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    Many American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families.They spent their 1 in little wooden rooms.They got little 2.Washington and Lincoln,for example,3 went to school and they 4 themselves.Lincoln once did 5 of workers,shopkeeper and postmaster in his 6 years.7 American presidents had 8 in the army.The two best 9 were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D.Eisenhower.Grant was general in the American Civil War 10 Eisenhower was a 11 in the Second World War.It 12 that they graduated from the 13 school West Point Military Academy.One may be 14 to learn that 15 of them did well in the school.Eisenhower,16,was once fined （罚款） 17 he broke the 18 of the school.

    The jobs of the US presidents are 19.He must keep an eye on anything 20 which happens both at home and 21.Every day a lot of work 22 him to do and he has to make many important 23.When Franklin Roosevelt was a child,he was once brought to 24 President Taft.The old president said to him: “When you grow up,you should not be a 25.It’s a tiring job.”

.（2010·湖南省高三模拟测试卷B卷）25. It' s quite a time_____Yao Ming got injured, but it won' t be long    he returns to the court.

A. since； before      B. after; when     

C. before； since      D. that; when

（2010·湖南省高三模拟测试卷B卷）25. It' s quite a time_____Yao Ming got injured, but it won' t be long    he returns to the court.

A. since； before      B. after; when     

C. before； since      D. that; when

第二部分　阅读理解（共25小题，第一节第小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）

       第一节　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ）中，选出最佳选项。

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The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated(愤怒的) when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."

The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.

Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.

56．The 3-year-old girl was punished by her father for ________.

A．wasting gold                    　　B．wasting wrapping paper

C．putting the box under the Christmas tree  D．bringing the gift to her father

57．What’s inside the box according to the little girl?

A．nothing  　　 B．air  　　 C．kisses  　　　       D．gold wrapping paper

58．The father remembered the love of his daughter by ________.

A．kissing the gold box            

B．putting gold into the box.

C．taking out an imaginary kiss from the box. 　

D．keeping the little girl’s ash box by his bed.

59．Choose the best title for the passage.

A．The kisses in the box.          B．A girl and his father 

C．A love story                 D．The box under the Christmas tree.

Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids now，one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it，say some scientists.

Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星)that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don't threaten us. But there are also thousands whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.

Buy $ 50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $ 10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one，the scientists say，we'll have a way to change its course.

Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldn't be cheap. Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare-but if one did fall，it would be the end of the world. “If we don't take care of these big asteroids，they'll take care of us,” says one scientist. “It's that simple.”

The cure，though，might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “The world has less to fear from doomsday(毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them，” said a New York Times article.

1.What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?

    A. They are heavenly bodies different in composition.

    B. They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.

    C. There are more asteroids than meteoroids.

    D. Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.

2. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?

    A. It is very unlikely but the danger exists.

    B. Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.

    C. Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.

    D. It's still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.

3. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the course of asteroids?

    A. It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.

    B. It may create more problems than it might solve.

    C. It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely.

    D. Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.

4.We can conclude from the passage that ________ .

    A. while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the world

    B. asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near future

    C. the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to  happen in our lifetime

    D. workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids with Earth.

5.Which of the following best describes the author's tone in this passage?

    A. Optimistic.          B. Critical.       C. Objective.      D. Subjective.