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   Shortly after the war,my brother and I were invited to spend a few days with an uncle who had just returned from abroad. He had rented a cottage in the country,although he rarely spent much time there. We understood the reason for this after our arrival: the cottage had no comfortable furniture(家具)in it;many of the windows were broken and the roof leaked(渗漏),making the whole house terrible.

On our first evening,we sat around the fire after supper listening to the stories which our uncle had to tell of his many adventures in distant countries. I was so tired after the long train journey that I would have preferred to go to bed;but I could not stand missing any of my uncle's exciting stories.

He was just in the middle of describing a rather terrifying experience he had once had when there was a loud crash from the bedroom above,the one where my brother and I were going to sleep.

"It sounds as if the roof has fallen in!"cried out my uncle,with a loud laugh.

When we got to the top of the stairs and opened the bedroom door,we could see nothing at first because of the thick clouds of dust which filled the room. When the dust began to clear,a strange sight met our eyes. A large part of the ceiling had fallen down,falling right onto the pillow(枕头)on my bed.

I was glad that I had stayed up late to listen to my uncle's stories,otherwise I should certainly have been seriously injured,perhaps killed.

That night we all slept on the floor in the sitting room downstairs,not wishing to risk our lives by sleeping under a roof which might at any moment fall down on our heads. We left for London the very next morning and my uncle gave up his cottage in the country. This was not the kind of adventure he cared for either!

【小题1】Why did the uncle seldom spend much time in the country cottage?
A.Because the roof of the cottage had fallen.
B.Because the cottage was in bad condition.
C.Because he was used to living abroad.
D.Because the rooms were too small to live in.
【小题2】When the author and his brother opened the bedroom door,they could see nothing at first because.
A.it was completely dark inside
B.there was too much dust in the air
C.something strange stopped them
D.it was a mess inside
【小题3】The author felt glad that he had stayed up late because.
A.he did not miss the exciting stories
B.he spent more time with his uncle
C.he had a lucky escape
D.he saw a strange sight
【小题4】Which of the following can best describe the writer's uncle?
A.Adventurous and good at storytelling.
B.Humorous and good at making jokes.
C.Dependable and generous with money.
D.Thoughtful and sensitive to danger.
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同类题2

   When John Gurdon was 15, he ranked last out of the 250 boys in his grade at biology. He also came in last for every other science subject. His teacher wrote in a _____ , "I believe he has ideas about becoming a _____; form his present performance this is quite foolish. "

Luckily the teacher's words didn't _____ Gurdon's love for science. He kept working hard. He went to labs earlier and left _____ than anyone else. Finally he realized his dream.

On Oct. 8, 2012, 64 years later, the British professor _____ the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka had contributed to the research and therefore _____ the award.

Gurdon got the honor _____ his research into cells and cloning. When he was studying at Oxford, he did some _____ on cells. He took a cell from an adult frog, moved its genes _____ , and put them into an egg cell. The egg cell then ______ into a clone of the adult frog. His research ______ for the first time that every cell in the body contains the same genes.

At that time, many people couldn't ______ Gurdon's idea. But later it helped to ______ Dolly the sheep in 1996, the first cloned mammal in history. It also led to important findings in the ______ use of cells. For example, cells from someone's skin can ______ into any type of tissue in the body. This is good news for those ____ who have diseased or damaged tissue.

Gurdon always remembers the ______ he had when he was 15. He even puts the report on his desk as a daily ______ to himself.

"When you have problems, like an experiment which doesn't work, it's ______ to remind yourself that perhaps you are not so good at your job and the teacher may be ______ ," he said.

However, the facts suggest Gurdon is pretty good indeed.

【小题1】
A.reportB.letterC.passageD.program
【小题2】
A.musicianB.scientistC.managerD.millionaire
【小题3】
A.stopB.condemnC.inspireD.reunite
【小题4】
A.soonerB.laterC.more hurriedlyD.more happily
【小题5】
A.wonB.foundedC.dreamed ofD.applied for
【小题6】
A.receivedB.refusedC.collectedD.shared
【小题7】
A.instead ofB.in spite ofC.because ofD.in place of
【小题8】
A.readingB.writingC.operationD.research
【小题9】
A.suddenlyB.secretlyC.carefullyD.casually
【小题10】
A.cutB.grewC.changedD.formed
【小题11】
A.predictedB.studiedC.provedD.presented
【小题12】
A.acceptB.admitC.avoidD.ignore
【小题13】
A.saveB.discoverC.feedD.create
【小题14】
A.commercialB.medicalC.physicalD.illegal
【小题15】
A.turnB.disappearC.breakD.send
【小题16】
A.researchersB.scientistsC.patientsD.doctors
【小题17】
A.friendB.teacherC.classmateD.neighbor
【小题18】
A.regulationB.routineC.reminderD.reward
【小题19】
A.potentialB.complicatedC.roughD.nice
【小题20】
A.rightB.wrongC.wiseD.silly

同类题3

   At thirteen, I was diagnosed (诊断)with a kind of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.

In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and their write on it, all within 45minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, “Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.”

She glanced down at me through her glasses, “you are not different from your classmates, young man. ”

I tried, but I didn’t finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it homie.

In the quietness of my bedroom; the ‘story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn’t get much education. But Louis didn’t give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raise dots(点), which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.

Wasn’t I the “blind”in my class; being made to learn like the “sighted” students? My thoughts spilled out(溢出)and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was not different from others; I just needed a quieter place: If Louis could find his “Way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?”

I didn’t expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs.Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to ‘me the next day-. with an “A”on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words:. “See what you can do when you keep trying?”

【小题1】The author didn’t finish the reading in class because    .
A.He was new to the class
B.He was tried of literature
C.He had an attention disorder
D.He wanted to take the task home
【小题2】What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?
A.He had good sight
B.He made a great invention.
C.He gave up reading
D.He learned a lot from school
【小题3】What was Mrs. Smith’s attitude to the author at the end of the story?
A.Angry
B.Impatient
C.Sympathetic
D.Encouraging
【小题4】What is the main idea of the passage?
A.The disabled should be treated with respect.
B.A teacher can open up a new world to students.
C.One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts.
D.Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges.