阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　We had hardly got above the clouds over the airport when a calm voice said over the loudspeaker:“For technical reasons we shall be returning immediately to London Airport. Please keep your seatbelts fastened.”

　　I was rather surprised and glanced at the old lady next to me. She had been very chatty while we were waiting to take off.

　　“I'm going to New York to visit some relatives there. I always sleep wonderfully welt whenever I get into a plane.”she had told me.

　　And indeed, she seemed to he in a very deep sleep already.

　　Just then a passenger behind me shouted,“Oh, my God! The wing's on fire.”

　　I looked out of the window and my blood froze. Smoke and flames were pouring out of one of the engines. The plane was already turning and losing altitude fast.

　　“What's happening? Are we going to crash?”an American in front of me demanded.

　　The cabin crew were already moving up and down the aisle (走道), reassuring (安慰) people, saying things like,“It's just all right. There's no need to worry. Now, if you just sit still, everything will be all right. Don't get up. Don't get upset.”

　　I looked out again. The ground was rushing up at us with shocking speed. We were already so low that I could make out cars and even people.

“It's only a slight emergency,”a stewardess told me with a tense smile.

Suddenly there was a sickening bump and we were rushing along the runway at a terrifying speed. The brakes screeched (发出尖锐刺耳的声音). The engines roared even more loudly. We came to a trembling stop. The cabin crew quickly opened the emergency exits and the passengers began sliding down huge, stocking-like chutes (滑道) to the ground. A fire engine was already putting out the fire in one engine. I had to shake the old lady violently to wake her up.

　　“What's wrong? Surely the journey isn't over already! I mean, have we got to New York?”she asked sleepily.

1．When did the emergency occur?

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A．We are not told.

B．Just before the plane landed in New York.

C．Shortly after the plane took off.

D．Sometime in the middle of the flight.

2．What does the underlined word“altitude”(in Paragraph 6) refer to?

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A．Height above sea-level.

B．Place or area high above sea-level.

C．Way of thinking or behaving.

D．Way of positioning the body.

3．What would be the best title for the text?

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A．An unpleasant flight.

B．An interesting experience.

C．An unforgettable experience.

D．Brave cabin crew.

4．When they landed, the old lady _____.

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A．was one of the first to get out

B．asked when they were going on lo New York

C．was shaking violently with fear

D．was not even sure where they were

第三节　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

People often fall ill because of me.   31__, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own  32  . A tired person may get caught,  33 _ when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in 34   is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.

My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though 35  , He still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately. I  36  this golden chance to attack him. He reacted, trying to   37  me, but I was already   38   deep in his throat. He kept sneezing (打喷嚏) and his nose was running.   39   he put on some warm clothes, it didn't work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept   40  him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but   41   .

The next day he couldn't go to    42  . He had lost his appetite and was not as    43   as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his   44   .

For two days he was   45   by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began lo feel the   46   . I knew I had to    47   him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I  48__ every effort to fight back.    49   , it was my turn to feel painful now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became    50   and finally my time was over.

Do you know what I am?

31.  A. Therefore               B. Besides                    C. However           D. Then

32.  A. business                  B. responsibility            C. excuse            D. fault

33.  A. especially             B. specially                   C. certainly         D. finally

34.  A. temperature             B. season                      C. place                 D. condition

35.  A. excited                   B. hurt                       C. late                   D. tired

36.  A. held                        B. felt                         C. seized           D. lost

37.  A. get on with                  B. get rid of                  C. put up with      D. take hold of

38.  A. multiplying                B. waiting                    C. hiding             D. disappearing

39.  A. Since                    B. Once                     C. Whether            D. Although

40.  A. reminding              B. upsetting                C. comforting      D. influencing

41.  A. escaped                 B. succeeded               C. regretted           D. Failed

42.  A. bed                        B. work                      C. school              D. hospital

43.  A. peaceful                 B. afraid                     C. active                D. careful

44.  A. recovery                B. development           C. study                D. growth

45.  A. protected                B. nursed                  C. scolded             D. affected

46.  A. loss                       B. operation                 C. pressure            D. movement

47.  A. leave                     B. catch                       C. forget            D. beat

48.  A. took                      B. made                   C. had             D. put

49.  A. Uncertainly            B. Unsuccessfully         C. Unusually       D. Unfortunately

50.  A. bigger                        B. weaker                  C. smaller              D. stronger

阅读理解

　　Today remarkable escapes are not unusual. In cinemas and on TV we watch secret agents (特工) using all kinds of modern equipment, escape from impossible situations. If we believe what we read in the newspapers, the world of cinema and TV is not so far from the real world. Yet wonderful and brave as modern agents are, none have succeeded in bettering the remarkable feats of Erich Weiss, known to the world as the Great Houdini.

　　Erich Weiss was born in the U. S. A. in 1874. When he was seven years old he saw his first circus (马戏表演). He wanted to be a magician and conjurer and he began practising every day. He joined an athletic club because he believed that physical fitness was important. When he was eleven he got a job as a locksmith and it was not long before he was able to pick any lock. He was even able lo open handcuffs. In 1893 Erich appeared at the Chicago World Fair as Harry Houdini, Handcuffed King and Escape Artist. This was the start of a remarkable career, which lasted thirty-four years. In this time Houdini and his wife, perhaps the only person who knew the secret of his tricks, traveled all over the world. Houdini performed before millions of people including kings, queens, dukes and millionaires.

　　Houdini was able to make elephants disappear but his special trick was escaping. Once he was handcuffed and put into a packing case. He was them tied with rope, weighed, and thrown into the sea. It took Houdini less than five minutes to come to the surface. He once challenged the police of fourteen countries to keep him handcuffed and locked up. In Russia he was handcuffed and locked in a steel prison van. The door was locked and chained. There was only a well barred window five inches square. The Russians thought it was impossible to escape from this. Houdini had no modern equipment but it took only an hour. There was nothing to show how he did it. Nobody knows how he performed his remarkable tricks but we do know he practised every day of his life. He was always in very good physical condition. His toes could do the work of fingers. He used to tie string in complicated (复杂的) knots (结) and then undo the knots with his toes without looking! He also learned to stay underwater for six minutes and had an ice cold bath every morning so he could work in winter. There have been many excape artists since Houdini but none have been quite so clever.

(1)What is Houdini's special trick?

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A．Making elephants disappear.

B．Picking locks.

C．Opening handcuffs.

D．Escaping.

(2)Compared with the modern agents and the other escape artiste, Houdini is ________.

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A．as clever as themp

B．cleverer than most of them

C．the cleverest

D．not so clever as them

(3)He began to finish his career at the age of ________.

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(4)In the world perhaps ________ knew the secret of his tricks.

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A．no one

B．only his wife

C．modern agents

D．other escape artists