I came to India a year ago to find a village in which I could live and write but it was many months before I settled down（定居）.

　　I wasted a lot of time looking for the“typical”（典型的）village. Yet no such thing exists. Often the villagers themselves were puzzled. Why had I come? I had put aside my work as a newspaper reporter because my ideas had changed. I had come to believe that what was happening in the developing countries was more important than anything else. But to understand how three quarters of the world's people live, and how their future might affect ours, I felt that I first had to try and share their way of life.

　　In the end I chose a mountain village because it was a little cooler than those in down a path to the river. After this I began the climb into the hills. Every time I stopped to catch my breadth, there was a wonderful sight. After several hours' walk the village was in sight.

(1) After the writer had arrived in India, ________.

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A．he settled down at once

B．he spent a year writing about the place he lived

C．it took him quite a long time to find a proper place to live in

D．he spent years looking for a certain village

(2) While looking for a“typical”village, the writer found_________.

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A．the villagers liked to ask him a lot of questions

B．he was looking for a place that doesn't exist

C．all the villagers knew where it was

D．the villagers made him feel puzzled

(3) Before he came to India, the writer __________.

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A．had written for newspapers

B．had been a high official

C．had decided to do no more work

D．had been removed from his job

(4) The writer decided to change his way of life because__________.

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A．he thought living in a small village would be good for his health

B．he no longer found his work interesting

C．he wanted to live a quiet life in the countryside

D．he wanted to find out more about the developing countries

(5) The village the writer finally chose to live in_________.

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A．had a wonderful sight of the river

B．was at the end of a rough road

C．had better weather than that in the plains

D．was a short walk from the river

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　During my travels through the mountains of Greece I was only ever scared once. It was dusk and as I walked alone I came across six large wolves that were feeding on the body of a dead animal. I had heard many stories about wolves as a child and it was this animal that I feared more than any other. The wolves before me were huge, at least 6 feet long and covered with thick grey fur.

　　As I approached, the wolves left the blood-covered snow that surrounded the body and started walking towards me, one after another. They stopped about 20 metres from me and stared. The lead wolf raised his head into the air and took in a deep breath, as if he was smelling my presence. The animals looked both beautiful and terrifying, but I knew I could not show them my fear. As I drew nearer the lead wolf raised its head once more but this time let out a loud howl. The awful cry rang out across the silent valley. A more frightening sound I had never heard. I was almost certain it signalled death.

　　Every moment I expected to see the pack dash at me. I knew my only hope was to pretend I had no fear. I walked past the line of wolves, like a general moving among his soldiers. They howled out again. But when they saw that their warcry did not cause me to change my direction or make me run they feared to come after me; so they let me pass and returned to the dead animal.

　　Had I turned back or tried to run away when they marched out to meet me I am certain the whole pack would have attacked me in a moment. But my show of false courage intimidated them and kept them back.

(1) Why didn't the wolves attack the man?

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A．They were no longer hungry when they saw him.

B．The man was already known to the wolves.

C．They were too far away to catch the man.

D．The man showed no fear as he passed them by.

(2) The underlined word "intimidated" probably means "________".

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(3) In which order are the following events mentioned?

a．The wolves walked towards the man.

b．The man thought he was about to die.

c．The wolves returned to the dead animal.

d．The man had heard stories about wolves.

e．The man walked past the wolves.

f．The lead wolf took a deep breath.

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(4) What is the author's intention in writing this story?

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A．To show that mountains can be dangerous places.

B．To discuss the habits of mountain wolves.

C．To make people aware of the danger of wolves.

D．To stress the need for courage when in danger.

(5) Which is the best title for this story?

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　　When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the 1 side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to 2 in good health, or 3 about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to 4 damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text 5 the title. Therefore, the scissors(剪刀) would 6 before they start, 7 halfway done when I find out the 8 result.

　　Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time. both worth your 9 . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be 10 up. But you know the future is unpredictable(不可预料) —the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 11 .Thus you are 12 in a difficult position and feel sad. How 13 that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 14 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

　　In fact that is what 15 is like. We are often 16 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only 17 we get into another. The 18 may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I 19 remember a philosopher's remarks: When one door shuts, another opens in life. So a casual(不经意) 20 may not be a had one .

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