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Canada.
It all started when Graham Broad, a professor at the University of Western Ontario, found McKay"s
name in a footnote in a book about university history. McKay was included in a list of university alumni
(校友) who had served during the First World War, but his name was unfamiliar to Broad, a specialist
in military history. Out of curiosity, Broad spent hours at the local archives (档案馆) in a fruitless search
for information on McKay. Tired and discouraged, he finally gave up. On his way out, Broad"s glance
happened to fall on an exhibiting case showing some old newspapers. His eye was drawn to an old picture
of a young man in a rugby uniform. As he read the words beside the picture, he experienced a thrilling
realization. "After looking for him all day, there he was, staring up at me out of the exhibiting case," said
Broad. Excited by the find, Broad asked his students to continue his search. They combed old newspapers
and other materials for clues. Gradually, a picture came into view.
Captain Alfred Edwin McKay joined the British Royal Flying Corps in 1916. He downed ten enemy planes,
outlived his entire squadron (中队) as a WWI flyer, spent some time as a flying instructor in England, then
returned to the front, where he was eventually shot down over Belgium and killed in December 1917. But
there"s more to his story. "For a brief time in 1916 he was probably the most famous pilot in the world,"
says Broad. "He was credited with downing Oswald Boelcke, the most famous German pilot at the time."
Yet, in a letter home, McKay refused to take credit, saying that Boelcke had actually crashed into another
German plane.
McKay"s war records were destroyed during a World War II air bombing on London-an explanation for
why he was all but forgotten.
But now, thanks to the efforts of Broad and his students, a marker in McKay"s memory was placed on
the university grounds in November 2007. "I found my eyes filling with tears as I read the word "deceased"
(阵亡) next to his name," said Corey Everrett, a student who found a picture of Mckay in his uniform.
"This was such a simple example of the fact that he had been a student just like us, but instead of finishing
his time at Western, he chose to fight and die for his country."
B. A footnote about McKay.
C. A book on McKay.
D. A picture of McKay.
B. He lived longer than other pilots.
C. He died in the Second World War.
D. He was downed by the pilot Boelcke.
B. Germany
C. Canada
D. England
B. went to war before graduation
C. left a picture for Corey Everrett
D. set an example for his fellow students
B. The finding of a forgotten hero.
C. The pilots of the two world wars.
D. The importance of military studies.
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chocolate. I know all about it. My grandfather was there!
At nineteen, Hershey established a candy business in Philadelphia. Although it failed, he tried again
in several other cities and succeeded with Crystal A Caramels. But Hershey was not content. He began
experimenting with chocolate and managed to sell his first chocolate bars in 1900. They were an instant
success. In 1903, Hershey built a factory.
Hershey was usually pleasant and kind and enjoyed a good joke. However, in his chocolate factory,
he held high standards for all the workers. He was both respected and feared. His anger would burst
out when things didn"t go as he"d expected, and workers were fired for mistakes.
My grandfather began working in the factory as a young man. His job was to push the vats (大桶)
of warm chocolate to a storage area. To do this, he had to push the heavy vats up a ramp (斜坡) and
across the walkway. One day, Hershey was walking backward on the walkway while my grandfather
was pushing a vat of chocolate up the ramp. Bump. Clunk. Ker-plop! Hershey fell backward into the vat.
Everyone else held their breath and ran up to pull him out. Grandfather froze in fear. Was he going to
lose his job?
Hershey stood stiffly with his hands on his hips. Color rose in his face. He said something in a low
voice. Then he smiled. "It"s not your fault, son," he said. "I need to watch where I"m going." He put
some chocolate in his mouth. "Mmm, that"s good," he said. Everyone laughed. The tour continued, with
Hershey dripping chocolate as he went. And Grandfather kept his job.
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2. Why didn"t Hershey fire Grandfather? (回答词数不超过10个)
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3. What does the incident show us about Hershey? (回答词数不超过15个)
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I had been able to dress myself for recess (课间休息), but today I would need some help. Miss Finlayson,
my kindergarten teacher at Princess Elizabeth School near Hamilton, Ontario, had been through first snow
days, many times in her long career, but I think struggled still remember this one.
I managed to get into my wool snow pants. But I straggled with my jacket because it didn"t fit well. It
was a hand-me-down from my brother, and it made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes. At
least my hat and matching scarf were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss
Finlayson help me with my boots. In her calm, motherly voice she said, "By the end of winter, you will be
able to put on own boots." I didn"t realize at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of
confidence.
I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot. Like most children, I expected the adult to do an the
work. After mush wiggling and pushing, she managed to get first one into place and then, with a sigh,
worked the second one on too.
I announced, "They"re on the wrong feet." With the grace that only experience can bring,she struggled
to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again. Then I said, "These aren"t
my boots. you know." As she pulled the offending boots from my feet, she still managed to look both
helpful and interested. Once they were off. I said, "They are my brother"s boots. My mother makes me
wear them, and I hate them!" Somehow, from long years of practice, she managed to act as though I
wasn"t an annoying little girl. She pushed and shoved. less gently this time,and the boots were returned to
their proper place on my feet. With a great sigh of relief, seeing the end of her struggle with me, she asked,
"Now,where are your gloves?"
I looked into her eyes and said. "I didn"t want to lose them. So I put them into the toes of my boots."
B. the jacket and the boots
C. the jacket and the hat
D. the boots and the gloves
B. The slowness of the teacher.
C. The wrong size of the boots.
D. The unwillingness of the girl.
B. twice
C. three times
D. four times
B. With the grace that only experience can bring,she struggled to… (Paragraph 4)
C. …. she still managed to look both helpful and interested. (Paragraph 4)
D. …, she managed to act as though I wasn"t an annoying little girl. (Paragraph 4)
adventurous boys, they know it would be more 1 to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river.
Excitedly, the boys 2 with their tent and food.
Carrying their heavy 3 , the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance
or the sun beating down. They were eager to reach their 4 before lunchtime. As they entered the cool,
shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to 5 close to the river
at the edge of the woods, 6 Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. 7 Peter
followed his brother deeper into the 8 . "This really is a wonderful setting!" said Paul in excitement.
They 9 the tent, and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way
10 to the river to catch some fish.
"Are you sure that this is the right 11 ?" whispered Peter shakily. "I"m sure we passed that hollow tree
just a while ago." Paul walked 12 silently. "Look, there it is again. We"re lost, aren"t we?" complained Peter.
Paul had to admit that he didn"t know where they were. 13 , they were a long distance from where they
were 14 to be. They were not even 15 of where they had set up their camp. They set in 16 for a few
minutes until Peter had a bright idea. "Why don"t we look for clues (线索) the way trackers 17 in the
movies? We weren"t careful about how we walked, so I"m sure we would have left 18 some broken tree
branches and leaves."
Carefully, the boys 19 the marks that they had left until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly,
they packed their belongings and set off 20 the direction of the river.
What would their parents think of their adventure?
| ( )1. A. surprising ( )2. A. went round ( )3. A. load ( )4. A. grassland ( )5. A. live ( )6. A. but ( )7. A. Unconsciously ( )8. A. woods ( )9. A. put off ( )10. A. forward ( )11. A. place ( )12. A. alone ( )13. A. After all ( )14. A. discovered ( )15. A. afraid ( )16. A. enjoyment ( )17. A. appear ( )18. A. behind ( )19. A. fetched ( )20. A. for | B. exciting B. went back B. torn B. destination B. lie B. and B. Unfortunately B. farm B. put on B. near B. mark B. about B. At last B. encouraged B. sure B. satisfaction B. do B. out B. watched B. to | C. annoying C. went away C. food C. field C. wait C. or C. Unwillingly C. setting C. put down C. back C. way C. in C. Above all C. persuaded C. informed C. disappointment C. work C. aside C. followed C. at | D. frightening D. went though D. storage D. river D. stay D. so D. Uninterestingly D. camp D. put up D. further D. time D. on D. At first D. supposed D. reminded D. imagination D. behave D. amount D. collected D. in |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
Outside her shabby cottage, old Mrs. Tailor was hanging out laundry on a wire line, unaware that | |||
| 1. Were the children hiding in the tree? | |||
| A. They wanted to watch Mrs. Tailor do her housework closely. B. They were playing a hide-and-seek game. C. They wanted to find out if the rumors about Mrs. Tailor were true. D. They were pretending to be spies | |||
| 2. Mrs. Tailor stopped sweeping when _____. | |||
| A. her front steps were clean B. she noticed the children in the tree C. she was ready to take a flight D. she heard the hen cackling | |||
| 3. Ben did not rush in help Mrs. Tailor because _____. | |||
| A. he thought that she could be necking them B. he knew that they could not have been in the tree C. he did not the old lady fall down D. he was afraid of the three-legged cat | |||
| 4. Which of these old sayings best suits the story"s lesson for us? | |||
| A. Make hay while the sun shines. B. Never judge a book by its cover. C. People in glasshouses should not the stones. D. A bird in the hands worth two in the bush. | |||
| 完形填空。 | |||
| A young man was getting ready to gradually from college, for many months he had 1 a beautiful sports car in a dealer"s showroom, and 2 his father could well 3 it, he told him that was all he wanted. On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 4 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 5 but slightly disappointed, the young man 6 the box and found a lovely book, 7 , he raised his voice at his father and said. " 8 all your money you give me a book?" And rushed out of the house 9 the book in the study. He did not contact (联系) his father for a whole year 10 one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He 11 he had to go back home and see his father. When he arrived at his father"s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 12 the hospital. He saw on the desk the 13 new book, just as he had left it one 14 ago. he opened it and began to 15 the pages. Suddenly, a car key 16 from an envelope taped behind the book, it had a lag (标签) with dealer"s name, the 17 dealer who had the sports car he bad 18 on the tag was the 19 of his graduation, and the 20 PAID IN FULL. | |||