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Scientists in Colombia have trained a team of rats to help remove land mines from the countryside. Land mines are small bombs hidden in the ground and designed to explode(爆炸) when someone steps on them.
When trained, the rats can smell special metals in the mines and then signal(發(fā)信號(hào)) to their human team. Then why use rats for such an important job?
In the past, dogs have been used to find bombs. Rats have a good sense of smell and can respond to orders, just like dogs do. But rats are much lighter than dogs. They stand less of a chance of setting off the mines, which explode under a certain amount of weight. What’s more, the best rats are cheaper to keep than dogs. It costs about the same amount of money to take care of one dog as it does 70 rats.
The rats have already been used in Tanzania, an African country with many land mines. Luisa Fernanda Méndez and her team in Colombia are training the even lighter Wistar rats. These are the white rats with red eyes that scientists often use in laboratory experiments. “They even train their babies to perform their jobs, which saves us a lot of time, ” Méndez said.
Colombia has the second-highest rate(比率) of deaths from land mine accidents in the world. Last year, land mines killed 695 people — 56 of whom were children. A criminal group called the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, as well as other organizations, have placed the mines. FARC are strongly against Colombia’s government. The group has placed mines all around its own bases and in many places in the countryside.
In the past, the Colombian government hired peasants and poor farmers to find mines. Many of them died trying to find the well-hidden bombs.
Colombian police official Erick Guzmán hopes the team of rats can come to the rescue(援救). “These rats will be a great help,” he said.
【小題1】How do rats help to find land mines?

A.By their special sight. B.By their light weight.
C.By their sense of smell.D.By their excellent hearing.
【小題2】The advantage of rats over dogs in finding bombs is that _____.
A.they are cleverer.
B.they run faster
C.they have a better sense of smell
D.they don’t make mines explode as easily
【小題3】The underlined word “They” may refer to ______.
A.scientistsB.Wistar rats
C.dogsD.Méndez and her team
【小題4】 What is the passage mainly about?
A.Specially-trained rats help clear land mines.
B.People in Tanzania are suffering from land mines.
C.Dogs are no longer used to find land mines.
D.Land mines have become a great danger to Colombians.

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 Texting in the street—your funeral

Millions of people are putting their lives at risk by texting their friends as they walk along busy streets, reported the Daily Mail.

One in ten  41  users has already been  42  because they are so lost in their phones that they fail to  43  lamp-posts or cars, according to Joanna Lumdsen of Aston University.

To test the danger of texting while  44  , Lumdsen did an experiment in which volunteers followed a  45  path while trying to  46  in a message on the phone.

Around them, screens  47  up instructions to avoid stepping on  48  colors on the floor.

She found that people missed one in five  49  because they were so busy with their phones.

“In  50  life this means that one in five lamp-posts or moving cars is  51

to go unnoticed by people  52  and walking,” she said.

Her research is looking for ways cell phone makers could improve the  53

of phones to make texting on the move  54  . That could  55  easier-to-use voice operated phones, or phones that respond to gestures.

“The safest thing is  56  people not to text while they walk along,” she said. “ 57  a lot of people in business are  58  to carry a mobile phone and be in  59  24 hours a day, seven days a week. They are under pressure to reply to calls  60  , and to respond to text messages and emails straight away.

1.

A.

textbook

B.

electric bike

C.

mobile phone

D.

computer

2.

A.

injured

B.

admitted

C.

attacked

D.

rewarded

3.

A.

catch

B.

notice

C.

watch

D.

search

4.

A.

riding

B.

working

C.

shopping

D.

walking

5.

A.

colored

B.

marked

C.

narrow

D.

dangerous

6.

A.

answer

B.

write

C.

type

D.

take

7.

A.

brightened

B.

flashed

C.

lighted

D.

shone

8.

A.

particular

B.

different

C.

similar

D.

various

9.

A.

instructions

B.

explanations

C.

experiments

D.

solutions

10.

A.

busy

B.

modern

C.

real

D.

lively

11.

A.

possible

B.

probable

C.

maybe

D.

likely

12.

A.

speaking

B.

texting

C.

thinking

D.

waiting

13.

A.

appearance

B.

invention

C.

quality

D.

design

14.

A.

easier

B.

safer

C.

quicker

D.

clearer

15.

A.

include

B.

attend

C.

obtain

D.

consider

16.

A.

by

B.

for

C.

with

D.

of

17.

A.

But

B.

And

C.

While

D.

So

18.

A.

expected

B.

driven

C.

intended

D.

honored

19.

A.

service

B.

duty

C.

contact

D.

freedom

20.

A.

immediately

B.

seriously

C.

conveniently

D.

pleasantly

【答案】

21.C

22.A

23.B

24.D

25.A

26.C

27.B

28.A

29.A

30.C

31.D

32.B

33.D

34.B

35.A

36.B

37.A

38.A

39.C

40.A

【解析】 略

【題型】完型填空

【適用】較難

【標(biāo)題】20102011學(xué)年吉林省長(zhǎng)春十一中高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)題

【關(guān)鍵字標(biāo)簽】Texting in the street, 社會(huì)現(xiàn)象類(lèi)

【結(jié)束】

13【題文】“Hurry, Mommy! Let’s go trick-or-treating!” My daughter waited by the door in her pink princess skirt while I prayed in the living room. Usually I liked taking her out on Halloween, but this year I was sad. I was worried about my mother, who was in China on vacation. I got a call that afternoon that she had slipped and fallen on the hard floor of her hotel and broken her leg. She was taken to a hospital in Beijing. Mom was nervous because she couldn’t understand any of the doctors. If only I could do something to help her!

I knew I couldn’t let my worries spoil my daughter’s fun. There was nothing I could do for Mom except pray, I thought. We left the house and went down the block. I was so upset that I hardly took notice of the kids around me. There came the man to whose son I’d once given piano lessons. “Hello there,” I said, greeting him and the boy at his side.

“Hello,” the father answered. “Having fun?”“I’m trying,” I said. “Why, what’s wrong?” he asked. I told him the whole story. “My mother, in China, broke her leg and didn’t understand any of the doctors. And I’m too far away to do anything!” I said.

He raised his eyebrows. “Beijing, you said?” he asked. I nodded. He smiled. “Believe it or not, my sister is a doctor at an English-speaking hospital there. If you want, I’ll make a call right away and we’ll try and get your mom transferred (轉(zhuǎn)移).”

A few days later I sat in the living room with my daughter as she finished the last of the candy. “Mommy, how far away is China?” she asked. “Not as far as I thought,” I said.

41.What did the author’s daughter want to do?

A.Pray with the author.

B.Enjoy herself outside.

C.Play a trick on her mom.

D.Go to the theatre to see a play.

42.What was the author’s mother worried about most?

A.She couldn’t get used to the life in Beijing.

B.She was hurt in the leg badly while travelling.

C.She was too old and weak to pray for her daughter.

D.She couldn’t make herself understood by the doctor.

43.The author hardly took notice of the kids around because _____ .

A.she was calling her mother

B.she felt very sad at that time

C.she was about to give a lesson

D.she couldn’t find her daughter

44. We can infer from the text that _____ .

A.the man’s sister would help the author’s mother

B.the author would come to China to see her mother

C.the author was a famous music teacher in the town

D.the author’s daughter wanted to travel in China

【答案】

45.B           

46.D

47.B

48.A

【解析】 略

【題型】閱讀理解

【適用】較難

【標(biāo)題】20102011學(xué)年吉林省長(zhǎng)春十一中高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)題

【關(guān)鍵字標(biāo)簽】my mother,家庭生活類(lèi)

【結(jié)束】

14【題文】It is winter in many parts of the world. For some areas, that means snow. Maybe even lots of snow. If you don’t have to drive in it or remove it, snow can be very beautiful. When snow covers everything around you, the world looks like a “winter wonderland”. That is the name of a very popular song about winter. Richard Smith and Felix Bernard wrote the song back in 1934. There are hundreds of recordings of this happy song.

But winter is not always such a beautiful and happy time. It’s cold outside. You try hard to keep warm. The days are darker and shorter. The sun rarely shines. The leaves on the trees are brown. It isn’t surprising that some people are sad in winter. And some people dream about being somewhere else where it’s warm and pretty—like the state of California. The Mamas and the Papas recorded this famous song “California Dreaming”.

During the 1960s, many other famous rock groups released songs about winter. Here is a poetic song by Simon and Garfunkel called “A Hazy Shade of Winter”. They sing about life and hope and possibilities.

In 1968, the group Blood, Sweat and Tears recorded this gentle, sad song about winter. They sing about a lost love and forgotten memories in “Sometimes in Winter”.

In the early 1990s, Tori Amos wrote and recorded the beautiful song called “Winter”. She enjoyed singing about winter when she was a child.

Finally, on a happier note comes this song written and recorded by Fountains of Wayne in 2003. They sing about a snowstorm in a New England town. Nothing unusual there. But instead of being sad or tense about the snow, they write a song about it.

49. The underlined sentence “For some areas, that means snow.” probably means 

_____ .

A.In some areas, when it’s winter, it must snow

B.In some areas, it often snows in winter

C.In some areas, it’s important to snow

D.In some areas, people like snow in winter

50. According to the second paragraph, winter is _____ .

A.beautiful and happy

B.happy and warm

C.lovely and hopeful

D.cold and sad

51.Which of the songs can bring us hope of life?

A.Winter Wonderland.

B.California Dreaming.

C.A Hazy Shade of Winter.

D.Sometimes in Winter.

52.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Winter in different areas.

B.Different ideas about winter.

C.Songs about winter.

D.Winter is cold but happy.

【答案】

53.B

54.D

55.C

56.C

【解析】 略

【題型】閱讀理解

【適用】較難

【標(biāo)題】20102011學(xué)年吉林省長(zhǎng)春十一中高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)題

【關(guān)鍵字標(biāo)簽】winter,自然類(lèi)

【結(jié)束】

15【題文】A number of scientific studies have suggested that repeatedly heading a football could increase the risk of developing dementia (癡呆癥) in later life.

In 2002, former England international footballer Jeff Astle died aged 59. A coroner (驗(yàn)尸官) said that Astle died from a brain disease likely to have been caused by “repeated small damages to the brain” related to heading a heavy leather football.

Dr. Scott Delaney, research director of emergency medicine at McGill University Health Center in Montreal, Canada, has also researched soccer-related head injury and agrees that head-to-head or elbow-to-head blows are the real risk.

In 2007, Delaney carried out a study on footballers aged between 12 and 17 that showed they were half as likely to be concussed (使腦部受到震蕩) wearing headgear (帽) than without.

He said youngsters have a higher risk of head injury than adults because their heads are thinner and less able to absorb shock. To make matters worse, their neck muscles aren’t as well developed and they often lack the correct heading technique that can help throw away the force of the ball.

Delaney recommends that children wear headgear when playing football and says his two eldest children wear head protection playing the sport. But he admits that children can be unwilling to be the first to wear head protection—especially when their football heroes play without it.

While headgear can protect footballers from being concussed during a match, no one knows the long-term effects of repeated “sub-concussive” blows to the head.

Delaney says that while there is indirect evidence that a career in soccer can lead to dementia, no one has yet found a sure link between the two. He says proving a link would mean monitoring hundreds of footballers for three or four decades—and that would take a lot of funding.

57.Which might be the best title of the passage?

A.Playing football may lead to brain damage.

B.Repeated small damages to the brain.

C.Footballers should wear headgear when playing. .

D.Evidence to dementia.

58.According to Delaney’s research, what is the most risky injuries to head?

A.Long-term effects of blows.

B.Wearing head protection.

C.Underdeveloped neck muscles.

D.Head-to-head or elbow-to-head blows.

59. Children are unwilling to wear headgear because they think _____ .

A.headgear is harmful to their heads

B.headgear influences their skills

C.they should follow their idols

D.they mustn’t lead the fashion

60.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _____ .

A.Delaney has studied dementia for three or four decades

B.few footballers would like to be studied in the research

C.funding is important in order to carry out the research.

D.no one can find the link between playing football and dementia

【答案】

61.A

62.D

63.C

64.C

【解析】 略

【題型】閱讀理解

【適用】較難

【標(biāo)題】20102011學(xué)年吉林省長(zhǎng)春十一中高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)題

【關(guān)鍵字標(biāo)簽】the risk of developing dementia 癡呆癥,醫(yī)學(xué)類(lèi)

【結(jié)束】

16【題文】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Are You Ready for College?

Before you send in your college applications, keep this in mind: it’s not the norm (準(zhǔn)則) in every culture for students to go to college right out of high school.

 65.  So if you find yourself applying for college simply because it’s the thing to do after high school, think again. Going to college right after high school may be the norm in your community, but it’s not the norm everywhere and it may not be the best decision for you.

 66.  Yes, higher education often gives young people a big advantage in the working world, but not always. A solid technical or business school application can give you an advantage as well, and if the environment seems like a better one for you than a traditional college campus, this might be your best choice. A lot of people lead successful lives with a high school education and years of work experience.

The price of a college or university education has become a serious burden for young people and their families.   67. In some cases, putting off college for a year or two while a student earns money full time can make sense.   68.  

  69.  Almost all students suffer from homesickness, but for some students, the transition may be too much to deal with.

A.Is going to college always the best choice for high school graduates?

B.Spend some time considering your choices before sending in your applications.

C.Besides, it’s quite possible that going to college is not the right choice for you.

D.During this time, the student can take a few inexpensive classes at a community college.

E. So students take massive amounts of loans, which can take decades to pay off.

F. Many young people have other choices, like military service, work experience,

community service or travel.

G. The transition from high school to college is an emotional challenge for almost everybody,

especially if you move away from home.

【答案】

70.F           

71.C

72.E

73.D

74.G

【解析】 略

【題型】其他

【適用】較難

【標(biāo)題】20102011學(xué)年吉林省長(zhǎng)春十一中高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)題

【關(guān)鍵字標(biāo)簽】Are You Ready for College?,學(xué)習(xí)類(lèi)

【結(jié)束】

17【題文】閱讀下列每個(gè)句子,根據(jù)空白處的漢語(yǔ)提示,填入適當(dāng)詞匯。每空僅限一詞。

75.Now the government is paying more attention to _____ (農(nóng)業(yè)).          

76.W     out! There is a car coming!     

77. felt so sleepy that I couldn’t stop _____ (打哈欠).

78. From her      (面部)expression we can read her dissatisfaction.                                     

79.Customs officers examined all       (行李) at the airport.

80. It’s an old t     for Chinese to get together and eat dumplings on the eve of the Spring Festival.    

81.They didn’t fight, but stood there _____ (怒視) at each other.  

82.You should receive a reply w     seven days.      

83.They are having a heated a     over whether drinking is bad for health.

84. The lake      (包圍) by trees is a nice place to visit.

85.After his wife died, the man often d     his sadness in wine.

【答案】

86.agriculture             

87.Watch               

88.yawning              

89.facial                

90.baggage/ luggage

91.tradition      

92.glaring 

93.within

94.argument      

95.surrounded          

96.drowned

【解析】 略

【題型】單詞拼寫(xiě)

【適用】較難

【標(biāo)題】20102011學(xué)年吉林省長(zhǎng)春十一中高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)題

【關(guān)鍵字標(biāo)簽】單詞拼寫(xiě)

【結(jié)束】

18【題文】每個(gè)句子有且僅有一處錯(cuò)誤,或錯(cuò)一詞, 或多一詞,或少一詞。

如本句錯(cuò)一詞,在錯(cuò)詞下劃一橫線,并在橫線下寫(xiě)出修改后的詞;

如本句多一詞,把多余的詞用斜線(﹨)劃掉;

如本句缺一詞,在缺詞處加一漏字符號(hào)(∧),并在其下面寫(xiě)上該加的詞。

注意:未按照要求答題不得分。

97. He loved the novel so many that he read it for three times.

98.Canada is the second most largest country in the world.

99.Parents react strong to the program of quality education.

100.It is clear is that the moon is smaller than the earth.

101. With the baby well cared for, the parents will free of worries at work.

102.When I was driving to work, my car suddenly broke up and I had to repair it by myself.      

103.Tony approached Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on cheek.

104.He injured his leg; however, he couldn’t play in the game.

105. The soldiers fought in defend of their country’s safety.

106.You’d better take the old bridge as the new one is built.

【答案】

107.He loved the novel so many that he read it for three times.

much

108.Canada is the second most largest country in the world.

109. Parents react strong to the program of quality education.

strongly                                

110.It is clear is that the moon is smaller than the earth.

What 或 ﹨                                   

111.With the baby well cared for, the parents will ∧ free of worries at work.

be

112.When I was driving to work, my car suddenly broke up and I had to repair it by myself.      

down                             

113.Tony approached Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on ∧ cheek.

the

114.He injured his leg; however, he couldn’t play in the game.

therefore/ hence

115.The soldiers fought in defend of their country’s safety.

defense/ defence

116.You’d better take the old bridge as the new one is ∧ built.

being

【解析】 略

【題型】短文改錯(cuò)

【適用】較難

【標(biāo)題】20102011學(xué)年吉林省長(zhǎng)春十一中高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)題

【關(guān)鍵字標(biāo)簽】單句改錯(cuò)

【結(jié)束】

19【題文】假如你是某所中學(xué)的一名學(xué)生,3月22日(世界水日)你參加了你們班開(kāi)展的一系列節(jié)水宣傳活動(dòng)。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下提示,以日記的形式記錄當(dāng)天的活動(dòng)內(nèi)容.

1)上午開(kāi)班會(huì),討論節(jié)水宣傳活動(dòng);

2)下午2點(diǎn),去社區(qū)發(fā)宣傳材料(leaflets);

3)下午3點(diǎn),邀來(lái)的專(zhuān)家在社區(qū)做相關(guān)演講;

4)演講后,與鄰居們討論,提出節(jié)水建議.

注意:① 詞數(shù)100左右。開(kāi)頭已為你寫(xiě)好,不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

② 可適當(dāng)增加內(nèi)容以使行文連貫.

March 22, 2011   Tuesday                                       Sunny

Today is World Water Day._________________________________________                  

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

【答案】

March 22, 2011   Tuesday                                       Sunny

Today is World Water Day.In the morning, we had a class meeting talking about what to do on this special day. Finally, we reached an agreement and immediately began to make preparations for the afternoon’s activities.

At 2:00 p.m., we went to the neighboring community to hand out leaflets, calling on people to save water. Around 3 o’clock, the expert we invited gave an excellent speech on the current water crisis in China. He talked about the drought in the Southwest and the severe shortage of water in our city. The speech had a strong appeal to all the people present, including me.

After the speech, we had a discussion with our neighbors about various ways of saving water in our daily life. I suggested turning off the water tap immediately after using it, and a granny came up with the ideas of reusing the water from kitchen, for example, the water after washing fruits and vegetables can be used to water flowers and so on.

Today, I have had a better understanding of the importance of saving water and really learnt a lot about saving water.

【解析】 略

【題型】書(shū)面表達(dá)

【適用】較難

【標(biāo)題】20102011學(xué)年吉林省長(zhǎng)春十一中高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)題

【關(guān)鍵字標(biāo)簽】世界水日

【結(jié)束】

 

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At Blossom End Railroad Station, 22-year-old Stanley Vine sat, waiting for his new employer. The surrounding green fields were so unlike the muddy landscape of war-torn France. After four horrible years as an army private fighting in Europe, Stanley had returned to England in February 1946. Armed now with some savings and with no prospects for a job in England, he answered a newspaper ad for farm help in Canada. Two months later he was on his way.

When the old car rumbled (發(fā)著轆轆聲) toward the tiny station, Stanley rose to his feet, trying to make the most of his five foot and four inches frame. The farmer, Alphonse Lapine, shook his head and complained, “You’re a skinny thing.” On the way to his dairy farm, Alphonse explained that he had a wife and seven kids. “Money is tight. You’ll get room and board. You’ll get up at dawn for milking, and then help me around the farm until evening milking time again. Ten dollars a week. Sundays off.” Stanley nodded. He had never been on a farm before, but he took the job.

From the beginning Stanley was treated horribly by the whole family. They made fun of the way he dressed and talked. He could do nothing right. The humourless farmer frequently lost his temper, criticizing Stanley for the slightest mistake. The oldest son, 13-year-old Armand, constantly played tricks on him. But the kind-hearted Stanley never responded.

Stanley never became part of the Lapine family. After work, they ignored him. He spend his nights alone in a tiny bedroom. However, each evening before retiring, he lovingly cared for the farmer’s horses, eagerly awaiting him at the field gate. He called them his gentle giants. On Saturday nights he hitch-hiked into the nearest town and wandered the streets or enjoyed a restaurant meal before returning to the farm.

Early one November morning Alphonse Lapine discovered that Stanley had disappeared, after only six months as his farmhand. The railway station master, when questioned later that week, said he had not seen him. In fact no one in the community ever heard of him again. That is, until one evening, almost 20 years later, when Armand, opened an American sports magazine and came across a shocking headline, “Millionaire jockey (賽馬騎師), Stanley Vine, ex-British soldier and 5-time horse riding champion, began life in North America as a farmhand in Canada.”

1.Stanley Vine decided to go to Canada because ___________.

A.he wanted to escape from war-torn France

B.he wanted to serve in the Canadian army

C.he couldn’t find a job in England

D.he loved working as a farmhand

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Stanley joined the French army when he was 18 years old.

B.On the farm Stanley had to milk the cows 14 times a week.

C.The Lapine family were very rich but cruel to Stanley.

D.Stanely read about the job offer in a newspaper.

3.What did Stanley like doing after work each day?

A.Hitch-hiking to different towns.

B.Caring for the farmer’s horses.

C.Wandering around the farm alone.

D.Preparing meals on the farm.

4.Why was Armand so astonished when he read about Stanley in the magazine?

A.He didn’t know Stanley had been a British soldier.

B.He had no idea Stanley had always been a wealthy man.

C.He didn’t know his father paid Stanley so little money.

D.He didn’t expect Stanley to become such a success.

 

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At Blossom End Railroad Station, 22-year-old Stanley Vine sat, waiting for his new employer. The surrounding green fields were so unlike the muddy landscape of war-torn France. After four horrible years as an army private fighting in Europe, Stanley had returned to England in February 1946. Armed now with some savings and with no prospects for a job in England, he answered a newspaper ad for farm help in Canada. Two months later he was on his way.
When the old car rumbled (發(fā)著轆轆聲) toward the tiny station, Stanley rose to his feet, trying to make the most of his five foot and four inches frame. The farmer, Alphonse Lapine, shook his head and complained, “You’re a skinny thing.” On the way to his dairy farm, Alphonse explained that he had a wife and seven kids. “Money is tight. You’ll get room and board. You’ll get up at dawn for milking, and then help me around the farm until evening milking time again. Ten dollars a week. Sundays off.” Stanley nodded. He had never been on a farm before, but he took the job.
From the beginning Stanley was treated horribly by the whole family. They made fun of the way he dressed and talked. He could do nothing right. The humourless farmer frequently lost his temper, criticizing Stanley for the slightest mistake. The oldest son, 13-year-old Armand, constantly played tricks on him. But the kind-hearted Stanley never responded.
Stanley never became part of the Lapine family. After work, they ignored him. He spend his nights alone in a tiny bedroom. However, each evening before retiring, he lovingly cared for the farmer’s horses, eagerly awaiting him at the field gate. He called them his gentle giants. On Saturday nights he hitch-hiked into the nearest town and wandered the streets or enjoyed a restaurant meal before returning to the farm.
Early one November morning Alphonse Lapine discovered that Stanley had disappeared, after only six months as his farmhand. The railway station master, when questioned later that week, said he had not seen him. In fact no one in the community ever heard of him again. That is, until one evening, almost 20 years later, when Armand, opened an American sports magazine and came across a shocking headline, “Millionaire jockey (賽馬騎師), Stanley Vine, ex-British soldier and 5-time horse riding champion, began life in North America as a farmhand in Canada.”
【小題1】Stanley Vine decided to go to Canada because ___________.

A.he wanted to escape from war-torn France
B.he wanted to serve in the Canadian army
C.he couldn’t find a job in England
D.he loved working as a farmhand
【小題2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Stanley joined the French army when he was 18 years old.
B.On the farm Stanley had to milk the cows 14 times a week.
C.The Lapine family were very rich but cruel to Stanley.
D.Stanely read about the job offer in a newspaper.
【小題3】What did Stanley like doing after work each day?
A.Hitch-hiking to different towns.
B.Caring for the farmer’s horses.
C.Wandering around the farm alone.
D.Preparing meals on the farm.
【小題4】Why was Armand so astonished when he read about Stanley in the magazine?
A.He didn’t know Stanley had been a British soldier.
B.He had no idea Stanley had always been a wealthy man.
C.He didn’t know his father paid Stanley so little money.
D.He didn’t expect Stanley to become such a success.

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