A. waving B. wait for C. in search of D. crawling E. clearer

Captain Joseph Mackey's airplane was flying over the ocean on its way to Great Britain when engine trouble started. He turned back and made a crash-landing at night in the deep snow of Newfoundland. All the men in the plane were killed except Captain Mackey who was badly hurt.

Captain Mackey waited all the next morning for an airplane to come 【1】 him. In the afternoon he set out to find help. He went about a mile but found that he was too weak to go on through the snow. Half walking and half 【2】 he made his way back to the plane.

The second day many planes passed above him, but none of the pilots saw him. In his plane was a flask（長頸瓶）of aluminum（鋁）powder. He poured this on a huge stone to make the stone shine, but the wind blew it off.

The third day Captain Mackey heard a plane coming nearer, flying very low. It flew right over him and passed on. Then he gave up hope of being found. In a few minutes the plane returned, and the pilot dipped（稍微降低）one wing to get a 【3】 view. He had seen the aluminum powder blown by the wind on the snow.

The pilot cane for a better look, and then he saw Captain Mackey 【4】 his arms. Jim Allison, the pilot, was an old friend. Allison quickly climbed higher and sent a radio message. In a short time a plane cane and dropped a sleeping bag, food, medicine and tools for Captain Mackey. Later two men arrived with a sled to rescue him.

A. longer B. connection C. percent D. easily F. getting into

Why do you think people who live in some hot countries eat very spicy（辛辣的）food? Is it because the spaces（調(diào)味品）make the food taste better? Is it just because their parents and grandparents and great-grandparents liked hot food, or is there some 【1】 between spices and healthy food?

Researchers from Cornell University think that it is because spice plants have some important chemicals. These chemicals can kill bacteria which spoil food.

“Most common spaces can kill 75 to 100 【2】 of the bacteria in food,” explains one of the scientists. The bacteria grow more 【3】 and spoil food more quickly at higher temperatures. For this reason, it is more difficult to keep food frown spoiling in hot climates.

Do you like your food spicy? Your answer probably tells something about the country you come from. If you like spicy food, it is possible that hundreds of years ago, when there were no fridge, people in your country started using spaces to keep the food from spoiling. The traditional spicy dishes helped those people to live 【4】, healthier lives. Today, in a time of the fridge, the spaces just make the food taste good.

—________

A.So do I.B.Neither do I.

C.The same to you.D.Yes, please.

The new man-made silk could be very useful to humans. Doctors are interested in it. They think it can help people get well after a bum. Some doctors believe the new silk could be used to take the place of the torn ligaments (撕裂的韌帶) in the body. Plane makers and makers of protective clothing also see many uses for the new silk.

Senior researcher Anna Rising spoke about how ▲ the new discovery could be. She said, "This is the first successful example of copying spider silk-making process. In the future, this may allow industrial production of man-made silk, which can be used in many fields and make our life much better. The silk could become a valuable material for us."

【1】The man-made silk can be used (o do many things EXCEPT .

A.help patients get wellB.build excellent planes

C.stop ligaments being tornD.make protective clothing

【2】Which of the following can be put in ▲ ?

A.simpleB.importantC.awfulD.boring

【3】According to Anna Rising, the new material .

A.will improve our life a lotB.can help fight air pollution

C.will take the place of many other materialsD.can help us make more scientific discoveries

【4】What's the best title for the passage?

A.Spider silk is good for humansB.Scientists from Sweden are great

C.Making spider silk is now possibleD.Making scientific discoveries is hard

"My heart tells me that music is the thing I truly want to do, not for fame (名譽) or money," Chou said. That's how we luckily have such a music genius, who has since then composed (作曲) lots of hits for the pop music charts (排行榜).

"Sometimes we need to get close to nature to look deeply into our souls and see what we really want to follow," he said.

Recently he has made public his latest work Lovers Genesis. In this album he explores human relationships In the Internet age. 'Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how you're going to use it," is Chou's advice to teenagers.

Chou often gets his music ideas from trips. He has traveled to many places around the world and believes that learning a country's language is the fastest way of experiencing the culture behind it.

Chou has worked hard on learning English to push forward his music career. He has flown to the UK to attend months-long English training schools three times. There he lives with local families and practices daily conversations.

"So I could easily read the English instructions on recording machines and communicate with the local music producers," said Chou, "The music reviews of the US or British singers that I appreciate could help me learn and grow with them."

【1】Which of the following about Steve Chou is the correct order?

a. He made public his work Lovers Genesis.

b. He passed by a local CD store and heard a song that greatly attracted him.

c. He composed lots of hits for the pop music charts.

d. Few people bought his records.

A.abcdB.dbcaC.acbdD.dacb

【2】Why has Chou flown to the UK to learn English?

A.Because he wants to live in the UK.

B.Because his record company asks him to.

C.Because he wants to sell his album in the UK.

D.Because he thinks it will be helpful for his music career.

【3】Steve Chou may agree with the following EXCEPT that .

A.taking trips gives him some ideas of music

B.what we really want to follow is the most important

C.music is a thing that can bring him fame and money

D.in Internet age, technology itself is not a bad thing

【4】What is Steve Chou like according to the passage?

A.Kind and helpful.B.Proud and confident

C.Active and hard-working.D.Calm and disappointed.

She was reading her book ________ she suddenly saw a man sitting beside her took a cookie from the bag in between.

With each cookie she took, he took one ________. When only one was left, she wondered what he would do. With a smile on ________ face and a nervous laugh, he took the ________ cookie and broke it in half.

He offered her one half, as he ate ________. She got it from him and thought, "This guy has some courage and he's also rude."

She had never known when she had been so ________. When it was time to get on the plane, she took all her things and headed for the gate, ________ to look back at the man.

She got on the plane, sat in her seat, and then she looked for her book. As she searched her bag for it, she found in ________ that there was her bag of cookies exactly in front of her eyes.

She thought to herself, if hers was here, the other must be his. He tried to ________. Finally, she realized that she was the rude one.

【1】A.acceptedB.lostC.bought

【2】A.whileB.whenC.which

【3】A.againB.anywayC.too

【4】A.hisB.herC.its

【5】A.firstB.middleC.last

【6】A.the otherB.each otherC.any other

【7】A.relaxedB.tiredC.angry

【8】A.stoppingB.refusingC.deciding

【9】A.joyB.surpriseC.humor

【10】A.shareB.offerC.request

-Of course, Betty. I am always to do anything for you.

A.wonderingB.friendlyC.preparing

-Janet, please don't worry, he will on time.

A.come alongB.take actionC.hold out

-He jumped out of his skin when he saw the big fire in the room this morning.

A.felt frightenedB.felt pleasedC.was joyful

-Sorry. Lily, it's too expensive. We cannot afford it.

A.can buy it later with enough moneyB.cannot borrow money to buy

C.have no enough money to buy