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A new collection of photos brings an unsuccessful Antarctic voyage back to life.

Frank Hurley’s pictures would be outstanding—undoubtedly first-rate photo-journalism—if they had been made last week. In fact, they were shot from 1914 through 1916, most of them after a disastrous shipwreck(海滩), by a cameraman who had no reasonable expectation of survival. Many of the images were stored in an ice chest, under freezing water, in the damaged wooden ship.

The ship was the Endurance, a small, tight, Norwegian-built three-master that was intended to take Sir Ernest Shackleton and a small crew of seamen and scientists, 27 men in all, to the southernmost shore of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea. From that point Shackleton wanted to force a passage by dog sled(雪橇) across the continent. The journey was intended to achieve more than what Captain Robert Falcon Scott had done. Captain Scott had reached the South Pole early in 1912 but had died with his four companions on the march back.

As writer Caroline Alexander makes clear in her forceful and well-researched story The Endurance, adventuring was even then a thoroughly commercial effort. Scott’s last journey, completed as he lay in a tent dying of cold and hunger, caught the world’s imagination, and a film made in his honor drew crowds. Shackleton, a onetime British merchant-navy officer who had got to within 100 miles of the South Pole in 1908, started a business before his 1914 voyage to make money from movie and still photography. Frank Hurley, a confident and gifted Australian photographer who knew the Antarctic, was hired to make the images, most of which have never before been published.

1. What do we know about the photos taken by Hurley?

A. They were made last week.

B. They showed undersea sceneries.

C. They were found by a cameraman.

D. They recorded a disastrous adventure.

2. Who reached the South Pole first according to the text?

A. Frank Hurley. B. Ernest Shackleton.

C. Robert Falcon Scott. D. Caroline Alexander.

3. What does Alexander think was the purpose of the 1914 voyage?

A. Artistic creation. B. Scientific research.

C. Money making. D. Treasure hunting.

It was in the Victorian Era(维多利亚时期) that the novel became the leading form of literature in English. Most writers were more concerned to meet the tastes of the middle class. The best known works of the period included the works of Charles Dickens and the Bronté sisters and others.

Charles Dickens came on the literary scene in the 1830s. Dickens wrote vividly about London life and the struggles of the poor. Most of his works were written in a very humorous style, which was popular with readers of all classes.

The Bronté sisters were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. They began to write from early childhood. In 1846 they published the first book at their own expense as poets; however, their book attracted little attention, selling only two copies. Then the sisters turned to writing novels, each producing a novel in the following year.

An interest in rural matters and the changing social and economic situation of the countryside may be seen in the novels of Thomas Hardy and a number of others.

Literature for children developed as a single style. Some works became well-known, such as those of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear. Adventure novels were written for adults but are now generally grouped in the list for children. Helen Beatrix Potter was an English author at the end of the Victorian Era, best known for her children's books, which featured animal characters. In her thirties, Potter published the highly successful children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902.

1.What can we know about Charles Dickens from the text?

A. He described the struggles of the poor in London.

B. He showed an interest in rural matters in his writing.

C. He focused on changing social and economic situation of the countryside.

D. He published the highly successful children's book.

2.Which is TRUE about the Bronté sisters?

A. They were English writers of the 1830s.

B. They paid to have their first book published.

C. They began their writing from adulthood.

D. Their first book was successful.

3.The author states in the last paragraph that ________.

A. society changed rapidly in the Victorian Era

B. Thomas Hardy was not as famous as Lewis Carroll

C. Edward Lear was famous for writing about animals

D. adventure novels were not written for children at first

4.This text is mainly about ________.

A. literature in the Victorian Era

B. writing styles in the Victorian Era

C. famous works in the Victorian Era

D. the importance of literature in the Victorian Era

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Everybody knows about lots of relatively easy things on weight loss. 1. However, if you have ever tried some before without success, then the following guides could be more useful for your life.

There’s no magical diet.

We often think that if we can just discover the “right” kinds of foods, we’ll magically lose weight or maintain what we’ve lost. In fact there doesn’t seem to be any “right” diet, and there doesn’t seem to be any evidence that one particular diet will work better with an individual’s body. 2.

Dieting gets the better of exercising.

It is said that exercise is the key to weight loss—taking the stairs instead of the elevator will make a difference, for instance. 3. Decreasing food intake is much more effective than increasing physical activity to achieve weight loss. Of course, both together would be even better.

Work harder than other people.

Exercise may not help go back to what it was before you gained weight. So if you’ve been overweight and you lose weight, maintaining that loss means you’re probably going to have to work harder than other people. Building muscles can help your body burn a few more calories. 4. It seems unfair, but that’s the way it is.

5.

For energy balance, it’s the number of calories that counts. It’s certainly true at least in theory and sometimes in practice. You can gain weight eating too much healthy food as well as unhealthy food. So the point is not to question what a calorie is, but rather to understand that we need to exchange the calorie-packed foods for foods that are less calorie-dense and more nutritionally dense.

A. All calories are created equal.

B. Some of them are also extremely effective when actually carried out.

C. A calorie is a calorie!

D. We know pretty much that any diet will work if you follow it.

E. However, it’s much more efficient to cut calories.

F. Some of the calories we burn come from our basic exercise.

G. However, it’s also likely that you’ll have to do more in the long run.

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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I live in a big city with a lot of homeless(无家可归的) people. Luckily there’re small ways of helping them and you needn’t have a lot of _________ .

One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. _________ doing this one day, I got to _________ a young homeless man. He was often _________the magazine at the train station.

He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I found that his _________ was close to mine. It _________ that we were born in the same month.

I met him last year _________ after his birthday, and after congratulating him, without _________ , I asked if he had had a good day. He _________ and said he hadn’t really celebrated. I felt so _________ .

I just couldn’t think of this nice, young man being _________ on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn(纱线) basket. _________ for me, I had enough yarn _________ . I set to work and knitted(编织) a _________ for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty _________ I didn’t knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf would be _________ when he got it.

I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had _________ to meet him so I had _________ the scarf and a piece of my own birthday_________ around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I. The _________in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!

1.A. workB. energyC. moneyD. experience

2.A. InB. OnC. BesidesD. By

3.A. realizeB. ignoreC. knowD. recognize

4.A. sellingB. readingC. coveringD. buying

5.A. birthdayB. houseC. heightD. hobby

6.A. saidB. foundC. guessedD. meant

7.A. longB. shortlyC. everD. even

8.A. stoppingB. helpingC. praisingD. thinking

9.A. looked upB. turned upC. looked downD. got down

10.A. foolishB. excitedC. cleverD. worried

11.A. calmB. happyC. aloneD. hungry

12.A. SuddenlyB. LuckilyC. BadlyD. However

13.A. usedB. doneC. leftD. produced

14.A. scarfB. capC. sockD. glove

15.A. whenB. becauseC. soD. and

16.A. differentB. dryC. wetD. clean

17.A. likedB. hopedC. promisedD. agreed

18.A. madeB. thrownC. receivedD. carried

19.A. cakeB. presentC. songD. party

20.A. lightB. painC. sightD. tear

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It happened to me several years ago when I was with my parents and sister on _________ on a farm close to Medellin. We were in a car, and it was 2:00 in the morning. We came across a car _________

As is known to all, it is _________ in some places in Colombia to stop and help strangers because it can be risky (危险的);you can be _________ . Actually, I have heard of so many _________ in which people have been robbed just because they stopped and tried to help people who _________ to need help from the passers-by.

_________ , we didn't know whether to stop or not ; but in the end , _________ , we decided to do it. They had really had a car accident and some of them were _________ . We took them to the hospital. They were really _________ , and we also felt very good about helping them.

I remember the next day when we 51 my grandfathers and uncles about that, they said we shouldn’t have _________ because it was too dangerous. They thought we were _________ because we were able to tell the _________ and still take a vacation on the farm. They _________ us never to do that again.

I think it was risky, but it was worth taking the _________ . Otherwise, we would always have _________ if it was real. Also, if we hadn’t helped them, who knows what would have _________to them.

I believe that one of the reasons why we made up our mind _________ to stop was the fact that we were four people in the car. Maybe if I had been by myself_________I wouldn’t have stopped.

1.A. duty B. time C. show D. vacation

2.A. robbery B. accident C. trade D. race

3.A. convenient B. dangerous C. kind D. difficult

4.A. robbed B. praised C. appreciated D. punished

5.A. passers-by B. cars C. cases D. problems

6.A. refused B. offered C. pretended D. decided

7.A. However B. So C. Otherwise D. Yet

8.A. unluckily B. unwillingly C. unexpectedly D.luckily

9.A.caught B.wounded C. killed D. injured

10.A.thankful B. risky C. peaceful D. frightened

11.A.told B. spoke C. informed D. reminded

12.A.survived B. stopped C. driven D. run

13.A.brave B. kind C. lucky D. stubborn

14.A message B. report C. joke D. story

15.A. advised B. suggested C. persuaded D. forced

16.A. advice B. trouble C. risk D. trip

17.A. wandered B. wondered C. remembered D.regretted

18.A. happened B. faced C. meant D. given

19.A. brains B. decisions C. intentions D. minds

20.A. in the future B. at that time C. at times D. time and again

Chester City Library offers a range of Library Special Needs Services to people who don’t have access to our library service in the usual way. As long as you live in Chester City, we’ll provide a wide range of library services and resources including:

● Large printed and ordinary printed books

● Talking books on tape and CD

● DVDs and music CDs

● Magazines

● Reference and information requests

Home delivery service

Let us know what you like to read and we will choose the resources for you. Our staff will deliver the resources to your home for free. We also provide a service where we can choose the resources for you or someone instead of you choose the things from the library. You can also choose the resources you need personally.

Talking books and captioned videos

The library can provide talking books for people who are unable to use printed books because of eye diseases. You don’t have to miss out on reading any more when you can borrow talking books from the library. If you have limited hearing which prevents you from enjoying movies, we can provide captioned videos for you at no charge.

Languages besides English

We can provide books in a range of languages besides English. If possible, we will request these items from the State Library of NSW, Australia.

How to join

Contact the Library Special Needs Coordinator to register or discuss if you are eligible(合适的) for any of the services we provide — Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9am — 5pm on 4297 2522 for more information.

1.Library Special Needs Services are meant for ________.

A. those who are fond of reading

B. people living in Chester City with an illness or disability

C. only those who have walking disabilities

D. those who can’t get medical help in Chester City

2.What can we learn from the passage

A. Few entertaining resources are offered here.

B. People with limited hearing have to pay for captioned videos.

C. Books with different languages are available.

D. People have to choose what they need by themselves.

3.To get home delivery service, you must ________.

A. only choose printed books

B. have others choose the resources for you

C. pay the library ahead of time

D. register ahead of time

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