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Jean Francis Grander was perhaps the most daring man who ever lived and perhaps the craziest.His greatest desire was to entertain and amaze people.He measured his success by the number of people who fainted dead away after witnessing his death-defying(极其惊险的)feats.
Grander,a blond Frenchman,toured North America in 1850,billing himself as “Blondin”.Blondin’s gift was excellent balance.This talent.coupled with a great desire to surprise and shock his audiences,made Blondin an incomparable performer.
His most famous feat was walking across Niagara Falls on a tightrope.Blondin’s “stage” consisted of a rope tied 1,100 feet across the falls.The rope hung some 160 feet above the rocks and boiling water below the falls.
Simply walking across the falls was not exciting enough for Blondin;he later had to ride across on a bicycle.Then,in another performance,he calmly walked across blindfolded(被蒙住的眼睛).At still another time,he carried his terrified manager on his back and walked over the falls before thousands of breathless audience.
But Blondin was undoubtedly his own worst critic.He was never satisfied with hfs act and always tried to attract his audience with his balancing feat.One of his most daring walks was made in the darkness of night.Blondin became so famous on his tour through North America that his last performance was attended by an admiring Prince of Wales.
60.Why does the author think that Grander may be the craziest man in the world?
A.Because he enjoyed entertaining people by terrifying them.
B.Because many people died after seeing his feats.
C.Because his greatest desire was to entertain people.
D.Because he was an incomparable performer.
61.What does the underlined word “feat” in this passage mean?
A.excellent performance B.tour
C.famous event D.victory
6 2.What can we infer from the first sentence in the last paragraph?
A.Blondin was very content with his own performance.
B.Blondin was not very very good at criticism.
C.Blondin never thought that his performance was satisfy.
D.Blondin didn’t like criticism.
63.The author’S attitude towards“Blondin”is .
A.critical B.admiring C.negative D.depressed
64.Which of the following can NOT be drawn from the passage?
A.Blondin’s success had something to do with his character.
B.In order to be Successful,one should be a critic of himself.
C.Blondin conquered his audience simply by his talent.
D.People can get pleasure from a terrifying experience.
答案
小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:C
解析
核心考点
试题【Jean Francis Grander was perhaps the most daring man who ever lived and perhaps 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Do you sometimes put off doing your homework on a school night to watch TV?A new study says that middle school students who watch TV or play video games during the week do worse in school.The study also says that watching TV and playing video games on weekends don’t affect school performance that much.
“They could watch a lot on weekends and it didn’t seem to connect with doing worse in school,”said Dr.Iman Sharif of Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in New York.The study appears in the October issue of Pediatrics.Researchers drew their conclusions after surveying (调查)4,500 students in New Hampshire and Vermont middle schools.
To reach their findings,researchers didn’t look at grades or test scores.Instead,they asked students to rate their own performance on a scale ranging from “excellent’’ to “below”.
Other studies have found a connection between kids’ ability to learn and the amount of TV they watch.One study even found that kids with televisions in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than kids without them.
What should fl kid do?The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends(推荐)that kids watch TV no more than two hours and that televisions be kept out of children’s rooms.Weekend viewing should be kept to four hours at most each day.
73.What could be the best title for the passage?
A.Study Says Students Shouldn’t Watch TV on a School Night
B.Watching TV Has an Effect on Children
C.Students Shouldn’t Watch TV
D.There Is a Connection Between Watching TV and Study
74.According to Dr.Iman Sharif, .
A.watching TV on weekends affects school performance
B.the less students watch TV on weekends,the better they do at school
C.watching TV on weekends doesn’t affect school performance
D.the more students watch TV on weekends, the worse they do at school
75.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Researchers did the survey by studying the students’ test scores.
B.Students’ learning ability has nothing to do with the amount of TV they watch.
C.Children with televisions in their rooms do better at school than those without them.
D.Children shouldn’t watch TV for more than four hours each day at weekends.
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第一题:阅读理解(分两节,共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下面的短文,并根据短文后的要求答题。
From good reading we can get pleasure, companionship, experience, and instruction. A good book may absorb our attention so completely that for the time being we forget our surroundings and even our identity.____1___ It increases our contentment when we are cheerful, and lessens our troubles when we are sad. Whatever our main purpose in reading may be, our contact with good books should never fail to give us enjoyment and satisfaction.
___2____ Whether the characters are taken from real life or purely imaginary, they may become our companions and friends. In the pages of books we can walk with the wise and the good of all lands and all times. The people we meet in books may delight us either because they resemble human friends whom we hold dear or because they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances. ___3___ By turning the page we can dismiss them without any fear of hurting their feelings. When human friends desert us, good books are always ready to give us friendship, sympathy, and encouragement.
____4____. Few of us can travel far from home or have a wide range of experiences, but all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of books. Whether we wish to escape from the seemingly dull realities of everyday life or whether we long to visit some far-off place, a book will help us when nothing else can. To travel by book we need no bank account to pay our way; no train or airplane to transport us; no passport to enter the land of our hearts’ desire. Through books we may get the excitement of dangerous adventure without danger. We can climb noble mountains, brave the freeze of an Antarctic winter, or cross the extremely hot sands of the desert, all without hardship. In books we may visit the studios of Hollywood; we may mix with the cheerful crowds of the Paris roads; we may join the picturesque peasants in an Alpine village or the kindly natives on a South Sea island. Indeed, through books the whole world is ours for the asking.
第一节:根据短文内容,从A BCDE中选出最适合放入短文空缺处的选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A.With a good book in our hands we never feel lonely. |
B.Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. |
C.By reading we can communicate with the characters in books. |
D.One of the most valuable gifts presented by books is experience. |
第二节:根据短文所给的信息,用一个完整的句子回答下面的问题。
5.What can be implied from the underlined sentence in the text?
_______________________________________________________________________
第二题:填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面的短文,在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中单词的正确形式。
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. All thought that they were the most ______1_______, the most useful, the most beautiful and the best.
Green said: "Clearly I am the most important. I am the ___2______ of life and of hope. I’m the color of grass, trees, leaves. Without me, all animals would die.”
Blue ______3_____(interrupt): "Don’t just think about the earth. What is the color of the sky and the sea? Isn’t water the most important thing for life?”
Yellow laughed: "You are all so serious! I bring laughter and warmth into the world. Every time people look at a yellow sunflower, they start to smile. ____4________ me, there would be no fun!"
Orange said at the ____5_____ of his voice: "I am the color of ____6_______ and strength. I carry the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins and oranges. When I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset, everyone is shocked at my beauty and nobody gives another thought to any of you.
Red could _____7____ it no longer, so he shouted: " I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring fire into the blood.”
And so the colors went on quarreling. Their voices became louder and louder. The thunder got angry and the rain started to pour. ____8____the colors began to cool, the rain said,” You foolish colors. Don’t you know that each of you is unique? Join hands and follow me.” They did what they ________9________(tell) and together made the most beautiful rainbow,___10______ is a sign of hope of tomorrow." And whenever a good rain washes the world and a rainbow appears in the sky, we should remember to appreciate one another.
Once upon a time industrial goods were made to last forever. If you bought a car or a stove, it was a once-in-a-lifetime investment. You 51 (pay) good money for it, and you took good care of it. At the present time, 52 , industry has suggested that products shouldn’t last a long time. It’s cheaper to throw them away than 53 (repair) them. This has created a “throw-away society” which is
54 waste of the earth’s resources. Just think of those pretty new second-hand cars that are sold daily. The owners get rid of them just 55 they are out of date. Think of the expensive packaging material that 56 (throw) away each time a new item is bought. And we have to pay for that material! This waste has got us into the trouble we are 57 now. When we have no resources
58 (leave), we’ll then start to take care of 59 we have. But why can’t we act before this happens? Why can’t we go back to the society
60 the prevention of waste is a virtue?
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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Hsieh.a never--say--die young man,has mastered the technique of painting hy holding
the paintbrush in his mouth.When he was sixteen,Hsieh had a terrible electrical accident.
Both of his arms and the lower part of his right leg were cut off.He also lost sight in his
rigllt eye.But Hsieh didn’t lose heart.He decided to learn art,and took the first difficult
step toward changing his life.
“At first.I tried to hoht a pen in my mouth.But I couldn’t control it,”Hsieh said,“Fi—nally,after trying over and over again,I learned tO write my OWn name.”
Learning to paint was even more difficuh.At first,every brushstroke he made caused
deep cuts in his mouth.It was ext remely painful.But Hsieh didn’t let the pain discourage
him.“lnstead,I held the painlbrusb even tighter,”Hsieh explained in a firm voice.“l
knew if I gave up.it would not only be the end of my painting,hut also the end of my
struggle for a better life.”No matter what the obstacle(障碍)is,Hsieh always manages to
find the bright side of the situation.
Hsieh works hard tO inspire others.He is a tireless lecturer,giving about four hundred
formal speeches a year!“If a person like me can lead a happy life,”Hsieh explained,“why
would regular people feel unhappy?It doesn’t always take tWO arms tO achieve your dreams.
A11 it lakes is a warm heart.”
56.What happened tO Hsieh when he was young?
A.He was struck by electricity.
B.His left leg was hurt.
C.He lost heart because of failure.
D.He was ill for two months.
57.Which of the following is his character?
A.Realistic thought. B.Impressive works.
C.Unexpected news. D.Belief in SUCCESS.
58.Which is right?
A.Hsieh once got the help from the government.
B.Only such a person like Hsieh can succeed.
C.He touched himself before he began to paint.
D.It doesn’t always take tWO arms to realize one’S dream.
59.Which is the best title of the passage?
A.How to learn painting. B.A painter without hands.
C.A man who was hurt. D.How to make oneself well—known.
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