阅读理解         He could have been president of Israel-or played the violin at Carn

     Nikos Kaklamanakis will go down as one of the best windsurfing athletes the world has ever known.
Nikos was the winner of the Gold Medal in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Another three athletes
also won gold medals for Greece. This marked an important stage for Greece, since it was the first time in
the country"s history to bring home four gold medals in a single Olympic Games.
     According to Nikos Kaklamanakis" official website, he says his "entire life is a journey. Set a goal, and
give my heart to achieve it. "He further notes that he is not afraid of challenges, nor does he ever want
challenges to end. Particularly impressive about Nikos is that throughout his life, he has spent more time
at sea than on land.
     Called by many journalists as the "gios tou anemou", which means "the son of wind," Nikos was
honored as the silver medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens. He also won the gold
medals in the Mistral World Championships three times, in 1996, 2000 and 2001 separately. Nikos
received praise from the Greek Sports Press Association.
     At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Kaklamanakis served as the flagbearer for Greece at the
closing ceremony. Lastly, serving as a torchbearer, Nikos was the first athlete to enter the Olympic
stadium in the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games. Nikos received the greatest honor of
lighting the Olympic torch in the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games that were
held in Athens, Greece.
     At 42, Kaklamanakis shows no signs of slowing down. On August 31, 2009 Nikos won another
world championship gold medal. This shows greatly that Nikos is like "fine wine". He only gets better
with age! Generally Nikos is a man with strength and willpower. He is living proof that nothing is
impossible as long as you stay focused and give your heart and soul to achieve your goal. 1. What can we learn about Nikos Kaklamanakis from the passage?A. He is a swimming athlete and practices hard.
B. He is the best windsurfing athlete in the world.
C. He has won three medals altogether till now.
D. He brought great honor to his motherland in 1996. 2. What makes people admire Nikos is that ________. A. he practices very hard
B. he sets a very high goal
C. he fears no challenges
D. he is "the son of wind"3. Which gives Nikos the highest honor according to the author?A. His serving as a torchbearer.
B. His serving as the flagbearer.
C. His lighting the Olympic torch.
D. His being praised by radio. 4. It can be inferred that ________. A. his courage disappears with age
B. the older he is,the better he performs
C. he has fallen behind other athletes now
D. he is in poor health at present5. What is the secret of Nikos Kaklamanakis" success?A. Working hard to realize the goal he sets.
B. The support from his friends and family.
C. The love for windsurfing.
D. Paying attention to his goal all the time. 6. 用30词左右概括文章大意
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     Maupassant was born in 1850 in northern France. His early life was not happy. His parents separated when he was 11. Most of his education came informally from Gustave Flaubert-his mother"s friend and
his godfather, a journalist and novelist. Often Flaubert would let him take a walk and then ask him to write 100 lines about what he saw. This type of trainning developed in Maupassant a sense of observation,
which he later put to use in his writing. Flaubert also allowed Maupassant to attend his Sunday gatherings with others in his literary circle.
     For a few years, Maupassant was connected with the Ministry of Public Instruction. It is interesting to
note that Monsieur Loisel, a poor man character in The Necklace, worked there. He also served in the
French army during the FrancoPrussian War. His favorite writing subjects were peasants, servants in the
city, and the FrancoPrussian War.
     At an early age, Maupassant started writing short stories. In 1880, some of his works were published
and he received a wide reputation for Boule de Suif (Ball of Tallow). With this success, he began to
work fulltime on writing. During the next ten years, he wrote over 300 stories, including six novels, three
plays, books of travel, and a book of verse. Through them, he earned a lot of money.
     His writing was classical and simple, avoiding social comments and dirty details. His works often
showed a real world and an accurate knowledge of the subject. Although Maupassant wrote in many
forms, he received widest recognition for his short stories. By 1890, Maupassant was suffering from the
latter stages of syphilis(梅毒). He died in 1893 in Paris. 1. We can know that before 1861________. A. Maupassant left France
B. Maupassant lived with his parents
C. Maupassant served in the French army
D. Maupassant"s father left him and his mother2. Which of the following is TRUE about Gustave Flaubert?A. He often went out for a walk with Maupassant.
B. He was a journalist and novelist working for a church.
C. He had a great influence on Maupassant"s writing.
D. He often helped Maupassant with his writing homework. 3. From the text we know Monsieur Loisel is________. A. a man selling necklaces
B. a character in one of Maupassant"s works
C. a short story written by Maupassant
D. a friend of Maupassant in the Ministry of Public Instruction4. What is a characteristic of Maupassant"s stories?A. They have few social comments.
B. They are simple and humorous.
C. They only focus on the lives of peasants.
D. They are full of imagination. 5. What can we learn about Maupassant from the text?A. Only in his 30s did he begin to write stories.
B. He did not receive any formal education.
C. He spent his last years happily.
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阅读理解      Niels Henrik David Bohr was born in Copenhagen on October 7,1885, as the son of Christian
Bohr, Professor of Physiology at Copenhagen University, and his wife Ellen. Niels, together with his
younger brother Harald, grew up in an atmosphere most favorable to the development of his gift-his
father was a great physiologist, who encouraged his interest in physics while he was still at school, and
his mother came from a family successful in the field of education.
     In 1903, Bohr entered Copenhagen University where he came under the guidance of Professor C.
Christiansen, a highly gifted physicist, and gained his master"s degree in physics in 1909 and two years
later his doctorate.
     While still a student, the announcement by the Academy of Sciences in Copenhagen of a prize to
be awarded for the solution to a certain scientific problem, caused him to conduct an experimental and
theoretical investigation of surface tension (表面张力). This work, which he carried out in his father"s
laboratory and for which he received the prize offered (a gold medal), was published in the  
Transactions of the Royal Society in 1908.
      In the autumn of 1911 he went to Cambridge University, where he profited by following the
experimental work going on in the Cavendish Laboratory under Sir J. J.Thomson"s guidance. In
19131914 Bohr held a lectureship in physics  at Copenhagen University and in 19141916 a similar
appointment at the Victoria University in Manchester. In  1916 he was appointed Professor of
Theoretical Physics at Copenhagen University, and from 1920 (until his death in 1962) he was the head
of the Institute for Theoretical Physics, established for him at that university.

1. Being interested in physics in his childhood, Bohr________.

A. was greatly influenced by his family  
B. always visited his father"s lab
C. benefited from his school teachers    
D. had read many science books

2. From the passage, we know that in 1911 Bohr________.

A. got his doctorate              
B. moved to England
C. entered Copenhagen University 
D. had his work on surface tension published

3. What"s the writer"s purpose in writing this passage?

A. To introduce how Niels Henrik David Bohr became a great physicist.
B. To tell Niels Henrik David Bohr"s work experience.
C. To give a brief introduction to Niels Henrik David Bohr.
D. To list Niels Henrik David Bohr"s great achievements.

阅读理解     Arthur Miller(1915－2005)is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th
century.Miller"s father had moved to the USA from AustriaHungary,drawn like so many others by the
"Great American Dream"．However,he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business
was ruined in the Great Depression of the early 1930s.
     Miller"s most famous play,Death of a Salesman,is a powerful attack on the American system,with its
aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth.In
Willy Loman,the hero of the play,we see a man who has got into trouble with this system.Willy is "burnt
out"and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment:if he can"t do the work,then he is no
good to his employer,the Wagner Company,and he must go.Willy is painfully aware of this,and at a loss as
to what to do with his lack of success.He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the
end.
     When it was first staged in 1949,the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews,and it won the Tony
Award for Best Play,the New York Drama Critics" Circle Award,and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.It was
the first play to win all three of these major awards.
     Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury,Connecticut,on the evening of February 10,2005,the
56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.1. Why did Arthur Miller"s father move to the USA?A. He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.
B. He was attracted by the "Great American Dream"．
C. He hoped to make his son a dramatist.
D. His family business falled.2. The play Death of a Salesman _____.A. exposes the cruelty of the American business world
B. discusses the ways to get promoted in a company
C. talks about the business career of Arthur Miller
D. focuses on the skills in doing business3. What can we learn about Willy Loman?A. He treats his employer badly.
B. He runs the Wagner Company.
C. He is a victim of the American system.
D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.4. After it was first staged,Death of a Salesman _____.A. achieved huge success
B. won the first Tony Award
C. was warmly welcomed by salesmen
D. was severely attacked by dramatists5. What is the text mainly about?A. Arthur Miller and his family.
B. The awards Arthur Miller won.
C. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced.
D. Arthur Miller and his bestknown play

阅读理解     An old problem is getting new attention in the United States-bullying.Recent cases included the tragic
ease of a 15yearold girl whose family moved from Ireland.She hanged herself in Massachusetts following months of bullying.Her parents criticized her school for failing to protect her.Officials have brought criminal
charges against several teenagers.
     Judy Kuczynski is president of an antibullying group called Bully PoliceUSA.Her daughter Tina was
also the victim of severe bullying starting in middle school in the state of Minnesota.He said,"Our daughter
was a very outgoing child.She was involved in all kinds of things and had lots of friends.And over a period
of time her grades fell completely.She started having health issues.She couldn"t sleep.She wasn"t eating.She
had terrible stomach pains.She didn"t want to go to school."
     Bullying is defined as negative behavior repeated over time against the same person.It can involve
physical violence,or it can be verbal-for example,insults or threats.Spreading lies about someone or
excluding a person from a group is known as social or relational bullying.
     And now there is cyberbullying,which uses the Internet,email or text messages.It has easy appeal for the
bully because it does not involve facetoface contact and it can be done at any time.
     The first serious research studies into bullying were done in Norway in the late 1970s.The latest
government study in the United States was released last year.It found that about onethird of students
aged 12 to 18 were bullied at school.
     Susan Swearer is a psychologist at the University of Nebraska Lincoln and codirector of the Bullying
Research Network.She says schools should treat bullying as a mental health problem to get bullies and
victims the help they need.She says bullying is connected to depression,anxiety and antisocial behavior and
bullies are often victims themselves.1. From the case of Tina,we can know that _____.A. bullying is rare
B. victims suffered a lot
C. schools are to blame
D. personalities are related2. Which of the following is NOT bullying?A. To beat someone repeatedly.
B. To call someone names.
C. To isolate someone from friends.
D. To refuse to help someone in need.3. Why is cyberbullying appealing to the bully?A. Because it can involve more people.
B. Because it can create worse effects.
C. Because it is more convenient.
D. Because it can avoid cheating.4. According to Susan Swearer _____.A. bullies are antisocial
B. bullies should give victims help
C. students are not equally treated
D. bullies themselves also need help5. Which of the following can be the BEST title of the text?A. Bullying-Old Problem Getting New Attention
B. 15YearOld Irish Girl Committed Suicide
C. Cyberbullying-Taking off in Schools
D. ow to Find Bullying among Teens6. 用30个词左右概括文章大意
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