for six years. She learned to drive and loved it very much. She liked driving very fast, and was proud of the
fact that she had never been caught for a driving offense.
Then one day she nearly lost her record. A police car followed her and the policeman in it saw her pass a
red light without stopping and she was taken before a judge. The man looked at her and said that she was too
old to drive a car, and the reason why she hadn"t stopped at the red light was most probably that her eyes had
become weak because of her old age, so that she had simply not seen it.
When the judge had finished what he was saying, Mrs. Young opened her handbag she was carrying and
took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she chose a needle (针) with a very small eye, and threaded (穿
线) it at her first try.
When she had finished it, she took the thread out of the needle and handed both the needle and the thread
to the judge, saying, "Now it"s your turn. I suppose you drive a car, and that your eyesight is good."
The judge took the needle and he tried to thread it. After trying six times, he had still not done it. At last he
had to set the old woman free and her record remained unbroken.
B. 33
C. 40
D. 53
B. Mrs. Young hadn"t made way for the police car
C. Mrs. Young was rude to the policeman.
D. Mrs. Young hadn"t stopped at the red light
B. get the man into trouble
C. do some sewing
D. wait for the man"s judgment
B. she could thread
C. he thought her sight good
D. he admired her
cold that they felt 2 blocks of ice. Have you ever seen snowmen ride bicycles? 3 what we looked
like! 4 the way children 5 in long woold coats stopped to look at us. In the late afternoon we found it
was so cold that our water bottles froze. 6 , the lakes shone like a glass in the 7 sun and looked wonderful.
Wang Wei rode in front of me 8 . She is very reliable and I knew I 9 need to encourage her. To climb
the mountains 10 hard work but as we looked around us were surprised by the 11 . we seemed to be able
to see for miles. At one point we were so high that we found 12 cycling through clouds. Then we began
going 13 the hills. It was great fun 14 as it gradually became much 15 . in the valleys colourful butterflies
flew around us and we saw many yaks and sheep eating green grass. At this point we had to change our caps,
coats, gloves and trousers 16 T-shirts and shorts.
In the early evening we always stop 17 camp. We 18 our tent and then we eat. After supper Wang Wei
put her head down on her pillow and went to sleep but I stayed awake. At midnight the sky became clearer and
the stars grew brighter. It was so quiet. There was almost no wind-only the flames of our fire for company.
As I 19 beneath the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.
We will reach Dali in Yunnan Province soon, 20 our cousins Dao Wei and Yu Hang will join us. We can
hardly wait to see them.
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Cambodia was in many ways similar to Laos, although it has twice the population. At another inn, we | |||
1. Why did the author (作者) say they all felt very lucky to have studied in college? Because _____. | |||
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A. they studied a lot B. they knew how to cycle down along Mekong River C. they learnt that half of Cambodians couldn"t read or write D. the teacher they talked with told them | |||
2. Which is the right order of the autor"s travel route (路线) according to the passage? a. passed thousands of rice field, then came to the sea b. talked with a Cambodian teacher at an inn c. had lunch at a nice outdoor cafe d. entered Phnom Penh e. crossed the border into Vietnam f. visited the palace and saw a beautiful white elephant | |||
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A. dbfcea B. dbfeca C. bdfaec D. bdfcea | |||
3. Who gave the author directions when they were in Vietnam? | |||
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A. hunter. B. A teacher. C. A farmer. D. A fisherman. | |||
4. Suppose Laos has a population of 6.5 million, what"s the population of Vietnam? | |||
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A. 13 million B. 1.3 million C. 91 million D. 9.1 million | |||
5. Which of the following statements about Phnom Penh is true according to the passage? | |||
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A. It"s the capital of Vietnam. B. It has twice the pobulation of Laos. C. Ships can"t travel the Mekong River here. D. There is a great temple with floors made of silver. | |||
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It was several years since Adolf Hitler came into power in Germany. And now his army was marching into some parts of Europe. He must be in the prime of his career. One day Hitler went to an exhibition where the works of school children were on show. He seemed to have great interest in the exhibits-inventions as well as carvings, drawings. After having walked around the hall and examined everything, he said he was ready to meet the young artists. And soon a group of children came into the room to salute (向-----敬礼) him. "Well, well. You did very good work." nodded Hitler in satisfaction. "I promise on my honor I"d satisfy you with whatever you want. What"d you wish to be if I were your father?" "A sailor sailing the sea." one of the boys answered. "Good. I"ll have you join my navy and some day you will rule the oceans." "Ask for anything? What"d you wish to be if I were your father?" he asked a second boy. "A painter as great as Rembruant." "Good. You are to be sent to the Fine Art School and surely you will make an even greater painter." When Hitler caught sight of a sad-looking boy he frowned (皱眉), then quickly forced a smile,"There my boy, in spite of my point of view towards the Jews, I"d do you a favor and your dream will come true. What"d you wish to be if I were your father?" The boy looked straight at the man. "An orphan (the child who has no parents)." he murmured. | |||
1. Hitler promised to satisfy the children with whatever they want because _____. | |||
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A. he wanted all the children to live a happy life B. he wanted to make a good impression on the children C. he liked paintings very much D. he liked all the children | |||
2. Hitler frowned when he saw the sad-looking boy because _____. | |||
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A. the boy was recognized to be a Jew B. the boy didn"t come to the front to salute him C. the boy didn"t want to ask for anything D. the boy was sad-looking | |||
3. Judging by what the boy said we can see that _____. | |||
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A. the boy"s parents had died B. the boy had no brothers or sisters C. the boy hated Hitler very much D. the boy wanted himself to be an orphan | |||
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true? | |||
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A. Hitler wanted to be the father of the children. B. The boy was both clever and courageous (勇敢的). C. Rembruant was a great painter. D. Hitler did not like Jews. | |||
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The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were made of wood and close together. Over one hundred people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives. The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King"s baker (面包师) in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window into the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning. By eight o"clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul"s and the Guildhall among them. Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire, "People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat." The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out. After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect (建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, among them the new St Paul"s. The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past. | |||
1. It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that _____. | |||
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A. some people lost their lives B. the birds in the sky were killed by the fire C. many famous buildings were destroyed D. the King"s bakery was burned down | |||
2. Why did the writer cite (引用) Samuel Pepys? | |||
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A. Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire. B. Because Pepys also wrote about the fire. C. To show that poor people suffered most. D. To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire. | |||
3. How was the fire put out according to the text? | |||
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A. The King and his soldiers came to help. B. All the houses made of wood in the city were destroyed. C. People managed to get enough water from the river. D. Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down. | |||
4. Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread of the big fire? a. There was a strong wind. b. The streets were not wide enough. c. Many houses were made of wood. d. There was not enough water in the city. e. People did not discover the fire earlier. | |||
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A. a and b B. a, b and c C. a, b, c and d D. a, b, c, d and e | |||
完形填空。 | |||
I live in a big city with a lot of homeless people. Luckily there"re some ways of helping them and you needn"t have a lot of 1 . One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. 2 doing this one day, I got to 3 a young homeless man, He was often 4 the magazine at the train station. He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his 5 was close to mine. It 6 that we were born in the same month. I met him last year 7 after his birthday, and after congratulating (祝贺) him, without 8 , I asked if he had had a good day. He 9 and said that he hadn"t really celebrated. I felt so 10 . I just couldn"t bear the thought of (不敢想) this nice, young man being 11 on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn (纱线) basket. 12 for me, I had enough yarn 13 . I set to work and knitted (编织) a 14 for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty 15 I didn"t knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf would be 16 when he got it. I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had 17 to meet him so I had 18 the scarf and a piece of my own birthday 19 around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I. The 20 in his eyes was the best present he could have given me! | |||