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　　When middle-aged Alex gave up his job and made up his mind to become a self-employed writer, no one could tell surely whether he would succeed or not．He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a used typewriter and settled down to work．

　　After a year or so, however, Alex began to doubt himself．He found it was difficult to earn his living by selling what he wrote．But Alex determined to put his dream to the test－even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure．This is the shadowland(虛幻世界)of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there．

　　One day Alex got a call, "We need an assistant, and we're paying ＄ 6,000 a year．" ＄ 6,000 was real money in 1960．It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more．Besides, he could write in his spare time．As the dollars were dancing in Alex's head, something cleared his senses．He had dreamed of being a fulltime writer．"Thanks, but no," Alex said firmly and swiftly, "．"

　　After Alex got off the phone, he pulled out everything he had：two cans of vegetables and 18 cents．Alex put the cans and cents into a paper bag, saying to himself," There's everything you've made of yourself so far．I'm not sure I ever felt so low．"

　　Finally his work was published in 1970．Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever experience．The shadows had turned into focus of attention．

　　Then one day, Alex found a box filled with things he had owned years before．Inside was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents．Suddenly he pictured himself working in that cold storage room．It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence(堅(jiān)毅)it takes to stay the course(堅(jiān)持到底)in the shadowland．

(1)

Why did Alex give up his job?

[　　]

A．

Because he didn't like the working conditions．

B．

Because he couldn't earn enough to make a living．

C．

Because he felt he had no potential in his job．

D．

Because he wanted to be a full-time writer．

(2)

What did Alex express when he answered the call?

[　　]

A．

He refused the job offer．

B．

He was willing to give them a hand．

C．

He expected them to pay him more money．

D．

He would write in his spare time．

(3)

What kind of person is Alex?

[　　]

A．

Determined．

B．

Modest．

C．

Shy．

D．

Brave．

(4)

Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

[　　]

A．

Look before you leap．

B．

Two heads are better, than one．

C．

Hold on to your dream, and it will come true．

D．

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush．

答案：1．D;2．A;3．A;4．C;
解析：

(1)

細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第一句和第三段可知答案。

(2)

事實(shí)判斷題。根據(jù)第三段：“Thanks but no,” Alex said firmly and swiftly ,“I'll never lose heart but keep writing．”可知答案。

(3)

推理判斷題。根據(jù)全文尤其是最后一段可知答案。

(4)

主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文尤其是第二和倒數(shù)第二段可知答案


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How Long Can People Live?

　　She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday．

　　Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder．She lived to the ripe old age of 122．So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(壽命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?

　　Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers．“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas．

　　Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees．“People can live much longer than we think,”he says．“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110．When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120．So why can’t we go higher?”

　　The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing．“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan．“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine．”

　　Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120．Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most．So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120．”

　　So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有彈性的)，but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington．“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says．“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years．”

　　“Of course, if you became a new species(物種)，one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds．

　　Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(進(jìn)化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile．

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

[　　]

A．

People can live to 122．

B．

Old people are creative．

C．

Women are sporty at 85．

D．

Women live longer than men．

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________．

[　　]

A．

the average human life span could be 110

B．

scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C．

few people can expect to live to over 150

D．

researchers are not sure how long people can live

(3)

Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

[　　]

A．

Jerry Shay．

B．

Steve Austad

C．

Rich Miller

D．

George Martin

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

[　　]

A．

Most of us could be good at sports even at 120．

B．

The average human life span cannot be doubled．

C．

Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before．

D．

New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species．

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