Collectors(收藏家) know just what to look for in a comic book. They always check the   __1   first. They like to find the books that came out between 1938 and 1945. These years   2   the Golden Age of comic books. Now these books are very expensive. The first copy() of Marvel Comics cost a little money   3   it came out. Now it is worth more than $100,000.

Collectors also look for the books in which a character   4   for the first time. The first Superman story tells how Superman came to Earth. This comic book might cost as much as $125,000.   5   a character from one comic book turns up in another one. When Batman(蝙蝠侠)is   6   in a Superman comic, the price of the book goes up. These books are called crossover books. They are worth more because there are not   7   of them.

Don’t let the high prices   8   you from starting a collection of your own. Comic books that came out after the Golden Age don’t cost so much. Today’s comic books are even   9   . You can enjoy them now and   10   them for their future value(价值).

1. A. place       B. date       C. size          D. price

2. A. followed    B. reached    C. marked       D. divided

3. A. when       B. if         C. before        D. but

4. A. appears     B. travels     C. acts          D. fails

5. A. Suddenly   B. Luckily     C. Actually      D. Sometimes

6. A. lost        B. wanted     C. shown        D. protected

7. A. any        B. some       C. all           D. many

8. A. keep       B. make       C. leave         D. throw

9. A. better        B. cheaper      C. more         D. thicker

10. A. record      B. borrow      C. save         D. change

A young man was going to join the army(部队)and had to take a medical examination(检查). The doctor was sitting at a desk when he went in. He said to the man, “Take your coat and shirt off, and sit on that chair.”

The young man did so. The doctor looked at him for a moment without getting up from his chair and then said, “All right. Put your clothes on again.”

“But you haven’t examined me at all!” the young man said in surprise.

“There is no need to do so,” the doctor said with a smile. “When I told you to take your coat and shirt off, you heard me all right, so there is nothing wrong with your ears. You saw your chair, so your eyes are good. You could take your clothes off and sit on the chair, so you must be in good health. And you understood what I told you to do and did it without a mistake,….”

1. Why did the young man take a medical examination?

 A. He had hurt his ear.             

B. He hoped to join the army.

 C. He wanted to get some medicine.

 D. He wondered if he was in good health.

2. The doctor asked the young man to take his coat and shirt off to test           .

A. his eyes                       B. his arms

C. his sense of hearing              D. his sense of touch

3. How did the man feel as soon as the medical examination was over?

A. Bored.        B. Pleased.       C. Uncomfortable.     D. Surprised.

4. Which of the following can be chosen to complete the underlined sentence?

A. so I feel sorry for you         

B. so you are too weak to join the army

 C. so you need another medical examination       

D. so you must be clever enough for the army

5. The best title for this story is _______ .

A. A Strict Doctor                  B. A Special Medical Examination

      C. A Serious Mistake                D. A Smart Young Man

A Nobel Prize is considered by most people one of the highest international honours(荣誉) a person can receive. As you know, the prizes were started by a Swede called Alfred Nobel. He was born in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Alfred Nobel was a great scientist. He made two important inventions(发明), and so he became very rich(富裕的). Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man. He never married or had children. Also, he was a sick man during his large part of life. When he died at the age of 63, he left a fund of $9,000,000. The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made great achievements in physics, chemistry(化学), medicine and literature(文学), and for world peace.

     The first Nobel Prizes were given on December 10, 1901, five years after Nobel’s death. Since then many famous people from all over the world have been given Nobel Prizes for their achievements.

      Each prize has three parts. The first part is a gold medal. Second, a winner of a Nobel Prize is given a diploma saying that he has been given the prize. The third part of the prize is a large amount of money-about $40,000.

    Often a prize is given to just one person, but not always. Sometimes a prize is shared. It may be given to two or more people who have worked together. It is also sometimes true that a prize is not given at all if there is no great achievement. In 1972, for example, no Nobel Peace Prize was given.

1. When was Alfred Nobel born?

   A. In 1938.        B. In 1833.         C. In 1896.        D. In 1906.

2. What kind of person would you say Alfred Nobel was?

A. He was a rich, happy and lucky man.

B. He was a poor, unhappy and unlucky man.

C. He was a rich, but unhappy and unlucky man.

D. He was a poor, but happy and lucky man.

3. When he died, Nobel left a large amount of money ________.

 A. to his wife                         B. to his children

C. for helping the poor people in Sweden   D. for setting five prizes

4. The underlined word “diploma” in the passage most probably means_________ .

A. certificate       B. letter           C. ticket          D. card           

5. How many persons is a Nobel Prize given to?

A. Not always one person.              B. Two persons. 

C. Only one person.                   D. Three persons.

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