阅读下列短文，并做每篇后面的题目，从四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

Robert E Peary was a great U.S. explorer (探险家) , He reached the North Pole in 1809, For more than 20 years, he tried to reach the pole. During much of his this time, he kept a diary of trips. A diary is the writing of a person that tells about his or her life day by day. Here is what Peary wrote in his diary on the day he reached the pole.

“The pole at last ! My dream for 20 years. Mine at last ! I cannot bring myself to believe it. It all seemed so simple …”

This page was written on the biggest day in Robert E. Peary's life. But the diary also tells about the hard times he had. Many times during his travels, Peary had to say good-bye to his wife. Once he wrote.

“Another good-bye, and there have been so many ! Strong brave woman, You have lived with me through all my hard work. This life is a dog's life. Will I succeed ? Will I return ?”

1．An explorer is a person who ________.

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A．makes a short trip

B．flies a plane

C．keeps a diary

D．goes into a place to learn about it

2．One the day he reached the Pole, Peary felt excited and happy because ________.

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A．his dream had come true

B．his living conditions had been greatly improved

C．he had heard from his wife

D．he had just had a pleasant dream

3．From the last paragraph, you can tell that Peary probably felt ________.

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4．In this diary Peary wrote, “This life is a dog's life ……”It means ________.

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A．this life is an ordinary life

B．this life is a hard life

C．this life is a short life

D．this life is an easy life

5．For which reason do people keep a diary ?

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A．They tell about all the interesting stories they have heard.

B．They want to keep all the things in their minds.

C．They tell about the most important things they do every week.

D．They write down what they do and feel every day

阅读理解

　　Robert E Peary was a great U . S . explorer (探险家) , He reached the North Pole in 1809 , For more than 20 years, he tried to reach the pole. During much of his this time, he kept a diary of trips. A diary is the writing of a person that tells about his or her life day by day. Here is what Peary wrote in his diary on the day he reached the pole .

　　“The pole at last ! My dream for 20 years. Mine at last ! I cannot bring myself to believe it. It all seemed so simple…”

　　This page was written on the biggest day in Robert E . Peary' s life . But the diary also tells about the hard times he had. Many times during his travels, Peary had to say good - bye to his wife. Once he wrote.

　　“Another good - bye, and there have been so many ! Strong brave woman, You have lived with me through all my hard work . This life is a dog's life. Will I succeed? Will I return?”

1．An explorer is a person who ________ .

[　　]

A．makes a short trip

B．flies a plane

C．keeps a diary

D．goes into a place to learn about it

2．On the day he reached the Pole , Peary felt excited and happy because ________ .

[　　]

A．his dream had come true

B．his living conditions had been greatly improved

C．he had heard from his wife

D．he had just had a pleasant dream

3．From the last paragraph, you can tell that Peary probably felt ________ .

[　　]

A．calm and pleased

B．proud and merry

C．sad and worried

D．silly and lonely

4．In this diary Peary wrote, “This life is a dog' s life ……” It means

[　　]

A．this life is an ordinary life

B．this life is a hard life

C．this life is a short life

D．this life is an easy life

5．For which reason do people keep a diary

[　　]

A．They tell about all the interesting stories they have heard.

B．They want to keep all the things in their minds.

C．They tell about the most important things they do every week .

D．They write down what they do and feel every day

　　Confucius was born five hundred and fifty years before Christ.Unlike Jesus Christ,he did not bring words of God to the people .He was a clever teacher and a philosopher,looking for truth and wisdom.Most of his teaching was about life in this world .

　　

　　Confucius was very keen to give people good rulers .Someone asked him ,”What does a country need ?”Confucius answered,”Enough food ,a good army ,and a good leader .”The people then asked ,”Which one is the most important ?”Confucius answered,”An army is not very important .All men must die ,so food is not the most important .But if the leader of the country is not good ,then everything will be bad .”

　　

1．A philosopher is a person who ________.

　　

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A ． does not like Jesus Christ

　　

B ． teaches people how to live in this world

　　

C ． seeks after truth and wisdom

　　

D ． is more clever than most of other people

　　

2．According to Confucius ,the most important thing in any country was _________.

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A ．the army

B ．the ruler

C ．life of the people

D ．food

3．Jesus Christ ________ .

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A ．was born more than half a century earlier than Confucius

B ．taught people about God

C ．did no tell people anything about God

D ．was a philosopher sent by God

4．Confucius taught people all these things except ________ .

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A ．How to live in the world

B ．the importance of the leader of the country

C ．any ideas about God

D ．how to make good judgments

5．For Confucius a man ________ .

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A ．could not escape death

B ．would die if he didn’t have a good ruler

C ．was not important compared with food

D．ought to die if he considered food to be the most important for him

阅读理解

Eddie is a handicapped child. He was functionally(官能地)blind and deaf in one ear.

   In spite of his inborn disability, Eddie seems to have a good sense of music. His mother knows that and bought him a toy piano for Christmas.

   At church that day, Eddie listened silently while the rest of the family sang along with the music. As soon as he returned home, be flung himself at the little piano. He seemed angry at it as he produced only noise, so his mother put it in the closet. Two weeks later, returning from a church service once more, Eddie uttered his first words, “Mommy, piano, piano.” This time he started to play every hymn(圣歌)he had heard in church. All his family members looked at each other in surprise. “Eddie plays the piano,” they say.

   Since then Eddie has been taught by a young piano teacher from a university. Now he can perform classic music by Mozart and Schumann. He has learned to read music. He also plays jazz, pop and background music he hears on television shows. “The boy has a bright future,” his teacher says.

1． “A Handicapped child” is a child who 　　  .

A. has no hands　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. has a disability

C. is blind in one eye　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. is deaf in one ear

2．The toy piano was given to him　　   .

A. as a birthday present

B. as a Christmas present

C. by his father

D. at the church

3．At church that day Eddie　　   .

A. sang with his family

B. ran about playing

C. listening silently to the music

D. danced with the rest of his family

4．Which of the following is true?

A. After returning from the church, Eddie at once played the piano and he played very well.

B. When Eddie got home, he got angry because he heard nothing at church.

C. After returning home, Eddie shouted and made a lot of noise.

D. Eddie could play the music when he returned from the church the second time.

5．According to what his teacher said, Eddie　　   .

A. will play not better in the future

B. will be successful in the future

C. must go to college for further study

D. must be given a real piano as a present

 

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

　　American pilot Frank Webb first flew a glider at the age of 14, made his first flight alone on his 16th birthday and got his commercial pilot's license on his 18th birthday.

　　After serving in the US Navy for 20 years, being a flight instructor, and working with Alaska Airlines for more than three years, Webb signed a contract with Shenzhen Airlines last May to captain domestic routes in China. As an experienced pilot, he still feels the same nervousness as he felt on his first fight.

　　Captain Webb said that the“Sept. 11”incident did not have a direct influence on his decision to move to China to work.“Safety is in fact tighter in the United States and I am not worried about a terrorist attack,”he said.“The main reason I came to China was that my children will have a chance to see the world and experience international living.”

　　Webb has not experienced any in-flight emergencies during, his term in China although he said the weather here was generally more changeable than in the United States.“The weather changes tend to be great from north to south. We may be flying in a snow storm in Harbin, and then later that same day we may be flying through a tropical rain shower approaching Shenzhen,”Webb said.

　　While Webb had more flexibility (灵活性) to deal with the weather in the United States, he said air traffic control in China was more strict and allowed fewer deviations(偏离).

　　Speaking of planes often being late in China, Webb said that in America, being late was one of the few things that would get him in trouble.“In China, on the other hand, it seems there are many things that can get you in trouble with the boss, but being late is not one of them.”Webb does everything in his power to keep his flights on schedule.

　　“They provide really excellent service during flights. Western flight attendants just serve passengers. But the Chinese attendants will also check on the crew to see if we need anything,”Webb said.

1．Webb signed a contract with Shenzhen Airlines because _____.

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A．he was afraid of the influence of“Sept. 11”

B．he got a better pay there than in the US

C．he thought more for his children

D．he hoped to see the beautiful sights in China

2．The underlined word“glider”(in Paragraph 1) refers to“_____”.

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A．a type of plane　　　　　　B．a type of car

C．a type of bike　　　　　　D．a type of motor

3．The changeable weather in the flight Webb met in China _____.

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A．made him excited　　　　　　B．caused him frightened

C．affected his health　　　　　　D．increased his difficulty

4．Webb is a pilot who _____.

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A．has been tired of planes' being late

B．has never had the experience of planes' being late

C．is trying his best to keep his flights on time

D．finds it hard to understand China's air traffic control

5．Webb's words in the last paragraph show that he _____.

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A．is not satisfied with Western flight attendants

B．thinks highly of the flight attendants in China

C．encourages Chinese flight attendants to improve services

D．admires the services of Western flight attendants