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Geoffrey Moorhouse's Travel Plan

　　Geoffrey Moorhouse was flying home to England from Africa in 1971, when he looked __1__ the plane and suddenly thought how huge and __2__ the Sahara Desert was. There and then, he decided to __3__ it by himself by camel.

　　For many __4__ men had crossed the Desert from the __5__ and south to trade. But there had been __6__ point in crossing from __7__ to east. So no one had done it __8__ 1963, when twelve Belgians drove across. If he went __9__, by camel, it would be __10__. Moorhouse did not __11__ to go just for fun. But what other __12__ was there? Immediately he knew. He would go because he was afraid. “I would use this journey to __13__ for fear.”

　　A year passed __14__ he was free to begin his __15__. He was forty. He had never __16__ a camel. He spoke no Arabic. And he did not know how to __17__ himself by the stars. His friends thought he would soon __18__ such an impossible plan.

　　He did not. To take advantage of（利用）the desert winter, he decided to __19__ England early in October 1972. He had six months to get __20__. He began learning Arabic-school lessons in the __21__, and listening to __22__ at home in the afternoon. He made a lot of visits to the London Zoo to learn about camels. At night, he studied the __23__. Maps and compass（指南针）are not enough in the desert. You must know __24__ where you are, and for that you must be able to “read” the stars with a sextant（六分仪）.

　　Moorhouse planned to begin his __25__ from the Atlantic coast of Africa, and ride through Mauritania, Mali, Algeria and Libya into Egypt, where he hoped to reach the River Nile.

1．
				[　　]
A. after	B. for	C. out of	D. into
2．
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A. yellow	B. hot	C. beautiful	D. empty
3．
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A. owe	B. cross	C. pass	D. finish
4．
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A. days	B. months	C. centuries	D. reasons
5．
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A. east	B. south	C. west	D. north
6．
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A. a	B. no	C. one	D. some
7．
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A. east	B. south	C. west	D. north
8．
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A. to	B. after	C. until	D. in
9．
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A. alone	B. by	C. slowly	D. faster
10．
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A. difficult	B. easy	C. successful	D. enough
11．
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A. start	B. want	C. take off	D. refuse
12．
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A. reason	B. person	C. plan	D. travel
13．
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A. explain	B. show	C. examine	D. enjoy
14．
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A. after	B. as	C. because	D. before
15．
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A. preparations	B. trip	C. holidays	D. writing
16．
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A. had	B. fed	C. seen	D. touched
17．
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A. live	B. stay	C. move	D. guide
18．
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A. begin	B. drop	C. finish	D. make
19．
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A. return to	B. work in	C. leave	D. leave for
20．
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A. ready	B. back	C. there	D. off
21．
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A. morning	B. afternoon	C. evening	D. night
22．
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A. talks	B. tapes	C. his wife	D. his guide
23．
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A. books	B. camels	C. stars	D. deserts
24．
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A. naturally	B. surely	C. correctly	D. exactly
25．
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A. exercises	B. classes	C. trip	D. race

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One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered．and they all admired his heart for it was 　41　. There was not a scar in it. Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as 　42　.”

　　The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s 　43　. It was full of scars, it had places 　44　 pieces had been removed and other pieces 45　 in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several 　46　 edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps where whole pieces were missing.

　　The young man laughed. “ 　47　 your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”

　　“Yes,” said the old man, “Yours 48　 perfect but I would never trade with you. You see, every　49　 represents a person 　50　 I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they 51　 me a piece of their heart that fits into the 52　 place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we 　53　.

　　“Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart 　54　, and the other person hasn’t returned a 　55　 of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gaps—giving love is 　56　 a chance. Although these gaps are painful, they 　57　 open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have been waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?’’

　　The young man walked up to the old man, 　58　 his perfect heart, and tipped a piece out. He 　59　 it to the old man.

　　The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart. It 　60　, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.

　　The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his.

　　They embraced and walked away side by side.

A．ugly　　　　　B．perfect　　　　　 C．beautiful　　　　D．hurt

A．mine　　　　 B．his　　　　　　　 C．theirs　　　　　D．ours

A．coat　　　　　B．appearance　　　　C．face　　　　　 D．heart

A．that　　　　　B．which　　　　　　C．where　　　　　D．whose

A．cut　　　　　 B．set　　　　　　　C．put　　　　　　 D．brought

A．smooth　　　 B．rough　　　　　　C．broken　　　　　D．pretty

A.Comparing　　　B．Compared　　　　C．Compare　　　 D．Compares

A．looks　　　　 B．seems　　　　　　C．is　　　　　　　D．fits

A．one　　　　　 B．heart　　　　　　 C．piece　　　　　 D．scar

A．on whom　　 B．in whom　　　　　C．with whom　　 D．to whom

A．take　　　　 B．give　　　　　　　C．lend　　　　　　D．pass

A．empty　　　 B．full　　　　　　　 C．original　　　　 D．first

A．had　　　　 B．gave　　　　　　 C．shared　　　　　D．owned

A．in　　　　　 B．away　　　　　　 C．off　　　　　　D．up

A．lot　　　　　 B．sheet　　　　　　 C．piece　　　　　D．pile

A．making　　　 B．taking　　　　　　C．keeping　　　　D．bringing

A．keep　　　　　B．cut　　　　　　　C．come　　　　　D．stay

A．carried away　　B．reached into　　　C．took out　　　 D．brought up

A．offered　　　　B．took　　　　　　C．passed　　　　　D．served

A．fit　　　　　　B．hit　　　　　　　C．beat　　　　　　D．set

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阅读下列短文，从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Pete Rose was a great baseball player. Though I have never met him, he taught me something 　31 that changed my life.

　　Pete was being 　32 in spring training the year he was about to break Ty Cobb’s all-time hits record. Suddenly one reporter asked him, “Pete, you only need 78 hits to reach your nearest 　33 . How many at-bats（击球）do you think it’ll take you to get the 78 hits？” Without hesitation, Pete just 　34 at the reporter and said,“78.” The reporter yelled back, “Ah, come on, Pete, you don’t think you’ll get 78 hits in 78 at-bats, do you？”

　　Mr. Rose calmly 　35 his philosophy with the reporters who were 　36 waiting for his reply to the claim.“Every time I 　37 up to the plate（击球区），I 　38 to get a hit! 　39 I have it in mind，I have no right to step into the batter’s（击球手）box! It is 40 expectation that has enabled me to get all of the hits in the first place.”

　　When I thought about Pete Rose’s 　41 and how it applied to everyday 　42 ，I felt a little embarrassed. As a business person，I was hoping to increase my 　43 . As a father，l was hoping to be a good dad. As a married man，I was hoping to be a good husband. The truth was that I was a fairly good salesperson，I was not so 44 a father，and I was an okay husband. I immediately decided that being okay was not 　45 ! I wanted to be a great salesperson，a great father and a great husband. I 　46 my attitude to a positive one，and the results were 47 .I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips，I won Coach of the Year in my 48 baseball league，and I share a loving relationship with my wife，Karen，with whom I am 49 to enjoy the rest of my life!

　50 ，Mr. Rose!

31．A．reliable 　　　　B．enjoyable 　　　　　　C．valuable　　　　　 D．unbelievable

32．A．admired 　　　　 B．interviewed 　　　　　C．watched 　　　　　 D．trained

33．A．decision 　　　　B．record 　　　　　　　 C．level 　　　　　　 D．goal

34．A．stared 　　　　　B．shouted 　　　　　　　C．glared 　　　　　　D．pointed

35．A．enjoyed 　　　　 B．shared 　　　　　　　 C．discussed 　　　　 D．reviewed

36．A．anxiously 　　　 B．nervously 　　　　　　C．cheerfully 　　　　D．impatiently

37．A．climb 　　　　　 B．jump 　　　　　　　　 C．drive 　　　　　　 D．step

38．A．seem 　　　　　　B．fail 　　　　　　　　 C．expect 　　　　　　D．compete

39．A．Though 　　　　　B．Unless 　　　　　　　 C．Because 　　　　　 D．When

40．A．abrupt 　　　　　B．simple　　　　　　　 C．positive 　　　　　D．considerate

41．A．plan 　　　　　　B．idea 　　　　　　　　 C．ability 　　　　　 D．behaviour

42．A．agenda 　　　　　B．exercise 　　　　　　 C．work 　　　　　　　D．lire

43．A．sales 　　　　　 B．skills 　　　　　　　 C．experiences 　　　 D．experiments

44．A．wise 　　　　　　B．kind 　　　　　　　　 C．mean 　　　　　　　D．bad

45．A．explicit 　　　　B．helpful 　　　　　　　C．enough 　　　　　　D．practical

46．A．changed 　　　　 B．added 　　　　　　　　C．devoted 　　　　　 D．contributed

47．A．hopeful 　　　　 B．amazing 　　　　　　　C．funny 　　　　　　 D．disappointing

48．A．son’s 　　　　　B．wife’s 　　　　　　　C．friend’s 　　　　 D．customer’s

49．A．supposed 　　　　B．expected 　　　　　　 C．encouraged 　　　　D．determined

50．A．Good luck 　　　 B．Best regards 　　　　　C．Thanks 　　　　　 D．Congratulations