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Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5: 30 and at 6: 30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door, she nearly tripped(绊) over Sheba.
“Hey, Sheba,” she said, “I’ve got no time for you now, but I’ll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club.” Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously, she could hardly breathe. Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet(兽医).
When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office.
“Listen, doctor, I’m really in a rush to get to a meeting. Can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I’ll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I’ll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”
“Sure.” said the doctor.
Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring.
“This is Dr. Sterne,” said an anxious voice. “I want you to get out of that house immediately,” said the doctor’s voice. “I’m coming round right away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!”
At that moment, a police car screeched to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.
“Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne.
“She’s fine, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and she’s OK now.”
Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced man, who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him.
“My God,” said Joanne, “how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”
“I think he must be a burglar.” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat: it turned out to be three human fingers.”
小题1:Joanne wanted to get back to her home again _____.| A．to dress up for the meeting | B．to phone the police station | | C．to catch the badly hurt burglar | D．to wait for her dog to be cured |
小题2:From the passage, we can infer that _____.| A．Sheba fought against the burglar | | B．the police found the burglar had broken in | | C．Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting | | D．the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog |
小题3:In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is _____.| A．clever | B．friendly | C．frightening | D．devoted |
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答案
小题1:A
小题1:A
小题1:D |
解析
小题1:根据第三段中的 Can I leave her with you, and go and get changed?可知Joanne想回家换衣服。所以选 A
小题1:根据最后一段中的I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat: it turned out to be three human fingers.”说明Sheba曾与盗匪搏斗过。所以选A
小题1:还是从最后一段知道Sheba很忠诚，所以选D |
举一反三
Linus Pauling，the only person who has won two undivided Nobel Prizes，was born in Portland，Oregon. He attended Washington High School but because of an unimportant detail he did not receive his diploma until 1962，long after he had received his Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Orgon State College in 1922. He had chosen to study his major because he could get a good job with it.
He won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1954 for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the explanation of the structure of complex substance. His interest in the “behavior” of molecules(分子) led him from physical chemistry to biological chemistry，especially of the human body. He began with proteins and their main parts，the amino acids(氨基酸)，which are called the“building blocks of life”．In 1950，he constructed the first satisfactory model of a protein molecule，a discovery very important to the understanding of the living cell.
During World WarⅡ，Pauling was a member of the Research Board for National Security，for which he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit in 1948. However，the use of the atomic bomb near the end of the war turned Pauling in a new direction. Having long worked on the structure of molecules，he took an immediate interest in the deadly effects of nuclear fallout on human molecular structures.
From then on，Pauling protested the production of the hydrogen bomb and supported the prevention of the spread of nuclear weapons. Through his efforts，The NuclearTestBan Treaty，declaring all nuclear tests to be illegal except underground ones，came into effect on October 10,1963，the same day Linus Pauling was awarded the Nobel Peace.
小题1:From the first Paragraph，we learn that Linus Pauling________.| A．didn’t study hard while in Washington High School | | B．is the only scientist who has won two Nobel Prizes | | C．was once badly treated in Washington High School | | D．chose to study chemical engineering to earn his living |
小题2:Which of the following things did Pauling pay much attention to at first?| A．The “behavior” of molecules. | B．Physical chemistry. | | C．Biological chemistry. | D．The human body. |
小题3:Which of the following is legal according to The NuclearTestBan Treaty?| A．The use of nuclear weapons. | | B．Testing hydrogen bomb on the ground. | | C．Testing hydrogen bomb on underground. | | D．The production of hydrogen bombs. |
小题4:The main idea of the passage is to show________.| A．Linus Pauling’s attitude towards nuclear weapons | | B．Linus Pauling’s contributions to the world | | C．Linus Pauling’s research on the structure of molecules | | D．Linus Pauling’s got the Nobel Prize for Peace |
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Nobel, who was born in Stockholm, is a great scientist famous for his dangerous experiments.
Nobel studied in the USA and then Russia between 1850 and 1859. After his return, he started researching into bombs. As is known, bomb is dangerous to life, but Nobel was working under that condition. Once a big explosion in his lab completely destroyed the lab and caused some deaths. After that he had to experiment on a boat in a lake. He received criticism and satire(讽刺), but he proceeded with the work rather than losing heart. From 1860s to 1880s, Nobel made many achievements and his inventions were first used in building roads and digging tunnels. Most of the bombs were safer and more possible to be controlled. Even at the end of the 20th century, we still used his methods.
Nobel had many patents in Britain and other European countries. He was quick to see industrial openings(机会) for his scientific inventions and built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. Indeed his greatness lay in his outstanding ability to combine the qualities of an original scientist with those of a forwardlooking industrialist.
But Nobel’s main concern was never with making money or even with making scientific discoveries. Seldom happy, he was always searching for a meaning to life, and from his youth, he had taken a serious interest in literature and philosophy. His greatest wish, however, was to see an end to wars, and thus peace between nations, and he spent much time and money working for this cause. To follow his will, a fund was set up to encourage people to make great progress in physics, chemistry, physiology(生理学), medicine, literature and peace. That’s the Nobel Prize which means great honor to a scientist.
小题1:Through his early experimental work, it is evident that ________.| A．Nobel was a man of strong will | | B．Nobel was a man of gift | | C．Nobel seldom got on well with his work | | D．Nobel had his heart in his work |
小题2:In fact, his inventions were first used in ________.| A．a war to kill and injure his fellow men | B．building roads | | C．digging tunnels | D．both B and C |
小题3:Based on the passage, Nobel, as a scientist, ________.| A．took a single interest in science | | B．took a serious interest in money | | C．took no interest in literature | | D．took a serious interest in literature as well as in science |
小题4:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?| A．His wonderful will surely provided other scientists with a large sum of money. | | B．In leaving behind a wellmeant will, Nobel succeeded in setting up a permanent monument for his interests and ideals. | | C．Nobel made a glorious will so that he might be remembered and respected after his death. | | D．Nobel expressed his wish in his will that a monument should be put up in memory of him. |
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
John wanted a bike. He had asked his parents for the 36 and they said he must earn it. But 37 ? He thought about this as he walked home. 38 many people wanted to ask boys to work for them. Maybe he could 39 away snow for the neighbors. But this was 40 . He’d have to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for this garden because he had no 41 to do the work 42 .
Then he 43 one of his classmates, Dick, delivering newspapers. “ I could 44 that,” he thought. “ Maybe I could even get the bike 45 away. I could pay for it a little each week.” He ran to 46 up with Dick. John asked a lot of 47 about having a paper 48 . He learned that it was possible to earn twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job 49 about three hours each 50 . Dick gave him the phone number of this newspaper manager.
John 51 flew home. After he had explained his 52 , his mother smiled. “I think it’s a great 53 ,” she said. “I’ll call the newspaper.”
“Wait, Mom,” John said. “I’ll call. 54 , I’m going to be a 55 now.”
| 小题1: | | A．money | B．chance | C．permission | D．bike |
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| 小题2: | | A．when | B．where. | C．why | D．how |
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| 小题4: | | A．get | B．take | C．throw | D．clear |
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| 小题5: | | A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
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| 小题6: | | A．time | B．tool | C．way | D．friends |
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| 小题8: | | A．saw | B．heard | C．learned | D．discovered |
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| 小题9: | | A．do | B．make | C．deliver | D．seize |
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| 小题12: | | A．news | B．questions | C．information | D．problems |
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| 小题13: | | A．trade | B．business | C．route | D．shop |
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| 小题14: | | A．paid | B．wasted | C．spent | D．took |
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| 小题15: | | A．mornings | B．night | C．week | D．newspaper |
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| 小题16: | | A．almost | B．quickly | C．even | D．obviously |
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| 小题17: | | A．dictionary | B．suggestions | C．act | D．plan |
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| 小题18: | | A．mistake | B．fun | C．dream | D．idea |
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| 小题19: | | A．Above all | B．More or less | C．After all | D．As a matter of fact |
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| 小题20: | | A．reporter | B．businessman | C．newspaper | D．salesman |
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Jesse Owens is recognized as a hero not just because he is fast. Some people might say that they know him for just that reason. However, there are lots of fast people who are not known. Jesse Owens is known because Chancellor Adolf Hitler did not shake the hand of Jesse Owens or even recognize his feat of winning four gold medals, because Owens was an African American.
Jesse Owens owed much of his success to his coach Charles Riley, who probably was the most important one making him have the career that he did. Owens came from a background that required him to work after school in a shoe shop. He couldn’t attend the regularly scheduled track practices organized by his school. However, Charles Riley saw the boy had both a passion(热情) and a talent for running, and so arranged for him to be able to practice before school instead.
Jesse Owens achieved this success despite(尽管) his racial background, which at the time was a huge limitation to him. He could only eat in certain restaurants and sleep in certain hotels, as could all African Americans of the time. He was also never offered a scholarship for school despite setting records for NCAA(美国全国大学生体育协会) championships.
The Berlin Olympics in 1936 is where his star rose as high as it would ever be able to. These Olympics were during the height of Hitler’s rule. It took courage to race in front of Hitler and many other racist(种族主义者). It took time, determination, and perseverance(坚持不懈) to race like him. He won four gold medals at those Olympics. It would take almost fifty years for someone else to walk away from the Olympics with four gold medals. He passed away at the age of 66 from lung cancer.
小题1:The underlined word “feat” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “ .”| A．chance | B．happiness | C．success | D．hope |
小题2: We know from paragraph 2 that Jesse Owens .| A．did not need to work after school | | B．took part in the regular track practices | | C．did not get along well with his coach | | D．was arranged to practice before school |
小题3:Jesse Owens was well-known around the world mainly because he .| A．sets records for NCAA championships | | B．was brave enough to race in front of Adolf Hitler | | C．didn’t want to shake hands with Hitler | | D．is recognized as a hero of the white Americans |
小题4:According to the passage, which of the following about Jesse Owens is true?| A．Hitler recognized his feat of winning four gold medals. | | B．He was offered a scholarship for setting records for NCAA championships. | | C．He could only eat in certain restaurants like many other African Americans. | | D．It took him almost fifty years to walk away from the Olympics with four gold medals. |
小题5:What is the best title for the passage?| A．Sport hero ---- Jesse Owens | B．The Berlin Olympics in 1936 | | C．Charles Riley ---- Jesse Owens’ s coach | D．Jesse Owens’s childhood |
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完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact 36 she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished 37 a driving offence (犯规，犯法).
Then one day she nearly 38 her record. A police car 39 her, and the policemen in it saw her 40 a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed 41 that she would be punished.
42 Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was 43 old to drive a car, and that the 44 why she had not stopped at the red 45 was most probably that her eyes had become weak 46 old age, so that she had simply not seen it.
When the judge had finished what he was 47 , Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was 48 and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she 49 a needle（针） with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.
When she had 50 done this, she took the thread（n.线） out of the needle again and handed 51 the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your 52 . I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”
The judge took the 53 and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was 54 , and her record 55 unbroken.
| 小题1: | | A．which | B．when | C．that | D．this |
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| 小题3: | | A．kept | B．won | C．missed | D．lost |
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| 小题4: | | A．watched | B．after | C．followed | D．ran after |
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| 小题6: | | A．sure | B．indeed | C．certain | D．perhaps |
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| 小题7: | | A．Before | B．While | C．Until | D．When |
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| 小题9: | | A．cause | B．reason | C．matter | D．trouble |
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| 小题12: | | A．speaking | B．saying | C．talking | D．telling |
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| 小题13: | | A．holding | B．getting | C．carrying | D．bringing |
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| 小题14: | | A．took | B．brought | C．picked | D．chose |
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| 小题15: | | A．almost | B．hardly | C．successfully | D．successful |
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| 小题16: | | A．both | B．all | C．neither | D．either |
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| 小题17: | | A．time | B．turn | C．chance | D．job |
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| 小题18: | | A．thread | B．glasses | C．needles | D．needle |
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| 小题19: | | A．dismissed | B．passed | C．settled | D．studied |
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| 小题20: | | A．was | B．kept | C．seemed | D．remained |
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