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　　I'm from the South Bronx．At 7, my neighborhood was the beginning and end of my universe．It was a small town to me．Everyone knew each other, so if you got into trouble in school, chances are your mom knew about it before you got home．I felt watched over and safe．

　　But just before I turned 8, things began to change．I watched two buildings on my block burn down．I remember seeing my neighbor Pito go up and down the fire escape to get people out．Where were the firemen?Where was the truck?Somebody must have called them．

　　That same summer, after serving two tours in Vietnam, my brother was killed in the South Bronx．He was shot above the left eye and died instantly．

People who could moved out of the neighborhood, and all I wanted to do was get out, too．I used education to get away from there and got good at avoiding the topic of where I was from．To be from the South Bronx meant that you were not a good person．It felt like a stain．

　　After college, I didn't want to come back to the South Bronx, but in order to afford graduate school, I had to．I was almost 30 and could only afford to live at my parents' home．It felt like a defeat, and I hated it．

　　At the same time, the city was planning a huge waste facility here, and no one seemed to care－including many of us who lived here．They were like, "Well, it's a poor community; what's the difference?"

　　I was very angry．It drove me to act．It moved my spirit in a way that I didn't know was possible．And it changed my beliefs－it changed the way I felt about myself and my community．I worked hard with others who felt the same way, and together, we defeated the plan．

　　After that, I realized it's just as important to fight for something as it is to fight against something．So we dreamed up a new park on the site of an illegal waste dump－and after many community clean-ups, along with ＄3 million from the city, we have one．And it's a glory．It was the seed from which many new plans for our community have grown．

　　Today, the South Bronx is no longer a stain; it's a badge(象征)of honor for me．I believe that where I'm from helps me to really see the world．Today, when I say I'm from the South Bronx, I stand up straight．This is home, and it always will be．

(1)

Paragraphs 2 and 3 make the readers believe ________．

[　　]

A．

the author felt watched over and safe

B．

he author's brother was a bad man

C．

the author's neighbor Pito was braver than a fireman

D．

the author felt his hometown was not a safe place to live in

(2)

The author went back to the South Bronx after college because ________．

[　　]

A．

he couldn't afford to live without his parents' help

B．

he loved his hometown very much

C．

he was defeated in studies at college

D．

he almost reached the age of 30

(3)

The underlined sentences(Paragraph 2)imply that ________．

[　　]

A．

the author wondered where the firemen and the truck were

B．

the author wanted someone to call the firemen

C．

the firemen didn't come to help although called

D．

the firemen didn't find a place to park the truck

(4)

What does the author want to convey in the passage?

[　　]

A．

Great changes have taken place in the South Bronx．

B．

The South Bronx is a beautiful place．

C．

You can make a difference to your hometown if you act．

D．

Everyone should love his hometown．

答案：1．D;2．A;3．C;4．C;
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科目：高中英語 來源：學習高手必修四英語人教版 人教版 題型：050

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A Giant Leap for China

　　A few days ago, he was just Colonel(上校)Yang; few people knew his name or recognized his face．But last Thursday, when he came back to the earth after a 21-hour trip to space, Yang Liwei’s smile was seen across the world above the magic words：“China’s first spaceman”．

　　The 38-year-old astronaut was sent into space at 9 a. m．Last Wednesday by China’s Shenzhou Ⅴ spacecraft, which orbited the earth 14 times．He landed safely at 6∶23 a. m．The next day, making China the third country successfully send a person into space, after the former Soviet Union and the US．

　　Yang was satisfied with his job．“I have seen many landing scenes before on video, and I think ours was one of the most successful, ”He said on a special plane to Beijing after landing．Born into an ordinary family in Liaoning Province, he became a pilot in the Chinese Air Force in 1987, spending 1350 hours in the air．He joined the Chinese space programme 11 years later．

　　While in space, Yang recorded everything he saw as well as showing China’s national flag and the United Nations’ flag to the people watching on TV at home．He also ate a meal of diced chicken and fried rice, before taking a 3-hour nap．The whole project went according to plan, but space exploration is not as easy as it seems．

　　Anyone who saw the destruction of the US space shuttle Columbia in February this year will know that Yang took a great risk．

　　He experienced extremely high temperatures, while the gravitation(重力)on take-off and landing were strong enough to force tears from his eyes．

　　He has spent five years training to become a spaceman．

　　“I eat all of my meals at the space programme’s dinning room and have never been able to take my son to kindergarten, ”he said．“I’ve never met his teachers．”

　　But becoming China’s first spaceman has made all the effort worthwhile．

　　“When I boarded the spacecraft for the first time, I couldn’t help feeling excited,” he said．“I decided that I had to fly it．”

　　To Chinese people, Yang is now a hero．One visitor to a Xinhua news agency online forum(網(wǎng)上論壇)said, “Yang’s trip is a giant leap forward for China．”

　　Officials say the next Shenzhou will be launched by 2005．China also plans to develop spacewalking and a space lab．

(1)

What is the main idea of the story?

[　　]

A．

China’s first manned flight．

B．

A hero with great courage．

C．

The first Chinese man in space．

D．

How Yang Liwei became China’s first spaceman．

(2)

How long did each of Yang’s orbits take on average?

[　　]

A．

1 hour．

B．

1.5 hours．

C．

6 hours．

D．

The story didn’t mention it．

(3)

Why did the writer mention the gravitation forces on take-off and landing?

[　　]

A．

Because it was the most dangerous part of the space flight．

B．

Because it was a very special experience．

C．

To stress how much training he had to do to prepare for the flight．

D．

To show that Yang is brave．

(4)

Why did the writer use “giant leap” in the title?

[　　]

A．

Because the space flight marked China’s great progress in the field of space exploration．

B．

Because Neil Armstrong said it was a “giant leap” for mankind when he first set foot on the moon．

C．

Because the space flight was a huge success．

D．

Both A and B．

(5)

This passage is most likely to appear in __________．

[　　]

A．

newspaper

B．

textbook

C．

science magazines

D．

biographies(傳記)

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　　The repairman told me, “No charge, Professor Pan! We’re friends．”

　　“I’d rather pay, ” I replied．“If it’s free, I can’t afford it!”

　　Chinese often refuse payment for professional services, insisting, “We’re friends now!” But then they show up later to ask me to tutor them in English, or get them into an American university, and I wish I’d have just paid the 30 yuan I owed them in the first place!

　　According to the Americans, “There is no free lunch．”, means that there’s a price for everything．And I’m always looking around to figure out what this means．

　　Many of our neighbours have given us fruit or flowers or costly teas, never asking anything in return．For years, a bicycle repairman has repeatedly refused to let me pay him．“Wait until you have something major to fix!” he insists．

　　I mentioned to a peasant friend that I wished I had a stone mill to grind(磨)flour for bread．A month later he showed up with a beautiful mill that he’d had his uncle in the countryside carve from a solid block of granite(花崗石)．

　　Chinese generosity(慷慨)is a real education for Americans　like me, who would rather avoid social entanglements(糾紛)and just hand over the money．But cash can’t compensate(補償)for the greatest gift－friendship．

　　When an American saw some of my friends sitting on bamboo stools under the trees, sipping(呷)tea, he said, “They must have nothing better to do．” “Actually,” I said, “they are professors, with plenty to do．But probably you are right in saying that, at this moment, they have nothing better to do．And neither do I!”?

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Why did the author insist paying the repairman while he was offered free repairs?

[　　]

A．

Because he was an upright man．

B．

Because he didn’t know the repair man．

C．

Because he thought it natural to pay for other’s service．

D．

Because he didn’t want to help others in return．

(2)

Generally, the author thinks that ________．

[　　]

A．

Chinese are generous and always ready to help their friends

B．

Chinese are good at exchange of equal values

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Chinese are free enough to drink and chat with their friends

D．

Chinese are helpful but don’t treasure time

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The best title for the passage should be “________”．

[　　]

A．

Still No Free Lunch

B．

A Good Lesson From Chinese

C．

True Help Or Not

D．

Learn To Both Give And Receive

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Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A．

All the Chinese that once gave the author help have asked him to tutor them in English．

B．

When a peasant knew the author needed a mill, he made one for the author himself．

C．

The author thinks that Chinese are wise enough to enjoy the limited life．

D．

The author is not used to the Chinese ways to make friends．

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　　He warned Maureen ,“Put that cigarette out, or I’ll land the plane and have you arrested．”

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The second half of the story has been in wrong order．(Parts a-d) Choose the rearranged order which you think is right．

[　　]

A．

a, c, b, d

B．

c, a, b, d

C．

c, a, d, b

D．

d, a, b, c

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What was Maureen warned to do by the pilot?

[　　]

A．

The pilot said that she must throw her cigarette out of the plane, or he would get her off the plane．

B．

The pilot said she must stop smoking immediately; otherwise he would bring down the jet and hand her to the police．

C．

The pilot said that she couldn’t lit another cigarette after her first one．

D．

The pilot said that he would get her arrested by the police if she kept on smoking．

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In the answer letter to Maureen, the airline’s chairman ________．

[　　]

A．

made an apology to her for his worker’s rudeness

B．

made sure that he would solve the problem

C．

said that she had the right to smoke on his plane because the right is given by God to everyone．

D．

actually completely agreed with what the pilot said

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From the story we can see that the writer probably takes the side of ________．

[　　]

A．

the pilot

B．

the airline’s chairman

C．

the stewardess

D．

Maureen

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　　Below are some classified ads from an English newspaper．

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PERSONAL

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＄20

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＄10

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To have your travel notes published, you may contact ________．

[　　]

A．

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B．

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C．

The International Center

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　　Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego(UCSD)for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “Versed”．

　　“I’m delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win,” said Armantrout．

　　“For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising．”

　　Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her master’s in creative writing from San Francisco State University．She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think．

　　In March, she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for “Versed．”

　　“This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I don’t feel as if it’s better．”

　　The first half of “Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq．The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006．

　　Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not．“Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry, ” said Seth Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD．

　　“Versed”, published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2, 700 copies．The new edition is scheduled to appear in May．

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According to Rae Armantrout, _________．

[　　]

A．

her 10th book is much better

B．

her winning the Pulitzer is unexpected

C．

the media is surprised at her works

D．

she likes being recognized by her readers

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Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout?

[　　]

A．

She published a poetry textbook．

B．

She used to teach Denise Levertov．

C．

She started a poets’ group with others．

D．

She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley．

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What can we learn about “Versed”?

[　　]

A．

It consists of three parts．

B．

It is mainly about the American army．

C．

It is a book published two decades ago．

D．

It partly concerns the poet’s own life．

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Rae Armantrout’s colleagues think that she _________．

[　　]

A．

should write more

B．

has a sweet voice

C．

deserves the prize

D．

is a strange professor

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What can we learn from the text?

[　　]

A．

About 2, 700 copies of “Versed” will be printed．

B．

Cancer made Armantrout stop writing．

C．

Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD．

D．

“Versed” has been awarded twice．

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