阅读理解。 Angus MacLeod was fifty and he had spent his entire life as a shepherd
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region of northwest Scotland. He had never owned a radio or television nor had he travelled further
than forty kilometres from his birthplace. His knowledge of the world was gained only from his brief
trips to the village to sell his sheep and buy food. However, he had lately come to rely on the growing
number of hillwalkers in the region as sources of international news.
In the spring of 1992, a Spanish student came across Angus high in the mountains. Eager to practise
his English he engaged Angus in conversation. The student told Angus of the forthcoming Olympic
Games in Barcelona. Excited by the student"s colourful description of Spain and the Games, Angus
decided to attend the event in person and two months later arrived in Barcelona.
The ticketless Angus stood outside the stadium with his canny brain working overtime, watching a
growing number of individuals entering the stadium through a small entrance at the side. He noticed
that they all seemed to be carrying objects. Perhaps they were workmen, he thought. He moved closer
and watched.
Within minutes a thin young man came along carrying an extremely long pole. He approached the
official at the door and said "Pole Vault". The official moved to the side and the man entered. Next
came a heavyset man with a spear. Angus wondered how a man could carry such a dangerous
weapon in a modern city. The man shouted "Javelin" and was presently admitted. Angus was puzzled.
Perhaps they were all connected with security. His puzzlement grew when a huge man appeared with
a steel ball in his hand. He shouted"Shot Putt" and walked past the official.
It suddenly dawned on Angus that these people were competitors. He opened his programme and
sure enough under the heading "events" he saw the three words the men had said. Angus laughed to
himself as a plan began to take shape in his mind.
First he needed to buy one or two things.An hour later he reappeared dressed in a tracksuit with "Scotland" written across the chest. Over
his shoulder he carried a roll of barbed wire (铁丝网). Smiling to himself he walked up to the official
and as casually as he could, shouted, "Fencing!"
B. Talking to hillwalkers in the region.
C. Going to the nearby village to sell sheep.
D. Buying food in other places.
B. Names of competitors.
C. The thing they carried with.
D. The countries they came from.
B. Angus became a member of the Scottish Olympic team
C. Angus believed that weapons were necessary to the security of the Games
D. the Spanish student"s description of his country and the Games excited Angus
B. intelligent
C. strongminded
D. athletic
B. Lead him to the court.
C. Refuse to let him in.
D. Examine him closely.
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举一反三
the garage. This can"t be happening to me. Then I felt the gun, cold, against my head, and I heard
my friend Jeremy saying, "What do you want? Take my wallet," but at the time I thought of nothing.
I remember being a little annoyed when the gunman pulled me from the car by the hair. I remember
the walk to the house-Jeremy, me, the two men with two guns. I remember the fear and anger in the
gunmen"s voices because Jeremy was being slow, and I remember wondering why he was being slow.
I did not realize that Jeremy had thrown the keys into the bush. But I remember that sound of the gun
hitting Jeremy"s head and the feeling as the man who had hold of my hair released me. And I remember
the split second when I realized he was looking at Jeremy, and I remember wondering how far I
could run before he pulled the trigger. But I was already running, and upon reaching the car across t
he street, I didn"t crouch(蹲伏) behind it but screamed instead.
I remember thinking there was something ridiculous and illogical about screaming "Help, help!" at
eight o"clock on a Tuesday evening in December and changing my plea(恳求) to the more specific
"Help, let me in, please let me in!" But the houses were cold, closed, unfriendly, and I ran on until I
heard Jeremy"s screams behind me announcing that our attackers had fled.
The neighbors who had not opened their doors to us came out with baseball bats and helped
Jeremy find his glasses and keys. In a group they were very brave. We waited for the police to come
until someone said to someone else that the noodles were getting cold, and I said politely, "Please go
and eat. We"re O.K."
I was happy to see them go. They had been talking of stricter sentences for criminals, of bringing
back the death penalty(处罚) and how the President is going to clean up the country. I was thinking,
they could be saying all of this over my dead body, and I still feel that stiffer sentences wouldn"t
change a thing. In a rush all the anger I should have felt for my attackers was directed against these
contented people standing in front of their warm, comfortable homes talking about all the guns they
were going to buy. What good would guns have been to Jeremy and me?
People all over the neighborhood had called to report our screams, and the police turned out in
force twenty minutes later. They were ill-tempered about what was, to them, much trouble about
nothing. After all, Jeremy was hardly hurt, and we were hopeless when it came to describing the
gunmen. "Typical," said one policeman when we couldn"t even agree on how tall the men were.
Both of us were able to describe the guns in horrifying detail, but the two policemen who stayed
to make the report didn"t think that would be much help.
The policemen were matter-of-fact about the whole thing. The thin one said, "That was a stupid thing to do, throwing away the keys. When a man has a gun against your head you do what you"re told." Jeremy looked properly embarrassed.
Then the fat policeman came up and the thin one went to look around the outside of the house. "That was the best thing you could have done, throwing away the keys," he said. "If you had gone into the house with them…" His voice became weaker. "They would have hurt her" --- he twisted his head toward me - "and killed you both." Jeremy looked happier. "Look," said the fat policeman kindly, "there"s no right or wrong in the situation. There"s just luck."
All that sleepless night I replayed the moment those black gloves came up to the car window. How long did the whole thing last? Three minutes, five, eight? No matter how many hours of my life I may spend reliving it, I know there is no way to prepare for the next time --- no intelligent response to a gun. The fat cop was right. There"s only luck. The next time I might end up dead.
And I"m sure there will be a next time. It can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. Security is an illusion(幻觉); there is no safety in locks or in guns. Guns make some people feel safe and some people feel strong, but they"re fooling themselves.
B. she lost consciousness
C. she felt very much nervous
D. she lost the power of thinking
B. The author"s screaming
C. Their neighbour"s brave action
D. The police"s arrival
B. they thought it was a case of little importance
C. the author and Jeremy could not tell the police anything
D. the gunmen had already fled when they arrived on the scene
B. the police are not reliable when one is in trouble
C. security is impossible as long as people can have guns
D. preventing robbers entering your house is the best choice
we"re dissatisfied that the kids aren"t old enough and we"ll be more 1 when they are. After that, we"re
frustrated that we have 2 teenagers to deal with. We"ll certainly be happy when we are out of that 3 .
We tell ourselves that our life will be 4 when we get a nice car, are able to go on a nice vacation
and when we retire.
But the 5 is: there is no better time to be happy than right now. Your life will always be filled with
challenges. It"s best to 6 this and decide to be happy anyway.
One my 7 quotes (语录) comes from Alfred D. Souza, who said, "For a long time it had seemed to
me life was about to begin---real life. But there was always some 8 in the way." This viewpoint has
helped me to see that there is no 9 to happiness. Happiness is the way itself. So, 10 every moment that
you have now and share it with your loved ones… and 11 that time waits for no one.
So, 12 waiting until you finish school, until you go to university, until you start work, until you find a
boy or girl friend, until you get married, until you get a new car or home, until you have kids, until your
kids leave the house, until you get 13 , until you get remarried, until you retire, until spring, until
summer,…
| ( )1. A. available ( )2. A. troublesome ( )3. A. problem ( )4. A. normal ( )5. A. truth ( )6. A. recall ( )7. A. famous ( )8. A. barrier ( )9. A. time ( )10. A. treasure ( )11. A. think ( )12. A. keep ( )13. A. satisfied ( )14. A. more ( )15. A. vacation | B. content B. foolish B. routine B. casual B. problem B. confirm B. direct B. attraction B. way B. spend B. forget B. stop B. stressed B. longer B. destination | C. confident C. naive C. stage C. simple C. doubt C. admit C. valuable C. surprise C. limit C. celebrate C. remember C. practise C. divorced C. worse C. achievement | D. generous D. ridiculous D. area D. perfect D. answer D. trust D. favorite D. harm D. right D. develop D. confirm D. tolerate D. deserted D. better D. settlement | ||||
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| I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs and toast. Others had cokes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different than the other kids". But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did. My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace because she made our clothes herself, just to save money. The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us. Through the years, our friends" report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would merely be content with black marks. None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a background, I"m now trying to bring up my three children. I"m filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world. | |||||||
| 1. From the passage we can learn that the writer"s mother was __________. | |||||||
| A. not generous at all B. very strict with her children C. very mean with money matters D. very cruel to her children | |||||||
| 2. Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most? w | |||||||
| A. Eating differently from other kids. B. Wearing clean clothes made by mother C. Going to bed early and getting up early D. Letting mother know where they were | |||||||
| 3. It can be inferred from the passage that____________. | |||||||
| A. the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies B. mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law C. all the other kids studied better than the writer D. the writer"s family lived a miserable life | |||||||
| 4. Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage ? | |||||||
| A. Mother practised economy in running her home B. The writer is very thankful for her mother C. The writer is severe with her children when bringing them up D. The wrier has a deep hatred for her mother | |||||||
| 5. The passage was written in a way of _________ tone. | |||||||
| A. humorous B. hateful C. ridiculous D. critical | |||||||
| 完形填空。 | |||||||
| I am writing this story to express the important value of sportsmanship. Some years ago, my traveling 1 team took part in a nationwide competition. This competition is very 2 and the atmosphere is far from 3 . After we completed our performance, the next competing team laughed at us and gave us a dirty 4 as we passed them. They looked 5 at us and made fun of our costumes and our performance. My team and I were all very 6 , even to the point of tears. One of my team members 7 that we should “boo（发嘘声）"them as they performed. Finally I said, “Let’s teach them a lesson.” My teammates all looked at me. I was the oldest member of the team and their role model. What I said next totally 8 them. I said, “They are on stage right now. Let’s go and 9 them.” I then looked up at the stage and started to scream, “Come on!” My teammates all started to shout loudly with me to show support for the team. At first they were 10 . Then I noticed that they were having 11 screaming for the team that a couple of minutes before they hated. When the team finished dancing and walked off stage, my teammates and I all started to 12 them. Most members of the opposite team 13 and said “thank you”, and they were a little embarrassed. My team and I felt a lot better about the 14 . After that, my teammates understood what a great 15 it was and they were glad that they had shown good sportsmanship. | |||||||
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