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Judged by the ordinary s__________,he is handsome.
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Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know if you think you are a brave person or a coward(胆小鬼). But you will never really know the answer to that question until you are tested in real life. Some people think they are brave, but when they come face to face with real danger, they act like cowards. Other people think of themselves as cowardly, but when they meet danger, they act like heroes.?
Lenny Sputnik had always thought of himself as a nervous person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and his health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. Then, on 15th January 1982, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. Then he saw a woman in the ice-cold water. Suddenly Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very calm and did a very courageous thing. He jumped into the Potomac, swam to the woman, and kept her head above the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny Sputnik, it was not seventy-nine.?
When you are in a very dangerous situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. This chemical is called adrenalin. With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and are ready to fight or run away. However, when you are completely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this happens, the muscles become very hard and you find that you cannot move at all. You are then disabled with fear. That is why, when we are very frightened, we sometimes say that we are ‘petrified’. This word comes from the Greek word ‘peters’ which means ‘stone’. We are so frightened we have become like stone.?
【小题1】 According to the writer's opinion, a brave person can be judged by ______
| A.his words | B.his thought? | C.his action | D.his looks? |
| A.Lenny had a good chance | B.Lenny was brave? |
| C.Lenny liked swimming | D.Lenny wanted to be a hero? |
| A.nervous | B.worried? | C.calm | D.disappointed? |
| A.harmful | B.useless? | C.changeable | D.dangerous? |
| A.become stronger | B.lose his feeling and power? |
| C.become a stone | D.become a hero |
An idea that started in Seattle's public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.
In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit(追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched(发起) the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book " project in 1998. Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.
In Chicago, the mayor(市长) appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the "One Book, One Chicago" program. As a result, reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.
The only problem arose in New York, where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity can be achieved. Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point, putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.
Ultimately, as Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process, or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.
1.What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?
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A.To invite authors to guide readers. |
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B.To encourage people to read and share. |
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C.To involve people in community service. |
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D.To promote the friendship between cities. |
2.According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out?
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A.In large communities with little sense of unity. |
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B.In large cities where libraries are far from home. |
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C.In medium-sized cities with a diverse population. |
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D.In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached. |
3.The underlined words “shared a word” in Paragraph 5 probably mean .
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A.exchanged ideas with each other |
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B.discussed the meaning of a word |
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C.gained life experience |
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D.used the same language |
4.According to Nancy, the degree of success of the project is judged by .
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A.the careful selection of a proper book |
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B.the growing popularity of the writers |
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C.the number of people who benefit from reading |
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D.the number of books that each person reads |