题目内容
______ he was 12, Einstein had learned advanced mathematics by himself.
A. The first time B. At the time C. By the time D. During the time
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Donald had his own difficulties in sleeping that night. Not just because of the bright lights of the shelter or people’s constant voices, it was the happening repeatedly nightmare that caused him to stay awake, to fear sleep. Donald was back in his small house. He did his best to ignore the howling winds outside his window. Yet he could not turn out the fearful whimpers (呜咽) of his little dog, or the uncomfortable sounds of his mother anxious in her room next door, unable to sleep through the storm despite her insistence they would be all right.
Donald did not want his mother to be upset, but on some level, he was glad to hear she was awake, It meant he was not alone in the dark. Though he was 12, until recently it was impossible for Donald to fall asleep unless his mother lay down by his side.
Suddenly there was a crash. Their living room window is shattered (打碎) by 125 miles an hour winds. Troy rushed to Donald and sat anxiously on the edge of his bed. He did his best to calm his mother, and she had to comfort him. Soon water was seeping (渗入) into the single floor house. Quickly it rose from ankle level to leg level. At Donald’s insistence, they pushed their way through the water --- now chest high --- toward the front door. When they fought their way into the living room, water rose to their chins.
It was a struggle for the boy and mother to stay afloat. In a total panic, desperate to hold on to something, Troy caught a curtain rod. She was breathing hard, shouting that she couldn’t swim.
Donald cried out, “Mom! Hold on!” Just then Donald also caught a floatable wood board.
【小题1】The passage is mainly about _____.
| A.how a storm happened and caused damage |
| B.how a mother and son experienced a storm |
| C.how a mother and son survived a storm |
| D.how a son helped his mother in a storm |
| A.The rising water. | B.The broken window. |
| C.The lucky dog. | D.The noisy environment. |
| A.In excitement. | B.In calm. | C.In anxiety. | D.In despair. |
| A.How the other people struggled in the storm. |
| B.Why the rainstorm happened. |
| C.What damage the rainstorm caused. |
| D.How Donald and Troy struggled to save themselves |
______, he went to Australia to study English.
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A.When a boy of 12 |
B.He was 12 years old |
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C.When he was the age of 12 |
D.When was 12 |
One night last February, a seventeen-year-old Duffy drove home along a winding road, he saw a strange light thrown against the tree. “I knew it wasn’t the moon”, he said. “I drive this road all the time and I notice little things out of place.”
Duffy stopped his car and got out to examine. Below him far down in the deep valley lay a broken car with its headlights on. Thirty minutes earlier, a man had driven off the edge of the road, which has no guardrail. His car fell and rolled end over end, landing on its top more than two hundred feet below.
Duffy rushed to call for help, then returned and got down to reach the injured driver. Snow covered the valley and the temperature was below freezing. After struggling back up the cliff, Duffy took off his jacket and shirt and wrapped the injured man in time, along with the blankets from his car.
Life-saving deeds are starting to become usual action for Duffy, the oldest of seven children. When he was 12, he saved his ten-year-old brother from drowning. Two years ago, his three-year-old sister ate rat poison, and Duffy cleaned out her mouth, make her drink milk to protect her stomach and called doctors.
“We have tried to teach the children good values, and it looks like we have got some reward for it.” His father says.
1. The strange light came from ________.
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A.The bright moon. |
B.Duffy’s car. |
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C.The broken car in the valley |
D.an unknown place |
2. The phrase” landing on its top” means the car lay_________.
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A.on the top of the cliff |
B.with its wheels upward |
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C.with its head upward |
D.on the road as usual |
3.From the above article, we can see Duffy has saved ________ at least.
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A.two |
B.three |
C.four |
D.five |
4. “We have tried to teach the children good values” may probably mean Duffy’s parents often tell their children_________.
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A.to help people in danger |
B.how to save people’s lives |
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C.to remember the value of the car |
D.how to do business |