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Imagine someone has crossed the seas joining five continents by swimming. It is a major success for anyone. But it is an even greater success for Philippe Croizon, who has no arms, and no legs! His achievements show that we can all achieve great things—no matter who we are.
Philippe Croizon was 26 years old when he had an accident. The doctors had to remove both of his arms and legs. “When they cut off my last leg I wanted to die. I suffered great depression and my spirit was as low as you can get. But you have to choose—and I chose to live!” said Croizon.
While he was recovering in hospital, Croizon saw a television programme about a woman who had been swimming across the English Channel. After watching the programme Croizon decided to do it. He began to exercise every day to make him strong and it took him two years to prepare.
Finally in 2010, Croizon was ready. He entered the cold, grey sea of the English Channel. He was now 42 years old. It took him from early morning until night to swim the distance. He felt a lot of pain. But he had become the first person without arms and legs to swim between France and England. Croizon had achieved his dream, but he did not stop there. He looked for a new goal.
Early in 2012 he planned to swim across the seas that join five major continents. During the next few months he swam between the four continents of Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe and finally in the cold waters of the Bering Strait between the continents of Asia and the Americas.
“We want to show people something. If disabled people have courage and a lot of training they can do the same things as those who are not disabled,” said Croizon.
小题1:According to the passage, Philippe Croizon _____.
A.was born with disability
B.suffered a lot from the accident
C.chose to live because of a TV programme
D.was fond of swimming since he was young
小题2:What do we know about Philippe Croizon’s swimming across the English Channel?
A.It took him two years to finish it.
B.He was the first person to achieve it.
C.It was easy for him to finish the swim.
D.He spent a lot of time preparing for it.
小题3:Philippe Croizon’s crossing the seas joining five continents______.
A.lasted a month
B.ended in the Bering Strait
C.happened when he was 42 years old
D.was inspired by a television programme
小题4:Which of the following can best describe Philippe Croizon’s story?
A.Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
B.Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
C.Actions speak louder than words.
D.The finest diamond must be cut.
小题5:What’s the best title for the passage?
A.Hope in the corner
B.A disabled man’s dream
C.Challenges to Philippe Croizon
D.Philippe Croizon’s amazing swim

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:D
解析

试题分析:Croizon年轻时由于一场事故而被迫截肢落下残疾。但是他并没有自暴自弃,而是坚强勇敢地面对生活,其中最大的挑战就是游泳横渡英吉利海峡,但是他还是成功了。现在的他正向着下一个更大的目标而努力生活着。
小题1:细节理解题。由“Philippe Croizon was 26 years old when he had an accident. The doctors had to remove both of his arms and legs. ”可知Croizon在26岁时因为一场事故而失去了胳膊和腿,所以这是代价巨大的。 故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。由“He began to exercise every day to make him strong and it took him two years to prepare.”可知,他为了这次横渡准备了两年。故选D。
小题3:细节理解题。由“During the next few months he swam between the four continents of Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe and finally in the cold waters of the Bering Strait between the continents of Asia and the Americas.”可知,Croizon 最后是在亚洲和美洲大陆之间的白令海峡结束了自己的旅程。故选B。
小题4:主旨大意题。Croizon虽然身陷残疾,但是他坚持不放弃生活的希望,坚持锻炼自己并不断追求自我挑战的目标,最终成功横渡英吉利海峡。所以是Where there’s a will, there’s a way. 有志者,事竟成。故选B。
小题5:主旨大意题。文章讲述了一个名为Croizon的人虽然残疾但是仍然坚持游泳渡海的故事,他的事迹很具有激励意义。故选D。
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Henry"s job was to examine people who crossed the frontier (边境) to make sure that they were not smuggling (走私) anything into the country. Every evening except at weekends, he would see a(n) ___ coming up the hill towards the frontier, __ a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle__ the frontier, Henry used to __ the man and order him to take the straw off and ___ it. Then he would examine the straw very ___ to see whether he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man"s pockets before letting him tie the straw __. The man would then put it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it. Although Henry was always __ to find gold or jewelry or other valuable things hidden in the straw, he ___ found anything, even though he examined it very carefully. He was___that the man was smuggling __, but he was not able to imagine __ it could be.
Then one evening, after he had__ the straw and emptied the factory worker"s__ as usual, he said to him, “___ I know that you are smuggling things __ this frontier. Won"t you tell me what you"re bringing into the country so successfully? I"m sixty years old now, and today is my last day on the __ . Tomorrow I"m going to retire. I promise that I shall not tell anyone __ you tell me what you"ve been smuggling." The factory worker did not say anything ___ . Then he smiled, turned to Henry and said quietly, “ __ .”
小题1:
A.officer B.driverC.workerD.soldier
小题2:
A.pullingB.pushingC.fillingD.carrying
小题3:
A.reachedB.leftC.facedD.formed
小题4:
A.stopB.greetC.praiseD.beat
小题5:
A.showB.loadC.lightD.untie
小题6:
A.carefullyB.carelesslyC.angrilyD.quickly
小题7:
A.onceB.againC.yetD.instead
小题8:
A.pretendingB.believingC.expectingD.asking
小题9:
A.everB.oftenC.alwaysD.never
小题10:
A.curious B.sureC.cleverD.known
小题11:
A.anythingB.nothingC.everythingD.something
小题12:
A.howB.whichC.whatD.why
小题13:
A.looked afterB.looked throughC.looked forD.looked out
小题14:
A.pocketsB.clothesC.socksD.shoes
小题15:
A.WaitB.GoC.ListenD.Come
小题16:
A.pastB.fromC.throughD.across
小题17:
A.jobB.mountain C.edgeD.road
小题18:
A.asB.ifC.beforeD.whether
小题19:
A.at the momentB.after allC.for a momentD.at all
小题20:
A.StrawB.MoneyC.CarsD.Bicycles

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On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people put some money into the       of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully.    from the day before, he took out a large piece of      and laid it on the ground. Then he began      .
Before long, the young violinist was      with people, who were all attracted by the       on that paper, which said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat     . Please come to claim(认领) it soon."
After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and     through the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it’s you. You did come here. I knew that you’re an honest man and would       come here."
"Are you Mr. George Sang?"
The man nodded.
"Did you      something?"
"Lottery (彩票). It’s lottery," said the man.
The violinist     a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen. "Is it?" he asked.
George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and       it; then he danced with joy.
George bought a lottery ticket which       him a prize of $ 500,000. He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat.      , the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket      himself, the violinist said,"      I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever."
We can gain and lose so much in our life. But being honest should      be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we     succeed temporarily (暂时). However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser. Such a person is just like the         on the mountain. It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the    of going up.
小题1:
A.boxB.hatC.bowlD.bag
小题2:
A.FreeB.AwayC.DifferentD.Far
小题3:
A.paperB.stoneC.clothD.wood
小题4:
A.beggingB.shoutingC.playingD.singing
小题5:
A.crowdedB.surroundedC.surprisedD.satisfied
小题6:
A.wordsB.moneyC.ticketD.picture
小题7:
A.on purposeB.in timeC.in advanceD.by mistake
小题8:
A.lookedB.livedC.get D.rushed
小题9:
A.rarelyB.certainlyC.recentlyD.nearly
小题10:
A.loseB.getC.bringD.buy
小题11:
A.handed outB.gave outC.sent outD.took out
小题12:
A.toreB.threwC.kissedD.hid
小题13:
A.beatB.sold C.tookD.won
小题14:
A.FortunatelyB.HoweverC.Otherwise D.Generally
小题15:
A.byB.fromC.forD.with
小题16:
A.Unless B.Whenever C.AlthoughD.Until
小题17:
A.oftenB.neverC.seldomD.always
小题18:
A.mayB.shouldC.mustD.need
小题19:
A.airB.waterC.grassD.tree
小题20:
A.roadB.pathC.chanceD.method

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Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates with big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had worked on, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”
Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched for the name of this fellow, it became obvious that there were two people with the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip (掷) a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?
Obviously, my grade was terrible. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. At last, I worked very hard for the rest of the school year.
Ten months later, that chance came as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having a completely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my chance to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!
小题1: What did the author’s classmates think about his report?
A.Complex.B.Funny.C.Boring.D.Puzzling.
小题2: Why was the author confused about the task?
A.He was unfamiliar with American history.
B.He followed the advice and flipped a coin.
C.He forgot his teacher’s instruction.
D.He didn’t know why the teacher gave such a task.
小题3:In the end, the author turned things around _______.
A.by redoing his task
B.through his own efforts
C.with the help of his grandfather
D.under the guidance of his headmaster

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The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, US. “    station? A train for Santa Fe collided (相撞) a   at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please come here at once. With an ambulance, too. A man is badly wounded,” said an anxious voice of a young woman.
“OK. We’ll come soon. Please stay there and wait.” Replied the policeman.
Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance    off. Soon they got to the crossing, but only to find everything was fine. No collision, no wounded man.
“What a dirty    !” said the policeman angrily. “ We must find out that woman and…”
They had not been able to say anything about a     when they heard the whistle of a train was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came    towards them, too. When it was passing the crossing, it suddenly    to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it dozens of metres away.
When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was helped out of the damaged truck, he was badly wounded just as the young woman had predicted on the phone. As he was taken to hospital in time, he was    at last. Later the police did whatever they could to    the woman who had     them, but failed.
It is really    that a prediction should agree with the fact so    .
小题1:
A.WeatherB.RailwayC.FireD.Police
小题2:
A.busB.truckC.taxiD.train
小题3:
A.turnedB.tookC.setD.walked
小题4:
A.callB.signalC.trickD.arrangement
小题5:
A.rewardB.praiseC.thanksD.punishment
小题6:
A.turningB.runningC.startingD.passing
小题7:
A.continuedB.refusedC.beganD.stopped
小题8:
A.savedB.deadC.awakeD.alive
小题9:
A.findB.attackC.awardD.thank
小题10:
A.laughedB.visitedC.repeatedD.telephoned
小题11:
A.excitingB.pleasingC.surprisingD.interesting
小题12:
A.equallyB.trulyC.exactlyD.carefully

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With the average home in the capital selling for 19,548 yuan a meter in November, a tiny mobile home built by a 24-year-old office worker is creating a stir(震动) online.
Dai Haifei built the 6-square-meter pad(住所) because he could not afford to buy or rent in the capital.
Dai’s new home costs him 6,400 yuan and he has been living in it for nearly two months in courtyard at Chengfu
Road, Haidian district.
Dai, who is one of the millions of migrants who moved to the capital from other parts of China seeking a better
life and better job, said he realized his financial burden had become too great.
The Hunan native said he simply could not make ends meet(收支相抵) when he became an intern at a
Beijing-based construction design company in 2009.
“I rented a home at the very beginning--a small room in an apartment that cost me about 900 yuan per month,”
said Dai in an interview with local media. “It was too expensive for me. ”
Dai’s father works on a construction site in his hometown and his mother is a cleaner.
Dai, who ended up becoming a formal employee of the company, figured out his own way to solve the
problem---with inspiration from a housing design project at his company’s exhibition early this year.
The project, named“An egg given birth to by the city”, included a series of egg-like movable houses, with a
karaoke house, chair house and trader’s house in it.
Dai, who borrowed 6,400 yuan from an older cousin and who got additional help from several friends, decided to
make one of his own. He spent nearly two months building his“egg house”in his hometown, a village in southeast
Hunan that is around 1,700 kilometers from Beijing.
小题1:Where is this passage probably taken from?
A.A story book.B.A cartoon film.C.A news report.D.A research report.
小题2:What is Dai Haifei?
A.An official of government.B.A journalist.
C.An office worker of a company.D.A manager of a company.
小题3:Why did he build the pad?
A.Because he will sell it for money.
B.Because he has no house to get married in.
C.Because he doesn’t have enough money to buy or rent a house.
D.Because he wants to get help from the society.
小题4:Which statement is not TRUE?
A.He comes from a Hunan village.
B.He has lived in the egg home for two months.
C.He got the idea from a friend.
D.He once rented a room.
小题5:What’s the writer’s attitude?
A.Supporting.B.Puzzled.C.Criticizing.D.Objective.

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