Ed Jocelyn and Andy McEwen might have appeared to be a bit mad---the two set off on their own “Long March” through the remotest regions of China on October 16. The idea was to take a year to retrace one of the epic movements of modern military history.
The two British men in their mid-30s were working as editors in Beijing when they decided to reexperience the tales of the original marches. “We hold these people in such respect,” McEwen says.
They plan to keep diaries but will not share the contents during the trip. “When we get to the end we’ll put our heads together and try and come up with a book,” Jocelyn said.
Their trip has had some auspicious beginning, they have already met two Long March veterans(老战士) in less than a month of travel.
In this modern version, the pair are aided by high-tech equipment including a satellite phone, mini-computer, video camera and solar panels to recharge batteries. A mountain tent and portable stove will help them in the remoter stretches.
They plan to average 35-40 kilometers a day, and rest about every third day. Ed admitted that their trip would be very tough.
If they succeed, they will be the first foreigners to complete the entire Long March route since Otto Braun, the German military advisor who accompanied the Red Army on the Long March.
1. This text is mainly about .
A．high-tech equipment helpful to the Long March
B．first foreigners to walk the Long March
C．British recall of the Long March spirit
D．British editors’ adventure original in China
2. The underlined word “auspicious” most probably means .
A．friendly B．favourable C．strange D．surprising
3. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the two foreigners?
A．They will use anything modern on the way.
B．They will do some cooking by themselves.
C．They’re planning to have a book published one year later.
D．They will send off news about what happens day by day.
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A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A 21 friend is someone who stays with you for life”. 22 teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily 23 .
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place 24 enough for true
friendship to develop. However, there can be 25 disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.
To most of us, friendships are considered very important, 26 we need to
have it clear in our minds the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or 27 at arm’s length? Do we want to 28 ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are 29 enough. And that’s all right. But at some 30 we need to make sure that our expectations are the same as our friends’ expectations. The sharing of personal experience including our tears as well as our dark 31 is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it must 32 slowly and carried on only if there are 33 of interest and action in return.
What are some of the 34 of our friendship? The greatest is to 35 too
much too soon. Deep relationships 36 time. Another “major difficulty” is the selfishness to think one “possesses” the other, including his time and attention. 37 , friendships require actions in return. In other words, you must 38 as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend 39 time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die 40 .
1. A. useful B. fair-weather C. school D. true
2. A. Knowledge B. Hardship C. Experience D. Schooling
3. A. formed B. understood C. realized D. produced
4.A. certain B. long C. patiently D. Fortunately
5. A. some B. any C. no D. great
6.A. and B. but C. or D. while
7. A. remained B. left C. stayed D. kept
8. A. share B. deepen C. strengthen D. hide
9. A. less B. not C. quite D. very
10.A. degree B. places C. point D. length
11. A. clothes B. dreams C. clouds D. Letters
12. A. be undertaking B. be undertaken C. have been undertaken D. have been undertaking
13. A. signs B. marks C. sciences D. sights
14. A. disadvantages B. differences C. requirements D. difficulties
15. A. command B. pull out Ｃ. expect D. develop
16. A. waste B. take C. kill D. spend
17. A. Surprisingly B. Differently C. Strangely D. Similarly
18. A. act B. possess C. give D. walk
19.A. considerate B. reasonable C. wonderful D. comfortable
20.A. away B. down C. out D. off
--- I wonder if I could use your telephone?
--- _________.
A. I wonder how B. I don’t wonder
C. Sorry, it’s out of order D. No wonder, here it is.
The watch ______ unnoticed for several days before I found it.
A. had laid B. had lain C. had been laying D. had been laid
After the school sports, our headmaster ______ the prizes.
A. gave away B. gave in C. gave off D. gave up
________ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.
A. Exposed B. Having exposed
C. Being exposed D. After being exposed
