Fifty years ago I married my soldier sweetheart．Six weeks later, he left to fight in Korea．While he was away for that first year of our marriage，I stayed with my mum and worked hard to keep our savings for our first home．After John returned, we found a home and applied for a War Service Home Loan，which at that time took about six months to come through．

    The builder of our home lived in the same street as our house and he allowed us to move in and pay rent until our loan came through．The rent was one pound and ten shillings per week，which we thought fair．As we got to know our neighbors，several told us to watch our landlord as he was “sharp” and may cheat us in some way．We always replied that he had given us no cause for complaint．

    The loan money came through shortly before Christmas．We were not well-off but we were happy to have our own home．One night，two weeks before Christmas，there was a knock at our door．It was our landlord and his wife．We invited them in and our landlord said，“As you know，your loan has come through and you do not have to pay me rent any more．I did not set that rent，the estate agent(房產(chǎn)代理商)did，and I thought it was a bit high．Every time you paid me I put ten shillings away in a box．It came to 11 pounds．”

    We were surprised and delighted．To us，it was a small fortune just in time for Christmas．We were able to buy gifts for our entire family．It was the nicest thing anyone had ever done for us and we decided that we would never judge anyone on hearsay．

1．Why did the couple apply for a War Service Home Loan?

      A．To get married．                              B．To rent a house．

      C．To buy a house．                             D．To keep savings．

2．When a few neighbors talked about their landlord，the couple _____．

      A．believed that he was sharp                 B．made a fair remark about him

      C．a(chǎn)lso complained about him                D．said nothing about him

3．Which of the following is TRUE about the rent?

      A．The couple thought the rent was a bit high．

      B．The landlord charged high rent by cheating．

      C．Some of the neighbors were charged too much on the rent．

      D．The estate agent set the rent which might be a bit high．

4．Why did the landlord and his wife call on the couple one night?

      A．They wanted to give loan money to the couple．

      B．They tried to cheat the couple for more money．

      C．They wanted to give back part of the rent the couple had paid．

      D．They tried to give the couple a box as a Christmas gift．

5．The purpose of the passage is to show that ________．

      A．we should not judge a person on hearsay

      B．it was not easy for the couple to have a house of their own

      C．the landlord Was kind to the couple but not to the neighbors

      D．the couple had an unexpected fortune before Christmas

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A Child Who Could Not See, Hear, Or Speak

For the first nineteen months of her life, Helen Keller was like other pretty happy babies in every way. Then a sudden illness destroyed her sight and hearing. Because she could not hear what other people were saying, the child could not learn to speak. For the next seven years, she lived in a world of darkness, without sounds or words.

The person who changed Helen’s world was her teacher, Anne Sullivan, who entered her life on March 3, 1887. Miss Sullivan had accepted a job a blind child who had never learned to act like a human being, because no one had ever been able to guide her in any way. No one could control Helen. She acted like a young animal, rushing wildly around, throwing things, and hitting anyone whom she could reach. Who could believe that such a child could be taught?

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Miss Sullivan understood Helen. She loved her and believed she could teach her. Anne Sullivan could not teach Helen Keller to speak until some other important things had been learned. The little girl had to learn to control her actions and feelings. She had to learn that she could not always do what she wished to do. She had always been able to get what she wanted by using force. The teacher had to change such habits without breaking the child’s spirit.

Miss Sullivan’s battle began. Sometimes, there was real fighting between the wild child and the strong young teacher. At last, however, the battle was won by Miss Sullivan, who had succeeded in showing Helen that she loved her and wanted to help her. The child and her teacher became friends. They continued to be friends until the teacher’s death, fifty year later.

The day on which Helen finally accepted Miss Sullivan as her friend and teacher was a great day in Helen’s life. After that, the teacher could begin to teach the child language.

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A. had never had a teacher

B. could not understand any words

C. had never learned to know the world around

D. could not hear anyone speak

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A. Being a blind person herself

B. Having learned Braille when she was young

C. Having been specially trained to be a teacher

D. Knowing how a blind child feels

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A. lost her hearing at an early age

B. had disease with her ears and tongue

C. lost her ability in hearing and speaking

D. did not know any words

4．The most important thing for Helen was that she should learn　　   .

A. not always to use force

B. to keep her spirit from breaking

C. to tell what was wrong and what was right

D. not to get angry again

5．Sullivan won the battle　　   .

A. because she was stronger than Helen

B. by helping Helen understand why they fought

C. through fighting until she beat Helen

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A

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B

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C

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D

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B

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56．As a young woman, she worked as a teacher and raised four children. She and her husband were very involved in local politics. Then one day, she decided to run for officer herself—and she won. She served first as country commissioner, then as Texas state treasurer. In nineteen ninety she was elected governor. She fought for equal rights, environmental protection and laws to restrict guns. She created a government in which women, Hispanics, and African-Americans played important roles.

57． “MASH”, was released in nineteen seventy. It tells about a group of American medical workers in a temporary military hospital in Korea during the Korean War in the 1950s. It questions the rules of the military establishment in a way that was sharply funny and intelligent; “Nashville” came out in nineteen seventy—five. It provides a complex look at changes in the country music industry. Many of his thirty—three films were nominated for Academy Awards, including “The Player” and “Gosford Park”

58．She learned to traditional music at her Christian religious center. But she liked the popular jazz and rock music of the time even more. She left home at a young age to build a career in music. Soon, she became known as “the girl with the tear in her voice” because of her emotional way of singing. Her popular songs helped build the Atlantic Records company and she continued performing for the rest of her life until she died recently at the age of seventy six.

59．He is known as Johnny, wrote about many subjects, from politics and war to food and drink. During his forty—three years writing for the New York Times newspaper, he enjoyed a rich and eventful career. He was the paper’s chief reporter in cities like London, Moscow, Lagos and Nairobi. He covered events such as the Vietnam War, the Iranian revolution and the Gulf War. He reported on ten presidential elections. And, his opinions on fine foods, travel and the world’s best restaurants were very influential.

60．He wrote “Lie Down in Darkness” published in nineteen fifty—one when he was only twenty-five. It is about a troubled young woman who kills herself. It established him as a great new voice in American literature; he also wrote “The Confessions of Nat Turner” in nineteen sixty-eight which told about a nineteenth century slave revolt in the southern state of Virginia; and “Sophie’s Choice ” won the American Book Award in nineteen eighty. It is a tragic story about a woman and her children who are sent to a Nazi death camp in Poland during World War Two.

 

 

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  The first Barbie wore a black and white swimsuit and had her hair in a ponytail(馬尾辮). She looked very grown-up. But any concerns that parents would not want to buy it for little girls were soon proved wrong.

  Mattel sold 300,000 Barbie dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars. Today, a fifty-year-old Barbie in good condition might cost more than 27,000 dollars.

  Barbie dolls have represented 50 different nationalities and are sold in 150 countries. Mattel says 90% of girls in the United States between the ages of three and ten own at least one Barbie doll. It says girls between the ages of three and six own an average of about 12.

  Barbie also faced her share of critics. A well-known example was when women’s education groups objected to a talking Barbie doll that declared, among other things, “Math class is tough!” Mattel agreed to change it. Saudi Arabia has banned Barbie dolls. And a lawmaker in the American state of West Virginia would like to do the same. Last month, he proposed banning sales of Barbie and other dolls that influence girls to put too much importance on physical beauty.

  Some people say Barbie is an unhealthy role model for young girls. Robin Gerber disagrees. She wrote a book about Barbie. She points out dolls like scientist Barbie and race car driver Barbie. She says people who criticize Barbie should tell girls the story of the businesswoman who created her. She says Ruth Handler wanted the dolls to help girls think about what they wanted to do with their lives.

1.The first Barbie doll might not be popular among little girls because _______.

A.her hairstyle was out of fashion

B.her appearance looked much too mature

C.her way of dressing was against the tradition

D.physical beauty wasn’t thought to be important

2.From the passage we know that Mattel ________.

A. is one of the world’s largest toy companies

B. is the director of an American toy company

C. was the woman who originally created Barbie

D. was a salesman who was good at selling Barbie dolls

3.Barbie dolls are criticized partly because they make girls ________.

A. pay too much attention to their physical beauty

B. neglect their schoolwork and inner beauty

C. prefer physical beauty to inner beauty

D. waste too much time and money on clothes

4.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that in her book Robin Gerber ________.

A. shows Barbie dolls have a negative influence on girls

B. praises a successful person who sells Barbie dolls

C. expresses her own favorable opinion about Barbie

D. argues for banning the sales of Barbie dolls

 

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