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D.whatcrossingtheChannelbyferryislike
2.Thewordhazardisclosestinmeaningto________.
A.troubleB.danger
C.enemyD.problem
3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.
A.ifthereisagalewarningfromtheBBC,theferrieswillstopoperating.
B.thetrafficontheChannelisverybusyonlyinwinter
C.ferriesarebusiestintheafternoon
D.thecrewoftheferrylistenstotheweatherreportsfourtimesaday
4.Wheredoesthispassagemostprobablyappear?
________
A.Inadictionary.
B.Inanovel.
C.Inatransportationmagazine.
D.Inageographytextbook.
Passage2
FormostSouthAfricans,NelsonMandelaisthefatheroftheirnation—manyevencalledhim"
Tata"
alocalwordforfather.Itwassometimesforgottenthathewasalsoarealfatherofsix,grandfatherof18,great-grandfatherofeight,andhusbandtothreewomen.Heearnedaplaceinhistoryjustlikeanotherfatherofanation,MahatmaGandhi.Buttherewasafundamentaldifferencebetweenthesebelovedmen.WhileGandhiwasthoughttobeadepressedfamilyman,Mandelawasastrongandlovingfamilyman.Evenso,Mandelaandhisfamilypaiddearlyforhisdevotiontohiscountry'
sfreedom.
Mandelahimselfofferedaglimpseintohispersonalwar."
Tobethefatherofanationisagreathonor,buttobethefatherofafamilyisagreaterjoy.ButitwasajoyIhadfartoolittleof."
hesaidinApril1992,announcinghisseparationfromWinnie.
In1944,NelsonMandelamarriedEvelyn,"
Icouldnotgiveupmylifeinthestruggle,"
Mandelaexplainedinhisautobiography(自传),LongWalktoFreedom,"
andshe(Evelyn)couldnotlivewithmydevotiontosomethingotherthanherselfandherfamily…Ineverlostmyadmirationforher,butintheendwecouldnotmakeourmarriagework."
Theydivorcedin1958.
WhenEvelyndiedin2004,Mandelastoodathergravesidewithhisthirdwife,Graca.Winniealsoattendedthefuneral.
MandelamarriedWinniein1958.ButWinnieborethehardshipoflifeasMandela,enduringherhusband'
s27-yearimprisonment.Fromprison,MandelawrotesomeofthegreatestloveletterstoWinnie."
Idustit(yourphoto)carefullyeverymorning—IeventouchyournosewithminetoregaintheelectriccurrentthatusedtorunthroughmybloodwheneverIdidso."
FormanySouthAfricans,itwastheendofafairytalelovestorywhentheirseparationwasmadepublicin1992."
Tensions"
hadarisenandtheyhadagreedonaseparation.Thehurtinhiswordswasclear:
"
PerhapsIwasblindedtocertainthingsbecauseofthepainIfeltfornotbeingabletoplaymyroleasahusbandtomywifeandafathertomychildren."
"
Unstable(不稳定的)personallivesseemedfreedomfighters'
destiny(命运),"
hesaid."
Whenyourlifeisthestruggle,asminewas,thereislittleroomleftforfamily.Thathasalwaysbeenmygreatestregret,andthemostpainfulaspectofthechoiceImade."
Thecoupledivorcedin1996.
1.TheauthormentionedMahatmaGandhiinthefirstparagraphinorderto________.
A.showthecharacterofGandhi
B.proveMandelaisthegreatleader
C.drawattentiontomandela'
spersonallife
D.honorthesetwogreatfathers
2.Theunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphshows________.
A.Mandelafeltregretfulabouthisfamilylife
B.Mandelagotnojoyfromhisfamily
C.MandelawasnotsatisfiedwithhiswifeWinnie
D.Mandelapreferredtobethefatherofthenation
3.ThefirstwifeofNelsonMandelais________.
A.WinnieB.Evelyn
C.GraceD.notmentioned
4.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
________
A.Mandela:
notjustthefatherofthenation.
B.Mandela:
adevotedleaderofthenation.
C.Mandela:
afreedomfighterwithdeeplove.
D.mandela:
successandfailure.
Passage3
Itcouldhappenjustaboutanytimeyoustepoutinpublic.
Yougetonanalmost-emptybus,butthenextpassengerdecidestoignorealltheemptyseatstositrightnexttoyou.Whileyouarewaitinginlineatthesupermarket,thenextcustomerstandsjustbehindyoushoutingintohidphone.
Thoseareattacksofthepersonalspaceinvaders.Thoughpreferencesforpersonalspacedifferfromculturetoculture,weBritonsdoloveourindependenceandprivacy.AstheBritishetiquettewebsiteDebrett’sputsit,asaBritishperson,somebodystandingtooclosemaymakeyou“focuslessonwhatsomebodyissayingthanonhowclosetheyaretoyou”.Simpleactslikeputtinganarmaroundsomeoneyoudon’tknowthatwellmayseemfriendlyinChina,buttheycanmakeusveryuncomfortable.Theediplomat.comwebsiteexplains:
“TheBritisharenotbackslappersortouchersandgenerallydonotshowaffectioninpublic”.
BeingaBritishpersonaroundpeoplefromothercountriescanthereforebefullofproblems.PeoplefrommanyEuropeancountriessuchasFranceandSpainkisseachotheronthecheekwhentheymeet,yettousthisseemtoofriendlyand“touchy-feely”.SimplematterslikehowcloseothersstandcanbeproblematictoBritonswhowanttokeeptheirownpersonalspace.GivingadviceonhowtobehavearoundaBritishperson,Debrett’ssaysthat“ifyoucanfeelthewarmthoftheirbreathuponyourface,thenyou’restandingtooclose”.
So,areBritishpeopleunfriendly?
Farfromit.Theediplomat.comwebsiteexplainthatwearenotas“indifferent”aswemayseem,but“veryfriendlyandhelpfultoforeigners”.Justletusknowifyou’regoingtocomecloserthanarm’slength,andyou’llbefine.
1.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.HowtomakefriendwithBritishpeople.
B.SometipsonBritishtablemanners.C.WaysinwhichBritishpeopleshoeaffection.
D.Britishpeople’spreferenceforpersonalspace.
2.IfyouweremeetingaBritishpersonforthefirsttime,itwouldbepoliteforyou________accordingtothearticle.
A.kisshim/heronthecheek
B.putanarmaroundhim/her
C.keepanarm’slengthawayfromhim/her
D.Slaphis/herbackorshakehis/herhands
3.Theunderlinedword“indifferent”:
inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“________”.
A.cold
B.modest
C.gentlemanlike
D.independent
4.Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?
A.Britishpeopleliketositnexttoothersonemptybuses
B.Britishpeoplearehelpful,althoughtheymaynotappeartobe
C.BritishpeopledonotlikestayingwithotherEuropeans.
D.Britishpeoplearehappytoshowaffectioninpublic.
Passage4
Oneday,Iwasinclass,feelingfine,whenallofasuddenmyheartstartedracing.Ibrokeoutinasweat,feelinghotandcoldallover.Mychesthurt,Iwasdizzy,andIfeltlikeIcouldn’tbreathe.Everythingwentblurryaroundtheedges.SureIwasabouttofaint,Ijerkedupfrommydeskandranfromtheroom,terrified.Ididn’tcarewhattheteacherthought,orthattheeyesoftheentireclasswereonme.Ijusthadtogetoutofthere.
Irantothenearestwaterfountainanddranksomewater.Forseveralminutes,Ijuststoodthereholdingontothefountain.Whatwashappening?
WasIhavingaheartattack?
Slowly,thelightheadednesswentaway.Myheartstoppedracing,andeveryothersymptomfadedtoo.IstillhadnoideawhathadhappenedbutIwassogladitwasover.
StillIwasreallyworried.I’dneverfeltthatbadinmylife.Whatwaswrongwithme?
Whatifitcameback?
Andthen,anhourlater,itdidthepoundingheart,thedizziness,thefeelingthatIwasdying.Onceagain,Icouldn’tbreathe.Andthistime.therewasalsopainthroughoutmyentireupperbody.Iburstintotearsandranforthehallwayagain,actuallyafraidformylife.Myteacherranaftermeaskingwhatwaswrong.Panicking,Imanagedtochokeout,“Ineedanambulance:
Please.“IwassureIwasdying.”
Tomysurprise,though,myteacherdidn’tgrabherphoneforhelp.Instead,sheputherhandonmyarmandtoldmetoslowdown.“Breathe,”shesaid.“you’regoingtobeokay.Youjustneedtocalmdown.”
IfeltlikeIwasgoingcrazy.HereIwastotallylosingit,andshewasactinglikenothingwaswrong!
Shekeptontryingtocalmmedown,butIwasn’treadytolisten.Iwassureshedidn’tunderstandhowIfelt.Howcouldshe?
Howcouldanyone?
Finally,myteacherexplainedthatshewasprettysureIwashavingapanicattack.(Theyarealsocalledanxietyattacks.)Sheknew,shesaid,becausethesamethinghadhappenedtoherwhenshewasmyage.Shetoldmehowshe’dfel