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MUMBAI – Indian commandos battled into the early hours of Friday to end a multiple hostage crisis in Mumbai after suspected Islamic militants killed 125 people across the city．

Officials said they had almost totally cleared the luxury Taj Mahal hotel where gunmen had been held up for more than 24 hours．

Indian security forces personnel released hostages from Nariman House in Mumbai．Thirty-nine people were rescued from the five-star Oberoi hotel, where "mopping up（清理火场）" operations were still underway, police said．

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the militants had come from "outside the country．”

The Press Trust of India said one Pakistani militant had been arrested, although Pakistan's government fiercely denied any involvement．

Indian media reports said between six and nine foreign nationals were among the dead in Mumbai -- including a Japanese businessman, an Australian, a Briton , a German and an Italian．

At least five gunmen had been shot dead and one captured, police said．Fourteen security personnel were also killed, including the head of Mumbai's anti-terror squad．

To draw maximum international attention, the militants used small groups to attack a total of about a dozen targets in India's financial hub , including the main railway station, a hospital and a restaurant popular with tourists．

An unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahedeen claimed responsibility, with one gunman telling an Indian TV channel by phone that the outfit（装备）was of Indian origin and motivated by the treatment of Indian Muslims．

Up to 327 people were reported wounded．

The main Bombay Stock Exchange was closed until further notice, as were shops, schools and businesses．

Prime Minister Singh said the aim had clearly been to spread panic by choosing high profile（知名度高的）targets and "indiscriminately（随心所欲地）killing foreigners．"

Witnesses said the gunmen had been very particular in their choice of hotel hostages．"They said they wanted anyone with British and American passports," said one British guest at the Taj Mahal hotel．

1.The following statements are NOT true except ________．

A． thirty-nine hostages were rescued from the Taj Mahal Hotel

B． fourteen gunmen were killed in Nariman House

C． the target of the attack was obviously on Britons and Americans

D． an American was among the killed foreigners

2.The best title of this passage can be _______．

A． Hostages Released by Indian Commandos

B． Mumbai Under Terrorist Attack

C． Islamic Militants Attacking Westerners in Mumbai

D． Unfortunate Britons and Americans in Mumbai

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A round of applause, please, for the Indian man who recently sang for 80 hours straight, setting a new Guinness world record. It’s an impressive feat, to be sure, but let’s just hope he still has a voice. According to Indian newspapers, Rajesh Burbure has been told to keep silent for several days so his vocal cords (声带) can heal.

It was reported that Burbure and his family are in a celebratory mood. “It’s a proud moment for all of us,” his wife told DNAIndia.com.

I, on the other hand, am unable to share their enthusiasm. Don’t get me wrong: I hope the 35-year-old Burbure lives forever, sells a million records and becomes an international celebrity. But his record–singing for 80 hours straight–is about as meaningful as most of the other curious but crazy feats listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Granted , I’m not qualified to speak on the subject. I’ve got no world records to my name– and I never expect to have any. Then again, maybe I am qualified to speak for those of us who have better things to do than train for years to sing an 80-hour medley (混合曲) of pop songs.

But let’s not just pick on poor Burbure. He’s not the only person chasing meaningless accolades. The Guinness Book of World Records is full of the names of people who at one time grew the longest hair, or built the biggest bicycle, or baked the largest cheesecake.

To all of these enterprising (有进取心的) souls I ask, simply, “What was it all for?”

Congratulations! For all of your painstaking effort, you became a footnote in a thick book that no one reads, except for you and the person who will eventually surpass you–with one more hour of singing, a few more centimeters of steel or a few more pounds of cheese.

After all, records are made to be broken.

1.From the text, we can learn that the author ________.

A．has no Guinness records, so he admires Burbures’ feat

B．feels it is a pity he was not invited to share the happiness with the Burbures

C．thinks singing for 80 hours straight is completely meaningless

D．is quite worried about Burbure’s vocal cords

2.Before someone wins a Guinness record, he or she has to ________.

A．become an international celebrity

B．know all about Guinness record

C．practice a great deal

D．bear great stress for fear of injury

3.We can infer from the article that ________.

A．after the 80 hours of singing, Burbure could no longer speak

B．Burbure’ wife didn’t support his attempt to make a Guinness record

C．many have criticized Burbure for his stupid behavior

D．challenging a Guinness record may be harmful to the health

4.The author’s attitude to the Guinness world records mentioned in the passage is ________.

A．positive                                                              B．impressed

C．negative                                                            D．touched

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A．What Was the Point?

B．Records Are Made to be Broken

C．A New Indian Guinness Record

D．The Guinness Book Is Boring

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A round of applause, please, for the Indian man who recently sang for 80 hours straight, setting a new Guinness world record. It’s an impressive feat, to be sure, but let’s just hope he still has a voice．According to Indian newspapers, Rajesh Burbure has been told to keep silent for several days so his vocal cords（声带）can heal．

It was reported that Burbure and his family are in a celebratory mood. "It's a proud moment for all of us," his wife told DNAIndia.com．

I, on the other hand, am unable to share their enthusiasm．Don't get me wrong: I hope the 35-year-old Burbure lives forever, sells a million records and becomes an international celebrity．But his record—singing for 80 hours straight—is about as meaningful as most of the other curious but crazy feats listed in the Guinness Book of World Records．

Granted, I'm not qualified to speak on the subject．I've got no world records to my name, and I never expect to have any．Then again, maybe I am qualified to speak for those of us who have better things to do than train for years to sing an 80-hour medley（集成曲）of pop songs．

But let’s not just pick on poor Burbure．He’s not the only person chasing meaningless accolades（荣誉）．The Guinness Book of World Records is full of the names of people who at one time grew the longest hair, or built the biggest bicycle, or baked the largest cheesecake．

To all of these enterprising souls I ask, simply, "What was it all for?"

Congratulations! For all of your painstaking effort, you became a footnote in a thick book that no one reads, except for you and the person who will eventually surpass you, with one more hour of singing, a few more centimeters of steel or a few more pounds of cheese．

After all, records are made to be broken．

1.From the text, we can conclude that the author _________．

A．thinks singing for 80 hours straight is completely meaningless

B．feels it a pity he was not invited to share the happiness with the Burbures

C．is quite worried about Burbure’s vocal cords

D．has no Guinness records, so he admires Burbures’ feat

2.Before someone wins a Guinness record, he or she has to ________．

A．become an international celebrity

B．know all about Guinness records

C．practice a great deal

D．bear great stress for fear of injury

3.We can infer from the article that ________．

A．after the 80 hours of singing, Burbure could no longer speak

B．Burbure’s wife didn’t support his attempt to make a Guinness record

C．many have criticized Burbure for his stupid behavior

D．challenging a Guinness record may be harmful to the health

4.The author’s attitude to some Guinness world records is ________．

A．positive           B．impressed         C．negative          D．touched

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完形填空（共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分）

For three years, Andy had been battling cancer. The day after he returned from his camp adventure, we went for a check-up. The news was ________ . I didn’t know what to do. The doctor ________ a bone marrow transplant（骨髓移植）in a hospital 300 miles away from our home. The next day we ________ our things and left for the ________ .

One of the things I brought was the present Andy had bought for me-- a plastic rainbow. Like most ________ , I considered any present from my child a ________ .

One day, I went to the gift store near the hospital and ________ a rainbow prism（棱镜）for sale. ________ the plastic rainbow Andy’d given me, I bought it and hurried back to his room ________.

“Andy, make me a rainbow.” I put the prism in his hand. ________ Andy couldn't. He was too ________ to even raise his bead.

“Mom, as soon as I’m better, I’ll make you a rainbow.”

That was the ________ thing Andy said to me. Just five days later, the doctors told me his brain had ________ functioning.

I asked if I could ________ him, so after I settled myself in the chair, they lifted him from the ________ to place him in my arms. His leg made a movement and he ________ a clear plastic cup from his bedside table onto the bed.

A nurse opened the curtains, and then as the sunlight ________ the room, the rays hit the cup lying on its side on the bed and the room was ________ filled with flashes of color and dozens of rainbows.

Andy was gone, but I felt ________. He made the rainbow that he had ________ me — the one I would never forget.

1.A．optimistic 　　　 B．hopeful 　　　　 C．strange　 　　 D．bad

2.A．operated 　　　　 B．arranged 　　　 C．determined　 D．expected

3.A．packed up 　　　　 B．threw away 　　 C．sold out 　　 D．left aside

4.A．hospital 　　　　 B．office　　　　 C．school　 　　　 D．camp

5.A．patients 　　　　 B．teachers　　　 C．mothers　　　 D．doctors

6.A．wonder 　　　　　　 B．memory 　　　　 C．story 　　　　 D．treasure

7.A．chose 　　　　　　 B．wanted 　　　　 C．saw 　　　　　 D．got

8.A．Missing　　　　　 B．Remembering 　 C．Noticing 　　 D．Taking

9.A．in time　 　　　　 B．in case　　　　 C．at first 　　 D．at once

10.A．Though　　　　　 B．So 　　　　　　　 C．As　　 　　　　　 D．But

11.A．young　　　　　　 B．tired　　　　　 C．weak 　　　　 D．sleepy

12.A．best　　 　　　　　 B．only 　　　　　　 C．last 　　　　 D．real

13.A．stopped 　　　　 B．kept 　　　　　　 C．refused　 　　 D．turned

14.A．feel　　 　　　　　 B．hold 　　　　　　 C．leave　 　　　　 D．visit

15.A．bed　　 　　　　　　 B．floor 　　　　　 C．chair　 　　　　 D．room

16.A．put　 　　　　　　 B．lifted　　　　 C．knocked 　　　 D．moved

17.A．cleaned　　　　 B．changed 　　　　 C．decorated　　 D．filled

18.A．suddenly 　　　　 B．finally 　　　　 C．slowly 　　　 D．quietly

19.A．Upset　　　　　　 B．excited 　　　　 C．disappointed D．comforted

20.A．given　 　　　　 B．promised 　　　 C．owed 　　　　 D．informed

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The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.

The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker(面包师) in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery (面包房) into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.

By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul's and the Guildhall along them.

Samuel Peyps, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.

The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.

After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect (建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone, In fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, among them the new St Paul's.

The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.

1.It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that______.

A. some people lost their lives

B. the birds in the sky were killed by the fire

C. many famous buildings were destroyed

D. the King's bakery was burned down

2. Why did the writer cite (引用) Samuel Pepys?

A. Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.

B. Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.

C. To show that poor people suffered most.

D. To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.

3. How was the fire put out according to the text?

A. The King and his soldiers came to help.

B. All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.

C. People managed to get enough water from the river.

D. Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.

4. Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread of the big fire?______.

(a) There was a strong wind.                         (b) The streets were very narrow.

(c) Many houses were made of wood.           (d) There was not enough water in the city.

(e) people did not discover the fire earlier.

A. (a), (b)       B. (a), (b), (C)      C. (a), (b), (d)        D. (b), (c) (e)

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In the early hours of March 8, a Boeing 777 took off from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its destination was Beijing. But for unknown reasons, it never arrived there.

There were 239 people on the Malaysia Airlines flight, including 154 Chinese. As of March 13, 12 different countries, including Malaysia, China, Vietnam and the US, were searching for the plane.

The disappearance is an “aviation (航空) mystery”, Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, the head of Malaysia’s Civil Aviation Authority, said on March 10.There was no clear sign of a crash by March 13.

Between 1-2 hours after takeoff, the plane suddenly lost contact with people on the ground. The weather was clear, and the pilots didn’t make any calls . No evidence was found in the area where the flight last made contact. People are also talking about a possible hijacking (劫机).

International police agency Interpol confirmed on March 9 that at least two passengers on the flight had used stolen passports to get on board. “We are looking at all possibilities,” said Malaysian Transport Minister Hishamuddin Hussein. The incident is now being called simply a “plane disappearance”.

So, what are some possible causes of a plane disappearance? An AP story provided a summary.

1. A failure of the plane’s body or its engines. However, even if both engines stopped working, the plane could still glide (滑翔) for up to 20 minutes, giving pilots time to make an emergency call.

2. Bad weather. Planes are designed to fly through most severe storms. However, in June 2009, an Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed during a bad storm over the Atlantic Ocean.

3. A bomb. Throughout history, several planes have been brought down by bombs.

4. An accidental shoot-down by some country’s military. In July 1988, the US Navy accidentally shot down an Iran Air flight. In September 1983, a Korean Air Lines flight was shot down by a Russian fighter jet.

No matter how unlikely a situation, it’s too early to determine what really happened to MH370. It could take months, if not years, to rule out any possibilities, say experts..

1.How many cities are mentioned in this passage?

A. Four cities.        B. five cities.            C. Six cities.        D. Seven cities.

2.What could the underlined phrase “rule out” in the last paragraph mean?

A. cross out        B. get rid of            C. take out        D. take the place of

3.What could be the best title of the passage?

A. An Air Crash                        B. The Causes of the Disappearance

C. The Disappearance of MH 370            D. An Aviation Mystery

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In the early hours of March 8, a Boeing 777 took off from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its destination was Beijing. But for unknown reasons, it never arrived there.

There were 239 people on the Malaysia Airlines flight, including 154 Chinese. As of March 13, 12 different countries, including Malaysia, China, Vietnam and the US, were searching for the plane.

The disappearance is an “aviation (航空) mystery”, Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, the head of Malaysia’s Civil Aviation Authority, said on March 10.There was no clear sign of a crash by March 13.

Between 1-2 hours after takeoff, the plane suddenly lost contact with people on the ground. The weather was clear, and the pilots didn’t make any calls . No evidence was found in the area where the flight last made contact. People are also talking about a possible hijacking (劫机).

International police agency Interpol confirmed on March 9 that at least two passengers on the flight had used stolen passports to get on board. “We are looking at all possibilities,” said Malaysian Transport Minister Hishamuddin Hussein. The incident is now being called simply a “plane disappearance”.

So, what are some possible causes of a plane disappearance? An AP story provided a summary.

1. A failure of the plane’s body or its engines. However, even if both engines stopped working, the plane could still glide (滑翔) for up to 20 minutes, giving pilots time to make an emergency call.

2. Bad weather. Planes are designed to fly through most severe storms. However, in June 2009, an Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed during a bad storm over the Atlantic Ocean.

3. A bomb. Throughout history, several planes have been brought down by bombs.

4. An accidental shoot-down by some country’s military. In July 1988, the US Navy accidentally shot down an Iran Air flight. In September 1983, a Korean Air Lines flight was shot down by a Russian fighter jet.

No matter how unlikely a situation, it’s too early to determine what really happened to MH370. It could take months, if not years, to rule out any possibilities, say experts..

1. How many cities are mentioned in this passage?

A. Four cities.        B. five cities.            C. Six cities.        D. Seven cities.

2. What could the underlined phrase “rule out” in the last paragraph mean?

A. cross out        B. get rid of            C. take out        D. take the place of

3. What could be the best title of the passage?

A. An Air Crash                        B. The Causes of the Disappearance

C. The Disappearance of MH 370            D. An Aviation Mystery

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We’d been flying for hours, deeper and deeper into the desert of southeastern Niger. The mission: to find what is probably the last wild population of the great Saharan antelope called the addax (旋角羚)—the most endangered animal of its size in Africa.

Pilot Peter Ragg flew our bright red helicopter low over two parallel dunes (沙丘). The pale sand below us was dotted by the black bushes, the plants that are favorite food for the addax. Then, almost as if the dune extruded (使突出) them, two perfect addaxes appeared. Their long tails swung from side to side as they ran, heads held high on thick necks, horns reaching for the sky. We made a few turns in the plane, then let them be. In just a few seconds they were swallowed again by the Sahara. Soon they could just as easily disappear from the planet.

In September 2004 the government of Niger and a small NGO called SOS Faune du Niger surveyed this last known pocket of wild addaxes. They counted 128 individuals. Since then, the number has dropped as hunters have taken more for meat. How many addaxes remain in the Sahara is anybody’s guess, but those that do survive could be considered the living dead: There may not be a viable (能生存的) population left to reproduce.

I’m now helping to make an emergency plan for the last wild addaxes. With a few hundred thousand dollars, some trucks, and a strong group with the local Toubou guides, we may just be able to save these guys from extinction.

36. What do the addaxes in the passage usually eat?

A. Vegetables. B. Black bushes.       C. Grass.                    D. Fruits.

37. All of the following descriptions of the addax are true EXCEPT that ____.

A. its tail is long                                    B. its neck is thick

C. its legs are short                             D. its horns are long

38. What does the writer probably mean by saying that “There may not be a viable population left to reproduce”?

A. Wild addaxes will die out soon unless effective measures are taken.

B. The number of wild addaxes will increase if they are not hunted.

C. Wild addaxes cannot support themselves any longer.

D. Humans cannot survive without enough addaxes.

39. It can be inferred that the writer of the passage might be ____.

A. a journalist  B. an official    C. an engineer                D. a zoologist

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146. What a pity it is that Bob ______ the habit of smoking at such an early age!

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

—Has he changed his mind?

—Yes. After some hours of discussion, I ____ to talk him into accepting the new plan.

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