Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a 1 of about eighty miles. It was late and I was in a hurry. However, if anyone asked me how fast I was 2 , I"d say I was not overspeeding. Several times I got 3 behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road, and I was holding my fists tightly with 4 . At one point along an open highway, I 5 a crossroads with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I 6 the light, it turned red and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. No cars, no suggestion of headlights, but there I sat, waiting for the light to 7 , the only human being for at least a mile in any 8 . I started 9 why I refused to run the light. I was not afraid of being 10 , because there was obviously no policeman around, and there certainly would have been no 11 in going through it. Much later that night, after I 12 a group of friends in Lewisburg and climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I"d stopped for that light 13 me. I think I stopped because it"s part of a contract (合同) we all have with each other. It is not only the 14 , but also it is an arrangement we have, and we trust each other to 15 it: we don"t go through red lights. Like most of us, I am more likely to be 16 from doing something bad by the social convention(传统习惯) that 17 it than by any law against it. It"s amazing that we ever 18 each other to do the right thing, isn"t it? And we do, too. Trust is our 19 preference. I was so 20 of myself for stopping for the red light that night. |
( )1.A. flight ( )2.A. thinking ( )3.A. stopped ( )4.A. horror ( )5.A. ran off ( )6.A. passed ( )7.A. stop ( )8.A. way ( )9.A. wondering ( )10.A. abused ( )11.A. danger ( )12.A. met with ( )13.A. turned out to ( )14.A. virtue ( )15.A. honor ( )16.A. stopped ( )17.A. speaks of ( )18.A. suspect ( )19.A. only ( )30.A. sorry | B. distance B. driving B. changed B. strength B. came to B. watched B. change B. side B. suspecting B. fined B. sign B. got over B. came back to B. suggestion B. solve B. protected B. stands by B. trust B. first B. doubtful | C. road C. complaining C. stuck C. understanding C. passed by C. approached C. go C. city C. struggling C. injured C. time C. got rid of C. referred to C. law C. break C. rejected C. takes in C. teach C. lucky C. sure | D. length D. running D. lost D. impatience D. left behind D. found D. die D. direction D. regretting D. killed D. record D. called back D. occurred to D. order D. judge D. frightened D. disapproves of D. care D. living D. proud | 阅读理解 | Jim suffered heart problems. In conversation he expressed little joy and it seemed that his life was drawing to a close. When his heart problems led to an operation, Jim went through it successfully, and a full recovery was expected. Within days, however, his heart was not beating properly. Jim was rushed back to operation, but nothing was found to explain the cause of his illness. He died on the operating table on the day before his 48th birthday. Dr. Bruce Smoller, a psychologist, had had many conversations with him, and the more he learned, the stranger he realized Jim"s case was. When Jim was a child, his father, a teacher, suffered a heart attack and stayed home to recover. One morning Jim asked his father to look over his homework, promising to come home from school at noon to pick it up. His father agreed, but when Jim returned his father had died. Jim"s father was 48. "I think all his life Jim believed he killed his father," Dr. Smoller says. "He felt that if he had not asked him to look at his homework, his father would not have lived. Jim had been troubled by the idea. The operation was the trial he had expected for forty years." Smoller believes that Jim willed himself not to live to the age of 48. Jim"s case shows the powerful role that attitude plays in physical health, and that childhood experiences produce far-reaching effect on the health of grown-ups. Although most cases are less direct than Jim"s, studies show that childhood events, besides genes, may well cause such midlife diseases as cancer, heart disease and mental illness.
1. Jim was rushed back to operation because .
A. his heart didn"t work well B. he expected a full recovery C. his life was drawing to a close D. the first one wasn"t well performed
2. What made Dr. Smoller feel strange about Jim"s case?
A. Jim died at a young age. B. Jim died on the operating table. C. Both Jim and his father died of the same disease. D. Jim"s death is closely connected with his father"s.
3. From Smoller"s words, we can infer that .
A. Jim"s father cared little about his study B. Smoller agreed that Jim did kill his father C. Jim thought he would be punished some day D. Smoller believed Jim wouldn"t live to the age of 48
4. Which of the following could have strong effect on one"s physical health according to the text?
a.One"s genes. b.One"s life in childhood. c.One"s physical education. d.The date of one"s birthday. e.The opinions one has about something. | 完形填空 | It was a cold winter"s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 1 . I worked in a 2 doctor"s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 3 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 4 home and my husband, being the 5 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe 6 I hurried, I could still make it home. I was heading inside to 7 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 8 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 9 a few minutes ago. The young man at the counter was trying to be 10 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 11 . One of them was 12 trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the 13 ?" A look of 14 crossed the woman"s face. "I"m going right by there," I said, which wasn"t a(an) 15 since I had just made up my mind to do 16 that. I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 17 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 18 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone. Later, as I arrived home, my husband 19 , "So you aren"t ever late any more." I said, "Sometimes it"s 20 to be late." | ( )1.A. break ( )2.A. foreign ( )3.A. earlier ( )4.A. getting ( )5.A. tough ( )6.A. as ( )7.A. pay ( )8.A. opinions ( )9.A. reached ( )10. A. skilled ( )11. A. comments ( )12. A. only ( )13. A. station ( )14. A. panic ( )15. A. duty ( )16. A. partly ( )17. A. across ( )18. A. go up ( )19. A. teased ( )20. A. possible | B. fever B. common B. later B. cooking B. punctual B. since B. change B. trouble B. visited B. helpful B. promises B. still B. office B. relief B. fact B. properly B. before B. die down B. shouted B. special | C. cold C. busy C. easier C. calling C. generous C. while C. wait C. directions C. called C. experienced C. jokes C. even C. hospital C. sadness C. reason C. exactly C. beside C. speed up C. burst C. good | D. headache D. noisy D. simpler D. working D. careful D. if D. search D. money D. left D. active D. offers D. ever D. hotel D. peace D. lie D. perfectly D. behind D. turn down D. laughed D. safe | 完形填空 | It took George quite a while to find a 1 place for his car and in the end he had to leave it in a narrow street, 2 from the dentist"s. As he got out, he glanced at his 3 . His appointment(约会)was at five and he still had twenty minutes to 4 . He crossed into the square and 5 on a bench, partly to 6 the last of the atternoon sun, 7 to calm his nerves(神经). He hated these visits 8 the dentist(牙医). As he sat there, watching the children at play and 9 to the old women talking to each other, he turned around to see a red car like his own come out of the 10 where he had parked. The car gathered speed and was soon 11 of sight. George 12 in his pockets for the keys: They were not there. "My car!" he cried 13 a loud voice, which made several people stare at him. He got up and ran across the 14 and then down the narrow street. His car was not to be seen-but then he discovered it concealed (被隐藏) 15 a large one. He was relieved (使宽慰) to find his 16 , still in his car. By the time he reached the dentist"s it was already five. "I had rather an odd (奇特的) 17 ," he said to the dentist to explain his 18 "I thought my car had been 19 " "It"s quite 20 sir," said the dentist. "As a matter of fact I have only just got here myself." | ( )1. A. leaving ( )2. A. in a way ( )3. A. watch ( )4. A. leave ( )5. A. stopped ( )6. A. shine ( )7. A. but also ( )8. A. by ( )9. A. listen ( )10. A. car ( )11. A.disappeared ( )12. A.looked ( )13. A. with ( )14. A.square ( )15. A. with ( )16. A. bags ( )17. A. chance ( )18. A.carelessness ( )19. A. robbed ( )20. A. true | B. parking (停车) B. far away B. teeth B. sit B. stepped B. enjoy B. so B of B. listening B. place B. out B. felt B. at B. hospital B. behind B. money B. luck B. reason B. stolen B. good | C. wide C. some way C. car C. spare C. stood C. get C. in order C. to C. to listen C. street C. left C. found C. in C. street C. after C. keys C. thing C. lateness C. lost C. often | D. special D. near D. place D.see the doctor D. sat down D. receive D. for D. with D. listened D. way D. lost D. searched D. by D. bench D. in D. card D. experience D. car D. there D. all right | 阅读理解 | In the spring of 1926, Yan Qingbao, a 43-year-old farmer, discovered a circular piece of jade(玉) while digging a hole. Driven by curiosity, he dug deeper and found a group of about 400 colourful jade pieces. At the time, he had no idea that his discovery would be as important as other wonders of the world such as China"s Great Wall and Egypt"s pyramids. Since then more than 10000 relics, dating back to between 5000 and 3000 BC have been unearthed at Shanxingdui. These relics include gold, pottery, bone tools and ivory objects. They prove that Shanxingdui contains the ruins of an ancient city that was once thepolitical, economic and cultural center of the ancient Shu Kingdom-the old name for Sichuan. It has helped modern historians realize that Sichuan"s human history goes back more than 5000 years. And, located on the upper part of the Yangtze River, the site challenges the common. idea that Chinese civilization rose from a single source-the Yellow River valley. Shanxingdui was named the Scientific Education Base for China"s Youth in March this year. But still, only four of the Shanxingdui Ruins 12 square kilometers have been uncovered. Who knows what other big surprises are waiting to be shown to the world.
1. The farmer dug a hole and found a group of about 400 colourful jade pieces because___.
A. he wanted to look for treasure B. he was curious about it C. he knew there were many relics in the hole D. he wanted to be famous for doing so
2. The underlined word "challenge" here means___.
A. change B. agree with C. compete with D. disappoint
3. The main idea of the passage is___.
A. Shanxingdui was named the Scientific Education Base for China"s Youth B. Shanxingdui was once the political, economic and cultural center of the ancient Shu Kingdom C. the importance of the discovery of Shanxingdui D. it has helped modern historians realize that Shichuan"s human history goes back more than 5000 years
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. About 10400 relics have been unearthed at Shanxingdui. B. The farmer didn"t know his discovery would be as important as other wonders of the world. C. Modern historians realize that Sichuan"s human history goes back more than 5000 years. D. Chinese civilization rose from a single source-the Yellow River valley. |
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