The blue eyes that looked at him from outside the door were like the light through a maginifying glass (放大镜) when it is at its brightest and smallest, when paper and leaves begin to smoke.
"Hey . " said the man in the door. " Remember me? "
" Yes. " the boy said. whispering. "Rick. "
He felt so surprised to see Rick. All of Rick seemed to be shown in the eyes. With a strong feeling that ought to have hurt him.
" You knew me." Rick said. " You hadn't forgotten. "
" You're--just the same. " the boy said. and felt much thankful.
He seemed even to be wearing the same clothes, the same blue shirt and grey trousers. He was thin, but he was built to be lean; and he was still, or again. sunburnt. After everything, the slow white smile still showed the slight feeling of happiness.
" Let's look at you." Rick said, dropping into a chair. Then slowly he felt more at home, and he became once more just Rick as if nothing had happened. There were lines about his eyes. and deeper lines on his cheeks. but he looked like-just Rick, lined by sunfight and smiling.
" When I look at you." he said, " You make me think about me, for we look like each other. "
" Yes, " said the boy, eagerly, " they all think we both look like my grandfather. "On his return. Rick_______.
| A．had not changed much | B．looked very old |
| C．was much thinner than before | D．was wearing different clothes |
Rick and the boy are probably________.
| A．brothers | B．related |
| C．friends | D．neighbours |
You could describe Rick as________.
| A．old and friendly | B．old and nervous |
| C．thin and nervous | D．thin and friendly |
From the passage we can tell that the boy_____.
| A．was worried that Rick had forgotten him |
| B．was proud of what Rick had done |
| C．was pleased to see Rick |
| D．wondered where Rick had been |
Rick and the boy_______.
| A．had similar personalities | B．cared about each other |
| C．had lived in the same house | D．felt their friendship had changed |
A
Before he sailed round the world alone, Francis Chichester had already surprised his friends several times. He had tried to fly round the world but failed. That was in 1931.
The years passed. He gave up flying and began sailing. He enjoyed it greatly. Chichester was already 58 years old when he won the first solo transatlantic sailing race. His old dream of going round the world came back, but this time he would sail.His friends and doctors did not think he could do it, as he had lung cancer. But Chichester was determined to carry out his plan. In August 1966, at the age of nearly 65, an age when many men retire, he began the greatest voyage of his life.
Chichester covered 14100 miles before stopping in Sydney, Australia. This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed alone. He arrived in Australia on 12 December, just 107 days out from England. He received a warm welcome from the Australians and from his family who had flown there to meet him. On shore, Chichester could not walk without help. Everybody said the same thing: he had done enough; he must not go any further. But he did not listen.
After resting in Sydney for a few weeks, Chichester set off once more in spite of his friends' attempts to dissuade him. The second half of his voyage was by far the more dangerous part, during which he sailed round the treacherous Cape Horn.After succeeding in sailing round Cape Horn, Chichester sent the following radio message to London: "I feel as if I had wakened from a nightmare. Wild horses could not drag me down to Cape Horn and that sinister Southern Ocean again."
Just before 9 o'clock on Sunday evening 28 May 1967, he arrived back in England, where a quarter of a million people were waiting to welcome him.Queen Elizabeth II knighted(授以爵位) him with the very sword that Queen Elizabeth I had used almost 400 years earlier to knight Sir Francis Drake after he had sailed round the world for the first time.The whole voyage from England and back had covered 28,500 miles. It had taken him nine months, of which the sailing time was 226 days. He had done what he wanted to accomplish.What can we learn about Chichester?
| A．He failed the solo transatlantic sailing race in 1959. |
| B．He was a brave and determined man. |
| C．The second half of his voyage was not as dangerous as the first half. |
| D．The radio message expressed his concern about the sailing. |
What did Queen Elizabeth II do after Chichester arrived back in England?
| A．She called on the English to learn form him. |
| B．She was waiting to congratulate on his success in sailing. |
| C．She thought poorly of his achievements. |
| D．She knighted him for praising him. |
We can infer from the text that ____
| A．Anyone who had sailed alone traveled less than 7050miles before 1966 |
| B．Chichester sailed round the Atlantic in 1931 |
| C．Most of the English retire at the age of 65 |
| D．Chichester died of lung cancer in 1967 after he went back to England |
E
Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist, in the tradition of George Eliot, he was also influenced both in his novels and poetry by Romanticism, especially by William Wordsworth. Charles Dickens is another important influence on Thomas Hardy. Like Dickens, he was also highly critical of much in Victorian society, though Hardy focused more on a declining rural society.
While Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life, and regarded himself primarily as a poet, his first collection was not published until 1898. Initially therefore he gained fame as the author of such novels as Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1891), and Jude the Obscure (1895). However, since the 1950s Hardy has been recognized as a major poet, and had asignificantinfluence on The Movement poets of the 1950s and 1960s, including Phillip Larkin.
The majority of his fictional works,initiallypublished as serials in magazines, were set in the semi-fictional region of Wessex and explored tragic characters struggling against their passions and social circumstances. Hardy's Wessex is based on the medieval（中世纪的）Anglo-Saxon kingdom and eventually came to include the counties of Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon, Hampshire and much of Berkshire, in southwest and south central England.Which of the follow is Not true according to the 1st paragraph?
| A．Hardy was influenced both in his novels and poetry by Romanticism. |
| B．William Wordsworth was a Victorian realist. |
| C．Charles Dickens highly criticized much of Victorian society. |
| D．Hardy cared more about rural society. |
Which of the following is Not Hardy’s works?
| A．Far from the Madding Crowd | B．The Mayor of Casterbridge |
| C．Tess of the D'Urbervilles | D．Great Expectations |
Most of Hardy’s fictional works_____.
| A．were originallypublished in magazines. |
| B．were set in the fictional region of Wessex. |
| C．explored comedic characters. |
| D．were based on Anglo-Saxon kingdom |
It can infer from the passage that_____.
| A．Hardy wrote poetry occasionally in his life |
| B．Hardy’s poetry collection was never published |
| C．Hardy wasn’t recognized as a major poet until the 1950s. |
| D．Phillip Larkin had a great influence on Hardy. |
D
Dogs can be trained to identify the smell of lung cancer long before symptoms develop.
A new study is the first to show that sniffer dogs can be relied upon to find the unique smell of the disease of in 7 out of 10 sniffers. Researchers from a hospital in Germany believe dogs could become even better at picking out cancer cases with more training, but the final goal is to identify the cancer-specific chemical compounds the dogs can smell, and develop a device that could be used to help diagnose lung-cancer victims at an earlier stage.
Lung cancer is Britain’s deadliest cancer, with over 39.000 cases diagnosed annually, of which only 25 percent will survive for a year, since the disease is mostly found at an advanced stage, when it is very difficult to treat. Early detection is often by chance, although scientists have been working on using samples of exhaled(呼出的) breath from patients for future screening. They attempt to use the samples to locate volatile organic compounds(VOCs) in the breath that are linked to the presence of cancer, but no reliable methods have been found so far that are lung-specific.
The researchers combined this approach with recent findings about the abilities of some dogs to alert their owners to undiagnosed cancer, probably through smell. This latest study used family dogs, which were given special training over an 11-week period to identify a VOC in the breath of patient.
The researches worked with 220 volunteers, including patients with lung cancer at early and advanced stage, patients with chronic pulmonary disease(慢性肺炎), and healthy volunteers. The dogs took part in a number of tests to see if they could reliably distinguish compounds in the breath of lung-cancer patients-even if they smoked. The dogs were asked to sniff glass tubes containing cotton impregnated(浸染) with samples of breath from those taking part and had to lie down if they detected a VOC from a lung cancer patient.
The dogs successfully identified 71 samples with lung cancer out of a possible 100. They also correctly detected 372 samples that did not have lung cancer out of a posible 400.What can we conclude from the research according to the passage?
| A．The volunteers included patients with various cancer successfully |
| B．It used police dogs specially trained over a period. |
| C．It aimed to see if dogs could sniff cancer-specific compounds. |
| D．The dogs identified 372 samples with lung cancer successfully. |
We can infer from the passage that a VOC is probably a kind of _____.
| A．liquid | B．drug | C．equipment | D．chemical |
Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
| A．The research involved about a hundred dogs in all. |
| B．Dogs can usually detect the lung cancer patients well. |
| C．There are about 39,000 lung-cancer patients in Britain every year. |
| D．Lung cancer is Britain’s biggest cancer killer. |
What can be the best title of the passage?
| A．A New Way to Treat Cancer |
| B．A New Way to Detect Disease |
| C．Dogs Can Sniff out Cancer |
| D．Dogs Can Protect People from Cancer |
C
A person, like a commodity, needs packaging. But going too far is absolutely undesirable. A little exaggeration, however, does no harm when it shows the person's unique qualities to their advantage. To display personal charm in a casual and natural way, it is important for one to have a clear knowledge of oneself. A master packager knows how to combine art and nature without any traces of modification, so that the person so packaged is no commodity but a human being, lively and lovely.
A young person, especially a female, shining with beauty and full of life, has all the favor granted by God. Any attempt to make up would be self-defeating. Youth, however, comes and goes in a moment of doze. Packaging for the middle-aged is primarily to repair the furrows(磨损) ploughed by time. If you still enjoy life's enthusiasm enough to keep self-confidence and pursue pioneering work, you are unique in your natural qualities, and your charm and grace will remain. Elderly people are beautiful if their river of life has been, through plains, mountains and jungles, running its course as it should. You have really lived your life which now arrives at a complacent stage of serenity indifferent to fame or wealth. There is no need to resort to hair-dyeing-the snow-capped mountain is itself a beautiful scene of fairyland. Let your looks change from young to old synchronizing(同步) with the natural aging process so as to keep in harmony with nature, for harmony itself is beauty, while the other way round will only end in unpleasantness. To be in the elder's company is like reading a thick book of elegant edition that fascinates one so much as to be willing to part with.
As long as one finds where one stands, one knows how to package oneself, just as a commodity establishes its brand by the right packaging.In writer’s opinion, to show one’s personal charm casually and naturally, one ought to _____.
| A．package himself exaggeratedly. |
| B．know well about himself. |
| C．find a master packager. |
| D．care nothing about others |
To make a packaged person lively and lovely instead of a mere commodity, a packager should know _____.
| A．how to use the latest package technology. |
| B．how to mix art and modification. |
| C．how to bring out unique qualities. |
| D．how to keep natural without decoration |
Which of the following is True according to the passage?
| A．It’s wise for a young person to do some make-up. |
| B．Packaging for the middle-aged is basically to repair the trace of time. |
| C．Accompanying the elder is like reading an old and simple book. |
| D．One knows how to package oneself wherever he stands. |
What’s the author’s real attitude toward packaging?
| A．Positive | B．Negative |
| C．Indifferent | D．Cautious |
B
The deadly stampede（踩踏）occurred just before midnight in Chen Yi square on the city's famous Bund waterfront district.
Some survivors say they were standing on the steps leading towards the platform overlooking the Huangpu River when the stampede started. "We were at the bottom of the steps, and we wanted to go up. At the same time, people at the top of the steps wanted to get down. We were pushed down by the people trying to go down, and then people started to fall down, row by row. "
Most of the deceased are young people and students aged from 16 to 36.
"At around 12:05, a large number of the injured arrived at the hospital. Some of them suffered severe asphyxia（窒息）, and some have already lost vital signs. There are others who suffered cervical damage and brainstem damage.” said Xia Shujie, who is the deputy director of Shanghai No.1 Hospital.
Police are still looking into the cause of the accident, but some witnesses say the stampede was trigged as coupons that looked like U.S. dollar were being thrown from a building to the crowd below. The coupons are printed with letters "M18", the name of a bar on the Bund.
"I had indeed picked up a bank note from the ground but had thrown it away. The bank note looked green. We didn't really pay much attention at first, after we picked up, I said to my friend it is a bank note. My friend said that is not possible, how come there is a bar code on it, then we just threw it away." a witness said.
Some web users say they found pictures on the bar owner's micro-blog showing off the coupons before the incident. But the blogger denied she threw away any coupons.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has asked authorities in Shanghai to do whatever it takes to treat the injured and get to the bottom of the incident as soon as possible.
Shanghai has cancelled all New Year celebration events including a laser show scheduled for tonight.Which of the following is True according to the passage?
| A．Some survivors at the bottom of the steps were pushed down by the people trying to go up. |
| B．Some injured people have already been dead when arriving at the hospital. |
| C．Police have almost identify the real cause of the accident. |
| D．Some web users say they found pictures on the bar owner's micro-blog showing off the coupons after the incident |
What does “the decreased” refer to in the second paragraph?
| A．the people who were alive |
| B．the people who were dead |
| C．the people who got injured |
| D．the people who participated in the incident. |
What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the 7th paragraph?
| A．forget the incident |
| B．find out the cause of the incident |
| C．avoid the incident happening again |
| D．inform the whole nation of the incident |
What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?
| A．The leader of China has shown great concern about the incident. |
| B．All New Year celebration events have been put off in Shanghai. |
| C．The whole nation has stopped all New Year celebration events. |
| D．A laser show scheduled for New Year celebration would still be put on. |