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Erik Weihenmayer was born with an eye disorder. As a child his eyesight became worse and then, at the age of 13, he lost his sight completely. However, he did not lose his determination to lead a full and active life.
Erik became an adventurer. He took up parachuting, wrestling and scuba diving. He competed in long-distance biking, marathons and skiing. His favorite sport, thought, is mountaineering.
As a young man, Erik started to climb mountains. He reached the summit of Mount McKinley in 1995 and then climbed the dangerous 1000-metre rock wall of EI Capitan. Two years later, while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya with his girlfriend, they stopped for a time at 13,000 feet above sea level-in order to get married. In 1999, he climbed Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America. And then , on May 25, 2001, at the age of 33, Erik successfully completed the greatest mountaineering challenge of all. He climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
Erik invented his own method for climbing mountains. He carries two long poles: one to lean on and the other to test the way ahead of him. The climber in front of him wears a bell to guide him. Erik is a good team member. He does his share of the job, such as setting up tents and building snow walls.
Although he could not enjoy the view, Erik felt the excitement of being on the summit of Everest. He hopes that his success will change how people think about the blind. “When people think about a blind person or blindness, now they will think about a person standing on top of the world.” 
When was Erik born?

A.In 1968. B.In 1995. C.In 1967. D.In 1969.

What was unusual about his wedding?

A.He got married on the summit of Mount McKinley.
B.He got married when climbing Mount Everest.
C..His wedding was held after he prepared a lot.
D.His wedding was held at 13,000 feet above sea level.

What is Erik’s special method for climbing a mountain?

A.He takes his girlfriend with him. B.He does his share of the jobs.
C.He uses two long poles to help himself.    D.He keeps a good team around him.

Which of the following shows the right order of what happened?
a. He topped Mount McKinley.
b. He became blind.
c. He challenged Mount Everest.
d. He reached the peak of Kilimanjaro.
e. He climbed the rock wall of EI Capitan.

A.b, e, d, c, a B.b, a, e, d, c C.a, b, e, d, c D.b, d, a, c, d
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He had travelled thousands of miles in the hope of earning some money,but 18-year-old Lin Kongming never knew danger was waiting for him.
He and six other migrant workers from Fujian Province spent 36 hours in Iraq as international hostages(人质). But luckily,they were set free last Tuesday morning,unharmed by the people who had taken them hostage.
After hard work by Chinese diplomats(外交官)in the region the Iraqi kidnappers(绑架者)agreed to hand them over to a local religious group.“The friendly relations between the Chinese and Iraqi peoples have played a key role in the release of the hostages,”said Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan. China refused to join the US-led coalition(联军)in the Iraq war.
Since April 4,over 60 hostages from 12 countries,including America,Italy and Japan,have been taken in Iraq. Some have been released, others were killed.
The Iraqi resistance groups have started taking foreigners hostage in an attempt to force the US-led troops out of their country. As a result,many foreigners have left,fearing the situation will get worse. Some nations are also considering removing their troops from Iraq. Thailand has ordered its forces not to leave their camp and may bring them home before September as originally planned. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is considering similar action.
But Dan Senor,spokesman for the US-led coalition in Baghdad,said that it would not negotiate(谈判)with “terrorists or kidnappers” to get hostages released.
The seven workers from Fujian were set free mainly because ______.

A.they were too poor to pay anything
B.kidnappers didn’t know they were Chinese
C.China didn’t take sides with the US-led coalition
D.kidnappers were friendly to the Chinese

Why did the Iraqi resistance groups start to take foreigners hostage?

A.To show their anger towards the occupation of foreign troops.
B.To tell the world they would fear nothing.
C.To make foreign armies leave their country.
D.To resist the American troops.

The author mentioned Dan Senor to show the US ______.

A.wouldn’t give in to Iraqi terrorists or kidnappers
B.had enough power to station in Iraq
C.wouldn’t give up unless it could get something
D.had no plan to bring its troops home

The passage mainly tells us ______.

A.the hostage crises in Iraq
B.foreigners were not welcome in Iraq
C.the Chinese hostages were set free
D.keeping away from Iraq is a wise choice
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Now let’s talk about doing well by doing good—many people who have ever been volunteers for the community find their place in relative jobs or even make their way to be corporate(团体的)leaders.
Consider the case of Kimberly Mulcahy. Throughout her career, Mulcahy has actively volunteered in her community, profession and industry. Though she put in long hours as Vice President at a Fortune 500 company, she also found time to professional and community organizations.
Then last year, the unexpected thing happened. The company where she’d worked for more than 20 years was bought out and she was laid off.
On hearing the news, those who she served were quick not only to offer her support—but actual jobs! In the end, Mulcahy was hired by a PR agency—she used to work as a director of her industry association. And she brought with her several accounts based on relationships she had formed through volunteering.
Volunteering was a godsend(天赐之物)to Todd, who has been a mid-level manager at the same company for many years. After he was out of work, he felt old and disappointed. But Todd knew he needed a change. Todd became involved in community service. He joined his town’s volunteer fire department and was soon appointed to the finance committee.
Sometimes volunteering helps you bring passion to your work, other times it can turn your life’s passion into your work. Cape Cod Baseball League President Judy Scarafile is a registered pharmacist(药剂师)whose love of the game led her to volunteered as league publicist(宣传员), secretary and deputy commissioner woman to hold the top post.
Whether you are to enter the workforce, build your resume, or follow your passion, volunteering is good for the soul and the career.
By saying “doing well by doing good” in Paragraph 1, the author wants to_____.

A.encourage us just to do it, and it will be better
B.encourage us to try as hard as possible
C.tell us not to give up
D.tell us that people who have volunteered their way into

Which of the following is NOT true about Mulcahy according to the passage?

A.Mulcahy put in long hours as Vice President at a Fortune 500 company.
B.Mulcahy becomes a famous football player.
C.Mulcahy brought with her several accounts based on relationships she had formed through volunteering.
D.Mulcahy was hired by a PR agency.

Which of the following words can best describe Todd?

A.Learned B.Lucky C.Rude D.Realistic

Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A.Volunteer Work Can Boost Your Career.
B.Mulcahy’s Voluntary Work Experience.
C.It’s a Good Chance to Be a Volunteer.
D.Volunteer Work.
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第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项
Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia. The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city‘s money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with ships, railways, clothes and machine factories. Valencia has an old part with white buildings, coloured roofs, and narrow streets. The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The university in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century. The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela(委内瑞拉) named Valencia.
1.From the text, how many places have the name Valencia?
A. one   B. two   C. three   D. four
2. What is the main difference between the two parts of Valencia?
A. The colour of the building  B. The length of the streets
C. The age of the buildings    D. The colour of the roofs
3. What is Valencia famous for?
A. Its seaport                 B. Its university
C. Its churches and museums    D. Its parks and gardens
4. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its ______.
A. markets  B. business   C. factories   D. farming

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A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words. "PAID IN FULL".
How many times do we miss blessings because they are not packaged as we expected? Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
Sometimes we don't realize the good fortune we have or we could have because we expect "the packaging" to be different. What may appear as bad fortune may in fact be the door that is just waiting to be opened.
According to the passage we can infer that _________.

A.the author’s father was once very rich.
B.the author’s father didn’t love him.
C.the author’s father had not enough money to buy a run car.
D.the author’s thought was wildly unrealistic.

When author graduated from his school, his father sent him _________.

A.a beautiful run car B.a new leather-bound Bible
C.a gift he hoped for D.only an empty box

After graduation, author _________ before his father died.

A.often went to see his father B.had never gone home
C.went home once in the while D.always contacted his father by phone

The passage can imply that _________.

A.Good fortune lies within bad, bad fortune lurks within good.
B.The author’s father didn’t understand his child.
C.where there is a will, there is a way.
D.Every man is the son of his own works.
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Gabby Logan was a gymnast when she was young. She is now the 39-year-old mother of seven-year-old twins, Reuben and Lois. The other day on TV she was dressed in a new swimsuit, which was designed to show off her nice figure, which was admired by a great number of television viewers.
Gabby, who won high praise for her television show of the Olympics, has asked the woman of the whole nation to go to the swimming pool, saying the secret of her figure is regular swimming. She is also making advertisements for the new Sculpture Swimwear of Speedo, an international swimsuit company, to help women find the perfect swimsuit.
Gabby said, "We all felt uneasy about getting into our swimwear at first. But we should be excited by the sporting achievements we have seen at the Olympics this summer. To get ourselves a little healthier, have a try and go to the swimming pool. " Then she said," Swimming is the perfect exercise if you want to feel healthy or simply relax. I find that going for a swim always clears my mind and also gives me some valuable 6 my time'. I like the calm of swimming which I can't experience when I am not in the pool. "
A study by Speedo, an International company, which sells swimsuits, reported the biggest reason why women were put off going to the pool was the way they looked in swimwear. More than half of the l,000 women surveyed have been reduced to tears when trying on swimwear. And 48 percent said they felt too self-conscious to go swimming with their children. Sally Polak, from Speedo, said, " We're hoping to give women the courage and confidence to get back into the water. "
What can we learn about Gabby Logan?

A.She has two children of the same age.
B.She appeared on TV to show off her nice figure.
C.She was a swimmer when she was young.
D.She took part in the Olympic Games when she was young.

What is the main reason why Gabby has a nice figure?

A.She is a gymnast.
B.She often swims.
C.She has a peaceful mind
D.She wears Sculpture Swimwear.

The biggest reason why most women were stopped from swimming is _    .

A.their shy mind of wearing the swimsuit
B.their being too busy with their housework
C.their not being comfortable in the swimsuit
D.their being afraid of their child seeing them wear less

What is the author's purpose of writing the text?

A.To introduce a famous woman.
B.To discuss a TV show of the Olympics.
C.To report a way of keeping a good figure.
D.To encourage women to go swimming.
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At the age of ten I could not figure out what this Elvis Presley guy had that the rest of us boys did not have.I mean,he had a head,two arms and two legs,just like the rest of us.About nine o’clock on Saturday morning I decided to ask Eugene Correthers,one of the older boys,what it was that made this Elvis guy so special.He told me that it was Elvis’ wavy hair and the way he moved his body.
About half an hour later all the boys in the orphanage(孤儿院)were called to the main dining-room and told we were all going to downtown Jacksonville,Florida to get a new pair of Buster Brown shoes and a haircut.That is when I got this big idea,which hit me like a ton of bricks. If the Elvis hair cut was the big secret,then that’s what I was going to get.
A11 the way to town I told everybody, including the matron(女管家)from the orphanage who was taking us to town,that I was going to look just like Elvis Presley and that I would learn to move around just like he did and that I would be rich and famous one day, just like him
When I got my new Buster Brown shoes, I could hardly wait for my new hair cut and now that I had my new Busier Brown shoes I would be very happy to go back to the orphanage and practice being like Elvis.
We finally arrived at the big barber shop,where they cut our hair for free because we were orphans(孤儿).I looked at the barber and said,“I want an Elvis hair cut. Can you make my hair like Elvis?”I asked him,with a big smile on my face.“Let's just see what we can do for you,little man,”he said.I was so happy when he started to cut my hair.Just as he started to cut my hair, the matron signed for him to come over to where she was standing.She whispered something into his ear and then he shook his head,like he was telling her “No”.Then he told me they were not allowed to give us Elvis hair cuts.Then I saw my hair falling onto the floor.
In the author’s eyes,Elvis Presley was_________.

A.disgusting B.admirable
C.ambitious D.dynamic

From the passage,we can know that______________.

A.Buster Brown was more appealing than Elvis Presley
B.An Elvis hair cut cost the orphans a lot of money
C.The matron did not want the boy to have an Elvis hair cut
D.The barber was unwilling to give the boy an Elvis hair cut

We can learn from the underlined sentence that the boy was______.

A.excited to have an Elvis hair cut
B.worried to think about the secret
C.anxious to remove the ton of bricks
D.careful to seize the chance

How would the boy probably feel when he walked out of the barber shop?

A.Delighted. B.Guilty.
C.Self-satisfied. D.Depressed.
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I was in a shopping mall recently, and I decided to go and get a cup of tea. As I was making my way to the coffee shop, I noticed an old gentleman rather poorly dressed sitting on a bench nearby. I knew from the first sight that he was in need of some kind of help. He had a little lunch in front of him and was wholeheartedly enjoying it.
There was a young man in front of me in the line also waiting to be served. The young man handed the servant a twenty-dollar bill and asked for an orange juice as well as a favor. The servant looked at the young man with a little surprise, not fully understanding him. The young man asked her to give the juice to the old gentleman eating his lunch outside on the bench. The young man also told her that he would be watching every second so that she would be completely safe at all times. Later, there was a wonderful exchange between the waitress and the old man. I only wished I had taken a photo of the smiles on both of their faces.
As I was thinking about this event later on, I wondered why the young man didn’t just perform this act of kindness himself. I thought he was hoping that this act of kindness might inspire others to do something for the old man as well. Thinking of the happy smiles on the old man’s face, I felt how worthwhile it is to help others.
The underlined word “favor” in Para. 2 refers to________.

A.passing the young man a cup of orange juice
B.buying lunch for the old man
C.exchanging meals with the old man
D.giving the juice to the old man

Which of the following can be used to describe the young man?

A.Kind and considerate B.Generous and proud.
C.Rich and friendly. D.Humorous and helpful.

In the author’s opinion, the young man asked the servant to take the juice to the old man so that____________.

A.the old man could probably accept it
B.he would become famous for his good deed
C.more people would be inspired to do good deeds
D.he would become a friend of the servant
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The world’s richest man might seem to have it all, but Bill Gates has one regret. The self-made billionaire said he felt stupid for not knowing any foreign languages.
Speaking in his third Ask Me Anything question-and-answer session for online forum Reddit(红迪网), the Microsoft founder said that he wished he spoke French, Arabic or Chinese.
He said: “I took Latin and Greek in high school and got A’s and I guess it helps my vocabulary. I keep hoping to get time to study one of these—probably French because it is the easiest. I did Duolingo for a while but didn’t keep it up.”
Gates, who is worth $79.3 billion, praised Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for surprising an audience in Beijing when he spoke fluent Chinese. “Mark Zuckerberg amazingly leamed Chinese and did a Q&A with Chinese students—unbelievable, isn’t it?” he said.
This isn’t the first time for Gates to admit his regret over language. He also showed his habits at home and personal insights.
Last February, Gates said he likes to do the dishes himself—to his own special standards every night and also told the interviewer that his wife, Melinda, would likely want Samuel L. Jackson to play her husband in a biopic(传记片).
He also admitted that he would pick up a $100 bill if he found it on the street.
As he took the top spot on Forbes(福布斯)28th Annual Billionaires list last year for the fourth time, he said he is pretty basic when it comes to so ending on clothes and food, but that he enjoys investing in shoes and racquets(球拍)when he plays tennis.
When asked a life lesson he had to learn the hard way, the billionaire said staying up too late is a habit he is still trying to break. “Don’t stay up too late even if the book is really exciting. You will regret it in the morning. Pam still working on this problem,” he said.
Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A.An Interview with Bill Gates
B.How Bill Gates Succeeded
C.Bill Gates’ Regret
D.The Richest Billionaire

The underlined part in Paragraph 8 may actually mean that_____.

A.it is important to lay a good foundation of life
B.food and clothing are basic needs for people’s life
C.he doesn’t spend much money on food and clothes
D.he never cares about buying food and clothing

What advice did Bill Gates give?

A.Avoid staying up too late.
B.Be a good language learner.
C.Do the dishes yourself at home.
D.Pick up the $100 bills in the streets.

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Bill Gates is also the founder of Facebook
B.Bill Gates topped the list of Forbes 28 times.
C.Bill Gates was good at learning languages in high schoo1.
D.Bill Gates’ wife wants Samuel to play a game with Gates.
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Ben and his wife Susan were on their way to have dinner with their friends. It was a dark,windy night, and they did not know the way very well. They drove through a town until they found what they thought was the road to Dorling,where their friends lived. But it soon became clear that they were not on the road to Dorling at all. The road that they were on was getting narrower,and there were no other cars on it. The wind was blowing harder with every minute that passed.
They came to a small village .They drove past a church and then two houses without lights on. There was nobody about to tell them where they were,or where the road went. Just then,Ben saw a telephone box,twenty meters or so further on. While he walked back along the road to see if there was a name outside the church,Susan telephoned their friends and told them that they were still on their way.
Their friends were just saying that the dinner was already getting rather cold,when Ben came back to the telephone box,his head down against the wind. He said that there was a tree lying across the road,and that the telephone lines were down. Susan heard nothing more from their friends about the dinner.
Some time later Ben and Susan found they took a wrong road because ________.

A.their friends lived nearer than they drove
B.the road was getting narrower and their car alone was on it
C.the hard wind made them get lost
D.the road was not the same as before

Ben went to the church to see if there was a name outside because ________.

A.he was sure to find some people who knew Dorling
B.he hoped to get help from there
C.he wanted to telephone his friends where they were
D.he wanted to stay there for the night

Susan could hear nothing more from their friends because ________.

A.the telephone lines were broken by a tree
B.the strong wind made too much noise
C.they got angry
D.they had all left

From the passage we know ________.

A.Ben and his wife often went out for dinners
B.Ben and his wife lived in the country
C.both Ben and his wife were shortsighted(近视的)
D.Ben and his wife seldom(很少) went to Dorling
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One morning in Philadelphia, the sun shone bright through all the thick jungles and the tall churches. John, 6, wearing the worn-out clothes, walked from a far place, his dark small hands holding a piece of stolen bread.
John stopped for a moment at the entrance to the church and then left tightly holding the bread,      
He was an orphan(孤儿), whose parents were killed in World War II leaving him alone in the orphanage for five years, Like many children in the house, he had a lot of free time. Mostly no one took care of them, so they had to learn how to steal those they wanted.             
John believed God to be real, so every Sunday morning in any case he would go to the church to have a look and listen to those people singing inside or reading the Bible. He felt only at this moment he was the child of God and so close to God. But he couldn’t enter because his clothes were so dirty. John himself knew it.
John was quietly calculating the times. This was his 45th Sunday at the entrance to the church. He stood on tiptoe(踮着脚尖) for a while and walked away.
As time passed, the pastor(牧师) noticed John and learned from others that he was the small boy who liked stealing things in the orphanages.
On the 46th Sunday, the sun was shining and John came still holding a piece of bread with his dark small hands. When he just stood there, the pastor came out. He felt like running away, but he was carried by the pastor's friendly smile.
The pastor walked up to his side, clearly seeing John's small hands shaking.
"Are you John?"
John didn't answer, but looked at the pastor and nodded.
"Do you believe in God?" the pastor patted John on his head with dust.
"Yes, I do!" This time John told him loudly.
"So you believe in yourself?"
John looked at the pastor, without a word.
The pastor went on saying, "At the first sight of you, I find you're different from other kids because you have a good heart."
His face turning red, John said nervously, "In fact, I'm a thief." With that, he lowered his head.
The pastor didn't speak, but held John's dark small hands, slowly opened them and put them against his wrinkled face.
"Ah" Just at the same time, John shouted and was about to take out his dark small hands. Yet the pastor tightly held his small hands and spread them out in the sun.
"Do you see, John?"
"What?"
"You're cupping the sunshine in your hands."
John blankly looked at his hands: when did they become so beautiful?
"In God's eyes, all children are the same. When they are willing to spread out their hands to greet the sun, the sun will naturally shine on them. And you have two things more than they do. First is courage and the second is kindness." With that, the pastor led him into the church. It was the first time that John went into this sacred place, and at this moment he didn't feel inferior, but the unspeakable warmth.
On that morning greeting the sunshine, John found himself again, along with the confidence, satisfaction, happiness, dreams he had never had.
Twenty years have passed. Now the boy who ever tightly held the bread with his dirt hands has been the most famous cook in Philadelphia and made many popular dishes.
Every Sunday morning, he would personally send the bread he baked to the orphanage. Those children who greeted him with cheers were used to consciously spreading their palms before they got the bread.
Because they all knew when we are willing to spread out our hands to greet the sunshine, the sun will naturally shine on us.
The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph is ______________

A.presenting contrasts (对比) B.showing causes (原因)
C.offering analyses D.providing explanations

Why didn't John go inside whenever he went to the church?

A.He was frightened to be recognized by the pastor
B.He was not welcomed by those singing in the church.
C.He was sorry for his dirty clothes and identity as a thief.
D.He was left alone in the orphanage and nobody cared for him.

Which of the following questions did John reply certainly?

A.“Are you John?" B."Do you see, John?"
C."So you believe in yourself?" D."Do you believe in God?"

Which of the following can best describe the pastor's great effect on John?

A.John became a famous cook.
B.John admitted his bad behavior. (行为)
C.John believed God to be real
D.John spread warmth to other orphans.

According to the passage, the sunshine cupped in hands can bring ________

A.cheers and confidence B.dreams and imagination
C.courage and kindness D.forgiveness and satisfaction
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I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”
“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.
My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and when I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.
When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib(肋骨)might have pierced(穿透)a lung...”
My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?
It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.
“Daddy… I am so sorry…”
“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay. ”
“No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”
My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said. “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though. ”He managed a weak smile.
My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
The author was in a bad mood that morning because _______.

A.his father had a terrible accident
B.his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema
C.his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends
D.he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends

Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

A.Because he didn’t go along with his father.
B.Because he failed to come earlier after the accident.
C.Because he was rude to his father that morning.
D.Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital.

The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that _______.

A.he just wanted to comfort his son B.he didn’t hear what his son said
C.he had a poor memory D.he lost his memory after the accident

What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

A.Don’t treat your parents badly.
B.Don’t be angry with friends at small things.
C.Don’t move the injured in an accident.
D.Don’t hurt others with rude words.
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John Milton was born in 1606. his father expected him to enter the church of England, but Milton wanted to be a poet. At twenty-nine Milton set off for a travel on the continent. He traveled in France, Switzerland and Italy, winning the friendship of many artists and scientists, including Galileo, the famous Italian scientist who suffered for his discovery in prison. In 1639, he was planning to go on this journey when the news reached him of the break between the king and Parliament(国会). Milton returned to England immediately, and put himself into the struggle against the king, for which he had long been prepared. During the Civil war, Milton worked as the spokesman of the revolution. By the beginning of 1652, Milton had become completely blind, yet he didn’t stop fighting. After the Restoration(复辟), his books were burnt, and he himself avoided being killed because of his blindness.
John Milton was not only a brave revolutionary but also a great poet. His famous poem Paradise Lost(失乐园) was an immediate success. But, for its publication (being published), Milton received only 18 pounds. He died in 1671.
Milton set off for a travel on the continent here “continent” means ________.

A.Asia B.Europe C.America D.Africa

It was ______ who was put in prison in Italy.

A.Milton B.the king C.Galileo D.Milton’s father

Milton would have been killed if ________________.

A.he had been the spokesman of the revolution
B.his books hadn’t been burnt
C.he hadn’t written the poem Paradise Lost
D.he hadn’t been completely blind

Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A.John Milton was an ordinary poet, who wasn’t interested in politics.
B.John Milton spent many years traveling around the world.
C.John Milton wrote the poem Paradise Lost, which was liked by the King.
D.John Milton was a fearless revolutionary and a famous poet.
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There is a new take on an old tale.It's the story of the three
little pigs and the big bad wolf that blew down a house made of
straw and one made of sticks.The only house left standing was
the one made of bricks.Now there is new evidence to suggest
that houses built with bales(捆)of straw can be very strong.
Pete Walker is a professor at the University of Bath in Britain.
He and a team of researchers there have built a house made out of straw bale and hemp(大麻) material.During the next twelve months the team will study die effectiveness of these materials in home building.Professor Walker says there are many good reasons for using straw.It's a relatively inexpensive renewable material that's quickly and easily available.Straw takes in carbon dioxide as it grows.So it can be seen as having no harmful effects the environment.And the straw bales walls are relatively thick and so all that straw provides very good thermal insulation.So we make buildings that require very little heating in winter or indeed very little cooling in summer.So they require very little additional energy.
David Lanfear owns an eco-friendly home building service in the United States called Bale on Bale Construction.He says he laughed when some friends first told him about houses built of straw.But after doing his own research, he learned that building with straw bales makes a lot of sense.He has now helped to build more than ten straw bale houses and says the building material is becoming more widely accepted.To build the houses, he fills a wood frame with tightly packed bales of straw.Next he coats the walls inside and out with layers of clay plaster.He says the common ideas about straw houses continue, including stories about the threat of fire.As a matter of fact, straw bale houses have done well when tested for fire resistance.And his builders use the same building methods as traditional builders to keep out rain.He says we use what we call good shoes and a good hat, and that would be a solid foundation and a really good roof.
68.According to the passage, Pete Walker ____.
A.is cooperating with David Lanfear in building houses
B.is pretty sure that straw is a good building material
C.is studying home building with his team at present
D.holds a different view of building materials from David Lanfear
69.If we live in houses built with bales of straw, we ____.
A.will be worried about the threat of fire
B.need to wear good shoes in severe weather
C.can reduce our household expense
D.should use a special method to keep out rain
70.In building straw houses, ____.
A.a solid foundation and a good roof are necessary
B.straw bales have to be tested for fire resistance
C.a wood frame of straw should be used as a good roof
D.builders should wear good shoes and a good hat
71.Which of the following is the best tide of the passage?
A.Houses Made of Straw
B.New Meaning Of an Old Tale
C.Pete Walker and David Lanfear
D.Solid Foundation and Good Roof

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Stephen William Hawking was born on January 8th, 1942 in Oxford, England. His parents’ house was in North London, but during the Second World War Oxford was considered a safer place to have babies. When he was eight, his family moved to St Albans. At eleven Stephen went to St. Albans School, and then on to University College, Oxford, his father’s old college. Stephen wanted to do math, although his father would have preferred medicine. Math was not available at University College, so he did physics instead. 
Stephen then went on to Cambridge to do research in Cosmology (宇宙论). After gaining his Ph.D. (哲学博士)he became first a Research Fellow, and later on a Professorial Fellow at Gonville and Caius College. After leaving the Institute of Astronomy in 1973, Stephen came to the Department of Applied Math and Theoretical Physics (理论物理), and since 1979 has held the post of Lucasian Professor of math.
Stephen Hawking has worked on the basic laws which rule the universe. With Roger Penrose he showed that Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity implied space and time would have a beginning in the Big Bang and an end in black holes. These results show it was necessary to unify(统一)General Relativity with Quantum Theory (量子论). One result of such a unification that he discovered was that black holes should not be completely black, but should give off radiation and disappear in the end.
59. Which of the following is NOT suitable for describing Stephen Hawking?
A. He once studied at the same college that his father studied at.
B. At one time he did research in Cosmology in Oxford. 
C. He preferred math to medicine at college.
D. He contributed to the unification of General Theory of Relativity and Quantum Theory.
60. The underlined word “available” in the first paragraph probably means “________”.
A. able to be had              B. allowed to study   
C. easy to understand           D. limited to learn
61. Why did Stephen Hawking’s parents move to Oxford from North London?
A. Because they liked it better than North London.
B. Because there was a world-famous university there.
C. Because they were tired of living in North London.
D. Because it was safer to give birth to a baby in Oxford.
62. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Einstein and Stephen Hawking
B. Big Bang, a great theory 
C. Stephen Hawking, a great British scientist
D. The unification of two theories

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