Nobel, who was born in Stockholm, is a great scientist famous for his dangerous experiments. Nobel studied in the USA and then Russia between 1850 and 1859. After his return, he started researching into bombs. As is known, bomb is dangerous to life, but Nobel was working under that condition. Once a big explosion in his lab completely destroyed the lab and caused some deaths. After that he had to experiment on a boat in a lake. He received criticism and satire(讽刺), but he proceeded with the work rather than losing heart. From 1860s to 1880s, Nobel made many achievements and his inventions were first used in building roads and digging tunnels. Most of the bombs were safer and more possible to be controlled. Even at the end of the 20th century, we still used his methods. Nobel had many patents in Britain and other European countries. He was quick to see industrial openings(机会) for his scientific inventions and built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. Indeed his greatness lay in his outstanding ability to combine the qualities of an original scientist with those of a forwardlooking industrialist. But Nobel’s main concern was never with making money or even with making scientific discoveries. Seldom happy, he was always searching for a meaning to life, and from his youth, he had taken a serious interest in literature and philosophy. His greatest wish, however, was to see an end to wars, and thus peace between nations, and he spent much time and money working for this cause. To follow his will, a fund was set up to encourage people to make great progress in physics, chemistry, physiology(生理学), medicine, literature and peace. That’s the Nobel Prize which means great honor to a scientist. 小题1:Through his early experimental work, it is evident that ________.A.Nobel was a man of strong will | B.Nobel was a man of gift | C.Nobel seldom got on well with his work | D.Nobel had his heart in his work | 小题2:In fact, his inventions were first used in ________.A.a war to kill and injure his fellow men | B.building roads | C.digging tunnels | D.both B and C | 小题3:Based on the passage, Nobel, as a scientist, ________.A.took a single interest in science | B.took a serious interest in money | C.took no interest in literature | D.took a serious interest in literature as well as in science | 小题4:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A.His wonderful will surely provided other scientists with a large sum of money. | B.In leaving behind a wellmeant will, Nobel succeeded in setting up a permanent monument for his interests and ideals. | C.Nobel made a glorious will so that he might be remembered and respected after his death. | D.Nobel expressed his wish in his will that a monument should be put up in memory of him. |
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小题1:理解归纳题,纵观文中语句理解可知。 小题2:细节理解题,根据文中语句“Nobel made many achievements and his inventions were first used in building roads and digging tunnels.”理解可知。 小题3:细节理解题,根据文中语句“and from his youth, he had taken a serious interest in literature and philosophy.”理解可知。 小题4:细节理解题,根据文中语句“To follow his will, a fund was set up to encourage people to make gr |
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 John wanted a bike. He had asked his parents for the 36 and they said he must earn it. But 37 ? He thought about this as he walked home. 38 many people wanted to ask boys to work for them. Maybe he could 39 away snow for the neighbors. But this was 40 . He’d have to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for this garden because he had no 41 to do the work 42 . Then he 43 one of his classmates, Dick, delivering newspapers. “ I could 44 that,” he thought. “ Maybe I could even get the bike 45 away. I could pay for it a little each week.” He ran to 46 up with Dick. John asked a lot of 47 about having a paper 48 . He learned that it was possible to earn twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job 49 about three hours each 50 . Dick gave him the phone number of this newspaper manager. John 51 flew home. After he had explained his 52 , his mother smiled. “I think it’s a great 53 ,” she said. “I’ll call the newspaper.” “Wait, Mom,” John said. “I’ll call. 54 , I’m going to be a 55 now.”
小题1: | A.money | B.chance | C.permission | D.bike |
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小题2: | A.when | B.where. | C.why | D.how |
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小题4: | A.get | B.take | C.throw | D.clear |
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小题5: | A.spring | B.summer | C.autumn | D.winter |
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小题6: | A.time | B.tool | C.way | D.friends |
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小题8: | A.saw | B.heard | C.learned | D.discovered |
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小题9: | A.do | B.make | C.deliver | D.seize |
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小题12: | A.news | B.questions | C.information | D.problems |
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小题13: | A.trade | B.business | C.route | D.shop |
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小题14: | A.paid | B.wasted | C.spent | D.took |
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小题15: | A.mornings | B.night | C.week | D.newspaper |
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小题16: | A.almost | B.quickly | C.even | D.obviously |
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小题17: | A.dictionary | B.suggestions | C.act | D.plan |
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小题18: | A.mistake | B.fun | C.dream | D.idea |
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小题19: | A.Above all | B.More or less | C.After all | D.As a matter of fact |
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小题20: | A.reporter | B.businessman | C.newspaper | D.salesman |
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Jesse Owens is recognized as a hero not just because he is fast. Some people might say that they know him for just that reason. However, there are lots of fast people who are not known. Jesse Owens is known because Chancellor Adolf Hitler did not shake the hand of Jesse Owens or even recognize his feat of winning four gold medals, because Owens was an African American. Jesse Owens owed much of his success to his coach Charles Riley, who probably was the most important one making him have the career that he did. Owens came from a background that required him to work after school in a shoe shop. He couldn’t attend the regularly scheduled track practices organized by his school. However, Charles Riley saw the boy had both a passion(热情) and a talent for running, and so arranged for him to be able to practice before school instead. Jesse Owens achieved this success despite(尽管) his racial background, which at the time was a huge limitation to him. He could only eat in certain restaurants and sleep in certain hotels, as could all African Americans of the time. He was also never offered a scholarship for school despite setting records for NCAA(美国全国大学生体育协会) championships. The Berlin Olympics in 1936 is where his star rose as high as it would ever be able to. These Olympics were during the height of Hitler’s rule. It took courage to race in front of Hitler and many other racist(种族主义者). It took time, determination, and perseverance(坚持不懈) to race like him. He won four gold medals at those Olympics. It would take almost fifty years for someone else to walk away from the Olympics with four gold medals. He passed away at the age of 66 from lung cancer. 小题1:The underlined word “feat” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “ .”A.chance | B.happiness | C.success | D.hope | 小题2: We know from paragraph 2 that Jesse Owens .A.did not need to work after school | B.took part in the regular track practices | C.did not get along well with his coach | D.was arranged to practice before school | 小题3:Jesse Owens was well-known around the world mainly because he .A.sets records for NCAA championships | B.was brave enough to race in front of Adolf Hitler | C.didn’t want to shake hands with Hitler | D.is recognized as a hero of the white Americans | 小题4:According to the passage, which of the following about Jesse Owens is true?A.Hitler recognized his feat of winning four gold medals. | B.He was offered a scholarship for setting records for NCAA championships. | C.He could only eat in certain restaurants like many other African Americans. | D.It took him almost fifty years to walk away from the Olympics with four gold medals. | 小题5:What is the best title for the passage?A.Sport hero ---- Jesse Owens | B.The Berlin Olympics in 1936 | C.Charles Riley ---- Jesse Owens’ s coach | D.Jesse Owens’s childhood |
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完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。 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 36 she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished 37 a driving offence (犯规,犯法). Then one day she nearly 38 her record. A police car 39 her, and the policemen in it saw her 40 a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed 41 that she would be punished. 42 Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was 43 old to drive a car, and that the 44 why she had not stopped at the red 45 was most probably that her eyes had become weak 46 old age, so that she had simply not seen it. When the judge had finished what he was 47 , Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was 48 and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she 49 a needle(针) with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt. When she had 50 done this, she took the thread(n.线) out of the needle again and handed 51 the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your 52 . I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.” The judge took the 53 and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was 54 , and her record 55 unbroken.
小题1: | A.which | B.when | C.that | D.this |
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小题3: | A.kept | B.won | C.missed | D.lost |
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小题4: | A.watched | B.after | C.followed | D.ran after |
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小题6: | A.sure | B.indeed | C.certain | D.perhaps |
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小题7: | A.Before | B.While | C.Until | D.When |
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小题9: | A.cause | B.reason | C.matter | D.trouble |
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小题12: | A.speaking | B.saying | C.talking | D.telling |
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小题13: | A.holding | B.getting | C.carrying | D.bringing |
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小题14: | A.took | B.brought | C.picked | D.chose |
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小题15: | A.almost | B.hardly | C.successfully | D.successful |
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小题16: | A.both | B.all | C.neither | D.either |
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小题17: | A.time | B.turn | C.chance | D.job |
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小题18: | A.thread | B.glasses | C.needles | D.needle |
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小题19: | A.dismissed | B.passed | C.settled | D.studied |
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小题20: | A.was | B.kept | C.seemed | D.remained |
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In the fall of 1985.I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere.Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell. My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college an the age of 65.She was the first in our family to reach that goal.But one year after I started college, she developed cancer.I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her.It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait. Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children.In 1999, we adopted our first son.To lay eyes on him was fantastic---and very emotional.A year later came our second adopted boy.Then followed son No.3.In 2003, I gave birth to another boy. You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo---a joyous zoo.Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time.But I never gave up on the dream either.I had only one choice: to find a way.That meant talking as few as one class each semester. The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys.They often wanted me to stay home with them.There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives. In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina.It took me over 21 years to get my college degree! I am not special, just single-minded.It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal.Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day.It’s a process.Remember: little steps add up to big dreams. 小题1:When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be .A.a writer | B.a teacher | C.a judge | D.a doctor | 小题2:Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?A.She wanted to study by herself. | B.She fell in love and got married. | C.She suffered from a serious illness. | D.She decided to look after her grandma. | 小题3:What dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?A.Failure is the mother of success. | B.Little by little ,one goes far. | C.Every coin has two sides. | D.Well begun ,half done. | 小题4:Which of the following can best describe the author ?A.Caring and determined. | B.Honest and responsible. | C.Ambitious and sensitive. | D.Innocent and single-minded. |
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完形填空(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel. Life seemed ___21___. The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their ____22___ for granted, just as he used to himself. Now, however, he felt ____23____ —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his ___24___. Seeking more personally satisfying ___25___, he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate(命运)played a cruel ___26__ on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was __27___ to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to ___28____ the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only __29___. Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated(带插图的)books. According to Jimmy, you are what you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world sometimes seems unfair, your choice can change your life. This idea can be __30___ in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel before making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is ___31___. Though the world may make us feel small, we must be __32___. Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are __33___ for us. In spite of his new ___34___ and wealth, Jimmy prefers working __35__ at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could offer.
小题1: | A.unhappy | B.unusual | C.unfair | D.uneasy |
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小题2: | A.health | B.wealth | C.happiness | D.illnesses |
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小题3: | A.ashamed | B.disappointed | C.helpless | D.endless |
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小题4: | A.crying | B.painting | C.imagination | D.consideration |
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小题5: | A.home | B.condition | C.situation | D.work |
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小题6: | A.game | B.trick | C.role | D.part |
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小题7: | A.unable | B.impossible | C.uncomfortable | D.difficult |
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小题8: | A.understand | B.face | C.refuse | D.recognize |
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小题9: | A.failures | B.efforts | C.choices | D.interests |
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小题10: | A.found | B.drawn | C.written | D.accepted |
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小题11: | A.powerful | B.hopeful | C.useful | D.successful |
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小题12: | A.great | B.strong | C.brave | D.equal |
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小题13: | A.scientific | B.basic | C.right | D.simple |
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小题14: | A.product | B.fame | C.name | D.job |
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小题15: | A.rapidly | B.separately | C.slowly | D.quietly |
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