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阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

　　When I was 11 years old and living under the Israeli occupation, I took a chance and after curfew(宵禁)I ran to visit my grandmother who lived two blocks away from us．On the road, I had to hide under a truck to avoid soldiers coming my way．For 20 minutes I lay there in utter fear watching their boots walk back and forth in front of the truck．My heart was pounding so fast and loud that I was afraid one of the soldiers would hear it and I would be killed instantly．

　　To calm myself, I started begging God to take mercy on me and save me from these men and their guns．I remembered the words of my mother after Israeli soldiers beat my father．She told us to put our fear and anger aside and pray for the poor soldiers, who were also afraid because they were away from their homes in Israel．

　　I began to feel bad for the soldiers．I wondered：Where do they sleep and are they afraid of little children like me? What kind of food do they eat? Do they have big or small families? My fear eased a bit as I pictured the soldiers as people I knew．Although my 20 minutes under the truck seemed like an eternity, I believe that shedding my fear literally saved my life．

　　Thirty－six years later I look around and see another kind of devastation created by fear．After Sept．11, the Arab and Muslim community segregated themselves because of the level of suspicion directed at them from others．Fear of association because of ethnicity led many to retreat www．gkxx．com within themselves and their community．They stopped socializing with non－Arab/Muslim colleagues and neighbors．Once again, we allow differences to separate us because of fear．

　　I believe it is fear we should be fighting not the “other” ．We all belong to the same human tribe; that kinship supersedes our differences．We are all soldiers patrolling the road, and we’ re all little children hiding under the truck．

(1)

The underlined word “chance” can be best replaced by ________．
[　　]
A．	fortune
B．	opportunity
C．	risk
D．	possibility

(2)

The author 's heart was pounding so fast and loud mainly because ________ ．
[　　]
A．	she was excited, for she could visit my grandmother soon
B．	soldiers were coming her way back and forth in front of the truck
C．	she was afraid of being found and killed by Israeli soliders
D．	she was living under Israeli occupation and it was just after the curfew

(3)

Why did Mother tell the author to pray for the soliders?
[　　]
A．	Because she wanted to calm her daughter down．
B．	Because she wanted to beg God to take mercy on her daughter．
C．	Because pray can help her put fear and anger aside．
D．	Because they were also afraid for being away from home in Israel．

(4)

In this passage, the author wants to ________ ．
[　　]
A．	tell us some interesting stories in her life
B．	give us a lesson that fear is our enemy, not the “other”
C．	tell us that we all belong to the same human tribe
D．	tell us that fear is the nature of human beings

答案：1．C;2．C;3．D;4．B;
解析：

(1)	词义猜测题。该题考察旧词新意；当时家乡在外国军队控制下，under the Israeli occupation是在以色列军队控制下的意思，而且，just after the curfew(宵禁)，去看望祖母自然是冒险。
(2)	细节理解题。第一段最后一句。
(3)	细节理解题。第二段最后一句。
(4)	作者意图。文章最后一段中的：I believe it is fear we should be fighting not the“other”．是全文的总结，即作者想告诉读者的道理。

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Endless sea, sand and sunshine on a tiny island--everyone' s idea of heaven. Who wouldn' t want to live in such a place.?
One person who certainly does is Ben Southall, from the UK. The 34-year-old was one of more　than 34,000 people who applied for the post of "caretaker" on Hamilton Island, Australia, which　the local government called "the best job in the world". The position starts in July and runs for six months. The salary is 150,000 Australian dollars(780,639 yuan).
Why Southall? Well, first let's take a look at the criteria(标准) for the job: "We're looking for applicants who like to have adventures, have a great love of the outdoors and have good commu-nication skills. "
On his application video, Southall expressed a love of adventure and included photographs of himself riding an ostrich(鸵鸟 ), running a marathon, diving, and kissing a giraffe. "From the time he was announced in the Top 50, and then the Top 16, Southall did a great job by showing true ex-citement about Queensland," Tourism Minister Peter Lawlor said in a statement.
"His ideas for how he will make the role his own.., as well as his ability to rise to a challenge impressed the judges and helped him to win his place in the top job," Lawlor said.
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C. great pay for a fun job                          D. very good weather
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C. His great love of adventures
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C. all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
D. where there is a will, there is a way

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Endless sea, sand and sunshine on a tiny island--everyone' s idea of heaven. Who wouldn' t want to live in such a place.?

One person who certainly does is Ben Southall, from the UK. The 34-year-old was one of more　than 34,000 people who applied for the post of "caretaker" on Hamilton Island, Australia, which　the local government called "the best job in the world". The position starts in July and runs for six months. The salary is 150,000 Australian dollars(780,639 yuan).

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"His ideas for how he will make the role his own.., as well as his ability to rise to a challenge impressed the judges and helped him to win his place in the top job," Lawlor said.

Southall was born in Coventry, UK and used his parents' home as a base for his adventures. He had an old Land Rover that he used for a charity-fund-raising trek(跋涉) across Africa which in-volved joining in five marathons( a 42.16 km race) and climbing five mountains.

"It was sometimes hard work to make him get his head down and do his work because he always wanted to be outside," his mother said about his early years.

"He wanted to go surfing in South Africa, so he got a job house-sitting to pay for it. We regu-larly ask him when he is going to get a proper job, but he is confident and has a strong set of friends and is a great social animal. Now he has got the perfect job for his skills," said his father.

So, you see? No matter what type of person you are, there's always the possibility of getting a dream job. How' s that? Just read the job descriptions carefully and think about how your skills and qualities fit with the ones needed for the job. That' s what Southall did to get his job.

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A. a beautiful landscape B. a short working time

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A. His outstanding application video

B. His passion for the job and ability to face up to challenges

C. His great love of adventures

D. His true excitement about the Austrilian lifestyle

43. Which of the following statements about Southall is true?

A. He did a poor job in school when he was young.

B. He worked as a house-sitter to raise charity funds.

C. He has won five marathons.

D. He is good at communicating with others.

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A. the world offers opportunities for everyone

B. setbacks will only make you stronger

C. all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

D. where there is a will, there is a way

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