Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes(芒果)．One day he decided to get the sweetest mango---the one from the very top of the tree．Mangoes that are exposed to the sun are the sweetest．  1.  

   When he began to climb down，however, vthe man slipped and fell.

fortunately, he was able to catch a branch as he was falling．but he remained helplessly suspended(悬吊)from the tree．He called to the nearby villagers for help．Although the villagers brought their ladders，their ladders were too short．   2. 

   After some time，a sage(圣贤)arrived，who was famous for solving

 even the most difficult problems．  3.  The sage remained silent for a

 moment，and then，to everyone’s surprise，he picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man．The mango lover began to shout，“Are you crazy? Do you want to kill me?”But the sage did not respond．Instead，he took another stone and threw it at the man．The man became furious and said，“If I could get down there，1 would beat you to death!”That’s what everybody wanted—for him to come down．

   Then the sage picked up another stone and threw it even more forcefully

at the man．After that，the man hanging in the tree was determined to come down and take revenge．  4.   Upon safely reaching the ground the man

shouted，“Where is the wise man? He didn’t wait around for me to beat him!”

   “But wait a minute，”a villager said．‘‘Our kindness did not save you．

5.   ” The mango lover thought for a moment and realized that he should

 be thankful，not angry

A．They could do nothing to help him．

B．The sage is the only one who could help you．

C．People were curious to see what he would do．

D．Faced with this puzzle，the sage said nothing and left．

E．With no way out he continued to wait for help in the mango tree．

F．So the man climbed to the top and managed to pick a few red mangoes．

G．He used all his skill and strength and managed to climb down safely

Yousuf Karsh，the Canadian portrait artist who photographed many of the most influential figures of the 20th century，died in a Boston hospital on July l3 th，2002．He was 93．

??? Working from a studio in Ottawa，Karsh produced famous portraits of such subjects as Winston Churchill，John F．Kennedy，Ernest Hemingway and Albert Einstein．Actually he has become almost as famous as his legendary subjects．In the latest edition of Who’s Who，which listed the most notable people of the last century，Karsh was the only Canadian of the 100 famous people listed——51 0f whom Karsh had photographed．

??? As a master portraitist，often working in black and white．Karsh was famous for talking to his subjects as he was getting the shot’s composition just right，asking them questions and putting them at ease．In preparation，he read as much as he could about the sitters，but avoided having the idea beforehand of how he would photograph them．He sought, as he wrote in Karsh Portfolio in 1967，to capture the “essential element which has made them great，” explaining，“All I know is that within every mall a secret is hidden，and as a photographer, it is my task to reveal it if I can．”

Karsh was born in America in 1908，and his uncle，George Nakash，brought him to John Garo，all outstanding photographer，to teach him in 1928．Four years later，Karsh set up his own studio in Ottawa．

In December of 1941，his memorable portrait of Winston Churchill brought Karsh into international fame．Canada’s Prime Minister Mackenzie King arranged for him to photograph Churchill following Churchill’s speech in the House of Commons．Not told，Churchill lit up a cigar, “Why was I not told of this?’’ Karsh asked him to remove the cigar and，when he didn’t，stepped forward and gently removed it with the comment，“Forgive me，Sir．”Churchill glowered (怒目而视) as the shot was taken，then permitted Karsh to take still another,；jokingly commenting，“You can even make a roaring lion stand still to be photographed．” The Churchill portrait has since appeared in publications all over the world．

??? Karsh traveled to London in 1943 with his portable studio —— an 8-by-10 view camera and many studio lamps to photograph such notables as George Bernard Shaw and the royal family．All these portraits fully illustrate Karsh’s ability．

1.What did Karsh seek to do most in working?

A．Capture the essence and greatness of the character．

B．Present the true and vivid expression of the subject．

C．Make the photograph more colorful and expressive．

D．Reveal the idea he has got in preparing for the shot．

2.The underlined word “sitters”in Para 3 probably means __________ ．

A．characters seated????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．subjects questioned

C．models photographed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．photographs taken

3.The last three paragraphs are mainly developed by __________ ．

A．following time order????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．providing examples

C．making comparisons????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．giving causes and effects

4.From the passage，we can learn that __________ ．

A．Churchill was asked to stand still when Karsh took a photograph of him

B．Churchill’s portrait hanging in the House of Commons gave Karsh great fame

C．Karsh was listed as one of the 100 notables by Who’s Who in the last century

D．Karsh could skilfully adjust the subjects’ mood when photographing them

第二节：补全对话补全对话根据对话内容从对话后的选项中选出最能填入空白处的最佳选项( 涂卡注意：E=AB;F=AC;G=AD)（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

M: What a terrible story! 61___. While they were crossing the Pacific, their boat hit a whale and sank!

W: Is that true? ____62____?

M: It doesn’t say. Oh, and here’s another one. A guy in Los Angeles was robbing a bank. But as he was escaping, ___63_____.

W: I guess it was his first bank robbery.

M: Yeah. Oh, and listen to this. ___64___, so he tried to get in through the chimney.

W: Don’t tell me! He got stuck in the chimney!

M: Exactly. ____65___.

A.What happened to the guy

B.Some guy got locked out of his house

C.A couple was sailing their boat from Hawaii to Mexico

D.And he was still tying to get out two days later when the police rescued him

E.He got caught in the revolving door

F.He escaped at last

G.What happened to the whale

　　Alex Harley was born in the northeast of New York in 1921, but he spent most of his early life with his mother's family in southern Tennessee. His grandmother told him stories about their family. Their history, she said, began with Toby. He was a slave from Africa and his name was Kunta.

　　Alex Harley went to school and then to college. In 1939, he joined the US coastguard. As he was a black his job was to wait on table and wash dishes. In his spare time, be learned to write stories. He served in the coastguard for 20 years. After he retired（退休）, he put all his time into writing.

　　Alex Harley remembered the stories his grandmother had told him. He began to study his family history. After a lot of research, Harley decided that Toby was probably Kunta Kinte of the West African Mandingo people, who was caught near the village of Juffure on the Gambia River. He was sold as a slave in Annapolis, Maryland in 1767. Then Harley made a trip to Gambia and talked with a history expert in Juffure. The African historian made his conclusion stronger.

　　Alex Harley wanted to tell the experiences of the black people in 18th-and-19th-century America. He spent 10 years researching and writing his family story for the book Roots. It was published in 1976. It won a special Pulitzer Prize. A few years later, a film series（连续剧）based on Harley's book was shown on American television.

(1) Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.

(2) When did Harley learn to write stories?

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(3) Which conclusion did he draw after doing a lot of research?

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A．Toby was a history expert.

B．Toby's hometown was near the Gambia River.

C．Toby was an African historian.

D．Toby's hometown was Annapolis.

(4) Which of the following might have happened after watching Roots on TV?

[　　]

A．Every American began to talk about their family history.

B．None of Americans began to talk about their family history.

C．Many Americans became interested in researching their family History.

D．Only the black people became interested in researching their Family history.

阅读理解

　　Alex Harley was born in the northeast of New York in 1921, but he spent most of his early life with his mother’s family in southern Tennessee. His grandmother told him stories about Their family. Their history, she said, began with Toby. He was a slave from Africa and his name was Kunta.

　　Alex Harley went to school and then to college. In 1939, he joined the U. S. coastguard. As he was a Black his job was to wait on table and wash dishes. In his spare time, he learned to write stories. He served in the coastguard for 20 years. After he retired (退休), he put all his time into writing.

　　Alex Harley remembered the stories his grandmother had told him. He began to study his family history. After a lot of research, Harley decided that Toby was probably Kunta Kinte of the West African Mandingo people, Kunta Kinte was caught near the village of Juffure on the Gambia River. He was sold as a slave in Annapolis, Maryland in 1767. Then Harley made a trip to Gambia and talked with a history expert in juffure. The African historian made his conclusion stronger.

　　Alex Harley wanted to tell the experiences of the black people in 18th-and-19th-century America. He spent 10 years researching and writing his family story for the book“Roots”. It was published in 1976. It won a special pulitzer prize. A few years later, a film series (连续剧) based on Harley’s book was shown on American television.

　　Choose the best answer according to the passage.

1．Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.

a．He made a trip to Gambia.

b．Alex Harley knew the stories about their family.

c．Kunta lived near the Gambia River.

d．Harley retired from the US coastguard.

e．Toby was sold as a slave.

f．He began to study his family history.

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2．Where did Harley spend most of his childhood?

[　　]

A．In Gambia

B．In the north of the U. S.

C．In Maryland

D．In the south of America

3．When did Harley learn to write stories?

[　　]

A．Before 1959

B．After 1921

C．Before 1939

D．After serving in the army

4．Which conclusion did he draw after doing a lot of research?

[　　]

A．Toby was a history expert.

B．Toby’s hometown was near the Gambia River.

C．Toby was an African historian.

D．Toby’s hometown was Annapolis.

5．Which of the following might have happened after watching“Roots”on TV?

[　　]

A．Every American began to talk about their family history.

B．None of Americans began to talk about their family history.

C．Many Americans became interested in researching their family history.

D．Only the black people became interested in researching their family history.