33. The fastest transatlantic voyage by a packet mentioned by the author was from　　　　 .

A. Liverpool to New York　　　　　　 B. New York to Liverpool

C. Baltimore to Liverpool　　　　　　 D. Liverpool to Baltimore

32.From this passage, it may be inferred that　　　 　.

A. there were many people waiting for Lincoln to arrive on the train

B. Grace Bedell was the only one at the train station when Lincoln stopped at Westfield

C. Lincoln made a long speech at the station in Westfield

D. Lincoln was astonished to see the little girl

I

A very rapid increase in the number of ships sailing between American and European ports began almost immediately after the end of the War of 1812 in order to meet the new need for the regular rapid transportation of mail, light cargo(货物), and passengers. It was the increase in emigration(移民) to America that for the first time made the carrying of passengers across the Atlantic more profitable(可赚钱的) than the transportation of heavy cargo. A new type of sailing ship, the packet(邮船), appeared to meet this new demand, and the demand very soon resulted in strong competition among several packet lines. The earliest of these was the Black Ball Line set up in New York in 1816, only a year after the end of the war. The service of this famous line started with four of the new fast packets, each of 400 to 500 tons: the Pacific, the Amity, the James Cooper, and the William Thompson. During the first twenty years of service, the average time from New York to Liverpool was 23 days and the average trip back to New York took 40 days. By the middle of the century packets had increased in size to between 900 and 1,000 tons and their speed had increased. The Red Jackel once sailed from New York to Liverpool in 13 days, 11.5 hours. The Mary Whiteridge took 4.5 hours off this record on a run from Baltimore to Liverpool. Such speeds were far greater than the average of from 19 to 21 days to Liverpool and from 30 to 35 homeward to New York, but the packets had still set a new standard for transoceanic travel. No wonder that steamships, the first of which tried to compete with the packets in 1838, only began to replace them in the 1850s.

31.Why did the little girl write the man a letter?

A. She was lonely.　　　　　　　　　　 B. She wanted his daughter to write to her.

C. She wanted him to grow a beard.　　　 D. She wanted him to visit her.

30.The word “flickering” in line 2 is closest in meaning to 　　　　　.

A. burning continuously　 B. burning brightly　 C. burning unsteadily　　 D. burning fiercely

29.What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?

A. To explain how Grace Bedell took a photograph of Abraham Lincoln.

B. To explain why Abraham Lincoln wore a beard.

C. To explain why the first photographs were important in American life.

D. To explain why Westfield is an important city.

28. If you go there for a one-term course, you will pay　　 for it.

A.￡1,380　　　　 B. over ￡1,380　　 C. much less than ￡1,380　　　　 D. nothing

H

It was the first photograph that I had ever seen, and it interested me. I can remember holding it at every angle(角度) in order to catch the flickering light from the oil lamp on the dresser. The man in the photograph was unsmiling, but his eyes were kind. I had never met him, but I felt that I knew him. One evening when I was looking at the photograph, as I always did before I went to sleep, I noticed a shadow across the man’s thin face. I moved the photograph so that the shadow lay perfectly around his cheeks. How different he looked!

That night I could not sleep, thinking about the letter that I would write. First, I would tell him that I was eleven years old, and that if he had a little girl my age, she could write to me instead of him. I knew that he was a very busy man.. Then I would explain to him the real purpose of my letter. I would tell him how wonderful he looked with the shadow that I had seen across his photograph, and I would most carefully suggest that he grow whisker(连鬓胡子).

Four months later when I met him at the train station near my home in Westfield, New York, he was wearing a full beard. He was so much taller than I had imagined from my tiny photograph.

“Ladies and gentlemen,” he said, “ I have no speech to make and no time to make it in. I appear before you that I may see you and that you may see me.” Then he picked me right up and kissed me on both cheeks. “Do you think I look better, my little friend?” he asked me.

My name is Grace Bedell, and the man in the photograph was Abraham Lincoln.

27.While you stay there, 　　　　will take care of you.

A. the school where you study　 B. the family you have chosen

C. your classmates　 D. your own parents

25.How did Mark react to difficulties during the climb?

A. He admitted that he was frightened.　　 B. He often worried about his friend’s condition.

C. He was able to remain clam and determined.　　 D. He was joking to cheer himself up.

G

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A. is at the centre of London 　　　　B. lies far away from London

C. takes in foreign students, from beginners to the advanced

D. accepts students only at the beginning of the year

24.What was the worst problem Mark had during the climb?

A. He struck against the rock and hurt his arms.　 B. A strong wind blew him away from the rock.

C. He kept falling several inches.　　　 D. While swaying in space, he became terrified.

23.How did Mark lose the use of his legs?

A. He lost his footing and fell from the side of a mountain.

B. He fell during his first attempt on El Capitan.

C. His legs were broken by falling rocks. D. While working out in the gym, he injured his backbone.