Sarah came running in and said , " Look at what I found! ”Over the 1        of the paper I was reading came a snake skin which caused me to jump. " Isn't it 2      ?" said my wideeyed seven-year-old daughter. I 3       the snake skin and thought 4        myself that it really was not that beautiful,5      I have learned never to appear 6        with young children,because 7       they see for the first time is elementary to their 8        of beauty and creativity.

  "Why does the snake shed (蜕皮) its skin?" Sarah asked. I wanted to 9        every opportu?nity to teach my child that there is almost always something 10        the obvious and that there is always something else going on besides 11        she sees in front of her.

"Snakes shed their skin because they need to renew themselves," I 12      .As is so often the case in my family,the 13       subject leads to another and another,until we are 14        something quite different.

  "Why do they have to renew themselves?" Sarah asked.

  "We 15       need to shed our skins,those coatings that we 16        ourselves with ," I said to my child. " We 17        some things and find other things unwanted or unnecessary. This snake 18        needs this skin. It is probably too tight for him,or he probably does not think he looks as smart in it 19        he once did. It is like he has bought a new suit."

  Of course,I am sure this explanation will not 20        scientists. But Sarah was getting the point that renewal is part of progress as well as what we need to keep and what we need to cast off.

(   ) 1. A. top   B. distance   C. bottom   D. tip

(   ) 2. A. ugly   B. strange   C. beautiful   D. dirty

(   ) 3. A. took away   B. stared at   C. closed up   D. stuck with

(   ) 4. A. of   B. over   C. about   D. to

(   ) 5. A. so   B. though   C. but   D. and

(   ) 6. A. unconcerned   B. helpful   C. unfair   D. addicted

(   ) 7. A. anything   B. something   C. everything   D. nothing

(   ) 8. A. point   B. sense   C. meaning   D. mind

(   ) 9. A. seize   B. support   C. hide   D. select

(   ) 10. A. into   B. beyond   C. within   D. above

(   ) 11. A. what   B. where   C. that   D. when

(   ) 12. A. whispered   B. explained   C. introduced   D. swore

(   ) 13. A. classic   B. final   C. advanced   D. original

(   ) 14. A. discussing   B. debating   C. deciding   D. thinking

(   ) 15. A. seldom   B. never   C. often   D. once

(   ) 16. A. touch   B. cover   C. take   D. move

(   ) 17. A. make use of   B. get away from   

        C. get interested in   D. end up with

(   ) 18. A. no longer   B. for ever   C. once more   D. not until

(   ) 19. A. for   B. with   C. like   D. as

(   ) 20. A. satisfy   B. interrupt   C. forgive   D. realize

  Air Force One is the call sign of any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. No matter where in the world the President of the United States travels,

  1       he travels in a United States Air Force aircraft,the plane will be given the particular 2        Air Force One. Air Force One is one of the most recognizable 3        of the American presidency.

  Air Force One can be fuelled in the air,so it has 4        range and can carry the President wherever he needs to travel. Equipped with advanced and secure 5        equipment,Air Force One can function as a 6       command center in the event of an attack on the United States.

  7      ,the President and those who 8        him can enjoy 4 ,000 square feet of floor space on three levels. Air Force One offers the President a set of 9 which include a large office,bathroom,meeting room,etc. The plane has a large medical room that can function as an oper?ating room,and a 10       is always on board. The aircraft's two kitchens can 11       100 peo?ple at a time.     12      ,Air Force One has rooms for the President's travel companions.

  The idea of using Air Force aircraft to 13        the President arose in 1943,when officials of the United States Army Air Forces became 14        relying on commercial airlines to carry the President. At first,a C-87 Liberator Express was 15        because of its safety record. A C-54 Skymaster was then chosen to carry the President.

  The "Air Force One" call sign was 16        right after a        (n) 17 in 1953. A flight car?rying President Dwight D. Eisenhower accidentally 18        the same airspace as a commercial airline flight,and the two flights used the same call sign. Ground staff was unable to 19        which flight was carrying the President. Afterwards,for 20       reasons,the President's plane was given the call sign "Air Force One".

(   ) 1. A. if   B. unless   C. although   D. because

(   ) 2. A. task   B. reward   C. name   D. honor

(   ) 3. A. benefits   B. symbols   C. descriptions   D. reflections

(   ) 4. A. short   B. long   C. specific   D. unlimited

(   ) 5. A. sport   B. repair   C. communication   D. video

(   ) 6. A. safe   B. secret   C. modern   D. mobile

(   ) 7. A. Inside   B. Therefore   C. However   D. Anyway

(   ) 8. A. meet   B. interview   C. telephone   D. accompany

(   ) 9. A. chairs   B. rooms   C. novels   D. dishes

(   ) 10. A. doctor   B. guard   C. waiter   D. pilot

(   ) 11. A. hold   B. treat   C. feed   D. keep

(   ) 12. A. Besides   B. Thus   C. Afterwards   D. Otherwise

(   ) 13. A. protect   B. transport   C. welcome   D. entertain

(   ) 14. A. bored with   B. satisfied with   

        C. curious about   D. concerned about

(   ) 15. A. suggested   B. rejected   C. created   D. examined

(   ) 16. A. noticed   B. recorded   C. introduced   D. mentioned

(   ) 17. A. war   B. event   C. crash   D. revolution

(   ) 18. A. left   B. missed   C. crossed   D. entered

(   ) 19. A. tell   B. see   C. prove   D. calculate

(   ) 20. A. politics   B. economy   C. safety   D. convenience

  Pope died at her home here at age 61 on Aug. 29,2003. A towel had been placed around her neck to keep her cool on that 87-degree summer day. She wore a white dress while sitting in a chair in an upstairs room,in front of a television that played as family members went about their lives downstairs.

  She remained there,according to her wishes,for almost 2 years. "Don't show my body when Fm dead," Dr. O'dell Owens,said Monday when explaining Pope's wishes. "Don't bury me. I'm coming back."Owens called a news conference Monday to explain Pope's death,the unusual state of her body and how family members controlled heating and air conditioning as they attempted to preserve her remains.

  Cincinnati police found the mummified (木乃伊似的) grandmother Wednesday in her two? story,peachcolored home in the 5,500 block of Davies Place.

  "Living in the 75-year-old house with the body were her daughter,Lisa Pope,a grand?daughter who was born three months after her death,and Pope's caretaker,Kathy Painter," investigators say.

  Family members are not being charged with a crime at this point.

  Efforts to reach them Monday were unsuccessful. No one came to the door at the house or answered repeated telephone calls.

  "Only a handful of loved ones knew Pope had died and that her body remained upstairs ," Owens said.

  "Family members kept a window air conditioner running to keep Pope's body cool―until about a month ago,when it broke," Owens said. Heating vents (通风口) were covered during winter. Life continued as Pope had wanted.

  "Friends and relatives who visited were told Pope was upstairs,ill," Owens said. Some yelled "hello" up the stairs. The deception (欺瞒) lasted 2 years.

  "Pope's sister,Deborah Gaston,hadn't seen her sister in years," Owens said. Gaston called Cincinnati police Wednesday and reported a dead body at the home.

  Pope's sister wasn't the first person to call police. A woman from Pope's church called police on Halloween,after hearing thirdhand that Pope was dead inside the home.

  "Police investigated,but they didn't have enough information to go into the house”, Owens said. "The call from Pope's sister was enough,and police found Pope's body dressed in the white gown,seated in the chair and in front of the television,which was turned on ," Owens said.

(   ) 6. We can learn from the passage that         .

   A. the police were sent to the 75-year-old house the time Pope passed away

   B. it was Pope's daughter,Lisa,who killed her in her bedroom

   C. according to Pope's will,her body remained in the house still for a long time

   D. Pope sat in the chair,watching TV for two and half years

(   ) 7. Which of the following description about Owens is right?

   A. Owens explained Pope's death and her wishes as well.

   B. Owens knew Pope had died and that her body remained upstairs two years ago.

   C. Owens helped the family members keep the body cool in the room.

   D. Owens called police and reported a dead body at the home.

(   ) 8. Which word will you use to describe the old woman Pope?

   A. Strange. B. Rich. C. Cruel. D. Successful.

(   ) 9. According to the passage,which of the following is NOT true?

   A. Pope's daughter live in the same building with Pope.

   B. Police reached Pope's families on Monday to find the cause of her death.

   C. Some friends and relatives thought Pope was still alive for a period of time.

   D. Family members tried their best to preserve Pope's remains.

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