..Modern China is experiencing a completely new period respect for science and creativity has become the guiding principle of the society.A．whichB．whereC．thatD．in which 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

Around the world more and more people are ___1___ dangerous sports and activities. Of course there have always been people who have ___2___ adventure—those who have climbed the ___3___ mountains, explored unknown parts of the world or ___4___ in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who look for an immediate pleasure from a ___5___ activity which may only last a few minutes or even ___6___.

I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You ___7___ from a high place about 200 meters above the ground with an elastic rope ___8___ to your ankles. You ___9___ at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the rope stops you from ___10___ the ground. It is said that 2 million people around the world have now ___11___ bungee jumping. Other activities, ___12___ most people would say are as dangerous as bungee jumping, ___13___ jumping from tall buildings and ___14___ into the sea from the top of high rocks.

Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists(心理学家) suggest that it is because life in ___15___ societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people’s lives were constantly under ___16___. They had to go out and hunt for ___17___, and life was a continuous battle for survival.

Nowadays, according to many people, life offers ___18___ excitement. They live and work in relatively safe condition; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to ___19___ them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to ___20___ danger in activities such as bungee jumping.

1. A. escaping from B. taking part in C. going in D. taking in

2. A. looked up B. looked into C. looked for D. looked around

3. A. lowest B. highest C. beautiful D. wild

4. A. sailed B. swam C. jumped D. crossed

5. A. safe B. excited C. funny D. dangerous

6. A. years B. seconds C. hours D. days

7. A. jump B. run C. walk D. cross

8. A. followed B. tied C. brought D. took

9. A. go B. run C. fall D. fly

10. A. falling B. running C. flying D. hitting

11. A. tried B. looked for C. found D. studied

12. A. that B. which C. it D. what

13. A. hold B. include C. find D. contain

14. A. swimming B. running C. diving D. sailing

15. A. old B. modern C. past D. formal

16. A. safety B. imperfection C. danger D. perfection

17. A. animals B. food C. water D. dangers

18. A. few B. little C. much D. many

19. A. look at B. look into C. look for D. look after

20. A. look for B. look after C. explore D. find

First it was jogging. Then aerobics（有氧运动）. Not too long ago, Americans discovered race walking.
Now Americans are into a new fitness craze. They’re taking up bicycling. Over hills and down mountainsides and across quiet country roads, Americans are busily rolling along.
The number of adults who ride for fitness is around 17 million, an increase of 70 percent over four years ago. Twice as many women as men are coming to the sport. Americans are falling in love with biking because it has speed, the benefits of jogging and beautiful scenery.
Bicycling is a very appropriate sport, which is important to people who injured their knees while jogging or whose joints are aching from aerobics. And biking is a real awakening for people who have been into race walking in the past. Race walking is as dull as watching paint dry.
The most popular kind of bicycle for people who are new to the sport is the mountain bike, which has a fixed frame with wide tires and upright handles. Mountain bikes also have many gears（齿轮） to make it easier to climb hills. About 5 million Americans ride mountain bikes, compared with 200,000 who rode them only five years ago.
Costs range from about ＄130 for a bottom-of-the-line bicycle to more than ＄2,700 for an expensive bicycle.
Mountain biking has attracted some people who race down the sides of mountains like a bat out of hell. But most riders ride slowly and they rarely venture far from home.
The biking craze has brought an unexpected profit（盈利） to clothing and bicycle accessory（附属品）makers. Last year, bikers paid ＄630 million for biking clothes and accessories.
Bicycling seems likely to continue its fantastic growth.
53. Race walking is about as dull as watching paint dry because _______
A. race walking is a slow-moving sport
B. the number of adults who ride for fitness has grown 70 percent in four years.
C. it has speed, the benefits of jogging and beautiful scenery.
D. Americans are taking up bicycling.
54. The bicycling craze has been a profit for _______.
A. people who want to ride like a bat out of hell
B. bicycle accessory makers
C. race walkers
D. twice as many women as men
55. What does the underlined word “bottom-of-the-line” mean?
A. poor B. modern C. old D. cheapest
56. The main idea of the article is _______
A. riding a bicycle is one of the most dangerous sports in America
B. Americans are rolling along
C. bicycling is the latest fitness craze to hit America
D. most people in America want to own a hand-made bicycle that can cost more than 2,700

One year ago, I traveled 15,000 kilometers from Australia to the US. I am from a beachside town in the 16 of Sydney, and thought there would be almost no 17 differences between my home country and my 18 . I was surprised at how wrong I was, and at 19 different the two countries could be.

The United States is 20 in almost every aspect. The buildings are gigantic (巨大的) and so are the people who 21 and work in them. At mealtimes, the portions (份额) often 22 to me to be big enough for three or four people. I once 23 a baked potato which turned out to be bigger than my head! This was a big 24 for me.

The longer I spent in the US, the more I started to 25 smaller differences like the culture of 26 in restaurants. In Australia we don’t tend to give a tip 27 the service has been really excellent. In the US you tip for 28 everything, even at the hairdresser. Waiters and shop assistants 29 to be given 15 percent of the bill, although in places 30 New York or Washington DC, a tip can be as much as 20 percent.

31 , I also became more wary (谨慎的) of believing the stereotypes (成见) I had heard at home as I traveled. Not all Americans are ignorant of geography, for example.

Despite this, certain stereotypes about places did seem to 32 true for me. There is an immense (强烈的) sense of speed in New York. Everyone 33 to and fro, and very seldom takes time to 34 the moment. This is very different from the Australian lifestyle. Australians are laid back. Even in a major city like Sydney, we “Aussies” take time to “stop and smell the roses”---very different from our American counterparts.

Navigating (驾驭) the culture divide between Australia and the US was challenging at times. But I took up that 35 and learned a lot from it. It was an adventure.

1. A．heart B．city C．center D．suburbs

2. A．cultural B．commercial C．economic D．scientific

3. A．home town B．departure C．location D．destination

4. A．how B．why C．however D．where

5. A．big B．modern C．small D．fashionable

6. A．travel B．survive C．live D．serve

7. A．happened B．seemed C．proved D．managed

8. A．brought B．ordered C．designed D．fetched

9. A．laughter B．pleasure C．shock D．embarrassment

10. A．prefer B．notice C．tell D．appreciate

11. A．serving B．tipping C．donating D．toasting

12. A．unless B．if C．when D．since

13. A．rarely B．mostly C．almost D．hardly

14. A．try B．wait C．think D．expect

15. A．like B．along C．for D．in

16. A．So B．Therefore C．However D．But

17. A．come B．become C．turn D．get

18. A．walks B．drives C．wanders D．rushes

19. A．depend on B．reflect on C．spy on D．watch on

20. A．experience B．job C．challenge D．business

One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son. 21 in the 22 store, I had my pocket 23 and my whole salary was gone with it. I was so angry that I almost lost 24 of myself. What could I do? We were not very rich. The money was really not a small sum for my family. It would 25 our life greatly. How could I tell my wife?

I felt very sad and even 26 for losing the money then I got home. To make up for my 27 mistake, I gathered all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then prepared a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to 28 her.

When she came home, I 29 a smile to 30 her. She was 31 to see the neat house and delicious meal. We sat at the table and began to eat. I told my story 32 . She did not 33 .It was as if she had not heard my words.

“I’ve lost my salary,” I murmured to her again.

“I see,” she did not shout at me as I had 34 . She didn’t lose her 35 . So I was afraid she was trying hard to 36 her anger.

A moment later, my wife was still 37 and seemed to be enjoying her favourite dish. At last I could not keep asking, “I’ve lost the money. Why not shout at me?”She 38 her eyes, looking at me and said, “oh, on the contrary, I’m thinking about how to 39 you. It’s 40 who is to blame.

1.

A．Fortunately

B．Unfortunately

C．However

D．Surprisingly

2.

A．big

B．modern

C．crowded

D．new

3.

A．robbed

B．stolen

C．picked

D．harmed

4.

A．control

B．heart

C．interest

D．patience

5.

A．offer

B．affect

C．please

D．improve

6.

A．worried

B．sorrow

C．ashamed

D．guilty

7.

A．careless

B．unforgivable

C．important

D．big[

8.

A．tell

B．give

C．please

D．surprise

9.

A．made

B．forced

C．pretended

D．gave

10.

A．meet

B．greet

C．receive

D．accept

11.

A．glad

B．surprised

C．pleased

D．angry

12.

A．nervously

B．gladly

C．extremely

D．calmly

13.

A．respond

B．answer

C．hear

D．shout

14.

A．wished

B．expected

C．hoped

D．wanted

15.

A．way

B．interest

C．control

D．temper

16.

A．hide

B．express

C．take

D．show

17.

A．sad

B．silent

C．happy

D．worried

18.

A．opened

B．closed

C．raised

D．shut

19.

A．shout at

B．beat

C．thank

D．comfort

20.

A．you

B．the thief

C．the policeman

D．your wife

Charles R. Drew was a medical student at Columbia University in New York. Before he graduated, he wrote an article __41___ blood bank, that is, the storing of blood. Up till then, a lot of people had died from loss of blood __42___ there was no blood bank.

When the United States entered the Second World War, it became __43___ to set up blood banks. Dr Drew became __44___ of the Red Cross’s first blood bank. When the Red Cross __45___ blood banks to collect and store blood for men __46__ in battle, black American gave blood along with the whites. At ___47__ their blood was not accepted. Later blood from the blacks was ___48___ but was stored in a __49___ place from “white” blood. Although the best doctors __50___ that there was __51___ difference at all between the blood of blacks and whites, the Red Cross, with the support of the government, __52___ to separate black blood from white blood.

After the war, Dr Drew was ___53__ from Washington with three other doctors to attend a medical meeting in a southern state. In northern Carolina their car went __54___ a ditch（深沟）and Dr Drew was __55___ hurt. He had lost __56__ blood by the time a passing car took him to the __57___ hospital. But they were stopped at the gate of the hospital. “__58__him to the hospital for blacks.” No matter __59___ they said, they could not get into the hospital. They had to take him to the __60___ hospital, but on the way Dr Drew died because he had lost too much blood.

1.A. of B. on C. for D. in

2.A. though B. if C. because D. and

3.A. possible B. impossible C. unimportant D. necessary

4. A. visitor B. head C. receiver D. supporter

5.A. started B. expected C. promised D. forbade

6. A. died B. killed C. wounded D. fighting

7.A. most B. least C. first D. last

8.A. received B. accepted C. lost D. found

9. A. good B. cool C. hot D. separate

10.A. discovered B. invented C. insisted D. regretted

11.A. little B. much C. some D. no

12.A. began B. refused C. stopped D. continued

13.A. driving B. walking C. arriving D. running

14.A. from B. into C. along D. off

15.A. hardly B. nearly C. badly D. not

16.A. some B. little C. all D. much

17.A. biggest B. most modern C. nearest D. cheapest

18.A. Take B. Bring C. Send for D. Find

19.A. how B. what C. where D. who

20.A. colored B. better C. farthest D. same

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