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“Who?
“Themanyouweresittingwith.HeischairmanoftheBoardofChurchillDowns.”
Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuying,offeringafreebreakfast,andfeelingpityforoneoftheworld’srichestandmostpowerfulmen!
MyfewminuteswithMr.Galbreathchangedmylife.NowItrytotreateveryonewithrespect,nomatterwhoIthinktheyare,andnomatteranotherhumanbeingwithkindnessandsincerity.
56.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disheveled”mean?
A.Unfriendly.B.Untidy.C.Gentle.D.Kind.
57.Theauthorboughtcoffeefortheoldmanbecause
A.hethoughttheoldmanwaspoor
B.hewantedtostartaconversation
C.heintendedtoshowhispoliteness
D.hewouldliketothanktheoldman
58.Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhetalkedwithhisfriend?
A.Proud.B.Pitiful.C.Surprised.D.Regretful
59.Whatisthemessagemainlyexpressedinthestory?
A.Weshouldlearntobegenerous.
B.Itishonorabletohelpthoseinneed.
C.Peopleinhighpositionsarenotlikewhatweexpect.
D.Weshouldavoidjudgingpeoplebytheirappearances.
Andyrodeslowlyonhiswaytoschool,day-dreamingaboutthefishingtripthathisfatherhadpromisedhim.Hewassobusydreamingaboutallthefishhewouldcatchthathewasunawareofeverythingelsearoundhim.
Herodealonguntilastrangesounddrewhimtothepresent.Hecametoastopandlookedcuriouslyuptotheheavens.Whathesawshockedandterrifiedhim.Ahugeswarmofbeesfilledtheskylikeablackcloudandthebuzzingmassseemedtobeheadingangrilytowardshim.
Withnotimetowaste,Andyspedoffintheoppositedirection,ridingfuriously—butwithoutknowinghowtoescapetheswarm.Witharapidlybeatingheartandhislegspumpingfuriously,hespeddowntheroughroad.Asthebeescamecloser,hispanicincreased.Andyknewthathewassensitivetobeestings.Thelaststinghadlandedhiminhospital—andthatwasonlyonebeesting!
Hehadbeenforcedtostayinbedfortwowholedays.Suddenly,hisfather’swordscametohim.“Whenyouareinatightsituation,don’tpanic.Useyourbrainandthinkyourwayoutofit.”
Onanearbyhill,hecouldseesmokewavingslowlyskywardsfromthechimneyoftheNelsonfamilyhome.“Beesdon’tlikesmoke,”hethought.“Theycouldn’tgetintothehouse.”AndyracedtowardstheNelsonhouse,butthebeesweregainingground.Andyknewhecouldnotreachthehouseintime.Heestimatedthatthebeeswouldcatchupwithhimsoon.
Suddenly,outofthecornerofhiseyes,hespottedasmalldamusedbyMr.Nelsontoirrigatehisvegetablegarden.Offhisbikeandintothecoolwaterhelived,disappearingbelowthesurfaceandawayfromthesavageinsects.Afterholdinghisbreathforaslongashecould,Andycameupforairandnoticedthebeeshadgone.Dragginghimselfoutofthedam,hestruggledupthehillyslopeandrangthedoorbell.Mrs.Nelsontookhiminsideandranghismother.
“You’llreallyneedthatfishingbreaktohelpyourecover,”laughedhismotherwithrelief.“Thankgoodnessyoudidn’tpanic!
”ButAndydidnothearher.Hewasdreamingonceagainofthefishhewouldcatchtomorrow.
56.WhydidAndyfailtonoticetheswarmofbeesearlier?
A.Hewasridingtoschool.
B.Hewaslisteningtoastrangesound.
C.Hewasgoingfishingwithhisfather.
D.Hewaslostinthethoughtofthefishingtrip.
57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheswarmofbeesinthepassage?
A.Theycrowdedlikeablackcloud.
B.TheyshockedandterrifiedAndy.
C.TheytriedtoattackAndyinamass.
D.TheymadeAndystayinhospitalfortwodays.
58.HowdidAndyavoidthebeesintheend?
A.HeaskedMr.Nelsoninhelp.
B.Hehidhimselfunderthewater.
C.HerushedintotheNelsonhouse.
D.Herodeoffintheoppositedirection.
59.WhichofhefollowingcanbestdescribeAndy’sescapefromthebees?
A.Nopainnogains.
B.Oncebitten,twiceshe
C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.
D.Intimeofdanger,one’smindworksfast.
Passage3
AskDr.JeffersThismonthDr.Jeffersisansweringquestionsaboutthehumanbrainandhowitworks.
DearDr.Jeffers,
Oneofmycolleagues,FelixMoeller,toldmethatscientistsarelearningtousecomputerto‘readminds’.Isthereanytruthtothisstory/
—JaneLeon,NewYork,USA
DearMs.Leon,
Well,alotofresearchisbeingconductedinthisarea,butsofar,thebrainscanningequipmentandcorrespondingcomputerprogramshaven’tbeenabletoactuallyreadthoughts.Inoneexperiment,testsubjects(受试者)wereconnectedtoscanningequipmentandshowntwonumbersonascreen.Theywerethenaskedtochoosebetweenaddingorsubtracting(减)thetwonumbers.Usingthismethod,researcherswereabletofollowbrainprocessesandmakethecorrectassumptions(假设)70percentofthetime.It’snotquitemindreading,butit’scertainlyafirststep.
—Dr.J.
Mythree-year-oldsonlovesitwhenIdigmyfingersintohissidesandtickle(胳肢)himuntilhelaughsuncontrollably.TheotherdayInoticedhimtryingtoticklehimselfbuthecouldn’tdoit.Whynot?
—GlennLewis,Vancouver,Canada
DearMr.Lewis,
It’sbecauseofhowthebrainworks.Thebrainistrainedtoknowwhattopayattentiontoandwhattoignore.Itcausesustoignorephysicalfeelingsweexpecttohappen,butitcausesamildpanicreactionwhenthereisanunexpectedfeeling.Forexample,youdon’tnoticehowyourshoulderfeelswhileyou’rewalkingdownthestreet.Butifsomeonecomesupbehindyouandtouchesyoulightlyontheshoulder,youmayjumpinfear.It’sthatunexpectedpartthatcausestheticklereaction.
46.Whatcanwelearnfromtheanswertothefirstquestion?
A.Someequipmentisabletoreadhumanminds.
B.Someprogresshasbeenmadeinmindreading.
C.Testsubjectshavebeenusedtomakedecisions.
D.Computerprogramscancopybrainprocesses.
47.Peoplelaughwhentickledbyothersbecausethefeelingis_______.
A.unexpectedB.expectedC.comfortableD.uncomfortable
48.Whohasgotalittlechildaccordingtothetext?
A.Ms.LeonB.Mr.LewisC.Mr.MoellerD.Dr.Jeffers
49.Accordingtothetext,Jeffersisprobably_______.
A.acomputerprogrammerB.atestsubject
C.ahumanbrainexpertD.amedicaldoctor
Passage4
BraveFrenchmanFoundHalf-wayAroundtheWorld
(NEWYORK)AFrenchtouristhighlypraisedforrescuingatwo-year-oldgirlinManhattansaidhedidn’tthinktwicebeforedivingintothefreezingEastRiver.
Tuesday’sDailyNewssaid29-yearwholeftthespotquicklyaftertherescuelastSaturday.
HeliftedthelittlegirloutofthewateraftershefelloffthebankattheSouthStreetScaportmuseum.Hehandedthegirltoherfather,DavidAnderson,whohaddiveinafterhim.
“Ididn’tthinkatall,”DurettoldtheDailyNews.“Ithappenedveryfast.Ireactedveryfast.”
Duret,anengineeronvacation,waswalkingwithhisgirlfriendalongthepier(码头)whenhesawsomethingfallingintothewater.Hethoughtitwasadoll,butrealizeditwasachildwhenheapproachedtheriver.Inaninstant,hetookoffhiscoatandjumpedintothewater.
Whenhereachedthegirl,sheappearedlifeless,hesaid.Fortunately,whenshewasoutofthewater,sheopenedhereyes.
Andersonsaidhisdaughterslippedoffthebankwhenhewasadjustinghiscamera.Anambulancecamelaterforher,saidDuret,whowashandeddryclothesfromcookers.Duretcaughtatrainwithhisgirlfriendshortlyafter.
TherescuehappenedonthedaybeforeheleftforFrance.Duretsaidhedidn’trealizehistaleofheroismhewasleavingthenextmorning.
“Idon’treallythinkI’mahero,”saidDuret.“Anyonewoulddothesamething.”
50.WhywasDuretinNewYork?
A.Tomeethisgirlfriend
B.Toworkasanengineer
C.Tospendhisholiday
D.TovisittheAndersons.
51.WhatdidDuretdoshortlyaftertheambulancecame?
A.Hewasinterviewedbyanewspaper
B.Heaskedhisgirlfriendforhisdryclothes
C.Hewenttothehospitalintheambulance
D.Hedisappearedfromthespotquickly
52.WhodivideafterDuretintotherivertosavethelittlegirl?
A.DavidAndersonB.apasser-byC.hisgirlfriendD.ataxidriver.
53.Whenwasduetmostprobablyfoundtobetheveryhero?
A.thedaywhenhewasleavingforhome.
B.acoupleofdaysafterthegirlwasrescued
C.thefirstdaywhenhewasinNewYork
D.thesamedaywhenhewasinterviewed.
Passage5
WhenIwassix,Dadbroughthomeadogoneday,whowascalled“Brownie”.MybrothersandIalllovedBrownieanddiddifferentthingswithher.Oneofuswouldwalkher,anotherwouldfeedher,thentherewerebaths,playingcatchandmanyothergames.Brownie,inreturn,lovedeachandeveryoneofus.Onethingthatmosttouchedmyheartwasthatshewould