One well of the oil field was still burning with huge fire twisting crazily____ the night sky.
A. in B. on C. against D. across
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One well of the oil field was still burning with huge fire twisting crazily____ the night sky.
A. in B. on C. against D. across
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A huge amount of oil was spilt on the East Sea,the causes of ________ are still under investigation.
A.it B.that C.which D.whom
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A huge amount of oil was spilt on the East Sea, the causes of ______ are still under investigation.
A. it B. that C. which D. whom
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Red Adair became “the man to call” if you wanted a fire in an oil well put out, a task that was extremely dangerous and difficult.
One of Red Adair’s most dangerous jobs was in 1962. He and his men put out a natural gas fire in the Sahara Desert in Algeria. The fire had been burning for six months. The fire was so fierce that American astronaut John Glenn could see it from space as he orbited Earth and the sand around the fire had melted into glass from the extreme heat. This famous fire was called the “Devil’s Cigarette Lighter”.
Adair’s success with the big fire and earlier well fires captured the imagination of the American film industry. In 1968, Hollywood made an action film called “Hellfighters” which was roughly based on events in Red Adair’s life. Adair said one of the best honors in the world was to have John Wayne play him in a movie.
In 1988, Adair troubleshot what was possibly the world’s worst ocean accident at the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea. Not only did Red Adair and his team have to put out the fires but they also had to deal with winds blowing at more than one hundred and twenty kilometers an hour, as well as the sea which was at least twenty meters high.
In March of 1991, Red Adair went to Kuwait to put out about seven hundred Kuwaiti fires following the Persian Gulf War. His efforts saved millions of liters of oil. Some experts say the operation also helped prevent an environmental tragedy.
Red Adair died at 89. Many Americans remember him as a very brave man. He lived his life troubleshooting danger. He was known for risking his own life to save others.
1.Why was John Glenn mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A.To explain how the sand melted.
B.To confirm it was a natural gas fire.
C.To prove the fire was really big.
D.To show Adair’s job was important.
2.What can be learned about Hellfighters?
A.It was a big hit in Hollywood.
B.It was directed by John Wayne.
C.It is a documentary on firefighters.
D.It is mainly based on Adair’s life.
3.What happened in 1988?
A.Adair was asked to put out a big ocean fire.
B.Many people died in a big ocean fire accident.
C.Adair helped prevent an environmental tragedy.
D.Strong winds caused a big ocean fire.
4.What can be the best title of the passage?
A.The danger of fires B.Red Adair’s life story
C.A great firefighter D.Some unforgettable fires in the world
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A huge amount of oil was on the road, the effects of________ are not clear.
A. it B. that C. which D. whom
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One of the requirements for a fire is that the material _________ to its burning temperature.
A. is heated B. be heated C. would be heated D. shall be heated
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With fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word “rubbish” could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else.
The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant(发电厂) for recycling waste were built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.
Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this: First, it will pass through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that founders and rollers will break up everything that can be broken. Finally , the rubbish will pass under magnets(磁铁), which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.
The first full-scale giant recycling plants are perhaps fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.
1. The phrase “be well on with ……” (Para .1) most probably means __________.
A. have completed what was started
B. get ready to start
C. have achieved a great deal in
D. put an end to
2.What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in paragraph 3?
A. Breaking up whatever is breakable.
B. Sharpening metal bars.
C. Separating light elements from the heavy ones.
D. Sorting out small pieces of metal.
3.What’s the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?
A. To deal with wastes in a better way.
B. To protect the environment from pollution.
C. To get raw materials locally.
D. To get big profits from those plants.
4.The first full-scale huge recycling plants __________.
A. began to operate fifteen years ago
B. will take less than fifteen years to build
C. will be built fifteen years later
D. will probably be in operation in fifteen years
5.The passage is mainly about __________.
A. a cheap way to get energy
B. the location of recycling plants
C. new ways of recycling wastes
D. the probability of city environment
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The Touchstone
When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book; and so a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for very little money.
The book wasn’t very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed. It was a thin strip of vellum on which was written the secret of the “Touchstone”! The touchstone was a small pebble that could turn any common metal into pure gold.
The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was this: The real stone would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles are cold.
So the man sold his few belongings, bought some simple supplies, camped on the seashore, and began testing pebbles. He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone. Yet he went on and on this way. Pick up a pebble. Cold - throw it into the sea. Pick up another. Throw it into the sea. Pick up another. Throw it into the sea.
The days stretched into weeks and the weeks into months. One day, however, about mid-afternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done. He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted came along he still threw it away.
So it is with opportunity. Unless we are careful, it’s easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in hand, and it’s just as easy to throw it away.
1.The man bought the book because _____________.
A. he wanted to read it B. it was very interesting
C. there was a secret in the book D. he wanted to find the touchstone
2. We can learn from the passage that the touchstone is _________.
A. pure B. cold C. magic D. big
3. Why did the man throw the pebbles into the sea?
A. Because he didn’t want to get the same pebbles.
B. Because he didn’t want others to pick them up.
C. Because he didn’t like their ordinary looks.
D. Because he didn’t like the cold feelings.
4. What does the author want to tell us in the passage?
A. We should offer opportunities in our life.
B. We should seek for opportunities in the world.
C. We may seize opportunities when we are watchful.
D. We may discover opportunities when forming habits.
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The Touchstone
When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book; and so a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for a few coppers.
The book wasn’t very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed. It was a thin strip of vellum(牛皮纸) on which was written the secret of the “Touchstone”!
The touchstone was a small pebble that could turn any common metal into pure gold. The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was this: The real stone would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles are cold.
So the man sold his few belongs, bought some simple supplies, camped on the seashore, and began testing pebbles.
He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone. Yet he went on and on this way. Pick up a pebble. Cold--throw it into the sea. Pick up another. Throw it into the sea.
The days stretched into weeks and the weeks into months and months into years. One day, however, about mid-afternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm .He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done. He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted came along, he still threw it away.
So it is with opportunity. Unless we are vigilant(警惕的),it is easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in hand and it’s just as easy to throw it away.
1.What’s unusual about the book mentioned in the passage ?
A. It is saved from a fire
B. It is from the library of Alexandria
C. It has a page with the secret of the “Touchstone”
D. It is worth only a few coppers
2.Which of the following is NOT true about the “Touchstone”?
A. It is a small pebble that could be made into gold.
B. It is a small pebble that looks as ordinary as others.
C. It looks like an ordinary pebble but it feels warm.
D. It is like a small pebble but it could turn any common metal into pure gold.
3.Why did he throw the Touchstone he wanted very much into the sea?
A. He hated it because it came along too late.
B. It didn’t feel warm at first.
C. He did it out of habitual behavior.
D. It hurt his hand so badly.
4.What lesson shall we draw from the story?
A. Be vigilant to an opportunity.
B. Practice makes perfect.
C. Don’t throw cold stone into the sea.
D. Don’t repeat the same action too often.
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-- Shall I hold the bandage with tape?
-- Yes, but you put butter, oil or ointment on burns as they may cause infection.
A. in the place, needn’t B. in place, mustn’t
C. in the place, can’t D. in place, oughtn’t
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