is still unknown.A.When and where this took placeB.When and where did this take placeC.It was when and where that took placeD.This took place when and where 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents 36 the necessities of life 37 they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father 38 a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them 39 .” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t 40 them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.

When I 41 from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S. C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily

42 . These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully 43 discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t

44 whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the 45 of the company.

I went 46 to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I 47 most was the counseling(咨询) meeting I 48 with the family members of the men and women in my 49 , trying to help them deal with the long periods of 50 . These proved popular and word of them spread. 51 I was being asked to give encouraging 52 to business groups, educators and kids across the country.

But I consider the boot camp my first real 53 , and my life is still guided by the

54 lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to 55 it.

36.A.provided B.got C.made D.bought

37.A.while B.but C.so D.or

38.A.about B.with C.for D.of

39.A.themselves B.ourselves C.yourself D.myself

40.A.pay B.find C.produce D.afford

41.A.came B.returned C.escaped D.graduated

42.A.drills B.tasks C.exercises D.reports

43.A.included B.asked C.required D.met

44.A.matter B.mean C.exist D.work

45.A.good B.boss C.rest D.right

46.A.out B.on C.away D.off

47.A.took B.hated C.enjoyed D.did

48.A.ended B.began C.continued D.held

49.A.charge B.situation C.position D.choice

50.A.lessons B.meeting C.training D.separation

51.A.Long before B.Before long C.As usual D.Once again

52.A.performances B.descriptions C.speeches D.gifts

53.A.vacation B.place C.job D.travel

54.A.important B.bitter C.normal D.difficult

55.A.gain B.achieve C.show D.match

Australia －a huge island continent that lies to the south of Asia. Australia－more than two hundred years old, a nation that is still growing.

Its big cities lie on the southeast coast, this is where most Australians live. Australians prefer to own their own houses, though some live in apartments. Australians are a suburban（郊区的） people. The suburbs surround the cities for many miles, and so efficient transport is of great importance. As the economy grows, so do its industries- a higher level of production, a wider range of products.

The Australian works hard, but he likes his leisure. The climate makes outdoor activities the most popular.

Canberra, the capital of Australia, is a planned modern city located inland. Australia is governed by a parliamentary democracy(议会民主). The representatives of other countries have their embassies here. Australia wants to strengthen relations with her neighbors.

Australia is a strange land, a land of vast expanses- fertile valleys, snow fields and deserts- also a land with unique animal, many that can not be found on any other continent in the world today.

Much of the continent is dry, but man has utilized the land, made it productive, with its tools, with its technology. This is the driest continent of all, and water is a precious possession, more precious than all other natural resources. Large dams are built to collect the water, there to irrigate the fields of pastures（牧场） and crops.

But Australia is changing. The land of wool and wheat is now a land of large-scale industry and mining. The costs of developing the new mineral discoveries are enormous, but the rewards are great too.

Australia — a young and developing nation. Australia — a nation that wants to communicate with its neighbors. .w.^w.k.&s.5*u.c.#om.

Australia is an island located ______ of Asia and its big cities lie ____ of the coast.

A. to the south; on the southeast B. to the north; on the southwest

C. to the east; on the northeast D. to the east; on the southwest

We can infer from the passage that the Australian likes outdoor activities for the _____ climate.

A. dull and wet B. fine and shiny C. gloomy and rainy D. wet and cold

____ is the most precious source in Australia.

A. Mineral resource B. Animal C. Desert D. Water

Which of the following statements about Australia is wrong?

A. Australians are a suburban people

B. Australia is governed by a parliamentary democracy.

C. Australia prefers to live in the downtown of big cities.

D. Wool and wheat used to be the main products of Australia. .w.^w.k.&s.5*u.c.#om.

第二部分：阅读理解（共20题，每小题3分，满分60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，并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。
The part of the earth’s history known as the coal age began more than 250 million years ago and lasted millions of years. During that time, in the area that is now the United States, coal beds formed from Texas to the north Atlantic coast.
At that time thick forests swamps（沼泽） covered much of the earth’s surface. Great trees died and fell into the swamps. Then they rotted （腐烂）and new trees and plants grew on top of them. The process repeated itself for thousands of years. The rotted plants turned into a substance called peat（泥炭）, which is still forming today in many swamps.
Meanwhile the land surface was changing. Movement in the earth’s crust (地壳) pushed up hills in some places, while elsewhere land sank. Swift rivers ran from the hills; heavy rains fell and the rivers overflowed, leaving muddy sand in the sunken wooded places and swamps. Oceans, too, poured in over the low-lying land, carrying sand that covered the peaty areas.
The pressure of water and sand pressed the oxygen and hydrogen out of the peat, leaving carbon. Under constant pressure, the rotted material, containing a high percentage of carbon, formed gradually into coal.
56. This main idea of the passage is about the ______.
A. coal beds in the U.S.   B. earth’s history   C. formation of coal   D. swamp age
57. When plants died, they _____.
A. grew up again       B. fell into the water and rotted
C. fell into coal beds    D. turned immediately to coal
58. Hills were formed as a result of _____.
A. movements of the earth’s crust       B. the remaining from swamps
C. the remaining from swift rivers       D. ocean currents
59. What is implied but not stated in the passage?
A. Peat is still forming today.
B. The formation of coal requires high pressure.
C. The land surface changed during the coal age.
D. The formation of coal was very rapid.

You never see him, but they’re with you every time you fly. They record where you are going, how fast you’re traveling and whether everything on your airplane is functioning normally. Their ability to withstand almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book. They’re known as the black box.

　When planes fall from the sky, as a Yemeni airliner did on its way to Comoros Islands in the India ocean June 30, 2009, the black box is the best bet for identifying what went wrong. So when a French submarine (潜水艇) detected the device’s homing signal five days later, the discovery marked a huge step toward determining the cause of a tragedy in which 152 passengers were killed.

　In 1958, Australian scientist David Warren developed a flight-memory recorder that would track basic information like altitude and direction. That was the first mode for a black box, which became a requirement on all U.S. commercial flights by 1960. Early models often failed to withstand crashes, however, so in 1965 the device was completely redesigned and moved to the rear of the plane – the area least subject to impact – from its original position in the landing wells (起落架舱). The same year, the Federal Aviation Authority required that the boxes, which were never actually black, be painted orange or yellow to aid visibility.

　Modern airplanes have two black boxes: a voice recorder, which tracks pilots’ conversations, and a flight-data recorder, which monitors fuel levels, engine noises and other operating functions that help investigators reconstruct the aircraft’s final moments. Placed in an insulated (隔绝的) case and surrounded by a quarter-inch-thick panels of stainless steel, the boxes can withstand（抵挡）massive force and temperatures up to 2,000℉. When submerged（潜入水中）, they’re also able to emit signals from depths of 20,000 ft. Experts believe the boxes from Air France Flight 447, which crashed near Brazil on June 1,2009, are in water nearly that deep, but statistics say they’re still likely to turn up. In the approximately 20 deep-sea crashes over the past 30 years, only one plane’s black boxes were never recovered.

1.What does the author say about the black box?

A．It ensures the normal functioning of an airplane.

B．The idea for its design comes from a comic book.

C．Its ability to ward off disasters is incredible.

D．It is an indispensable device on an airplane.

2.. What information could be found from the black box on the Yemeni airliner?

A．Data for analyzing the cause of the crash.

B．The total number of passengers on board.

C．The scene of the crash and extent of the damage.

D．Homing signals sent by the pilot before the crash.

3. Why was the black box redesigned in 1965?

A．New materials became available by that time.

B．Too much space was needed for its installation.

C．The early models often got damaged in the crash.

D．The early models didn’t provide the needed data.

4. What do we know about the black boxes from Air France Flight 447?

A．There is still a good chance of their being recovered.

B．There is an urgent need for them to be reconstructed.

C．They have stopped sending homing signals.

D．They were destroyed somewhere near Brazil.

单词拼写
请根据汉语和首字母提示完成句子.

1. The m______ (神秘的) disappearance of my brother upset everyone.
2. He is still u______ (无意识的) of having done wrong.
3. Teaching is a kind of job i______ (包括,牵涉) in much work.
4. May I introduce one of my c______ (同事) at the bank.
5. Language is always e______ (进化,演变).
6. He p     (陈述) his report to his audience at the meeting clearly.
7. When I arrived, I found dozens of people were q       (排队) up to get tickets.
8. This travel line offers one of the most i       (给人印象深的) routes.
9. Last week there happened a serious car crash in Gansu Province, v       (受害者) including
    nineteen kids aged 4 - 6 and two adults.
10. The father f______ (禁止) his child to play computer games last Saturday.

________ is still unknown.

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