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Key West, Florida is a wonderful place to spend a vacation. It is a truly charming and fun city for the whole family. And of course you will get the good weather of Florida, with which you have plenty of time to enjoy the outdoor activities.
Key West is the most southern city in the continental USA. That is why their sunsets are so amazing. The sun is brighter there at sunset than anywhere else. It’s so beautiful that everyone gathers every evening at Mallory Dock to watch it. And there you will see jugglers (玩杂耍的人) and musicians entertaining in the streets.
The houses surrounded by trees and flowers are lovely in Key West, and many are restored and absolutely charming. There are too many hotels, inns, guest houses and restaurants to talk about. They all look great and their prices change according to seasons, and you can find something to suit every pocketbook and every taste.
At the seaport you will see various boats. It’s very interesting. The city is rich in history and was home to Ernest Hemingway. Harry Truman chose it for his winter White House. There are so many public transportation—taxis, tour trains, trolleys, bikes—and you can even walk if you choose. There are beautiful coral reefs. The deep reefs are farther off shore and are best visited with an experienced guide. However, there are shallow reefs close in where snorkelers (潜水者) can explore to their heart’s content. At Key West Marine Park you can do some good snorkeling.  In Key West you can go diving, fishing and do all sorts of water sports.
The problem with Key West is that no one ever wants to leave. Be sure to take your camera with you because you will want to snap (拍摄) everything you see. And whatever you do, be sure to take in the sunset because it is nothing like anything you have ever seen.
【小题1】What will certainly happen when visitors come to Key West?

A．They are sure to have trouble finding a suitable restaurant.
B．They are sure to watch the sunset in the evening.
C．They are sure to take your trains.
D．They are sure to come across storms.
【小题2】What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Key West lies in the north of the continental USA.
B. Private cars can be seen here and there in Key West.
C. Visitors can do all kinds of water sports in Key West.
D. The environment of Key West is very beautiful.
【小题3】From the last paragraph we know that __________.
A．there are many problems in travelling in Key West.
B．everything in Key West is worth taking photos.
C．every traveler wants to leave Key West as soon as possible.
D．one can visit deep reefs alone in Key West.
【小题4】What would be the best title for the text?
A．Key West, Florida: A great vacation city
B．Key West, Florida: A charming and fun city
C．Key West, Florida: A beautiful sunset
D．Key West, Florida: A most southern city


【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】A

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　　Ernest Miller Hemingway，one of six children， was born into the family of a small town doctor at Oak Park，Illinois， on July 21，1899．His parents wanted him to become a doctor or a musician， but after graduation from high school，he began his writing career（生涯）as sports reporter for the Kansas City Star．

　　When World War I broke out，Hemingway left his job and tried to join the army．After repeated rejections，he was finally accepted as an ambulance driver with the Red Cross in Italy，where he was badly wounded two weeks before his 19th birthday．

　　After the war, Hemingway went to live in Toronto，Canada，where he worked for the Toronto Star．Two years later, in 192l，he went to work for the International News Service．in Paris．From 1921 to 1927，he lived in Europe，where he wrote his first three works：Three Short Stories and Ten Poems（1923）；In Our Time（1924），a collection of short stories；and The Torrents of Spring（1926），a novel，which went unnoticed by the public．

　　With the publication of The Sun Also Rises in 1926，Hemingway's first major success as a novelist was established．This novel is considered by many critics（评论家）to be his finest work．In 1927 Hemingway published a collection of short stories called Men Without women, The following year he returned to the United States, where he lived for the next ten years at Key West, Florida. There he worked on A Farewell to Arms（1929）, a novel based on his World War I experiences. In 1932 Hemingway published Death in the Afternoon, a moving study of bullfighting, a subject in which he had shown a constant interest both in his short stories and in The Sun Also Rises.

　　The Old Man and the Sea（1952）tells of an old Cuban fisherman who, after a run of bad luck, hooks a giant marlin. The story of the old man's struggle with the fish, of his final victory which turns into defeat as sharks attack the catch and reduce it to a skeleton, ends with the words,“Man is not meant for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”The novel led to Hemingway's receiving the Pulitzer Prize given each year for distinguished American fiction.

　　In 1954 the Swedish Academy awarded him the Noble Prize for Literature for“his powerful, style-forming mastery of the art of modern narration, as most recently revealed in The Old Man and the Sea.”

（1）Ernest Hemingway has ever been a (an) ________ Which is wrong?

[　　]

A. sports report

B. soldier

C. short-story writer

D. actor

（2）Hemingway joined the army ________.

[　　]

A. right after graduation from high school

B. as a volunteer

C. in Italy as an ambulance driver

D. without any difficulties

（3）Hemingway was first successful ________.

[　　]

A. after he wrote his first work In Our Time

B. with the publication of The Sun Also Rises

C. When The Old Man and the Sea was published

D. when he worked for the Kansas City Star

（4）How many books of Hemingway are talked in this passage?

[　　]

A. Four.
B. Six.
C. Eight.
D. Nine.

（5）Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature after ________ was published.

[　　]

A. Men Without Women

B. The Old Man and the Sea

C. The Sun Also Rises

D. In our Time

A trip to Key West
As we cross the bridge to Key West, we can see many boats.___【小题1】____ Others belongs to people who have sailed their boats here from many different places.
In the city, the houses are almost all painted white.A few are pink or light blue.Many houses are very old and very small.Key West is a very old city._______【小题2】_______.
Many palm trees (棕榈树) grow here. Colorful flowers grow in front of many of the little houses. You can stay in a room in one of these houses for the night.You can smell the ocean on the soft warm wind that blows across the island.
We drive past several streets and then come to Whitehead Street. There is a monument there. The signs says this is the southernmost part of the United States.The sign says “ America Begins Here.” __【小题3】____ It is the second largest ocean.
After taking a few photographs of the sign, we turn the car around and follow Whitehead Street to number 1907.____【小题4】_____  For a few dollars, you can see the inside of the house.Hemingway had many cats when he lived here.He is gone, but the cats remain.Many are asleep on the beds or chairs.They are used to seeing people walking through the old house.
_____【小题5】____ There is a private museum here we want to visit.It is the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society Museum.The museum is named after treasure hunter Mel Fisher, who discovered an old sunken Spanish treasure ship near Key West more than twenty years ago.

A．Finally, we go back home.
B．Beyond the sign is the Atlantic Ocean.
C．Some are fishing boats you can use for the day.
D．After that, we travel a little way to Green Street.
E.Many of the buildings are more than 100 years old.
F.It is made of modern materials, i.e.steel and concrete.
G.This house belonged to the famous American writer Ernest Hemingway.

A trip to Key West

As we cross the bridge to Key West, we can see many boats.___1.____ Others belongs to people who have sailed their boats here from many different places.

In the city, the houses are almost all painted white.A few are pink or light blue.Many houses are very old and very small.Key West is a very old city._______2._______.

Many palm trees (棕榈树) grow here. Colorful flowers grow in front of many of the little houses. You can stay in a room in one of these houses for the night.You can smell the ocean on the soft warm wind that blows across the island.

We drive past several streets and then come to Whitehead Street. There is a monument there. The signs says this is the southernmost part of the United States.The sign says “ America Begins Here.” __3.____ It is the second largest ocean.

After taking a few photographs of the sign, we turn the car around and follow Whitehead Street to number 1907.____4._____  For a few dollars, you can see the inside of the house.Hemingway had many cats when he lived here.He is gone, but the cats remain.Many are asleep on the beds or chairs.They are used to seeing people walking through the old house.

_____5.____ There is a private museum here we want to visit.It is the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society Museum.The museum is named after treasure hunter Mel Fisher, who discovered an old sunken Spanish treasure ship near Key West more than twenty years ago.

A．Finally, we go back home.

B．Beyond the sign is the Atlantic Ocean.

C．Some are fishing boats you can use for the day.

D．After that, we travel a little way to Green Street.

E.Many of the buildings are more than 100 years old.

F.It is made of modern materials, i.e.steel and concrete.

G.This house belonged to the famous American writer Ernest Hemingway.

 
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     It was August 10, 2011. Diana Nyad was dozens of miles into her dream to complete a 103-mile
swim from Cuba to Key West. Because of the currents in the Florida Straits, Nyad would have to last
60 hours-if everything went perfectly.
     For two years, this dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida had been part of her every waking
hour. She was about to turn 60. "I wanted to be filled with commitment to the best of myself so that 1
wasn't looking back later saying, 'What have I done with my life?''' says Nyad.
     Those extreme physical struggles are not new to her. In 1974, 25-year-old Nyad became the first
person to swim across Lake Ontario against the current. A year later, Nyad's 28-mile swim around the
island of Manhattan made the front page of the New York Times.
     "Physically, I'm stronger. I weigh a lot more," Nyad said after a training swim in Key West in June.
"There are also mental advantages to being older," says Steven Munatones, an expert in swimming.
     Feeling a sharp pain in her right shoulder, she changed the angle of stroke (划), telling herself to go
gently until her hand caught the water. In the 17th hour, she swam over to the boat, and the crew
located a pain reliever. Nyad took it. She lay on her back, rolled onto her belly and continued swimming,
and then she'd turn on her back again, gasping(喘气), unable to fill her lungs. "I'm trying to make it. I'm
barely going forward. I feel so sick. This has been my dream forever, but I can hardly make it another
hour," Nyad told David Marchant, the boat's navigator (领航员). Between the 23rd and 27th hours,
Nyad had gone just five miles. "OK, Diana, I'm going to touch you, and it's going to be over," Stoll said.
Nyad agreed. And with that, 29 hours and 43 minutes after she'd jumped into the water, the swim came
to an end.
     "She just wouldn't quit. It was more amazing to see her not make it the way she fought than if
everything had gone exactly right and she'd made it the whole way," says Mark Sollinger, who piloted Nyad's lead boat. 

      At a press conference in Key West after being pulled onto the support boat, Nyad choked back
tears and said, "Sometimes the will is so strong. But I was shaking and freezing, and I thought, 'There's
no mind over matter anymore.' I think I'm going to have to go to my tomb without swimming from Cuba
to Florida."
     But when Nyad returned home to Los Angeles, the pain began to fade. "Something says to me the
goal is still there," says Nyad.
1. Nyad decided to swim from Cuba to Florida because she _______.
A. wouldn't swim against the current
B. wanted to prove she was stronger than before
C. had David Marchant as her navigator
D. wanted very much to fulfill her dream
2.  We can learn from the passage that Nyad _______.
A. refused any help as she struggled in the water to make it
B. has given up the dream of swimming across the Florida Straits
C. appeared on the front page of the New York Times at the age of 25
D. began the swim from Cuba to Florida when she was about 60 years old
3. What can we conclude from what Mark Sollinger says in Paragraph 6?
A. He didn't expect Nyad to succeed.
B. He was disappointed at Nyad's failure.
C. He really admired Nyad for her struggle.
D. He was not sure about Nyad's success.
4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. A Highly Skilled Swimmer
B. The Unsinkable Diana Nyad
C. A Regrettable Experience
D. The Inspiring Adventure

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