Robert Owen was born in Wales in 1771. At the...

Robert Owen was born in Wales in 1771. At the age of ten he went to work. His employer had a largePrivate library so Owen was able to educate himself. He read a lot in his spare time and at nineteen he was given the job of superintendent(监工) at a Manchester cotton mill. He was so successful there that he persuaded his employer to buy the New Lanark mill in Scotland.

When he arrived at New Lanark it was a dirty little town with a population of 2,000 people. Nobodypaid any attention to the workers' houses or their children's education. The conditions in the factories were very bad. There was a lot of crime and the men spent most of their wages on alcoholic drinks.

Owen improved the houses. He encouraged people to be clean and save money. He opened a shop and sold the workers cheap, well-made goods to help them. He limited the sale of alcoholic drinks. Above all, he fixed his mind on the children's education. In 1816 he opened the first free primary school in Britain.

People came from all over the country to visit Owen's factory. They saw that the workers were healthier and more efficient than in other towns. Their children were better fed and better educated. Owen tried the same experiment in the United States. He bought some land there in 1825,but the community was too far away. He could not keep it under control and lost most of his money.

Owen never stopped fighting for his idea. Above all he believed that people are not born good or bad.

He was a practical man and his ideas were practical. "If you give people good working conditions," he thought, "they will work well and, the most important thing of all, if you give them the chance to learn, they will be better people."

1.For Owen, his greatest achievement in New Lanark was _____________.

A. improving worker's houses             B. helping people to save money

C. preventing men from getting drunk     D. providing the children with a good education

2.From the passage we may infer that Owen was born ___________.

A. into a rich family                   B. into a noble family

C. into a poor family                    D. into a middle class family

3.Owen's experiment in the United States failed because _______.

A. he lost all his money

B. he did not buy enough land

C. people who visited it were not impressed

D. it was too far away for him to organize it properly

4.We may infer form the passage that no children in Britain could enjoy free education until ____.

A. 1771         B. 1816          C. 1825            D. 1860

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Robert Owen was born in Wales in 1771. At the age of ten he went to work. His employer had a large private library so Owen was able to educate himself. He read a lot in his spare time and at nineteen he was given the job of superintendent (监工) at a Manchester cotton mill. He was so successful there that he persuaded his employer to buy the New Lanark mill in Scotland.

When he arrived at New Lanark it was a dirty little town with a population of 2,000 people. Nobody paid any attention to the workers’ houses or their children’s education. The conditions in the factories were very bad. There was a lot of crime and the men spent most of their wages on alcoholic drinks.

Owen improved the houses. He encouraged people to be clean and save money. He opened a shop and sold the workers cheap, well-made goods to help them. He limited the sale of alcoholic drinks. Above all, he fixed his mind on the children’s education. In 1816 he opened the first free primary school in Britain.

People came from all over the country to visit Owen’s factory. They saw that the workers were healthier and more efficient than in other towns. Their children were better fed and better educated. Owen tried the same experiment in the United States. He bought some land there in 1825, but the community was too far away. He could not keep it under control and lost most of his money.

Owen never stopped fighting for his idea. Above all he believed that people are not born good or bad. He was a practical man and his ideas were practical. “If you give people good working conditions,” he thought, “they will work well and, the most important thing of all, if you give them the chance to learn, they will be better people.”

1.For Owen, his greatest achievement in New Lanark was ______.

A. improving worker’s houses                B. helping people to save money

C. preventing men from getting drunk     D. providing children with good education

2.Owen’s experiment in the United States failed because ______.

A. he lost all his money as he expected      B. he did not buy enough land for his future plan

C. people who visited it were not impressed  D. it was too far away for him to organize it properly

3.Owen did the following things EXPECT _______.

A. educate himself in his spare time         B. buy the New Lanark mill in Scotland

C. encourage people to save money            D. improve people’s working condition

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Peter Owen was born in Wales in 1771. At the age of ten he went to work. His employer had a large private library so Owen was able to educate himself. He read a lot in his spare time and at nineteen he was given the job of superintendent(监工) at a Manchester cotton mill. He was so successful there that he persuaded his employer to buy the New Lanark mill in Scotland.

When he arrived at New Lanark it was a dirty little town with a population of 2,000 people. Nobody paid any attention to the workers' houses or their children's education. The conditions in the factories were very bad. There was a lot of crime and the men spent most of their wages on alcoholic drinks.

Owen improved the houses. He encouraged people to be clean and save money. He opened a shop and sold the workers cheap, well-made goods to help them. He limited the sale of alcoholic drinks. Above all, he fixed his mind on the children's education. In 1816 he opened the first free primary school in Britain.

People came from all over the country to visit Owen's factory. They saw that the workers were healthier and more efficient than in other towns. Their children were better fed and better educated. Owen tried the same experiment in the United States. He bought some land there in 1825, but the community was too far away. He could not keep it under control and lost most of his money.

Owen never stopped fighting for his idea. Above all he believed that people are not born good or bad. He was a practical man and his ideas were practical. "If you give people good working conditions," he thought, "they will work well and, the most important thing of all, if you give them the chance to learn, they will be better people."

1.For Owen, his greatest achievement in New Lanark was _______.

A. improving worker's houses

B. helping people to save money

C. preventing men from getting drunk

D. providing the children with a good education

2. From the passage we may infer that Owen was born _______.

A. into a rich family　　　　 B. into a noble family

C. into a poor family　　　　 D. into a middle class family

3.Owen's experiment in the United States failed because _______.

A. he lost all his money

B. he did not buy enough land

C. people who visited it were not impressed

D. it was too far away for him to organize it properly

4. We may infer form the passage that no children in Britain could enjoy free education until

____.

A. 1771　　 B. 1816　　 C. 1825　 D. 1860

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Born in 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, Robert Wyland began his career in painting at the age of three. With a few cans of house paint found under the kitchen sink, he painted his first mural（壁画），dinosaurs, on the headboard of his parents’ bed.

Today you never know where you might find Wyland, but chances are that you will have to look up. This painter, sculptor, and muralist now paints giant-sized murals of sea animals on much larger canvases（画布）: walls and ceilings of hotels and other buildings, and even the outside of a stadium.

His project, the Whaling Walls, began in 1981 when Wyland painted a life-sized mural of a gray whale（鲸） and her baby on the side of a hotel in Laguna Beach, California. His goal was to paint one hundred whaling walls, which has been achieved. Painting so many murals would be a huge project for any artist, but the size of these murals is what has really made this a giant task.

How does Wyland go about creating such huge lifelike murals? Wyland says he relies on what he calls his “mind’s eye”. He explains that through his mind’s eye he can look at a blank canvas and form a picture of the finished mural in his mind.

To cover such large areas, Wyland, who is afraid of heights, depends on scaffolding（脚手架） to help him move around and produce his murals. But unlike most artists who can step back to survey their work, Wyland has to rely mostly on his memory.

For accuracy in his artwork, Wyland spends as much time underwater as he does painting. He dives to study his subjects and learn more about them in their natural environment. Through his artwork, Wyland hopes to inspire people to care more about our oceans and to respect and protect the life within them. The whales he works so hard to protect may not know　　 it　 , but Wyland might just be the best friend a whale could have.

1.Where did Wyland paint his first mural?

A.In a hotel. B.In the open air.

C.In his parents’ bedroom. D.In the kitchen of his home.

2.What is Wyland’s “mind’s eye”?

A.His eyesight. B.His memory.

C.His enthusiasm. D.His imagination.

3.What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

A.Wyland may be whale’s best friend. B.Wyland is good at painting whales.

C.Wyland may know whales very well. D.Wyland tries his best to protect the ocean.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.100 Whaling Walls B.The Prince of Whale

C.Look up, Enjoy the Murals D.Never Stop, Follow Your Dream

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Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942. At the age of 17, he entered University College, Oxford. He wanted to study mathematics, but took up the study of physics when math was unavailable. He received a Ph.D. in physics despite being diagnosed (诊断) with Ameliotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症) while at Oxford in 1963. In 1985 he became ill with pneumonia (肺炎), and since then has required 24-hour nursing. Dr. Hawking’s determination, along with the help of his family and associates, has allowed him to continue to work. In 1970 he began studying black holes. His research led him to predict that black holes send out radiation in the X-ray to gamma-ray(伽马射线) range of the spectrum (光谱). In the 1980s he returned to an earlier interest, the origins of the universe. He has co-authored many publications, such as 300 Years of Gravity and The Large Scale Structure of Space time. Dr. Hawking has also written books such as A Brief History of Time, Black Holes and Baby Universes and other Essays, The Universe in a Nutshell and others. He continues to give lectures, despite having been unable to speak since 1985, with the aid of a speech synthesizer (合成器) and a portable computer. He currently holds Isaac Newton’s chair as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University in England.

1.Hawking went to University College, Oxford, in order to _____.

A. get a Ph.D. in physics

B. study mathematics

C. study the universe and black holes

D. seek help from the Lucasian Professor

2.Before Hawking started researching black holes, _____.

3.Which of the following books was NOT written by Dr. Hawking alone?

4.When did Hawking enter University College, Oxford?

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Born in 1965, Shania Twain was the second of five children in her family. At the age of two, she moved with her mother and two sisters to Timmins, a town north of Toronto. When Shania was eight years old, her mother took her to many different bars, clubs and concerts to perform. In high school, Shania joined a local band, with which she often performed. After that, Shania moved to Toronto, where she continued singing.

When Shania was 21 years old, her parents were killed in a car accident. She had to take over the role of parent to her younger siblings(兄弟姐妹). Taking care of two teenage brothers and a sister was a Gordian knot. Suddenly, she had to pay the bills, keep food on the table, and make a living. Anyway, Shania managed to pay the bills by singing here and there.

In 1991, Shania went to Nashville, the home of the country music industry. In 1993, she recorded Shania Twain, her first CD. In 1995, her next CD, The Woman in Me, which had eight hit songs, sold more than ten million copies. Her third CD, Come on Over, was also popular and she had another hit song.

Shania and Robert Lange, a famous producer, got married in 1993. After finishing her 2000 world tour, she decided to take a break from performing. In August 2001, they had a lovely son, whom they named Eja. After September 11th, Shania decided to spend more time on her family and stayed at home until the fall of 2002. Her reappearance in the music world put her face on magazine covers and country music publications. She also began to promote(宣传) her new CD, Up, on TV shows.

1.According to the text, Shania ___________.

A. went to Timmins in 1965

B. was born into a musical family

C. recorded her first CD in high school

D. began singing in public at an early age

2.The underlined part “a Gordian knot” in Paragraph 2 probably means __________.

A. a big business

B. a difficult task

C. a social activity

D. a simple problem

3.What’s the right order of the events in Shania Twain’s life?

a. She moved to Nashville.

b. She married Robert Lange.

c. She lost her parents forever.

d. She promoted Up on TV shows.

e. She recorded The Woman in Me.

A. c,a,b,e,d　　 B. a,c,e,b,d

C. c,b,a,d,e　　 D. a,b,e,d,c

4.What does the author mainly talk about in the text?

A. Why Shania Twain chose to be a singer.

B. How difficult it is to become a singer.

C. A girl’s road to success as a singer.

D. Shania Twain’s opinion on music.

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At the age of eight, Glenn Cunningham was severely injured in a fire. He had major burns over the lower half of his body and was taken to a nearby county hospital.

From his bed, the semi-conscious（半昏迷的）little boy heard the doctor talking to his mother. The doctor told his mother that her son would surely die—which was for the best, really—for the terrible fire had destroyed the lower half of his body.

But somehow, to the amazement of the physician, he did survive. The mother was told that her son was bound to spend a lifetime in a wheelchair.

But this brave little boy was determined that he would walk and even run. But unfortunately, from the waist down, Glenn had no motor ability. His thin, scarred legs just hung there, all but lifeless. Yet his courage that he would walk was as strong as ever.

One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he threw himself from the chair. Glenn worked his way to the fence, dragging his legs behind him. Then, step by step, he began dragging himself along the fence, determined that he would walk. He started to do this every day until eventually Glenn did develop the ability first to stand up , then to walk with help, then to walk by himself—and then amazingly—to run. Glenn began to run to school. He ran everywhere as fast as he could. Later in college, Glenn joined the track team where he received the nickname（绰号）the “Kansas Flyer”.

1938 witnessed this young man’s another amazing achievement. This young man, who was not expected to survive, who would surely never walk, who could never hope to run, ran the mile in 4 minutes and 4.4 seconds, the world’s fastest indoor mile! His persistence paid off.

1.What did the doctor think of Glenn’s injury?

A.It would take a long time for him to fully recover.

B.It would cost lots of money to cure him.

C.He would be semi-conscious.

D.He had little chance of surviving.

2.Why did Glenn receive the nickname the “ Kansas Flyer”?

A.Because he looked like the “ Kansas Flyer”.

B.Because he once acted as the “ Kansas Flyer”.

C.Because he could run very fast.

D.Because he joined the track team.

3.What achievement did Glenn make in 1938?

A.He survived. B.He developed the ability to walk.

C.He began to run to school. D.He set a world record.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A.The power of determination. B.The dream for championship.

C.The key to high performance. D.The mistake of a doctor.

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Elizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves. At the age of six months she was acquired, along with her sister, by John Ashley, a wealthy Massachusetts slaveholders. She became known as “Mumbet” or “Mum Bett.”

For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family. One day, Ashley’s wife tried to strike Mumbet’s sister with a spade. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furious(狂怒的), she left the house and refused to come back. When the Ashleys tried to make her return, Mumbet consulted a lawyer, Theodore Sedgewick. With his help, Mumbet sued(起诉) for her freedom.

While serving the Ashleys, Mumbet had listened to many discussions of the new Massachusetts constitution. If the constitution said that all people were free and equal, then she thought it should apply to her. Eventually, Mumbet won her freedom---- the first slave in Massachusetts to do so under the new constitution.

Strangely enough, after the trial, the Ashleys asked Mumbet to come back and work for them as a paid employee. She declined and instead went to work for Segdewick. Mumbet died in 1829, but her legacy lived on in her many descendants(后裔). One of her great-grandchildren was W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the founder of the NAACP, and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights.

Mumbet’s tombstone still stands in the Massachusetts cemetery where she was buried. It reads, in part: “She was born a slave and remained a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years. She could neither read nor write, yet in her own sphere she had no superior or equal.”

1.What do we know about Mumbet according to Paragraph 1?

A．She was born a slave

B．She was a slaveholder

C．She had a famous sister

D．She was born into a rich family

2.What did Mumbet learn from discussions about the new consititution?

A．She should always obey her owners’ orders

B．How to apply for a job

C．How to be a good servant

D．She should be as free and equal as whites

3.What did Mumbet do after the trial?

A．She chose to work for a lawyer

B．She found the NAACP

C．She continued to serve the Ashleys

D．She went to live with her grandchildren

4.What is the test mainly about?

A．A story of a famous writer and spokesperson

B．The friendship between a lawyer and a slave

C．A trial that shocked the whole world

D．The life of a brave African American woman

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Elizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves. At the age of six months she was acquired, along with her sister, by John Ashley, a wealthy Massachusetts slaveholders. She became known as “Mumbet” or “Mum Bett.”

For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family. One day, Ashley’s wife tried to strike Mumbet’s sister with a spade. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furious(狂怒的), she left the house and refused to come back. When the Ashleys tried to make her return, Mumbet consulted a lawyer, Theodore Sedgewick. With his help, Mumbet sued(起诉) for her freedom.

While serving the Ashleys, Mumbet had listened to many discussions of the new Massachusetts constitution. If the constitution said that all people were free and equal, then she thought it should apply to her. Eventually, Mumbet won her freedom---- the first slave in Massachusetts to do so under the new constitution.

Strangely enough, after the trial, the Ashleys asked Mumbet to come back and work for them as a paid employee. She declined and instead went to work for Segdewick. Mumbet died in 1829, but her legacy lived on in her many descendants(后裔). One of her great-grandchildren was W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the founder of the NAACP, and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights.

Mumbet’s tombstone still stands in the Massachusetts cemetery where she was buried. It reads, in part: “She was born a slave and remained a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years. She could neither read nor write, yet in her own sphere she had no superior or equal.”

1.What do we know about Mumbet according to Paragraph 1?

A．She was born a slave

B．She was a slaveholder

C．She had a famous sister

D．She was born into a rich family

2.What did Mumbet learn from discussions about the new consititution?

A．She should always obey her owners’ orders

B．How to apply for a job

C．How to be a good servant

D．She should be as free and equal as whites

3.What did Mumbet do after the trial?

A．She chose to work for a lawyer

B．She found the NAACP

C．She continued to serve the Ashleys

D．She went to live with her grandchildren

4.What is the test mainly about?

A．A story of a famous writer and spokesperson

B．The friendship between a lawyer and a slave

C．A trial that shocked the whole world

D．The life of a brave African American woman

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Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal, Canada at the age five with her family． While 　 her ill elder sister throughout the years, Charlotte discovered she had a(an) 　　　 in medicine． At 18 she married and 　　 a family． Several years later, Charlotte said she wanted to be a 　 Her husband supported her decision．

　　　 , Canadian medical schools did not　 　 　 women students at the time． Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States to study　　 　　 　 at the Women’s Medical College in Philadelphia． It took her five years to 　　 　 her medical degree． Upon graduation, Charlotte 　　 to Montreal and set up a private　　　 　 ． Three years later, she moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and there she was once again a　 　　　 　 doctor． Many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps． Charlotte 　　　 herself operating on damaged limbs and setting 　　 bones, in addition to delivering all the babies in the area．

But Charlotte had been practicing without a license． She had 　　 a doctor’s license in both Montreal and Winnipeg, but was　 　　 ． The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons, an all-male board, wanted her to 　　 her studies at a Canadian medical college! Charlotte refused to 　　　 her patients to spend time studying what she already knew． So in 1887, she appeared to the Manitoba Legislature to　　　 a license to her but they, too, refused． Charlotte 　　 to practice without a license until 1912． She died four years later at the age of 73．

In 1993, 77 years after her　　　 , a medical license was issued to Charlotte． This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor “this courageous and pioneering woman．”

1.A． raising　　　 B． teaching　　　　　　 C． nursing　　　　　　　 D． missing

2.A． habit　　　　 B． interest　　　　　　 C． opinion　　　　　　　 D． voice

3.A． invented　　 B． selected　　　　　　 C． offered　　　　　　　 D． started

4.A． doctor　　　　 B． musician　　　　　　 C． lawyer　　　　　　　　 D． physicist

5.A． Besides　　　 B． Unfortunately　　　 C． Otherwise　　　　　　 D． Eventually

6.A． hire　　　　　 B． entertain　　　　　　 C． trust　　　　　　　　 D． accept

7.A． history　　　 B． physics　　　　　　　 C． medicine　　　　　　 D． law

8.A． improve　　　 B． save　　　　　　　　　 C． design　　　　　　　　 D． earn

9.A． returned　　 B． escaped　　　　　　　 C． spread　　　　　　　　 D． wandered

10.A． school　　　 B． museum　　　　　　 C． clinic　　　　　　　　 D． lab

11.A． busy　　　　 B． wealthy　　　　　　 C． greedy　　　　　　　　 D． lucky

12.A． helped　　　 B． found　　　　　　　 C． troubled　　　　　　　 D． imagined

13.A． harmful　　 B． tired　　　　　　　 C． broken　　　　　　　　 D． weak

14.A． put away　　 B． taken over　　　　 C． turned in　　　　　　 D． applied for

15.A． punished　　 B． refused　　　　　　 C． blamed　　　　　　　　 D． fired

16.A． display　　 B． change　　　　　　 C． preview　　　　　　　　 D． complete

17.A． leave　　　　 B． charge　　　　　　 C． test　　　　　　　　　　 D． cure

18.A． sell　　　　 B． donate　　　　　　 C． issue　　　　　　　　　 D． show

19.A． continued　 B． promised　　　　　 C． pretended　　　　　　 D． dreamed

20.A． birth　　　　 B． death　　　　　　　 C． wedding　　　　　　　　 D． graduation

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