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The man traveling in the back of the ambulance which was running at a high speed along the streets of Baltimore that morning in 2008 had no business to be alive.By everything that was reasonable,and there were plenty of such things before,he should have been very dead indeed.But he wasn’t.As the people in the hospital pointed out after they had examined him,he was only slightly hurt.Yet he had just fallen 150 feet down a hotel lift shaft(电梯通道)!
Unknown to the man,two things had occurred which were to affect his life that day.On the thirteenth f1oor of the hotel, somebody had carelessly left the lift gate open.Down in the basement, a pipe had burst and,it had flooded the bottom of the lift shaft to a depth of two feet.
Modern lifts have all sorts of fail-safe system to prevent accidents,but this was ancient equipment unreliable,slow,dangerous,and suitable material to recycle.
The man had plenty of things to occupy his mind that morning. He had overslept. The hotel had forgotten to call him and now he was late for an important business appointment. He dressed quickly, shaved hurriedly, took hold of his briefcase and hurried off down the hotel corridor.
Good! The life gate was open. The life must be there. He need not press the button and wait while the large, clumsy life made its way upwards. Without looking or thinking, he stepped out into space. The lift cage was, in fact, one floor above him on the fourteenth. The would which he had walked was a narrow space of not very fresh sir, ending 150 feet below in two feet of dirty water.
The man fell, making his journey to the ground at a speed he had never dreamed of. Confused patterns, a rush of air, time enough to be afraid, split-second thoughts of death, then-crash!
Perhaps this gave him the record for some sort of high-diving act. No doubt in future he always looked before he jumped. Certainly be learnt that this was no way to save time. The experts said that those two feet of water had saved his life.
59.What do we learn about the man?
A.He fell from the 13th floor. B.He was hit by an ambulance.
C.He got caught in a serious flood. D.He made a record for high-diving.
60.By “……had no business to be alive”,the writer means that the man_______.
A.had missed his business appointment B.was alive with excitement
C.was alive and this was surprising D.didn’t do any business
61.Tile lift did not have a fail-safe system because it was____________.
A.narrow B.slow C.1arge D.old
62.Which of the following was NOT the cause of the accident?
A.A pipe burst. B.The man overslept
C.The hotel forgot to call him D.Someone left the lift door open
答案
59---62 ACDA
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试题【BThe man traveling in the back of the ambulance which was running at a high spee】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分,共10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The wife-carrying World Championship has been celebrated in a small town in central Finland since 1992. In 1992, the people of the town decided to restart some long-forgotten traditions. 71 He was said to only accept men as members of his gang who proved their worth in challenges. At that time, it was also a common practice to steal women from neighboring villages.
72 A large number of competitors, people, and journalists from Finland to Canada attend the Wife-carrying World Championship every year.
73 The Wife-carrying World Championship is held on a 253.3 meters long official track. The track has two dry obstacles and a water obstacle, about a meter deep. The wife to be carried may be your own, or your neighbor’s. The minimum weight of the wife to be carried is 49 kg. If she is less than 49kg. If she is less than 49kg, the wife will be given a heavy bag to carry. Each time a competitor drops his wife, that couple will be fined 15 seconds. 74
Alongside with the Wife-carring World Championship, there is also a team competition. The distance is the same but three men in the team carry the wife in turns. At the exchange point the carrier has to drink official “wife-carrying drink.” Then he may continue the race. 75
While the Wife-carrying World Championship is being held, there are bands playing music, a wife carrying dance and other forms of entertainment.”
A.There are a few basic rules. |
B.People everywhere hold the event. |
C.A special prize is awarded to the team. |
D.Do you know how these traditions restarted? |
F.The winner is the couple who complete the course in the shortest time.
G.Back in the late 1800s, there was a robber called Rosvo-Ronkainen in that area.
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
During the month of September, a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident.The tragedy was a 36 to everyone. When I got the news,I drove home 37 that we just don’t know when a loved one is 38 going to be with us. We sometimes take our loved ones 39 ,and we expect that they will be with us forever. __40 , as we all know, life does not work that 41 and sometimes we get a wake-up call that shocks us and makes us realize how 42 life is.
In comforting her at the funeral, I tried to imagine if I were in her 43 ,how I would feel.
As I was leaving the 44 , I ran into Marilyn, who has been a true friend to me over the years. When she asked me how my job was, I started 45 things through. I was having a 46 week with my job and I was telling her how I was feeling. She listened to me as I was shouting my 47 , then without saying a word, she took her hands and 48 them on my face, and said to me, “But at least you had a day.”
The 49 of her hands on my cheeks, the 50 in her voice, and the words she spoke, “BUT AT LEAST YOU HAD A DAY”, hit me like a ton of 51 . All the frustrations, all the stress that was _52 inside me came to a complete 53 .
Since that day,when I start feeling 54 . I remind myself of Marilyn"s words--but at least I had a day! Things could be a lot 55 sometimes, but I am alive and I have a lot to be thankful for.
36. A.symbol B.punishment C.shock D.morning
37. A.knowing B.imagining C.admiring D.realizing
38. A.for the moment B.no longer C.for ever D.sooner or later
39. A.for granted B.for mistake C.for instance D.for example
40. A.Therefore B.Anyhow C.Meanwhile D.However
41. A.way B.manner C.method D.direction
42. A.long B.easy C.tough D.short
43. A.situation B.position C.condition D.direction
44. A.meeting B.funeral C.reception D.gathering
45. A.cutting B.breaking C.talking D.putting
46. A.stressful B.wonderful C.inspiring D.rewarding
47. A.successes B.happiness C.frustrations D.emotions
48. A.turned B.placed C.attached D.flashed
49. A.touch B.light C.knock D.smell
50. A.blame B.coldness C.calmness D.pleasure
51. A.feathers B.clothes C.grains D.bricks
52. A.building up B.breaking up C.opening up D.bringing up
53. A.existence B.surprise C.stop D.decision
54. A.annoying B.proud C.pleased D.stressed
55. A.better B.worse C.lighter D.heavier
D
“Wanted by the FBI.” To the murderer, or the bank robber, these are the most frightening words in the world. When the criminal hears them,he knows that six thousand trained persons are after him.
Why should he be so afraid? There are thousands of cities and villages where he can hide,and forests and deserts, as well. Besides, he’s usually rich with stolen money.
Money can make it easier to hide. With money, the criminal can even pay a doctor to operate on his face and make him hard to recognize. But the criminals know that as public enemies, they can be found by the FBI no matter where they hide.
They know every trick the criminal knows and many more. If he makes just one mistake,they’ll get him. That’s why the man who is wanted can’t sleep. That’s why he becomes nervous, why he jumps at every sound.
The FBI began on May 10th, 1924. General Harlan Stone chose Edgar Hoover, a young lawyer, to head the new agency . “What we need is a wholly new kind of police force,” he said. “Criminals today are smart.They use stolen cars and even planes to make their gateways. They have learned to open any lock,using advanced technology. We can’t beat them with old methods. We have to train officers to work scientifically.”
Edgar Hoover quietly went ahead with his plans. He picked his men carefully. They had to be between the ages of twenty-five and thirty-five. He wanted only men with good manners and good character. When working as his officers, they would have to meet all kinds of people. Hoover wanted men who could handle a teacup as well as a gun. But the FBI cannot help in every police problem. It can look into only certain crimes against the government. Solving all other crimes is the duty of local police forces.
68.A man wanted by the FBI will find that money is ________.
A.not at all useful B.very helpful for a while
C.necessary for his crime D.everything for him
69.Before he worked with the FBI,Edgar Hoover was a ____________.
A.policeman B.lawyer C.teacher D.general
70.The FBI was begun in order to____.
A.reduce crimes B.bring younger men into police work
C.fight crimes scientifically D.offer jobs
71.A man who can “handle a teacup as well as a gun” has both ____________.
A.courage and manners B.strength and kindness
C.wisdom and energy D.ability and humor
62 Their anger might be so strong that they lose control of their temper. They may act in ways unacceptable and hurtful. People may say that someone has trouble controlling their temper. 63
Some kids might get so angry that they scream at their parents, break something, or even worse, hit their brothers and sisters. 64 However, it’s not OK for a kid to do any of those things. Kids don’t want to act in this way, but sometimes angry feelings can be hard to manage. So what to do?
Well, the good news is that kids don’t just have to keep making the same mistakes over and over again. 65 Imagine your temper as a puppy inside you that needs some training. The puppy is not bad-it will probably turn out a great dog. It just needs to learn some rules because, right now, that puppy is causing some problems to you.
You can train your temper.
You don’t want to cause trouble.
Kids should be allowed to express their feelings, even angry ones.
Everybody gets angry sometimes.
In fact, they usually mean that a kid behaves badly when feeling angry.
Instead of thinking of the person you are angry with, think of something else.
Some kids get angry more often or more easily than some others.
第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,共30分)
A lesson in caring
It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway.I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box.But Nora did.She wasn’t even four, but she __36__ at my coat and said, “That man’s cold, Daddy, __37__ we take him home?”
I don’t remember my reply.But I do remember a sudden __38__ feeling inside me.I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her __39__, whether it was __40__ in flight or children playing.But now she was noticing __41__ and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and __42__ it to an elderly person.It was quick and easy.I __43__ us up.Nora was __44__ about it.She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how __45__ our job was.When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to __46__ myself to leave the house to fetch the food package.On the way to the school, I fought an urge to turn __47__.The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home.Why do this? __48__, we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed.She __49__ us right over.
The building was in a bad state.Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress.She took the package and asked us to come in.Nora ran inside.I unwillingly followed.__50_ inside, I saw that the apartment belonged to someone poor.Our hostess showed us some photos.Nora played and when it came time to say good-bye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears.
Professionals call such a(n) __51__ a “volunteer opportunity”.They are opportunities, and I’ve come to see.Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something __52__ that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and __53__ clothes for the homeless.Yet, as I’ve __54__ her grow over these past four years, I still wonder ------ which of us has __55__ more?
36.A.pulled B.glanced C.pointed D.aimed
37.A.would B.can C.need D.must
38.A.general B.funny C.heavy D.simple
39.A.area B.part C.eyesight D.world
40.A.insects B.animals C.plants D.birds
41.A.coldness B.illness C.suffering D.ignorance
42.A.delivered B.returned C.devoted D.posted
43.A.held B.hurried C.signed D.lined
44.A.casual B.sorry C.astonished D.excited
45.A.creative B.valuable C.shocking D.simple
46.A.warn B.stop C.allow D.push
47.A.back B.away C.up D.out
48.A.Therefore B.Obviously C.Still D.Also
49.A.called B.promised C.invited D.helped
50.A.Although B.Once C.Because D.Though
51.A.stay B.visit C.adventure D.challenge
52.A.fair B.famous C.difficult D.enjoyable
53.A.collect B.make C.order D.wear
54.A.let B.made C.watched D.noticed
55.A.increased B.benefited C.tried D.seized
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