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A newly-wed couple on a four-month honeymoon were hit by six natural disasters, including the Australian floods, Christchurch earthquake and Japanese tsunami. Stefan and Erika Svanstrom left Stockholm, Sweden, on December 6 and were immediately stranded in Munich, Germany, due to one of Europe"s worst snowstorms. Stefan Svanstrom and Erika Svanstrom. Travelling with their baby daughter, they flew on to Cairns in Australia which was then struck by one of the most tremendous cyclones (龙卷风) in the nation"s history. From there, the couple, in their 20s, were forced to shelter for 24 hours on the cement floor of a shopping centre with 2,500 others. "Trees were being knocked over and big branches were scattered across the streets," Mr Svanstrom told Sweden"s Express newspaper. "We escaped by the skin of our teeth," said Svanstrom. They then headed south to Brisbane but the city was experiencing massive flooding, so they crossed the country to Perth where they narrowly escaped raging bush fires. The couple then flew to Christchurch, New Zealand, arriving just after a massive magnitude 6.3 earthquake destroyed the city on February 22. Mrs. Svanstrom said, "When we got there the whole town was a war zone." "We could not visit the city since it was completely blocked off, so instead we travelled around before going to Japan." But days after the Svanstroms arrived, Tokyo was rocked by Japan"s largest earthquake since records began. "The trembling was horrible and we saw roof tiles fly off the buildings," Mr. Svantrom said. "It was like the buildings were swaying back and forth." The family returned to Stockholm on March 29 after a much calmer visit to their last destination China. But Mr. Svanstrom, who also survived the destructive Boxing Day tsunami that hit southeast Asia in 2004, said the marriage was still going strong. He added, "I know marriages have to endure some trials, but I think we have been through most of them." "We"ve certainly experienced more than our fair share of catastrophes, but the most important thing is that we"re together and happy." |
1. How many countries did the couple visit during their honeymoon? |
A. 6. B. 5. C. 4. D. 3. |
2. What"s the right order of the following things according to the passage? a. The couple headed south to Brisbane. b. The couple flew to Cairns. c. The couple flew to Christchurch. d. The couple were stranded in Munich. |
A. a-b-c-d B. a-c-b-d C. d-b-c-a D. d-b-a-c |
3. By saying "We escaped by the skin of our teeth.", Mr. Svanstrom meant that _____. |
A. The cyclones was tremendous B. They escaped from the cyclones easily. C. They had a narrow escape from the cyclones D. There was something wrong with their teeth |
4. According to the last two paragraphs, which word can best describe Mr. Svanstrom? |
A. ambitious. B. enthusiastic C. considerate D. optimistic |
答案
1-4: BDCD |
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阅读理解。 根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 |
In a national spelling contest in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her soft voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. 1 By now, the girl knew she had misspelled the word. But instead of lying and telling the judges she had said the correct letter, she told the truth that she had said the wrong letter. 2 As the girl walked off the stage, the entire audience stood on their feet clapping to applaud her honesty. Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl"s courage and honesty, even when it cost her the contest. 3 Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get caught. This young girl could easily have lied, and nobody would have known it but her. But that"s just it: She would know she did wrong. 4 This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own conscience and character more than the prize from a spelling contest. Her respect for herself was more important than any respect others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the choice she made at the moment. 5 . |
A. So she won the contest. B. As a result, she lost the contest. C. The judges wanted to give her another chance. D. It"s been said, "If you cheat, you make yourself cheap." E. It"s so true that the choices you make today make what you are tomorrow. F. They talked it over and finally decided to simply ask her what she had said. G. But the fact is that she won the biggest contest that day: the contest of her character. |
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Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. ―Thomas Jefferson As a high school coach, I did all I could to help my boys win their games. I pushed as hard for 1 as they did. A dramatic incident, 2 , following a game in which I was appointed as a referee (裁判), 3 my views on victories and defeats. I was refereeing a league championship basketball game in New Rochelle, New York, between New Rochelle and Yonkers High. New Rochelle was coached by Dan O"Brien, Yonkers by Les Beck. The gym was 4 with audience, and the volume of noise made it 5 to hear. The game was well played and 6 contested. Yonkers was 7 by one point as I 8 the clock and discovered there were only 30 seconds left to play. Yonkers, 9 the ball, passed off-shot-missed. New Rochelle recovered-pushed the ball up court - shot. The ball 10 around the rim and off. The fans shouted with disappointment. New Rochelle, the 11 team, recovered the ball, and tapped it in ( 拨进篮框) for what looked like victory. The noise of whistles, screams and shouts was 12 . I took a quick look at the clock and saw that the game was over. I hadn"t heard the final buzzer (终场哨声) because of the noise. I 13 with the other official, but he could not help me. Still 14 help in this chaos, I approached the timekeeper, a young man of 17 or so. He said,"Mr. Covina, the buzzer 15 as the ball rolled off the rim, 16 the tap-in was made." I was in the unpleasant position of having to tell Coach O"Brien the 17 news."Dan," I said, " Yonkers won the game." His face clouded over. The young timekeeper came up. He said, "I"m sorry, Dad. The time ran out before the final basket." Suddenly, Coach O"Brien"s face 18 . He said, "That"s okay, Joe. You did what you had to do. I"m 19 of you." Turning to me, he said, "Al, I want you to meet my 20 , Joe." The two of them then walked off the court together, shoulder to shoulder. |
( )1. A. ability ( )2. A. therefore ( )3. A. changed ( )4. A. located ( )5. A. evident ( )6. A. strongly ( )7. A. leading ( )8. A. stared at ( )9. A. in place of ( )10. A. rolled ( )11. A. winning ( )12. A. deafening ( )13. A. argued ( )14. A. claiming ( )15. A. took on ( )16. A. after ( )17. A. sad ( )18. A. fixed up ( )19. A. proud ( )20. A. fellow | B. direction B. however B. held B. equipped B. important B. closely B. falling B. glared at B. in possession of B. centered B. host B. annoying B. quarreled B. receiving B. went on B. instantly B. interesting B. lit up B. accused B. student | C. victory C. moreover C. shared C. crowded C. likely C. successfully C. scoring C. glanced at C. in face of C. rocked C. champion C. disturbing C. checked C. giving C. took off C. before C. strange C. cleaned up C. independent C. son | D. honesty D. thus D. conveyed D. covered D. impossible D. amusingly D. losing D. aimed at D. in favor of D. hung D. guest D. disgusting D. compromised D. seeking D. went off D. when D amazing D. showed up D. embarrassed D. friend | 阅读理解。 | Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends. My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult,I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight As and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as "successful" as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard. On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father"s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son"s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father"s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before? The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I"m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I"m delighted with my new friend. My dad in his new home in Arizona is back to me from where he was. | 1. Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult? | A. He did not love his children. B. He was too proud of himself. C. He was silent most of the time. D. He expected too much of her. | 2. When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel ______. | A. nervous B. sorry C. tired D. safe | 3. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson? | A. More critical B. More talkative C. Gentle and friendly D. Strict and hard-working | 4. The underlined words "my new friend" in the last paragraph refer to _______. | A. the author"s son B. the author"s father C. the friend of the author"s father D. the cafe owner | 完形填空。 | One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I 1 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, 2 he knew me. The man had a newspaper 3 in front of him, which he was 4 to read, but I could 5 that he was keeping an eye on me. when the waiter brought my 6 the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the 7 way in which the waiter and I 8 each other. He seemed even more puzzled as 9 went on and it became 10 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the 11 . When he came out, he paid his bill and 12 without another glance in my direction. I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 13 . "Well," he said,"that man was a detective (侦探). He 14 you here because he though you were the man he 15 ." "What?" I said, showing my 16 . The owner continued,"He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 17 say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a 18 ." "Well, it"s really 19 I came to a restaurant where I"m known," I said." 20 , I might have been in trouble." | ( )1. A. knew ( )2. A. since ( )3. A. flat ( )4. A. hoping ( )5. A. see ( )6. A. menu ( )7. A. direct ( )8. A. chatted with ( )9. A. the waiter ( )10. A. true ( )11. A. restaurant ( )12. A. left ( )13. A. wanted ( )14. A. met ( )15. A. was to beat ( )16. A. care ( )17. A. must ( )18. A. discovery ( )19. A. a pity ( )20. A. Thus | B. understood B. even if B. open B. thinking B. find B. bill B. familiar B. looked at B. time B. hopeful B. washroom B. acted B. tried B. caught B. was dealing with B. surprise B. can B. mistake B. natural B. However | C. noticed C. though C. cut C. pretending C. guess C. paper C. strange C. laughed at C. I C. clear C. office C. sat down C. ordered C. followed C. was to meet C. worry C. need C. decision C. a chance C. Otherwise | D. recognized D. as if D. fixed D. continuing D. learn D. food D. funny D. talked about D. the dinner D. possible D. kitchen D. calmed down D. wished D. discovered D. was looking for D. regret D. may D. fortune D. lucky D. Therefore | 阅读理解。 | MONTREAL (Reuters)-Crossing the US-Canada border (边界) to go to church on a Sunday cost a US citizen $10,000 for breaking Washington"s strict new security (安全) rules. The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert, who lives right on the Canadian border. Like the other half-dozen people of Township 15, crossing the border is a daily occurrence for Albert. The nearby Quebec village of St. Pamphile is where they shop, eat and go to church. There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5,530-mile border between Canada and the US-which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings. As a result, Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returned home to the US after attending church in Canada, as usual. The US customs (海关) station in this are is closed on Sundays, so be just drove around the locked gate, as he had done every weekend since the gate appeared last May, following a tightening of border security. Two days later. Albert was told to go to the customs office, where an officer told him be had been caught on carnera crossing the border illegally (非法). Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May. That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint. Albert has requested that the customs office change their decisions on the fine, but he has not attended a Sunday church since. "I feel like I"m living in a prison," he said. | 1.We learn from the text that Richard Albert is _____. | A. an American living in Township 15 B. a Canadian living in a Quebec village C. a Canadian working in a customs station D. an American working in a Canadian church | 2. Albert was fined because he _____. | A. failed to obey traffic rules B. broke the American security rules C. worked in St. Pamphile without a pass D. damaged the gate of the customs office | 3. The underlined word "detour" in paragraph 5 means _____. | A. a drive through the town B. a race across the fields C. a roundabout way of travelling D. a journey in the mountain area | 4. What would be the best title for the text? | A. A Cross-country Trip B. A Special Border Pass C. An Unguarded Border D. An Expensive Church Visit |
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