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　　Charles Dickens was born in 1812 at Portsmouth. He did not have much schooling. But when he was young, he read many novels(长篇小说) such as Robinson Crusoe. His interest in literature(文学) was aroused(唤起) .

　　It was not until 1836 that he became famous. His Pickwick Papers came into being. It is about Mr Pickwick and his three friends. They travel about England and get themselves into a lot of trouble. Mr Pickwick is perhaps the greatest comic figure (滑稽人物) in English literature .

　　Dickens wrote a lot of novels, such as Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities. He also visited America, Italy, Switzerland, Paris, and gave readings from his books to huge crowds(人群) of people .

　　Dickens is read and liked by all. In many of his novels we can see Dickens' desire (愿望) to show up some wrong and put it right. His rich experience, including his bitter(辛酸的) early life, was poured out in his novels . Perhaps, there is no other novelist (小说家) in England who is so taken to people' s heart .

　　Dickens died in 1870．He had asked that his burial (葬礼) should be quite simple, but the whole nation wanted to give him the highest honour they could. So he was buried in Westminster Abbey. But, as he wished there was nothing on the stone except his name “Charles Dickens”.

1．Charles Dickens is famous for his ________.

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2．“Pickwick Paper ” in the passage must be the name of a ________.

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3．Which do you think is the best translation of “to show up some wrong and put it right” in the passage? ________.

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A．揭露某些罪恶，还以公道

B．表演错误，需要改正

C．把错误展品放到右边

D．冤枉了，应给予权利

4．Which is NOT true? ________.

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A．Dickens' burial was very simple and there was only his name on the grave stone(墓碑)

B．People like Dickens and his novels very much

C．Dickens published his first novel at the age of 24

D．Dickens led a happy life when he was young

5．The passage is mainly about ________.

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A．Charles Dickens

B．Westminster Abbey

C．the book A Tale of Two Cities

D．Mr Pickwick

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　　Castle fire

　　Winton Castle was damaged in a fire last night. The fire, which was discovered at about 9 0' clock, spread very quickly. Nobody was injured but two persons had to rescue from an upstairs room. A number of paintings are believed to have been destroyed. It isn't known how the fire started. Road delays

　　Repair work started yesterday on the Paxha----Longworth road. The road is being resurfaced and there will be long delays. Drivers are asked to choose another way if possible. The work is expected to last two weeks. Next Sunday the road will be closed and traffic will be diverted.

　　Accident

　　A woman was taken to hospital after her car collided with a truck near Norstock yesterday. She was allowed home later after treatment . The road was blocked for an hour after the accident and the traffic had to be diverted. A policeman said afterwards. “The woman was lucky. She could have been killed.”

1．In the passage, we're informed ________.

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A．when the fire started

B．how the fire started

C．many paintings might have been damaged in the fire

D．why nobody was injured

2．As a result of accident yesterday, ________.

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A．a lot of valuable things were broken

B．five hundred pounds and a car were lost

C．the traffic had to be diverted

D．a woman was too lucky to kill herself

3．The woman injured in the traffic accident ________.

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A．was still being questioned by the police

B．had a narrow escape

C．had escaped in a car earlier in the day

D．is being controlled by the police

4．What do you know about the Paxham----Longworth road?

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A．An accident happened there and the traffic was diverted.

B．Another road was open for the drivers during the roads repairs.

C．The road was blocked for an hour after a traffic accident

D．The surface of the road needed repairing for two weeks.

5．The woman could have been killed ________.

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A．if she hadn't been sent to hospital immediately

B．though she was given a good treatment without delay

C．because she was seriously injured in the traffic accident

D．no matter how skillful she was in driving on the road.

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　　We always wonder about famous people . What were they like ?

　　Sigmund Freud , the world -famous doctor of Vienna, was a thinker who changed the way we look at mental trouble. He was also a man of courage .

　　Once Freud was walking down a dark street , he was met by two robbers who wanted to rob him . This was back in 1890．Freud took his stick by the tip and beat off the robbers.

　　Freud did not lose cool when the Nazis (纳粹分子 ) came to his house . The Nazi soldiers found 1,500 shillings (about ￡250) in a drawer . Their officer put the money in his packer and was about to leave.

　　“You're very lucky.”said Dr Freud .

　　“Why?” asked the young officer .

　　“Well,” said Freud , “I've been a doctor here in Vienna for forty years , and I never got 1,500 shillings for just one visit. ”

　　Freud was not only a brave man , but also a sense of humour (幽默) . Once , at his 70th birthday party, a friend asked Freud if he could put his work into simple words , “well,”said Freud , “we take the patient out of his mental trouble , and return him to the common misery .”

1．According to the passage , Freud became famous mainly because _____.

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2．The writer tells about how Freud used his stick to show that ______.

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A．the streets were unsafe in 1890

B．there was poor lighting in the streets of Vienna

C．Freud was brave

D．Freud often walked at night

3．The writer tells about what Freud said to the Nazi officer to show that he ______.

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4．From Freud's works “We take the patient out of his mental trouble , and return him to the common misery.”we know that ______.

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A．it was not easy for Freud's patients suffered from the common misery.

B．Freud believed that his patients to get well

C．Freud had a great deal of feeling for his patients

D．Freud was a man full of humour .

5．A good title for this passage might be ______.

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A．Freud, the Man

B．Freud, a Brave Man

C．Freud, a Doctor

D．Freud, a Man with a Sense of Humour

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　　Gook, Miller, Smith and Carter were good friends. All of them were engaged in different jobs.

　　One day, Cook's son got his leg broken and Cook had to send him to a doctor. The doctor's sister was Smith's wife. The farmer was not married. He had a lot of good hens. Miller usually bought eggs from him. The policeman often met Smith because they were neighbours.

　　Now can you tell who did what?

1．Carter was a ______.

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2．Miller was a ______.

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3．Cook was a ______.

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4．Smith was a ______.

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5．The blacksmith and the ______ were relatives.

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　　Mis. Harris, an old patient in a nursing home, sat all day in a chair. She did nothing else. She needed complete physical care, even feeding. No one seemed to realize that, as a matter of fact, she was only half deaf and blind. One day, a young doctor saw cataracts (白内障) in both her eyes. He discovered that if he spoke close in her ear, she seemed to respond. One eye of hers was operated on, and when it was first uncovered, the old woman cried with joy. Her sight was getting well a- gain quickly and she soon became quite independent. She started feeding herself and began smiling and talking to others. The change in her attitude towards life was wonderful. Not only did she need less nursing care, but she was also able to help other patients. She was again able to see and with this to get some hearing back .

1．Most doctors and nurses in this nursing home were probably ______.

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A．overworking and tired of their jobs

B．treating their patients coldly

C．taking the least notice of Mrs. Harris' real problem

D．highly trained medical experts

2．How did Mrs. Harris feel when she first entered the nursing home? ______.

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3．What does the underlined word “respond”mean in this passage? ______.

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4．The writer suggests that the young doctor was ______.

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5．From this passage we can learn that ______.

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A．the state of a person's health effects his attitude towards life

B．nursing homes are filled with unfit doctor and nurses

C．an old person should be cared by his own family

D．the government should keep close watch over nursing homes

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　　Kangaroos live only in Australia and on the island near it. Not many people knew they were there until about 200 yeas ago. At that time, Captain Cook sailed to Australia from England.

　　He and his men had travelled halfway around the world. They needed food for the long trip home. Captain Cook sent a few sailors ashore to get food .

　　When the sailor returned, they brought with them a big gray animal. The men's eyes were being opened wide.

　　“Look at his tail,”said one, “It must be four feet long！”

　　“What's the animal called?” asked the captain.

　　“We tried to get the people to tell us,” answered a sailor, “They kept saying ‘Kangaroo’. They wouldn't say anything else.”

　　“Kangaroo,” said Captain Cook, “That's a good name. It sounds as queer as he Cooks . ” Captain cook carefully noted this word in his word book.

　　The missionaries (传教士) who later came to Australia were anxious to see a kangaroo but their questions were met with puzzled looks. They soon discovered that the native who answered Cook's question was really saying, “I don't know what you're pointing at.”This is how the word “Kangaroo ”has come into use.

1．Which sentence below best expresses the main idea?

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A．Captain Cook's sailor had a sense of humor.

B．Native Australians could not speak English.

C．Some words have fascinating origins (起源)

D．Captain Cook was fond of animals.

2．What does the passage want to tell us?

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A．The far reaching influence of missionaries.

B．The unusual origin of certain names.

C．The importance of accurate dictionaries.

D．Kangaroos had no name before Cook's men found them.

3．The passage could be entitled “______”

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　　Alaska, which was called Russian America before it was sold to the United States, joined the Unions as the forty-ninth state in 1959 .

　　Alaska is now the largest of all the 50 states of the U.S.A. It was in 1867 that President A. Johnson's Secretary of State (国务卿) , Seward , bought Alaska from the Russians at a cost of 7．2million. The buying of the huge northern land seemed at first something foolishly done. Not only was Alaska difficult to reach, but it was also hard to live in and it appeared to have no importance in time of war. Besides, there are volcanoes (火山) there as Alaska lies on the Pacific “ring of fire”. In Alaska large treeless areas are covered. with snow all the year. For these reasons the buying of Alaska was called “Seward's Folly (愚蠢) ”at that time.

　　However, in 1886, gold was found in Alaska, and people poured into this land. Since then other important natural resources were discovered, including oil. But most people visit Alaska in order to see the endless beauty of nature that northern land shows to them. For example, there are about 11,000 islands in Alaska. And in a certain area of Alaska the sun does not set for eighty - two days every year.

1．Alaska is now ______ of the Union .

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2．Alaska joined the Union as a state ______.

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A．92 years after Seward bought it

B．92 years before Seward bought it

C．as soon as it was sold to the U.S.

D．as soon as gold was found there

3．The buying of Alaska was called “Seward's Folly” at that time because ______.

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A．it was difficult to reach and hard to live in

B．it appeared to have no importance in time of war

C．people only knew there were volcanoes there but didn't know it was rich in natural resources

D．of all the above reasons

4．Now most people come to Alaska in order to ______.

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5．In Alaska ______ for eighty - two days.

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　　Bremen, Germany - A 25 - year - old German with no flying experience stole a light plane and flew it around aimlessly for three hours while he tried to kill himself, police said yesterday. He stole the single engine Cessna 150 at Oldenburg-Hatten Airport about 40 kilometres west of Bremen on Sunday afternoon . Dicter Goepel , 50 , an experienced pilot and flight instructor (导航员) at Bremen Airport, negotiated (谈判) over the radio with the man, a spokesman said. Officials closed down Bremen Airport for an hour while Goepel talked the man down to a safe landing on his second attempt.

1．The young man who stole the place _______.

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2．The young man tried to kill himself ______.

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A．because he had some trouble in money

B．because he had some trouble in marriage

C．he found no place to land on

D．no reason is given

3．The stolen plane ______.

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A．equipped with one engine landed safely

B．was a two-seater sailplane

C．was newly built

D．was destroyed by the young man

4．The officials closed down Bremen Airport for an hour _______.

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A．in order to let the man land safely

B．in order to arrest him

C．because the airport couldn't be used then

D．because there was no room for the plane

5．After reading the passage, we can decide the man ______.

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A．killed himself

B．was taken down by Goepel

C．landed safely at Bremen Airport

D．flew away

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　　Tom Dyson tried to find out what his new machine could do. One day he fixed the small box to a flowering plant that was growing in a pot. He didn't say anything at all, but he began to think some cruel thoughts.

　　“I'm going to cut off these flowers. They're getting old and ugly. So I'll cut them off…”

　　The needle on the machine climbed quickly from zero to 8, then 10, 12, 15. It stopped at 17. The plant was in trouble! Something was worrying it. Was it fear or sadness? The thought of being cut? The flowers bent their heads. They suddenly looked old and tired, and Tom felt sorry for them.

　　“No, no!”he cried. “I won't cut you. You're my friends. I just want you to grow and be lovely. I'll take you outside, into the sunshine. You'll like that, won't you?”

　　The flowers lifted their heads slowly and seemed to smile at him. The needle returned to zero. Tom put away the machine, picked up the plant and walked outside. It was very nice in the garden that morning.

　　All plants enjoy their owner's love and care and kindness. They know the sound of their voice. They also seem to understand people's thoughts. So if you have flowers of your own, think about them with love. They will return your kindness in the only way they can; they will grow strong and beautiful.

1．Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.

a．The needle pointed to 17.

b．Tom felt sorry for the flowers.

c．Tom thought of cutting off the flowers.

d．The flowers looked old and tired.

e．Tom fixed the machine to a plant.

f．Tom took the plant outside.

g．The needle returned to zero.

h．Tom cried, “I won't cut you.”

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A．e; a; g; h; d; b; c; f;

B．c; e; d; a; b; h; g; f

C．e; c; a; d; h; b; f; g

D．e; c; a; d; b; h; g; f

2．The only way in which plants can show their love is ________.

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A．enjoying their owner's love

B．bringing up nicely

C．holding up their heads

D．smiling at their owners

3．According to the passage, which of the following is true?

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A．Tom wanted to cut off the flowers.

B．Tom said nothing, but the flowers could understand him.

C．The machine didn't work properly

D．The flowers were getting bad - looking.

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　　Nobel - Prize Winner - Albert Schweitzer

　　Albert Schweitzer was born in 1875 in , Alsace. At that time it was a part of Germany. His unselfish spirit was awakened through his training as a Lutheran minister. Besides gaining a fame as a minister, he also became respected for his ability to play the organ (风琴) .

　　His care for other people turned his attention to medicine. He had also received doctor's degrees in philosophy(哲学) and music. His wife took an interest in medicine also and became a nurse. Many people thought that he should remain and lecture in Europe.

　　Though he listened to their suggestions, he decided to follow his own will . This led him to Africa. Albert had felt that all men should accept the duty of helping others. He particularly care for black Africans who had been exploited (剥削) by white men. He earned the money he needed by playing the organ and by lecturing. With this money he bought equipment and opened a hospital in Africa. He was a man of great strength who faced great problems with courage. The threat of war, the reality of prison life during World War I as a German citizen, and burning heat in Africa did not frighten him at all. He believed that man could overcome these difficulties . He won the Nobel Prize for peace in 1952. He died in 1965.

1．The last part tells us Albert Schweitzer was ________ .

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A．a man of many new ideas

B．a man of great strength who faced great problems with courage

C．a man with the duty of lecturing

D．a man with much experience in war

2．His care for other people was inspired ________ .

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A．during his ministerial students

B．in Africa

C．in war

D．in lecturing

3．What were his talents (才干)?

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A．Lecturing, giving concerts, and giving medical care.

B．Fighting as a brave soldier, giving concerts and treating illness.

C．Giving free medicine and writing short stories.

D．Teaching his wife to be a nurse, treating patients and giving concerts.

4．When he at first wanted to go to Africa, ________ .

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A．some people encouraged him

B．some people discouraged him

C．some people told him to go to America

D．some people told him to go to Alsace

5．In Alsace, many people thought he could best influence(影响) society ________ .

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A．by listening to their suggestions

B．by traveling

C．by lecturing in Europe

D．by treating patients