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At one time no one could travel on an English road faster than four miles an hour. That was the law until 1896. A man had to walk in front of a car which could not go faster than the man. At night the man had to carry a red lamp.
Once Charles Rolls brought a car from France to England, but he wanted to drive faster than four miles an hour. In order to have no trouble with the police, he had a talk with some of the police officers, who ordered their policemen to look the other way when the car came along the road. This was a good plan in the country, but not so easy to follow in the busy streets of London.
One night Rolls and some friends started from London on their journey to Cambridge. One of the men walked in front with the red lamp, but he walked as fast as he could. The police became very interested in walls and shop-fronts when they heard the car and not one of them saw it.
They reached a hill, but what a waste of time it was to drive down the hill at four miles an hour! Rolls was getting ready to jump into the car, but then he noticed a policeman who was not looking the other way. The slow car reached him.
“Good evening,” said the policeman, looking at the car.
“Good evening,” said Rolls, holding the lamp.
“One of these horseless things,” said the policeman, looking at it with interest.
“Yes,” said Rolls, and waited.
“I’ve often wanted a ride in one, but of course policemen can’t buy things like that.” He turned and looked hopefully in Rolls’s face.
“Jump in,” said Rolls.
“Thanks,” said the policeman, and did so. “Now,” he said, sitting down, “You can let it go just as you like down this hill. There isn’t another policeman on this road for a mile and a half.”
1.The policemen were told “to look the other way” so that _______.
A. they could watch the car coming from the other direction
B. Rolls’s car could go faster than four miles an hour
C. they could make sure no one was in the way
D. the car would not hit them on the road
2.In what way did the policemen carry out the order from their officers?
A. They greeted Rolls when the car came along.
B. They walked in front of the car with a red lamp.
C. They pretended to be attracted by something else.
D. They stood on duty every 1.5 miles along the road.
3.The policeman who said “Good evening” to Rolls wanted to _______.
A. teach Rolls a lesson
B. take a free ride home
C. have a talk with Rolls
D. have a car ride experience
4.After the policeman jumped into the car, Rolls _______.
A. dared not drive the car faster than he was allowed to
B. could drive as fast as he wished within a certain distance
C. could drive on any road he liked for the rest of the journey
D. drove his car as fast as he could down the hill to Cambridge
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At one time no one could travel on an English road faster than four miles an hour. That was the law until 1896. A man had to walk in front of a car which could not go faster than the man. At night the man had to carry a red lamp.
Once Charles Rolls brought a car from France to England, but he wanted to drive faster than four miles an hour. In order to have no trouble with the police, he had a talk with some of the police officers, who ordered their policemen to look the other way when the car came along the road. This was a good plan in the country, but not so easy to follow in the busy streets of London.
One night Rolls and some friends started from London on their journey to Cambridge. One of the men walked in front with the red lamp, but he walked as fast as he could. The police became very interested in walls and shop-fronts when they heard the car, and not one of them saw it.
They reached a hill; but what a waste of time it was to drive down the hill at four miles an hour! Rolls was getting ready to jump into the car; but then he noticed a policeman who was not looking the other way, The slow car reached him.
“Good evening,” said the policeman, looking at the car.
“Good evening,” said Rolls, holding the lamp.
“One of these horseless things,” said the policeman, looking at it with interest.
“Yes,” said Rolls, and waited.
“I’ve often wanted a ride in one; but of course policeman can’t buy things like that. ” He turned and looked hopefully in Rolls’ face.
“Jump in, ” said Rolls.
“thanks, ” said the policeman, and did so. “Now, ”he said, sitting down, “you can let it go just as you like down this hill. There isn’t another policeman on this road for a mile and a half.”
1.The policeman were told “to look the other way”(the under part in Paregraph2) so that______.
A. they could watch the car coming form the other direction
B. the car could go father than four miles an hour
C. they car mark sure no one was in the way
D. the car would not hit them on the road
2.In what way did the policeman carry out the order from their officers?
A. They greeted polls when the car came along.
B. They walked in front of the car whit a red lamp.
C. They pretended to be attracted by something else.
D. They stood on duty every 1.5 miles along the rode.
3.The policeman who said “Good evening” to Rolls wanted to______ .
A. teach Rolls a lesson
B. take a free ride home
C. have a talk with Rolls
D. have a car ride experience
4.After the policeman jumped into the car, Rolls______ .
A. dared not drive the car faster than he was allowed to
B. could drive as fast as wished within a certain distance
C. could drive on any road he like for the rest of the journey
D. drove his car as fast as he could down the hill to Cambridge
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In one of the old buildings near our school，one could see an old man sitting by a large window on the first floor．His name was James．During the three years at schoo1, I had hardly ever found him missing from his usual position．
He was a high-ranking government official and lived happily with his wife．Once there was a bus accident，in which a number of passengers were seriously injured and were taken to the hospital for treatment．James was responsible for the rescue operation．It was a big hospital，but James was shocked to notice how ill-equipped it was．There were no enough life-saving drugs and life—supporting equipment． The injured and their companions had to struggle there．James attempted to help．However，though he emptied his pockets，many of them died that day．
That was a turning point in his life．He made a decision to devote his life to helping others，particularly the poor and needy patients and their companions．He began spending much of his income on these people．Since this required a lot of time and energy，he found it difficult to fulfill his official duties and therefore chose to retire，which，in turn，reduced his income considerably．
His wife was deeply worried. Most of the time，James was out and paid least attention to home affairs．Meanwhile，as he was spending a lot helping others，she had to struggle even to meet the household expenses．Though she was not opposed to his helping the poor，she urged him not to overlook his own life and home，but it had no effect on him．One day they had a heated argument and in the end she left him，never to return．Though he continued with his work，this was a great blow and did serious harm to his health and enthusiasm and was soon forced to stay indoors．That was when he took his position by the window，spending his time looking outside．
A few weeks after my graduation，I returned to school，only to find the buildings gone．I heard that they were torn down．All the people left except James．He refused to go and the next morning，he was found at his usual place by the window，dead．
1.What changed James’ view towards life?
A.The difficulties in his career．
B.The deaths in the bus accident．
C.The bad conditions in the hospital．
D.The responsibilities in the operation．
2.James chose to retire in order to____________________.
A.take care of the injured passengers
B.find a better job to increase his income
C.spare more time and energy to help others
D.stay away from the difficult official duties
3.James’ wife left because_________________________．
A.she was strongly against his deeds
B.James paid too little attention to his work
C.her work to support their daily life was too tiring
D.James failed to keep a balance between charity and home
4.The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refers to ____________.
A.His decision to retire B.The departure of his wife
C.The argument with his wife D.His devotion to helping others
5.What is possibly the reason why James sat by the window every day?
A.He expected his wife to return.
B.He looked forward to going out.
C.He desired to watch the students.
D.He attempted to know the outside life.
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In one of the old buildings near our school，one could see an old man sitting by a large window on the first floor．His name was James．During the three years at schoo1, I had hardly ever found him missing from his usual position．
He was a high-ranking government official and lived happily with his wife．Once there was a bus accident，in which a number of passengers were seriously injured and were taken to the hospital for treatment．James was responsible for the rescue operation．It was a big hospital，but James was shocked to notice how ill-equipped it was．There were no enough life-saving drugs and life—supporting equipment． The injured and their companions had to struggle there．James attempted to help．However，though he emptied his pockets，many of them died that day．
That was a turning point in his life．He made a decision to devote his life to helping others， particularly the poor and needy patients and their companions．He began spending much of his income on these people．Since this required a lot of time and energy，he found it difficult to fulfill his official duties and therefore chose to retire，which，in turn，reduced his income considerably．
His wife was deeply worried. Most of the time，James was out and paid least attention to home affairs．Meanwhile，as he was spending a lot helping others，she had to struggle even to meet the household expenses．Though she was not opposed to his helping the poor，she urged him not to overlook his own life and home，but it had no effect on him．One day they had a heated argument and in the end she left him，never to return．Though he continued with his work，this was a great blow and did serious harm to his health and enthusiasm and was soon forced to stay indoors．That was when he took his position by the window，spending his time looking outside．
A few weeks after my graduation，I returned to school，only to find the buildings gone．I heard that they were torn down．All the people left except James．He refused to go and the next morning，he was found at his usual place by the window，dead．
1.What changed James’ view towards life?
A．The difficulties in his career．
B．The deaths in the bus accident．
C．The bad conditions in the hospital．
D．The responsibilities in the operation．
2.James chose to retire in order to____________________.
A．take care of the injured passengers
B．find a better job to increase his income
C．spare more time and energy to help others
D．stay away from the difficult official duties
3.James’ wife left because_________________________．
A．she was strongly against his deeds
B．James paid too little attention to his work
C．her work to support their daily life was too tiring
D．James failed to keep a balance between charity and home
4.The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 refers to ____________.
A. His decision to retire
B. The departure of his wife
C. The argument with his wife
D. His devotion to helping others
5.What is possibly the reason why James sat by the window every day?
A. He expected his wife to return.
B. He looked forward to going out.
C. He desired to watch the students.
D. He attempted to know the outside life.
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A long time ago, there was an emperor. One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 1 as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. 2 enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 3 as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He 4 riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 5 and tired, he did not stop 6 he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was 7 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I 8 myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only 9 a very small area to 10 myself.”
The above story is 11 to the journey of our 12 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more 13 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect our 14 , time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding 15 and the things we love to do. One day 16 we look back, we will 17 that we don’t really need that much, 18 then we cannot turn back time for what we have 19 .
Life is not about making money. Life is definitely not about work! Work is only 20 to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.
1. A．use B．cover C．work D．get
2. A．Good B．Strange C．Sure D．Interesting
3. A．rode B．ran C．expanded D．struggled
4. A．kept on B．asked for C．gave up D．succeeded in
5. A．sad B．excited C．confused D．hungry
6. A．but B．so C．because D．if
7. A．sleeping B．arguing C．dying D．smiling
8. A．push B．make C．destroy D．prove
9. A．need B．have C．find D．show
10. A．live B．bury C．support D．sleep
11. A．useful B．certain C．similar D．special
12. A．future B．past C．history D．life
13. A．friends B．progress C．discoveries D．money
14. A．health B．career C．honor D．freedom
15. A．things B．condition C．people D．beauty
16. A．before B．when C．unless D．since
17. A．realize B．regret C．apologize D．explain
18. A．or B．until C．however D．but
19. A．saved B．missed C．reduced D．won
20. A．possible B．probable C．necessary D．suitable
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A long time ago, there was an emperor. One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 16 as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. 17 enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 18 as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He 19 riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 20 and tired, he did not stop 21 he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was 22 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I 23 myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only 24 a very small area to 25 myself.”
The above story is 26 to the journey of our 27 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more 28 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect our 29 , time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding 30 and the things we love to do. One day 31 we look back, we will 32 that we don’t really need that much, 33 then we cannot turn back time for what we have 34 .
Life is not about making money. Life is definitely not about work! Work is only 35 to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.
1.A. use B. cover C. work D. get
2.A. Good B. Strange C. Sure D. Interesting
3.A. rode B. ran C. expanded D. struggled
4.A. kept on B. asked for C. gave up D. succeeded in
5.A. sad B. excited C. confused D. hungry
6.A. but B. so C. because D. if
7.A. sleeping B. arguing C. dying D. smiling
8.A. push B. make C. destroy D. prove
9.A. need B. have C. find D. show
10.A. live B. bury C. support D. sleep
11.A. useful B. certain C. similar D. special
12.A. future B. past C. history D. life
13.A. friends B. progress C. discoveries D. money
14.A. health B. career C. honor D. freedom
15.A. things B. condition C. people D. beauty
16.A. before B. when C. unless D. since
17.A. realize B. regret C. apologize D. explain
18.A. or B. until C. however D. but
19.A. saved B. missed C. reduced D. won
20.A. possible B. probable C. necessary D. suitable
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It was July 1976. An unmanned spaceship, Viking One, had arrived at Mars. On July 20th, the spaceship . Part of it continued toward a landing on the planet. It fell through the late afternoon Mars’ sky.
Forty kilometers above the planet, the thin began to slow its fall. Six kilometers above the planet a big parachute(降落伞)opened. The landing craft fell more slowly. Then, three rocket engines . And the landing craft set down on the surface. in the Viking One Lander immediately sent a message to the earth. It said, “I am here. I am down safely. I am beginning my work. ”
The message at the speed of light. It took twenty minutes to reach the earth, more than three hundred and twenty million kilometers . Scientists and engineers at the control center .
Moments later, television receiver in the control center began to the first picture from Viking One. People at the center could see the feet of the landing craft sitting firmly on the 11 soil of Mars. Those pictures were our first look at the planet. They showed a red surface, full of rocks, with no sign of . It was our first look at a planet that is full of surprises, mysteries and promise. Viking One was launched toward Mars in August, 1975. The spaceship had two : an orbiter(轨道飞行器)and a lander(着陆器). The orbiter would circle Mars. It would take pictures of Mars’ surface. It would the atmosphere.
The would go down to the surface. It would carry to dig up and study soil and .
It also would report about any evidence of life on the planet. The lander would send this to the orbiter and then back to the earth.
1.A. separated B. appeared
C. worked D. started
2. A. correctly B. slowly C. quickly D. directly
3. A. air B. universe
C. space D. atmosphere
4.A. fired B. fell C. opened D. floated
5. A. heavily B. softly
C. suddenly D. immediately
6. A. A computer B. A rocket
C. A pilot D. An astronaut
7.A. spread B. traveled C. shot D. moved
8. A. far B. long C. distant D. away
9.A. shouted B. watched
C. cheered D. welcomed
10. A. make B. take C. show D. search
11. A. red B. brown C. gray D. black
12.A. careful B. close C. real D. clear
13. A. men B. life C. trees D. air
14.A. parts B. rockets C. engines D. centers
15. A. through B. towards C. over D. around
16. A. enter B. examine
C. collect D. discover
17. A. orbiter B. lander
C. spaceship D. rocket
18. A. engineers B. astronauts
C. parachutes D. instruments
19. A. surface B. trees C. rocks D. pictures
20.A. spaceship B. rocket
C. lander D. information
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No one could ________ the failure of the experiment as everything went smoothly at first.
A．give an account for
B．account for
C．take account of
D．take into account
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Time Travel
If you could travel in time, where would you go? Perhaps you would watch an originalperformance of a Shakespeare’s play in Elizabethan England?
What about hanging out with Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period? Or maybe you’d voyage far ahead of the present day to see what the future holds.
The possibility of time travel is indeed appealing. Stories exploring the subject have been around for hundreds of years. Perhaps the best known example is science fiction novel The Time Machine, which was written by H.G.Wells and published in 1895 for the first time. It was adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The term “time machine”, coined by
Wells, is now universally used to refer to a vehicle transporting people into the far future.
But could time travel actually be possible? Some scientists say yes, in theroy. They propose using cracks in time and space called“wormholes”,which could be used as shortcuts to other periods．Einstein's theory of relativity allows time travel in extreme circumstances．And British physicist Stephen Hawking says you could travel into the future with a really fast spaceship—going at nearly the speed of light．Though building such a spaceship would of course be no simple task．
Even if you could travel into the past, there is something called the “grandfather paradox”．It asks what would happen if a time traveler were to go back in time and have his own grandfather killed for some reason, and therefore prevent himself from being born．If the time traveler wasn't born, how would he travel back in time？
And would you really like to visit the future？In H．G．Wells' book,the main character travels into distant time where he arrives at a beach and is attacked by giant crabs．He then voyages 30 million years into the future where the only living thing is a black object with tentacles（触角）.
If that's what's in store, maybe we are better just living in the present day after all．
1.The novel The Time Machine mentioned in Paragraph 2 aims to show___________．
A．People's interest in time travel
B．the special feature of the book
C．the long history of time travel
D．the contribution of H．G．Wells
2.Einstein's and Hawking's theories_________．
A．have similarities in many ways
B．push the invention of the first spaceship
C．have proved wrong by some time travelers
D．suggest the possibility to invent the time machine
3.In Paragraph 4,“grandfather paradox”probably refers to the idea that__________．
A．the traveler is prevented from meeting his grandfather
B．the traveler goes back in time to seek for his grandfather
C．the grandfather's death makes the traveler's birth impossible
D．The reunion of the traveler and his grandfather brings happiness
4.According to the passage, what is probably the author's attitude towards time travel？
A．Unclear． B．Skeptical．
C．Supportive．D．Unconcerned．
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The Getty Villa
You won’t need a passport to travel back in time at the Roman Holidays celebration this summer. Discover the sights ( and smells) of ancient Rome, offer your prayers to Venus, read your future in a sheep’s liver(肝脏), and enjoy live musical and comedy performances by the Troubadour Theater Company.
Date: Saturdays and Sundays
Time: 11:00 a.m.--- 3:00 p.m.
Location: The Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, California
Admission: Free; an advance, timed entry ticket is required
Smelling the Rome Way
What did ancient Rome smell like? Visitors are invited to use their noses (and imaginations) to discover the good. Bad, and sweaty smells of daily life. Take a smell challenge! Be transported back in time and guess the smells familiar to most Romans, like Roman cooking materials and more.
Prayers to Venus
At this small shrine (圣地) of Venus, visitors may honor the goddess and seek her help for important moments in their lives, as Greeks and Romans did. And they are invited to write a wish to the goddess and post it near her statue.
Troubadour Theater Company
In the fancy outdoor setting of the Getty Villa, visitors will enjoy games and comedic performances, meet the actors, and participate in unique photo opportunities. At 11:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. , visitors are invited to the Inner Peristyle for “ Mercury in Uranus”, where the group of the actors will perform a sheep sacrifice to Mercury and examine the sheep’s liver to interpret the will of the god.
1.What can we know about the Getty Villa?
A. It asks for no entry ticket. B. Its service lasts for three hours.
C. It’s only accessible to the locals. D. It provides several different activities.
2.What can visitors do at the Getty Villa?
A. Perform comedy with the actors. B. Feed sheep in person outdoors.
C. Get pleasure from the performances. D. Catch a chance to design a game.
3.What’s the purpose of this passage?
A. To attract people to the Getty Villa. B. To stress the uniqueness of Roman culture.
C. To show the best time to visit the Getty Villa. D. To introduce the Troubadour Theater Company.
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