Jane was so for the news of her lost child that she was almost driven . A. proper , madly B．thirsty , mad C. sad , madly D．curious , mad 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Jane was so for the news of her lost child that she was almost driven .

A. proper , madly B．thirsty , mad C. sad , madly D．curious , mad

解析:

孩子丢了，Jane当然非常想知道孩子的消息，以至于几乎要发疯。be thirsty for 渴望。 drive sb mad 使某人发疯。故选B。

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　　In seventeen days she drove a dog team and sledge（雪橇）across 1 050 miles of the Arctic Circle and through some of the most difficult land in the world． In bitter winds and snowstorms she drove her dogs along the Arctic track，in temperatures that reached38℃．

　　When Jane was asked how she felt about being the first woman ever to win the race，she said，“I still can't believe it．”She then went over to inspect her thirteen wild-eyed dogs．

　　David Wilson，who came second，said，“It sure hurts when a young woman is ahead of you．But it doesn't hurt for long．She was a good winner．”

1．Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article？

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A．Woman drives a dog team across the Arctic．

B．Woman fights bitter winds and snowstorms．

C．Woman wins a sledge race in the world．

D．Woman wins the world's toughest race．

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A．No woman had ever won this race in the past．

B．Her 13 dogs were wild and difficult to control．

C．She broke the record by taking only 17 days to complete the race．

D．This was the first time she had taken part in this kind of race．

3．How did David Wilson feel about the race？

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A．He had an accident during the race and thought it was not fair．

B．He was sorry to lose but it was fair that Jane won the race．

C．He thought that it was not right to put men and women in the same race．

D．He was very upset because he thought that he should have won．

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B．The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.

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D．No changes have taken place in Bath since Austen’s time.

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A．attract readers to visit the city of bath

B．ask readers to buy Austen’s books

C．tell readers about Jane Austen’s experience

D．give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society

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B．cards and gifts that have something to do with Austen

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