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 Our boat floated on, between walls of forest which were too thick to allow us a view of the land we were
passing through, although we knew from the map that our river must from time to time be passing through
chains of hills which crossed the jungle plains. Nowhere did we find a place where we could have landed:
where the jungle did not actually spread down into the river, banks of soft mud prevented us going ashore.
In any case, what would we have gained by landing? The country was full of snakes and other dangerous
creatures and the jungle was so thick that one would be able to advance only slowly, cutting one's way with
knives the whole way. So we stayed in the boat, hoping that when we reached the sea, a friendly fisherman
would pick us up and take us to civilization.   
     We lived on fish, any fruit and nuts we could pick up out of the water. As we had no fire, we had to eat
everything, including the fish, raw. I had never tasted raw fish before, and I must say I did not much enjoy
the experience: perhaps sea-fish which don't live in the mud are less tasteless. After eating my fish, I lay back
and dreamed of such things as fried chicken and rice, and ice cream. In the never-ending heat of the jungle, ice
cream was a particularly frequent dream.  
     As for water, there was a choice. We could drink the muddy river water, or die of thirst. We drank the
water. Men who have just escaped what had appeared to certain death lose all worries about such small things
as diseases caused by dirty water. In fact, none of us suffered from any illness as a result. One day we passed
another village, but fortunately nobody saw us. We did not wish to risk being taken prisoners a second time:
we might not be so lucky as to escape in a stolen boat again.
1. The only thing that they could see in the boat was _______.   
A. chains of hills     
B. high walls
C. vast land        
D. tall trees  
2. They were prevented from landing because they could not _______.   
A. find the place marked on the map      
B. go through the thick forest   
C. go across the soft mud           
D. see the plains  
3. This passage is mainly about ______.   
A. the problem of landing      
B. a terrible experience   
C. walls of forest        
D. the fishermen's worries  
4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?   
A. The author and his partners were trapped during scientific exploration.   
B. They were floating on a small boat in the jungle without help.   
C. The dirty water they drank didn't threaten their lives.   
D. They had no food or drinking water prepared.
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Suddenly, a gang of robbers jumped out at them. The five robbers were tall and strong, so Li ran away to call the police. He thought it would be the most practical thing to do and he was right. His classmates returned safe and sound.

So, what would you have done in Li’s situation? Would you have got off your bike and fought the robbers to rescue your friends?

A new Beijing student code(守則) does not encourage you to risk(冒險(xiǎn)) your life to help them.

The new code was introduced to more than 1.7 million primary and middle school students in the city at the start of the new term.

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Li Lu’ou agreed. “Cherishing life is no reason to be a coward,” he said. “But you need to make sure you are able to offer help. For example, it would cause more trouble if I jumped into water to rescue someone drowning, but didn’t know how to swim. In that situation it’s better to call the police or an adult.”

1.Which is true about Li and his classmates?

A.    They bought roses for each other on Valentine’s Day.

B.    They called 110 immediately they were held up by a gang of robbers.

C.    Li risked his life for his classmates in the dangerous situation.

D.   Instead of fighting the robbers Li thought it right for him to call the police.

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A. students are facing more danger than they used to

B.the old student code didn’t include the spirit of courage

C.the old one didn’t tell students how to protect themselves while helping others in trouble

D.the old student code encouraged students to sacrifice themselves to save others

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A.    He was one of the top 10 model young pioneers in 1987.

B.    If it weren’t him, the forest fire would not have been put out.

C.    According to the new code, he shouldn’t have risked his life to put out the fire.

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4.The underlined word “deny” in the second last paragraph means “_____________”.

A. agree with                        B.disagree with

C.connect with                     D.object to

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A.    There will be more criminals after the new student code was introduced.

B.    The police in Beijing will have a more difficult time in keeping order.

C.    The spirit of “fearlessness” and “readiness” to help others will be thrown away.

D.  Teenagers are advised to make sure they are able to offer help when they want to.

 

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So, what would you have done in Li’s situation? Would you have got off your bike and fought the robbers to rescue your friends?

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The new code was introduced to more than 1.7 million primary and middle school students in the city at the start of the new term.

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1.Which is true about Li and his classmates?

A.    They bought roses for each other on Valentine’s Day.

B.    They called 110 immediately they were held up by a gang of robbers.

C.    Li risked his life for his classmates in the dangerous situation.

D.   Instead of fighting the robbers Li thought it right for him to call the police.

2.The new student code was introduced in Beijing because_____________.

A. students are facing more danger than they used to

B.the old student code didn’t include the spirit of courage

C.the old one didn’t tell students how to protect themselves while helping others in trouble

D.the old student code encouraged students to sacrifice themselves to save others

3.Which can be inferred about Lai Ning?

A.    He was one of the top 10 model young pioneers in 1987.

B.    If it weren’t him, the forest fire would not have been put out.

C.    According to the new code, he shouldn’t have risked his life to put out the fire.

D.   His deeds did not agree with what the old student code encouraged.

4.The underlined word “deny” in the second last paragraph means “_____________”.

A. agree with                        B.disagree with

C.connect with                     D.object to

5.According to the new student code which of the following statements is right?

A.    There will be more criminals after the new student code was introduced.

B.    The police in Beijing will have a more difficult time in keeping order.

C.    The spirit of “fearlessness” and “readiness” to help others will be thrown away.

D.  Teenagers are advised to make sure they are able to offer help when they want to.

 

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choose which course to learn

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pay any money for your study

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have lessons all the time at the university

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A.

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  “If we are successful, we will have made an important contribution to the field, but we will still be several steps away from an effective vaccine,”Lang said.

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A.

the immune system

B.

the test performed on mice

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NKT cells

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growth in size

B.

an amount of time

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a great number

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an increase in power

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We can infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 8 that ________.

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A.

other researchers need to help them

B.

the research seems to be a failure

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D.

the vaccine can kill all viruses

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A.

Two Researchers Begin To Study the Immune System

B.

NKT Cells Have Been a Part of Research into Cancer

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The Relationship Between the Immune System and HIV

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We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________

[  ]

A.

was rather impolite

B.

was warmly received

C.

asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

D.

asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

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[  ]

A.

changed his mind

B.

accepted the offer

C.

saw the writer's purpose

D.

decided to help the writer

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How much did the writer pay?

[  ]

A.

£5.

B.

£7.

C.

£20.

D.

£27.

(4)

From the text , we can learn that the writer was ________

[  ]

A.

honest

B.

careful

C.

smart

D.

funny

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