题目内容
Kincaid looked at his watch: eight-seventeen. The truck started on the second try, and he backed out, shifted gears, and moved slowly down the alley under hazy sun. Through the streets of Bellingham he went, heading south on Washington 11, running along the coast of Puget Sound for a few miles, then following the highway as it swung east a little before meeting U.S Route 20.
Turning into the sun, he began the long, winding drive through the Cascades. He liked this country and felt unpressed stopping now and then to make notes about interesting possibilities for future expeditions or to shoot what he called “memory snapshots.” The purpose of these causal photographs was to remind him of places he might want to visit again and approach more seriously. In later afternoon he turned north at Spokane, picking up U.S Route 2, which would take him halfway across the northern United States to Duluth, Minnesota.
He wished for the thousandth time in his life that he had a dog, a golden retriever, maybe, for travels like this and to keep him company at home. But he was frequently away; overseas much of the time and it would not be fair to the animal. Still, he thought about it anyway. In a few years he would be getting too old for the hard fieldwork. “I must get a dog then.” He said to himself.
Drives like this always put him into a sentimental mood. The dog was part of it. Robert Kincaid was alone as it’s possible to be – an only child, parents both dead, distant relatives who had lost track of him and he of them, no close friends.
He thought about Marian. She had left him nine years ago after five years of marriage. He was fifty–two now, that would make her just under forty. Marian had dreams of becoming a musician, a folksinger. She knew all of the Weavers’ songs and sang them pretty well in the coffeehouse of Seattle. When he was home in the old days, he drove her to the shows and sat in the audience while she sang.
His long absences – two or three months sometimes – were hard on the marriage. He knew that. She was aware of what he did when they decided to get married, and both of them had a vague (not clear) sense that it could all be handled somehow. It couldn’t when he came from photographing a story in Iceland and, she was gone. The note read, “Robert, it didn’t work out, I left you the Harmony guitar. Stay in touch.”
He didn’t stay in touch. Neither did she. He signed the divorce papers when they arrived a year later and caught a plane for Australia the next day. She had asked for nothing except her freedom.
Which route is the right one taken by Kincaid?
A. Bellingham – Washington 11 – Puget Sound – U.S Route 20 – U.S Route 2 – Duluth
B. U.S. Route 2 – Bellingham – Washington 11 – Puget Sound – U.S Route 20 – Duluth
C. U.S. Route 2 – U.S Route 20 – Duluth – Bellingham – Washington 11
D. Bellingham – Washington 11 –U.S. Route 2 –U.S Route 20 –Duluth
Which statement is true according to the passage?
A. Kincaid’s parents were dead and he only kept in touch with some distant relatives.
B. Kincaid would have had a dog if he hadn’t been away from home too much.
C. Kincaid used to have a golden retriever.
D. Kincaid needed a dog in doing his hard fieldwork.
Why did Kincaid stop to take photos while driving?
A. To write “memory snapshots”.
B. To remind himself of places he might want to visit again.
C. To avoid forgetting the way back.
D. To shoot beautiful scenery along the road.
What can you know about Marian?
A. She died after five years of marriage.
B. She was older than Kincaid.
C. She could sing very well and earned big money.
D. She was not a professional pop singer.
We can draw a conclusion from the passage that _____
A. Marian knew what would happen before she married Kincaid.
B. Kincaid thought his absence would be a problem when he married Marian.
C. It turned out that Marian could not stand Kincaid’s absence and left him.
D. After Marian left him, they still kept in touch with each other.
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.
We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s rang, it was my mother calling from my . She asked if I had my mobile. I checked my purse. It was ! I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys, it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a near his home.
Later that evening, I went to him there. I didn’t dare to go , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After 10 km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys .
My were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you my mum?” I asked. He that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts (联系人). But all they was my mobile phone number — which didn’t . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who my house.
I was to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost forever. I was so to Rhys and offered him some money, but he .
As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.
1.A. electric car B. mobile phone C. radio D. doorbell
2.A. hospital B. company C. school D. home
3.A. found B. changed C. lost D. bought
4.A. gone B. new C. busy D. broken
5.A. accepted B. returned C. got D. answered
6.A. before B. because C. after D. if
7.A. coffee shop B. post office C. hotel D. supermarket
8.A. follow B. meet C. catch D. punish
9.A. slowly B. back C. alone D. finally
10.A. driving B. running C. walking D. riding
11.A. talked about B. looked for C. heard of D. knew about
12.A. difficulties B. fears C. diseases D. hopes
13.A. remember B. know C. tell D. understand
14.A. realized B. repeated C. explained D. believed
15.A. had B. noticed C. expected D. finished
16.A. happen B. matter C. help D. fit
17.A. called B. visited C. shared D. sold
18.A. sorry B. glad C. sad D. proud
19.A. useful B. strange C. grateful D. polite
20.A. missed B. appeared C. agreed D. refused
Hi! Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you knew was in trouble — and was he? Have you ever dreamed something that came true later? Maybe you have ESP (超感觉知觉).
ESP stands for Extrasensory Perception. It may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let people know about events before they happen, or events that are happening some distance away.
Here’s an example. A woman was ironing clothes. Suddenly she screamed, “My father is dead! I saw him sitting in the chair!” Just then, a telegram came. The woman’s father died of a heart attack. He died sitting in a chair.
There are thousands of stories like this one on record. Scientists are studying them to find out what’s behind these strange mental messages. Here’s another example—one of hundreds of dreams that have come true.
A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a horse and a carriage came by. The driver said, “There is room for one more.” The man felt the driver seemed dead, so he ran away. The next day, when the man was getting on a crowded bus, the bus driver said, “There is room for one more.”
Then the man saw that the driver’s face was the same face he had seen in the dream. He wouldn’t get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into flames. Everyone was killed!
Some people say stories like these are coincidences. Others, including some scientists, say that ESP is real. From studies of ESP, we may someday learn more about the human mind.
1.According to the passage, the author believes that the sixth sense is ________.
A．in existence B．imaginative C．not real D．impossible
2.ESP lets people know _________.
A．about events before they happen
B．about events after they happen
C．about events that are happening some distance away
D．A and C
3.By studying ESP, scientists may get to ________.
A．learn how people tell lies
B．know more about human dreams
C．know more about human mind
D．learn how strange things happen
4.In the last paragraph the underlined word “coincidences” probably means _______.
A．things that may not happen
B．things that happen in a dream
C．things that must happen
D．things that happen by accident
When Joe was about to start school, all signs pointed to success. Yet things turned out to be quite 36 . The fourth grade even found him at the 37 of the class. Joe struggled day and night, but it did not 38 —until one stormy afternoon.
On that afternoon, 39 the math teacher started to introduce difficult concepts, dark clouds
covered the sky, and the storm set in. Hard though she tried to make the kid, 40 , the thunder won the battle for their attention. No one 41 the concepts. Except for Joe. He understood them and answered all the questions correctly. The teacher patted him on the back, and told him to go around to the others and explain how he had managed it. 42 by his newfound success, Joe moved quickly throughout the room. Soon math time was followed by the time for 43 . All children naturally drew 44 pictures on such a day. Except for Joe.
Since then, Joe started 45 . Though he never made it to the top, his math teacher was always 46 and curious about the change: Why had that stormy day changed Joe?
On the day Joe graduated, he presented the teacher with his most 47 possession—the picture of a bright yellow sun. On the picture Joe had written: This is the day I 48 my brightness.
1. A．unfair B．boring C．disappointing D．dangerous
2. A．center B．top C．beginning D．bottom
3. A．happen B．work C．finish D．last
4. A．until B．since C．because D．as
5. A．concentrate B．change C．hide D．sit
6. A．challenged B．grasped C．doubted D．admitted
7. A．Relieved B．Surprised C．Encouraged D．Puzzled
8. A．class B．sports C．art D．tea
9. A．great B．dark C．different D．strange
10. A．improving B．painting C．recovering D．studying
11. A．worried B．amazed C．friendly D．cautious
12. A．familiar B．expensive C．admirable D．precious
13. A．woke up to B．put up with C．got on with D．looked down upon
Some say every day miracles are predestined (注定的)---- All that’s necessary is readiness, the right circumstance for the appointed meeting. And it can happen anywhere.
In 1999, 11-year-old Kevin Stephan was a bat boy for his younger brother's Little League team in Lancaster, New York. It was an early evening in late July. Kevin was standing on the grass away from the plate, where another youngster was warming up for the next game. Swinging his bat back and forth, and giving it all the power an elementary school kid could give, the boy brought the bat back hard and hit Kevin in the chest. His heart stopped.
When Kevin fell to the ground, the mother of one of the players rushed out of the stands to his aid. Penny Brown hadn't planned to be there that day, but at the last minute,she had changed her shift (轮班) at the hospital, and she was given the night off. Penny bent over the senseless boy, his face already starting to turn blue, and giving CPR, breathing into his mouth and giving chest compressions (按压). And he came to life.
After his recovery, he became a volunteer junior firefighter, learning some of the emergency first-aid techniques that had saved his life. He studied hard in school and was saving money for college by working as a dishwasher in a local restaurant in his spare time.
Kevin, now 17, was working in the kitchen when he heard people screaming, customers in confusion, employees rushing toward a table. He hurried into the main room and saw a woman there, her face turning blue, her hands at her throat. She was choking .
Quickly Kevin stepped behind her, wrapped his arms around her and clasped his hands. Then, using skills he'd first learned in Scouts, the food that was trapped in the woman's throat was freed. The color began to return to her face.
“The food was stuck. I couldn't breathe,” she said. She thought she was dying. “I was very frightened.”
Who was the woman?
Penny Brown.
1.Kevin Stephan fell to the ground and fainted probably because ________.
A．he stood close to the boy who was swinging his bat
B．he suffered from heart attack all of a sudden
C．he was too excited when watching the game
D．he swung the bat too hard to keep his balance
2.Which of the following statements is True of Kevin Stephan?
A．He was hit on the face by a boy and almost lost his life.
B．He was a volunteer junior firefighter, teaching the players first-aid skills.
C．He worked part-time in a local restaurant to save money for college.
D．He saved Penny Brown though he didn’t really know how to deal with food choke
3.Why did Penny Brown change her shift and was given the night off that night?
A．She was there to give her son directions.
B．She volunteered to give medical services.
C．She was a little worried about her son’s safety.
D．She came to watch her son’s game and cheered him .
