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He was still working on his project while other people ________ a rest.

A.were having       B.are having       C.will have         D.have

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With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the_21_ building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy _22_ fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he _23_cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that _24_ a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone  26  achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school  27  he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was   28  by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They   29  more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “  30  seems that he never knows how difficult it is.  31  I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more  32 .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I   33   the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was   34  of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll   35  to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.
【小题1】
A.largestB.highestC.earliestD.latest
【小题2】
A.seldomB.hardlyC.alwaysD.almost
【小题3】
A.enjoyedB.neededC.madeD.kept
【小题4】
A.whileB.afterC.ifD.though
【小题5】
A.heartB.hopeC.bodyD.love
【小题6】
A.byB.forC.inD.from
【小题7】
A.asB.sinceC.untilD.before
【小题8】
A.pleasedB.beatenC.movedD.asked
【小题9】
A.usedB.spentC.tookD.wasted
【小题10】
A.HereB.ThereC.HeD.It
【小题11】
A.HoweverB.SometimesC.AgainD.Then
【小题12】
A.friendsB.helpersC.timeD.exercise
【小题13】
A.triedB.sawC.didD.met
【小题14】
A.thinkingB.talkingC.worriedD.proud
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A.pointB.goC.turnD.hurry

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George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.
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In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a   37  of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George   38  . He had other   39  . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
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George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was   44  “The Wizard(能手) of  Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the   45  of 79.
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A.animalsB.plantsC.buildingsD.photos
【小题2】
A.muchB.manyC.littleD.few
【小题3】
A.houseB.farmC.hospitalD.school
【小题4】
A.brownB.yellowC.blackD.white
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A.whenB.untilC.forD.since
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A.costB.spendC.payD.take
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A.loveB.hateC.questionD.surprise
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A.acceptedB.refusedC.understoodD.cared
【小题9】
A.situationsB.suggestionsC.playsD.plans
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A.farmersB.scientistsC.doctorsD.inventors
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A.pumpkinB.peanutC.cottonD.potato
【小题13】
A.soilB.waterC.airD.weather
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A.seenB.lookC.foundD.called
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Isaac Newton was a great English scientist, but when he was thinking hard about his work, he often forgot other things.
One morning Newton got up early. He began to work at once. He worked on a very difficult problem. He was still thinking it hard when it was time for breakfast . Mary brought a pan (平底锅)of water and an egg to his room. But Newton wanted to stay by himself and said to Mary,“You can put the egg on the table. I’ll boil(煮)it myself.” Mary put the egg beside Newton’s watch on the table and said,“You must boil the egg for four minutes and then it will be ready.” Then she went out of the room.
But when she went into the room again an hour later, she saw him standing by the pan, and having the egg in his hand. He put the watch in the pan and was boiling it! But he did not know what he was doing.
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【小题1】Newton was careless(粗心大意) at any time.
【小题2】One morning when Newton was working, Mary brought him his breakfast
【小题3】After Mary boiled the egg for Newton, she went out of the room.
【小题4】When Mary came back, Newton was boiling his watch.
【小题5】Newton thought that he was boiling the egg.

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Every day Dr. Bombard drank just a little sea water. He also caught fish and they had water in them. He drank this water. He could not cook the fish, so he ate them as they were. He took small plants from the sea, which gave him more food.

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He lost 20 kilos, but he showed that people could live on sea water, the animals and plants in the sea.

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A.an old sailor

B.a fisherman

C.a cook

D.a doctor

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A.sea water was dangerous

B.sailors often died

C.people could drink sea water and not die

D.fish were good for people

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A.a large ocean

B.a town

C.a boat

D.a ship

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A.sea water

B.food that he cooked

C.only fish

D.sea water, fish and small plants

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A.drinking sea water

B.a dying sailor

C.a kind doctor

D.eating good food

 

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