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One August afternoon, Richard Allen dropped off his last passenger, Mrs. Carey. Lifting two grocery bags, he followed her across the yard and stood on the step of her house. Glancing up, he saw a large wasp (黄蜂) nest under the roof. Allen had heard that wasps can become more likely to sting (sting, sting, stung 蜇) in summer. He mentioned this to Mrs. Carey, who had opened the door. "Oh, they don"t bother me," she said lightly. "I go in and out all the time." Anxiously, Allen looked at the nest again-to see the wasps flying straight at him. "Hurry!" he shouted to Mrs. Carey. "Get in!" She stepped quickly inside. Allen ran for his mini-bus. Too late; they were upon him. Just as he jumped aboard, half a dozen red spots showed on his arm, and he felt more on his back and shoulders. As he was driving down the road, Allen felt as if something was burning at the back of his neck, and the "fire" was spreading forward toward his face. And immediate anxiety took hold of him. Allen knew that stings could cause some persons to die. But he had been stung the previous summer and the after-effects soon passed. However, what he didn"t know what that the first sting had turned his body into a time bomb waiting for the next to set off an explosion. Miles from the nearest medical assistance, Allen began to feel his tongue thick and heavy and his heartbeat louder. Most frightening, he felt his breathing more and more difficult. He reached for the radio mike (话筒), trying to call the mini-bus center, but his words were hardly understandable. Signals were also poor that far out. He knew a rescue team was on 24-hour duty at the Amherst Fire Department"s north station. So his best chance was to make a run for it. Rushing down the mountain, Allen tried not to panic, focusing his mind on each sharp turn. He was almos through the last of them when he felt sure he was going into shock (休克). Just then he reached for the radio mike again. "Call fire station," he shouted, concentrating to form the words. "Emergency. Bee sting. Emergency. There in ten minutes." "Five-ten," the center replied. Hold on, Allen thought. Keep your eyes open. Breathe. Keep awake. At last he reached the station. Two firemen ran out. Allen felt their hands grasp him before he hit the ground. You made it, he thought. |
1. It is mentioned in the passage that wasps are more likely to attack when _______. |
A. there are huge noises B. strangers are approaching C. the air is filled with food smell D. the hottest season comes around |
2. Allen didn"t know that if stung by wasps again, he would _______. |
A. have no after-effects B. suffer from sharper pain C. surely lose his life D. become more sensitive |
3. Allen failed at his first attempt to send his message to the mini-bus center because _______. |
A. he was unable to speak clearly B. his radio equipment was poor C. he was in a state of shock D. no one was on duty |
4. Which would be the best title for the passage? |
A. Allen, A Helpless Driver B. Wasps, Bloody Killers C. A Race Against Death D. War Against Wasps |
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I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a 1 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 2 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids (孩子们) just thought I was 3 . I"ve always been glad about that. It was Christmas time, and although there wasn"t 4 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big 5 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 6 . They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 7 what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for 8 to share by all five of us. The big 9 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 10 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered (散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would 11 back at the "Santa"s Workshop". Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 12 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusuall y 13 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies-fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn"t say anything 14 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 15 to be angry again. This is what she told me. "I was looking 16 thinking of what to buy, and I 17 to read the little cards on the "Giving Trees." One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 18 for Christmas was a doll (玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and 19 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn"t have anything." I never felt so 20 as I did that day. |
( )1. A. roof ( )2. A. little ( )3. A. busy ( )4. A. effort ( )5. A. improvement ( )6. A. shopping ( )7. A. the other ( )8. A. toys ( )9. A. day ( )10. A. forced ( )11. A. draw ( )12. A. including ( )13. A. quiet ( )14. A. since ( )15. A. waiting ( )16. A. out ( )17. A. forgot ( )18. A. wanted ( )19. A. made ( )20. A. angry | B. hat B. less B. serious B. room B. problem B. travelling B. each other B. clothes B. chance B. reminded B. stay B. besides B. excited B. after B. ready B. over B. stopped B. did B. searched B. rich | C. sky C. enough C. strict C. time C. surprise C. parties C. one by one C. presents C. cheque C. invited C. move C. except C. happy C. while C. hoping C. forward C. failed C. got C. bought C. patient | D. star D. more D. kind D. money D. excitement D. greetings D. every other one D. bills D. tree D. begged D. meet D. regarding D. ashamed D. until D. afraid D. around D. hated D. played D. fetched D. bitter | 阅读理解。 | Heroes of Our Time A good heart Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease. He came to Georgetown University on a scholarship (奖学金) to study medicine-but Coach (教练) John Thompson got a look at Dikembe and had a different idea. Dikembe became a star in the NBA, and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the land of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. He built a new hospital in his old hometown in the Congo. Af friend has said of this good-hearted man:"Mutombo believes that God has given him this chance to do great things." Success and kindness After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began filming children"s videos (录像) in her own house. The Baby Einstein Company was born, and in just five years her business grew to more than $20 million in sales. And she is using her success to help others-producing child safety videos with John Walsh of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says of her new program:"I believe it"s the most important thing that I have ever done. I believe that children have the right to live in a world that is safe." Bravery and courage A few weeks ago, Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlem subway station with his two little girls when he saw a man fall into the path of a train. With seconds to act, Wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into the space between the rails (铁轨), and held him as the train passed right above their heads. He insists he"s not a hero. He says:"We have got to show each other some love." | 1. What was Mutombo praised for? | A. Being a star in the NBA. B. Being a student of medicine. C. His work in the church. D. His willingness to help the needy. | 2. Mutombo believes that building the new hospital is _____. | A. helpful to his personal development B. something he should do for his homeland C. a chance for his friends to share his money D. a way of showing his respect to the NBA | 3. What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning? | A. Produce safety equipment for children. B. Make videos to help protect children. C. Sell children"s music and artwork. D. Look for missing and exploited children. | 4. Why was Wesley Autrey praised as a hero? | A. He helped a man get across the rails. B. He stopped a man from destroying the rails. C. He protected two little girls from getting hurt. D. He saved a person without considering his own safety. | 完形填空。 | In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my 1 , it was the same score. Later that evening, I 2 told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our 3 much better than an IQ (智商) test. We 4 that Michael"s score must have been a 5 and we should treat him 6 as usual. We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got 7 grades in the school, especially 8 biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort. Michael 9 Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than 10 . In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University. On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I 11 the ceremony (典礼) at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the 12 IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say 13 , "My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn"t be a doctor, not until after I graduated rom medical school!" It is his special way of thanking us for the 14 we had in him. Interestingly, Michael then 15 another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had 16 the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be 17 . Children often do as 18 as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, 19 of them. That is, tell a child he is " 20 ", and he may play the role of a foolish child. | ( )1. A. joy ( )2. A. tearfully ( )3. A. student ( )4. A. argued ( )5. A. joke ( )6. A. specially ( )7. A. poor ( )8. A. in ( )9. A. visited ( )10. A. allowed ( )11. A. missed ( )12. A. high ( )13. A. curiously ( )14. A. faith ( )15. A. looked for ( )16. A. received ( )17. A. imperfect ( )18. A. honestly ( )19. A. hear ( )20. A. wise | B. surprise B. fearfully B. son B. realized B. mistake B. strictly B. good B. about B. chose B. described B. held B. same B. eagerly B. interest B. asked for B. accepted B. impossible B. much B. learn B. rude | C. dislike C. cheerfully C. friend C. decided C. warning C. naturally C. average C. of C. passed C. required C. delayed C. low C. calmly C. pride C. waited for C. organized C. uncertain C. well C. expect C. shy | D. disappointment D. hopefully D. doctor D. understood D wonder. D. carefully D. standard D. for D. entered D. offered D. attended D. different D. jokingly D. delight D. prepared for D. discussed D. unsatisfactory D. bravely D. speak D. stupid | 阅读理解。 | The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid. Unfortunately the son died in his late teens. Meanwhile, Fitzgerald"s wealth greatly increased. He spent a lot on art works of the masters. Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settled-to sell his entire collection at an auction (拍卖). Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid (出价). Before the auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgerald"s son by an unknown artist. Because of its poor quality, it received little attention. When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled (敲槌) the crowd to attention. First the lawyer read from Fitzgerald"s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son. The poor-quality painting didn"t receive any bidders...except one-the old servant who had served the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid. As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet, and the lawyer read from the will: "Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection." Then the auction was over. | 1. The English Baron Fitzgerald was ______. | A. a museum director B. a master of art C. an art collector D. an art dealer | 2. Why did the old servant bid for the painting of Fitzgerald"s son? | A. He was devoted to the family. B. He saw that no one bid for it. C. He knew the content of the will. D. He found it cheap for him to buy. | 3. Fitzgerald"s will showed _______. | A. his desire to fool the bidders B. his invaluable love for his son C. his sadness at the death of his son D. his regret of having no children to take over his wealth | 完形填空。 | A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her 1 by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, 2 "Aunty Misery" at her. One evening, a passer by asked to 3 for the night. Seeing that he had an 4 face, she let him in and gave him a nice 5 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her 6 that anyone who climbed up her tree 7 not be able to come back down until she 8 it. When the children came back to steal her 9 , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long 10 she gave the tree permission to let 11 go. Aunty Misery was free from the 12 at last. One day another man 13 her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, 14 she asked who he was. "I am Death, I"ve come to take you 15 me." said he. Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, "Fine, but I"d like to 16 some pears from my dear tree to remember the 17 it brought to me in this life. But I am too 18 to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so 19 as to do it for me?" With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree 20 and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go. | ( )1. A. hopeless ( )2. A. calling ( )3. A. stay ( )4. A. interesting ( )5. A. gift ( )6. A. suggestion ( )7. A. could ( )8. A. permitted ( )9. A. branch ( )10. A. after ( )11. A. it ( )12. A. trick ( )13. A. stepped into ( )14. A. so ( )15. A. with ( )16. A. choose ( )17. A. honor ( )18. A. light ( )19. A. proud ( )20. A. disappointedly | B. painful B. shouting B. live B. honest B. kiss B. demand B. should B. promised B. food B. while B. them B. question B. left for B. but B. off B. pick B. pleasure B. short B. kind B. cheerfully | C. dull C. announcing C. hide C. anxious C. treat C. permission C. might C. answered C. tree C. since C. him C. trouble C. stopped at C. although C. upon C. shake C. hope C. old C. fine C. unwillingly | D. crazy D. whispering D. lie D. angry D. smile D. wish D. must D. declared D. fruit D. before D. her D. difficulty D. walked around D. because D. for D. hit D. excitement D. thin D. smart D. eagerly |
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