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　　Napoleon Bonaparte was the master of Europe. He wanted to be the master of the world. But he had to first win England, and to win England he had to cross the English Channel in great force. What he needed badly were ships which could travel faster than the British warships.

　　Just at that time, there came an American inventor, Robert Fulton by name, to France with his inventions. Fulton had invented a way of propelling（推进）ships by steam instead of by sail. He had also worked out an underwaterboat. It was Napoleon’s God-given chance. He wanted very much to try Fulton’s idea. Then he decided against it.

　　If Fulton’s invention should fail, Napoleon feared he would be the laughing-stock of Europe. How could he be laughed at, he thought to himself. So he refused to pay the price of a laugh, and threw away his chance to be the fastest of the world.

1．In the article, Europe means ______.　　

　[　　]

A．the whole of Europe

B．many European countries

C．the old world

D．the European continent

2．Fulton’s invention was ______.　

　　[　　]

A．a propelling ship

B．a steam boat

C．a sail boat

D．a machine

3．Napoleon didn’t accept Fulton’s invention, because ______.　

　　[　　]

A．it was useless

B．people would owe honor to Fulton

C．he was afraid to be laughed at

D．Fulton would take high pay for it

4．It was Napoleon’s God-given chance means ______.　　

　[　　]

A．he had a chance given by God

B．he had a very magnificent chance

C．God would give him a chance

D．Napoleon gave God a chance

5．The correct statement is ______.　　　

[　　]

A．Fulton made an underwater boat, as well

B．Napoleon made it, as well

C．Fulton was then a worker in an underwater boat

D．Napoleon used the steamboat and sailboat as well

答案：D;B;C;B;A
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　　When you are little, it's not hard to believe you can changed the world．I remember my enthusiasm when, at the age of 12, I addressed the people at the Rio Earth Summit．“I am only a child,” I told them．"Yet I know that if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environmental answers, what a wonderful place this would be．In school you teach us not to fight with others, to work things out, to respect others, to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share, not be greedy．Then why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do?You grownups say you love us, but I challenge you, please, to make your actions reflect your words．"

　　I spoke for six minutes and received a standing ovation．Some of the delegates even cried．I thought that maybe I had reached some of them, that my speech might actually spur(刺激)action．Now, a decade from Rio, after I've sat through many more conferences, I'm not sure what has been accomplished．My confidence in the people in power and in the power of an individual's voice to reach them has been deeply shaken．

　　When I was little, the world was simple．But as a young adult, I'm learning that as we have to make choices－education, career, lifestyle－life gets more and more complicated．We are beginning to feel pressure to produce and be successful．We are learning a shortsighted way of looking at the future, focusing on four-year government terms and quarterly business reports．We are taught that economic growth is progress, but we aren't taught how to pursue a happy, healthy or sustainable way of living．And we are learning that what we wanted for our future when we were 12 was idealistic and na?ve(天真)．

　　Today I'm no longer a child, but I'm worried about what kind of environment my children will grow up in．I know change is possible, because I am changing, still figuring out what I think．I am still deciding how to live my life．The challenges are great, but if we accept individual responsibility and make choices, we will rise to the challenges, and we will become part of the positive tide of the change．I hope this goal will be met through our common efforts．Thank you all．

(1)

The purpose of what the speaker said at the age of 12 was to ________．

[　　]

A．

end poverty and make school beautiful

B．

find environmental answers and show off

C．

focus people's attention on some social problems

D．

find a wonderful place and clean it up

(2)

What does the underlined word “ovation” in the second paragraph refer to?

[　　]

A．

A long period of laughing．

B．

A cold and unfriendly welcome．

C．

An expression used for greeting．

D．

Great applause or cheering．

(3)

The information in the text is presented mainly through ________．

[　　]

A．

question and answer

B．

a personal lecture

C．

cause and effect

D．

listing steps in a process

(4)

Which of the following best describes the speaker?

[　　]

A．

He is an experienced educator．

B．

He is an impolite man．

C．

He is a man of great worries．

D．

He is a man of social responsibility．

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　　The world of the science-fiction 3-D film Avatar is so perfect that the line between fact and fiction has become somewhat blurred(模糊)．

　　Movie-goers(电影观众)have admitted being annoyed by depression at not being able to visit the planet Pandora．Set in the future when Earth's resources have been used up, director James Cameron's film tells the story of a company trying to exploit a rare mineral on a new planet．The humans clash(冲突)with the natives－a peace-loving race of 7-foot-tall, blue-skinned creatures called the Na'vi, who exist in perfect harmony with nature．

　　Fans have flooded the Internet with their confused feelings．On the site Avatar Forums(论坛), the topic“Ways to deal with the depression of the dream of Pandora not being able to come true”has more than 1,000 posts．In a similar forum, Louis, one user, wrote：“When I woke up this morning after watching Avatar for the first time yesterday, the world seemed grey．It just seems so meaningless．I still don't really see any reason to keep doing things at all．I live in a dying world．”On the Avatar site Naviblue, a fan calling himself Jorba has even asked others to join him in starting a real Na'vi tribe．

　　This fantasy world, with its wonderful plants and animal life, is brought to life by using impressive special effects．Many people believe that 2010 is the breakthrough year for the technology helped by 3-D movies such as Avatar．“It has taken the best of our technology to create this virtual world and real life will never be as perfect as it seems on screen．It makes real life seem more imperfect．”

(1)

What is the best title of the text?

[　　]

A．

A blockbuster movie：Avatar

B．

The Avatar effect：movie-goers feel depressed after watching Avatar

C．

2010：a breakthrough year for.3-D movies

D．

Pandora：a perfect world

(2)

We can infer that Louis ________ after watching the film Avatar．

[　　]

A．

will cherish his present life more

B．

feels disappointed about the real world

C．

will intend to create a real Na'vi tribe

D．

is proud of living on the earth

(3)

Thanks to the success of Avatar, ________．

[　　]

A．

3-D technology will probably develop quickly in 2010

B．

most people look forward to living on another planet

C．

many more science-fiction films will be made in the coming years

D．

people have become more realistic about life

(4)

The underlined word“virtual”probably means ________．

[　　]

A．

unreal

B．

perfect

C．

true

D．

practical

(5)

According to the passage the natives on the planet are ________．

[　　]

A．

not harmony with the nature

B．

blue-haired race

C．

peace-loving creatures

D．

fond of fighting with human race

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　　Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Na Freeway．It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles form home．I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus．Not knowing the routes, I figured I'd just head east．

　　A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going．"Four more lights," she said．There was another bus I could take form there．This clearly was going to be a long night．

　　She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for．After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home．Then a bus pulled up．There was no lighted number above its wind-shield．It was out of service．But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver．

　　"I just can't leave you here, "she said．"This isn't the nicest place．I'll give you a ride home．"

　　“You'll drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed(迷惑的)．

　　“No, I'll take you in my car,” she said．

　　“It's a long way,” I protested(抗议)．

　　“Come on,”she said．“I have nothing else to do．”

　　As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story．A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas．A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car．“I'm just passing the favor along．”she said．

　　When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn't hear of it．“That would not make it a favor,” she said．“Just do something nice for somebody．Pass it along．”

(1)

The writer thought that he would have a long night because

[　　]

A．

it world be long before he could take another bus

B．

no driver would give him a ride

C．

he didn't know the routes

D．

he perhaps would have to take a taxi

(2)

Judging from its context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was ________．

[　　]

A．

very quiet and peaceful

B．

dark without street lights

C．

neither clean nor beautiful

D．

a little unsafe

(3)

The writer wanted to take a taxi home at the end of the route because _________．

[　　]

A．

no bus would come

B．

a taxi ride would be more comfortable

C．

he became impatient and a bit worried

D．

he knew the driver would never return

(4)

The bus driver drove the writer home later because _________．

[　　]

A．

she happened to go in the same direction

B．

she wanted to do something good for other people

C．

her brother told her to do so

D．

she wanted to earn more money

(5)

The bus driver hoped that the writer _________．

[　　]

A．

world do as she did

B．

would keep her in memory

C．

would give the money to others

D．

would do her a favor

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　　Chinese tennis player Li Na didn’t win the Australian Open Championship on Saturday, but she still made the history books．

　　Li, who lost to Kim Clijsters of Belgium in three sets(3-6, 6-3, 6-3), is the first player from China to make it to a Grand Slam final．

　　The boss defeated a bit of the feel-good story for China and for Li, who on Thursday defeated No．1 player Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals in Melbourne．Li is ranked fifth．

　　In an interview Li said she was proud of her effort．“I think I play great tennis,” she said．“ I mean, she plays better than me．After the match, I make a joke：tennis should only play one set．”

　　Bai Yan, a member of China’s men’s national team member and Li Na’s friend, said the loss was disappointing, but still a bright starting point．

　　“To tell you the truth I feel a little bit down, all of us．But you know she is still the best, and she’s still our hero in everybody’s eyes,” said Bai．“This is just the start．”．

　　Win or lose, Li’s appearance in the Australian Open finals was seen as a major victory for tennis in China, where badminton and table tennis rules．

　　Fans across China gathered to watch the match．Li’s mother joined fans at a restaurant in her hometown of Wuhan．In Bejing, fans crowded together to watch China’s national tennis match．

　　“Tennis is still relatively a new sport in China,” said Michael Chang, the Chinese-American who was the first Asian grand slam champion, in an interview with CNN．“ To be able to see Li Na have as much success as she has… this could be the start of something very special for tennis in China．”

　　“Li will definitely change the sport of tennis in China and that is a great thing,” Chang said．

(1)

What’s the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．

Chinese tennis star Li Na’s tennis career．

B．

A fierce tennis match at Australian Open．

C．

Chinese tennis star made history at Australian Open．

D．

Chinese tennis remained to be tested and challenged．

(2)

Which is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

Li Na’s failure let the Chinese down．

B．

Li Na ranked fifth at Australian Open．

C．

LI Na’s mother attended the match with her．

D．

Li Na made a new starting point of China

(3)

What’s the meaning of the underlined words “tennis should only play one set”(Para 4)?

[　　]

A．

Li Na was not satisfied with the rule of tennis match．

B．

Li Na was not satisfied with her own performance．

C．

Li Na had a bad opinion of Clijsters．

D．

Li Na took pride in her effort．

(4)

According to what Chang said in the last two paragraphs, we can imply that _________．

[　　]

A．

it’s normal that Li Na failed because tennis is a new sport in China

B．

Li Na has the advantage to change tennis sport in China

C．

China still falls behind other countries in tennis sport

D．

Li Na has great difficulty in defeating others because of weak ability

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　　BEIJING-When Fran-cesca Schiavone of Italy kissed the women’s singles trophy at Roland Garros last year, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slan tille, Li Na, who was beaten by Schiavone in the fourth-round, said："If she can do that, maybe I can do that too．" So when Li took on Schiavone once again in the final at the French Open on Saturday, she simply would not let her golden opportunity slip away．

　　And she did it in the best possible way．Li hammered the defending champion 6-4, 7-6(0), bringing China and also Asia its first Grand Slam title．

　　After Schiavone sent a backhand long, Li screamed with delight and fell to the ground．Then she picked herself up, skipped towards the net, gave her opponent a big hug and then basked in the passionate applause of the spectators at Court Philippe Chatrier．

　　"I was so happy when she hit the last ball out that I almost cried．I tried to control myself not to cry," Li said．"I have played professional tennis for 12 years and I am so happy that my efforts have paid off．"

　　Sharpened by her pervious Grand Slam final experience - at the Australian Open where she lost to Belgian Kim Clijsters - Li displayed a kind of all-conquering maturity that helped her to catch up with Schiavone at 6-6 in the second set and force a tiebreak, which she went on to win 7-0．[来源：Z,xx,k．Com]

　　"I was nervous but I didn't want to show my opponent．So I was cheating(faking)a little bit," Li said．

　　The 29-year-old Wuhan native paid special gratitude to her husband, Jiang Shan, who served as her coach before Denmark's Michael Mortensen joined her team in May．

　　"Although he(Jiang)is not my coach any more, I want to give many thanks to him．He always understands me and tolerates me…Thanks for accompanying me all the time．"

　　With the victory, Li will reach No 4 in the world, equaling the previous Asian record set by Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm in the early 1990s．

　　Her triumph is expected to provide a major push to a sport already rising fast in China．She said, “I hope after the young people in China looked at my successful match today they will want to do even better than me in the future．”

(1)

Why did Li Na lie on the ground when her opponent hit the last ball out?

[　　]

A．

Because Li Na was too disappointed．

B．

Because Li Na was too excited．

C．

Because Li Na was to catch the ball．

D．

Because Li Na was hit by the ball．

(2)

Who was Li Na playing against in this French Open?

[　　]

A．

Kim Clijsters

B．

Schiavone

C．

Michael Mortensen

D．

Kimiko Date-Krumm

(3)

Which of the following is the most important in helping Li Na win this game?

[　　]

A．

Her previous strict training

B．

Her nervousness

C．

Her all-conquering maturity

D．

Her husband’s coaching

(4)

Which word has the similar meaning with “triumph” in the last paragraph?

[　　]

A．

attempt

B．

error

C．

major

D．

success

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