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Word Power
Author（s）: Kaplan $13,95
You'll never be at a loss for words again.Energize your vocabulary with must-know everyday words that are the essentials of a good vocabulary, engaging lessons to help you use words in text, hot words often found on tests, tips to help you figure out new words, roots, and more.
Grades: 8 & up Ages: 13 & up
Word Smart Junior
Author（s）: Russell Stauffer $ 17.95
Now this is the way to add new words to your vocabulary! Word Smart Junior will make you laugh so much.You'll be amazed that you've just learned more than 120 fascinating and very useful words! Parents, teachers, and friends will marvel at your eloquence （口才）!
Grades: 3-5 Ages: 8-10
Grammar Smart Junior
Author（s）: Marcia Reynolds $ 16.85
Do you quake when your teacher says, "Now it's time for grammar"? Do your verbs agree with your subjects?
Fear no more! A big Hollywood producer and a famous movie star will help you learn all those nasty （討厭的） elements of grammar.You'll be amazed at how quickly you learn, and how much fun it can be.You'll finally know your grammar backwards and forwards and you'll never have to worry about it again.
Grades: 7-9 Ages: 12-14
Grammar Smart: An Audio Guide to Perfect Usage
Author（s）: Julian Fleisher $ 12.68
The words you use say a lot about you ...but the way you put them together says even more.Your grammar makes an immediate and lasting impression on your teachers, and even your friends.So don't make the mistake of thinking that grammar is too complicated.We've created Grammar Smart to help you write and speak with clarity and confidence.
Grades: 6-8 Ages: 11-13

  1. 1.

    If a ten-year-old boy wants himself to be admired because of his speech ability, he may buy ____.

    1. A.
      Word Power
    2. B.
      Word Smart Junior
    3. C.
      Grammar Smart Junior
    4. D.
      Grammar Smart: An Audio Guide to Perfect Usage
  2. 2.

    By saying "You'll finally know your grammar backwards and forwards", the writer means "_____".

    1. A.
      You will be clearly familiar with grammar
    2. B.
      You will know the history of grammar
    3. C.
      You will know the make-up of grammar
    4. D.
      You will learn about the future of grammar
  3. 3.

    The four books are all about ____.

    1. A.
      fiction and mysteries
    2. B.
      parenting and teaching
    3. C.
      literature and arts
    4. D.
      language study

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Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment (營養(yǎng)).The old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away ”is not as silly as some people think. The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C. Many people take extra vitamins in pill form, believing that these will make them healthy.
But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need. The body doesn’t need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?
In the modern western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. They throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening,

  1. 1.

    “Your body has close relations with the food you eat.” It really means that ______

    1. A.
      all kinds of food you eat can be made into your body
    2. B.
      your body is made up of the food you eat
    3. C.
      what you eat has great effect on your health
    4. D.
      the more you eat, the fitter you will feel
  2. 2.

    The old saying referred to in the passage tells us that ______

    1. A.
      eating apples regularly does lots of good to our health
    2. B.
      the apple is the best among all kinds of fruits
    3. C.
      apples can take the place of doctors
    4. D.
      an apple is a sure cure for illness
  3. 3.

    In the second paragraph, the writer tries to let us know ______

    1. A.
      our bodies need food or we can’t live
    2. B.
      often eating apples is a good habit
    3. C.
      taking extra vitamin pills is completely useless
    4. D.
      a good diet is of great importance for our health
  4. 4.

    In the modern western countries ______

    1. A.
      people don’t want to pay more attention to their eating
    2. B.
      lots of people’s illnesses are caused or made worse by bad eating habits
    3. C.
      people throw everything into their stomachs without chewing
    4. D.
      people are only too busy to cook meals for themselves
  5. 5.

    From the passage we can draw a conclusion that if we want to keep healthy, we should ______

    1. A.
      only eat an apple a day
    2. B.
      eat properly
    3. C.
      take as many vitamin pills as possible
    4. D.
      throw something into our stomachs slowly and carefully

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In a new article, Zehr, a professor at the University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, describes his success in using the Caped Crusader (披篷騎士) to engage students in the study of physiology.
"Batman (蝙蝠俠) has such powerful influence on readers because he is a fictional human with superpowers that seem within reach if we only work at it," writes Zehr, in a new article published in Advances in Physiology Education, a journal of the American Physiological Society. Zehr believes that it is not Batman's vast wealth that allows him to protect the citizens of Gotham City (哥譚市) , but his dedication to developing a wide range of physical skills.
Zehr uses Batman to establish a framework, grounded in his fictional universe as well as our real one, in order to discuss the various components of exercise and physical training and illustrate how the body's physiological systems respond. His experiences in teaching undergraduate courses in physiology and neurophysiology made him realize that connecting science to popular culture helped students understand the lessons better.
He first presented a formal analysis of the personal and physical discipline that would be required to transform an ordinary person into a superhero in his book, Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero. The book drew on Zehr's understanding and work in human movement and the plasticity of nerves and muscles associated with exercise. By coincidence, the book was published in the wake of The Dark Knight, the blockbuster movie which recounts Batman and his arch-enemy, the Joker.
With the casting almost complete for the sequel(續(xù)集), The Dark Knight Rises, Dr. Zehr writes about his experiences connecting science to popular culture, which is captured in the Advances, article, "A Personal View: From Claude Bernard to the Batcave and Beyond: Using Batman as a hook for physiology education." 

  1. 1.

    In Zehr's opinion, what makes Batman be able to defend his citizens?

    1. A.
      his large amount of fortune
    2. B.
      his devotion to developing varieties of physical skills
    3. C.
      his habit of wearing a cape
    4. D.
      his developing so wide range of magic power
  2. 2.

    Which one of the following statements is TRUE according to the third paragraph?

    1. A.
      Students of physiology and neurophysiology should have more physical training
    2. B.
      To become a batman needs developing a wide range of physical skills
    3. C.
      Only Batman can illustrate the respond of the body’s physiological system
    4. D.
      combining science with popular culture can be beneficial to students’ study
  3. 3.

    To help students study physiology well, Dr.Zehr uses Batman to do the following EXCEPT___

    1. A.
      set up his theoretical principles of teaching physiology
    2. B.
      discuss the different components of physical training
    3. C.
      illustrate the ways of body’s physiology system responding
    4. D.
      perform many physiology experiments on the body movement
  4. 4.

    .According to the book Becoming Batman, what does the possibility of becoming a superhero mainly lie on?

    1. A.
      Dr. Zehr’s formal analyses of the body's movement rules
    2. B.
      the flexibility of nerves and muscles when being trained well
    3. C.
      the physical training conducted by Dr. Zehr
    4. D.
      the final influence of Batman on one person
  5. 5.

    This passage is mainly about          .

    1. A.
      Batman’seducation significance in physiology
    2. B.
      introduction to Zehr’ s books on physiology
    3. C.
      how to become a superhero like Batman
    4. D.
      Batman’s powerful effects on the readers

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Six people were traveling in a compartment (包廂) on a train. Five of them were quiet and well behaved(舉止文明), but the sixth was a rude young man who was causing a lot of trouble to the other passengers.
At last this young man got out of the station with his two heavy bags. None of the other passengers helped him, but one of them waited until the rude young man was very far away, and then opened the window to him, “ You left something behind in the compartment!” Then he closed the window again.
The young man turned around and hurried back with his two bags. He was very tired when he arrived, but he shouted through the window, “ What did I leave behind?”
As the train began to move again, the passenger who had called him back opened the window and said, “ A very bad impression!”

  1. 1.

    Of the six passengers in the compartment ___

    1. A.
      five of them were rude and badly behaved
    2. B.
      one of them was rude and badly behaved
    3. C.
      five were always causing trouble on the train
    4. D.
      only one was quiet and well behaved
  2. 2.

    When the rude young man got off the train ___

    1. A.
      he left his two bags behind
    2. B.
      he was thrown out through the window
    3. C.
      the other five passengers didn’t help him
    4. D.
      one of the other passengers opened the window for him
  3. 3.

    The passenger who had called him back wanted                   

    1. A.
      to punish him for his bad behavior
    2. B.
      to have a word with him about his behavior
    3. C.
      to help him with his behavior
    4. D.
      to return him the things he had left on the train

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Have you ever walked outside thinking it was one temperature but quickly discovered it felt colder? That is because of the “wind chill” effect.
Wind chill is how cold people and animals feel when they are outside, not the actual temperature on the thermometer(溫度計). It is based on how quickly your body loses heat when it is exposed to wind and cold. When the wind is strong, your body quickly loses heat, making the temperature of your skin drop.
When scientists first started calculating wind chill, they used research conducted in 1945 by explorers to Antarctica who measured how quickly water froze outside.
But water freezes faster than exposed skin, so the wind chill index based on that data wasn’t accurate.
In 2001, the US government began to measure wind chill more precisely by testing how quickly people’s skin froze.
Twelve volunteers were placed in a chilled wind tunnel. Equipment was stuck to their faces to measure the heat flow from their cheeks, forehead, nose and chin while they walked three miles per hour on a treadmill(跑步機).
The experiment revealed how quickly exposed skin can be damaged, particularly unprotected areas like your fingers, toes, the tip of your nose and your ear lobes. In fact, 40 percent of your body heat can be lost through your head! Signs you might have frostbite(凍瘡) are when the skin turns white or pale and you lose feeling in that area.
The information collected from the volunteers helped scientists work out the math to compute wind chill. It involves wind speed and air temperature.
If, for example, the temperature outside is zero degrees Fahrenheit and the wind is blowing at 15 miles per hour, the wind chill is calculated at 19 degrees below zero. At that wind chill temperature, exposed skin can freeze in 30 minutes.
You can find a calculation table at www.nws.noaa.gov/om/windchill/index.shtml.
Experts advise in cold weather that you wear loose-fitting, lightweight, warm clothing, worn on top of each other. Air caught between the clothes will keep you warm. The best cold-weather coats have head coverings made of woven material that keep out water. So next time the temperature drops and you want to play outside, listen to your parents when they tell you to wrap up warm!

  1. 1.

    According to the text, wind chill _______.

    1. A.
      means how fast exposed skin freezes
    2. B.
      doesn’t affect your head as much as other body parts
    3. C.
      changes according to the temperature on the thermometer
    4. D.
      changes from person to person depending on their health
  2. 2.

    When might a person have frostbite according to the passage?

    1. A.
      When his skin turns red and he loses feeling in that area.
    2. B.
      When he is running faster and he is losing strength quickly.
    3. C.
      When his face is exposed and quickly loses heat even indoors.
    4. D.
      When his skin turns pale and he has no feeling in that area.
  3. 3.

    What factors influence wind chill?

    1. A.
      A person’s body temperature and will speed.
    2. B.
      Wind speed and a person’s strength.
    3. C.
      Air temperature and wind speed.
    4. D.
      The location and air temperature.
  4. 4.

    What can we conclude from the passage?

    1. A.
      It was in 1945 that scientists first began to calculate wind chill.
    2. B.
      Compared with water, people’s exposed skin freezes more slowly.
    3. C.
      The wind chill index based on Antarctica data is considered a standard.
    4. D.
      With the development of technology, many previous researches have been proven wrong.

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When Frank began his story, we all listened. “I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home.” He looked at us and said, “I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was robust from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled the ocean.”
Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad, he would drive me to school. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me good-bye!”
He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I thought I was too old for a good-bye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.’ It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face. I said, ‘ Dad, I’m too old for a good-bye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.’ My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. I had never seen him cry. He turned and looked our the windshield. ‘ You‘re right,’ he said. ‘ You are a big boy… a man. I won’t kiss you anymore..’”
For the moment, Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes. “It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back.”
I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. “ Guys, you don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek… to feel his rough old face… to smell the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a good-bye kiss.”

  1. 1.

    Which word can replace the underline word in the first paragraph?

    1. A.
      heavy
    2. B.
      strong
    3. C.
      brave
    4. D.
      bad-tempered
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, which statement is not accurate?

    1. A.
      A good-bye kiss from Dad in public made Frank so embarrassing that he refused to have one more kiss, any kind.
    2. B.
      Dad was so hurt that he left home and never came back.
    3. C.
      It was not easy to make a living on the sea especially when Dad had to support his parents as well.
    4. D.
      Frank was twelve years old when he lost his Dad.
  3. 3.

    What would Frank most like to do if he should have his father back?

    1. A.
      He would have his Dad kiss him on the cheek.
    2. B.
      He would tell his Dad he loved him.
    3. C.
      He would smell the ocean on Dad.
    4. D.
      He would put his arm around Dad’s neck.
  4. 4.

    Which can be served as the best title?

    1. A.
      A Life-long Regret
    2. B.
      An Embarrassing Story
    3. C.
      Dad’s Good-bye Kiss
    4. D.
      I Want You Back

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Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the flight to Paris. He was wearing three shirts, a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of shorts, and two pairs of jeans. He was carrying one small backpack, which was very full, but he didn’t have any other luggage. Brian needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flight. He found Tony near the Air France counter. Tony gave him a round-trip ticket and a small package. 
“Give this package to Jean-Paul at the airport in Paris. He will have a sign with your name on it. I think you can find him easily, “Tony said.” You don’t have any luggage, right?”
“Only this backpack,” Brian answered. “You said I could bring one carry-on bag.”
“That’s right, one carry-on bag is fine. Have a good trip.”
“Thanks.”
Is Brian a criminal（犯罪）? Not at all. He is an air courier. And he paid only $110 for the round-trip ticket to Paris. Air couriers get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries. Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day. Often, the only way they can do this is to use an air-courier company. It is not cheap for a business to send a package with an air courier, but it is quick. 
Every year about 80, 000 people worldwide travel as air couriers. The number of tickets for courier travel is growing by about 10 percent a year. However, air-courier travel isn’t for everyone, But if you have very little money, can be flexible（靈活的）about your travel plans, and don’t mind wearing the same clothes for a week, it can be a great way to take a vacation!

  1. 1.

    Why was Brian wearing so many clothes for his travel?

    1. A.
      Because they were the uniform for air couriers,
    2. B.
      Because that made him easier to be recognized.
    3. C.
      Because his backpack had no room for his clothes.
    4. D.
      because he did not have any luggage with him.
  2. 2.

    An air courier is a person who        

    1. A.
      manages a business company in foreign countries
    2. B.
      organizes international flights for tourists
    3. C.
      travels around the world with cheap tickets
    4. D.
      delivers papers and packages to foreign countries
  3. 3.

    Businesses choose the air-courier service because      

    1. A.
      it costs less
    2. B.
      it is flexible
    3. C.
      it saves time
    4. D.
      it grows fast
  4. 4.

    One of the disadvantages of traveling as an air courier is that he

    1. A.
      cannot decide when and where to travel
    2. B.
      cannot take any luggage with him
    3. C.
      has to wear two pairs of jeans
    4. D.
      saves little money from the travel
  5. 5.

    The author of the text mainly

    1. A.
      describes the activities of a law-breaker
    2. B.
      suggests an ideal way to travel
    3. C.
      argues against the air-courier travel
    4. D.
      tells us about a developing business

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Even if you are naturally shy, these three tricks will help you to quickly build a new social circle in any new city.
1. Take pictures
One of the great things about taking pictures at an event or party is that it gives you an excuse to get in touch with the person later. Everybody loves seeing pictures of themselves, and it’s very easy after taking a picture to say “If you’d like I can email it to you”. This can be the seed that leads to new connections. The next time you hear about a fun event email your new contacts to let them know about it.
2. Eat alone in public
You might feel self-conscious eating by yourself but it has an important benefit: you are much easier to approach when you are alone. People may be afraid of interrupting you or being rude if you are in a conversation with someone else. Bring a book or newspaper to read (this will make you feel less self-conscious). Plus, having an interesting book with you will give others an excuse to start a conversation if they’ve read it.
3. Join a class, sports team, or club
Yoga, salsa dancing, volleyball, Toastmasters (a public speaking club), a class for work, etc. Take up a new hobby or continue an old one!
These are all great places to meet new people, primarily because you will be forced to see the same people over and over again in the class. You will automatically make friends with them if you have a common interest and are forced to see each other again.
Tips:
* In the beginning, never turn down an invitation from someone, even if it’s something you wouldn’t normally do.
* Email your new friends with fun things to do instead of always asking what their plans are. If they have a better plan you can drop yours and join them. This will help establish you as someone who is contributing value instead of just taking it (people want this in a friend).
* Don’t let little things in life upset you or be a negative person. People don’t want to be around someone like that!

  1. 1.

    ________ can give you an excuse to start new connections

    1. A.
      Taking pictures of others
    2. B.
      Eating by yourself in public
    3. C.
      Reading interesting books
    4. D.
      Joining group activities
  2. 2.

    When having meals, you’d better ________ if you want to make new friends

    1. A.
      approach others to show conscious friendliness
    2. B.
      start a conversation with those who have friends aside
    3. C.
      invite others to your apartment to eat together
    4. D.
      sit on your own in public places
  3. 3.

    According to the text, which of the following is NOT mentioned as an advantage of joining a class?

    1. A.
      It helps you find out people who share a common interest with you
    2. B.
      It helps you find out your interest and take up a new hobby
    3. C.
      It offers an opportunity to meet the same people repeatedly
    4. D.
      It is a good way to meet new people and make friends in a new city
  4. 4.

    Which of the following pieces of advice is a tip from the text?

    1. A.
      Try to be outgoing and talkative instead of being shy
    2. B.
      Never turn down an invitation from your friends
    3. C.
      Offer suggestions on how to spend time together
    4. D.
      Always give a positive response to any request
  5. 5.

    By writing the text, the author intends to tell us ________

    1. A.
      why you should change when you move to a new city
    2. B.
      how you can make new friends in a new city
    3. C.
      why you should make new friends in a new city
    4. D.
      how you can keep in touch with strangers

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Astronauts aboard the space station celebrated a space first on Wednesday by drinking water that had been recycled from their urine(尿), sweat and water got from air. They said "cheers," clicked drinking bags and toasted NASA workers on the ground.
The urine recycling system is needed for astronaut stations on the moon and Mars. It also will have NASA money because it won’t have to ship up as much water to the station by space shuttles or cargo rockets. Besides, it’s important as the space station is about to expand from three people living on board to six.
The recycling system had been brought up to the space station last November by space shuttles Endeavour, but it couldn’t be used until samples(樣品) were tested back on earth. So when it came time to actually drink up, NASA made a big deal of it. The three-man crew stood holding their drinks and congratulated engineers in two NASA centres that worked on the system.
“This is something that had been the stuff of science fiction,” American astronaut Michael Barratt said before taking a small mouthful. “The taste is worth trying.”
The new system takes the combined urine of the crew from the toilet, moves it to a big tank, where the water is boiled off, and the vapor(水蒸氣) is collected. The rest of the urine is thrown away. Then the water vapor is mixed with water from air, and then it goes through filters (過濾器). When six crew members are aboard it can make about six gallons from urine in about six hours.
“Some people may find the idea of drinking recycled urine distasteful, but it is also done on earth, but with a lot longer time between urine and the tap,” said Marybeth Edeen, the space station’s national lab manager.
The technology NASA developed for this system has already been used for quick water purification after the 2004 Asian tsunami.

  1. 1.

    According to the text, the recycling system is important because ___________.

    1. A.
      it makes traveling to the moon for the average person possible
    2. B.
      with it NASA won’t need to ship any water up the space station
    3. C.
      it can help meet the need for more water after the crew is expanded
    4. D.
      it protects the environment in space by reducing the amount of waste
  2. 2.

    What’s the RIGHT time order of the following events?
    a. The samples of the recycled water were tested on earth.
    b. Astronauts celebrated the space first of making water from urine
    c. The recycling system was brought up to the space station.
    d. The technology for the system was used to quickly purify water.

    1. A.
      a, d, c, b
    2. B.
      a, c, b, d
    3. C.
      d, a, c, b
    4. D.
      d, c, a, b
  3. 3.

    From Para. 5 we can know ____________.

    1. A.
      the theory behind the recycling system
    2. B.
      the effect of the recycling system
    3. C.
      the process of recycling urine
    4. D.
      an opinion on recycling urine
  4. 4.

    What did Edeen say about recycled urine and the recycling system?

    1. A.
      The taste of recycled urine is not as good as that of common water.
    2. B.
      The recycling system has made a science fiction story come true.
    3. C.
      The idea of drinking recycled urine makes astronauts feel unpleasant.
    4. D.
      It takes a longer time on earth to make water from urine than in space.
  5. 5.

    What is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      The Research of NASA Has Made Great Progress.
    2. B.
      New Technology Is Used in the Space Station.
    3. C.
      Drink up: Space Station Recycles Urine to Water.
    4. D.
      Good News: Water Recycled from Urine Tastes Good

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For eighty four days old Santiago had not caught a single fish. At first a young boy, Manolin, had shared his bad fortune, but after the fortieth luckless day the boy’s father told his son to go in another boat. From that time on, Santiago worked alone. The boy loved the old fisherman and  always helped him with money and food. Usually, they would talk about the fish they had taken in luckier times or about American baseball after supper, while at night, alone in his cottage, Santiago dreamed of lions on the beaches of Africa, where he had gone years before. He no longer dreamed of his dead wife.
On the eighty-fifth day, Santiago set off to fish before dawn. Two of his baits(餌) were fresh tunas(金槍魚) the boy had given him, as well as sardines(沙丁魚) to cover his hooks. Then he set his lines which went straight down into deep dark water.
As the sun rose he saw other boats in toward shore. A bird showed him where dolphin were chasing some flying fish. This time Santiago saw tuna jumping in the sunlight. A small one took the hook on his line. Pulling the fish aboard, the old man thought it a good fortune.
Toward noon a marlin, a common fish in the sea, started eating the bait which was one hundred meters down. Gently the old man played the fish, a big one, as he knew from the weight on the line. At last he struck to settle the hook. The fish did not come out of the surface. Instead, it began to pull the boat to the northwest. The old man followed it. Although he was alone and no longer strong, he had his skill and knew many tricks. He waited patiently for the fish to be tired .
It was cold after the sunset. When something took one of his remaining baits, he cut the line with his knife. Once the marlin leaned suddenly, pulling Santiago forward on his face and cutting his cheek. By dawn his left hand was cramped(抽筋的). The fish had headed northward; there was no land in sight. Hungry, he cut pieces from the tuna and chewed them slowly.
That morning the fish jumped. Seeing it, Santiago knew he had hooked the biggest marlin he had ever seen. Then the fish went down and turned toward the east. Santiago drank a little water from the bottle during the hot afternoon.
Close to nightfall a dolphin took the small hook he had rebaited. He lifted it aboard, careful. After he had rested, he cut meat from the dolphin and kept also the two flying fish he found in its stomach. That night he slept. He awoke to feel the line running through his fingers as the fish jumped. Feeding line slowly, he tried to tire the marlin. After the fish slowed its run, he washed his cut hands in sea water and ate one of the flying fish. At sunrise the marlin began to circle. Faint, he worked to bring the big fish nearer with each turn. Almost exhausted, he finally drew his big fish alongside and drove in the harpoon(魚叉). The fish was two feet longer than the boat. No fish like it had ever been seen in Havana harbor.
An hour later, he sighted the first shark, a fierce Mako, and it came in fast to chase after the dead marlin. The old man struck the shark with his harpoon. The Mako rolled and sank, carrying the harpoon with it and leaving the marlin bloody. He knew the smell would spread. Watching, he saw two sharks closing in. He struck at one with his knife and watched it sliding down into deep water. The other he killed while it tore at the flesh of the marlin. When the third appeared, he thrust(刺) it with the knife. The other sharks came at sunset. At first he tried to beat them with the tiller(舵柄) from the boat, but his hands were bleeding and there were too many in the sea. In the darkness, as he steered toward the harbor of Havana, he heard them hitting the boat again and again. But the old man thought only of his steering and his great tiredness. He had gone out too far and the sharks had beaten him. He knew they would leave him nothing but the stripped skeleton of the big marlin.
All lights were out when he sailed into the little harbor and beached his boat. He could just make out the white backbone and the upstanding tail of the fish. Once he fell under their weight and lay patiently until he could gather his strength to go on. In his cottage he fell on his bed and went to sleep.

  1. 1.

    The above story is adapted from __________.

    1. A.
      Treasure Island
    2. B.
      The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
    3. C.
      The Old Man And The Sea
    4. D.
      The Son Of The Sea
  2. 2.

    Why did the man feel that he could be lucky this time?

    1. A.
      Because a small tuna took the hook on his line.
    2. B.
      Because he dreamed about the American lions.
    3. C.
      Because he saw many flying fish were chased by the dolphins.
    4. D.
      Because a lot of sharks followed his boat.
  3. 3.

    According to the text, which statement is NOT true about Manolin?

    1. A.
      The boy had mercy on Santiago.
    2. B.
      The boy often shared his stories with Santiago.
    3. C.
      The boy showed his great concerns to Santiago.
    4. D.
      The boy was Santiago’s adopted son.
  4. 4.

    Why does Santiago let the marlin lead his boat instead of pulling the big fish up?

    1. A.
      He wanted to kill the marlin first before he pulled it up to the boat.
    2. B.
      He was too tired and hungry to pull the big fish up.
    3. C.
      His experience told him not to do so before the fish was tired out.
    4. D.
      He wanted to use the marlin as a bait to catch the sharks.
  5. 5.

    Which sentence below can be used to best describe Santiago’s character?

    1. A.
      “He no longer dreamed of his dead wife.”(Para 1)
    2. B.
      “Although he was alone and no longer strong, he had his skill and knew many tricks.”(Para4)
    3. C.
      “Almost exhausted, he finally drew his big fish alongside and drove in the harpoon.”(Para7)
    4. D.
      “Once he fell under their weight and lay patiently until he could gather his strength to go on .”(Para 9)
  6. 6.

    According to the text, what will be talked about in the next paragraph?

    1. A.
      the man’s action to realize his dream about the lions.
    2. B.
      people’s reflection when they saw the giant marlin outside.
    3. C.
      people’s discussion about how they ate the giant marlin.
    4. D.
      a funeral held by the boy and the local people after his death.

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