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Early one morning the sub-inspector at a station at the other end of the town rang me. An elephant was damaging the town. Would I please come and do something about it? I did not know what I could do, but I got onto a horse and started out. I took my gun, maybe too small to kill an elephant, but I thought the noise might scare him. Various local people stopped me on the way and told me about the elephant"s doings. It was not, of course, a wild elephant, but a tame one. It had been chained up but last night it had broken its chain and escaped. Its owner had set out to run after it, but had taken the wrong direction. He was now twelve hours" journey away, and in the morning the elephant had suddenly appeared in the town. It had already destroyed somebody"s bamboo hut (棚屋), killed a cow and turned over fruit¬stalls. I came round the hut and saw a man"s dead body sprawling in the mud. He was an Indian, and he could not have been dead many minutes. The people said that the elephant caught him with its trunk, put its foot on his back and   grounded him into the earth. This was the rainy season and he was lying on his stomach in the soft mud, the peacebreaker standing beside, looking innocent. As I lifted my gun, I hesitated a few seconds. Then I fired. That was a shot for him. You could see the pain of it knocking the last strength from his legs. But in falling he seemed for a moment to rise, his trunk reaching skyward like a tree. He trumpeted, for the first and only time. And then down he came, with a crash that shook the ground.
小题1:Which of the following statements about the author is TRUE?
A.He was an Indian.
B.He knew elephants well.
C.He was not a local villager.
D.He was the owner of the elephant.
小题2:The elephant made so much trouble because ________.
A.its owner treated him cruelly
B.it got out of control
C.it hated the village people
D.it was a wild elephant
小题3:The underlined words “the peacebreaker” in Paragraph 4 refer to ________.
A.the elephantB.the dead man
C.the authorD.the sub¬inspector
小题4:It can be inferred that the author felt ________ when he shot the elephant.
A.excitedB.sadC.frightenedD.happy

答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析
文章介绍了自己射***大象的事情。
小题1:推理题。根据第五行Various local people stopped me on the way可知我并不是当地人。如果我是当地人,就不会说当地人阻止我了。
小题2:细节题。根据It had been chained up but last night it had broken its chain and escaped.可知这只大象挣脱了铁链,失去了控制。
小题3:推理题。这只大象逃脱以后给当地人带来了很大的伤害,正是一个破坏和平的人。
小题4:推理题。根据文章倒数第5行looking innocent. As I lifted my gun, I hesitated a few seconds可知我有点犹豫,说明我并不想射***大象,后面大象倒地以后我应该是很难过的。
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When I woke next morning, I was dying of 36 .I seemed to have a hole instead of a  37   I dressed quickly and hurried down to the dinning-room. It was a big room with six tall windows and the ugliest wallpaper(背景墙) I had ever seen ! 38 , I had been told the hotel was not beautiful but that you were better 39 there than in any other hotel; and that was 40 I wanted just then.
The waiter came hurrying up. Before I came downstairs I had prepared 41 carefully for what I must 42. I had looked three times in my dictionary to make sure 43 “breakfast” really meant “breakfast”. I had tried to get the right 44 and I had stood in the front of a mirror and twisted my mouth until it ached.
The waiter asked me 45 I could not understand, but I spoke only my one prepared word “breakfast”. He looked at me in a 46  way, so I repeated it, still he did not understand. It was 47 that English people didn’t understand their language. The waiter 48 his head and went away, but he came back in a minute and brought a tray with tea, bread and butter--- enough to feed a small army--- and went away. But I was hungry, and I left 49. When the waiter came back I thought his face showed a little 50, but you can never 51 what a waiter’s face really shows. In another minute he brought 52  tray with some bacon(熏肉) and some eggs. He 53  have misunderstood me , but I thought it was no use explaining to people who don’t understand their own language , so I just set to work on the bacon and eggs, wondering whether I could possibly clear that plate.
Well, I finished the bacon and eggs. I got up and made my way slowly to my room-----at least five pound 54 . I never believed until then that any meal could 55 me, but on that day I met my Waterloo(滑铁卢).
小题1:
A.hungerB.coldC.angerD.illness
小题2:
A.stoneB.headC.breastD.stomach
小题3:
A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.SoD.However
小题4:
A.receivedB.fedC.caredD.eating
小题5:
A.justB.whatC.thatD.why
小题6:
A.EnglishB.mealC.questionsD.myself
小题7:
A.speakB.answerC.sayD.explain
小题8:
A.thatB.aboutC.ofD.to
小题9:
A.pronunciation B.meaningC.formD.spelling
小题10:
A.whetherB.somethingC.whenD.what
小题11:
A.surprisedB.friendlyC.puzzledD.touched
小题12:
A.unbelievableB.trueC.thoughtD.a pity
小题13:A waved          B. shook         C. bowed              D. patted
小题14:
A.muchB.a littleC.nothingD.empty
小题15:
A.pleasureB.surpriseC.prideD.satisfaction
小题16:
A.tellB.guessC.designD.express
小题17:
A.otherB.anotherC.moreD.me
小题18:
A.shouldB.mightC.wouldD.must
小题19:
A.lighterB.heavierC.weightierD.more
小题20:
A.hurtB.fatC.defeatD.please

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I fell in love with music from a young age and often sat down making a few songs of my own.What would life be like, I wondered, without a beautiful song? In 1992, I made two love songs to my darling wife and watched tears run down her face as I sang."Sam," she said earnestly, "Your songs should be heard by more people."
She got my ballads and started bothering various media people about me, her singing barber husband.Two radio stations took an interest and played the songs.After the programme was aired, I became known in our community as the Singing Barber.
The biggest surprise, however, was still to come.I received a call from a music promoter who offered me a long-term recording contract.He explained that he would be investing a lot of money to market my songs.I needed to be wholly focused on selling my records all over Australia.
But I hesitated.
My friends all told me to go for it.And Mary also thought I should do."Go, Sam.I"ll manage with the family...it"ll be OK."
I watched my daughter and son playing in the backyard.Soon they would both be in high school...and where would I be? I was so used to my family turning to me for love and support.If I were to start a singing career, I would not only miss them terribly, I"d also certainly miss out on watching them grow up.Signing this contract would put a huge gap between my family and me...and I couldn"t bear it.My family was my life.So I refused the music promoter"s offer.I"m still making music, I"m rich in love and I have no regrets.
小题1:When the author was offered the contract, most of his friends _____.
A.envied himB.laughed at himC.encouraged himD.didn"t believe him
小题2:Why did the author give up the contract?
A.Because his wife was strongly against it.
B.Because the pay was not attractive enough.
C.Because he wanted to care about his two kids.
D.Because he didn"t want his family life damaged.
小题3:According to the passage, we can infer the author _____.
A.used to be a country singer
B.preferred his present life
C.went on the road to fame
D.regretted giving up his contract
小题4:What does the author mainly intend to tell us?
A.One should know himself.
B.Interest is the best teacher.
C.Family should come first.
D.Every dog has its day.

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Mayor Boris Johnson Monday outlined plans to make London “the cleanest” by the 2012 Olympics and called for commitments from other world cities at a climate change conference. Leaders of the world"s 40 largest cities are meeting in Seoul this week for a summit on combating global warming ---- the third to be held since 2005.
"What we should do in Seoul is agree that we will stop the endless addiction of mankind to the internal combustion engine (内燃机)," said Johnson. He told a press conference the world"s cities consume 75 percent of its energy and produce 80 percent of the emissions which cause climate change. "The problem of our planet is an urban problem," Johnson said.
He said the British capital wants to use the Olympics "to drive the greening and the improvement of our city" and noted that London is committed to reduce carbon emissions by 60 percent by 2025.
Johnson said the key measure was addressing the problems relating to domestic and commercial buildings, which accounted for 70 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in London. This involved retrofitting (翻新) ---- installing lagging (绝缘层材料) ---- in large numbers of public buildings.
Johnson proclaimed himself a "passionate cyclist" and said he would push ahead with cycle super-highways around London.
London"s air quality problem, he said, was caused by vehicle emissions from 8,300 antiquated (陈旧的) diesel (柴油) buses, which could be replaced by low-carbon vehicles. There were also 32,000 taxis running on diesel fuel, which could be replaced by electric vehicles.
Johnson said there would be a substantial (实质上的) program in the next few years to produce a "cleaner, greener" bus for his city. "The age of the diesel-emitting bus has got to be over in London."
小题1:Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to this passage?
A.The used buses running on diesel will be replaced by electric vehicles.
B.London’s air quality will be improved in the near future.
C.London promises to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 60 percent by 2025.
D.Plans have been made to solve the problem of carbon dioxide emissions.
小题2:What does the underlined word mean in the first paragraph?
A.discussing B.resistingC.agreeingD.supporting
小题3:The topic of the meeting in Seoul might be __________.
A.climate changeB.London Olympics in 2012
C.global warmingD.green environment
小题4:If the passage was continually written, the following might be __________.
A.measures to replace the old and used vehicles
B.measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in London
C.measures to solve housing and commercial items
D.measures to end the age of the diesel bus

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Lynn was a young French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community. At the age of l6, her father thought that she had enough schooling and forced her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income. In l922, with limited education and skills, the future didn’t look bright for Lynn. Her father demanded that Lynn find a job as soon as possible, but she didn’t have the confidence to ask for a job.
One day, Lynn gathered her courage and knocked on her very first door. She was met by Margaret Costello, the office manager. In her broken English, Lynn told her she was interested in the secretarial position. Margaret decided to give her a chance.
Margaret sat her down at a typewriter and said, “Lynn, let’s see how good you really are.” She directed Lynn to type a single letter, and then left. Lynn looked at the clock and saw that it was 11:40 a.m. Everyone would be leaving for lunch at noon. She thought she should at least attempt the letter.
On her first try, she got through one line but made four mistakes. She pulled the paper out and threw it away. The clock now read 11:45. “At noon,” she said to herself, “I’ll move out with the crowd, and they will never see me again.”
On her second attempt, things didn’t get any better. Again she started over and finally completed the letter, full of mistakes, though. She looked at the clock: 11:55—five minutes to freedom.
Just then, Margaret walked in. She came directly over to Lynn, and put one hand on the desk and the other on the girl’s shoulder. She read the letter and paused. Then she said, “Lynn, you’re doing good work!”
Lynn was surprised. She looked at the letter, then up at Margaret. With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her confidence began to grow. She thought, “Well, if she thinks it’s good, then it must be good. I think I’ll stay!”
Lynn did stay at Carhartt Overall Company…for 51 years, through two world wars and 11 presidents—all because someone had the insight to give a shy and uncertain young girl the gift of self-confidence when she knocked on the door.
小题1:Why did Lynn leave school at an early age?
A.To learn English well.
B.To earn money for her family.
C.To get self-confidence.
D.To become a typist.
小题2:When Lynn applied for the job, she              .
A.could speak good English
B.didn’t know much about typing
C.knew Margaret very well
D.never wrote any letter
小题3:How many attempts did Lynn make to type the letter?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.
小题4:Who does the underlined word “someone” in the last paragraph refer to?
A.Lynn’s father.B.Lynn herself.C.A president.D.Margaret.
小题5:What can we learn from Lynn"s story?
A.Encouragement makes a difference.
B.Honesty is the best policy.
C.Virtue(美德) leads to success.
D.Time waits for no man.

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Howard Dill is a giant among giant pumpkin(南瓜) growers. He grew world champion pumpkins for four years running,from 1979 to 1982, and missed winning the fifth year by only 5 pounds. Today, his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds are sold worldwide to more than 50 seed companies. The pumpkins grown from his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds commonly weigh in at over 1,000 pounds. “I don’t have any training in genetics(遗传学); it was all trial and error,” Dill says. He got his love of pumpkins from his father and has enjoyed growing them for years.
Dill still grows giant pumpkins, but not for competition. In the fall, visitors come to enjoy the pumpkins on his 90-acre farm in Nova Scotia, Canada. He plants ten acres of pumpkins for Halloween and two acres of giant pumpkins. One of giant pumpkins was recently baked into 442 pumpkin pies and sold at $5 each for charity.
It you want to try growing a giant pumpkin, Dill recommends starting with a soil test and then adding fertilizer(农药) as needed. Plant the giant pumpkin seed. A giant pumpkin can gain 15 to 20 pounds a day, so careful watering—every day or two—is necessary. You should wait about 130 days until the pumpkin matures and then you can harvest it.
Dill’s favorite pumpkin set the Guinness Book record in 1981. It weighted 493.5 pounds. “I’ve grown them larger since, but that one meant a lot,” he remembers. “I never would have imagined ten
years ago that there would be a 1,000-pounder, but there are many of them now,” says Dill. The 2006 world record holder is Larry Checkon of Pennsylvania. He grew a 1,469 pounder. Dill says, “These world champions are grown from my seeds, so I feel like a winner right along with them.”
小题1:What can we learn about the world champion pumpkin of 1983?
A.It weighed over 1,000 pounds.
B.It was missing after the competition.
C.It was 5 pounds heavier than that of 1982.
D.It was 5 pounds heavier than Dill’s biggest one that year.
小题2: One of Dill’s giant pumpkins earned              .
A.$2210B.$442C.$1000D.$1469
小题3: In the third paragraph Dill mainly tells about              .
A.how to do a soil test
B.how to plant the giant pumpkin seed
C.when to water the pumpkin
D.how to grow a giant pumpkin
小题4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.Gardening Giant: Howard Dill
B.World Champion Pumpkin
C.Dill Atlantic Giant Seeds
D.How to Grow Giant Pumpkins

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