Loch Ness, the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles, is twenty four miles long and, at one point, one mile wide. It has an average depth of four hundred and fifty feet and at times drops close to a thousand. It is cold and murky (混沌的), with dangerous currents. In short, it is the perfect place to hide a monster from even the sharpest eyes of science.
The Loch Ness Monster, also called Nessie, is supposedly living in this area. The earliest recorded sighting of the Loch Ness Monster was in the biography of Life of St. Columba by Adamnan in the year AD 565. The monster apparently attacked a man who was swimming in the River Ness.
The monster didn’t make headlines again until August 27, 1930, when 3 fishermen reported seeing a creature with 20 feet long approaching their boat, throwing water in the air. In 1933, after a new road was built along the edge of the Loch, the number of reports rose suddenly. Early in 1934, Author Grant, a young student, was out on his motorcycle one evening when he almost ran into the monster as it crossed the road. Grant’s description of the thing – small head, long thin neck and tail with a big body, seemed to match the appearance of the plesiosaur (蛇颈龙), an aquatic (水生的) type of dinosaur that has been extinct (已灭绝的) for 65 million years.
The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau was formed in 1962 to act as a research organization for information about the creature. Even now, efforts have continued to find the monster. A great deal of information was discovered about the Loch, but there isn’t any yet to produce any specific evidence of a monster.
Skeptics (怀疑论者) argue that the water in the Loch is too cold for a plesiosaur to live in. They also argue that an air-breathing animal, like a whale or seal, would spend much more time on the surface than the creature seems to, and would be spotted more often.
Some scientists have wondered if the sightings might be caused by an underwater wave which is known to sometimes occur in deep, long, and cold lakes, like Loch Ness. Such a wave might push debris (废弃物) to the surface that might look like a strange animal.
However, none of these is identified.
1.According to the skeptics, which of the following is TRUE?
A．It is impossible for a monster to live in cold water.
B．The Loch Ness Monster often stays under the water.
C．The Loch Ness Monster is an air-breathing animal.
D．There is no so-called monster in Loch Ness.
2.Which of the following is the correct order for the things that happened in the passage?
a. A young student met with a monster crossing the road.
b. A swimmer was attacked by a monster in Loch Ness.
c. A new road was built along the edge of the Loch.
d. The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau was set up.
e. Three fishermen saw a creature swimming towards their boat.
A．b, e, c, a, d B．a, b, e, d, c
C．b, d, a, c, e D．d, c, e, b, a
3.What does this passage mainly talk about?
A．The natural scenery of Loch Ness.
B．The Nessie.
C．Skeptics’ opinions on Loch Ness Monster.
D．The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau’s research results.
Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.
Born in September, 1897, Irene Curies was the first of the Curies’ two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sevigne in Paris.
Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities (设备) to help save the lives of wounded soldiers. Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgium. Her services were recognized in the form of a Military Medal by the French government.
In 1918, Irene became her mother’s assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.
Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity (辐射能). Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.
1.Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?
A．Because she received a degree in mathematics.
B．Because she contributed to saving the wounded.
C．Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic
D．Because she worked as a helper to her mother.
2.Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederic Joliot?
A．At the Curie Institute. B．At the University of Paris.
C．At a military hospital. D．At the College of Sevigne.
3.When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born?
A．In 1932. B．In 1927. C．In 1897. D．In 1926.
4.In which of the following aspects（方面）was Irene Curie different from her mother?
A．Irene worked with radioactivity.
B．Irene combined family and career.
C．Irene won the Nobel Prize once.
D．Irene died from leukemia.
I still remember father spent plenty of time teaching me how to pronounce a word, how to understand something that I saw for the first time and how to be polite to others. And I will never 31 one sentence my father used to say to me, “I love you, son. Say you love me, son.” 32 , I would scream, “I love you, Dad.”
When I was growing up, I found that I had little in 33 with my father gradually. Sometimes we often argued about something sharply and then the argument changed into a 34 . I knew there was a gap between us. I didn’t 35 hearing the words “I love you” from my father the last time. To tell you the truth, I couldn’t honestly remember 36 I had last said those words to him, either.
Now father was in hospital. The doctor said it was 37 and he needed an operation at once, 38 he wasn’t sure whether my father was able to 39 it. Everything in my childhood 40 in my mind. Then I called and said, “Dad, I love you!”
There was a 41 at the other end and he replied coldly, “Well, I love you, too!”
I 42 and said, “Dad, I know you love me, and when you are 43 , I know you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 44 asked, “Paul, is everything OK?”
A few weeks later I was working when I received my father’s call. “Paul, I love you.” I was so 45 that my tears rolled down my cheeks. Perhaps both of us 46 that this special moment had 47 our relationship to a new level.
A short while after this special moment, my father finally narrowly 48 death following the heart operation. I can’t 49 that if I didn’t take the first 50 and Dad did not survive the surgery, what kind of life I would lead now.
1. A．forget B．read C．understand D．practice
2. A．Actually B．Simply C．Naturally D．Strangely
3. A．heart B．manner C．mind D．common
4. A．fight B．quarrel C．question D．discussion
5. A．expect B．think C．enjoy D．remember
6. A．why B．whether C．where D．when
7. A．risky B．serious C．important D．difficult
8. A．but B．because C．so D．for
9. A．remain B．master C．survive D．defeat
10. A．put B．opened C．kept D．appeared
11. A．response B．pause C．silence D．surprise
12. A．cried B．smiled C．nodded D．moved
13. A．free B．ready C．happy D．convenient
14. A．eagerly B．carefully C．excitedly D．nervously
15. A．touched B．amused C．encouraged D．shocked
16. A．required B．realized C．reacted D．reported
17. A．formed B．built C．taken D．increased
18. A．escaped B．passed C．beat D．fought
19. A．conclude B．infer C．imagine D．decide
20. A．effect B．step C．word D．advice
Sorry to say it will be years _______ we really have classes here with only 25 students.
A．since B．that C．when D．before
--Why are you so depressed, Lily?
--- I lost the contest narrowly, or I _________ the award of $10,000.
A．had gained B．would have gained C．would gain D．must have gained
Hurricane Sandy struck the northeastern United States, ____________ millions of people homeless.
A．to make B．making C．having made D．made
