Surtsey was born in 1963.Scientists saw the birth of this island. It began at 7.

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Surtsey was born in 1963.Scientists saw the birth of this island. It began at 7.30 a.m. on 14th November. A fishing boat was near Iceland. The boat moved under the captain"s（船长）feet. He noti

ced a strange smell. He saw some black smoke. A volcano（火山）was breaking out. Red-hot rocks, fire and smoke were rushing up from the bottom（底部）of the sea. The island grew quickly. It was 10 meters high the next day and 60 meters high on 18th November.
Scientists flew there to watch. It was exciting. Smoke and fire were still rushing up. Pieces of red-hot rock were flying into the air and falling into the sea. The sea was boiling and there was a strange light in the sky. Surtsey grew and grew. Then it stopped in June 1967.It was 175 meters high and 2 kilometers long. And life was already coming to Surtsey. Plants grew. Birds came. Some scientists built a house. They want to learn about this young island. A new island is like a new world.
小题1:Surtsey is ______.

A．an island not far from Iceland	B．a new volcano
C．a fishing boat	D．a place in Iceland

小题2:When did scientist fly there to watch?

A．Before the volcano broke out.	B．As soon as the volcano broke out.
C．About four days after the volcano broke out.
D．After the volcano stopped rushing up.

小题3:Put the following sentences in correct order.
a. The captain found the boat was moving. b. A new island appeared in the sea.
c. Fire, smoke and rocks were seen rushing up. d. A fishing boat was near Iceland.
e. The island grew quickly.

A．d-a-c-b-e 　　

B．a-b-c-d-e　　

C．a-b-e-c-d　　

D．b-e-d-a-c

小题4:When was Surtsey born?

A．1964

B．1963

C．1962

D．1965

答案

小题1:.A
小题1:.C
小题1:.A
小题1:B

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A few days ago my wife sent me out to buy something. When I came home, I handed(交给) her a paper bag and said, “Here are the apples you wanted.” She looked in the bag, and then she looked at me. “I told you,” she said slowly, “to buy some eggs.”
I felt worried about my absent-mindedness, so I went to see a doctor. He was a very kind man. “I have seen many people like you. It’s nothing to worry about,” he said. “If you know you are absent-minded, you are all right. But if you do not know you’re absent-minded, you may be really in trouble.”
“Many famous people were absent-minded,” the doctor told me. “Thomas Edison(爱迪生)was standing in line(排队) one day to pay his taxes(税). When he arrived at the window, he found that he had forgotten his own name. He had to ask the man who was behind him to tell him who he was.”
I felt much better and got up to leave. “Thank you, doctor,” I said. “How much do I have to pay you?”
“Ten dollars for the check-up(检查),” the doctor said.
“But doctor, I did not have a check-up!”
For a moment the doctor looked puzzled. Then he said, “Oh, yes, it was the patient before you who had a check-up. How absent-minded I am!”
小题1:It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that when the author’s wife heard what her husband told her, she was ______.

A．excited

B．surprised

C．sad

D．proud

小题2:The doctor took Edison’s story for example ______.

A．to show absent-mindedness is common among people

B．because he liked telling stories

C．to make the author laugh

D．to make fun of Edison

小题3:The underlined word “absent-mindedness” in the second paragraph probably means ______.

A．a feeling of anger

B．a feeling of sadness

C．an emotion (情绪) of excitement

D．a trouble in which people often forget this or that

小题4:According to the passage, who was (were) absent-minded?

A．Only the author.	B．The author’s wife.
C．The author and the doctor.	D．The doctor alone.

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Over many years, there has been an increase in the population of towns in many countries, as millions of people have moved from the villages in search of better jobs and facilities (设施), in the hope of getting a higher standard of living. This development has led to huge expansions of towns both upwards into the sky and outwards into the surrounding countryside. In spite of all the efforts of governments and private businesses, many areas still suffer from a serious shortage of housing.
Now, a new idea has been put forward which will utilize (利用 vt.) areas which have no other obvious commercial potential (商业潜能). These are the ponds, small lakes, disused docks (码头), and other areas of water, many of which can be found near, or even in the suburbs (郊区) of big towns.
A new style of construction has been designed which will provide a house for less than half the cost of the normal building. The main saving is, of course, the land, because the new houses will float on water. There will be no need for foundations; instead the house will be built on a frame (框架) made of steel which is expected to cost about ￡5,000. Above this the builders will make a house with two, three, or four bedrooms and all the usual modern conveniences, as well as a roof garden. Each house will be joined to the main services supplying water, g

as, and electricity and they will have a vacuum sewage disposal (真空污水处理) system. All the servic

e links will have enough flexibility (灵活性) to allow for small differences in the water level caused by wet a

nd dry periods of weather.
The first houses to be built are expected to cost between ￡20,000 and ￡30,000 according to size and it is already clear that there is a very good potential market for the new system. As the cost is comparatively low, young people and common citizens would like to buy.
小题1:So many people have moved into towns because _______．

A．they enjoy the facilities

B．they expect to live a better life

C．they expect to get better jobs

D．there is a shortage of jobs in villages

小题2:What is the main advantage of the new idea?

A．It will help relieve（缓解）the housing shortage.

B．It will utilize disused areas of water.

C．It will provide jobs.

D．It will help the suburbs.

小题3:The new houses will be built on_______．

A．waterside areas	B．a stone foundation
C．lakes and rivers	D．a steel frame

小题4:The price of the new houses will _______．

A．encourage private and government builders

B．attract ordinary people in the towns to buy

C．vary in different areas according to the policy

D．help the housing market in the countryside

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I don"t ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a ti

me in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what

it"s like to work in a field dominated by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes.
At 19, when I began studyi

ng astrophysics(天体物理学), it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then as 3 post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards— was viewed through the lens of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus (相对于) right brain, or nature versus nurture (培育), I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.
Then one day a few years ag

o, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations: I don"t talk about that anymore. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn"t want to deal with gender issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don"t study sociology or political theory.
Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women"s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer: 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don"t dismiss those concerns. Still, I don"t tell them "war" stories. Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that"s a sight worth talking about.
小题1:.
From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute(归因于) the author"s failures to_____.

A．the very fact that she is a woman

B．her involvement in gender politics

C．her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist

D．the burden she bears in a male-dominated society

小题2:.
What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D. and post-doctoral research?
A. Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.
B. Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.
C. People"s stereotyped attitude towards female scientists.
D. Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurture
小题3:.
Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class?

A．Female students no longer have to worry about gender issues.

B．Her students" performance has brought back her confidence.

C．Her female students can do just as well as male students.

D．More female students are pursuing science than before.

小题4:.
What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?
A. Women students needn"t have the concerns of her generation.
B.

Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.
C. Women can balance a career in science and having a family.

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I shall never forget the night，a few years ago，when Marion J．Douglas was a student in one of my adulteducation classes. He told us how tragedy had struck at his home，not once，but twice. The first time he had lost his fiveyearold daughter. He and his wife thought they couldn’t bear that first loss；but，as he said，“Ten months later，God gave us another little girl and she died in five days.”
This double bereavement was almost too much to bear. “I couldn’t take it，” this father told us，“I couldn’t sleep，eat，rest or relax. My nerves were entirely shaken and my confidence gone. ”At last he went to doctors；one recommended sleeping pills and another recommended a trip，but neither helped. He said，“My body felt as if it was surrounded in a vice (大钳子)，and the jaws of the vice were being drawn tighter and tighter.” The tension of grief (悲伤)—if you have ever been paralyzed (使瘫痪) by sorrow，you know what he meant.
“But thank God，I had one child left—a fouryearold son. He gave me the solution to my problem. One afternoon as I sat around feeling sorry for myself，he asked，‘Daddy，will you build a boat for me？’ I was in no mood to build a boat；in fact，I was in no mood to do anything. But my son is a persistent little fellow！I had to give in. Building that toy boat took me about three hours. By the time it was finished，I realized that those three hours spent building that boat were first hours of mental relaxation and peace that I had had in months！I realized that it is difficult to worry while you are busy doing something that requires planning and thinking. In my case，building the boat had knocked worry out of the ring. So I determined to keep busy.”
“The following night，I made a list of jobs that ought to be done. Scores of items needed to be repaired. Amazingly，I had made a list of 242 items that needed attention. During the last two years I have completed most of them. I am busy so that I have no time for worry.”
No time for worry！That is exactly what Winston Church ill said when he was working eighteen hours a day at the height of the war. When he was asked if he worried about his huge responsibilities，he said，“I am too busy. I have no time for worry.”
小题1:The underlined word “bereavement” in the second paragraph refers to________.

A．having lost a loved one

B．having lost a valuable article

C．having lost a profitmaking business

D．having lost a wellpaid job

小题2:Marion felt his body as if it was caught in a vice because________.

A．he couldn’t earn enough money to support his family

B．he was suffering from sleeplessness disease

C．he couldn’t get out of mental pressure

D．he felt tired of adulteducation classes

小题3:Marion made a list of over 200 items that needed to be repaired because________.

A．he hadn’t been able to spare time to mend them

B．he wanted to kill his free time by repairing them

C．the items had actually been broken and needed attention

D．repairing the items helped crowd wor ry out of his mind

小题4:At the end of the passage，the author wrote about Winston Churchill in order to________.

A．prove that he followed Churchill’s example

B．support his student’s solution to his problem

C．show that he was successful in his career

D．clarify how his conclusion was reached

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Twelve years ago yesterday, my mother gave birth to the most beautiful girl. 31 , we were later given the 32 that this little girl, who was three and a half months old, would only have 14 days on the earth. It’s hard to understand what kind of 33 you have when you find out that you’re 34 something that you don’t even know.
As time went on, the number of days kept growing, which gave us 35 . When the doctors said that we could take her home, that was 36 reality hit. We had no 37 .
I am from a small town with 38 hospitals, but when you don’t have money, you just don’t have it. My mother tried for days to get the money, but nothing 39 each time. A caseworker(社会工作者) was even doing her best. It’s 40 that it almost felt as if we had to 41 a baby from the hospital.
One day the caseworker walked into her boss’s office to 42 again. As she walked out, 43 down yet again, out of nowhere a man walked up to her. He 44 her a handful of money and said, “Please give this to the lady in 45 , so she can take her daughter home.” She looked down at her hand with tears in her eyes. As she looked back up to thank him, he was 46 . They searched all over that hospital and he was no where to be 47 .
Thanks to the guy that I will 48 know, we could take home that 49 baby girl that was only given 14 days to live, and celebrated her 12^th birthday yesterday. I am grateful to this man and feel that his act of 50 should be shared with everyone.
小题1:.

A．Besides

B．Otherwise

C．However

D．Therefore

小题2:.

A．idea

B．news

C．order

D．point

小题3:.

A．character

B．friendship

C．habit

D．feeling

小题4:.

A．losing

B．wasting

C．explaining

D．gaining

小题5:.

A．hope

B．freedom

C．trouble

D．information

小题6:.

A．how

B．where

C．when

D．whether

小题7:.

A．car

B．knowledge

C．shelter

D．money

小题8:.

A．modern

B．small

C．large

D．good

小题9:.

A．came up

B．set up

C．made up

D．gave up

小题10:.

A．interesting

B．necessary

C．impossible

D．sad

小题11:.

A．save

B．buy

C．visit

D．protect

小题12:.

A．apologize

B．research

C．try

D．interview

小题13:.

A．let

B．moved

C．knelt

D．fell

小题14:.

A．took

B．paid

C．handed

D．lent

小题15:.

A．danger

B．need

C．reward

D．advance

小题16:.

A．gone

B．shy

C．disppointed

D．proud

小题17:.

A．avoided

B．found

C．persuaded

D．stopped

小题18:.

A．even

B．still

C．almost

D．never

小题19:.

A．beautiful

B．naughty

C．nervous

D．dangerous

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