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　　One bitterly cold day, a snowstorm blew into our area．Needing firewood, I quickly set out with my best friend, Bruce, to look for a tree to cut down．I was glad to have Bruce along．Cutting down a tree in a snowstorm can be dangerous．So it was important to have a friend who could warn me of dangers．

　　When I chose a big 23-meter-tall tree and prepared to cut it down, my best friend suddenly warned me,“Don’t cut down that tree! It’s too close to the power line!”I wasn’t sure about it．So I decided to disregard his warning．I wanted to finish the job quickly and go home．So I began cutting down the tree．When the tree fell, there was no longer any doubt whether my friend was right．

　　The tree caught the power line, bringing it to the ground．I considered cutting the tree off the line．After all, electricity can’t travel through wood, so I could safely remove the tree．As I reached out my finger to touch the tree, pain ran up my arm and through my head．I had been shocked!

　　After I returned home and told my mother what had happened, she quickly called the power company．Workers from the power company soon arrived on the scene．One of them asked if I had touched the tree, and when I told him I had, his face turned pale．

　　“You should have been killed,”he said．

　　So why am I still alive?It was my boots that saved my life．

　　Within two hours, the workers removed the tree．Soon the snowstorm calmed down－but not my mother．

　　Even though she was glad I wasn’t hurt, my mother was still serious with me．After all, I shouldn’t have brushed off my friend’s warning．

　　Through this experience, I learned it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective．Taking the time to listen might actually save a lot of time and trouble．It certainly would have kept me from getting the“shock of my life．”

(1)

The underlined word“disregard”in the second paragraph means“________．”
[　　]
A．	pay no attention to
B．	take notice of
C．	consider
D．	follow

(2)

In spite of Bruce’s warning, the author still cut the tree because ________．
[　　]
A．	he was sure there would be nothing to happen
B．	he knows electricity can’t travel through wood
C．	he didn’t hear his friend’s warning at all because of the blowing wind
D．	he wasn’t sure if Bruce was right and was anxious to go home

(3)

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	But for his boots, the writer would have died．
B．	The writer regretted having brushed off his friend’s warning．
C．	The writer knew nothing about electricity．
D．	When the tree was cut down, the writer realized his friend was right．

(4)

The author wrote the passage mainly to ________．
[　　]
A．	give an account of one of his terrible experiences
B．	make us know it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective through his experience
C．	tell us not to cut trees down any more
D．	remind us to be careful while working

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　　I am always eager to do experiments, especially chemistry ones．It’s 　　1　　 to work with test tubes and beakers , even though sometimes my efforts end in failure．Experiments were fun for me 　　2　　 a recent accident．

　　The accident happened when I was heating a big test tube with an alcohol burner , chatting to my partner．All of a sudden, the tube cracked．Even though I jumped from my seat when I heard the crack, the hair on my forehead was burnt as I was leaning too close to the test tube．

　　　　3　　 I had no time to be sad about my hair：the liquid in the test tube poured onto the table and caught fire．I’d never 　　4　　 anything so bad! My mind went blank for a moment．Then I quickly covered the fire with a damp cloth to put it out．

　　The teacher told me that the test tube broke in half at the bottom because we didn’t dry it properly before 　　5　　 it．

　　We calmed down and did the experiment, again．But our hearts were still 　　6　　 rapidly even after we walked out of the lab．

　　But my bad luck didn’t end there! Since all our 　　7　　 was focused on the flames while we were in the lab, I didn’t see the liquid falling onto my trousers．

　　During the following class, I felt a pain in my leg．Soon it became more and mere painful and I touched the area with my fingers, 　　8　　 to make things better．But to my great 　　9　　, the material of my trousers turned into powder!“Vitriol!!!The terrible word came into my mind．I rushed out right away to wash and examine my poor skin．”　　10　　, it was not a serious injury．

　　After changing my trousers I thought it’s very important to have a serious attitude in chemistry class．Doing scientific experiments as a learner is no laughing matter．

(1)


[　　]
A．	exciting
B．	moving
C．	dangerous
D．	difficult

(2)


[　　]
A．	but
B．	except
C．	besides
D．	until

(3)


[　　]
A．	Because
B．	Instead
C．	But
D．	Or

(4)


[　　]
A．	felt
B．	heard
C．	experienced
D．	imagined

(5)


[　　]
A．	boiling
B．	holding
C．	heating
D．	cooking

(6)


[　　]
A．	striking
B．	beating
C．	knocking
D．	hitting

(7)


[　　]
A．	effort
B．	sense
C．	attention
D．	spirit

(8)


[　　]
A．	failing
B．	imanaging
C．	trying
D．	planning

(9)


[　　]
A．	disappointment
B．	joy
C．	surprise
D．	comfort

(10)


[　　]
A．	Luckily
B．	Obviously
C．	Unexpectedly
D．	Generally

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If you have ever been rock climbing, you will know that it is not a very easy sport．In fact, you probably felt quite defeated when you first tried to do any serious climbing． Indoor and outdoor rock climbing are both extremely demanding and require practice to get good at．It is one of the most physically and mentally demanding sports．

There are three basic types of rock climbing．Top roping is the most common type and the climber need to climb with a partner．The second type, which is very similar to top roping, is called．lead climbing．In both of the types, the climber can sit off the wall and rest on the rope．The third type is called bouldering．Bouldering is a type of free climbing without any ropes．This is the most demanding of all climbing types．The climber must be able to complete the climbing without taking a rest on the rope．

Believe it or riot, climbing is said to be about 75% legs and only 25% arms．To climb efficiently and successfully, a person needs to have a wonderful technique. One of the major rules of rock climbing is to always have three points touching the wall, whether it is both feet and one hand, or one foot and both hands, as it is much easier to have your weight rest on three points than on two． Another important idea to grasp is that your arms in most cases will do the climbing; they only hold you into the wall so that your legs are actually pushing you upward．Also, the closer you are to the wall, the easier it is to climb．

Rock climbing may sound a bit too extreme for the everyday person, but it is really an amazing workout．Once you get into the sport, and learn how to position your body and rest your weight, then you can begin to deal with some difficult problems．The great thing about rock climbing is that it is mentally challenging as well．You are constantly analyzing the way your body moves and how to do certain moves on the wall． For anyone who wants to get into shape, rock climbing is a fun and effective way to exercise muscles．

71．What does the author think of rock climbing?

A．It is an easy sport． B．It is challenging．

C．It is quite dangerous． D．It is extremely difficult．

72．From the text we know that .

A．indoor rock climbing is much easier than outdoor rock climbing

B．while rock climbing, people depend mainly on their arms

C．ordinary people can practise rock climbing

D．during climbing, the climber can always stop for a rest

73．While climbing, it is much easier for a rock climber if he ．

A．takes a rope B．has a partner

C．has three points touching the wall D．uses feet more often

74． will make rock climb easier．

A．Keeping the body closer to the wall

B．Resting more often on the arms

C．Resting more often on the feet

D．Pushing forward without thinking of the problems

75． By rock climbing, one can ．

A．get more weight and stronger muscles B．get both physical and mental exercises

C．have a terrible experience that will last long D．probably feel quite defeated

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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　If you have ever been rock climbing, then you will know that it is not a very easy sport．In fact you probably felt quite defeated when you first tried to do any serious climbing．Indoor and outdoor rock climbing are both extremely demanding and, like anything else, require practice, to get good at．What most people don't know is that the sport of rock climbing is one of the most physically and mentally demanding sports there is．

　　There are three basic types of rock climbing．Top roping is probably one of the most common types and is basically climbing with a partner．The second type, which is very similar to top roping, is called lead climbing．In both of these types of rock climbing the climber can sit off the wall and rest on the rope．

　　The third type of rock climbing is called bouldering．Bouldering is a type of free climbing without any ropes．This is the most demanding of all climbing types．The climber must be able to complete the climbing without taking a rest on the rope．

　　Believe it or not, climbing is said to be about 75％ legs and only 25％ arms．To climb efficiently and successfully, a person needs to have a wonderful technique．One of the major rules of rock climbing is to always have three points touching the wall, whether it is both feet and one hand, or one foot and both hands, as it is much easier to have your weight rest on three points than on two．Another important idea to grasp is that your arms in most cases will do the climbing; they only hold you into the wall so that your legs are actually pushing you upward．Also, the closer you are to the wall, the easier it is to climb．

　　Rock climbing may sound a bit too extreme for the everyday person but it really is an amazing workout．Once you get into the sport, and learn how to position your body and rest your weight, then you can begin to deal with some difficult problems．The great thing about rock climbing is that it is mentally challenging as well．You are constantly analyzing the way your body moves and how to do certain moves on the wall．For anyone who wants to get into shape, rock climbing is a fun and effective way to exercise muscles．

(1)

What does the author think of rock climbing?
[　　]
A．	It is an easy sport．
B．	It is challenging．
C．	It is quite dangerous．
D．	It is extremely difficult．

(2)

According to this passage, we know that ________．
[　　]
A．	indoor rock climbing is much easier than outdoor rock climbing
B．	while rock climbing, people depend mainly on their arms
C．	ordinary people can practise rock climbing
D．	during climbing, the climber can always stop for a rest

(3)

It is much easier for a rock climber if he ________ while climbing．
[　　]
A．	takes a rope
B．	has a partner
C．	has three points touching the wall
D．	uses feet more often

(4)

By rock climbing, one can ________．
[　　]
A．	get more weight and stronger muscles
B．	get both physical and mental exercises
C．	have a terrible experience that will last long．
D．	probably feel quite defeated

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It was 4 o'clock in the morning，when I received the phone call．

“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just 36 in with severe burns on his face，neck and arms．We have called for a(n) 37 and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle．”Seattle was 350 miles from his college，so we knew immediately this was 38 . The doctor described the 39 ，which caused the burns．At 6 am，our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment．When they 40 the charcoal(木炭)，it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline (petrol)．The flames 41 my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head．

42 ，one of the boys was quick—minded，grasped my son，and 43 him on the grass．While it saved his life，it was not 44 to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars．

After he 45 from the treatments，the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months 46 it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling．So，he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns．

When I was a child , my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch very 47 scar on her arm，“Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it．It does not mean they will not 48 it，but it means it will not matter to them if it does not matter to you．”I 49 this wisdom on to my son．He took my advice to 50 and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive．

By the end of the six—month waiting period，he decided that the scars did not 51 ．So he made the 52 to give up any plastic surgery .We all have “scars” that we believe 53 people to keep away from us．And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently，or dressed differently，people would like us better. But you see，people will only judge you by your looks，or your clothes，if you are judging yourself by these same 54 standards．Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value 55 yourself，and your beauty will shine through．

A.	brought	B.	given	C.	turned	D.	showed
A.	doctor	B.	hospital	C.	aircraft	D.	ambulance
A.	serious	B.	terrible	C.	dangerous	D.	important
A.	event	B.	process	C.	reason	D.	accident
A.	got	B.	lit	C.	burned	D.	moved
A.	took	B.	held	C.	caught	D.	attracted
A.	Fortunately	B.	Surprisingly	C.	Happily	D.	Slowly
A.	pushed	B.	threw	C.	dropped	D.	rolled
A.	shape	B.	place	C.	fact	D.	time
A.	benefited	B.	recovered	C.	suffered	D.	relaxed
A.	if	B.	while	C.	because	D.	although
A.	normal	B.	violent	C.	obvious	D.	popular
A.	mention	B.	notice	C.	1augh	D.	hide
A.	sent	B.	kept	C.	handed	D.	passed
A.	heart	B.	life	C.	practice	D.	considerate
A.	grow	B.	matter	C.	exist	D.	appear
A.	mistake	B.	effort	C.	decision	D.	request
A.	invite	B.	cause	C.	allow	D.	remind
A.	false	B.	strict	C.	moral	D.	general
A.	by	B.	over	C.	beyond	D.	within

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