Almost 50 years have passed since one-time beekeeper, Sir Edmund Hillary, became the first man in the world to conquer the world’s highest peak, Mt Everest. In an extraordinarily

   1   exposition （展覽）Auckland Museum pays   2   to this great New Zealander, Sir Edmund Hillary: Everest and Beyond Exhibition at the museum until April 25.

　　Hillary reached Mt Everest’s   3   on May 29, 1953—just in time   4   the Queen’s Conation （加冕典禮）．

　　Now 83 and   5   by New Zealand as its greatest   6   countryman, Sir Edmund, a Knight of the Garter, prefers to be called just   7   Ed. He and his wife June were guests of honor at the exhibition opening in February, coinciding（巧合）with the museum’s 150th birthday.

　　Visitors are   8   into his adventure—packed and charitable world through a

   9   treasure chest of his memorabilia（大事記），from a well-worn passport to the ice

   10   he used to climb that mountain.

　　A Nepalese schoolhouse, kitchen and Buddhist temple have been   11   to show the place he has   12   40 years of his charitable soul and money to   13   the Himalayan Trust, building schools, hospitals and all manner of infrastructure（基礎設施）in the   14   stricken country.

　　The exhibition also   15   Ed’s climbs in the Southern Alps, a tractor journey he

   16   to the South Pole in 1967 and a trip up the River Ganges by jet boat.   17   the exhibition closes it will go to the United States, to   18   Sir Edmund’s jubilee （50年節(jié)）year,

   19   a celebratory party in London and a   20   with his Sherpa friends in Kathmandu.

　　1．A．simple　　　　　　　　　　  B．large　　　　　　　　   C．detailed 　　　　　　   D．great

　　2．A．attention　　　　　　　　   B．respect　　　　　　    C．admiration 　　　　   D．honor

　　3．A．top　　　　　　　　　　　　  B．pe

ak　　　　　　　　   C．height 　　　　　　　　 D．level

　　4．A．at　　　　　　　　　　　　    B．of　　　　　　　　　　   C．for 　　　　　　　　　　 D．with

　　5．A．looked upon　　　　　　 B．thought about　　  C．looked up 　　　　    D．thought out

　　6．A．living　　　　　　　　　　   B．live　　　　　　　　　　 C．alive 　　　　　　　　   D．lively

　　7．A．short　　　　　　　　　　   B．plain　　　　　　　　   C．as 　　　　　　　　　　   D．for

　　8．A．put　　　　　　　　　　　　  B．poured　　　　　　    C．led 　　　　　　　　　　  D．drawn

　　9．A．clear　　　　　　　　　　    B．dear　　　　　　　　    C．real 　　　　　　　　　　 D．new

　　10．A．knife　　　　  &
n
bsp;　　　　   B．axe　　　　　　　　　　 C．fork 　　　　　　　　    D．spear

　　11．A．recreated　　　　　　    B．recycled　　　　　　  C．recovered 　　　　    D．repaired

　　12．A．spent　　　　　　　　　　 B．taken　　　　　　　　  C．devoted 　　　　　　   D．used

　　13．A．by　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．through　　　　　　   C．for 　　　　　　　　　　 D．from

　　14．A．poverty　　　　　　　　  B．storm　　　　　　　　  C．disaster 　　　　　　   D．earthquakes

　　15．A．covers　　　　　　　　   B．shows　　　　　　　　 C．tells 　　　　　　　　    D．expresses

　　16．A．paid　　　　　　　　　　   B．did　　　　　　　　　　  C．made 　　　　　　　　  D．took

　　17．A．Wh
ile　　　　　　　　　　 B．If　　　　　　　　　　   C．Since 　　　　　　　　  D．When

　　18．A．sign　　　　　　　　　　   B．mark　　　　　　　　   C．design 　　　　　　　　 D．continue

　　19．A．beginning with　　    B．joining in　　　　　　 C．ending up with 　　 D．adding up to

　　20．A．reunion　　　　　　　　  B．repetition　　　　　　 C．review 　　　　　　    D．recovery

 

Almost 50 years have passed since one-time beekeeper, Sir Edmund Hillary, became the first man in the world to conquer the world’s highest peak, Mt Everest. In an extraordinarily

   1   exposition （展覽）Auckland Museum pays   2   to this great New Zealander, Sir Edmund Hillary: Everest and Beyond Exhibition at the museum until April 25.

　　Hillary reached Mt Everest’s   3   on May 29, 1953—just in time   4   the Queen’s Conation （加冕典禮）．

　　Now 83 and   5   by New Zealand as its greatest   6   countryman, Sir Edmund, a Knight of the Garter, prefers to be called just   7   Ed. He and his wife June were guests of honor at the exhibition opening in February, coinciding（巧合）with the museum’s 150th birthday.

　　Visitors are   8   into his adventure—packed and charitable world through a

   9   treasure chest of his memorabilia（大事記），from a well-worn passport to the ice

   10   he used to climb that mountain.

　　A Nepalese schoolhouse, kitchen and Buddhist temple have been   11   to show the place he has   12   40 years of his charitable soul and money to   13   the Himalayan Trust, building schools, hospitals and all manner of infrastructure（基礎設施）in the   14   stricken country.

　　The exhibition also   15   Ed’s climbs in the Southern Alps, a tractor journey he

   16   to the South Pole in 1967 and a trip up the River Ganges by jet boat.   17   the exhibition closes it will go to the United States, to   18   Sir Edmund’s jubilee （50年節(jié)）year,

   19   a celebratory party in London and a   20   with his Sherpa friends in Kathmandu.

　　1．A．simple　　　　　　　　　　  B．large　　　　　　　　   C．detailed 　　　　　　   D．great

　　2．A．attention　　　　　　　　   B．respect　　　　　　    C．admiration 　　　　   D．honor

　　3．A．top　　　　　　　　　　　　  B．peak　　　　　　　　   C．height 　　　　　　　　 D．level

　　4．A．at　　　　　　　　　　　　    B．of　　　　　　　　　　   C．for 　　　　　　　　　　 D．with

　　5．A．looked upon　　　　　　 B．thought about　　  C．looked up 　　　　    D．thought out

　　6．A．living　　　　　　　　　　   B．live　　　　　　　　　　 C．alive 　　　　　　　　   D．lively

　　7．A．short　　　　　　　　　　   B．plain　　　　　　　　   C．as 　　　　　　　　　　   D．for

　　8．A．put　　　　　　　　　　　　  B．poured　　　　　　    C．led 　　　　　　　　　　  D．drawn

　　9．A．clear　　　　　　　　　　    B．dear　　　　　　　　    C．real 　　　　　　　　　　 D．new

　　10．A．knife　　　　　　　　　　  B．axe　　　　　　　　　　 C．fork 　　　　　　　　    D．spear

　　11．A．recreated　　　　　　    B．recycled　　　　　　  C．recovered 　　　　    D．repaired

　　12．A．spent　　　　　　　　　　 B．taken　　　　　　　　  C．devoted 　　　　　　   D．used

　　13．A．by　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．through　　　　　　   C．for 　　　　　　　　　　 D．from

　　14．A．poverty　　　　　　　　  B．storm　　　　　　　　  C．disaster 　　　　　　   D．earthquakes

　　15．A．covers　　　　　　　　   B．shows　　　　　　　　 C．tells 　　　　　　　　    D．expresses

　　16．A．paid　　　　　　　　　　   B．did　　　　　　　　　　  C．made 　　　　　　　　  D．took

　　17．A．While　　　　　　　　　　 B．If　　　　　　　　　　   C．Since 　　　　　　　　  D．When

　　18．A．sign　　　　　　　　　　   B．mark　　　　　　　　   C．design 　　　　　　　　 D．continue

　　19．A．beginning with　　    B．joining in　　　　　　 C．ending up with 　　 D．adding up to

　　20．A．reunion　　　　　　　　  B．repetition　　　　　　 C．review 　　　　　　    D．recovery

 

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1～25各題所給的四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案．

　One Saturday afternoon in February, 1943, a farmer in Mexico stopped 　1 　for a moment and looked across his field of corn. 　2 　he saw a thin line of white smoke curling up (旋轉(zhuǎn)) out of his field, about 200 feet 　3 　he stood. As he went toward the smoke to see 　4 　, he heard a strange 　5 　. The line of smoke 　6 　bigger. It looked 　7 　some great force were pushing it up into the sky.

　The farmer 　8 　home to get his wife. While he was urging his wife to hurry 　9 　the house, the earth 　10 　violently (劇烈地). When he stood up 　11 　the earth stopped shaking, he looked across the field and saw that 　12 　flames (火焰) were rising from his cornfield. A volcano 　13 　.

　They hurried across 　14 　earth to the village of Paricutin, 　15 　was near their farm. They found the village in ruins (廢墟) and the road from the village 16 frightened people 　17 　to safety.

　Paricutin did not become dark that night. The volcano lighted up the sky for miles around. Flames rushed 　18 　the ground. The volcano hurled (噴出) hot stones a thousand feet 　19 　the air. Great explosions shook the earth and heavy black ashes (灰) fell from the sky.

　But that was not all. Next there was lava (熔巖). 　20 　the third evening a stream of lava began to boil up from the centre of the volcano. It 　21 　slowly across the valley, 　22 　certain death to everything that could not move from its path.

　Government officials, scientists, newspaper reporters and photographers rushed into the valley. They went as 　23 　to the fire 　24 　and stayed there for several days, 　25 　the new volcano which people now call Paricutin, after the village.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

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(2) A． Quietly	B． Just now	C． For	D． Suddenly	[　　]
(3) A． 　　 　　 from where	B． 　　 where	C． 　　 that	D． 　　 in front of	[　　]
(4) A． 　　 　　 it was what		B． what it was
C． 　　 　　 where it was		D． how it was		[　　]
(5) A． 　　 　　 cry	B． 　　 shout	C． 　　 voice	D． 　　 noise	[　　]
(6) A． 　　 　　 was	B． 　　 became	C． 　　 seemed	D． 　　 looked	[　　]
(7) A． 　　 　　 as if	B． 　　 like	C． 　　 as	D． 　　 if	[　　]
(8) A． 　　 　　 walked	B． 　　 moved	C． 　　 travelled	D． 　　 rushed	[　　]
(9) A． 　　 　　 in	B． 　　 away	C． 　　 from	D． 　　 to	[　　]
(10)A． shook	B． moved	C． tremble	D． waved	[　　]
(11)A． 　　 　　 after	B． 　　 since	C． 　　 before	D． 　　 for	[　　]
(12)A． 　　 　　 much	B． 　　 great	C． 　　 a great deal	D． 　　 a little	[　　]
(13)A． 　　 　　 was being born		B． 　　 was born
C． was over there		D． was there		[　　]
(14)A． shaking	B． a shaking	C． the shaking	D． the	[　　]
(15)A． 　　 　　 from where	B． 　　 that	C． 　　 where	D． 　　 which	[　　]
(16)A． 　　 　　 filled by	B． 　　 filled with	C． 　　 filling in	D． 　　 filling with	[　　]
(17)A． hurrying	B． to hurry	C． hurried	D． in hurry	[　　]
(18)A． out	B． through	C． across	D． out of	[　　]
(19)A． out	B． through	C． from	D． out of	[　　]
(20)A． On	B． In	C． At	D． For	[　　]
(21)A． shook	B． travelled	C． covered	D． turned	[　　]
(22)A． carrying	B． taking	C． bringing	D． fetching	[　　]
(23)A． close	B． closely	C． nearby	D． nearly	[　　]
(24)A． possibly	B． so as possible	C． as possibly	D． as possible	[　　]
(25)A． studying	B． watching	C． checking	D． looking at	[　　]

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14, Woodman Road,

　　

Two Bridges,

West Sussex.

25th February

Cosmo Books Ltd.

Hertford Estate,

Rickmansworth,

Middy,

Ref.GBS/SW/4CJ

Dear Sir,

　　Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare.Your company, Cosmo Books Ltd._____1_____ this set (eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at _____2_____ was claimed to be a “remarkable” _____3_____ fifteen pounds and fifty pence, _____4_____ postage and packing.I had wanted a set of Shakespeare's plays and poems for some time, and these books in red imitation leather, looked particularly _____5_____ ; so I sent for them. Two weeks later, the books arrived, _____6_____ with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not _____7_____. So I returned the Dickens' books to you, with a _____8_____ for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare Two mom weeks passed.Then there _____9_____ on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six-book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I don't read French, these were of no use to me at all. _____10_____ ,I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and _____11_____ all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further _____12_____ . You did not reply to that letter. _____13_____, you sent me a bill for forty-two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two _____14_____ the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I _____15_____ know what I have The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to _____16_____ in the rain outside

　　

　　I have no _____17_____ for any more books, and even if I read from now on until the Last _____18_____, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.

　　Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters _____19_____ payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, _____20_____ me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.

Yours faithfully,

SIMON ALKER

(1)A.offered	B.gave		C.asked		D.informed
(2)A.which	B.it		C.what		D.as
(3)A.book	B.price		C.poetry		D.time
(4)A.without	B.with		C.including		D.except
(5)A.excited	B.attractive		C.interesting		D.thick
(6)A.long	B.gather		C.sent		D.together
(7)A.ordered	B.read		C.wanted		D.been 　　 fond of
(8)A.letter	B.note		C.cheque		D.price
(9)A.came	B.arrived		C.were		D.seemed
(10)A.Therefore				B.Unfortunately
C.However				D.Of 　　 course
(11)A.bring		B.take		C.collect		D.check
(12)A.notice		B.information		C.letters		D.print
(13)A.Besides		B.Instead		C.Although		D.Anyway
(14)A.years		B.seasons		C.days		D.weeks
(15)A.never		B.seldom		C.hardly		D.nearly
(16)A.keep		B.stop		C.stand		D.lie
(17)A.money		B.room		C.idea		D.interest
(18)A.Minute		B.Day		C.Time		D.Year
(19)A.demanding				B.including
C.expecting				D.informing
(20)A.paying				B.offering
C.giving				D.leaving

　

　　On February 23,1779, a ragged group of men were advancing to a fort(要塞) held by British soldiers in Vincennes, Indiana. The men were　　1　 . Their leader was a man named George Rogres Clark. Clark and his　　2　　army of about 125 men made up their minds to　　3　　the fort. To complete this task, they had marched across Illinois through　　4　　and rain. The men were very　　5　 . They had almost no ammunition(彈藥). By the time they　　6　　Vincennes, they had been　　7　　food for. two days.　　8　　before they could attack the fort, they　　9　　to seize the town. Clack sent a　　10　　to the townspeople. In it Clark advised the townspeople who were　　11　　the British to go to the fort　　12　 . All others were to stay inside their　　13　 . His army, Clark's message　　14　 , was powerful! To make the townspeople believe that this was so, Clark had his men march in and out of the　　15　　around Vincennes. They marched from early afternoon until dark. Some men, by　　16　　of Clark, also carried flags on long poles so that they were　　17　　visible in the town. The townspeople　　18　　thought Clark's army was a powerful one. The town fell to Clark and his men and not a　　19　　was fired. On February 25, the fort, which had enough supplies to hold out　　20　　six months, gave it to the ragged American army!

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