One day, four lawyers were riding along a country road. There had been a(n)  36 , and the ground was soft. The lawyers rode  37 , talking and laughing. As they were passing through a  38 , they heard some noises in the grass.

“What’s the matter here?” asked one man.

“Oh, it’s only some old robins (知更鸟)!” said another one, “The  39  has blown them out of the nest. They are too young to  40  .”

“What a  41  ! They’ll die,” said the third one.

“Well! They’re nothing but  42  ,” said the first lawyer.

The three men looked down and saw the mother robin  43  to her mates. Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes they had  44  the birds. But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln,  45  . He got down from his  46  and gently took the little ones up. They didn’t seem  47 , but chirped (唧唧叫) softly, as if they knew they were safe.

“Never  48 , my little fellows,” said Mr. Lincoln. Then he looked up to find the nest from which they had  49 . It was much higher than he could reach. But Mr. Lincoln could  50 . He put the birds softly, one by one, into their warm home.

In a few minutes, Mr. Lincoln  51  the others. He had torn his coat on the thorny (多刺的) tree. Then all three of them  52  heartily. They thought it so   53  that a strong man should take so much trouble just for some worthless young birds.

“Gentlemen,” said Mr. Lincoln, “I couldn’t have  54  tonight if I had left those helpless robins to die in the  55  grass.”

Abraham Lincoln afterwards became President of America.

1.                A．war            B．earthquake      C．fire D．rain

 

2.                A．calmly          B．nervously       C．slowly    D．frequently

 

3.                A．forest          B．room           C．street    D．city

 

4.                A．snow          B．storm          C．light D．flood

 

5.                A．fly             B．speak          C．move D．eat

 

6.                A．success         B．shame          C．pity  D．case

 

7.                A．trees          B．pets           C．children  D．birds

 

8.                A．dancing        B．pointing        C．singing   D．crying

 

9.                A．dealt with       B．forgotten about   C．cared for D．turned to

 

10.               A．shouted        B．stopped        C．considered D．insisted

 

11.               A．wall           B．car            C．horse D．truck

 

12.               A．frightened      B．tired           C．interested D．touched

 

13.               A．stay           B．mind           C．stand D．rest

 

14.               A．learned        B．come          C．fallen D．heard

 

15.               A．drive          B．climb          C．cook  D．run

 

16.               A．noticed        B．blamed         C．visited D．joined

 

17.               A．laughed        B．jumped         C．worked   D．cried

 

18.               A．lucky          B．clear           C．foolish    D．dangerous

 

19.               A．changed        B．returned       C．read  D．slept

 

20.               A．wet           B．green          C．small D．fresh

 

 

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need 36  .” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”

What made him said was   37   his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent(天赋). You will never be a pianist.”   38   a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly   39  . He decided that he didn’t want to be a   40   any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano.   41   , his father didn’t push, but waited. 

Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to   42   some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he   43   that he could show others that he had talent   44   .That day he told his father   45   he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher.   46   that point on, everything turned around!

He started   47   competitions(比赛). In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was   48   that Lang Lang had won, he was too   49   to hold back his tears. Soon   50   was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world big   51   .In 1997 Lang Lang   52   again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his   53   performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln’s Center and Carnegie Hall started   54   , Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现)him, and lets him   55  .

36. A. exercise             B. fortune            C. knowledge        D. wealth

37. A. whether             B. why                 C. when               D. that    

38. A. Like                  B. With                C. To                   D. As     

39. A. hurt                  B. weakened         C. ruined                     D. frightened

40. A. singer              B. pianist                     C. conductor         D. player

41. A. Hopefully          B. Patiently           C. Wisely             D. Painfully

42. A. play                  B. sing                        C. write                      D. study

43. A. seemed             B. admitted                 C. noticed            D. realized

44. A. in all                 B. above all          C. after all                   D. at all   

45. A. that                   B. what                       C. which               D. when

46. A. From                 B. As                    C. Since              D. After

47. A. receiving                  B. accepting          C. winning                   D. beating  

48. A. told                   B. mentioned        C. announced        D. recognized

49. A. excited               B. encouraged       C. shocked                   D. satisfied

50. A. this                    B. it                           C. that                  D. what

51. A. concerts             B. tours                       C. competitions     D. stages

52. A. started               B. left                         C. moved                     D. performed

53. A. successful           B. cheerful            C. respectful         D. meaningful

54. A. pulling               B. breaking           C. falling                     D. pouring

55. A. brighten           B. shine                       C. admire                    D. develop

In the early part of the twentieth century, racism was widespread in the United States. Many African Americans were not given equal opportunities in education or employment. Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was an African American woman who gained fame as a concert singer in this climate of racism. She was born in Philadelphia and sang in church choirs during her childhood. When she applied for admission to a local music school in 1917, she was turned down because she was black. Unable to attend music school, she began her career as a singer for church gatherings. In 1929, she went to Europe to study voice and spent several years performing there. Her voice was widely praised throughout Europe. Then she returned to the US in 1935 and became a top concert singer after performing at Town Hall in New York City.

Racism again affected Anderson in 1939. When it was arranged for her to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, DC, the Daughters of the American Revolution opposed it because of her color. She sang instead at the Lincoln Memorial for over 75 000 people. In 1955, Anderson became the first black soloist to sing win the Metropolitan Opera of New York City. The famous conductor Toscanini praised her voice as “heard only once in a hundred years”. She was a US delegate to the United Nations in 1958 and won the UN peace prize in 1977. Anderson eventually triumphed over racism.

1.According to this passage, what did Marian Anderson do between 1917 and 1929?

A．She studied at a music school.	B．She sang for religious activities.
C．She sang at Town Hall in New York.	D．She studied voice in Europe.

2.Toscanini thought that Marian Anderson         .

A．had a very rare voice	B．sang occasionally in public
C．sang only once in many years	D．was seldom heard by people

3.Anderson’s beautiful voice was first recognized       .

A. at the Lincoln Memorial              B. in Washington, DC.

C. in Europe                            D. at the United Nations

4.This passage shows that Anderson finally defeated racism in the US by

A．protesting to the government	B．appealing to the United Nations
C．demonstrating in the streets	D．working hard to perfect her art

 

Jeffery Deaver looks more like a brainy villain （反派人物） in a James Bond movie than a "00" agent in Her Majesty's secret service．Best known for his thrillers starring criminalist （刑事专家） Lincoln Rhyme, Jeffery Deaver has a new mission: Bring Bond into the 21st century in a new 007 novel．

       The yet-to-be-named book is cryptically （隐秘地） referred to as "Project X" by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd．, which owns the rights to Fleming's work．Most of the details surrounding Project X, to be published in May, are being kept under wraps, but under gentle coaxing （用好话劝诱） Deaver begins to spill his guts．"The novel," he says, "is set in the present day, in 2011．Bond is a young agent for the British secret service．He's 29 or 30 years old, and he's an Afghan war vet．" That in itself is big news．After all, if Bond were aging in real time — he first appeared on the screen in 1953 — the now doddering （老态龙钟的） 007 would be nearly 90．

       But first up: a new stand-alone Deaver novel, Edge （Simon & Schuster, $26．99）, to be published Tuesday．It's about a federal agent who risks his life to protect a Washington police detective from a man hired to extract information from him using any means at his disposal （任由个人支配的）．

       Sipping coffee while seated on a leather chair in a sitting room decorated with portraits of his dogs and show ribbons, the mild-mannered author who writes about murderers and serial killers talks about his career and the solid fan base that has allowed him to pursue writing full time since 1990．"I may not sell as many books as John Grisham （although he has sold a cool 20 million）, but I have a very loyal fan base," says Deaver, 60, who wrote some of his novels while working as a Wall Street lawyer．Deaver's initiation into the Bond family — more than 100 million 007 novels have sold worldwide — could significantly raise his profile （知名度）．

       Other novelists have written Bond novels since Ian Fleming's death in 1964 — including Kingsley Amis, John Gardner and, most recently, Sebastian Faulks — but they all took place in the original era．Deaver is taking a new approach．"There's no more Cold War to fight," says Deaver, so his new Bond, of the Fleming estate, will fight "post-9/11 evil．" "I want to stay true to the original James Bond, who many people don't know much about," he says, referring to the secret agent Fleming portrayed in 14 novels, and not the movie Bond．"People know Daniel Craig, they know Pierce Brosnan, they know Roger Moore and Sean Connery, all of whom brought a great deal to the stories of 007．But the original Bond was a very dark, edgy （另类的） character．"

Which of the following is NOT true about Jeffery Deaver?

       A．Jeffery Deaver is a "00" agent in Her Majesty's secret service in a James Bond movie．

       B．Jeffery Deaver was working as a lawyer while he wrote some novels about murderers and serial killers．

       C．It is the loyal fan base that has allowed Jeffery Deaver to keep on writing since 1990．

       D．Jeffery Deaver is best known for his thrillers rather than for 007 novels．

Which statement best explains the meaning of “spill his guts” in Paragraph 2?

       A．Tell others what he knows about the yet-to-be-named 007 novel．

       B．Tell others everything he knows about Ian Fleming Publications Ltd．．

       C．Have the courage to talk about the 007 agent James Bond．

       D．Have the determination to talk about "Project X"．

Who was the author of 007 novels?

       A．Jeffery Deaver      B．Ian Fleming    

       C．John Grisham         D．Kingsley Amis

What do you know about the new 007 novel from the passage?

       A．The book to be published in May is named "Project X" by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd．．

       B．The book is about a federal agent risking his life to protect a Washington police detective．

       C．The book features a young James Bond, an Afghan war vet working for the British secret service．

       D．The book features a young James Bond who fights Cold War．

They elected Lincoln ___ president of the United States.

        A. a       B. an      C. the       D. /