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    A Letter to Ann for Some Advice Dear Ann, I am nearly seventeen and had this problem for over a year. Whenever I am asked for a date, I get really excited about it.I　　 look forward so much to having a good time. So what happens? About ten minutes before my date shows up, I get stomach pains. By the time he arrives I feel terrible.

    I have these pains the whole evening. It's all I can do to force a smile and make believe (假装) I'm having fun. It kills me to see other girls laughing and having good time while I'm in pain —— wishing I was dead.Please tell me how to get over this.

1. The girl who wrote this letter __________.

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A. wants to be laughed at　　

B. likes to go out for a date in the evenings　　 　　

C. feels nervous when she goes for a date　　 　　

D. is likely to get stomachache after supper

2. The girl's stomach pains __________.

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A. would go away with her boyfriend　　

B. would last the whole night of her date　　 　　

C. start in the day and end a few hours later　　 　　

D. must have killed her one day

3. On her date,the girl ________.

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A. would force a smile　　

B. would hate other girls　　

C. would enjoy herself very much indeed　　 　　

D. should tell her boyfriend that matter

4. The girl wrote this letter _______.

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A. to warn other girls not to go out for a date　　 　　

B. to help other girls who also have such problems　　 　　

C. to discuss with others how to make a date　　 　　

D. to ask for help from Ann

5. The main idea of this letter should be _______.

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A. the problem of being 17 years old　　 　　

B. a girl who feels terrible about pains on dates　　 　　

C. that making believe can bring you good time　　 　　

D. the disease of stomach pains

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　Early in the 16th century men were trying to reach Asia by travelling west from Europe. In order to find Asia they had to find a way past South America. The man who eventually found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was Ferdinand Magellan.

　　　Magellan sailed from Seville in August 1519 with five ships and about 280 men. Fourteen months later, after spending the cold winter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered the channel which is now called Magellan Strait（海峡）. In November 1520, after many months of dangers from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships entered the ocean on the other side of South America.

　　　They then continued, hoping to reach Asia. But they did not see any land until they reached the islands off the coast of Asia. Before they arrived at these islands, later known as the Philippines, men were dying of starvation（饥饿）. While they were staying in the Philippines, Magellan was killed in battle. The remaining officers then had to get back to Spain. They decided to sail round Africa. After many difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville three years after leaving. They were all that remained of Magellan's expedition（探险）. However, their achievement was great. They were the first men to sail round the world.

(1) The purpose of Magellan's expedition was ______．

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A．to sail round the world

B．to find sea way from the Atlantic to the Pacific

C．to make a voyage to Asia

D．to carry men to Philippines

(2) The time Magellan Strait was discovered was ______．

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A．in August 1591　　　　 B．in October 1520

C．in November 1520　　　D．not mentioned

(3) The number of the ships lost on the whole expedition was ______．　　　

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A．two　　　B．three

C．four　　　D．five

(4) Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage concerning the expedition?　

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A．Lack of equipment.　　　　 B．Cold winter in Patagonia.

C．The death of Magellan.　　　D．Dangers from rocks and storms.

(5) The best title for this passage is ______．

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A．The Discovery of Magellan's Strait

B．The Discovery of the Philippines

C．The Most Dangerous Expedition in the Navigation（航海）

D．The First Expedition to Asia

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　　　I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was an eccentric (怪僻的) farmer. I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything.

　　　Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident. I hadn't the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go.

　　　It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn't know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed Milly had died. “She meant more to me than anyone…even my own wife!” he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal (丑闻). I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn (厩). “I wouldn't leave her out in the cold!” he said.

　　　Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barndoor. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground. “She was such a good cow! I wouldn't let anyone but a doctor touch her!” he said, and burst into tears again.

(1)The underlined phrase make out in the first paragraph means ________.　　　　　　

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A． expect 　　　B． understand　　　C． see clearly　　　D． hear clearly

(2)Before he arrived at the farmer's house, the writer expected to see Milly lying ________.　　　

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A． on the ground of a barn　　　B． on the floor of a room

C． in bed in a room　　　　　 D． in bed in a barn

(3)What do we know about Milly from the story?　　　

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A． She had met with an accident.

B．She had caused a scandal.

C． She was seriously ill.

D． She was hidden somewhere.

(4)The farmer wished that the writer might ________.　　　

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A． look into the matter　　　　 B． bring Milly back to life

C． free him from a scandal　　　D． keep the whole thing a secret

(5)The person who told the story is probably a ________.　　　　　　　　　

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A． farmer 　　　　　　　　　B． policeman

C． country doctor 　　　　　　D． newspaper reporter

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　　Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his work and traveling. But now, Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the limit of its strength on the trip, a chemical change began to take place inside him. The material between his bones became weak. In less than one week after his return, he could not stand. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to sleep at night.

　　The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins' problem and he might never get over the illness. However, Mr. Cousins refused to give up hope. He thought that unhappy thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He didn't want to take medicine to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.

　　He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain－free sleep at night. After that Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could continue his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping whenever he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for exercise.

　　After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to health.

1．Why did Norman Cousins get sick?

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A．He did not rest enough.

B. He traveled too much.

C．His body chemistry changed.

D. All of the above.

2．What part of his body was affected by the illness?

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A．The bones in his feet.

B．His mind when he slept.

C．The material between his bones.

D．His stomach.

3．What did Mr. Cousins think caused his illness?

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A．He often traveled around the world on business.

B．He had pushed his body to the limit of its strength on the trip.

C．Unhappy thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body.

D. His bones became so weak that he could not stand.

4．How long did it take before Mr. Cousins went back to work?

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　　There was one shop in the town of Mufulira which was widely known for its racial discrimination. It was a drugstore. While Europeans were served at the counter, a long line of Africans queued at the window and often not only were kept waiting but were rudely treated by the shop assistants. One day I was determined to make a public protest(抗议) against this kind of thing, and many of the schoolboys in my class followed me to the store.

　　I simply went into the shop and asked the manager politely for some medicine. As soon as he saw me standing in the place where only European customers were allowed to stand he shouted at me in a bastard(怪声怪气的) language which is only used by a boss when speaking to his servants. I stood at the counter and politely requested in English that I should be served. The manager became angry and said to me in English, “If you stand there till Christmas, I will never serve you.”

　　I went to the District Commissioner's office. I saw a young District Officer who was a friend of mine. He was very concerned to hear my story and told me that all I had to do was come to him personally and he would buy my medicine for me. I protested that that was not good enough. I asked him to accompany me back to the store and to make a protest to the manager. This he did, and I well remember him saying to the manager, “Here is Mr. Kaunda who is a responsible member of the Urban Advisory Council, and you treat him like a common servant. ” The manager of the drugstore apologized and said, “If only he had introduced himself and explained who he was, then, of course I should have given him proper service.

　　I had to explain once again that he had missed my point. Why should I have to introduce myself every time I went into a store… any more than I should have to buy my medicine by going to a European friend? I want to prove that any man of any color, whatever his position, should have the right to go into any shop and buy what he wanted. After all, the money which I paid across the counter was exactly the same money as is paid by a European customer.

1．The writer was, at the time of the story, ________.

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2．The manager of the drugstore shouted at the writer because ________.

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A．he hadn't learned to speak English

B．he thought the writer wouldn't understand English

C．that was the usual language used by Europeans when speaking to Africans

D．that was the only language he could speak when he was angry

3．Why didn't the writer wait at the window of the drugstore like other Africans?

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A．Because he thought he was educated and should be treated differently.

B．Because he thought, being an important person, he should not be kept waiting.

C．Because he thought his white friends would help him out.

D．Because he wanted to protest against racial discrimination.