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Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities.Of course.there have always been people who have looked foradventure-those whohave climbed the highest mountains,explored unknown parts of the world or sailed insmall boats across the greatestoceans.Now,however,there are people who seek an immediate thrill from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds.

I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity.You jumpfrom a high place(perhaps a bridge,or a hot-air balloon)200 meters above the groundwith an elastic rope tied to your ankles,You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour till therope stops you from hitting the ground.It is estimated that 2 million people around theworld have now tried bungee jumping.Other activities as risky as bungee jumping involvejumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high cliffs.Why do people take part in such activities as these?Some psychologists suggest that it is because life inmodern societies has become sate and boring.Not very long ago,people's lives were constantly under threat.They had to go out and hunt for food,diseases could not easily becured,and life was a continuous battle for survival.

Nowadays,according to many people,lite offers little excitement.They live and work in comparatively safe environment,they buy food in shops,and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.the answer for some of these people is to seek danger in activities such as bungee jumping.5.The writer of the passage has a______attitude towards dangerous sports.

2.Canada is the second largest country in the world in area, although its【1】is only some 25 million, most【2】in a 200-mile strip【3】the southern border. Over 25 per cent of the【4】number live in the three main cities. The northern areas of the country are almost uninhabited【5】for isolated settlements.

Canada is【6】a rich country, and its national【7】per capita is the fifth highest in the world, but its economy in recent years has been rather【8】, because of the varied nature of what it does.

Over the last three years, the Canadian economy has been hard【9】by falling oil prices and by rising US interest【10】. This has【11】to a steep fall in industrial production--by as much as a fifth since 1981. Some【12】now think Canada is on the【13】to recovery, though more cautious spirits say that no【14】can be expected until there is a【15】to lower interest rates in the USA.2 （）A.residing,B.1iving,C.stay,D.inhabit

3.We had been to all the schools near where we lived, but the more my father argued,the more _________it became.请选择最佳答案()。

4.Let’s think of a situation_____ this idiom can be used.（）

5.翻译：However, once a solid-fuel rocket has been ignited, it will keep burning. It cannot be stopped and reignited whenever desired and its thrust cannot be varied.

6.If Peter had told his teacher about his difficulty in math homework，she____him before the exam.

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What enables some people to get big creative breakthroughs while others only get small and non-creative breakdowns, blaming themselves and society? Are some people "gifted"? Are there other factors 21 work--factors that we have more control over than we think?While nobody can deny the 22 that some people seem to be blessed with particular creativity, research shows that anyone can 23 their chances of coming up with new and original ideas24 they would only engage themselves more in the process of 25 . It' s the old Thomas Edison thing about "discovery2699 percent perspiration (汗水) and 1 percent inspiration. "27 , the studies prove this:great creative breakthroughs usually happen only 28 intense periods of struggle. It is sustained effort towards a specific goal 29 eventually prepares for great creative insights.This kind of sustained effort does not always30 immediate results, a fact that not only separates the innovators (革新者) from non-innovators, but31 leads some people to conclude that it is just not . 32 for them. "Maybe I should have gone to medical school like my mother wanted," they wonder when the breakthrough is 33 to be found. Alas, one forgets during inevitable encounters34self-doubt,that the big surprise is never35 . Indeed,it can happen at any time and place.24.

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Once upon a time,a rich man wanted to make a trip(旅行）to another town.He triednot only to take things to sell but also to take money to1things with.He2take ten servants with him.They would3the things to sell and the food to40ntheir trip.Before they started,a little boy ran up to5and asked to6with them

The rich man said to the little boy,"Well,7may go with us.8you are the

smallest,the thinnest and the weakest of all my9,you can't carry a10load(担

子）。You must11the lightest one to carry."The boy thanked his master and choosethe biggest load to carry.That was bread.

＂You are12,"said his master."That is the biggest and the heaviest one."

boy said13and lifted the load gladly.

On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town.All the servantswere tired14the little servant.Do you know15? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town12、（单选题）

9.If you buy more than ten,they will knock 20 pence off___

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As recently as three decades ago, many Americans believed that using credit was an unwise and dangerous way to pay for what they bought. Some even thought that owing money to a store or a credit company was something to be

ashamed of. Good citizens, they believed, always bought what they wanted with real money and they paid the full price immediately.

Today, however, all that has changed. Credit, as some observers have noted, has become a way of life in the United States. More and more Americans now are depending on those small pieces of plastic, credit cards, to pay for large purchases such as televisions, record players or furniture. Many people today would consider it unusual not to use a credit card to pay for a costly restaurant dinner, a hotel room or an airline trip. And there are some situations in which

Americans must have credit cards. If they want the temporary use of a car, for example, they first must give the car rental company the number of their credit card. That number is considered a guarantee that they will return the car and pay for using it.

Credit cards offer two major services to Americans. First of all, they are easier and safer to carry than large amounts of money. Second, they permit people to borrow, to have the immediate pleasure of owning something, even if they do not have enough money to pay for it at the time. With credit cards people pay for goods or services at the end of each month instead of when they buy them. And when the time does come to pay, most credit cards offer people a

choice. They can pay all of what they owe for the month or they can just pay usually between 5 and 10 percent of what they owe.What is the best title for the passage?

11.What information is provided about distance communication?

12.It was unbelievable that the fans waited outside the gym for three hours just___alook at the sports stars.

13.the lady couldn’t say a word when she saw the snake,__?

14.---How many students are there in your school,Mike?---There are over___students in our school.

15.The little girl couldn't help___when she saw a large dog.

16.One day in January, my uncle, my cousin and I decided to go hunting. We left by car in the afternoon. It was a Range Rover with four-wheel drive. It took us three hours to get there. After we arrived at 5:15 p.m., we fixed the tent, then made coffee and had a short rest. After that, we went hunting, using a falcon(猎鹰). We spent two hours without finding anything. On our way back to the camp, my cousin saw a rabbit. I removed the falcon’s bead cover and let go of the aggressive falcon. When the rabbit saw the falcon, it ran fast, but my falcon was a professional hunter. He flew up and came down to trick the rabbit. After two minutes, the rabbit was caught. We took back it to the camp to cook our dinner. We ate the delicious food, drank Arabic coffee, and sat around the fire talking until 10:30 p.m. We left the camp the next day at 7 o’clock in the morning. We went north. However,around 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. When I got up, it was dark. I continued to walk south.I was worried about my uncle and cousin. Suddenly, I met a Bedouin man who was riding his camel. He took me to his house. When I had had enough rest, I asked him to take me to the road where I found a car. it took me to the city to get help. I had one day to get back to my uncle and cousin.When I got back to them, they were so happy because I had gotten help and they were able to see me again.Why didn’t the three walk back together after the car got stuck in the sand?

17.Wu Dong won the girls’___race in the school sports meeting last week.

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What enables some people to get big creative breakthroughs while others only get small and non-creative breakdowns, blaming themselves and society? Are some people "gifted"? Are there other factors 21 work--factors that we have more control over than we think?While nobody can deny the 22 that some people seem to be blessed with particular creativity, research shows that anyone can 23 their chances of coming up with new and original ideas24 they would only engage themselves more in the process of 25 . It' s the old Thomas Edison thing about "discovery2699 percent perspiration (汗水) and 1 percent inspiration. "27 , the studies prove this:great creative breakthroughs usually happen only 28 intense periods of struggle. It is sustained effort towards a specific goal 29 eventually prepares for great creative insights.This kind of sustained effort does not always30 immediate results, a fact that not only separates the innovators (革新者) from non-innovators, but31 leads some people to conclude that it is just not 32for them. "Maybe I should have gone to medical school like my mother wanted," they wonder when the breakthrough is 33 to be found. Alas, one forgets during inevitable encounters34self-doubt,that the big surprise is never35 . Indeed,it can happen at any time and place.25.

19. Here's a man who just breaks into a bank and helps himself__________so much money.

20.-You won't follow his example,will you?--___I don't think he is right.