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  For nearly half a century, Mary Lasker, who died last week at 93, was America's leading crusader (社会活动参与者) against cancer. Yet much of the money she used to fight the disease came from a product which is now considered as a cancer cause—the cigarette.

  Her fortune first took shape in 1992 when advertising genius Albert Lasker was trying to raise American Tobacco Co. sales.“Get women to smoke”, a friend suggested,“and you'll double your market.”Lakser hired actresses and opera singers to support Lasker Strikes. For women worried about extra pounds, he coined the word,“Reach for a Lucky instead of a Sweet.”Lucky Strike sales increased 312 percent in a year.

  By the time he met Mary Woodard in 1939, Lasker was one of America's richest men, thanks to Luckier and ads that brought in orange juice, facial tissue and sanitary napkins.“What do you want most out of life?”he asked her. She replied,“To help to develop the research in cancer, tuberculosis (结核病) and the major diseases.”They got married, and in 1942 she persuaded him to retire and devote his time and money to philanthropy (慈善业), especially medical research, which then had little private funding (利息) and almost not any support from the government.

  Albert's 1952 cancer death left Mary with one goal: a cancer cure. She sold off several painting—Matisses, Renoirs and Van Goghs—and gave the money to researchers. For ten years, she managed to persuade to give a high position to the National Institutes of Health. Result: NIT's funding rises quickly from $ 2.4 million in 1954 to nearly $ 11 billion in 1994. Richard Nixon, moved and encouraged by Lasker, declared a $ 100 million“War on cancer”and promised a cancer vaccine (疫苗) by 1976. That proved a different goal, but research has scored advances against several cancers. And Mary Lasker's advice remains a laboratory watchword:“If there are no leads, let us make them.”

1.The words“Reach for a Lucky instead of a Sweet”were coined by Albert Lasker for the purpose of ________.

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A.tempting(劝诱)women to smoke so as to lose weight

B.persuading women not to eat sweets

C.telling women to smoke Lucky Strikes only

D.advertising Lucky Strikes

2.Albert gained his fortune by ________.

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A.selling orange juice

B.producing facial tissue and napkins

C.running tobacco businesses

D.none of the above

3.The money Mary used to fight cancer was from ________.

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A.The Lucky Strikes Co.

B.the government

C.her husband

D.her parents

4.Mary Lasker died ________.

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A.of cancer

B.from poverty

C.of T. B.

D.not mentioned in the passage

Mary Buendia once spent a day in an airplane, looking for a cat.She didn't find it that day.The plane flew around all over the world for three weeks with the cat on board. She finally found it in the cargo hold and sent it home first-class.Another time, she found two suitcases full of birds from Turkey.But her strangest experience was when she pulled a snake out of a man's pants.

Mary Buendia is an animal health inspector at JFK Airport in New York.She takes care of all the animals that pass through the airport and checks that they are healthy.In the Animal Health Center, there are areas for dogs, cats, reptiles, birds, and fish. There is also an area for very big animals.The biggest they ever had was a black rhino."It was no problem," she says.

At the center, they receive all types of animals—monkeys, wild cats, poisonous spiders.It's impossible for one person to know about all of these, but there are 20 people working with Mary.Between them, they understand how to take care of the animals.She recently had to feed a group of toucans, which are rare birds."Luckily," she says, "there is a supermarket nearby which is open 24 hours.I had to go at 2 a.m.to buy bananas."

Mary often works at night. "It's quiet between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m.," she says, "because we don't have night flights. We try to give the animals a quiet night." Mary clearly loves her job. "You never know what the day will bring," she says, and goes off to feed the birds.

71.The best title of the passage will probably be ____________.

A.JKF Airport in New York. B.Airport Health Inspector.

C.Mary Buendia                 D.Animal Health Center.

72.From the first paragraph, we can know that ___________.

A.Working as an Airport Health Inspector, Mary Buendia has various experiences.

B.After the cat was found, it was sent home to New York.

C.Mary got frightened when she pulled a snake out of a man’s pants.

D.Mary was tired of dealing with animals at the airport.

73.We can infer from the passage that ______.

A.Mary often works at night during flights.

B.It took Mary a whole day to find a lost cat in an airplane

C.Only healthy animals can be permitted to go aboard the airplane.

D.Mary knows everything about the animals by working with 20 other people.

74.An Airport Health Inspector should do the following Except ___________.

A.inspect whether the animals are healthy.

B.go shopping at night

C.take care of animals

D.work with colleagues and learn from each other

75.What kind of animals is "reptile" (in Para2) _________

A.a kind of large animals           B.a kind of wild spiders

C.a kind of rare birds                D.The passage doesn't mention

Each of us fails from time to time.If we are wise, we accept these failures as a  part of the learning process.But all too often as parents and teachers we disallow this  2  right to our children.

When I see a child  3  to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie.

    Donnie was my youngest third grader.His  4  of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed.He  5     answered questions — he might be wrong.

I tried my best to build his  6.But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned (安排)to our classroom.

   She was young and pretty, and she loved children.My pupils, Donnie included,7  her.

   One morning, we were working math problems at the chalkboard.Donnie had 8  the problems with painstaking neatness.Pleased with his progress, I 9  the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials.When I returned, Donnie was in 10 .He’d missed the third problem.

   My student teacher looked at me in despair.Suddenly her face  11.From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils.

   "Look, Donnie," she said, kneeling beside him and gently 12 the tear stained face from his arms."I’ve got something to13 you." She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk.

   "See these 14 , Donnie," she continued."They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me.See how the erasers are 15 ? That’s because we make mistakes too.But we erase the mistakes and try again.That’s what you 16  learn to do, too."

    She kissed him and stood up."Here," she said, "I’ll leave one of these pencils on 17 desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 18 teachers." Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile.

    The pencil became Donnie’s  19  possession.That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually 20  him that it’s all right to make mistakes — as long as you erase them and try again.

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1.A.small                    B.basic                   C.necessary            D.large

2.A.correct                 B.same                   C.important        D.natural

3.A.suffering               B.object                  C.fall                      D.subject

4.A.fear                      B.lesson                 C.chance               D.sense

5.A.always                  B.often                   C.never          D.seldom

6.A.self-protection       B.self-improvement C.self-confidence    D.self-learning

7.A.respected              B.disliked                C.avoided               D.mined

8.A.worked out           B.copied                 C.gone over            D.leaned

9.A.left                       B.offered                C.missed            D.parted

10.A.surprise               B.astonishment        C.anger                  D.tears

11.A.darkened             B.brightened           C.pulled                  D.loosened

12.A.lifting                  B.picking                C.holding                D.pushing

13.A.help                    B.show                  C.reward                D.promise

14.A.pencils                B.mistakes              C.marks                 D.containers

15.A.used                   B.built                    C.worn                  D.damaged

16.A.may                    B.must                   C.will                     D.can

17.A.my                     B.someone’s           C.the teacher’s        D.your

18.A.still                     B.also                     C.even                   D.not

19.A.prized                 B.own                    C.kept                    D.expected

20.A.warned               B.informed             C.persuaded      D.reminded

I was a newcomer of Miss Burn’s seventh grade. Past“newcomer”experiences had been difficult, so I was
very anxious to fit in.
Lunchtime was a pleasant surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. Their chat was friendly, so
I began to relax. My new classmates filled me in on the school, the teachers and the other kids. it wasn’t long
before the class herd(书呆子)was pointed out to me: Mary Lou. Actually she called herself Mary Louise. A
formal, overmodest young girl with old-fashioned clothes, she wasn’t ugly—not even funny looking. Practical
shoes, long wool skirt and a blouse completed the image of a complete herd. The girls’ whispers got louder and
louder. Mary Lou didn’t notice this. After school, the girls invited me to join them in front of the school.
Arms wrapped around her backpack, Mary Lou came down the school steps. The taunting began—rude,
biting comments and disrespectful words from the girls. I paused, then joined right in. My force began to pick
up as I approached her, mean(卑劣)remarks falling from my lips. I even pulled the belt of her backpack and then
pushed her. The belt broke, Mary Lou fell. Everyone was laughing and patting me. I fit in. But I was not proud.
Something inside me hurt.
Mary Lou got up, gathered her books and—without a tear shed—off, she went. She held her head high as a
small trickle of blood ran down from her injured knee.
I turned to leave with my laughing friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. His skin, dark hair
and handsome features told me this was her father. Respectful of Mary Lou’s proud spirit, he remained still and
watched the lonely girl walk toward him. Only his eyes—shining with both grief and pride—followed. As I
passed, he looked at me in silence with burning tears that spoke to my shame and scolded my heart. He didn’t
speak a word.
No scolding from a teacher or a parent could linger(逗留)as much as that hurt in my heart from the day a
father’s eyes taught me kindness and strength and dignity. I never again joined the cruel herds. I never
again hurt someone for my own gain.
【小题1】 The writer felt she fit in when      .

A.she relaxed and talked with her new classmateB.she became a leader of a school club
C.she picked a wing off a butterflyD.others cheered for her after she treated Mary badly
【小题2】What does the underlined word“taunting”mean in the article?
A.Playing a gameB.Joining a club
C.Criticizing a personD.Watching a movie
【小题3】Mary’s father     after he saw what happened to her daughter.
A.felt shameful and angry for his daughterB.felt sad and proud for his daughter’s bravery
C.felt it necessary to teach the writer a lessonD.felt it a pity that she didn’t fight back
【小题4】The writer would never hurt someone for her own gain because she    .
A.was impressed by Mary’s calmness
B.was afraid to be scolded by Mary’s father
C.was sorry she hurt Mary’s knee
D.was aware that it was a shame to make fun of Mary
【小题5】According to the article, the writer is probably     .
A.a rude girl who enjoys making fun of others
B.a clever girl who is good at making friends with others
C.a shy girl who isn’t good at communicating with others
D.a brave girl who is willing to correct her mistakes

Mary got a little white lamb(羊羔). She tied it to a tree in her field during the day and went to take it home every evening. One evening, she found the lamb gone. Someone had cut the rope and stolen the lamb. When her husband came home, she told him what had happened. Henry at once set out to look for the thief.

It was easy to find the thief in the small village. Henry heard that his neighbor Alex got a lamb. He went to the neighbors’ house and said angrily, “Return the lamb to me, or I’ll call the police.”

Alex explained that he had bought a lamb, but it was black. Henry looked out of the window. There in the garden was a little black lamb. He felt ashamed. Then he apologized to his neighbour. While they were talking, it began to rain. He stayed in Alex’s house until the rain stopped. When he went outside, he was surprised to see the lamb changed. The lamb, which had been black half an hour before, was now almost white.

“What colour on earth is the lamb,” Henry wondered, “black or white?”

1.When her husband came back Mary told him __________.

A.she had got a lamb

B.someone had stolen the lamb

C.she had tied the lamb to the tree

D.her son was gone

2.Henry said to Alex, “If you ______ return the lamb to me, I’ll go to the police office.”

A.will              B.won’t           C.don’t           D.have to

3.Henry didn’t leave the neighbor’s home ______.

A.until it began to rain

B.until it stopped raining

C.when it was raining

D.before it began to rain

4.To his surprised, he found a _______ lamb there instead.

A.big              B.black             C.small             D.white

5.Which of the sentences is right?

A.The lamb was stolen by Alex.

B.The lamb was bought by Alex.

C.The lamb could change its colour.

D.The lamb went to Alex’s house by itself.

 

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