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1、Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact that she had n ever, i n her thirty-five years of drivi ng, bee n puni shed _1_ a drivi ng offence （犯規(guī)，犯法）.Then one day she n early _2_ her record. A police c

2、ar _3_ her, and the policeme n in it saw her _4_ a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed definite that she would be punished. b5E2RGbCAP_5_ Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was _6_ old to drive a car, and that the _7_ why she h

3、ad not stopped at the red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak with old age, so that she had simply not seen it. p1EanqFDPwWhen the judge had fini shed what he was _8_, Mrs. Jones ope ned the big han dbag she was _9_ and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she _10_ a needle

4、with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.DXDiTa9E3dWhen she had _11_ done this, she took the thread out of the n eedle aga in and han ded _12_ the n eedle and the thread to the jud ge, saying,“ Now it is your _13_s_ppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure aboutyour own e

5、yesight. RTCr”UDGiTThe judge took the _14_ and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case（案例）aga inst Mrs. Jones was dismissed,and her record _15_ un broken.5PCzVD7HxA1. A. aboutB. onC. toD. forjLBHrnAlLg2. A. keptB. wonC. missedD. IOStxHAQX74JOX3. A. watchedB

6、. afterC. followedD. ran after LDAYtRyKfE4. A. passB. goC. runD. rush Zzz6ZB2Ltk5. A. BeforeB. WhileC. U ntilD. When dvzfvkwMI16. A. soB. veryC. tooD. quite rqyn14ZNXI7. A. causeB. reas onC. matterD. trouble EmxvxOtOco8. A. speak ingB. say ingC. talki ngD. telling SixE2yXPq59. A. holdi ngB. getti ng

7、C. carry ingD. bringing 6ewMyirQFL10. A. tookB. broughtC. pickedD. chosekavU42VRUs11. A. almostB. hardlyC. successfullyD. successful y6v3ALoS8912. A. bothB. allC. n eitherD. either M2ub6vSTnP13. A. timeB. turnC. chaneeD. job OYujCfmUCw14. A. threadB. glassesC. n eedlesD. n eedleeuts8ZQVRd15. A. wasB

8、. keptC. seemedD. rema ined sQsAEJkW5TThe majority of astr on autsfrom America have bee n men. At the start of the space program there was strong resista nee from some people aga inst hav ing wome n in space. However, some wome n were very kee n to become astronauts and in the end they were successf

9、ul. In 1978, NASA began the first training program for women astro nauts. GMslasNXkAJudy Resnick and Christa McAuliffe were both astr on auts and they were both wome n, but in many other ways they were very different. Both of them were on Flight STS-5L-L. Judy Resnick was born in 1949 and studied en

10、gineering at university and went on to obtain a PhD in 1977. She was a member of the first group of women selected for astronaut training in 1978, and in 1984, she became the second woman in space. During that flight, she helped to launch three new satellites and she carried out a program of researc

11、h. She was, in many ways, a professional astronaut whose whole life was devoted to space travel. TIrRGchYzgChrista McAuliffe was born in 1948 and she was an astronaut almost by accident. In 1984, NASA decided to find a teacher who could accompa ny astr on auts into space. They hoped that she would b

12、e able to com muni cate with stude nts from space and en courage every one of them to be in terested in space travel. Christa was a sec on dary teacher in history and social studies. She was a gifted teacher and she was selected from over 11,000 applica nts to go on flight STS-51-L. She was also a v

13、ery good com municator and she immediately established a very good relati on ship with the n ews media (radio, televisi on and n ewspapers). It was partly because of this that there was a great deal of in terest and exciteme nt about the flight. Thousa nds of stude nts in schools and uni versities a

14、ll around the country were look ing forward to com muni cat ing with Christa in space. Millio ns of people were watchi ng her flight with great interest. It is partly because of the excitement over McAuliffe's place in the flight that the disaster in 1986 had such an effect on people. 7EqZcWLZNX

15、1. We can learn from the first two paragraphs that. izq7iGfO2EA. Judy was against the idea of having women in space at first zvpgeqJ1hkB. Judy was the first woma n selected for astro naut training NrpoJac3v1C. Judy helped to lau nch three new satellites at the age of 35 1nowfTG4KID. Judy carried out

16、 a program during her second space travel fjnFLDa5Zo2. Christa McAuliffe was chosen for trai ning because. tfnNhnE6e5A. she was popular with the n ews mediaB. she expected to give history less ons in spaceC. she was an excelle nt teacher and com muni catorD. she made the stude nts in space very exci

17、ted3. The reason why there was great in terest in Flight STS-51-L is that. HbmVN777sLA. both Christa and Judy got PhD degrees in the same year V7l4jRB8HsB. a young sec on dary school teacher was on the flight 83lcPA59W9C. stude nts were going to lear n more about space travel mZkklkzaaPD. it was the

18、 first time for wome n to travel in space AVktR43bpw4. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Two Astro nautsB. Flight STS-51-LC. Travelli ng in SpaceD. The Trai ning ProgramI became lame（瘸地）in both legs in my childhood. I cantand _1' ttSe support of two sticks. Only in mywheelchair can

19、 I _2_QRjBnOwcEdI still remember the first day at school. When I appeared at the door, every one in the classroom stared （ 凝視） at me in _3_. My face turned red . I couldn ' t h4lp back. It was the _5_ and sympathy（ 同情）in their eyes that _6_ me doing so. I went shyly towards an unoccupied （ 空地）se

20、at.2MiJTy0dTTBeing lame, I didn ' tldrto（_7_ in front of my classmates. I was afraid that I might be _8_ at. In those days I was very sad to see others walking _9_. gIiSpiue7AOne day, a few stude nts came up to me and asked me to go outside. I was really _10_. They en couraged me with a frien dl

21、y smile and _11_ me in my wheelchair from place to place. I was _12_ to them for givi ng me a chanee to see the _13_ of our lovely school with my own eyes. uEh0U1YfmhAfter that we ofte n read, played and talked together. My friends are always _14_ to help me. It made me forget I am han dicapped （殘疾地

22、）.IAg9qLsgBXOnce they asked me, “ What most beautiful thing in our school?” Witho猶Hfe）sItati（ih （"It isthe15 . WwghWvVhPE1. A. withB. withoutC.underD. on asfpsfpi4k2. A. walkB. runC. sitD. sta ndooeyYZTjj13. A. thoughtB. i nterestC. angerD. surpriseBkeGuInkxI4. A. en teri ngB. hidi ngC. comingD

23、. turni ng PgdO0sRlMo5. A. feeli ngB. kindn essC. sorrowD. pai n3cdXwckm156. A. madeB. stoppedC. keptD. leth8c52WOngM7. A. walkB. studyC. practiceD. speakv4bdyGious8. A. laughedB. smiledC. staredD. looked J0bm4qMpJ99. A. quicklyB. slowlyC. happilyD. shyly XVauA9grYP10. A. braveB. sadC. hurtD. excite

24、d bR9C6TJscw11. A. pushedB. placedC. drewD. pulled pN9LBDdtrd12. A. satisfiedB. sorryC. loyalD. thankful DJ8T7nHuGT13. A. sig nsB. sightsC. buildi ngsD. stude ntsQF81D7bvUA14. A. readyB. smartC. wiseD. unwilling 4B7a9QFw9h15. A. teachersB. schoolyardC. classmatesD. friendship ix6iFA8xoX4They say a c

25、at has nine lives, and I think that possible since I am now livi ng my third life and I 'm not even a cat. My father died when I was 15, and we had a hard struggle to make a living .And my mother, who was seriously ill in her last years, died while still in her 60s. My sister married soon after,

26、 and I followed her example with in theyear. wt6qbkCyDEThis was when I began to enjoy my first life . I was very happy, in excellent health . I had a good job in San Jose and a beautiful home up the peninsula （ 半島）in San Carlos . Life was a pleasant dream . Then the dream ended . I became afflicted

27、（使苦惱）with a slowly progressive disease of the motor nerves, affecting first my right arm and leg, and then my other side . Thus began my second life .Kp5zH46zRkIn spite of my disease I still drove to and from work each day, with the aid of special equipme nt in stalled in my car . And I man aged to

28、keep my health and optimism （ 樂觀）,to a degree, because of 14 steps . Crazy? Not atall. Our home was an affair with 14 steps leading up from the garage to the kitchen door. Those steps were astandard measure of life . They were my yardstick, my challenge to continue living . I felt that if the day ar

29、rived whe n I was un able to lift one foot up one step and the n drag the other pain fully after it -repeati ng the process 14 times, I would be through-could the n admit defeat and lie dow n and die. Yl4HdOAA61Then on a dark night in August, 1971, I began my third life . It was raining when I start

30、ed home that night; strong winds and slashing rain beat down on the car as I drove slowly down one of the less-traveled roads. Suddenly the steering wheel jerked （猝然一動(dòng) ）.In the same instant I heard the bang of a blowout . It was impossible for me to cha nge that tire! Utterly impossible! chAPJxABHI

31、started the engine and thumped slowly along, keep ing well over on the shoulder un til I came to the dirt road, where I tur ned in and where I found lighted win dows welcomed me to a house and pulled into the driveway and honked the horn . qd3YfhxCzoThe door opened and a little girl stood there . Wh

32、en she knew what happened to me, she went into the house and a mome nt later came out, followed by a man who called a cheerful greeti ng . I sat there comfortable and dry, and felt a bit sorry for the man and the little girl work ing so hard in the storm . E836L11DO5About an hour later, the man'

33、s voice was heard, This is a bad night for car trouble, but you 're all set now . ” Thanks," I said. How much do I owe you? ” He shook his head, Nothing . Cynthia told me you were a cripple . Glad to be of help . I know you ' do the same for me . There's no charge, friend . "I

34、held out a five-dollar bill, No! I like to pay my way . " He made no effort to take it and the little girl stepped closer to the window and said quietly, Gran dpa can 'see it."S42ehLvE3M1. A cat has nine lives" here means.A . a cat can live nine times Ion ger tha n any other ani m

35、al 501nNvZFisB. a cat can die ninthC. a lucky man can not die easilyD . the writer will live nine times2. What do you think of the man who helped change the tire? jW1viftGw9A . Warm-hearted but pitiableB. Warm-hearted and happyC. A blind old man that has nothing to do every day . xSODOYWHLPD . A poo

36、r old man that is always ready to help others . LOZMkIqIOw3. How will the story be en ded?A . The writer paid the little girl but the old man did not accept . ZKZUQsUJedB . The writer drove away with tears running down his cheek . dGY2mcoKtTC . The writer stayed there, without knowing what to do and

37、 how to do . rCYbSWRLIAD . In the next few frozen seconds the writer felt the shame and astonishment he had never felt before . FyXjoFlMWh4. How do you understand the underlined sentence I followed my sister 'sexample?"TuWrUpPObxA . He listened to his sister carefully .B . Mother told him t

38、hat he must get the agreeme nt from his sister for whatever he would do . 7qWAq9jPqEC . His sister got married . He, too .D . His sister was a great woman . . He must learn from her. llVIWTNQFk5 . The best title for this passage perhaps will be. yhUQsDgRT1A . The Old Man and His DaughterB . Heart Le

39、aping Up MduZYnKS8IC . Never Lose HeartD . Good Will Be Rewarded Good 09T7t6eTno5e5TfZcook, dark, fini sh, high, lead, light, luck, map, sig n, sure, surprise ,worryIt was already late whe n we started for the n ext tow n, which accord ing to the _1was about fiftee n milesaway on the other side of t

40、he hill.There we felt _2_ that we would find a bed for the night.Soon _3_ fell after we left the village,but _4_,we met no one as we drove fast along the narrow road that _5_ to the hill.As our car climbed _6_,it became colder and the rain bega n to fall,mak ing it difficult to see the road. s1SovAc

41、vqmAfter we had travelled for about twenty miles,there was still no_7_of the tow n which was marked on the map,we were begi nning to get _8_.The n,the car sudde nly stopped.A quick exam in ati on showed that we had used up the gas.Although we had little food with us, we decided to spe nd the ni ght

42、in the car. GXRw1kFW5sOur meal was soon _9_, and then I tried to go to sleep at once,but John,who was a poor sleeper,got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk up the hill.Soon he found,in the valley bellow,the _10_of the town we were looking for.We at once pushed the car to the top

43、of the hill.In less than a quarter of an hour ,we were in the town. UTREx49Xj98PQbetwee n, how, truth, courage, cry, which, at once, he , that , stay, later, what,A father was really worried about his son, who was sixteen years old but had no _1_ at all. So the father decided to call on a monk （修道士

44、）to train _2_child. mLPVzx7ZNwThe monk said to the boy's father, "You should leave your son alone here, I'll make him into a _3_man with in three mon ths. However, you can't come to see him duri ng this period." AHP35hB02dThree months_4_, the boy's father came. The monk arr

45、anged a box match _5_the child and an experieneed boxer. Each time the fighter struck the boy, he fell down, but _6_the boy stood up, and each time he was kno eked dow n aga in, the n the boy stood up aga in. After several times, the monk asked, "What do you think of your Child?" NDOeB141g

46、T"_7_ a shame （羞愧）!" the boy's father said. "I n ever thought he would be so easily kno eked dow n. I n eed n't have him _8_here any Ion ger." 1zOk7Ly2vA"I am sorry _9_that's all you see. Don't you see that each time he falls dow n, he sta nds up aga in in st

47、ead of _10_? That's the kind of courage you wan ted him to have." fuNsDv23KhWhen Dave was eightee n, he bought a sec on dha nd car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more_1_ tha n by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but the n it got so old, and it was cost ing him _2

48、_ much in repairs that he decided that he had better _3_it. tqMB9ew4YXHe asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly anxious to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so_4_ of them had any desire to buy it. Dave's friend Sam saw that he was5_ whe n they m

49、et one evening, and said,Dave told him, and Sam an swered,up, DaWTat'”MJFY05dEWell, what aboun adtvarthe paper? You may get more for itthat way tha n the cost of the advertiseme nt! advertiseme nt in an eve ning paper, which read” Thin_6_wias Senss_e（合理地）,he put an“ For sale: smaH ctae _etrol, o

50、nly two owners.Bargain at 50. viLR”6skFor two days after the advertiseme nt first appeared, there was no _8_.But the n on Saturday evening he had an enquiry（詢I、可）.A man rang up and said he would like to see him about the car.“ All right, ” Dave said,feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o'

51、clock the next morning would be _9_ _or not. “ Fine, ” the man said, “ and _1_ my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to _11_ _ it. 9e”0GsX7HiThe n ext morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, _12_ to wait there for the people who had_13_ his adverti

52、seme nt. Even Dave had to _14_ that the car reallyHave you reported5his tolooked like a wreck（殘?。?Then, soon after he had got the car as cleanas it could be, a police car stopped justbehind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave's car and then said, us yet, sir?n”8ccr8VI1. A. directly B.

53、 safely C. properly D. easily2. A. so B. suchC. veryD. too3. A. keepB. repairC. sellD. throw4. A. someB. n eitherC. noneD. most5. A. delightedB. upsetC. calmD. ast oni shedB6JgIVV9ao6. A. messageB. adviceC. requestD. descripti onP2lpeFpap57. A. usesB. loseC.hasD. spends8. A. doubtB. helpC.troubleD.

54、an swer9. A. exactB. suitableC. earlyD.late10. A. followB. meetC. bringD. in troduce11. A. recog nizeB. gai nC. admireD. test12. A. happe ningB. meaningC. turni ngD. failing 3YixKpScDM13. A. readB. in sertedC. an sweredD. placed14. A. forgetB. showC. disagreeD. admit15. A. bargainB. saleC. accide nt

55、D. result2He works 10 hours a day, makes more tha n US $98,000 a year, does n't bother to take holidays, dresses as he pleases, he's n ever bee n happier and is look ing for ano ther job. This 33-year-old, white, uni versity-educated pers on is the typical Internet worker, accord ing to a st

56、udy by the Internet Stan dard, a San Fran cisco n ews magazi ne.gUHFg9mdSsThere is also a reas on able cha nee that his employer will arrange his dry clea ning, allow him to bring his dog to work, offer him free massages（按摩）and give him stock options （股票自由買賣權(quán) ）.And he still thinks people in other fi

57、rms are doing better. uQHOMTQe79The typical worker, it appears, not only enjoys an in come about three times the n ati onal average but also enjoys himself. At present 2. 5 million people are employed by Internet firms in the US. The results of the study give plenty of reasons why so many people thi

58、nk the grass is greener in Silicon Valley（ 硅谷）.MGWiDkfiPEven after tech stocks sharply went down in April, closing many star-ups, there is still a mood of enthusiasm （熱情）and special advantage among those still employed. So what makes 52 percent of them "very happy"?"Dema nding work" is give n as the main reas on and "salary"is un surpris in gly close beh ind. Those questioned in the stud