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A.Hislifeinsidetheprison.B.Thenewspaperarticleshewrote.

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C.ThecityandpeopleofNewYork.D.Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy.

O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.HisrealnameOnedayafewyearsagoaveryfunnythinghappenedtoaneighbourofmine.Heis

wasWilliamSydneyPorter.HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862.AsayoungboyheateacheratoneofLondon'sbigmedicalschools,Hehadfinishedhisteachingforthe

livedanexcitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedtoteachsummertermandwasattheairportonhiswaytoRussiatogivealecture.

himselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.HenrywentHehadputafewclothesandhislecturenotesinhisshoulderbag,buthehadput

toTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadaRupert,theskeleton（人體骨骼）tobeusedinhislecture,inalargebrownsuitcase（箱子）.

jobinabank,whensomemoneywentmissingfromthebankO.HenrywasbelievedtoAttheairportdesk,hesuddenlythoughtthathehadforgottentobuyanewspaper.Heleft

havestolenit.Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprison,hehissuitcasenearthedeskandwentovertotheshop.

learnedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,hewenttoNewYorkandWhenhegotbackhediscoveredthatsomeonehadtakenhissuitcasebymistake.He

continuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoorthere.PeopleoftenwonderswhattheysaidwhentheygothomeandfoundRupert.

likedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetaleswere,theywouldfinishwithasuddenchange

attheend,tothereader'ssurprise.1.Whowrotethestory?

A.Rupert'steacher.B.Theneighbour'steacher.

1.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings?C.Amedicalschoolteacher.D.Theteacher?sneighbour.

a.LivedinNewYork.b.Workedinabank.c.TravelledtoTexas.

d.Wasputinprison.e.HadanewspaperJob.f.Learnedtowritestories.2.Whydidtheteacherputaskeletoninhissuitcase?

A.e.c.f.b.d.aB.c.e.b.d.f.aC.e.b.d.c.a.f.D.c.b.e.d.af.A.HeneededitforthesummerterminLondon.

B.Heneededitforthelecturehewasgoingtogive.

2.PeopleenjoyedreadingO.Henry'sstoriesbecauseC.HewantedtotakeittoRussiaformedicalresearch.

A.theyhadsurpriseendingsB.theywereeasytounderstandD.Hewantedtotakeithomeashehadfinishedhisteaching.

C.theyshowedhisloveforthepoorD.theywereaboutNewYorkCity

3.Whathappenedattheaiiport?

3.O.Henrywenttoprisonbecause.A.Theskeletonwentmissing.B.Theskeletonwasstolen.

A.peoplethoughthehadstolenmoneyfromthenewspaperC.Theteacherforgothissuitcase.D.Theteachertookthewrongsuitcase.

B.hebrokethelawbynotusinghisownname

C.hewantedtowritestoriesaboutprisoners4.Whichofthefollowingbesttellstheteacher\feelingabouttheincident?

D.peoplethoughthehadtakenmoneythatwasnothisA.Heisveryangry.B.Hethinksitratherfunny.

C.HefeelshelplesswithoutRupert.D.HefeelsgoodwithoutRupert.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutO.Henrybeforehebeganwriting?5.Whichofthefollowingmighthavehappenedafterwards?

A.Hewaswell-educated.B.Hewasnotseriousabouthiswork.A.TheteachergotbackthesuitcasebutnotRupert.

C.Hewasdevotedtothepoor.D.Hewasverygoodatlearning.B.TheteachergotbackneitherthesuitcasenorRupert.

C.TheteachergotbackRupertbutnotthesuitcase.

5.WheredidO.Henrygetmostmaterialforhisshortstories?D.TheteachergotbackboththesuitcaseandRupert.

raining,becauseitgavehimsomeexercise.

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Onemorninghewaswalkingalongthestreetwhenastrangerstoppedhimandsaid

tohim,44Youmaynotrememberme,sir,butsevenyearsagoIcametoLondonwithouta

pennyinmypockets,Istoppedyouinthisstreetandaskedyoutolendmesomemoney,

OntheeveningofJune21,1992,atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyesenteredandyoulentme￡5,becauseyousaidyouwerewillingtotakeachancesoastogivea

thebeautifulhalloftheBellTowerHotelinXi'anwithhisbicycle.Thehotelworkersmanastartonthewaytosuccess.”

receivedhimandtelephonedthemanager,fortheyhadneverseenabicycleinthehotelMrGreythoughtforafewminutesandthensaid,“Yes,Irememberyou.Goonwith

ballbeforethoughtheylivedin“thekingdomofbicycles.^^yourstory!”“WellJansweredthestranger,4tareyoustillwillingtotakeachance?^^

RobertFriedlander,anAmerican,arrivedinXi'anonhisbicycletripacrossAsia

whichstartedlastDecemberinNewDelhi,India.1.HowdidMr.Greygettohisoffice?

Whenhewas11,hereadthebookMarcoPoloandmadeuphismindtovisittheSilkA.Hewentuptoworkbytrain.

Road.Now,after44years,hewasontheSilkRoadinXi'anandhisearlydreamswereB.Hewalkedtohisoffice.

comingtrue.C.Hewenttohisofficeonfootunlessitrained.

RobertFriedlander^nextdestinations（R的地）wereLanzhou,Dunhuang,Urumqi,D.Heusuallytookatraintothestationandthenwalkedtohisofficeiftheweather

etc.HewillcompletehistripinPakistan.wasfine.

1.Thebestheadline（標(biāo)題）forthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe.2.MrGreylikedwalkingtohisofficebecause.

A.TheKingdomofBicyclesB.ABeautifulHotelinXi'anA.hecouldn'taffordthebusesB.hewantedtosavemoney

C.MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoadD.AnAmericanAchievingHisAimsC.hewantedtokeepingoodhealthD.hecoulddosomeexercisesontheway

2.ThehotelworkerstoldthemanageraboutFriedlandercomingtothehotel

because.3.Mr.Greyhadbeenwillingtolendmoneytoastrangerinorderto

A.heaskedtoseethemanagerB.heenteredthehallwithabikeA.givehimastartinlifeB.helphimonthewaytosuccess

C.themanagerhadtoknowaboutallforeignguestsC.makehimrichD.gainmoremoney

D.themanagerknewabouthistripandwasexpectinghim

3.Friedlanderisvisitingthethreecountriesinthefollowingorder,.4.OnemorningthestrangerrecognizedMr.Grey,and

A.China,India,andPakistanB.India,China,andPakistanA.wantedtoreturnMr.Greythemoney

C.Pakistan,China,andIndiaD.China,Pakistan,andIndiaB.againaskedMr.Greyformoney

4.WhatmadeFriedlanderwanttocometoChina?C.wouldliketomakefriendswithhim

A.ThestoriesaboutMarcoPolo.B.ThefamoussightsinXi'an.D.toldMr.Greythathehadbeensuccessfulsincethen

C.HisinterestinChinesesilk.D.Hischildhooddreamsaboutbicycles

5.Friedlandercanbesaidtobe5.Inthesecondparagraph,u...takeachance“means.

A.cleverB.friendlyC.hardworkingD.strong-mindedA.Mr.Grayhappenedtomeetastranger

B.Mr.Greyhadachancetohelpastranger

Mi\GreywasthemanagerofasmallofficeinLondon.Helivedinthecountiy,andC.M匚Greyhelpedastrangerbychance

cameuptoworkbytrain.HelikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeunlessitwasD.Mr.Greytooktheriskthatthestrangerwouldnotgivebackthemoneywhichhe

lenthim

4.Becauseofgravity,

A.waterflowseverything.B.wecangoeverywhereby

ship.

C.wateralwaysflowsdownwards.D.fishcanliveinwater.

5.Wecangetawayfromtheearthbyspaceshipbecause

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A.thespaceshipgoesveryfast.B.theearthcan'tpullthe

spaceship.

Evenifyouareagoodhigh-jumper,youcanjumponlyaboutsevenfeetofftheC.thespaceshiphasastrongforce.

ground.Youcannotjumpanyhigherbecausetheearthpullsyouhard.ThepulloftheD.thespaceshipcanjumphigherthanotherthings.

earthiscalledgravity.Anexpensivecarspeedingdownthemainstreetofasmalltownwassooncaughtup

Youcaneasilyfindoutthepulloftheearth.Ifyouweighyourself,youwillknowwithbyayoungmotorcyclepoliceman.Ashestartedtomakeouttheticket,thewoman

howmuchgravityispullingyou.behindthewheelsaidproudly,4iBeforeyougoanyfurther,youngman,Ithinkyoushould

Sincethereisgravity,waterrunsdownhill.Whenyouthrowaballintotheair,itknowthatthemayorofthiscityisagoodfriendofmine."Theofficerdidnotsayaword,

fallsbackdown.Becauseofgravity,youdonotfallofftheearthasitwhirls（旋轉(zhuǎn)）butkeptwriting."IamalsoafriendofchiefofpoliceBarens,^continuedthewoman,

around.gettingmoreangryeachmoment.Stillhekeptonwriting.uYoungman,“shepersisted,4tI

Then,canwegetawayfromtheearthandgofaroutintospace?Nowyoucandoit,knowJudgeLawsonandStateSenator（參議員）Patton/*Handingthetickettothe

becausespaceshipshavebeeninvented.Thenspaceshipwillgosofastthatitcanescapewoman,theofficeraskedpleasantly,“Tellme,doyouknowBillBronson.”

（逃Hl）theearth'sgravityandcarryyouintospace.“Why,no,“sheanswered.

“Well,thatisthemanyoushouldhaveknown,,?hesaid,headingbacktohis

1.Inthispassage,theword“gravity“means.motorcycle,anBillBronson.^^

A.thepullofeverything.

B.theforceofattraction（吸弓I）amongobjects.1.Thepolicemanstoppedthecarbecause

C.theforcewhichattractsobjectstowardsthecentreoftheearthA.itwasanexpensivecar

D.theforcewhichattractstheearthtowardsthesun.B.thedriverwasaproudlady

C.thedriverwasdrivingbeyondthespeedlimit

2.Whenyouslip（滑）youalwaysfalltothegroundbecauseD.thedriverwasgoingtomaketroubleforthepolice

A.theearthalwaysturnsround.B.theeailhhasgravity

C.theearth'sgravityisgreaterthanyourweight.D.youarecareless.2.Thewomanwasgettingmoreangryeachmomentbecause.

A.thepolicemandidn'tknowherfriends

3.GravityisstrongthatB.thepolicemandidn'tacceptherkindness

A.itcanthrowaballintotheair.B.itmakesyoujumponlysevenC.thepolicemanwasgoingtopunishher

feet.D.shedidn'tknowthepoliceman'sname

C.itcanletyouflyawayfromtheearth.D.itcankeepeverythingon

earth.3.Thepolicemanwas.

A.anhonourablefellowB.astupidfellowD.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates

C.animpolitemanD.ashyman

2.Whatmainobstacle（障礙）almostdestroyedElizabeth:schancesforbecomingfora

4.Thewomanwas.doctor?

A.kind-heartedA.Shewasawoman.

B.apersonwhodependedonsomeoneelsetofinishherworkB.Shewrotetoomanyletters.

C.tryingtofrightenthepolicemanonthestrengthofherfriends,powerfulpositionsC.Shecouldn'tgraduatefrommedicalschool.

D.introducinghergoodfriends'namestotheyoungofficerD.Shecouldn'tsetupherhospital.

5.Thepoliceman.3.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopening

A.hadnosenseofhumor（幽默）B.hadssenseofhumorofher

C.hadnosenseofdutyD.wassenselesshospital?

A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC.NineteenyearsD.Thirty-six

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years

4.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingare“firsts"inthelifeofElizabeth

ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCityBlacekwell,

whenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.exceptthatshe.

Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.AfterA.becamethefirstwomanphysician

writingmanylettersaskingforadmission（錄取）tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyB.wasthefirstwomandoctor

acceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.ShewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandC.andseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildren

gavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.D.setupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen

In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool,shedecidedtofurtherhereducation

inParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon（夕卜科醫(yī)師）,butaseriouseyeproblemforcedherto5.EilzabethBlackwellspentmostofherliftin.

giveuptheidea.A.EnglandB.ParisC.theUnitedStatesD.NewYorkCity

UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpractice

becauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwith

anotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildrenIntoday'sageoffasttravel,theworldseemsasmallerplace——andtosomepeople,

Besidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetupalessexcitingplace,FiftyyearsagoonlyafewEnglishpeopleandholidaysabroad,

thefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.Peoplewhodidn'ttravelthoughtofothercountriesasveryfarawayanddifferent.For

example,peoplethoughttheFrenchalleatgarlic（大蒜），theItaliansalleatspaghetti（細(xì)條

1.Whycouldn'tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?實(shí)心面）.andtheAmericansalldrinkCocaCola,Thesedefinite（明確的）ideasofother

A.Shecouldn'tgetadmittedtomedicalschoolnationalitiesarecalledstereotypes（陳規(guī)老套）.Butdowehavethesamestereotypes

B.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParistoday?Peopletravelmore,weallwatchthesameTVprogrammes,andideastravel

C.Aseriouseyeproblemstoppedherquicklytoo.NowadayseveryoneeatsgarlicandspaghettianddrinksCocaCola.

Everyonelistenstothesamemusic,weaisthesamefashions（流行式樣），buysthesame2.Accordingtothepassage,someseaanimals.

cars.Theyjustdoitinadifferentlanguage!A.willdiewhentheybecomeaballofcellsB.donotgrowold

C.willdiewithoutfoodD.willstopgrowinganytimethey

1.Nowtheworldseemstobeexciting.want

A.biggerandmoreB.smallerandmore3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?

C.smallerandlessD.biggerandlessA.Wecankeepcertainkindofseawormgrowingandungrowingagainandagain.

2.Fiftyyearsago,Englishpeopletravelledabroad.B.Humanbeingswillgrowoldanddie.

A.manyB.fewC.onlysomeD.afewC.Ananemoneisakingofseawormthatcangrowbackwards.

3.PeoplethoughtofothercountriesasD.Someanemoneswilllivenearlyahundredyears.

A.nearanddifferentB.nearandthesame4.Theunderlinedwordaginginthefirstsentencemeans.

C.remoteandverydifferentD.remoteandthesameA.growingoldB.theageofaperson

4.Nowadays,people'sideasofothernationalitiesC.gettingyoungerD.un-growing

A.havechangedB.arethesameC.aredifferentD.arealmostthe5.Thispassageismainlyabout.

sameA.seaanimalsB.cellsC.agingD.anemones

5.WedoiVthavethesamestereotypesbecausepeopleNowI'dliketotalktoyouaboutyourfinalexam.Theexamwillbeheldnext

A.travelmoreB.watchthesameTVprogrammesThursday,thelastdayoftheexamweek.Remembertobringtwoofthreepensincase

C.watchdifferentTVprogrammesD.travelmoreandwatchthesameTVyourunoutofink.Andunlikethemidtermexam,thistestwillnotincludemultiple---

programmeschoicequestions;itwillconsistentirelyofessays（文章）.You'llhavetoanswerthreeof

6.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbethefiveessayquestions.Theexamwillbecomprehensive（全面的）,whichmeansyouUl

A.ABigWorldB.ASmallWorldberesponsibleforallofthesubjectmatterswecoveredinclassthisterm,Iwouldsuggest

C.AnExactingWorldD.AnInterestingWorldyoureviewyourmidtermexamaswellastextbooksandyourclassnotes.Thefinalexam

willcountas50percentofyourgradeofthecourse.Theresearchproject（項(xiàng)目）will

countas20percentandthemidtermexam30percent,rilbeinmyofficealmostallday

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nextTuesday.Ifyourunintoanyproblems,pleasedropin.GoodlucktoyouandI'llsee

Weareusedtotheideaofaginginourselves.WearesousedtothisthatitcomesasyouonTuesday.

asurprisetofindthattheremaybesomeanimalsthatdonotage.Seaanemones（?？?.Whenwillthefinalexamtakeplace?

areanexample.SomehavebeenkeptfornearlyacenturywithoutshowinganysignsofA.OnTuesdayB.OnaWednesdayC.OnaThursdayD.Ona

lifelessness.Somekindsofseawormscaneven“growbackwards?*IfkeptinthedarkFriday

andgivennothingtoeat,theygetsteadilysmaller,Theyfinallyendasaballofcells（細(xì)胞）2.Whatwillbeincludedintheexam?

lookingratherliketheeggfromwhichtheycame.UndergoodconditionstheballwillA.Therewillbeonlymultiple-choicequestions.

turnbacktoawormandstartgrowingagain.OnecouldprobablykeepthemgrowingandB.Theexamwillcontainbothmultiple-choiceandessayquestions.

un-growingagainandagain.C.Theexamwillhaveanoralandawrittensection.

1.Someseawormsgrowsmallerwhenthey.D.Therewillbeonlyessayquestions.

A.loseweightB.liveinthedaikness3.Whydoestheteachercalltheexamcomprehensive?

C.areundergoodconditionsD.don'teatandarekeptinthedarkA.Itwillbeeasytounderstand.

B.Studentswillbetestedonallthematerialdiscussedinclass.B.Arnold'sbreadwasmadewithunbleachedflour.

C.Itwillcovertopicsfromawidevarietyofsubjects.C.Arnold'sbreadwassoldatalowprice.

D.Studentsmustcompleteallpartsofit.D.Arnold'sbreadwasofpoorquality.

4.Theunderlinedphraserunintoprobablymeans.5.FromthepassagewecanconcludethatArnoldwas.

A.gointoB.meetsomebodyunexpectedlyA.determinedB.braveC.unusualD.unhealthy

C.comeupagainstsomethingwithforceD.comeacross

5.Whenwasthistalkmostlikelygiven?

A.DuringthefirstweekofclassB.Duringmidtermweek

C.OnthelastdayofclassD.Onthelastdayofexamweek12>（1分）

WhenDeanArnoldgothisfirstjob,hewasmiserable（痛苦的），EachtimehewentWhenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwe

towork,hecoughedandhecouldn'tbreathe.Workinginabakery（面包房）whenyouarecannotseeperfectlythatwerealizehowimportantoureyesare.

allergicto（對…過敏）flourcanbepainful.Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes,

ButArnoldstayedwiththeNationalBiscuitCompanyfortenyears.HewasaEverythingelseseemsblurry（=unclear）.Manypeoplewhodoalotofwork,suchas

businessmanandhehelpedthemimproveproduction.Atlasthishealthproblemsbecamewriting,readingandsewingbecomenear-sighted.Then

tooserious.Heleftandformedhisowncompany.Peoplewhoarefar-sightedsufferfromjusttheoppositeproblem.Theycansee

Withhiswifeandmother,hefoundedArnoldBakery.Theytriednewrecipes（酉己方）.thingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyinreadingabookunlesstheyholditat

changingthekindandamountofflourused.ThisenabledArnoldtoworktherewithoutaim'slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreading,theymustgetglasses,too.

toomuchpain.Thebread,madewithunbleachedflour（標(biāo)準(zhǔn)粉），wasbakedinabrickOtherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.

oven（烘爐）.Theyhavewhatiscalledastigmatism（散光）.This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.

Theybeganbybakingtwodozenloaves.ThebreadwassolddoortodoorforfifteenSomepeople'seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts（白內(nèi)障）.Longagothesepeople

centsaloaf.Winningcustomerstohisunusual,old-fashionedbreadtooktime.ButArnold,oftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremove

strugglingagainsthisallergy,builthisbakeryintooneofthelargestintheUnitedStates.them.

1.Agoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe.Havingtwogoodeyesisimportantforjudgingdistances.Eacheyeseesthingsfrom

A.ASickBakerB.ABrick-ovenBreadBakeraslightlydifferentangle（角度）.Toprovethistoyourself,lookatanobjectourofone

C.AnOld-fashionedBakerD.HowtoOvercomeAllergyeye;thenlookatthesameobjectoutofyourothereye.Youwillfindtheobject'srelation

2.DeanlefttheNationalBiscuitCompanybecausehetothebackgroundandotherthingsaroundithaschanged.Thedifferencebetweenthese

A.sufferedfromallergytoflourB.didn?tlikethejobtwodifferenteyeviewshelpsustojudgehowfarawayanobjectis.Peoplewhohave

C.wantedtomakemoremoneyD.wantedtoformhisowncompanyonlyoneeyecannotjudgedistanceaspeoplewithtwoeyes.

3.DuringhisstayintheNationalBiscuitCompany,.1.Weshouldtakegoodcareofoureyes.

A.hefoundedArnoldBakery