When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951,her mother told her,"Be sure

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     When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951,her mother told her,"Be sure and take a t
yping course so when this show business thing doesn"t work out,you"ll have something to rely on."
Mary responded in typical teenage fashion.From that moment on,"the very last thing I ever
thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.
     The show business thing worked out,of course.In her career,Mary won many awards.Only
recently,when she began to write Growing Up Again,did she regret ignoring her mom," I don"t
know how to use a computer," she admits.
     Unlike her 1995 autobiography,After All, her second book is less about life as an award
winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病).All the money from the book is
intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF),an organization she serves as
international chairman."I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says." I didn"t want to
lecture,but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we"re self?controlled
and do our part in managing the disease."
     But she hasn"t always practiced what she teaches.In her book,she describes that awful day,
almost 40 years ago,when she received two pieces of life changing news.First,she had lost the
baby she was carrying,and second,tests showed that she had diabetes.In a childlike act,she left
the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈).Years would pass before she
realized she had to grow up again-and take control of her diabetes,not let it control her.Only
then did she kick her three pack a day cigarette habit,overcome her addiction to alcohol,and
begin to follow a balanced diet.
     Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance
floor,she refuses to fall into self pity."Everybody on earth can ask,"why me" about something
or other," she insists."It doesn"t do any good.No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache,pain,
and disappointments.Sometimes we can make things better by helping others.I"ve come to
realize the importance of that as I"ve grown up this second time.I want to speak out and be as
helpful as I can be." 1.Why did Mary feel regretful? _____

A.She didn"t achieve her ambition.
B.She didn"t take care of her mother.
C.She didn"t complete her high school.
D.She didn"t follow her mother"s advice.

2.We can know that before 1995 Mary. _____A.had two books published
B.received many career awards
C.knew how to use a computer
D.supported the JDRF by writing 3.Mary"s second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her. _____A.living with diabetes
B.successful show business
C.service for an organization
D.remembrance of her mother 4.When Mary received the life?changing news,she. _____A.lost control of herself
B.began a balanced diet
C.tried to get a treatment
D.behaved in an adult way 5.What can we know from the last paragraph? _____A.Mary feels pity for herself.
B.Mary has recovered from her disease.
C.Mary wants to help others as much as possible.
D.Mary determines to go back to the dance floor.

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1-5DBAAC

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完形填空。     Marco Polo was a boy of about seventeen. Once, his father and uncle had just returned   1
their family in Venice after a long journey. They  2   about strange and beautiful lands in the East.
They brought back gold and jewels.
     Shortly   3   . the Polo brothers asked him to   4   a trip with them to the East. So it was   5
Marco Polo’s journey (旅行) began. During three years of travelling to   6   China, he saw   7
that were almost unbelievable to a boy from Italy. He met people who had   8   ways of living.
Some people   9   languages that he did not understand. At   10   they reached the continent of
Asia. This was   11   the year 1257. The emperor made a great feast (盛宴) in honour of the
Polos and asked Marco to live in his court. Marco Polo   12   to read, write and speak new
languages.   13   the emperor sent him to   14   western and southern part of his empire. Marco
Polo was given many soldiers and servants for his journey. Marco saw paper made by the
Chinese. People in China had  15   discovered how to print   16   paper; they had many books
and even used paper money! They burned little black rocks for   17   -later called coal. After
three years, he wrote a book about his travels,   18   most people in Europe did not   19   .
   20   many years later did the world know that this man had discovered a great eastern country.

(     )1.A. in
(     )2.A. talked
(     )3.A. later
(     )4.A. go
(     )5.A. how
(     )6.A. reach
(     )7.A. what
(     )8.A. strange　
(     )9.A. spoke
(     )10.A. least
(     )11.A. about
(     )12.A. studied
(     )13.A. When
(     )14.A. watch
(     )15.A. first
(     )16.A. in
(     )17.A. heating
(     )18.A. that
(     )19.A. imagine
(     )20A. Only

B. with
B. thought
B. before
B. take
B. when
B. get to
B. sights
B. difficult
B. said
B. most
B. of
B. researched
B. Since
B. see
B.Ssoon
B. on
B. heat
B. what
B. believe
B. After

C. from
C. told
C. after
C. get
C. where
C. arrive
C. which
C. curious
C. talked
C. last
C. not
C. learned
C. Once
C. look
C. slowly
C. about
C. irrigating
C. which
C. record
C. Since

D. to
D. said
D. ago
D. delay
D. why
D. distant
D. thing
D. constant
D. listened
D. once
D. in
D. agreed
D. During
D. inspect
D. even
D. with
D. building
D. all
D. disclose
D. When

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阅读理解。    Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born in Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16, 1775,
and died on July 18,1817. She began writing early in life, although the prejudices(偏见)of her times
forced her to have her books published anonymously.(匿名).
      But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath"s many famous local people and
visitors. She paid two long visits during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to
1806, Bath was her home. Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels, Northanger
Addey and Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath. The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it,
keeping its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels.
Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen"s Bath can be enhanced (增强)by visiting the Jane Austen
Center in Gay Street. Here, in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city, you can find out more
about Bath in Jane Austen"s time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.
     The Center has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society. After
your visit to the Center, you can look round the attractive shop, which offers a huge collection of Jane
Austen related books, cards and many specially designed gifts. Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep
the children busy.
     You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen"s Bath, which is a great way to find out more about
Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath. The tour lasts about one and a half hours.
The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived, walked and shopped.1. Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath__________ . A. in her early twenties
B. in her early teens
C. in her late twenties
D. in her late teens 2. What can we learn about Bath from the passage? A. Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen"s death.
B. The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.
C. Bath remains almost the same as in Jane Austen"s time.
D. No changes have taken place in Bath since Austen"s time.3. The author writes this passage in order to _________. A. attract readers to visit the city of bath
B. ask readers to buy Austen"s books
C. tell readers about Jane Austen"s experience
D. give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society 4. After you have visited the Center, you can get the following things EXCEPT________. A. books about Austen and her family life
B. cards and gifts that have something to do with Austen
C. the quizzes written by Austen to keep the children busy
D. the books written by the other writers about Austen

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阅读理解。     It was 1504,and Columbus was making another trip to the New World. Columbus and his men
needed fresh water and food after three months at sea. They saw an island and went on shore. On
the island there were unfriendly Indians who refused to give food to them. Columbus" men were
afraid of the Indians, but he had a clever plan. He used sign language to tell the Indians about his
mysterious (神秘的) power to turn off the light in the sky. He knew about a lunar eclipse (月蚀)
the next night because the information was in his almanac (天文历书). Columbus told the Indians,
" Tomorrow night I"ll turn off the light in the sky." But they didn"t believe him . When the eclipse
began the next night ,the Indians became very frightened . They begged Columbus to turn on the
light again , and they quickly gave him all the food and water he wanted. Immediately Columbus
and his men hurried back to the ship and sailed away in the moonless night.1.Columbus and his men stopped at the island because_______________.A. they wanted to meet the Indians there
B. they hoped to get supplies of food and water
C. they had never been on the island before
D. they had planned to visit it          2.The Indians ___________ Columbus and his men.A. were glad to see
B. were kind to
C. welcomed
D. were not kind to 3.Columbus ________ to tell the Indians that he had mysterious power.A. used movements of hands and expressions in his face
B. spoke in the language of the Indians
C. drew a lot of signs
D. wrote in the language of the Indians4."The light in the sky " here means __________.A. the sun
B. the moon
C. the stars
D. the daylight5.The Indians gave Columbus food and water because they _________.A. believed Columbus was a man with mysterious power
B. were interested in Columbus" trip
C. wanted to help Columbus
D. were clever

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阅读理解。 Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any other American.
When he died in 1931, Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him.
One suggestion was that the nation observe a minute or two of total blackout. All electric power
would be shut off in homes, streets, and factories. Perhaps his suggested plan made Americans
realize fully what Edison and his inventions mean to them. Electric power was too important to
the country. Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion. A blackout
was out of the question.
On the day of Edison"s funeral, many people silently dimmed their lights. In this way they honoured
the man who had done more than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his countrymen"s
fingertips.1．This selection says that Thomas Edison ________.A．was the only important American inventor
B．received the first American patent
C．received more patents than any other American
D．was the first American inventor2．People decided to honor Edison when ________.A．he made the first electric light
B．electric power was 100 years
C．the country realized electricity"s importance
D．he died in 19313．The suggested plan was to ________.A．turn off the lights in factories and schools
B．observe a few minutes of total silence
C．dim all electric lights
D．shut off all electricity for a short time4．Americans fully realized what Edison"s inventions meant when they ________.A．heard of his death
B．heard of the plan to honor him
C．first used electric power
D．tried to carry out the plan5．The plan was never carried out because ________.A．not everyone wanted to honor Edison
B．it was too difficult
C．electric power was too important to the country
D．it honored only one of Edison"s inventions

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阅读理解。     Walt Whitman was born in 1819 in New York City. During his long life, he watched America
grow from a young nation to the strongest industrial power in the world. Whitman was influenced
by events around him. But his poetry speaks of the inner self. He celebrated great people like
President Abraham Lincoln. He also celebrated common people.
     As a young man, Whitman worked as a school teacher, a printer and a newspaper reporter.
He was thirty- six years old when his first book of poetry was published. He called it Leaves of
Grass. It has only twelve poems. The poems are written in free verse. The lines do not follow any
set form. Some lines are short and some are long. The word at the end of each line do not have a
similar sound. They do not rhyme.
     One of America"s greatest thinkers and writers immediately recognized the importance of Leaves
of Grass. Ralph Waldo Emerson praised Whitman"s work. But most other poets and writers said
nothing or denounced it.
     The American Civil War began in 1861. During the war, Whitman worked without pay at army
hospitals. He helped care for the wounded and dying soldiers. He sat beside these men for hours.
He brought them food and wrote letters for them. After the Civil War, Whitman worked for
government agencies. He watched the United States try to heal itself and increase democracy.
To Walt Whitman, democracy was more than a political system or idea. It was the natural form
of government for free people. Whitman believed democracy was meant to honor the rights of every
person  and the equality of all people.
     In 1873, Walt Whitman suffered a stroke . he spent the last few years of his life in Camden, New
Jersey and wrote more poems. Whitman was poor and weak during the last few years of his life.
He died in 1892.1. Walt Whitman expressed his feelings by _____.A. singing songs
B. celebrating great people
C. writing poems
D. praising common people 2. Leaves of Grass was published in _____.A.1855
B.1819
C.1861
D.18733. The underlined sentence "But most other poets and writers said nothing or denounced it."
(in Paragraph3) is most likely to tell us that ___.A .many great writers liked Whitman"s poems very much
B. a lot of people agreed with Emerson.
C. many poets and writers thought ill of Whitman"s poems
D. few poets and writers didn"t like talking to Whitman4. It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that Whitman was ____.A. a brave soldier
B. a man of devotion
C. an honest official
D. a great politician

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