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two 110-story towers had been the tallest buildings until the Sears Tower in Chicago was
completed in 1974 at 1450.
The World Trade Center was hit by two planes and it fell in a short time later on
September 11 th, 2001.
America and United airlines both said two of their planes had been hijacked(劫持)and
crashed.
America said its planes were carrying a total of 156 people. One was a Boston-Los
Angeles. An FBI man said the former, a Boeing 767, hit one of the Trade Center towers;
the later, a Boeing 757, hit the pentagon(五角大楼).
Two United airliners with a total of 110 aboard also crashed -a Boeing 757 outside
Pittsburgh, the other, a Boeing 767, into the Trade Center.
The crash in Pennsylvania was a New York-San Francisco fight. It rushed into the
ground in a field about 85 miles from Pittsburgh. US officials said it was possible the
plane had been on a course for the presidential house at Camp David.
The police received a phone call at 9:58 am. It came from a man who said he was a
passenger locked in the bathroom of United Flight 93.
" We are being hijacked. We are being hijacked! It is going down quickly. I can see
some white smoke coming from the front and hear some terrible noise. What's happening?
My God!"
B. The World Trade Center was hit by three planes.
C. The Sears Tower in Chicago is taller than the World Trade Center.
D. The World Trade Center was 1450 feet high.
B. Two planes of Boeing 757.
C. Two planes of Boeing 767.
D. Tow planes from New York.
but failed to hit is ________.
B. the Pentagon
C. Pittsburgh
D. Camp David
B. The plane was in great danger.
C. A fire broke out the plane
D. The man who made the phone call was a pilot.
An Australian man who has been donating his extremely rare kind of blood for 56 years has saved the lives of more than two million babies.
James Harrison has an antibody in his plasma that stops babies dying from Rhesus disease, a form of severe anaemia. He has enabled countless mothers to give birth to healthy babies, including his own daughter, Tracey, who had a healthy son thanks to her father's blood.
Mr. Harrison has been giving blood every few weeks since he was 18 years old and has now racked up a total of 984 donations. When he started donating, his blood was deemed so special that his life was insured for one million Australian dollars.
He was also nicknamed the “man with the golden arm” or the “man in two million”. He said: “I've never thought about stopping. Never.” He made a pledge to be a donor aged 14 after undergoing major chest surgery in which he needed 13 litres of blood. “I was in hospital for three months,” he said. “The blood I received saved my life so I made a pledge to give blood when I was 18.”
Just after he started donating he was found to have the rare and life-saving antibody in his blood. At the time, thousands of babies in Australia were dying each year of Rhesus disease. Other newborns suffered permanent brain damage because of the condition. The disease creates an incompatibility between the mother's blood and her unborn baby's blood. It stems from one having Rh-positive blood and the other Rh-negative.
His blood has since led to the development of a vaccine called Anti-D. After his blood type was discovered, Mr. Harrison volunteered to undergo a series of tests to help develop the Anti-D vaccine. “They insured me for a million dollars so I knew my wife Barbara would be taken care of,” he said. “I wasn't scared. I was glad to help. I had to sign every form going and basically sign my life away.”
Mr. Harrison is Rh-negative and was given injections of Rh-positive blood. It was found his plasma could treat the condition and since then it has been given to hundreds of thousands of women. It has also been given to babies after they are born to stop them developing the disease.
It is estimated he has helped save 2.2 million babies so far. Mr. Harrison is still donating every few weeks now.
How old is James Harrison？
A. 56 B. 70 C. 74 D. 78
What does the underlined phrase “two million” refer to?
A. babies B. mothers C. dollars D. all of the above
Why did James decide to donate his blood? Because _____.
A. his daughter asked him to help her son
B. he has a golden arm worth a million dollars
C. a vaccine called Anti-D is to be developed
D. someone else’s blood saved his life
The sentence “The disease creates an incompatibility between the mother's blood and her unborn baby's blood” (underlined in Paragraph 5) suggests that _____.
A. babies suffer permanent brain damage before born
B. the mother and the baby have different types of blood
C. Rhesus disease contributes to permanent brain damage
D. all the patients have a rare antibody in their blood
What can we infer from the sixth paragraph?
A. Some of the tests to develop the vaccine are dangerous.
B. His wife Barbara needed to be taken care of badly then.
C. Mr. Harrison was glad to help develop a new vaccine.
D. His blood type was accidentally discovered after tests.
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- A.oughtn't to
- B.can't
- C.won't
- D.needn't
Your idea surprised me, it is a(n) _____.
A. idea surprised B. surprised idea
C. surprising idea D. idea surprising
查看习题详情和答案>>Help or Not
Dear editor,
During last year's winter holiday, I went shopping with my grandmother. We saw several beggars. Some of them were disabled, which made me feel sad. Among them were old people, young people and even children! When I wanted to help them, my grandmother stopped me. She told me they were not worth showing mercy to because some beggars cheated people out of their money. Should I help them?
Yours,
Mary from Guangzhou
Dear Mary,
While I understand your grandmother’s point of view, I think that just because some beggars have cheated people, this doesn’t mean you should never help any beggars.
Showing mercy to people who are not as fortunate as us is one of the kindest things we can do. While some beggars may use dishonest means to get money, most beggars will not. Even those who use dishonest means are probably hungry for food and feel they have no choice but to cheat people. It is important to be careful for your own safety. But if you want to help, you don’t necessarily have to give it to beggars in the street.
Another way you can help is by donating money to the China Charity Federation. Visit its website at: www. china charity. cn.net.
18.From the grandmother’s point of view, we can learn that ________.
A. she has never helped the beggars.
B. she believes not all beggars are honest
C. she has surely been cheated by some beggars
D. she shows no pity for the poor
19. Mary felt sad for _______.
A. her grandmother B. the disabled beggars
C. the old people D. herself
20. The editor suggests that Mary should _______.
A. have her own mind B. follow her grandmother
C. do something for those unfortunate D. help the China Charity Federation
21. The underlined word “donating” probably means _______.
A. give out of kindness B. put into a business
C. earn through an organization D. give in return for some kindness
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