Harald Kaas was sixty. His back became rounded, and he bent a little. His forehead, always of the broadest-no one else’s hat would fit him - was now one of the highest, that is to say, he had lost all his teeth, which were strong though small, and blackened by smoking. Now, instead of “deuce take it” he said “deush take it”. He had always held his hands half closed as though grasping something; now they stiffened so that he could never open them fully. The little finger of his ldft hand had been bitten off. According to Harald’s version of the story, the fellow swallowed the piece on the spot.

       He was fond of showing off the ldft part, and it often served as an introduction to the history of brave adventures, which became greater and greater and greater as he grew older and quieter. His small sharp eyes were deep set and looked at one with great intensity. There wsa power in his individuality. He has no lack of self-respect.

       His house, raised on an old foundation, looked out to the south over many islands; farther out were more islands and the open sea. Its eastern wing was barely half furnished, and the western inhabited by Harald Kaas. These wings were connected by a gallery, behind which were the fields and woods to the north.

In the gallery itself were heads of bears, wolves, foxes and lynxes and stuffed birds from land and sea. Skins and guns hung on the walls of the front room. The inner rooms were also full of skins and filled with the smell of wild animals and tobacco-smoke. Harald himself called it “man-smell”; no one who had once put his nose inside could ever forget it. Valuable and beautiful skins hung on the walls and sat, and walked on skins, and each one of them was a subject of conversation. Harald Kaas, seated in his log chair by the fireside, his feet on the bearskin, opened his shirt to show the scars on his hairy chest (and what scars they were) which had been made by a bears teeth, when he had driven his knife, right up to the end, into the monster’s heart. All the tables, and cupboards, and carved chairs listened in their silence.

68.Who or what most probably bit harald Kaass’ little finger off?

       A.On of his fellow hunters

B.An adversary in a boxing match

C.A wild animal 

D.One of his hunting dogs

Having said goodbye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home.  16 excited, Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily. And even little Alax  17  from time to time. The family were   18  from trip.

   But about three hours later things began to   19  . It was starting to snow. Alvin sped up the car,   20 to arrive home before dark. But it was too dangerous to drive fast now. Because it was snowing more and more heavily. So Alvin had to   21 down. The snow on the   22 was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to   23 on it. Their car slipped (滑落) off the way and got stuck in the deep snow   24 the engine refused to start again.

“The snow doesn’t seem to   25  . Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked. Clare said she  26  to walk. So they got out of the car with their son and began walking. But   27  was to come. Soon they lost their  28  and had to walk aimlessly on and on.

Night came. They were not afraid of the dark. But they were  29  that poor Alax would die of cold. However, their faith to keep Alax   30 made them filled with courage, warmth and strength. They  31 and rested in turn and then continued their walk. They had countless falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their   32  again.

One, two, three, …seven days passed. On the eighth day,   33  at last came from Alvin’s parents, the police and local people. But the young   34  had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frost-bites(冻伤). Fortunately, there was  35  seriously wrong with little Alax.

A.Still          B.Even           C.Yet          D.Ever

A.cried              B.jumped         C.smiled       D.sang

A.taking             B.having          C.enjoying         D.starting

A.work          B.change          C.come        D.finish

A.phoning       B.deciding        C.thinking       D.hoping

A.get            B.slow            C.go           D.look

A.land          B.highway         C.fields        D.car

A.walk         B.sit              C.stay         D.wait

A.and           B.but             C.or            D.for

A.fall         B.end           C.continue      D.melt

A.liked        B.preferred        C.decided         D.wished

A.better        B.something      C.nothing         D.worse

A.hope         B.luck           C.way           D.money

A.certain      B.afraid          C.sorry        D.sure

A.happy      B.silent          C.alive          D.dead

A.slept         B.walked         C.watched        D.ate

A.heads       B.eyes            C.hands           D.feet

A.danger       B.help           C.luck          D.news

A.husband     B.wife         C.couple          D.baby

A.everything   B.anything       C.something    D.nothing

London has more than nine million visitors every year. They come and visit some of the most famous places in England: Big Ben, the Tower of London and the River Thames.

  You can see some of the most interesting places in London by getting on the tour buses. Or you can take a ride on the London Eye. This large wheel slowly takes you 135m above the River Thames.

  The River Thames is London’s main waterway. It has shaped the capital’s landscape, history and geography. So one of the best ways of knowing more about the city is to take a trip along the river.

  The clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, has become one of the main symbols of London. The sound of the bell, which you can hear at the beginning of many television and radio programmes, has become well-known throughout the nation.

   No visit to London is complete without a look at the Tower of London, in the eastern part of the city. After Big Ben, the Tower may be London’s most visited tourist spot. Directly south is Tower Bridge, which is more than100 years old.

  Along all the palaces in London, Buckingham Palace is the most famous. It has been the main London home of the royal family since Queen Victoria moved there in 1873. You can visit some of the rooms in August and September. And most mornings of the year you can watch the soldiers

outside changing the guard.

   About one hour by train out of London is the Tower of Windsor. Here you can visit another of the Queen’s homes-Windsor Castle. There was a fire in 1992 and many of the rooms were badly burned. But now they are full of beautiful pictures, tables and chairs again.

   Sightseeing in London is great, but it can get very tiring. So, the best way to start the day is to fill up with an English breakfast.

You can buy an English breakfast in nearly every hotel, and at many restaurants and cafes. An English pub is a good place to stop for lunch and a drink. You can get hot or cold food and try one of England’s many ales(浓啤酒). Fish and chips are also a traditional English meal. So look out for fish and chip shops in cities as well as by the sea.

   Or you can sit outside one of the many roadside pubs and cafes in London, and simply watch the busy world go by.

We can learn from the text that ____________.

  A.Windsor Castle has been rebuilt  

B. the Big Ben can be heard everywhere in London

  C. only some of the hotels in England serve breakfast.

  D. the London Eye can carry you where you like to go

Which place may be London’s most visited tourist spot?

  A. Buckingham Palace              B. The Tower of London 

  C. Big Ben                       D. The River Thames

If you go to London in December, you will not be able to ___________

  A. visit Windsor Castle     

B. tour the Buckingham Palace

  C. tour the city along the River Thames

  D. watch the soldiers outside the Buckingham Palace changing guards.

The underlined word “landscape” (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to _________.

  A. sights        B. interests          C. characteristics    D. culture

The whole passage mainly introduces the ________________.

  A. tourism in London              B. tourists in London

  B. history in London               D. sightseeing in London

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