6．Patricia Pania never wanted to be a public figure．All she wanted to be was a mother and home-maker——青夏教育精英家教网—

Patricia Pania never wanted to be a public figure．All she wanted to be was a mother and home-maker．But her life was turned upside down when a motorist，distracted by his cell phone，ran a stop sign and crashed into the side of her car．The impact killed her 2-year-old daughter．Four months later，Pania reluctantly but courageously decided to try to educate the public and to fight for laws to ban drivers from using cell phones while a car is moving．She wanted to save other children from what happened to her daughter．In her first speech，Pania got off to a shaky start．She was visibly trembling and her voice was soft and uncertain．But as she got into her speech，a dramatic transformation took place．She stopped shaking and spoke with a strong voice．For the rest of her talk，she was a forceful and compelling speaker．She wanted everyone in the audience to know what she knew without having to learn it from a personal tragedy．Many in the audience were moved to tears and to action．In subsequent presentations，Pania gained reputation as a highly effective speaker．Her appearance on a talk show was broadcast three times，transmitting her message to over 40million people．Her campaign increased public awareness of the problem，and prompted over 300cities and several states to consider restrictions on cell phone use．

69．What had led to Pania's personal tragedy？D
A．A motorist's speeding．
B．Her running a stop sign．
C．Her lack of driving experience．
D．A motorist's failure to concentrate．
70．How did Pania feel when she began her first speech？A
A．Nervous and unsure of herself．
B．Calm and confident of herself．
C．Courageous and forceful．
D．Distracted and reluctant．
71．The phrase"public figure"in the passage probably means a person whoC．
A．has recently lost his or her child
B．makes public speeches
C．is well-known to others
D．speaks with a strong voice
72．What could be expected as a result of Pania's efforts？B
A．Stricter training of women drivers．
B．Restrictions on cell phone use while driving．
C．Improved traffic conditions in cities．
D．New regulations to ensure children's safety．

5．Blanks 21through 24are based on the following conversation．

Can the woman communicate in English without too much difficulty？	Yes，she thinks she can （21）speak English fluently and she's just got the certificate．
What's the woman's present occupation？	She is （22）a nurse．
What are the woman's strengths？	Her friendliness，open-minded attitude and （23）warm personality．
What will the woman do if a passenger can't understand her？	She will speak in another language，（24）use gestures or draw pictures．

Complete the form．Write NOT MORE THAN THREE words for each answer．

4．He is a very kind-hearted man，who is always ready to help others．

3．He lives in a housewhose windows all face the north．

2．This advice isuseful（use） for us．

1．When I was in medical college，I went camping with some of my friends．The season was summer； therefore we chose to go to the seaside．After arriving there，we rented a room and left our luggage there．We finished our lunch and then decided to hire a boat because the sea and the weather were beautiful．
We started to row，but about one mile out，the weather suddenly changed．Although the weather was not good we didn't want to give it up，but finally my friends and I agreed that we should go back．We tried to change the boat's direction，but as soon as we changed it，the oarlock（桨架）broke．So we were unable to turn back．We had to wait for help because we couldn't do anything．
After seeing the change of the weather，we shouldn't have continued to row，but it was too late．We regretted it．The sea changed a lot，the waves got a lot high，and the boat began to shake like a candle．One of my friends began to cry； another started to vomit．Three hours passed，and nobody came to help us．We were praying．
After long hours of waiting，two boats came to our rescue and we survived．If they hadn't come to get us，we would have crossed the border between Turkey and Greece for the border was very close．
This story is the most exciting in my life because we could have died，but luck was with us and we escaped．，

32．What is the writer's purpose of writing the passage？A
A．To tell us a scary experience at sea．
B．To tell us the weather at the seaside was changeable．
C．To tell us an unforgettable experience when swimming．
D．To tell us it is dangerous to boat at sea．
33．When did they begin to go boating in the sea？B
A．In the morning．
B．In the afternoon
C．In the evening
D．At night．
34．They were unable to turn back becauseB．
A．the weather was bad for them to do so．
B．they couldn't change the boat's direction．
C．they could not row the boat．
D．they lost the direction
35．What they regretted was thatB when the weather changed．
A．they went camping at the seaside．
B．they went on rowing．
C．the waves got high．
D．they started too late．

20．Nothing could stop Dad．After he was put on disability（残疾）for a bad back，he bought a small farm in the country，just enough to grow food for the family．He planted vegetables，fruit trees and even kept bees for honey．
And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgin's chicken house in exchange for manure（肥料）．The smell really burned the inside of your nose．When we complained about the terrible smell，Dad said the stronger the manure，the healthier the crops，and he was right．For example，just one of his cantaloupes filled the entire house with its sweet smell，and the taste was even sweeter．
As the vegetables started coming in，Dad threw himself into cooking．One day，armed with a basket of vegetables，he announced he was going to make stew（炖菜）．Dad pulled out a pressure cooker and filled it up with cabbages，eggplants，potatoes，corns，onions and carrots．For about half an hour，the pressure built and the vegetables cooked．Finally，Dad turned off the stove，the pot began to cool and the pressure relief valve sprayed out a cloud of steam．If we thought Dad's pile of chicken manure was bad，this was 10times worse．When Dad took off the lid，the smell nearly knocked us out．
Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house．Just how bad was it？The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak（泄漏）!
Determined，Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around．It didn't look that bad．We took a taste and soon we drank up every last drop of soup．

29．Why did Dad clean Old Man Mocolgin's chicken house regularly？B
A．To earn some money for the family．
B．To collect manure for his crops．
C．To get rid of the terrible smell．
D．To set a good example to us．
30．What can we infer about Dad's stew？D
A．It is popular among the neighbors．
B．It contains honey and vegetables．
C．It looks very wonderful．
D．It didn't taste as terrible as expected
31．What can we learn about Dad form the text？C
A．He is an experienced cook．
B．He is a troublesome father．
C．He has a positive attitude to life．
D．He suffers a lot from his disability．

19．No one is sure how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids（金字塔） near Cairo．But a new study suggests long-ago builders could have tied wooden poles to the stones and rolled them across the sand，the scientists say．
"Strictly speaking，I think what they're suggesting is possible，"physicist Daniel Bonn said．
People have long been puzzled over how the Egyptians moved such huge rocks to the pyramid site from about one kilometer away．And there's no clear answer．
The most popular view is that Egyptian workers slid the blocks（石块） along smooth paths．Many scientists suspect workers first would have put the blocks on sleds（滑板）．Then they would have dragged them along paths．To make the work easier，workers may have lubricated（润滑） the paths either with wet clay or with the fat from cattle．Bonn has now tested this idea by building small sleds and dragging heavy objects over sand．
Evidence（证据） from the sand supports this idea．Researchers found small amounts of fat，as well as a large amount of stone and the remains of paths．
However，physicist Joseph West think there might have been a simpler way，who led the new study．West said，"I was inspired while watching a television program：Why don't they just try rolling the things？A square （方形） could be turned into a rough sort of wheel by tying wooden poles to its sides．That should make a block of stone easier to roll than a square"．
So he tried it．
He and his students tied some poles to each of four sides of a 30-kilogram stone block．That action turned the block into somewhat a wheel．The researchers found they could easily roll the block along different kinds of paths．They calculated that rolling the block required about as much force as moving it along a slippery（滑的）path．
West thinks rolling has clear advantages over sliding．At least，workers wouldn't have needed to carry cattle fat or water to smooth the paths．

25．It's widely believed that the stone blocks were moved to the pyramid site byC．
A．rolling them on roads
B．pushing them over the sand
C．sliding them on smooth paths
D．dragging them on some poles
26．What does the underlined word"it"in Paragraph 7refer to？A
A．Rolling the blocks with poles tied．
B．Rolling the blocks on wooden wheels．
C．Rolling poles to move the blocks．
D．rolling the blocks with fat．
27．Why is rolling better than sliding according to West？D
A．Because more force is needed for sliding．
B．Because rolling work can be done by fewer cattle．
C．Because sliding on smooth road is more dangerous．
D．Because less preparation on path is needed for rolling．
28．What is the text mainly about？D
A．An experiment on ways of moving blocks to the pyramid site．
B．An application of the method of moving blocks to the pyramid site．
C．An argument about how ancient Egyptians built pyramids
D．Views about the ways of moving blocks to the pyramid site．

18．George returned after the war，to be told （tell） that his wife had left him．

17．Out ofcuriosity（curious），I opened my father's drawer．

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