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commanded a huge army of about half a million men.When the Persian army marched into northern
Greece,the Greek states,led by Athens and Sparta,were ill equipped to deal with the threat.The Persians
were well supplied with food and weapons.Their army included infantry,cavalry,and a large navy.It seemed that they would easily defeat the Greeks.
The Greek allies decided to send 10,000 men northwards to slow down the Persians,while the rest
prepared to defend their homelands.A group of 300 best Spartan soldiers were chosen to lead the force
going north,with Leonidas in command.Leonidas realised that the only hope of slowing the Persians would be to block the narrow passage of land at Thermopylae.The Pass of Thermopylae was the route between
the mountains and the sea,and was so narrow that only a few men could get through at a time.
When the Persian army arrived at Thermopylae,they found Leonidas" tiny army opposing them.The
Persians attacked,but could not get through.They attacked again and again,but each time they were driven back by the Greeks,led by the fearless Spartans.Leonidas"plan worked well until a Greek traitor called
Ephialtes went to Xerxes.He told the Persian king about a goat"s path in the mountains that would take the Persian army past Thermopylae.When Leonidas saw the enemy crossing the mountains,he realised that he could no longer hold Thermopylae.He sent all the Greek soldiers except the 300 Spartans back to their
homelands.
The Spartans waited for the 500,000 Persians at the goat"s path.Although hopelessly outnumbered,the Spartans fought bravely.They all died,but the other Greeks were able to get home to strengthen the
defences.
B. wise
C. weak
D. foolish
B. only very small boats could get through it
C. it was a secret pass unknown to the Persians
D. a huge number of soldiers could be stationed there
B. Because he found they were not brave enough.
C. Because the Persians gave up attacking Thermopylae.
D. Because he found it impossible to hold Thermopylae.
B. The Persians failed to pass Thermopylae.
C. Ephialtes betrayed his own country.
D. The 300 Spartans would be regarded as heroes by the Greeks.
B. The Goat"s Path
C. The King of Persia
D. Xerxes and Ephialtes
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Sunday Express in London last week.
He is the most famous 1 owner in the world and 2 newspapers and TV channels across the
world. 3 now he has been called the greatest 4 in Britain by one of his biggest rivals
(竞争对手) .
The paper, which competes for _ 5 with Murdoch"s own papers, called him "the man who made
modem Britain" and it 6 Murdoch for his willingness to take risks. 7 said he had brought a
"revolution" to television and newspaper production.
Rupert Murdoch、was born in Melbourne, 8 , in 1931. Today he is better _ 9 as the owner
of News Corporation Ltd., a media group that owns many different _10 of media: television, films,
books, and the Internet.
11 becoming the success he is today, Murdoch studied at Oxford University in Britain. He
returned to Australia in 1952, when he 12 The Adelaide News from his father. His life since then
can be seen as a series of international jumps in which he"s 13 more and more newspapers and TV
stations.
In the 1960s, it was The Mirror in Sydney and the Sun, in London; in the 1970s, he bought the New
York Post; in the 1980s, he took on Hollywood when he bought 20th Century Fox and Fox TV. At this
time he also bought The Times and The Sunday; Times in London. And most 14 in the 1990s, he
bought Star Television in Asia.
His company has also formed a joint-venture(合资的) television company with the Chinese
Government, Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd(凤凰卫视控股有限公司 ). It 15 six
channels-Xingkong weishi, Channel V, Star Movies, National Geographic Star Sports and ESPN-to
millions of Chinese 16 .
One 17 how Murdoch could have found the time for love and relationships since he owns such a
big business. In 1967, he married Anna Troy, whom he met 18 _she was a reporter on The Sydney
Daily Mirror. The couple got 19 in 1998. The next year, he married Chinese-born Wendy Deng.
Deng, Murdoch"s third wife, is 37 years younger than Murdoch and used to work 20 Star TV in
HongKong. The 71-year-old Murdoch is now father of five children after Deng gave birth to a baby
daughter last year.
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| During my free time one day, I wandered down a lonely path into the woods and sat against a tree. Then I saw one of the camp counselors approaching me. "Oh great," I thought, since counselors were always trying to cheer you up or make you laugh. "Hey," he said, "mind if I have a seat?" I shrugged. I wasn"t. going to encourage him, but I couldn"t exactly stop him, either. He sat down alongside me and extended a hand. "I"m Gary," he said, "and you"re Erica, right?" I nodded. "You don"t exactly look like you"re having a good time," he began. I crossed my arms and gritted my teeth. "Look," I said, "I didn"t want to come to camp, I don"t like it. I"m not having fun, and it basically stinks(令讨厌的) ," I glared at Gary. "So there"s nothing here at all for you, huh?" he asked. " Nothing," I answered. "Let me show you something," said Gary. He got up, and I followed him along the path until I heard a sound like a roaring freight train. " What"s that?" I asked. "Wait and see," he replied, with a small smile. When we rounded the corner, I couldn"t believe what I saw. There was the biggest waterfall I could ever imagine, right in front of me. "Cool!" I said, and I could feel my eyes getting bigger and a smile tugging at my mouth. "Still think there"s nothing here for you?" asked Gary. " Because there"s a whole lot more of this kind of nothing" around here. " I had to admit, the waterfall was impressive. "Look," said Gary, "camp is what you make it. You can be sullen (闷闷不乐的) and closed-minded and have a rotten (倒霉的) four weeks, or you can take a look around you and see some of the incredible sights and appreciate the opportunity. It would be useless for me to try to make you have fun. You can only do that for yourself. But if you loosen up a little, you might actually have a good time." With that, he turned and walked away, leaving me on the path. That night, by the campfire, I found myself singing along with everyone else. By the time the four weeks were up, I didn"t want to leave. I"d seen some amazing things and made some great friends. Beauty is where you find it. Life is what you make it. I think it"s going to be a good year this year. I mean, I"m going to work to make it one. Maybe if I"m lucky, I"ll get to go back to camp next year. | ||||||||
| 1. When Gary walked to Erica, you could predict that . | ||||||||
| A. he would help her feel better B. she would say hello to him C. he would talk about his life D. she would tell him to go away | ||||||||
| 2. What happened to Erica after Cary talked to her? | ||||||||
| A. She found out she was going away to camp. B. She sat down against a tree. C. She met another camper. D. She saw a waterfall. | ||||||||
| 3. What can you tell about Erica from the ending of this story? | ||||||||
| A. She has many close friends at home. B. She is looking forward to the future. C. She"s a good student who gets mostly As. D. She often gets into trouble at school. | ||||||||
| 4. This passage supports the general idea that . | ||||||||
| A. most people don"t know much about nature B. summer camps are not as good as they used to be C. most kids feel lonely at first when they"re away from home D. camp counselors never really help anyone | ||||||||
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| The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically(同情地) as the attractive young woman with the white cane(拐杖) made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and, used her hands to 1 the location of the seats, walked down the aisle(过道) and found the seat he"d told her was 2 . Then she settled in(坐下) ,placed her briefcase on her lap and 3 her cane against her leg. It had been a year since Susan, 34, became 4 . Due to a medical misdiagnosis, she was suddenly 5 into a world of darkness, anger, frustration and self-pity. Mark, her husband, 6 her to work each day, even though they worked at 7 ends of the city. Soon, however, Mark realized the arrangement wasn"t 8 . Susan had to start taking the bus again. Just as he predicted, Susan was 9 at the idea of taking the bus again. "How am I 10 to know where I am going? I feel like you"re abandoning me," she responded bitterly. Mark taught her how to rely on her other 11 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to 12 to her new environment. Monday morning arrived, they went their 13 ways for the first time. On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was paying, the driver said, "I sure do 14 you. "Curious, she asked the driver, "Why?" The driver responded, "It must feel 15 to be taken care of and protected like you are. " " What do you mean?" she asked. The driver answered, "You know, every morning for the past week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been 16 across the corner watching you as you get off the bus. He makes sure you cross the street 17 and he watches until you enter your office building. Then he blows you a kiss, gives you a little salute and walks away. " Tears of happiness poured down Susan"s cheeks. For 18 she couldn"t physically see him, she had always felt Mark"s presence. He had given her a gift more powerful than 19 , a gift she didn"t need to see to 20 -the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness. | ||||||||
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