Thistourtakesyoubackinhistoryt-优题课

Once upon a time a man became a great archer(射手)．He asked the king to declare
him as the greatest archer of the country．The king was about to do so when an old
servant of the king said，“Wait，sir．I know an old man who lives in the forest．He is a
much greater archer．Let this young man go to him and learn from him for at least three
years．”
The man could not believe that there could be a greater archer than him，but he
went and found the old man and he was! For three years he learned from him．Then one
day，when he thought he had learned everything，the thought arose in him：“If I kill this
old man，then 1 will be the greatest archer．”
The old man had gone to cut wood and he was coming back carrying wood On his
shoulder．The young man hid behind a tree，waiting to kill him．He shot an arrow．The
old man took a small piece of wood and threw it．It struck the arrow and the arrow
turned back and wounded the young man very deeply．The old man came，took Out the
arrow and said。“I knew that some day or other you were going to do this．That’s why
I have not taught you this secret．There is no need to kill me．My Master is still alive，
and I’m nothing before him．You must be with him for at least thirty years．And he is
very old，SO go fast! Find the old man!”
56．The underlined word in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to“ ”
A．admire B．advise C．announce D．admit
57．The young archer wanted to kill the old man in the
A．he had nothing more to learn from him
B．he could then become the greatest archer
C．the old man refused to teach him everything
D．the king’s old servant ordered him to do SO
58．The following pictures show what happened between the young archer and his
master．Which is the right order of the events?
A．1—2—3—4 B．4—3—2—1
C．4—2—3—1 D．4—2—1—3
59．What do you think would most probably happen next?
A．The young archer died from the wound soon after．
B．The king declared the young man the greatest archer．
C．The young archer found the old man’s master and killed him．
D．The young archer set off to look for the old man’S master．
60．What lesson can you learn from the story?
A．There’s always someone better than you in this world．
B．You must never try to become better than your teacher．
C．The older a man is，the better archer he usually becomes．
D．Always use a piece of wood to protect yourself from an arrow．

Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs. Hanson different from her classmates is her age-----73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
　　When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn’t think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college. Mrs. Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again.
　　She finds that it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to sit in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be, Mrs. Hanson often gets up and walks around classes to keep from getting stiff(不灵活). At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.
49. Mrs. Hanson couldn’t go to college immediately after she graduated from high school because ____________.
A. she hadn’t got enough money
B. she was a country girl
C. the banker ordered her not to borrow any money
D. the banker thought she should raise a family of nine children
50. The computer students welcomed Mrs. Hanson warmly because ______.
　A. she had got an excellent result in the exam
B. she was good at telling funny stories
　C. they wanted to get her help in their studies
D. they were deeply moved by her spirit
51. Mrs. Hanson is the sort of person who ________.
　　A. cares for study very much
B. likes to borrow money from the bank
　　C. never misses a chance to talk
D. tries to save any money for her family
52. In which order did Mrs. Hanson do the following things?
　　a. she began her studies at college.
　　b. She finished high school.
　　c. She got married and gave birth of nine children.
　　d. She had her 73 rd birthday.
　　e. She went to the bank to borrow money.
　　A. a c b e d B. b e c a d C. b c e d a D. e d a c b

In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They saw that people should be allowed to die with dignity (尊严) and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite answer.
45、The best title for this passage is _____.
A. The Right to LiveB. The Right to Die
C. The Doctor’s DutyD. Life Is Better Than Death
46、In recent years, people can live longer than in the past. It’s because of _____ .
A. the development of medical technologyB. big hospitals
C. good doctorsD. both B and C
47、According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to ___________ .
A. the doctorsB. the surroundings
C. his or her familyD. the patient himself or herself
48、In the writer’s opinion _____ .
A. death is better than lifeB. life is better that death
C. neither death nor life is goodD. none of the above

A strange thing happens to nearly everybody at night. They turn off the lights, put up the covers and close their eyes. Six or seven hours later, they wake up again. Strange, isn’t it?
Sleep puzzles science. Scientists and doctors would rather talk about why one can’t fall asleep. They are not so sure what causes sleep.
The best conditions for sleep, they say, are good health and meal neither too big nor too small. No worries and a comfortable place to sleep in are important, too. They advise against two in one bed.
Strange things happen during sleep. For example, you move often. You would feel tired if you didn’t. You also dream. Part of your brain is still awake when you dream. Dreaming happens when the memory and imagination parts of your brain are still awake. Experiments have shown that bad dreams may be caused by a stomachache.
Don’t worry if you dream. Some great stories and poems were begun while the writers slept.
41. Sleep puzzles scientists because they are not certain _______.
why one can’t fall asleep
why one wakes up six or seven sleeping hours later
both A and B
D. what causes sleep
42. You would feel tired during sleep if you ________.
A. move often B. sleep on your back C. didn’t move D. went back too later
43. Dreaming happens when _______.
A. you are in a deep sleep B. you are not comfortable
C. part of our brain is still awake D. there’s too much noise in the room
44. The best title for this passage is ________.
A. Why You Dream B. The Strangeness of Sleep
C. What Happens During Sleep D. The Cause of Sleep

Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺骗)?When someone tells you something that is true，but leaves out important information that should be included. he can give you a false picture．
For example，someone might say，“I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票)．It was great．I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy’s a winner，right? Maybe，maybe not．We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets，and only one was a winner．He’s really a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false，but he left out important information on
purpose．That’s called a half truth．Half truths are not technically lies，but they are
just as dishonest．
Some politicians often use this trick．Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last
term，her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs．Then she seeks an
other term．One of her opponents(对手)says，“During Governor Smith’s term，the
state lost one million jobs!” That’s true．However，an honest statement would have
been，“During Governor Smith's term，the state had a net gain of two million jobs．’’
Advertisers(广告商)will sometimes use half—truths．It’s against the law to make
false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth．An advertisement might say，
“Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache．”It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky
Company．
This kind of deception happens too often．It’s a sad fact of life：Lies are lies，and
sometimes the truth can 1ie as well．
How much did the lottery winner lose?

A．one hundred dollars．	B．Two hundred dollars．
C．Three hundred dollars．	D．Four hundred dollars．

We may infer that the author believes people should

A．buy lottery tickets if possible	B．make use of half—truths
C．be careful about what they are told	D．not trust the Yucky Company

What do the underlined words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．final increase	B．big advantage
C．1arge share	D．total number

What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?

A．False statements are easy to see through．

B．Half-truths are often used to mislead people．

C．Doctors like to act in advertisements．

D．Advertisements are based on facts．

How many examples does the writer give to show how the truth is used to deceive?

A．One．

B．Two．

C．Three．

D．Four．

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Using half truths is against the law．

B．Technically，half truths are in fact lies．

C．Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache．

D．Governor Smith did a good job during her last term．

Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

A．He’s really a big loser!

B．Sometimes the truth can lie as well．

C．Advertisers will sometimes use half truths．

D．It’s against the law to make false statements．