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  Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven.His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes.Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties(A&^T ^F fe^)in Germany, Spain and France.At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends.Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking.Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like make drinks out of dining-hall fruit.That helped the show become very popular among the students.They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking.Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.

  Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television.He says Lieberman’s charisma is key." Food TV isn't about food anymore," says Flay." It’s about your personality(^"ft)and finding a way to keep people's eyeballs on your show."

But Lieberman isn't putting all his eggs in one basket.After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches.An airline company(M $'^'Xl)was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights.Lieberman got the job.

(1)

We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family ________.

[  ]

A.

have relatives in Europe

B.

love cooking at home

C.

often hold parties

D.

own a restaurant

(2)

The Food Network got to know Lieberman ________.

[  ]

A.

at one of his parties

B.

from his teachers

C.

through his taped show

D.

on a television program

(3)

What does the word "charisma" underlined in the text refer to?

[  ]

A.

A natural ability to attract others.

B.

A way to show one's achievement.

C.

Lieberman’s after-class interest.

D.

Lieberman’s fine cooking skill.

The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, USA. “Police station? A train for Santa FE collide(碰撞)with a(n) 31 at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please go there at once, with an ambulance too. A man is badly injured,” said a(n) 32 voice of a young woman.

“Just a minute, we’ll come 33 . Please stay there and wait,” answered the policeman.

Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance 34 . Soon they got to the 35 , but only to 36 everything was fine. No collision, no 37 man.

“What a dirty trick!” said the policeman 38 . “We must find out that mischievous(恶作剧的) 39 and. . . ”

They had not been able to say anything about a punishment 40 they heard the whistle of a train: the train was nearing them quickly. All 41 a sudden, a truck appeared. It came fast towards them, too.  42 it was passing the crossing, it suddenly refused to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it 43 meters away.

When Randolph Bruce, the driver was 44 out of the damaged truck, he was 45 hurt just 46 the young woman had foretold on the phone. As he was taken to the 47 in time, he was saved at last.

Later the policemen did 48 they could to find the woman who had telephoned them, but 49 .

It is 50 that a prophecy(预言)should coincide(巧合)with the fact so exactly.

31. A. ambulance    B. truck    C. car     D. bus

32. A. anxious         B. sweet             C. gentle            D. low

33. A. fast            B. ahead             C. soon              D. later

34. A. went by        B. set off             C. got there           D. came on

35. A. telephone       B. street             C. station             D. crossing

36. A. feel            B. find              C. have              D. tell

37. A. injured         B. trapped            C. frightened         D. killed

38. A. happily         B. excitedly          C. angrily            D. disappointedly

39. A. man           B. policeman          C. woman           D. boy

40. A. until           B. since              C. while             D. when

41. A. at             B. of                C. by                D. for

42. A. When          B. Where            C. That              D. Which

43. A. dozen          B. dozens            C. dozen of           D. dozens of

44. A. raised          B. helped            C. pushed            D. forced

45. A. slightly         B. clearly            C. hardly            D. badly

46. A. as             B. so                C. before            D. for

47. A. police station    B. market            C. hospital           D. sidewalk

48. A. that            B. which             C. however          D. whatever

49. A. delayed         B. worked           C. stopped            D. failed

50. A. surprised        B. surprising         C. satisfied           D. satisfying

The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, USA. “Police station? A train for Santa FE collide(碰撞)with a(n) 31 at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please go there at once, with an ambulance too. A man is badly injured,” said a(n) 32 voice of a young woman.

“Just a minute, we’ll come 33 . Please stay there and wait,” answered the policeman.

Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance 34 . Soon they got to the 35 , but only to 36 everything was fine. No collision, no 37 man.

“What a dirty trick!” said the policeman 38 . “We must find out that mischievous(恶作剧的) 39 and.

They had not been able to say anything about a punishment 40 they heard the whistle of a train: the train was nearing them quickly. All 41 a sudden, a truck appeared. It came fast towards them, too.  42 it was passing the crossing, it suddenly refused to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it 43 meters away.

When Randolph Bruce, the driver was 44 out of the damaged truck, he was 45 hurt just 46 the young woman had foretold on the phone. As he was taken to the 47 in time, he was saved at last.

Later the policemen did 48 they could to find the woman who had telephoned them, but 49 .

It is 50 that a prophecy(预言)should coincide(巧合)with the fact so exactly.

 

31. A. ambulance

B. truck

C. car

D. bus

32. A. anxious

B. sweet

C. gentle

D. low

33. A. fast

B. ahead

C. soon

D. later

34. A. went by

B. set off

C. got there

D. came on

35. A. telephone

B. street

C. station

D. crossing

36. A. feel

B. find

C. have

D. tell

37. A. injured

B. trapped

C. frightened

D. killed

38. A. happily

B. excitedly

C. angrily

D. disappointedly

39. A. man

B. policeman

C. woman

D. boy

40. A. until

B. since

C. while

D. when

41. A. at

B. of

C. by

D. for

42. A. When

B. Where

C. That

D. Which

43. A. dozen

B. dozens

C. dozen of

D. dozens of

44. A. raised

B. helped

C. pushed

D. forced

45. A. slightly

B. clearly

C. hardly

D. badly

46. A. as

B. so

C. before

D. for

47. A. police station

B. market

C. hospital

D. sidewalk

48. A. that

B. which

C. however

D. whatever

49. A. delayed

B. worked

C. stopped

D. failed

50. A. surprised

B. surprising

C. satisfied

D. satisfying

In 1883. John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However, bridge building experts throughout the world thought this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea, but Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built.

    The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to walk or talk or even move.

    "We told them so." "Crazy men and their crazy dreams.'' "It's foolish to chase wild visions." Evcryone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built. In spite of his handicap, Washington was never discouraged.

    One day he was lying on his bed in hospital, seeing the sky and the tops of the trees outside for just a moment with the sunlight streaming through the windows, and a gentle breeze bowing the  flimsy white curtains apart when an idea hit him. He decided to make the best use of the only finger  he could move. Thus, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife.

    He touched his wife's arm with that finger, indicating to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish but the project was under way again.

    For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm until the bridge was finally completed.

1.Which of the following is true of Washington and his father?

A. They are hardworking and courageous.

B. They are stubborn and bold.

C. They are creative and persistent.

D. They are curious and modest.

2. In the third paragraph, the underlined phrase''wild vision" refers to______.

A. the tragic accident               B. the building of the bridge

C. the brain damage                D. the discussion and persuasion

3. What can we learn about Washington's wife?

A. She could understand Washington and helped him a lot.

B. She cnuldn't understand him but took good care of him.

C. She didn't like Washington's idea about building the bridge.

D. She took the responsibility to continue building the bridge.

4.From the passage, we know that_______when Roebling proposed building the bridge.

A. people all over America supported him

B. almost no bridge experts in the world supported him

C. his friends were strongly in favor of his idea

D. many people considered it would be a great fe

5. The passage suggests that______.

A.NO pains, no gains.

B.Many hands make light work.

C. A lighted heart is a good medicine.

D. Passion creates wonder.

 

 

The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, USA. “Police station? A train for Santa FE collide(碰撞)with a(n) 1at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please go there at once, with an ambulance too. A man is badly injured,” said a(n) 2voice of a young woman.

 “Just a minute, we’ll come 3. Please stay there and wait,” answered the policeman.

Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance 4. Soon they got to the 5, but only to 6everything was fine. No collision, no 7man.

 “What a dirty trick!” Said the policeman 8. “We must find out that mischievous(恶作剧的) 9and.”

They had not been able to say anything about a punishment 10they heard the whistle of a train: the train was nearing them quickly. All 11a sudden, a truck appeared. It came fast towards them, too.  12it was passing the crossing, it suddenly refused to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it 13meters away.

When Randolph Bruce, the driver was 14out of the damaged truck, he was 15hurt just 16the young woman had foretold on the phone. As he was taken to the 17in time, he was saved at last.

Later the policemen did 18they could to find the woman who had telephoned them, but 19.

It is 20that a prophecy(预言)should coincide(巧合)with the fact so exactly.

1.A. ambulance         B. truck           C. car             D. bus

2.A. anxious           B. sweet           C. gentle          D. low

3.A. fast              B. ahead           C. soon            D. later

4.A. went by           B. set off         C. got there       D. came on

5.A. telephone         B. street          C. station         D. crossing

6.A. feel              B. find            C. have            D. tell

7.A. injured           B. trapped         C. frightened      D. killed

8.A. happily           B. excitedly       C. angrily         D. disappointedly

9.A. man               B. policeman       C. woman           D. boy

10.A. until            B. since           C. while           D. when

11.A. at               B. of              C. by              D. for

12.A. When             B. Where           C. That            D. Which

13.A. dozen            B. dozens          C. dozen of        D. dozens of

14.A. raised           B. helped          C. pushed          D. forced

15.A. slightly         B. clearly         C. hardly          D. badly

16.A. as               B. so              C. before          D. for

17.A. police station   B. market          C. hospital        D. sidewalk

18.A. that             B. which           C. however         D. whatever

19.A. delayed          B. worked          C. stopped         D. failed

20.A. surprised        B. surprising      C. satisfied       D. satisfying

 

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