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　　"Mark Twain" was the name used by Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) when he wrote books. His father was a lawyer, but a poor one, who lived at Florida, Missouri. The family was so poor that Samuel did not receive much teaching. He had to learn all that he could from the people whom he met. His father died when he was very young, and then there was even less money than before.
　　Many of the men in this part of America worked in the ships on the great River Mississippi, and he did this himself at one time (1857).
　　Where did he find the name "Mark Twain"? It came from the great river itself. It was part of one of the cries used by men who worked in the ships. When a man called "By the mark twain!" he meant that the river was "two marks deep" there, that is to say, six feet deep ( "Twain" is an old form of the work "Two".) Samuel Clemens often heard these words when he was young, and he used them as a penname all his life.
　　During his work on the Mississippi he met travelers of all kinds, and this helped him a great deal when he started to write. But the number of travelers became smaller when war started in America in 1861. Many of the great ships on the river stopped work. Samuel left then and went to Nevada with his brother, who was at that time Governor of Nevada. There, near the town of Carson, Samuel became a gold miner, but he never made much money at the time. He soon saw that life in the gold mines was not for him. He also tried writing for the newspapers in Nevada, and this seemed more hopeful. He found that he could write.
　　He went to Europe in 1867 and visited France and Italy. In 1870 he married Olivia Langdon, and two years later he was spending nearly all his time writing. Among his books is his own story (1908).
　　He is now always known as Mark Twain, and many people do not even know that his family name was Clemens. He traveled in America and in England, and went to Oxford in 1907. He was one of the great American writers of the time, and could make his readers laugh – a thing which few writers can do. He died in 1910.
"Mark Twain" was _________.

A．a famous American writer	B．name of a book
C．a great river in America	D．a large ship

As a child, Samuel did not get much education because _________.

A．his father died too early

B．the family was very poor

C．he disliked school very much

D．he could learn what he liked from the people he met

What gave him a great deal when he started writing? _______

A．His poor childhood	B．The Mississippi river
C．All kinds of travelers he met	D．His brother

We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．Samuel loved writing from his early age

B．Samuel did not love writing at the beginning

C．his writings to the newspaper were successful

D．his brother encouraged him to write more

According to the writer of the passage, a good writer could _________.

A．write a lot for his readers

B．make a lot of money for his family

C．cause his readers to laugh

D．travel everywhere he wanted

I came to India a year ago to find a village in which I could live and write but it was many months before I settled down happily in this Himalayan community.
I wasted a lot of time looking for the “typical” village. Yet no such thing exists. Conditions are quite different from village to village. But the villages I stayed in had much in common---poor, dirty and backward. Often the villagers themselves were puzzled and doubtful. Why had I come? I had put aside my work as a political journalist because my ideas had changed. I had come to believe that what was happening in the Third World was more important than anything else. But to understand how three—quarters of the world population live, and what effect their future might have on ours, I felt that I first had to try and share their way of life.
In the end I chose a mountain village because it was little cooler than those in the plains. I took the bus from town along a rocky road. Then came a rough walk down a steep path to the river. After this I began the climb into the hills. Whenever I stopped to catch my breath, there was a beautiful scene. After several hours’ walk the village came into sight.
After the writer had arrived in India,________.

A．he spent a year writing about the place he lived in

B．he spent quite some time looking for a suitable place to live in

C．he stayed in an Indian village working for the poor

D．he lived in a Himalayan community for many months.

While looking for a typical village, the writer found__________.

A．he was searching for the impossible

B．all the villages were exactly the same

C．he was doing something enjoyable

D．the villagers were curious about him

Before coming to India, the writer________.

A．had been a successful politician

B．had made a decision to work for India

C．had studied India culture for some months

D．had worked for newspapers and magazines

The write decided to change his way of life because__________.

A．he no longer found his work interesting

B．he hoped to live a peaceful life in the countryside

C．he wanted to find out more about the Third World

D．he wanted to try his luck in a foreign country

The village the writer finally chose to live in_________.

A．lay at the end of a rocky road

B．had a beautiful sight of the river

C．was a short walk from the river

D．had better weather than those in the plains.

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 say thatpeople 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.
The best title for this passage is _____.

A．The Right to Live	B．The Right to Die
C．The Doctor’s Duty	D．Life Is Better Than Death

In recent years, people can live longer than in the past. It’s because of _____ .

A．the development of medical technology

B．big hospitals

C．good doctors

D．both B and C

According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to _____ .
.

A．the doctors	B．the surroundings
C．his or her family	D．the patient himself or herself

In the writer’s opinion _____ .

A．death is better than life

B．life is better that death

C．neither death nor life is good

D．none of the above

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．Most of the medical workers join in the argument.

B．The argument has ended in favor of the patient.

C．The argument hasn’t ended yet.

D．The quality of life is not as important as life itself, so it is generally thought that people should not be allowed to die under any conditions.

When did you last see a polar bear(北极熊）?On a trip to a zoo,perhaps?If you had attended a winter activity in New York a few years ago,you would have seen a whole polar bear club.These "Polar Bears" are people who meet frequently in the winter to swim in freezing cold water.That day,the air temperature was 3℃,and the water temperature was a little higher.The members of the Polar Bear Club at Coney Island,New York are usually about the age of 60.Members must satisfy two requirements.First,they must get along well with everyone else in the group;this is very important because there are so many different kinds of people in the club.Polar Bears must also agree to swim outdoors at least twice a month from November to February.
　　Dcotors don't agree about the medical effects of cold-winter swimming.Some are worried about the dangers of a condition in which the body's temperature drops so low that finally the heart stops.Other doctors,however,point out that there is more danger of a heart attack during summer swimming because the difference between the air temperature and water temperature is much greater in summer than in winter.
　　The Polar Bears themselves are satisfied with the benefits of cold-water swimming.They say that their favorite form of exercise is very good for the circulatory system(循环系统）because it forces the blood to move fast to keep the body warm.Cold-water swimmers usually turn bright red after a few minutes in the water.A person who turns blue probably has a very poor circulatory system and should not try cold-water swimming.
　　The main benefits of cold-water swimming are probably mental.The Polar Bears love to swim all year round;they find it fun and relaxing.As one 70-year-old woman says,"When I go into water,I pour my troubles into the ocean and let them float away."
72.The members of the Polar Bear Club must meet the following requirements except that_____.
　　A.they must swim outdoors at least 8 times in the four cold months
　　B.they must reach the age of 60
　　C.they should be easy to make friends with
　　D.they must agree to swim outdoors from November to February
73.According to the passage,some doctors believe it is true that_____.
　　A.Polar Bears are bears swimming in freezing water
　　B.cold-water swimming can make the body temperature dangerously high
　　C.you are healthy if cold-water swimming turns your skin color blue
　　D.cold-water swimming causes more heart attacks in summer than in winter
74.The Polar Bears like to swim year-round,for_____.
　　A.it is an easy way ot keep the body warm in winter
　　B.they can remain young
　　C.they find it enjoyable and interesting
　　D.they might meet fewer troubles in life
75.The passage is mainly about_____.
　　A.the requirements of the Polar Bear Club
　　B.a group of cold-water-swimming livers
　　C.the Polar Bears' life in New York
　　D.doctors' ideas about cold-water swimming

The following is a timetable in Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

Airline	Flight Number	Destination	Departure	Gate
Air Canada	137	Beijing	10:12 a. m.	24
Japanese Airlines	320	Tokyo	10:30 a. m.	18
British Airways	405	Paris	11:00 a. m.	20
Pan American	226	London	11:20 a. m.	12
Pan American	12	Beijing	11:43 a. m.	15
Air Canada	178	Tokyo	12:32 a. m.	21
CAAC	289	Hong Kong	12:32 a. m.	14
CAAC	314	Moscow	12:45 a. m.	18
British Airways	230	New York	12:55 a. m.	23

69. A man wants to take Flight 178 to Tokyo. Which gate should he go to?
A. 14 B. 28 C. 21 D. 18
70. Now it’s 11:40. Mary is at gate 20. Which airline’s plane will she take?
A. British Airways B. Japanese Airlines
C. Pan American D. Air Canada
71. Gate _______ is the busiest among all these gates.
A. 23 B. 18 C. 24 D. 15