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1.Hemingwaywasbornin1899inOakPark,Illinois,aprosperoussuburbofChicago.Hisfather,aphysician,wasanenthusiastichunterandfishemanwhotaughthissontohandlearodandagun.Hemingway'srespectfortheseskillsandhisloveoftheopenairrunthroughhiswriting.Hehastiredtocapturethepointofview,actions,feelings,andspeechofmenwhoexcelintheactivitiesheadmires.InschoolHemingwaywasagoodstudent,withawiderangeofinterestsbeyondtheclassroom.Hewasknownasaboxer,afootballplayer,amemberoftheswimmingteam,andmanagerofthetrackteam.For3yearsheplayedintheschoolorchestra.Butmuchofhisactivitywasconnectedwithwords,whichweretobehislifelongpreoccupation.Firstasreporter,thenaseditor,hegainedexperienceontheschoolpaper,towhichhecontributedarticlesandstories.WhenHemingwaygraduatedfromhighschoolin1917,WorldWarIwasstillbeingfought.AfterafewmonthsasareporterontheKansasCityStar,hesailedforEuropeinMay,1918,asavolunteerambulancedriverandlatertransferredtotheItalianinfantry.Twoweeksbeforehis19thbirthdayalegwoundbroughthimclosetodeath.WaranddeathhavebeenrecurrentthemesinHemingway'swriting.Ofwarhehassaid,"IthoughtaboutTolstoiandaboutwhatagreatadvantageanexperienceofwarwastoawriter.Itwasoneofthemajorsubjectsandcertainlyoneofthehardesttowritetrulyof..."问题:
Immediatelyaftergraduationfromhighschool,Hemingway()
A.workedasareporterforanewspaper B.sailedforEurope C.becameavolunteerambulancedriver D.servedintheItalianarmy
【参考答案】:
A
2.MostAmericansthinkthaticecreamisasAmericanasbaseballandapplepie.ButicecreamwasknownlongbeforeAmericanwasdiscovered.TheRomanemperorNeromayhavemadeakingoficecream.Hehiredhundredsofmentobringsnowandicefromthemountains.Heusedittomakecolddrinks.TravelerMarcoPolobroughtbackrecipesforchilledandfrozenmilkfromChina.Hundredsofyearslater,icecreamreachedEngland.ItissaidthatKingCharlesIenjoyedthattreatverymuch.Thereisastorythathebribedhiscooktokeeptherecipeforicecreamaroyalsecret.Todayicecreamisknownthroughouttheworld.Americansaloneeatmorethantwobillionquartsayear.问题:
CharlesIofEnglandwantedto()
A.makeicecreampopular B.keepthesecretoficecreamforhimself C.developnewkindsoficecream D.bringicecreamrecipesfromChina
【参考答案】:
B
3.Ourpartyof4old-timers,ofwhomI,at71,wastheoldest,had(convened)aweekearlierinKathmandu,thecapital,andhadmetourjourneyleaderNancyJothere.
A.gathered B.stayed C.walked D.rested
【参考答案】:
A
4.Astronomers(天文学家)cantelljusthowhotthesurfaceofthemoongets.Thesideofthemoontowardthesungetstwodegreeshotterthanboilingwater(沸水).Thenightsidereaches243degreesbelowzero(零度).Inaneclipse(月蚀),theearth'sshadowfallsonthemoon.Thenthemoon'stemperaturemaydrop300degreesinaveryshorttime.Atemperaturechangelikethiscannothappenontheearth.Whydoesithappenonthemoon?
Astronomersthinkthatthesurfaceofthemoonisdust.Ontheearth,rocksstoreheatfromthesun.Whenthesungoesdown,therocksstaywarm.Butthedustofthemooncannotstoreheat.Sowhenthemoongetsdark,theheatescapesquickly.Themoongetsverycold.问题:
Astronomershavefoundthatthemoon'ssurfaceis()
A.alwayshotterthanboilingwater B.eitherveryhotorverycold C.usuallymanydegreesbelowzero D.aboutthesameasthatoftheearth
【参考答案】:
B
5.In1989,MelissastartedKidsF.A.C.E.asanafter-schoolclubatherelementaryschool.Thesix-membergroupmeteachMondaytowritelettersandplancleanupactivities."Weneverthoughtitwasanythingmorethanagroupofkidscomingtogethersotheycouldtalkabouttheenvironment,"saysTrishPoe,hermother.ButthenaletterfromMilissatothe"Today"showgotherclubontelevisionin1990.Whenotherkidsheardabouttheclub,theywroteaskinghowtheycouldgetinvoled.SoMelissa,withthehelpofhermother,whotodaymanagestheKidsF.A.C.E.officeasexecutivedirector,developedamembershipbookthatinstructedkidsonenvironmentalprojectsandhowtostartacluboftheirown."IfeltlikeIhadtowritethemallbackatoncebecauseIdidn'tlikewhatthepresidentdidtome.BecauseIdidn'tlikebeingignored...Ididn'twantthekidstohavethesamefeeling,"saysMelissa.Requestsforinformationcamefromalloverthenation.Atfirst,Melissa'sparentspaidthepostageandsupplybillsfortheclub,butsoonexpensesbecametoohigh.Sotheclubfoundasponsor,War-MartInc.,whichbeganunderwritingthebimonthlynewsletter,KidsF.A.C.E.illustrated,whichcurrentlyprovidesenvironmentalupdates,suggestions,andideastomorethan2millionpeopleworldwide.问题:
WhenMelissafirstorganizedKidsF.A.C.E.,shemeantto()
A.haveawritingclubforthekids B.askthekidstocleantheenvironment C.givekidsachancetotalkabouttheenvironment D.haveanationalclub
【参考答案】:
C
6.AlthoughAmericancivilizationtookoverandreplacedthefrontieralmostacenturyago,theheritageofthefrontierisstillverymuchaliveintheU.S.today.TheideaofthefrontierstillstirstheemotionsandimaginationsoftheAmericanpeople.Americanscontinuetobefascinatedbythefrontierbecauseithasbeenaparticularlyimportantforceinshapingtheirnationalvalues.Thefrontierexperiencebeganwhenthefirstcolonistssettledontheeastcoastofthecontinentinthe1600s.Itendedabout1890whenthelastwesternlandsweresettled.TheAmericanfrontierconsistedoftherelativelyunsettledregionsofthecountry.Here,bothlandandlifeweremoreruggedandprimitivethaninthemoresettledeasternpart.Asonefrontierareawassettled,peoplebeganmovingfartherwestintothenextunsettledarea.Bysettlingonefrontierareaafteranother,Americansmovedacrossanentirecontinent,2,700mileswide.问题:
Comparedwiththeeasternpartofthecountry,theunsettledfrontierlandandlifewere()
A.morecivilizedandinteresting B.dullandprimitive C.ruggedandunbearable D.roughandprimitive
【参考答案】:
D
7.Astronomers(天文学家)cantelljusthowhotthesurfaceofthemoongets.Thesideofthemoontowardthesungetstwodegreeshotterthanboilingwater(沸水).Thenightsidereaches243degreesbelowzero(零度).Inaneclipse(月蚀),theearth'sshadowfallsonthemoon.Thenthemoon'stemperaturemaydrop300degreesinaveryshorttime.Atemperaturechangelikethiscannothappenontheearth.Whydoesithappenonthemoon?
Astronomersthinkthatthesurfaceofthemoonisdust.Ontheearth,rocksstoreheatfromthesun.Whenthesungoesdown,therocksstaywarm.Butthedustofthemooncannotstoreheat.Sowhenthemoongetsdark,theheatescapesquickly.Themoongetsverycold. 问题:
Duringaneclipse,themoonis( )
A.turnedawayfromthesun B.intheshadowofthesun C.intheshadowoftheearth D.indirectsunlight
【参考答案】:
C
8.GeorgeAshmoreFitchwasborninSoochow,Chinain1883,thesonofPresbyterianmissionariesGeorgeF.andMaryMcLllanFitch.AfterreceivinghisB.A.fromWoosterCollegein1906,FitchattendedUnionTheologicalSeminaryinNewYork.Hewasmadeapriestin1909andreturnedtoworkinShanghai.WhentheNankingMassacreoccurred,Fitchwasoneofthewitnessesofthecrime.HequicklybecameactiveinassistingtheInternatinalCommittenfortheNankingSafetyZone.Fitch'sdiaryofeventsofNankingwascarriedtoShanghaibythefirstpersonabletoleavetheNankingafteritsoccupationbytheJapaneseonDecember13,1937.AsFitchhaswritten,"MystorycreatedasensationinShanghai,foritwasthefirstnewsofwhathadhappenedinthecapitalsinceitsevacuation,anditwascopiedandmimeographedandwidelydistributedthere."Fitch'sNankingdiaryhasbeenpublishedpreviouslybuttheversionofhisdiaryavailableintheYalecollectiondiffersslightlyfromthewell-publicizedversion,soexcerptsfromithavebeenincludedinthisvolume.In1938FitchtraveledthroughouttheUnitedStatesgivingtalksabouttheNankingMassacreandshowingfilmstodocumentit.HereturnedtoworkfirstinChinaandtheninKoreaandChina'sTaiwanuntilhisretirementin1961.问题:
WhentheNankingMassacreoccurred,Fitch()
A.wasinShanghai B.sawthecrimewithhisowneyes C.becamethefirstpersonabletoleaveNanking D.wasabletolettheworldknowabouttheeventimmediately
【参考答案】:
B
9.EveryonewhoeatsinCarman'sCountryKitcheninSouthPhiladelphiaknowsthatifyouneedajob,aplacetostayorafriendlyearonablueday,youcometoCarmanLuntzel.Thesix-foot,46year-oldpowerhousenotonlycooks,shealsoactsasherrestaurant'sdiscussionleaderandmatchmaker.WhenbreakfastregularStephenSacavitchwasn'tmeetingwomen,sheputhispictureonabulletinboard,withthewords:
"Girls.Niceguy.Givehimabreak."LastSeptemberacoffeepotleftonared-hotburnernearlydestroyedtherestaurant.Luntzeldidn'thaveinsurance.ButbadnewshasawayofturninggoodatCarman's.Bereftatthethoughtofnomorebuttermilkpancakesorhomemadepearpie-andnomoreCarmandishingoutadviceandhelp-hercustomerspitchedin.Theyboardedupherwindows,removeddebrisandprimedandpaintedherscorchedwalls.Itwasn'tjusttheregulars.Aguyonamotorcycledroppedoffsomecash.Awomanfromanearbyrestaurantscouredcharreddishesandstucktwo$50billsinLuntzel'spocketassheleft.Justthreeweeksaftertheblaze,Luntzelwasservingbreakfastagain."Itwasincredible,"shesays."There'sasenseaboutCarmanthatisjustcan-do,"saysregularKevinVaughan."It'sinfectious."问题:
Theword"powerhouse"inparagraphonemeans()
A.asmallpowerplant B.agoodrestaurant C.anenergetic