A traveler lost his way and got off the highway to see where he was. As he drove by, he saw rows and rows of pigpens and pigs running in fields. Suddenly, his eyes caught something really strange. It looked like a pig with a wooden leg.

   He drove up into the arm, where he met the farmer. “ Excuse me, ” the traveler said. “ I was just driving by and looking at all your pigs, and I just had to stop and ask about it. Tell me, is there really a pig out there with a wooden leg?” The farmer smiled. “ Oh, that would be old Caesar you saw. He’s the finest pig I’ve ever had ---and smart! Well, let me tell you a little about that pig.”

   “ One night a couple of years ago I got to drinking and I guess I had more than I should have. I fell down and knocked over a lamp. That started a fire in the house and old Caesar smelled the smoke. He came in the back door, got the wife and kid out, roused me up and got me out. There is no question about it ---- that night old Caesar saved all our lives. You know that I’m not going to forget it too easily.”

   “ Why,” the traveler said, “ this is amazing! I have never heard of a pig like this before! This is fantastic! But tell me, how did he get that wooden leg?”

   The farmer laughed and said, “ Well, when you have a pig so smart, you don’t want to eat him all at one time!”

1.The farmer thought the pig _______.

A. very fat    B. very clever    C. very kind    D. very strange

2.The passage indicates that _______.

A. the pig lost a leg in the fire

B. the farmer deeply thanked the pig

C. the pig had a very good keeper

D. the real leg had been eaten by the farmer

3.The author wants to _______.

A. report a piece of news

B. tell us a moving story

C. tell us a humorous story

D. have a joke with us

 

A man found the cocoon (茧) of a moth (蛾). He took it home so that he could   1  the moth come out of the cocoon. On that day a small   2  appeared. He sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to   3  the body through that little hole. Soon it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had   4  as far as it could and it could go no further. It just seemed to be stuck. So the man, out of his kindness, decided to help the moth. He took a pair of scissors and   5  the remaining bit of the cocoon. The   6  then came out easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriven (无用的) wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and   7  to be able to support the   8  , which would get smaller in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life   9  around with a swollen body and shriven wings. It was   10   able to fly.

What the man in his kindness didn’t   11  was that the small cocoon and the   12  of the moth to get through the   13  opening was a way to push fluid (液体)   14  the body of moth    15  its wings so that it would be ready to fly   16  it got out of the cocoon. Freedom and   17  would come only after the struggle. By taking the struggle away, he also took away the moth’s health.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If we were to   18  our lives without any difficulties, we would become disabled. We would not be as   19  as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance. Leave no room for    20  .

1.                A．help           B．protect         C．watch    D．see

 

2.                A．opening        B．line            C．moth D．butterfly

 

3.                A．pull            B．draw           C．make D．force

 

4.                A．got            B．done           C．tried D．climbed

 

5.                A．cut up          B．cut off          C．cut out   D．cut in

 

6.                A．moth          B．butterfly        C．cocoon   D．worm

 

7.                A．lessen          B．widen          C．expand   D．shorten

 

8.                A．standing        B．flight           C．wings D．body

 

9.                A．flying          B．crawling        C．walking   D．lying

 

10.               A．already         B．certainly        C．never D．ever

 

11.               A．do            B．think           C．want  D．understand

 

12.               A．crawling        B．struggle        C．fight  D．force

 

13.               A．tiny           B．beginning       C．right  D．above

 

14.               A．in             B．on            C．by   D．from

 

15.               A．into           B．to             C．in    D．onto

 

16.               A．after           B．once           C．before    D．until

 

17.               A．courage        B．happiness       C．flight D．survival

 

18.               A．stand by        B．get on          C．go through D．live in

 

19.               A．great          B．determined     C．brave D．strong

 

20.               A．regrets         B．death          C．failure D．wishes

 

 

C

Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute mile? Many years ago, people believed that it was impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in1954.

What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens when someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? They drown. If an animal who has not learned swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not.

Have you ever wondered why the letters are organized in a particular order on hour keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed. Most people never question it. But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts would jam if the operator typed too fast.

These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is no other more powerful directing force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy. A belief delivers a direct command to your nervous system.

I used a snake in my workshops for children to show them how unrealistic some of their beliefs are. Students of a school in India, said snakes were slippery, slimy (黏糊糊的) and poisonous. After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they handled my snake and found it to be dry and clean. They also remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India.

Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones you need to change.

51. In the author’s opinion, if a person in deep water doesn’t know how to swim he will drown because _________.

A. he is afraid of water               B. he doesn’t want to live in the world

C. he hasn’t learned to swim before     D. he believes he will drown

52. The author thinks that the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard in order to _________.

A. reduce one’s typing speed          B. satisfy the operator

C. save more space                 D. increase one’s typing speed

53. The author’s experiment shows that __________.

 A. snakes in India aren’t poisonous       B. snakes can be caught easily

 C. snakes are slimy and poisonous      D. snakes are dry and clean

54. According to the passage, we know that ________.

  A. students from India have unrealistic beliefs on how to live a better life

  B. an animal who has not learned to swim will drown if you put it in a pond.

  C. Roger Banister was the first person who ran a mile in less than four minutes.

  D. most people don’t like the order the letters are arranged on your keyboard

55. The main idea of this passage should be that _______.

  A. beliefs make us seem stupid

  B. beliefs are very powerful

  C. changing your beliefs now if necessary

  D. people should always believe in themselves

C

Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute mile? Many years ago, people believed that it was impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in1954.

What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens when someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? They drown. If an animal who has not learned swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not.

Have you ever wondered why the letters are organized in a particular order on hour keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed. Most people never question it. But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts would jam if the operator typed too fast.

These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is no other more powerful directing force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy. A belief delivers a direct command to your nervous system.

I used a snake in my workshops for children to show them how unrealistic some of their beliefs are. Students of a school in India, said snakes were slippery, slimy (黏糊糊的) and poisonous. After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they handled my snake and found it to be dry and clean. They also remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India.

Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones you need to change.

51. In the author’s opinion, if a person in deep water doesn’t know how to swim he will drown because _________.

A. he is afraid of water               B. he doesn’t want to live in the world

C. he hasn’t learned to swim before     D. he believes he will drown

52. The author thinks that the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard in order to _________.

A. reduce one’s typing speed          B. satisfy the operator

C. save more space                 D. increase one’s typing speed

53. The author’s experiment shows that __________.

 A. snakes in India aren’t poisonous       B. snakes can be caught easily

 C. snakes are slimy and poisonous        D. snakes are dry and clean

54. According to the passage, we know that ________.

  A. students from India have unrealistic beliefs on how to live a better life

  B. an animal who has not learned to swim will drown if you put it in a pond.

  C. Roger Banister was the first person who ran a mile in less than four minutes.

  D. most people don’t like the order the letters are arranged on your keyboard

55. The main idea of this passage should be that _______.

  A. beliefs make us seem stupid

  B. beliefs are very powerful

  C. changing your beliefs now if necessary

  D. people should always believe in themselves

A few years after World II finished, Scientists spoke with great eagerness about the use of nuclear(核) as source of energy. Within twenty years, they said, nuclear would take the place of coal, gas and oil as a source of power at home and in industry. This promise has never been carried out and there are serious doubts that it ever will be. Nuclear power plants are used to produce energy in some wealthier countries, but the cost is high.

Although safety measures have been taken, radiation leaks(辐射泄漏) have taken place and workers have been killed or affected. The problem of getting rid of the nuclear waste has proved most difficult. There is a limit to the mount of waste materials which can be buried in the ground or poured in the seabed. These methods may also cause more problems. Waste materials polluted by radiation may remain dangerous for 200 years or more.

It has no surprise that scientists have turned to the sun and the sea as sources of power. The sun shines day after day almost wastefully, providing us with energy far beyond all our earth.

1. The underlined word”source”means_______?

A. place from which something comes.

B. making use of

C. power plant.

D. a form.

2. Nuclear waste must be dealt with carefully, because______.

A. It still gives off energy　　　 　 B. It’s much more expensive than coal, gas and oil.　　 　 C. It’s harmful to people’s health.　 D. It can burn easily.

3. Which of the following statements is true?

A. It’s impossible to get rid of nuclear waste

B. Most of the nuclear water can be stored safely.　　

C. Not all nuclear waste can be got rid of.

D. Nuclear waste can be replaced and reused easily.

4. The writer starts the last paragraph with “It has no surprise----”in order to_____.

A. tell us the danger of nuclear power.　　　　

B. show there is plenty of sunshine.

C. Show that the energy of the sun can be made better use of　　　　 　　

D. tell us why scientists lost interest in nuclear power.