阅读理解 Famous centenarians (百岁老人) still active in arts, science are in no mood
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Famous centenarians (百岁老人) still active in arts, science are in no mood to retire. "Those who
stand still, die," is one of Oliveira"s favorite phrases. He knows from experience what it means, as the
Portuguese film director has reached the age of 102 and is still active in his profession. Every year,
Oliveira shoots a film and is currently working on his next project. "You have to work, work, work in
order to forget that death is not far away," he said. When asked about his age, Oliveira said with some
humility: "It"s down to mother nature. It gave to me what it took from others."
Being both mentally and physically fit in old age is partly a matter of luck, but it also has something to
do with character. Not every white-haired person is wise and social skills, openness and the ability to
train the brain are essential for senior citizens.
Along with the architect Oscar Niemeyer (103), Nobel laureate Montalcini (101) and director Kurt
Maetzig (100), Oliveira is one of those people of whom it would be very wrong to think as members of
a listless elderly generation.
Another master in his profession is the architect Oscar Niemeyer. The 103-year-old Brazilian is best
known for his futuristic-looking buildings in Brasilia, but he also speaks out on behalf of the poor. "The
role of the architect is to struggle for a better world where we can develop a form of architecture that
serves everyone and not just a privileged few," said Niemeyer recently. He spends almost every day
working in his office in Copacabana, and even when he falls ill he keeps working on ideas: After a
gallbladder (胆囊) operation he composed a samba tune (桑巴舞曲) in the clinic.
Another man who could sing a song about age is 107-year-old Heesters. The Dutch-born opera singer
spent most of his life performing in Germany, where he still works. Recently Heesters said: "I want to be
at least 108-years-old." He also plans to keep performing. "Should I just sit at home and wait until they
come and pick me up?" Heesters has not given up trying to add to his tally of awards and is looking for
a "good stage role".
Italian scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who is 101-year-old and is still active in medical science, has
described the force that keeps driving her on: "Progress is created through imperfection." In 1986 she
and her lab colleague were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work on nerve growth factor. She"s convinced that humans grow on challenges.
With so many brilliant examples given, we can see clearly that age is no barrier to some high achievers.
1. From the first two paragraphs, we can see ______.
A. being active at 102 is achievable for everybody
B. Oliveira owes his long life to his mother"s help
C. being fit in old age is a matter of luck and character
D. social skills and wisdom are difficult for the senior
2. How many centenarians are mentioned in this passage?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
3. By saying "Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?", Heesters shows
us he ________.
A. wants to sit or lie in comfort
B. is waiting for people to pick him up
C. is willing to work till he dies
D. prefers to give performance at home
4. In the passage so many examples were given to show ________.
A. old age is a big problem if you want to succeed
B. as a senior citizen, you have to be open-minded and optimistic
C. ole people should never think of themselves as old
D. old age can not prevent a great person from achieving a lot
5. In the writer"s opinion, the architect Oscar Niemeyer is not ________.
A. sympathy
B. pessimistic
C. positive
D. diligent |
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A few years ago my sister moved from her home in Alabama to Buffalo, New York. Since moving to
Buffalo she"s become a big hockey fan and has encouraged me to start watching it. Unfortunately it"s very difficult to find hockey on television here in Alabama. Since hockey games don"t air very much on television I"ve had to look for different ways to watch hockey games.
I often see websites that claim if you go to their website you can watch television on your computer. I
try out many of these websites hoping that one of the television stations is a northern station that airs
hockey games. Unfortunately, most of them don"t work. Either the site doesn"t really give you what they
advertise or their video player doesn"t work properly. But finally I"ve found one websites that actually
works.
Free Tube is a site that you can go to and watch Television online for free. You don"t have to
download any kind special software or pay money or even sign up for anything. All you have to do is go
to Free Tube, choose your channel and start watching.
The different channels to choose from are separated into different categories like news, business,
entertainment, music and sports. You"re not going to find channels like NBC or ABC so you can watch
the latest episode of Heroes or Grey"s Anatomy but it does include some popular channels like Cartoon Network and ESPN.
There is also a movie section. Each move channel airs different sorts of films like adventure, classics,
comedy or horror and that channel will always air that kind of movies. The movie section also includes
my favorite station called Maxx Trailers (预告片). Maxx Trailers airs nothing but movies trailers 24
hours a day. Some of the trailers are for movies coming out and some are for movies that have already
been released but already released movies don"t go back farther than a couple of months.
So far I haven"t had any problems with Free Tube"s video player either. Whenever I choose a channel
the video almost always works and usually loads every quickly. The only problem I have with Free Tube
is that there is currently a glitch if you"re using Firefox. Once you choose a channel you can"t select
another channel to change to, your web browser will freeze up. So if you"re using Firefox the only way to
switch channels is to leave the site and re-enter the site, when choose what channel you want to go to.
However, Free Tube is aware of this glitch and is working with Mozilla to get it fixed right away.
If you"re missing some show everyone is talking about like Grey"s Anatomy or Heroes this isn"t really
a solution for that. But Free Tube is a good way to find channels that you weren"t aware of; there are
several good stations to be found.
1. The author mainly ________ in this passage.
A. tells us his experience in using the Web.
B. introduces Free Tube to the readers
C. shows us the disadvantages of Free Tube
D. shows us how to enjoy films online
2. The author got interested in watching hockey games ________
A. because he is a sports fan
B. due to his sister"s influence
C. since everyone enjoys the games
D. because he has nothing to do all day long
3. Which of the following is TRUE about Free Tube?
A. You"ll have to pay if you watch films on Free Tube.
B. You"ll have to fix special software on your computer to visit Free Tube.
C. Users have to sign up their user"s name first.
D. Channels are divided into different categories on Free Tube.
4. Form the passage we can learn that _________
A. the author is also very fond of movies
B. Maxx Trailers airs to-be-released movies
C. ABC is a very famous TV station in America
D. Firefox is the only software used to watch films online
5. The underlined word "glitch" probably means _________
A. cover
B. change
C. note
D. fault |
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One summer day, with a heavy heart and four dollars in my pocket, I was 1 my way to get some milk
and bread. In those days, I was a 2 visitor to the supermarket because there never seemed to be 3
money for a whole week’s food-shopping 4 , because the part-time job that I did could hardly 5
enough money for me to feed the children after my wife’s death.
As I came to a red traffic light, I 6 a couple and a child by the roadside. The hot noonday sun beat
down on them 7 mercy (怜悯). The man held up a sign which 8 , “Work for Food.” The woman just
stared at the cars waiting at the red light while the child sat on the grass 9 a one-armed doll. I wanted so much to 10 them some money, but if I 11 that, there wouldn’t be enough left to buy the milk and
bread. Four dollars will only go so far. As the 12 changed, I took one last glance at the three of them
and sped off feeling both guilty (内疚的) and 13 .
As I kept driving, I couldn’t get the 14 of them out of my mind. I even could not 15 it any more.
Finally, I turned around and drove back where I had 16 seen them. I stopped my car and handed the
man two of my four dollars. 17 he thanked me, I saw tears welling up his eyes. I 18 back and drove
on to the supermarket. Perhaps milk and bread would be 19 , I thought. What if I only got milk alone,
20 just the bread? Well, I would have to do so. |
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D. famous
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D. or | | 完形填空 | My children and I were finishing the last minute preparations for Kathy"s birthday celebration. At one
store we had bought a 1 balloon with Kathy"s favorite character design on it. We had to make one
more stop at another store to complete our 2 . I sent my older daughter and her little brother out to
our 3 while my other daughter and I were 4 at the cashier line.
A very short time later, my older daughter with little brother came running back into the store; upset
that Kathy"s birthday balloon had 5 while they trying to get into the car. I was tired from 6 , but I
sent them back to the vehicle 7 them not to worry because we would get Kathy another 8 . I paid
for our purchases all the while trying to think of the most expedient place to 9 another balloon.
As Kathy and I 10 our car a lady with 11 face came up to us. She 12 some folded bills in my
hand. She 13 to me that she had seen what had happened and did not 14 my older daughter or my
younger daughter to be 15 at the loss of the balloon.
I thanked her for kindness and 16 to give her the money back; as it was not a 17 to get another
balloon. But she said, "I 18 children and I like to see them be happy." I was overwhelmed by the 39
of a total stranger that my daughters and I hugged the lady 40 her for kindness. She left so quickly that
I was unable to even ask her name. Finally, I looked in my hand what I found was not just a single one
dollar bill but four one dollar bills. | ( )1. A. plastic
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( )3. A. home
( )4. A. waiting
( )5. A. rosen
( )6. A. washing
( )7. A. begging
( )8. A. balloon
( )9. A. make
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( )11. A. broad
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( )14. A. have
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( )20. A. thanking | B. empty
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B. telling
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D. encouraging | | 阅读理解 | In a cold winter, a couple had to move out from the luxury villa because of bankruptcy. The husband
worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought, "he doesn"t love
me anymore, he just cares his business...not me".
One day, she began to take a bath, he stopped her at the door, "Let me take it first, OK?" "Why not
let me shower first," she asked. "I was tired, sweetie, you take it later, OK?" She was totally depressed.
On a morose day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer, a few words blurred her
eyes...it was his diary:
Today, I was quite sad, she asked me why I was always taking the bath first, and I said to her, I was
exhausted. She was unhappy, in her mind, I treated her not as well as usual, but how can I do? I wasn"t
as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment, there was only a shower in such a freezing winter.
But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get a litter warm, so every time I
rushed to the bathroom first. I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer,
at least1℃,2℃or 3℃
Now I can"t give her comfortable life, bring her the luxury restaurant, buy expensive dresses for her,
but at least, I can give her 1℃love.
1. Why was the husband always taking the bath first?
A. Because he was tired from work.
B. Because he didn"t love her anymore.
C. Because he wanted to get the bathroom warmer.
D. Because he treated his wife not as well as usual.
2. What does the underlined word "bankruptcy" in the first paragraph probably mean?
A. crash
B. moving
C. diseases
D. failure
3. The best title of the passage may be ______.
A. A trouble
B. 1℃love
C. Husband and wife
D. A romantic love story | | 阅读理解 | Nine-year-old Jack Russell terrier George is being honored with a bravery medal for saving five New
Zealand children from an attack by two pit bulls. The medal from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( SPCA ) comes after former US Marine Jerrell Hudman said he was sending his Purple Heart medal to George"s owner after hearing of the dog"s bravery.
Feisty, 30cm tall George, who had a heart problem, fought with the pit bulls to keep them from
attacking the youngest of five children as they returned home from buying sweets at a neighborhood shop
in the small North Island town of Manaia on April 29.
The Jack Russell was badly injured in the fight. "It was an extraordinary act of heroism" said the
animal protection society"s chief executive, Robyn Kippenberger. Authorities have killed the two pit bulls,
and their owner faces prosecution for owning dangerous and unconotrolled dogs.
Kippenberger said her group"s award, the SPCA medal, normally given to humans for bravery in
aiding animals, has not been awarded to a dog since 1990. The two previous dog winners were trained
police dogs. "That he weighed into a couple of dogs much larger than himself, clearly to protect a child, is
just a most amazing act and needs to be recognized," she told The Associated Press. The bravery medal
will be presented to George"s owner at the children"s school.
Meanwhile, former US marine Jerrell Hudman told the local Taranaki Herald newspaper that he
would honor the terrier"s bravery by mailing to New Zealand one of the three Purple Heart medals he
was awarded for service in Vietnam in 1967. Purple Hearts are given to US troops wounded or killed in
battles. Hudman 58, of Austin, Texas, described George as a "little warrior" who deserved the honor.
1. How many medals were given to George for his bravery act?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
2. What"s true about the two pit bulls?
A.Their owner has killed them because of prosecution.
B.They were honored with a bravery medal.
C.They are dangerous and uncontrolled
D.They saved five children against an attack.
3. The bravery medal is usually given to ______.
A.whoever defends animals bravely
B.people who train police dogs successfully
C.those who protect children during their daily life
D.solider wounded or killed in the battle
4. The text mainly wants to tell us ______.
A. which kind of dog is brave most
B. a dog gets medals for saving kids
C. the career of Jerrel Hudman
D. the function of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 最新试题
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