Dubai boasts(夸口) that it has just built a “new global landmark”---the Dubai Tower, which stands 512.1 meters high now and has just become the tallest building in the world.

    The Dubai Tower now surpasses Taiwan’s Taipei 101, which is 508 meters tall, and has 141 storeys, more than any other building in the world.

    The Dubai Tower, being built by South Korea’s Samsung Corporation and scheduled for completion next year, is one of a series of great projects taking shape in Dubai. The final projected height of the tower has remained a secret since the project was launched in January 2004; however, it is rumored that the tower will be more than 700 meters tall and have more than 160 storeys.

   The Dubai Tower has become the tallest building in the world in just 1,276 days, leaving behind other tall buildings.

   The Dubai Tower will house 30,000 apartments in addition to the world’s largest shopping mall. It is the centerpiece(重要工程) of the 20-billion-dollar venture. Another venture gradually emerging across the desert sands is Dubailand, a series of multi-billion-dollar projects claimed to be the Middle East’s very own Orlando. Dubai also paid 100 million dollars to buy the Queen Elizabeth II, one of the world’s superb cruise liners(游轮), which it plans to turn into a luxury floating hotel.

   Faced with decreasing oil wealth, the Western-oriented emirate(酋长国) has raced to turn itself into a business and leisure hub and it aims to more than double the number of tourists to 15 million by 2015.

1. The underlined word “surpasses” in the second paragraph means____.

A. is equal to     B. matches     C. is left behind by    D. is higher than

2.Which building was the tallest in the world before the Dubai Tower began to be built?

A. Dubai land   B. Orlando   C. Taiwan’s Taipei 101   D. The Twin Towers

3.Why has the Western-oriented emirate paid more attention to becoming a business and leisure center?

A. Because it wants to attract more tourists to its places of interest.

B. Because it produces less oil than ever.

C. Because it aims to race with other countries to show its wealth.

D. Because it wants to set a new world record.

4.Which of the following statements about the Dubai Tower is TRUE according the passage ?

A. The Dubai Tower is 508 meters tall and has more than 141 storeys.

B. The final height of the Dubai Tower is over 700 meters tall.

C. Samsung Corporation has completed building the Dubai Tower.

D. The Dubai Tower has apartments and a shopping mall.

 

选编（十七）

Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list ___1___ in our past that we felt ___2___ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.

This seemed like a very ___3___ process, but there’ s always some ___4___soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then ___5___ that we find ways to ___6___ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever ___7___ my communication.

Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my ___8___, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff ___9___ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a ___10___ on him.

After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious ___11___. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one ___12___ found out.”

“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name ___13___ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still ___14___. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few ___15___, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”

“And I want you to know that I did it？”Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a ___16___ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you ___17___ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it ___18___ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”

Jimmy inspired me to ___19___ all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to ___20___the past wrongdoings.

1. A. something         B. anything            C. somebody         D. anybody

2. A. ashamed          B. afraid              C. sure              D. proud

3. A. private           B. secret               C. interesting          D. funny

4. A. foolish         B. polite              C. simple            D. brave

5. A. expected           B. suggested            C. ordered           D. demanded

6. A. connect with       B. depend on          C. make apologize to    D. get along with

7. A. improve          B. continue           C. realize             D. keep

8. A. notes                     B. list                      C. plan                     D. stories

9. A. any               B. most               C. none               D. all

10. A. part                     B. game               C. trick               D. record

11. A. view            B. sign               C. attention            D. remark

12. A. also                B. even                C. still                D. ever

13. A. appears          B. considers            C. presents             D. remembers

14. A. angry         B. happy              C. doubtful          D. alive

15. A. words            B. rings               C. repeats             D. calls

16. A. cold                  B. plain               C. nervous            D. lively

17. A. in case          B. so long as         C. unless               D. because

18. A. around           B. out                            C. on                 D. away

19. A. build up         B. make up            C. clear up            D. give up

20. A. regret            B. forgive           C. right             D. punish

Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Phoebe. That’s   36  the similaritiesended.

I was tall and she was small. I was one of the oldest in the class while she was the youngest. I was   37 and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t   38  her, considering her my enemy. But she wanted to be friends.

One day, she invited me over and I said yes — I was too   39  to say no. Actually no one has invited me over to play before. But this girl, who wore the latest fashion, wanted to see me.

She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister. When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies（芭比娃娃）- which was my next   40 . I would have thought she’d outgrown them. I had never played with them. But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we made up crazy stories about the Barbies. That’s   41  we found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older. We both had wild   42 .

We had a great day that afternoon. Our jaws ached from   43  so much. She showed me her outfits, which had mostly come from a designer clothing store down the block. The woman who owned it used her   44  a model sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange.

Phoebe had the whole neighborhood   45 . The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the movie theater gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free slices. Soon I was included in her magic world. We slept over at each other's houses and spent every free moment together. My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being   46 .

Phoebe, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the through teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your “worst enemy” can   47  to be your best friend.

1.                A．how           B．why            C．that  D．where

 

2.                A．beautiful        B．awkward        C．brave    D．clever

 

3.                A．like            B．hate           C．stand D．help

 

4.                A．shocked        B．worried         C．shamed   D．happy

 

5.                A．surprise        B．puzzle          C．issue D．question

 

6.                A．where         B．how           C．when D．why

 

7.                A．profile         B．imagination      C．image    D．thinking

 

8.                A．crying          B．shouting        C．smiling   D．doing

 

9.                A．for            B．from           C．of   D．as

 

10.               A．confused       B．charmed        C．addicted   D．annoyed

 

11.               A．short          B．high           C．funny D．tall

 

12.               A．turn out        B．look out        C．watch out  D．work out

 

 

Along the seashore(海边)，the tall coconut(椰子)trees waved in he wind. The sand was white in the bright sun, and the ocean was dark blue. The houses in the town near the shore, were painted white. The boats had been pulled up on the shore. Usually they would all be in the water with hard-working fishermen. But today was a holiday, and everyone was  preparing for the celebration that was going to take place that evening.

In the distance, men could be seen climbing the coconut trees. They were singing as they worked. There were monkeys in the trees, too. The monkeys were jumping up and down and screaming angrily.The climbers just laughed at the monkeys and continued to pick the fruits.

1.What is this passage about?

A．It tells us a story of the monkeys.

B．It describes the scene on the seashore.

C．It talks about the life of the fishermen.

D．It is about how the people celebrated a holiday.

2.The boats had been pulled up on the shore because_________.

A．it was a holiday

B．the weather was too hot

C．there was going to be a storm

D．it was not the season for fishing

3.The men climbed the coconut trees to_________.

A．pick the coconuts

B．catch the monkeys

C．look at the ocean far away

D．see who could climb high and fast

4.The word "screaming" in Paragraph Two probably means _______.

A．singing and working

B．jumping up and down

C．running here and there

D．shouting in a high voice

5.The monkeys were angry because________.

A．the men were trying to catch them

B．the men wanted to drive them away

C．the men got the coconuts , which were their food

D．the men climbed higher and faster than they did

 

It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their  36  .This was the beginning of another  37  day in New York City.   38  this day was to be different.

Waiting  39  the crowded streets, on top of a   40  110 stories high, was Philippe Pettit.This daring Frenchman was about to  41  a tightrope(绷索)between the two towers of the World Trade Center.

Philippe took his first  42  with great care.The wire held. Now he was 43  he could do it.  44  only a balancing Polar, Philippe walked his way across, a  45  of 131 feet.

Soon the rush-hour  46  began to notice. What a   47  !There, 1350 feet above the street, a  48  figure was walking on air.

Philippe made seven  49  , back and forth(来回).He wasn't satisfied with just  50  .At times,he would turn,sit down,and  51  go on his knees.Once,he had the astonishing  52  to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of  53  watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.

After the forty-five-minute  54  ,Philippe was taken to the police station. He was asked  55  he did it.Philippe shrugged(耸肩)and said,“When I see two tall buildings, I walk.”

36.A. homes                 B. jobs                     C.buses                          D.offices

37.A.working               B.hot                        C. ordinary                   D. same

38.A.And                    B.So                                   C.But                           D.Thus

39.A.for                       B.in                             C.by                                D.above

40.A.roof                            B.position                     C.wall                          D.building

41.A.throw                   B.walk                         C.climb                        D.fix

42.A.act                     B.landing                         C.step                          D.trip

43.A.sure                            B.uncertain                   C.glad                          D.nervous

44.A.Through               B.Against                     C.With                         D.On

45.A.distance                B.height                       C.space                        D.rope

46.A.streets                  B.crowds                   C.passengers                 D.city

47.A.height                  B.pleasure                    C.wonder                         D.danger

48.A.great                    B.strange                   C.public                       D.tiny

49.A.experiments       B.circles                       C.trips                    D.movements

50.A.walking             B.staying                   C.acting                       D.showing

51.A.almost                  B.even                         C.often                         D.rather

52.A.spirit                    B.result                        C.strength                     D.courage

53.A.patient                  B.terrified                    C.pleased                D.enjoyable

54.A.show                    B.trick                         C.try                            D.program

55.A.how                            B.why                          C.whether                     D.when