The writer decided to live in the Sahara Desert for（).

nd 10:00 a.m.our car got stuck in the sand! We spent about three hours trying to pull out the car without any progress.Finally, we decided to walk.As it was hard for an old man or a young boy to walk more than 40km in the desert, I decided to get help myself.I took a bottle of water with me and started to walk south alone.I knew the way well, but it was a long way in the sand.I walked more than four hours without stopping.When I felt so tired and thirsty, I stopped to rest.I drank all the water and slept for around two hours.

Why didn’t the three walk back together after the car got stuck in the sand？()

A、They didn’t have enough food and water.

B、The writer knew where to get a camel or a car.

C、The writer knew a Bedouin who lived nearby would give help.

D、The long desert walk was too hard for the young and the old.

d a lot of things. Everything worked well, but I found one of my husband's socks missing. I looked everywhere for it, but I couldn't find it anywhere. The next morning, I got ready for school as usual. When the bell rang, the students came in. I greeted them first and then told them what we were going to do that day. When I turned around to write on the blackboard, the class broke out a roar! They laughed and laughed. They laughed so much, in fact, that I was afraid the headmaster would be into seeing all this. I asked the class to stop, but the more I talked, the more they laughed. I decided to pay no attention to them and I continued to write on the blackboard. When I did this, they roared even more. Finally, the teacher who had the room next to mine came in to see what all the laughter was about. When he came in, he started laughing, too! “Good heavens” I said. “Will someone please tell me what is so funny” “Oh, God, ”said the teacher. “You have a brown sock to the back of your skirt! ” So that's how I found my husband's missing sock. “Oh, well, ” I said to the class. “Let's just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static (静止的) electricity. ”

21.The writer was a teacher. ()

22.When the writer turned around to write on the blackboard, the class began to laugh loudly. ()

23.She couldn't find one of her husband's socks, because her husband had taken it away. ()

24.The teacher from the next room laughed, because he found a sock on the back of the writer's skirt. ()

25.The students told her about the laughing.()

incident with old ldy hppened, ______.the writer hdlredy decided to give up the job B．the writer’s employers wnted tovoid publicity C．the writer ws offered the chnce to continue D．the consequences weres the writer expected

A．the writer had already decided to give up the jo

B．the writer’s employers wanted to avoid publicity

C．the writer was offered the chance to continue

D．the consequences were as the writer expected

nyone, tried to continue my studies in literature (文学) at evening classes. It was a tiresome walk from one end of the city to another and to sit among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the class, so the friendship I knew at school was absent, I put up with it for a short period. It was too long a walk on cold winter's nights and it was hard to put my heart into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued reading books and started writing poetry at home. By chance, I won some prizes and award (奖励) for literature. A young woman from a TV com-pany came to the college one day. She told me that I had won a national poetry award. I stared at her in astonishment and disbelieved her. She wanted to make a short film about me, to which I said: "No, I couldn't do that. "Not that I had any real excuse, I was just frightened. In the end she persuaded me that I should do it the following.

1.The writer did not feel comfortable at the evening school because__________ .

A. he found it difficult to make friends with his classmates

B. he had to walk a long distance to the evening school

C. he could not put his heart into reading books after he was caught in the rain

D. all of the above

2. Which of the following has more probably been discussed in the paragraph above this passage？_______

A. The writer's unhappy childhood.

B. The poor teaching quality of the writer's school.

C. The writer's leaving school against his teachers' advice.

D. Whether it was worth leaving school for job training.

3.After he won some prizes and awards for literature, a young woman from a TV company().

A、wanted to make his success known to the public

B、came to make friends with him

C、invited him to make a speech

D、came to tell him that he had become a very important person

4.Which of the following is NOT true？ ________

A. His parents worried that he would have no future if he returned to school.

B. His parents worried that he would leave school again.

C. It was difficult for one who studied literature to get a job.

D. His parents did not want him to continue his education.

5.After his success, the writer______________

A. decided to get a good job

B. decided to continue his studies in literature at the evening school

C. decided to return to the school he had left

D. began to feel very important and proud

A．a trouble with its staff members

B．a shortage of qualified reporters

C．an unfavorable business situation

D．a promising bussiness situation

A.of inflation.

B.life is made too easy by modern miracle-performing appliances.

C.she’s spending too much time and energy to keep things runnin

D.her children will be leaving home soon.

A. of inflation

B. life is made too easy by modern miracle-performing appliances

C. she’s spending too much time and energy to keep things running

D. her children will be leaving home soon

re easy to recognize. Klein also likes an interesting story without too many changes in time and place.A large amount of dialogues between the characters is better than long silences or noisy action scenes.

Of course, visually impaired people can enjoy many films when a friend explains the parts that can only be seen.But that means that blind people cannot go to the movies independently. To solve these problems, some movie theaters have begun to offer recorded audio descriptions of the movements, scenery, and special effects that other audience members can see on the screen.Blind moviegoers receive a wireless headset to wear during the movie. This allows them to listen to the narration while still hearing a movie's music and other sounds that surround them in the theater.

Another blind movie reviewer, Jay Forry, writes movie reviews that are published on his website. He also writes for newspapers and is a guest on radio shows. Forry gives movies one of five ratings, including, "So good, blind people will like it" and "I'm glad I couldn't see it." Forry became a writer after going blind at the age of 20 and he decided to go to college. His first articles appeared in the college newspaper, and Forry's writing skills and sense of humor are what keep people reading his reviews or listening to them on the radio.After "watching" The Sixth Sense, Forry commented that he thought the movie was excellent, but that he envied the boy who was the main character: "He had six senses, and I only have four."

1、What is the best title for the passage？ ______

A、Movies for the Visually Impaired People

B、Filmmakers Who Makes Films Interesting

C、Movies that are Rated from One to Ten

D、The Story of Jay Forry, a Blind Writer

2、"Visually impaired people" refers to those who _____.

A、are completely deaf

B、can't see anything

C、cripples when walking

D、don't trust in others

3、According to Marty Klein, a movie ____is most suitable for visually impaired people.

A、receiving the lowest rating

B、filled with many characters

C、without too many dialogues

D、being not too complicated

4、What do theaters do concerning with visually impaired people？ ______

A、They assign staff to explain some parts of the movie

B、They arrange movies especially for these people

C、They offer recorded audio description of the movie

D、They persuade these people not to go to the theater

5、We can infer from the last paragraph that Jay Forry_____.

A、is very upset about his misfortune

B、is good at writing reviews of films

C、became a writer before he's blind

D、doesn't like the film the Sixth Sense

im that, in general, women can stand more pain than men because of the needs of childbirth. Apart from childbirth, what causes such differences？ And can we learn how to change our pain thresholds (临界阈)？

When I was young, my mother brought me up to be very careful to avoid hurting myself, and perhaps as a result, I was very afraid of pain. I had very bad teeth, so I had to go to the dentist twice a year and had a lot of fillings (补牙)done. In those days nothing much could be done about the pain, and I used to fear those appointments for weeks ahead.

But then, during my time in the army, I became an officer, and in the desert I got what was called a desert sore (沙漠疮)on one of my hands. I went to the army doctor. Doctors did not yet know how to cure desert sores in those days, so no sooner had the doctor looked at mine than he took out a pair of sharp scissors and put them in methylated spirit (甲基化酒精)to clean them.

As he came towards me with those sharp scissors, several thoughts went through my head at great speed: "Even though I'm afraid of pain, I'm an officer now, so I know what to do.If I want to lead people into battle, I must be brave myself, so let's get it over!" The doctor started to cut the desert sore off my hand, and to my astonishment it was nothing like as painful as I had expected, although one's hands are one of the most sensitive parts of one's body.

After that victory over myself, I decided that the amount of pain one could bear depended largely on one's attitude of mind, and I have proved it to myself many times since then. I was very pleased when, many years later, I read medical reports confirming my idea.

1.Which of the following is probably the reason for the writer to be afraid of pain？()

A.His mother was seriously ill.

B.He was brought up to be very careful to avoid hurting himselfby his mother.

C.He had very bad teeth.

D.He could do nothing when his mother was ill.

2.When the doctor started to cut the desert sore off the writer's hand,()

A.he didn't feel any pain.

B.his hands are the most sensitive parts of his body.

C.he had a painfUl experience as before.

D.his feeling was not as painfUl as before.

3.According to the writer, the amount of pain one can bear is mainly decided by.()

A.one's attitude of mind

B.whether one is brave or not

C.whether one has a good doctor

D.whether one is seriously ill

4.Which of the following is NOT true in the passage？()

A.Some people think women can stand more pain than men.

B.The writer was an officer in the army.

C.The writer went to the army doctor because he had a toothache.

D.When the writer was young, he had to go to the dentist twice a year.

5.According to the last paragraph, why was the writer very pleased？()

A.Because the medical reports proved that his idea about pain was right.

B.Because he was no longer afraid of pain.

C.Because his idea was quoted by medical report.

D.Because he made a great contribution to the medical world.