Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small    in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo    somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out    and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be    from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I    my plans with my dad, he    as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous    from him, he was all for it.

   I had only been away from my    three days now, but there was an inner    going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I    could make it. The other part of me was ready to      to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.

   On the road, I met another      who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey      by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of      . It encouraged me not to      .

  As I listened to my      artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was      around me for miles.      , that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with      that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But, however      it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.

1.A. meeting    B. party     C. conversation          D. lecture

2.A. flight  B. interview       C. trip        D. performance

3.A. instructions        B. maps     C. magazines     D. newspapers

4.A. walking       B. biking   C. flying     D. running

5.A. shared       B. compared     C. prepared       D. changed

6.A. left     B. sighed   C. agreed  D. cried

7.A. stories        B. hobbies         C. skills      D. spirits

8.A. home          B. school   C. hotel     D. office

9.A. request      B. activity  C. battle    D. discussion

10.A. certainly  B. reasonably    C. usually  D. really

11.A. turn B. reply     C. prove    D. adapt

12.A. driver       B. jogger   C. bicyclist         D. pilot

13.A. slowly      B. alone    C. patiently        D. worriedly

14.A. humour   B. direction       C. satisfaction   D. balance

15.A. calm down        B. break down  C. speed up       D. give up

16.A. personal          B. favourite       C. professional  D. successful

17.A. nobody    B. everybody    C. anything        D. everything

18.A. Firstly       B. Eventually     C. Actually        D. Fortunately

19.A. wounds    B. cuts       C. dots       D. bites

20.A. boring      B. difficult         C. complex        D. confusing

In 1988, Mary Anderson was at the Miami airport checking in for a flight to Norway to be with her husband when she was told she wouldn’t be able to check her luggage without paying a $100 surcharge (超载) .

Mary had no money as her new husband had left for Norway and she had no one else to call .

 “ I was completely desperate and tried to think which of my things I could manage without ,” says Mary .

As tears ran down her face , a voice behind her said , “That’s okay, I’ll pay for her .”

Rather surprised , Mary turned around to see a tall man whom she had never seen before . He had a gentle and kind voice that was firm and decisive .

Although this happened twenty years ago , Mary still remembers the authority that radiated (发出)from the man .

Mary was pleased to bring her luggage to Norway and told the stranger she would give his money back . The man wrote his name and address on a piece of paper and gave it to Mary . She thanked him repeatedly . When she finally walked off towards the boarding gate, he waved goodbye to her .

That man turned out to be Barack Obama .

Mary paid the money back to Obama the day she joined her husband . At that time he had just finished his job as a poorly paid community worker in Chicago , and had started his law studies at Harward University .

In the spring of 2006 , Mary’s parents heard Obama was considering a run for President . They wrote a letter saying that they would support him. At the same time , they thanked Obama for helping their daughter 18 years earlier .

And Obama replied , “ I want to thank you for the lovely things you wrote about me and for reminding me of what happened at Miami airport . I’m happy I could help her then , and I’m delighted to hear that your daughter is happy in Norway . Please send her my best wishes . Sincerely , Barack Obama,

United States Senator .”

Why did Mary feel completely desperate ?

 A. She had missed the only flight to Norway .

 B. Her new husband abandoned her suddenly .

 C. She didn’t have the money to buy a ticket .

 D. She had no money to pay for the surcharge .

How did Mary feel when someone offered to help her ?

 A. Amazed       B. Puzzled     C. Delighted      D. Annoyed

Mary asked the stranger to leave his name and address _________ .

  A. in order to contact him later              B. so that she could repay him

  C. because he impressed her deeply          D. because she fell in love with him

What’s the passage mainly about ?

  A. A letter from Barack Obama           B. Mary’s parents support Obama

  C. Obama helped a stranger 20 years ago    D. Mary was lucky to get help at the airport

OSLO — Excited with pride, Norwegians sang in the streets of Oslo on Sunday, celebrating Norway’s National Day and the country’s Eurovision Song Contest victory.

   Hundreds of Norwegians sang along to Alexander Rybak’s winning song Fairytale as they walked in the country’s traditional National Day parade (游行) celebrating the Norwegian constitution.

   Alexander Rybak — called “Alexander the Great” by the Norwegian media — won a great victory in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) by gaining the most votes in its 53-year history in Moscow on Saturday.

   Alexander has played violin and piano since he was five years old, and he also composes his own music and sings. In 2006 he won the Norwegian talent show Kjempesjansen with his own song Foolin. Alexander has performed with one of the world’s most celebrated violinists, Pinchas Zukerman, won the Anders Jahres Culture Price and has been the concertmaster for Norway’s largest symphony orchestra (交响乐队) for youths, Ung Symfoni.

   Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said there was clearly something special about the 23-year-old and his folk music. “This is a phenomenal performance by a young and talented musician,” Stoltenberg said in a statement.

   Rybak is expected to draw a large crowd of fans to Oslo’s Gardermoen airport when he arrives next Sunday, after having invited all his countrymen from the stage in Moscow.

   With Rybak’s win, Norway will host next year’s Eurovision finals, a show that reaches a television audience of over 100 million people. Norway’s Minister of Culture, Trond Giske, promised that Norway would put on a splendid show next year but without spending as much as Moscow, which spent 24 million euros this year. “I don’t think that is necessary,” he told national broadcaster NRK.

   The win was Norway’s third. The Nordic country also won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985 and 1995.

What do Norwegians usually do on the country’s National Day?

   A. Sing Fairytale.   B. Have a parade.  C. Hold a song test.  D. Watch the ESC. 

Which of the following statements about Rybak is TRUE?

   A. He has a lot of fans all over the world.

   B. He is the first Norwegian to win the ESC.

   C. He is called “Alexander the Great” when he was born.

   D. He showed a great talent for music before this ESC.

The underlined word “phenomenal” in Para. 5 means “____”.

    A. very unusual and impressive    B. too special to be understood

   C. with an educational purpose     D. able to draw a large audience

What’s Trond Giske’s opinion?

    A. Norway will host next year’s Eurovision finals.

    B. It doesn’t require too much money to win the finals.

    C. Norway is determined to win next year’s Eurovision finals.

    D. It doesn’t require a lot of money to make the finals splendid.

The main idea of the text is that ______________________________.

  A. the Eurovision Song Contest belongs to the world

  B. National Day is being celebrated in Norway

  C. Crazy fans expect to meet their idol at the airport in Norway

  D. Norway celebrates a Eurovision win on National Day.

OSLO — Excited with pride, Norwegians sang in the streets of Oslo on Sunday, celebrating Norway’s National Day and the country’s Eurovision Song Contest victory.
Hundreds of Norwegians sang along to Alexander Rybak’s winning song Fairytale as they walked in the country’s traditional National Day parade (游行) celebrating the Norwegian constitution.
Alexander Rybak — called “Alexander the Great” by the Norwegian media — won a great victory in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) by gaining the most votes in its 53-year history in Moscow on Saturday.
Alexander has played violin and piano since he was five years old, and he also composes his own music and sings. In 2006 he won the Norwegian talent show Kjempesjansen with his own song Foolin. Alexander has performed with one of the world’s most celebrated violinists, Pinchas Zukerman, won the Anders Jahres Culture Price and has been the concertmaster for Norway’s largest symphony orchestra (交响乐队) for youths, Ung Symfoni.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said there was clearly something special about the 23-year-old and his folk music. “This is a phenomenal performance by a young and talented musician,” Stoltenberg said in a statement.
Rybak is expected to draw a large crowd of fans to Oslo’s Gardermoen airport when he arrives next Sunday, after having invited all his countrymen from the stage in Moscow.
With Rybak’s win, Norway will host next year’s Eurovision finals, a show that reaches a television audience of over 100 million people. Norway’s Minister of Culture, Trond Giske, promised that Norway would put on a splendid show next year but without spending as much as Moscow, which spent 24 million euros this year. “I don’t think that is necessary,” he told national broadcaster NRK.
The win was Norway’s third. The Nordic country also won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985 and 1995.
【小题1】What do Norwegians usually do on the country’s National Day?
A. Sing Fairytale.   B. Have a parade.  C. Hold a song test.  D. Watch the ESC. 
【小题2】Which of the following statements about Rybak is TRUE?
A. He has a lot of fans all over the world.
B. He is the first Norwegian to win the ESC.
C. He is called “Alexander the Great” when he was born.
D. He showed a great talent for music before this ESC.
【小题3】The underlined word “phenomenal” in Para. 5 means “____”.

Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small __21___ in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo ___22___ somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out ___23___ and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be ___24___ from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I ___25___ my plans with my dad, he ___ 26___ as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous ___27___ from him, he was all for it.

   I had only been away from my ___28___ three days now, but there was an inner ___29___ going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I ___30___ could make it. The other part of me was ready to ___31___ to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.

   On the road, I met another ___32___ who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey ___33___ by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of ___34___. It encouraged me not to ___35___.

  As I listened to my ___36___ artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was ___37___ around me for miles. ___38___, that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with ___39___ that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But, however ___40___ it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.

1.A. party          B. meeting         C. conversation          D. lecture

2.A. flight  B. interview       C. performance         D. trip

3.A. instructions        B. maps     C. magazines     D. newspapers

4.A. walking       B. flying     C. biking    D. running

5.A. compared  B. shared  C. prepared       D. changed

6.A. agreed       B. sighed   C. left        D. cried

7.A. stories        B. spirits    C. skills      D. hobbies

8.A. hotel B. school C. home    D. office

9.A. battle          B. activity  C. request          D. discussion

10.A. certainly  B. really    C. usually  D. reasonably

11.A. turn B. reply     C. prove    D. adapt

12.A. driver       B. jogger   C. bicyclist         D. pilot

13.A. alone        B. slowly   C. patiently        D. worriedly

14.A. humour   B. direction       C. balance          D. satisfaction

15.A. calm down        B. break down  C. speed up       D. give up

16.A. favourite B. personal        C. professional  D. successful

17.A. nobody    B. everybody    C. anything        D. everything

18.A. Firstly       B. Actually         C. Eventually    D. Fortunately

19.A. wounds    B. cuts       C. bites      D. dots

20.A. boring      B. confusing      C. complex        D. difficult