Christopher Columbus was one of the great ________.

1. A.
   explore
2. B.
   exploration
3. C.
   exploratory
4. D.
   explorers

IQUIQUE, Chile (Reuters) — Rescue workers at the San Jose gold and copper mine in northern Chile had reason to sing this week. A small hole drilled into the earth became a passage to freedom for 33 trapped miners, who spent 69 days underground. “Never have people been trapped for so long so deeply,” says a doctor at NASA, the American space agency, which helped in the rescue.

But the chief medical officer for the miners said most are in good enough health to leave the hospital within a day or so. The first three recovered and went home Thursday night.

For much of the day the miners relaxed with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera. The 32 Chileans and 1 Bolivian still wore special sunglasses to protect their eyes.

A partial mine collapse on 5th August trapped them more than half a kilometer underground. They had to stretch a two-day food supply. For two weeks no one knew if they were alive or dead. Later, they received supplies.

The first miner rescued on Wednesday was Florencio Avalos. The second was Mario Sepulveda, who talked about how the experience tested his faith. The last miner up was Luis Urzua, who was the shift leader when his crew became trapped.

Rescuers used a metal cage to pull the miners to safety in less than 24 hours — faster than expected. The rescue capsule was a half-meter wide and known as the Phoenix, an imaginary bird from ancient stories. It bursts into flames but is continually reborn and rises from the ashes.

Chile’s Navy built the capsule with advice from mining experts and NASA engineers. It worked like an elevator, traveling up and down on a cable through a shaft（竖井）drilled 622 meters into the rocks.

Millions of people around the world watched the rescue. More than one thousand journalists traveled to the mine in the Atacama Desert to report on the rescue. They joined family members of the miners and rescue crews housed in an area of tents known as Camp Hope.

What would be the best title for the passage?

   A. Rescued miners speak out

   B. Miners’ life deep underground

   C. A rebirth for 33 rescued miners in Chile

   D. Chilean president honors rescued miners

How many rescued miners are still in hospital?

   A. 3.                 B. 30.                     C. 33.             D. 69.

We can infer from the passage that ______.

   A. all the trapped miners are Chileans

   B. the Chileans rescued the miners alone

   C. the rescue caught the world’s attention

   D. the trapped miners lived easily underground

Which of the following is true of the Phoenix?

   A. It was a wooden cage like a capsule.

   B. It worked efficiently in the rescue.

   C. It was named after a real Chilean bird.

   D. It was built by NASA engineers.

The rescue is great for the reason that ______.

   A. 33 trapped miners were saved

   B. the American space agency took part

   C. Chilean President was on the rescuing spot

   D. it lasted so long and the miners were trapped so deep

Years ago people could hardly accept the ideas of a woman’s being a doctor. In order to get into medical school in 1847, Elizabeth Blackwell was asked to keep it a secret that she was a woman. This was contrary to her beliefs, and she refused to do it. After entering medical school, Elizabeth often had to summon all her courage to free the unkindness of teachers and classmates. By her great efforts, she was able to complete her studies. Many people came to her graduation just to have a look at a woman doctor. Doctor Blackwell soon found that most people were not as ready as to go to a woman doctor. She had to struggle to make a living. Then came the great day when she was offered a job as a doctor in a hospital. She did so well that she was asked to organize a new hospital and medical college. The United States can now be proud of thousands of women doctors.

1. 1.

   How do you think Elizabeth was treated in the medical school?

   1. A.
      Kindly
   2. B.
      Unfairly
   3. C.
      Normally
   4. D.
      Cruelly
2. 2.

   Many people came to see Elizabeth when she graduated      .

   1. A.
      because they wanted to congratulate her on being a doctor
   2. B.
      but they didn’t believe she would be famous in the future
   3. C.
      because they wanted to find out the secret of her success
   4. D.
      but they weren’t sure that she could manage to finish her schooling
3. 3.

   When she was at the medical school, Blackwell      .

   1. A.
      had to pretend to be a boy student in class
   2. B.
      was discouraged by the others’ critical looks
   3. C.
      felt sorry that she was a woman
   4. D.
      made great effort to do well in her lessons
4. 4.

   After graduation, Elizabeth found that      .

   1. A.
      she was not right for the job and had to struggle for a living
   2. B.
      she must organize a new hospital and medical college for women
   3. C.
      few people were willing to go to a woman doctor
   4. D.
      most people were ready to go to a woman doctor
5. 5.

   What in fact was Elizabeth’s great effort in the medical school?

   1. A.
      To study hard to complete her studies.
   2. B.
      To refuse to pretend to be a boy.
   3. C.
      To realize her idea of being a doctor.
   4. D.
      To struggle for the position of the women.

I think ___ good knowledge of English is ___ great help when you are traveling around the world.

A. X，a     B. a，a     C. a，the     D. a，x

Football is, I believe, the most popular game in England: one has only to go to the important matches to see this. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them all there, shouting for one side or the other.

To a stranger, one of the most surprising things about football in England is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. He will tell you who he expects will win such a match, and his opinion is usually as good as that of men three or four times his age.

Most schools in England take football seriously-much more seriously than nearly all European schools, where lessons are all very important and games are left for the children themselves. In England it is believed that education is not only a matter filling a boy’s mind with facts in the classroom: education also means the training of character; and one of the best ways of training character is by means of games, especially team games; where a boy or girl has to learn to work with others for his or her team, instead of working for oneself alone. The school therefore plans games and matches for its students. Football is a good team game. It is good both for the body and the mind. That’s why it is every school’s game in England.

In passage 1, by “this” the author means ________.

people often go to football games.     

 B．people, rich and poor, young and old, play football

C．football is the most popular game in England

D．people usually shout at each other in a football match

In England, a boy’s opinion of a match is often ________.

three or four times better than that of adults     B．more than that of adults

C．as good as that of adults              D．worth considering three or four times than adults

In England, education means_______.

filling a boy’s mind with stories       B．more than the teaching of knowledge

C．the teaching of knowledge only        D．training character by means of football games