Napoleon, as a character in Tolstoy’s War and Peace, is more than once described as having “fat little hands.’’ Nor does he “sit well or firmly on the horse.’’ He is said to be “undersized.’’ With “short legs’’ and a “round stomach”. The issue here is not the accuracy of Tolstoy’s description--it seems not that far off from historical accounts but his choice of facts：other things that could be said of the man are not said. We are meant to understand the difference of a warring commander in the body of a fat little Frenchman. Tolstoy’s Napoleon could be any man wandering in the streets and putting a little of powdered tobacco up his nose—and that is the point.

    It is a way the novelist uses to show the moral nature of a character. And it turns out that, as Tolstoy has it, Napoleon is a crazy man. In a scene in Book Three of War and Peace, the wars having reached the critical year of 1812,Napoleon receives a representative from the Tsar(沙皇), who has come with peace terms. Napoleon is very angry：doesn’t he have more army? He, not the Tsar, is the one to make the terms. He will destroy all of Europe if his army is stopped. “That is what you will have gained by engaging me in the war!” he shouts. And then, Tolstoy writes, Napoleon “walked silently several times up and down the room, his fat shoulders moving quickly.’’

    Still later, after reviewing his army amid cheering crowds, Napoleon invites the shaken Russian to dinner. “He raised his hand to the Russian’s…face,” Tolstoy writes, and “taking him by the ear pulled it gently….” To have one’s ear pulled by the Emperor was considered the greatest honor and mark of favor at the French court. “Well, well, why don’t you say anything?’’ said he, as if it was ridiculous in his presence to respect any one but himself, Napoleon.

Tolstoy did his research, but the composition is his own.

1. Tolstoy’s description of Napoleon in War and Peace is _________.

      A. far from the historical facts                            B. based on the Russian history

      C. based on his selection of facts                 D. not related to historical details

2. Napoleon was angry when receiving the Russian representative because _________.

      A. he thought he should be the one to make the peace terms

      B. the Tsar's peace terms were hard to accept

      C. the Russians stopped his military movement

      D. he didn’t have any more army to fight with

3. What did Napoleon expect the Russian representative to do?

      A. To walk out of the room in anger.            B. To show agreement with him.

      C. To say something about the Tsar.                    D. To express his admiration.

4. Tolstoy intended to present Napoleon as a man who is _________.

      A. ill-mannered in dealing with foreign guests

      B. fond of showing off his iron will

      C. determined in destroying all of Europe

      D. crazy for power and respect

5. What does the last sentence of the passage imply?

      A. A writer doesn’t have to be faithful to his findings.

      B. A writer may write about a hero in his own way.

      C. A writer may not be responsible for what he writes.

       D. A writer has hardly any freedom to show his feelings.

    你很榮幸地成為2008北京奧運(yùn)會的一名志愿者，負(fù)責(zé)編寫奧運(yùn)比賽項目的英語介紹。

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請根據(jù)以下中文提綱，編寫射擊項目的英語介紹：

背景：射擊最初只是生存工具，19世紀(jì)末才發(fā)展成為一項體育運(yùn)動。

1896：第一次成為奧運(yùn)項目

1904：中斷

1928：中斷

1932：重回奧運(yùn)會

1968：第一次允許婦女參加奧運(yùn)射擊比賽

現(xiàn)狀：穩(wěn)步發(fā)展，1896奧運(yùn)會只有三項射擊項目，現(xiàn)今有17項。

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    只能使用5個句子表達(dá)全部內(nèi)容

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句子結(jié)構(gòu)準(zhǔn)確，信息內(nèi)容完整，篇章結(jié)構(gòu)連貫。

閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。

    Hi, I am Mike. I just went through my first year of college. The toughest part on me at first was the general adjustment.1 went to a very small high school where my mom was a teacher and she did practically everything for me. But at the college I needed to know some basic life skills. Such as balancing a check—book, laundry, and the things you have to be able to handle that I never thought of in the high school! It was really tough for me at first and I got badly homesick.

Once that first semester was over and I got used to the college life, I loved it—good facilities, helpful instructors and a good library. The Students’ Union organizes various parties every week. I also go to cinemas and concerts, and often spend Saturday nights in pubs and clubs.

   One thing I think is important is to get yourself active in things. I was on the dance team in college and met a ton of people that way … it was so much easier to make friends when you had a common ground.

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    學(xué)校最近組織了一次中美學(xué)生交流活動，你參加其中的“大學(xué)校園生活”討論。聽完Mike的發(fā)言之后，你準(zhǔn)備寫一份發(fā)言稿，題目是“Preparing Myself for College Life”，內(nèi)容要點包括：

1. 以約30個詞概括Mike的發(fā)言要點；

2. 然后以約120個詞談?wù)勀憷硐氲拇髮W(xué)生活，內(nèi)容包括：

  (1) 對中學(xué)生活的感受；

  (2) 理想的大學(xué)生活；

  (3) 中學(xué)生活和大學(xué)生活的差別，以及你打算如何適應(yīng)。

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1. 在作文中可以使用自己親身的經(jīng)歷或虛構(gòu)的故事，也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學(xué)校名稱。

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   概括準(zhǔn)確，語言規(guī)范，內(nèi)容合適，篇章連貫。

The young man made a _________to his parents that he would try to earn his own living after graduation.

A. prediction      B. promise     C. plan     D. contribution

The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly________.

A. atmosphere         B. state        C. situation        D. phenomenon

Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still __________the traditional customs.

A. perform            B. possess       C. observe          D. support

As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to ___the problem.

A. handle             B. raise        C. face           D. present

The teacher stressed again that the students should not ___________any important details while retelling the story.

A. bring out         B. let out             C. leave out    D. make out

In modern times, people have to learn to ________all kinds of pressure although they are leading a comfortable life.

A. keep with          B. stay with           C. meet with       D. live with

The present situation is very complex, so I think it will take me some time to _______its reality.

A. make up           B. figure out         C. look through      D. put off