In 1953, the New Zealander Edmund Hillary, then 33, joined a British Qomolangma expedition led by Colonel John Hunt. Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans were the first team to attempt the summit (顶峰). Despite a violent storm, they reached the South Summit — at 28,700 feet (8,748 meters) — by 1 p.m. on May 26. But both men knew they would run out of oxygen if they went on. They agreed to turn back.
Two days later, Hillary and Norgay, set out from Camp IX at 25,900 feet to make the next attempt. At 27,900 feet they made a temporary camp on a six foot wide rock to spend the night. At 6:30 the next morning, cheered by clearing skies, the team moved out. Roped together, cutting steps with their ice axes, they inched up a steep, knife-edged ridge (山脊) southeast of the summit. They reached the South Summit by 9:00 a.m.
Farther up, they met a 40-foot icy rock face, which was later named the Hillary Step. “…looking up at the rock step at 29,000 feet, it really did look extremely difficult to overcome,” said Hillary. But they found a narrow crack on the surface of the rock, just large enough to move inside on hands and knees, and managed to climb it by supporting feet against one side and backs against the other. Hillary said, “That was really the first moment during the whole of the expedition that I was confident that we were going to get to the top.” 
The last few yards to the summit were relatively easy. “Then I realized that the ridge, instead of rising ahead, now dropped sharply away,” Hillary said. “I looked upward to see a narrow ridge running up to a sharp point. …and we stood on the summit.” It was 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 1953.
【小题1】What is the passage mainly about? 

A.The climbing history of Qomolangma.
B.The life and achievements of Edmund Hillary.
C.How Hillary and Norgay conquered Qomolangma.
D.How the Hillary Step got its name.
【小题2】At what height did Hillary and Norgay set out on May 29? 
A.25,900 feet. B.27,900 feet.
C.28,700 feet. D.29,000 feet.
【小题3】According to Paragraph 2, one of the main advantages to Hillary and Norgay was        .
A.fine weather conditionsB.good rest the night before
C.enough food suppliesD.good climbing skills
【小题4】When looking back, Hillary described the Hillary Step as        .
A.much easier to climb than she expected
B.impossible for her to overcome again
C.easy to climb up but hard to climb down
D.one of the biggest barriers before the summit

One winter term during college, I took a history class to fulfill a requirement.

The professor was a     1    fellow with red hair. He would walk shyly into the room wearing his hooded (带帽的) winter coat, once not even     2    the hood during the lecture. He was terribly nervous in class and lowered his head     3    looking up through his glasses at his students.

So I     4    a little game for myself. I would try to find something in his lecture to ask him an intelligent question about,     5    me to pay attention rather than letting my eyes close. He was obviously     6     to have a question to answer. In fact, his answers were always interesting.

I continued to do this every day of the course and found myself actually enjoying the subject. The professor seemed to become a bit more     7    and some of the other students even     8    from time to time. My little game had saved me from being bored, as it was   9  to do. And, I learned quite a bit about ancient world history. Except for all of his strange __10  , he was indeed quite an expert in his field.

On the last day of his class, we gathered our     11    and headed out the door. The shy, red-haired professor     12    directly in front of me, with obvious efforts, as I reached the door, and put out his hand. He said, “I want to thank you for making this class so interesting.” As he shook my hand and     13    for the first time, I was so surprised. To me, it had been a pleasant way to     14    the time. I had no idea that all of my question asking had any    15    on him or the others at all.

Each of us, through the things we say and do, can have a great effect not just on our own experiences, but those of others.

1.                A.strange         B.patient         C.popular   D.proud

 

2.                A.cleaning        B.noticing         C.removing D.wearing

 

3.                A.hardly          B.simply          C.absolutely D.quickly

 

4.                A.played         B.continued       C.created   D.bought

 

5.                A.reminding       B.forcing         C.allowing  D.telling

 

6.                A.angry          B.surprised       C.sad  D.pleased

 

7.                A.relaxed         B.traditional       C.reasonable    D.concerned

 

8.                A.gave up        B.fell behind      C.look back D.joined in

 

9.                A.designed       B.permitted       C.challenged    D.forbidden

 

10.               A.explanation     B.appearance     C.secret D.hobby

 

11.               A.collection       B.friends         C.game D.books

 

12.               A.waited         B.apologized      C.greeted   D.stepped

 

13.               A.regretted       B.smiled         C.cried D.required

 

14.               A.pass           B.save           C.fix   D.waste

 

15.               A.guidance       B.result          C.mercy D.effect

 

 

Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you   36  do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a   37  for many people to shop without   38        having to leave their homes.

Some shoppers are   39  of department stores and supermarkets —  40 

the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight   41  of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and   42  a friendly announcer describe a product  43  a model shows it. And they can   44  around the clock, buying something  45  by making a phone call.

Department stores and even mail-under companies are   46  to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy   47  their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future.   48  can ask questions about products and place   49  , all through their TV sets.

Will shopping by television   50  take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so.   51  many people find shopping at a   52  store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to   53  or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s   54  specialists say that in the future, home shopping will   55  together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.

1.

A.must

B.should

C.shall

D.can

 

2.

A.programme

B.way

C.reason

D.purpose

 

3.

A.ever

B.never

C.still

D.once

 

4.

A.proud

B.fond

C.tired

D.careful

 

5.

A.fighting

B.striking

C.treating

D.stopping

 

6.

A.sense

B.doubt

C.hope

D.feeling

 

7.

A.see

B.watch

C.let

D.notice

 

8.

A.until

B.since

C.if

D.while

 

9.

A.shop

B.wait

C.turn

D.deliver

 

10.

A.suitably

B.cheaply

C.simply

D.hardly

 

11.

A.nervous

B.lucky

C.equal

D.eager

 

12.

A.putting up

B.making up

C.setting up

D.looking up

 

13.

A.Guests

B.Assistants

C.Managers

D.Customers

 

14.

A.orders

B.goods

C.books

D.answers

 

15.

A.lastly

B.finally

C.especially

D.fortunately

 

16.

A.Then

B.Yet

C.However

D.Therefore

 

17.

A.general

B.popular

C.real

D.true

 

18.

A.design

B.make

C.wear

D.touch

 

19.

A.how

B.why

C.what

D.when

 

20.

A.exist

B.practise

C.follow

D.appear

 

 

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you  1do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks(网络) have become a  2for many people to shop without  3having to leave their homes.

Some shoppers are  4of department stores and supermarkets— 5the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes   6of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and   7a friendly announcer describe a product   8a model shows it. And they can   9around the clock, buying something   10by making a phone call.

Department stores and even mail-under companies are   11to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy   12their own TV channels(频道)to encourage TV shopping. in the future.  13can ask questions about products and place   14, all through their TV sets.

Will shopping by television   15take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so.  16many people find shopping at a   17store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to   18or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s   19specialists say that in the future, home shopping will   20together with store shopping but will never entirely replace(取代) it.

1.A. must             B. should         C. shall          D. can

2.A. programme        B. way            C. reason         D. purpose

3.A. ever             B. never          C. still          D. once

4.A. proud           B. fond           C. tired           D. careful

5.A. fighting            B. striking         C. treating         D. stopping

6.A. sense              B. doubt          C. hope             D. feeling

7.A. see                B. watch          C. let              D. notice

8.A. until               B. since           C. if               D. while

9.A. shop               B. wait           C. turn               D. deliver

10.A. suitably            B. cheaply         C. simply             D. hardly

11.A. nervous             B. lucky           C. epual               D. eager

12.A. putting up           B. making up       C. setting up            D. looking up

13.A. Guests              B. Assistants       C. Managers            D. Customers

14.A. orders              B. goods        C. books               D. answers

15.A. lastly             B. finally          C. especially          D. fortunately

16.A. Then            B. Yet              C. However          D. Therefore

17.A. general              B. popular             C. real                   D. true

18.A. design               B. make              C. wear                   D. touch

19.A. how                 B. why               C. what                   D. when

20.A. exist                 B. practise            C. follow                 D. appear

 

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