This is my third story.When I was seventeen, I   36  a quote (引文) that went something like, " If you live each day  37  it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." Since then, for the past thirty-three years, I've looked  38  the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, what would I do ?" And when there was no answer for too many days in a   39 , I know I need to change something.
About a year ago I  40  from cancer.The doctors told me it was incurable, and that I should 41  to live no longer than three to six months.They advised me to get my   42  in order, which is doctors' code (代名词) for "prepare to  43  ".Later when the doctors  44  the cells taken from my pancreas (胰腺) under a microscope, they found it turned out to be a very rare form of cancer that is   45  with surgery.I had the surgery and,   46  , I'm fine now.
This was the closest I've been to facing  47  , and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades.Death is the destination we all   48  .No one has ever escaped it.And that is   49  it should be, because death is very likely the single   50  invention of life.It clears out the old to make   51  for the new.Your time is limited, so don't waste it living   52  life.Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out ( 盖过) your own inner   53  .And most importantly, have the courage to 54 your heart and intuition (直觉).They 55 already know what you truly want to become.Everything else is secondary.

【小题1】
A.wroteB.describedC.expressedD.read
【小题2】
A.now thatB.even thoughC.as ifD.as long as
【小题3】
A.inB.atC.throughD.on
【小题4】
A.rowB.minuteC.senseD.word
【小题5】
A.recoveredB.keptC.fellD.suffered
【小题6】
A.desireB.prepareC.expectD.wait
【小题7】
A.officeB.affairsC.moneyD.documents
【小题8】
A.workB.dieC.actD.start
【小题9】
A.witnessedB.noticedC.confirmedD.viewed
【小题10】
A.curableB.possibleC.acceptableD.suitable
【小题11】
A.immediatelyB.graduallyC.thankfullyD.hopefully
【小题12】
A.cancerB.deathC.lifeD.success
【小题13】
A.shareB.desertC.admireD.avoid
【小题14】
A.whenB.whileC.asD.since
【小题15】
A.oldestB.bestC.newestD.worst
【小题16】
A.preparationsB.progressC.plansD.way
【小题17】
A.yourB.anyone else'sC.hisD.someone else's
【小题18】
A.voiceB.worldC.heartD.trouble
【小题19】
A.touchB.followC.openD.accept
【小题20】
A.otherwiseB.anywayC.somehowD.therefore

There are records of fingerprints taken many centuries ago. The ancient Babylonians pressed the tips of their fingerprints into clay to record business trade. The Chinese used ink-on-paper finger impressions for business. However, fingerprinting wasn't used as a method for identifying criminals until the 19th century.
In 1858, Sir William Herschel was working as an official of the Hooghly district in Jungipoor, India.In order to reduce fraud(诈骗), he had people living in the district record their fingerprints when signing business documents. A few years later, Scottish doctor Henry Faulds was working in Japan when he discovered fingerprints left by artists on ancient pieces of clay.This finding inspired him to begin investigating fingerprints.In 1880, Faulds wrote to his cousin, the famous naturalist Charles Darwin, and asked for help with developing a fingerprint classification system.Darwin refused, but sent the letter to his cousin, Sir Francis Gallon, who was an eugenicist (优生学家). Gallon began collecting fingerprints and eventually gathered some 8, 000 different samples to analyze. In 1892, he published a book called "Fingerprints", in which he outlined a fingerprint classification system—the first existence.
Around the same time, Juan Vucetich, a police officer in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was developing his own version of a fingerprinting system.In 1892, Vucetich was called in to assist with the investigation of the two boys murdered in Necoche, a village near Buenos Aires. Their mother, Francisca Rojas, accused a neighbour named Velasquez. But when Vucetich compared the fingerprints found at the murder scene to those of both Velasquez and Rojas, they matched Rojas' exactly.She admitted her crime. This was the first time fingerprints had been used in a criminal investigation.Vucetich called his system comparative dactyloscopy(指纹鉴定法). It's still used in many Spanish-speaking countries.
Sir Edward Henry, in charge of the Metropolitan Police of London, soon became interested in using fingerprints to catch criminals. In 1896, he added to Gallon's technique, creating his own classification system, the Henry Classification System. It is the primary method of fingerprint classification throughout most of the world.
【小题1】Herschel had people record their fingerprints so as to_____.

A.develop a fingerprinting systemB.prevent illegal business
C.put them on pieces of clayD.collect and study fingerprints
【小题2】Who first came up with the idea of creating a fingerprint classification system?
A.Herschel.B.Faulds.C.Gallon.D.Darwin.
【小题3】The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to "_____".
A.the fingerprintsB.the two boysC.the crimesD.the police officers
【小题4】We can learn from the text that _____.
A.Faulds collected many fingerprints while in Japan
B.Henry's classification system is based on Gallon's
C.Darwin showed great interest in studying fingerprints
D.Vucetich's fingerprinting system is still used all over the world
【小题5】What is the text mainly about?
A.Different uses of fingerprints.
B.The history of fingerprinting.
C.Countries that first used fingerprints.
D.The way to collect and analyze fingerprints.

Sydney Airport International Terminal(航空终点站)-Arrival Area
SPECIALTY RETAIL
Newslink: Two separate Newslink stores cater to all your reading needs including newspapers, magazines and the latest bestsellers.
Downtown Duty Free: Make sure you shop at Downtown Duty Free for great savings on a range of items including perfume, alcohol, skincare and cigarettes. It’s your last chance before customs.
Beach Culture: A must for those into the Latest in beach clothing. Top surfer street and fashion labels including Mambo, Stussy and Quicksilver, including children’s sizes.
DINING
Blue Sky Cafe: Speedy service leaves you time to keep an eye on the arrivals gate. Fresh milk, coffee, lemon juice, beer, Whisky, ice-cream, soda water, cakes and dumplings are on sale.
Macdonald’s: hamburgers, fries, pancakes, toasted potatoes, muffins, Pepsi, coca-cola and chocolates-all your family favorites. Breakfast served until 10:30.
SERVICES
ATM: ATMs are conveniently located throughout Arrival and Departures. Dollars, pounds and francs and RMB are all available.
Vodafone Rentals: This communications center offers the very latest technology for mobile phone rentals, sales and serving.
【小题1】Where is the passage likely to appear?

A.A morning newspaper. B.A monthly magazine.
C.A geography book.D.An official guide.
【小题2】The underlined phrase “cater to” probably means ________.
A.satisfyB.affordC.support D.help
【小题3】You may have better choices to deal with _________.
A.your hunger problem in Blue Sky Cafe and your thirsty problem in Macdonald’s
B.your thirsty problem in Blue Sky Cafe and your hunger problem in Macdonald’s
C.your hunger and thirsty problems in the Blue Sky Cafe
D.your hunger and thirsty problems in the Macdonald’s
【小题4】At Beach Culture you can probably buy __________.
A.newspapers and magazinesB.skincare and cigarettes
C.adult cotton T-shirtsD.fresh juice and breakfast roils

Would the voice of Amanda Holden saying “your city had talent” encourage you to use a litter bin? Or maybe former Monty Python star Michael Palin telling you no one had expected “the Spanish bin-quisition”?
Organizers of a plan persuading celebrities(名人)to lend their voices to “talking bins”believe it can make a real difference to keeping Britain tidy. They hope that by using humor, they will succeed where fines and warnings have failed in keeping streets and parks clean.
A similar experiment in Sweden found a talking bin received nearly three times as much rubbish as an ordinary one because people were attracted by its quality of being new and unusual value.
Twenty-five specially adapted bins to be installed(安装)in the streets of London and Liverpool next  month will use a sound card to play a themed message when litter is placed inside. For example,one near the Royal Opera House will play a “thank-you” message sung by Janis Kelly to the tune of Nessun Dorina. Bins installed in Liverpool will play Beatles-themed messages. For others,Britain’s Got Talent  judge Holden is expected to record the message:“This is Amanda, and this city’s got talent.”
The campaign,entitled Bin Thinking, is being organized by art group Sing London. If successful,talking bins could become a familiar feature on Britain’s streets.
Colette Hiller, director of Sing London, said, “ The idea is to reward people in a small way for changing their behavior and raise awareness through a sense of fun.”
【小题1】What is the plan persuading celebrities to lend their voices to “talking bins” aimed at?

A.Attracting passers’-by attention on celebrities.
B.Encouraging people to use the litter bins to keep Britain tidy.
C.Making fun of those who won’t keep the streets and parks clean.
D.Thanking people for cleaning the litter bins through a sense of fun.
【小题2】The following stars’ voices are to be lent to “talking bins” except_________________.
A.Amanda Holder’ sB.Michael Palin’s
C.Janis Kelly’sD.Nessun Dorma' s
【小题3】We can infer from the text that_________________.
A.children are most attracted by “talking bins”
B.different messages will be played due to different streets
C.Britain is the first city where the experiment on “talking bins” was made
D.“talking bins” might take the place of ordinary litter bins in Britain
【小题4】What would be the best title for the text?
A.Lending your voice to “talking bins”
B.Sing London art organization
C.A campaign named Bin Thinking
D.A new experiment on litter bins

Beijing—(13, July) China sent up a new data relay satellite(数据中继卫星), Tianlian I-02, on Monday at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in South-western Sichuan province.The new satellite will promote the country's satellite communication network for space docking(对接).

The satellite was launched on a Long-March-3C carrier rocket at 11:41 p.m., sources at the centre told Xinhua News Agency.The satellite separated from the rocket 26 minutes after its launch and was then successfully delivered into a geostationary transfer orbit (地球同步转移轨道).

Developed by the China Academy of Space Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the satellite is the country's second data relay satellite.The first, Tianlian I-01, was launched on April 25.2008.

The two satellites will form a network to improve communications between China's spacecraft and bases on Earth, according to the centre.They will also be used to help the nation's first space docking, scheduled for the second half of this year.

As planned, China will launch space module Tiangong-I, which was designed as a platform that will dock with an unmanned spaceship, Shenzhou, for the county's first space-docking mission this year.

Two more Shenzhou spaceships will dock with Tiangong-I next year, and one will be manned by two or three astronauts, according to China Manned Space Engineering Office, which was the main user of the Tianlian I series data relay satellites.

“The new satellite can cover a greater area to track and command the country’s space vehicles in low-Earth orbits, such as manned spacecraft and remote sensing satellites, from a higher position in outer space.Only three satellites of this kind are needed to form a global communication network, and China has two now.” Pang Zhihao, a researcher and deputy editor-in-chief of Space International, said.

The satellite could also equip astronauts with real-time communications, which will benefit the country's future manned space flights, he said.

1.What is the main purpose to send up Tianlian I-02 ?

A.To test the function of a Long-March-SC carrier rocket.

B.To carry some astronauts into space to do some research.

C.To send more information and clearer pictures to mobile phones on the earth.

D.To promote the country's satellite communication network for space docking.

2.From the passage we know           

A.one more such satellite is needed to form a global communication network

B.the satellite was developed by China Manned Space Engineering Office

C.it was less than three years since China launched its first date relay satellite of this kind

D.the satellite could help track and command space vehicles in orbits because it's lower in position

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the news report?

A.Shenzhou Ⅷ is a manned spaceship.

B.Tiangong-I will dock with three Shenzhou spaceships next year.

C.the satellite is of great importance to China's space exploration.

D.china’s first space docking will be done in the second half of next year.

4.The best title of the passage could be___________.

A.China Launched a New Space Shuttle

B.China's Plan for Space Exploration

C.China’s Progress in China's Space Exploration

D.New Satellite Helps China's Space Exploration

 

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