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Exercise 15一、完形填空On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was very worried. Her 1 had broken down. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his 2 back home from work as usual.The lady wondered, Is the man going to 3 me? He looks very cold and hungry. But to her surprise, 4 stopped and said with a smile, Can I help you, madam?After forty 5 , the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him.No, thats 6 , madam. he said, I was just helping someone in 7 . If you really want to pay me back, I hope 8 you see someone in need, you should give him a hand. A few minutes later, the lady 9 a shabby (破旧的)house by the road. She remembered Roberts words, so she stopped. The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her 10 . The lady could see that was a 11 family and that they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady 12 on a table 500 dollars and went away quietly. Robert came home later than before, thinking how 13 their life was. His wife was pregnant(怀孕) and the baby was to be born the next month but there was not 14 money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, Dont worry, dear! Everythings going to be all 15 . A stranger has helped us out. Lets always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves. ( )1. A. bike B. motorbike C. bus D. car ( )2. A. step B. way C. road D. life ( )3. A. help B. save C. kill D. find( )4. A. she B. he C. I D. they( )5. A. days B. hours C. minutes D. years ( )6. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything ( )7. A. picture B. rain C. need D. danger( )8. A. whatever B. whenever C. however D. whichever( )9. A. saw B. heard C. smelt D. felt ( )10. A. out B. away C. in D. along ( )11. A. terrible B. sad C. rich D. poor ( )12. A. dropped B. forgot C. lay D. left ( )13. A. exciting B. hard C. happy D. interesting ( )14. A. many B. some C. enough D. few ( )15. A. right B. wrong C. glad D. well 二、 阅读理解 A About five hundred years ago, an earthquake（地震） happened in a small village. Luckily for them, nothing was destroyed(毁坏) and no one was hurt. But a huge stone fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road. When the earthquake stopped, many people came to the road and saw the stone. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the stone out of the road. But they couldnt move it. They tried to push it but failed. They tried to pull it with ropes but nothing worked. Well, they said sadly, theres nothing we can do about it. Well have to change the way. At this time a boy about 12 years old said, I think I can help you to move the stone away. You? they shouted. What are you talking about? The men all laughed at the boy. The next morning, some people came into the road. One of them shouted, The stone is gone. More people ran out to see what had happened. It was true. The stone wasnt on the road any longer. It wasnt even near the road.The boy walked over to where the stone had been and said, I buried it. The people looked rather surprised.You see, he said, I dug a deep hole next to the stone and I dug a small incline（斜坡） up to the stone and the stone rolled(滚) down into the hole itself. Then I covered it with earth. The villagers shouted, Clever boy! Clever boy! And some of them said, Why didnt we think out this good idea? ( )1. Around 500 years ago, this story happened in a small . A. town B. village C. city D. country ( )2. After the earthquake, . A. many people in the village died B. nothing happenedC. the whole village was covered with big stones D. a huge stone fell down the mountain and stood in the middle of the road ( )3. The stone was moved out of the road by . A. an old man B. a young man C. a boy D. a girl ( )4. In the end, the huge stone was . A. in the earth B. in the house C. in the river D. on the road side( )5. From the passage, we can see that . A. the boy was stronger than the villagers B. the villagers were very foolishC. the boy was very bright and good at thinkingD. the villagers were all proud of the boy before the earthquake happened BChinas Manned Space ProgramThe first stageThe second stageThe third stageTime: October 15, 2003Spaceship: Shenzhou Main events:Chinese spaceman Yang Liwei was sent up into space. He went around the earth 14 times in his one_day flight. China became the third country to succeed in manned space flight.Time: October 12, 2005 Spaceship: Shenzhou Main events:Chinese spacemen Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng were both sent up into space.On October 17, the two Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth.Future plans1. China will make a manned moon landing at a proper(适当的) time around 2017. 2. China plans to set up a permanent (永久的) space lab, and build its engineering system in the near future.( )6. The Chinese spaceman traveling in space in the autumn of 2003 is . A. Yang Liwei B. Fei Junlong C. Nie Haisheng D. Zhai Zhigang ( )7. Before China, how many countries had already sent their spacemen into space?A. Only one. B. Two. C. Three. D. We dont know.( )8. Shenzhou V circled the earth in space . A. once B. four times C. five times D. fourteen times( )9. During the second stage, Chinese spacemen stayed in space for .A . one day B. four days C. five days D. fourteen days( )10. Chinese spacemen will possibly walk on the moon around .A. 2007 B. 2008 C. 2010 D. 2017 CAt this moment in different places of the world people are doing different things. In Beijing its early morning. People are sleeping.In London people are leaving work to go home. They are waiting for buses or running for trains. Some people are driving their cars. Some are having afternoon tea at home or walking to the pubs(酒吧) to have a drink. In Moscow(莫斯科) its evening and people are having supper at home or in restaurants. Some are going to watch a ballet(芭蕾舞). Some are drinking in the pubs. In Los Angeles(洛杉矶) its morning. People are working in their offices. Children are starting their lessons.New York is midday now. People arent working but having lunch. They are eating hamburgers or hot dogs and drinking coffee or Coke. Some people are seeing friends or shopping. ( )11. According to the passage we can see that at night some people in Moscow like to . A. go to watch a ballet B. do shopping C. wait for buses D. go to the library( )12. When children in Los Angeles are starting their lessons, people in Beijing are . A. playing basketball B. seeing films C. having lessons D. sleeping( )13. From the passage, we can see the time in New York now is . A. 600 B. 900 C. 1000 D. 1200( )14. We know that London is 3 hours . A. earlier than Moscow B. later than Moscow C. earlier than Los Angeles D. later than Los Angeles( )15. This passage mainly talks about . A. science B. holidays C. time difference D. life in western countriesDIf you go to a fast food restaurant, you will probably see a lot of teenagers(青少年). Today, many teenagers are overweight, and some of this is because of their bad eating habits. Most teenagers love food with a lot of fat, oil, salt, and sugar. People often call this kind of food junk food. But bad eating habits go beyond fast food. We find many teenagers eat unhealthily. Some dont have breakfast before they go to school.During the day, some dont have a proper meal for lunch. In a recent survey(调查) at one school, scientists found that over two_thirds of the students didnt follow a healthy diet(饮食). They didnt like vegetables, and many of them didnt like to eat fruits. They preferred to eat food with a lot of salt, sugar, or fat.Parents today also worry about their childrens diet. Some doctors give the following advice: Teenagers shouldnt eat too much junk food. Teenagers shouldnt eat food with too much salt. Salt can cause high blood pressure(高血压) in the future. Teenagers should eat food with less fat, oil, and sugar. Teenagers need to eat some fruits and vege