Saturday, October 7th, was a marathon of sad tasks for Anna Politkovskaya. Two weeks earlier, her father, a retired official in the department of foreign affairs, had died of a heart attack as he emerged from the Moscow Metro while on his way to visit Politkovskaya’s mother, Raisa Mazepa, in the hospital. She had just been diagnosed(诊断) with cancer and was too weak even to attend her husband’s funeral. “Your father will forgive me, because he knows that I have always loved him,” she told Anna and her sister, Elena Kudimova, the day he was buried. A week later, she had an operation and since then Anna and Elena had been taking turns helping her deal with her grief.
Politkovskaya was supposed to spend the day at the hospital, but her twenty-six-year-old daughter, who was pregnant, had just moved into Politkovskaya’s apartment, on Lesnaya Street, while her own place was being prepared for the baby. “Anna had so much on her mind,” Elena Kudimova told me when we met in London, before Christmas. “And she was trying to finish her article.” Politkovskaya was a special reporter for the small newspaper Novaya Gazeta, and, like most of her work, the piece focused on the terror that can be seen all over the southern republic of Chechnya. This time, she had been trying to report repeated cruel acts done by people faithful to the Prime Minister, Ramzan Kadyrov, who are in favour of Russia. In the past seven years, Politkovskaya had written dozens of accounts of life during wartime; many had been collected in her book “A Small Corner of Hell: reports from Chechnya.” Politkovskaya was far more likely to spend time in a hospital than on a battlefield, and her writing bore frequent witness to robbery, and the uncontrolled cruelty of life in a place that few other Russians—and almost no other reporters—cared to think about.
1. Politkovskaya’s father died of ______.
A. tiredness B. a disease C. an attack D. an accident
2.From the text we know that Raisa Mazepa ______.
A. didn’t love her husband
B. didn’t attend her husband’s funeral
C. was having an operation the day her husband was buried
D. was too sad to attend her husband’s funeral
3.The underlined word “emerged” most likely means ______.
A. came out B. went into C. looked into D. left for
4.How many family members of Anna are mentioned in the passage?
A. Three. B. Four C. Five D. Six
5.Which of the following words can best describe Politkovskaya’s character?
A. curious B. easy-going C. careless D. responsible
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Saturday, October 7th, was a marathon of sad tasks for Anna Politkovskaya. Two weeks earlier, her father, a retired official in the department of foreign affairs, had died of a heart attack as he emerged from the Moscow Metro while on his way to visit Politkovskaya's mother, Raisa Mazepa, in the hospital. She had just been diagnosed(诊断) with cancer and was too weak even to attend her husband's funeral. “Your father will forgive me, because he knows that I have always loved him,” she told Anna and her sister, Elena Kudimova, the day he was buried. A week later, she had an operation and since then Anna and Elena had been taking turns helping her deal with her grief.
Politkovskaya was supposed to spend the day at the hospital, but her twentysixyearold daughter, who was pregnant, had just moved into Politkovskaya's apartment, on Lesnaya Street, while her own place was being prepared for the baby. “Anna had so much on her mind,” Elena Kudimova told me when we met in London, before Christmas. “And she was trying to finish her article.” Politkovskaya was a special reporter for the small newspaper Novaya Gazeta, and, like most of her work, the piece focused on the terror that can be seen all over the southern republic of Chechnya. This time, she had been trying to report repeated cruel acts done by people faithful to the Prime Minister, Ramzan Kadyrov, who are in favour of Russia. In the past seven years, Politkovskaya had written dozens of accounts of life during wartime; many had been collected in her book “A Small Corner of Hell: reports from Chechnya.” Politkovskaya was far more likely to spend time in a hospital than on a battlefield, and her writing bore frequent witness to robbery, and the uncontrolled cruelty of life in a place that few other Russiansand almost no other reporterscared to think about.
1.Politkovskaya's father died of ________.
A.tiredness B.a heart disease
C.an attack D.an accident
2.From the text we know that Raisa Mazepa ________.
A. didn't love her husband
B. didn't attend her husband's funeral
C. was having an operation the day her husband was buried
D. was too sad to attend her husband's funeral
3.The underlined word “emerged” most likely means ________.
A.came out B.went into
C.disappeared D.left for
4.How many family members of Anna are mentioned in the passage?
A.Three. B.Four. C.Five. D.Six.
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Saturday, October 7th, was a marathon of sad tasks for Anna Politkovskaya. Two weeks earlier, her father, a retired official in the department of foreign affairs, had died of a heart attack as he emerged from the Moscow Metro while on his way to visit Politkovskaya’s mother, Raisa Mazepa, in the hospital. She had just been diagnosed(诊断) with cancer and was too weak even to attend her husband’s funeral. “Your father will forgive me, because he knows that I have always loved him,” she told Anna and her sister, Elena Kudimova, the day he was buried. A week later, she had an operation and since then Anna and Elena had been taking turns helping her deal with her grief.
Politkovskaya was supposed to spend the day at the hospital, but her twenty-six-year-old daughter, who was pregnant, had just moved into Politkovskaya’s apartment, on Lesnaya Street, while her own place was being prepared for the baby. “Anna had so much on her mind,” Elena Kudimova told me when we met in London, before Christmas. “And she was trying to finish her article.” Politkovskaya was a special reporter for the small newspaper Novaya Gazeta, and, like most of her work, the piece focused on the terror that can be seen all over the southern republic of Chechnya. This time, she had been trying to report repeated cruel acts done by people faithful to the Prime Minister, Ramzan Kadyrov, who are in favour of Russia. In the past seven years, Politkovskaya had written dozens of accounts of life during wartime; many had been collected in her book “A Small Corner of Hell: reports from Chechnya.” Politkovskaya was far more likely to spend time in a hospital than on a battlefield, and her writing bore frequent witness to robbery, and the uncontrolled cruelty of life in a place that few other Russians—and almost no other reporters—cared to think about.
1. Politkovskaya’s father died of ______.
A. tiredness B. a disease C. an attack D. an accident
2.From the text we know that Raisa Mazepa ______.
A. didn’t love her husband
B. didn’t attend her husband’s funeral
C. was having an operation the day her husband was buried
D. was too sad to attend her husband’s funeral
3.The underlined word “emerged” most likely means ______.
A. came out B. went into C. looked into D. left for
4.How many family members of Anna are mentioned in the passage?
A. Three. B. Four C. Five D. Six
5.Which of the following words can best describe Politkovskaya’s character?
A. curious B. easy-going C. careless D. responsible
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Afternoon tea was introduced in England by Anna, the 7th Duchess of Bedford, in the year 1840, _____ the evening meal was served fashionably late at 8 o’clock, thus _____ a long period of time between lunch and dinner.
A.in her household… leaving | B.in whose household…leaving |
C.in her household…left | D.in whose household…left |
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It was a late Saturday night in mid-October. Having just_______ a long day of cruel competition, our team walked into a Wendy’s, the only _______ open for miles at this time of night. I stood in line next to a group of senior boys who, despite my growing fondness for upperclassmen (学长) throughout the season, had remained a_______bunch, each one nearly twice my_______. Just as I was ready to settle for some chicken nuggets (块), one boy asked what I was planning to_______. I pointed to the super burger on the_______.
“Wendy’s Triple Baconator (三层汉堡)?” He _______. “That burger’s nearly as _______ as you! There’s no way you’ll finish it.”
He had a_______. At the age of 14, I had________ achieved a height of five foot two.
“Tell you what,” the boy said, laughing, “if you can finish your Triple Baconator ________ any of us can finish ours, we’ll________it.”
I accepted the challenge. The situation was not in my________ . But I was________ .
I soon ________ myself face-to-face with the Great Triple Baconator. At this moment, 1,850 calories stood between me, my________ , and more importantly, a free meal. From the first ________ of the grand feast, each mouthful inspired a burst of applause.
I won with a satisfied stomach and a(n)________ more satisfied wallet.
Since that night, I’ve come across more challenges. But no matter how ________ I may feel at times, I’ve learned to take each challenge bite by bite. I’ve learned to speak a little ________, to stand a little taller, and how to handle even the Triple Baconators in life .
1.A.started B.survived C.crossed D.prepared
2.A.hotel B.cinema C.restaurant D.store
3.A.frightening B.caring C.friendly D.modest
4.A.wealth B.sense C.tiredness D.size
5.A.carry B.order C.bargain D.book
6.A.counter B.clerk C.canteen D.menu
7.A.howled B.asked C.laughed D.responded
8.A.big B.tall C.attractive D.tiny
9.A.chance B.point C.break D.try
10.A.regularly B.normally C.fairly D.barely
11.A.as B.after C.before D.since
12.A.pay for B.feed on C.do without D.check for
13.A.favor B.possession C.way D.request
14.A.astonished B.determined C.inspired D.discouraged
15.A.helped B.enjoyed C.accustomed D.found
16.A.pride B.thrill C.qualification D.concern
17.A.glance B.taste C.touch D.bite
18.A.never B.even C.yet D.indeed
19.A.powerful B.delicious C.small D.ashamed
20.A.better B.softer C.louder D.faster
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Nancy was out for a day hike in the mountains of Washington state in October when she first spotted a hiker in a red jacket heading north towards Canada without snowshoes. The hiker was named Katharina. She traveled from Munich(慕尼黑)and was________to hike the entire
2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail.
Katharina and Nancy spent several hours________while hiking side-by-side along the trail until they________. Nancy, however, could not stop________the German hiker, so she decided to check the daily________along the trail(路径)from her home in Salta, Washington.
Only a few days later, a________rolled in. Concerned for her new friend, Nancy posted on a local hiker's forum asking if anyone had_________a German hiker heading north. Someone reported they had run into her two days previously—but________had seen her since.
Nancy couldn't shake the feeling that Katharina was________, so she called rescue services and told them about the ________hiker. Since she knew that Katharina had________to hike 15 miles every day, she________how far along the trail the German hiker would likely be based on the weather and how much she was________.
Sure enough, Katharina had________down—to a pace of 7 miles per day. She was________wet and showing signs of frostbite. She was running out of food and her________had lost service. Katharina was prepared for the worst—________ then suddenly, a rescue helicopter spotted her red jacked based on Nancy's exact calculations. Katharina was________.
She was then________to stay with Nancy at her home, where the two have become "Wild" friends, and even though Katharina didn't________the trail, she gained something more important—a friendship she would treasure forever.
1.A.pleased B.determined C.excited D.grateful
2.A.chatting B.competing C.quarreling D.arguing
3.A.finished B.arrived C.parted D.rested
4.A.worrying about B.talking to C.fighting with D.searching for
5.A.news report B.weather forecast C.record D.walk
6.A.stranger B.hiker C.snowball D.storm
7.A.known B.met C.helped D.recognized
8.A.few B.many C.none D.neither
9.A.at work B.on leave C.under control D.in danger
10.A.missing B.strange C.special D.lonely
11.A.advised B.agreed C.planned D.failed
12.A.wondered B.guessed C.explained D.calculated
13.A.paying B.carrying C.eating D.traveling
14.A.calmed B.fell C.stepped D.slowed
15.A.nearly B.hardly C.totally D.slightly
16.A.mobile phone B.team mate C.radio D.car
17.A.so B.or C.for D.but
18.A.protected B.saved C.hurt D.frightened
19.A.allowed B.persuaded C.invited D.expected
20.A.complete B.see C.prefer D.experience
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Eliud Kipchoge’s extraordinary sub-two-hour marathon in Vienna on Saturday is one of the greatest sporting achievements—recording a time that has never been achieved before, again. It is a time on the fringes (边缘) of what scientists believe is humanly possible.
“It is a great feeling to make history in sport after Sir Roger Bannister in 1954. I am the happiest man in the world to be the first human to run under two hours and I can tell people that no human is limited,” Kipchoge said afterwards.
Is he right? Where are the limits of human ability? And how close are we to reaching them?
Raph Brandon, head of science for England cricket, distinguishes between achievements which are constrained (限制) by human anatomy (解剖学), and those which require human determination or skill.
“When Bolt ran 9.58 in Berlin 10 years ago, if you analyse the split times it’s very hard to imagine where the improvement comes from,” said Brandon, “The Usain Bolt 100m or the two-hour marathon, they’re in that category.”
Multi-day, ultra-endurance events, such as Thomas’s cross-Channel swim, are different, Brandon said.
“They need determination, psychology and bloody-mindedness to go that little bit further. Those people will continue to do unique things because you’re not really taking the body to its anatomical limit. It’s more a question of how much you’re prepared to consume and exhaust yourself.”
And there’s a third category, those sporting endeavours (努力) that rely on hand-eye coordination: the goal tallies of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, and the batting of Virat Kohli Steve Smith or Don Bradman, who trained by hitting a golf ball with a stump against a wall to become the best batsman ever to play Test cricket.
Equipment has been a factor for many sports. NFL receivers wear gloves that enable them to make improbable one-handed catches. The GB cycling team swept the board at the Olympics because of their amazing new clothing tech.
The line between what is fair and unfair is blurry. Kipchoge’s sub-two-hour run will not be officially recognized. He ran behind a car which beamed a green laser on to the ground in front of him. Teams of pacemakers, 41 in total, ran in a v-formation to protect him from headwinds (逆风). He wore specially designed shoes and the time and date of the event were picked only after detailed weather forecasting.
Jo Davies, a sport psychologist, says recent studies have shown athletes can push themselves harder because of their perception of exhaustion.
Other research published this year which looked at athletes who had won multiple gold medals found that they were different in several important ways. They had often had a shocking and upsetting life experience and had suffered significant setbacks in their performance during their careers, as well as personality traits of determination, perseverance and perfectionism.
So whether or not those limits have been reached, there will be no shortage of people prepared to try to go beyond them.
1.Why is Eliud Kipchoge’s sub-two-hour marathon considered extraordinary?
A.It was made in Vienna on a weekend.
B.It pushed the limits of human ability.
C.It proved that there was no boundary of his achievements.
D.It was greater than the record kept by Sir Roger Bannister.
2.The Usain Bolt 100m and the two-hour marathon belong to the same category in that ________.
A.they need great determination or skills B.they can be achieved via equipment
C.they rely on hand-eye coordination D.they are reaching anatomical limit
3.Kipchoge’s sub-two-hour marathon will not be officially recognized because ________.
A.he was followed by pacemakers B.he was caught in headwinds
C.he got much special help D.he didn’t run on the picked day
4.It can be inferred from the last three paragraphs that ________.
A.Jo Davies believes that athletes make progress in the same way
B.anatomical limit prevents athletes from having sad life experience
C.an athlete who has suffered setbacks will win gold medals
D.whether an athlete can succeed or not may depend on himself
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A lonely and sad pug (哈巴狗) was photographed as he waited for his owner by the side of the road has been considered as the world’s saddest dog. Pictures of the pet taken by a passer-by have become an internet foucus after being posted on the photo-sharing website Flickr. The dog which is nicknamed Mr Newman looks terribly upset as he sits on the pavement tied to a lamp-post with a rope.
The photograph was taken outside a café in the Californian city of San Francisco, which may go some way to explaining why he is dressed in a stylish grey and purple sweater.
"He was hanging around looking for somebody to love him. I tried to cheer him up – he seemed happy to see me," said the photographer Chris Michael.
One of the four photos of the pug on Flickr is titled "Tough day for Mr Newman" and with some other words as follows: "Despite his cool clothes, the girls just aren't interested in him any more."
Dozens of people on the site said they had been touched by the dog's pitiful expressions gaze. "I come back to see this photo every now and then because it's too cute, so does my daughter. In fact, my family all are touched," wrote one of the pedestrians who had seen the photo. Another viewer said that she had been moved as to buy a pug of her own after seeing the photos.
Mr Newman may have won the hearts of internet users but he is unlikely to be more famous than a cat competitor Keyboard Cat, the musical pet who has become a star on YouTube.
1.The little pug waited by the road probably because .
A.it was abandoned by its owner B.it was left behind by his owner
C.it was trapped by a passer – by D.it couldn’t find the way home
2.We can infer from the passage that the photographer Chris Michael .
A.knew much about the owner of the dog
B.helped to find the owner of the pug
C.took great interest in its colorful sweater
D.tried to amuse the pug in some ways
3.The writer used the underlined sentence from the website to .
A.add some humor to the passage
B.describe the pug’s loveliness
C.help the god owner recognize it
D.inform girls to adopt the dog
4.What would be discussed next according to the text? .
A.Description of another dog
B.The pug’s recent situation
C.Some details about the keyboard cat
D.Pet owners’ responsibility
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He was sad for ________ any chance of his going to college.
A.there being not | B.there not being | C.not there being | D.not being |
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Chilean rescued miner Edison Pena ran the New York City Marathon on November 7th , less than a month after he was rescued from a collapsed (坍塌的) mine that trapped him and the other 32 miners for 69 days. Pena ran 10 km daily through the mine’s tunnels (巷道) to beat the anxiety, wearing cut-down boots until rescuers sent him a pair of sports shoes through a narrow hole that served as the miners’ “lifeline” to the surface.
“When I ran in the darkness, I was running for life,” Pena told a news conference in New York. “I was running to show that I wasn’t just waiting around. I also wanted God to see that I really wanted to live.” The miners were discovered alive on August 22---17 days after the mine collapsed, but it took many more days for rescuers to dig a hole big enough to bring them out.
The New York Road Runners, which organizes the marathon, had invited Edison Pena to the event after hearing his story. They thought he could ride in the lead vehicle or hold the finish line tape, but Pena said last week he did not want to watch, he wanted to run. “I was very eager to take on this big challenge,” he said. “I wanted to show the world I could run.” He hoped to run the 26.2-mile race in about six hours. “I have a knee injury, but I am eager to cross the finish line,” he said.
An Elvis Presley fan who asked rescuers to send the singer’s music down into the mine, Pena broke into song at the news conference with the Presley hit Return to Sender.
On the morning of November 7th, Pena, known as “the runner” by fellow miners trapped with him, set out to cover the course along with thousands of other runners and completed the race in five hours and 40 minutes.
1.When trapped underground, Pena ran a long way every day to _______.
A. find a way to get out B. dig a lifeline to the ground
C. keep himself from coldness D. get rid of his uneasy feelings
2. According to the passage, Pena _______.
A. was not expected to run the marathon at first
B. failed to achieve the goal he had set for the marathon
C. wore sports shoes while working underground
D. was asked to sing a Presley’s song at a news conference
3. During the rescue of the Chilean trapped miners, the digging of the escape hole lasted about _________.
A. 17 days B. 22 days C. 52 days D. 69 days
4.Pena can be best described as _________.
A. smart-minded B. strong-willed C. hard-working D. warm-hearted
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The fantastic mud-rock flow in Zhouqu of Gansu at about 22 o’clock on August 7th, 2010 was considered______ deaths of more than 1,000 natives .
A.to cause | B.causing | C.to be causing | D.to have caused |
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