Any excellent newspaper should　　 the news or opinions that cantruth.?

A.show;stand for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.present;reflect?

C.be present;be reflected　　　　　　　　 D.affect;publish?

While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.

　 The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to complete. It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important.

　 I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong. I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.

　 I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out.

　 But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.

　 No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did.

　 A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. You would have thought that he had won the gold, and should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.

　 Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to Sydney.

　 In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog.

1.From the passage we can learn that the young man _______.

A. made his turn to start back pitifully　　　　　　 B. was skillful in freestyle in the game

C. swam faster than the average swimmer D. was not capable enough to win the medal

2. The crowd changed their attitudes because _______.

　 A. they felt sorry for the young man B. they wanted to show their sympathy

　 C. they were moved by the young man D. they meant to please the young man

3. According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means _______.

　 A. it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills

　 B. it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself

　 C. it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors

　 D. it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

　 A. Go for it!　　　 B. Try again！　 C. Compete for Gold! D. Break a Record!

 

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　　　　    The one-month holiday taken by a newly married couple (新婚夫妇)　　 1 "honeymoon (蜜月)" all over the world. But 2 does the word come into 3 ? In the early 4 century Ireland was still a place where the Celts (凯尔特人) 5 . The head of the Celts had a beautiful　　 daughter 6 Alice who loved flowers and liked to eat honey. She was so beautiful that a lot of princes (王子) of the other countries asked to 7 her. As they 8 that Alice liked to eat honey, they sent her the best honey 9 her. After 10 time her room 11 a show of honey.

　　     At last Alice 12 in love with a prince from 13 and decided to get　　 married to him. 14 the wedding she ordered the cooks 15 all the honey 16 wine. She entertained (招待) 17 with the wine at the wedding (婚礼) breakfast. The wine was so sweet that everyone liked 18 . But Alice had 19 that she and her husband enjoyed it 20 a whole month.　　 21 , the newly married couples began a travel of one month 22 after the night 23 which they had their wedding and drank the wine. This　　 custom (习俗) has come to this day and has gone around 24 .Thus a newly married couple's 25 holiday is called "honeymoon".

1. A. called　　　　　　   B. was called 　　C. is called　　　　　　D. calls　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］  2. A. what　　　　　　　　 B. which 　　C. whether　　　　　　  D. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］  3. A. uses　　　　　　　　 B. use  　　C. useful　　　　　　   D. used　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］   4. A. sixth　　　　　　　　B. fifth 　　C. twentieth　　　　　　 D. six　　　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］  5. A. live　　　　　　　　 B. were living 　　C. was living　　　　   D. were live　　　　　　　　   ［　　］  6. A. named　　　　　　　　B. name  　　C. was named　　　　　　D. call　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］  7. A. marries　　　　　　   B. marry  　　C. marry with　　　　   D. marry to　　　　　　　　　　［　　］  8. A. both knew　　　　　　B. all knew 　　C. knew all　　　　　　 D. know both　　　　　　　　   ［　　］  9. A. to like　　　　　　  B. to love  　　C. to please　　　　　　D. to pleasure　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 10. A. some　　　　　　　　 B. a piece of 　　C. a number of　　　　  D. a good many　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 11. A. was　　　　　　　　  B. is   　　C. becomes　　　　　　  D. became　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 12. A. fall　　　　　　　　 B. felt  　　C. fell　　　　　　　　 D. fallen　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 13. A. southern　　　　　　 B. north 　　C. the south　　　　　　D. south　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 14. A. Before　　　　　　   B. After  　　C. In　　　　　　　　   D. At　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 15. A. to making　　　　　　B. made   　　C. make　　　　　　　　 D. to make　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 16. A. from　　　　　　　　 B. of　　 　　C. into　　　　　　　　 D. out of　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 17. A. her parents　　　　  B. the friends  　　C. hosts　　　　　　　　D. ladies　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 18. A. it　　　　　　　　   B. them 　　C. those　　　　　　　　D. her　　　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 19. A. so much wine　　　　 B. such much wine  　　C. so many wine　　　　 D. so wine　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 20. A. in　　　　　　　　   B. for  　　C. after　　　　　　　　D. by　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 21. A. Late　　　　　　　　 B. Later   　　C. Before　　　　　　   D. After　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 22. A. rightly　　　　　　  B. justly 　　C. right　　　　　　　　D. correct　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 23. A. on　　　　　　　　   B. for 　　C. at　　　　　　　　   D. under　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 24. A. through the world　　B. over the world 　　C. throughout the world D. all over world　　　　　　  ［　　］
25. A. one-month　　　　　　B. one month 　　
    C. thirty-days　　　　  D. thirty days　　　　　　　　 ［　　］

　　Treasure hunts（寻宝）have excited people's imagination for hundreds of years both in real life and in books such as Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Kit Williams, a modern writer, had the idea of combining the real excitement of a treasure hunt with clues（线索）found in a book when he wrote a children's story, Masquerade, in 1979.The book was about a hare, and a month before it came out Williams buried a gold hare in a park in Bedfordshire. The book contained a large number of clues to help readers find the hare, but Williams put in a lot of "red herrings", or false clues, to mislead them.

　　Ken Roberts, the man who found the hare, had been looking for it for nearly two years. Although he had been searching in the wrong area most of the time, he found it by logic（逻辑）, not by luck. His success came from the fact that he had gained an important clue at the start. He had realized that the words: "One of Six to Eight "under the first picture in the book connected the hare in some way to Katherine of Aragon, the first of Henry VIII's six wives. Even here, however, Williams had succeeded in misleading him. Ken knew that Katherine of Aragon had died at Kimbolton in Cambridge shire in 1536and thought that Williams had buried the hare there. He had been digging there for over a year before a new idea occurred to him. He found out that Kit Williams had spent his childhood near Ampthill, in Bedfordshire, and thought that he must have buried the hare in a place he knew well, but he still could not see the connection with Katherine of Aragon, until one day he came across two stone crosses in Ampthill Park and learnt that they had been built in her honor in 1773.

　　Even then his search had not come to an end. It was only after he had spent several nights digging around the cross that he decided to write to Kit Williams to find out if he was wasting his time there. Williams encouraged him to continue, and on February 24th 1982, he found the treasure. It was worth ￡3000 in the beginning, but the excitement it had caused since its burial made it much more valuable.

67. The underlined word "them"（Paragraph 1）refers to ____.

　　A. red herrings                    B. treasure hunts

　　C. Henry VIII's six wives     D. readers of Masquerade

68. What is the most important clue in the story to help Ken Roberts find the hare？

　　A. Two stone crosses in Ampthill.

　　B. Stevenson's Treasure Island.

　　C. Katherine of Aragon.

　　D. Williams’ home town.

69. The stone crosses in Ampthill were built ____.

　　A. to tell about what happened in 1773

　　B. to show respect for Henry VIII's first wife

　　C. to serve as a road sign in Ampthill Park

　　D. to inform people where the gold hare was

70. Which of the following describes Roberts’ logic in searching for the hare?

　　a. Henry VIII's six wives

　　b. Katherine's burial place at Kimbolton

　　c. Williams’ childhood in Ampthill

　　d. Katherine of Aragon

　　e. stone crosses in Ampthill Park

　　A. a-b-c-e-d       B. d-b-c-e-a

　　C. a-d-b-c-e       D. b-a-e-c-d

71. What is the subject discussed in the text？

　　A. An exciting historical event.

　　B. A modern treasure hunt.

　　C. The attraction of Masquerade.

D. The importance of logical thinking.