The glass the table and broke into pieces．A.fell downB.falls overC.fell offD.falls out 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

American magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he had lived for 44 days without food on October 19. 2003. Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which has become one of London’s main tourist attractions.

Looking thinner and darker, 30 year-old Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames（泰晤士河）and immediately went to hospital. He was then slowly reintroduced to food, a process (过程)doctors say could be life threatening. He had been drinking only water since September 5.

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Blaine first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s. He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his super model friends.

Over the last decade Blaine has become famous with a combination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention.

In 1999, he was buried in a coffin (棺材) for one week and, in 2000, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. Last year he stood on top of a 25-meter pillar(柱子) in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes.

“I think a lot of people are unable to accept that they’re able to do what they can do,” he said. “They don’t realize we can survive. The human being is an amazing creation.”

But he seems to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box. He said that at times he was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste.

It is _ __ for David Blaine to eat food after such a long starvation.

A. pleasant B. delicious C. dangerous D. important

Having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered the following EXCEPT that _ ___.

A. he had become blind B. he had serious back pains

C. he lost his sense of taste D. he was in weak health

Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?

A. Serious B. Adventurous C. Mad D. Crazy

Which of the following is NOT true of David Blaine?

A. Blaine immediately went to hospital after he was taken out of his box.

B. Blaine was born and brought up in England.

C. In Blaine’s opinion, people can create a wonder.

D. Blaine didn’t have any food for 44 days.

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
I had a friend who visited me from out of town and I wanted to show him the CN Tower. It was one of the tallest structures on the earth. So I thought it would offer a(n)   36  sight.
We were standing in line for 45minutes to enjoy the    37   up to the watch point. When we got there, we went around the   38     of the tower and saw the hard wire fence 39     to the structure serving as a barrier. We went back inside to look for the glass floor that provided a direct view   40     . As soon as both of us 41     , we stopped before walking onto it. We found that our legs began to   42  . I stopped for a minute considering the step, taking several seconds to   43     the edge before moving.
And then I had a thought in my mind：“It is far   44     compared to any other floor in this building. There is no real danger to me — it’s    45   an illusion. Look at all the people standing on it, and think about those who have stood on it before.”I began to 46     that step onto the glass floor. I didn’t look down — 47    not for a few minutes.
I walked on the    48   and looked around and thought about how  49   the experience was. I even found myself jumping up and down. There was no 50   , and it was certainly an illusion.
I considered how many things in our lives we 51    and exactly how many of them are actually illusions. I thought about all the things we   52    ourselves from doing because we have  53   ourselves into thinking there’s risk. I thought about all the things that I still have yet to do that appeared 54   . I was glad to discover that although fear isn’t a stranger to me, my desire to live a life without    55   has a much stronger pull.

六、Reading comprehension.(阅读理解)20分
A
Air is an odorless(that cannot be smelled;smelless),invisible(that cannot be seen)gas that surrounds the planet earth.It is everywhere on the planet.An “empty” drinking glass and an “empty” room,to give two examples,are not really empty.Each is filled with air.When the glass is filled with water,the water pushes the air out of the glass.
Air,as a gas,has no definite(fixed,particular)shape,but,because it is matter,it takes up space.It is easy to prove that air is something that takes up space.Stuff a dry handkerchief into the bottom of a glass so that it will not fall out when the glass is turned upside-down.Push the upside-down glass,hold it straight into a jar of water till the glass is completely covered.When the glass is taken out of water,the handkerchief will be dry.The air inside the glass took up space and kept the water from coming in.
1.“Stuff a dry handkerchief into…”.The underlined word means.
A.Press tightly B.Take out C.Put down D.Turn fully
2.The writer tells us that _________.
A.the experiment was done in the laboratory
B.the experiment was done outside the room
C.the experiment is easily done
D.the experiment is carried out indoors
3.Which of the following pictures gives us the correct result?
(W—water;A—air;H—handkerchief)

—_________for the glass!

— It's OK. I'm wearing shoes.

A. Look out B. Walk out C. Go out D. Set out

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street.What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric. 1his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.

He had 2set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today.He would just 3

the books in the outside return box.But there was a 4;it was locked.

He went into the building,only a few minutes 5closing time.He put the books into the return box.And after a brief 6in the toilet,he would be on his way to the playground to 7Eric.

David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in 8—the library lights were off.The place was 9.The doors had been shut.They 10be opened from the inside.He was trapped(被困)—in a library!

He tried to 11a telephone call,but was unable to 12.What’s worse,the pay phones were on the outside of the building. 13the sun began to set,he searched for a light and found it.

14he could see.David wrote on a piece of paper:“ 15!I’m TRAPPED inside!”and stuck it to the glass door. 16,someone passing by would see it.

He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, 17.Rows and rows of shelves held books,videos and music.He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf.He settled into a chair and started to 18.

He knew he had to 19,but now,that didn’t seem to be such a 20thing.

1.A.but B.because C.or D.since

2.A.ever B.nearly C.never D.often

3.A.pass B.drop C.carry D.take

4.A.problem B.mistake C.case D.question

5.A.during B.after C.over D.before

6.A.rest B.break C.walk D.stop

7.A.visit B.meet C.catch D.greet

8.A.delight B.anger C.surprise D.eagerness

9.A.lonely B.empty C.noisy D.crowded

10.A.wouldn’t B.shouldn’t C.couldn’t D.needn’t

11.A.make B.fix C.use D.pick

12.A.get on B.get up C.get through D.get in

13.A.If B.As C.Though D.Until

14.A.On time B.Now and then

C.By the way D.At last

15.A.Come B.Help C.Hello D.Sorry

16.A.Surely B.Thankfully C.Truly D.Gradually

17.A.at most B.after all C.in short D.as usual

18.A.watch B.play C.read D.write

19.A.wait B.stand C.sleep D.work

20.A.bad B.cool C.strange D.nice

The glass ________ the table and broke into pieces．

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