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（1）、It'

simpliedthatcaterpillarsdonotfeedonleavesthathaveanunpleasanttaste.

A：

T

B：

F

答案：

A

（2）、Thewillowtreedescribedinthepassageprotectsitselfbygrowingmorebranches.

B

（3）、Thewillowtreewasabletocommunicatewithothertreesbygivingoffaspecialsmell.

（4）、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbeescommunicatebymakingspecialmovements.

（5）、Theauthorholdsthattheincidentdescribedinthepassagemustbecheckedmorethoroughly.

33、Theyearwas1932.AmeliaEarhartwasflyingalonefromNorthAmericatoEnglandinasmallsingle-enginedaeroplane.Atmidnight,severalhoursaftershehadleftNewfoundland,sheranintobadweather.Tomakethingsworse,heraltimeter（高度表）failedandshedidn'

tknowhowhighshewasflying.Atnight,andinastorm,apilotisingreatdifficultywithoutanaltimeter.Attimes,herplanenearlyplungedintothesea.

Justbeforedawn,therewasfurthertrouble.Amelianoticedflames（火焰）comingfromtheengine.Wouldshebeabletoreachland?

Therewasnothingtodoexcepttokeepgoingandtohope.

Intheend,AmeliaEarhartdidreachIreland,andforthecourageshehadshown,shewaswarmlywelcomedinEnglandandEurope.WhenshereturnedtotheUnitedStates,shewashonoredbyPresidentHooverataspecialdinnerintheWhiteHouse.Fromthattimeon,AmeliaEarhartwasfamous.

Whatwassoimportantaboutherflight?

AmeliaEarhartwasthefirstwomantoflytheAtlanticOceanalone,andshehadsetarecordoffourteenhoursandfifty-sixminutes.

Intheyearsthatfollowed,AmeliaEarhartmadeseveralflightsacrosstheUnitedStates,andoneachoccasionshesetanewrecordforflyingtime.AmeliaEarhartmadetheseflightstoshowthatwomenhadaplaceinaviationandthatairtravelwasuseful.

（1）、HerenginewentwrongwhenAmeliaEarhartwasflyingalonefromNorthAmericatoEngland.

（2）、WhenAmeliaEarhartsawflamescomingfromtheengine,shechangedherdirectionandlandedinIreland.

（3）、Accordingtothepassage,AmeliaEarhart'

sreasonformakingherflightswastoshowthataviationwasnotjustformen.

（4）、AmeliaEarhartwasthefirstwomanwhosucceededinflyingacrosstheAtlanticOceanalone.

（5）、"

ADangerousFlightfromNorthAmericatoEngland"

wouldbethebesttitleforthepassage.

34、MarkTwainwasafamouswriter.Hewrotemanyfamousstorieswhicharestillpopularinmanycountriestoday.MarkTwainwasalsofamousinhisdayasapublicspeaker.InhispublicspeechesTwainlikedtotellstories.Healsolikedtolistentofunnystoriesandtoplayjokesonhisfriends.Oneday,onefriend,John,losthiswalletandaskedMarkTwaintopayhistrainfareforhim.

"

ButIdon'

thaveenoughmoneytopaybothyourfareandmyfare,"

MarkTwainsaid.

Johndidn'

tknowwhattodo.Hewasworried.

Wecandothis,"

saidMarkTwain."

Wecangetonthetrainandwhentheconductorcomestotakethetickets,youcanhideundermyseat."

Later,however,onthetrain,whentheconductorcame,MarkTwaingavehimtwotickets-oneforhimselfandoneforJohn.Theninaloudvoice,MarkTwainexplained:

"

Myfriendhereisastrangeman.Whenhetravelsonatrain,hepreferstolieonthefloorundertheseat.Hedoesn'

tliketositontheseat."

Ofcourse,everyoneinthetrainthenlookedatthepoorfriendundertheseatandlaughedathim.

（1）、ThepassagestatesthatMarkTwainisfamousnotonlyforhiswritingbutalsoforhispublicspeeches.

（2）、Accordingtothepassage,MarkTwaindidn'

tbuytrainticketsforhisfriends.

（3）、MarkTwaindidn'

thaveenoughmoneytobuyaticketforJohn.

（4）、MarkTwaingavetheconductorsomemoneyinordertohelpJohn.

（5）、Johnlied