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Dean could hear the voices from around 40 feet below him . “ Don’t give up , Dean ! ” Uncle Jim shouted encouragingly . “ You can do it ! ” “ You’re almost there , ” Kurt called as he pulled on the 36 that ensured his cousin’s safety .
Kurt and Dean had just finished helping Uncle Jim 37 a climbing wall at a community gym in
Dean heard his cousin and uncle 40 him on from below , but he didn’t reply . He was 41 the last section of the artificial rock wall to determine an approach for scaling it . He 42 he was only a few feet from the top , 43 if he failed to concentrate on what he was doing , he could fall .
Dean 44 Kurt to serve as his belayer ,which is the person who controls a climber’s safety rope . While Dean 45 , Kurt took the slack ( part of a rope that is not tight ) out of the safety rope that was attached to the 46 of the wall . In that case , if Dean started to slip , he would fall only a few feet 47 the rope caught him . However , Dean didn’t want to fall even a few feet ; he was too close to his 48
As Dean held on to the rock face , calculating each move with great 49 , Uncle Jim and Kurt watched intently . 50 , with a burst of energy , Dean climbed over the last outcropping and shouted , “ I did it ! ”
Uncle Jim and Kurt 51 wildly . Dean smiled broad , and then grew 52 again . Falling to the ground was the 53 part for him , and his uncle and cousin knew it . The last time Dean had scaled a climbing wall , it had taken 15 minutes for him to get the 54 to come down . As the others watched in expectation , Dean 55 his tense muscles , took a deep breath , and backed over the edge . In seconds he had dived more than 40 feet to the gym floor .
36. A. ladder | B. rope | C. net | D. helmet |
37. A. paint | B. repair | C. fit | D. move |
38. A. thirst | B. feat | C. interest | D. anxiety |
39. A. strongest | B. best | C. youngest | D. first |
40. A. urging | B. comforting | C. pushing | D. calming |
41. A. searching | B. analyzing | C. studying | D. testing |
42. A. felt | B. noticed | C. wished | D. knew |
43. A. so | B. or | C. but | D. for |
44. A. trusted | B. equipped | C. promised | D. warned |
45. A. stopped | B. dropped | C. climbed | D. rested |
46. A. top | B. end | C. back | D. root |
47. A. as | B. until | C. before | D. while |
48. A. hope | B. mind | C. goal | D. idea |
49. A. care | B. pleasure | C. pain | D. pressure |
50. A. Gradually | B. Suddenly | C. Finally | D. Immediately |
51. A. cheered | B. succeeded | C. danced | D. applauded |
52. A. tired | B. quiet | C. patient | D. excited |
53. A. fastest | B. scariest | C. busiest | D. hardest |
54. A. courage | B. information | C. message | D. attention |
55. A. prepared | B. pulled | C. moved | D. relaxed |
Dean could hear the voices from around 40 feet below him. “Don’t give up, Dean!” Uncle Jim shouted encouragingly. “You can do it!” “You’re almost there,” Kurt called as he pulled on the 1 that ensured his cousin’s safety.
Kurt and Dean had just finished helping Uncle Jim 2 a climbing wall at a community gym in Canterville, Texas. The wall, made of concrete and crushed granite （碎石）, looked just like a sandstone cliff. Despite his 3 of heights, Dean had volunteered to be the 4 to climb the new wall.
Dean heard his cousin and uncle 5 him on from below, but he didn’t reply. He was 6 the last section of the artificial rock wall to determine an approach for scaling it. He 7 he was only a few feet from the top, 8 if he failed to concentrate on what he was doing, he could fall.
Dean 9 Kurt to serve as his belayer, which is the person who controls a climber’s safety rope. While Dean 10 , Kurt took the slack （part of a rope that is not tight） out of the safety rope that was attached to the 11 of the wall. In that case, if Dean started to slip, he would fall only a few feet 12 the rope caught him. However, Dean didn’t want to fall even a few feet; he was too close to his 13 .
As Dean held on to the rock face, calculating each move with great 14 , Uncle Jim and Kurt watched intently 15 , with a burst of energy, Dean climbed over the last outcropping and shouted, “I did it!”
Uncle Jim and Kurt 16 wildly. Dean smiled broad, and then grew 17 again. Falling to the ground was the 18 part for him, and his uncle and cousin knew it. The last time Dean had scaled a climbing wall, it had taken 15 minutes for him to get the 19 to come down. As the others watched in expectation, Dean 20 his tense muscles, took a deep breath, and backed over the edge. In seconds he had dived more than 40 feet to the gym floor.
1．A．ladder B．rope C．net D．helmet
2．A．paint B．repair C．fit D．move
3．A．thirst B．fear C．interest D．anxiety
4．A．strongest B．best C．youngest D．first
5．A．urging B．comforting C．pushing D．calming
6．A．searching B．analyzing C．studying D．testing
7．A．felt B．noticed C．wished D．knew
8．A．so B．or C．but D．for
9．A．trusted B．equipped C．promised D．warned
10．A．stopped B．dropped C．climbed D．rested
11．A．top B．end C．back D．root
12．A．as B．until C．before D．while
13．A．hope B．mind C．goal D．idea
14．A．care B．pleasure C．pain D．pressure
15．A．Gradually B．Suddenly C．Finally D．Immediately
16．A．cheered B．succeeded C．danced D．applauded
17．A．tired B．quiet C．patient D．excited
18．A．fastest B．scariest C．busiest D．hardest
19．A．courage B．information C．message D．attention
20．A．prepared B．pulled C．moved D．relaxed
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60 hours-if everything went perfectly.
For two years, this dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida had been part of her every waking
hour. She was about to turn 60. "I wanted to be filled with commitment to the best of myself so that 1
wasn't looking back later saying, 'What have I done with my life?''' says Nyad.
Those extreme physical struggles are not new to her. In 1974, 25-year-old Nyad became the first
person to swim across Lake Ontario against the current. A year later, Nyad's 28-mile swim around the
island of Manhattan made the front page of the New York Times.
"Physically, I'm stronger. I weigh a lot more," Nyad said after a training swim in Key West in June.
"There are also mental advantages to being older," says Steven Munatones, an expert in swimming.
Feeling a sharp pain in her right shoulder, she changed the angle of stroke (划), telling herself to go
gently until her hand caught the water. In the 17th hour, she swam over to the boat, and the crew
located a pain reliever. Nyad took it. She lay on her back, rolled onto her belly and continued swimming,
and then she'd turn on her back again, gasping(喘气), unable to fill her lungs. "I'm trying to make it. I'm
barely going forward. I feel so sick. This has been my dream forever, but I can hardly make it another
hour," Nyad told David Marchant, the boat's navigator (领航员). Between the 23rd and 27th hours,
Nyad had gone just five miles. "OK, Diana, I'm going to touch you, and it's going to be over," Stoll said.
Nyad agreed. And with that, 29 hours and 43 minutes after she'd jumped into the water, the swim came
to an end.
"She just wouldn't quit. It was more amazing to see her not make it the way she fought than if
everything had gone exactly right and she'd made it the whole way," says Mark Sollinger, who piloted Nyad's lead boat.
At a press conference in Key West after being pulled onto the support boat, Nyad choked back
tears and said, "Sometimes the will is so strong. But I was shaking and freezing, and I thought, 'There's
no mind over matter anymore.' I think I'm going to have to go to my tomb without swimming from Cuba
to Florida."
But when Nyad returned home to Los Angeles, the pain began to fade. "Something says to me the
goal is still there," says Nyad.
B. wanted to prove she was stronger than before
C. had David Marchant as her navigator
D. wanted very much to fulfill her dream
B. has given up the dream of swimming across the Florida Straits
C. appeared on the front page of the New York Times at the age of 25
D. began the swim from Cuba to Florida when she was about 60 years old
B. He was disappointed at Nyad's failure.
C. He really admired Nyad for her struggle.
D. He was not sure about Nyad's success.
B. The Unsinkable Diana Nyad
C. A Regrettable Experience
D. The Inspiring Adventure
As one comes to some crossroads, he or she sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead. At other crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but they do not actually have to stop unless, of course, there is something coming along the main road; and at still others, they do not have either to stop or to go slow, because they are themselves on the main road.
Mr. Williams, who was always a very careful driver, was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad. It had a “SLOW” sign. He slowed down when he came to the main road, looked both ways to see that nothing was coming, and then drove across without stopping completely.
At once he heard a police whistle, so he pulled into the side of the road and stopped. A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and a pen in his hand and said, “You didn’t stop at that crossing.”
“But the sign there doesn't say ‘STOP’.” answered Mr. Williams, “It just says ‘SLOW’, and I did go slow.”
The policeman looked around him, and a look of surprise came over his face. Then he put his notebook and pen away, scratched his head and said, “Well, I’m in the wrong street!”
1.
Mr. Williams was driving ________ one evening.
A. to a party B. to his office
C. home after work D. to work from home
2.
When he was stopped by a policeman, he ____.
A. was driving at a high speed B. was driving onto the main road
C. was going to stop his car D. was pulled into the crossroad
3.
Though slowly, Mr. Williams continued driving at the crossing because________ .
A. he saw a “STOP” sign in the opposite street
B. he paid no attention to the traffic rules
C. he didn't have to stop
D. he was eager to get home
4.
Looking round Mr. Williams, the policeman was surprised because__________ .
A. he met a mad man
B. he realized that he himself was mistaken
C. Mr. Williams dared to speak to him like that
D. Mr. Williams would not apologize to him
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We have completed our first month of preschool. Matthew seems to 26 it. He is catching on to the routine quite nicely. I didn’t leave him there 27 much the first couple weeks. I am finding if I’m not there he behaves much better.
In this class a little German boy, who does not speak 28 ，cried all the time at first and now cries occasionally.
The Monday of the second week the little fellow just cried and cried. He was sitting 29 Matthew. I thought Matthew was going to start 30 and join in. I stood by and watched, ready for the rescue. Matthew kept turning around and 31 the boy. Then he reached his hand back and 32 him on the leg. He was comforting the boy! Later Matthew was playing with a 33 and the boy with blocks. Actually he was just standing by and crying. Matthew drove his truck over to the blocks, 34 it, picked up a few of the blocks and started handing them to 35 . They then together started 36 towers on the table and the little boy 37 crying．It seemed 38 Matthew knew what the little guy needed．Here was the little guy，who can’t speak English，and Matthew，who 39 playing together，like they were best 40 .
One of the days when I stayed，they were at lunch and Matthew was 41 at the table. I pulled up a chair to sit next to him．He smiled，then grabbed his book bag and took off running 42 the cafeteria．I took off after him．When we reached the wall he just giggled (咯咯笑)，turned around and looked at me． I bent 43 to blame him for leaving his seat and running. He suddenly 44 a big wet kiss right on my cheek and smiled at me．All I could do was to take his hand and 45 him back to his seat．Then I turned my back and couldn’t help laughing.
1. A．escape B．hate C．enjoy D．avoid
2.A．out B．in C．off D．alone
3.A．Spanish B．English C．Chinese D．Japanese
4.A．behind B．beside C．in front of D．far from
5.A．over again B．any moment C．even harder D．loudly
6.A．beating B．shouting at C．1ooking at D．1earning from7. A．helped B．hit C．held D．patted
8. A．toy B．doll C．truck D．train
9.A．parked B．repaired C．broke D．threw
10.A．me B．the teacher C．himself D．the little boy
11.A．adding B．climbing C．building D．putting
12.A．continued B．enjoyed C．began D．stopped
13.A．where B．as C．when D．as if
14.A．signs B．starts C．teaches D．1earns
15.A．brothers B．children C．friends D．people
16.A．standing B．running C．sitting D．jumping
17.A．across B．into C．out of D．through
18.A．up B．down C．in D．towards
19.A．left B．received C．shouted D．showed
20.A．force B．walk C．push D．drive
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