A Leap to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That’s especially impressive, she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom that even though she couldn’t see , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go.” says Lola.
To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision . She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her attitude.
Lola never thinks about . She is presently at Level 7 while the highest is Level 10 in gymnastics. Her is to reach Level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids she grew up.
Lola is of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her for others is “just believe yourself”.
| 小题1: | | A．runs | B．teaches | C．trains | D．dances |
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| 小题2: | | A．since | B．unless | C．after | D．though |
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| 小题3: | | A．tell | B．guess | C．assume | D．predict |
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| 小题4: | | A．suspected | B．remembered | C．imagined | D．noticed |
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| 小题5: | | A．deeply | B．well | C．ahead | D．closely |
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| 小题6: | | A．task | B．sport | C．event | D．show |
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| 小题7: | | A．boring | B．enjoyable | C．different | D．unsatisfactory |
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| 小题8: | | A．talent | B．quality | C．nature | D．condition |
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| 小题9: | | A．doubt | B．advantage | C．challenge | D．program |
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| 小题10: | | A．examine | B．express | C．open | D．trust |
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| 小题11: | | A．fearful | B．harmful | C．unfair | D．inconvenient |
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| 小题13: | | A．greeted | B．treated | C．served | D．paid |
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| 小题14: | | A．pains | B．stresses | C．injuries | D．problems |
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| 小题15: | | A．positive | B．friendly | C．flexible | D．caution |
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| 小题16: | | A．defending | B．quitting | C．winning | D．bargaining |
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| 小题17: | | A．standard | B．range | C．view | D．goal |
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| 小题18: | | A．until | B．as | C．when | D．before |
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| 小题19: | | A．proud | B．tired | C．ashamed | D．confident |
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| 小题20: | | A．plan | B．advice | C．reward | D．responsibility |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:D
小题18:C
小题19:A
小题20:B |
试题分析：本文讲述的是一个弱视的13岁女孩，凭借积极向上的心态和艰苦的努力，在体操方面达到较高水平。她的故事激励人们：相信自己能创造奇迹，即使没有很好的先天条件。
小题1:考查动词词义辨析。A. runs跑，B. teaches教，C. trains训练， D. dances跳舞，联系前半句“为了完美她的技术”，我们知道，她要每周五天，每天训练四小时，因此此处要用train(训练)一词。故选C。
小题2:考查连接词。A. since自从，B. unless除非，C. after在…后面，D. though虽然， “That"s especially impressive”的原因是“she is legally blind”，前后是因果关系，因此此处用since引导原因状语从句。故选A。
小题3:考查动词辨析。A. tell告诉，辨别，B. guess猜测，C. assume假设，D. predict 预测，这里讲她天生弱视，根本无法判断事物的远近。故选A。
小题4:考查动词词义辨析。A. suspected怀疑，B remembered记住，C. imagined想象，D. noticed注意到， 她妈妈注意到即使她看不清，她也没有什么害怕的，故选D。
小题5:考查副词词义辨析。A. deeply深深地，B. well好地，C. ahead前面，D. closely紧密地，文章第三段就提到了，她视力有问题，看不清物体，叠影，分辨不清物体离她有多远，因此此处要选well。故选B。
小题6:考查名词词义辨析。A. task任务，B. sport运动，C. event事件，D. show展示，根据上文谈到的 gymnastics(体操 )，可知她喜欢上了这 个 “ 运动 ” 。另外，后面的文段也说明了这是种运动。故选B。
小题7:考查形容词词义辨析。A. boring令人厌烦的，B. enjoyable愉快的，C. different不同的，D. unsatisfactory不满意的，这里说的是相对于其他队友而言， Lola 学习体操更困难些。故用形容词成difficult。选C。
小题8:考查名词词义辨析。A. talent才能，B. quality状况，C. nature自然，D. condition条件，她不让自己的状况 (弱视 )影响自己的爱好，所以选 condition“ 情况，状况 ” 。选D。
小题9:考查名词词义辨析。A. doubt怀疑，B. advantage优势，C. challenge D. program由后文 “Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams.”可知，由于她的视力问题，对她来说这是个最大的挑战。选C。
小题10:考查动词词义辨析。A. examine检查，B. express表达，C. open打开，D. trust信任，因为眼睛无法看清，所以只有相信自己的感觉。 trust相信。她闭上眼睛是因为她相信(trust)她的能力，相信它能带你想去的地方。故选D。
小题11:考查形容词词义辨析。A. fearful害怕的，B. harmful有害的；C. unfair 不公平的；D. inconvenient不方便的，因为平衡木只有四英寸宽，因此我们可以说它是令任何人最害怕的，因此我们此处选用fearful，选A.
小题12:考查介词词义辨析。每个人都恐惧，但 Lola 没有从平衡木上面跌落，反而获得了高分。 fall off(从……上 )跌落。故选C
小题13:考查动词词义辨析。A. greeted问候，B. treated对待，C. served服务，D. paid付钱，她不想受到与队里别的女孩不一样的对待，指“她希望教练能把她当正常女孩”。因此此处我们要选treat，对待之意。故选B。
小题14:考查名词词义辨析。A. pains痛苦，B. stresses压力，C. injuries受伤，D. problems问题，上文就提到她有视力方面的问题(problem)。在比赛的时候，裁判们都不知道她的眼睛有问 题。故选D。
小题15:考查形容词词义辨析。A. positive积极的，B. friendly友好的，C. flexible灵活的；D. caution小心的，谨慎的。她凭自己的实力比赛，而不是获得裁判的怜悯， 这种积极的态度让妈妈也为之惊奇。故选A。
小题16:考查动词词义辨析。A. defending保 卫，捍卫； B. quitting放弃，退出； C. winning赢，获取； D. bargaining讨价还价。她从没想过放弃，她想取得最好的成绩。 defend quit win bargain故选B。
小题17:考查名词词义辨析。A. standard标准，B. range范围，C. view观点，D. goal目标，她目前的水平是 7 级，最高是 10 级，她的目标是达 到 9 级。 goal 目标。故选D.
小题18:考查状语从句的连接词。A. until直到，B. as正如，C. when当…时候，D. before在…前面，当她长大后，她要当个体操教练把她所学的传给别的孩子。when she grows up为when引导的时间状语从句。故选C。
小题19:考查形容词词义辨析。be proud of 对……自豪；be tried of 对……厌倦；be ashamed of 对……羞愧；be confident of对……有信心。她为自己付出的努力和获得的成功感到骄傲。故选A。
小题20:考查名词词义辨析。A. plan计划，B. advice 建议，C. reward回报，D. responsibility责备， “Just believe in yourself”是她给别人的建议，因此advice(建议，劝告)为最佳之选。她给他人的建议 (或启示 )就是 “ 要相信自己 ” 。故选B. |
核心考点
试题【A Leap to HonorLeaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walt】；主要考察你对
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He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windscreen to get his attention.
“Is your taxi____?” I asked when he finally looked____at me. He nodded, then said____as I settled into the back seat, “I"m sorry, but I was reading a____.” He sounded as if he had a____.
“I am not in a hurry, ” I told him. “Go ahead and finish your letter. ” He____his head. “I"ve read it several times already. I guess I____ know it by heart. ”
“Letters from home always mean a lot, ” I said. “From a child?”
“This isn"t____,” he replied. “Although it ____ just as well have been family. Old Ed was my oldest friend. In fact, we used to call each other ‘Old Friend’ when we"d meet. I"m not much good at ____.”
“I don"t think any of us keep____our letters too well,” I said. “I know I don"t. But I____ he"s someone you"ve known quite a while?”
“All my life. We were kids together, went to school together and all the ____ through high school. ”
“There are not too many people who"ve had such a long friendship,” I said.
“____,” the driver went on, “I hadn"t seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I____away from the old neighbourhood and you slightly lose touch ____ you never forget. He was a great guy.”
“You said ‘was’. Does that mean...?”
He nodded. “____a couple of weeks ago.”
“I"m sorry, ” I said. “It"s no fun to lose any friend and losing a real old one is____ tougher. ”
He didn"t ____ to that, and we rode on in silence for a few minutes. But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: “I should have kept in touch. ”
“Well, ” I agreed, “we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things____ and we just don"t seem to find the time. ”
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When I got to my hotel room I didn"t unpack right away. First I had to write a letter and mail it.
| 小题1: | | A．available | B．acceptable | C．beneficial | D．occupied |
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| 小题3: | | A．unexpectedly | B．curiously | C．apologetically | D．definitely |
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| 小题4: | | A．booklet | B．novel | C．book | D．letter |
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| 小题5: | | A．cold | B．fever | C．secret | D．story |
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| 小题6: | | A．hung | B．nodded | C．shook | D．kept |
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| 小题7: | | A．anyhow | B．hardly | C．almost | D．really |
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| 小题8: | | A．friendship | B．family | C．leadership | D．colleague |
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| 小题9: | | A．could | B．might | C．maybe | D．would |
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| 小题10: | | A．writing | B．reading | C．talking | D．Learning |
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| 小题12: | | A．speak | B．make | C．think | D．assure |
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| 小题13: | | A．curriculum | B．coincidence | C．life | D．way |
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| 小题14: | | A．Eventually | B．Actually | C．Additionally | D．Besides |
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| 小题15: | | A．removed | B．left | C．headed | D．moved |
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| 小题16: | | A．even though | B．as though | C．when | D．whereas |
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| 小题17: | | A．Died | B．Suffered | C．Choked | D．Survived |
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| 小题18: | | A．ever | B．even | C．fairly | D．quite |
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| 小题19: | | A．answer | B．reply | C．question | D．talk |
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| 小题20: | | A．take up | B．pick up | C．come up | D．break up |
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Actress Hayden Panettiere recently got into trouble with Japanese fishermen as she tried to stop them from killing dolphins.
The 18-year-old star with some other surfers sailed out to reach the dolphins in order to stop them from being driven into a nearby pool and killed, but the six surfers, from Australia and the United States, were stopped by a fishing boat before they could reach them. The fishermen blocked their way with a boathook (钩篙). It was an ugly, unfriendly and life-threatening struggle before the surfers were forced to return to the beach. It is believed that the dolphins were later taken into a pool and killed.
Panettiere, who is a brave surfer and loyal animal protector, made up her mind to save the dolphins of Japan and said, "It was really frightening. Some of us were hit by the boathook, but in the end all we were really worried about the dolphins. It was so sad. We were so close to them and they were jumping out of the water to see us." Breaking down in tears, she added, "One little baby dolphin stuck his head out and looked at me and the thought that it’s no longer with us is really hard to take."
The surfers left the country to avoid arrest (逮捕) by the Japanese police. Panettiere is now back in Los Angeles.
More than 22,000 dolphins are killed by fishermen in Japan every year. Many Japanese believe dolphins should be treated like fish. They have been hunting dolphins for centuries and see any criticism (批评) of this as an attack on their culture.
小题1:Why did the surfers get into trouble with the fishermen in Japan?| A．They said something that hurt the fishermen. | | B．They entered a pool which wasn’t allowed to go into. | | C．They attacked Japanese culture. | | D．They tried to stop the fishermen from killing the dolphins. |
小题2:From Paragraph 3, we can learn that Panettiere ________. | A．was really frightened and sad | | B．succeeded in saving the dolphins | | C．cried when they were hit by the boathook | | D．didn’t like the Japanese fishermen |
小题3:Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?| A．What Happened While Surfing in Japan | | B．Hayden Panettiere Cried in the Sea of Japan | | C．People Worldwide Are Against Killing Dolphins | | D．Protect the Wild Animals |
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Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He’s been a doctor for ten years.
Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn’t just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.
Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, “I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn’t want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.
Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and pleasure both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”
小题1:Dr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _______.| A．gives his patients medical advice | | B．takes care of 159 patients a week | | C．sings on television | | D．has his own TV show |
小题2:Dr. Petrels _______, so he is called a singing doctor.| A．also sings to his patients on TV | | B．always loves to sing | | C．is popular with his patients | | D．has been a doctor for ten years |
小题3:In his TV show, Dr. Petrel _______.| A．sings and gives medical advice | | B．sings about different diseases | | C．starts to explain diseases with a song | | D．sings love songs he wrote |
小题4:Dr. Petrels says he likes to _______.| A．help people sing | B．make people feel better | | C．do the same thing | D．make difficult people smile |
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My wife Julie and I were out on the road that runs around where we live, when we saw an old worn-out dog stumbling (蹒跚) painfully up the road. We stopped, bent down, talked gently to the dog and patted it. I checked and there was a collar with a phone number. I called but no one answered.
The dog was painfully thin. So Julie ran home to get some of our dog’s food while I tried to encourage the dog. After Julie came back, we sat down on the sidewalk while our new friend made short work of the food. Eventually we got her home.
After trying for many times we got a response from the number. A lady came around with a bunch of flowers for us. She explained that Tara had been her father’s dog. She was very old and got lost that morning. So, Tara was safely returned home.
Here is the truth of the story:
Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to persuade me to come back, but I wasn’t hearing anything that made that sound likely.
I was about to turn and go when an old black dog walked between us and almost fell down. Suddenly we had something more important than our problem to worry about. There was a creature in need right before us and we had to work together to help it.
We did help it. And here I am writing the story in my own home, in my own family.
In the song “Love Is Not a Fight” Warren Barfield talks about marriage. At one point he sings, “And if we try to leave, may God send angels (天使) to guard the door.”
Sometimes angels come disguised (伪装) as dogs.
小题1:How was the dog when found?| A．Too weak to walk. | B．Thin and worn out. | | C．Unable to eat food. | D．Homeless but gentle. |
小题2: We can infer from Paragraph 2 that .| A．the dog didn’t go with the writer | | B．the writer had his own pet dog | | C．Julie bought some food for the dog | | D．the dog didn’t eat any of the food |
小题3:The underlined part “our problem” in the passage refers to the fact that .| A．the writer didn’t want to take Julie’s advice | | B．an old black dog appeared in front of them | | C．Julie disagreed with the writer’s travel on business | | D．the couple had some trouble with their marriage |
小题4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage? | A．An Angel Dog | B．A Helpful Couple | C．Saving the Dog | D．A Famous Song |
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It was one of the happiest Saturday mornings I had spent with my daughter, Gigi. That was, until two strangers threw her into their car and sped away. It seemed like a bad dream.I could ____ speak when the police questioned me.
After that, the policeman asked me to go home to wait. My friend Gloria came to ____me. She took my hand and gave me ____. It was a picture of a little girl ____asleep in her bed, standing by the bed was a tall, blond(金发的)__ __. We prayed and waited by the phone until sunset. The ____ never rang.
Suddenly，the front door swung open. I looked up and ____. There stood Gigi. I cried, throwing my ____ around her. Gigi said：“I was scared. We were going really fast on an old ____ road I"d never seen before. But then a tall man walked out ____ the car，and they ran off the road and hit a tree. Then the tall man ____ the car door and pulled me out. He was really nice，and said I would be okay. I must have gone to ____， because when I woke up it is in front of our house. He must have brought me home.” “But who...how did he know..., where to bring you？”My voice broke. Gigi ____ her head. Just then Gigi noticed Gloria"s picture. “That"s him！” she ____ at the picture. “Mommy，that"s the man who pulled me out of the car！” Gloria and I turned ____. “Are you sure that"s the man？” Gloria asked. “Yeah, that"s him ____ that he didn"t have wings，and he was wearing blue jeans.”
Later that night, the police found the____kidnappers. When questioned, the driver remembered turning away to ____ hitting a tall blond man.
Twenty years have gone by. We have never heard from any one claiming to have ____Gigi. There have been no logical explanations for her ____. But from that day on, I believe that all experiences, positive and negative, are given to us for our strengthening and learning.
| 小题1: | | A．hardly | B．hard | C．fully | D．full |
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| 小题2: | | A．sympathize | B．support | C．comfort | D．calm |
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| 小题3: | | A．a map | B．a picture | C．a bag | D．a book |
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| 小题4: | | A．healthy | B．sound | C．reliable | D．reasonable |
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| 小题5: | | A．angel | B．man | C．maid | D．servant |
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| 小题6: | | A．phone | B．door bell | C．clock | D．radio |
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| 小题7: | | A．yelled | B．screamed | C．whistled | D．whispered |
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| 小题8: | | A．cheeks | B．shoulders | C．arms | D．hands |
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| 小题9: | | A．rocky | B．smooth | C．hard | D．flat |
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| 小题10: | | A．in back of | B．at the bottom of | C．on the top of | D．in front of |
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| 小题11: | | A．shut | B．fastened | C．opened | D．loosened |
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| 小题12: | | A．rest | B．sleep | C．break | D．yawn |
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| 小题13: | | A．shook | B．nodded | C．rolled | D．trembled |
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| 小题14: | | A．referred | B．aimed | C．pointed | D．signaled |
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| 小题15: | | A．sunburnt | B．light | C．weak | D．pale |
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| 小题16: | | A．rather than | B．including | C．except | D．other than |
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| 小题17: | | A．injured | B．dead | C．harmed | D．hurt |
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| 小题18: | | A．stop | B．avoid | C．forbid | D．keep |
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| 小题19: | | A．released | B．relieved | C．delivered | D．rescued |
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| 小题20: | | A．escape | B．breakout | C．disappearance | D．flow |
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