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  What do you know about the sea? You may have seen it. Some of us have swum or bathed in it. It looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it can be very rough when there is a strong wind. What other things do we know about it? Of course, the sea is very large. In the world there is more sea than land. The sea covers three quarters of the earth. The sea is also very deep in some places. It is not deep everywhere, some parts of it are very great. At one spot, near Japan the sea is nearly 11 kilometres deep! Just think of it, the highest mountain in the world is only about 9 kilometres high! If you have swum in the sea, you know that the water is salty. Rivers carry salt from the land into the sea. Some parts of the sea are more salty than other parts. Do you know the Dead Sea in Arabia? It is very salty. Swimmers cannot sink in it! Fish cannot live in the Dead Sea. It is a strange sea. In most parts of the sea, there are a lot of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. No sunlight can reach the depth of the sea. So it is completely dark. Strange fishes live there. Some are blind. Some have their own lights. Some have great jaws. With their great jaws, they swallow fish larger than themselves. The sea can be very cold. Deep sea divers know this well. At the top the water may be warm. They as the divers go down, the sea becomes colder and colder.

  Many scientists are now making a study of animal and plant life in the sea. They hope to find new resources for mankind.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A.Land covers one fourth of the area of the earth.

B.The depths of the sea are different in different places.

C.The depth of a sea at one spot near Japan is nearly the height of the highest mountain.

D.The salt in the sea mainly comes from the land.

2.The Dead Sea is lifeless because ________.

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A.the water in it is too cold

B.the water in it is too salty for anything to grow

C.the water in it never flows

D.no sunlight can reach the bottom of the lake

3.We can see the underlined word rough in this passage means ________.

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A.ugly
B.noisy
C.cold
D.not calm

4.What does the writer intend to tell us in the last paragraph?

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A.The necessity(必要性)of the study of the sea.

B.The purpose of man's further study of the sea.

C.Man's limited knowledge of the sea.

D.The importance of new resources for man.

The morning for our snowmobiling (雪上汽车) adventure finally arrived, and we set off on the hour-and-a-half drive to the resort. A fresh powder had fallen the night before, and everything was frosted white. We couldn’t have asked for more perfect conditions. The sun sparkled (闪光) on the snow, and the trails (路线) were completely empty – not another person or snowmobile in sight. We were thrilled at being the only people for miles around … until we got going.
As we drove through the deserted wilderness (荒野), my excitement became stone-cold fear. I had no idea what I was afraid of, or why I was afraid, but suddenly every turn, every hill, every steep (陡峭的) side of the mountain scared me to death. I kept picturing us crashing headlong into a tree or falling off the side of a drop. ?
But after lunch things changed. We were the only humans who had been there since the snowfall. The peaceful place, the incredible beauty of the landscape, and the almost sacred experience of sharing a mountain with the wildlife touched my very core (核心).  My mind cleared and quieted and my muscles relaxed.
As we drove the last leg of the run, I began to resent being afraid to drive. Deep down, I wanted to be in charge of the thing that scared me. It made me angry that fear was keeping me from something I really wanted to do. The day was coming to an end, and the resort was only a few miles away. I knew that if I didn’t take my chance now, I would regret it.
I signaled for my husband to pull over. I wanted to drive, although my heart pounded (重击). I stared off slowly and felt the wind in my face. I smiled and sped up a little. I let out a “Yee-haw!” and went full out, taking my husband on the best ride of the day.
We ended the day on that breathless, carefree, and I felt proud of myself – proud of overcoming my fear.
【小题1】What is the story mainly about?

A.What the author loves about snowmobiling.
B.What difficulties the couple faced during their adventure.
C.What interested the author during her time snowmobiling.
D.How the author overcame her fear during her adventure.
【小题2】 What can be concluded from the article?
A.The author was confident as she was driving in the deserted wilderness.
B.The author didn’t get worried until they started to drive through the deserted wild.
C.Aware that she and her husband were the only people around, the author became anxious.
D.The author was so nervous that she almost crashed into a big tree.
【小题3】According to the article, after lunch the author _____.
A.gradually calmed down
B.stopped to enjoy the beautiful scenery
C.saw some wildlife on the mountain
D.was afraid to continue her journey
【小题4】The underlined word “resent” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A.consider B.appreciateC.hate D.recognize
【小题5】What message does the story convey?
A.A person’s biggest enemy is his or her inner self.
B.It’s no use crying over the spilt milk.
C.Take time to enjoy the beauty of nature.
D.Respect and take pride in yourself.

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。(如果所用的答题卡没有EFG选项,则选EAB,选FAC,选GAD.)

How do you stay true to yourself when you're surrounded by friends and/or family that have an opinion on everything you do? It's not easy! ? 1.?? Here are 4 tips which can help you live a dynamic life

? 2.??

Stay true to yourself by listening to the only opinions that really matter - your own and those from people who believe in and encourage youDeep down you know yourself better than anybody else

Don't fear people

??? ?????? 3.???? The reason most people don't take risks, or live on the edge is the fear of what others might think of themIf you want to live the life you truly deserve, you must give up the need to be liked by everybody

? ? Value yourself and your choices

When you do, others will tooOwn the choices you make in your life???? 4.?? When you believe in yourself, in time, others will believe in you tooShow confidence in your choices, and what you stand for whether others agree or not

?? Focus on appreciation

No matter what the circumstances are, there is always something to be grateful forAll successful people ask, What am I grateful furl How can / improve my situation and use these tough times to inspire others? 5. These steps, if applied, will help you transform your peace of mind, lifestyle, and

productivity

AFocus on your own talents and strengths

BNever let others' opinions guide your choices

CTreat every person like they are important

DWhen you doubt yourself, others will doubt you

EStay fearless in everything you will have to do

FBe thankful to life and be helpful to others, and you’ I lead a successful life

GHowever, there are great possibilities that you can lead the life you really want

 

My mother is a geneticist, and from her I learned that despite our differences in size, shape and color, we humans are 99.9 percent the same. It is in our   36   to see differences: skin, hair and eye color, height, language. But also in our nature, way down in the DNA that   37   us human, we are almost the   38  .

I believe there is more that unites us than   39   us.

My mother came to the US from India. She is   40   enough that she got her service  41  in a diner in 1960s Dallas. My father is a white boy from Indiana whose   42   came from Germany in the mid-1800s.

 It seems   43   to admit now, but I never   44   that my parents were different colors. One day, I watched my parents walk   45   the street of our church together. They were   46   in the service that day, and as they walked, I saw their hands   47   together in unison(一致地). I noticed for the first time how dark my mother was, and how white my father was. I knew them as my parents   48   I realized their skin color. I'm sorry to say that now when I see a mixed-race    49   walking down the street, I see the "mixed race" first and the "couple" second.

When my parents married in 1966, there were   50   places in this country that had laws  51   mixed marriage.   52  , my white grandfather,   53   father had been a typical racist, was not against their marriage.

Some of us are men, some are women. Some are young, some old. Some of us are short and others   54  . Some right-handed, some left-handed. We have lots of differences; we are all   55  . But deep down inside us, down in our DNA, we are 99.9 percent the same. And I believe we need to remember that.

1.A. feature                                B. character                    C. nature                       D. quality

2.A. gets                                 B. lets                                     C. has                           D. makes

3.A. same                               B. different                     C. familiar                    D. similar

4.A. differs                           B. divides                             C. departs            D. splits

5.A. yellow                          B. white                      C. dark                      D. brown

6.A. turned out                B. turned down             C. turned over               D. turned back

7.A. ancestors                       B. parents                             C. family                     D. origin

8.A. silly                                  B. wise                         C. stupid                    D. foolish

9.A. noticed                         B. looked                             C. watched                  D. observed

10.A. in                                           B. up                                    C. out                          D. down

11.A. entering                        B. running                            C. attending                D. participating

12.A. rocking                       B. shaking                           C. swinging    D. waving

13.A. unless                        B. after                               C. before                    D. until

14.A. marriage                              B. couple                             C. double                  D. twins

15.A. always                              B. also                              C. almost                  D. still

16.A. allowing                      B. preventing                         C. encouraging   D. banning

17.A. Therefore                     B. However                           C. But                           D. Otherwise

18.A. which                         B. whose                             C. that                      D. what

19.A. long                     B. high               C. tall           D. kind

20.A. similar                        B. familiar                C. unique                   D. same

 

The morning for our snowmobiling (雪上汽车) adventure finally arrived, and we set off on the hour-and-a-half drive to the resort. A fresh powder had fallen the night before, and everything was frosted white. We couldn’t have asked for more perfect conditions. The sun sparkled (闪光) on the snow, and the trails (路线) were completely empty – not another person or snowmobile in sight. We were thrilled at being the only people for miles around … until we got going.

   As we drove through the deserted wilderness (荒野), my excitement became stone-cold fear. I had no idea what I was afraid of, or why I was afraid, but suddenly every turn, every hill, every steep (陡峭的) side of the mountain scared me to death. I kept picturing us crashing headlong into a tree or falling off the side of a drop. 

   But after lunch things changed. We were the only humans who had been there since the snowfall. The peaceful place, the incredible beauty of the landscape, and the almost sacred experience of sharing a mountain with the wildlife touched my very core (核心).  My mind cleared and quieted and my muscles relaxed.

   As we drove the last leg of the run, I began to resent being afraid to drive. Deep down, I wanted to be in charge of the thing that scared me. It made me angry that fear was keeping me from something I really wanted to do. The day was coming to an end, and the resort was only a few miles away. I knew that if I didn’t take my chance now, I would regret it.

   I signaled for my husband to pull over. I wanted to drive, although my heart pounded (重击). I stared off slowly and felt the wind in my face. I smiled and sped up a little. I let out a “Yee-haw!” and went full out, taking my husband on the best ride of the day.

   We ended the day on that breathless, carefree, and I felt proud of myself – proud of overcoming my fear.

1.What is the story mainly about?

   A. What the author loves about snowmobiling.

   B. What difficulties the couple faced during their adventure.

   C. What interested the author during her time snowmobiling.

   D. How the author overcame her fear during her adventure.

2. What can be concluded from the article?

   A. The author was confident as she was driving in the deserted wilderness.

   B. The author didn’t get worried until they started to drive through the deserted wild.

   C. Aware that she and her husband were the only people around, the author became anxious.

   D. The author was so nervous that she almost crashed into a big tree.

3.According to the article, after lunch the author _____.

   A. gradually calmed down

   B. stopped to enjoy the beautiful scenery

   C. saw some wildlife on the mountain

   D. was afraid to continue her journey

4.The underlined word “resent” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.

   A. consider    B. appreciate     C. hate       D. recognize

5.What message does the story convey?

   A. A person’ s biggest enemy is his or her inner self.

   B. It’s no use crying over the spilt milk.

   C. Take time to enjoy the beauty of nature.

   D. Respect and take pride in yourself.

 

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