题目内容
Time and time again, one may be warned, “Your name will be mud.” Many have used the expression in the mistaken belief that it has something to do with the kind of dirt found in the streets or on unclean river bottoms．But the expression comes from the name of Doctor Samuel Alexander Mudd, a physician who fixed the broken leg of John Wilkes Booth, the man who killed President Abraham Lincoln．Doctor Mudd treated Booth’s injured leg without knowing who he was.
A small group helped Booth to plan Lincoln’s murder．They were all caught and sentenced to death or prison terms.
Doctor Mudd had nothing to do with Lincoln’s murderer with any of the men who had planned it．All seemed to show that he was an innocent (清白) man．But he had given some kind of help only to leave Booth to escape．This in itself was a crime (犯罪) then．And so, Doctor Mudd was sentenced to prison for life.
In prison, Doctor saved many prisoners and guards in a yellow fever outbreak, President Andrew Johnson pardoned him in 1869, after the doctor had spent almost four years in prison.
The American people considered the murder of Lincoln a heavy blow to them．It filled them with bitterness that lasted many years．They hated Booth very, very much and they also hated anybody who had helped the murderer in any way．Doctor Mudd was freed, but people never forgave him and his name passed into American folk speech as something bad, hateful．The Mudd family had also suffered a lot because of the name until not long ago.
1．The best title for this text is ________.
A．Abraham Lincoln, the Great President for the American People
B．Your Name will be Mud
C．Social Problems of the U．S．A during the 1860s
D．Old Law System of the U．S．A
2．Doctor Samuel Alexander Mudd was put in prison because ________.
A．he had helped Booth murder Lincoln
B．the American people loved Abraham Lincoln deeply
C．he had broken the American law
D．he hadn’t reported the fact to the American government
3．From the last paragraph it can be inferred that ________.
A．Doctor Mudd has recently been set free
B．Doctor Mudd’s innocence was declared
C．there will be more expressions with mud
D．the American people hate anyone who kills their president
4．If it had not been for President Andrew Johnson, Doctor Mudd ________.
A．would have spent the rest of his life in prison
B．would have been sentenced to five years’ prison life
C．would be thought of crime forever
D．would suffer a lot from the name
5．The underlined word physician means ________.
A．teacher
B．physicist
C．health trainer
D．doctor
提示：
1. 本文主要讲“Your Name will be Mud”中的来历 2. 参见：But he had given some kind of help only to leave Booth to escape．This in itself was a crime (犯罪) then．他违反了法律，犯了罪。 3. 见最后一段中Doctor Mudd was freed 4. President Andrew Johnson pardoned him in 1869, 如果不是President Andrew Johnson，Doctor Mudd 会终身呆在监狱里 5. 后面一直称呼Mudd为doctor，故选D。Physician是内科医生的意思
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Read the following reviews for movies that are showing at the moment．And then answer questions．
Happiness（Romance）★★★★
Happiness tells the story of two people （Lisa Turbot and Danny Roy） who work for different advertising companies．They talk on the phone all the time and don't like each other．But then they correspond by email and fall in love．This movie will be very popular with teenagers and people who like romances．It also has beautiful music．
I Scream （Thriller）★★
In I Scream, Paul （Colin Jacks） is a young man who joins a thriller club．Each of the members tries to frighten the others．Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night．This movie is very frightening but also quite silly．It doesn't make sense for Paul to stay m the house when things start to go wrong．Only for people who like thrillers．
Paul's Heroes （Comedy）★★★
This is a very funny war movie set in World War Two．Six soldiers （including Sammy Turblow） have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there．During the movie, they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers．You can guess the ending, but it's great
fun getting there．
_____（Drama）★★★★
This is a very good drama with Jack Ross, who pays a hard-working truck driver．His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her．m his travels he meets Dr．Lloyd （Phil Driver） who has found the cure for the illness, but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America．This is an excellent movie, which is 
very exciting．
【小题1】Which of the four movies is the least popular with people?
| A．The 1st one. | B．The 2nd one. |
| C．The 3nd one. | D．The 4th one. |
| A．date | B．exchange | C．write | D．communicate |
| A．frightening | B．instructive | C．humorous | D．interesting |
| A．A Hard-working Truck Driver | B．Medicine |
| C．A Strange Illness | D．Twelve Hours |
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【小题1】The writer thinks that the most important thing for the passengers is ________.
| A．to fly freely | B．that the planes arrive on time |
| C．to fly at a fast speed | D．to travel safely |
| A．every day | B．every three days |
| C．twice a week | D．every other week |
| A．BA is the second best | B．BA is the best of all |
| C．BA has a long way to go | D．BA is growing larger and larger |
| A．you’ll be the happiest one in the world |
| B．you’ll receive the best service |
| C．you’ll enjoy delicious meals that other airlines don’t have |
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For years and years people have been saying that the railways are dead．“We can do without railways” people say，as if motorcars and planes made the railways unnecessary．We all keep hearing that trains are slow，that they lose money，that they’re dying．But this is far from the truth．In these days of expensive oil，the railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes．If you want to carry people or goods from place to place，they’re cheaper than planes．And they have much in common with planes．A plane goes in a strange line and so does a railway．What is more，it takes you from the heart of a city into the heart of another．It doesn’t 1eave you as a plane does，miles and miles from the city center．It doesn’t hold you up as a car does，in endless traffic jams．And a single train can carry goods which no plane or motorcar could ever do．Far from being dead，the railways are very much alive．Modern railway lines give you a smooth，untroubled journey．Where else can you eat well，sleep in comfort，feel safe and enjoy the scene while you are traveling at speed at the same time? And we are only at the beginning．For we have just entered the age of super-fast trains, traveling at 1 50 miles an hour and more．Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on motorways we can't use because we have not enough money to buy the oil and planes we can't fly in for the same reason.
【小题1】Some people think the railways are dead for many reasons except that ______ ．
| A．planes and motorcars will take the place of trains | B．oil is expensive today |
| C．trains are slow | D．railways lose money |
| A．we can do without railways | B．trains have much in common with motorcars and planes |
| C．motorcars and planes are not as good as trains | D．trains are as good as motorcars and planes |
| A．It is cheaper to travel by train than by plane． |
| B．The railway station is usually at the center of a city． |
| C．When you get off the plane you will find yourself right in the city center． |
| D．No motorcar or plane can carry as many goods as a train does． |
| A．1ess and less people will take planes and motorways in the future |
| B．the people have known that the train is better than planes and motorways |
| C．trains will be more popular in the future |
| D．nobody likes spending much money on motorways |
In the 60s, people asked about your astrological (about star) sign. In the 90s, they want to know your website. 1 Your website is an electronic meeting place for your family, friends and potentially, millions of people around the world. Best of all, you may not have to spend a cent. The web is filled with all kinds of free services and all it takes is some time and creativity.
2 Like the table of contents of a book or magazine, the home page is the front door. Your site can have one or more pages, depending on how you design it.
While web pages vary greatly in their design and content, most use a traditional magazine layout（版面设计）.At the top of the page is a banner(横幅). Next comes a greeting and a short description of the site. Pictures, text, and links to other websites follow.
3 Think about whom the site is for and what you want to say. Next, gather up the material that you want to put on the site.
While there are no rules you have to follow, there are a few things to keep in mind: 4 If you are too much at the beginning, you may never get the site off the ground. You can always add to your site.
Less is better. Most people don’t like to read a lot of long text online. 5
Smaller is better. Since it can take a long time to download large image files, keep the file sizes small.
Have the rights. Don’t put any material on your site unless you are sure you can do it legally. Always remember to get the permission from the writer first.
Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and start building
| A．Start simply. |
| B．Break it into small pieces. |
| C．Draw a rough layout on a sheet of paper. |
| D．Many websites are considered very interesting. |
F．Think of your home page as the starting point of your website.
G．These days, having a web address is almost as important as a street address.