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1.（2024秋?邵陽期末）OnacoldmorninginMay,Ireceivedafascinatinge-mailfromahighschool

friend,invitingmetoa10-dayall-femalesurfingadventureinPortugal.Theofferwasirresistible,andI

instantlyknewmyanswerwasyes.Thetripseemedsimpleenough.Tenwomen,rangingfrom30to45years

old,allstrangers,wouldgatheronthePortuguesecoasttoacceptthechallengeofsurfingtheAtlantic

waves.Asafanoftravel,Iquicklysoughtpermissionfrommybossforthisonce-in-a-lifetimejourney.

Throughmy33years,I'veobservedacommonadulttendency：Weoftenlimitourselvestoimprovingskills

wealreadyhave.There*sacertainprideinimprovingourexpertknowledge，becomingincreasingly

knowledgeableinourchosenfields,yetunintentionally,thisfocusoftenleavesotherskillsundevelopedandleads

toignoringotherareasofpotentialgrowth.

Twodayslater,IarrivedinEriceira,acharmingsurftown,whereImetmysurfinggroup.Despiteour

differentpersonalitiesandbackgrounds,wewereallunitedinapassionatedesiretochallengeourselves,learn,

tackleandgrow.

TheshoresatEriceira,wherethebeginnerslearntosurf,areshallowandcoveredwithslipperyrocks.They

makeforsofterwavesbutaredifficulttonavigate（駕馭）.Guidedbyouramazingcoaches,together,wefaced

thewaves.Sometimes,itpouredwithrain,andthewavescrashedaroundus,butwewerestilloutthere.Andwith

everyslipandfall,wordsofencouragementfilledtheair.Honestly,Iprobablyspentmostofmydaysfrozentothe

bone，butthatdidn'tmatterbecauseanewlevelofgenuinejoyandpersonalachievementhadbeen

unlocked.Learninganewskilltaughtmethehumblenessthatcancomefromdoingbadlyatsomethingnew,and

thepridethatdevelopswhenyoufinallymanagetograspsomethingyou'vebeenworkingon.

Whilesurfingmightnotbemycalling,tryingitoutinspiredmetotakemorerisksinlife,tostepoutsideof

mycomfortzoneandtoneverstopbelievinginmyself.Youneverknowwhatyou'recapableofifyoudon'tgoout

thereandtry.

（1）WhatmotivatedtheauthortojointhesurftriptoPortugal?

A.Thelongingtoseekandenjoyachallenge.

B.Theneedtoreunitewithahighschoolfriend.

C.Thelovetomeetstrangerswithsharedinterest.

D.ThechancetoundertakeworkdutiesinPortugal.

(2)Whatisacommontendencyamongadultsaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Theyrefusetoupgradetheirprofessionalskills.

B.Theytendtoimprovetheirexistingskillsonly.

C.Theyavoidexploringnewareasonpurpose.

D.Theyaretooproudtoimprovethemselves.

(3)Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor*ssurfingexperiences?

A.Toughbutworthwhile.

B.Commonandsmooth.

C.Boringanddiscouraging.

D.Relaxingbutunpredictable.

(4)Whatdoesthetextwanttoconvey?

A.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.

B.Hewholaughslast,laughsbest.

C.Lifebeginsattheendofyourcomfortzone.

D.Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside.

2.(2024秋?廬陽區(qū)校級期末)1workwithVolunteersforWildlife,arescueandeducationorganizationatBailey

ArboretuminLocustValley.Tryingtohelpinjured,displacedorsickcreaturescanbeheartbreaking；survivalis

nevercertain.However,whenitworks,itissimplybeautiful.

IgotarescuecallfromawomaninMuttontown.Shehadfoundayoungowl(貓頭鷹)ontheground.WhenI

arrived,Isawa2-to3-week-oldowl.lthadalreadybeenplacedinacarrierforsafety.

Iexaminedthechick(雛鳥)anditseemedfine.IfIcouldlocatethenest,Imighthavebeenabletoputit

back,butnoluck.Mynextworkwastoconstructanestandanchoritinatree.

Thehomeownerwasveryhelpful.Awirebasketwasfound.Iputsomepinebranchesintothebaskettomake

thisnestsafeandcomfortable.Iplacedthechickinthenest,anditquicklycalmeddown.

Nowallthatwasneededweretheparents,buttheywereabsent.!gavethehomeownerarecordingofthe

hungerscreamsofowlchicks.Theseadvertisethepresenceofchickstoadults；theymightalsoencourageour

chicktostartcallingaswell.Igavetheownerasmuchinformationaspossibleandheadedhometoseewhatnews

thenightmightbring.

Anervousnighttobesure,butsometimesthespiritsofnaturesmileonusall!Thehomeownercalledtosay

thattheparentshadrespondedtotherecordings.!droveoverandsawthechickinthenestlookinghealthyand

active.Anditwasaccompaniedinthenestbythegreatestsightofall一LUNCH!Theparentshaddonetheir

dutyandwouldprobablycontinuetodoso.

(1)Whatisunavoidableintheauthor'srescueworkaccordingtoparagraph1?

A.Effortsmadeinvain.

B.Gettinginjuredinhiswork.

C.Feelinguncertainabouthisfuture.

D.Creaturesforcedoutoftheirhomes.

(2)WhywastheauthorcalledtoMuttontown?

A.Torescueawoman.

B.Totakecareofawoman.

C.Tolookatababyowl.

D.Tocureayoungowl.

(3)Whatmadethechickcalmdown?

A.Anewnest.

B.Somefood.

C.Arecording.

D.Itsparents.

(4)Howwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoutcomeoftheevent?

A.It'sunexpected.

B.It*sbeautiful.

C.Itshumorous.

D.It'sdiscouraging.

3.(2024秋?市中區(qū)期末)CarlWilhelmScheeleranksasoneofthegreatestscientistsofalltime,buthepaida

bigpriceforthishonor.

Bornin1742inpresent-dayGermany,Scheelelearnedaboutchemicalsfromhisparentsstartingatayoung

age.Whenhewas14,hewassentawaytoGothenburg(哥德堡)tobecometheapprentice(學徒)ofafamily

friend.Therehespenteightyearsstudyingchemistryandconductingexperimentslateintothenight.Next,Scheele

movedaroundtheHolyRomanEmpire,workingfordifferentchemistsandbecomingmorelearnedinhistrade.In

1767,hemovedtoStockholm,wherehediscoveredtartaricacid(酒石酸).

AfterthreeyearsinStockholm,hebecamethedirectoroftheLockeLaboratory.ltwasthere,whilehewas

analyzingastrangereaction,thatScheelebecamethefirstpersontoidentifyoxygen.

Hecalledtheelement"fireairnbecausehebelieved,basedonthetheoriesofhistime,thatasubstancethat

madeupfirewasreleasedfromitemswhentheybumed.Scheelebelievedoxygentobethissubstance,not

understandingthatoxygenismerelyanelementthatfacilitates(促進)thechemicalreactionthatisfire.

Ashistoricasthisdiscoverywas,Scheeleseldomgotcreditforit,largelybecauseEnglishscientistJoseph

PriestleypublishedfindingsonoxygenbeforeScheele,eventhoughitisnowgenerallyacceptedthatScheele

madetheactualdiscoveryfirst.

Throughhiswork,hethusexposedhimselftomanyharmfulmaterials.Thesechemicalshadadeadlyeffect

onScheele,andheeventuallydiedofkidneyfailurein1786.

Sadly,inspiteofhismanyachievementsandthefactthathegavehislifetochemistry,CarlWilhelmScheele

isoftenforgotteninthehistoryofscience.Thoughhediscoveredmanyelementsbeforeotherbetter-known

scientistsdid,hisunwillingnesstobothattendmeetingsoftheRoyalSwedishAcademyofSciencesandtopublish

hisworkallowedotherscientiststotakecreditfordiscoveriesthathehadmade.

(1)WhofirsttaughtChemistrytoScheele?

A.Hisparents.

B.JosephPriestley.

C.Hisfamilyfriend.

D.TheHolyRomanEmpire.

(2)WhendidScheeleprobablydiscoveroxygen?

A.In1745.

B.In1767.

C.In1770.

D.In1789.

(3)Whatdotheunderlinedwords"theelement"referto?

A.Oxygen.

B.Tartaricacid.

C.Thestrangereaction.

D.Thechemicalexperiment.

（4）WhatcanwelearnaboutScheelefromthetext?

A.Hehasbeenworld-famoussincethe1700s.

B.Heactuallydiedduetohisdangerouswork.

C.HediscoveredoxygenlaterthanJosephPriestley.

D.Hethoughthisfindingswerenotvaluableatall.

4.（2024春?炎陵縣期末）JonPedleyismakingabigchange.Heisgivinguphislifeasabusinessmanfora

lifeofhelpingothers.HeistradinghisbeautifulfarmhouseinEnglandforlifeinamudhut（小屋）inUganda,

EastAfrica.

Pedleyadmittedthathehadnotalwaysledaverypositivelife.Attimeshedranktoomuchandgotintrouble

withthelaw."Ihadalwaysputthepursuit（追求）ofmoneyinfrontofeverythingelse.AslongasIwasallright,

Ididn'tcarewhoIwashurting,"saysPedley.

ButavisittoUgandain2007gavePedleyanewoutlookonlife.Hewasamazedatwhathesawandhow

muchthepeoplethereappreciatedtheworkhewasdoing."Iworkedthereforafewdaysandthesepeoplewho

havenothingwerethankingmebygivingmebagsofpotatoes,whichareafortuneforthem,"hesaid.Now

Pedleyissellinghisbusiness,his$1.5millionfarmhouse,andhisexpensivecar一andmovingintoahutmade

ofmudandboardsinasmallUgandanvillage.Therehewillhelprunanorganisationthathopestoimprovethe

qualityoflifeforpeopleinthevillageofKigazi.Hewillhelptobuildschoolroomsforchildrenandtankstohold

cleanwaterforvillagers.Today,peopleinKigazimustwalktwomilestoahospital,soPedleywillhelptobuild

doctors*offices,too.

Pedley'sorganisationwillalsoworkwithEnglishteenagerswhoareintrouble.Theteenswillbesenttoa

"camp"inUgandathatPedleywillrun.Theteenswillliveinmudhutsandhelptobuildwater,health,and

educationfacilitiesforkidsinKigazi,manyofwhomhavelosttheirparentstopovertyordisease.Pedleyhopes

theteenswillseeasideoflifethatmighthelpthemturnaroundtheirownlivesandsetthemonanewandmore

positivepath.

（1）WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesPedleyinthepast?

A.Positive.

B.Creative.

C.Cold-hearted.

D.Independent.

(2)WhatwillPedleydointhesmallUgandanvillage?

A.Assistvillagerswithbuildingwork.

B.Dobusinesswiththelocalpeople.

C.Helpfarmersincreasepotatooutput.

D.IntroducetoolstoimproveEnglishteaching.

(3)WhywillPedleyworkwithEnglishteenagersintrouble?

A.Toinspirethemtoliveamorepositivelife.

B.Toencouragethemtomakefriendswithlocals.

C.Tomakethemlearnaboutdifferentcultures.

D.Totrainthemtobecomedoctorsinthefuture.

(4)Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ALife-changingAdventure

B.MoreMoney,MoreWorries

C.ARichManBecomingHomeless

D.FromMillionairetoMudHut

5.(2024春?濟南期末)MatthewWeihmuller,despitebeingblindfrombirth,earnedhismaster'sdegreein

musicatFloridaStateUniversity.Healsotourswithabandthatshowselementsofjazzandrock.Additionally,

heisacomposer,usingspecializedmusictechnologyfortheblind.Hefrequentlyengagesasaspeaker,having

beenaguestlectureratJohnHopkinsUniversity.

Whileexplaininghisshiftfromperformancetoteaching,Weihmullersaid,"Allgreatperformersteach,

andit'stheonlywaytopassalongthiscraft,especiallyaboutjazzmusic.Ifoundthatteachingbecamemoremy

callingthanperforming.!wantedtomakeadifference,andthatwasreallyimportanttome.”

Innovatively，Weihmullerusesauniqueteachingmethodtoenhancecommunicationamongjazz

students.Whenpractisingaplay,heturnsoffthelights,removesthevisualelementsandforcesstudentstorely

moreontheirothersenses.Theyhavetofeeltheirinstrumentwiththeirfingersandhands.Weihmuller^own

blindnesshasfueledhismasteryofothersenses,particularlycrucialinplayingjazz."Youhavetoturnyour

disadvantageintoanadvantage.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway."Weihmullersaid.

Reflectingonhisearlystruggleswithsheetmusic,Weihmullerrecalledthechallengeofobtainingbraille(盲

文)music,whichwasnotasaccessiblethenasitistoday.Toovercomethisobstacle,hehadtocreatehisown

braillemusic,aprocessthatcontinuedthroughhiscollegeyears.

Weihmullerhasastrongdesiretoinfluencehisstudentswithvalueofperseveranceandmusical

progression.Hisultimategoalistoinspireothersfacingchallengesanddisabilities.Headded,"Idohopethat

whentheyleavemyclassroom,they'renotonlybettermusiciansbutalsobetterpeople."

(1)WhatcanwelearnaboutWeihmullerfromParagraph1?

A.Hehasmultipleroles.

B.Heownsamusicband.

C.Hecomplainsofhisdisability.

D.Hegivestalksworldwide.

(2)WhatdrivesWeihmullertoturntomusicteaching?

A.Thedutytohelpperformers.

B.Thestrongdesiretosucceed.

C.Thewilltopassdownmusic.

D.Theaimtogainindependence.

(3)WhydidWeihmullerturnofflightsinhismusicclass?

A.Toreducestudents*anxiety.

B.Totrainphysicalabilities.

C.Toteachstudentsbetter.

D.Totestlearningresults.

(4)WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeWeihmuller?

A.Outgoingandcaring.

B.Courageousandhonest.

C.Creativeanddetermined.

D.Knowledgeableandpatient.

6.(2024春?龍鳳區(qū)校級期末)WriterAndrewLelandstartedlosinghissight20yearsago,whenhewasin

highschool,asaresultofaprogressiveeyediseasecalledretinitispigmentosa(色素性視網(wǎng)膜炎).Hisfirst

experienceoflossofsighthappenedtemporarilyatnight,inwhichhewasconfusedthateveryoneelseseemed

toseeinthedarksomuchbetterthanhedid.Overtheyears,hisdiseasehasprogressedgradually.He'snow

legallyblind,althoughhestillhasanarrowfieldofvision,whichallowshimtoseeabout6%ofwhatafully

sightedpersonsees.

Lelandanalogizedhisvisiontotheviewyoumightgetbylookingthroughatoiletpapertubeora

keyhole.Hesaid,"Imaginehavingthattoiletpapertubetiedtoyourheadandtryingtowalkdownthestreet；

there'sawholebunchofthingsyoudon'tseebutthatyoureallyoughtto,likedogs."

Inhisnewbook,TheCountryoftheBlind,Lelandwritesaboutlosinghisvisionandpreparingforblindness,

howhisconditionimpactshisidentity,howtheworldseeshimandhismarriage,andsomethingvaluablehehas

learned.

Hesaidhewasnotgoingtotrytotellpeoplethathavingvisionwasnotanunbelievablyusefulthingfora

humanbeingformanyreasons.Whentalkingabouttheexperienceofbeingaliveandbeingconscious,hereferred

toJamesJoyce一Joycebelievedthathewasonlylosingoneworldamongmany,andthatvisionwasonlyatiny

partofexperienceswhenhewasgoingblind.

Hethoughtifyoulookedatthethingsthatblindpeoplewerecapableofimagining,likeJohnMiltonwriting

ParadiseLostasablindperson,therewasthisunbelievablerichnessinhumans'consciousnessthatvisionhad

nothingtodowith.Otherrealms(領(lǐng)域)suchasthementalandemotionalrealmswereallsorichthattheycould

alsohelpunfoldthingsonearthbeforeyou.

(1)WhatdoweknowaboutLeland?

A.Hewenttotallyblindinhighschool.

B.Heexperiencednightblindnessatfirst.

C.Hewasbornwithanarrowfieldofvision.

D.Hewasawareofhisconditionthroughout.

(2)Whichisclosestinmeaningto"analogized"underlinedinparagraph2?

A.Connected.

B.Reduced.

C.Compared.

D.Exposed.

(3)WhyisJamesJoycementioned?

A.Tohelpexplainanopinion.

B.Tostressthevalueofgoodvision.

C.Tostatehisconsiderableinfluence.

D.Toshowtheinconvenienceofblindness.

(4)Whatmessageisconveyedinthelastparagraph?

A.Practiceisthebestteacher.

B.Theblindhavemorevividimagination.

C.Thingsarenotsetinconcrete.

D.Visionisnottheonlywindowintheworld.

7.(2024春?商丘期末)NicholasChorierisnotausualphotographer.Heisakiteaerial(航空的)

photographer.Heusesakitetohoist(吊起)hiscameraintotheskiesandclicksphotographs.Asateenager,

Nicholashadtwopassions一photographyandkiteflying.DuringatriptoIndiatomakeaphotoreportonkite

making,helearntaboutthisuniquestyleofphotography.Fascinated,heliterallytiedhistwohobbiestogether

foraliving.NicholaslearnttomakestrongkitesmodeledontheJapanesekites,Rokkakuthatcouldstandhigh

winds.Anewbieinhischosenfield,hethensetouttotrainhimself,

Todayheisoneofthemostwell-knownkiteaerialphotographersintheworld.Thetechniqueistotiea

basketcontainingthephotographyequipmenttothestringofthekiteandthenflyit,thuslaunchingthecamera

intoair.Fromtheground,Nicholascontrolstheanglesofthecamerawitharemote.Anair-to-groundvideolink

enableshimtoseetheviewfromthekite'spoint.Oncesatisfiedwiththeframe,heclicksapicture,However,the

jobdoeshaveitspitfalls?too.Once,hiskitedisappearedintheYamunaRiver,withhisexpensivecamera

followingit.

HeisespeciallyfondofIndia,havingmadeacoupleoftripsandtakenmanyspectacularphotos."Indiaisa

toovastandbeautifulcountrytobecapturedthroughthecamerasinonelife,"hesays.Herecentlyreleaseda

book,Kite'sEyeView：IndiabetweenEarthandSky.Thoughitincludesphotographsof"NoPhoto"siteslikethe

TajMahahitshowsthemfromatotallydifferentperspective.

(1)WhatwereNicholas'stwohobbies?

A.Designandreading.

B.Travelinganddrawing.

C.Kitemakingandselling.

D.Photographyandkiteflying.

(2)WhatisnRokkaku"?

A.Atechnique.

B.AJapanese.

C.Akindofkite.

D.Abeginner.

（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"pitfulls"inparagraph2mean?

A.Benefits.

B.Choices.

C.Secrets.

D.Risks.

（4）WhichwordcanbestdescribeNicholas?

A.Creative.

B.Honest.

C.Humorous.

D.Warm-hearted.

8.（2024春?沅陵縣校級期末）CorderoisthefarmmanageratOllinFarms,notfarfromBoulder,

Colorado.Thelocallygrownvegetablesonthefarmaren'tjustpretty."Weplayanimportantroleinpublic

healthnutritionprograms?”saysCordero'sdad,MarkGuttridge,whostartedthisfarmwithhiswife,Kena,

17yearsago.

Atameetingwithaboutadozenlocalfarmers,twostaterepresentatives,andtheColoradoofficialsof

agriculture,GuttridgeexplainshowBouldercountyhasmadecreativeinvestmentsinhisfarmthatcouldbe

spreadtothestateorevennationallevel.Beforethemeeting,Guttridgeshowsthemoneofthoseinvestments.

Adozensheep,whichGuttridgeraisesforwooLfeedonrootvegetableslikeradishesthathavebeenleftover

forthem."Sotheseguysareoutfertilizing（施月巴）thevegetablefield,“Guttridgelaughs."They'llbeouthere

acouplemoreweeks,andthenwe'llgetournextsummervegetablesplantedrightthere."Aroundthefieldisa

specialmoveabletypeoffencingthatOllinFarmsboughtusinggrants（補助金）fromtheBoulderCounty

SustainabilityOffice.ltallowsthemtomovethesheepfromonefieldtoanother,fertilizingastheygo.Thegoalof

theseinvestmentsis"reallybuildingupoursoilhealth,"heexplains."Thatrelatesdirectlytothenutrientquality

ofthefood-healthysoilgrowshealthyfood."

Thecountyalsomakesanefforttogetthathealthyfoodouttodifferentcommunitiestoboostpublic

health.That'swheretheBoulderCountyPublicHealthdepartmentcomesin.ltcreatedacoupon（贈券）program

togivediscountstopeoplebuyingfruitsandvegetablesfromOllinFarms.Nutritionincentiveprograms,likethose

publichealthfruitandvegetablecoupons,arespreadingalloverthecountry,andmostarefundedthroughthe

federalfarmbill.AmyYaroch,executivedirectorattheGretchenSwansonCenterforNutrition,says"Itsatriple

win.It'sbasicallygoodfortheconsumerswholiveinthatparticularcommunitybecausethey'regettingthehealthy

food,it'sgoodforthefarmer,andthenit'sgoodfortheeconomy."

(1)WhatdoesOllinFarmsdo?

Altmakespublicnutritionhealthplans.

Bitoffersfinancialgrantstootherfarms.

C.Itprovidescheapfoodtothelocalcommunity.

D.Itgrowsfruitsandvegetablesrichinnutrition.

(2)HowdoesBouldercountysupportsustainablefarmingpracticesatOllinFarms?

A.Byraisingsheeponradishes.

B.Bybuyingfencesforfarmhouses.

C.Byinvestinginthefarm'ssoilhealth.

D.Bygivingadviceaboutfertilizingfields.

(3)WhatisAmy'sattitudetowards"nutritionincentiveprograms"?

A.Cautious.

B.Dismissive.

C.Unclear.

D.Approving.

(4)Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.CouponingforHealth：StimulatingNutritionChoices

B.GrowingHealth：InnovationsinFarmandPublicHealthInitiatives

C.FertileFieldsandFurryFriends：AFarmingFairyTale

D.LocalProduce,GlobalImpact：TheNutritionChoicesofOllinFarms

9.(2024春?合江縣期末)Alexiswasastudent，theonlysonofhiswealthyparents，andfeltentitledto

theluxurieshehadinhislife.Onaclassfieldtrip,Alexismettheforester,Justin,whohadbeenlivingina

woodenhouseintheforestovertenyears.WhenlearningJustin'slife,Alexislaughedathimwithhisfriends.

Duringthefieldtrip,Alexisandhisclassmatespassedbyanentrancetoacave."Thislookssocool!"Alexis

exclaimed.Hewantedtogoinsidethecave,buthisteacherstoppedhim.

Thenextday,Alexisreachedthecavewithhisfourfriends,onlytofindtheycouldn'ttaketheirschoolbags

throughtheentrance.Onebyone,theteenagersenteredthecaveandwereamazedtoseehowwideitwasfromthe

inside.Albertpickedalargestoneupandhitoneofthewallswithit."Thisplaceissocool!"helaughedquietly

beforetherocksfromthewallcamefalling.

HWatchout,Albert!"AlexissaidandpulledAlberttowardshimself.Theteenagersscreamedinfearwhenthey

sawtherocksfall.Theycouldn'tseeanythingbecauseofthedustfloatingintheair.

Thefriendswerescaredwhentheyrealizedtheyweretrappedinthecave."HELP!WEARESTUCK!"the

teenagersstartedscreamingforhelp，hopingsomeonewouldhearthem.

FatesentJustintothecave.Theforesterpickedberrieseveryotherdayfromthetreesnearthecave.Whilehe

waswalkingbacktohishouse,fivebright-coloredschoolbagscaughthisattention.Thenheapproachedthecave

andshouted,HHey!Who'sinthere?"

"I'mAlexis!Icamehereyesterdaywithmyteacher!Helpus,please!Wearestuck!"

"Okay,calmdown,children!I'llhelpyouout!"Justinsaid.

Justinquicklycalled911andinformedthemaboutthekidsinthecave.Thinkingtheparamedics(護理人員)

wouldtakeatleasttwentyminutestoarrive,hedecidedtohelpthekidshimselfbeforeitwastoolate.Justin

quicklygrabbedashovelandaflashlightandrushedbacktothecave'sentrance.Meanwhile,Alexisandhis

friendstriedtostaycalm.Afewminuteslater,Alexisandhisfriendscouldseetheflashlightshinethroughthe

cave'sentrance.Secondslater,theyrushedoutsidethecaveandtookadeepbreathinthefreshair.

Justthen,theparamedicsarrived.

(1)WhatmayleadtoAlexislookingdownonJustin?

A.Hislowereducation.

B.Hispoorfamily.

C.Hisbadreputation.

D.Hislivingcondition.

(2)HowdidAlexisfeelaboutthecaveatfirst?

A.Doubtful.

B.Curious.

C.astonished.

D.Scared.

(3)WhydidJustinappearnearthecave?

A.Itwashisdailyroutine.

B.Hesawfivecolorfulschoolbags.

C.Hecametolookforthechildren.

D.Heheardthescreamingforhelp.

(4)WhatlessoncanwelearnfromthestoryofWilliam?

A.Luckyorunlucky.

B.Don'tjudgeapersonbyhislooks.

C.Curiositykillsthecat.

D.Onceinabluemoon.

10.(2023秋?錫山區(qū)校級期末)1haveworkedasakeeperattheNationalZoo,Parisfor11years.SpotandStripe

arethefirsttigercubs(幼崽)thathaveeverbeenbornhere.Globally,athirdofSumatrancubsinzoosdon't

makeittoadulthood,soIdecidedtogivethemround-the-clockcareathome.

Pvegottwochildren一theyoungerone,Kynan,wasextremelyhappyaboutthetigersarriving-butallof

usreallylookedforwardtobeingpartoftheirlivesandwatchingthemgrow.Iwasn'tworriedaboutbringingthem

intomyhomewithmywifeandkids.Thesewerecubs.Theyweighedabout2.5kgandweresosmallthatthere

wasabsolutelynorisk.

Astheygrewmoremobile,weletthemmovefreelyaroundthehouseduringtheday,butwhenwewere

asleepwehadtocontaintheminalargeroom,otherwisethey'dgetuptomischief.We'dcomedowninthe

morningtofindthey'dturnedtheroomupsidedown,andleftitlookinglikeazoo.

Thingsquicklygotveryintenseduetothehugeamountofenergyrequiredtolookafterthem.Therewere

sometoughtimesandIjustfeltextremelytired.Iwasgratefulthatmyfamilywastheretohelp.Wehadtohavea

bitofaproductionlinegoing,makingup"tigermilk",washingbabybottles,andcleaningthefloors.

WhenSpotandStripewerefourmonthsold,theywerelearninghowtoopendoorsandjumpfences,andwe

knewitreallywastimeforthemtogo.Itwashardforustofinallypartwiththem.Forthefirstfewdays,Kynan

wasalwaysabitdisappointedthatthecubsweren'tthere.I'mnotsadaboutit.I'mhands-onwiththemeveryday

atthezoo,andIdolookbackveryfondlyonthetimethatwehadthem.

(1)Whydidtheauthorbringthetigercubshome?

A.Toensuretheirsurvival.

B.Toobservetheirdifferences.

C.Toteachthemlifeskills.

D.Toletthemplaywithhiskids.

(2)Whatdotheunderlinedwords"getuptomischief*meaninparagraph3?

A.Behavebadly.

B.Losetheirway.

C.Sleepsoundly.

D.Misstheirmom.

(3)Whatdidtheauthorthinkofraisingthetigercubsathome?

A.Boring.

B.Tiring.

C.Costly.

D.Risky.

(4)WhydidtheauthordecidetosendSpotandStripebacktothezoo?

A.Theyfrightenedthechildren.

B.Theybecamedifficulttocontain.

C.Theyannoyedtheneighbors.

D.Theystartedfightingeachother.

11.(2022春?鐵嶺期末)AsacollegestudentinBoston,!formedthehabitofbuyingusedbooks.Ienjoythehunt,

thegoodpriceandtheunrecognizedtreasures.!findoldtextbooks,ex-bestsellers,andbooksonsubjectsI've

neverheardofandnowmustlearnallabout.!don'tsearchforrarebooks，firstedit