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After a year of preparing herself, Laura Dekker has been given permission to sail around the world. “I was so happy that I almost jumped into the river,” Laura said, after learning of the court’s verdict(判决).
The 14-year-ol d was born on a ship in the South Pacific, and currently lives with her father on a boat. When child protection agencies heard about her plan to sail alone, they took the case to court and prevented her from making such a dangerous voyage.
Since the decision, though, Laura had been preparing with her father to convince the court that she was ready. Later on, she received the books and other materials she would need for school while she was at sea. She added safety equipment to a new, big ship. And she took her first aid course to learn several survival skills, like how to put out fires on the boat, take care of her own injuries and deal with lack of sleep. She also planned a safer course --- adding alternate routes(备用路径) to avoid pirate attacks, and planning a course that would have her on dry land as she moved from port to port across the globe.
Even with all of the added preparations, the trip still has its risks. In early June, 16-year-old Abby Sunderland, an American, had to abandon(放弃) her attempt to become the youngest sailor to travel around the world. Her ship’s mast(桅杆) broke due to rough waters in the Indian Ocean, and she was rescued by a French fishing ship.
Laura plans to take longer than Abby for her voyage, and is using a larger and more stable boat. If she finished successfully in less than two years, she will take the title from current record-holder Jessica Watson, of Australia, who was 16 when she completed the journey.
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE of Laura?| A．She prepared the voyage at the age of 12. | | B．She lost her mother after she was born. | | C．She was allowed to sail around the world finally. | | D．She wanted to donate money made from the voyage. |
小题2:At first, child protection agencies were against Laura’s plan because ____.| A．it was considered to be a dangerous trip | | B．Laura had to finish her schooling first | | C．it would cost Laura too much time and money | | D．Laura wasn’t prepared for the sailing alone |
小题3:What is Mr. Dekker’s attitude towards Laura’s trip?| A．Doubtful | B．Supportive | C．Uncertain | D．Neutral(中立的) |
小题4:Paragraph 3 mainly talks about ____.| A．how Laura convinced the court | | B．why Laura needed to study at sea | | C．how Laura prepared for the voyage | D．where Laura could avoid pirate attacks |
小题5: The person who keeps the record comes from ____.| A．Holland | B．America | C．India | D．Australia |
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小题1:C
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Jack had no choice but to have both his arms removed because of a severe accident after drinking a lot of alcohol. From then on, he has had to __36__ on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do __37__ else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often __38__. Finally, his younger brother went away and lived __39__, leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do.
__40__, a misfortune befell（降临）a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, __41__ in a fire which took her hands away. Having decidedly __42__ her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly __43__. At school, she always studied hard．Most of all she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky. Though my __44__ are broken, my heart can still fly.” she wrote in her blog.
One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a（n）__45__ programme. The boy told the television hostess about his __46__ future, whereas the girl was full of __47__ for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their __48__. The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, flying heart.
Both of them had the same ordeal（痛苦经历）, but their different __49__ determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, __50__ disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle the __51__ when faced with it is the true __52__ of your character. If you choose to __53__ or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the __54__ will turn out to be a fortune on which new __55__will arise.
| 小题1: | | A．live | B．stand | C．rely | D．assist |
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| 小题2: | | A．something | B．everything | C．nothing | D．anything |
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| 小题3: | | A．quarrel | B．share | C．support | D．dislike |
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| 小题4: | | A．happily | B．sparately | C．lonely | D．disappointedly |
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| 小题5: | | A．Unfortunately | B．Unexpectedly | C．Naturally | D．Similarly |
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| 小题6: | | A．leading | B．bringing | C．causing | D．resulting |
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| 小题7: | | A．turned to | B．turned down | C．turned off | D．turned against |
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| 小题8: | | A．alone | B．free | C．independent | D．successful |
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| 小题9: | | A．arms | B．wings | C．dreams | D．promises |
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| 小题10: | | A．interview | B．radio | C．sports | D．health |
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| 小题11: | | A．uncertain | B．hopeful | C．bright | D．miserable |
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| 小题12: | | A．calmness | B．patience | C．enthusiesm | D．excitement |
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| 小题13: | | A．hands | B．strength | C．toes | D．mouths |
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| 小题14: | | A．chatacters | B．desires | C．opinions | D．attitudes |
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| 小题15: | | A．unexpected | B．passive | C．rough | D．serious |
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| 小题16: | | A．emergency | B．accident | C．difficulty | D．misfortune |
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| 小题17: | | A．test | B．reflection | C．display | D．problem |
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| 小题18: | | A．ignore | B．resist | C．complain | D．suffer |
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| 小题19: | | A．problem | B．result | C．hardship | D．failure |
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| 小题20: | | A．solutions | B．hopes | C．ways | D．rewards |
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It was Monday. Mrs Smith’s dog suffered from hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.
Considering that there was no better way．Mrs．Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat．” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher, and he"s going to give you your lunch today．”
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher"s．It gave the paper to the butcher．The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady"s handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to．The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once．
At noon, the dog came to the shop again．It gave the butcher a piece of paper again．After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more．
The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon．And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth．This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers．
But, the dog came again at four o"clock．And the same thing happened once again．To the butcher"s more surprise, it came for the third time at six o"clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper．The butcher felt a bit puzzled．He said to himself, “This is a small dog．Why does Mrs．Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”
Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!
小题1:It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs．Smith gave it_______．
A．might do it much harm
| B．could do it much good
| C．would help the butcher
| D．was worth many pounds |
小题2:From its experience, the dog found that ________．
A．only the paper with Mrs Smith"s words in it could bring it meat
| B．the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it
| C．Mrs Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher
| D．a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat |
小题3:The butcher did not give any meat to the dog __________．
A．before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs．Smith
| B．when he found that the words on the paper were not clear
| C．because he had sold out all the meat in his shop
| D．until he was paid enough by Mrs Smith |
小题4:At the end of the story, you"ll find that _______．
A．the dog was clever enough to write on the paper
| B．the dog dared not go to the butcher"s any more
| C．the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog
| D．the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal |
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I finished my last work of the week and could hardly wait to get home, take off my nursing shoes, and relax.
As I _36_ my car, I saw one of my _37_ standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and _38_, it was too cold to be standing outside on the coldest _39_ in January. I didn’t know where she lived, but I was _40_ I would be able to find my way back.
We _41_ about our work as I drove and _42_ we knew it, we arrived at her house. I started driving back. _43_ looked familiar, but at first that didn’t _44_ me. But soon I _45_ something wrong. I recognized nothing. But I told myself to stay _46_.
I was _47_ neighborhoods, streets and even streetlights. I no longer knew where I was now. How could I be so stupid! I looked down at my _48_. It was now 2:30 a.m. My gas was slowly running out. I _49_ the car and turned off the engine. In total defeat, I put my head down on the wheel, _50_. Then I raised my head and saw a(n) _51_ down the road in front of me. I turned my headlights on. A car! I drove a little _52_, got out of my car and knocked on the window of that car. An elderly man _53_ rolled his window down.
I said that I didn’t know how to get back into town. In silence, he started driving. I ran back to my car and drove behind him. Finally I _54_ a familiar street. As I turned to head home, the car disappeared. Then I _55_ my driveway (车道) when the warning light for my gas tank (汽油箱) turned on.
Though so many years have passed, I still thank the old man from my deepest heart.
| 小题1: | | A．discovered | | B．approached | | C．parked | | D．searched |
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| | 小题2: | | A．patients | | B．classmates | | C．students | | D．workmates |
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| | 小题3: | | A．yet | | B．still | | C．but | | D．besides |
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| | 小题4: | | A．night | | B．morning | | C．afternoon | | D．noon |
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| | 小题5: | | A．afraid | | B．happy | | C．confident | | D．sorry |
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| | 小题6: | | A．worried | | B．cared | | C．talked | | D．explored |
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| | | 小题8: | | A．Everything | | B．Nothing | | C．Anything | | D．Something |
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| | 小题9: | | A．attract | | B．delight | | C．bother | | D．enjoy |
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| | 小题10: | | A．escaped | | B．existed | | C．imagined | | D．realized |
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| | 小题11: | | A．quiet | | B．calm | | C．silent | | D．brave |
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| | 小题12: | | A．across | | B．over | | C．within | | D．beyond |
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| | 小题13: | | A．wheel | | B．engine | | C．watch | | D．seat |
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| | 小题14: | | A．drove | | B．deserted | | C．washed | | D．stopped |
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| | 小题15: | | A．helpless | | B．excited | | C．satisfied | | D．delighted |
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| | 小题16: | | A．shadow | | B．truck | | C．lady | | D．animal |
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| | 小题17: | | A．faster | | B．nervously | | C．closer | | D．back |
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| | 小题18: | | A．unlikely | | B．slowly | | C．carefully | | D．equally |
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| | 小题19: | | A．came | | B．mistook | | C．recognized | | D．missed |
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| | 小题20: | | A．pulled into | | B．drove away | | C．ran across | | D．fount out |
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Scientist Florence Wambugu works with farmers in Kenya, a country in East Africa. She helps them grow bigger and better crops. Wambugu is especially interested in finding simple ways to produce more food.
In the past ten years, Wambugu has spent much of her time studying sweet potatoes, which are an important food in her part of Kenya. A virus (病毒) kept attacking the plants. It stopped the sweet potatoes from growing well. Because of the virus, some farmers lost three quarters of their crops.
Wambugu went to war against the virus. Her research for a way to save the sweet potatoes led to a lab in St. Louis, Missouri.
The lab mainly works on genes (基因), the chemical “computer programs” found in the cells of living things. Genes tell a plant to produce pink flowers or an animal to grow black hair. Now scientists have found ways to move genes from one living thing to another. That process is called genetic engineering.
Wambugu spent three years in the lab. As a result, she created a sweet potato plant that could fight off the virus. Wambugu tested her research in Kenya, and her plants produced wonderful sweet potatoes.
That’s just the beginning, Wambugu believes. Genetically modified (转基因的) foods, she thinks, could help farmers in poor countries grow badly needed crops, thus, fewer people will go hungry.
小题1:The text is written mainly to _______.| A．tell us sweet potatoes are in danger of being attacked by a virus | | B．introduce Wambugu’s contribution to genetic engineering | | C．introduce a new way of killing plant viruses | | D．tell how hard Wambugu worked in her lab for three years |
小题2:What caused Wambugu to set up a lab in St. Louis, Missouri?| A．Her wish to save sweet potatoes in Kenya. | | B．Her great interest in genetic engineering. | | C．Her love for sweet potatoes. | | D．Her interest in plant life. |
小题3:The fourth paragraph mainly explains what ________ is.| A．a crop virus | B．chemical technology | | C．a computer program | D．genetic engineering |
小题4: What is Wambugu’s attitude toward “genetic engineering”?| A．It will help more hungry people. | | B．It should be carefully used. | | C．It has more disadvantages than disadvantages. | | D．It is a too expensive technology at present. |
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One of the best-loved American writers was William Sydney Porter, or O.Henry. From 1893 he lived with his family in a house in Austin, Texas, which is now a museum. Visitors to Austin can see the house. It was saved from destruction (破坏) and turned into a museum in1934. The museum is a good way to learn about the interesting life of the American writer.
William Porter rented this house in Austin and lived there with his wife Athol and daughter Margaret for about two years. Many objects in the museum belonged to the Porters. Others did not. An important piece in the room is the original photograph over here. It was taken there in the house about 1895. The piano there goes back to the 1860s. His wife took lessons on it when she first moved to Austin.
Porter did not start his career as a successful writer. He worked at a farm, land office and bank. He also loved words and writing. The museum has a special proof of Porter’s love of language --- his dictionary. It is said that he had read every word in that dictionary.
Later William Porter was forced to leave Austin because he was charged with financial wrongdoing at the bank and lost his job. Because he was afraid of a trail (审判), he left the country secretly. But he returned because his wife was dying. After her death, he faced the trial and became a criminal. He served three and a half years in a prison in Ohio.
William Porter would keep his time in prison a secret. But there was one good thing about it. It provided him with time to write. By the time he was freed, he had published 14 stories and became well known as O.Henry.
Porter later moved to New York City and found great success there. He published over 180 stories in the last eight years of his life.
小题1:O.Henry’s house in Austin has been well kept up till now so that ____.
A. Americans can explore their history
B more visitors will be attracted to Austin
C. visitors can learn about O.Henry’s life
D. it can show the way of life in the 1860s
小题2:What do we know about the piano in the house?| A．It was hated by Porter’s daughter. | | B．It has a long history of about 150 years. | | C．Porter’s wife gave music lessons on it. | | D．Porter usually created music on it. |
小题3:How does the museum prove (证明) Porter was fond of language?| A．With a dictionary he used. | B．With the records they keep. | | C．Using the books they wrote. | D．Using the photograph they keep. |
小题4:Why did Porter escape from Austin?| A．He didn’t want to lose his job. | B．He didn’t want to make trouble. | | C．He meant to save his wife’s life. | D．He was charged with a crime. |
小题5:From the last two paragraphs we know that _______.| A．Porter became famous suddenly | | B．Porter spent his time in prison writing | | C．Porter suffered a lot from his time in prison | | D．life in prison provided what he could write for Porter |
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