【原创】For many people the subject of hiccups (嗝) is a joke, but for Harry Mendes, a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham, it was something quite different.
His hiccups began one Sunday lunch time and continued day and night for two weeks. After the first week, Harry's parents took him to hospital, but it took another week for the doctors to cure his attack.
Harry, who is now back at school, described what happened to him.
“When I began to hiccup, I drank a glass of water but that didn't do any good. That evening I had hiccups every four seconds. We tried everything to stop them. I held my breath and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me a shock but that didn't work either.”
After a week of sleepless nights, he went to hospital. The doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldn't find anything wrong.
“They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down, but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.”
Harry was very lucky. The world record holder is the American farmer Charles Osborne, who hiccupped for sixty-eight years. He stopped in 1990 at last, but nobody knows why.
阅读短文回答下列问题How long did Harry's hiccups lasted?
When did his hiccups started ?
Do we know why Harry Mendes hiccupped so long ?
Who hiccupped for the longest time?
What is Harry Mendes?
Replacing some things in your house at the right time can make you healthier．Some researches show us when and why the following things should be replaced．
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Item |
Toothbrush
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Cutting board
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Chopsticks |
Blanket
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Main Material |
Plastic |
Wood |
Wood |
Wool |
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Cleaning Way |
Using warm water |
Using hot water |
Using hot water |
Dry﹣cleaning |
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Replacing Reason |
Causing a toothache |
Producing bacteria |
Producing bacteria |
Being worn out |
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Replacing Time |
Every three months |
Every three years |
Every five months |
Every five years |
Word Box：wool 羊毛 dry﹣clean 干洗 bacteria 细菌
根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案．
36．According to the form above， of the four items is （are） mainly made of wood．
| A． |
one |
| B． |
two |
| C． |
three |
37．Your needs replacing every three months because it may cause you to have a toothache．
| A． |
toothbrush |
| B． |
cutting board |
| C． |
blanket |
38．According to the form above，blankets should be used ．
| A． |
for the shortest time of the four |
| B． |
for the longest time of the four |
| C． |
as long as chopsticks |
39．You should clean with hot water
| A． |
chopsticks and blankets |
| B． |
cutting boards and chopsticks |
| C． |
toothbrushes and cutting boards |
40．Which of the following is TRUE according to the form above？
| A． |
Your cutting board should be dry﹣cleand with hot water． |
| B． |
Warm water prevents your chopsticks from producing bacteria． |
| C． |
Being worn out is the reason for replacing your blanket． |
Mr．Smith lived in a small village． She was born with a silver spoon．When her parents died，they left her a lot of money．After that，she lived on her own．Unfortunately，she became blind after a serious illness．She went to see lots of famous doctors，but nobody was able to cure （治愈）her eyes．She felt very sad．
One day，a man named Tom came to the village where Ms．Smith lived．Ho heard ahout her illness and came to her house，He told Ms．Smith that he had much experience．He was sure to cure her eyes，but she must pay him a large amount of money．Ms．Smith agreed．"But you can't get a penny if you fail，"said the lady．
During the treatment，Tom found Ms．Smith was very rich．There were plenty of good things in her house．He stole many valuable things from the house．Several weeks later．Tom cured Ms．Smith．The lady could really see with her eyes．When Tom asked for money，Ms．Smith refused．She said，"You haven't cured my eyes．Before I was blind，I could see all the things in my room． "Hearing that，Tom stood there and couldn't say a word．
根据短文内容选择最佳答案．
31．The underlined sentence" She was born with a silver spoon．"most probably means ．
| A． |
she had poor parents |
| B． |
she was born in a rich family |
| C． |
she had meals with a very expensive spoon |
32．Tom came to visit Ms．Smith for the first time because he ．
| A． |
wanted to steal her money |
| B． |
wanted to help her for free |
| C． |
wanted to cure her illness in order to make money |
33．After Ms．Smith was cured， ．
| A． |
Tom paid her a lot of money |
| B． |
she refused to pay Tom any money |
| C． |
she paid Tom lots of money at once |
34．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
Ms．Smith was born blind． |
| B． |
Many valuable things were stolen from Tom's house． |
| C． |
It took Tom several weeks to cure Ms．Smith． |
35．" "can be the missing sentence in the passage．
| A． |
What a colorful world! |
| B． |
But now I can't see any of them． |
| C． |
Thank you for curing my eyes． |
After months of study，you have some time to relax．So，why not read a book？Well，some people will say，"Why trouble with books？We have the Internet and other media（媒体）that offer a lot more colorful programs．Books are history!"But don't be fooled．There's still a lot to be said for reading．①One clear reason is that a well﹣chosen is a wonderful collection of and expressions，as long as you have a good dictionary，of course．Believe me，it's far easier to get standard English than from the TV or the Internet．② But an even more important point is that books give you something that modern media cannot．The webpage is always full of pictures and the text is often designed to make it as easy to read as possible．Though"easy"may be welcome，unluckily it's of little use for any long﹣time development of reading skills and the general language level．For that，there's still no substitute（替代品） for a book．But perhaps the best reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it by yourself means that it's something you do by and for yourself．You can choose what you want to read．It's hard work，but while you are reading，you'll find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure．Reading can bring us pleasure．
78．请在①句空白处各填入一个适当的词．
79．请将②处划线句子译成汉语．
80．How many reasons for reading books does the text mention？
81．请在文中找出与所给句子意思相近的句子．It's nearly useless．
82．请在文中找出最能表达文章主题的句子．
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A．Hi，where are you from？ B．Hello，who's calling？ C．You should learn from them． D．Dear listeners，who can give him some suggestions？ E．Why not have a good talk with her？ F．You shouldn't argue with your mom． G．What's your problem？ |
Becky：Welcome back to"The Problem Line"．Okay，it's time for another call．（61）
David：Hello!This is David．
Becky：Hi，David．Welcome to"The Problem Line"．（62）
David：Well，I'm having problems with my mom．When we talk about something，we always argue．
Becky：（63） It's impolite．
David：I know，but she plans everything for me．I can't even decide what to wear on weekends．
Becky：That's too bad．（64）
David：I tried，but she never listened．She thinks I should listen to her because I'm her child．
Becky：Well，that's a difficult problem．（65）
Linda：Hello，I'm Linda．I think David should ask his teacher for help．Perhaps his mother will listen to his teacher．
David：OK．I'll have a try．Thank you!
Who designed（设计）the first helicopter（直升飞机）？Who painted one of the most famous pictures in the world？（56） There is an answer to all these questions﹣Leonardo de Vinci．
Leonardo may have been the greatest genius（天才）people have ever known．He lived in Italy around the year 1500，but many of his inventions seem modern to us today．For example，one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter．（57） But scientists say his idea would have worked．
Leonardo wasn't just an inventor．（58） By the time he was twenty years old，he was called a master painter，and as he got older he became even more famous．Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways before he was ready to paint．
（59） You may know one of his most famous works﹣the smiling woman known as the Mona Lisa．
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A．Of course，he couldn't build a helicopter with the things he had． B．Many of Leonardo's wonderful paintings are still with us today． C．Who knew more about the human body than most doctors？ D．He was one of the greatest artists of his day． |
60．What is not mentioned in the passage？
| A． |
Leonardo is a famous inventor． |
| B． |
Leonardo knew more about the human body． |
| C． |
Leonardo drew the helicopter． |
| D． |
Leonardo painted the most famous painting in the world． |
