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As a child,Alain Robert was afraid of height.One day,when he was 12,he returned home from school.At the front door of his building,he looked for his keys.He didn’t find them.It was 3.30p.m.and his parents worked until 6.00p.m.Alain looked at his apartment on the eighth floor.He saw an open window.He closed his eyes and imagined himself climbing the building.When he opened his eyes,he told himself,‘I can do it.’Fifteen minutes later,he was in his house and his fear of height was gone.

???? Then,Alain tried to climb buildings.In 2003,he climbed a building in London,dressing up as aspiderman to advertise the movie.In 2004,he climbedTaipei 101(one of the tallest buildings in the world).To reach the top of a building,Alain used only his hands and special shoes.

Alain takes climbing as a hobby.He also does it to raise money for charity(for have and the homeless).When he climbs,he wants to send a massage to people.If you have a dream----something you really want to do,it can become true.But you must be brave and keep trying.If something bad happens,don’t give up.Close your eyes and tell yourself,‘I can do it.’

1.Alain Robert first climbed the tall building __________.

A.in 2003??? B.in 2004??? C.at 6.00p.m.??? D.at the age of12

2.Alain Robert climbed the tall building in London to__________.

A.advertise the movie Spiderman?? B.make the, movie Spiderman

C.enter the apartment???????????? D.raise money for children and the homeless

3.What can you learn from this passage?

A.We must learn to climb tall building

B.If we have a dream,we must be brave and hold on to it

C.If we say‘I can do it ,’we can climb tall building

D.We must climb tall buildingsto raise money for charity.

 

【答案】

1.A

2.A

3.B

【解析】

试题分析:这篇短文中作者主要讲述了Alain Robert以前恐高,但是他12岁时克服困难,爬到了自家的楼上。此后他试图攀爬楼层。Alain Robert把爬楼当成了爱好。他说只要你有梦想,总有一天会实现,但你必须勇敢并不断尝试。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第二段,In 2003,he climbed a building in London描述,可知他是在2003年攀爬的,故选A

2.细节理解题。根据第二段he climbed a building in London,dressing up as aspiderman to advertise the movie.描述,可知Alain Robert打扮成蜘蛛侠是为了为了电影做广告,故选A

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段描述可知,Alain Robert想传递给人们只要你勇敢并不断尝试,你的梦想就会实现。故选B.

考点:人物传记类阅读。

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The Piccadilly line to Heathrow (伦敦西斯罗机场) is not only the fast way to travel but also the cheapest. So the next time you’re flying to Heathrow, make sure you fly Piccadilly line.

Your Piccadilly flight features (特点):

l  Departures (发车) from 36 stops on the Piccadilly line, or from over 200 stations only one change way

l  Service every 5 minutes to and from Heathrow throughout the day

l  Journeys from central London taking less than 50 minutes

l  Only £3.70 for a single adult fare (费用)

l  See tables below for journey times                                                                                           

Fares to and from London

Adult single £3.70

Child single £1.50

If you are traveling as a group, then you are allowed to use the family travel card, which means each adult can travel for £3.40, and each child for £0.80.

Traveling to Heathrow

 

Monday - Saturday

Sunday

From

Journey

time

Frequency

(频率)

First

train

Last train

First train

Last train

Earls Court

39mins

5mins

05:55

00:43

07:15

23:49

Piccadilly Circus

49mins

5mins

05:45

00:32

07:05

23:38

Traveling from Heathrow

 

Monday - Saturday

Sunday

To

Journeytime

Frequency

First train

Last train

First train

Last train

Earls Court

34mins

5mins

05:13

23:49

05:57

23:30

Piccadilly Circus

45mins

5mins

05:13

23:49

05:57

23:30

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