下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择知如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B：如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C。在答题卷相应位置上填写正确选项。

Go for It!

     While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across quite a sight. It was not a world record broken, but a show of determination.

     The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified (取消资格). That left only one to compete. It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is what's important.

     I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that he was not out for gold. His arms were flailing (乱摆) in an attempt at fi'eestyle. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.

     I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. You could tell he was tired out.

     But in those few difficuk strokes (划动), the crowd had changed.

     No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shouted things like, "Come on, you can do it!" and "Go for it!" He did.

     When this young man finally f'mished his race, the crowd went wild. You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man did his best.

     Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone raced. His country had been asked to Sydney as a polite gesture. But this man gave his all: he knew that he had no chance, but he competed because of the spirit of the games.

1. I saw a world record being broken while watching the Olympics the other night.

    A. True               B. False              C. Not Given

2. Two swimmers were disqualified because they had started before the official signal was given.

    A. True               B. False              C. Not Given

3. It's easy for an athlete to perform well when having nobody to race against.

    A. True        B. False              C. Not Given

4. I knew that the man was not able to compete for the medals.

    A. True               B. False              C. Not Given

5. The crowd laughed at the man from beginning to end.

    A. True               B. False              C. Not Given

6. The man became very tired when he turned to swim back.

    A. True               B. False              C. Not Given

7. When the man ~mally finished his race, the crowd became angry with him.

    A. True               B. False              C. Not Given

8. The man felt sad when he knew he made one of the slowest Olympic records.

    A. True               B. False              C. Not Given

9. The man came from a small country far away from Sydney.

    A. True               B. False              C. Not Given

10. The man did his best even if he was aware that he had no chance to win.

    A. True               B. False              C. Not Given

 

    阅读下面短文，请从短文后所给各题的4个选项(A、B、e、D)中选出1个最佳选项，并在答题卷相应位置上填写正确选项。

  When her grandmother's health began to get worse in the fall, Mary would make th.e drive from Washington, DC to Winchester, Vkginia every few days.

     To make the trip to the hospital, Mary had to get on highway 81. It was here that she discovered a surprising bk of beauty during one of her trips. Along the middle of the highway, there were a long stretch of wild flowers. They were beauti521 and almost poetic (诗意的) in appearance.

     The first time she saw the flowers, Mary was seized by an urge (冲动) to pull over. She then stopped her car and picked a bunch from the soil. She carried them into her grandmother' s room when she arrived at the hospital and placed them in a glass by her bed.

     For a moment her grandmother seemed better than usual. She thanked Mary for the flowers, commented on their beauty and asked where she had gotten them. Mary was filled wkh joy because of the flowers' seeming ability to wake something up inside her sick grandmother.

     Afterwards, Mary would pick a bunch of flowers on her way to visit grandma. Each thne Mary placed the flowers in the glass, her grandmother's eyes would light up, and they would have a splendid conversation.

     One morning in late October, Mary got a call that her grandmother had taken a turn for the worse. Mary was in such a hurry to get to her grandmother that she drove past her flower spot. She decided to turn around. She headed several miles back and got a bunch.

     Mary arrived at the hospital to ~md her grandmother very weak and unresponsi, ve (无应答的). She placed the flowers in the glass and sat down to hold her grandmother's hand. She felt a press on her fingers. It was the last conversation they had.

11. Mary drove from Wash/ngton, DC to Winchester, Virginia to

    A.  see her doctor                   B. pick some flowers

    C. go on a business trip             D. see her sick grandma

12. The first time Mary carried the flowers to the hospital, she

   A. handed them to her grandma       B. placed them on the bed

   C. put them in a glass              D. left them on the table

i3. When Mary's grandma saw the flowers, she asked Mary

   A. wlrere they were from             B. what flowers they were

   C. to get her more next time         D. to send them to the doctor

14. One morning, when she drove past the flower spot, Mar), decided to

   A. turn back for the flowers          B. bring no flowers with her

   C. buy some flowers instead           D. head for another flower spot

15. Which of the following can be the best title for this text?

   A. The Planting of Flowers          B. The Power of Flowers

   C. The Discovery of Flowers         D. The Beauty of Flowers

 

    阅读下面短文，请完成短文后的2项测试任务：(1)从第16～20题后所给的6个选项中为第⑩～⑦段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)从第21～25题后所给的6个选项中选择5个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。在答题卷相应位置上填写正确选项。

Self-esteem (自尊) and Self-confidence

① Think back to when you did something new for the first time. Self-confidence isn't always what we think it is. Many experts say that self-confidence and self-esteem axe different. Self-confidence is about what we can do by virtue of our efforts. It grows along with the quality of the effort.

② Self-esteem is more fundamental (基本的) and is about the feeling of being worth something, just because we are who we are, and not because we have done something. A good sportsman can have a huge success and self-confidence, because he's good at his sport. In the same time his self-esteem can be low, ff his parents have never recognized and treasured him for the person he is deep inside,

but only for his performances in sports.

③ Build self-esteem if you were not bom with it. Some people just have it, as ff they were bom with it. They talk in front of a crowd of people, sell themselves at job interviews or start an interesting conversation with people they've never met before.

④ Self-confidence isn't something you receive as, a birth gift, It's something you develop gradually as you turn over the pages of file thick book of life, if you work goal-directed to improve your belief in yourself, you'll eventually build up your courage to do what self-assured (自信的) people fred natural, instead of developing pounding hem'ts, breathing difficulties and trembling hands。

⑤ Regardless of fear and shyness you'll have to get out of your hiding to improve your self-confidence. Be more visible to your surrounddings. Do something else than you used to. Try yourself in different situations. We all have many great abilities that just have to be exposed.

Task 1

16. Paragraph①:

17. Paragraph②:

18. Paragraph③:

19. Paragraph④:

20. Paragraph⑤:

A. What is self-esteem?

B. What ks self~confidence?

C. Self-esteem can be a gift

D. Importance of self-esteem

E. Self-confidence is developed

F. Advice for building self-confidence

Task 2

21. Self-confidence is about

22. Self-esteem is about

23. A good sportsman may

24. A man with high self-esteem is more likely to

25. To get out of our hiding we need to

A. have low self-esteem

B. what we can do by our efforts

C. many great abilities to be exposed

D, start a conversation with a stranger

E. be more visible to our surroundings

E the feeling of being worth something

 

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The Strength of Three

     There was once a family of three sons. The Boys were not kind to one another. In fact, they fought constantly, each one trying to beat the others in some sort of sport. For instance, ff one boy were building a raft (筏子), another had to build a canoe (独木舟).   26   Because each of themworked alone, their work was difficult, and the resuks were not always worthwhile.

     Th ek father feared they would never learn to cooperatem    27    He large bundle of reeds (一大捆芦苇杆) and tied them together. At gathered up a large dumer, he announced a contest: "I challenge you to break this bundle of reeds in half, for whoever figures out the secret will win a life of rich rewards."    28   He took the bundle in his hands and used all of his strength to try to break the reeds, but they would not break. His younger brother took on the challenge. He balanced the reeds across the top of the table and used all of his weight to tryto break the bundle, but it did not break. Finally, he gave up, and the youngest brother took the bundle in his hands.   29     Finally, the farther took the bundle from them. He divided the bundle into

three equal piles. "Now break your bundle," he said. The task was easy. Each broke his bundle with hardly any effort. "When you divide your work, it is easy and you can accomplish much," the father said. And with that, the young men understood that alone each of them was weak.   30

A. The oldest son was strong.

B. He decided to teach them a lesson.

C. Therefore, their family was very poor.

D. But together, they had great strength.

E. Then the third had to build an even larger .md finer boat.

F. He, too, struggled with all of his strength to break it, but still failed.

 

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Gold Rush

     My name is John Carter. I am from the state of Virginia. At the close of the Civil War I found   31   without a home, without money and without work. I decided to search for gold in the great   32   of the American Southwest.

     I spent almost a year   33   for gold with another former soldier, Captain James Powell also of Virginia. We were   34   luck): In the winter of 1865, we   35   rocks that held gold. Powell was trained as a mining   36  . He said we had uncovered over a million dollars   37   of gold in only three months. But the work was   38   with only two men and not much equipment. So we

decided Powell should go to the   39   settlement to seek equipment and men to help us with the work.. On March the third, 1866, Powell said good-bye. He   40   his horse down the mountain toward the valley. Two days later, Powell came back with everything we needed to change our life forever.

A. slow                E. myself               I. fast

B. worth               E engineer              J. nearest

C. rode                G. discovered           K. extremely

D. fortunately         H. searching            L. deserts

 

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South America

    Located mostly (most) in the southern half of the earth, South America is a very   41   (interest) continent. The northern part of the continent is   42  (cover) by the Amazon Rainforest, which is home to thousands of the plant and animal species. It is a very important force  43  (shape) the world's weather and climate patterns. And it is also important for the   44   (develop) of the economy of South America. Products such as chocolate, rubber, coffee and many kinds of medicine are   45   (harvest) from the plants found in the rainforest. Even the liquid from the skin of some species of tree frogs are being used as   46   (experiment) medicines. Other parts of South America are very   47  (differ). The Andes Mountains spread over the   48   (west) part of South America. The ranges, about 5,500 miles long, are a continuous barrier, with many peaks rising beyond 20,000   49   (foot). Southern South America is an extremely   50   (wind) and cold place where many species of penguins (企鹅), seals and whales live.

 

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