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Henry Stanley is perhaps best known for his expedition into Africa to find Dr. David Livingstone, but that’s not the only rescue mission he undertook. In December 1886, Stanley set off into Africa on what would be his last journey: an attempt to find and bring home a German zoologist named Eduard Schnitzer.

Schnitzer had taken the name “Emin Pasha,” in an attempt to be better received by those he was living among. Pasha was cataloging a host of recently-discovered plant and animal lifeforms when fighting broke out in the Sudan. Pasha withdrew to Equatoria, at about the same time the Emin Pasha Relief Committee was formed. In addition to the chief goal of bringing Pasha home, Stanley was also under orders from the King of Belgium to open up some new trade routes in the area.

The roundabout route the Committee ended up taking meant that by the time they finally found Pasha many members of the expedition were dead. Those that did survive were worn, ill, and starving by the time they found Pasha who, in comparison, was well-dressed, clean, and—by some accounts—smoking a three-year-old cigar when they finally found him. He was in need of some support and supplies, but he had neither intent nor desire to leave the area. Arguments arose, causing a firm hatred between Stanley and Pasha.

Stanley finally convinced Pasha to leave with the remains of the expedition, setting off on a demanding trip back through Africa. They finally met up with some German explorers, and made it back to the port town of Bagamoyo in 1889.

During the party they threw to celebrate their return to civilization, Pasha fell off a balcony and broke his skull. Stanley returned to Europe to receive commendations and congratulations, while Pasha slowly recovered from his unwanted rescue.

1.What may be the title of this passage?

A.Happiness was balanced by sadness B.Stanley’s best known expedition

C.A “successful” rescue mission D.A legend of Emin Pasha

2.What resulted in the deaths of the members of the expedition?

A.Hatred among the members led to bloody conflicts.

B.They were involved in a fighting with the local army.

C.The Committee was dismissed halfway through the mission.

D.The route they chose cost them too much time and supplies.

3.What does “commendations” mean in the last paragraph?

A.Criticism. B.Resignation.

C.Preparation. D.Credit.

4.What does the author want to convey by mentioning “smoking a three-year-old cigar”？

A.Pasha was in good condition. B.Pasha ran out of supplies.

C.Pasha felt delighted at their arrival. D.Pasha was addicted to tobacco.

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Though well known _____ a writer, he is best known _____his musical talent.

A. for;  as        B. from;  for       C. as;  for        D. as;  as

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Professor Jordon is well known for his _____ into the habits of the common housefly.

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He has written some very good poems, but he is ________ known for his short stories

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Madagascar lies in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa. The island is perhaps best known as the unique home of the lemur (狐猴）. But those lemurs live among some of the most rich and varied flora (植物群）in the world. And so threatened is that flora that British and Malagasy scientists were involved in a project to collect seeds from the island to be stored in a British seed bank. The project is being done by the Royal Botanic Garden in London. The botanist Steward Cable is head of the conservation center there and a frequent visitor of the island.

I mean Madagascar is well known as one of the top biodiversity hot spots in the world. It has perhaps 13,000 plant species. 90% of those are unique to the country, i.e. found nowhere else in the world. But also many species, many of those species are only found in small areas.　　　 And I would say that probably about 80% of the population are dependent on farming.

And a lot of their farming is slash and burn，shifting cultivation (耕作）where farmers have to move to a new patch of forest every year. They cut it and they burn it and they can grow dry rice or cassava for a year or so or two years at most.And the nutrients are gone and they have　 to move to a new patch of forest .And for centuries that would not have been a problem with the low population and with long periods of no farming but people returning after three or five years something like that ,then the forest became grassland. So we are losing many of those species in Madagascar, those unique species.

1.which of the following is the habitat of the lemur?

A.Madagascar B.Britain

C.An Indian island. D.The coast

2.Why do scientists collect seeds from Madagascar?

A.The lemur will die out without them.

B.The flora on Madagascar is in great danger.

C.The island will sink to the bottom of the ocean.

D.The British seed bank wants to make money from them.

3.What is the result of the way people farm?

A.Many farmers have lost their homes. B.The population is becoming smaller.

C.Some rare species are gone. D.The crops are poor in nutrition.

4.How does the author sound?

A.Hopeless. B.Enthusiastic. C.Optimistic. D.Worried.

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While waiting for the opportunity to get　　 , Henry did his best to perform his duty.

A. promote　　 B. promoted　　 C. promoting　　 D. to promote

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While waiting for the opportunity to get　　　　 , Henry did his best to perform his duty.

A. promote　　 　　 　 　 B. promoted

C. promoting　　 　　　 　 D. to promote

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83. He is getting older and older, perhaps into his second       , playing with his grandson’s toy trains all day long.

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When Edgar Allan Poe, the 19th century American writer best known today for his horror stories, first introduced the world to his fictional detective C. Auguste Dupin, he hit on a winning formula.

Dupin was Sherlock Holmes before Sherlock Holmes, a genius detective who first appeared in the story of “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”. Though the roots of the detective story go as far back as Shakespeare, Poe's tales of rational crime-solving created a unique type. His stories mix crime with a detective narrative, inviting readers to try to solve the puzzle too.

The key figure in such a story, then, is the detective. Poe's detective, Dupin is a gentleman of leisure who keeps himself occupied by using “analysis” to help the real police solve crimes. The real police are, of course, absolutely incompetent, like Inspector Lestrade and Scotland Yard are to Holmes. Like Holmes, he smokes a pipe and is unnaturally smart and rational, a kind of superhero who uses powers of thinking to accomplish great tasks of crime-solving.

“The elements Poe invented, such as the socially-awkward genius detective, his 'ordinary' helper, the impossible crime, the incompetent police force, the locked room mystery, etc. , have become firmly fixed in most mystery novels of today,” says English professor Karen 'Tan.

Poe's formula appealed in the 19th century because detective stories promised that reasoning could hold the answer to every question. At the same time, with mysterious overtones, they appealed to 19th-century readers' addiction to the mystical.

The detective story, writes book critic William Mullins, was particularly appealing because it promised that “intellect will win out, the criminal will be caught by the rational detective, science will track down the evil-doer and allow honest people to sleep at night.” At the same time, MacIntyre writes. 19Ih-century anxieties about the Industrial Revolution and new ways of living supported the idea that evil was everywhere. These two instincts　 — “people's increasing faith in reason and mistrust of appearance”- are what made 19th century readers love detective stories, a love that endures today.

1.What do we learn about Poe's fictional detective stories?

A.They created a new style of detective story telling.

B.They eventually became Poe's most famous stories.

C.The main character was inspired by the Sherlock Holmes.

D.Dupin was the first detective to appear in a fictional story.

2.What is Dupin's major strength as a detective?

A.His experience. B.His determination.

C.His fearlessness. D.His intelligence

3.What can we infer about the Dupin and Sherlock Holmes stories?

A.They are both set in England. B.They get readers to think and find.

C.Both of the assistants are incompetent. D.Both of their detectives are very sociable.

4.What made detective stories popular according to William Mullins?

A.Readers' growing interest in the mysterious plot.

B.People’s concern about the increasing level of crime.

C.The public's confidence in the power of rational thought.

D.Economic insecurity resulting from the Industrial Revolution.

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Jerome David Salinger was an American author,best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye,as well as his reclusive(隐居的) nature.His last original published work was in 1956 ;he gave his last interview in 1980,Raised in Manhattan,Salinger began writing short stories while in secondary school,and published the critically praised story A perfect Day for Bananafish in  The New Yorker magazine,which became home to much of his following work.    . In 1951 Salinger released his novel The Catcher in the Rye,an immediate popular success.His description of adolescent alienation(疏远) and loss of innocence in the leading role Holden Caulfield was influential ,especially among adolescent readers.The novel remains widely read,selling around 250,000 copies a year.

The success of The Catcher in the Rye led to public attention and monitor:Salinger became reclusive,publishing new work less frequently .He followed Catcher with a short story collection,Nine Stories(1953,) a collection of a short novel and a short story, Franny and Zooey(1961), and a collection of two short novels,Raise High the Roof Beam,Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction (1963). His last published work,a short novel entitled Hepworth 16,1924, appeared in The New Yorker on June 19,1965.

Afterwards Salinger struggled with unwanted attention, including a legal battle in the 1980s with biographer Ian Hamilton and the release in the late 1990s of memoirs (回忆录) written by two people close to him: Joyce Maynard, an ex-lover,and Margaret Salinger, his daughter .In 1996 ,a small publisher announced a deal with Salinger to publish Hapworth16,1924, in book form, but amid the ensuing publicity, the release was indefinitely delayed.He made headlines around the globe in June 2009, after filing a lawsuit against another writer for copyright infringement (侵犯) resulting from that writer’s use of one of Salinger’s characters from The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger died of natual causes on January 27,2010, at his home in Cornish, New Hampshire.

1.When did J.D.Salinger start to writing short stories?

2.The underlined part “The New Yorker magazine,which became home to much of his following work.”tells us ______.

A.later he worked in The New Yorker magazine

B.many of his works were published in The New Yorker magazine

C.his home was moved into The New Yorker magazine

D.he felt at home when in The New Yorker magazine

3.Which of the following is TURE about Hapworth 16,1924?

4.J.D.Salinger filed a lawsuit against another writer  ______.

A.to make headlines around the globe

B.to struggle with unwanted attention

C.to protect his own copyright

D.to use one of his own characters from The Catcher in the Rye

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