Some time ago, a fellow teacher asked me to be the referee(仲裁人)  on the grading of an exam question. He was about to give a student a    1    for his answer to a physics question, while the student said he should receive a perfect    2   . I read the exam question: “Show how it is possible to    3   the height of a tall building with the    4    of a barometer(气压表) .”

The student had answered: “Take the barometer to the top of the building, fasten a    5  

rope to it,   6    the barometer to the street, and then bring it up,   7    the length of the rope. That’s the    8   .”

I pointed out that the student really have a strong case for full credit(学分) ,since he had answered the question   9    and correctly, but the answer did not prove competence(能力)  in physics. I   10    that the student have another try. I gave the student six minutes, with the   11    that his answer should show some    12   of physics. His answer reads:

“Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean    13    the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer,   14    its fall with a stop watch. Then using the formula s=1/2at²,calculate the height of the building.”

I gave the student    15    full credit.

Before I left, the student said he had   16    answers. “But,” said the student,   17    the best way is to knock at the superintendent’s(管理者)  door. When he    18    ,you say: “Mr. Superintendent, here I have a(n)    19    barometer. If you will tell me the height of the building, I will    20   you this barometer.”

1. A. tick　　    　　    B. zero　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. mark　　    　　　　  D. comment

2. A. score　　　　    B. praise　　　　　　　　　　   C. reward　　    　　　　　　  D. prize

3. A. change　　　　   B. raise　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. determine　　　　 D. find

4. A. care　　　　 　　  B. aid 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. effort　　　　 　　　　　　  D. improvement

5. A. strong　　　　  B. big 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. beautiful　　    　　 D. long

6. A. lower　　　　    B. drop 　　　　　　　　　　   C. carry　　　　  　　  D. place

7. A. covering　　　　 B. folding　　　　　　　　　　 C. measuring　　　　 D. imagining

8. A. height　　　　  B. width 　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. size　　　　  　　    D. weight

9. A. perfectly　　　　 B. completely　　　　　　   C. seriously  　　      D. carefully

10. A. demanded　　   B. required 　　　　　　　　 C. insisted　　　　 　　 D. suggested

11. A. warning　　　　 B. advice 　　　　　　　　   C. order　　　　 　　    D. point

12. A. wisdom　　　　 B. technology　　　　　　　　　　 C. knowledge　　　　 D. gift

13. A. on　　　　  　　 B. over 　　　　　　　　　　   C. against　　　　      D. beyond

14. A. stopping　　    B. observing　　　　　　　　 C. timing　　　　 　　  D. watching

15. A. almost　　　　 B. still 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. simply　　　　      D. hardly

16. A. some　　        B. other　　　　　　　　　　    C. two　　    　　　　   D. no

17. A. interestingly　　 B. surprisingly　　　　　　  C. probably　　　　    D. strangely

18. A. opens　　　　   B. shouts 　　　　　　　　    C. stares　　　　 　　　　　　  D. answers

19. A. fine　　　　 　　 B. large 　　　　　　　　　　   C. interesting　　      D. attractive

20. A. give　　　　    B. lend 　　　　　　　　　　    C. sell　　　　  　　　　 D. show

The student had answered: “Take the barometer to the top of the building, fasten a    5  

rope to it,   6    the barometer to the street, and then bring it up,   7    the length of the rope. That’s the    8   .”

I pointed out that the student really have a strong case for full credit(学分) ,since he had answered the question   9    and correctly, but the answer did not prove competence(能力)  in physics. I   10    that the student have another try. I gave the student six minutes, with the   11    that his answer should show some    12   of physics. His answer reads:

“Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean    13    the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer,   14    its fall with a stop watch. Then using the formula s=1/2at²,calculate the height of the building.”

I gave the student    15    full credit.

Before I left, the student said he had   16    answers. “But,” said the student,   17    the best way is to knock at the superintendent’s(管理者)  door. When he    18    ,you say: “Mr. Superintendent, here I have a(n)    19    barometer. If you will tell me the height of the building, I will    20   you this barometer.”

1. A. tick　　    　　    B. zero　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. mark　　    　　　　  D. comment

2. A. score　　　　    B. praise　　　　　　　　　　   C. reward　　    　　　　　　  D. prize

3. A. change　　　　   B. raise　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. determine　　　　 D. find

4. A. care　　　　 　　  B. aid 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. effort　　　　 　　　　　　  D. improvement

5. A. strong　　　　  B. big 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. beautiful　　    　　 D. long

6. A. lower　　　　    B. drop 　　　　　　　　　　   C. carry　　　　  　　  D. place

7. A. covering　　　　 B. folding　　　　　　　　　　 C. measuring　　　　 D. imagining

8. A. height　　　　  B. width 　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. size　　　　  　　    D. weight

9. A. perfectly　　　　 B. completely　　　　　　   C. seriously  　　      D. carefully

10. A. demanded　　   B. required 　　　　　　　　 C. insisted　　　　 　　 D. suggested

11. A. warning　　　　 B. advice 　　　　　　　　   C. order　　　　 　　    D. point

12. A. wisdom　　　　 B. technology　　　　　　　　　　 C. knowledge　　　　 D. gift

13. A. on　　　　  　　 B. over 　　　　　　　　　　   C. against　　　　      D. beyond

14. A. stopping　　    B. observing　　　　　　　　 C. timing　　　　 　　  D. watching

15. A. almost　　　　 B. still 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. simply　　　　      D. hardly

16. A. some　　        B. other　　　　　　　　　　    C. two　　    　　　　   D. no

17. A. interestingly　　 B. surprisingly　　　　　　  C. probably　　　　    D. strangely

18. A. opens　　　　   B. shouts 　　　　　　　　    C. stares　　　　 　　　　　　  D. answers

19. A. fine　　　　 　　 B. large 　　　　　　　　　　   C. interesting　　      D. attractive

20. A. give　　　　    B. lend 　　　　　　　　　　    C. sell　　　　  　　　　 D. show

阅读理解：

　　By midnight, a group of students, led by their school master,had reached a height(高度)of 1,500 feet which was about 1,000 feet away from the top of the mountain.But at this point they had to stop climbing because one of the boys became seriously ill. The only thing the master could do was to return to the mountain hut(小屋)where they had spent the evening.From there,he telephoned the police.the police immediately decided to send a helicopter(直升飞机)with a doctor on board, for it was the quickest way to make the doctor reach the boy.

　　The helicopter soon arrived but the sides of the mountain were so steep(陡峭)that the helicopter could not land(登陆).A helicopter usually lands on four wheels(轮子)，but it can land on two.the man who flew the helicopter,therefore(因此),kept it in the air with only one wheel touching the mountainside while the master carried the boy on board.

1.The story took place at the ______ one night.

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A．the top of a mountain 

B．the foot of a mountain

C．the mountainside 

D．the top of the mountain

2.The first thing that the school master did was to carry the sick boy to the mountain hut because ______.

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A．they had spent the evening there 

B．he wanted to use the telephone in the hut

C．there was a hospital nearby 

D．he could find a doctor there

3.The police decided to send a helicopter to the mountain hut because ______.

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A．no other ways could make a doctor reach the sick boy quickly enough

B．it was the quickest means to drop some medicine to the sick boy

C．it was the quickest way to reach the teacher and tell him how to save the boy

D．it could carry a doctor on board

4.______ the helicopter arrived.

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5.A helicopter has ______.

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Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also   46   on her career road.

       Though the accident brought her bright career to a   47  , she didn’t give up. In the   48   months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial (人造的)   49   made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So   50   she wanted to go back to   51   after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. Sudha knew that she believed in   52   and could realize her dream,   53   she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing —   54   to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl.

       After every public recital (个人表演), she   55   ask her dad about her performance. “You   56   have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get   57  . In January 1984, Sudha made a historic   58   by giving a public recital (舞蹈表演) in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it   59   everyone to tears and this   60   pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the   61   question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.

       Sudha’s comeback was   62   moving an event that a film producer   63   to make the story into a hit film.

       When someone asked Sudha how she had   64   to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.”   65   is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.

46. A. left alone            B. cut off              C. kept out          D. put out

47. A. top                 B. height          C. point               D. stop

48. A. unforgettable      B. painful           C. busy              D. free

49. A. flower          B. leg                C. gift                D. box

50. A. strangely             B. gradually        C. heavily           D. strongly

51. A. home           B. school           C. dancing    D. walking

52. A. the doctor          B. the stage        C. herself           D. her dad

53. A. however          B. even           C. since              D. therefore

54. A. starting        B. remembering  C. wanting           D. learning

55. A. could           B. would            C. should           D. might

56. A. yet                  B. ever           C. also               D. still

57. A. in return          B. in turn           C. in surprise        D. in anger

58. A. change               B. movement C. comeback D. promise

59. A. made           B. moved           C. let                 D. forced

60. A. story                  B. performance     C. decision         D. accident

61. A. usual                  B. new            C. normal          D. interesting

62. A. such               B. this               C. very                D. so

63. A. allowed               B. pretended       C. refused             D. decided

64. A. tried                   B. managed        C. thought         D. imagined

65. A. Nothing              B. Anything        C. Something        D. Everything

Stop wasting your time on the wrong mountain

I have two friends who are backpackers. There is a portion of New York’s Adirondack Mountains called the High Peaks region. It is made up of 46 mountains with a___1____ of over 4,000 feet.

The Adirondack Mountain Club gives special honor and a patch to    2    who climbs all 46 mountains. My two friends decided to go for this   3   . It took them several years to accomplish it.

My friends had climbed 10 of the mountains. The left one was the farthest,    4    much effort. A hiking trail led past the base of the mountain,    5    from that point they were on their own.

Early one morning they left their      6    and walked 5 miles on the hiking trail to the base of a    7     of mountains. One of the mountains in this chain was the last one they  8  for their patch.

When they reached the base of the mountain chain they    9     that they had left their compass and map back in the camp.    10     returning to the camp, they decided to go on without them.

For hours they    11    uphill suffering heat and black flies. Finally, late in the afternoon they   12    themselves on the top of a mountain. They were tired but   13   .

The excitement was short-lived however. When they    14    the valley, they saw another higher mountain. They had climbed the    15    hill! It was too late that weekend to correct their    16   . They had to wait another 4 months to climb the right mountain.

This story    17    that often in life we make effort toward a    18    but without the right map and personal compass it is easy to get    19    .

Knowing your life purpose gives you a    20     personal map and compass. And that makes sure you are always climbing the right mountain.

1. A. length          B. height           C. width            D. depth

2. A. something       B. someone          C. anything         D. anyone

3. A. fame            B. award          C. medal            D. gift

4. A. requiring        B. making          C. wasting          D. paying

5. A. and             B. even            C. so               D. but

6. A. village          B. house            C. camp            D. cottage

7. A. series           B. lot              C. chain             D. kind

8. A. needed          B. prepared         C. looked           D. hunted

9. A. understood       B. thought           C. forgot             D. discovered

10. A. Instead          B. Rather than       C. In case of         D. In spite of

11. A. rushed           B. rolled            C. walked           D. ran

12. A. relaxed          B. congratulated     C. enjoyed           D. found

13. A. excited          B. surprised         C. disappointed       D. puzzled

13. A. looked for       B. looked across      C. looked on         D. looked through

15. A. high            B. right             C. wrong            D. small

16. A. direction         B. wrong           C. decision           D. error

17. A. provides         B. brings            C. offers            D. proves

18. A. choice           B. goal               C. promise          D. result

19. A. hurt             B. separated          C. lost             D. bothered

20. A. beautiful          B. famous           C. expensive         D. powerful