A French father-of-two who swam across the Channel 16 years after losing all his limbs(四肢) in an electrical accident said Sunday that he was “the happiest man alive.”
Philippe Croizon, a 42-year-old former metalworker, said he had performed his feat(壯舉)to inspire all those “who think life is nothing but suffering.”
He set off from Folkestone in southern England just before 8:00 am on Saturday, and arrived on the French coast near Wissant just before 9:30 pm, aided by his specially designed flipper-shaped prosthetic(假肢的)legs.
Steadying himself with his prosthetic arms, Croizon kept up a constant speed in good weather and was accompanied by wild dolphins for part of the 33-kilometre (20-mile) crossing. “For a while, I didn’t realize what I’d done. It was only that night, when I went to bed, that suddenly I burst out laughing, and told myself, ‘You did it!’,” he told AFP by telephone from his home in northern France.
In 1994 Croizon was hit by a 20,000-volt charge as he attempted to remove a television aerial from a house roof. “I was on my hospital bed; they’d just finished cutting off my last leg. You can imagine how that felt. And then I saw a television documentary on a female swimmer who crossed the Channel,” he explained.
“There and then, I asked myself: ‘Why not me one day?’” he said.
Croizon trained for two years and last month completed a 12-hour swim between the ports of Noirmoutier and Pornic on France’s Atlantic coast, but his final Channel crossing was much faster than he had expected. “I wanted to slow down, but I couldn’t. The motor was running,” he said, adding that he had expected to be at sea for 24 hours.
“It was huge. I was in the zone. I was inside my head. I didn’t want to disappoint anyone,” he said, declaring that his next long-distance challenge will be to swim between Europe and Africa.
60. What led to Philippe’s decision to swim across the English Channel?
A. The aim to inspire all those suffering from disabilities.
B. His strong will and determination.
C. The female swimmer who crossed the Channel.
D. His unfortunate experience.
61. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. Philippe’s success in crossing the Channel was incredible
B. the wild dolphins kept him company all the way
C. it took him 24 hours to cross the Channel
D. Philippe planned to travel to Africa
62. What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph?
A. Philippe was swimming in his head.
B. Philippe filled his mind with determination to succeed.
C. Philippe was imagining his success.
D. Philippe was dreaming about his swimming across the Channel.
63. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. Limbless Man Crosses The English Channel
B. Crossing The Channel with Prosthetic Flippers.
C. Philippe’s Purpose of Crossing the Channel.
D. How Philippe Became Limbless.
【文章大意】在一次電擊事故中失去四肢的法國42歲男子菲利普•克魯瓦松日前成功橫渡英吉利海峽，克魯瓦松表示自己是“世上最幸福的人”，并希望通過自己的舉動來鼓勵“那些認為生活就是受苦”的人們。
60. C考查細節(jié)理解。文章說，菲利普觸電之后雙腿被鋸了，躺在醫(yī)院的病床上的他很難受，當(dāng)時看見一檔電視節(jié)目，“就在那個時候和地方，我就問自己，為什么我將來哪一天不能做到呢？”由此判斷選C，當(dāng)時他看的電視節(jié)目使他萌生了橫渡英吉利海峽的想法。
61. A考查推理判斷。從文章的敘述看，一個失去手腳的人能橫渡英吉利海峽，確實是難以置信的。第四段說，菲利普竟然不敢相信自己成功橫渡英吉利海峽�？梢酝浦鳛橐粋�嚴重殘疾的人，菲利普的成功確實是令人難以置信的。
62. B考查句意理解。語境說，“我就在這個區(qū)域里，我不想讓任何人失望”，由此判斷，劃線句子的含義是B，這里在表述菲利普成功的決心。inside one’s head在心頭，有數(shù)，勝券在握。
63. A考查主旨大意。本文介紹法國一位沒有四肢的男子橫渡英吉利海峽的故事，因此本文的標(biāo)題應(yīng)該選A。
科學(xué)實驗活動冊系列答案科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
The Chinese-born American architect Ieoh Ming Pei is one of the most creative architects of our times. He has incorporated both eastern and western ideas into his designs.
Ieoh Ming Pei was born in Guangzhou, China on April 26, 1917. His father was a famous banker. In 1935, at the age of 17, he came to the United States to study architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1942, he entered the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
In 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy selected Pei to design the Kennedy library. After that he became well-known all of the world. People named it one of the Ten Best Buildings in the United States. In 1968, Pei started work on the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, in Washington D.C.. Over one million people visited the building during its first 50 days in existence.
Following the East Wing project Pei's fame has continued to grow widely. In 1983, French President commissioned(委任) Pei to help make the Louvre more modern. Ten years later, the completion of Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre created a new historic landmark for Paris. Pei described it as, "the greatest challenge and greatest accomplishment of my career." At Fragrant Hill, a 300-room hotel in the Chinese capital, Pei has attempted to bring to his native China his often-quoted "third way of making buildings." Avoiding both a complete copying of traditional Chinese motifs(特色) as well as the modernism of the West, Pei has managed, at Fragrant Hill, to make one of his most eloquent(有說服力的) statements.
Pei has designed nearly 50 projects in the United States and abroad. About half of these projects have won major awards. Pei has been awarded the highest honors from nations over the world. In 1990, Pei was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President George Bush for his contributions to world peace and service to the US government.
56. Which is the right order of the events of Ieoh Ming Pei?
Pei started work on the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, in Washington DC.
Ieoh Ming Pei entered the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
The completion of Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre created a new historic landmark for Paris.
Ieoh Ming Pei was selected to design the Kennedy library.
Ieoh Ming Pei was born in Guangzhou.
Pei was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President George Bush.
Ieoh Ming Pei came to Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
French President commissioned Pei to help make the Louvre more modern.
A. e-g-d-b-a-h-c-f B. e-g-b-d-a-h-c-f C. e-g-b-d-h-a-c-f D. e-g-b-d-a-h-f-c
The underlined word “incorporate” can be replaced by __________.
A. divide B. combine C. separate D. part
It was ____________ that Ieoh Ming Pei became world-famous.
A. after the completion of Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre
B. after he designed East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, in Washington DC
C. after he designed the Kennedy library
D. after he designed the Fragrant Hill
__________ is an excellent building that shows both the traditional Chinese motifs and the modernism of the West.
A. Fragrant Hill
B. Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre
C. The East Wing of the National Gallery of Art
D. Kennedy library
We can infer that about _________of Ieoh Ming Pei’s projects have won major awards.
A. 50 B. 15 C. 25 D. 35
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Steinbeck, John, 1902-68, American writer, born in Salinas, Calif., studied at Stanford. He is probably best remembered for his strong sociological novel The Grapes of Wrath, considered one of the great American novels of the 20th century. Steinbeck's early novels-Cup of Gold (1929), The Pastures of Heaven (1932), and To a God Unknown (1933)-attracted little critical attention, but Tortilla Flat (1935), an affectionate（親切的）yet realistic novel about the lovely, Spanish-speaking poor of Monterey, was enthusiastically received.
A merciful understanding of the world's poor was to be Steinbeck's mark. The novel In Dubious Battle (1936) defends striking immigrant agricultural workers in the California fields. In the novel Of Mice and Men (1937; later made into a play), Steinbeck again presents immigrant workers, but this time in terms of human worth and integrity（完好）－a theme he also used in The Moon Is Down (1942; later made into a play), about Norwegian resistance to the Nazis. The Grapes of Wrath (1939; Pulitzer Prize), while treating the hard situation of dispossessed Dust Bowl farmers during the 1930s, presents a universal picture of victims of disaster. Steinbeck's description of the westward migration of the Joad family, and their following struggles in the agricultural industry of California, is realistic and moving, and he presents his inferior characters with nobility.
Steinbeck's other works are diverse, ranging from the literal account of a voyage, The Sea of Cortez (1941; written with the marine biologist E. F. Ricketts),to a moral story, The Pearl (1948); to a French folk piece, The Short Reign of Pippin IV (1957). Love of his native land shines through the delicately nostalgic story "The Red Pony" in The Long Valley (1938). The somewhat emotional attitude of Tortilla Flat appears again in Cannery Row (1945), The Wayward Bus (1947), and Sweet Thursday (1954).
How many novels adapted into a play are mentioned in the passage ?_________.
A. Nine B. Seven C. Four D. Two
Accoding to the passage , which of the following is true?
A. The Grapes of Wrath, is considered one of the great novels of this century.
B. Only in the novel In Dubious Battle Steinbeck referred to immigrant workers.
C. In The Grapes of Wrath, farmers living in Dust Bowl possess almost nothing.
D. All Steinbeck’s late works are related to his love of his native land.
We can learn from the passage that Steinbeck .
A. did not draw much attention until Tortilla Flat was published
B. wrote all his novels in terms of human worth and integrity
C. presented poor but noble characters in all his novels
D. showed his love for his native land in The Short Reign of Pippin IV
The passage is mainly about Steinbeck’s .
A. works B. life C. fame D. prize
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The Chinese-born American architect Ieoh Ming Pei is one of the most creative architects of our times. He has incorporated both eastern and western ideas into his designs.
Ieoh Ming Pei was born in Guangzhou, China on April 26, 1917. His father was a famous banker. In 1935, at the age of 17, he came to the United States to study architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1942, he entered the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
In 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy selected Pei to design the Kennedy library. After that he became well-known all of the world. People named it one of the Ten Best Buildings in the United States. In 1968, Pei started work on the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, in Washington D.C.. Over one million people visited the building during its first 50 days in existence.
Following the East Wing project Pei's fame has continued to grow widely. In 1983, French President commissioned(委任) Pei to help make the Louvre more modern. Ten years later, the completion of Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre created a new historic landmark for Paris. Pei described it as, "the greatest challenge and greatest accomplishment of my career." At Fragrant Hill, a 300-room hotel in the Chinese capital, Pei has attempted to bring to his native China his often-quoted "third way of making buildings." Avoiding both a complete copying of traditional Chinese motifs(特色) as well as the modernism of the West, Pei has managed, at Fragrant Hill, to make one of his most eloquent(有說服力的) statements.
Pei has designed nearly 50 projects in the United States and abroad. About half of these projects have won major awards. Pei has been awarded the highest honors from nations over the world. In 1990, Pei was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President George Bush for his contributions to world peace and service to the US government.
56. Which is the right order of the events of Ieoh Ming Pei?
Pei started work on the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, in Washington DC.
Ieoh Ming Pei entered the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
The completion of Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre created a new historic landmark for Paris.
Ieoh Ming Pei was selected to design the Kennedy library.
Ieoh Ming Pei was born in Guangzhou.
Pei was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President George Bush.
Ieoh Ming Pei came to Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
French President commissioned Pei to help make the Louvre more modern.
A. e-g-d-b-a-h-c-f B. e-g-b-d-a-h-c-f C. e-g-b-d-h-a-c-f D. e-g-b-d-a-h-f-c
【小題1】The underlined word “incorporate” can be replaced by __________.
| A．divide | B．combine | C．separate | D．part |
| A．a(chǎn)fter the completion of Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre |
| B．a(chǎn)fter he designed East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, in Washington DC |
| C．a(chǎn)fter he designed the Kennedy library |
| D．a(chǎn)fter he designed the Fragrant Hill |
| A．Fragrant Hill |
| B．Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre |
| C．The East Wing of the National Gallery of Art |
| D．Kennedy library |
| A．50 | B．15 | C．25 | D．35 |
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單詞拼寫
注意：每空只填1個單詞
【小題1】We should try to ______ (使結(jié)合) work with pleasure.
【小題2】He __________（分析）the food and found that it contained poison.
【小題3】A British club arranged for high school students to go to places where there are lost __________ (文明).
【小題4】The Normans, a French-speaking people who defeated England made __________ (貢獻) to the development of the new type of English.
【小題5】Socrates’ way of _______(接近) the truth is now called the Socratic Method.
【小題6】The children _________(恐慌) when they realized they were lost.
【小題7】I don’t know his password, so I can’t have a________ to his computer.
【小題8】His lie was so touching that many of his friends f__________ for it.
【小題9】These words have similar meanings. I really have difficulty d_____one from another.
【小題10】U________, his computer crashed the moment it was most needed.
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第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，共1 0分）
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下框的A～F選項中選出能概括每一段主題的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有一項為多余選項。
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A．The introduction of Paris |
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B．The culture of Paris |
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C．The population growth in Paris |
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D．The production of Paris |
E．The education in Paris
F．The industries in Paris
51．____________
Paris, the capital and the largest city of the country, is in north central France．The Paris metropolitan area contains nearly 20% of the nation’s population and is the economic, cultural, and political center of France．The French government have historically favored the city as the site for all decision making, thus powerfully attracting nearly all of the nation’s activities．
52．___________[來源:ZXXK]
Paris has grown steadily since it was chosen as the national capital in the late 10th century．With the introduction of the Industrial Revolution, a great number of people moved to the city from the country during the 19th century．The migration was especially stimulated by the construction of railroads, which provided easy access to the capital．After World War II, more and more immigrants arrived．
53．____________
The city is the centralized control point of most national radio and television broadcasting．It is a place of publication of the most important newspapers and magazines and an international book publishing center．With more than 100 museums, Paris has truly one of the greatest concentrations of art treasures in the world．The Louvre, opened as a museum in 1793, is one of the largest museums in the world．
54．___________
In the late 1980s about 4.1 million pupils annually attended about 47,000 elementary schools．In addition, about 5.4 million students attended some 11,200 secondary schools．Approximately 1.2 million students were enrolled annually at universities and colleges in France in the late 1980s．French centers of learning have served as academic models throughout the world．
55．___________
Paris is the leading industrial center of France, with about one quarter of the nation’s manufacturing concentrated in the metropolitan area．Industries of consumers goods have always been drawn to Paris by the enormous market of the big population; and modern, high-technology industries also have become numerous since World War II．Chief manufactures are machinery, automobiles, chemicals and electrical equipment．
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