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阅读下面短文，短文后有五个理解性的题目，在各题所给的(A)、(B)、(C)、(D)四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并把答案涂在答题卡里。

　　Debra Veal is a very brave(勇敢的) woman. She took part in a race to row(划船) across the Atlantic(大西洋), a journey for about 3,360 kilometers. She was in one of the 36 small rowing boats that set off on October 7th, 2001 from Tenerife. Each small boat was the same with food for the journey. She arrived in Barbados on January 26th, 2002 after rowing across the Atlantic for three-and-a-half months.

　　Debra began the journey with her husband in a small boat called Troika Transatlantic. But after 14 days he became very afraid, so he was taken off the small rowing boat. This did not make Debra give up. For the next hundred days, she rowed her small boat against the waves and the wind.

　　When she at last arrived at the end of her journey, she was reluctant(不情愿的) to leave her boat though her husband and family were there to welcome her. The boat had carried her safely to the end of the journey. She said, “I just want to toast(给……敬酒) this lady, this very special lady. I am full of sadness that I will have to leave her. She has protected me through many storms.”

1．________ boats took part in the race across the Atlantic.

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2．The race started ________.

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A．on October 7th, 2001 from Tenerife

B．on October 7th, 2001 from Barbados

C．on January 26th, 2002 from Tenerife

D．on January 26th, 2002 from Barbados

3．Debra Veal's husband gave up because ________.

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A．it was a dangerous journey

B．he had to look after their child

C．there was no food for the journey

D．he was fed up with the journey

4．“this lady” refer to(指的是) ________.

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5．Which of the following is right?

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A．The journey lasted 100 days.

B．Each boat was different.

C．It was hard to get to the end of the race.

D．Debra Veal wanted to leave her boat as soon as the race ended.

In a small town in France, there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he  31 a pound of butter to his neighbour, who was a baker, One day the baker decided to  32  the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn't. The baker then took  33   farmer to the judge (法官).

The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butler. The farmer replied. "I am so 34  that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it,  35  I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the buttery" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butler from  36  , I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it On the scale and give him the butter of the same weight,"

We  37  what we give to Others in life. Whenever you take action, ask yourself this  38  , "Am I honest?"

Honesty or dishonesty can become a  39  . Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Others lie so much that they do not even  40  what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behaviour.

1. A. gave    B. fed     C. threw     D. sold

2.A. weigh   B. watch   C. cut       D. use  

3.A. /       B. a       C. an        D. the

4. A. rich    B. poor    C. honest     D. quiet

5. A. and    B. so      C. but        D. or

6. A. I      B. my     C. me        D. mine 

7. A. get back  B. look back   C. give back   D. turn back  

8. A. answer   B. question    C. help       D. idea    

9.A. difference  B. habit   C. mistake      D. difficulty

10.A. Study     B. mean   C. imagine      D. know

Dear Students，
I am very happy to be your guest speaker today. It is a great pleasure to visit your school and to meet all of you.
I would like to tell you about myself. I have been a news reporter for the past fifteen years. I __46__ this job so I could travel the world，but job has taught me many unforgettable lessons. The work is sometimes __47__. I have seen famines(饥荒)，earthquakes，poorness and death. But I have __48__ seen courage，hope and happiness.
In India，I visited a city where there were many homeless children. Some were as young as four years old. They lived in the __49__ and depended on themselves by begging or stealing. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. Within one year，she was __50__ two hundred children. She clothed them，fed them and taught them. She gave them __51__.
__52__ time，I was in Turkey after a terrible earthquake. In one place，I found an old lady whose house was destroyed. Her son was missing and rescue(救援) workers said there was no chance that he was still alive. But the old lady did not __53__ hope. For four days，she moved heavy stones one at a time by herself. She did not stop __54__ she found her son. He was alive.
Here in China，I met a young boy who was seriously ill. He had had twenty operationsand spent nearly his whole life in hospital. I thought he would be __55__，but when I met him，his smile was so warm and welcoming.
In life，we need good models that we can admire and learn from. When my life is difficult，I try to remember the courage and goodness of these three people.

In a small town in France, there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he 31 a pound of butter to his neighbour, who was a baker, One day the baker decided to 32 the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn't. The baker then took 33 　 farmer to the judge (法官).

The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butler. The farmer replied. "I am so 34 that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it, 35 I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the buttery" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butler from 36 , I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it On the scale and give him the butter of the same weight,"

We 37 what we give to Others in life. Whenever you take action, ask yourself this 38 , "Am I honest?"

Honesty or dishonesty can become a 39 . Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Others lie so much that they do not even 40 what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behaviour.

31. A. gave　 B. fed　　 C. threw　　 D. sold　　

32. A. weigh　 B. watch　 C. cut　　　 D. use　　

33. A. /　　　 B. a　　　 C. an　　　 D. the　　

34. A. rich　 B. poor　 C. honest　　 D. quiet　　

35. A. and　 B. so　　 C. but　　　 D. or　　　

36. A. I　　 B. my　　 C. me　　　 D. mine　　

37. A. get back B. look back　 C. give back　 D. turn back

38. A. answer B. question　 C. help　　　 D. idea　

39. A. difference B. habit　 C. mistake　　 D. difficulty

40. A. Study　　 B. mean　 C. imagine　　 D. know　

In a small town in France, there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he  31 a pound of butter to his neighbour, who was a baker, One day the baker decided to 32  the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn't. The baker then took  33   farmer to the judge (法官).
The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butler. The farmer replied. "I am so 34  that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it, 35 I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the buttery" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butler from 36 , I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it On the scale and give him the butter of the same weight,"
We 37  what we give to Others in life. Whenever you take action, ask yourself this 38  , "Am I honest?"
Honesty or dishonesty can become a 39  . Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Others lie so much that they do not even 40  what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behaviour.

【小题7】

A．get back B．look back C．give back D．turn back