He was the baby with no name. Found and taken from the north Atlantic 6 days aft

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He was the baby with no name. Found and taken from the north Atlantic 6 days after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, his tiny body so moved the salvage (救援) workers that they called him “our baby.” In their home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, people collected money for a headstone in front of the baby"s grave (墓), carved with the words: “To the memory of an unknown child.” He has rested there ever since.
But history has a way of uncovering its secrets. On Nov. 5, this year, three members of a family from Finland arrived at Halifax and laid fresh flowers at the grave. “This is our baby,” says Magda Schleifer, 68, a banker. She grew up hearing stories about a great-aunt named Maria Panula,42, who had sailed on the Titanic for America to be reunited with her husband. According to the information Mrs. Schleifer had gathered, Panula gave up her seat on a lifeboat to search for her five children -- including a 13-month-old boy named Eino from whom she had become separated during the final minutes of the crossing. "We thought they were all lost in the sea," says Schleifer.
Now, using teeth and bone pieces taken from the baby"s grave, scientists have compared the
DNA from the Unknown Child with those collected from members of five families who lost relatives on the Titanic and never recovered the bodies. The result of the test points only to one possible person: young Eino. Now, the family sees: no need for a new grave. "He belongs to the people of Halifax," says Schleifer. "They"ve taken care of him for 90 years."
Adapted from People, November 25, 2002
小题1:The baby travelled on the Titanic with his___________.

A．mother

B．parents

C．aunt

D．relatives

小题2:What is probably the boy"s last name?

A．Schleiferi

B．Eino.

C．Magda.

D．Panula.

小题3: Some members of the family went to Halifax and put flowers at the child"s grave on Nov. 5__.

A． 1912

B．1954

C．2002

D．2004

小题4:This text is mainly about how______________.

A．the unknown baby"s body was taken from the north Atlantic

B．the unknown baby was buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia

C．people found out who the unknown baby was

D．people took care of the unknown baby for 90 years

答案

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:C

解析

本篇讲述死于“泰坦尼克号”沉船事件的一名婴儿最终被认定身份的故事。
小题1:从第二段第四句之后可知：这个婴儿叫Eina，它的母亲叫Maria Panula。Maria带着孩子们去与丈夫团聚。
小题2:本题问孩子的姓氏（Last name），孩子的姓氏与父亲相同，在西方多数国家，妇女结婚后将姓氏改为夫姓，那么孩子也就与母亲婚后的姓氏相同，这个婴儿的母亲叫Maria Panula（即姓Panula），婴儿也就姓Panula。
小题3:细节理解题，第一段提到1912年这个婴儿被埋葬。全文最后一句“They（the people of Halifax）have taken care of him for 90 years”可知：1912＋90=2002。
小题4:归纳推理题，全文从婴儿被打捞、埋葬、亲属祭奠、科学检验，最终证明婴儿的身份，所以选C。

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Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(铺路公司)in Atlanta,USA.In the following account,she recalls the job that challenged her   36  and skill but left her flying high.
“When the Atlanta Airport was under  37   in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved  38  the cars could be on site   39  the airport opened,and the official opening was only ten days away!  40   other local paving company wanted to do the job,  41  it couldn’t be done in such a short time.”
“Because we were new and really needed the work,we were   42  to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and   43   our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also   44  them that if we failed,they would be no worse off,   45   they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.”
“We got the job and immediately went into  46  .Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.Our  47  challenge was to keep the rock mixture  48  enough.All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one. 49  ,I got a special   50   to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I  51 held one of those hoses to  52  down the rock.”
“Those ten days were filled with challenges that 53  one creative idea after another.Nine days later,the night before the airport opened,National Car Rental was the 54 company that had cars on the parking lot.”
“The key to our success was having the    55   to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”
36.A.kindness               B.patience                    C.imagination               D.experience
37.A.construction          B.repair                        C.control                      D.development
38.A.after                     B.as                             C.for                            D.so
39.A.while                   B.since                         C.where                       D.when
40.A.Some                   B.Any                          C.No                            D.Every
41.A.stating                  B.reporting                   C.telling                       D.warning
42.A.able                            B.nervous                     C.afraid                        D.willing
43.A.supported             B.promised                   C.continued                  D.improved
44.A.asked                   B.surprised                   C.reminded                   D.demanded
45.A.though                 B.but                           C.as                             D.unless
46.A.discussion             B.action                       C.practice                     D.production
47.A.next                            B.first                          C.past                          D.previous
48.A.cold                            B.wet                           C.loose                         D.clean
49.A.Naturally                     B.Obviously                 C.Meanwhile                D.Instead
50.A.excuse                  B.order                        C.permit                       D.reason
51.A.exactly                 B.personally                 C.angrily                      D.hardly
52.A.pull                      B.knock                       C.hit                                   D.water
53.A.required               B.mixed                       C.followed                   D.formed
54.A.best                      B.last                           C.second                      D.only
55.A.courage                B.interest                      C.hope                         D.chance

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I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real 36 .
He had gone out of the study for some 37 , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see 38 was on his desk. In the 39 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 40 “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Serious of Biographies (人物传记)”.
A(n) 41 boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the 42 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 43 until the start of the exam so I could not 44 reading it.
When the headmaster 45 , I was looking out of the window.
I should have told him what had 46 then. It would have been so 47 to say: “I’m sorry, but I 48 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to 49 it.”
The chance passed and I did not 50 it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t 51 to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow.
That was thirty-eight years 52 when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, 53 have I tried to explain to myself why not.
The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title 54 admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk. 55 there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap (使陷入) you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).
36. A. plan     B. fault   C. grade D. luck
37. A. reason B. course C. example     D. vacation
38. A. this      B. which C. that     D. what
39. A. drawer B. corner C. middle       D. box
40. A. names   B. words C. ideas   D. messages
41. A. honest B. handsome   C. friendly      D. active
42. A. desk     B. paper C. book   D. drawer
43. A. question       B. key     C. note    D. secret
44. A. help     B. consider     C. practise      D. forget
45. A. disappeared B. stayed C. returned     D. went
46. A. existed B. remained    C. happened    D. continued
47. A. tiring    B. easy    C. important   D. difficult
48. A. saw      B. gave   C. set      D. made
49. A. repeat   B. defend       C. correct       D. change
50. A. take      B. have   C. lose    D. find
51. A. remember    B. learn   C. mean D. pretend
52. A. past      B. ago     C. then    D. before
53. A. either   B. never C. nor     D. so
54. A. by B. besides       C. through      D. without
55. A. But      B. Though      C. OtherwiseD. Therefore

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Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson River must remember the Catskill Mountains. They are a branch of the great Appalachian family, and can be seen to the west rising up to a noble height and towering over the surrounding country. When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their beautiful shapes on the clear evening sky, but sometimes when it is cloudless, gray steam gathers around the top of the mountains which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will shine and light up like a crown of glory (华丽的皇冠).
At the foot of these mountains, a traveler may see light smoke going up from a village.
In that village, and in one of the houses (which, to tell the exact truth, was sadly time-worn and weather-beaten), there lived many years ago, a simple, good-natured fellow by the name of Rip Van Winkle.
Rip"s great weakness was a natural dislike of all kinds of money-making labor. It could not be from lack of diligence (勤劳), for he could sit all day on a wet rock and fish without saying a word, even though he was not encouraged by a single bite. He would carry a gun on his shoulder for hours, walking through woods and fields to shoot a few birds or squirrels. He would never refuse to help a neighbor, even in the roughest work. The women of the village, too, used to employ him to do such little jobs as their less helpful husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to everybody"s business but his own.
If left to himself, he would have whistled ( 吹口哨) life away in perfect satisfaction; but his wife was always mad at him for his idleness (懒散). Morning, noon, and night, her tongue was endlessly going, so that he was forced to escape to the outside of the house -- the only side which, in truth, belongs to a henpecked husband.
小题1:Which of the following best describes the Catskill Mountains?

A．They are on the west of the Hudson River.

B．They are very high and beautiful in this area.

C．They can be seen from the Appalachian family.

D．They gather beautiful clouds in blue and purple.

小题2: The hero of the story is probably_____________.

A．hard-working and likes all kinds of work

B．idle and hates all kinds of jobs

C．simple, idle but very dutiful

D．gentle, helpful but a little idle

小题3:The underlined words "henpecked husband" in the last paragraph probably means a man who

A．likes hunting	B．is afraid of hens
C．loves his wife	D．is afraid of his wife

小题4:What would be the best title for the text?

A．Catskill Mountains.	B．A Mountain Village.
C．Rip Van Winkle.	D．A Dutiful Husband.

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The first reality TV show in the world was called Expedition Robinson and it was shown in Sweden in 1997. Half the population of the country watched the final event and a new kind of TV program was born. Two years later in Holland , the first series of Big Brother was filmed. Again, it was a great success and the final program was watched by 15 million people. Now more than 20 countries around the world have Big Brother or Expedition Robinson on their TV screens. The ordinary people who take part in the programs are known by millions of people in their own countries and reality TV has become big, big business.
For the TV producers, reality TV is a dream come true because many of the programs cost nothing to make. At some point, the television viewers are asked to telephone the program to vote or to apply to take part in the show. It is the cost of these telephone calls that pays for the shows. One of the most popular shows is Pop Idol. In the show a group of attractive young people are made into pop stars. TV viewers vote for their favorite person on the show. The winner makes a record and millions of copies of the record are sold. His or her pictures are published on the covers of magazines or on the front pages of newspapers, and then, they are quickly forgotten.
But not everyone is happy about reality TV. In Portugal, two TV channels got into trouble because they showed too much of the personal lives of the people in the shows. In France, reality TV is called “rubbish TV” and the TV studios of Big Brother were attacked three times in one week. In Greece, Big Brother was described as “ against human rights and civilization”.
小题1:Those who take part in the reality TV shows are usually _____.

A．common people

B．pop TV stars

C．attractive people

D．famous film stars

小题2:Who would pay for the cost of the reality TV shows according to the passage?

A．TV producers who make reality TV shows

B．TV actors who take part in reality TV shows.

C．TV viewers who telephone reality TV shows

D．TV companies which broadcast reality TV shows

小题3:It can be concluded from the passage that ______.

A．everyone is happy about reality TV.

B．reality TV will do well in many countries.

C．all the people in Europe are in favor of reality TV

D．reality TV will not be broadcast in any countries.

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The Marches were a happy family. Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg, Jo, Amy, and Marmee, as the March girls called their mother.
The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults. Pretty Meg was often displeased with the schoolchildren she taught; boyish Jo was easy to become angry; golden-haired schoolgirl Amy liked to show up; but Beth, who kept the house, was loving and gentle always.
The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs. March. “Your husband is very ill,” it said, “come at once.” The girl tried to be brave when their mother left for the front. They waited and prayed. Little Beth got scarlet fever (猩红热) when she was taking care of the sick neighbor. She became very ill but began to recover by the time Marmee was back. When Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together.
Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood. Meg became Mrs. Brooke, and after a few family troubles got used to her new state happily. Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts. Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society. But Beth had never fully regained her health, and her family watched her with love and anxiety.
Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Marches. Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there. But at home the bitterest blow was yet to fall. Beth had known for some time that she couldn’t live much longer to be with the family and in the spring time she died.
News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie, the grandson of a wealthy neighbor, had planned to be married soon. Now Jo became ever more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer and soon afterwards founded a school for boys.
And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children, enjoying the harvest of love and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to.
小题1:The members of the March family were Father March, Mrs. March and their _______.

A．four daughters	B．five daughters
C．son and four daughters	D．son and five daughters

小题2:Who was the most successful in career (事业) among the March girls?

A．Jo

B．Beth

C．Amy

D．Meg

小题3:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．The march Family	B．The March Parents
C．The March Girls	D．The March Relatives

小题4:It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had ______.

A．both happiness and sadness	B．wealthy neighbors
C．more girls than boys	D．a lot of rich relatives

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