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a popular French writer, Jules Verne is regarded as the father of science fiction, which is a combination of scientific truth and . His famous science fiction stories, such as Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Twenty Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World In Eighty Days, are liked by people of all all over the world no matter whether they are old or young.
The book Around the World In Eighty Days centers around a rich English gentleman and his French servant. The gentleman regularly pays a visit to a club made up of men. Once he to get into a heated discussion about whether it is possible to complete the journey the world in eighty days. It’s a bit little challenging at that time. So they bet a lot of money. He accepts the challenge. In the course of his travels, he is held up by many surprising adventures along the way, so he thinks he has lost the bet. , he gains one more day. Because he doesn’t take into consideration the fact that he is travelling westward. Thus he reaches the place a full day earlier. , he wins and finds himself a beautiful wife, too.
This work by Jules Verne is one of his classics. It has been made into several movies, including the 1956 version (版本) by the same . Certainly no writer before Jules Vern has been made widely known in English-speaking countries. It is his early love for scientific knowledge that his success.
A．As B．Like C．Unlike D．With
A．knowledge B．experiment C．research D．imagination
A．ages B．abilities C．senses D．tastes
A．poor B．wealthy C．ordinary D．clever
A．seems B．wants C．happens D．decides
A．in B．around C．over D．through
A．Besides B．Still C．So D．However
A．Luckily B．Carefully C．Sadly D．Disappointingly
A．time B．place C．name D．story
A．turns to B．leads to C．points to D．adds to
Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planets. But for all the progress, people __1 don’t know one another very well.
That brings about Theodore Zeldin’s “ 2 of conversation” — events 3 individuals sit in pairs with persons they don’ t know for three hours of 4 talk designed to help people know better about each other.
Mr. Zeldin heads Oxford Muse, a l0-year-old foundation based on the _5 that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.
The “feast” in London looks 6 at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes 7 fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their lives. The “menu of _8 ” includes topics like “How have your concerns changed 9 the years?” Or, “What have you done against the past?”
As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite _10 communications like QQ and MSN in a globalized age, issues of human heart 11 . Many people are lonely, or occupied in dealing with their daily businesses that discourage knowing the _ 12 _ of one another. “We are trapped in _ 13 _ conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,”he says. “But 14 _ interaction is what separates us from other species, __15 maybe dogs that do have interactions with humans.”
The main rules of the “feast”: Don’t 16 _ with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer. The only awkward moment came when the multi-racial crowd of people of different ages, in sun hats, ties and __17_, looked to see 18 they would talk with for hours. 19 15 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking, continuing full force until organizers interrupted them 180 minutes later.
Some said they felt free to talk on 20 topics. Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”
A．still B．already C．even D．yet
A．topic B．subject C．idea D．feast
A．what B．when C．that D．where
A．free B．organized C．guided D．random
A．theory B．idea C．opinion D．fact
A．not B．not only C．never D．ever
A．but B．and C．or D．with
A．talk B．speech C．conversation D．communication
A．during B．over C．for D．within
A．convenient B．accessible C．immediate D．instant
A．leave B．appear C．disappear D．remain
A．depth B．well C．truth D．good
A．small B．daily C．deep D．shallow
A．thinking B．talking C．communicating D．lecturing
A．with B．besides C．except D．from
A．talk B．pair C．involve D．sit
A．dresses B．skirts C．T-shirts D．coats
A．which B．whom C．who D．that
A．So B．And C．But D．Then
A．hot B．popular C．sensitive D．private
Children and young people tend to have certain role models – people they want to be like when they grow 1 . Though at firstchildren would have wished to copy their mother, father or a (n) 2 relative, gradually these role models are thought of as famous people or popular 3 . People have different opinions about whether popular stars or other famous people are good role models for children. Charming models, such as Katie Price, are often 4 andthought highly of by young girls. This is the biggest worry of parents and teachers. They wish to 5 their children to have the concept that success is achieved through hard work and 6 rather than an attractive looking.
Most people tend to grow up to be those 7 areclose to home — their parents or family friends. Some decide to be like their favorite teacher. A child who loves to 8 may want to grow to be the next Picasso or Van Gogh; Someone who loves to 9 might imagine themselves as a famous writer; if a child enjoys dancing, he or she 10 well admire a famous dancer, but this is not the case. A lot of dance students wish to be like their 11 teacher.
Therefore, the job of a teacher is 12 just providing knowledge of a given subject. They should be able to 13 their students’ trust and 14 them well. Helping youngsters to learn from models, to learn how to accept 15 with grace(优雅) and losing with respect, is central to any parent’s or teacher’s job. Manners are very important and a dance teacher can make use of his or her position and influence(影响) to introduce good behaviors to youngsters.
A．younger B．stronger C．older D．taller
A．generous B．favorite C．ordinary D．humorous
A．fans B．stars C．singers D．dancers
A．awarded B．admired C．admitted D．afforded
A．encourage B．receive C．hold D．ignore
A．luck B．imagination C．effort D．effect
A．what B．which C．it D．who
A．read and write B．sing and dance C．listen and speak D．draw and paint
A．write B．read C．travel D．think
A．should B．may C．must D．need
A．dance B．music C．art D．piano
A．better than B．less than C．more than D．rather than
A．receive B．lose C．gain D．accept
A．communicate with B．keep up with C．come up with D．catch up with
A．challenging B．falling C．failing D．winning
"Remember, your father is only one year older than you．" That was Mom's usual excuse when Dad said the 36 things or did something foolish．
Dad 37 drinking exactly one year before I was born．He 38 a group of other people who had also stopped drinking．I loved my dad but I 39 the way his weekly meetings took him away from me．It seemed they were more40 to him than I was．But with my 41 coming up I thought Dad would make an exception．"Can" t you 42 it just this time? Saturday is my birthday! " I begged him．He 43 , "I'm chairing the meeting this Saturday．We will have your party on Sunday．"
Saturday evening I sat on my bed, feeling44 for myself．Dad started to leave, then 45 and said, "Why not come with me tonight? It' s an open meeting．All are46 ．" What would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad did every week47 so much。
After we arrived, Dad announced the 48 of the meeting was going to be gratitude．"Today I'm49 seventeen years of stopping drinking, " he continued．"One year after quitting drinking I received the most50 gift of my life, my daughter．I'm so grateful that she has51 seen me drunk．" Shame washed over me．
Later, a man called Dave also told his 52 ．Only then did I know it was Dad that saved his life from drinking．Dad was the _53_ he was at the meeting that day．Showing up week after week and54 with people, Dad was changing lives．I was so 55 of him．
A．wrong B．kind C．careful D．serious
A．considered B．enjoyed C．quitted D．practiced
A．encouraged B．joined C．respected D．mentioned
A．forgot B．explored C．regretted D．hated
A．important B．funny C．successful D．helpful
A．exam B．chance C．fortune D．birthday
A．change B．replace C．miss D．finish
A．declared B．promised C．continued D．refused
A．sorry B．ready C．good D．guilty
A．parked B．paused C．doubted D．wondered
A．surprised B．prepared C．welcome D．excited
A．benefited B．required C．offered D．mattered
A．theme B．result C．origin D．secret
A．facing B．performing C．celebrating D．suffering
A．precious B．expensive C．generous D．attractive
A．Ever B．never C．nearly D．seldom
A．joke B．puzzle C．response D．story
A．value B．result C．purpose D．reason
A．living B．meeting C．arguing D．moving
A．tired B．proud C．fond D．ashamed
It was only in the eighteenth century that people Europe began to think mountains were beautiful .___36___ that time, mountains were ___37__ by the people living on the plains,__38___ by the city people, to whom they were wild and ___39___ places in which one was easily ___40___ or killed by terrible animals.
Slowly ,however , many of the people who were living ___41__ in the towns began to grow tired of ___42___. They began to feel interested in looking for things that could not be explained , for sights and sounds which produce a feeling of fear and excitement .___43___in the __44___century, people began to turn away from the man-made __45___ to the untouched country, and particulary ___46___a place where it was dangerous and wild. High mountains began to be __47__ for a holiday.
Then , mountain-climbing began to grow popular as a sport. To some people ,there is something greatly __48__about getting to the _49___ of a hight mountain . Struggling against nature is finer than a battle __50____ other human beings. And then, when you are at the mountain top after a long and difficult__51__, what a _52____ reward it is to be able to look _53___on everything within__54___! At such time, you feel happier and prouder than you can ever feel down__55____.
A．After B．In C．At D．Before
A．hated B．liked C．feared D．observed
A．however B．further C．sometimes D．especially
A．exciting B．interesting C．dangerous D．alone
A．fallen down B．lost C．discovered D．caught
A．unhappily B．lonely C．comfortable D．easily
A．them B．it C．themselves D．that
A．Yet B．So C．However D．But
A．last B．recent C．eighteenth D．early
A．country B．houses C．town D．planet
A．to B．at C．in D．for
A．important B．right C．necessary D．popular
A．pleasant B．interested C．dangerous D．terrible
A．foot B．spot C．top D．tip
A．with B．to C．against D．between
A．fight B．climb C．walk D．running
A．surprising B．satisfactory C．disappointing D．worrying
A．behind B．up C．down D．around
A．miles B．minutes C．seeing D．sight
A．above B．below C．under D．away
A rich man was camping alone on a hill. One day it began to rain and the rain made the tent wet.
At last he 1 make his way home. As he passed a beautiful house he 2 to look for rest. A lady in 3
walked past him with her 4 holding up high. Following her were her two pretty daughters. They
stopped and stared at him 5 .
“Who are you? We don’t like tramps（流浪汉）going around6 our home .”one of them shouted.
“Go away at once. ”cried the other.
“But I’m not a7 . ”said the man, “All I want is food and stay for the night.”
“How 8 you come here? Go away at once!” they 9 “We don’t like your feet around our house.
Go, go!”
The man moved on and reached a10 house. On entering it he saw a 11 preparing their
supper. Though the light was 12 and the furniture was poor, it made him feel 13 and comfortable.
“Can I have some 14 and rest for the night?” he asked. “Of course, friend,” said the woman,
bringing forward a little chair for him. “We are going to15 our supper. Come and 16 us.”
The food was not 17 but they shared it with the stranger. That night they let him sleep on their
bed 18 they themselves used the stable（厩）. Early the next morning, the man said good-bye to them. Their 19 left him a memory full of thanks.
When he reached home he20 ordered a lovely house to be built for the couple in the woods.
A．had to B．must C．should D．would
A．tried B．managed C．asked D．stopped
A．sight B．cloth C．silk D．trouble
A．nose B．head C．eyes D．hands
A．curiously B．suddenly C．surprisingly D．angrily
A．around B．over C．to D．at
A．madam B．tramp C．thief D．stranger
A．do B．can C．will D．dare
A．explained B．continued C．repeated D．announced
A．big B．small C．lovely D．dirty
A．woman B．man C．person D．couple
A．weak B．bright C．dark D．strong
A．sad B．cold C．warm D．clean
A．cloth B．food C．light D．chair
A．prepare B．cook C．buy D．have
A．join B．help C．attend D．enjoy
A．enough B．scary C．short D．lot
A．and B．while C．then D．when
A．coldness B．sickness C．kindness D．thank
A．quickly B．finally C．happily D．quietly