题目内容
A house in Clarktown caught fire on Christmas Eve,1982. The 1 who lived in the house was already in 2 .Being in poor health, she had trouble in 3 even when things were fine. 4 her house burning down around her, she was not able to go 5 .The smoke 6 her choke(窒息) .The fire was very hot. Without quick help she would have 7 .
Fire fighters 8 the house. They started to put the fire out. They did not know the old woman was still 9 .The people 10 her crying for help. The fire was still very hot 11 there was lots of smoke.
A man 12 like Santa Claus(圣诞老人) was passing by. He was on his way to give gifts to poor families. 13 had he heard the old woman’s cry when he ran into the 14
house. After a while he rushed out with the old woman on his back and came to her safety. Then, as
15 as he had done that, the man left. No one knew the real name of the hero who had saved the old woman’s life.
The man went on and took the gifts to the poor children. He did not return home 16 it was dark. He told his 17 what had happened. She decided that she did not 18 to keep the story a secret. She told people that Santa Claus was 19 David Rodriguez, her husband. Mr. Rodriguez is a music teacher 20 he is not playing Santa Claus.
1. A. hero B. woman C. child D. man
2. A. the eighty B. eighties C. her eightieth D. her eighties
3. A. walking B. speaking C. thinking D. laughing
4. A. Because B. For C. With D. During
5. A. everywhere B. nowhere C. anywhere D. somewhere
6. A. suffered B. broke C. forced D. made
7. A. lived B. died C. left D. stayed
8. A. looked for B. searched through C. got to D. set up
9. A. out of doors B. in the open air C. outside D. inside
10. A. heard B. stopped C. felt D. kept
11. A. but B. and C. or D. though
12. A. dressed B. chosen C. looked D. acted
13. A. Only B. Hardly C. Never D. Badly
14. A. empty B. crowded C. burnt D. burning
15. A. bravely B. carefully C. quickly D. proudly
16. A. until B. unless C. while D. or
17. A. friend B. son C. daughter D. wife
18. A. want B. like C. refuse D. need
19. A. nearly B. really C. impossibly D. probably
20. A. so that B. even if C. when D. since
David ran back into the room to see if he had ______ anything behind．
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A．forgotten B．laid C．left D．reminded
From a young age, it was my dream to go to Africa and work with animals. Everybody laughed at me, but my mother, Vanne, told me never to give up, and that I could always find a way.
So, when I was 23, after saving up my earnings from working as a waitress, I went to wild, untamed (野性的) Africa and began my work. In 1960 I went to the Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve. At that time, we knew nothing of the behavior or social structure of chimps (黑猩猩), and I was to go there and see what I could find out. Usually, when you wake up, you leave your dreams behind you, but I found myself waking up to my dream.
As the British government wouldn’t let me go without older women’s company, my amazing mother came with me and stayed for four months. We shared a second-hand army tent, and we used the stream for fresh water and washing. We could swim in the lake, although there were crocodiles.
It was beautiful there, although both my mother and I nearly died of malaria (疟疾). I was scared I wouldn’t be able to do what I had set out to, because, at first, the chimps ran away from me in fear. I spent my days watching, listening, tracking and in the evenings writing up my notes.
For my mother, who stayed back at the camp, it must have been terrifying, and very lonely. There were snakes and spiders, as well as an old leopard who would come by. But she had an amazing way with people, and would hand out medicines to the fishermen, who saw her as a witch doctor.
In my fifth month there, I finally saw one of the chimps, which I called David Greybeard, stripping (剥光) straw to “fish” for termites (白蚁). It proved that man wasn’t the only toolmaker, and that everything had to be redefined.
What does the author mean by saying “I found myself waking up to my dream” in the second paragraph?
A. She lacked sleep due to busy work.
B. She found her dream was hard to realize.
C. She had more new dreams about her work.
D. She tried to realize her dream every day.
The author was afraid at the Reserve in the beginning because _____.
A. there were crocodiles in the lake B. she could not get close to the chimps
C. it was hard to get clean water D. the chimps attacked her sometimes
The author’s mother was thought of by the local people as _____.
A. helpful and warm-hearted B. funny and selfish
C. romantic and talkative D. honest and hardworking
Which of the following is the author’s important discovery?
A. She found a new kind of termite.
B. Chimps can communicate with each other.
C. Some other animals can also make tools.
D. Chimps can find medicines to cure themselves.
Notting hill is a small town west of London. Here lives shy William, a divorced（离婚） man, who owns a little travel-book store.
It was a Wednesday, when the poor shop keeper happened to meet Anna Scott ,a movie star who walked into his shop.
They ran across each other in the street again. And they found themselves falling in love. But how could a poor man keep the love of a famous star? Their lives and their worlds were so different.
Six months later, Anna was in London again for her new film. She came to William’s thought …
Length(长度):110 minutes
Director:David Duning
Cast:Julia Roberts(actress), Hugh Grant(actor)
1.According to the passage, who most probably plays the role of Anna in the film ?
A. Julia Roberts. B. Hugh Grant. C. David Duning. D. Not mentioned.
2.How did William and Anna get to know each other first?
A.Anna was invited to visit William’s book store.
B.Anna ,a film star, walked into William’s book store.
C.William was introduced by Anna’s friend.
D.They met each other in the street accidently.
3.What did William do according to the passage?
A.A movie star . B.A book store owner
C.A man called William. D.We don’t know .
4.What is the passage mainly discussing ?
A.A book named Notting. B. A small town in West London.
C.A man called William. D.A film.
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