大一英语期中考试.docx

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大一英语期中考试

MidtermExam

（90min.）

Task1ReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions：

Inthispart，youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthe

questions．

Forquestions1—7，mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage；

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage：

’

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage．

Forquestions8--10，completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage．

VoteforOurHerooftheYear

Everymonth，Reader’sDigestspotlightsordinarycitizenswhorisksomethingbig—theirreputation，theirmoney，sometimeseventheirlives—tohelpsomeoneelse．HereweprofilesevenofthemostextraordinaryAmericansweknow．Whosestoryinspiredyouthemost?

Castyourvoteatwww．rd．com／everydayheroes．We’llupdateyouonourwinnerintheAprilissue．

TheGoodDoctor

ThetinyvillageofBayouLaBatre，Ala．，hadbeenwithoutadoctorforseveralyearswhenRegianBenjaminturnedashutteredpharmacyintoacommunityclinic．Andintheycame---patientswithproblemsyoudidn’toftenseeinamedicalschool：

shrimppoisoningfromtheseafoodplants，fishhooksineyebrows，sharkbites．

In1998HurricaneGeorgesroaredthrough，smashingeverythinginitspath．Theclinicwasdestroyed．Fortwoyears，Benjaminmadehousecallsinherbatteredpickup，workingweekendsasanERphysicianandrunninguphercreditcardswhilerebuildingherclinic．

InJune2002，Benjamin，at45，becamethefirstwomanandthefirstAfricanAmericanto

benamedpresidentoftheMedicalAssociationoftheStateofAlabama．Butherpassionremainsherpatients．Everyonceinawhileaheadhuntercallswithajoboffer．ForBenjamintheansweriseasy：

“Notinterested．”

TheShadow

DrivinguparesidentialstreetinthequietsuburbofClarkston，Wash．，KimHeimgartnernoticedamanpullingagirlof11orsointoawhitesedan．Thegirlstruggled，butthemanyankedherbythebackpack，shovedherintothebackseatandspedoff．

“Maybeitwasherdad．”Heimgartnerwondered．Possibly．But…

Withherownsix-year-olddaughterinherJeep，Heimgartnerturnedaroundandfollowedthesedanoutoftown．Shedialed911．I’vewitnessedapossibleabduction，sheexplained，describingtheirremotelocationnearalandfill．

Heimgartner’shunch（直觉）wasright．Afterathree-hourstandoffwithpolice，thekidnappersurrendered．Inhiscarwereagun，knives，cameras,ducttapeand90roundsofammunition．Heisnowservinga13-year，8-monthprisonterm．AndHeimgartnerknowstotrusthergutinstinct．

TheBraveBoy

“Iwentintotheditchandflipped（翻转）overtwice，”recallsTammyHilloftheaccidentonThanksgiving,2002．“Luckily,thekidswereallincarseats.Iwentthroughthedriver’ssidewindow．”Hill’sseven-year-oldson，TitusAdams，suddenlybecametheheadofthefamily．Hewrappedblanketsaroundhistwoyoungersisters，crawledthroughthebrokenwindowandwearingonlyhispajamasandsocks，walkedtowardthelightsofadairyfarmathirdofamileaway.Weatherreportsshoweditwasbelowfreezing,andTituswasscaredofthedark．ColoradoStateTrooperJ．R．Peterswasthefirstofficertoarriveattheaccidentscene.“Thiskidwasunbelievable，”hesaid．Tammy’sinjuriesweresevere，butthankstoherson，she’sgoingtobeokay．

TheTrackStar

AllBradMcCorkleintendedthatafternoonwastomeethiscousin，Kim，forlunch．ButwhenhegottoValleyBankinDavenport，Iowa，whereKimworkedasateller，amanleaptoverthegatebytheteller’swindowandrushedpast．KimpointedatthemallandmouthedtoMcCorkle，aformertrackstar（田径明星），“Gogethim!

”

Acrossthestreet，throughasupermarketparkinglot，overabarbed-wirefence，McCorklechasedtheman，corneringhiminsomebody’sbackyard．Whenpolicearrived，theyfound$12，940intheman’spocket．Coincidentally，thepursuitlastedaquarterofamile—McCorkle’sbestdistance．Therobberwassentencedtotenyears．

TheMountainClimber

At13,000feet，abouttosummitColorado’sQuandaryPeak，AndyKassandMattWisniewskifeltliketheywereontopoftheworld．Butinaflash，thesnowbeneaththeirfeetcrackedwideopen，andbothmenweresweptdownhillat50m．p．h．

Kasssomersaultedsome200feet；whenheawoke，hisfacewasbloodyandhisfriendwasgone．Dazedandshivering，hestarteddownthemountain，hopingtofindWisniewskibeforesunset．Buthisnumbfingerscouldn’tgripthehandholdsinthecliffandbam!

--hefell，droppingfourstoriesontosolidgranite，smashinghiskneecap．Kassscreamedoutinpain，butstruggledtohisfeetandkeptgoing．

Atthebottom，hesawWisniewski，hisfaceblankandhisbodytemperaturedangerouslylow．Kassforcedhimselfintoarun，adrenaline（肾上腺素）helpinghimpushthroughthepainuntilhefoundahousewithaphonetocall911．

Wisniewski’sheartstoppedtwicewhilemedicsrushedhimtothehospital．Amazingly，herecovered，marveling：

“Andyranformylife.”

TheBoogieBoarder

DayoneofhisvacationinMaui：

StephenBonawasgoofingaroundonhisboogieboardwhenhesawsomethinghugeandgrayleapoutofthewaterabout20yardsaway．Shark!

Instinctively，heturnedtocatchthenextwavein．Thenheheardscreams．Aten-footsharkhadgrabbedholdofJulieGiven-Glance，a34-yearoldtriathlete.Herrighthandwasnearlyseveredandshewaslosingblood．

Theotherswimmersheadedbackin．CommonsensetoldBonatofollow．Instead,hepaddledintothecrimsonwaves．Heslippedhisboardunderthevictim’sbackandstartedkickingforthefarawaybeach．Theybothknewthatbloodattractssharks．

IttooksurgeonsfourhourstoreattachGiven-Glance’shand．Butayearaftertheattack，sheplannedtoheadbacktoHawaii--backtothePacifictoswim．

TheCowgirl

JustbeforeChristmas，2002，intrudersbrokeintoMelissaAlexander’sparents’garageinGermanTownship，Ohio．They’dintendedtostealacar，orthepresentsstashedinMelissa’sMom’strunk，orboth．Astwofiguresrandownthedriveway,Melissa，pajama—cladandshoe-less，dashedafterthem．OneintruderlookedbackjustasMelissa--allfive-foot—threeand115poundsofher--tookarunningjump．Shetackledhimastheyslidacrosstheicyground．“Don’teventhinkaboutmoving，”shesaid．Witha37-footlungeline（套马绳），usedtotamehorses，sheropedtheman’shandsbehindhisheadandpinnedhimtothegroundwithherbodyweight．

Themenwerefoundguiltyofcriminaltrespassandtheftcharges．

Exercises：

1．ThetinyvillageinwhichRegianBenjaminworkedasadoctorwasfarfromsea．

2．HeimgartnerwasaloneinherJeepwhenshenoticedamanpullingagirlof11orsointoawhitesedan．

3．ThebraveboyTituswhosavedhismotherwasnotscaredofthedarkatall．

4．BradMcCorklewasabletocatchtherobberbecausehe’sgoodatrunning．

5．Withhisfaceblankandhisbodytemperaturedangerouslylow，Kasstriedhisbesttohelphisfriend．

6．ItwasthefirsttimeforAndyKassandMattWisniewskitosummitColorado’sQuandaryPeakwhenthesnowbeneaththeirfeetcrackedwideopen．

7．StephenBonawasonholidaywhenhesawahugeandgraysharkleapoutofthewateratthesea．

8．Given-Glanceplannedto_______thePacifictoswimayearafterthesharkattack．

9．Melissaropedoneintruderwitha________andpinnedhimtotheground．

10.ThetwomenwhoMelissacaughtwerefoundguiltyof_______.

Task2ReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions：

Inthispart，youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthe

questions．

Forquestions1—7，mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage；

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage：

’

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage．

Forquestions8--10，completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage．

Passports

Ifyou’veevertraveledoutsidetheUnitedStates，oneofthemostimportanttasksyouhadtocompletebeforeyourtripwasapplyingforapassport．AcopyofyouroriginalbirthcertificatemaysufficeforshorttripstoMexicoortheCaribbean，sayonacruise．But，generallyspeaking，wanttoseetheworld，youhavetohaveapassport—theonlyuniversallyacceptedformofidentification．

WhatExactlyIsaPassportandHowLongHasItBeenAround?

Passportshavebeenaroundinsomeformforhundredsofyears．Governmentslearnedlongagothatanofficialdocumentorcertification—onethatidentifiedatravelerasacitizenornationalwitharighttoprotectionwhileabroadandarighttoreturntothecountryofhiscitizenship–isanecessity．Passports，lettersoftransitandsimilardocumentswereusedforcenturiestoallowindividualstotravelsafelyinforeignlands，buttheadoptionofthepassportbyallnationsisadevelopmentofthe19thand，20thcenturies．AccordingtoStateDepartmenthistorians，exceptforbriefperiods-duringwartime，passportswerenotgenerallyrequiredfortravelabroadandfewobstacleswerepresentedbyforeignstates'passportrequirementsuntilafter1914．AnexecutiveordermadeonDec．15，1915，requiredeverypersonenteringorleavingtheUnitedStatestohaveavalidpassport．

IntheUnitedStates，passportsareissueduponapplicationtoU．S．citizensbytheStateDepartmentandits13passportagenciesinmajorcities，bytheclerksoffederalandcertainstatecourts，certaindesignatedpostofficesandbyU．S．consularauthoritiesabroad．Thepassportisrequiredforbothdeparturefromandre-entrytotheUnitedStates．Itisvalidfor10yearsforadultsandfiveyearsforpeopleunder18．AU．S．passportcannotsimplyberenewedbutmustbecompletelyreplacedwhenitexpires．

ApplyingforaPassport

Youcanfindpassportapplicationsatanyregionalpassportagencyoratdesignatedpostofficesorclerkofcourtof