题目内容

　Robert and Peter study in the same university. They do everything together and help each other. But they often play jokes on each other.?

The school year was over last month and they decided to travel through the country in ?America. They drove a car and could stop wherever they were interested in and started whenever they wanted. Of course they enjoyed themselves. It was very hot one day and they were both hungry and thirsty. They stopped in front of a restaurant by the road. They came in, sat down at a table and ordered some dishes. Robert looked around and found there was a small bowl on the table. He thought there was some ice cream in it and took a spoonful of(一匙)it and put it into his mouth. Immediately he knew it was mustard(芥末),but it was too late. Tears ran down his face, but he pretended nothing had happened. The other young man, seeing his friend crying, asked, “What are you crying about, Robert?”?

“I’m thinking of my father who was hanged twenty years ago,” was a reply.?

After a while Peter made the same mistake. Tears ran down his cheeks(面颊),too. And his friend asked him why.?

“I wonder why your father hadn’t been hanged before he got married!”?

1. Robert didn’t tell Peter it was some mustard in the bowl because　　　　 .?

A. he wanted his friend to repeat the mistake?

B. he didn’t know his friend hated it?

C. he thought his friend knew what it was?

D. he thought his friend was interested in it?

2. 　　　 , so tears ran down his face.?

A. Robert thought of his dead father ?

B. Robert thought his father had been hanged by mistake?

C. Robert couldn’t rescue his poor father?

D. A sharp flavor (辣味) of the mustard made Robert painful?

3. Peter made the same mistake because　　　　 .?

A. he often took some mustard?

B. he was too hungry to wait for their dishes?

C. he was much braver than his friend?

D. he wasn’t afraid to be played a joke on?

4. What do Peter’s last words mean?

A. Robert’s father would be hanged earlier.?

B. It was wrong to play a joke on a friend.?

C. He must give his friend a lesson.?

D. His friend wouldn’t be born.

 

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　　A recent study, published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how dangerous it is to get a lift from a teenage driver．Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers in three times as likely to have a serious accident as a teenager driving alone．

　　The author also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10 pm, and especially after midnight．With passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a latenight accident．

　　Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience．“The basic problem, ”he says, “is that adults who are responsible for giving out licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled a task driving is．”

　　Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate(使缓解)the problem is to have states set up so called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a process with several stages．A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself able to drive in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving with night of passenger restrictions before graduating to full driving rights．

　　Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies．

(1)

Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 pm．

B．

A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car．

C．

Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night．

D．

A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight．

(2)

According to Robert Foss, the high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to ________．

[　　]

A．

their lack of driving experience

B．

their frequent driving at night

C．

their improper way of driving

D．

their driving with passengers

(3)

According to Paragraph 3, which of the following statements is TRUE?

[　　]

A．

Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive．

B．

Driving is a skill too complex for teenagers to learn．

C．

Restrictions should be forced on teenagers demanding to take driving licenses．

D．

The licensing department is partly responsible for teenagers’ driving accidents．

(4)

A suggested measure to be taken to reduce teenagers’ driving accidents is that ________．

[　　]

A．

the licensing system should be improved

B．

they should be forbidden to take on passengers

C．

they should not be allowed to drive after 10 pm

D．

driving in the presence of an adult should be made a rule

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　　There are several advantages in planting trees：they firm the soil, soak(渗透)up extra water and take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere．However, it now turns out that planting trees could add to global warming．We all know that tree roots do a great job of keeping soil firmly on the ground and out of the wind's power．The problem is that some of those dust clouds play an important part in soaking up carbon dioxide．

　　Huge dust storms blow out over the oceans from dry parts of North Africa and central Asia．Tons of dust are lifted and left as a thin film over the ocean surface．

　　Dust from China is carried east and left in the Pacific Ocean．If a tree-planting programme there is successful and the dust supply reduced, the net result may be that less carbon dioxide gets locked away in the ocean．

　　Andy, an environmental scientist has spent the past few years studying dust and says his work shows clearly the complexity of the system．For this reason the need is to focus on cutting carbon dioxide giving off rather than doing anything else．

　　Robert, an American scientist, has shown that when native grassland areas are invaded by trees, carbon is lost from the soil．“We are studying why the soil carbon disappears, but one theory is that trees do a lot more of their growing above ground compared to grass, so less carbon goes directly into the soil from trees,” said Robert．

　　In wet areas of the world, the gain from trees absorbing carbon dioxide above ground seems to be outweighed by the loss of carbon from the soil below ground．

　　Countries that plan to combat global warming by planting trees may have to think again．Solutions to environmental problems are often more complex than they first appear, and understanding the Earth's climate is a very great challenge．

(1)

People usually hold the opinion that ________．

[　　]

A．

huge dust storms can destroy carbon dioxide

B．

planting trees could reduce global warming

C．

huge dust storms can destroy the oceans on the earth

D．

planting trees is the only way to control huge dust storms

(2)

Andy, an environmental scientist, believes that ________．

[　　]

A．

environmental problems are more complex than expected

B．

trees shouldn't have been planted in dry places

C．

dust plays a more important part than trees

D．

carbon dioxide is harmful to everything

(3)

Robert's experiment proves that ________．

[　　]

A．

trees hold more carbon than grasses

B．

carbon turn grass into dust

C．

less carbon can make trees grow faster

D．

grassland areas should be covered by forests

(4)

The best title for this passage is ________．

[　　]

A．

The improtance of planting trees

B．

The dust clouds soak up carbon dioxide

C．

Is it really useful to plant trees to reduce the global warming?

D．

Why the soil carbon disappears

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　　The Gunpowder Plot was conspiracy(阴谋)to kill King James I, as well as the members of the House of Lords and Commons at the re-opening of Parliament．It was designed by a group of Catholics in protest against the anti-Catholic laws that were being introduced by the king．

　　Robert Catesby was the leader of the group．It was he and his cousin, Thomas Wintour, and two other friends, Thomas Percy and John Wright, who formed the center of the group．They were joined by nine more men; among them was Guy Fawkes, from the city of York in the north of England．

　　Fawkes found a store room directly under the House of Lords and rented it out under the false name of John Johnson．The conspirators stored thirty-six barrels of gunpowder there, and Fawkes, who was an explosives expert, was to light the fuses(引信)on 5th November 1605．

　　The plot failed because one of the conspirators, Francis Tresham, sent a letter to his relative, who was a member of the House of Lords．The letter warned him not to attend the opening ceremony of Parliament．The letter was passed on to the authorities, who took action．

　　Guy Fawkes was found in the cellar on the night of 4th November with the thirty-six barrels and a number of fuses．He was imprisoned and ill-treated, eventually giving away the names of the conspirators．

　　Soldiers of the king surrounded Holbeach House, in the Midlands, where they knew the conspirators to be hiding．In the fight that followed, four of them were shot dead, including Catesby and Percy, who were actually killed by the same bullet．The others were imprisoned and hanged along with Guy Fawkes on 31st January 1606．

　　These days, on 5th November, children all over Britain celebrate Guy Fawkes Night by building huge bonfires and lighting fireworks．It's a family tradition and an occasion to eat potatoes baked by the flames．There is always a 'guy' on top of the fire, a model of Guy Fawkes, dressed in the clothes of the 17th century．

(1)

The writer wrote the passage in order to ________．

[　　]

A．

tell how a British family tradition developed

B．

disclose the severe struggle among the British politicians

C．

describe one event in the British history

D．

inform the readers of the cruelty of King James I

(2)

Francis Tresham wrote the letter to his relative to ________．

[　　]

A．

report the plot to the authorities

B．

reveal the names of the conspirators

C．

protect the House of Lords

D．

warn him of the danger of being killed

(3)

According to the passage, the total number of people involved in the plot is ________．

[　　]

A．

13

B．

4

C．

36

D．

40

(4)

What can we learn about Robert Catesby?

[　　]

A．

He wrote a letter to his relative in the authorities．

B．

He was imprisoned and hanged．

C．

He was responsible for lighting the fuses．

D．

He was shot dead in the fight．

(5)

What is the right order of the event described in the passage?

a．A cellar was found

b．Four conspirators were shot

c．The letter was passed on to the authorities

d．The rest of the conspirators were hanged．

e．Some gunpowder was prepared．

f．The authorities took action．

[　　]

A．

c,a, e, f, b, d

B．

e,a,c,f,b,f

C．

c, f, a, e,b, d

D．

a,e,c,f,b,d

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　　Robert Moody, 52, is an experienced police officer．Much of his work involves dealing with 　　1　　 an gang(团伙)problems in the schools of his community．Knowing that many kids often 　　2　　 trouble, he decided to do something about it．So in 1991 he began to invite small groups of kids to go fishing with him on his day 　　3　　．

　　Those fun trips had a(n)　　4　　 impact．A chance encounter in 2000 proved that．One day, 　　5　　 working security at a school basketball game, Moody noticed two young guys 　　6　　．He sensed trouble between them．　　7　　 one of them headed toward Moody and gave him a hug．”I 　　8　　 you．You took me 　　9　　 when I was in fifth grade．That was one of the 　　10　　 days of my life．”

　　Deeply touched by the boy's word, Moody decided to create a foundation(基金会)that 　　11　　 teenagers to the basics of fishing in camping programs．“As a policeman, I saw 　　12　　 there was violence, drugs were always behind it．They have a damaging 　　13　　 on the kids,”says Moody．

　　By turning kids on to fishing, he 　　14　　 to present an alternative way of life,“When you're sitting there waiting for a 　　15　　,”he says,“you can't help but talk to each other, and such 　　16　　 can be pretty deep．”

　　“Talking about drugs helped prepare me for the peer(同龄人)pressures in high school,”says Michelle, 17 who 　　17　　 the first program．“And I was able to help my little brother 　　18　　 drugs．”

　　Moody faces 　　19　　 in three years, when he hopes to run the foundation full-time．”I'm living a happy life and I have a responsibility to my 　　20　　 to give back,”Moody says．”If I teach a kid to fish today, he can teach his brother to fish tomorrow．”

(1)
[　　]

A．

drinking

B．

drug

C．

security

D．

smoking

(2)
[　　]

A．

ran into

B．

got over

C．

left behind

D．

looked into

(3)
[　　]

A．

ahead

B．

away

C．

off

D．

out

(4)
[　　]

A．

immediate

B．

damaging

C．

limited

D．

lasting

(5)
[　　]

A．

once

B．

while

C．

since

D．

until

(6)
[　　]

A．

quarreling

B．

complaining

C．

talking

D．

cheering

(7)
[　　]

A．

Slowly

B．

Suddenly

C．

Finally

D．

Secretly

(8)
[　　]

A．

understand

B．

hear

C．

see

D．

remember

(9)
[　　]

A．

fishing

B．

sailing

C．

boating

D．

swimming．

(10)
[　　]

A．

quietest

B．

longest

C．

best

D．

busiest

(11)
[　　]

A．

connects

B．

introduces

C．

reduces

D．

commits

(12)
[　　]

A．

where

B．

unless

C．

as

D．

whether

(13)
[　　]

A．

impression

B．

burden

C．

decision

D．

impact

(14)
[　　]

A．

asked

B．

intended

C．

pretended

D．

agreed

(15)
[　　]

A．

solution

B．

change

C．

bite

D．

surprise

(16)
[　　]

A．

concerns

B．

interests

C．

conversations

D．

emotions

(17)
[　　]

A．

participated in

B．

worked out

C．

approved of

D．

made up

(18)
[　　]

A．

misuse

B．

avoid

C．

tolerate

D．

test

(19)
[　　]

A．

unemployment

B．

challenge

C．

competition

D．

retirement

(20)
[　　]

A．

team

B．

school

C．

family

D．

ommunity

　　Treasure hunts（寻宝）have excited people's imagination for hundreds of years both in real life and in books such as Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Kit Williams, a modern writer, had the idea of combining the real excitement of a treasure hunt with clues（线索）found in a book when he wrote a children's story, Masquerade, in 1979.The book was about a hare, and a month before it came out Williams buried a gold hare in a park in Bedfordshire. The book contained a large number of clues to help readers find the hare, but Williams put in a lot of "red herrings", or false clues, to mislead them.

　　Ken Roberts, the man who found the hare, had been looking for it for nearly two years. Although he had been searching in the wrong area most of the time, he found it by logic（逻辑）, not by luck. His success came from the fact that he had gained an important clue at the start. He had realized that the words: "One of Six to Eight "under the first picture in the book connected the hare in some way to Katherine of Aragon, the first of Henry VIII's six wives. Even here, however, Williams had succeeded in misleading him. Ken knew that Katherine of Aragon had died at Kimbolton in Cambridge shire in 1536and thought that Williams had buried the hare there. He had been digging there for over a year before a new idea occurred to him. He found out that Kit Williams had spent his childhood near Ampthill, in Bedfordshire, and thought that he must have buried the hare in a place he knew well, but he still could not see the connection with Katherine of Aragon, until one day he came across two stone crosses in Ampthill Park and learnt that they had been built in her honor in 1773.

　　Even then his search had not come to an end. It was only after he had spent several nights digging around the cross that he decided to write to Kit Williams to find out if he was wasting his time there. Williams encouraged him to continue, and on February 24th 1982, he found the treasure. It was worth ￡3000 in the beginning, but the excitement it had caused since its burial made it much more valuable.

67. The underlined word "them"（Paragraph 1）refers to ____.

　　A. red herrings                    B. treasure hunts

　　C. Henry VIII's six wives     D. readers of Masquerade

68. What is the most important clue in the story to help Ken Roberts find the hare？

　　A. Two stone crosses in Ampthill.

　　B. Stevenson's Treasure Island.

　　C. Katherine of Aragon.

　　D. Williams’ home town.

69. The stone crosses in Ampthill were built ____.

　　A. to tell about what happened in 1773

　　B. to show respect for Henry VIII's first wife

　　C. to serve as a road sign in Ampthill Park

　　D. to inform people where the gold hare was

70. Which of the following describes Roberts’ logic in searching for the hare?

　　a. Henry VIII's six wives

　　b. Katherine's burial place at Kimbolton

　　c. Williams’ childhood in Ampthill

　　d. Katherine of Aragon

　　e. stone crosses in Ampthill Park

　　A. a-b-c-e-d       B. d-b-c-e-a

　　C. a-d-b-c-e       D. b-a-e-c-d

71. What is the subject discussed in the text？

　　A. An exciting historical event.

　　B. A modern treasure hunt.

　　C. The attraction of Masquerade.

D. The importance of logical thinking.

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