Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water! This is just one of hundreds of tips you might get if you have the hiccups (打嗝).Hiccups are so mysterious.We really don't know why they start and why they stop.

       Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups.Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well.Others eat a teaspoon of sugar.Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it.

       An American man named Jack O'Leary said he had hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years.He tried 60,000 cures, but none of them worked.At last he prayed to Saint Jude, the saint of Hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately.

       It took a British plumber eight months to cure his hiccups.People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well.He tried them all, but the hiccups continued.Finally, he drank a "secret" mixture someone had sent him.By that evening his hiccups were gone.

       Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really knows.But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea—hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure.

How did Jack O'Leary stop his hiccups?

       A.He took a deep breath.       B.He prayed to Saint Jude.

       C.He ate a teaspoon of sugar.        D.He drank a "secret" mixture.

The British plumber spent _ ___in stopping his hiccups.

       A.4 hours  B.2 days      C.8 months D.8 years

       might be the best cure for hiccups according to the passage.

       A.Cold water              B.A spoonful of salt

       C.Special pills             D.What you believe in

From this passage, we can learn ____.

       A.Saint Jude is an expert in curing the hiccups

       B.the reason why the hiccups start and why the hiccups stop

       C.some people think that a good scare is a cure for a case of hiccups

       D.the British plumber drank a "secret" mixture given by an experienced doctor and then became well

What is the main idea of this passage?

       A.Different ways to stop hiccups.    B.What makes hiccups happen.

       C.How to get hiccups.     D.Jack O'Leary's hiccups.

Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water! This is just one of hundreds of tips you might get if you have the hiccups (打嗝).Hiccups are so mysterious.We really don't know why they start and why they stop.
Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups.Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well.Others eat a teaspoon of sugar.Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it.
An American man named Jack O'Leary said he had hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years.He tried 60,000 cures, but none of them worked.At last he prayed to Saint Jude, the saint of Hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately.
It took a British plumber eight months to cure his hiccups.People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well.He tried them all, but the hiccups continued.Finally, he drank a "secret" mixture someone had sent him.By that evening his hiccups were gone.
Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really knows.But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea—hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure.
【小题1】How did Jack O'Leary stop his hiccups?

A.He took a deep breath.B.He prayed to Saint Jude.
C.He ate a teaspoon of sugar.D.He drank a "secret" mixture.
【小题2】The British plumber spent _ ___in stopping his hiccups.
A.4 hoursB.2 days C.8 months D.8 years
【小题3】      might be the best cure for hiccups according to the passage.
A.Cold waterB.A spoonful of salt
C.Special pillsD.What you believe in
【小题4】From this passage, we can learn ____.
A.Saint Jude is an expert in curing the hiccups
B.the reason why the hiccups start and why the hiccups stop
C.some people think that a good scare is a cure for a case of hiccups
D.the British plumber drank a "secret" mixture given by an experienced doctor and then became well
【小题5】What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Different ways to stop hiccups.B.What makes hiccups happen.
C.How to get hiccups.D.Jack O'Leary's hiccups.

Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water! This is just one of hundreds of tips you might get if you have the hiccups (打嗝).Hiccups are so mysterious.We really don't know why they start and why they stop.

Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups.Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well.Others eat a teaspoon of sugar.Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it.

An American man named Jack O'Leary said he had hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years.He tried 60,000 cures, but none of them worked.At last he prayed to Saint Jude, the saint of Hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately.

It took a British plumber eight months to cure his hiccups.People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well.He tried them all, but the hiccups continued.Finally, he drank a "secret" mixture someone had sent him.By that evening his hiccups were gone.

Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really knows.But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea—hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure.

1.How did Jack O'Leary stop his hiccups?

A.He took a deep breath.

B.He prayed to Saint Jude.

C.He ate a teaspoon of sugar.

D.He drank a "secret" mixture.

2.The British plumber spent _ ___in stopping his hiccups.

A.4 hours

B.2 days

C.8 months

D.8 years

3.      might be the best cure for hiccups according to the passage.

A.Cold water

B.A spoonful of salt

C.Special pills

D.What you believe in

4.From this passage, we can learn ____.

A.Saint Jude is an expert in curing the hiccups

B.the reason why the hiccups start and why the hiccups stop

C.some people think that a good scare is a cure for a case of hiccups

D.the British plumber drank a "secret" mixture given by an experienced doctor and then became well

5.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Different ways to stop hiccups.

B.What makes hiccups happen.

C.How to get hiccups.

D.Jack O'Leary's hiccups.

 

完形填空。

     Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
                                                                        ―Thomas Jefferson
     As a high school coach, I did all I could to help my boys win their games. I pushed as hard for   1   as they
did.  
     A dramatic incident,   2  , following a game in which I was appointed as a referee (裁判),   3   my views on
victories and defeats. I was refereeing a league championship basketball game in New Rochelle, New York,
between New Rochelle and Yonkers High. New Rochelle was coached by Dan O'Brien, Yonkers by Les Beck.
     The gym was   4   with audience, and the volume of noise made it   5   to hear. The game was well played
and   6   contested. Yonkers was   7   by one point as I   8   the clock and discovered there were only 30
seconds left to play.
     Yonkers,   9   the ball, passed off-shot-missed. New Rochelle recovered-pushed the ball up court - shot. The
ball   10   around the rim and off. The fans shouted with disappointment.  
     New Rochelle, the   11   team, recovered the ball, and tapped it in ( 拨进篮框) for what looked like victory.
The noise of whistles, screams and shouts was   12  . I took a quick look at the clock and saw that the game
was over. I hadn't heard the final buzzer (终场哨声) because of the noise. I  13  with the other official, but he
could not help me.  
     Still   14   help in this chaos, I approached the timekeeper, a young man of 17 or so. He said,"Mr. Covina,
the buzzer   15   as the ball rolled off the rim,  16   the tap-in was made."  
     I was in the unpleasant position of having to tell Coach O'Brien the   17   news."Dan," I said, " Yonkers won
the game."  
     His face clouded over. The young timekeeper came up. He said, "I'm sorry, Dad. The time ran out before the
final basket."  
     Suddenly, Coach O'Brien's face  18  . He said, "That's okay, Joe. You did what you had to do. I'm  19   of
you."  
     Turning to me, he said, "Al, I want you to meet my   20  , Joe."  
     The two of them then walked off the court together, shoulder to shoulder.

(     )1.  A. ability   
(     )2.  A. therefore  
(     )3.  A. changed   
(     )4.  A. located    
(     )5.  A. evident   
(     )6.  A. strongly 
(     )7.  A. leading   
(     )8.  A. stared at  
(     )9.  A. in place of
(     )10.  A. rolled    
(     )11.  A. winning  
(     )12.  A. deafening  
(     )13.  A. argued  
(     )14.  A. claiming  
(     )15.  A. took on    
(     )16.  A. after     
(     )17.  A. sad       
(     )18.  A. fixed up  
(     )19.  A. proud     
(     )20.  A. fellow    

B. direction       
B. however         
B. held               
B. equipped           
B. important         
B. closely           
B. falling         
B. glared at        
B. in possession of   
B. centered           
B. host            
B. annoying         
B. quarreled       
B. receiving          
B. went on         
B. instantly      
B. interesting      
B. lit up           
B. accused         
B. student          

C. victory        
C. moreover       
C. shared        
C. crowded       
C. likely        
C. successfully  
C. scoring       
C. glanced at    
C. in face of    
C. rocked         
C. champion      
C. disturbing    
C. checked                
C. giving        
C. took off      
C. before         
C. strange     
C. cleaned up    
C.   independent 
C. son            

D. honesty        
D. thus           
D. conveyed       
D. covered        
D. impossible     
D. amusingly      
D. losing         
D. aimed at       
D. in favor of    
D. hung           
D. guest          
D. disgusting                    
D. compromised    
D. seeking        
D. went off       
D. when           
D amazing         
D. showed up      
D. embarrassed    
D. friend         

第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

    阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

         Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water! This is just one of hundreds of tips you might get if you have the hiccups (打嗝).Hiccups are so mysterious.We really don't know why they start and why they stop.

         Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups.Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well.Others eat a teaspoon of sugar.Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it.

         An American man named Jack O'Leary said he had hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years.He tried 60,000 cures, but none of them worked.At last he prayed to Saint Jude, the saint of Hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately.

         It took a British plumber eight months to cure his hiccups.People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well.He tried them all, but the hiccups continued.Finally, he drank a "secret" mixture someone had sent him.By that evening his hiccups were gone.

         Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really knows.But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea—hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure.

1.How did Jack O'Leary stop his hiccups?

         A.He took a deep breath.             B.He prayed to Saint Jude.

         C.He ate a teaspoon of sugar.         D.He drank a "secret" mixture.

2.The British plumber spent _ ___in stopping his hiccups.

         A.4 hours    B.2 days       C.8 months D.8 years

3.       might be the best cure for hiccups according to the passage.

         A.Cold water                B.A spoonful of salt

         C.Special pills                 D.What you believe in

4.From this passage, we can learn ____.

         A.Saint Jude is an expert in curing the hiccups

         B.the reason why the hiccups start and why the hiccups stop

         C.some people think that a good scare is a cure for a case of hiccups

         D.the British plumber drank a "secret" mixture given by an experienced doctor and then became well

5.What is the main idea of this passage?

         A.Different ways to stop hiccups.      B.What makes hiccups happen.

         C.How to get hiccups.               D.Jack O'Leary's hiccups.

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