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阅读理解。     Dolan began swimming at the age of 5,because his elder sister Kathleen was a swimmer." Whatever she
did, I wanted to beat her," he says. While he says he was a" pool rat" as a child, he didn"t aggressively pursue
swimming until his freshman year in high school. Golf was his favourite sport then-he played for his high
school team until his junior year.
     Dolan grew up in Arlington, Virginia, and his early development as a swimmer was under the guidance of
Rick Curl. At the University of Michigan, he trained under head coach Jon Urabancheck, who helped mold
Dolan into an Olympic champion. During breaks from school, Dolan would reunite with Curl, and in the
lead-up to Sydney, he returned home full time. In April 2000, Dolan told the Detroit Free Press," My whole
career I had gone back and forth, but now I"m spending the whole year with Rick. But where I go and swim,
I"ll always be linked to Michigan and to Jon, just as I will to Rick."
     Dolan was 18 when he entered the 1994 World Championships. He remembers being near all the big stars
and noticing they were staring at him. He won the 400 IM title in world record time. He successfully defended
his world title four years later in Perth, Australia. Dealing with asthma (哮喘) and poor air quality, Tom Dolan
could hardly breathe at the 1996 Atlanta Games. But as the top world champion and world record holder in the
400-metre individual medley(混合泳),he was determined to win Olympic gold." My legs were burning pretty
bad, and I couldn"t get any oxygen. I knew it was between me and Eric, and I just gave it everything I had
coming into the wall," says Dolan. He touched first, just ahead of fellow American Eric, who got the silver. 1. Which of the following can best describe Dolan when he was young? A. His elder sister swam better than him.
B. Golf became his favourite sport only after he entered high school.
C. He began to be very fond of swimming when he became a new student in high school.
D. Competing with his sister in swimming made him known as a " pool rat". 2. The underlined word "mold" in the second paragraph means _____.A. guide
B. paint
C. learn
D. tell 3. Dolan owes his success to _____. A. Eric
B. his sister
C. Jon and Rick
D. his high school 4. It was____ that might have made Dolan win a gold medal in Atlanta. A. being a world-record holder
B. the 400 IM title in 1994
C. help from his fellow teammate
D. his determination

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阅读理解。     Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune (财产), largely
to the cause (事业)of global health, during the course of his lifetime. With an estimated (估计) worth of more
than $40 billion, according to Forbes, the project will be no small feat (功绩) for Gates. Having already
provided the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $24 billion to address global health issues, Cates said that
eventually (最终地) his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except" a few percent left for the kids".
     So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest? Gates
believes that" the equality of opportunity" n which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations
around the world. Improving the health of the populations, he says, has proven to be an essential (基本的)
method in helping poor countries to be financially successful." National borders allow inequalities," said
Gates." We all need to take a more global view, rather than just saying my country is doing well. We have to
step up these health issues, knowing how few resources are going into them."
     Gates said that both his parents set up an example for him as a child. His father, William H. Gates, was the
head of the local Planned Parenthood, and his mother, Mary, volunteered for the Untied Way. As he gathered
his fortune, Gates knew he would eventually want to give back as well, but he didn" t expect to devote himself
whole-heartedly to one project until he was about 60. However,Gates,47,began to question his ability to wait
that long. "It seemed there was a real time urgency," Gates said."I started to think-How many lives could I
save before then?" 1. Bill Gates will give away his vast fortune to _____. A. improve the health of population in America alone
B. improve the health of population all over the world
C. avoid leaving his children too much money
D. spare the American government the burden of health care 2. Bill Gates believes that one important way of developing poor countries is _____. A. to set up more foundations for them
B. to aid them with natural resources
C. to put more effort into the health issues in them
D. to help them take a more global view 3. It can be learned from the text that Bill Gates thinks ______.A. Americans should care about people in other countries
B. Americans should treat fellow citizens well
C. Americans should devote themselves to certain projects
D. Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune 4. Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because of _____.A. his weakening health condition
B. his parents" suggestions
C. his great success in business
D. his concerns for suffering people

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完形填空。                                                   The True Story of Treasure Island
     It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson"s imagination   1 ,
recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
     Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived   2   for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a   3  . With
him were his American wife Fanny and his son   4  .
     Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long   5   over the hills. They had been   6   this for
several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain Lloyd felt
the days   7 . To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some   8 .
    One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert   9   that the boy had
drawn a large cross in the middle of  10   "What"s that?" he asked "That"s the  11  treasure." said the boy.
Robert suddenly  12  something of an adventure story in the boy"s  13 . While the rain was pouring Robert
sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the  14  a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd. But who
would he the pirate (海盗)?
     Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the  15  of a wooden leg. Robert had
always wanted to  16  such a man in a story.  17  Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was  18 .
    So, thanks to a  19  September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-
year-old boy we have one of the greatest  20  stories in the English language.

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(     )1. A. However
(     )2. A. alone
(     )3. A. meeting
(     )4. A. Lloyd
(     )5. A. talk
(     )6. A. attempting
(     )7. A. quiet
(     )8. A. cleaning
(     )9. A. doubted
(     )10. A. the sea
(     )11. A. forgotten
(     )12. A. saw
(     )13. A. book
(     )14. A. star
(     )15. A. help
(     )16. A. praise
(     )17. A. Yet
(     )18. A. read
(     )19. A. rainy
(     )20. A. news

B. Therefore
B. next door
B. story
B. Robert
B. rest
B. missing
B. dull
B. writing
B. noticed
B. the house
B. buried
B. drew
B. reply
B. hero
B. problem
B. produce
B. Also
B. born
B. sunny
B. love

C. Besides
C. at home
C. holiday
C. Henley
C. walk
C. planning
C. busy
C. drawing
C. decided
C. Scotland
C. discovered
C. made
C. picture
C. writer
C. use
C. include
C. But
C. hired
C. cool
C. real-life

D. Finally
D. abroad
D. jib
D. John
D. game
D. enjoying
D. cold
D. exercising
D. recognized
D. the island
D. unexpected
D. learned
D. mind
D. child
D. bottom
D. accept
D. Thus
D. written
D. windy
D. adventure

阅读理解。

     Fayette Pinkney, once a member of The Three Degrees, died at 61 in Lansdale, Pa. She lent her strong voice
to the 1970s hits" When Will I see You Again" and" T. S. O. P. ( The Sound of Philadelphia)",the theme song of the television show Soul Train.
     The Three Degrees was formed in the early 1960s when Ms Pinkney joined with Shirley Porter and Linda
Turner. She was then still going to Overbrook High School in Philadelphia. For more than ten years, Ms Pinkney was the one who kept staying in a group whose members came and went. She sang on the group" s first single" Cee Baby", and on its 1970 hit " Maybe".
     The group " s first two singles for Philadelphia Intemational," Dirty Ol" Man" and"I Didn " t Know", were
small successes. But" T. S. O. P.", a mostly inStrumental piece, reached No. 1 on the pop charts (流行榜) in
1974." When Will I See You Again" which sold more than two million records reached No. 2 on the pop charts
that year.
     Their special singing made The Three Degrees very popular. The group performed with Engelbert
Humperdinck in Las Vegas; a performance in Manhattan ended up in the film The French Connection.
     After leaving The Three Degrees and recording a solo album,"One Degree" in 1979, Ms Pinkney studied at
Temple University and earned a master"s degree (硕士学位) in human services at Lincoln University in
Pennsylvania in 1985. She began working as an assistant for the Medical College of Pennsylvania. She later did
the job of offering professional advice to the patients at United Behavioral Health.
     Ms Pinkney continued to sing."I travel with a special group. I do still love people and I love to make them
smile," she once said.

1. When did Fayette Pinkney join The Three Degrees?

A. After she graduated from school.
B. After The Three Degrees formed.
C. In the late 1960s.
D. In the early 1960s.

2. According to the passage, we know that " T. S. O. P." _____.

A. was Ms Pinkney" s first solo album
B. was the last song Ms Pinkney sang
C. was only a small success
D. was sung for Soul Train

3. What did Ms Pinkney do after she left The Three Degrees?

A. She did some other different jobs.
B. She performed with Engelbert Humperdinck.
C. She taught at Temple University.
D. She sang in the film The French Connection.

4. What does the last paragraph mean?

A. Ms Pinkney didn" t die at all.
B. Ms Pinkney" s songs sounded really beautiful.
C. Ms Pinkney didn" t want to leave the world.
D. Ms Pinkney will be alive in people" s hearts.

阅读理解。

Shu Pulong has helped at least 1,000 people bitten (咬) by snakes, "It was seeing people with snake bites
(伤口) that led me to this career," he said.
After his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine. As
part of his studies he had to work in the mountains. There he often heard of people who had their arms and
legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives.

Which of the following words can take the place of the word "career" in the first paragraph(段)?

A. conclusion
B. story
C. incident
D. job

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     Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing
when he was just eight. "You need   1 ," his father said. "But if you don"t work hard, no fortune will come".
     What made him sad was   2 his piano teacher in Beijing didn"t like him. You have no talent (天赋). You
will never be a pianist.   3   a nine-year-old boy. Lang Lang was badly   4  . He decided that he didn"t want lo
be a   5   any more, For the next two weeks he didn"t touch the piano.   6 , his father didn"t push, but waited.
     Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to   7   some holiday songs. He didn"t want to, but as
he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he   8   that he could show others that he had talent   9  . That day he
told his father  10  he had been waiting to hear-that he wanted to study with a new teacher.  11  that point on,
everything turned around.
     He started  12  competitions (比赛). In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was  13
that Lang Lang had won, he was too  14  to hold back his tears. Soon  15  was that he couldn"t stay in China
forever-he had to play on the world"s big  16 . In 1997 Lang Lang  17  again, this time to Philadelphia U.S. There
he spent two years practising, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his  18
performance at Chicago"s Ravinia Festival, gigs (特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie hall started  19  Lang
Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots (发现) him. and lets him  20 .

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