A 37-year-old man in Australia’s Northern city Darwin ,Norm Pethrick, was praised for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.
Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater. Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free. Ms Pethrick was later taken to Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.
“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report. He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”. Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three more days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.
1. This passage is most likely to be found in _____.
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A．a newspaper |
B．a travel guide |
C．a textbook |
D．a novel |
2.The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.
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A．swimming in the river |
B．watching the crocodile |
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C．standing on the river bank |
D．fishing in the water |
3.According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT ______.
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A．brave |
B．diligent（勤勉的） |
C．quick |
D．humorous |
4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
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A．The husband should save the wife |
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B．A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws |
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C．A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine |
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D．Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes |
There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her.
One day，feeling very sad and lonely， she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn （荆棘） bush. The young girl carefully released the Butterfly. Instead of flying away， the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy. The young girl rubbed(擦) her eyes in disbelief.“For your wonderful kindness，” the good fairy said to the girl，“I will give you any wish you would like.” The little girl thought for a moment and then replied,“I want to be happy.”The fairy whispered（耳语） in her ear. Then the fairy disappeared.
As the little girl grew up， there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her secret of happiness .She would only smile and answer，“The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.”
When she was very old and on her deathbed ,the neighbors gathered around her，they said to her “Tell us， please，” they begged，“Tell us what the good fairy said.” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said,“She told me that everyone， no matter how secure they seemed， no matter how old or young，how rich or poor, had need of me.”
1.______ the girl felt sad and lonely.
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A．There was nobody to love her so |
B．There were many friends |
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C．There was nothing to do |
D．Seeing the butterfly was caught |
2. Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn，the orphan girl ______.
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A．failed to help it release from the thorn |
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B．felt sorrow，but she didn’t go up to help it |
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C．fell down on it too |
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D．helped the butterfly escaped from the thorn |
3. The butterfly ______ after it was saved by the little girl.
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A．flied away |
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B．changed into a fairy |
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C．still died |
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D．was more beautiful than before |
4.The only thing that the little girl wanted was________.
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A．to be rich |
B．to have her own parents |
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C．to have a lot of friends |
D．happiness |
A woman called Julia lived in the countryside, one year she decided to visit the capital city to see the sights. She stayed at a hotel near the central market. She had seldom been to the city before, and was very excited about what she would find.
On the first morning of her visit, as she walked from the hotel to the market, she passed a beggar (乞丐). He was holding up a notice, which said, “Blind from birth. Please give generously(慷慨地).”Julia felt sorry for the beggar and she bent down and put a dollar coin into his bowl. “Thank you.” he said. The same thing happened again the following day. On the third day, however, Julia did not have a dollar coin. She had only fifty cents, so she dropped this into the beggar’s bowl. “What have I done wrong?” the beggar said, “Why are you so stingy (吝啬的) today?”
Julia was very surprised at the beggar . “How do you know I haven't given you a dollar?” she said, “If you’re blind you can't know what coin I put into your bowl.” “Ah,” explained the beggar, “The truth is that I'm not blind. I'm just looking after this place for the regular beggar while he’s on holiday.” “On holiday?” Julia said, “And what exactly does your blind friend do on holiday?” “He goes into the countryside,” the man said, “and takes photographs. He's a very good photographer.”
1.Where was the beggar sitting?
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A．In the market. |
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B．In the busiest part of the city. |
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C．Outside the shops. |
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D．Between Julia's hotel and the market. |
2.On the first two days, ____.
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A．the blind man waited for Julia |
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B．the blind man demanded money from Julia |
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C．Julia gave the blind man some money |
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D．Julia gave him nothing |
3. On the third day, the blind man____ .
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A．accepted Julia's fifty cents quite happily |
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B．noticed that Julia had only given him fifty cents |
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C．refused Julia's fifty cents |
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D．also received one dollar from Julia |
Several years ago，a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker， another owned one of the largest companies in the world， and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important.
“How do we know if someone is really important？” the reporter asked the banker.
The banker thought for a few moments and then said， “I think anybody who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that？” she asked.
The man shook his head， “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d be important only if while you were visiting the President， there was a telephone call from the president of another country， and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so？”
“No， I don‘t，” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”
“Then what would make the visitor important？” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh， I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang， and the President picked up the receiver， listened and then said， ‘It’s for you.‘ ”
1.This story happened in _______.
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A．America |
B．England |
C．Japan |
D．Australia |
2.There are _______ in this passage.
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A．two men and two women |
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B．three men and one woman |
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C．three women and one man |
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D．four women |
3.The banker thought _______.
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A．he was really important because he was a rich banker |
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B．the reporter was really important |
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C．the visitor who met the President of the United States |
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D．the visitor to the White House was really important |
4.The owner of many buildings thought _______.
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A．he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York |
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B．the owner of the very large company was really important |
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C．the visitor was really important if the President received a telephone call for the visitor |
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D．the person who worked in the White House was really important |
Here I must put in a few words about my experience here in China. If I have ___36__ with a Chinese host, he always presses(硬塞给)___37__ food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied the previous helping(份额). That often makes me ___38___awkward(尴尬). I have to eat the food even if I don’t ___39___ it, because it is ___40___ manners in the West to _41__ one’s food on the plate. I have also ___42__ that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he often ___43___ the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or ___44___. This might be good manners in China, but it is
certainly__45___ in the West. In the United States, it is___46___ to keep asking someone again and again or press something on him. Americans are very ___47___. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “__48__” Here’s an example: When an American is offered ___49_ by the host, and he doesn’t feel like beer, he will probably say, “No, thanks. I just don’t feel like it. I’ll ___50___ some Pepsi-Cola （百事可乐）if you have it.” That is ___51__ an American will do. ___52___are taught that “Honesty is the best policy”. But in some countries, courtesy(谦虚) might be more important than ___53___. So when I am here in China, I have to observe（遵循） the __54__ here. But when you go to ___55___, you had better “Do as the Romans do.”
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Of all the things our wisdom tells us will make life entirely happy, the greatest is the possession of friendship. One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives. Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed.
On the first Sunday in August, it’s time to recognize your friends and their contribution to your life. The first Sunday in August was fixed as National Friendship Day by the U.S. Congress in 1935, and remains a tradition observed in many countries and cultures. In 1997, the United Nations named Winnie the Pooh as the world’s Ambassador of Friendship.
Apparently, there are several friendship holidays, all of which fall on fixed dates.
National Friendship Day is on the first Sunday in August
Women’s Friendship Day is on the third Sunday in September
International Friendship Month is February
Old Friends, New Friends Week is the third week of May
People show their appreciation for friendship in various ways. Some expressions may be practical ones, such as flowers, particularly the pink friendship roses, cookies, chocolates, souvenirs from their vacations, a tape of favorite songs, farewell dinners, and welcome balloons.
Recipe for Friendship 2 cups of patience, 1 heart full of love, 2 handfuls of generosity, 2 cups of loyalty, 1 cup of understanding, A dash of laughter. Mix them all well. Spray generously over a lifetime and serve everyone you meet.
Friendship helps to bring peace and positivity to the globe, another great reason to celebrate! Although our friends certainly deserve thanks on more than just one day of the year, what better day to honor them than Friendship Day!!
1.Which of the following proverbs supports the main idea of the first paragraph?
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A．Friendship cannot stand always on one side. |
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B．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
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C．A friend without faults will never be found. |
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D．A life without a friend is a life without a sun. |
2.Which of the holidays happens first in a year?
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A．National Friendship Day. |
B．Women’s Friendship Day. |
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C．International Friendship Month. |
D．Old Friends, New Friends Week. |
3.What is most needed to make friendship grow, develop and last?
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A．Inviting your friends over for a party. |
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B．Looking on your friends as relatives. |
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C．Honoring your friends on Friendship Day. |
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D．Being loyal and generous to your friends. |
4.“Recipe for Friendship” here actually means .
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A．a prescription for curing friends |
B．a method of keeping a friendship |
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C．the pleasure of having friends |
D．the importance of friendship |
