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10．About three years ago，something terrible happened to me．One day，my two brothers and I were coming back from the islands，our boat full of fish．（62）All at once，the sky was covered with dark clouds and in less than a minute we were in a terrible storm．An enormous wave covered our boat and my younger brother fell into the sea．With the wind and waves we were going （63）in the direction of the whirlpool，and nothing could save us!Suddenly we went over the edge of the whirlpool．I thought my life was over．But （64）moment after moment passed，and I was still safe．And I noticed that the heavier objects went down more quickly than the smaller，lighter ones．So I tied myself to a barrel to help me float and then dived into the sea to try and escape．In the end，a fishing boat （65）picked me up．When I told the fishermen my story，they didn't believe me．And I cannot expect you to believe more．

9．In 1291，after 17years of service to the Emperor，Marco returned to Italy．He was now a very （56）wealthy man．Not long after his return，a （57）local war broke out near his town．During the war，Marco was the （58）captain of a warship but was caught by the enemy and put into prison．However，Marco was lucky enough to meet another prisoner who enjoyed listening to his stories about China．The prisoner was an （59）author．He took （60）dictation while Marco told all his stories to him．The prisoner then wrote a book called The Description of the World，which became one of the （61）best-selling books in Europe．

8．Bob was not a brilliant man．He swept floors for a living．Although he was the butt（笑柄） of many jokes，he taught me about the most basic and important quality of a‘real man'：love and respect for women，honor，kindness and gentleness．
Bob embraced（拥抱）life in unexpected，simple ways and he always filled the emptiness in my life．He loved me as his very own grandchild．
I will never forget my graduation from high school．That was a day of unavoidable hopelessness for me．My father，a heavy drinker，began his celebration early in the day．By the time we gathered in the school hall，he had congratulated himself through nearly a case of beer．
I tried not to be noticed within a sea of faces．I wanted no one to guess whose kid I was．I wanted to run away．But I was given away by my last name，which began with the letter‘A'，so I was the first graduate on the first row； being a red-head gave me even more attention，and the speaker，who had never met me，decided to use me as his audio-visual aid．
"This bright young lady，with the bright red hair．"His voice rolled clearly through the hall，as I sank lower in my seat．Over to my left，at the door，was a seating arrangement for the"elderly"．And there sat Bob and Molly with all of the grandparents．My heart ached when I looked at them，wishing that I were their grandchild．
As the speaker continued with his speech，he excitedly introduced"all the wonderful people，who have made this day possible!"
"All of the graduates，please，stand．"I slipped lower in my seat，hoping to remain unseen．
"Now，all the parents，please stand．"Dear Lord，I thought，I'm sure my father couldn't stand，even if he wanted to．
"Now the grandparents．"I closed my eyes，fearing the hopelessness of my situation．I had no grandparent to stand proudly for me．I finally opened my eyes，and there they were，Bob and Molly，standing proudly with all the other grandparents．Bob looked over at me，his eyes shining like diamonds．
"I'm so proud of you，"he smiled as he mouthed the words that I will never forget．I knew that he stood there，not out of duty，but because of his love for me!

43．According to the passage，we know that BobD．
A．lived an empty life               B．was a heavy drinker
C．often laughed at others           D．was a floor cleaner
44．The author wanted to run away from the graduation becauseB．
A．she had no grandparents to congratulate her
B．she felt very ashamed of his father's behavior
C．she would be laughed at by other graduates
D．she had bright red hair and caught so much attention
45．When the author saw Bob standing for her，she feltC．
A．clam           B．proud          C．thankful            D．relaxed．

7．The picture brought the place back to him ______ he worked for a long time．（　　）

6．The topic _____ he is writing is animals in the underwater world．（　　）

5．The accident happened at the time _________ she would leave for New York．（　　）

4．Maurice Sendak，the award-winning writer and illustrator，died on May 8^th，2012．During his career he produced more than 100children's books．For over sixty years，his artistic skill brought to life richly imaginative worlds filled with children，animals and magical creatures．Two of his works，Where the Wild Thing Are and In the Night Kitchen，gave new ideas to modern children's literature．
Maurice Sendak was born in 1928in New York City．His parents were Jewish immigrants from Poland．As a child，Maurice was often sick．As a result，he stayed home and read books and drew pictures to entertain himself．
Maurice became known for stories that were often dark and intense．For example，Outside Over There is about a kidnapped（绑架） baby．Her sister leaves the safety of home to rescue the baby from a strange and dream-like world．Maurice said he got the idea for the story from a real-life kidnapping in 1932．The baby son of the famous pilot Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped from home and murdered．Maurice was only a small child at the time．But he never forgot his fear as he listened to the radio broadcasts about the baby kidnapping．
Maurice grew up with continuous reminders about death．When he was sick，his grandmother dressed him in white clothes that she thought would help him avoid dying．During World War Two，many of his family members were murdered in the Nazi German death camps．He remembers his mother screaming and cry8ing each time she learned that another family member had been killed．Sometimes，his parents would talk about he dead relatives，especially the children．
These influences help explain an important part of Maurice Sendak's books．They often show children dealing with and overcoming evil forces and other complex situations．many of his stories are about a child trying to survive while facing fears or other difficult feelings．In his books，he skillfully combined adults'point of view with children's，and the dark and light in all of us．

43．From the first paragraph we know thatB．
A．Maurice Sendak got awarded because of two famous books
B．Maurice Sendakis a productive writer of children's books
C．Maurice Sendak's works children's imagination
D．Maurice Sendak's works deal with modern children's life
44．In his childhood，Maurice SendakC．
A．often got sick of the outside world
B．moved from Poland with his parents
C．enjoyed himself in reading and drawing
D．was afraid to listen to radio broadcast
45．What can we learn about Maurice Sendak's family？C
A．His mother often reminded him of the dead relatives．
B．His grandmother preferred to be dressed in white．
C．Many of his family members were killed by Nazi．
D．His parents witnessed the baby kidnapping．
46．What are Maurice Sendak's books often about？B
A．His own experience as a small child．
B．Children getting over tough situations．
C．Adults point of view combined with children's．
D．Dark and intense stories during World War Two．

3．-I love Joana!She was standing by me when I was challenged in yesterday's debate．
-That's ________ a real friend is for．（　　）

2．In my opinion，Tom is such ____ sportive boy that he ______ strong of the two brothers．（　　）

1．Jason has lost his job and is now _________ a very difficult time．（　　）

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