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Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five, he gave￡12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children’s playground.
As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy-five. Johnson had a sense of humor. He liked whisky (威士忌酒) and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening,” he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.
The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.
Johnson became a rich man through ___________.

A．doing business	B．making whisky
C．cheating	D．buying and selling land

The gift of money to the school suggests (暗示) that Johnson ___________.

A．had no children

B．was a strange man

C．was very fond of children

D．wanted people to know how rich he was

Many people wrote to Johnson to find out ___________.

A．what kind of whisky he had

B．how to live longer

C．how to become wealthy

D．in which part of the neck to have an injection

The newspaperman ___________.

A．should have reported what Johnson had told him

B．shouldn’t have asked Johnson what injection he had

C．was eager to live a long life

D．should have found out what Johnson really meant

When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that ___________.

A．he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening

B．he needn’t an injection in the neck

C．a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well

D．there was something wrong with his neck

The hand, the eyes, and the brain work together to make human beings different from other animals. No other animals have all three parts to work together. No animals can do what human beings can do. Humans can do many things and feel many things with the hand. The hand can hold onto things and make things because the thumb(大拇指) works with the fingers. This fifth finger is strong. Most animals don’t have thumbs. The thumb can press against the other fingers. Without a thumb to press against the fingers, it is difficult to hold onto anything. The thumb and fingers can also fit the flat surface of a box and the curved (不平的) surface of a pencil. We can feel that something is hot or cold, soft or hard, smooth or rough. The hand, with thumb and fingers, is one of the best tools we have. Most animals see a flat picture. Their eyes can only see how high and how wide something is. Some animals see a different picture with each eye. Some don’t see in colour. Humans see one picture with both eyes working together. We can see how high and how wide something is. We can also see how far in front of or in back of something a thing is. The brain tells other parts of the body how to work. Some of the things the body does are automatic; that is, we don’t have to think about them. For example, we don’t have to think to make our heart beat or our stomach work. The brain tells the eyes and hands how to make useful and beautiful things. That is how human beings become tool makers and artists. That is how human can have richer and better lives than other animals.
Human beings are different from other animals because ___________.

A．human beings have the hands, the eyes, and the brain working all the time

B．other animals also have hands, the eyes, and the brain

C．human beings work together with other animals

D．the hands, the eyes, and the brain of the human can work together

According to the passage, when you say you hold onto something, you mean______

A．you have it in your hand and keep it there by putting your fingers firmly roundit

B．you have it in your arms and keep it there by putting your fingers firmly roundit

C．you feel it with your hands

D．you press the fingers of your right hand against those of your left hand

The author tells us that no animals can do what humans can do. He gives quite a few facts to support the idea. One of them is that ___________.

A．most animals don’t see in colour

B．the humans see a thing with both eyes working together

C．only humans can see and how high and how wide a thing is

D．some animals can see only one picture

___________ is automatic.

A．Breathing	B．Driving a car
C．Making a chair	D．Playing football

People who make beautiful things are usually called ___________.

A．toolmakers	B．artists
C．scientists	D．drivers

Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling, swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some forms—football, basketball, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.
Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks in high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as others, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.
If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “matches” between “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.
The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.
A mountain climber continues to improve in skills year by year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty. But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they perhaps climb with more skills and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
The underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 2 could best be replaced by ______.

A．strong emotion	B．good way
C．better feeling	D．enough affection

Mountaineering is a sport, not a game because_______.

A．it has man-made rules

B．it is too dangerous for climbers

C．it can’t bring people joy or leisure

D．it is free for climbers to use their own methods

We know from the passage that _______.

A．mountaineering has no appeal for people

B．physical quality is more important than mental one for climbers

C．a mountain climber passes his best by the age of thirty

D．it is possible for an old man of fifty or sixty to climb the Alps

What is the best title for the passage?

A．Sports in winter

B．Team work in climbing

C．Mountaineering

D．The quality for mountaineering

One day the employees of a large company in St Louis，Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said：“Yesterday the person who has been hindering (阻碍) your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral(葬礼) in the room that has been prepared in the gym.”
At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues had died，but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be.
The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered：“Who is this person that was hindering my progress? Well，at least he’s no longer here.”
One by one the employees got closer to the coffin(棺材) and when they looked inside it they became speechless. They stood over the coffin，shocked and in silence，as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.
There was a mirror inside the coffin：Everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said. “There is only one person who can set limits to your growth：it is YOU.”
You are the only person who can revolutionize(彻底改变) your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness，your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself.
Your life does not change when your family changes，when your friends change，when your boss changes，and when your company changes.
Your life changes when YOU change，when you go beyond your limiting beliefs，when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.
The writer’s purpose in writing the article is to tell us that __________.

A．the harder we work，the more successful we will become

B．our work and life are closely connected with others

C．changing our lives is down to us

D．we will have a better future if people do not hinder our development

People were speechless when they looked inside the coffin because __________.

A．there was nothing but a mirror inside

B．they could see their own souls inside

C．their closest colleague lay inside

D．what was inside told a great truth

Who probably wrote the sign on the front door?

A．The company boss.

B．A worker who liked to make fun of others.

C．The director in charge of production.

D．A worker who wanted to teach others a lesson.

What can we conclude from the article?

A．The employees went to the gym to join the funeral.

B．The lesson the employees learned would influence them greatly.

C．The employees’ lives depended on the attitude of their boss.

D．The employees got angry after the funeral..

It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.
My father realised it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him.I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’m so glad I did.
On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all， it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.
On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it ——there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badlly polluted that nothing could survive.
The little baby whale——actually as big as our boat——was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves.”She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,” my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and ,heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Showly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breathe——and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.
In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day, Nearly four decades later ,I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.
The author says “I’m so glad I did .”(in Para.2)because __________.

A．be witnessed the whole process of fishing

B．he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea

C．he experienced the rescue of the whales

D．he spent the weekend with his family

The harbour survived the storm owing to____________.

A．the shape of the harbor

B．the arms of the bay

C．the still water in the channel

D．the long coast line

The mother whale failed to help her baby because__________.

A．she had stayed in the polluted water for too long

B．the whirlpools she had made were not big enough

C．she had no other whales around to turn to for help

D．the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction

what is the theme of the story?

A．Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness

B．Fishing provides excitement for children

C．It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals

D．It’s vital to protect the environment

A．To attend a club meeting．	B．To walk her dog
C．To see her doctor．	D．To play tennis with her friends．

A．to phone the police station	B．to catch the badly hurt burglar
C．to dress up for the meeting	D．to wait for her dog to be cured