In the fall of 1992, when Vicki was ten, she and her father, Jim, happened to notice an advertisement for a new flight school. Her father suggested to her that since she wanted to be an astronaut, she might want to take a flying lesson, just see if she liked it. She was excited.
　　Vicki continued with her flying lessons. She was so brave and devoted that she impressed her teacher and soon passed ground school with straight—A’s. She would have passed her pilot exam, too, if she had been old enough. Instead, she’ll have to wait until she is 16 to get her pilot’s license.
　　Vicki made her first record-breaking flight in September 1993, at the age of 11. She flew a small plane across the United States, from Augusta to California. Although by law she had to have a licensed pilot at her side, he never touched the controls or helped her in any way. She was the youngest woman pilot to fly across the U.S. and the youngest pilot ever to fly across the U.S. from East to West. That direction is considered the most difficult flight because it means flying against the wind. And in fact on part of her flight she had to fight her way through strong headwinds. Because she was flying a small plane and FAA rules limited her to flying no more than eight hours each day, the trip took several days with eight stops. Her parents followed along on commercial flights, meeting her at each stop.
　　40. Which of the following is TRUE?
　　A. Jim took Vicki to the flight school.
　　B. Vicki asked her father to send her to the flight school.
　　C. Jim advised Vicki to take the flying lessons.
　　D. Vicki didn’t like the flight school.

　　41. What made Vicki’s first record-breaking flight difficult?
　　A. The strong winds.　　 B. Her age.　　 C. Her plane.　　 D.Her experience.

　　42. Vicki was the youngest pilot _____.
　　A. in history in America
　　B. to fly across the U.S. alone
　　C. to fly across the U.S. from East to West
　　D. to break the first flight record in the world

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

阅读理解

　　The worst tourist (旅行者) in the world is Nicholas Scotti of San Francisco. Once he flew from the U . S . to his hometown in Italy to see someone at home . The plane made a one-hour stop to get oil at Kennedy Airport of New York . As he thought he had arrived home, Mr. Scotti got off the plane . He thought he was in Rome .

　　When nobody was there to meet him, Mr. Scotti thought maybe they were held up (阻拦) by heavy traffic . While looking for their addresses, Mr. Scotti found that the old “Rome” had changed a lot. Many old buildings were replaced by high modern ones.

　　He also found that many people spoke English instead of Italian and that many street signs were written in English .

　　Mr. Scotti knew very little English, so he asked a policeman (in Italian) the way to the bus station . He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered him in the same language .

　　After twelve hours'travelling round on a bus, the driver handed him over to a second policemen . He asked the policeman why the Rome police employed (雇佣) so many people as policemen speaking English instead of Italian .

　　Mr. Scotti didn't believe he was in New York when he was told so .

　　To get him on a plane back to San Francisco, he was sent to the airport in a police car with sirens (警报) on. “Look,” said Scotti to his interpreter (翻译) , “I know I'm in Italy . That' s how they drive . ”

1．When Mr. Scotti arrived at the airport, nobody met him because ________.

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A．he was in New York

B．he wanted to leave the U. S.

C．policemen could help him

D．both A and B

2．In what direction (方向) did the plane fly when Mr. Scotti went to Italy from the U. S. ?

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3．Why was Mr. Scotti so sure that he was in Rome?

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A．Because he traveled a lot.

B．Because he knew little about the U. S.

C．Because he knew little about Italy.

D．Because he didn 't travel much.

4．At last, Mr. Scotti ________.

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A．knew he did something wrong

B．still thought he was in Rome

C．knew he was wrong

D．knew he was at home

5．How many people do the same things as Mr. Scotti did?

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A．Nobody but Mr. Scotti made this kind of mistake .

B．Many people make this kind of mistake .

C．Few people make this kind of mistake.

D．50% of people will make the same mistake .

　　Dr. Johnson worked in a h 　1　. Three years ago, when he was sixty-eight years old, he retired(退休). But a lot of patients came to ask him to l 　2　 them o 　3　. He was very b 　4　 and tired in the day-time and he wanted to have a good r 　5　 at night.

　　Half a year ago a young man moved in the room upstairs. At first he was q 　6　. The old man was s 　7　 with him. But before long several friends often came to see him in the evening. They talked loudly, sang and danced u 　8　 late at night, Dr. Johnson was u 　9　, but he didn't say anything.

　　It was the young man's birthday yesterday. All his friends came at seven in the evening. They drank a lot, s 　10　 songs, danced and made a lot of n 　11　 The old man couldn't fall a 　12　 the whole night. The next morning, as soon as he got up, he went u 　13　 and began to knock at the door. The young man opened the door and let the old man go in.

　　“Did you hear me b 　14　 on the ceiling(天花板) last night, young man?” asked Dr. Johnson.

　　“It doesn't matter, sir,” said the young man. “I don't m 　15　 It was very noisy in my house too.”

　　The Shute family lived in the southern part of the U.S.A..Mr Shute was a farm worker, and he didn't have much money. Mr and Mrs Shute had a daughter called Jane.

　　　　Then they had a second child-a son. How happy they were ! They called him James. James was quite a small baby, but he was a fine 　　boy. His parents loved him very much.

　　　　But there was something wrong with the child. He did everything very slowly. His parents did not know what was wrong. So one day 　　they took him to a doctor. The doctor found that there was something wrong with James' eyes. He could not see anything. The doctor could 　　not help him.

　　　　James' parents were very sad. James grew bigger but he could not look after himself. His sister or his parents had to help him.

　　　　One day a good doctor in a town not far away helped James. He did one small operation.（手术） At last James could see. How happy 　　everyone was!

　　1. The Shuter lived _______. 

　　　　　　　　 ［　　　　 ］

　　 A. in the south

　　 B. in the southern part of the U.S.A.

　　 C. in the northern part of the U.S.A.

　　 D. Britain

　　2. James did everything slowly because ______. 

［　　　　 ］

　　 A. he didn't know how to do if

　　 B. he didn't like doing anything

　　 C. there was something wrong with his eyes

　　 D. there was something wrong with his hands　

　　3.James' parents had to take him _________. 

［　　　　 ］

　　 A. to see a doctor　　　B. to see a teacher

　　 C. to a school　　　　　D. to a town

　　4. James could not see anything and he _______. 

［　　　　 ］

　　 A. could look after himself

　　 B. could do everything himself

　　 C. couldn't look after himself

　　 D. couldn't do anything

　　5. At last a good doctor did ________. 

　　　　［　　　　 ］

　　 A. one small operation on him

　　 B. some small operations on him

　　 C. one large operation on him

　　 D. a lot of work for him

阅读理解

　　The worst tourist (旅行者) in the world is Nicholas Scotti of San Francisco. Once he flew from the U . S . to his hometown in Italy to see someone at home . The plane made a one-hour stop to get oil at Kennedy Airport of New York . As he thought he had arrived home, Mr. Scotti got off the plane . He thought he was in Rome .

　　When nobody was there to meet him, Mr. Scotti thought maybe they were held up (阻拦) by heavy traffic . While looking for their addresses, Mr. Scotti found that the old “Rome” had changed a lot. Many old buildings were replaced by high modern ones.

　　He also found that many people spoke English instead of Italian and that many street signs were written in English .

　　Mr. Scotti knew very little English, so he asked a policeman (in Italian) the way to the bus station . He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered him in the same language .

　　After twelve hours'travelling round on a bus, the driver handed him over to a second policemen . He asked the policeman why the Rome police employed (雇佣) so many people as policemen speaking English instead of Italian .

　　Mr. Scotti didn't believe he was in New York when he was told so .

　　To get him on a plane back to San Francisco, he was sent to the airport in a police car with sirens (警报) on. “Look,” said Scotti to his interpreter (翻译) , “I know I'm in Italy . That' s how they drive . ”

(1) When Mr. Scotti arrived at the airport, nobody met him because ________.

[　　]

A．he was in New York

B．he wanted to leave the U. S.

C．policemen could help him

D．both A and B

(2) In what direction (方向) did the plane fly when Mr. Scotti went to Italy from the U. S. ?

[　　]

(3) Why was Mr. Scotti so sure that he was in Rome?

[　　]

A．Because he traveled a lot.

B．Because he knew little about the U. S.

C．Because he knew little about Italy.

D．Because he didn 't travel much.

(4) At last, Mr. Scotti ________.

[　　]

A．knew he did something wrong

B．still thought he was in Rome

C．knew he was wrong

D．knew he was at home

(5) How many people do the same things as Mr. Scotti did?

[　　]

A．Nobody but Mr. Scotti made this kind of mistake .

B．Many people make this kind of mistake .

C．Few people make this kind of mistake.

D．50% of people will make the same mistake .