When Elizabeth Kenny was a little girl, she fell off a horse and hurt her arm. Mrs. Kenny took her to a doctor in Toowoomba, Queensland. In the doctor’s, Elizabeth saw many bottles of medicine standing in a row. Since then, she wanted to be a nurse. As soon as she was old enough, Elizabeth was trained in a hospital. After working for some time, she made a surprising discovery. Among her patients were some children who had lost the use of their legs because of polio ( 小儿麻痹症) . Kenny tried putting hot cloth on their legs and washing them in a special way. The results were great. The children were able to use their legs again.
Most doctors would not believe that children could get well in such a simple way. Gradually, however, she became famous. From 1993 on people from many parts of the world brought their children to Australia to receive treatment by this wonderful nurse. She was invited to America where her methods were used in many hospitals. Money was collected to build Kenny foundations which were for polio patients. Kenny died in 1952, but she will long be remembered for her fight against polio.
1.Toowoomba is the name of _____.
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A．a famous doctor |
B．a kind of disease |
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C．an Australian city |
D．an Australian school |
2.The children who suffered from polio ____.
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A．couldn’t walk |
B．couldn‘t work |
C．couldn’t speak |
D．lost their legs |
3.What was Kenny‘s surprising discovery?
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A．there were so many polio patients around her. |
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B．Polio children could recover in a simple way. |
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C．Children suffering from polio had refused to use arms |
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D．Among the children some of them suffered from polio. |
4.The best title (标题) of the text is most likely to be ____.
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A．Methods of Treating Polio |
B．Kenny Foundations for Children |
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C．Elizabeth Kenny, the Wonderful Nurse |
D．Hospitals for Polio Patients |
There was once a farmer who lived near a road. It was not a busy road,but from time to time,cars passed the farm.
Near the farm gate, there was a large hole in the road. this hole was always full of water, and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep the hole was. They thought it was probably not deep.So when they drove into the hole, they could not drive out because it was so deep.
The farmer did not spend much time working on his farm. He spent most time watching the hole. Whenever a car drove into it, he would pull the car out with his tractor and he would charge the drivers for much more money than they had expected.
One day, a driver of a car said to him, "You must have made a lot of money pulling cars out of this hole night and day."
"Oh no," the farmer said, "I don’t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water."
1.Many cars went into the hole because the drivers_____.
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A．were going too fast to stop their cars |
B．did not see the hole ahead of them |
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C．did not know the hole was very deep |
D．liked very much driving through water |
2.The drivers were _____ to pay the farmer for pulling their cars out of the hole.
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A．glad |
B．forced |
C．ready |
D．anxious |
3.Why did the farmer fill the hole with water at night?
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A．He was busy working on the farm during the day. |
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B．He spent much time watching the hole by day. |
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C．Some cars had driven into the hole at night. |
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D．Nobody would be able to find the secret out. |
4.What did the writer think of the farmer?
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A．He was selfish(自私). |
B．He was clever. |
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C．He was foolish. |
D．He was kind. |
Everybody knows that words can carry messages. People communicate with words. Books, magazines, TV, radio and films all help us to communicate with others. They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.
Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you put up your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask a question. You shake your head, and people know you are saying “No”. You nod and people know you are saying “Yes”.
Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs with arrows on doors tell you where to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time?
People can communicate in many ways without words. For example, an artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the sea and many other things.
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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A．It is a most popular way for man to communicate with words. |
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B．Words are the only way for man to communicate. |
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C．Using radio is one of the ways for man to communicate. |
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D．TV can help people to know the world better. |
2. Besides words, which can also be used to express oneself?
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A．Sign language. |
B．Smile. |
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C．Head shaking. |
D．Nodding. |
3. Which of the following signs is usually used to show you the direction?
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A．Picture. |
B．A number. |
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C．A kind of color. |
D．An arrow. |
4. According to the passage, how does an artist often express himself?
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A．He writes articles. |
B．He gives reports. |
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C．He sings songs. |
D．He draws pictures. |
Basketball is a sport enjoyed by millions of people in at least 100 countries. It’s one of the 26 sports in the world. It began in 1891.
Dr. James A. Naismith, the father of basketball, was a teacher of YMCA training school. It trained the people to work in YMCAs. Officials at the school were 27 about the low attendance during the 28 months. They 29 that people didn’t attend then 30 the school did not have a good sports program in winter. So they asked Dr. Naismith for 31 . He came up with a new indoor game.
Naismith studied games being played at that time. He found that all the most 32 games used a ball. So a ball would be part of his new game, he decided. But 33 the ball or hitting it would be too 34 for indoors. So he put two 35 up on the poles. The players had to try to 36 a ball into them. Naismith then made thirteen 37 for the game. Twelve of them are still in 38 today. Just seven 39 after the game began professional basketball teams were 40 . And that’s how basketball was born.
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Practising Chinese kungfu (功夫)can not only ____ one’s strength, but also develop one’s character.
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A．bring up |
B．take up |
C．build up |
D．pull up |
If I ruled （统治）the world, I would _______ the world ______ everything that is bad.
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A．get rid of; by |
B．be rid of; by |
C．rid; of |
D．get rid; of |
