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1、人物事件篇1Bill Clinton took office (就职)on January 20,1993 and became the 42nd U.S. President (总统). He is the first U.S. president who was born after World War II. He is also one of the youngest of all U.S. presidents. Clinton was born in a poor family. Three months before he was born, his father, Willia

2、m Blats, died. When he was small, his mother remarried (再婚) Norger Clinton, so the boys family name was changed. In the summer of 1963, Clinton was asked to visit the city of Washington. During his visit, he met President Kennedy in the White House. At that time, he wanted to become a president, and

3、 now he is! 1. Clinton became the 42nd U.S. president when he was_. A. thirty B. about forty C. forty-seven D.37years old 2. Clintons father died_. A. after 1946 B. before Clinton was born C. before World War II D. when Clinton was young 3. Why was the boys name changed? A.Because he became a presid

4、ent B.Because his family was very poor C. Because his father was dead D. Because his mother remarried Norger Clinton 4. In 1963 Clinton came to the city of Washington_. A. to take part in an exam B. for his holidays C. for a visit D. to have a meeting with Kennedy 5. Which one of the following is No

5、t right? A.Everybody can visit the president in the White House B. All the U.S. presidents work in the White HorseC.Clinton wanted to become a president after he saw President Kennedy D. The White House is in the city of Washington 2Marco Polo was born in Venice in 1254. He was the most famous weste

6、rner to visit Asia during the middle Ages. He wrote a book about his travels. In his book he wrote all the things he saw and heard. Many people read the book but few believed what Marco Polo said. He spoke of strange people and places that nobody knew about at that time.As a young man, Marco Polo de

7、cided to travel together with his father. It took them more than three years to travel to China. He became the Chinese emperors friend. He learned the Chinese language when he traveled around and talked to many people. Before he reached the age of thirty he was made a Chinese official. After nearly

8、seventeen years in the east, Marco and his father prepared to return home. When they finally arrived in Venice, their family and friends were surprised to see them again. They had been away for almost 25years.1. What made Marco Polo famous during the middle Ages?A. His travel to America. B. His trav

9、el in the west.C. His travel in Asia. D. His visit to Venice.2. What did Marco Polo write about in his book?A. How he traveled to China with his father.B. Something too difficult for people to understand.C. Some strange people and placesD. Something that had been known to people for many years.3. Ma

10、rco Polo worked as a Chinese official in _.A. 1254 B. 1284 C. 1271 D. 12794. Which of the following is the right order during Marcos travel?a. traveled with his father b. was made a Chinese officialc. wrote a book about his travel d. became Chinese emperors friende. returned to VeniceA. c-a-d-b-e B.

11、 c-a-b-d-e C. a-b-d-e-c D. a-d-b-e-c3Typhoons (台风) in the northern part of the world have girls names. Sometimes they have very beautiful names. Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose. It was the worst typhoon to hit Hong Kong in ten years.It began to rain in the morni

12、ng of Monday, August 16th, 1971. At ten oclock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing peoples umbrella away. The wind became stronger and stronger. The typhoon shelters (避风港) were soon full of boats. Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters pu

13、t down more anchors (锚). Some very big shops went out to sea. It is safer for a big shop to be at sea in a typhoon because it cannot be blown onto rocks. Kai Tak Airport closed. No planes were able to take off or land. At 9:00 in the evening, all the lights went out.No one slept well that night. It

14、is difficult to sleep in such bad weather.In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died. 229 people were hurt and 66 of these had to go to hospital. 1500 lost their homes. The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!1.Whats true according to the passage?A.Typhoons all over the

15、world have girls names.B.Typhoons with pretty names are usually beautiful.C.Typhoon Rose only hit Hong Kong.D.For ten years, people in Hong Kong havent seen a worse typhoon than Typhoon Rose.2.Whats the possible result of Typhoon Rose?A.Lots of big shops were blown onto rocks.B.More than two hundred

16、 people lost their lives and many more lost their homes.C.People didnt sleep well in such bad weather.D.People turned off the lights at 9:00 in the evening.3.The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose because _.A.it caused the terrible losses B. they didnt sleep well that night C.

17、Typhoon Rose wasnt as pretty as its nameD. they couldnt find their ships after the typhoon4.Some big shops didnt go inside the shelters because _.A. they had more anchors B. it is safer outside C. they were out at sea and they werent fast enough to reach the shelters when Typhoon Rose cameD. it was

18、too expensive for big shops to go inside the shelters5.This passage is mainly about _.A. the names of typhoons B. typhoons in Hong King C. Typhoon Rose D. the typhoons4There was once a man called Mr. Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-

19、houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions (比赛). He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup (银杯) for the Rose of the Year.Mr. Flowers glass-houses were very near to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted (引诱)

20、to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flowers glass-houses. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that

21、 he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden; but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the st

22、ones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.At last Mr. Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice (布告) made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONE

23、S AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.1.It was Mr. Flowers hope to _.A.build glass-houses in his free timeB.grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cupC.win a silver cup for growing a ros

24、e of a new colorD.grow a rose with the longest name2.Boys were often tempted to _.A.throw stones at Mr. Flowers glass-houseB.throw stones at Mr. Flowers from their schoolC.be in or near by Mr. Flowers glass-housesD.play with Mr. Flowers near his glass-houses3.Mr. Flowers stayed in or near by his gla

25、ss-houses _.A.at times when school-boys were walking near themB.all the school day when there were no boys aboutC.where he could not be seen by the boys passingD.in his free time at the beginning and end of the school day4.Mr. Flowers had tried to _ to protect his glass.A. be on watch in his free ti

26、me B. ask the headmaster for helpC. pick up all the stones around his garden D. do all the above5.Mr. Flowers good idea was to _.A.write some words on the glassB.put up a large notice to cover his glass-housesC.give the boys something else to throw stones atD.send for policemen 5People often say, “C

27、hildren cant do math problem, its because parents cant do their childrens homework.” Heres an example to show what I mean.The other day my daughter brought home her math homework. “I have to subtract (减) 179 from 202,” she said.“Its quite easy,” I said. “You put the 202 over the 179.”“But we need a

28、10 here. Where is the 10?”“I dont know where the 10 is. Lets just subtract 179 from 202. Nine from two is three. You carry one and add it to seven. Eight from zero is two. The answer is 23.”“We cant do it that way. We have to use the 10.”“Well, Im going to call your teacher to see how she subtracts

29、179 from 202.”Over the telephone, I said that I was having a bit of trouble with the homework she had given to my daughter. The teacher said, “In the right-hand column (栏) we have units of one. The two in that column counts for two ones. The zero in the center counts for zero tens. The two in the le

30、ft-hand column counts for hundreds. Are you clear?” But I didnt think I was clear.I hung up and found my way to the medicine box. My head was now hurting. I started putting pills of medicine into my mouth. “How many did you take?” my wife asked. “I took one and then I took anotherI know one and one

31、was two, but dont ask me what it is now.”1.The daughter wanted _ the other day.A. to give her father a lesson B. to show how difficult math was C. her father to phone her teacher D. her father to help her with her homework 2.Which of the following sentences is not true?A.The father had a different w

32、ay to do the math problem.B.The father couldnt do his daughters homework.C.The daughter couldnt understand her fathers way.D.The daughter had some trouble doing the math problem.3.From what the teacher said, we know that the word “units” means _ here.A. whole numbers less than 10 B. whole things C.

33、groups of lessons D. the smallest numbers4.What the teacher said made the father _.A. angry B. worried C. sad D. tired5.Can you guess what would happen next in the story?A.The father would go to school and begin to learn math.B.The father would become very ill and have to take more medicine.C.The fa

34、ther would never do his daughters math problems again.D.The father would go to the school and fight with the teacher. 6Almost everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes to read about dogs. I have a friend. He has a big police dog with the name Jack. Police dogs are very clever. Every Sunday afte

35、rnoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much. One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became much

36、 worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention (注意)to Jack. He went on talking. At last Jack got angry. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visit

37、or, but this time he took the visitors cap in his mouth. 1. The young visitor stayed a long time in my friends house, didnt he? A. Yes, he was. B. Yes, he did. C. No, he wasnt. D. No, he didnt. 2. Jack became worried because _ . A. he wanted to go out for a walk B. he wanted to play with him C. he d

38、idnt know the young manD. he wanted to eat something 3. Jack sat down in front of the visitor because he wanted _. A. the visitor to talk with him B. to join the talkC. to show the visitor how clever he was D. the visitor to leave the house soon 4. The visitor went on talking and _. A. he paid no at

39、tention to his cap B. he didnt like JackC. he didnt know that his cap was taken away by Jack D. he paid no attention to Jack 5. At last Jack took _ in his mouth. A. food B. nothing C. the visitors cap D. the visitors bag 7Watson won his most important game and became Southern Chess Master (大师) in 19

40、77. He was given the silver cup.“It isnt rightly mine,” he said, when he was holding the cup.” “It was won two years ago when I was on holiday in”“A family was staying at my hotel at that time. Mrs. Prig, the mother, was told that I played chess; and she begged me to give her young son a game. Hes o

41、nly ten. she said, Ive been told that he plays quite well.“Well, as you can guess, I wasnt too happy. A player likes the opponent (对手) to play as well as he does. But it was holiday time and I agreed to play. We placed the board (棋盘) in the garden. The game began. I hoped it would be quick-and so it

42、 was.“Isoon knew that David Prig was no learner. After ten minutes his sister came outside and began to play tennis against a wall. The boy seemed to lose interest in our game. He moved a piece (棋子) without care. I gave my attention to the board.“ Call me when you are ready, Mr. Watson,” he said.Whe

43、n I was ready? I looked up. He had gone off to play with his sister. I studied the board, and found I was driven into corner. So it went on with David: a quick move, then tennis, back to the board, then back to his sister. My difficult condition became impossible to change. I was beaten. Oh, so easi

44、ly, by a ten-year-old chess player. He was the winner in twenty-eight minutes.“David Prig, a name to remember. I had a chance to use his game today, and it won this cup for me. To him, of course, it is only one of a hundred, or perhaps a thousand, winning games.”1. When Mr. Watson said, “It isnt rig

45、htly mine. It was won ”, he meant _two years before. A. he had played chess with a little boy for twenty-eight minutesB. he had had a chance to take part in an important gameC. he had learned how to play chess from a childD. he had learned a good game from a child 2. Before the game, Mr. Watson was

46、quite sure that _.A. the boy played as well as he didB. he would be Southern Chess Master two years laterC. he could win the game easily D. the boy would win the game quickly 3. Why did David play tennis while he was playing chess with Watson?Because he _. A. had no interest in playing chess with ad

47、ults (成年人)B. was not good at playing chessC. liked playing tennis much better than playing chessD. played chess much better than Watson4. From the story, we know that _.A. David Prig was the real winnerB. Mr. Watson was the real winnerC. neither of them was the real winnerD. both of them were the re

48、al winners 5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Sometimes young children can beat adults in playing chess.B. Watson thought he could win the game quickly, and so he did.C. Watson learned something from David and won the silver cup.D. Watson would never forget the name of the boy. 8On November 18

49、th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon, and they were ready for a long way.Soon they heard the sea below them. They were carrying the usual rope , and it was hangi

50、ng down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water. Or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight. They were also carrying some bags of sand.After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 meters, and the ai

51、r was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the mens basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. There was also some snow on the balloon, and that made it very heavy. It began to go down towards the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard.

52、They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling; so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake below and made a black hole in the ice.At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowin

53、g; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 meters! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had traveled 1,797 kilometers from London!1.Three men flew in a balloon _.A. more than a century ago B. to vi

54、sit PolandC. for nearly 1,800 kilometers D. to another city2.The metal box was used for _.A. changing weight B. carrying ropes of the basketC. keeping drinking water D. carrying the bags of sand3.When the balloon went up higher, _.A.they saw the sun go down B. the temperature of the balloon began to

55、 fallC. they could see a black hole on the ground D. they made a hole in the basket with their knives4.The balloon landed _.A. in a foreign country B. on a lake C. in London D. on the sea5.The three men had to land because _.A.they were very hungry B. they had not enough sandC. they pulled the box i

56、nto the basket D. they felt too cold 9In a small village in England about 150 years ago, a mail coach (邮车) was standing on the street. Around the coach many people were talking to one another about it.Mail coach did not come to that village so often in those days. People had to pay a lot of money to get a letter. The person who sent the letter did not have to pay. The person who got the let