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题型描述: 阅读理解Do you know American Toughman? That is amateur boxing competitions around the U.S. Compared to professional boxing matches, a Toughman fight could not be simpler. Passing a brief physical examination and paying $50 get you a pair of gloves. The fights take place in three two-minute rounds with the winner decided by points awarded by a judge. The prize money doesn’t compare with professional matches either. Some professional boxers make millions every time, while the most a Toughman competitor can hope for is $1,000 for winning a series of fights. Some fighters hope that a Toughman boxing match will lead to fame and fortune though. Mr. T, a famous tough guy actor, got his start in Toughman, but that kind of success is one-in-a-million. Another difference between Toughman and professional matches is that Toughman fighters usually have no idea what they’re doing. The $50 entrance fee doesn’t buy a minute of training. Experienced fighters are trained to protect themselves as well as attack their opponents, but Toughman fighters could barely keep their hands up. Art Dore, who founded the league 24 years ago, admits, “These guys can’t fight.” This kind of inexperience can be fatal; 12 people have been killed in Toughman matches, four in the past nine months alone.1.Participation in a Toughman competition costs _ _ _ _ _ _ .A. $50B. millions dollarsC. $1,000D. one million dollars2.A Toughman fight usually last _ _ _ _ _ _ minutesA. twoB. sixC. oneD. three3.The main reason that some boxers are hurt in Toughman fight is that they _ _ _ _ _ _ .A. have improper mannersB. are controlled by unfair judgesC. are distracted by the noisy crowdD. are lack of training4.The most famous person to emerge from Toughman competitions is _ _ _ _ _ _ .A. Art DoreB. Mr.TC. Lennox LewisD. Mike Tyson5.It is ______ that participation in Toughman can lead to fame and fortune.A. very rareB. never seenC. common senseD. natural
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题型描述: 阅读理解Aron Ralston was trapped, his right arm under a 200 kg stone. He was deep in a canyon (峡谷) in Southern Utah. All he had with him was a day’s worth of food and water, and some ropes and climbing equipment. Aron was an outdoorsman, and knew how to take care of himself. He liked climbing 5,000-meter peaks, often by himself in the winter. For the next four days he tried to break or shift the rock as he waited for help. His knife had little effect on the hard stone. He made his food and water last nearly three days. Finally, on the fifth day, Aron realized he had no other choice: to free himself, he would have to cut off his own hand. He knew that the knife would cut skin and muscle, but not bone. So first Aron had to break his own arm by twisting it against the rock. He then tied a rope tightly around the upper arm to control the bleeding, and cut through his hand to free himself. The entire procedure took approximately an hour. Tired, hungry and bleeding heavily, Aron climbed out of the canyon and walked nearly 8 kilometers to find help. “Iˊm not sure how I handled it,” he later said. “I felt pain and I coped with it. I moved on.”1.Aron was trying to climb _ _ _ _ _ _ when he got stuck.A. a mountainB. a canyonC. the forestsD. a river2.On the 5th day, Aron had to make a decision to _ _ _ _ _ _ __.A. eat up all the food and waterB. cut off his right arm himselfC. have his right arm cut offD. throw away all the ropes3.Aron used a _ _ _ _ _ _ to cut his hand.A. gunB. knifeC. swordD. stick4.The tone of the author is _ _ _ _ _ _ __.A. respectfulB. cold-bloodedC. seriousD. indifferent5.What is this passage mainly about?A. Aron decisively cut off his own hand to free himself when trapped.B. Aron was known as a successful outdoorsman around the world.C. Climbing peaks by oneself is not always an exciting thing.D. Knowing how to take care of oneself is important for outdoorsmen.
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题型描述: 阅读理解By sending a man into space, China is hoping to join the United States and Russia in one of the clubs in the world. Following a recent successful, though unmanned, test launch, China announced that it would attempt to send two men into space later this year on a Shenzhou V rocket. While the names of China’s first astronauts have yet to be announced, at least 14 fighter pilots have been chosen to train for the mission, and some have been sent to Russia. While China has been developing rockets since the 1950s, it has recently made great progress in rocket technology and regularly launches commercial satellites for US and British companies. China’s launch would come over 40 years after the first manned space flight. But manned space flight is still a risky effort, and the Chinese rocket will be launched while memories of the recent Space disaster are still fresh. However, China’s space ambitions seem to extend beyond putting people into space, with officials hinting that China may be the second country to ever put a man on the moon. “The short-term goal is to send Chinese people into space,” said Huang Chunping, Chief commander of rocketry for the Shenzhou project. “The grand vision for the future is to explore space. Both are inspiring to the Chinese people.”1.China would be the _ _ _ _ _ _ nation to send a man into space.A. firstB. thirdC. fourthD. second2.The Shenzhou V rocket planned to have _ _ _ _ _ _ passengers, according to the passage.A. threeB. fourC. oneD. two3.All of China’s potential astronauts are former _ _ _ _ _ _ .A. scientistsB. bodyguardsC. fighter pilotsD. engineers4.China has previously launched _ _ _ _ _ _ for US and British companies.A. weather balloonsB. helicoptersC. satellitesD. airplanes5.According to the passage, _ _ _ _ _ _ has been accomplished.A. sending unmanned rocket into spaceB. sending a man on the moonC. sending a man into spaceD. sending manned rocket into space
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题型描述: 阅读理解A team of archaeologists (考古学家) has gone to New Mexico to look for proof of one of the greatest stories of the 20th century: the UFO crash at Roswell. William Foleman, an archaeologist at the University of New Mexico, agreed to excavate (发掘) the site where the UFO supposedly crashed in 1947. What exactly happened on the site is unclear. In 1947, a young man discovered some debris (碎片) on the field. After investigating the crash, the US Army announced they had recovered a “fly disc”. Several hours later, an Air Force general announced that the crash was caused by a weather balloon again. The field was closed off for several days while the military cleaned up the site. Believers claim that the military found a crashed UFO, along with several dead bodies at the site. This story has inspired countless books, movies and TV shows, but no one has been able to find any evidence to support it. In 1997, the Air Force said the weather balloon story was made up and that the military was actually conducting a crash-test program with balloons. But Foleman isn’t so sure. While he says he’s “Still uncertain” about UFOs, he knows that “something happened in July 1947”.1.Some people believe a UFO _ _ _ _ _ _ at Roswell.A. LandedB. flewC. crashedD. disappeared2.An archaeologist went to the site to look for _ _ _ _ _ _ .A. fossilsB. aliensC. evidenceD. Answers3.In 1947 some debris (残骸) was found _ _ _ _ _ _ .A. in a fieldB. in a houseC. in a parkD. on a military base4.The Air Force said the debris had come from a(an) _ _ _ _ _ _ .A. planeB. weather balloonC. carD. explosion5.In 1997, the Air Force said their original story was _ _ _ _ _ _ .A. FalseB. exaggerated (夸张的)C. unclearD. true
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题型描述: 阅读理解James is a middle-aged New York builder. He’s lonely. Just like everyone else, James needs human contact from time to time, and he’s found a way: at cuddle (拥抱) parties. New York can be a terrible place: it has a high murder rate and some seriously disturbed people living in it. But James says he’s comfortable at a New York apartment with twenty strange people. The floor of the “cuddle zone” is soon covered with complete strangers snuggling (依偎) and cuddling, but that’s as far as it goes. Cuddle parties are the latest trend for lonely, isolated city folks who want to meet people and become safely intimate. The safety comes from rules before you come, bring clean clothes, ask permission before you cuddle, and keep your clothes on. “We have ‘cuddle lifeguards’ to make sure everyone sticks to the rules,” says Mihalko. The lifeguards make sure nobody gets out of line, and everyone goes home feeling better than when they arrived. Once the cuddle party is in full swing, people are soon crawling on top of one another, stretching out like dogs ready for a nap. Mihalko admits that the whole idea “might seem a little odd” at first. But research has shown that being touched by other people helps reduce stress and can help sick people heal faster.1.According to the passage, which of the following about James is true?A. He is oldB. He is rich and happy.C. He has established cuddle parties.D. He constructs buildings.2.What is the relationship among people at the cuddle parties?A. They are lovers.B. They do not know each other.C. They are relatives.D. They are friends.3.What do people do at the cuddle zone?A. They snuggle and hug.B. They cuddle and kiss.C. They cuddle and take off their clothes.D. They talk and cuddle.4.What should “cuddle lifeguards” make sure?A. Strangers should not cuddle each other.B. People can get out of line.C. People should not make friends in the parties.D. Everyone being cuddled should be glad to do so.5.From the passage, we can infer that _ _ _ _ _ _ _.A. New York is a terrible city to live inB. some Americans consider cuddling people they do not know a strange action at first.C. people in New York feel especially lonelyD. being touched by strangers does no good to human health
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