Perfect DisasterAll around us buildings shook. We decided to leave the town. We
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Perfect Disaster
All around us buildings shook. We decided to leave the town. We stopped once we had left the buildings behind us. The carts were moving in opposite directions, though the ground was perfectly flat, and they wouldn"t stay in place even with their wheels blocked by stones.
In addition, it seemed as though the sea was being sucked(吸) backwards, as if it were being pushed back by the shaking of the land. Certainly the shoreline moved outwards, and many sea animals were left on dry sand.
Behind us were frightening dark clouds that opened up to show fire—like lightning, but bigger. Not long after that the clouds reached down to the ground and covered the sea. Now came the dust, though still thin. I looked back. A dense cloud appeared behind us, following us like a flood pouring across the land. Then a darkness came that was not like a moonless or cloudy night, but more like being in a closed and unlighted room. You could hear women and children crying, men shouting. Some were calling for parents, others for children; they could only recognize them by their voices.
Darkness and ashes came again, a great weight of them. We stood up and shook the ash off again and again; otherwise we would have been covered with it and crushed by the weight.
At last the cloud became thinner and thinner until it was no more than smoke or fog. Soon there was real daylight. The sight that met our still terrified eyes was a changed world, buried in ash like snow.
―from Pliny"s letter to a friend
小题1:Pliny left the town after _____. | A．the eruption | B．the sky became dark | | C．the buildings began shaking | D．the sea went back |
小题2:The carts wouldn"t stay still because _____.| A．the earth was shaking | | B．the sea sucked them backwards | | C．the wheels had stones under them | | D．the lightening frightened the horses |
小题3:The reason why it was dark is that _____.| A．it was very late at night | B．clouds of ash covered the sun | | C．there was a very bad storm | D．there was no moon that night |
小题4:People tried to find their relations by calling out their names and .| A．listening to their voices | B．running about looking for them | | C．shaking the ash off people | D．watching people as they ran past |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:A |
解析
试题分析：文章是Pliny写给朋友的信，介绍地震后地动山摇，天昏地暗的情景，和人们惊慌失措的样子。
小题1:细节题：从文章第一段的句子：All around us buildings shook. We decided to leave the town.可知Pliny离开城镇是在房屋开始摇晃以后，选C
小题2:推理题：文章在说明"The carts were...flat。and they wouldn"t stay in place.., by stones. " 之前已有交待，说明:是大地抖动，这正是说明了产生此种结果的原因。选A
小题3:细节题：根据第三段的句子：Now came the dust, though still thin. I looked back. A dense cloud appeared behind us, following us like a flood pouring across the land. Then a darkness came that was not like a moonless or cloudy night, but more like being in a closed and unlighted room.可知天黑是因为灰尘掩盖了太阳，选B
小题4:细节题：根据第三段最后一句可以推断出。You could hear women and children crying, men shouting. Some were calling for parents, others for children; they could only recognize them by their voices.
人们想通过叫他们的名字和听他们的声音找到他们的亲戚。选A |
举一反三
Some people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. Take my family’s last vacation. It was my six-year-old son’s winter break from school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meetings in New York，So I had to get back. But that didn"t mean my husband and my son couldn"t stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.
The next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouraged—okay, ordered—them to wait it out at the airport, to "earn" more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh?
Now some people may think I"m a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.
I"ve made a living looking for the best deals and exposing （揭露） the worst tricks. I have been the consumer reporter of NBC"s Today show for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I believe in.
I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money’s worth. I’m also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldn"t hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and it"s the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts.
小题1:Why did Delta give the author"s family credits?| A．They took a later flight. | | B．They had early bookings. | | C．Their flight had been delayed. | | D．Their flight had been cancelled. |
小题2:What can we learn about the author?| A．She rarely misses a good deal. | | B．She seldom makes a compromise(妥协). | | C．She is very strict with her children. | | D．She is interested in cheap products. |
小题3:What does the author do?| A．She"s a teacher. | B．She"s a housewife. | | C．She"s a media person. | D．She"s a businesswoman. |
小题4:What does the author want to tell us?| A．How to expose bad tricks. | B．How to reserve airline seats. | | C．How to spend money wisely. | D．How to make a business deal. |
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As a teacher．I often make it a rule that when we are on a field trip，there will be no talking aswe enter a building．This rule to entering any place，whether it is a cinema，a church，a theatre, or any other place．
Once，in New York City，I took my class to see a(n) near Times Square．When we
arrived at the theatre，there were about twenty other classes outside waiting to get in．The students from the other schools were not and there was pandemonium(乌烟瘴气)．I told my students to stay in a line and keep ．I told them that we would not carry ourselves like those other ． Soon we started to file into the theatre，and it was very disorganized．There was a lady the groups and get them to their seats， students were everywhere and really knew where to go．My class，observing our rule，walked in in two single-file lines． We stood near the door behind everyone else，and we ．All of a sudden，the lady who was noticed us and she walked our direction． She asked the students the teacher was for our group, and I raised my ．She asked,“Very, very nice to meet you．Come this way．”We were led into the theatre， ，and we were given front-row seats．
Sometimes for others may not seem like it is going to have an effect，especially when you no one around who is taking manners into ．However，that is usually the time when such actions will be most appreciated and recognized．
| 小题1: | | A．leads | B．applies | C．turns | D．belongs |
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| 小题2: | | A．play | B．lady | C．teacher | D．exhibition |
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| 小题3: | | A．sorted out | B．settled down | C．turned away | D．lined up |
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| 小题4: | | A．behaving | B．listening | C．concentrating | D．watching |
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| 小题5: | | A．order | B．contact | C．watch | D．time |
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| 小题6: | | A．places | B．seats | C．classes | D．teachers |
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| 小题7: | | A．scold | B．dismiss | C．attract | D．organize |
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| 小题9: | | A．anyone | B．nobody | C．everyone | D．somebody |
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| 小题10: | | A．anxiously | B．immediately | C．quietly | D．hurriedly |
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| 小题11: | | A．passed | B．chatted | C．rushed | D．waited |
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| 小题12: | | A．in trouble | B．on guard | C．in charge | D．on business |
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| 小题14: | | A．how | B．where | C．what | D．whether |
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| 小题16: | | A．finally | B．somehow | C．first | D．instead |
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| 小题17: | | A．respect | B．love | C．concern | D．support |
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| 小题18: | | A．receive | B．visit | C．recognize | D．meet |
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| 小题19: | | A．practice | B．effect | C．account | D．operation |
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| 小题20: | | A．urgent | B．kind | C．legal | D．firm |
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There’s a guy like me in every state and federal prison in America，I guess—I’m the guy who can get these for you：cigarettes，a bag of cigar，if you want that，a bottle of wine to celebrate your son or daughter’s high school graduation，or almost anything else．．．within reason，that is．It wasn’t always that way．
I came to Shawshank when I was just twenty，and I am one of the few people in the prison who is willing to admit what he did．I committed murder．I put a large insurance policy on my wife，who was three years older than 1 was，and then I fixed the brakes of the car her father had given us as a wedding present．It worked out exactly as I had planned，except I hadn’t planned on her stopping to pick up the neighbour woman and the woman’s son on the way down Castle Hill and into town．The brakes let go and the car crashed through the bushes，gathering speed．Bystanders said it must have been doing fifty or better when it hit the base of the Civil War statue in the town arid burst into flames．
I also hadn’t planned on getting caught，but caught 1 was．I got a pass into this place．My state has no death penalty(死刑)，but I was tried for all three deaths and given three life sentences，to run one after the other．That fixed up any chance of parole(假释)I might have，for a long，long time．The judge called what I had done‘an extremely evil crime’, and it was ,but it is also in the past now．
Have I transformed myself，you ask ?I don’t know what that word means，at least as far as prisons and corrections go．I think it’s a politician’s word．It may have some other meaning，and it may be that 1 will have a chance to find out，but that is the future．．．
I was young，good—looking，and from the poor side of town．I met a pretty，headstrong girl who lived in one of the fine old houses on Carbine Street．She got pregnant later．Her father was agreeable to the marriage if 1 would take a job in the company he owned and ‘work my way up’．I found out that what he really had in mind was keeping me in his house and under his thumb，like a disagreeable pet that has not quite been housebroken and which may bite．Enough hate eventually piled up to cause me to do what I did．
Given a second chance 1 would not do it again，but I"m not sure that means I am transformed．
小题1:What do we know about the man from the passage?| A．He is treated unfairly in the prison． | | B．He is in charge of the federal prison． | | C．He is quite an able person as a prisoner． | | D．He is the most powerful man in the prison． |
小题2:By saying that“I got a pass into this place”(in Para．3)，the man means that________.| A．he has got to stay in prison | | B．he was allowed to go home | | C．he was caught by the police without a pass | | D．he has stayed in the federal prison before |
小题3:The man committed such an evil crime because__________.| A．he had made a secret deal with an insurance company | | B．he had been angry for a long time with his father—in—law | | C．his wife’s family members had disapproved of their marriage | | D．his wife had looked on him as a pet and he didn’t feel respected |
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE about the man?| A．He regrets having committed the crime． | | B．He will be out of prison in the near future． | | C．He thinks the trial a mistake and is unfair． | | D．He has found out the |
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Canadian short story writer Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Eighty-two-year-old Munro is only the 13th woman to win the 112-year-old prize.
Munro didn’t publish her first collection of short stories until she was 37 years old, but her stories have always been well-received. Lots of her stories share similar themes and characters, but each story has its own twists and turns.
Even though she’s won Canada’s most famous literary award, the Giller Prize, twice, winning the Nobel Prize for Literature is the cherry on top of Munro’s career. “It brings this incredible recognition, both of her and her career, and of the dedication to the short story,” said one person.
Along with the well-respected title comes 1.3 million dollars. Munro said everything was “so surprising and wonderful” and that she was “dazed by all the attention and affection that has been coming my way.”
Munro knew she was in the running——she was named the second-most likely person to win this year’s prize, after Haruki Murakami (村上春树）of Japan——but she never thought that she would win.
Munro’s win also represents the long way Canadian writers have come. “When I began writing there was a very small community of Canadian writers and little attention was paid by the world. Now Canadian writers are read, admired and respected around the globe,” Munro said on Thursday.
She is technically not the first Canadian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, but many like to think that she is. In 1976 Saul Bellow, who was born in Quebec but moved to Chicago when he was still a child, won the prize. Even though he was born in Canada, he is mostly considered to be an American writer.
“This is a win for us all. Canadians, by our very nature, are not very nationalistic,” said Geoffrey Taylor. “But things like this suddenly make you want to find a flag.”
She wasn’t sure if she would keep writing if she won the prize, saying that it would be “nice to go out with a bang. But this may change my mind.”
小题1:What is the feature of Munro’s stories?| A．They have their own complicated (复杂的)contents. | | B．They have similar story backgrounds. | | C．They have specific themes for children. | | D．They have the same characters in each book. |
小题2:For Munro, the Nobel Prize is an award for______.| A．her love for Canadian culture | | B．her devotion to the short story | | C．her special form of writing | | D．her career of editing short stories |
小题3:What is implied in the sixth paragraph? | A．Canadian writers paid little attention to the prize. | | B．Canadian writers are just a small community. | | C．Canadian writers have long been ignored. | | D．Canadians have a long way to win the prize. |
小题4:What does the passage mainly tell us? | A．How Alice Munro wins the Nobel Prize | | B．An introduction to the Nobel Prize in Literature | | C．Alice Munro wins the Nobel Prize in Literature | | D．A world famous writer, Alice Munro |
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Yousuf Karsh，the Canadian portrait artist who photographed many of the most influential figures of the 20th century，died in a Boston hospital on July l3 th，2002．He was 93．
Working from a studio in Ottawa，Karsh produced famous portraits of such subjects as Winston Churchill，John F．Kennedy，Ernest Hemingway and Albert Einstein．Actually he has become almost as famous as his legendary subjects．In the latest edition of Who’s Who，which listed the most notable people of the last century，Karsh was the only Canadian of the 100 famous people listed——51 0f whom Karsh had photographed．
As a master portraitist，often working in black and white．Karsh was famous for talking to his subjects as he was getting the shot’s composition just right，asking them questions and putting them at ease．In preparation，he read as much as he could about the sitters，but avoided having the idea beforehand of how he would photograph them．He sought, as he wrote in Karsh Portfolio in 1967，to capture the “essential element which has made them great，” explaining，“All I know is that within every mall a secret is hidden，and as a photographer, it is my task to reveal it if I can．”
Karsh was born in America in 1908，and his uncle，George Nakash，brought him to John Garo，all outstanding photographer，to teach him in 1928．Four years later，Karsh set up his own studio in Ottawa．
In December of 1941，his memorable portrait of Winston Churchill brought Karsh into international fame．Canada’s Prime Minister Mackenzie King arranged for him to photograph Churchill following Churchill’s speech in the House of Commons．Not told，Churchill lit up a cigar, “Why was I not told of this?’’ Karsh asked him to remove the cigar and，when he didn’t，stepped forward and gently removed it with the comment，“Forgive me，Sir．”Churchill glowered (怒目而视) as the shot was taken，then permitted Karsh to take still another,；jokingly commenting，“You can even make a roaring lion stand still to be photographed．” The Churchill portrait has since appeared in publications all over the world．
Karsh traveled to London in 1943 with his portable studio —— an 8-by-10 view camera and many studio lamps to photograph such notables as George Bernard Shaw and the royal family．All these portraits fully illustrate Karsh’s ability．
小题1:What did Karsh seek to do most in working?| A．Capture the essence and greatness of the character． | | B．Present the true and vivid expression of the subject． | | C．Make the photograph more colorful and expressive． | | D．Reveal the idea he has got in preparing for the shot． |
小题2:The underlined word “sitters”in Para 3 probably means __________ ．| A．characters seated | B．subjects questioned | | C．models photographed | D．photographs taken |
小题3:The last three paragraphs are mainly developed by __________ ．| A．following time order | B．providing examples | | C．making comparisons | D．giving causes and effects |
小题4:From the passage，we can learn that __________ ．| A．Churchill was asked to stand still when Karsh took a photograph of him | | B．Churchill’s portrait hanging in the House of Commons gave Karsh great fame | | C．Karsh was listed as one of the 100 notables by Who’s Who in the last century | | D．Karsh could skilfully adjust the subjects’ mood when photographing them |
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