(完整版)ReadingHeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbing

人教新目标八年级英语下册Unit1What's the matter？单元测试题一、单项选择（15分）1.You’ve dropped ___ “f”in the word “giraffe”. Oh, ___ letter “f”shouldbe doubled.A. a; theB. an; theC. an; a2.---Tony, you be late for class next time! ---Sorry, sir. I .A. needn’t, shouldn’tB. mustn't, won’tC. can’t, couldn’t3.—I’m very sorry. I broke your tea cup. —__________.A. It doesn’t matterB. You’d better notC. It’s too bad4.—? —He’s thin and tall with big eyes.A. What does he look likeB. What is he likeC. What does he like5.Mr. Smith eats ______ food, so he’s _____ fat.A .much too; too muchB .too many; much too C. too much; much too6.—What do you think of the lecture ? —I think it’s _____ , but someone thinksit’s much too _____.A.wonderful enough; boredB. enough wonderful; boringC. wonderful enough; boring7.Seeing their teacher ___ into the classroom, they stopped ___ at once.A. walk; tellingB. entering; to speakC. walking; talking8.lending me your umbrella. it, I didn’t get wet.A.Thanks for, Thank you toB.Thanks to, Thank forC. Thanks for, Thanks to9.Before he the train, he had to all the lights.A. got on, turn offB. got off, turn downC. got onto, turn up10.—? —No,I don’t feel well.A.What’s the matterB.What happenedC.Are you OKD.What’s wrong11.The classroom was so dirty . I decided ____.A. clean it upB. to clean up itC. to clean it up12.—How does Jack usually go to work? —He _____ drive a car, but now he _____there to lose weight.ed to; is used to walkB.was used to; is used to walkingC. used to; is used to walking13.The teacher speaks very loudly ____ all the students can hear her.A. such thatB. becauseC. so that14.Some word puzzles in this book are ___ difficult that ___ students can solvethem.A. such; fewB. so; littleC. so; few15.—Who teaches __________English? —No one. I teach __________.A. you; myselfB. your; myselfC. you; me二、短句改错（5分）16.What’s wrong with you? I have a flu.17.Can you give me some advices? Sure.18.He is a boy calling Tom Sawyer.19.That room is difference from this one.20.When he heard his grandpa’s died, he was sad.三、用所给单词的适当形式填空（10分）21.Tom decided (study) English well.22.Stamps are used (post) letters.23.The next morning Alice made a (decide).She would tell hermother the truth.24.We are at the news.(surprise)25.We use Internet (find) information.26.My grandpa is used (live) in country.27.My father didn’t agree (take) a vacation on the beach.28.The young man stopped his car and helped the girl without (think)twice.29.This old woman expected the young man (save) the dog.30.At that time, Rose saw her dog (lie) on the floor.四、根据汉语补充句子（10分）31.My (十岁的) brother went to school without (吃) breakfast.32.My parents have taught me the (重要性)of working hard.33.(使我吃惊的是），he got the first prize in the exam.34.She is her sick father.（照顾）35.If you don’t follow the traffic rules, you could easily by the car.（被撞）五、情景对话（20分）：A. Choose the best choice from A to F to finish the dialogue. (At the doctor’s)A: Good morning, doctor !B: 36 What ’s wrong?A: I have a sore throat. 37B: 38A: Since yesterday morning.B: 39A: Yes. My temperature is OK.B: Open your mouth. Say “Ah...”.You have a cold.[来源:学A: Is it serious?B: Nothing serious. 40You ’ll get better soon.A: Thank you, doctor.B. Complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences.A ：Lisa, 41 ? Are you OK?B ：I have a headache and I can ’t move my neck .What should I do?42 ?A ：No, it doesn ’t sound like you have a fever . 43 ?B ：I played computer games all weekend.A ：That ’s probably why. You need to 44 .B ：Yeah, I think I sat in the same way for too long without moving.A ：I think you should 45 . If your head and neck still hurt tomorrow,then go to a doctor .B ：OK. Thanks, Mandy.六、阅读理解（20分）B us Driver and Passengers Save an Old ManAt 9:00 a.m. yesterday, bus No. 26 was going along Zhonghua Road when thedriver saw an old man lying on the side of the road. A woman was next to him, shouting for help.The bus driver, 24-year-old Wang Ping, stopped the bus without thinkingtwice. He got off and asked the woman what happened. She said that the manA.I am feeling terrible.B.I ’m sorry to hear that.C.Good morning, young man!D.Have you taken your temperature?E.How long have you been likethis? F.Take this medicine three times a day.had a heart problem and should go to the hospital right away. Mr. Wang knew he had to act quickly. He told the passengers that he must take the man to the hospital. He expected most or all of the passengers to get off and wait for the next bus. But to his surprise, they all agreed to go with him. Some passengers helped Mr. Wang to move the man onto the bus.Thanks to Mr. Wang and the passengers, the doctors saved the man in time.“It's sad that many people don't want to help others because they don’t want to get into any trouble,“says one passenger.“But the driver didn't think about himself. He only thought about saving a life.”判断对错（T or F）：46.Wang Ping was the driver of bus No. 26 at 9:00 a.m. yesterday.( )47.Bus No. 26 hit an old man on Zhonghua Road. ( )48.The old man had a heart problem and needed to go to the hospital right away.( )49.The passengers didn’t want to go to the hospital, so only Wang went with the woman and old man.( )50.Some passengers helped to get the old man onto the bus.( )51.The old man got to the hospital in time.( )回答问题：52.What happened to Wang Ping?53.When and where did the accident happened?54.How did Wang Ping feel when the passengers agreed to go to the hospital with him?55.Did the passengers think Wang Ping did the right thing?56.Why do many people think that people shouldn’t help others?57.What did the bus driver think when it happened?57.What do you think of the bus driver?七、任务型阅读（10分）He Lost His Arm But Is Still ClimbingAs a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking risks. There were many times himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah.On that day, Aron's arm was caught under a 2,000-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains. When his water ran out, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. So he used his knife to cut off half his right arm. Then, with his left arm, he bandaged himself so that he would not lose too much blood.After losing his arm, he wrote a book called Between a Rock and a Hard Place. This means being in a difficult situation that you cannot seem to get out of. In this book, Aron tells of the importance of making good decisions, and of being in control of one's life. His love for mountain climbing is so great that he didn’t give up climbing mountains even after this experience.Do we have the same spirit as Aron? Let's think about it before we find ourselves “between a rock and a hard place ”, and before we have to make a decision that could mean life or death.59. s________：the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)60.用一句成语来解释between a rock and a hard place61.从文中找出use up的同义短语62. 写出划线句子的同义句。

高一英语句子类型判断单选题30题1. She is reading a book.A.简单句B.并列句C.复合句答案：A。

此句只有一个主语（She）和一个谓语动词（is reading），属于简单句。

B 选项并列句至少要有两个独立的句子由并列连词连接。

C 选项复合句要有一个主句和一个或多个从句。

2. I like apples and he likes oranges.A.简单句B.并列句C.复合句答案：B。

此句有两个独立的句子“I like apples”和“he likes oranges”由并列连词“and”连接，属于并列句。

A 选项简单句只有一个主谓结构。

C 选项复合句要有主句和从句。

3. Although it is raining, I still go to school.A.简单句B.并列句C.复合句答案：C。

此句有一个主句“I still go to school”和一个从句“Although it is raining”，属于复合句。

A 选项简单句只有一个主谓结构。

B 选项并列句是由并列连词连接的两个独立句子。

4. He runs fast.A.简单句B.并列句C.复合句答案：A。

此句只有一个主语（He）和一个谓语动词（runs），属于简单句。

B 选项并列句至少要有两个独立的句子由并列连词连接。

C 选项复合句要有一个主句和一个或多个从句。

5. Tom is a student and he studies hard.A.简单句B.并列句C.复合句答案：B。

此句有两个独立的句子“Tom is a student”和“he studies hard”由并列连词“and”连接，属于并列句。

A 选项简单句只有一个主谓结构。

C 选项复合句要有主句和从句。

6.She likes singing, and he likes dancing. The sentence is a(n)_____.A.simple sentencepound sentenceplex sentenceD.inverted sentence答案：B。

01Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped(绊倒) and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove.Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy.As they walked, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects.They arrived at Bil l’s home first. Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Mark went home.They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior school.Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.Bill reminded Mark of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.“You see, I took away all my things from school. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills(安眠药). I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good times. So you s ee, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”1、When Bill fell down on his way home, Mark helped him pick up the things.A. TB. F参考答案：A解析：利用题干关键词Bill fell down（摔倒）, Mark helped him，定位文中第一段最后一句和第二段第一句：He had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, …Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the things. （他绊倒了，散落了所有他拿着的书……Mark跪下来，帮着他捡起这些东西。

2023-2024学年九年级第一学期期中考试英语学科（满分：140考试时间：90分钟）Part 1 Listening （第1部分听力）I. Listening comprehension （听力理解）（共25 分）A. Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容, 选出相应的图片）（5分）A. B. C. D.E. F.G.1. __________2. __________3. __________4. __________5. __________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）（5分）6. A.3:00. B.3:20. C.3:40. D.3:45.7. A. On the table. B. On the sofa. C. On the stairs. D. On the chair.8. A. Pretty. B. Clever. C. Patient. D. Active.9. A film. B. Weekend plans. C. Future life. D. Strange predictions.10. A. Repair the car. B. Clear the road. C. Go to the beach. D. Plant vegetables.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示.）（5分）11. Sam wanted to see a superhero film for Father's Day.12. Sam's father received a phone call and had to go to work.13. Sam was sad because he had to go with his dad to work.14. Sam's father was a zookeeper and he worked very hard.15. Sam was proud that his father helped a panda have her babies.D. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences. （听对话，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词。

【英语】点_七年级英语上册任务型阅读知识点汇总(全)经典1一、七年级英语上册任务型阅读专项目练习（含答案解析）1．下面是王林一周的课程表，仔细阅读后完成所给的问题。

（1）What lesson does Wang Lin have each weekday?（2）How many geography lessons does he have in a week?（3）How many subjects does he study altogether（总共）？【答案】（1）Wang Lin has English each weekday.（2）He has two geography lessons in a week.（3）He studies twelve subjects altogether.【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了王林一周的课程表。

（1）根据课程表可知王林每天都有英语课（English），故答案为Wang Lin has English each weekday.。

（2）根据课程表可知王林周二（Tuesday）有一节地理课（geography）和周四（Thursday）有一节地理课（geography），所以故答案为He has two geography lessons in a week.。

（3）根据课程表可知王林有语文、数学、英语、历史、生物、地理、政治、物理、化学、体育、美术、音乐12门功课，故答案为He studies twelve subjects altogether.。

【点评】考查任务型阅读。

注意先理解问题所问，然后带着问题寻找答案。

2．阅读下面短文，根据其内容完成后面各项任务。

I'm Mike I'm a middle school student. I learn many subjects in school. 我最喜欢的科目是科学The science teacher Mrs Green, is my friend Jill's mother. She is nice and she teaches very well.I like maths because I think it is so interesting. I always do very well in the mathstests （测试）. My friends say I am clever （聪明的）, but I don' t think so. I just work very hard.I also like geography. I like learning about people and places. I want to know what they are like and what they're doing. I travel a lot. I'm making plans for my trip on Sunday.I don't like English It is not very interesting. We read a lot, sometimes write, but we don't often speak or listen. Most children want to talk with others in English.（1）将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语。

unit 1 理解·课文精研读Ⅰ.单词拼写1. The success of this experiment is crucial(关键性的) to the project as a whole.2．These people are short of all understanding of scientific(科学的) principles.3．At that time, I insisted(坚决要求) that they should wait for our return.4．The coach tried to analyse(分析) the cause of our defeat.5．The report concluded(得出结论) that no big changes were necessary.6．To their sadness, they failed to carry out all their objectives(目标)．7．The plan might work better with more favourable circumstances(环境)．8．It is distinct(清晰的) that smoking is harmful to health.9．She decided to go on her study after obtaining(获得) her first degree.10．He acknowledged(承认) that the accident was due to his carelessness.Ⅱ.阅读ABorn on April 4, 1928, Maya Angelou had a hard childhood.Her parents got divorced when she was very young.She was a single mother and being a single mother was very hard on her.It was finally in 1949 that she started to find her place in the world when she changed her name to show her Calypso dance performances at the night club where she worked.It was there that she won a scholarship and trained in African dance and modern dance.She formed a group and they traveled all over Europe with an opera production.As she traveled, she studied different languages and became excellent in several of them.During this time, she made her first album, Miss Calypso, and it was a success.In the 1950s, she moved to New York and started to work more on her writing.She heard Dr.Martin Luther King speak in 1960 and began organizing different benefits for Civil Rights.In 1961, she began to play a large role in the Civil Rights Movement and is remembered for her work around the country.She later moved to Ghana with her son and worked in the University of Ghana's School of Music and Drama.It was there that she became close friends with Malcolm X．She returned to the US in 1964 to help Malcolm X with a new Civil Rightsmovement.Shortly after she returned to the US, Malcolm X and Dr.King were both assassinated (暗杀)．To deal with the deaths of her friends, she wrote her first book, I Kno w Why the Caged Bird Sings, which finally made her famous around the world.The 1970s were some of her most productive years as a writer, poet, as well as a singer.【语篇解读】作者向我们介绍了Maya Angelou 的生平故事，讲述了她艰难的一面，也讲述了她的成就。

三年级人教新起点下学期英语期中复习实验学校习题班级：_____________ 姓名：_____________【看图填写单词】1. 看图写单词。

［1］［2］［3］2. 看图，补全单词。

［1］b__n__n__ ［2］__ppl__［3］__r__ __g__ ［4］p__ __r3. 单词拼写（词汇运用）。

［1］Open your ________. ［2］________ your bag.［3］I have a ________. ［4］My ________ is Tina.［5］Show me your ________.4. 根据图意，写出相应的单词，每线一词。

1.Look at the insect. It''s an________It''s black.2.—How many________ ？—There are two.3.It''s a red and black________.I don''t like it.4.Look, the________is on a flower.5.—What ________can you see?—I can see grey.5. 看图、写出相应的单词。

［1］［2］【填空题】6. 选出合适的单词填入横线上。

many an hungry old name［1］Hello, I’m Lily. What’s your _______?［2］It’s ______ elephant.［3］How _____ are you?［4］How ______ pens in you pencil box?［5］I’m _____. Can I have some cake?7. 读算式，将正确答案填在横线上。

［1］three + two = __________ ［2］six ÷ three = ____________ ［3］seven- ___________ = four ［4］three× three = ____________ ［5］_______ - six = two ［6］four× two = _____________ ［7］four× one = __________ ［8］two + eight = ____________ ［9］nine- ___________ = three ［10］nine ÷ three = ____________8. 根据提示完成下列句子，每空一词。

中考英语阅读理解专项训练-人物故事时间：8～10分钟/篇分值：2分/小题Passage 1One day, Mr. Li was reading a book in his office after school. To his surprise, a ball flew in suddenly and hurt him on the head. He took the ball to the window, but he only saw a group of boy students running away quickly and disappearing in a minute. He sat down again and continued his reading. As it got dark, it was time for him to leave for home. Looking at the ball, he wondered what to do with it. He knew the owner of the ball must be nearby and wished to get it back. He went downstairs and walked to the playground. It was at the center of the playground that he placed the ball with a piece of paper, on which he wrote Be careful next time！”. Then he walked away.The next morning, as Mr. Li opened the office door, he found the same piece of paper on the floor. Some words were added after his words: “Thank you for your kindness. Anyway, you are a clever fellow.”( )1. What happened while Mr. Li was reading in his office?A. The window was broken by a ball.B. A ball hurt him on the head.C. A ball hit the window.D. The door was broken by a ball.( )2. Why did the owner of the ball run away quickly?A. He was afraid of Mr. Li.B. He wanted to get the ball back.C. He wanted to go home.D. He went to look for the ball.( )3. How did Mr. Li deal with the ball?A. He took it home.B. He put it in his office.C. He put it back on the playground.D. He had no idea about it.( )4. According to the passage, we can know that ________．A. Mr. Li is interested in readingB. Mr. Li is too hard on his studentsC. Mr. Li is good at playing sportsD. Mr. Li is a clever teacher with kindnessPassage 2While many young people were enjoying the summer vacation, Zach Bonner was working his hardest. Zach started walking from Valrico, Florida, his hometown, on Christmas, 2009. He reached Los Angeles nine months later in September, 2010. He covered a total of 2，478 miles and raised $120，000 for kids in need. Along the way, Zach attended school online. His mother, brother and sister took turns to walk or drive together with him.Although he is very young, Zach has a long history of helping others. When a terrible storm hit town in 2004, Zach, when six, pulled a wagon(小推车)through his community and collected food for people in need.He has raised $400，000 for his Little Red Wagon Foundation since then. It gives money to projects which help homeless children. In 2007, Zach began walking to support a children's charity(慈善组织)in Tampa, Florida. He finished his journey 23 days later, 280 miles away in Tallahassee. Then in the summer of 2009, he trekked about 670 miles from Atlanta to Washington, D．C., in just two months.“As long as there are homeless kids, I will never stop walking for them.”Zach says.( )1. What did Zach do during the summer vacation in 2010?A. He stayed at home to look after his family.B. He travelled to his hometown with his family.C. He joined in a school activity with other kids.D. He walked to collect money for kids in need.( )2. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that Zach________．A. began to help people at a very early ageB. made money to pay for his educationC. enjoyed playing around in his communityD. worked very hard for his family( )3. At what age did Zach start walking to support a Tampa children's charity?A. At six.B. At nine.C. At eleven.D. At twelve.( )4. The underlined word “trekked”in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．A. 延伸B. 挖掘C. 跋涉D. 飞行( )5. Which of the following best describes Zach?A. Friendly and shy.B. Silly but lovely.C. Kind and helpful.D. Clever but lazy.Passage 3From Nobody to SomebodyBrian was a funny student. He loved watching comedies(喜剧)best and hoped to become a comedy actor one day.When he heard about the talent show to be held at his school, Brian decided to take part in. He had never acted on stage(舞台)before, and he was very excited. But some students laughed at him. “You are not funny but silly，”Ken, one of his classmates, said to his face. “No one will like what you do，”another boy also said to him, loudly.Brian couldn't understand why they were so unkind to him. For a moment, he thought about giving up the show. But he remembered how much his friends liked his jokes, and also his teachers said he was very funny. So he decided to prepare for the show.Brian did a great job at the talent show. Everyone loved his performance, and he won the first prize! His teachers and friends were proud of him.Even so, Ken told Brian that he was not funny, and that he would never be successful. Brian didn't understand why Ken said so, but he realized that it had nothing to do with him. He confidently continued to work towards his goal.As the years went on, Brian met more people like Ken. “You'll do a terrible job，”they said to him. Luckily, most people encouraged him and some helped him to become even funnier. He got a lot of opportunities to perform in movies. He was even invited to appear on television. His fans thanked him because his comedies made them feel good when they were unhappy.Now Brian is a big comedy star! He is doing what he loves best. He never feels stressed like those unkind people, and he laughs all day long! ( )1. What did Brian love best when he was a student?A. Going to school.B. Helping classmates.C. Watching comedies.D. Meeting new friends.( )2. Brian decided to prepare for the show because ________．A. his friends liked his jokesB. he was invited by a TV stationC. he wasn't busy acting in moviesD. Ken was expecting his performance( )3. After winning the first prize, Brian ________．A. began to understand KenB. became a teacher of actingC. encouraged others to join himD. continued to work towards his goal( )4. Brian's fans thanked him because his comedies brought them________．A. successB. happinessC. luckD. pridePassage 4We have heard about people who have special memories. Recently there has been a report about a woman from Australia who can remember almost every detail(细节) of all the events in her daily life.Rebecca Sharrock, 25, is one of just 80 people worldwide who have been indentified(确定) as having Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM，超级自传体记忆症). It means she can remember every small event —which most people would forget within(在……以内) days—as if it had happened just minutes ago.“I remember my mum putting me in the driver's seat of a car and taking a picture of me when I was 12 days old，”she said. “That's my earliest memory. I remember every day since then. I can't tell all the dates exactly because I was too young to understand calendars, but I remember what I did that very day, what the weather was like and so on.Rebecca can also reexperience taste. If she's eating something that she doesn't like, she thinks about Black Forest cake, her favorite food, and the memory will be so strong that she can nearly taste it.However, sometimes her memories prove(证明) to be painful. Because they're not just events that she remembers. “When I relive(再体验) memories, the feelings return, too，”Rebecca said.“For example, I remember falling over when I was three at my grandparents' house and hurting my left knee. Talking about it now, I feel painful in my left knee.”“At night, I have to sleep with the radio/recorder and a soft light on，”she added. “If it's too dark or quiet, my mind would be filled with all these memories and I can't sleep.”( )1. Which is NOT TRUE about Rebecca?A. She has special memories.B. She is from Australia.C. She is 25 years old.D. She can remember every detail of all the events.( )2. What happened to Rebecca on the day when she was 3 years old?A. She was identified as having HSAM.B. Her mother put her in a car and took a picture of her.C. She started to understand calendars.D. She hurt her left knee at her grandparents'.( )3. Whenever she is reliving her memories, ________．A. she is happyB. she experiences the feelings againC. she feels pain in her kneesD. she can taste her favorite food( )4. What is the result of having HSAM?A. She can remember every event in her daily life.B. She can reexperience taste.C. She can relive feelings.D. All the above.( )5. From the passage, we can infer(推断)that________．A. HSAM can do her good, but it also brings her painB. she feels painful if she recalls her experiencesC. she can fall asleep while she is reexperiencing memoriesD. HSAM can greatly improve her living conditionsPassage 5Carlton Joseph is a fashion designer(服装设计师), but not just any fashion designer. He appears on television, he writes books, and he owns his own fashion house.Born in 1980, Carlton started designing clothes when he was eleven. His father owned a clothes store, and Carlton used to work there at the weekend. Then he did a design course at college.When he was 21, someone suggested doing a TV program. He made his first show Carlton's Clothes in 2004, and he wrote his first book in the same year. Since then he has written four more. Carlton got married to TV producer Susan Mills in 2005.Three months ago, Carlton started his new company. He called it Design: Carlton．At work Carlton always wears black trousers and a black coat, but at home, or when he goes out, he wears clothes with bright colors(red, blue and yellow). He is especially crazy about new glasses, he buys a new pair every few weeks. “I like to look different every day，”he says. Carlton started wearing glasses when he was twelve. He dyed(给……染色) his hair red when he was 18. It is still red, and this year, for the first time, he has grown a beard. “My wife likes it,_that's why”is his explanation. But his beard is black!( )1. How old was Carlton when he wrote his first book?A. 11.B. 21.C. 24.D. 25.( )2. What does the underlined word “it”refer to?A. Carlton's hair.B. Carlton's beard.C. Carlton's coat.D. Carlton's company.( )3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 5?A. Carlton likes to look different.B. Carlton is a hardworking person.C. Carlton is crazy about new glasses.D. Carlton loves wearing colorful clothes.( )4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Carlton is just a common fashion designer.B. Carlton started his new fashion company in 2005.C. Carlton made his first show after he got married to Susan.D. Carlton got some design experience before going to college. Passage 6This year the US will honour(纪念) one of the country's most famous writersMark Twain(18351910). Most readers know that his real name was Samuel Longhorne Clemens, but how many know where the pen name Mark Twain came from?The answer shows Clemens' colourful early life before he became a writer. Mark Twain was the cry shouted on a ship when the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms(6 feet)deep. Twain is an oldfashioned way of saying two. Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years, a time that he wrote about in the humorous Life on the Mississippi(1883)．The famous river would become an important theme in many of his works—who could forget the journey of Huck and Jim along it in his most famous book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1884)?With little education, he had to teach himself how to write stories. Whenever possible, he would go to public libraries. There he spent much time reading and thinking, which greatly helped him with his writing. On the other hand, his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers. Twain wrote in a style that has been called local colour because it shows great knowledge of local people and their customs.This gift is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today：The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(1876) and its followup The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which many people call “The Great American Novel”．The most amazing invention in the book is the voice of Huck himself. Huck did not enjoy schooling. It shows in the way he uses language, in a spoken style. Only a master like Twain could copy the way a young southern boy talked so well.( )1. What does the underlined word “gift”mean in the passage? A. Twain's talent for selfteaching.B. Twain's “local colour”writing style.C. Twain's good sense of humour.D. Twain's experiences as a ship pilot.( )2. According to the passage, what is the best part of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?A. The deep social meaning.B. The exciting life experiences.C. The special way that Huck talks.D. The nice view of the Mississippi.( )3. Which is the most suitable place in the passage for the sentence, “Twain did not come from the writer's background you might expect.”？A. At the beginning of Paragraph 2.B. At the beginning of Paragraph 3.C. At the beginning of Paragraph 4.D. At the beginning of Paragraph 5.( )4. What is the passage mainly about?A. Mark Twain's career as a great writer.B. Mark Twain's interest in describing local life.C. Mark Twain's achievements in American literature field.D. Mark Twain's life experiences which influenced his writing. Passage 7Rachel Carson(19071964) was a pioneer of the world's environmental movement through her writing about the protection of the natural world. Her 1962 book Silent Spring made her well known by many people. It describes the harmful changes in the environment of using toxic(有害的) chemicals on farmland.Carson's career started as a biologist in the US Bureau of Fisheries. ln 1951 she published her first book, The Sea Around Us, which became a bestseller. It made her rich enough to leave her job and devote her life to writing. She was a gifted writer. Her next two books were also about the oceans and both topped the book sales lists.Carson's book Silent Spring completely changed the way America thought about nature. It painted a bleak(荒凉的) future for the whole natural world. It led to a nationwide ban(禁止) on the use of a deadly chemical called DDT, and other toxic pesticides(农药) that farmers usedfor their crops. Many people say the book led to the creation of America's Environmental Protection Agency.Since her death, Carson's name has continued to be connected with protecting the environment. There is now a yearly Rachel Carson Book Prize. Norway awards the Rachel Carson Prize to women who have made great contributions to the field of environmental protection. In 1980, 16 years after her death, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour in America.( )1. What happened to Rachel Carson in 1962?A. She started to write books.B. She gave up working as a biologist.C. Her book The Sea Around Us sold well.D. Her book Silent Spring made her famous.( )2. What most probably made Rachel Carson leave her job?A. She got an award.B. She published Silent Spring.C. The Sea Around Us brought her enough money.D. The US government took notice of her researches.( )3. Why is the book Silent Spring important to America's environmental protection?A. It describes a silent spring.B. It topped the book sales lists.C. It changed how America thought about nature.D. It includes all Carson's research achievements.( )4. What does the underlined word “It”in Paragraph 3 mean?A. The book Silent Spring.B. The way America thought.C. The US Bureau of Fisheries.D. America's Environmental Protection Agency.( )5. Why was Rachel Carson awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom?A. She published the book Silent Spring.B. She did a lot of researches for the US Bureau of Fisheries.C. She donated much money to the Rachel Carson Book Prize.D. She made great contributions to the environmental protection.。