Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur, one of the world's great scientists, was born in 1822, and died in 1895.While still a young boy, Louis Pasteur made his decision to become a scientist. He spent much of his life time studying the diseases of cattle, chickens and other tame animals. His wife learned to help him with his work. Almost everyone knows that Pasteur is the man responsible for finding a way of preventing milk from spoiling (变质). Not many people know he was the first to imagine and to prove that air we breathe is full of germs (细菌). One of his greatest successes was finding a treatment for people and animals to prevent a disease called rabies (狂犬病). Louis Pasteur won many honors and could have got large amount of money. But Pasteur preferred to live simply. The real happiness of this unusual man came from his work. Louis Pasteur did so well in his life that the French government took up his work and created the Institute Pasteur in the year 1888.
1.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
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A.Pasteur was a scientist and doctor as well. |
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B.Pasteur lived for less than seventy years. |
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C.Everybody knows that Pasteur succeeded in finding a way of preventing milk from spoiling. |
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D.Pasteur's wife was of some help to him in his work. |
2. From the passage, we know that Pasteur lived a simple life. This is because ________.
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A.he earned little money. |
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B.he cared much about money. |
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C.what he really enjoyed was a simple life. |
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D.of all mentioned above. |
3.Why were many honors given to Louis Pasteur?
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A.Because he was the greatest scientist in the world. |
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B.Because he spent much of his life time studying the diseases of people. |
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C.Because he lived simply. |
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D.Because he was a rare success as a scientist. |
4. Pasteur could have got large amount of money if he had___________.
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A.cared much about it. |
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B.made more discoveries. |
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C.lived a better life. |
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D.achieved more successes. |
5.To Louis Pasteur the real happiness in his life was to __________.
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A.study |
B.work |
C.get large amount of money |
D.raise tame animals |
Pairs, Jan. 11--- An armored (武装) car robbery last night ended in a wild gunbattle that two men dead and a hostage (人质) seriously wounded.
The drama (刺激的事件) began when an armored car carrying the contents of safety(储备)boxes to a bank was struck by a large truck, police said.
The bank guards were helpless when the robbers jumped out of the truck and tied them. The robbers used heavy tools and explosives (爆炸品) to break the armored car.
A passing police car turned to look into the accident as the men were removing the contents of the armored car. Police said the three robbers fled on foot across a nearby highway.
Stopping a private car driven by a teenaged girl, the three escaped for central Pairs with the police car in hot pursuit(追捕).
A plain clothes policeman saw the car as it drove through the street of Lat in Quarter. The policeman tried to stop the car, but the thieves started shooting at him, witness (目击者) said.
The girl hostage tried to slip away. Just as she was crawling (爬出) away from the car, she was hit by a bullet. Police said she was out of danger at Central Hospital.
The gunmen gave up the car and got into a shop, pouring fire on more than 50 policemen that surrounded the building. After a wild gunbattle, police broke into the room. They only found two of the gunmen, both seriously wounded. The third thief was believed to have escaped with over $1.3 million in cash and jewellery.
1.The passage is about _____.
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A.a gunbattle between the policeman and the government soldiers. |
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B.a bank robbery in Paris. |
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C.a group of gunmen's robbery of armored car in the streets. |
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D.how a teenaged girl got seriously wounded. |
2.The robbers came and they _____.
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A.in a police car; stole the armed car. |
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B.in a truck; blasted (炸毁) the armored car. |
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C.in an armored truck; drove the money car away. |
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D.in an armored car; opened the armored car with heavy tools. |
3.The three robbers escaped on foot across a nearby highway because_____.
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A.a passing police car found them . |
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B.the explosives were too strong . |
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C.the contents of the armored car were too heavy . |
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D.the truck broke down . |
4.A plain clothes policeman is ______.
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A.not a policeman but a soldier . |
B.not a policeman but a gunman . |
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C.a policeman but he doesn't wear a uniform . |
D.a robber . |
5.After a wild gunbattle, ______.
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A.the robbers were shot dead. |
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B.the police got back what they wanted. |
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C.the police failed to get back what they wanted. |
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D.50 policemen were killed and the robbers were seriously wounded. |
句子填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
根据句子意思,从所给的15个词汇中选出合适的词或短语并用适当的形式填空。
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challenge |
be strict with |
predict |
a number of |
attract |
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possess |
optimistic |
depend on |
crime |
uncertain |
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treat |
consist of |
delight |
typical |
pollute |
1.Don’t ___________ me as a child. I’m already in my twenties.
2.--- Could you do me a favor?
--- It ____________ what it is.
3. I am ___________ about what to do next. Can you tell me about it?
4. --- Why does the lake smell terrible?
--- Because large quantities of water _________________.
5.We all hope that our teachers ________________ us so that we can learn more.
6.To our ___________, our class won the game very easily.
7. It is _____________ that we will have a much colder winter this year.
8.Pollution of the environment is one of the most ____________ we face today.
9.The main function of advertisements is ______________ customers to buy the goods.
10. It is simply a ___________ for us students to waste so much food and water.
— I _______ James this evening and ask her to come to my party.
— Don’t phone her between 6 and 7 o’clock. She _______ a bath.
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A.am about to call; will behaving |
B.am going to call; is having |
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C.am about to call; is having |
D.am going to call; will be having |
Too much of this report is ________ with out-of-date figures.
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A.taken on |
B.taken in |
C.taken up |
D.taken over |
After the president made an official announcement, she expressed her ________ opinion.
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A.personal |
B.private |
C.single |
D.individual |