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20．If it _____ earlier，the printing machine would not have broken down．（　　）

	A．	has been repaired		B．	is repaired
	C．	had been repaired		D．	was repaired

19．-Are you doing your homework？
-No，I'm writing a short play．It _____ at the Christmas party．（　　）

18．-I failed again．I wish I ____ harder．
---But you ____．（　　）

	A．	had worked； hadn't		B．	worked； don't
	C．	worked； didn't		D．	had worked； didn't

17．The celebration of National Hugging Day has moved beyond America's borders．It seems the day might ____ and start in other countries．（　　）

16．The number of the students in senior high school，____ is mentioned above，is increasing．（　　）

15．In the eyes of some people，Japan has been ____ the list of the unpleasant places for sightseeing in consequence of the severe nuclear leak．（　　）

14．____ for its well-preserved ancient Tibetan houses，Dukezong was one of the most popular resorts in Shangri-la．（　　）

13．Abraham Lincoln was born into poverty 200 years ago．At any other time and place，this lowly origin would have dictated his future，but in Lincoln's case，his self-determination and force of will made it possible for him to secure his seat in his country's history．He has become a role model in the self-made America．
If you want to learn about somebody who didn't quit，look no further．Abraham Lincoln had two business ventures failed，and the second one made him bankrupt，so he had to spend the next 17years of his life paying for the debt．He also lost 8different elections．It seemed that he had never done things right at the first time：the first time he ran for state legislature for Congress，for land officer，for Senate，all of these failed，and the first time he sought the vice-presidential nomination，he got less than 100votes nationally．But he never found it too shameful to carry on his mission．Then later in 1860，on such a rough road，he made it to the White House．He lived up to his famous saying，"Always bear in mind that your own determination to success is more important than any other．"
He could have quit many times---but he didn't and because he didn't quit，he became one of the greatest presidents in the history of America．One important way Lincoln influences present society is that we look back on his life as a role model for future generations．Lincoln's high character influences us because we compare present-day politicians to the example Lincoln set．A major influence Lincoln has on the united States today is simply through the good example he set when it came to honesty，persistence and leadership．

36．According to the first paragraph，which of the following statements is true？D
A．Lincoln was born with a silver spoon in his mouth．
B．Like Lincoln，a poor origin leads to a bright future．
C．America is considered self-made because of Lincoln．
D．Self-determination and will contributed to Lincoln's success．
37．What is Paragraph Two mainly about？C
A．How Lincoln made his way to the White House．
B．Lincoln suffered various failures．
C．Lincoln was a man who never quit．
D．Lincoln once lost two business ventures．
38．Which is the correct order of what happened to Lincoln？B
a．He was paying off his debt．
b．He failed in the run for land officer，
c．He got less than 100votes nationally．
d．he stuck to his mission，
e．He went bankrupt．
A．b-e-c-d-a B．e-a-b-c-d C．e-c-a-b-d D．d-e-a-b-c
39．What's the function of Lincoln's famous saying in Paragraph Two？C
A．To tell us that determination is the most important to success．
B．To attract readers1attention．
C．To show why Lincoln was able to carry on in hard times．
D．To summarize Lincoln's story．
40．Why does the writer consider Lincoln as one of the greatest presidents in America？A
A．Because he still influences America as a role model．
B．Because he set a good example to the present politicians．
C．Because of his great personalities．
D．Because he went through diverse difficulties．

12．At 10：35a．m．on December 17，1903，two brothers from Ohio flew the first successful airplane for 12seconds and 120feet along a beach in Kitty Hawk，North Carolina．With Orville flying first，the brothers took turns as pilot，and they flew three more times that day．On their fourth try，they managed to go 852feet in 59 seconds--an amazing feat at the time．The two brothers had invented powered flight．
Orville and Wilbur Wright owned a bicycle shop in Dayton，Ohio．Although they had not gone to school to learn about airplanes or engineering，they were good mechanics．By repairing bicycles，they had learned how gears and pulleys worked．They also learned to take careful notes about what they saw．Each time they made a new design and tested a machine，they took notes and made drawings．They would study these to figure out what they could do better the next time．
Before the Wright brothers flew，they did many things to prepare for this extraordinary achievement．They read everything they could find about air，balloons，and kites．Then they made careful sketches of what they wanted to build．They began by making model kites to learn how air flowed over wings．They made them bigger and bigger until they had a glider-a kite that is big enough to hold a person，but with no engine．The Wright brothers made three gliders before building their first airplane．Each time they made a glider，they would test it，make careful observations，and then improve their design．
When they made a glider that flew well，they added an engine．This step was harder than it sounds，because they had to find an engine that was both light-weight and powerful．The engines that they could buy were either too heavy or too weak，so they asked their friend Charlie Taylor to help them build one．The first engine that Charlie built broke almost immediately，but the second one worked well．
After Orville and Wilbur installed the engine in their plane，they were almost ready．They simply had to wait for the perfect day with just the fight amount of wind．On the morning of December 17，1903，they had their chance．And the airplane flew into history．

36．What was the speed of the first flight？A
A.10feet per second． B.120feet per minute．
C.12feet per second． D.1200feet per hour．
37．What can we learn about the Wright brothers from Paragraph 2？C
A．They had little formal education．
B．They owned a successful business．
C．They were very thorough in their work．
D．They had experienced many failures．
38．The brothers constructed a number of kites in order toD．
A．test the materials they would use for their plane
B．prove that building a flying machine was possible
C．see which shape could support the most weight
D．improve the design of their plane's wings
39．Which of the following is true according to the passage？B
A．The Wright brothers built all the parts of their first plane．
B．Wilbur Wright flew 852feet on December 17，1903．
C．There was no wind on the day the Wright brothers flew．
D．Orville Wright went on to become a professional pilot．
40．In what order did the following events occur？C
a．The Wright brothers started reading about balloons．
b．The Wright brothers ran a bicycle repair shop．
c．A suitable engine was built．
d．Orville successfully flew for the first time．
e．Charlie Taylor was asked to help．
f．Three gliders were built．
A．c，f，e，b，a，d B．b，c，a，f，d，e
C．b，a，f，e，c，d D．d，e，a，f，c，b．

11．James Dean was not very tall-he was less than average height．He had thick，light brown hair and blue eyes．He was so near-sighted that he could hardly see anything without his glasses．
He came to Hollywood when he was eighteen，hoping to get into the movies．At first，he was not successful at all，and for a time he was so short of money that he had to live entirely on dry oatmeal．Then he went to New York．He got a part in a play and was seen by the great director Elia Kazan．Kazan was planning the movie East of Eden and realized Dean would be perfect for one of the main roles．
By this time，Dean already had a reputation for being odd and difficult to work with．He then went back to Hollywood to make East of Eden and then made two more movies，Rebel Withhout a Cause and Giant．He almost always wore the same overcoat and jeans and he had hardly any friends at all．"If he didn't like you，he wouldn't even give you the pleasure of his anger．You could be in the same telephone booth with him，but you wouldn't exist，"someone who knew him said later．
In spite of his poor eyesight，he loved driving fast motorcycles and even faster sports cars．A few days after he finished Giant，on September 25，1955，Dean went for a drive in his new Porsche．It was evening and the light was poor．Dean was not wearing his glasses．Suddenly，he saw a car in front of him．It was slowing down and trying to turn off the highway．Dean tried to slow down too，but it was  too late．He hit the car at high speed and was killed immediately．
Two German girls killed themselves when they heard the news because"life would be unbearable without him．"A few years later，a New York salesclerk wrote a book called Jimmy Dean  Returns in which she claimed that she was in contact with Dean from the other side of the grave．Half  a million copies of the book were sold．It was only the beginning of a strange legend（传奇） that goes  on，even today．

26．According to the passage，James DeanD．
A．had poor eyesight but wore no glasses      B．went to Hollywood to direct a play
C．often got his clothes changed              D．was once a poor man in Hollywood
27．Which is the most important to Dean's success in his career？B
A．He directed a successful movie．
B．He played a role in Elia Kazan's movie．
C．He wrote a play for a famous director．
D．His odd temper made him very famous．
28．Which of the following is probably TRUE about Dean？D
A．He acted in two plays in Hollywood．
B．He was too shy to express himself．
C．He committed suicide on a highway．
D．He was a crazy fan in fast driving．
29．What can we know from the last paragraph？A
A．People are still interested in Dean's story．
B．Someone hid Dean in another place．
C．Dean's death made the whole world sad．
D．People can still contact Dean now．
30．What does the passage intend to tell us？D
A．The death of James Dean．
B．James Dean's movies．
C．The beginning of a legend．
D．The life of an actor．

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