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     I took up skydiving in my twenties.At the time the accident happened, I'd done just 30 jumps.The
airfield was quiet when I __1__.On board were Chris, who was taking a tourist, and Ants, the
cameraman.Chris indicated I should exit first and the other three would __2__.Later I knew it was this
__3__ that saved my life.
     At 12,000 feet Chris rolled up the door and nodded that it was time for my exit.I put my foot on a
step just beside the door, and in a(n) __4__ the propeller blast (螺旋桨气流) threw me against the
__5__ of the plane, half in, half out.I pushed and got my other leg out of the door, but in doing so I
found myself __6__ the body of the plane towards the tail.My parachute (降落伞) got caught and my
__7__ and legs were pushed backwards, powerless, in the strong wind.
     I was strangely __8__.To a skydiver, being at 12,000 feet is a good thing.Altitude is your friend；
being close to the ground is deadly and will kill you.
     Ants appeared and __9__ slowly towards me, his legs held by Chris in the door.Ants reached out
and got hold of my foot.With the weight partly off, I found myself falling away from the plane, __10__
freed.I waved and smiled to indicate I was fine.
      It was actually very __11__.If any one of a number of factors had been different, I would have
__12__.I could have hit the plane with my head.If I had been the last to exit, the pilot alone would have
been unable to free me, and even if he had been aware that I was __13__ underneath the plane, he
would still have had to land at some point.
     Blue Skies, Black Death is the skydivers' mantra (咒语)．On the one hand, there's the freedom
and __14__ of the open sky.But in order to __15__this joy, you must accept that there is usually only
one result if something goes wrong.

(     )1. A. jumped
(     )2. A. follow
(     )3. A. trouble
(     )4. A. minute
(     )5. A. left
(     )6. A. sliding down
(     )7. A. body
(     )8. A. frightened
(     )9. A. ran
(     )10. A. really
(     )11. A. funny
(     )12. A. died
(     )13. A. attached
(     )14. A. pride
(     )15. A. observe

B. arrived
B. escape
B. effort
B. way
B. right
B. knocking over
B. arms
B. anxious
B. moved
B. hopefully
B. ordinary
B. laughed
B. adjusted
B. confidence
B. experience

C. woke
C. leave
C. chance
C. instant
C. top
C. crashing into
C. head
C. excited
C. stepped
C. certainly
C. clear
C. stopped
C. covered
C. excitement
C. imagine

D. dove
D. fly
D. decision
D. sense
D. side
D. leaning against
D. fingers
D. calm
D. rushed
D. finally
D. serious
D. returned
D. connected
D. willingness
D. discover

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　　As more people work longer hours in the office, they have less time to hit the gym for some desperately needed exercise．Whole days spent facing a computer and looming(可怕的)deadlines can leave you with backaches, backaches, headaches, and just about any other kind of ache imaginable．Stress accumulates(增加)quietly, boiling over at the worst moment when you didn’t even realize it was there．Below are some ways to help prevent this from happening by stretching and relaxing your body during the lunch．hour．You don’t even have to get out of you chair．

　　Absolution

　　1．Hang your head, holding the sides of your chair with your hands try to lift the chair up．

　　2．At the same time, slightly bend your chest, using the muscles of your lower belly to support you．

　　3．Keep the pose for three－five seconds, breathing slowly throughout Repeat for five times．

　　Stretch thigh－high

　　1．Sit in your chair with your back tight against the chair back．

　　2．Put one foot on the chair and clasp and clasp your knee with two hands．Breathe in．

　　3．Breathe out and make your knee touch your chest．Hold this position for five seconds．

　　4．Change to the other foot．Perform the stretch for each leg five times．

　　Navel－gazing(凝视肚脐)

　　1．Sit a bit forward in your chair．Put your hands on your waist and hump your back a little．

　　2．Hang your head and watch your belly button for 10－15 seconds．

　　3．Return to the starting position．Repeat for five times．

　　Raising the(lum)bar

　　1．Put your hands on your lower belly．

　　2．Bend your chest supporting your lower belly, and hold your breath for three to five seconds．Breathe out slowly．Repeat five times．

　　The greeting exercise

　　1．Fold your arms across your chest, set your legs slightly wider than shoulder-width, knees bent at right angles．Breathe in．

　　2．Breathe out slowly and raise your upper body, hold for five seconds, then relax．Repeat for five times．

(1)

The above ways of exercise are introduced in the passage to ________．
[　　]
A．	make you work more efficiently in the office
B．	keep you fit in the office
C．	prevent some diseases related to office work
D．	get you relaxed in the office

(2)

Which of the following four pictures shows the correct way of navel-gazing?
[　　]
A．
B．
C．
D．

(3)

All of the above ways of exercise are similar in that ________．
[　　]
A．	you need to breathe in and then breathe out
B．	you can’t do them without your chair
C．	you need to deep your pose for five seconds
D．	you do them before lunch time

(4)

According to the passage, we can know that ________．
[　　]
A．	all the exercises have the same function and you may choose any of them
B．	all the exercises form an entire set and you should do them one by one
C．	different exercise focuses on different part of your body and has different functions
D．	the greeting exercise is the last step designed to make your body relaxed

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　　As more people work longer hours in the office, they have less time to hit the gym for some desperately needed exercise．Whole days spent facing a computer and looming(terrible)deadlines can leave you with backaches, headaches, and just about any other kind of ache imaginable．Stress accumulates(increase)quietly, boiling over at the worst moment when you didn’t even realize it was there．Below are some ways to help prevent this from happening by stretching and relaxing your body during the lunch hour．You don’t even have to get out of you chair．

　　Absolution

　　1．Hang your head, holding the sides of your chair with your hands try to lift the chair up．

　　2．At the same time, slightly bend your chest, using the muscles of your lower belly to support you．

　　3．Keep the pose for three to five seconds, breathing slowly throughout．Repeat for five times．

　　Stretch thigh–high

　　1．Sit in your chair with your back tight against the chair back．．

　　2．Put one foot on the chair and clasp your knee with two hands．Breathe in．

　　3．Breathe out and make your knee touch your chest．Hold this position for five seconds．

　　4．Change to the other foot．Perform the stretch for each leg five times．

　　Navel–gazing(凝视肚脐)

　　1．Sit a bit forward in your chair．Put your hands on your waist and bend your back a little．

　　2．Hang your head and watch your belly button for 10--15 seconds．

　　3．Return to the starting position．Repeat for five times．

　　Raising the(lum)bar

　　1．Put your hands on your lower belly．

　　2．Bend your chest supporting your lower belly, and hold your breath for three to five seconds．Breathe out slowly．Repeat five times．

　　The greeting exercise

　　1．Fold your arms across your chest, set your legs slightly wider than shoulder-width, knees bent at right angles．Breathe in．

　　2．Breathe out slowly and raise your upper body, hold for five seconds, then relax．Repeat for five times．

(1)

The above ways of exercise are introduced in the passage to ________．
[　　]
A．	make you work more efficiently in the office
B．	keep you fit in the office
C．	prevent some diseases related to office work
D．	get you relaxed in the office

(2)

Which of the following four pictures shows the correct way of navel-gazing?
[　　]
A．
B．
C．
D．

(3)

All of the above ways of exercise are similar in that ________．
[　　]
A．	you need to breathe in and then breathe out
B．	you can’t do them without your chair
C．	you need to deep your pose for five seconds
D．	you do them before lunch time

(4)

According to the passage, we can infer that ________．
[　　]
A．	all the exercises have the same function and you may choose any of them
B．	all the exercises form an entire set and you should do them one by one
C．	different exercise focuses on different part of your body and has different functions
D．	the greeting exercise is the last step designed to make your body relaxed

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On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air．The elephant 1 distressed（痛苦的）, so Peter approached it very 2 ．

He got down on one knee, examined the elephant's 3 and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded（刺入）in 4 ． As carefully and as gently as he 5 , Peter worked the wood out with his hunting knife, 6 which the elephant gingerly put down its foot．The elephant 7 to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, 8 at him for several tense moments．Peter stood 9 , thinking of nothing else but being killed． 10 the elephant trumpeted（高声鸣叫）loudly, turned, and walked away．Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day．

Twenty years 11 , Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son．As 12 approached the elephant enclosure（围栏）, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near 13 Peter and his son Cameron were 14 ．The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the 15 , then put it down．The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, 16 staring at the man．

Remembering the accidental meeting in 1986, Peter could not help 17 if this was the same elephant．Peter 18 his courage, climbed over the railing, and made his way into the enclosure．He walked 19 up to the elephant and stared back in wonder．The elephant 20 again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter's legs and threw this stupid ass hard against the railing, killing him immediately．

Probably it wasn't the same elephant．

1．A．appeared B．proved C．seemed D．remained

2．A．quickly B．carelessly C．carefully D．pitifully

3．A．foot B．body C．tail D．head

4．A．her B．it C．them D．him

5．A．might B．could C．should D．would

6．A．after B．before C．with D．on

7．A．rushed B．turned C．walked D．stepped

8．A．stared B．watched C．noticed D．glanced

9．A．quiet B．silent C．frozen D．sad

10．A．Slowly B．Highly C．Lowly D．Finally

11．A．later B．after C．ago D．late

12．A．Peter B．Cameron C．they D．visitors

13．A．where B．when C．what D．that

14．A．sightseeing B．visiting C．walking D．standing

15．A．floor B．ground C．earth D．land

16．A．all at once B．all the while C．all the same D．all of a sudden

17．A．realizing B．feeling C．sensing D．wondering

18．A．gathered B．called C．took D．kept

19．A．round B．direct C．about D．right

20．A．shouted B．cried C．whispered D．trumpeted

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　　You have probably heard of homing pigeons (鸽子), which usually appeared in war. From 3,000 B．C．to the present, homing pigeons have 1 as postmen. They have been especially useful for carrying messages in time of war. The telegraph is not 2 to carry about. Sometimes only the little pigeon can take a message where it ought to go.

　　In 1870, when the Prussians surrounded the city of Paris, the city was cut off from all the 3 means of communication. The people 4 many different ways of 5 news. One way was to let go small balloons carrying mail. 6 of course, they only drifted 7 the wind carried them. Often they landed inside the enemy's lines. Even balloons large enough to carry a pilot could hardly be well controlled.

　　It was pigeons that in the end solved the 8 . Homing pigeons were brought into 9 . Soon they were carrying letters far and wide. The enemy bought 10 to catch pigeons, but the little postmen could fly faster than their 11 . Strangely enough, pigeons played an important 12 in war.

　　During World War I every army unit had a group of pigeons 13 . Many of them were 14 . Among them was an American pigeon with a French name Cher Ami, which meant “friend”. A group of U.S. soldiers were surrounded by the enemy. They had no food and no bullets. They nearly died of 15 There was 16 hope for them. Cher Ami made his way 17 the bullets and succeeded. At once planes set out to drop food and ammunition (军火) to them. With their strength 18 , the soldiers fought back to their own army and got saved.

　　 19 can pigeons carry the message? There were various methods. Usually the message is put into a little glass tube. The tube is tied to the leg or hidden under 20 or hung around the neck.

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