Jeanne Calment, a French woman, become a record breaker on 17 October 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days.
Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people’s home in the south of France, her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes here as being “more like a 90-year-old in good health” than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on the 120th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied, “A very short one.” She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her.
So what is the key to a long life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercises every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a say, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86.
A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying: “Sorry, I’m still alive!”
1. How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age?
A．She feels upset and unhappy.
B．She is cheerful and humorous.
C．She likes to live much longer.
D．She feels she is going to die very soon.
2. The text seems to suggest that Jeanne Calment owes her good health and long life to______.
A．smoking only little every day
B．neither smoking nor drinking
C．always drinking two glasses of strong red wine a day and never smoking
D．the good genes from her parents, a healthy diet and some exercises
3. Which of the following could best explain the underlined word “genes” in the third paragraph?
A．good habits of body-building.
B．Some materials that control the development of a living thing.
C．Comfortable living conditions.
D．Something necessary for a person to keep his life.
4.Why did Jeanne Calment say “Sorry, I’m still alive!” to the local lawyer?
A．She had an agreement with the lawyer when she was 80.
B．The lawyer has not paid her enough rent yet.
C．The lawyer has paid her more money than the value of the house.
D．The house she sold to the lawyer was worth the money already paid.
完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s 1 ,she said she would go. This 2 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 3 his mother and he felt 4 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that 5 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 6 why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were 7 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 8 the car, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and 9 himself from everyone. He did, however, get within 10 of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked 11 ,“How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied,“ 12 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 13 afraid to go in because the fire was 14 ，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 15 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 16 the burned side of her face. “This scar will be 17 ,but to this day, I have never 18 what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 19 of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 20 for the rest of the day.
1. A．enjoyment B．disappointment C．surprise D．excitement
2. A．would B．could C．should D．must
3. A．noticed B．greeted C．accepted D．met
4. A．sick B．ashamed C．afraid D．tired
5. A．included B．passed C．covered D．shaded
6. A．talk about B．think about C．care about D．hear about
7. A．impressed B．surprised C．excited D．comforted
8. A．in sight of B．by means of C．by way of D．in spite of
9. A．hid B．protected C．separated D．escaped
10. A．understanding B．reminding C．hearing D．learning
11. A．carefully B．seriously C．nervously D．anxiously
12. A．As B．When C．Since D．While
13. A．so B．much C．quite D．too
14. A．out of control B．under control C．in control D．over control
15. A．helpless B．hopeless C．senseless D．useless
16. A．pointed B．showed C．wiped D．touched
17. A．ugly B．lasting C．serious D．frightening
18. A．forgot B．recognized C．considered D．regretted
19. A．honor B．sense C．happiness D．pride
20. A．quietly B．slightly C．tightly D．suddenly
-----Hello, Jessica! What happened?
----- I could not hear you clearly because my mobile phone could not receive a good ________.
A．sign B．signal C．symbol D．mark
Every boy and every girl in our school _____ to join one or two clubs according to their hobbies.
A．are encouraged B．encourage
C．is encouraged D．is encouraging
I saw a lighthouse _____ at the mouth of the river.
A．locating B．location
C．located D．which located
_____ such great trouble, the little girl didn’t know what to do.
A．Facing with B．Faced with C．To face with D．Face
