阅读理解 Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on neighboring farms fell into
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the first serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side. In the end, they
fell apart.
One morning, a man with a carpenter"s toolbox came for some work. The elder brother said,
"I just have a job for you. Look at the farm across the creek (河沟). My younger brother lives
there. It was he who used his bulldozer (推土机) to dig the creek last week to spite (刁难) me.
So I want you to build me a fence, an 8foothigh fence, in order not to see his place any more."
The carpenter smiled and said, "I see. I"ll try to do a job that satisfies you." Then the elder brother
went downtown.
At sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer"s eyes
opened wide! To his surprise, there was no fence there at all! Instead, there was a bridge stretching
from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work! He saw his younger brother coming
to him with the hands outstretching. The brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they
met in the middle, taking each other"s hands. They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox on
his shoulder. "No, wait! Stay a few days. I"ve a lot of other work for you," said the elder brother.
"I"d love to stay on," the carpenter said, "but I have so many more bridges to build."
B. They lived in peace.
C. They never spoke to each other.
D. They lived on the same farm.
B. fond of building bridges
C. unable to build a fence
D. willing to help others
B. A Carpenter
C. A Conflict Between Two Brothers
D. Two Brothers
B. The elder brother helped the carpenter build the bridge.
C. The brothers were both satisfied with the carpenter"s work.
D. The carpenter planned to build an 8foothigh fence as asked to.
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Later he decided to have vegetation planted on Chicago City Hall. Today, the tops of many other
buildings also look like parks. In Canada, the Coast Plaza Hotel in Vancouver has a forest on its roof.
New York City has an unusual example farm for hydroponics. The farm is on a boat called the Science
Barge. Rainwater and river water are used to grow lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. The
farm shows the possibilities for designing rooftop systems.
Green roofs are designed to save energy and capture rainwater. Rooftops covered with plants help
keep buildings cool. They can extend the life of a roof. And they can reduce water running off into
streets and storming water systems.
Experts say green roofs usually do not get much above 27?. So temperatures might not be a problem
for growing. But rooftop gardeners have to be careful not to put too much weight on the roof. This is
true whether plants are grown in soil or water.
Earlier in 2008, researchers in Texas reported that green roofs can reduce a building"s air conditioning
costs by about onefifth compared to blacktop roofs. But they also reported that not all green roofs
perform equally well. They found that designs differ in their ability to keep buildings cool and to capture
rainwater. The researchers put experimental roofs on top of metal insulated (隔热的) boxes, to recreate
green roof conditions. The study compared products from six companies to help businesses understand
how to improve their designs. Each rooftop had sixteen different kinds of plants native to Texas. The
researchers say the presence of native plants likely helped all the green roofs capture water better
compared to sedums. Sedums are plants that need little water and often are used on green roofs. The
native plants could take in more water and release more of it to the atmosphere.
B. tell us Germany is the country that leads or guides the green roof design
C. introduce some famous hotels in the world
D. lead to the topic of the passage
B. prolonging the roof"s life
C. keeping the house cool
D. reducing the house"s air conditioning costs
B. Not all the green roofs can reduce the building"s air conditioning costs equally.
C. Different designs of green roofs have different effects on buildings.
D. Sedums are a kind of plants native to Texas.
B. to show us how to design green roofs
C. to introduce a kind of roof made of metal
D. to provide proofs to improve the design of green roofs
1 for his future."I"m going to college, but I need a(n) 2 to pay for it, " DeLuca 3 saying, "Buck said,
"You should open a sandwich shop.""
They agreed to be 4 . And they set a 5 : to open thirty stores in ten years.After doing some
research, Buck wrote a check for $1,000.DeLuca 6 a storefront (店面), and when they couldn"t 7
their startup costs, Buck kicked in another $1,000.
But business didn"t go smoothly as they 8 . DeLuca was 9 the store and going to 10 at the same
time.Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York.They"d 11 on Monday
evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running.They 12 themselves to 13 a second
store.And they did in the spring of 1966.
The partners" learnasyougo approach turned out to be their greatest 14 . Every Friday, DeLuca
would drive around and handdeliver the checks to pay their 15 ."It took me two hours and it wasn"t
16 , but as a result, the suppliers got to know me well, and the personal 17 established really helped
out, " DeLuca said.
And having a goal was also important."There are so many 18 that can get you down.You just have
to 19 working toward your goal, " DeLuca adds.
DeLuca 20 founding Subway Sandwich, the multimilliondollar restaurant chain.
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| If this 13year old American boy succeeds in climbing Mount Everest, he has modest ambitions-pick a small piece of rock from the top as a memento (纪念品) and wear it in a necklace. "It is something for myself to say "this is a rock from the top", "Jordan Romero from California, told reporters in Kathmandu.He left for the mountain on Sunday. If he succeeds, Romero will become the youngest climber to climb the 8,850 meters Everest Summit.Currently a 16yearold Nepali boy, Temba Tsheri Sherpa, holds the record of being the world"s youngest climber of Mount Everest. But Romero, sitting over lunch with his climbing father and stepmother in Kathmandu"s tourist district of Thamel, said he was not after setting climbing records. Romero said Mount Qomolangma, that runs across NepalChina border, was part of his goal to climb the highest mountains on all seven continents. "It is just a goal, " he said confidently."If I don"t succeed I am okay.I will try again." Romero has already climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and Mount McKinley in Alaska among others. Romero"s father Paul said the boy was ready to take on the climb and understood the risk of climbing the giant mountain. "I know it requires a lot of patience.I will remain patient.I want to stay safe and make right choice, " Romero said of his climb using the northeast ridge (山脊) route on the Chinese side of the mountain. Over 4,000 climbers have reached the top of Mount Qomolangma since it was first climbed by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepal"s Tenzing Norgay Sherpa in 1953.Romero said he wanted to climb the highest mountains in all 50 states in the US next."It does not need to be after Qomolangma and could be in between." | |||
| 1. According to the passage, at present________keeps the record of being the world"s youngest climber of Mount Everest. | |||
| A. Jordan Romero B. Temba Tsheri Sherpa C. Tenzing Norgay Sherpa D. Sir Edmund Hillary | |||
| 2. From the passage we can learn that Romero"s goal is________. | |||
| A. to break the record of the youngest climber to climb Everest Summit B. to pick a small piece of rock from the top of Everest Summit C. to climb the highest mountains on all seven continents D. to climb the highest mountains in all 50 states in the US | |||
| 3. We can infer from the passage that________. | |||
| A. Romero has made a promise that he must climb up the top of Mount Qomolangma B. the highest mountain in America is Mount Kilimanjaro C. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa come from different countries D. there is no risk climbing Mount Qomolangma | |||
| 4. The following statements are true EXCEPT________. | |||
| A. Romero is to use the northwest ridge route on the Chinese side of the mountain B. Romero has his patience and understands the risk of climbing the giant mountain C. Romero has made a safe climbing plan D. Romero is fond of climbing | |||
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| I remember that when I was in my teens, I used to go against many of the Dos and Don"ts my parents taught me.For example, when I kept playing jazz records on the player, my father would think of such music as making noise and replace them with disks of classical music that I always considered extremely dull. My mom and dad were also very particular about the friends I went out with, always saying that "One rotten (腐烂) apple could ruin a whole barrel of apples". When I insisted on sleeping with my pet dog, they immediately said NO because they thought that I would be bitten by fleas (跳蚤). These are just a few examples of many of the things that I thought my parents were unreasonable about.Today, however, I am a father of a boy of sixteen, and I find that I, too, am pressuring my son with a lot of rules that he seems to find hard to accept.The other day, I noticed that my son"s hair was too long, so I told him to go to the barber"s and get it cut short.Usually, he is fairly obedient, but this time he put_his_foot_down."What"s wrong with my long hair?I don"t think you have the right to order me to cut it short, even if you"re my father!" When I was a boy, if I had spoken in such a way to my father, he would have taught me a good lesson.But now we are living in a world with more freedom.My son"s insistence on wearing his long hair was only an example of the generation gap that existed between us.So I tried to be more understanding and now he still wears his long hair. | |||
| 1. The writer"s parents thought it proper for him to________. | |||
| A. sleep with his pet dog B. listen to jazz C. be careful about making friends D. wear long hair | |||
| 2. Which of the following is true? | |||
| A. The writer gave more freedom to his son. B. The writer"s son often went against him. C. The writer always obeyed his parents as a child. D. The writer liked wearing long hair. | |||
| 3. The underlined phrase "put his foot down" in the third paragraph means ________. | |||
| A. obeyed B. insisted C. accepted D. left | |||
| 4. The writer thinks that________. | |||
| A. parents should be more strict with their children B. no generation gap exists between parents and children C. parents have the right to order their children D. parents should show more respect to their child  ren | |||
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| Lucky to have him When I met him,I had a lot of anger inside of me.I never had a father,though in my neighborhood that"s not__1__.I know some kids just like me.You have to__2__yourself.There are fights and killings all the time.I have friends who ended up in jail or pregnant.I could have ended up that way,too,__3__ Mr Clark and my mom wouldn"t let that happen. Mr Clark worked long hours,making sure I did my work.My grades rose.In fact,I did so well that in sixth grade,I entered the__4__class,and Mr Clark was the teacher.I felt so__5__to have him for a second year! He took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera  .Before the show,he__6__us to dinner at arestaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full.We didn"t want to let him__7__,so we listened to him attentively. __8 of us were surprised when Mr Clark was selected as Disney"s 2000 Teacher of the Year. When he learned he"d won,he said he would__9__three names out of a hat；he would go to Los Angeles to get the__10__with those students.But __11__it came time to draw names,Mr Clark said, "You"re all going." He got__12__to fly all 37 of us out to Disneyland in California and put us up at the Hilton.People were__13__,but Mr Clark really cared about us.There"s no way I can__14__most teachers doing that.No way.But he saw something in us that nobody else saw. On graduation day,there were a lot of tears.We didn"t want his class to__15__.In the new school year,we were all happy when Mr Clark__16__in our class once again.He"s been a__17__in our lives. In 2003,Mr Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to__18__school supplies and visit orphanages.It was the most amazing__19__of my life.It"s now my__20__to one day start a group of women"s clubs,helping people from all backgrounds. | |||
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