Howard Carter is one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known. He didn’t go to school, but he was bright and curious about the world outside his home town. In 1891, at the age of 17, he set sail for Alexandria, Egypt. By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, searching for the tombs of the Egyptian kings. Inside the tombs, he discovered a great fortune in jewels and gold, along with the preserved bodies of dead kings. In 1922, Howard Carter made his most amazing discovery of all, in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. There they came across the tomb of King Tutankhamun. It was the most important tomb that had ever been found. “The tomb contained more treasure than any of us had ever seen before, as well as the mummy of the king,” said Carter.
However, not long after the discovery, people in Carter’s team fell ill and died. Upon their entering the tomb, Carter’s lucky pet bird was swallowed by a snake. Lord Carnarvon, who was also present when the tomb was opened, fell ill with a fever and died in Egypt. George Gould, a friend of Carnarvon’s, went to Egypt after hearing of his strange death. He too visited the tomb, only to catch a high fever the next day. Twelve hours later, he was dead.
Within 7 years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening the tomb died. Howard Carter, however, lived on until the age of 65. There are different explanations for the deaths. A scientific explanation is that inside the tombs there are many viruses, which can result in illness or even death. Today when scientists examine mummies, they wear special clothing for protection.
1.What is Howard Carter?
A.A famous scientist B.A king buried in the tomb in Egypt
C.A brave explorer D.A rich man who was interested in Egypt
2.What is Howard Carter’s most amazing discovery?
A.The jewels in the tombs. B.The tomb of King Tutankhamun.
C.The mummies in the tombs. D.Several tombs in Egypt.
3.All of the following died after the tomb had been opened except ________.
A.Lord Carnarvon B.Howard Carter
C.the pet bird D.George Gould
4.From the text we can infer that ________.
A.Howard Carter knew how to protect himself in the tomb.
B.the people who entered the tomb were punished by the mummy.
C.the deaths of those related to the opening of the tomb were just coincidence.
D.scientists are still trying to work out the mystery of the tomb.
Mr. Liang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling （赌博） and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. After he came out of lockup （拘留所）, he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.
It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Liang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and thought the police would not come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.
“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, Daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”
1.Mr. Liang was paid much because ________.
A.he worked in a factory B.he was a driver
C.he had a lot of work to do D.he had worked there for a long time
2.Mrs. Liang did all the housework because ________.
A.she couldn’t find any work
B.she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling
C.her husband spent all the time in gambling
D.she thought her husband was tired
3.The woman had to leave Mr. Liang because ________.
A.he wouldn’t stop gambling B.he didn’t love her any longer
C.he had been put into lockup D.he was hardly sent away by the factory
4.Which of the following is true?
A.The boy thought his father needed some policemen.
B.The boy wished his father to be put into lockup again.
C.The boy wished his father to stop gambling soon.
D.The boy wished his mother to come back.
Could it be your after-dinner coffee that keeps you awake at night? Perhaps you are one of those people who simply can’t take coffee in the evening, because the caffeine（咖啡因）in it makes you excited. Coffee with caffeine does make some people restless, just when they want to go to sleep. So, before you rush to the doctor for “something to make you sleep”, change over to H.A.G.—a new kind of caffeine—free coffee, the nicest coffee so far. This kind of coffee is made by modern scientific methods and has come to the perfection for the greatest pleasure that drinking good coffee gives, but without any harmful effects. H.A.G. is the coffee that continental people, who are such great coffee drinkers, have been taking in the evenings for over 50 years. Make your choice of H.A.G.. Enjoy good coffee and good sleep. Health food stores and most groceries have H.A.G. coffee. If there is any difficulty, send (with your name and address) for free sample（样品）from the A.A. SUPPLY CO. LTD. 31/32 Priory Park Road, London, N. W. 6.
1.Reading it, we can know that the massage is about ________ of a new kind of coffee.
A.an advertisement B.an instructions
C.the use D.good effect
2.According to the passage, H. A. G. is a good kind of coffee, because ________.
A.it can help people to have a good sleep
B.it has been used by continental people for over 50 years
C.it has no caffeine in it and has no bad effect
D.it can make people happy and excited
3.The writer suggests that when we take ordinary coffee and can’t go to sleep, we should ________.
A.take less ordinary coffee B.take ordinary coffee with H. A. G.
C.take a lot of H. A. G. coffee D.try some H. A. G. coffee
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.If you want to try some H. A. G. coffee, you can ask for free sample from the company.
B.The writer of passage suggests that the readers should use H. A. G. coffee.
C.You can get H. A. G. coffee only in health food stores.
D.The writer tells us that H. A. G. coffee is better than other coffee.
假定你是李华，得知某英文报社就“如何关爱老年人”征集想法。请给编辑写一封信， 内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.个人或社会能做的事情；
3.发出呼吁。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Editor,
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Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
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2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
On Aug. 21, I was writing a composition titling “My Hero/Heroine”. I stuck at the beginning, trying to find out what would be my hero/heroine.
Attracted by the cheers from the living room, I opened the door only to find my parents were watching the volleyball matches of women’s final. Then I decided to take the break and joined in them. The score was quite closely between China and its opponent.
To our delight, China won in the end. We couldn’t help feel proud as Chinese! The volleyball players had trained so hard before and fight till the last minute. Without doubt, they were not only my heroines, and the heroines of China! I started to write my composition.
__________, your article is of greater value than his.
A.All things considered B.All things considering
C.All things are considered D.All things are considering
