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The Brown Bear

My wife Laura and I were on the beach, with three of our children, taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear. The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly.

Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, "Dad! The bear is right behind us!" An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute. This one was silent and its ears pinned back — the sign (迹象) of an animal that is going in for the kill. And it was a cold April day. The bear behaved abnormally, probably because of hunger.

I held my camera tripod (三脚架) in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight. I knew I would not be able to hold it for long.

Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family, who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.

The bear hit at the camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going to break.

Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as hard as I could for five or six times. The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling (扭打) with the bear at this point. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back towards the forest, before returning for another attack — the first time I felt panic.

Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My arm was injured, but the outcome for us could hardly have been better. I'm proud that my family remained clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.

【小题1】The brown bear approached the family in order to   _______.
A.catch shore birdsB.start an attack
C.protect the childrenD.set up a barrier for itself
【小题2】The bear finally went away after it   _______.
A.felt safeB.got injured
C.found some foodD.took away the camera
【小题3】The writer and his family survived mainly due to their_______   .
A.prideB.patience
C.calmnessD.cautiousness
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同类题1

   Many years ago,when I was in high school and working on weekends to pay for the extras that my family couldn’t really afford,I lost my wallet.

My old car needed gassing up. I prepaid and then put my wallet on the bumper(保险杠),and drove off. I hadn’t even had time to miss it when my phone rang and a man asked me if I had lost my wallet. I checked my pocket and to my surprise,I didn’t find my wallet. He asked me to tell him how much money was in it. He then told me where to pick up my wallet.

As I pulled into his driveway,I noticed his handicapped van(残疾人车)and the ramp going up to the house. I was thinking that there was no way this man easily got out of his van and got my wallet off the street. He had to pull over,get in his wheelchair,lower the lift,and then pick it up. I was just surprised. I felt grateful.

I knocked on the door and he told me to come in. I thanked him like 10 times for finding my wallet. I was stuck,though. While I didn’t want to insult him by offering money,I really felt like offering something. So I asked him if there was anything I could do to repay his kindness,and he said,“Just pass it on. ”I said I would be certain to do that. I was raised to be honest in any situation and I would have done so,without promising this fellow I would,but I wanted to repay his kindness,so I willingly promised I would.

【小题1】Where did the writer lose his wallet?
A.At the shop.
B.At the gas station.
C.At the hospital.
D.At the garage.
【小题2】We can know the man who picked up the wallet couldn’t _______ freely.
A.walkB.hear
C.speakD.see
【小题3】What did the man ask the writer to do?
A.He asked the writer to be careful.
B.He asked the writer to pass his kindness on.
C.He asked the writer to repay his kindness.
D.He asked the writer to be honest.
【小题4】What can we learn from the man’s action?
A.Where there’s a will there’s a way.
B.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C.Good is rewarded with good.
D.Help others, but not ask for anything.

同类题3

William Herschel was born on November 15th, 1738 in Hanover in a family of musicians. In 1757,he fled to England and began earning a living as an organist and later composer and conductor. In 1772, he convinced his sister Caroline to join him as a singer. In their spare time the brother-sister team became occupied in astronomy. William died at his home in Slough, near Windsor on August 25th,1822,and Caroline on September 1st,1848.
Herschel’s first major discoveries were to show that Mars and Jupiter exhibit axial rotation(绕轴自转). Herschel struck fame in 1781,when on March 13th he discovered the planet Uranus(天王星) while engaged in work aimed at determining stellar parallax(恒星视差).This being the first new planet discovered since ancient times, Herschel, until then a mere amateur astronomer relatively unknown even in England, became world-famous. Adopting a historically proven strategy, Herschel named the new planet Georgium Sidum,in honor of the then ruling English king GeorgeⅢ. The trick worked once again, as King GeorgeⅢ gave William and Caroline the titles of“The King’s Astronomer”and“Assistant to the King’s Astronomer”, an honor which came with a life’s pension for both. In 1782 they moved to Bath, and shortly thereafter to Slough, and from this point on William and Caroline could devote themselves entirely to astronomy. The Herschels went on to discover two moons of Uranus in 1787.
While Caroline became increasingly occupied with the search for comets at which she was quite successful, William became for a time interested in the Sun. Inspired by Wilson’s 1774 work, he put forth the theory of sunspots(太阳黑子),an opinion that continued to exist well into the nineteenth century. In 1800,he became interested in the solar spectrum(太阳光谱),and uncovered the first evidence for solar energy output outside of the visible spectrum, in what is now known as the infrared(红外线).In 1801, he published two papers that effectively started the field of solar influences on Earth’s weather.
【小题1】Herschel made himself known to the world mainly by .
A.discovering the planet Uranus
B.determining stellar parallax
C.discovering two moons of Uranus
D.uncovering the evidence for the infrared
【小题2】It can be inferred from the passage that George Ⅲ .
A.liked science and technology
B.liked Herschel’s naming of the new planet
C.was interested in astronomy
D.gave Herschel a lot of useful suggestions
【小题3】What do we know about Caroline from the passage?
A.She was successful in music.
B.She was given the title of“The King’s Astronomer”.
C.She died later than her brother.
D.She published two papers.
【小题4】This passage mainly tells readers .
A.some information about Herschel and his sister
B.how Herschel and his sister discovered the planet Uranus
C.Herschel and Caroline got along well with each other
D.Herschel and Caroline’s major scientific publications

同类题4

阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。

A young man had bought an old house that was in bad shape, but he and his wife believed they could restore it. They immediately went to work. Their goal was to have the old building look best for New Year’s Eve get-together.

Just two days before New Year, however, a storm swept through the area, leaving a hole in the wall of the house. There was obviously no time to repair the damage before New Year. Then, the sad couple attended a local auction(拍卖)that afternoon. One of the items put up for bids was an old gold-and-ivory-colored tablecloth. Seized by an inspiration, the young man was the highest bidder at $ 6.50. His idea was to hang the cloth to cover the ragged hole.

On the day before New Year, it was snowy. As the young man unlocked the house door, he noticed an old woman standing at the bus stop. He knew the bus wouldn’t be there within at least half an hour, so he invited her inside to keep warm.

When the woman walked in and saw the tablecloth, she rushed at it and said excitedly, “It’s mine. It is my tablecloth.” She told the surprised man its history and even showed him her name in one comer of the tablecloth. She and her husband had once lived in Vienna, Austria, and their village was hit by a deadly disease. So they decided to flee to Switzerland, but her husband told her to leave first, saying he had something urgent to deal with. A few days later, it was reported that the bus her husband took fell off the cliff(悬崖)and he was never to be found. Her husband was believed to have died. Touched by her story, the young couple asked about her address, planning to send the tablecloth to her after New Year. As the bus came, she left.

In the candlelight of New Year’s Eve, the tablecloth looked even more beautiful. As the man’s friends left the house, they thanked the man for his arrangement and mentioned how beautiful the house looked.

注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150词左右;
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;
4. 续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:

Otte old gentleman stayed, admiring the tablecloth.

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Paragraph 2:

The young man drove the old man to that old woman’s home.

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同类题5

   My daughter is a single parent. She works hard to_____ for herself and her three young sons. She carefully controlled how much money they spent and_____ to plan for the little luxuries(奢侈品). When her eldest son,David,wanted a_____ so that he could do an after-school newspaper delivery job,she_____ and soon,he was the proud_____ of a good second-hand bike.

One afternoon,my_____ asked David to go to a local shop. He rode his bicycle,but foolishly left it outside the shop_____ locking it up. When David came out of the shop,it was_____. He walked home in_____ and then,together with his frustrated mother,went to the local police station to report the______ .

Imagine their______ when they arrived at the station:David’s bike was in a car’s boot(行李箱).The_____ told them how he’d seen a group of kids______ the bike once my grandson went inside the shop.

The driver—in his late teens himself-called out to them to“leave that bike______”. Despite this,one member of the group______ on the bicycle and rode it away while the others followed. Not to be ______,the teen got in his car,drove after them and______ that they give the stolen bike back.

He was______ to be able to return it to my grandson together with a lecture about the bad result of______ to use the bike lock. ______,in all the excitement,he slipped away,without even giving them his name or telephone number.

【小题1】
A.standB.provideC.changeD.arrange
【小题2】
A.permittedB.refusedC.managedD.decided
【小题3】
A.bicycleB.watchC.helmetD.backpack
【小题4】
A.gave outB.set asideC.saved upD.worked out
【小题5】
A.bikerB.workerC.sellerD.owner
【小题6】
A.motherB.daughterC.fatherD.brother
【小题7】
A.withoutB.againstC.exceptD.by
【小题8】
A.leftB.desertedC.brokenD.gone
【小题9】
A.laughterB.troubleC.tearsD.peace
【小题10】
A.dangerB.theftC.accidentD.fight
【小题11】
A.joyB.regretC.angerD.sadness
【小题12】
A.policemanB.managerC.teacherD.driver
【小题13】
A.rideB.fixC.stealD.knock
【小题14】
A.outB.offC.awayD.alone
【小题15】
A.jumpedB.touchedC.walkedD.moved
【小题16】
A.annoyedB.upsetC.confusedD.discouraged
【小题17】
A.advisedB.requiredC.suggestedD.ordered
【小题18】
A.gratefulB.surprisedC.happyD.determined
【小题19】
A.learningB.tryingC.rememberingD.failing
【小题20】
A.BesidesB.AfterwardsC.SuddenlyD.Therefore