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　　     Mark Twain was born on November 30th, 1835, 1 a small slave-holding village in the Mississippi(密西西比河). After his father's 2 in 1847, he began learning the skill3 books. At this early 4 he was already　　 reading the funny stories 5 at the time and began to develop 6 style(风格) of writing. In 1851,his 7 brother became a publisherand the boy started to work 8 him. At fifteen Mark Twain 　　 had his first article 9 , and at sixteen, his first story.　　In 1856, the young man started 10 the Mississippi River,on a trip 11 South America. But he 12 so interested in river boat life that he decided 13 a steamboat pilot(领航员).

　　    The Civil War put an end to his career 14 a river pilot, and in 1860 he 15 his brother on a trip to the west 16 they hope 17 rich by searching for gold.Unsuccessful in his business,Twain turned 18 funny stories. In 1867, his first collection of stories 19 , 20 instantly made him famous. The same year,Twain visited 21 , Italy, Greece and Turkey. A full-length book was the result of his 22 .

　　    Twain 23 writing 24 his death in 1910. He wrote dozens ofbooks all his life. But nothing that he wrote reached the heights of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn which 25 in 1884. 　　

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1.	A. within	B. of	C. on	D. in	［　　］
2.	A. death	B. died	C. dead	D. dying	［　　］
3.	A.f printing	B. of print	C. print	D. printing	［　　］
4.	A. period	B. age	C. time	D. moment	［　　］
5.	A. popular	B. writing	C. ompleted	D. seen	［　　］
6.	A. himselfs	B. his own's	C. his own	D. himself	［　　］
7.	A. older	B. old	C. elder	D. oldest	［　　］
8.	A. for	B. to	C. on	D. besides	［　　］
9.	A.ublished	B.publishing	C. to publish	D. to be published	［　　］
10.	A. on	B. down	C. round	D. in	［　　］
11.	A. to	B. from	C. till	D. owards	［　　］
12.	A. became	B. get	C. went	D. turned	［　　］
13.	A. becoming	B. to become	C. to do	D. doing	［　　］
14.	A. acting as	B. work as	C. as	D. like	［　　］
15.	A. went	B. helped	C. joined in	D. joined	［　　］
16.	A. to which	B. then	C. where	D. on which	［　　］
17.	A. to get	B. getting	C. to make	D. making	［　　］
18.	A. to write	B. write	C. writing	D. to writing	［　　］
19.	A.was appeared	B. printed	C. came out	D. published	［　　］
20.	A. which	B. that	C. as	D.or which	［　　］
21.	A. France	B. the France	C. French	D. the French	［　　］
22.	A. work	B. journeys	C. voyage	D. flight	［　　］
23.	A. went on	B. continued	C. set out	D. kept out	［　　］
24.	A. until	B. to	C. before	D.after	［　　］
25.	A. came up	B. became out	C.was published	D. happened	［　　］

阅读理解

　　As late as 1800, women's only place was in the home. The idea of women in the business world was unthinkable. Men were certain that no woman could do a good job outside her home. This was such a widely accepted idea that when the well-known Bronte sisters began writing books in 1846, they had to sign their books with men's names instead.

　　Teaching was the first profession (职业)open to women soon after 1800. But even that was not an easy profession for women to enter because most schools and colleges were open only to men. Oberlin College in Ohio was the first college in America to accept women.

　　Hospital nursing became respectable work for women only after Nightingale became famous. Seeing that she was not only a nurse but also a rich and well-educated woman, people began to believe it was possible for women to nurse the sick and still be“ladies”. Miss Nightingale opened England's first training school for nurses in 1860.

　　The invention of the typewriter (打字机) in 1867 helped to bring women out of the home and into the business world. By1990, thousands of women were working at real jobs in schools, hospitals, and offices in both England and America. Some women even managed to become doctors or lawyers. The idea that women could work in the business world had been accepted.

1．Why couldn't women become teachers easily? Because ________.

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A．the first profession open to them was writing

B．most schools and colleges were open only to men

C．they wanted to be nurses instead

D．they had to work in the business world

2．The article suggests that ________ .

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A．a woman can do all kinds of professional jobs better than a man

B．women cannot learn to use typewriters

C．all nurses are rich and well-educated women

D．nursing is a good profession for women

3．The article is mainly about ________ .

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A．women in the business world

B．the famous Bronte sisters

C．schools and colleges in America

D．rights for American women

4．Which fact does the article lead you to believe? ________ .

A．The Bronte sisters thought that they were men

B．England's fist training school for nurses was in Ohio

C．There are more men than women in professional jobs

D．Women find it necessary to work harder than before

5．Which of the following is true?

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A．The first typewriter was made in 1970' s

B．Most women in England are doctors and lawyers

C．People's ideas about women's work have changed

D．The 18th century saw a changing world for women

完形填空

　　The Metropolitan Railway in London was the World’s first underground railway． It  1  in 1860．  2  then, the streets of London were was   3  busy that it was difficult to travel around． An underground railway was first  4  in 1843． and there was a lot of talk about the new idea． The government at last gave permission  5  the building of it in 1853．

　　So, one day in 1860,  6  workmen arrived in various areas． they first broke up the road, and then dug a   7  wide trench (沟)  8  the road had been．The trench was covered with a roof, which carried the new street on top． It  9  the tunnel for the trains． This  10  the ‘cut-and-cover’ method of building an underground railway．

1．

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A．used to begin　　　B．was begun

C．had begun　　　　　D．was beginning

2．

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A．Even if　　　B．Just　　　C．Only　　　D．Even

3．

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A．very　　　B．too　　　C．much　　　D．so

4．

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A．suggested　　　B．insisted　　　C．demanded　　　D．commanded

5．

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A．for　　　B．to　　　C．with　　　D．in

6．

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A．a good many of　　 　B．a great dealof

C．several hundred　　　D．a large amountof

7．

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A．deeply　　　B．deep　　　C．depth　　　D．deepened

8．

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A．which　　　B．that　　　C．where　　　D．what

9．

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A．shaped　　　B．formed　　　C．turned　　　D．became

10．

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A．means　　　B．shows　　　C．is regarded　　　D．is called

阅读理解

　　Before the mid-nineteenth century, people in the United States ate most foods only in season. Drying, smoking and salting could keep meat for a short time, but the chance of eating fresh meat and drinking fresh milk was very limited: there was no way to keep food from going bad. But in 1810 a French inventor named Nicolas Appert developed the cooking-and-sealing technique of canning. And in the 1850's, an American named Gail Borden developed a means of keeping milk fresh. Canned foods and condensed milk (炼乳) became more common during the 1860's, but supplies remained low because cans had to be made by hand. By 1880, however, inventors had developed modern machines that mass-produced cans from tin-plate. Suddenly all kinds of food could be kept and bought at all times of the year.

　　Other inventions had also helped make it possible for Americans to change their daily diets. Growing populations increased food demand, and stimulated fruit and vegetable farmers to raise more produce . Railroad refrigerator cars made it possible to ship growers and packed meat fresh to faraway places without worrying they would go bad. Thus, by the 1890's northern city settlers could enjoy southern and western strawberries, grapes, and tomatoes, for a month at most in the past, for up to six months of the year. Besides, increased use of iceboxes made it possible for families to store food which could easily go bad. An easy means of producing ice had been invented in the 1870's, and by 1900 the nation had more than two thousand ice plants, most of which made home deliveries. The icebox became common equipment in most homes and remained so until the refrigerator replaced it in the 1920 's and 1930's. Almost everyone now has a variety of diet.

1．What does the passage mainly discuss?

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A．Causes of food going bad.

B．Production of iceboxes.

C．Inventions that led to changes in food and drink.

D．Canned food.

2．The underlined word“stimulate” means ________.

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A．protect

B．encourage

C．enable

D．persuade

3．The writer suggested that in the 1920's and 1930's home deliveries of ice ________.

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A．reduced in number

B．became very common

C．increased in cost

D．took place all the year

4．Which of the following is supported by the passage?

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A．Cans and iceboxes helped develop food supply .

B．Ice factories were developed by railroad refrigerator cars.

C．Most farmers in the United States raised fruits and vegetables.

D．People demanded home deliveries of variety of food and drink.