EvanscouldnotreallyenjoythetripbecauseofhisagE.D.HumorwasoneofMr.Evans’characters.54.TheprobableexplanationtoMr.Evans’longlifeliesin_________.A.hisgoodlivinghabitsB.hishardworkingforthefamilyC.hisstickingtohishometownD.hislivingconditionsneartheSwansea
FatherwasinthearmyallthroughtheFirstWorldWarsouptotheageoffiveIneversawmuchofhimandwhatIsawdidnotworrymE.SometimesIwokeandtherewasabigfigure身影lookingdownatmE.SometimesintheearlymorningIheardtheclosingofthefrontdoorandthesoundofshoeswalkingdown.Thesewerefather’sentrancesandexits.Eachtimehewentawayheleftmelotsofpresents―modeltanksknivesandallsortsofmilitary军队的equipmentwhichheputinalongbox.Whenhewasnottheremotherletmegetachairandsearchthroughhistreasures.ShedidnotseemtothinksohighlyofthemashediD.ThewarwasthemostpeacefulperiodofmylifE.EverymorningIawokeassoonasitwaslightandfeltmyselftobelikethesun.Lifeneverseemedsosimpleandclearandfullofpossibilitiesasthen.Igotupwentintomother’sroomandclimbedintothebigbeD.ShewokeandIbegantotellherofmyplans.ItalkedbutthenfellasleepandwokeagainonlywhenIheardherbelowinthekitchenmakingthebreakfast.IoftenwonderedwhatmotherandIshoulddoalldayandwhatpresentIwouldgetforChristmas.TherewasthatlittleproblemofthebabyforexamplE.MotherandIcouldneveragreeaboutthat.OurswastheonlyhouseinthestreetwithoutanewbabyandmothersaidwecouldnotbuyoneuntilfathercamebackfromthewarastheywereveryexpensivE.Thatshowedhowsimpleshewas.TheGeneyswholivednearbyhadababyandeverybodyknewthattheyhadhardlyanymoneyatall.MaybeitwasacheapbabyandmotherwantedsomethingreallygoodbutIfeltthisdidnotreallymatter.TheGeneys’babywouldhavebeenfineforus.41.Untiltheageoffivethewriter______.A.didnotworryabouthisfatherB.neversawhisfatherC.oftenannoyedhisfatherD.sawhisfathersometimes42.Whenfatherwasawaymotheraskedthewriterto______.A.putthepresentsasideB.gooverthepresentscarefullyC.geteverythingreadyD.throwthepresentsaway43.Whenthewriterwokeuphefeltthat______.A.lifewasgoodB.hewassimpleC.lifewasuninterestingD.hewasfunny44.Whathappenedassoonashewritergotintohismother’sbed?A.Shewenttomakebreakfast.B.Hetoldherallhisplans.C.SheaskedhimabouthisplansD.Hewenttosleep45.Thewriter’smothersaidtheycouldnothaveababybecause_____.A.therewasawaronB.thereweretoomanybabiesinthestreetC.itcostsalotofmoneyD.fatherwasillinthearmy
SeveraltimeseachyeartheQueengivesafternoonteapartiesatwhichguestsareservedtinycakesfilledwithcreamfromherowncows.CakesandsandwichesarebroughtinbyfootmenyetyouneverseetheQueentouchathing.Shesimplysitsbesideabigsilverplatepouringcupsofteaforeveryoneandcarefullyavoidingthecakes.AtcocktailpartiestheQueenmovesfromgrouptogroupchattinginformallyandmanagestomakeoneglassofdiet节食drinktolastanentireevening.Toursabroadaredifficultbecausehosts主人seemtobelievethewarmthoftheirwelcomemustbeshownwithwonderfulstatebanquets宴会.ButtheQueenhasperfectedtheartofappearingtoenjoyhermealwithoutactuallyeatingmuch.DuringonevisittothePacificislandsofTongaaspecially-prepareddinnerwasarrangedinahutmadeofwoodandbambooleaves.Deepholeswereduginthegroundfilledwithhotstonesandbabypigsandthepigswereslowlybakedoverseveraldays.TheQueenlookeduneasilyatherplatewhenshediscoveredawholeroastpigwasherserving.Thenshebecameuneasywhenaturkeysomemeatbananasandanapplewerealsocarriedinforeachguest.Soshedependedonheroldfavoritetrickoftalkingwithherhost.KingTupouIVcarryingonawarmconversation.Atthesametimeshepushedherfoodaroundherplateandonlyateapieceofturkeyandsomefruit.ReporterstravelingwithherhavenotedthattheQueenwillsometimesseemsocarriedawaybyaforeignleader’spoliticalchatthatshesimplyneverhastimetofinishamealbeforeitistimetogetupandmakeherspeech.ShewillliftherforktoswallowamouthfulthenputitdownagaintomakeanotherpointleavingalmostallofhermealuntoucheD.68.Themainideaofthepassageisabout____.A.theQueen’sfavoritefoodB.theQueen’stoursabroadC.howtheQueenkeepsherdietduringhertoursD.theQueen’stroublewithaforeignleader69.TheQueentalkedwithherhostandcarriedonconversationwithhim.Thepurposeofdoingthisis____.A.toshowherpolitenessB.nottoeatmuchC.toshowhergreatinterestinfoodD.tohideherdisliketothefood70.WecaninferfromthepassagethattoursaredifficultfortheQueenbecause____.A.shehastomeetwithsomanyimportantleadersB.shehastoeatmuchoilyfoodC.shehassomanyreporterstotravelwithherD.hostsalwayspresentwonderfulstatebanquets71.WhatprobablyistheQueen’sartofactingatstatedinners?A.Appearingtoenjoyhermealwithoutactuallyeatingmuch.B.DrinkingMalvernwater.C.Eatingapieceofturkeyandsomefruit.D.EatingmuchwithoutbeingnoticeD.
HenryFordwasthefirstpersontobuildcarswhichwerecheapstrongandfast.Hewasabletose11millionsofmodelsbecausebecouldproducetheminlargenumbersatatimethatishemadeagreatmanycarsofexactlythesamekind.Ford’sfatherhopedthathissonwouldbecomeafarmerbuttheyoungmandidnotliketheideaandhewenttoDetroit底特律whereheworkedasamechanic机械师.Bytheageof29in1892hehadbuilthisfirstcar.HoweverthecarmadeinthiswaythefamousModelTdidnotappearuntil1908-fiveyearsafterFordbadstartedhisgreatmotorcarfactory.Thiscarshowedtobewell-knownthatitremainedunchangedfortwentyyear.SinceFord’stimethiswayofproducingcarsinlargenumbershasbecomecommoninindustryandhasreducedthepriceofmanygoodswhichwouldotherwisebeveryexpensive.41.HenryFordwasthemantobuilt_____cars.A.cheapandstrongB.cheapandlongC.fastandexpensiveD.strongandslow42.Fordwasabletosellmillionsofcarsbecause_____.A.hemademanygreetcarsB.hiscarsaremanyC.hemadelotsofcarsofthesamekindD.bothA.andB.43.Theyoungmanbecameamechanic_______.A.whichwashisfather’swillB.whichwasagainsthisownwillC.whichwasagainsthisfather’swillD.whichwasthewillofboth44.TheModelTwasveryfamous_____.A.before1908B.between1982and1908C.before1892D.after190845.FordbuilthisowncarfactoryA.in1903B.in1908C.in1913D.in1897
MissGogerstaughtphysicsinaNewYorkschool.Lastmonthsheexplainedtooneofherclassesaboutsoundandshedecidedtotestthemtoseehowsuccessfulshehadbeeninherexplanation.ShesaidtothemNowIhaveabrotherinLosAngeles.IfIwascallinghimonthephoneandatthesametimeyouwere75feetawaylisteningtomefromacrossthestreetwhichofyouwouldhearwhatIsaidearliermybrotheroryouandforwhatreason?TomatonceansweredYourbrother.Becauseelectricitytravelsfasterthansoundwaves.That'severygoodMissGogersanswered;butthenoneofthegirlsraisedherhandandMissGogerssaiD.YesKatE.IdisagreeKatesaiD.Yourbrotherwouldhearyouearlierbecausewhenit's11o'clockhereit'sonly8o'clockinLosAngeles.1.MissGogerswasteachingherclass_________.A.howtotelephoneB.aboutelectricityC.abouttimezone时区D.aboutsound2.MissGogersraisedthisquestionbecauseshewantedtoknowwhether______.A.itwaseasytophonetoLosAngelesB.herstudentcouldhearherfrom75feetawayC.herstudentshadgraspedherlessonD.soundwaveswereslowerthanelectricity3.Tomthoughtthatelectricitywas_________.A.slowerthansoundwavesB.fasterthansoundwavesC.notsofastassoundwavesD.asfastassoundwaves4.KatethoughtTomwaswrongbecause_______.A.clocksinLosAngelesshowedadifferenttimefromthoseinNewYorkB.electricitywasslowerthansoundwavesC.TomwasnotgoodatphysicsatallD.Tom'sanswerhadnothingtodowithsoundwaves5.Whoseanswerdoyouthinkiscorrectaccordingtothelawofphysics?A.Tom'sB.Kate'sC.BathA.andB.D.NeitherA.norB.
AnAmericanwomanAnnaJarviswasthefirstpersontodecidethatmothersshouldhaveaholidayintheirhonoureachyear.MissJarvisstartedhercampaign战役in1906inherhomecityPhiladelphiA.Shewrotethousandsofletterstocongressmen国会议员cityofficialsteachersandnewspaperpublishersproposing提议anofficialholidayformothers.ShetraveledalloverAmericatryingtogetsupport支持fortheideA.Herbattlewentonforyears.In1914theCongressdeclared宣布thesecondSundayinMayeachyearasMother’sDay.AnnaJarviswantedMother’sDaytobeasimpleevent.Shethoughtchildrencouldhonourtheirmothersbyspendingsometimewiththemasanactofloveandrespect.Howevertheholidayturnedouttobeamajoreventfordepartmentstoresflowershopsandgreeting-cardindustrywhichMissJarvisdidn’tlikE.Americansspendmillionsofdollarsongiftsfortheirmothersonthisday.Youngerchildrenoftentrytoprepareandservebreakfastfortheirmothers.Fathersmayoffertotakecareofchildrensothatmotherscanenjoythemselves.Theholidaybecomesanimportanttimeforfamilygathering.72.MissJarvis.A.keptwritingletterstopersuadepeopletoloveandrespecttheirmothersB.keptwritinglettersandmakingspeechesforpeopletosupportherideaC.declaredthesecondSundayinMayasMother’sDayD.didallshecouldtosupportpeopletoacceptthesecondSundayinMayasMother’sDay73.MissJarvisproposedMother’sDayinorderthatpeoplecouldshowtheirloveandrespecttotheirmothersby.A.spendingsometimewiththemB.offeringthemprecious珍贵的giftsC.eatinginrestaurantstogetherD.takingcareofchildrenforthem74.OnMother’sDaydepartmentstoresflowershops.A.areclosedB.havefewercustomers顾客C.arefullofpeopleD.onlyhavewomencustomers75.MissJarvisdidn’tlike.A.departmentstoresB.flowershopsC.greeting-cardindustryD.thewaypeoplespendMother’sDay
AsmallpubineasternEnglandwasrecentlynamedPuboftheYear.ThepubwhosenameistheSwanisa16thcenturycountrypuB.Itwonthetitleforitsverygoodbeeranditsruleson64.Thepubwhichdatesbackto1599isalsousedasthevillagehall.Thelocalchurch’ssuppereveningsarealsousuallyheldtherE.Itoffersfreetentsforthosewhoprefernottodrivehomeafteralongeveningespeciallyduringthepub’ssummerbeerfestival.Butifyou’rewearingahatback-to-frontyouwon’tbeletin.Peoplewhodon’tknowhowtodressdon’tknowhowtodrinksaidthemanager.BesidestheguestsarenotallowedtousebadlanguagE.Howeverdogsandchildrenarewelcome--aslongastheycomewithpoliteparents.64.Whatarethemissingwordsintheblankinthesecondparagraph?65.Accordingtothemanagerwhyisonewearingahatback-to-frontnotallowedinthepub?
PerfectdisasterAllaroundusbuildingsshook.Wedecidedtoleavethetown.Westoppedoncewehadleftthebuildingsbehindus.Thecartsweremovinginoppositedirectionsthoughthegroundwasperfectlyflatandtheywouldn'tstayinplaceevenwiththeirwheelsblockedbystones.Inadditionitseemedasthoughtheseawasbeingsucked吸backwardsasifitwerebeingpushedbackbytheshakingofthelanD.CertainlytheshorelinemovedoutwardsandmanyseaanimalswereleftondrysanD.Behinduswerefrighteningdarkcloudsthatopeneduptoshowfire－likelighteningbutbigger.NotlongafterthatthecloudsreacheddowntothegroundandcoveredtheseA.Nowcamethedustthoughstillthin.Ilookedback.A.densecloudappearedbehindusfollowinguslikeafloodpouringacrossthelanD.Thenadarknesscamethatwasnotlikeamoonlessorcloudynightbutmorelikebeinginaclosedandunlightedroom.Youcouldhearwomenandchildrencryingmenshouting.Somewerecallingforparentsothersforchildren;theycouldonlyrecognizethembytheirvoices.Darknessandashescameagainagreatweightofthem.Westoodupandshooktheashoffagainandagainotherwisewewouldhavebeencoveredwithitandcrushedbytheweight.Atlastthecloudbecamethinnerandthinneruntilitwasnomorethansmokeorfog.Soontherewasrealdaylight.Thesightthatmetourstillterrifiedeyeswasachangedworldburiedinashlikesnow.―fromPliny'slettertoafriend59.Plinyleftthetownafter_____.A.theeruptionB.theskybecamedarkC.thebuildingsbeganshakingD.theseawentback60.Thecartswouldn'tstaystillbecause_____.A.theearthwasshakingB.theseasuckedthembackwardsC.thewheelshadstonesunderthemD.thelighteningfrightenedthehorses61.Thereasonwhyitwasdarkisthat_____.A.itwasverylateatnightB.cloudsofashcoveredthesunC.therewasaverybadstormD.therewasnomoonthatnight62.Peopletriedtofindtheirrelationsbycallingouttheirnamesand.A.listeningtotheirvoicesB.runningaboutlookingforthemC.shakingtheashoffpeopleD.watchingpeopleastheyranpast
Wewalkedinsoquietlythatthenurseatthedeskdidn’tevenlifthereyesfromthebook.MumpointedatabigchairbythedoorandIknewshewantedmetositdown.WhileIwatchedmouthopeninsurprisemumtookoffherhatandcoatandgavethemtometoholD.Shewalkedquietlytothesmallroombytheliftandtookoutawetmop.ShepushedthemoppastthedeskandasthenurselookedupmumnoddedandsaidVerydirtyfloors.Yes.I’mgladthey’vefinallydecidedtocleanthemthenurseanswereD.ShelookedatmumandsaidButaren’tyouworkinglate?Mumjustpushedhardereachsweepofthemoptakingherfartherandfartherdownthehall.Iwatcheduntilshewasoutofsightandthenursehadturnedbacktowritinginthebigbook.Afteralongtimemumcameback.Hereyeswereshining.ShequicklyputthemopbackandtookmyhanD.AsweturnedtogooutofthedoormumbowedpolitelytothenurseandsaidThankyou.Outsidemumtoldme:DagmarisfounD.Nofever.Yousawhermum?OfcoursE.Itoldheraboutthehospitalrulesandshewillnotexpectusuntiltomorrow.Dadwillstopworryingaswell.It’safinehospital.Butsuchfloors!A.mopisnogooD.Youneedabrush.56.Whenshetookamopfromthesmallroomwhatmumreallywantedtodowas.A.tocleanthefloorB.topleasethenurseC.toseeapatientD.tosurprisethestory-teller57.Whenthenursetalkedtomumshethoughtmumwasa.A.nurseB.visitorC.patientD.cleaner58.Afterreadingthestorywhatcanweinferaboutthehospital?A.Itisachildren’shospital.B.Ithasstrictrulesaboutvisitinghours.C.Theconditionstherearen’tverygooD.D.Thenursesanddoctorstheredon’tworkharD.59.FromthetextweknowthatDagmarismostlikely.A.thestory-teller’ssisterB.mum’sfriendC.thestory-teller’sclassmateD.dad’sboss60.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesmum?A.beautifulB.warm-heartedC.cleverD.hard-working
WhenIwasatuniversityIworkedatthecafé.EverydayIwouldseepeoplecomeinsittheredrinkcoffeedosomereadingordojustwhatevertheyfeellikedoing.OhhowIenviedthem.Iwantedsomuchtodowhattheyweredoing.HoweverIcouldn’tbecauseIhadtoworkforninehoursadayandstudyfortherestofit.Sosuchadesireremainedasillyyetlife-lingdream.YesterdayIachieveditbecauseIwasadirectoraftergraduation.Itwasaperfectdaytositandrelax.Ichattedwithmyfriends.Thenanoldmanenteredthecaféwithhiswholebodyshaking.EverystepseemedtobeahugestrugglE.HelookedsofamiliartomebutyetIwasn’tquitesurE.WhilehisnursewasorderingatthecounterIwalkedneartotheoldman.Hehadbeenoneofourregularcustomersatthecafé!HisnameisCandidoFilio.HeisaretiredprofessoroftheUniversityofthePhilippinesformorethan20years.HefoundedScrabbleOrganizationandinhislifetimehereceivedawaresforhisworks.MrFilioandIsharedaveryspecialinterestduringmydaysinthatcafé.HewasoneofthesmartestpeopleIknew.EverydayIwatchedhimwritehisbookandhewouldalwaysdiscussbitsandpiecesofitwithmE.EverySundaythePhilippineStarNewspaperhadaspecialpageforwordpuzzlesandFilioheldtherecordforbeingtheonewhoansweredalloftheminlessthanfiveminutes.HeencouragedmetotrytosolvethemtooandformonthsandmonthsIdidmybesttobeathimbutcouldn’tmakeit.WhenIlookedathimyesterdayIwasbothsadandshockeD.WhilewewerechattingIstillsensedthathewasstillsharpsmartandwitty.HealwayslovedtolaughwithoutwastinganyminutetoenjoylifE.56.Asauniversitystudenttheauthorhadalife-longdream_____.A.toenjoyarelaxinglifeB.tositinacaféC.todosomereadingD.togiveupwork57.ThedescriptionEverystepseemedtobeahugestrugglesuggeststhattheoldman_____.A.walkedpowerfullyB.madeabigstepC.wasveryweakD.wantedtoattractattention58.Theauthorwalkedneartotheoldmaninorderto_____.A.ordersomecoffeeB.haveacarefullookathimC.servehimcoffeeD.helphimtogotohisseat59.WhatdidMrFilioandtheauthorshareinthepast?A.Theydrankcoffeetogether.B.Theyshareinwritingthesamebook.C.Theychattedandsolvedwordpuzzles.D.Theyhadthesamelifegoal.60.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto_____.A.tellusaninterestingstoryB.sharehisunforgettableexperiencewithusC.showhowwordpuzzleshelppeoplebepositiveandsharpD.callonustohaveanoptimisticattitudetowardslife
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