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    　　The first morning I awoke in the house where Cathy Freeman once lived－in Miller Street, Richmond, an inner city suburb of Melbourne, my eyes caught upon a black and white sticker, with a name and number on it, pasted(粘贴)to a mirror beside the bed．The number and word were “48.60, Atlanta”．Cathy had typed the famous prediction(预言)on a sticker ages before the 1996 Olympic Games, as an affirmation(断言)of the time she wanted to run in the 400m final．

    　　Cathy thought she was typing the time that black French woman, the pretty MarieJose Perec, had run to win the 400m gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992．She believed she’d have to aim to run at least that fast in Atlanta but she got it wrong．Perec ran slower, 48.83 seconds in Barcelona．But what matter? The power of the mind!In Atlanta Cathy ran what she typed, or near enough, 48.63．To gaze(注视)at that time, still there, to see her grand ambition(抱负)－it was then a whole second faster than she had run before－was to become history．As I stood there I saw her once more in slow motion, in Atlanta, pushing herself to the edge, and beyond．Above the number was another sticker with the words “World’s Greatest Athlete”．They were the words Cathy had copied from an old sticker that her mother had given her as a teenager, a legend(座右铭)to paste on her bedroom wall to flow into her daughter’s mind, and it had worked．

    (1)

    When did Cathy write “48.60, Atlanta”?

    [　　]

    A．

    Sometime between 1992 and 1996．

    B．

    Before 1992．

    C．

    After 1996．

    D．

    When she was a teenager．

    (2)

    What was Cathy’s time for the 400m final in the 1996 Olympic Games?

    [　　]

    A．

    48.63 seconds．

    B．

    48.83 seconds．

    C．

    48.60 seconds．

    D．

    49.63 seconds．

    (3)

    What did Cathy get wrong?

    [　　]

    A．

    Perec’s speed at the Atlanta Olympic Games．

    B．

    Perec’s speed at the Barcelona Olympic Games．

    C．

    Her own speed at the Barcelona Olympic Games．

    D．

    Whether she would run faster than Perec．

    (4)

    What is the closest explanation of the sentence her grand ambition(抱负)－it was then a whole second faster than she had run before－was to become his-tory?

    [　　]

    A．

    She hoped to realize her dream to run faster than that time．

    B．

    Her ambition to run a whole second faster than she had run before came true．

    C．

    To run a second faster than she had run before was only history．

    D．

    It is her ambition to run a whole second faster than she had run before．

    (5)

    Cathy’s achievement results from many factors(因素)except ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    her beauty

    B．

    her mother’s help

    C．

    her ambition

    D．

    hard work

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    　　So you are attractive and you think you would like to be a model! Are you sure you are the   1   type Are you fairly tall with a small   2  ? Are your breast and your hips more or less of the same measurement? Have you got good legs? Yes? Well, these are only the   3  requirements. First of all, make up your mind how you are going to begin. You can go to a model school,   4  such schools are expensive. There they will teach you how to make the   5  of yourself; how to make up well, how to walk, how to look after your complexion (肤色) and your hair. But you may not have enough money for this.    6  can you do? Have some photographs   7  by a really good professional (职业的) photographer who knows the fashion business.

    If you are not photogenic (上镜头的) —well, there's   8  that even the best photographer can do for you. Oh—you are photogenic? Good? Now we can begin. You can either become a house-model, or work free-lance. A house-model is an employee,   9  the salesgirls and the bookkeeping staff. She is   10  by a dress firm to show off clothes. These shows are for buyers from big stores or for the press. It's a full-time   11   . But if you are more ambitious (有抱负的) and want to earn a lot of  12  , you can become a free-lance mold; that is to say , you will be paid by the hour for your   13  All your work will come to you   14   a model agency (经纪部门), and you will not choose your clients (客户). The agency will tell you   15  to go, at what time, and what you will have to do. It may be for a magazine or television   16   , to model dresses in a smart hotel, or for a "collection" show in a big fashion house. Whatever the occasion (不管什么样的场合),your job will be to look as decorative as   17  . You always have to   18   to be enjoying yourself, even if you are being photographed outdoors on a   19  cold day, wearing practically nothing. Are you   20  enough for that?

    1. A. fair      　　　　B. just   　　   　　　　C. unfit       　　   D. right

    2. A. neck     　　　　B. waist       　　　　C. head       　　   D. back

    3. A. basic     　　　　B. senior      　　　　C. junior 　　　　　　     D. high

    4. A. because  　　  　　B. for    　　  　　　　C. although   　　      D. so that

    5. A. best    　　　　B. use    　　 　　　　C. worst      　　   D. full

    6. A. How    　　   　　B. Where    　　　　C. When      　　   D. What</span>

    7. A. taken   　　　　B. developed   　　 　　C. made　　  　　     D. brought

    8. A. everything     　　B. something 　　　　C. nothing   　　       D. thing

    9. A. like      　　　　B. as     　　　　　　C. being      　　   D. with

    10. A. fired   　　   　　B. dismissed  　　   　　C. taken  　　　　     D. employed

    11. A. job 　　  　　　　B. work       　　　　C. action      　　   D. showing

    12. A. fame    　　　　B. money　　 　　  　　C. face   　　  　　   D. respect.

    13. A. cries    　　　　B. smiles  　　 　　　　C. supplies   　　　　　　     D. services

    14. A. through      　　B. by　　 　　 　　　　C. because　　        D. with

    15. A. when        　　B. where  　　 　　　　C. how　　  　　　　　　     D. who

    16. A. keyboard    　　B. set    　　  　　　　C. screen 　　　　　　    D. advertisement

    17. A. probable     　　B. possible     　　　　C. terrible　　　　　　     D. reasonable

    18. A. think  　　　　B. imagine   　　　　C. suggest   　　   D. appear

    19. A. bitterly      　　B. sweetly 　　 　　　　C. fortunately  　　    D. friendly

    20. A. weak　　　　  B. tough　　　　　　 C. rough　　　　    D. poor

     

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    　　The quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by 2010 and, a decade later, citizens in Shanghai will drink the best water in the world．

    　　These were the goals set out by the Shanghai Water Authority．With the city’s population expected to increase only slightly and the economy to boom by 2020, Chen Yin, an official with the water authority, said Shanghai’s water consumption(消费)will not increase from its present amount．

    　　Zhang Yue, director of the Urban Construction Division under the Ministry of Construction, said, “Shanghai is the first city in the country to publicize these ambitions(雄心)．They will not be easy to achieve．”

    　　He said water saving will help keep the sustainable development of China’s economy．

    　　Saving one cubic meter of water means saving the city’s infrastructure(基础设施)costs by 10 000 yuan．Last year, Shanghai saved 300 million cubic meters of water either from readjustment of industrial structure or the employment of new technology．

    　　“The aim is to arouse public awareness of the seriousness of water shortages,” Chen said．“The abundant surface water and amount of rain of the city are so misleading that they result in improper use of water．”

    　　Shanghai lacks drinkable water．The Huangpu River, which supplies 80 percent of the city’s drinkable water, is nearing exhaustion．The city, therefore, has been exploring new sources from the Yangtze River and growing forests along it to conserve quality water．

    　　Besides penning regulations, the authority is popularizing technology among the public to efficiently cut the amount of water used．At present, the city has 600 000 family toilets, each using 13 liters of water per flush．These are to be renovated(整修)to use only 9 liters of water per flush．The authority is renovating the first(200 toilets for households－at a cost of 40 yuan each．

    　　In three years, all the toilets will be renovated, which saves the city nearly 15 million yuan every year in water conservation．

    　　Another task the city is engaged in is the treatment of sewage(污水)to improve the water environment．At present the city can only treat 44 percent of its daily 5.04 million tons of waste water．To meet the total demand, 27 more sewage treatment factories are to be established with an estimated investment of 18 billion yuan．

    (1)

    The people in Shanghai get their daily water mainly from ________ now．

    [　　]

    A．

    underground

    B．

    the Yellow River

    C．

    the Yangtze River

    D．

    the Huangpu River

    (2)

    The underlined words “the aim” here refer to ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by 2010

    B．

    citizens in Shanghai will drink the best water in the world by 2020

    C．

    water saving will help keep the sustainable development of China’s economy

    D．

    saving one cubic meter of water means saving the city’s infrastructure costs by 10 000 yuan

    (3)

    The authority is renovating the first(200 toilets for households to ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    make people’s living more convenient

    B．

    save drinkable fresh water

    C．

    ease employment pressure

    D．

    meet the total demand of water

    (4)

    The writer wrote the passage to ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    call on residents to save water in their daily life

    B．

    seek(寻找)ways to solve water shortage existing in Shanghai

    C．

    introduce Shanghai’s advanced experience in improving the water environment

    D．

    show that citizens in Shanghai will have the best drinking water in the world

    (5)

    In the opinion of Zhang Yue, the real meaning of the action to publicize these ambitions is to make people know ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    it is not easy to achieve

    B．

    water shortage is very serious in China

    C．

    the importance of improving infrastructure

    D．

    economic development can’t be separated with water supply

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    　　The other day in school we were discussing jobs. Our teacher, Mrs Bolt, said that vocation was very important and that it was never too early to think about your life's work. Most of the children really weren't too sure about what they wanted to be. But I knew exactly what I wanted to be, and when Mrs Bolt asked me, I replied, “A truck driver.”

    　　“A truck driver?”repeated Mrs Bolt. “Why do you want to be a truck driver, Kenneth?”

    　　“Because truck drivers are always on the move. They don't have to sit at desks all day. They are out on the road and they see a lot of the country. Their pay is good, too. And you never have any homework.”

    　　The class laughed.

    　　“Well, Kenneth,”answered Mrs Bolt. “You certainly sound enthusiastic（热情洋溢的）. I guessed that you don't like sitting at a desk or doing homework. Is that correct, Kenneth?”“Yes, I guess so,”I said.

    　　“Well, since you are so interested in becoming a truck driver, I think you should investigate（调查）the field a little further. I want you to go to the library and take out a book on truck driving. And I want you to write a book report on it and hand it at the end of the month.”

    　　“That's the last time I will ever tell anybody my secret ambition（雄心）.”

    (1)The underlined word “vocation”in the first paragraph means ________.

    [　　]

    A．works
    B．jobs
    C．holidays
    D．ambition

    (2)The teacher told the students ________.

    [　　]

    A．never to think of their jobs early

    B．to think of their jobs as late as possible

    C．it was too late for them to think of their jobs

    D．they should think of their jobs as early as possible

    (3)Why did Mrs Bolt ask Kenneth to write the book report?

    [　　]

    A．She wanted him to learn about the other side of truck driving.

    B．She was angry with him.

    C．She was satisfied with the reasons he gave.

    D．She wanted the whole class to follow his example.

    (4)Why won't Kenneth tell about his ambition any more?

    [　　]

    A．Because he can't realize his ambition.

    B．He just got more homework to do because he had told Mrs Bolt about it.

    C．Because he was scolded by Mrs Bolt.

    D．Because he was laughed at by his fellow classmates.

    (5)Which of the following is NOT mentioned?

    [　　]

    A．A truck driver doesn't have to sit still at desks.

    B．A truck driver can see a lot of places of interest.

    C．They have got to do a lot of hard work which is interesting.

    D．A truck driver don't have to do any homework like the students do.

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    afford,  primary school,  owe,  play roles,  determine,  accept,  take off,  comment,  think highly of,  studio,  award,  actress,  live

    　　   When Nina was a student in a 1____________, her family was so poor that her parents couldn’t even 2__________ to buy a beautiful skirt for her. But Nina was ambitious （有雄心的）and 3_________ to become a super star in the future.

    　　   Now Nina is an adult. She has 4__　　    in many films and has become a famous 5__________. Many people believe that she will probably win the Oscar 6___________ next year.

    　　   One day a radio station asked her to be a guest in a program called Super Star, and she 7__　　    the invitation.

    　　   At the beginning of the program, the host said, “Good evening, everyone. You’re listening to Super Star, 8　　     across America. I’m your host Mike. Tonight, our guest is Nina. Welcome to the 9_________, Nina.”

    　　  “Thank you, Mike.”

    　　   “Now your career has 10　　     and your fans 11　　　　  you. Want to say something to them?”

    　　   “Yes. I want to say thank you to my fans and I want to say I 12　　     my success to my family, who have given me so much support.”

    　　   Nina also made some 13___　　    on some films in that radio program.

    　　   She became more famous after that radio program.

     

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