Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy—five, he gave ?? 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment (设备) for a children’s playground.

    As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy—five. Johnson had a sense of humour (幽默). He liked whisky (威士忌酒) and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening.”he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.

    The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy—five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.

Johnson became a rich man through

   A. doing business.    B. making whisky.    C. cheating.    D. buying and selling land.

The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson

   A. had no children.                    B. was a strange man.

   C. was very fond of children.            D. wanted people to know how rich he was.

Many people wrote to Johnson to find out

   A. why  he  gave so much money to the school.  B. how to live longer.

   C. how to become wealthy.          D. in which part of the neck to have an injection.

The newspaperman

   A. should have reported what Johnson had told him.

   B. shouldn’t have asked Johnson what injection he had.

   C. was eager to live a long life.

   D. should have found out what Johnson really meant.

Jonathan lived alone in a house,which he looked after carefully.One summer evening Jonathan returned home   1 usual at 4:53.When he opened the front gate, he suddenly noticed something   2 .There was   3  in the earth in one of the flower beds.Jonathan was just going to blame(责备)the milkman or the postman   4 he noticed that one of the curtains(窗帘)in the front room downstairs was   5  .Jonathan never did it like that.
He walked up to the porch(门廊)and   6  it quietly.He   7  carefully for a few seconds.  8  could hear nothing.The front door was half-open.Jonathan studied it carefully,  9  if he had forgotten to close it that morning.He had   10 forgotten before.He stepped silently    11 the hall to the door and looked   12  the room.The shadow(影子)of a man was clearly    13 on the far wall in the evening sunlight.He had clearly been standing  14 the door since Jonathan’s return.Jonathan closed the door and turned the key quickly.Then he quietly picked up  15   and began to call   16  .The thief, a tall young man, tried to climb     17   a window to get out but Jonathan   18   that.He beat him with his umbrella.Three minutes later the police   19  .Jonathan was a little angry that he had to have dinner later than usual but on the whole night he felt quite pleased with     20  .

【小题1】
A.toB.1ikeC.as D.for
【小题2】
A.goodB.beautifulC.badly D.strange
【小题3】
A.a heavy footprint.B.a beautiful flower
C.a newspaper D.a bottle of ink
【小题4】
A.whenB.whileC.as D.since
【小题5】
A.troubleB.out of placeC.wrong D.shining
【小题6】
A.closedB.lookedC.opened D.knocked at
【小题7】
A.watchedB.1istenedC.studied D.waited
【小题8】
A.andB.whileC.but D.so
【小题9】
A.seeingB.wantingC.wondering D.waiting
【小题10】
A.alwaysB.neverC.ever D.sometimes
【小题11】
A.inB.aroundC.over D.across
【小题12】
A.insideB.out ofC.at D.after
【小题13】
A.shone (照耀)B.reflected (反射)C.given D.put up
【小题14】
A.in front ofB.in the frontC.beside D.behind
【小题15】
A.a stoneB.a stickC.a knife D.the telephone
【小题16】
A.the neighbourB.his friendC.the policeD.the thief
【小题17】
A.byB.ontoC.through D.to
【小题18】
A.had hopedB.had thoughtC.had wished D.had noticed
【小题19】
A.1eftB.arrivedC.reached D.spoke
【小题20】
A.himselfB.the policeC.the thief D.the house

Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. "Football, tennis,cricket — anything with a round ball, I was useless." he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in England's rural Devonshire.
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.
The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway's school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older man's cold-water exploits (成就). Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.
Journeys to the Pole aren't the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people dismissed his dream as fantasy. "John Ridgway was one of the few who didn't say, 'You are completely crazy,'" Saunders says.
In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a closer encounter (遭遇) with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.
Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he's skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation.
This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.
【小题1】The turning point in Saunders'life came when ________.

A.he started to play ball games
B.he got a mountain bike at age 15
C.he ran his first marathon at age 18
D.he started to receive Ridgway's training
【小题2】We can learn from the text that Ridgway ________.
A.dismissed Saunders' dream as fantasy
B.built up his body together with Saunders
C.hired Saunders for his cold-water experience
D.won his fame for his voyage across the Atlantic
【小题3】What do we know about Saunders?
A.He once worked at a school in Scotland.
B.He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.
C.He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid.
D.He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole.
【小题4】The underlined word "Intrigued" in the third paragraph probably means ________.
A.ExcitedB.ConvincedC.DelightedD.Fascinated
【小题5】It can be inferred that Saunders' journey to the North Pole ________.
A.was accompanied by his old playmates
B.set a record in the North Pole expedition
C.was supported by other Arctic explorers
D.made him well-known in the 1960s


Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five, he gave £ 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment (设备) for a children’s play ground.
As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman, During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy-five, Johnson had a sense of humor (幽默). He liked whisky (威士忌酒) and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening.” He told the newspaperman, thinking of evening glass of whisky.
The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and has a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.
【小题1】Johnson became a rich man through          .

A.doing businessB.making whisky
C.cheatingD.buying and selling land
【小题2】The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson       .
A.had no children.B.was a strange man.
C.was very fond of children.
D.wanted people to know how rich he was.
【小题3】The newspaperman         .
A.should have reported what Johnson had told him.
B.shouldn’t have asked Johnson what injection he had.
C.was eager to live a long life.
D.should have found out what Johnson really meant.
【小题4】When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that      .
A.he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening.
B.he needed an injection in the neck.
C.a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well.
D.there was something wrong with his neck.

Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. "Football, tennis,cricket — anything with a round ball, I was useless." he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in England's rural Devonshire.

It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.

The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway's school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older man's cold-water exploits (成就). Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.

Journeys to the Pole aren't the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people dismissed his dream as fantasy. "John Ridgway was one of the few who didn't say, 'You are completely crazy,'" Saunders says.

In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a closer encounter (遭遇) with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.

Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he's skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation.

This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.

1.The turning point in Saunders'life came when ________.

A.he started to play ball games

B.he got a mountain bike at age 15

C.he ran his first marathon at age 18

D.he started to receive Ridgway's training

2.We can learn from the text that Ridgway ________.

A.dismissed Saunders' dream as fantasy

B.built up his body together with Saunders

C.hired Saunders for his cold-water experience

D.won his fame for his voyage across the Atlantic

3.What do we know about Saunders?

A.He once worked at a school in Scotland.

B.He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.

C.He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid.

D.He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole.

4.The underlined word "Intrigued" in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A.Excited           B.Convinced         C.Delighted         D.Fascinated

5.It can be inferred that Saunders' journey to the North Pole ________.

A.was accompanied by his old playmates

B.set a record in the North Pole expedition

C.was supported by other Arctic explorers

D.made him well-known in the 1960s

 

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