A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was r...

A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling, and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was 36 down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.

Gleams of light appeared from windows of 37 houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.

A 38 woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was 39 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 40 her without pause. She knocked at the door, and a 41 answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while 42  . The boy then let her into the sitting room and 43 her sitting by the fire.

The woman 44 old and tired under the bright electric light, 45 she was only in her early thirties. She sat 46 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the 47. When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 48up, looking thunderstruck. Just then, the boy came with his 49. The man at once recognized the woman as his 50. They had 51 touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.

52 words needed to be spoken, They embraced each other 53 the boy stared at them, puzzled.

The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very 54, the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually 55.

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It was on a summer burning afternoon in Denver．The sky was blue and the wind was blowing slightly．A man from a big 36with a new wagon （马车） and a beautiful pair of horses was 37 along a country road．He did not 38much attention to 39he was going．Pretty soon he realized that he was 40  , but he continued to drive, 41to find his way or to meet someone who could tell him how to 42to the town．

It was a long 43road．For several hours he kept on driving． 44  it was almost dark, he saw in a cornfield a tall farmer plowing （犁） the land．He stopped his 45team of horses near the fence and called out, "Hello, farmer"

"Hello, yourself" the farmer replied, 46plowing．

"Where does this 47go ?"

"I haven't ever seen it go anywhere．It always 48right where it is " , said the farmer, without stopping his work．

"How far is it 49the next town?" said the stranger, speaking a little louder．

"Don't know, never50it " replied the farmer．

By this time the city man was getting 51, "What do you know? You're the biggest 52I ever saw"

The farmer 53the plow and turned and looked for a long time at the city man．Then he said scornfully （轻蔑地） , "Maybe I don't know much． 54I am a fool．But 55I'm not lost!"

1.A．enterprise          B．city              C．farm              D．company

2.A．driving             B．exploring         C．escaping          D．resting

3.A．fix                 B．give              C．recommend         D．provide

4.A．which               B．that              C．where             D．what

5.A．gone                B．missing           C．lost              D．discouraged

6.A．managing            B．expecting         C．refusing          D．forgetting

7.A．take back           B．bring back        C．look back         D．get back

8.A．lonely              B．busy              C．crowded           D．proper

9.A．If                  B．After             C．When              D．Though

10.A．tired              B．exited            C．bored             D．disappointed

11.A．already            B．still             C．thus              D．merely

12.A．horse              B．town              C．field             D．road

13.A．trains             B．lives             C．stays             D．stands

14.A．in                 B．to                C．inside            D．from

15.A．built              B．imagined          C．overlooked        D．measured

16.A．annoyed            B．ridiculous        C．concerned         D．content

17.A．farmer             B．businessman       C．fool              D．driver

18.A．undertook          B．continued         C．began             D．stopped

19.A．Perhaps            B．Luckily           C．Exactly           D．Indeed

20.A．in turn            B．at least          C．sooner or later   D．at most

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Once I was playing in the woods when the sky started to turn dark and the wind started to blow. I saw a big black cloud　 1.(move) towards me. Suddenly, I felt the rain hitting my face! Actually, it was pouring! Then I saw lightning in the sky. And later, BOOM!!! A loud clap of thunder! Then I saw a little old hut and ran inside. It smelled awful and the walls were shaking, but it was　 2.(good) than nothing! Outside, the wind was howling and things were flying around. I just stood in the corner, cold and scared.　　 3.(lucky) my dad came and found me. I was safe!

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Beijing ______ some strong winds, with dust blowing at 20 meters per second in the capital these days.

A. sees                                                     B. saw                                    C. is seeing                           D. was seeing

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Their ship was blown off course by strong wind, and they arrived in ________is known as Greenland by chance.

A.where B.when C.what D.which

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Our train was two hours ______ because of strong winds and heavy rains.

A. late              B. later                   C. latest          D. lately

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Violent winds swept the ocean, and waves thundered to shore, shaking the lookout tower at Pea Island Rescue Station. Surfman Theodore Meekins was on watch that evening of 11 October 1896. A hurricane had struck the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and the tide was so strong that beach patrols(巡逻)had been canceled. Still, Meekins paid close attention to the horizon. This was the type of weather that could blow ships hundreds of miles off course.

Offshore, the ship E.S. Newman was caught in the storm. The captain, whose wife and child were on the ship, feared the Newman would soon break up. He made the decision to beach his ship, then fired a signal, praying that someone onshore would see it.

Meekins, whose eyes were trained to cut through rain and surf mists, thought he saw the signal, but so much spray (水雾) covered the lookout windows that he could hardly make sure. Still, he took no chances. After summoning (召集) the station keeper, Captain Richard Etheridge, Meekins set off a coston signal, a signal made by using lamps of different colors. Together, the two men searched the darkness for a reply. A few moments later, they saw a flash of light to the south and knew a shop was in distress (遇险). Even before the return signal burned out, Etheridge had summoned his men and begun rescue operations.

For the lifesavers, the rescue of the Newman was nothing unusual. Over the years, so many ships had foundered off the Outer Banks that sailors called the region the Graveyard of the Atlantic. Noting the dangerous surf and wind conditions, Captain Etheridge quickly decided the surf boats would be impossible to control. Instead, he decided to use another way to help the survivors.

The crew set off on the long journey down the beach to the scene of the wreck (海滩). Captain Etheridge hoped to fire a line from a gun to the ship’s mast (船桅). After the ship’s crew dragged the line onboard, the surfmen would fire a second line and carry survivors safely to shore.

The surfmen crossed three miles of sand to reach the ship Newman. The water was freezing, and the men often sank up to their knees in sand. Captain Etheridge noted in his diary that “the voice of gladdened hearts greeted the arrival of the station crew,” but that “it seemed impossible for them to do anything under such circumstances. The work was often stopped by the sweeping current.”

Even when the rescue equipment proved useless, Etheridge refused to give up. Choosing two of his strongest surfmen, he tied rope lines around their waists and sent them into the water. The two men, holding a line from shore, walked with huge effort as far as they could before diving through the waves. Nearly worn out while swimming against the tide, they finally made it to the shore.

The first to be rescued were the captain’s wife and child. With the two passengers tied to their backs, the surfmen fought their way back to shore. Taking turns, Etheridge and his crew made ten trips to the Newman, saving every person onboard. It was 1:00 a.m. when the crew and survivors finally made it back to the station.

That night, as the exhausted survivors lay sleeping and his lifesaving crew rested, Captain Etheridge picked up his pen, and in the light of an oil lantern, wrote with satisfaction that all the people onboard had been saved and were “sheltered in this station”—words he would remember for many years to come.

1.The beach patrols were canceled because ________.

A. Meekins paid enough attention to the horizon

B. there was too much spray on the windows

C. the winds and tide were too strong

D. there was no ship near the station

2.The underlined word “foundered” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “___________”.

A. stopped          B. sank          C. sailed          D. arrived

3.What was the author’s main purpose in writing the passage?

A. To warn sailors of the dangers of hurricanes.

B. To create a story describing a rescue at sea.

C. To inform people about Richard Etheridge.

D. To record the details about the Newman.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The newman was very dangerous before Richard Etheridge and his team members saw the signal.

B. A terrible hurricane took place off the coast of North Carolina and threatened the lives of many sailors.

C. At no other time in American history have so many shipwrecked passengers survived such a violent storm.

D. All the passengers of a shipwreck were rescued because of heroic the efforts of a special leader and his crew.

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Running like the wind, roaring （咆哮） like thunder, tigers have long been feared and respected as a king of the animal world．But last week a report said that there are no more than 30 wild tigers left in south China．

This was the conclusion of a team of scientists from China's State Forestry Administration and the World Nature Fund．

The South China tiger, also known as the Chinese tiger, is native to southern China．In the 1950's, there were over 4000 tigers found in mountain forests in the country．But due to the destruction of their natural habitat （栖息地） and uncontrolled hunting, it has been pushed on to the list of the world's top ten most endangered species．

Sixty-six of the big cats can be found in the cages of a dozen zoos around China．But they are nothing like their wild cousins．They have lost their natural skills such as hunting and killing．If they were set free they could not look after themselves．

"Breeding has damaged the quality of the species", said Pei Enle, deputy director of the Shanghai Zoo．

To reintroduce the species into the wild, the country started a programme to send five to ten young tigers to South Africa．Four of them have already arrived．Progress has been made as two elder tigers have recovered some of their instincts（本能） and can hunt wild animals by themselves at the African base．

" South Africans are very experienced in reintroducing big animals to the wild．The country has very good natural conditions for the tigers to learn in", said Lu Jun, office director of the National Wildlife Research and Development Center．" We tried in Fujian Province, but it was not successful as there was not a complete eco-chain（生物链） and there was a lack of space．"

The tigers should return to China in 2007 when the reservations in Fujian are ready．

1.What is the main reason for the South China tiger becoming one of the world's top ten most endangered species?

A．Because it has lost its natural instincts．

B．Because there is not a complete eco-chain．

C．Because there is no space for it．

D．Because uncontrolled hunting has destroyed its natural living conditions．

2.How is the programme of sending several tigers to South Africa getting on?

A．Its effect still remains to be seen．

B．Two tigers can already compete with their wild cousins．

C．Some of the tigers are already on the road to recovering their natural skills．

D．The tigers should be able to recover their instincts completely by 2007．

3.By saying " but they are nothing like their wild cousins", the writer means that ______．

A．they are no longer feared by other wild animals

B．they don't know how to hunt or kill

C．a complete change has resulted in the species because of breeding

D．to reintroduce them into the wild has become an urgent task

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Running like the wind, roaring （咆哮） like thunder, tigers have long been feared and respected as a king of the animal world．But last week a report said that there are no more than 30 wild tigers left in south China．

This was the conclusion of a team of scientists from China's State Forestry Administration and the World Nature Fund．

The South China tiger, also known as the Chinese tiger, is native to southern China．In the 1950's, there were over 4000 tigers found in mountain forests in the country．But due to the destruction of their natural habitat （栖息地） and uncontrolled hunting, it has been pushed on to the list of the world's top ten most endangered species．

Sixty-six of the big cats can be found in the cages of a dozen zoos around China．But they are nothing like their wild cousins．They have lost their natural skills such as hunting and killing．If they were set free they could not look after themselves．

"Breeding has damaged the quality of the species", said Pei Enle, deputy director of the Shanghai Zoo．

To reintroduce the species into the wild, the country started a programme to send five to ten young tigers to South Africa．Four of them have already arrived．Progress has been made as two elder tigers have recovered some of their instincts（本能） and can hunt wild animals by themselves at the African base．

" South Africans are very experienced in reintroducing big animals to the wild．The country has very good natural conditions for the tigers to learn in", said Lu Jun, office director of the National Wildlife Research and Development Center．" We tried in Fujian Province, but it was not successful as there was not a complete eco-chain（生物链） and there was a lack of space．"

The tigers should return to China in 2007 when the reservations in Fujian are ready．

1.What is the main reason for the South China tiger becoming one of the world's top ten most endangered species?

2.How is the programme of sending several tigers to South Africa getting on?

3.By saying " but they are nothing like their wild cousins", the writer means that ______．

4.What is the purpose of sending young tigers to South Africa?

5.Which one is not the reason for South Africa being chosen as the training place?

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Running like the wind, roaring (咆哮) like thunder, tigers have long been feared and respected as a king of the animal world. But last week a report said that there are no more than 30 wild tigers left in south China.

This was the conclusion of a team of scientists from China's State Forestry Administration and the World Nature Fund.

The South China tiger, also known as the Chinese tiger, is native to southern China. In the 1950's, there were over 4000 tigers found in mountain forests in the country. But due to the destruction of their natural habitat and uncontrolled hunting, it has been pushed on to the list of the world's top ten most endangered species.

Sixty­six of the big cats can be found in the cages of a dozen zoos around China. But they are nothing like their wild cousins. They have lost their natural skills such as hunting and killing. If they were set free they could not look after themselves.

“Breeding has damaged the quality of the species”, said Pei Enle, deputy director of the Shanghai Zoo.

To reintroduce the species into the wild, the country started a programme to send five to ten young tigers to South Africa. Four of them have already arrived. Progress has been made as two elder tigers have recovered some of their instincts(本能) and can hunt wild animals by themselves at the African base.

“South Africans are very experienced in reintroducing big animals to the wild. The country has very good natural conditions for the tigers to learn in”, said Lu Jun, office director of the National Wildlife Research and Development Center. “We tried in Fujian Province, but it was not successful as there was not a complete eco­chain(生物链) and there was a lack of space.”

The tigers should return to China in 2007 when the reservations in Fujian are ready.

1.What is the main reason for the South China tiger becoming one of the world's top ten most endangered species?

A. Because it has lost its natural instincts.

B. Because there is not a complete eco­chain.

C. Because there is no space for it.

D .Because uncontrolled hunting has destroyed its natural living conditions.

2.How is the programme of sending several tigers to South Africa getting on?

A. Its effect still remains to be seen.

B. Two tigers can already compete with their wild cousins.

C. Some of the tigers are already on the road to recovering their natural skills.

D. The tigers should be able to recover their instincts completely by 2007.

3.By saying “but they are nothing like their wild cousins”, the writer means that________.

A. they are no longer feared by other wild animals

B. they don't know how to hunt or kill

C. a complete change has resulted in the species because of breeding

D. to reintroduce them into the wild has become an urgent task

4.What is the purpose of sending young tigers to South Africa?

A. To help the tigers recover their ability to live in the wild.

B. To provide them with a better environment.

C. To get the tigers to go on a tour.

D. To find a complete eco­chain for them.

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