题目内容
The family settled in New York in 1970 and has lived there_______.
A. ever since B. long since C. since before D. since ever
How lucky we are today that we can protect ourselves 56 many 57 that once 58 death to thousands of people. This is because of work of a famous French scientist who suffered a great deal in his own life so that others might 59 .
Louis Pasteur was a bright boy, 60 his teachers said he was 61 . The reason for this was simple. Louis was very 62 with everything he did. He wanted to understand all and he asked many questions."Listen," shouted an angry teacher one day. "You are supposed to answer the question 63 asking them!"
However, he never stopped asking questions. There was one 64 question he asked: 65 what was illness caused? In time he discovered the answers that have helped men 66 since ever. He worked very hard to keep 67 going on. When the silkworms began 68 ,France's silk-makers 69 money. They turned to Pasteur for 70 .
He found out the answer: certain tiny living things called germs attacked the silkworm eggs. Pasteur found a way of 71 these germs, or 72 like them. The whole country 73 , but during his years of work three 74 died. Even 75 he believed that other children's lives could be saved if he could stop germs from spreading.
56. A. against B. through C. without D. away
57. A. enemies B. illnesses C. wars D. dangers
58. A. permitted B. suffered C. meant D. took
59. A. live B. work C. suffer D. die
60. A. even B. though C. and D. so
6１. A. slow B. fool C. foolishly D. clever
62. A. careless B. careful C. satisfied D. unsatisfied
63. A. instead of B. but C. not D. and
64. A. common B. simple C. funny D. special
65. A. from B. by C. since D. though
66. A. to live longer B. to be saved from death C. never to die D. to live
67. A. life B. lives C. persons D. animals
68. A. losing B. dead C. die D. dying
69. A. got B. spent C. made D. lost
70. A. money B. silkworms C. living D. help
71. A. getting rid of B. completing C. separating D. ending
72. A. something B. thing C. creatures D. ones
73. A. were sad B. were silent C. was thankful D. was sorry
74. A. children of the country B. children of his own C. silk-makers D. silkworm eggs
75. A. in the trouble B. in anger C. in his sorrow D. in his joy
