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1.Hemingwaywasbornin1899inOakPark,Illinois,aprosperoussuburbofChicago.Hisfather,aphysician,wasanenthusiastichunterandfishemanwhotaughthissontohandlearodandagun.Hemingway'srespectfortheseskillsandhisloveoftheopenairrunthroughhiswriting.Hehastiredtocapturethepointofview,actions,feelings,andspeechofmenwhoexcelintheactivitiesheadmires.InschoolHemingwaywasagoodstudent,withawiderangeofinterestsbeyondtheclassroom.Hewasknownasaboxer,afootballplayer,amemberoftheswimmingteam,andmanagerofthetrackteam.For3yearsheplayedintheschoolorchestra.Butmuchofhisactivitywasconnectedwithwords,whichweretobehislifelongpreoccupation.Firstasreporter,thenaseditor,hegainedexperienceontheschoolpaper,towhichhecontributedarticlesandstories.WhenHemingwaygraduatedfromhighschoolin1917,WorldWarIwasstillbeingfought.AfterafewmonthsasareporterontheKansasCityStar,hesailedforEuropeinMay,1918,asavolunteerambulancedriverandlatertransferredtotheItalianinfantry.Twoweeksbeforehis19thbirthdayalegwoundbroughthimclosetodeath.WaranddeathhavebeenrecurrentthemesinHemingway'swriting.Ofwarhehassaid,"IthoughtaboutTolstoiandaboutwhatagreatadvantageanexperienceofwarwastoawriter.Itwasoneofthemajorsubjectsandcertainlyoneofthehardesttowritetrulyof..."问题：

Immediatelyaftergraduationfromhighschool,Hemingway（）

A.workedasareporterforanewspaper  B.sailedforEurope  C.becameavolunteerambulancedriver  D.servedintheItalianarmy  

【参考答案】:

A

2.MostAmericansthinkthaticecreamisasAmericanasbaseballandapplepie.ButicecreamwasknownlongbeforeAmericanwasdiscovered.TheRomanemperorNeromayhavemadeakingoficecream.Hehiredhundredsofmentobringsnowandicefromthemountains.Heusedittomakecolddrinks.TravelerMarcoPolobroughtbackrecipesforchilledandfrozenmilkfromChina.Hundredsofyearslater,icecreamreachedEngland.ItissaidthatKingCharlesIenjoyedthattreatverymuch.Thereisastorythathebribedhiscooktokeeptherecipeforicecreamaroyalsecret.Todayicecreamisknownthroughouttheworld.Americansaloneeatmorethantwobillionquartsayear.问题：

CharlesIofEnglandwantedto（）

A.makeicecreampopular  B.keepthesecretoficecreamforhimself  C.developnewkindsoficecream  D.bringicecreamrecipesfromChina  

【参考答案】:

B

3.Ourpartyof4old-timers,ofwhomI,at71,wastheoldest,had（convened）aweekearlierinKathmandu,thecapital,andhadmetourjourneyleaderNancyJothere.

A.gathered  B.stayed  C.walked  D.rested  

【参考答案】:

A

4.Astronomers（天文学家）cantelljusthowhotthesurfaceofthemoongets.Thesideofthemoontowardthesungetstwodegreeshotterthanboilingwater（沸水）.Thenightsidereaches243degreesbelowzero（零度）.Inaneclipse（月蚀）,theearth'sshadowfallsonthemoon.Thenthemoon'stemperaturemaydrop300degreesinaveryshorttime.Atemperaturechangelikethiscannothappenontheearth.Whydoesithappenonthemoon?

Astronomersthinkthatthesurfaceofthemoonisdust.Ontheearth,rocksstoreheatfromthesun.Whenthesungoesdown,therocksstaywarm.Butthedustofthemooncannotstoreheat.Sowhenthemoongetsdark,theheatescapesquickly.Themoongetsverycold.问题：

Astronomershavefoundthatthemoon'ssurfaceis（）

A.alwayshotterthanboilingwater  B.eitherveryhotorverycold  C.usuallymanydegreesbelowzero  D.aboutthesameasthatoftheearth  

【参考答案】:

B

5.In1989,MelissastartedKidsF.A.C.E.asanafter-schoolclubatherelementaryschool.Thesix-membergroupmeteachMondaytowritelettersandplancleanupactivities."Weneverthoughtitwasanythingmorethanagroupofkidscomingtogethersotheycouldtalkabouttheenvironment,"saysTrishPoe,hermother.ButthenaletterfromMilissatothe"Today"showgotherclubontelevisionin1990.Whenotherkidsheardabouttheclub,theywroteaskinghowtheycouldgetinvoled.SoMelissa,withthehelpofhermother,whotodaymanagestheKidsF.A.C.E.officeasexecutivedirector,developedamembershipbookthatinstructedkidsonenvironmentalprojectsandhowtostartacluboftheirown."IfeltlikeIhadtowritethemallbackatoncebecauseIdidn'tlikewhatthepresidentdidtome.BecauseIdidn'tlikebeingignored...Ididn'twantthekidstohavethesamefeeling,"saysMelissa.Requestsforinformationcamefromalloverthenation.Atfirst,Melissa'sparentspaidthepostageandsupplybillsfortheclub,butsoonexpensesbecametoohigh.Sotheclubfoundasponsor,War-MartInc.,whichbeganunderwritingthebimonthlynewsletter,KidsF.A.C.E.illustrated,whichcurrentlyprovidesenvironmentalupdates,suggestions,andideastomorethan2millionpeopleworldwide.问题：

WhenMelissafirstorganizedKidsF.A.C.E.,shemeantto（）

A.haveawritingclubforthekids  B.askthekidstocleantheenvironment  C.givekidsachancetotalkabouttheenvironment  D.haveanationalclub  

【参考答案】:

C

6.AlthoughAmericancivilizationtookoverandreplacedthefrontieralmostacenturyago,theheritageofthefrontierisstillverymuchaliveintheU.S.today.TheideaofthefrontierstillstirstheemotionsandimaginationsoftheAmericanpeople.Americanscontinuetobefascinatedbythefrontierbecauseithasbeenaparticularlyimportantforceinshapingtheirnationalvalues.Thefrontierexperiencebeganwhenthefirstcolonistssettledontheeastcoastofthecontinentinthe1600s.Itendedabout1890whenthelastwesternlandsweresettled.TheAmericanfrontierconsistedoftherelativelyunsettledregionsofthecountry.Here,bothlandandlifeweremoreruggedandprimitivethaninthemoresettledeasternpart.Asonefrontierareawassettled,peoplebeganmovingfartherwestintothenextunsettledarea.Bysettlingonefrontierareaafteranother,Americansmovedacrossanentirecontinent,2,700mileswide.问题：

Comparedwiththeeasternpartofthecountry,theunsettledfrontierlandandlifewere（）

A.morecivilizedandinteresting  B.dullandprimitive  C.ruggedandunbearable  D.roughandprimitive  

【参考答案】:

D

7.Astronomers（天文学家）cantelljusthowhotthesurfaceofthemoongets.Thesideofthemoontowardthesungetstwodegreeshotterthanboilingwater（沸水）.Thenightsidereaches243degreesbelowzero（零度）.Inaneclipse（月蚀）,theearth'sshadowfallsonthemoon.Thenthemoon'stemperaturemaydrop300degreesinaveryshorttime.Atemperaturechangelikethiscannothappenontheearth.Whydoesithappenonthemoon?

Astronomersthinkthatthesurfaceofthemoonisdust.Ontheearth,rocksstoreheatfromthesun.Whenthesungoesdown,therocksstaywarm.Butthedustofthemooncannotstoreheat.Sowhenthemoongetsdark,theheatescapesquickly.Themoongetsverycold.  问题：

Duringaneclipse,themoonis（  ）

A.turnedawayfromthesun  B.intheshadowofthesun  C.intheshadowoftheearth  D.indirectsunlight  

【参考答案】:

C

8.GeorgeAshmoreFitchwasborninSoochow,Chinain1883,thesonofPresbyterianmissionariesGeorgeF.andMaryMcLllanFitch.AfterreceivinghisB.A.fromWoosterCollegein1906,FitchattendedUnionTheologicalSeminaryinNewYork.Hewasmadeapriestin1909andreturnedtoworkinShanghai.WhentheNankingMassacreoccurred,Fitchwasoneofthewitnessesofthecrime.HequicklybecameactiveinassistingtheInternatinalCommittenfortheNankingSafetyZone.Fitch'sdiaryofeventsofNankingwascarriedtoShanghaibythefirstpersonabletoleavetheNankingafteritsoccupationbytheJapaneseonDecember13,1937.AsFitchhaswritten,"MystorycreatedasensationinShanghai,foritwasthefirstnewsofwhathadhappenedinthecapitalsinceitsevacuation,anditwascopiedandmimeographedandwidelydistributedthere."Fitch'sNankingdiaryhasbeenpublishedpreviouslybuttheversionofhisdiaryavailableintheYalecollectiondiffersslightlyfromthewell-publicizedversion,soexcerptsfromithavebeenincludedinthisvolume.In1938FitchtraveledthroughouttheUnitedStatesgivingtalksabouttheNankingMassacreandshowingfilmstodocumentit.HereturnedtoworkfirstinChinaandtheninKoreaandChina'sTaiwanuntilhisretirementin1961.问题：

WhentheNankingMassacreoccurred,Fitch（）

A.wasinShanghai  B.sawthecrimewithhisowneyes  C.becamethefirstpersonabletoleaveNanking  D.wasabletolettheworldknowabouttheeventimmediately  

【参考答案】:

B

9.EveryonewhoeatsinCarman'sCountryKitcheninSouthPhiladelphiaknowsthatifyouneedajob,aplacetostayorafriendlyearonablueday,youcometoCarmanLuntzel.Thesix-foot,46year-oldpowerhousenotonlycooks,shealsoactsasherrestaurant'sdiscussionleaderandmatchmaker.WhenbreakfastregularStephenSacavitchwasn'tmeetingwomen,sheputhispictureonabulletinboard,withthewords:

"Girls.Niceguy.Givehimabreak."LastSeptemberacoffeepotleftonared-hotburnernearlydestroyedtherestaurant.Luntzeldidn'thaveinsurance.ButbadnewshasawayofturninggoodatCarman's.Bereftatthethoughtofnomorebuttermilkpancakesorhomemadepearpie-andnomoreCarmandishingoutadviceandhelp-hercustomerspitchedin.Theyboardedupherwindows,removeddebrisandprimedandpaintedherscorchedwalls.Itwasn'tjusttheregulars.Aguyonamotorcycledroppedoffsomecash.Awomanfromanearbyrestaurantscouredcharreddishesandstucktwo$50billsinLuntzel'spocketassheleft.Justthreeweeksaftertheblaze,Luntzelwasservingbreakfastagain."Itwasincredible,"shesays."There'sasenseaboutCarmanthatisjustcan-do,"saysregularKevinVaughan."It'sinfectious."问题：

Theword"powerhouse"inparagraphonemeans（）

A.asmallpowerplant  B.agoodrestaurant  C.anenergetic