C at first 和at the beginning均表示“起初 .常和but等词连用.at times意为“有时.不时 ,first的意思是“第一 .常和second等词连用.——青夏教育精英家教网—

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

　　In the 1920s and 30s the airlines were just beginning．It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous．In those days, there were no flight attendants to look after the passengers．Young men ,or “stewards” helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers' luggage(行李)but they did not provide food and drinks．But then in 1930,a woman called Ellen Church invented the “stewardess”．

　　Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa．She was a different child．She didn't want to work on a farm or marry a farmer －she wanted a more adventurous(冒险的)life．Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital．For the next few years she stayed at the hospital but also took flying lessons and got her pilot's license．

　　Ellen was twenty-five years old when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport．She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a man's world．Although women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot．But she had another idea．Most people were frightened of flying because．flying was still an unreliable(不可靠的) way to travel．There were often delays(延误),many crashes and the bad weathers made many passengers sick．Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and B．A．T．agreed．

　　The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurses became the first air stewardesses．

　　At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses．In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines．The early “stewardesses” had to be under twenty-five-year-old, single and slim．When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children．It was hard job and not well paid They worked long hours and earned ＄1 an hour．

　　In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes．Since the 1970s, “stewardesses” have been called flight attendants．They are well paid and work fewer hours than in the past．

(1)

The last sentence of the first paragraph suggests that ________．
[　　]
A．	the word “stewardess” was made up by Ellen Church
B．	Ellen Church was the first woman who flew a plane
C．	Ellen Church was the first woman who worked on a plane
D．	Ellen Church was the first woman passenger on a plane

(2)

From the second paragraph, we learn that ________．
[　　]
A．	Ellen did not behave in the same way as most as other girls
B．	Ellen's family was not rich enough to support her education
C．	Ellen was fond of working as a nurse in the hospital
D．	Ellen has an unhappy childhood that changed her completely

(3)

The main reason for Boeing Air Transport offering Ellen the job was ________．
[　　]
A．	her flying experience
B．	her university education
C．	her nursing experience
D．	her life attitudes

(4)

According to the passage, in the 1940s a woman had to ________ if she wanted to be a stewardess．
[　　]
A．	be a nurse
B．	be married
C．	be a mother
D．	be young

(5)

The passage mainly talks about ________．
[　　]
A．	the background of early flying pilots
B．	the experience of flying passengers
C．	the history of early flight attendants
D．	the development of airplanes

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根据短文内容及和首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限一词。

　　I always thought that money was the most important thing in the world．If there was no money, there would be many things I could not have, for example, d　　1　　 food, beautiful clothes, a big house and so on, I would be u　　2　　．But now I have c　　3　　 my mind．I think the most important thing is health．

　　In May, 2003, my brother got a t　　4　　 disease．

　　At first, we didn't worry too much about it．We just saw a doctor and gave him some medicine．But after 3 days, my brother got w　　5　　．We took him to the hospital and the doctor said he must stay there．After checking him, the doctor said that he had c　　6　　 a disease called measles．We were all worried．He was made to take more medicine and given an injection(打针)．Everyone in my family was worried about him．We all hoped he would be b　　7　　 soon．

　　From then on, I began to realize that I was w　　8　　．Money is not the most important thing in the world．If a person who has a lot of money is dead, can money make him a　　9　　? Of course the answer is no．Good health is the most important thing for everyone．We should take good care of 　　10　　 and try our best to keep us away from disease．

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从下题A、B、C三个选项中，找出和画线部分意思相同或相近、并能替换画线部分的选项。

In the end．he decided to send the sick child to hospital．

[　　]

A．At once

B．At last

C．At first

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完形填空

The Smiths are taking a vacation next week. At first, they thought about 1 to Beijing. Because they went there three times, so there’s nothing 2 for them. This time, they want to go 3 . 4 are they going then? “I want to go to Jiuzhaigou,” said Tom. “But it’s quite 5 from here and we have only two 6 ,” Mary disagreed. “I think we should go somewhere near here.” And 7 they decided 8 to Qingdao. Qingdao is famous 9 its beautiful beaches.

They are leaving 10 Friday evening and staying there 11 two days. On the first day, they are going to the 12 to see the dolphins(海豚). On the second day, they are going to the beach and 13 there. They are taking 14 on the beautiful beach. They are sure that they will 15 themselves in Qingdao.

1.

A．to go

B．went

C．going

D．goes

2.

A．good

B．boring

C．new

D．old

3.

A．different somewhere	B．different anywhere
C．anywhere different	D．somewhere different

4.

A．What

B．Where

C．When

D．How

5.

A．behind

B．long

C．far

D．near

6.

A．weeks

B．months

C．years

D．days

7.

A．last

B．first

C．at first

D．at last

8.

A．to go

B．going

C．go

D．went

9.

A．to

B．about

C．for

D．at

10.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．to

11.

A．for

B．in

C．at

D．on

12.

A．zoo

B．shop

C．town

D．cinema

13.

A．going swimming	B．going skating
C．playing tennis	D．playing baseball

14.

A．lessons

B．photos

C．soccer

D．movie

15.

A．like

B．enjoy

C．enter

D．study

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阅读理解

　　Mr．Zhang was a sports fan．He worked in a hospital in the capital．He was busy all the time and had little time to have a rest．And one day he felt unwell and couldn't go on working．He decided to spend a week's holiday in a quiet village where he could go swimming or fishing．He got off at a small railway station and soon got to a quiet village．He took a room hotel and went to sleep as soon as he had a good meal．

　　At first Mr．Zhang enjoyed himself there．He could do everything he wanted and went wherever he liked．Nobody disturbed him and knocked at the door at midnight．But on the fourth day he was in trouble．After lunch it was very hot．He went swimming in the river．Suddenly he saw a beautiful bird in a big tree．He wanted to catch it, so he walked to it, but it found him and flew away ans soon as gone．He began to pick some flowers in the forest and before long he lost his way．

　　The sun had gone down and night had fallen before Mr．Zhang found a small restaurant in another village．He came in and told them to bring him some bread, two eggs and a glass of tea．After a while his food was brought．Soon he ate up all the bread and eggs．When he was going to have the tea, he found there was a fly in the glass．

　　“What's in my tea?” Mr．Zhang called out, “A fly”

　　“It's impossible, sir．” said the owner of the restaurant, “ I had told them to pick all the flies out of your tea before they brought it to you!”

(1)

From the story we can guess Mr．Zhang may be a _________．
[　　]
A．	engineer
B．	doctor
C．	tour guide
D．	translator

(2)

Mr．Zhang decided to take this holiday because _________．
[　　]
A．	he was too tired to go on working
B．	he was very busy all the time
C．	he was paid a lot of money
D．	he liked swimming and fishing

(3)

Mr．Zhang hoped to spend a week's holiday by _________．
[　　]
A．	catching birds
B．	swimming or fishing
C．	picking flowers
D．	having good meals every day

(4)

Mr．Zhang went to the village from home _________．
[　　]
A．	by bus
B．	by car
C．	on foot
D．	by train

(5)

Mr．Zhang didn't enjoy himself in the village, did he?
[　　]
A．	No, he wasn't．
B．	Yes, he was
C．	No, he didn't
D．	Yes, he did．

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