D
When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety…B
ut there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm．These people are willing to risk (冒…危险) being killed by floods or 100-Kilometer- an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up．
“Storm chasing (追逐)”is becoming an increasingly popular hobby (喜好) ，especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July．A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to l,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop．
Although anyone can do it，storm chasing is extremely dangerous．The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds．Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain．If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm - chasing vacations during the storm season．
Even then，storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement．“Storm chasing is 95％driving，”says Daniel Lynch，who spends most of his summer storm-chasing．“Sometimes you
Can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen，and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”
However，for storm chasers，it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm，it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life，”says Jasper Morley．“Every storm is an example of the power of nature．It is the greatest show on Earth．”
57．For storm chasing，the first thing storm chasers do is to ．
A．head straight for the center of the storm
B．get into the car for safety
C．wait patiently for the storm to develop
D．collect information about a coming storm
58．Beginners of storm chasing are advised_______
A．not to drive in a heavy rain
B．to do it in an organized way
C．not to get too close to a storm
D．to spend more time on it in summer
59．By saying“it is all worth it”in the last paragraph，the author means that______
A．storm chasing costs a lot of money
B．storm chasing is worth hours of waiting
C．efforts in storm chasing are well paid
D．a storm presents the greatest show on Earth
60．What can we learn from the text?
A．Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment．
B．Many storm chasers get killed in the storms．
C．Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world．
D．Storm chasing is only fit for young people
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Lisa was running late. Lisa，25，had a lot to do at work，plus visitors on the way: her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. But as she hurried down the subway stairs， she started to feel uncomfortably warn. By the time she got to the platform，Lisa felt weak and tired--maybe it hadn’t been a good idea to give blood the night before，she thought. She rested herself against a post close to the tracks.
Several yards away，Frank，43，and his girlfriend，Jennifer，found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop. They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying.
But when he heard the scream，followed by someone yelling，“Oh，my God，she fell in!” Frank didn’t hesitate. He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails. “No! Not you! ”his girlfriend screamed after him.
She was right to be alarmed. By the time Frank reached Lisa，he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming. The train was about 20 seconds from the station.
It was hard to lift her. She was just out. But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the grins and drag her away from the edge. That was where Lisa briefly regained consciousness，felt herself being pulled along the ground，and saw someone else holding her purse.
Lisa thought she’d been robbed. A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her head. And she tried to talk but she couldn’t，and that was when she realized how much pain she was in.
Police and fire officials soon arrived，and Frank told the story to an officer. Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40-minute train ride downtown—just as he had been seconds after the rescue，which made her think about her reaction at the time. “I saw the train coming and 1 was thinking he was going to die，”she explained.
41. What was the most probable cause for Lisa’s weakness?
A. She had run a long way.
B. She felt hot in the subway.
C. She had done a 1ot of work.
D. She had donated blood the night before.
42. Why did Jennifer try to stop her boyfriend?
A. Because they would miss their train.
B. Because he didn’t see the train coming.
C. Because she was sure Lisa was hard to lift.
D. Because she was afraid the train would kill him.
43. How did Frank save Lisa?
A. By lifting her to the platform.
B. By helping her rise to her feet.
C. By pulling her along the ground.
D. By dragging her away from the edge.
44. When did Lisa become conscious again?
A. When the train was leaving.
B. After she was back on the platform.
C. After the police and fire officials came.
D. When a man was cleaning the blood from her head.
45. The passage is intended to _____________
A. warn us of the danger in the subway
B. show US how to save people in the subway
C. tell US about a subway rescue
D. report a traffic accident
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The Quiet Hero 沉默的英雄
It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’ll 1 that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I 2 to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t 3 my waitress’ salary to buy.
But what 4 kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were 5 impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I 6 I had done for them. I just hoped they ___7 .
As I walked into the 8 quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase 9 a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly 10 of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It 11 :
She took a day off from her busy 12 to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early 13 he could see his hero take batting practice. 14 their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was 15 his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to 16 his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy 17 one in the morning…
It took me long enough to 18 it, but I finally know who the 19 hero is. Mom, I love you!
And suddenly, it was a 20 Mother’s Day, after all.
A. admit B. adopt C. deny D. refuse
A. intended B. liked C. tended D. hesitated
A. stress B. spare C. strengthen D. spend
A. poor B. great C. faithless D. pretty
A. merely B. usually C. never D. often
A. wished B. hoped C. expected D. desired
A. supported B. understood C. approved D. disgusted
A. 1iving-room B. kitchen C. bed loom D. study
A. including B. containing C. possessing D. pinning
A. handwriting B. description C. tone D. scratch
A. wrote B. recorded C. memorized D. read
A. event B. content C. schedule D. circumstance
A. or B. for C. but D. so
A. At B. In C. On D. By
A. impressed B. printed C. presented D. pressed
A. buy B. abandon C. get D. swap
A. before B. until C. after D. when
A. see B. hear C. realize D. tell
A. actual B. true C. imaginary D. visual
A. sad B. bitter C. happy D. exciting
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：完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Soon Tommy’s parents, who had recently separated (分居), would arrive for a meeting on his failing schoolwork and behavior. Neither parent knew that I had called up .
Tommy, an only child, had been happy, cooperative, and an excellent student. How could I make his father and mother that his recent failing grades a brokenhearted child’s reaction to his respected parents’ separation and possible ?
Tommy’s mother came in and one of the chairs I had placed near my desk. Then the father and was surprised to see his wife. They pointedly ignored each other.
As I gave a detailed of Tommy’s behavior and schoolwork, I prayed for the words to bring these two together to help them see what they were doing to their son. somehow the words wouldn’t come.
I found a crumpled (弄皱的), tear-stained in the back of Tommy’s desk. Writing covered both sides, a single scribbled (乱写) over and over.
Silently I smoothed it out and gave it to Tommy’s mother. She read it and then without a word it to her husband. He frowned. Then his face softened. He studied the scribbled words for seemed a future life.
At last he folded the paper carefully and his wife’s hand. She wiped the tears from her and smiled up at him. I also couldn’t keep back tears, but seemed to notice.
In this way I used the words to that family. On the sheet of yellow copy paper with the painful outpouring of a small boy’s troubled heart, it said, “Dear Mother; Dear Daddy; I love you. I love you. I love you.”
A. satisfying B. exciting C. disappointing D. surprising
A. the others B. the other C. another one D. each other
A. never B. rarely C. always D. usually
A. hope B. believe C. promise D. trust
A. stood for B. looked for C. cared for D. made for
A. happiness B. cruelty C. selfishness D. divorce
A. got B. took C. sat D. seated
A. reached B. sat C. arrived D. went
A. account B. record C. writing D. paper
A. common B. exciting C. mistaken D. right
A. So B. And C. But D. Then
A. letter B. sheet C. message D. schoolwork
A. word B. article C. phrase D. sentence
A. threw B. took C. handed D. picked
A. which B. as if C. what D. when
A. reached for B. hunted for C. kept off D. searched for
A. faces B. eyes C. head D. nose
A. both B. neither C. either D. none
A. reunite B. unite C. satisfy D. keep
A. lined B. colored C. written D. covered
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many parents expect their children to be perfect. By giving up this myth (神话，不可能的事), we may gain something better—the good childhood. Tameka Watkins, ___36__, seems to have a natural skill for___37__. She sits with her ten-year-old ___38___ Cornelious—nicknamed C.D.— each night as he sets about doing his homework, but she doesn’t do it for him. ___39__ he tells her what he is learning, she listens with___40___. An investigation of the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that students like C.D. who __41___ their studies at home have __42__ average reading scores. The opportunity to talk about and to reflect on (思考) what he knows will ___43__ this honor student well through his school years.
While C.D. helps his mother clear the table, they talk about what’s on his__44__. Sometimes it’s his dream of being a police officer. Tameka encourages her son’s “what if” thinking, asks about his idea for the __45__, and ties it to his current (当前的) achievements. “You know, the police __46__solve problems,” she might tell him, “just like you did in ___47__.” And when he visits his mom, who works as an exercise technician, his mother’s liking for her job___48___an example of satisfaction in a self-chosen task.
Takema is___49__ Robert Brooks call “a charismatic (有魅力的) ___50__”, one who helps the child learn about himself. “Children gather ___51___ strength and a resilient (适应能力强的) mind from this loving notice,” he says.
Not overpraised, not __52__ , not constantly rescued—__53___listened to, understood, and supported, C.D. is ___54__ the best possible gift of childhood from his __55___. It is the chance to be himself.
A. that is B. in other words C. for example D. such as
A. parenting B. working C. teaching D. exercising
A. daughter B. son C. student D. granddaughter
A. Whether B. Unless C. Though D. When
A. doubt B. satisfaction C. interest D. surprise
A. analyze B. discuss C. like D. write
A. higher B. lower C. less D. fewer
A. benefit B. make C. do D. trust
A. study B. brain C. mind D. thought
A. homework B. teacher C. future D. family
A. can B. might C. shall D. have to
A. your play B. science class C. language class D. the room
A. takes B. makes C. sets D. gets
A. what B. that C. which D. who
A. teacher B. technician C. adult D. friend
A. inner B. outside C. strong D. full
A. overworked B. overweighted C. overslept D. overprotected
A. nor B. but C. and D. also
A. receiving B. refusing C. giving D. buying
A. class B. school C. society D. mom
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Bill Clinton was born on Aug.19,1946.Three months before his birth,his father had died when driving home to his pregnant wife,Virginia,he went off a high way,was thrown from the car and drowned in a river.
When Bill was 4,his mother remarried Roger Clinton.And there were always troubles:a sometimes voilent,alcoholic stepfather and a half-brother.Only one year after the marriage,the drunken stepfather fired a shotgun at the ceiling to keep his bride and stepson from leaving the house.Virginia was very much frightened.So Roger Clinton beat Virginia from time to time.But teenager Clinton played a role of protector of his mother bravely.The stepfater never laid another band on Virginia.
In high school,he was very good at Latin and maths.He also played saxophone in the hand.At age 16,as a member of a youth group,Clinton met President John F.Kennedy at the White House,it led him to the life of public service.Once he set his mind to do something,he did not give up.He was elected governor of Arkansas at the age of 32.
Clinton has said he ran for president to make the country a better place for people like Chelsea,his daughter.He did win.At the age of 46,he became the third youngest president in the nation's history.
When this passage was published,Clinton was_________.
A.governor of Arkansas B.a famous professor
C.President of U.S.A. D.President of a university
Clinton's own father died_________.
A.before Clinton was born
B.after Clinton was born
C.from drinking too much brandy
D.when Clinton's mother was giving birth
Clinton protected his mother by_________.
A.fighting against his stepfather
B.beating his stepfather
C.having long talks with his stepfather
D.the means we don't know
The word “it” in “It led him to the life of public service”refers to_________.
A.Clinton's high school education
B.becoming a member of a youth group
C.Clinton's visiting President Kennedy
D.doing public service
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