摘要:Suddenly on the stage appeared ten young dancers in red.

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  “Calling tower,” the pilot's voice crackled.“This is all emergency!” The radio operator in the control tower looked at his watch.It was 3:15 p.m Lieutenant Charles Taylor and five Navy bombers were in trouble:“We are off course.We cannot see land…repeat…we cannot see land.''

  The control tower grew silent.The operator garbed(戴上)his microphone.“what is your position?” “We are not sure of our position.”Lieutenant Taylor replied.“We seem to be lost.”

  Taylor had over 2, 500 hours of flight time.What Was happening?

  The tower called back:“Assume bearing(方位)due west.”“We don't know which way is west, ”Taylor replied.“Everything is wrong…strange … we cannot be sure of any direction…Even the ocean looks odd…”the radio operator told Taylor to fly north “With the sun on the left” until he reached a Naval Air Station.Anyone could find the sun, especially a good pilot like Taylor.Soon the radio crackled again."We have just over a small island,” said the pilot.“No other land in sight.”That was the last message Flight l9 sent to the radio tower.Five Navy bombers were lost.They had left the Naval Air Station for a routine training flight at 2∶00 p, m., December 5, 1945.Each plane had enough fuel to fly more than a thousand miles.The weather was sunny and mild.Pilots from other flights had not seen anything strange there.So what happened? How could five Navy bombers and their crews just disappear?

  The search for the five bombers covered 380,000 square miles of land and sea.Hundreds of boats and planes searched large areas of the Atlantic, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, the mainland of Florida, and many neighboring islands.Some of the boats were aircraft carries, destroyers, and submarines, They searched the area for weeks.Nothing was ever found.No life rafts.No wreckage.No even an oil slick(浮油).Oil from the engines should float on the surface, even if everything else had sunk.

(1)

The pilot knew that they were in trouble when ________

[  ]

A.

the radio operator warned him

B.

the emergency light was suddenly on

C.

the engine failed to work

D.

he couldn't be sure of his flying route

(2)

Which of the following facts is NOT true for the five Navy bombers?

[  ]

A.

They could not find out the direction.

B.

A small island was in sight.

C.

They could not find the sun.

D.

They saw no other land.

(3)

What made the disappearance so mysterious?

a.The control tower grew silent.

b.The bombers had a lot of fuel.

c.The weather was good.

d.No strange happening was found

[  ]

A.

abe

B.

abd

C.

acd

D.

bcd

(4)

What was the most unusual for the search?

[  ]

A.

There was no 1ife raft.

B.

There was no wreckage.

C.

There was no oil slick.

D.

There was no “SOS” call

(5)

The result of the search for the five bombers was that ________

[  ]

A.

they went for a very important mission

B.

they went to some very important places

C.

they went out of earth

D.

they went somewhere no one knew

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Dancing the night away

    It is a measure of how little control I have over my own life that in middle March I am escorting (护送) a pretty young redhead to a debutante ball.(A formal presentation of young ladies when they reach the age of maturity.This is originally used in the past to introduce young ladies to society so that they could meet a possible marriage partner, so it was for the upper class.At a debutante ball,the expensively-dressed girls stand in a line to be introduced individually.Their fathers then walk them,arm-in-arm around the dance floor, followed by a waltz.)

    “Daddy, you OK?”she asks.

    “Never better”I lie.

    “Good.”she says,hugging my shoulder and giggling(咯咯笑)

    Generally, deb balls belong to the upper class,and that is decidedly not us The other day, I was trying to decide which to buy-a garage door opener, or a DVD player Both were broken.yet we could afford to replace only one.That’s how“upper class”we are.

    So it’s a mystery how we ended up at this deb ball, Two mothers are checking for alcohol.making sure the debs aren’t drinking.

    Anyway, they won’t let the dads eat dinner till we“present”the girls.which means we have to escort our daughters around the dance floor one by one.as the mistress of ceremonies reads out the young lady’s accomplishments.

    “Trish plans to attend Stanford where she will study molecular(分子)engineering.”“Dorothy hopes to grow food on Mars.”…

    After the introductions we finally get to the Big Waltz.For the last month,the dads and daughters have all been taking lessons for the Big Waltz under the direction of the widow(遗孀)of Otto.Her gentle directions have worked miracles Suddenly, on this night.we are a well-organized team of 27 father-daughter dance pairs

    The relative success of this Big Waltz comes as a huge relief to the mothers who have been planning this ceremony for six years and have been a little tense lately.

    In the end,everything turned out OK at the deb ball.The 27 dads developed into a fairly supportive fellowship.And the little red-haired girl? She hugged my shoulder and giggled happily.making it all-the waltz lessons,the rental tuxedo(男士礼服),the l4 years of coaching softball-worth every awful-wonderful moment.

  1.We know from the passage that at the debutante ball_____.

    A.27 father-daughter dance pairs presented a successful waltz Show

    B.the mothers felt relieved after the ceremony began

    C.well-dressed girls were introduced to their future husbands

    D.the writer’s daughter a red-haired girl.was the focus of attention

  2.By saying“it s a mystery how we ended up at this deb ball”the writer suggests that____.

    A.the deb ball is usually held for rich families but his is not

    B.as a member from the upper class he can attend the ball

    C.it’s the first time for him to attend such a grand ceremony

    D.many families want to attend the ball so it wasn’t easy for him to get in

   3.The writer feels all his efforts were worthwhile because his daughter ______.

    A.showed her accomplishments at the ball

    B.was introduced into the upper class

    C.really enjoyed the experience

    D.had a chance to meet a good marriage partner

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