| ( )1. A. unhappy ( )2. A. talked ( )3. A. told ( )4. A. view ( )5. A. familiar with ( )6. A. decision ( )7. A. watch ( )8. A. during ( )9. A. wedding ( )10. A. grandchildren ( )11. A. sold out ( )12. A. first | B. lonely B. thought B. invited B. tour B. interested in B. agreement B. need B. after B. lecture B. children B. set up B. famous | C. bored C. worried C. ordered C. sight C. fond of C. suggestion C. want C. before C. meeting C. neighbors C. kept on C. violet | D. surprised D. learned D.made D.picture D. proud of D. plan D. hear D. until D. funeral D. relations D. gave away D. helpful |
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| Mount Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world. It is in the Himalayan (喜玛拉雅) Mountains between Nepal (尼泊尔) and China, and it is 8900 meters high. Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal were the first people ever to climb Mount Everest in 1953. Men from several different countries climbed it after that. Junko Tabei, a Japanese was the first woman to make this difficult climb. A Japanese newspaper-television company chose the fifteen women from mountaineering clubs to climb Mourn Qomolangma in 1975. The group climbed for several days. Then there was an accident. The heavy ice and snow hurt ten of the women. They had to stop climbing. The other five went on climbing. Only Ms. Tabei was able to climb the last 70 meters. She was standing on the top of the world. She was the first woman there. Ms Tabei was 35 years old at the time. She started climbing mountains in 1960. She still climbs mountains. She is not an ordinary Japanese housewife. Ms. Tabei makes money for her trips by teaching English and piano to children. She climbs a mountain about every three years. She has climbed some of the highest mountains in six countries. Finally, she wants to climb the highest mountain in every country in the world. When she reaches the top of a mountain, she thinks, "I"m glad that I"m at the top." | |||
| 1. Mount Qomolangma is ______. | |||
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| A. an ordinary mountain B. the highest mountain in the world C. in the southwest of China D. close to Nepal | |||
| 2. The climber from New Zealand first climbed Mount Qomolangma in ______. | |||
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| A. 1975 B. 1960 C. 1935 D. 1953 | |||
| 3. What happened to ten of the women climbers on the way to the top of Mount Qomolangma? | |||
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| A. They were too tired to climb to it. B. There was no air for them. C. The heavy snow stopped them. D. They were hurt by heavy ice and snow. | |||
| 4. How many women climbed up to Mount Qomolangma in 1975? | |||
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| A. One. B. Five. C. Ten. D. Fifteen. | |||
| 5. What kind of person is Ms, Tabei? | |||
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| A. She"s a housewife who has climbed many high mountains in the world. B. She teaches children English and piano to make money. C. She"s a usual housewife who helps a lot at home. D. She climbed the highest mountain in the world many times. | |||
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| John, 83, got on a Chicago bus and saw a sign saying that senior citizens could ride for half fare. When he dropped his three quarters in the box, the driver asked him for ID card. John took out an ID card. "You need a special CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) card, "said the driver. John didn"t have it because he lives in New York and was in Chicago visiting his two sons. "Put in another three quarters," said the driver, "or get off the bus." John said, "Give me back my quarters and I"ll get off." "I can"t-it"s in the box. If you don"t get off, I"ll call the police, "said he, which he did. Two police cars pulled up. "That"s what you called me for?" one policeman asked after hearing the story. Another policeman then said to John, "I"11 give you three quarters." John shook his head, "Why should you give me the quarters? He has to give me my quarters." "Come on." the policemen said. "We"ll get you your card." So they took him downtown to the CTA office. But the people there wouldn"t give him a CTA card-he needed a picture. "What about his quarters?"one policeman asked. The officials discussed, and the decision was made to give John"s quarters back. John got on another bus later, dropped the three quarters in the box, and said, "I"m a senior citizen..."The driver looked at John and nodded. He didn"t know how lucky he was to be a sensible (通情达理的) man. | |||
| 1. With a Chicago Transit Authority card ______. | |||
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| A. men of authority can ride on a bus for half fare B. senior citizens can pay only half fare for a bus ride C. men of authority can ride on a bus paying only-three quarters D. senior citizens can pay only three quarters for a bus ride | |||
| 2. John needs a special CTA Card most probably because ______. | |||
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| A. he is not a senior citizen B. he is not a citizen of Chicago C. he is only visiting his two sons D. he has lost his ID card | |||
| 3. The decision made by the CTA office was ______. | |||
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| A. to give John a CTA card then and there B. to refuse to give John"s quarters back C. to return the three quarters to John D. to ask him to pay more | |||
| 4. The second driver let John ride on his bus because ______. | |||
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| A. now John produced his CTA card B. he knew John was a very difficult man C. he was kind enough to help the aged D. the policemen were with John | |||
| 5. The suitable title for the above passage is ______. | |||
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| A. Giving No Quarters B. Giving No More Quarters C. A Sensible Driver D. A Senior Citizen | |||
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| My grandmother was an iron-willed (强硬的) woman. When I was five, she invited some friends to her apartment. Among the guests there (1)_____ (be) a rich man and his daughter. Grandmother considered them the most important among the guests. During the party, I went to the bathroom. I was still sitting down when the girl walked in. "You (2)____ (stay) here too long!" It"s not your business. Don"t you know that little girls shouldn"t come into the bathroom when a little boy (3)_____ (use) it!?" I said in anger. This (4)______ (surprise) the little girl. Then she started to cry. Most guests had heard what I said and laughed. But not Grandmother. She (5)______ (wait) for me when I left the bathroom. Grandmother shouted that I was impolite and rude and ordered, "You (6)_____ (say) sorry to her." All the guests watched in silence. Twenty minutes later, Grandmother walked by the bathroom and noticed a torrent (激流) of water (7)____ (run) out from under the door. Everyone knew who did that. Grandmother was so angry that she tried (8)_____ (get) me anyway. It took several strong men finally to move her away and calm her down. My grandfather took me by the hand and seated me on his lap. He looked at me, not at all angry or upset. "(9)_____ (tell) me," he asked, "why did you do it?" "Well, she shouted at me for nothing," I said seriously. "Now she"s got something to be angry at." Grandfather didn"t speak right away. He just sat there, looking at me and smiling. I (10)______ never _____ (forget) his expressions (表情) for my whole life. "Eric," he said at last, "I think you did the right thing." | |||
| 综合填空。阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。 | |||
| The mobile phone is a useful thing, but maybe I don"t know (1) h to use it. Sometimes it makes things difficult for me. One day I wanted to see my friend nearby. I could (2) a at his house in five minutes, but I looked at my mobile phone and thought (3) i would be better to ring him up. I (4) r him for the first time, but the line was busy. Five minutes later, there was an answer, but it was the wrong number. Then I tried (5) a and this time I got an answer from him. I asked him if he was at home in the afternoon. And he said-at (6) 1 I thought he said--he would be at home all afternoon. So I went to his house, but then I found (7) n in. I called him for the fourth time. This time I got so angry that I (8) s , "You are not at home? But you just told me over the telephone that you would be at home all afternoon!" Here (9) w his answer, "No, I said: "I will NOT be at home all afternoon."" I went back to my room, sat down in front of the mobile phone and looked at it. What (10) e could I do? Nothing! |