He did not have any ______ in observing the stars．（curious)

A．he was too old to travel any more

B．he preferred to stay home to enjoy his leisure time

C．he thought he knew about people in other places

D．he could not understand people in other countries since he was deaf

ound he had only enough money to get a ticket back to England.Thinking the matter over, he decided that as it was only a two-day's voyage he could get home without eating anything.So he bought a ticket with that little money he had and went on board the ship.

He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell, and when dinnertime came, he refused to go down to the place where people had their dinner, saying that he did not feel well.

The following day he did not get up until breakfast was over, pretending that he had overslept.At lunch time, too, he kept out of the way.By the time of the dinner, however, he became so hungry that he could even have eaten paper.

“I can't stand this any longer,”he said to himself.“I must have something to eat.” At dinner table he ate everything put in front of him.When he was quite satisfied, he felt stronger and at once went to see the waiter."Bring me the bill," he said to the waiter.

“The bill？” said the waiter in surprise.

“Yes,” answered the traveler.

“There isn't any bill here.” Said the waiter.“On this ship, meals are already included in the ticket.”

31.The traveler thought that he().

A.would find no food served on board

B.could not get home_ without having meals on board

C.could do without any food before he got home

D.would not be allowed to eat on board

32.“He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell,” means ()

A.he did not hear the lunch bell

B.he heard the lunch bell but didn't go for lunch

C.he put something in his ears to close them

D.he did not know it was the lunch bell

33.The first day he did not have his lunch because he did not().

A.feel well

B.know the time for lunch

C.hear the lunch bell

D.have the money

34.What did the traveler mean when he said “I can't stand this any longer.”？ ()

A.I can't understand it.

B.I can't stay hungry any longer.

C.I can't keep my feet on this place any longer.

D.I must sit down for a while.

35.He became so hungry that he().

A.went to sleep

B.ate paper

C.went to the dinner-table

D.kept out of the way

阅读理解My cousin, John, is a university student. Last year he went to Italy and stayed there for two months. I was surprised that John was able to have such a long holiday because he never has any money.

“How did you manage it, John” I asked. “I thought you were going to stay for two weeks,”

“It was easy,” John answered. “I got a job.”

“A job!” I exclaimed. “What did you do？”

“I gave English lessons to a grocer,” John answered. “His name is Luigi. We have become great friends.”

“But you’re not a teacher,” I said.

“I told Luigi I couldn’t teach,” John explained. “But he insisted on having conversation lessons. He wanted to practice his English. He has a lot of American customers, so it is important for him to speak English. I spent three hours a day talking to him. In return he gave me a room, three meals a day and a little pocket money.”

“Did your pupil learn much English？” I asked.

“I don’t know,” John said. “But I learned a lot of Italian!”

1. The cousin of the author is _________.

A)a university student

B) an Italian grocer

C) a tour guide

D) a news reporter

2. How long did John spend in Italy？

A)A week.

B)Two weeks.

C) A month.

D) Two months.

3. The author thought John could not have spent such a long holiday because _________.

A) John did not have money with him

B)John did not like Italy very much

C)John was traveling all by himself

D)John would miss his family very much

4. What do we know about John’s job？

A) John was paid well for his English lessons.

B) John gave English conversation lessons to an Italian.

C) Luigi learned a lot of English from his American customers.

D)Luigi did not know any English before John taught him.

5. What do we know about Luigi？

A) He showed John around during his stay in Italy.

B) He was angry because he learned nothing from John.

C)Every day he spent some time teaching John Italian.

D) He did not care whether John had teaching experience or not.

6. What does the underlined word “exclaimed” (Para. 4) probably mean？

A) cry out

B) laugh

C)answer

D)stand up

A．“ What caused the accident Did the car break down ”

B．“Oh okay, are there any specific makes or models you are interested in”

C．“Oh no, I’m so sorry to hear that! Is he okay”

D．“ You should have bought this car to protect his safety．”

when it slipped from his horse and fell__ 2__ the road. The sack was _3_ heavy for him to lift, and his only hope was that presently some one would come riding by and lend a hand.

It was not long__4__ a rider appeared, but the farmer's heart sank when he recognized him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle near by. The farmer would have dared to ask__5__ farmer to help, or any poor man who might come along the road, but he could not beg a favor of so great a man.

A、another

B、what

C、too

D、onto

E、before

political or forensic.

Born in rude and abject poverty, he never had any education, except what he gave himself, till he was approaching manhood. Not even books wherewith to inform. and train his mind were within his reach. No school, no university, no legal faculty had any part in training his powers. When he became a lawyer and a politician, the years most favourable to continuous study had already passed, and the opportunities he found for reading were very scanty. He knew but few authors in general literature, though he knew those few thoroughly. He taught himself a little mathematics, but he could read no language save his own, and can have had only the faintest acquaintance with European history or with any branch of philosophy.

The want of regular education was not made up for by the persons among whom his lot was cast. Till he was a grown man, he never moved in any society from which he could learn those things with which the mind of an orator to be stored. Even after he had gained some legal practice, there was for many years no one for him to mix with except the petty practitioners of a petty town, men nearly all of whom knew little more than he did himself.

Schools gave him nothing, and society gave him nothing. But he had a powerful intellect and a resolute will. Isolation fostered not only self-reliance but the habit of reflection, and indeed, of prolonged and intense reflection. He made all that he knew a part of himself. His convictions were his own—clear and coherent. He was not positive or opinionated and he did not deny that at certain moments he pondered and hesitated long before he decided on his course. But though he could keep a policy in suspense, waiting for events to guide him, he did not waver. He paused and reconsidered, but it was never his way to go back on a decision once more or to waste time in vain regrets that all he had expected had not been attained. He took advice readily and left many things to his ministers; but he did not lean on his advisers. Without vanity or ostentation, he was always independent, self-contained, prepared to take full responsibility for his acts.

It is said in the second paragraph that Abraham Lincoln ______.

A．was illiterate

B．was never educated

C．was educated very late

D．behaved rudely when he was young

阅读材料，回答题。

Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know what to do when it slipped from his horse and fell ___51___ the road. The sack was too heavy for him to ___52___, and his only hope was that___ 53___ some one would come riding by and lend a hand.

It was not long before a rider appeared, but the farmer’s heart sank when he ___54___ him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle nearby. The farmer ___55___ have dared to ask another farmer to help, or any poor man who might have come___56___the road, but he could not beg a favor of so great a man.___57___, as soon as the great man came up he got off his horse, saying "I see you’ve had bad luck, friend. How good it is that I’m here just at the___58___ time. "Then he took one___59___ of the sack, the farmer the other, and between them they lifted it on the horse."Sir," asked the farmer, "how can I pay you？"

"Easily enough," the great man___60___ "Whenever you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him."

__________ 查看材料

A.on

B.in

C.off

D.onto

材料:

Some older decisions have held that the carrier，in order to rebut the presumption of liability resulting from the arrival in damaged condition of GOODs shipped undamaged，must prove not only that the loss or damage was caused by one of the excepted perils，but also that the harm did not result from any negligence on the carrier&39;s part．

Most more recent decisions and authors，however，uphold the view that，in general，the carrier may rebut the claimant&39;s prima facie case simply by proving that the loss was caused by an excepted peril．At that point，the onus switches to the cargo claimant to prove that the true cause of the loss was the carrier&39;s negligence．

Nevertheless certain Hague and Hague/Visby Rules exceptions，expressly or implicitly，also require the carrier to negative its own negligence in proving the exception itself．For example，a clause in the said rules expressly imposes on the carrier the burden of proving that the loss or damage occurred without its actual fault or privity and without any fault or neglect on the part of its servants or agents．

The carrier，however，must truly prove the existence of one or more of the exceptions and their causative role in respect of the loss or damage．Conjectures and speculation do not take the place of hard evidence．A court has held：“Mere speculation will not overcome the prima facie evidence of a clean bill of lading”．

问题：

The carrier will be held liable for the loss or damage if _______．

A.it is proved that he has privity to the loss or damage

B.it is proved that the fault or neglect on his part is not the true cause of the loss or damage

C.it is too onerous for him to demonstrate that the loss or damage is caused by what is beyond his control

D.if there are conjectures and speculation

In accordance with old decisions，the carrier will not be excused unless he has proved that _______．A.not only the loss or damage was caused by one of the excepted perils，but also that the harm did not result from any negligence on the his part

B.the loss or damage was caused by one of the excepted perils

C.the harm did not result from any negligence on his part

D.there are conjectures and speculation

In accordance with most more recent decisions and authors，the carrier will not be excused unless he has proved that _______．A.not only the loss or damage was caused by one of the excepted perils，but also that the harm did not result from any negligence on the his part

B.the loss or damage was caused by one of the excepted perils

C.the harm did not result from any negligence on his part

D.there are conjectures and speculation

It is concluded that _______．A.The carrier is not in a position to prove the loss or damage is substantially caused by one or more of the excepted perils

B.It can not be decided that whether the carrier has to prove the loss or damage is substantially caused by one or more of the excepted perils because there are some differences between the decisions and authors and requirements of Hague and Hague/Visby Rules

C.The carrier does not have to prove the loss or damage is substantially caused by one or more of the excepted perils due to the fact that there are some differences between the decisions and authors and requirements of Hague and Hague/Visby Rules

D.The carrier must truly prove the loss or damage is substantially caused by one or more of the excepted perils even there are some differences between the decisions and authors and requirements of Hague and Hague/Visby Rules

请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！

Questions are based on the following passage．

One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one's mistakes． (79) It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like "I was wrong about that," and it is even harder to say, "I was wrong~ and you were right about that．"

I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago． He told me he had been the manager of a grocery store in the neighborhood where I grew up, and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons． Then he related an incident and I began to remember vaguely the incident he was describing．

I was about eight years old at the time, and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping． On that particular clue, I must have found my way to the dairy food department where the incident took place．

(80) There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was an impressive display of eggs in dozen and half-dozen cartons． The cartons were stacked three or four feet high． I must have stopped in front of a display to admire the stacks． Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the stacks of cartons． For some reason, I decided it was up to me to put the display back together; so I went to work．

The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened． When he appeared, I was on my knees inspecting some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as though I was the culprit (罪犯)． He severely scolded me and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs． I protested my innocence and tried to explain, but it did no good． Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident, apparently the manager did not．

How old was the author when he wrote this article？ 查看材料

A.About 8．

B.About 18．

C.About 23．

D.About 15．