Crossing Texas and Mexico, the Big Bend region is high in biodiversity(生物的多样性).

Crossing Texas and Mexico, the Big Bend region is high in biodiversity(生物的多样性).

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Crossing Texas and Mexico, the Big Bend region is high in biodiversity(生物的多样性). It’s a place so untamed that if something doesn’t bite, stick, or sting, it’s probably a rock.
You know you have arrived in the heart of the Chihuahuan Desert when it feels as if you have fallen off the edge of the earth and into the rabbit hole. Nothing is as it appears. Moths (蛀虫) are the size of birds. Are those twin pillars (柱) of black rock (a landmark known as Mule Ear Peaks) ten miles (16 kilometers) away or fifty (80 kilometers)? Visibility (能见度) reaches more than a hundred miles on a clear day, and since there are few roads or buildings to use as milestones, distance is difficult to judge.
This is a place where water runs uphill, where rainbows have to wait for rain. The line between myth (虚构的故事) and reality is unclear. Stare long enough at the Chisos Mountains or the Sierra del Carmen, the two mountain ranges, known as sky islands, which lie on the land, and they rise and float above the plain.
The vast Chihuahuan Desert is a land of no people. There is always the chance you’ll die of thirst. The “You Can Die”possibilities are endless, and keep some visitors — 350,000 a year to Big Bend National Park, built in 1944 — from coming back. Those who do return are left to think of the remarkable courage of the brave few who have managed to survive in this terrible environment.
小题1:The underlined word“untamed”in Paragraph 1 means“________”.
A.untouchedB.wildC.unchangedD.fresh
小题2:Why do the twin pillars of black rock seem ten or fifty miles away?
A.They were put so far away.
B.They lie across the Chihuahuan Desert.
C.It is difficult to judge the distance, with few milestones.
D.One lies in the Chisos Mountains, the other in the Sierra del Carmen.
小题3:How many years are there since the Big Bend National Park was built?
A.350,000 years.B.350 years.C.66 years.D.44 years.
小题4:What is the passage mainly about?
A.The natural wonders of the Chihuahuan Desert.
B.Everything you see is not what it seems in the Chihuahuan Desert.
C.The terrible environment of deserts in Texas and Mexico.
D.A special place where none who go can return.
小题5:What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.There are all kinds of living things in the Chihuahuan Desert.
B.No people live in the Big Bend region.
C.Nothing is as it appears in the Big Bend region.
D.Traveling in the Big Bend region is dangerous.

答案

小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:D
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Just then I  47  a young porter in a sleeping car looking at me, He whispered something to the train conductor, and that conductor came over to me and said very  48 , “ Can I help you, sir?” “ I  49 do.” I answered.
The porter took out boxes and we got on to the train. When the porter saw we were comfortably  50  in our places, he said, “Now. Is there anything you want, sir? Because you can have whatever you  51 .”
After the porter had gone, my friend looked 52  . He said. “I am  53  sorry I said those things to you just now…” Just then the porter came again and said. “ Oh. Sir, I  54  you immediately”. “Really?” I said happily, “of course”, he said. “I recognized you the  55  I saw you and told the conductor that you are Mr Smith, the mayor of New York City.”
小题1:
A.managedB.failedC.usedD.happened
小题2:
A.Some B.Most C.CrowdsD.Many
小题3:
A.nightB.busyC.fullD.leaving
小题4:
A.but B.andC.thoughD.where
小题5:
A.ask B.troubleC.followD.strike
小题6:
A.nervousB.uneasyC.hurtD.busy
小题7:
A.as ifB.sinceC.supposeD.because
小题8:
A.completeB.continueC.makeD.speak
小题9:
A.upsetB.sadC.foolishD.discouraged
小题10:
A.moreB.enoughC.ourD.empty
小题11:
A.wonderingB.sureC.toldD.thinking
小题12:
A.metB.noticedC.rememberedD.knew
小题13:
A.loudlyB.calmlyC.politelyD.slowly
小题14:
A.can B.shallC.certainlyD.must
小题15:
A.seatingB.settledC.sleepingD.drinking
小题16:
A.takeB.bringC.likeD.buy
小题17:
A.surprisedB.ashamedC.sorrowfulD.anxious
小题18:
A.awfullyB.muchC.moreD.too much
小题19:
A.admiredB.realizedC.recognizedD.respected
小题20:
A.momentsB.whileC.minuteD.soon

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Several times on my way to work, I passed a gentleman who I supposed homeless. He had a lot of his possessions 36 down to his bike and held a cardboard sign that said he was a 37 who doesn’t drink or do drugs, but would 38 anything that could be given. He usually has 39 on and is listening to the radio. He is always 40 his own business, often reading 41 . I’ve never seen him  42 “begging”.
Several times, while I was 43 him, I realized I had some food with me, so I turned 44 and offered him that food. He took off his headphones, and said, “Umm, blueberry muffins are my 45 !” with a big smile and a gleam in his 46 . He thanked me so 47 .
The graciousness(有礼貌) and humbleness(谦逊) of his  48  makes me want to continue to stop by with “ 49 ” of food, money or other gifts. In the past, I’ve met 50 folks who 51 the food I was offering, saying that they wanted only money instead.
So this wonderful gentleman being so open to receiving has been a 52 .
It also makes me think how 53 I am to receiving in my life --- am I humble and grateful when I am 54 with something? Sometimes yes, sometimes no, but 55 as gracious, humble and sincere as this wonderful man has been in receiving.
小题1:
A.tiedB.pulledC.attachedD.matched
小题2:
A.touristB.gentlemanC.beggarD.vet
小题3:
A.takeB.appreciateC.refuseD.consider
小题4:
A.lightsB.headphonesC.cardboardsD.radios
小题5:
A.managingB.caringC.mindingD.inspecting
小题6:
A.as wellB.in caseC.in vainD.underway
小题7:
A.desperatelyB.frequentlyC.currentlyD.actively
小题8:
A.passingB.witnessingC.concerningD.treating
小题9:
A.offB.downC.aboutD.around
小题10:
A.favoritesB.tastesC.experiencesD.addiction
小题11:
A.businessB.eyesC.signD.life
小题12:
A.warmlyB.speciallyC.enthusiasticallyD.absolutely
小题13:
A.protectingB.receivingC.offeringD.demanding
小题14:
A.loveB.reliefC.contributionD.surprises
小题15:
A.familiarB.normalC.sensitiveD.homeless
小题16:
A.turned downB.threw awayC.fitted inD.figured out
小题17:
A.surpriseB.blessingC.disguiseD.honor
小题18:
A.dependableB.criticalC.typicalD.open
小题19:
A.chargedB.claimedC.giftedD.satisfied
小题20:
A.permanentlyB.commonlyC.rarelyD.eventually

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Tick, tock, tick, tock. I’m sitting here, watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away. My house has been  36 for such a long time,and I’m lonely and forgotten. Sitting here, by myself, all that I can do is   37   and think about my past. I could tell you stories that only  38  would know. But walls can’t speak.
I came to this place many years ago,along with an old man….  39  , he was with me for on1y three short years before he passed on….
For a time, I was left alone, while people came and  40  the house….  Then, one day a nice couple moved in with a young son.   41 , their son Danny liked to stay with me, and I was completely  42  with him. He always looked as if he loved the stories I told, most of which began with. ‘‘Back in my day…” and ‘‘When I was  43  .…” I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn’t really understand what I was saying, but it felt good to be  44 .  When Danny went off to college,my heart broke. Soon afterward,   45  sold the house.…
New owners came and  46 . Then, One day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house. You can’t even imagine my  47  when, unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door. He had a  48  and kids now. I was so overjoyed when I saw him that I put all my  49  into my daily activities. ... I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and  50  about what would happen next.
The kids finally became  51   and Danny sold the house. That was about five years ago…. Some of the local kids have started the rumor that the house is haunted(闹鬼的)--- and, in a way, it is. It is haunted by   52 of all the people who have lived in it. Every second has  53  me so much. I have been   54 them all day and they are almost up for me.... I hope that someday somebody will  55  me, and drop in on me again. Maybe then I’ll get a new home and an opportunity for a whole new set of memories.
小题1:
A.crowded B.emptyC.paintedD.sold
小题2:
A.look back B.enjoy foodC.have a dreamD.chat with friends
小题3:
A.friendsB.learnersC.neighborsD.walls
小题4:
A.LuckilyB.HappilyC.SadlyD.Surprisingly
小题5:
A.looked atB.settled inC.bought inD.sold out
小题6:
A.At lastB.At one timeC.In the endD.From the beginning
小题7:
A.tiredB.friendlyC.takenD.fond
小题8:
A.olderB.healthierC.betterD.younger
小题9:
A.lovedB.toldC.dislikedD.believed
小题10:A .Danny              B. I                       C. his parents         D. the old man
小题11:
A.settledB.wentC.livedD.greeted
小题12:
A.pity B.prideC.surpriseD.sadness
小题13:
A.friendB.daughterC.sonD.wife
小题14:
A.energyB.timeC.lifeD.ideas
小题15:
A.happinessB.dreamC.anxietyD.disappointment
小题16:
A.oldB.impatientC.adultsD.tired
小题17:
A.familiesB.furniture C.housesD.memories
小题18:
A.impressed B.surprised C.encouragedD.inspired
小题19:
A.puttingB.copyingC.recallingD.taking
小题20:
A.callB.rememberC.visitD.attend

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Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet fighter pilot in Viet Nam. After 75 missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb parachuted down into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison.
One day, Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant when a man from another table came up and said “You’re Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Viet Nam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!”
“How in the world did you know that?” asked Plumb.
“I packed your parachute,” the man replied. “I guess it worked”. Plumb assured him, “It sure did. If your chute(降落伞) hadn’t worked, I wouldn’t be here today.”
Plumb couldn’t sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says, “I kept wondering what he looked like in a Navy uniform: a white hat, a bib in the back, and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said ‘Good morning. How are you?’ or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was ‘just a sailor’”.
Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent at a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds(伞罩) and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of someone he didn’t know.
Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason. As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize people who pack your parachutes.
小题1:Why didn’t Plumb say hello to the sailor each time he passed him on the Kitty Hawk?
A.He thought the sailor was just an unimportant man.
B.He didn’t like him at that time.
C.He was very busy then.
D.He didn’t know him well then.
小题2: What did the sailor do on the Kitty Hawk at the Viet Nam War?
A.weaved clothes for the pilots.B.repaired the wooden table in the ship.
C.helped the jets start.D.packed the parachutes for the fighter pilots.
小题3: What does the writer think we should do?
A.We should help each other if they are in trouble.
B.We shouldn’t look down upon the sailors.
C.We should be thankful to others’ help.
D.We should be honest to our friends.
小题4: Which is the best title for the passage?
A.A story about a sailor.B.Who pack your parachutes?
C.Don’t forget your past!D.Never forget your friends!

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A university graduate described as a “respectable and intelligent” woman is seeking professional help after being convicted of (证明有……罪)shoplifting for the second time in six months.
Ana Luz, recently studying for her PhD, has been told she could end up behind bars unless she can control the desire to steal from shops.
Luz ,who lives with her partner in Fitzwilliam Road, Cambridge, admitted stealing clothes worth £9.95 from John Lewis in Oxford Street, London, on March 9.
Phillip Lemoyne, prosecuting(起诉),said Luz selected some clothes from a display and took them to the ladies’ toilet in the store .When she came out again she was wearing one of the skirts she had selected, having taken off the anti-theft security alarms(防盗警报装置).
She was stopped and caught after leaving the store without paying, Mr. Lemoyne said.
He added that she was upset on her arrest and apologized for her actions.
Luz, 28, was said to have been convicted of shoplifting by Cambridge judges last October, but Morag Duff, defending, said she had never been in trouble with the police before that.
“She is ashamed and embarrassed but doesn’t really have any explanation why she did this,” Miss Duff said. “She didn’t intend to steal when she went into the store. She is at a loss to explain it. She is otherwise a very respectable and intelligent young lady. She went to her doctor and asked for advice because she wants to know if there is anything in particular that caused her to do this.”
Judge David Azan fined Luz £ 50,  and warned : “You’ve got a criminal record .If you carry on like this ,you will end up in prison ,which will ruin your bright future you may have.”
Luz achieved a degree in design at university in her native Spain, went on to a famous university in Berlin, Germany for her master’s degree and is now studying for a PhD at Cambridge University, UK.
小题1: What does the underlined sentence “She is at a loss to explain it” mean?
A.In her opinion it was a loss to the clothes shops where she stole things.
B.She doesn’t have any idea why she has the desire to steal from shops.
C.She thinks it is a loss for her to explain why she stole things from shops.
D.Personally she feels ashamed and embarrassed for her shoplifting actions.
小题2:Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “shoplifting” used in the passage?
A.Carrying goods in a lift for a shop.B.Taking goods to the ladies’ toilet.
C.Selecting some goods from a display.D.Taking goods from a shop without paying.
小题3:From the passage we can learn that          .
A.Ana Luz is already got her PhD at Cambridge University, UK
B.Ana Luz is ashamed and embarrassed and knows why she often did so
C.the university graduate will be put in prison if she steals in shops once more
D.Phillip Lemoyne is the “respectable and intelligent” woman’s defense lawyer

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