Boxing was long viewed sickly. Generally forbidden by law in earlier days, the fighting was usually done with bare fists, and matches often lasted forty or fifty rounds.

In 1882 John L. Sullivan, a fighter of great power, won the world heavyweight championship from Paddy Ryan in a bare fisted battle marked by hitting, scratching, and biting without any rule. Five years later, while fighting Patsy Cardiff at Minneapolis, Sullivan broke his right arm in the third round, but he continued fighting to the sixth round and won. In 1889, Sullivan defeated Jade Kilrain with his bare fists in another championship fight, winning twenty thousand dollars and a diamond prize medal. His admirers talked then of running him for the next governor, but he traveled to Australia for a boxing tour instead, coming back only to lose his title in a twenty-one-round match with a young Californian named James J. Corbett.

“Gentleman James” victory in this match marked a turning point, for it showed scientific boxing was over strength. But Corbett’s title ended in 1897, when another boxer, Bob Fitzsimmons, in less than three seconds, achieved his feats and then Fitzsimmons knocked out an Irishman, won the heavyweight championship of the world, and invented the terrible “solar plexus punch.”

Boxing matches in the early days were ________.

A. short and bloody       B. usually spare-time competitions

C. governed by strict rules     D. cruel

Sullivan held the world’s heavyweight title for ________.

A. at least seven years    B. only a year

C. five years   D. twenty-one years

Sullivan’s fight with Kilrain was ________.

A. the first boxing championship match

B. a bare-fisted championship fight

C. the last boxing match to be fought bare-fisted

D. a six-round match

Sullivan was so popular that his admirers ________.

A. encouraged him to be a governor

B. raised twenty thousand dollars for him

C. advised him to take boxing tour of Australia

D. refused to believe he could be defeated

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Charlie Chaplin was the first international star of the modern art of movies. He was especially beloved for his Little Tramp  21 . He was the first screen artist to write,  22  and perform in his own films; in fact, in some cases, Charlie Chaplin even wrote the music for his movies. He was also the first artist to use his work to pass a  23  of equality and justice(正义) for all —  24  for the "little guy". Charlie Chaplin's career and life made  25  the first global icon (偶像); his too-small hat, his too large shoes and his trademark moustache were instantly recognized by audiences from Chicago to China, from Iowa City to India. And they  26  are today. All of these make Charlie Chaplin the first citizen of our global village.
Chaplin, a native of London, was born in 27  on April 16, 1889 to music hall performers. Chaplin only saw his 28  twice until the age of seven. The man 29  him and his mother about a year after Chaplin was 30 . During Chaplin's earliest years, his mother was a(n) 31  and performer. Then her voice gave out, her stage career 32 , and she began actively attending Church of England services. At the age of  33 , Chaplin's mother was considered as the insane and sent to Cane Hill lunatic asylum (疯人院), and the court sent Charlie and his brother to live with his father, 34  had by then stopped all payments of child support.
Charlie Chaplin lived with his father only a short time 35  his mother was released from the lunatic asylum and then picked up Charlie and his brother, to live with her once again.
21. A. character                B. behaviour       C. personality    D. gentleman
22. A. act                     B. shoot            C. direct                  D. edit
23. A. possibility      B. message            C. culture            D. promise
24. A. generally        B. widely            C. especially        D. totally
25. A. him             B. them             C. us              D. it
26. A. really                   B. still               C. always                  D. ever
27. A. happiness         B. luck                   C. poverty          D. peace
28. A. brother         B. teacher        C. mother       D. father
29. A. taught             B. left               C. loved                D. expected
30. A. born            B. young            C. ill             D. old
31. A. actor             B. artist              C. dancer            D. singer
32. A. ended           B. began           C. broke             D. continued
33. A. eight           B. seven           C. nine            D. ten
34. A. which           B. what          C. he              D. who
35. A. then            B. when          C. before          D. until

The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889, in memory of the 100th birthday of the French Revolution. The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII of England, opened the tower. Of the 700 suggestions that were handed in, Gustave Eiffel’s was chosen.

However, at first, it was not well accepted by all and a group of people — including many well-known writers and painters at that time — were fiercely against its design.

Being about 300 meters in height, and 7,000 tons in weight, it was the world’s tallest building until 1930. It was a great project for France. 300 workers took two years to build it. It isn’t an ordinary building, since it is almost made of steel. For example, its body moves around at most 12 cm in heavy wind. Moreover, its height changes up to 15 cm according to the temperature.

It was almost destroyed in 1909, but was saved because of its antenna(天线), which is used for communication at that time. Beginning in 1910 it became part of the International Time Service. French radio and French television have also made good use of its height.

The Eiffel Tower has also seen a few strange things. In 1923, a journalist rode a bicycle down from the first level of it. And in 1954, a mountain climber climbed on top of it and tried to measure its exact height.

Anyway, although its birth was difficult, it is now well accepted all over the world. It has been considered as one of the symbols of Paris.

44. The passage mainly tells us ________.  

A. the history of the Eiffel Tower

B. some information about its design

C. what the Eiffel Tower was used for

D. how it became one of the symbols of Paris

45. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?

A. Many people couldn’t accept the Eiffel Tower at the beginning.

B. It was the world’s tallest building for hundreds of years.

C.A journalist rode down from the Eiffel Tower in 1954.

D.The Eiffel Tower was saved because of its height.

46. The French Revolution took place in _______.

A. 1889    B. 1923     C. 1789     D. 1930

Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3, 1821 in Bristol, England. Her father was a rich sugar businessman at the time. Because her parents thought boys and girls should be equal, Elizabeth received the same education as her brothers.

In 1832, her father’s business was destroyed by fire, so her family moved to New York City. But her father’s business there failed. Then in 1837, the family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. Not long after, her father died. After her father’s death, Elizabeth, at the age of 16, had to go to work.

When she was 24, she visited her dying friend Mary. Her friend said, “You’re young and strong, you should become a doctor.” That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. But she knew this was what she was going to do.

After several rejections from medical schools, she finally was accepted by Geneva Medical College. By studying hard, she graduated successfully in 1849.

After graduating from medical school, she went to Paris to learn more about medicine. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.

When she returned to America in 1851, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. In 1857, Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides, she also set up the first medical school for women in 1868, where she taught the women students about disease prevention. It was the first time that the idea of preventing disease was taught in a medical school.

Elizabeth Blackwell started the British National Health Society in 1871, which helped people learn how to stay healthy. In 1889, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman doctor in the United States. Most importantly, she fought for the admission of women to medical colleges.

Elizabeth Blackwell died on May 3, 1910, when she was 89.She opened a world of chances for women. She always fought for what was right in all her life. In 1949 the Blackwell medal was established. It’s given to women who have excellent achievements in the field of medicine. She’ll always be remembered as a great woman.

1.According to the passage, Elizabeth Blackwell ________.

A．received bad education in her childhood

B．spent a happy and lucky childhood

C．moved to America with her family at eleven

D．decided to be a doctor due to her father’s death

2.Elizabeth Blackwell could not become a surgeon because ________.

A．she was a woman

B．she had a serious eye problem

C．she went to Paris for further education

D．she didn’t go to medical school

3.Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her life in ________.

A．the U.S.           B．Paris             C．England           D．Geneva

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Elizabeth Blackwell?

A．She built the first hospital for women and children with others.

B．She became the first woman doctor in the U.S.

C．She set up the first medical school for women in the world.

D．She built a medal for women with excellent achievements in medicine.

In October 1961 at Crowley Field in Cincinnati Ohio an old deaf gentleman named William E. Hoy stood up to throw the first ball of the World Series. Most people at Crowley Field on that day probably did not remember Hoy because he had retired(退休) from professional baseball 58 years earlier in 1903. However he had been an outstanding player and the deaf people still talk about him and his years in baseball.

William E. Hoy was born in Houckstown Ohio on May 23, 1862. He became deaf when he was two years old. He attended the Columbus Ohio School for the deaf. After graduation he started playing baseball while working as a shoemaker.

Hoy began playing professional baseball in 1886 for Oshkosh(Wisconsin) of the Northwestern League. In 1888 he started as an outfielder(外场手) with the old Washington Senators. His small figure and speed made him an outstanding base runner. He was very good at stealing bases during his career. In the 1888 major league season he stole 82 bases. He was also the Senators' leading hitter in 1888. Hoy was clever and he threw right－handed and batted left－handed. On June 19,1889 he threw out three batters(击球手) at the plate from his outfield position.

The arm signals used by judges today to show balls and strikes began because of Hoy. The judge lifted his right arm to show that the pitch was a strike and his left arm to signal that it was a ball.

For many years people talked about Hoy's last ball game in 1903. He was playing for Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast Winter League. It was a memorable game because Hoy hit a wonderful ball which won the game. It was a very foggy day and therefore very hard to see the ball. In the ninth inning(棒球的一局) with two men out, Hoy managed to catch a fly ball to make the third out in spite of the fog. Los Angeles defeated their opposition and won the game.

After he retired Hoy stayed busy. He ran a dairy farm near Cincinnati for 20 years. He also became a public speaker and travelled giving speeches. Until a few years before his death he took 4－10 mile walks several mornings a week. On December 15, 1961 William Hoy died at the age of 99.

6. In which order did the following things happen in Hoy's life?

a. Hoy worked as a shoemaker.

b. Hoy began to run a diary farm.

c. Hoy played a memorable game in the heavy fog.

d. Hoy threw the first ball of the World Series.

e. Hoy became deaf.

A. d, e, a, c, b      B. e, a, c, b, d

C. d, a, e, c, b       D. e, a, b, c, d

7. We can infer from the last paragraph that Hoy ________ in his late years.

A. became famous                      

B. led a relaxed life

C. travelled around the world       

D. was in good physical condition

8. This passage is mainly about ________.

A. a deaf player devoted to the game of baseball

B. baseball game rules and important players

C. the rise in the social position of the deaf people

D. where the baseball judge hand signals came from

9. What can be inferred from this passage?

A. Hoy was the greatest baseball player in his time.

B. Speaking and listening are not necessary in baseball games.

C. The judge had to study the hand signals very seriously.

D. Hoy's family encouraged him to become a baseball player.