题目内容
Never stop doing ____you are fond of.
A. no matter what B. whatever
C. however D. no matter how
B
Before Nicholas Clapp got there, he had half hoped that he might run into some of Ubar’s ruins sticking(凸出) out of the sand. But finding the city wasn’t that easy. During the summer, he and his 40 helpers dug at 35 different spots. The only things they found were ground spiders, giant ticks, and deadly snakes.
Just before Thanksgiving says Clapp, “We were within a whisker of total failure.”
But then Clapp’s team looked at the high-tech maps again and saw something surprising. Many of the caravan routes(沙漠商队路线)on the high-tech maps came together on the same spot marked “Omani Marketplace” on Ptolomy’s map. Two maps, made almost 2000 years apart, pointed the team toward the same area!
In December 1991, Clapp arrived at the spot where, according to the maps, the caravans met. Clapp had a handheld instrument that could detect(探测) objects below the ground. It showed ruins under the sand! He and his team started digging. And then they found it! A tower buried in the sand. They slowly unearthed a giant, eight-sided fortress(堡垒). It had nine towers and many rooms. People had lived in this fortress 2000 years ago. Outside its walls, they had found buried remains of nearly 40 campsites. They seemed to be camping areas for traders(商人).
More digging found shards, or pieces of pottery(陶瓷) from ancient Rome, Greece, China, Egypt, and Syria. Diggers and scientists agree that people were here for about 5000 years. Clapp and his team were excited as they continued to discover more pieces of the past that seemed to prove that it was the lost city of Ubar.
“We started with this hopeless myth(神秘),” says Clapp, “and then finally found the truth behind the myth.” But is this unearthed site really the once-great Ubar? Experts aren’t totally persuaded.
Donald Whitcomb is an archeologist(考古学家) at the University of Chicago. He doubts that Clapp really discovered Ubar. “There’s probably some truth to this myth,” he says. “But Ubar is described as a place with walls all made of gold, and the rubies and emeralds(宝石).” No gold or precious stones have been found by Clapp.
“I’m not sure whether they discovered Ubar because I’m not sure if Ubar really existed,” Whitcomb says.
【小题1】The following statements are true according to the reading EXCEPT_____.
| A.Clapp made this discovery with the help of caravan routes on the maps |
| B.Clapp made this discovery with the help of some high technology |
| C.Clapp was not sure that he had found Ubar |
| D.Donald Whitcomb was not sure if Clapp had found Ubar |
| A.We were ready for any failure |
| B.We were on the point of giving up hopes |
| C.We would never stop digging though there was difficulty. |
| D.We decided that we had failed to find Ubar. |
| A.a person of courage |
| B.a person of determination |
| C.a very young person |
| D.a person who is good for nothing |
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Every person has a great deal of love to give. 【小题1】 Here is a general guide to loving.
Say it. When you say the words “I Love You”, make sure you really mean it, and are willing to do anything for that special person.
【小题2】 If you love someone, you should understand how they feel, where they come from, and who they are. Realize how they could also love you back just as well.
Love unconditionally. Giving unconditional love requires you to love without any expectations. 【小题3】 It seems difficult to only love and not demand anything in return in today’s world where everyone is selfish. But even in this world we see many examples of unconditional love, for example the love a mother gives to her child and the love between two life partners. To love unconditionally, you will have to learn to sacrifice(牺牲) yourself and your desires and also realize that someone may have a different way of showing his or her love for you. 【小题4】
Realize it can be lost. If you realize that you can lose the one you love, then you have a greater appreciation of what you have. 【小题5】 Don’t make an idol of the person you love. This will place them under unnecessary pressure and will likely result in you losing them.
Never stop loving. Even if you have been hurt before, you should not stop giving love.
| A.Try loving just for the sake of love. |
| B.Put yourself in someone else’s shoes. |
| C.There are many different ways to explain love. |
| D.Think how lucky you are to have someone to love. |
F. It does not make you a bad person to desire someone else’s love.
G. There are many different ways to love someone (or even yourself).
It is that time of the year when the warm, late Summer days meet the cold, early Autumn nights. The skies on days like these are bright and clear. The air is cool, fresh, and full of the smell of wild flowers. The leaves on the trees are dark green but with splashes of red appearing here and there. It is a really beautiful time of the year. Every where and in everything you can see change.
Birds are starting to migrate. Children are getting ready for another school year. People are looking back on the fun days of Summer and forward to the busy days of Fall.
It is days like these that remind me that while seasons, weather, and nature's colors may change it is all beautiful and it is all joyful. And I am changing too.
My thick wavy hair is now pretty thin on top. Its dark brown color is now getting some gray sprinkled(散落)in it. The smile lines around my eyes and mouth are deeper now and stay with me even when I stop smiling. My glasses continue to get thicker with each new pair and the music I love is now referred to as "oldies". Still, I feel so happy and joyful in my life. I am grateful for my younger years because they taught me so much.
What I have learned and experienced has gotten me to where I am today. I am grateful for my present because now is where I live and now is where I love. I feel happiness in every moment that God has given me, and I take great delight in all the changes life brings. Life is a never ending journey of change and growth. Life's changes never stop but neither does life's joy.
1.The author describes the sceneryin the first paragraph in order to ______ .
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A.tell the time of story’s taking place |
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B.tell the joy of season’s changing |
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C.show the impressive beauty of nature |
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D.set off the author’s delighted feeling |
2.From this passage we can learn _____.
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A.the author is not young any longer at present |
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B.the season the author describes is the meet of late autumn and early winter |
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C.the author is a person who used to love music |
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D.the author doesn’t hope life has changed so much |
3.The underlined part in the last paragraph probably means ______.
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A.present life is well worth treasuring |
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B.he is satisfied with where he lives now |
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C.present life isn’t changing |
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D.the world is filled with love everywhere |
4.From the passage we can see the author’s attitude to life is full of ______.
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A.excitement |
B.appreciation |
C.compassion |
D.complaint |
5.The best title of this passage is ______.
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A.My life |
B.My past |
C.I love life |
D.Life's changes |