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【题目】D

She almost did not run. Christine Williams admits that now. She could barely put one foot after another following the wake(守灵) for her sister, who had died in an automobile accident. But she did run. With the cheers of friends and strangers reaching her heart, Williams set a C.W. Post record in Boston. Now she will run again, in the national Division II cross-country championships in Evansville, Ind. She wanted to be sure she was doing the right thing by running. She was the middle of three sisters, between Kerry, who is 25, and Jennifer, who was 18.

Just going through any motions was hard enough, but Christine Williams wanted to know if she should put on her uniform and her shoes and run through the woods on an autumn afternoon, in the awful gaping time between her sister’s wake and her funeral. “I kind of got upset beforehand.” Williams admitted. Not a chatterbox under normal conditions, she now holds herself the best way she can, the fewer words the better. She almost walked away from the start line. But her friend Angela Toscano, who had flown up to Boston with her, directly from the wake, was standing near the line and talked her through it. “She said my sister would have wanted me to run.” Christine said. And that was enough to get her started.

The accident happened just after midnight on Nov, 4. Four young women were driving in an unfamiliar area of Long Island in Eastport, N.Y., when one of them apparently ran a yield sign, and the car was hit by another vehicle. Heather Brownrigg and Jennifer Williams died, and their friends April Brown and Kaci Moran were treated at a hospital and released.

The crash made the papers. April Brown was charged with drunken driving and driving without a license.

The wake began on Nov. 6. The next day Christine was to run with the Post cross-country team at the regional meet. Rich Degnan, the Post coach,"and Post officials offered a car service and tickets on the last flight-to Boston for Christine and Toscano. When they arrived at the hotel, the entire team was waiting up for her.

Everybody knew about it at the regional meet. Degnan had to arrange for the flexibility of an alternate, just in case Christine could not go. Several times during the race, Christine felt she could not continue. But then she heard her friends and all those other people, those strangers from other colleges, calling her name. She thought about Jennifer. And she ran. She finished fourth in 22 minutes 58 seconds, breaking the Post record for the 6-kilometer distance by 15 seconds. And although the Post team didn’t qualify for the nationals, Christine did.

【1】 What does the underlined sentence in paragragh 2 “Not a chatterbox under normal conditions” mean?

A.She is a person of few words noramlly.

B.She likes chatting under normal conditions.

C.She isn’t under normal conditions.

D. She doesn’t like running while chatting.

【2】Christine’s Post team did the following for her EXCEPT ____________.

A. offering car service and flight tickets to Boston.

B. arranging for a substitute for her beforehand.

C. cheering for her during the race.

D. taking care of her food and uniforms.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Christine flew to Boston after her sister’s funeral.

B. Christine’s two sisters were killed in the accident.

C. Christine’s athletic performance stood out in the race.

D. Christine broke the Post record in national meet in Boston.

【4】原创】Put the sentence in the right order.

a. Angela Toscano flew to Boston.

b. Christine run at the regional meet.

c. Christine broke the record.

d. Four young women were driving in an unfamiliar area of Long Island.

e. the Post team flew to Boston.

A.d e a, b c B. b a d c e,

C. e c d a, b D. a, b c e d

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析:本文介绍Christine在妹妹车祸丧生后,带着悲痛坚持训练最后取得好成绩的故事。

【1】细节题。根据第二段的句子:she now holds herself the best way she can, the fewer words the better.说明她正常情况下话不多,故A正确。

【2】推理题。根据第二段的内容but Christine Williams wanted to know if she should put on her uniform and her shoes and run through the woods on an autumn afternoon,说明照看她的食物和衣服不是她的团队做的,故D正确。

【3】细节题。根据最后一段的句子She thought about Jennifer. And she ran. She finished fourth in 22 minutes 58 seconds, breaking the Post record for the 6-kilometer distance by 15 seconds.可知她在比赛中的表现很出色。故C正确。

【4】排序题。根据本文内容可知正确的顺序是:d. Four young women were driving in an unfamiliar area of Long Island. e. the Post team flew to Boston.a. Angela Toscano flew to Boston. b. Christine run at the regional meet. c. Christine broke the record.故选A。

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People from around the world travel to Piobbico to tell their sad stories of ugliness. During the annual Festival of the Ugly, which occurs on the first Sunday of every September, hundreds of people gather in Piobbico’s town square to elect the president of the Ugly Club. Lacobelli wins the election every year. The Ugly Club has over 20, 000 members. They carry ID cards that grade their ugliness from bearable to extreme. A prize is awarded to Ugly Club members who qualify as extremely ugly.

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Lacobelli is a spokesperson for ugly people everywhere. He believes that the uglier one is, the better life can be. Though the club enjoys making fun of beauty, especially beauty contests, Lacobelli has a serious side as well. He believes that too many people suffer from financial and emotional pressures because they don’t meet society’s standards of beauty. The fact that beautiful people are more successful in the workforce is a problem that Lacobelli has attempted to bring forward to the Italian public and government.

【1Piobbico is rather special in that .

A. it is a very small town

B. it is home to ugly people

C. it receives no visitors

D. it is the capital of Italy

2Why is Lacobelli elected the president of the Ugly Club every year?

A. Because he is the ugliest person in the whole world.

B. Because his ugliness is always graded as bearable.

C. Because he is a spokesperson for ugly people everywhere.

D. Because he has won the members’ trust and admiration.

3Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Ugly people are most respected in Italy.

B. The Festival of the Ugly is held every two years.

C. Ugly people are unfairly treated in society.

D. The uglier one is, the better life he or she lives.

4Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Ugly Capital of the World

B. The Ugliest Person of the World

C. Festival of the Ugly

D. Beauty Contests Should be Banned

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2. 只允许修改10处,多者 (从第11处起)不计分。

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“Start out at that end,” she said. “Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”

“I soon learn how everything worked in the USA,” the man told his friend. “Life’s a cafeteria there. You can get anything you want as long as you are willing to pay the price. You can even get success, and you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it you .”

You can’t change the inevitable. The only thing you can do are to control your attitude. Once you reach that point in life, happiness and satisfy can’t be too far away.

【题目】C

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"We don't actually have to build the data center, which saves a lot of costs in infrastructure and we don't have the cooling overhead, plus that you have the environmental benefit, that the kilowatt hour you are using is used twice, once to heat the home and once to compute the clients task without the cooling overhead," says Leupe.

The company developed what it calls an e-Radiator, a computer server that also works as an alternative heating source. Leupe says that five Dutch homeowners are experimentally using them in their homes.

“We reimburse the electricity the server uses, and that we can do because of the computer clients on the other side, and, in that way, home owners actually get heating for free, and computer users don't have to pay for the overhead of the data center,” says Leupe.

One of the participants in the year-long experiment, Jan Visser, says the amount of heat produced by e-Radiator depends on the work being done by the server’s processors so it cannot be used as the primary source. But he is ready to try it.

“If it gives good enough warmth, you can use less of your existing central heating, and there is the chance for a home owner to pay less bills.”

Nerdalize says e-Radiators generate temperature of up to 55 degrees Celsius and could save up to $440 in annual heating costs.

【1】Which one is true according to the passage?

A. It is expensive to deal with huge banks of computer servers.

B. A Dutch energy firm attempted to heat private homes.

C. Computer servers generate large quantities of heat.

D. The cooling tower is a waste of energy.

【2】The underlined phrase “overhead” in the third paragraph probably means______.

A. daily cost B. fixture

C. forehead D. method

【3】What is NOT true about e-Radiator according to the passage?

A. It is a computer server used as an alternative heating source.

B. It has been launched onto the market.

C.It is environmentally friendly.

D. It can save users’ money.

【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage ?

A. A New Kind of Data Servers

B. Data Servers Could Heat Private Homes

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【题目】A

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I read that, and I thought what planet she is living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury(奢华), not a fertility requirement.

A 26-year-old man in the story is disappointed that he can't afford to get a Ph. D. in literature. Well, that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years.

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B. Their high expectations.

C. Poor living conditions.

D. Their constant failure.

【3】What are some young people complaining about?

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B. They are complaining their parents can’t give them a good education.

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【5】The passage is developed mainly by ________.

A.facts and descriptions

B.comparison and persuasion

C.examples and explanation

D.figures and conclusion

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