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Amanda Clement grew up in Hudson,South Dakota.Baseball was always her fa—
vorite sport.Once in a while her brother Hank and his friends would let her play first
base in their games.More often,however,they asked her to umpire(裁判)for them,
because they knew her calls would be fair and there would be no arguing.
One day in 1904,Amanda and her mother traveled to Hawarden,Iowa,to watch
Hank play for the home team against Hawarden.When they arrived at the ball field,
two local teams were waiting to play a preliminary(预备)game.The umpire hadn’t ar—
rived,so Hank argued that the teams should let his sister serve as umpire.The players
finally agreed.
Amanda,then sixteen and standing five feet,ten inches tall,made perfect calls.
She was so good that players for the main game asked her 10 umpire for them and even
offered to pay her.Thus,at sixteen,Amanda Clement became the first paid female
baseball umpire on record.She is honored in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown,
New York.
61.Hank and his friends often asked Amanda to umpire for them because
A.they wanted to make her happy
B.she called them brothers
C.no one else wanted to do it for them
D.she knew the rules well and was fair
62.Amanda went to Hawarden in order to
A.serve as umpire
C.make money
B.watch her brother play
D.help the local teams
63.Amanda most probably learned how to umpire a baseball game .
A.in her P.E.classes at school B.in an umpire training school
C.by watching and playing the games D.from her mother,a baseball umpire
64.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A.Amanda Clement.First Female Umpire
B.A Family of Baseball Fans
C.Baseball Games in Hawarden,Iowa
D.The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown
Trudy, an American girl, tried swimming across the English Channel. That was August 6,1962. Her father had 1 her two things. One was not to pull her out of the water 2 she asked. The other was to give her a red sports 3 if she made it.
In gay spirits Trudy 4 out, swimming strongly. All the swimmers started at 7:09 in the morning. Her father and trainer were 5 along in a boat beside her.
At ten o'clock, rain began falling. At midday, Trudy trod (踩) water while 6 and eating a chicken leg. Then she started swimming again. The wind was 7 and the sea became rougher.
Late 8 the wind became even worse. The trainer decided it was 9 trying to finish. He called to Trudy to 10 .“No human being could do it in this 11 ,” he said,“It's stupid to go on.”
However, her father shouted,“Don't grab (抓住) her. Let her 12 .”
At seven o'clock the tides turned 13 her. It was more difficult to move ahead. But Trudy still swam on. She 14 victory was possible now, for the 15 coast was in sight.
It was getting dark. A sound could be heard over the 16 ; hundreds of car horns (喇叭) were cheering her on. With the remaining 17 , she finished the last 200 yards. At 18 p.m., Trudy got out of water. She had swum some 35 miles in 19 the 21-mile-wide Channel, 20 a strong storm. But she had made it in 14 hours and 30 minutes.
“Well, Pop,” she said to her father,“I guess I get my car this time, don't I?”
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Amanda Clement grew up in Hudson,South Dakota.Baseball was always her fa—
vorite sport.Once in a while her brother Hank and his friends would let her play first
base in their games.More often,however,they asked her to umpire(裁判)for them,
because they knew her calls would be fair and there would be no arguing.
One day in 1904,Amanda and her mother traveled to Hawarden,Iowa,to watch
Hank play for the home team against Hawarden.When they arrived at the ball field,
two local teams were waiting to play a preliminary(预备)game.The umpire hadn’t ar—
rived,so Hank argued that the teams should let his sister serve as umpire.The players
finally agreed.
Amanda,then sixteen and standing five feet,ten inches tall,made perfect calls.
She was so good that players for the main game asked her 10 umpire for them and even
offered to pay her.Thus,at sixteen,Amanda Clement became the first paid female
baseball umpire on record.She is honored in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown,
New York.
61.Hank and his friends often asked Amanda to umpire for them because
A.they wanted to make her happy
B.she called them brothers
C.no one else wanted to do it for them
D.she knew the rules well and was fair
62.Amanda went to Hawarden in order to
A.serve as umpire
C.make money
B.watch her brother play
D.help the local teams
63.Amanda most probably learned how to umpire a baseball game .
A.in her P.E.classes at school B.in an umpire training school
C.by watching and playing the games D.from her mother,a baseball umpire
64.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A.Amanda Clement.First Female Umpire
B.A Family of Baseball Fans
C.Baseball Games in Hawarden,Iowa
D.The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown
It's seven in the morning. Mr Li needn't go to work today. He knows English and is now looking through a list of TV programmes in today's newspaper. The list is as follows. Read it over and then do the exercises.
TV programmes
Friday, September 30
Channel 2(频道2)
9∶50 Olympic Games men's basketball final
11∶40 Olympic Games track and field events
19∶45 Olympic Games special
20∶22 2002 National Day evening party
20∶59 TV drama(戏剧): Juan and Her Braised Ship (1)
22∶57 Olympic Games men's basketball final
Channel 8
9∶40 Daughter of the Sea
14∶20 Olympic Games men's tennis single final
15∶50 TV drama: Red Leaves Beyond the Mountain (3)
16∶37 TV drama: The Tea House
18∶00 Olympic Games women's table tennis double final
CCTV English Service
22∶10 News
22∶30 Olympic Games Special
Invitation to a Farewell PartyFriday, 22nd October
Dear Michael and Lisa,
You are invited to a farewell party for the“LIU FAMILY'S VISIT TO AUSTRALIA”.
Departure(出发)date: 4th of November
The best part of our big adventure to Australia will be when we come face to face with kangaroos and other Australian wildlife.
Party given by: Mr and Mrs Liu, Liu Mei and Liu Tang
Date: Saturday, 6 November, 2002
Time: 7∶00 p. m. until 12∶30 a. m.
Place: Beijing Hotel
Reply by: Tuesday, 2 November
Phone: 528--0903
Food and drinks will be provided at the party.
PS: This event is NOT to be missed!
We hope to see you there.
(1) Mr Li wants to find out what day it is the day after National Day. Please help him find it out. It is ________.
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(2) Suppose Mr Li wants to watch TV in the morning and he doesn't feel much interested in sports or games. Which program would he like to choose?
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A.CCTV English Service, News.
B.Channel 2,2002 National Day evening party.
C.Channel 8, film: Daughter of the Sea.
D.Channel 8, TV Drama: The Tea House.
(3) From the invitation we can tell ________.
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A.Liu Mei and Liu Tang will attend the farewell party
B.only Mr and Mrs Liu will travel to Australia
C.the Liu family have been to Australia before
D.the Liu family will not return from Australia
(4) By what date is it necessary to reply to the invitation?
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On the morning of May 29, Donna left unusually early for her 5:30 a.m. work at Noone’s Restaurant. She drove along a rural road, 1 as she often did to admire the old farmhouse she passed each day. But as she looked more 2 , she saw flames on one of the porch’s(门廊) posts. Donna pulled into the driveway and honked her horn(喇叭).
No response. With flames cutting her 3 from the front entrance, she ran to a side door, which was 4 . “Wake up,” she cried, running through the house. “ 5 !”
Just hours earlier Corinne Allin had put 18-month-old Benjamin, Devon, seven, and Amy, nine, to 6 . Now, awakened by the shouts, she stumbled(踉跄) down the steps into a 7 and saw the fire immediately. “My children , my husband ---they’re 8 upstairs,” Corinne said.
“I’ll get them,” Donna said. “Call 911.”
Donna 9 her way up the stairs through the 10 . While Hugh Allin went to see if he could put the fire 11 with the hose(水管), Devon dashed into Amy’s room. “Get up,” he cried. Amy lifted Benjamin from his bed. With windows exploding and smoke surrounding them, they made their way out of the 12 door.
In the disorder that followed, Donna slipped away to work. Passing the blackened house that evening, she stopped and left a note. Later that night the Allin family paid a 13 . Corinne explained that the fire began when she pressed out a 14 in a potted plant on the front porch. “But thanks to you,” she said with tears in her eyes, “we’re 15 .”
1. A. speeding B. slowingC. getting off D. going out
2. A. closely B. quietly C. proudly D. tightly
3. A. up B. in C. around D. off
4. A. closed B. open C. locked D. unlocked
5. A. Fire B. Help C. Hello D. Come on
6. A. bed B. desk C. playground D. school
7.A. room B. heat C. stranger D. street
8.A. already B. just C. still D. even
9.A. found B. stepped C. made D. moved
10A. flames B. smoke C. rubbish D. ashes
11.A. out B. down C. up D. over
12.A. room B. back C. front D. side
13.A. bill B. visit C. look D. part
14.A. match B. wood C. cigarette D. oven
15.A. free B. awake C. alive &ntbs?p; D. successful
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