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We haven’t seen ________ we read in the book.　

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A. such a foolish man that

B. so a foolish man as

C. such a foolish man as

D. so a foolish man that

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　　Today remarkable escapes are not unusual. In cinemas and on TV we watch secret agents (特工) using all kinds of modern equipment, escape from impossible situations. If we believe what we read in the newspapers, the world of cinema and TV is not so far from the real world. Yet wonderful and brave as modern agents are, none have succeeded in bettering the remarkable feats of Erich Weiss, known to the world as the Great Houdini.

　　Erich Weiss was born in the U. S. A. in 1874. When he was seven years old he saw his first circus (马戏表演). He wanted to be a magician and conjurer and he began practising every day. He joined an athletic club because he believed that physical fitness was important. When he was eleven he got a job as a locksmith and it was not long before he was able to pick any lock. He was even able lo open handcuffs. In 1893 Erich appeared at the Chicago World Fair as Harry Houdini, Handcuffed King and Escape Artist. This was the start of a remarkable career, which lasted thirty-four years. In this time Houdini and his wife, perhaps the only person who knew the secret of his tricks, traveled all over the world. Houdini performed before millions of people including kings, queens, dukes and millionaires.

　　Houdini was able to make elephants disappear but his special trick was escaping. Once he was handcuffed and put into a packing case. He was them tied with rope, weighed, and thrown into the sea. It took Houdini less than five minutes to come to the surface. He once challenged the police of fourteen countries to keep him handcuffed and locked up. In Russia he was handcuffed and locked in a steel prison van. The door was locked and chained. There was only a well barred window five inches square. The Russians thought it was impossible to escape from this. Houdini had no modern equipment but it took only an hour. There was nothing to show how he did it. Nobody knows how he performed his remarkable tricks but we do know he practised every day of his life. He was always in very good physical condition. His toes could do the work of fingers. He used to tie string in complicated (复杂的) knots (结) and then undo the knots with his toes without looking! He also learned to stay underwater for six minutes and had an ice cold bath every morning so he could work in winter. There have been many excape artists since Houdini but none have been quite so clever.

(1)What is Houdini's special trick?

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A．Making elephants disappear.

B．Picking locks.

C．Opening handcuffs.

D．Escaping.

(2)Compared with the modern agents and the other escape artiste, Houdini is ________.

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A．as clever as themp

B．cleverer than most of them

C．the cleverest

D．not so clever as them

(3)He began to finish his career at the age of ________.

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(4)In the world perhaps ________ knew the secret of his tricks.

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A．no one

B．only his wife

C．modern agents

D．other escape artists

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Interviewer:
     "Marjorie Scardino, you are leading one of the top companies in the U.K., and you've been voted business
woman of the year. What qualities do you need to run a large company effectively?"
Marjorie Scardino:
     "Well, I think different companies probably require different qualities, but for me there are only a few
simple qualities that cut across all requirements, and those are courage and imagination and empathy. And by
empathy, I mean, having the ability to put yourself in other people's positions and understand how they feel
about situations and ideas."
Interviewer:
    "Which business leaders do you admire and why?"
Marjorie Scardino:
     "I think the best business leaders are probably ones we don't know about, not the stars we read in the
newspapers. I think they're probably the ones who have had a great business idea and have seen the desired
result. So the business leaders I most admire right now are those managers in Pearson who are achieving our
goals of double-digit earnings growth."
Interviewer:
     "What do business leaders actually do?"
Marjorie Scardino:
     "My staff would probably say this was a really excellent question they ask themselves every day. I think
what they do is just what I've said the business leaders I admire do. They create a business idea, and they
see it through."
Interviewer:
     "As a leader, how do you motivate your employees?"
Marjorie Scardino:
     "I'd like to think we motivate each other. I think my job is to make sure the company has a purpose,
because I think people like to work for a company that has a reason for being, that they can identify with and
feel good about. I think that I have to communicate well with them everything that's going on and everything
I'm trying to do in a clear way. And then in return I think they inspire me to think more adventurously and to
think more carefully about how to inspire them and how to build a better business. So, it's sort of cooperation."
Interviewer:
     "Do you think leaders are born or made?"
Marjorie Scardino:
     "I think it's probably a bit of both. All human beings obviously are born with certain qualities, and certain
common features. But I've seen so many people in my life who have, using those basic qualities, re-invented
themselves several times as they've gone into new situations. You know, you're a certain kind of person when
you're in school, and your friends know who you are. And then as you grow up you go into new situations
and become somebody else. So, people who were never leaders in school become the great business leaders
of our time. So, I would have to say, mostly it's made, but you have to use what you're born with."

1._____ with Marjorie Scardino

Interviewer's 2_____.	Answers by Marjorie Scardino
What are the qualities for 3._____ a large company effectively?	They are courage, imagination and empathy, by which she means being 4._____ to put herself in others' positions and understand them well.
Who are the business leaders she admires and why?	They are those 5._____ in her company who have had a great business idea and have seen the desired result.
What do the business leaders do actually?	They create business 6._____ and see them through.
What's the way of 7._____ her employees?	Motivation is sort of cooperation. Employers and employees motivate each other. She thinks that she should make them well 8._____ of the company's purpose.
Are leaders born or made?	Leaders are mostly made 9._____ they are born with certain qualities. But these born qualities must be made 10._____ of.

It was once thought that air pollution only affected the area immediately around large cities with factories or heavy automobile traffic. Today we know that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is actually worldwide. On several occasions over the past ten years, a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the entire eastern half of the United States and led to health warning even in rural areas away from any major concentration of big factories or automobile. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be affected by air pollution. Some scientist feel that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of coal and oil is creating a "green house" effect--holding in heat reflected from the earth and raising the world's average temperature. If this view is correct and the world's temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice will disappear and cities, such as New York, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be under water.

Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particulate matter (颗粒物质) in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth's temperature--a result that would be equally disastrous. A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to new ice age and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas. At present we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen (though one recent government report prepared by experts in this field concluded that the green house effect is very likely). Perhaps, if we are lucky enough, the two trends will offset each other and the world's temperature will stay about the same as it is now.

1.As far as the green house effect is concerned, the author .

A. shares the same view with the scientist

B. is not sure that it will happen

C. thinks it impossible because there is no strong evidence

D. thinks it will destroy the world soon

2.According to what we read in the passage, .

A. raising the world's temperature only a few degrees would do no harm to life on the earth

B. lowering the world's temperatures only a few degrees would lead many major farming areas to disaster

C. the temperature in the countryside will remain permanent in the years to come

D. the particulate matter in the atmosphere has lowered the world's average temperature

3.The word "offset" in the last sentence means .

A. strengthen B. worsen C. balance D. support

4.This passage is mainly about .

A. the pollution caused by human beings B. the green house effect

C. the potential effect of air pollution D. the possibility of a new ice age

It was once thought that air pollution only affected the area immediately around large cities with factories or heavy automobile traffic. Today we know that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is actually worldwide. On several occasions over the past ten years, a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the entire eastern half of the United States and led to health warning even in rural areas away from any major concentration of big factories or automobile. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be affected by air pollution. Some scientist feel that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of coal and oil is creating a "green house" effect--holding in heat reflected from the earth and raising the world's average temperature. If this view is correct and the world's temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice will disappear and cities, such as New York, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be under water.

Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particulate matter (颗粒物质) in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth's temperature--a result that would be equally disastrous. A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to new ice age and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas. At present we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen (though one recent government report prepared by experts in this field concluded that the green house effect is very likely). Perhaps, if we are lucky enough, the two trends will offset each other and the world's temperature will stay about the same as it is now.

72. As far as the green house effect is concerned, the author_________.

A. shares the same view with the scientist

B. is not sure that it will happen

C. thinks it impossible because there is no strong evidence

D. thinks it will destroy the world soon

73. According to what we read in the passage, _________.

A. raising the world's temperature only a few degrees would do no harm to life on the earth

B. lowering the world's temperatures only a few degrees would lead many major farming areas to disaster

C. the temperature in the countryside will remain permanent in the years to come

D. the particulate matter in the atmosphere has lowered the world's average temperature

74. The word "offset" in the last sentence means_________.

A. strengthen B. worsen C. balance D. support

75. This passage is mainly about_________.

A. the pollution caused by human beings B. the green house effect

C. the potential effect of air pollution D. the possibility of a new ice age

________ we read in the newspaper threw light upon the problem．

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