| ( )1. A. difficult ( )2. A. answered ( )3. A. platform ( )4. A. expected ( )5. A. If ( )6. A. spirits ( )7. A. smooth ( )8. A. Shouts ( )9. A. broke away ( )10. A. ran ( )11. A. opened ( )12. A. off ( )13. A. caught ( )14. A. surprise ( )15. A. Struggling ( )16. A. got round ( )17. A. in ( )18. A. As ( )19. A. backward ( )20. A. still | B. troublesome B. sighed B. appointment B. invited B. Since B. feelings B. clumsy B. Laughter B. went out B. walked B. rolled B. with B. searched B. puzzle B. Trembling B. joined in B. out B. Because B. forward B. even | C. different C. smiled C. meeting C. allowed C. Though C. courage C. slow C. Applause C. broke up C. drove C. sharpened C. after C. sought C. story C. Wandering C. turned around C. over C. Until C. onward C. ever | D. terrible D. laughed D. dance D. chosen D. When D. strength D. small D. Cheers D. turned out D. cycled D. widened D. for D. spotted D. joke D. Whispering D. showed off D. on D. So D. downward D. almost |
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| Eddie McKay, a once-forgotten pilot, is a subject of great interest to a group of history students in Canada. It all started when Graham Broad, a professor at the University of Western Ontario, found McKay"s name in a footnote in a book about university history. McKay was included in a list of university alumni (校友) who had served during the First World War, but his name was unfamiliar to Broad, a specialist in military history. Out of curiosity, Broad spent hours at the local archives (档案馆) in a fruitless search for information on McKay. Tired and discouraged, he finally gave up. On his way out, Broad"s glance happened to fall on an exhibiting case showing some old newspapers. His eye was drawn to an old picture of a young man in a rugby uniform. As he read the words beside the picture, he experienced a thrilling realization. "After looking for him all day, there he was, staring up at me out of the exhibiting case," said Broad. Excited by the find, Broad asked his students to continue his search. They combed old newspapers and other materials for clues. Gradually, a picture came into view. Captain Alfred Edwin McKay joined the British Royal Flying Corps in 1916. He downed ten enemy planes, outlived his entire squadron (中队) as a WWI flyer, spent some time as a flying instructor in England, then returned to the front, where he was eventually shot down over Belgium and killed in December 1917. But there"s more to his story. "For a brief time in 1916 he was probably the most famous pilot in the world," says Broad. "He was credited with downing Oswald Boelcke, the most famous German pilot at the time." Yet, in a letter home, McKay refused to take credit, saying that Boelcke had actually crashed into another German plane. McKay"s war records were destroyed during a World War II air bombing on London-an explanation for why he was all but forgotten. But now, thanks to the efforts of Broad and his students, a marker in McKay"s memory was placed on the university grounds in November 2007. "I found my eyes filling with tears as I read the word "deceased" (阵亡) next to his name," said Corey Everrett, a student who found a picture of Mckay in his uniform. "This was such a simple example of the fact that he had been a student just like us, but instead of finishing his time at Western, he chose to fight and die for his country." | |||
| 1. What made Professor Broad continue his search for more information on McKay? | |||
| A. A uniform of McKay. B. A footnote about McKay. C. A book on McKay. D. A picture of McKay. | |||
| 2. What did the students find out about McKay? | |||
| A. He trained pilots for some time. B. He lived longer than other pilots. C. He died in the Second World War. D. He was downed by the pilot Boelcke. | |||
| 3. McKay"s flying documents were destroyed in _____. | |||
| A. Belgium B. Germany C. Canada D. England | |||
| 4. We can learn from the last paragraph that McKay _____. | |||
| A. preferred fight to his study B. went to war before graduation C. left a picture for Corey Everrett D. set an example for his fellow students | |||
| 5. What is the text mainly about? | |||
| A. The research into war history. B. The finding of a forgotten hero. C. The pilots of the two world wars. D. The importance of military studies. | |||
| 阅读下面短文，根据第1至第3小题的具体要求，简要回答问题。 | |||
| A long time ago, Milton S. Hershey, the creator of the popular chocolate bars, was dipped in warm chocolate. I know all about it. My grandfather was there! At nineteen, Hershey established a candy business in Philadelphia. Although it failed, he tried again in several other cities and succeeded with Crystal A Caramels. But Hershey was not content. He began experimenting with chocolate and managed to sell his first chocolate bars in 1900. They were an instant success. In 1903, Hershey built a factory. Hershey was usually pleasant and kind and enjoyed a good joke. However, in his chocolate factory, he held high standards for all the workers. He was both respected and feared. His anger would burst out when things didn"t go as he"d expected, and workers were fired for mistakes. My grandfather began working in the factory as a young man. His job was to push the vats (大桶) of warm chocolate to a storage area. To do this, he had to push the heavy vats up a ramp (斜坡) and across the walkway. One day, Hershey was walking backward on the walkway while my grandfather was pushing a vat of chocolate up the ramp. Bump. Clunk. Ker-plop! Hershey fell backward into the vat. Everyone else held their breath and ran up to pull him out. Grandfather froze in fear. Was he going to lose his job? Hershey stood stiffly with his hands on his hips. Color rose in his face. He said something in a low voice. Then he smiled. "It"s not your fault, son," he said. "I need to watch where I"m going." He put some chocolate in his mouth. "Mmm, that"s good," he said. Everyone laughed. The tour continued, with Hershey dripping chocolate as he went. And Grandfather kept his job. | |||
| 1. What did Grandfather do in Hershey"s factory? (回答词数不超过12个) ___________________________________________________________________ 2. Why didn"t Hershey fire Grandfather? (回答词数不超过10个) ___________________________________________________________________ 3. What does the incident show us about Hershey? (回答词数不超过15个) ___________________________________________________________________ | |||
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| It was the first mow of winter-an exciting day for every, child but not for most tether. Up until now, I had been able to dress myself for recess (课间休息), but today I would need some help. Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten teacher at Princess Elizabeth School near Hamilton, Ontario, had been through first snow days, many times in her long career, but I think struggled still remember this one. I managed to get into my wool snow pants. But I straggled with my jacket because it didn"t fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and it made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes. At least my hat and matching scarf were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots. In her calm, motherly voice she said, "By the end of winter, you will be able to put on own boots." I didn"t realize at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence. I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot. Like most children, I expected the adult to do an the work. After mush wiggling and pushing, she managed to get first one into place and then, with a sigh, worked the second one on too. I announced, "They"re on the wrong feet." With the grace that only experience can bring,she struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again. Then I said, "These aren"t my boots. you know." As she pulled the offending boots from my feet, she still managed to look both helpful and interested. Once they were off. I said, "They are my brother"s boots. My mother makes me wear them, and I hate them!" Somehow, from long years of practice, she managed to act as though I wasn"t an annoying little girl. She pushed and shoved. less gently this time,and the boots were returned to their proper place on my feet. With a great sigh of relief, seeing the end of her struggle with me, she asked, "Now,where are your gloves?" I looked into her eyes and said. "I didn"t want to lose them. So I put them into the toes of my boots." | |||
| 1. According to the passage,the little girl got from her brother. | |||
| A. the wool snow pants and the jacket B. the jacket and the boots C. the jacket and the hat D. the boots and the gloves | |||
| 2. What made it so hard for the teacher to help the little girl put her boots on? | |||
| A. The gloves in the toes of the boots. B. The slowness of the teacher. C. The wrong size of the boots. D. The unwillingness of the girl. | |||
| 3. It can be inferred that before the little girl finally went out to enjoy the first snow of winter, the teacher had to help her put on her boots _____. | |||
| A. once B. twice C. three times D. four times | |||
| 4. Which of the following sentences from the text BEST indicates that the teacher is very considerate? | |||
| A. In her calm,motherly voice she said, "By the end of winter,…" (Paragraph 2) B. With the grace that only experience can bring,she struggled to… (Paragraph 4) C. …. she still managed to look both helpful and interested. (Paragraph 4) D. …, she managed to act as though I wasn"t an annoying little girl. (Paragraph 4) | |||
| 完形填空。 | |||
| Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they know it would be more 1 to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river. Excitedly, the boys 2 with their tent and food. Carrying their heavy 3 , the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down. They were eager to reach their 4 before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to 5 close to the river at the edge of the woods, 6 Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. 7 Peter followed his brother deeper into the 8 . "This really is a wonderful setting!" said Paul in excitement. They 9 the tent, and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way 10 to the river to catch some fish. "Are you sure that this is the right 11 ?" whispered Peter shakily. "I"m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago." Paul walked 12 silently. "Look, there it is again. We"re lost, aren"t we?" complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didn"t know where they were. 13 , they were a long distance from where they were 14 to be. They were not even 15 of where they had set up their camp. They set in 16 for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. "Why don"t we look for clues (线索) the way trackers 17 in the movies? We weren"t careful about how we walked, so I"m sure we would have left 18 some broken tree branches and leaves." Carefully, the boys 19 the marks that they had left until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off 20 the direction of the river. What would their parents think of their adventure? | |||