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Section D

Directions：Read the following passage and answer the questions. Write the answers on the answer sheet.

In 1817 one of the most well-known hauntings in American history took place in the small town of Adams, Tennessee. Known as the Bell Witch, the strange activity that caused fear in the small farming community has remained unexplained for nearly 200 years. Like many stories, certain details of who or what the Bell Witch was vary from version to version. The prevailing account is that it was the ghost of a woman named Kate Batts, a mean old neighbour of John Bell. Batts believed Bell cheated her in a land purchase and on her deathbed she swore that she would haunt John Bell and his family.

News of the Bell Witch spread quickly. When word of the haunting reached Nashville, one of its most citizens, General Andrew Jackson, decided to gather a group of friends and go to Adams to investigate. The future president wanted to come face to face with the phenomenon and either expose it as a trick or send the spirit away. According to one account, Jackson and his men were traveling over a smooth section of road when suddenly the wagon stopped. The men pushed and pushed, but the wagon could not be moved. The wheels were even removed and inspected. The came the sound of a voice from the bushes saying, “I will see you tonight.” The astonished men could not find the source of the voice. The horses then unexpectedly started walking on their own and the wagon moved along again. Jackson indeed encountered the witch that night and left early the next morning, claiming he would rather fight the British than the Bell Witch！

The haunting of the Bell house continued for several years, ending with ghost’s final act of revenge. On the morning of December 19, he failed to awake at his regular time. When the family noticed he was sleeping unnaturally, they attempted to rouse him. They discovered Bell couldn’t be completely awakened. John’s son went to the medicine cupboard to get his father’s medicine and noticed it was gone but a strange small bottle was in its place. No one claimed to have replaced the medicine with the bottle. John Bell died on December 20 and “Kate” was quiet until after the funeral.

A few explanations of the Bell Witch phenomena have been offered over the years. One is that the haunting was a trick created by Richard Powell, the schoolteacher of Betsy Bell and Joshua Gardner, the boy with whom Betsy was in love. It seemed Powell was deeply in love with Betsy and would do anything to destroy her relationship with Gardner. Through a variety of tricks, and with the help of several friends, it is believed that Powell created all of the ghostly effects to scare Gardner away. In fact, Gardner eventually did break up with Betsy and left area and Powell did come out winner. In the end, he married Betsy Bell.

81.John Well’s mean old neighbor haunted them because ______.

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82.On Jackson’s way to investigate the ghost, the ghost ______ and later, Jackson encountered the witch and left early the next morning.

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83.How did the haunting eventually end？

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84.What was one explanation for the haunting given in the reading？

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Once upon a time, there was a bird made of stone. She was beautiful and magic. She lived near the entrance to a beautiful between two mountains. The bird was so that she had to walk on the ground instead of in the sky.

Though she couldn’t fly, she looking up at the trees every day. She one day being able to fly and see the forest from up high. , that dream was gone after a great fire.

When the fire was put out, all that was left of the trees were stumps（树桩）. plants and animals that had live there were gone. The stone bird was the only one that didn’t in the fire. When she saw what had to the trees, she felt very sad. Looking at the burnt trees, she couldn’t crying. She cried for hours and days. She cried with such a feeling that her were wearing away her stone . Finally all her body was worn away and the bird had some water.

But when the came out, the water rose into the sky and became a happy little cloud which could fly over the trees and see everything .

Since then, the little cloud has traveled all over the world. She enjoyed the of all the forests and beautiful countryside. She never what had burnt the trees, so she was very careful to pour her rain down on any tree she saw . She saved a lot of trees.

1.A. field B. lake C. sea D. forest

2.A. proud B. surprising C. heavy D. pretty

3.A. walking B. trying C. singing D. flying

4.A. needed B. began C. enjoyed D. disliked

5.A. made up B. dreamed of C. gave up D. talked about

6.A. dusty B. poor C. small D. beautiful

7.A. However B. Also C. Therefore D. So

8.A. sadly B. possibly C. finally D. suddenly

9.A. Some B. All C. Few D. No

10.A. change B. live C. watch D.die

11.A. happened B. come C. moved D. climbed

12.A. continue B. start C. keep D. stop

13.A. minds B. feelings C. hands D. tears

14.A. house B. heart C. body D. habit

15.A. cared about B. turned into C. turned up D. looked for

16.A. star B. air C. moon D. sun

17.A. below B. above C. backward D. ahead

18.A. views B. areas C. colours D. numbers

19.A. found B. explained C. forgot D. knew

20.A. falling B. burning C. growing D. shaking

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This is one of life’s ______ questions and people have been debating about it for thousands of years. Now scientists believe they have solved this ______. Researchers from Sheffield and Warwick Universities in England discovered the answer ____. They used a super computer to observe the shell-making process while a new shell was ____. Then they found one protein called OC17 that is ______ for forming eggshell. This is only found inside a chicken’s body, which is proof that the ______ came first. The team was ______ looking at how animals and birds make eggshells but suddenly made their surprising ______. The big question now is where chickens came from. The ______ is from dinosaurs.

The research team said eggshells are one of nature’s most ______ creations. Professor John Harding from the team told reporters: “Understanding how chickens make eggshells is fascinating in itself, but it can also be _____ in designing new materials.” Eggshells are very lightweight but incredibly strong. Even the most up-to-date materials _____ by the world’s top engineers cannot produce anything as ______ as an eggshell. Professor Harding added that ______ eggshells could help to cure bone diseases and design materials for the construction industry. “Nature has found wonderful ways that ___ for all kinds of problems in materials science and technology — we can learn a lot from them.” he said.

1.A. strangest B. best C. oldest D. Closest

2.A. puzzle B. fact C. history D. opinion

3.A. on purpose B. by chance C. without hesitation D. at work

4.A. breaking B. changing C. disappearing D. Forming

5.A. necessary B. easy C. kind D. impossible

6.A. egg B. eggshell C. chicken D. dinosaur

7.A. obviously B. originally C. thoughtfully D. surprisingly

8.A. invention B. mistake C. statement D. discovery

9.A. answer B. research C. road D. egg

10.A. common B. ridiculous C. funny D. amazing

11.A. interesting B. helpful C. normal D. correct

12.A. bought B. cut C. designed D. carried

13.A. brilliant B. ordinary C.1ight D. small

14.A. finding B. watching C. studying D. making

15.A. happen B. work C. wait D. Look

The rain was coming down heavily and I was going to be late for an important conference. Dressing up quickly, I called for a taxi, that it would be faster than the subway.

It wasn't.

After a long wait, I finally got one, but the traffic was heavy. I looked at my from time to time. Just as the traffic started moving, the driver a man up ahead in a wheelchair.

“Wouldn't he be cold sitting right there!” the driver cried and began to .

I could see there would be another 20 minutes' — him into the cab, folding up his chair and putting it into the taxi's small , then dropping him off who knows where.

“What are you doing?” I shouted to the driver.

As the came out, I wanted to take them back. The wrongness of my to the driver shocked me. Why did I let out the shout?

The driver me and we continued the journey. Eventually I got out of the taxi and

to the office. As I ran, I understood that, though it wasn't my duty to take the time to help others, I shouldn't have the driver's stopping. I should have been able to see beyond my impatience to notice what was most inerrant (不会错的). Whenever I think of this incident, this is my : I am not a self-centered person, but I still feel

of being self-centered. Living a busy life in a fast-paced big city, do we still need to stop to help those who are in need of help?

1.A. reminding　　　 B. expecting C. realizing D. attempting

2.A. computer B. document C. message D. watch

3.A. witnessed B. picked C. spotted D. observed

4.A. pull over B. take off C. pass by D. run away

5.A. complaining B. suffering C. waiting D. struggling

6.A. indicating B. recommending C. lifting D. urging

7.A. trunk B. box C. window D. carriage

8.A. anxieties B. words C. results D. comments

9.A. reaction B. request C. comment D. suggestion

10.A. comforted B. prevented C. encouraged D. ignored

11.A. escaped B. fled C. settled D. flooded

12.A. excited at B. thought about C. made fun of D. complained about

13.A. feeling B. motto C. dream D. determination

14.A. skillfully B. strangely C. particularly D. hopefully

15.A. proud B. aware C. ashamed D. confident