People the world over tell tales of sirens and mermaids. In Germany strange, beautiful women-- only part human -- are said to sit on rocks in the Rhine River, singing sweet songs. Any man who listens to them will go out of his mind. In Italian legends, mermaids come ashore, marry men, and bear them children. But in time, these mermaid wives desert their husbands and take their children away to the depth of the ocean. The Chinese say the mermaids pass their time weaving. When they weep, their tears turn into pearls.
Despite all stories, no one has ever captured one of these strange beings -- alive or dead. A man once claimed to have found a mermaid. The creature he displayed did indeed look half human, half fish. But closer inspection showed that it was nothing but the head and shoulders of a dried monkey and the tail of a fish -- sewn together by the cunning faker!
1.The strange beings mentioned in the article are said to be able to live_______.
A. in oceans B. in rivers C. on land D.Any of the above
2.Some tales suggest that mermaids and sirens have_________.
A.no interest in men B.harmful effects on men
C.a great fear of men D.no power over men
3.Mermaids seem to have no effect on people in the stories told by the_______.
A. Germans B. Danes C. Italians D. Chinese
4.One of the mermaid tales may have started as an attempt to explain________.
A.where pearls come from B.why children love water
C.how storms begin D.why mermaids weep
5.The writer suggests that he would believe in mermaids if he_______.
A.read more stories about them B.saw a picture of one
C.met a fisherman who had seen one D.None of the above
6.A man once claimed to have found__________.
A.a husband deserted by a mermaid B.a monkey swimming in the ocean
C.a dead mermaid's body D. the child of a mermaid
7.The creature the man displayed was probably_________.
A. huge B. ugly C. smooth D. yellow
8.Close inspection showed that the creature was really_______.
A.a being with a human head B.parts of two creatures
C.a monkey with a fish's head D.a large sea lion
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It was cold winter's afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any 1 on the river. 2 the bridge, however, almost directly below, 3 was a small canoe(独木舟), with a boy in it. He was 4 wearing many clothes, Robert 5 . He shivered(打了个寒战)and walked on.
6 he heard a cry. "Help! Help!" The cry 7 from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was 8 the water and his canoe was 9 away. "Help! Help!" he called again.
Robert was a good 10 . Taking off his clothes, he 11 into the river. The 12 water made him tremble all over, 13 in a few seconds he reached the 14 . "Don't be afraid," he said and started to swim towards the river bank, 15 the boy with him. But at that 16 he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all 17 in his direction. Robert 18 to swim towards the boat.
"Give me a hand," he shouted 19 he got near the boat. He 20 up into a row of faces. "It's funny," he thought. "They look so 21 ." Silently they helped the boy into the boat and 22 him in a blanket. But they did not move to 23 Robert.
"Aren't you going to pull me 24 too?" Robert asked.
"You!" said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large 25 . "You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled (破坏) a whole afternoon's work! You can stay in the water!"
(1) A. fish B. boats C. waves D. sounds [ ] (2) A. From B. Towards C. Near D. Beyond [ ] (3) A. there B. it C. where D. that [ ] (4) A. then B. also C. only D. not [ ] (5) A. noticed B. saw C. guessed D. said [ ] (6) A. Till then B. Just then C. Far away D. From there [ ] (7) A. happened B. went C. arrived D. came [ ] (8) A. on B. within C. in D. under [ ] (9) A. running B. floating C. flowing D. pulling [ ] (10) A. swimmer B. guard C. soldier D. sportsman [ ] (11) A. threw B. looked C. dived D. turned [ ] (12) A. deep B. cool C. dirty D. cold [ ] (13) A. but B. so C. and D. or [ ] (14) A. canoe B. bank C. boy D. bridge [ ] (15) A. pushing B. dragging C. holding D. catching [ ] (16) A. place B. period C. second D. moment [ ] (17) A. seeing B. smiling C. looking D. shouting [ ] (18) A. decided B. went C. agreed D. promised [ ] (19) A. while B. till C. for D. as [ ] (20) A. turned B. looked C. hurried D. stood [ ] (21) A. nervous B. afraid C. excited D. angry [ ] (22) A. wrapped B. left C. placed D. threw [ ] (23) A. save B. thank C. help D. wrap [ ] (24) A. on B. out C. away D. off [ ] (25) A. boat B. blanket C. camera D. screen [ ]
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If you judge by the number of people who go to see the games and by the number of 1
who actually play it, basketball is probably the most 2 sport in the United States today. It is 3 an indoor game and the 4 extends from late autumn, through winter, to early spring. There are many professional teams, but for the most part, 5 is a school sport. There is 6 a high school or college in the country that doesn’t have 7
team.
In spring and summer, the most popular game is baseball. During the warm weather you can see young men and boys playing the game in any part of the 8 . Radios and televisions bring the details of the big games 9 every corner of the land, and the 10 of the professional teams are a subject of conversation for Americans 11 .
In the autumn, the most popular sport is football. 12 you know, this is not the same kind of game that is so popular in other parts of the world. 13 basketball and baseball, it is typically American, and 14 who have never seen it 15 have difficulty 16
seeing any sense in it. But for most of American people the game itself is not so important 17
the music and the cheering that 18 it. 19 a cool, bright autumn afternoon, there is nothing so colorful and 20 as a football game.
1. A. that B. ones
C. the one D. those
2. A. like B. popular
C. useful D. hardest
3. A. main B. of course
C. mainly D. perhaps
4. A. season B. time
C. month D. period
5. A. football B. basketball
C. volleyball D. table tennis
6. A. almost B. nearly
C. no D. hardly
7. A. their B. its
C. his D. one’s
8. A. city B. school
C. country D. England
9. A. to B. from
C. in D. for
10. A. life B. activities
C. games D. dreams
11. A. anywhere B. everywhere
C. somewhere D. nowhere
12. A. Like B. So
C. Because D. As
13. A. Like B. Such as
C. For example D. As
14. A. these B. they
C. those D. ones
15. A. ago B. before
C. later D. in future
16. A. in B. on
C. with D. at
17. A. like B. for
C. such D. as
18. A. run after B. search for
C. come across D. go with
19. A. In B. At
C. On D. During
20. A. exciting B. interesting
C. interested D. excited
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I started surfing about five years ago and 3 in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first 4 was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to 5 surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my
6 there’s nothing like it. It involves(牵涉到)body, 7 , and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all 8 us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that 9 , becoming one with the 10 , is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can 11 from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge(挑战). You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean 12 an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(活跃有力的)and 13 . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it 14 from any other sport.
I’ve 15 to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It's part of being human to advance to new 16 , so shouldn't it be expected that girls should step up and start 17 the limits of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)?
There’re women 18 side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys 19 the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to 20 , and they will.
1. A. tell B. answer
C. give D. realize
2.
A. wonder B.
understand
C. reply
D.
believe
3. A. stayed B. came
C. dropped D. fell
4. A. wave B. storm
C. sail D. boat
5. A. bring B. connect
C. compare D. tie
6. A. work B. study
C. holiday D. life
7. A. mind B. effort
C. health D. time
8. A. along B. above
C. around D. by
9. A. beach B. water
C. board D. lake
10. A. sky B. world
C. earth D. ocean
11. A. take B. get
C. make D. keep
12. A. catches B. includes
C. offers D. collects
13. A. sharp B. great
C. hard D. calm
14. A. known B. right
C. far D. different
15. A. chosen B. tried
C. learned D. promised
16. A. levels B. points
C. steps D. parts
17. A. reaching B. accepting
C. pushing D. setting
18. A. sitting B. walking
C. fighting D. working
19. A. of B. from
C. on D. with
20. A. think B. succeed
C. perform D. feel
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Then how about the field of 12 ? Surely it needs the wisdom of age to make a good leader. Perhaps it 13 ,but look when these people 14 their career. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln 15 the life of a country lawyer and was elected to government. At what age? Twenty-six.
But why 16 best years some after thirty? After thirty, I 17 ,most people do not want to take risks or try 18 ways. Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty, while the latter was 19 trying new ways of painting when he was ninety!
Perhaps there is still 20 for me.
1. A. invention B. discovery
C. experiment D. progress
2. A. mind B. idea
C. attention D. thought
3. A. As B. Being
C. However D. Beyond
4. A. Everybody B. Somebody
C. Nobody D. Whoever
5. A. names B. ages
C. addresses D. oldest
6. A. modern B. scientific
C. last D. oldest
7. A. heights B. sizes
C. weights D. things
8. A. led B. meant
C. stuck D. referred
9. A. plenty B. enough
C. much D. none
10. A. believed B. trusted
C. wondered D. asked
11.A. fields B. countries
C. courses D. ages
12. A. agriculture B. politics
C. industry D. society
13.A. is B. will
C. has D. does
14. A. finished B. went
C. started D. failed
15. A. devoted B. gave up
C. began D. led
16. A. don’t B. the
C. can D. not
17. A. say B. know
C. guess D. agree
18. A. other B. new
C. best D. their
19.A. always B. still
C. seldom D. enjoying
20. A. discovery B. problem
C. wish D. hope
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Standing 13 the meat, I searched for the perfect small steak 14 my husband used to love it. 15 a woman came up beside me. I watched as she picked up a large pack of T-bone steaks, dropped them in her basket, 16 , and then put them back. She turned to go and once again 17 for the pack of steaks. She saw me 18 her and she smiled. “My husband loves T-bone steaks, but they are so expensive.”
“My husband 19 away eight days ago,” I told her, and 20 to control the sadness in my voice, “Buy him the T-bone steaks. And 21 every moment you have together.”
22 by my words, she placed the steaks in her basket and walked away 23 . But several minutes later she came towards me again, 24 a package in her arms. She was 25 the brightest smile I had ever seen.
As she 26 , I saw what she held. “These are for you,” she placed three beautiful yellow roses in my hands. I wanted to tell her what the roses 27 for me, but, unable to speak, only watching her walking away.
Looking down at the roses, I wondered 28 she knew it. Suddenly the answer seemed so 29 . I wasn’t alone. There were 30 many people caring for me and willing to help me. Just be thankful for what you have and who you are.
11. A. father B. brother C. husband D. son
12. A. groceries B. memories C. flowers D. dreams
13. A. by B. for C. beyond D. against
14. A. even if B. in case C. until D. since
15. A. Actually B. Suddenly C. Instantly D. Hopefully
16. A. missed B. suffered C. doubted D. hesitated
17. A. reached B. searched C. sent D. paid
18. A. following B. helping C. watching D. stopping
19. A. broke B. cleared C. moved D. passed
20. A. decided B. fought C. offered D. pretended
21. A. forget B. recover C. treasure D. imagine
22. A. Surprised B. Embarrassed C. Panicked D. Frightened
23. A. softly B. violently C. silently D. wildly
24. A. fastening B. carrying C. picking D. opening
25. A. covering B. rolling C. spreading D. wearing
26. A. approached B. turned C. continued D. bent
27. A. smelled B. tasted C. collected D. meant
28. A. what B. how C. whether D. when
29. A. accidental B. strange C. obvious D. funny
30. A. still B. just C. even D. also
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