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_______to get his audience who seemed to be bored interested in what he was talking about, the professor made a ______ of himself by saying that they would get a present each if they _____. He lost a lot of money as a result.

   A. In his effort; fool; were                      B. With his effort; mistake; did

   C. In his effort; mistake; were                 D. In his effort; fool; did
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Section D

Directions:Read the following passage and answer the questions. Write the answers on the answer sheet.

In 1817 one of the most well-known hauntings in American history took place in the small town of Adams, Tennessee. Known as the Bell Witch, the strange activity that caused fear in the small farming community has remained unexplained for nearly 200 years. Like many stories, certain details of who or what the Bell Witch was vary from version to version. The prevailing account is that it was the ghost of a woman named Kate Batts, a mean old neighbour of John Bell. Batts believed Bell cheated her in a land purchase and on her deathbed she swore that she would haunt John Bell and his family.

News of the Bell Witch spread quickly. When word of the haunting reached Nashville, one of its most citizens, General Andrew Jackson, decided to gather a group of friends and go to Adams to investigate. The future president wanted to come face to face with the phenomenon and either expose it as a trick or send the spirit away. According to one account, Jackson and his men were traveling over a smooth section of road when suddenly the wagon stopped. The men pushed and pushed, but the wagon could not be moved. The wheels were even removed and inspected. The came the sound of a voice from the bushes saying, “I will see you tonight.” The astonished men could not find the source of the voice. The horses then unexpectedly started walking on their own and the wagon moved along again. Jackson indeed encountered the witch that night and left early the next morning, claiming he would rather fight the British than the Bell Witch!

The haunting of the Bell house continued for several years, ending with ghost’s final act of revenge. On the morning of December 19, he failed to awake at his regular time. When the family noticed he was sleeping unnaturally, they attempted to rouse him. They discovered Bell couldn’t be completely awakened. John’s son went to the medicine cupboard to get his father’s medicine and noticed it was gone but a strange small bottle was in its place. No one claimed to have replaced the medicine with the bottle. John Bell died on December 20 and “Kate” was quiet until after the funeral.

A few explanations of the Bell Witch phenomena have been offered over the years. One is that the haunting was a trick created by Richard Powell, the schoolteacher of Betsy Bell and Joshua Gardner, the boy with whom Betsy was in love. It seemed Powell was deeply in love with Betsy and would do anything to destroy her relationship with Gardner. Through a variety of tricks, and with the help of several friends, it is believed that Powell created all of the ghostly effects to scare Gardner away. In fact, Gardner eventually did break up with Betsy and left area and Powell did come out winner. In the end, he married Betsy Bell.

81.John Well’s mean old neighbor haunted them because ______.

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82.On Jackson’s way to investigate the ghost, the ghost ______ and later, Jackson encountered the witch and left early the next morning.

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83.How did the haunting eventually end?

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84.What was one explanation for the haunting given in the reading?

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Each Indian(印第安人) was supposed to keep his birth name until he was old enough to earn one for himself. But his playmates(游戏伙伴) would always give him a name of their own. No matter what his parents called him, his childhood friends would use the name they had chosen. Often it was not pleasing, such as Bow Legs or Bad Boy. But sometimes a name fit so well that the youngster found it difficult to shake it off. If he could not earn a better one from a war later, he could be stuck with a name like Bow Legs for the rest of his life.

   The Indian earned his real name when he was old enough for his first fight against the enemy. His life name depended on how he acted during this first battle. When he returned from the war, the whole tribe would gather and observe the ceremony in which he would be given his name by the chief. If he had done well, he would get a good name. Otherwise he might be called Crazy Wolf or Man-Afraid-Of-a-Horse. So an Indian’s name told his record or described the kind of man he was.

A man was given many chances to improve his name, however. If in a later battle he was brave in fighting against the enemy, he was given a batter name. Some of our great fighters had as many as twelve names—all good and each better than the last.

An Indian’s names belonged to him for the rest of his life. No one else could use them. Even he himself could not give them away because names were assigned by the tribe, not the family. So no man could pass on his name unless the chief and the tribe asked him to do so.

Sometimes an Indian would be asked to give his name to a son who had performed a noticed deed. I know of only three of four times when this happened. It is the rarest honor for a person—the honor of assuming(承担) his father’ name.

An Indian could be given the second name by__________.

A. his father       B. the enemy     C. the chief of the tribe    D. his childhood friends.

The greatest honor an Indian could earn was__________.

A. a victory in his first battle against the enemy.    B. a name given by the chief.

C. a ceremony to get his real name.              D. the right to use his father’ name.

If an Indian had more than ten names, it means that___________.

A. many people in the tribe liked him.            B. he was a great fighter.

C. he had a lot of friends.                      D. he had fought in fewer than ten battles.

Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?

A. The names given by the playmates of an Indian were usually not pleasant.

B. The life name of an Indian was earned in battle.

C. An Indian could throw away his birth name when he was old enough to earn one for himself.

D. The Indians themselves were not allowed to give their names away.

完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并将答案填入答题卡相应位置
Whenever I recall my childhood, there is one thing I remember clearly. My father used his   36 to let my mother   37  her parents who lived far away. There was just my younger brother and myself in the   38 . One evening, our father came home and there was no   39 , not even a piece of bread. My father had no money and he was as   40  as we were. My brother and I went to bed without having anything.
  41  I knew from the expressions on my father’s face that he could not   42  us be hungry for long. He left the house, and about two hours later he   43  and woke us up. He had two small potato pies in his hands. I didn’t know where he got the money for the food but somehow he   44  to find a way. It was clear that he wanted to get his children   45 .
My father did not eat and had   46  all day but he sat there and felt   47  at seeing us eat. This has always stuck in my   48 . At that moment, I felt moved  knowing that he tried his best not to let us   49 , and he wanted us to know he was always there ____50______ us.
In   51  times, I think, it is important not to   52  weakness but strength.   53  the mother is the cement(黏合剂)that   54  a family together, then the father is the steel that strengthens(加固) that cement.
It is his values and   55  that have carried me forward and helped me deal with my own problems in life.

【小题1】
A.car
B.ticket
C.savings
D.right
【小题2】
A.call
B.visit
C.bring
D.invite
【小题3】
A.classroom
B.office
C.house
D.farm
【小题4】
A.food
B.drinks
C.electricity
D.gas
【小题5】
A.poor
B.hungry
C.angry
D.sleepy
【小题6】
A.So
B.Till
C.But
D.Since
【小题7】
A.hear
B.let
C.remember
D.prevent
【小题8】
A.lost
B.hid
C.found
D.returned
【小题9】
A.managed
B.forgot
C.needed
D.refused
【小题10】
A.something
B.nothing
C.anything
D.everything
【小题11】
A.bargained
B.worked
C.searched
D.prepared
【小题12】
A.lucky
B.sorry
C.happy
D.regretful
【小题13】
A.mouth
B.teeth
C.mind
D.chest
【小题14】
A.change
B.share
C.wait
D.suffer
【小题15】
A.of
B.on
C.in
D.with
【小题16】
A.difficult
B.dangerous
C.interesting
D.comfortable
【小题17】
A.admit
B.show
C.discuss
D.understand
【小题18】
A.Unless
B.If
C.Though
D.Until
【小题19】
A.designs
B.places
C.takes
D.holds
【小题20】
A.permission
B.hobbies
C.actions
D.attitudes
 

完形填空(共20小题;每题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident and had to get his arms removed. Since then, he has had to rely on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never   36   him alone for years. Except for   37   with his toes, he was totally unable to do anything else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often   38  . Eventually, his younger brother went away and lived separately, leaving him heartbroken and   39   a loss what to do.

40  , a misfortune happened to a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene(煤油) light on the stove was overturned, resulting in a fire which took her   41   away. Having decidedly   42   her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly   43  . At school, she always studied hard. Most of all, she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky.   44   my arms are broken, my heart can still fly.” She wrote in her blog.

One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a(n)   45   program. The boy told the television hostess about his uncertain future, whereas the girl was full of   46   for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their  47  . The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings,   48  heart.

They had both gone through the same ordeal(痛苦的折磨), but their different   49   determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, unexpected disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle   50   when faced with it is the true   51   of your character. If you choose to   52   or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go.   53  , if you decide to be strong, the   54   will turn out to be a fortune on which new   55   will arise.

36. A. having left                   B. to leave                 C. left                  D. leaving

37. A. walking                B. writing               C. cleaning              D. playing

38. A. quarrel                         B. share                   C. communicate          D. disagree

39. A. on                    B. under                C. in                   D. at

40. A. Unfortunately          B. Unexpectedly         C. Similarly             D. Seriously 

41. A. hair                     B. hands                   C. happiness             D. possessions 

42. A. turned on                    B. turned up             C. turned off             D. turned down

43. A. helpless                     B. free                     C. independent           D. respected

44. A. Though                 B. Unless                 C. Whether               D. Since

45. A. interview              B. entertainment         C. contest                D. donation

46. A. calmness               B. enthusiasm           C. patience               D. excitement

47. A. wisdom                 B. strength                C. toes                     D. mouths

48. A. promising           B. inspiring             C. flying                D. advancing

49. A. characters              B. attitudes               C. opinions              D. ambitions

50. A. emergency             B. misfortune            C. opportunity                 D. defeat

51. A. test                       B. value                   C. meaning              D. function

52. A. complain                    B. struggle                    C. fight                 D. suffer

53. A. However               B. Though                C. But                  D. Therefore

54. A. accidents               B. carelessness           C. failures                D. hardship

55. A. solutions               B. impressions           C. hopes                  D. rewards

 

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