A handsome middle??aged man walked quietly into the cafe and sat down. Before he ordered，he couldn’t help but notice a group of younger men at the table next to him. It was obvious they were making fun of something about him and it wasn’t until he remembered he was wearing a small pink ribbon(丝带) on the lapel of his suit that he became aware of what the joke was all about.

The man pretended not to notice it，but the whisper and laughter began to get to him. He looked one of the rude young men straight into the eye，placed his hand beneath the ribbon and asked，“This？”

With that the young men all began to laugh out loud. The man he spoke to said，“Hey，sorry，man, but we were just commenting on how pretty your little pink ribbon looks against your blue jacket！”

The middle??aged man calmly invited the joker to come over to his table, and politely seated him. As uncomfortable as he was, the young guy had to, not really sure why. In a soft voice，the middle??aged man said, “I wear this ribbon to bring awareness about breast cancer. I wear it in my mother’s honor.”

“Oh, sorry. She died of breast cancer？”

“No, she didn’t. She’s alive and well. But her breasts nourished me as a baby，and were a soft resting place for my head when I was scared or lonely as a little boy. I’m very grateful for my mother’s breasts, and her health.”

“Umm,” the young replied “yeah.”

“And I wear this ribbon to honor my wife” the man continued.

“And she’s okay, too？”the young guy asked.

“Oh, yes. She’s fine. Her breasts have been a great source of loving pleasure for both of us，and with them she nurtured and nourished our daughter 23 years ago. I’m grateful for my wife’s breasts，and her health.”

“Uh, huh. And I guess you wear it to honor your daughter, also？”

“No. It’s too late to honor my daughter by wearing it now...”

Shaken and ashamed，the young guy said, “Oh, I’m so sorry，mister.”

“So, in my daughter’s memory, too, I proudly wear this little ribbon, which allows me the opportunity to enlighten others. And here...”With this，he reached in his pocket and handed the young man a little pink ribbon. The young guy looked at it, slowly raised his head and asked, “...？”

The young men joked about the middle??aged man’s________.

A．looks       B．ribbon      C．attitude     D．clothes

What may have happened to the man’s daughter?

A．She died of breast cancer.                 B．She was ill with cancer.

C．She had gone abroad.                     D．She got married.

What will the young man probably ask at the end of the story?

A．May I give it to my mother?            B．Can you help me put it on?

C．Will you please forgive me?             D．Shall we have some drink together?

What is the best title for the passage?

A．An Unusual Meeting                B. An Impressive Lesson

C．Be Grateful to Your Beloved     D. A little Pink Ribbon

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Great Flood Evidence Found

　　A team of National Geographic explorers travelling around the Black Sea, which is located between Europe and Asia, has found that people once lived in an area that is now deep under water. The discovery is the latest evidence(证据) supporting the idea that a huge flood swamped the area 7,500 years ago and created the Black Sea.

　　An underwater robot found several submerged (under the surface of the sea) artifacts (things made by man), including shine tools and wood-and-clay buildings. The artifacts lay about 90 meters below the surface of the sea and 19 kilometers north of Turkish coast.

　　The notion (belief) that an ancient flood created the Black Sea was hatched several years ago by two geologists, Bill Hyan and Walter Pitman, of Columbia University. They speculated(considered) that the Mediterranean Sea began to rise at the end of the last ice age, 15,000 years ago. The big ice sheets that covered large parts of the Northern Hemisphere started to melt, and the meltwater drained into the Mediterranean. Water from the rising sea pressed against a large wall of rock that existed on the sea's western shore. Behind that wall of rock lay a large freshwater lake.

　　Over the centuries, the pressure of the water became more and more intense (very great). Finally, in one giant push, the water broke the wall of rock and poured into the inland lake. In a matter of days, the lake doubled in size. The salt in the incoming water turned the lake into a real sea-the Black Sea. The rushing water probably drowned many lakeshore inhabitants.

　　The explorers are continuing to search for more signs of ancient habitations beneath the Black Sea.

1．The passage mainly concerned with ________.

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A．the formation of the Black Sea

B．the disappearance of an ancient civilization

C．the separation of Asia from Europe

D．the cause of geographic

2．From what the explorers found we can guess that ________.

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A．some ancient people lived where the Black Sea is

B．stone tools were first made some 7,500 years ago

C．wood-and-clay buildings stand water wash well

D．ancient people were able to live under water

3．The underlined word “hatched” has about the same meaning as ________.

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4．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

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A．A large wall of rock built by ancient people protected them from being flooded.

B．It was the pressure of ice sheets that led to the collapse of the rock wall.

C．It took 7,500 years for the water to accumulate enough power to break the wall.

D．The Mediterranean area had the most ancient human civilization in the world.

5．The discovery made. by the team of explorers ________.

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A．needs further support

B．is just an imagination

C．has been widely accepted

D．has proved the existence of ice age

Diane Ray was completely self-centered and very spoilt. Her parents gave her   36 she wanted, knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum(耍小孩脾气)if they did not. She would scream and kick and  37 on the floor drumming her heels. Her parents always   38 .

That was why she was alone on the  39 , wearing an expensive swimsuit. It has taken a massive tantrum to  40 her parents to buy it. They were back at the beach-house, 41 from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving  42 . “Dangerous?” she had said. “You just don’t want me to have  43 . I’m going and if you try to stop me, I’ll scream.”

“What are you doing ?” a voice asked. Diane jumped. She did not know that the man was there 44  he spoke .

“I’m going diving, ” she answered.

“You shouldn’t swim that day, ” the man  45 . “There is a storm coming up.”

“You should mind your own   46 !” Diane replied and walked into the gentle waves.

“If you go out there you’ll be  47 ,” the man called after her. She did not bother to reply.

Diane slipped into the water and dived   48  until white caps began rolling in and it became harder to  49 against the current (水流). Saltwater hit against her face, making it  50 to breathe. Oh, why had she not listened to advice.

Panicking, she began to  51 . Then, just as it seemed as if she would slip beneath the surface, she heard a  52 voice. “Hold on ! I’m coming.” With  53 , she saw the old man rowing an ancient-looking boat towards her. “I hope you’ve learned a lesson. You put us both in  54 , ” he shouted angrily, as he dragged her over the side of the  55 . Gratefully, Diane thanked him and ran towards the beach-house.

1.                A．either          B．neither         C．nothing   D．everything

 

2.                A．jump           B．lie             C．spin D．sleep

 

3.                A．set out         B．set in           C．gave in   D．gave out

 

4.                A．beach          B．bed            C．floor D．ship

 

5.                A．allow          B．warn           C．get  D．prefer

 

6.                A．changing        B．recovering      C．appearing D．traveling

 

7.                A．alone          B．away           C．again D．aside

 

8.                A．time           B．money         C．food D．fun

 

9.                A．when          B．until           C．after D．once

 

10.               A．decided        B．intended       C．advised   D．repeated

 

11.               A．business        B．swimsuit        C．friends    D．parents

 

12.               A．angry          B．sorry          C．confused  D．excited

 

13.               A．nervously       B．sadly           C．shyly D．happily

 

14.               A．rise           B．swim           C．stop  D．row

 

15.               A．difficult        B．easy           C．comfortable    D．suitable

 

16.               A．speak          B．sing           C．sniff  D．scream

 

17.               A．calm           B．frightening      C．beautiful  D．disgusting

 

18.               A．regret         B．relief          C．interest   D．ease

 

19.               A．power         B．safety          C．danger    D．thought

 

20.               A．house          B．wave          C．beach D．boat