Islamabad, Pakistan, June 22nd---Two mountain climbers surprisingly survived (幸免于) a fall of over 500 feet on the 25,530-foot mountain in Pakistan, Saturday. The two climbers were climbing an ice-covered wall of the mountain when they suddenly lost their footing and fell about 560 feet to a narrow snow-covered ledge(悬崖突出部分) below. “We were lucky that ledge was there,” said the climbers, “Otherwise, we would have fallen over 2,000 feet.” If the ledge had not been there, the two climbers almost certainly have met their death. “It’s a wonder,” the climbers said, “that we landed on the ledge, and the snow was loose enough to cushion(缓冲) our fall. We’re thankful that we survived.”
When a reporter asked them if they planned to give up mountain climbing after their narrow escape(九死一生), the two climbers replied, “Not at all. We’ll be going back up there just as soon as we get out of the hospital.”
1.The mountain climbers survived because _____.
A. they had fallen only 500 feet down
B. of the ledge and the loose snow on it
C. of their strong bodies
D. they were very good climbers
2.If there had not been the snow-covered ledge, _____.
A. they wouldn’t have fallen down
B. they would have them wounded
C. they would have lost their lives
D. they would fall into the deep snow
3. How high was the ledge from the foot of the mountain?
A. 2,560 feet high B. 2,000 feet high
C. 25,530 feet high D. More than 1,400 feet high
4.Choose the right order which shows what happened to the two climbers.
a. talked with a reporter b. lost their footing
c. was sent to a hospital d. fell to a ledge
e. started to climb an ice-covered wall
A. b-d-c-e-a B. e-d-b-c-a C. e-b-d-c-a D. a-c-b-d-e
5.What are the two climbers going to do when they get well again?
A. To go ahead with the climbing
B. To give up mountain climbing
C. To write an article for the newspaper
D. To return to the snow-covered ledge
I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone ran
g. It was an eccentric(怪僻的)farmer. I had never met him before although, I had often heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident. I had not the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go.
It had been snowing heavily that day and I did not know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed Milly had died. “She meant more to me than anyone…even my wife!” he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑闻). I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩). “I wouldn't leave her out in the cold!” he said.
Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground. “She was such a good cow! I wouldn't let anyone but a doctor touch her!” he said, and burst into tears again.
1.The underlined phrase make out in the first paragraph means _____.
A. expect B. understand C. see clearly D. hear clearly
2.Before he arrived at the farmer's house, the writer expected to see Milly lying _____.
A. on the ground of a barn B. on the floor of a room
C. in bed in a room D. in bed in a barn
3.What do we know about Milly from the story?
A. She had met with an accident. B. Sh
e had caused a scandal.
C. She was seriously ill D. She was hidden somewhere.
4.The farmer wished that the writer might _____.
A. look into the matter B. bring Milly back to life
C. free him from a scandal D. keep the whole thing a secret
5.The person who told the story is probably a _____.
A. farmer B. policeman C. country doctor D. newspaper reporter
My old college roommate, Bob, was no ordinary person. In the first _____, he did not come from an ordinary family, both his parents were famous. His father was a chess expert and rocket research (火箭研究) _____ for NASA. His mother had been an opera singer in Europe. _____, what made Bob unusual was_____ his parents were famous, he had _____ interest in school---he never studied and avoided(回避；躲开) activities that ____thinking. In general,
he was quite different from his parents. In fact, you might think Bob was rather stupid, ____ you asked a question about a car. When it came to working with or knowing about cars, Bob was a genius(天才)! He could take a car _____, put it back together again, _____ any mechanical(机械) difficulty, or give you the correct statistics（统计数字）for any American car built in the last 20 years. There was ____ he did not know about _____. That was what made Bob so unusual.
After six months of college, he _____ all his classes and had to drop out. He left the school. After _____, he got a job in a garage (汽车修理厂) working with _ . In the end, I think he was secretly _____ that he had to leave school.
1.A. time B. place C. word D. use
2.A. actor B. player C. scientist D. lawyer
3.A. Howeve
r B. Though C. Certainly D. Of course
4.A. because B. as C. instead D. though
5.A. great B. special C. no D. never
6.A. offered B. needed C. reported D. taught
7.A. unless B. when C. if D. since
8.A. away B. up C. clearly D. separately
9.A. ask B. answer C. repair D. have
10.A. very much B. very little C. so many D. a few
11.A. his father B. his mother C. himself D. them
12.A. passed B. chose C. wrote D. failed
13.A. graduating B. leaving C. working D. mastering
14.A. cars B. companies C. friends D. workers
15.A. successful B. sorry C. funny D. happy
—Is everything clear to you all now, class?
—Sorry, I didn’t catch the first sentence. Would you please ______?
A. beg your pardon B. repeat it again
C. say it again D. speak it again
—Did you watch the basketball match last night?
—Yes. Jeremy Lin didn’t play ______ he did last week.
A. well than B. more better than C. as well as D. as good as
—You looked so tired this morning. How much_____ for the work?
—Oh, I was just helping my friend.
A. were you paid B. did you pay C. would you pay D. did it cost
