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Directions:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

  My father was Chief engineer of amere hant ship, which was sunk in Word War II, The book Night of the U-boats told the story.

  Mcmories

  In September, 1940, my mother, sister and I went to Swansea, where my father's ship was getting ready to sail.We brought him a family photograph to be kept with him at all times and keep him sale.

  Then I remember my mother lying lace down, sobbing.She had heard from a friend that the ship had been sunk by a torpcdo(鱼雷).

  I can remember the arrival of the telegram(电报), Which in those days always brought had new.My grandmother opened it.It read,” Safe,, Love Ted.”

  My most vivid memory Is being woken and brought douwn to sit o my father's knee, his arm in a bandage.

  He was judged unfit to return to ea and took a shore job in Glasgow for the rest of the war.For as long as I can remember, he had a weak heart Mother said it was caused the tome does.He said it was because of the cigarettes, Whichever, he died suddenly in his ealy 50s.

  Ten years later I read Night of the U-bouts and was able to complete the story.

  Torpedo

  One torpedo struck the ship, Father was in the engine room, where the third engineer was killed.He shut down the engines to slow the ship making it easier for it to be abandoncd.

  By the time he got on deek(甲板)he was alone.Every lifeboat was gone except one which had stuck fast.When he tried to cut it free it swung againse the ship, injuring his hand and arm.He had no choice but to jume-still with the photogeaph in his pecket.

  Three days later, he and other survivors were safe in Glasgow.All 23 with him signed the back of the photograph.

  In my room is the book and the photograph.Often, glass in head, I have wondered how I would have dealt with an explosion, a sinking ship, a jump into a vast ocean rind a wait for rescue? Lest(以免)we forget, I have some more whisky and toast the heroes of the war.

(1)

We can infer that the mother and children went to Swansea ________.

[  ]

A.

to meet a friend

B.

to see the father off

C.

to take a family photo

D.

to engoy the sailing of the ship

(2)

What did the author leam about the father from the telegram?

[  ]

A.

he was still alive.

B.

His knee was broken.

C.

His ship had been sunk.

D.

He had arrived in Glasgow.

(3)

The underlind word” it” in Paragraph 6 refers to the father's ________.

[  ]

A.

weak heart

B.

taking a shore job

C.

failure to return to sea

D.

Injury caused by a torpedo

(4)

What can we know about the author's father after his ship was attacked?

[  ]

A.

He lost his arm

B.

He repaired the engines.

C.

He managed to take a lifeboat.

D.

He was the last to lcave the ship.

(5)

What is the nassage mainly about?

[  ]

A.

A group of forgotten heroes

B.

A book describing a terriying battle.

C.

A ship cngineer's wartime experience.

D.

A merchant's memories of a sea rescue.

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  The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep.A few dogs started barking at it.The elephant woke up in a terrible anger:it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety.

  That didn't stop the elephant.It destroyed a dozen   1   and   2   several people.The villagers were   3   and angry.Then someone   4   calling Parbati, the elephant princess.Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant   5  .He taught Parbati to ride an elephant   6   she could even walk.He also taught her the   7   of the elephant, round-up-how to catch wild elephants.

  Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle.After a happy childhood   8   with her father, she was sent to a   9   school in the city.But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her   10  ."New life in the city is too dull.Catching elephants is an adventure and the   11   lasts for days after the   12  ." she says.

  But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun."My work," she says, "is to rescue man from the   13  .and to keep the elephants safe from man." And this is exactly what Parbati   14   for many years.Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry:for many years,   15   hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land.  16   is now fighting back.Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to   17   the animals back to the jungle before they can kill them.

  The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion.A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly   18   elephant."   19   they grow to love their tamers and never forget them.They are also more loyal than humans," she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal.An elephant   20   indeed!

(1)

[  ]

A.

village

B.

houses

C.

homes

D.

people

(2)

[  ]

A.

injured

B.

damaged

C.

ruined

D.

spoiled

(3)

[  ]

A.

unlucky

B.

unhappy

C.

scared

D.

frightening

(4)

[  ]

A.

requested

B.

insisted

C.

stuck

D.

suggested

(5)

[  ]

A.

hunter

B.

killer

C.

protector

D.

tamer

(6)

[  ]

A.

after

B.

before

C.

until

D.

since

(7)

[  ]

A.

dangerous art

B.

terrible game

C.

amazing killing

D.

wonderful hiding

(8)

[  ]

A.

played

B.

hunting

C.

hunted

D.

playing

(9)

[  ]

A.

training

B.

high

C.

adult

D.

boarding

(10)

[  ]

A.

own childhood

B.

father's home

C.

new state

D.

old life

(11)

[  ]

A.

stress

B.

burden

C.

excitement

D.

threat

(12)

[  ]

A.

chase

B.

fun

C.

journey

D.

battle

(13)

[  ]

A.

death

B.

elephents

C.

injury

D.

tigers

(14)

[  ]

A.

was doing

B.

has been done

C.

has been doing

D.

did do

(15)

[  ]

A.

dangerous

B.

illegal

C.

cruel

D.

horrible

(16)

[  ]

A.

They

B.

He

C.

She

D.

It

(17)

[  ]

A.

guide

B.

show

C.

cause

D.

force

(18)

[  ]

A.

arrested

B.

arresting

C.

captured

D.

capturing

(19)

[  ]

A.

Suddenly

B.

Occationally

C.

Eventually

D.

Frequently

(20)

[  ]

A.

woman

B.

princess

C.

man

D.

lover

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  “Mom, I have cancer.”These four words catapulted my son and me on a journey that lasted two years.On that dat I felt a wave of paralyzing fear.

  Scott was the oldest of my four children.He was 33 years old and a successful assistant principal at SamRayburn Hifht School in Pasadena, Texas.He and his wife Carolyn were busy raising four active children.Scott was 6'2'', weighed 200 pounds and had never been sick a day in his life.

  A few month earlier a mole(痣)on his neck had changed color.“Dr.Warner called,” Scott said that spring morning.“It's melanoma.(黑素瘤)” I tried to comfort him, naming all the people I knew who had survived skin cancer.Yet, I felt small tentacles of fear begin to wrap around my chest.

  Our next stop was MDAnderson, the famous cancer hospital in Houston.Scott had surgery at the end of May and was scheduled for radiation treatments over the summmer recess.“There is an 80 percent chance it won't reoccur,” the doctors said.At the end of summer, all his tests came back negative and Scott was back at school in the fall.However, in December, Scott discovered a lump on his neck.It was examined and the result came back “malignant.(恶性的)” We now relized that Scott fell into the 20 percent category.I could feel the tentacles tightening around my chest.He entered the hospital for an aggressive treatment, a combination of interferon and interleukin.

  After five months of treatment, he had radical surgery on his neck.The test results were encourging, only three of the 33 lymph nodes(淋巴结)removed were malignant.We were very hopefull.

  For the next six months, Scott's follow-up visits went well.Then in October, X-ray revealed a spot on his lung.The spot was removed during surgery and the doctors tried to be optimistic.It was a daily battle to control the fear and panic each setback brought.

  In January, he was diagnosed as having had a “disease explosion.” The cancer had spread to his lungs, spine and liver and he was given three to six months to live.There were times during this period when I felt like I was having a heart attack.The bands constricting my chest made breathing difficult.

  When you watch your child battle cancer, you experience a roller coaster of emotions.There are moments of hope and optimism but a bad test result or even an unusual pain can bring on dread and panic.

  Scott was readmitted to the hospital for one last try with chemotherapy.He died, quite suddenly, just six weeks after his last diagnosis.I was completely destroyed.I had counted on those last few months.

  The next morning I was busy notifying people and making funeral arrangements.I remember having this nagging feeling that something was physically wrong with me.It took a moment to realize that the crushing sensation in my chest was gone.The thing every parent fears the most had happened.My son was gone.Of course, the fear had been replaced by unbearable sorrow.

  After you lose a child, it is so difficult to go on.The most minimal tasks, combing your hair or taking a shower, becoming monumental.For months I just sat and stared into space.That spring, the trees began to bloom; flowers began to pop up in my garden.Friendswood was coming back to life but I was dead inside.

  During those last weeks, Scott and I often spoke about life and death.Fragments of those conversations kept playing over and over in my mind.

  “Don't let this ruin your life, Mom.”

  “Make sure Dad re models his workshop.”

  “Please, take care of my family.”

  I remember wishing I could have just one more conversation with him.I knew what I would say, but what would Scott say? “I know how much you love me, Mom.So just sit on the couch and cry.” No, I knew him better than that.Scott loved life and knew how precious it is.I could almost hear his voice saying, “Get up Mom, Get on with your life.It's too valuable to waste.”

  That was the day I began to move forward.I signed up for a cake decorating class.Soon I was making cakes for holidays and birthdays.My daughter-in-law told me about a writing class in Houston.I hadn't written in years, but since I was retired I decided it be time to start again.The local college advertised a Life Story Writing class that I joined.There I met women who had also lost their children.The Poet Laureate of Texas was scheduled to speak at our local Barnes and Noble.I attended and joined our local poetry society.I never dreamed that writing essays and poems about Scott could be so therapeutic.Several of those poems have ever been published.In addition, each group brought more and more people into my life..

  I don't believe you ever recover from the loss of a child.Scott is in my heart and mind every day.However, I do believe you can survive.

  Scott fought so bravery to live and he never gave up.He taught me that life is a gift that should be cherished, not wasted.It has taken years to become the person I am today.The journey has been a difficult , painful process but certainly worth the effort and I know that my son would be proud.

(1)

What might be the best title of the passage?

[  ]

A.

Life is valuable

B.

Grieving and Recovery

C.

Love and sorrow

D.

Alive or dead

(2)

How old was Scott probably when he died?

[  ]

A.

33

B.

35

C.

37

D.

40

(3)

What does the underlined sentence “ The bands constricting my chest made breathing difficult” probably imply?

[  ]

A.

It implies that Scott's mother was likely to have a heart attack.

B.

It implies that there was something wrong with Scott's mother's chest.

C.

It implies that Scott's mother was very upset and panic because of Scott's severe illness.

D.

It implies that the cancer had spread to her chest just like her son.

(4)

Which of the following statements best shows the author's feeling about Scott's dath?

[  ]

A.

It was a daily battle to control the fear and panic each setback brought.

B.

She felt a wave of fear.

C.

She felt a feeling of fear begin to wrap around her chest.

D.

The fear had been replaced by unbearable sorrow.

(5)

From Scott and his mother's conversation, we can know that Scott is ________.

[  ]

A.

considerable

B.

humorous

C.

determined

D.

sensitive

(6)

The author intends to tell us that ________.

[  ]

A.

it takes a long time to make a person recover from the shock of losing a child

B.

Scott is proud of his mother

C.

life is full of happiness and sorrow.

D.

We'd better make our life count instead of counting your days.

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下面是一篇有关书籍介绍的应用文,请阅读下列应用文和相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。

A

I Am a Pencil

Sam Swope's job was teaching writing to third-graders in New York City. His students were from 21 countries, speaking 11 languages, with different backgrounds. But there were a few things they had in common. Family troubles, for one. Money struggles. And poetry. Every single student, with the help of this creative teacher, came forth with awesome writing. Swope leaves the reader with the inspiring conviction (坚信) that deep within each of us lives a poet.

B

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Aron Ralston, 28, went hiking in a remote Utah canyon without telling anyone. An unexpected catastrophe struck. With enough supplies only for a day, Ralston knew his situation was full of danger. Sure enough, after five days he was in a fight against death. That was when he carried out a courageous plan - using a pocket knife to cut off his trapped arm. His amazing survival story rests at a place among the classics of the genre (体裁).

C

Our Brother's Keeper

Author Jedwin Smith spent 30 years trying to repress (克制) all memories of his brother, Jeff, who was killed in Vietnam. But in Our Brother's Keeper he tells what happens when the Internet brings him into contact with several of his brother's old Marine friends, including the guy who held Jeff in his arms as he died. First via e-mail, and then in person, Smith gets to know these men.

D

The All Americans

With his graduation from West Point, Henry Romanek sailed toward Omaha Beach on the eve of Dday. It was June 1944, and he was about to face the bloodiest battle of his life. Just yesterday, it seemed, he was a standout soldier on the Army team. Now, he was a leader of youngsters in battle, fighting, quite literally, for his country and the future of the free world. In this book, Lars Anderson retraces Romanek's life and that of three other soldiers.

E

Copies in Seconds

With the push of a button, anyone can make copies of almost anything - unlike the old days, when papers had to be rewritten long-hand, carbon-copied out of fussy mimeograph machines (蜡纸油印机). In Copies in Seconds, David Owen showed how a shy engineer named Chester Carlson perfected his xerography machine (静电复印机) and shopped it around until finally hooking up with the Haloid Corporation. That partnership led to the Xerox copier and changed the face of work forever.

F

State of Grace

Back in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Lynvets was just a football team in a sandy New York City neighborhood. But to most of its members - the author, Robert Timberg, included - the team was their only experience of a happy family, their only chance to rise above terrible everyday circumstances, their only shot at being heroes. The friendships these men formed sustained (维持) them throughout their lives.

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71. Tom is looking for a book about the hiking stories to help him in his following outdoor activities.

72. Kate wants to find a book about the stories of the soldiers during World War II. .

73. Mark wants to research into the history of technological development.

74. Jack is researching into education in a college. He is especially interested in the teaching methods. He wants to find a book which can tell him something about how to teach students from different backgrounds.

75. John wants to find some materials about the soldiers in Vietnam War to carry on his new research.

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首先请阅读下列应用文:

A

I Am a Pencil

Sam Swope's job was teaching writing to third-graders in New York City. His students were from 21 countries, speaking 11 languages, with different backgrounds. But there were a few things they had in common. Family troubles, for one. Money struggles. And poetry. Every single student, with the help of this creative teacher, came forth with awesome writing. Swope leaves the reader with the inspiring conviction (坚信) that deep within each of us lives a poet.

B

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Aron Ralston, 28, went hiking in a remote Utah canyon without telling anyone. An unexpected catastrophe struck. With enough supplies only for a day, Ralston knew his situation was full of danger. Sure enough, after five days he was in a fight against death. That was when he carried out a courageous plan - using a pocket knife to cut off his trapped arm. His amazing survival story rests at a place among the classics of the genre (体裁).

C

Our Brother's Keeper

Author Jedwin Smith spent 30 years trying to repress (克制) all memories of his brother, Jeff, who was killed in Vietnam. But in Our Brother's Keeper he tells what happens when the Internet brings him into contact with several of his brother's old Marine friends, including the guy who held Jeff in his arms as he died. First via e-mail, and then in person, Smith gets to know these men.

D

The All Americans

With his graduation from West Point, Henry Romanek sailed toward Omaha Beach on the eve of Dday. It was June 1944, and he was about to face the bloodiest battle of his life. Just yesterday, it seemed, he was a standout soldier on the Army team. Now, he was a leader of youngsters in battle, fighting, quite literally, for his country and the future of the free world. In this book, Lars Anderson retraces Romanek's life and that of three other soldiers.

E

Copies in Seconds

With the push of a button, anyone can make copies of almost anything - unlike the old days, when papers had to be rewritten long-hand, carbon-copied out of fussy mimeograph machines (蜡纸油印机). In Copies in Seconds, David Owen showed how a shy engineer named Chester Carlson perfected his xerography machine (静电复印机) and shopped it around until finally hooking up with the Haloid Corporation. That partnership led to the Xerox copier and changed the face of work forever.

F

State of Grace

Back in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Lynvets was just a football team in a sandy New York City neighborhood. But to most of its members - the author, Robert Timberg, included - the team was their only experience of a happy family, their only chance to rise above terrible everyday circumstances, their only shot at being heroes. The friendships these men formed sustained (维持) them throughout their lives.

请阅读以下求书者的信息,然后匹配他们所要寻找的书籍:

56. Tom is looking for a book about the hiking stories to help him in his following outdoor activities.

57. Kate wants to find a book about the stories of the soldiers during World War II.   .

58. Mark wants to research into the history of technological development.

59. Jack is researching into education in a college. He is especially interested in the teaching methods. He wants to find a book which can tell him something about how to teach students from different backgrounds.

60. John wants to find some materials about the soldiers in Vietnam War to carry on his new research.

   

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