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　　The more I know of Diana and Mary, the better I liked them. In a few days I had recovered my 1 enough to sit. up all day, 2 walk out sometimes. I could 3 the sisters in all their activities, and in 4 this I now enjoyed for the first time the pleasure coming from perfect agreement in taste, feeling and 5 .

　　They loved their 6 and the wild country around it, and I 7 soon learned to feel the attraction(吸引力)of this 8 . Indoors we agreed also well. I liked to read 9 they liked to read. They were 10 cleverer than I, but I followed with eagerness the 11 of knowledge they had travelled before me. Diana offered to 12 me German, and I in 13 gave lessons in drawing to Mary. In this way, days passed like 14 , and weeks like days.

　　About Mr St. John, the 15 friendship which had grown between me and his sisters did not 16 him. One reason was 17 he was seldom at home. He 18 a great deal of time visiting 19 sick and poor in his neighbourhood. 20 bad weather seemed to keep him from such duties.

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阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中；选出最佳选项。

　　Even if you are a good high－jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.

　　You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.

　　Since there is gravity, water runs downhill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity you do not fall off the earth as it whirls(旋转) around.

　　Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. The spaceship will go so fast that it can escape the earth's gravity and carry you into space.

1．In this passage, the word “gravity” means ________.

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A．the force of attraction(吸引力) among objects

B．the pull of everything

C．the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earth

D．the force which attracts the earth towards the sun

2．When you slip(滑倒) on something, you ________.

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A．always fall down to the ground

B．sometimes fall down to the ground

C．go up into the air

D．never fall down to the ground

3．Gravity is so strong that ________.

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A．it can throw a ball into the air

B．it makes you jump only seven feet

C．it makes you go up into the air

D．it can keep everything on earth

4．________ because gravity pulls it.

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A．Water flows everywhere

B．Water flows downwards on the earth's surface(表面)

C．We can go everywhere by ship

D．Fish can live in water

American author Mark Twain once noted that “life would be surely happier if we could only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18.” Twain’s words were only one of many complaints about aging. The ancient Greek poet Homer called old age “hateful”, and William Shakespeare termed it “terrible winter”.
Alexander the Great, who conquered most of the known world before he died around 323 B.C., may have been looking for a river that healed the ravages of age. During the 12^th century A.D., a king called Prester John ruled a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth.
But the name linked most closely to the search for a fountain of youth is 16^th-century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. He thought it would be found in Florida. In St. Augustine, the oldest city in the U.S., there’s a tourist attraction. It is said to be the fountain of youth that Ponce de Leon discovered soon after he arrived in what is now Florida in 1513. However, elderly visitors who drink the spring’s water don’t turn into teenagers.
But the tale of the search for a fountain of youth is so appealing(有吸引力的) that it survives anyway, says Ryan K. Smith, a professor of history. “People are more attracted by the story of looking and not finding than they are by the idea that the fountain might be out there somewhere.”
Still, a few grains of truth have helped to support the story. Kathleen Deagan, a professor of archaeology, says a graveyard and the remains of a Spanish mission dating back to St. Augustine’s founding in 1565 have been discovered near the so-called fountain of youth. Michelle Reyna, a spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park in St. Augustine, says the fountain has been a tourist attraction since at least 1901 and may have been attracting visitors since 1860.
【小题1】According to the passage, who searched for a fountain of youth?

American author Mark Twain once noted that “life would be surely happier if we could only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18.” Twain’s words were only one of many complaints about aging. The ancient Greek poet Homer called old age “hateful”, and William Shakespeare termed it “terrible winter”.

Alexander the Great, who conquered most of the known world before he died around 323 B.C., may have been looking for a river that healed the ravages of age. During the 12^th century A.D., a king called Prester John ruled a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth.

But the name linked most closely to the search for a fountain of youth is 16^th-century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. He thought it would be found in Florida. In St. Augustine, the oldest city in the U.S., there’s a tourist attraction. It is said to be the fountain of youth that Ponce de Leon discovered soon after he arrived in what is now Florida in 1513. However, elderly visitors who drink the spring’s water don’t turn into teenagers.

But the tale of the search for a fountain of youth is so appealing(有吸引力的) that it survives anyway, says Ryan K. Smith, a professor of history. “People are more attracted by the story of looking and not finding than they are by the idea that the fountain might be out there somewhere.”

Still, a few grains of truth have helped to support the story. Kathleen Deagan, a professor of archaeology, says a graveyard and the remains of a Spanish mission dating back to St. Augustine’s founding in 1565 have been discovered near the so-called fountain of youth. Michelle Reyna, a spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park in St. Augustine, says the fountain has been a tourist attraction since at least 1901 and may have been attracting visitors since 1860.

1.According to the passage, who searched for a fountain of youth?

A. Ponce de Leon  B. William Shakespeare. C. Kathleen Deagan   D. Michelle Reyna

2.What does the underlined word “ravages” in the second paragraph probably mean?

A. Growth. B. Limits.      C. Damages.         D. Benefits.

3.What is the attitude of people towards the fountain of youth?

A. People find much pleasure in looking for it.    

B. People believe the existence of it somewhere.

C. People have no interest in searching for it.    

D. People consider the idea of the fountain of youth absurd(荒谬的).

4.The passage mainly tells us _____.

A. how the fountain of youth came into being   

B. why some famous people hate becoming old

C. how to remain young forever         

D. whether the fountain of youth exists

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The underlined words “the story” refers to Alexander the Great ruling a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth.

B. Augustine, which is the oldest city in the U.S, lies in Florida.

C. Some elderly visitors find themselves younger after drinking the water from the fountain of youth.

D. Kathleen Deagan is the spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park.