She fell ________ going downstairs.A、whereasB、butC、whereuponD、while
She fell ________ going downstairs.
A、whereas
B、but
C、whereupon
D、while
She fell ________ going downstairs.
A、whereas
B、but
C、whereupon
D、while
听力原文: M: Where have you been these days?
W: In the hospital.
M: In the hospital? What happened?
W: Didn't you know that our room caught fire last Friday evening?
M: Oh, really? I'm sorry to hear that. But what caused the fire?
W: Well, the light in our room was turned off at 11:30 as usual. Alice lit a candle to go on reading. Unfortunately she fell asleep with the candle still burning beside her. Then her bed caught fire.
M: Oh, my God! I' m sorry to hear that. And how was Alice?
W: She was badly burnt and is still in hospital.
M: Was she the only one burnt?
W: No. There were two more.
M: You should be careful in future.
W: We will.
How is the woman speaker now?
A.She is badly burnt.
B.She is well again.
C.She is still in hospital.
听力原文: Bill is probably the world's unluckiest lover as well as one of the most persistent. His troubles began last September when he fell in love with Vivian at first sight.
At first, Bill. tried traditional methods. He sent her flowers and wrote her several letters and poems. She ignored them. Then Bill decided to try out the power of music. He bought a guitar and practiced hard for a whole month before playing outside her bedroom window one night. She poured a bucket of water over his head.
Yet, Bill was not the type to give up easily. He bought a ring and waited outside her house. When Vivian came out to go to work, Bill went down on his knees immediately and told Vivian he would not get up until she agreed to marry him. Vivian left him alone and went off to work.
All his attempts ended in vain and Bill decided to kill himself. The first idea that flashed into his mind was to throw himself in front of a train, but he fell between the rails and the train passed safely over him. Next he jumped in front of a bus, but the bus driver braked in time, and he only suffered some cuts and bruises. Then Bill promised to himself that he would never attempt to commit suicide again. Unfortunately, on his way home, he was struck dead by a falling flowerpot.
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A.He fell in love with Vivian.
B.He began to practice guitar.
C.He was rejected by Vivian.
D.He decided to commit suicide.
When she was only fourteen, Michele was already so interested in the differences in her school friends' handwriting that she would spend hours studying them. After finishing college she went to France for a special two-year class to learn how to analyze (分析) handwriting at the School of Police Science. On her return, she began her work for the Quebec police.
Michele says that it is impossible for people to disguise (伪装) their handwriting. She can discover most of what she needs to know simply by looking at the writing with her own eyes, but she also has machines that help her analyze different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often of help to the police.
Michele also believes that handwriting is a good sign of the kind of person the writer is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow if I didn't like his handwriting, "she says. But she adds that she fell in love with her future husband, William Smith before she studied his handwriting. It later proved to be all right, however.
The best title for the text would be______.
A.Police Science
B.Friends of Police
C.Handwriting Reader
D.Art of Handwriting
When she was only 14, Michele was already so interested in the differences in her school friends' handwriting that she would spend hours studying them. After finishing college she went to France for a special two-year class to learn how to analyze handwriting at the School of Police Science. On her return, she began her work for the Quebec police.
Michele says that it is impossible for people to disguise their handwriting. She can discover most of what she needs to know simply by looking at the writing with her own eyes, but she also has machines that help her analyze different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often of help to the police.
Michele also believes that handwriting is a good sign of the kind of person the writer is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow ff I didn't like his handwriting, "she says. But she adds that she fell in love with her future husband, William Smith, before she studied his handwriting. It later proved to be all right, however.
The best title for the text would be ______.
A.A Handwriting Reader
B.Friends of Police
C.Police Science
D.Art of Handwriting in France
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
听力原文: The silence of the Reference Library was broken only by an occasional cough and now and then by the scarcely audible sound of pages being turned over. There were about twenty people in the room, most of them with their heads bent over their books. The assistant librarian who was in charge of the room sat at a desk in one comer. She glanced at Philip as he came in, and then went on with her work.
Philip has not been to this part of the library before. He walked around the room almost on tiptoe, afraid of disturbing the industrious readers with his heavy shoes. The shelves were filled with thick volumes: dictionaries in any languages, encyclopedias, atlases, biographies and other works of reference. He found nothing that was likely to interest him until he came to a small shelf out of his reach, so he had to fetch a small ladder in order to get one down. Unfortunately, as he was climbing down the ladder, the book he had chosen slipped from his grasp and fell to the floor with a loud crash. Twenty pairs of eyes looked up at him simultaneously, annoyed by his unaccustomed disturbance. Philip felt himself go red as he picked up his book, which did not seem to have been damaged by its fall.
He had just sat down when he found the young lady assistant standing alongside him. "You must be more careful when you are handling these books." she said severely. Satisfied that she had done her duty, she turned to go back to her desk. Then a sudden thought struck her. "By the way, how old are you?' she asked Philip. "Thirteen." He told her. "You are not allowed in here if you're under the age of fourteen, you know," the assistant said. "Didn't you see the notice on the door?" Philip shook his head. He expected the assistant to ask him to leave. Instead, in a more kindly tone, she said, "Well, never mind. But make sure that you don't disturb the other readers again, otherwise I shall have to ask you to leave."
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A.Philip has not been to this part of the library before.
B.It was very quiet in the library.
C.Philip fell off the ladder and made a loud noise.
D.The librarian was very kind to readers.
8.Cupid and Psyche Psyche was a woman gifted with extreme beauty and grace, one of the mortal women whose love and sacrifice for her beloved God Cupid earned her immortality. Psyche became, as Greek word “psyche” implies, the deity of soul. To modern days, the myth of Psyche symbolizes a self-search and personal growth through learning, losing, and saving the real love. Living her ordinary life, Psyche became famous because of her beauty that the whole world rushed to see. Being jealous due to men’s admiration for Psyche, Goddess Aphrodite asked her son, the powerful master of love, Cupid, to poison men’s souls in order to kill off their desire for Psyche. Despite all the men coming her way, Psyche stayed unmarried, but she wanted to marry the man she would love. Her parents became so desperate because of their daughter’s destiny and had no choice but to ask for an oracle, hoping that they would manage to solve the mystery and give a husband to their daughter. Cupid guided Apollo to give the oracle that Psyche would marry an ugly beast whose face she would never be able to see, and he would wait for her at the top of the mountain. It was not what Psyche’s parents were hoping for; on the contrary, they were completely devastated, as their daughter was not supposed to have such as fate, but they decided to go on and arranged the wedding of their beloved daughter with the beast. After the wedding, Psyche was able to be with her husband only at night. His tenderness and the enormous love he showed to her made Psyche happy and fulfilled beyond her expectations and dreams. She talked about her happiness with her sisters and confined in them how sad she was she couldn’t see his face. Hence, the jealous sisters persuaded Psyche that her lover is not only an ugly beast but also a monster who would eventually kill her, so she should kill him first to save herself. With the oil lamp and knife in her hands, Psyche one night was ready for murder, but when she enlightened the face of her beast-husband she saw the beautiful God Cupid. Caught by surprise, she spilled the oil on his face. Cupid woke up and flew away telling Psyche that she betrayed him and ruined their relationship so that they could never be united again. Psyche started searching for her lost love, and finally was suggested to beg Aphrodite, who imprisoned Cupid in the Palace, to see him. Aphrodite gave her three impossible tasks to accomplish in order to prove her love. Driven by her desire to reunite with Cupid, she was fearless. After accomplishing the first two tasks, Psyche had to go to the Hades (Underworld) and bring the box with the elixir of beauty to Aphrodite, who ordered her not to open the box. Instead of the elixir, there was Morpheus (the god of sleep and dreams) hiding in the box and since the curious Psyche opened it, she fell asleep. Cupid found out what happened, run away from the Palace, and begged Zeus to save his Psyche. Amazed by their love, Zeus went even further – he made Psyche immortal so that two lovers could be together forever. 16.Who made Psyche fell asleep?
A、Aphrodite.
B、Hades.
C、Morpheus.
D、Psyche herself.
The ant looked up and saw the young girl sitting in front of a huge pile of seeds.
“Why are you sad?” asked the ant.
“I'm the prisoner of a giant.”the girl told the ant.“He won't let me go until I've made three separate heaps of grain, barley(大麦)and rye(黑麦)out of this huge pile of seeds in which they are all mixed together.”
“That will take you a month!” the ant said, looking at the huge pile of seeds.
“I know,”the girl cried, “and if I haven't finished by tomorrow, the giant will eat me for his supper!”
“Don't cry,”the ant said, “my friends and I will help you.”
Soon thousands of ants were at work, separating the three kinds of seeds.
The next morning, when the giant saw that the work had been done, he let the girl go.
Thus it was one of her tears that saved her life.
6.The ant was playing when it ran here and there.()
A.T
B.F
7.The drop of water fell on the ant when it was nearly dying.()
A.T
B.F
8.The young girl was crying because she wanted to have supper.()
A.T
B.F
9.The giant would eat the girl if she failed to do the work.()
A.T
B.F
10.The ant's friends saved the girl's life.()
A.T
B.F
?? ????????Tornadoes(龙卷风) and heavy thunderstorms moved across the Great Lakes and into TrumbullCounty on Saturday evening: The storms were dramatic and dangerous.
?? GeorgeSnyder was driving the fire truck down Route 88 when he first noticed that afunnel(漏斗状的)cloud was behind him. "I stopped the truck and watched thefunnel cloud. It was about 100 feet off the ground and I sawit go up and down for a while. It was moving toward Bradley Road and then suddenly itdisappeared. Snyder said.??
?? Snyderonly saw one of the funnel clouds that passed through northeastern Ohio on Saturday.In Trumbull County,a tornado turned trees onto their sides. Some trees feel onto houses and cars.Other trees fell into telephone andelectrical wires as they went down.
?? AmandaSymcheck was having a party when the storm began. "I knew something waswrong, "she said. "I saw the sky go green and pink (粉红色). Then it sounded like a train rushing toward the house. I started crying and told everyone togo to the basement for protection. "????
?? Thetornado caused a lot of damage to cars and houses in the area. It will take along time and much money to repaireverything. There was also serious water damage from the thunderstorms.The heavy rains and high wind caused thepower to go out in many homes.????
?? Thestorms caused serious flooding in areas near the river. More than four inchesof rain fell in parts of Trumbull County. The river was sohight that the water ran into streets and houses. Many streets had to be closedto Cars and trucks because of the high water. This made it difficult for firetrucks. police cars,and other rescue vehicles to help people who were introuble.??
?? Manypeople who live near the river had to leave their homes for their own safety.Some people re- ported five feet of water in their homes. Local and stateofficials opened emergency shelters for the people who were evacuated(撤走). The Red Crossserved meals to them.??
?? "This was a really intense storm. "said Snyder. People wereafraid. Mother Nature call be fierce. We were lucky this time. No one waskilled. "
The weather was nice in Trumbull County on Saturdayevening.????????????
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
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A.he
B.who
C.which
D.what
Section A (30 points, 2 points each)
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability.There are 3 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
There was once a young man who suffered from cancer. He was 18 years old and he could die anytime. He never went outside: but he was sick of staying home and wanted to go out for once. So he asked his mother and she gave him permission.
He walked down his block and found a lot of stores. He passed a CD store and saw a beautiful girl about his age and he knew it was love at first sight. He opened the door and walked in.
She looked up and asked, "Can I help you?"
He said. "Uh... Yeah... Umm... I would like to buy a CD."
He picked one out and gave her money for it.
"Would you like me to wrap it for you?" she asked, smiling her cute smile.
He nodded and she went to the back. She came back with the wrapped CD and gave it to him. He took it and walked out of the store.
He went home and from then on, he went to that store every day and bought a CD, and she wrapped it for him. He took the CD home and put it in his closet. He was still too shy to ask her out. His mother found out about this and told him to just ask her. So the next day, he took all his courage and went to the store as usual. He bought a CD like he did every day and once again she went to the back of the store and came back with it wrapped. He took it and when she wasn't looking, he left his phone number on the desk and ran out.
One day the phone rang, and the mother picked it up and said, "Hello?"
It was the girl!!! The mother started to cry and said, "You don't know? He passed away yesterday..."
Later in the day, the mother went into the boy's room because she wanted to remember him. She thought she would start by looking at his clothes. So she opened the closet.
She was face to face with piles and piles of unopened CDs. She was surprised to find all these CDs and she picked one up and sat down on the bed and she started to open one. Inside, there was a CD and as she took it out of the wrapper, out fell a piece of paper. The mother picked it up and started to read it. It said: Hi... I think U R really cute. Do U wanna go out with me? Love, Jocelyn.
The mother was deeply moved and opened another CD...
Again there was a piece of paper. It said: Hi... I think U R really cute. Do U wanna go out with me? Love, Jocelyn.
Why did the boy go to the CD store everyday and buy a CD?
A.He loved the girl.
B.He loved music.
C.He loved collecting CDs.
D.He was sick of staying home and wanted to go out.
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