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It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their ___1___. This was the beginning of another ___2___ day in New York City. ___3___this day was to be different.
Waiting ___4___ the crowded streets, on top of a ___5___ 110 stories high, was Philippe Petit. This daring Frenchman was about to ___6___ a tightrope(绷索) between the two towers of the World Trade Center.
Philippe took his first ___7___ with great care. The wire held. Now he was ___8___ he could do ___9__ only a balancing pole. Philippe walked his way across, a ___10___ of 131 feet.
Soon the rush-hour ___11___ began to notice. What a ___12___! There, 1350 feet above the street, a ___13___ figure was walking on air.
Philippe made seven ___14___, back and forth(来回). He wasn’t satisfied with just ___15___. At times he would turn, sit down, and ___16___ go on his knees. Once, he had the astonishing ___17___ to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of ___18___ watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.
After the forty-five-minute ___19___, Philippe was taken to the police station. He was asked ___20___ he did it. Philippe shrugged(耸肩) and said, “When I see two tall buildings, I walk.”
1. A. job B. homes C. buses  D. offices
2. A. working B. hot     C. same   D. ordinary
3. A. And       B. So      C. But     D. Thus
4. A. for  B. in       C. by      D. above
5. A. roof       B. position      C. wall    D. building
6. A. throw     B. walk   C. climb  D. fix
7. A. act  B. landing      C. step    D. trip
8. A. sure       B. uncertain    C. glad    D. nervous
9. A. Through B. Against      C. With   D. On
10. A. distance       B. height C. space  D. rope
11. A. streets   B. crowds       C. passengers  D. city
12. A. height  B. pleasure     C. wonder      D. danger
13. A. great    B. strange       C. public D. tiny
14. A. experiment  B. circles C. trips    D. movements
15. A. walking       B. staying       C. acting D. showing
16. A. almost  B. even   C. often   D. rather
17. A. spirit    B. result  C. strength      D. courage
18. A. patient  B. terrified     C. pleased       D. enjoyable
19. A. show    B. trick   C. try      D. program
20. A. how     B. why    C. whether      D. when

1---20    ADCDD   BCACA   BCDCA   BDBAB  

一个夏天的早晨,一个人在110 层楼的高空走绷索,并作了不少精彩表演,同时也引来了不少来往行人的围观。
1. A。因为是一大清早,所以不应是赶回家,因此排除 B;而选项 C、D都因为其含义太狭窄(去赶车或去办公室)而不能被选择。
2. D。从前文看:一个夏天的早晨,睡意未醒的人们匆匆赶去上班,这是一个普通的(ordinary)画面、平常的(ordinary)一天。
3. C。前面说这是普通的一天,而这里又说这一天将会有所不同,意思转折。
4. D。从下文可知:Philippe Petit 是在 110 层的高楼上走绷索,所以他是等候在这拥挤的街道“之上”(above)。
5. D。既然有110 层(stories)之高,这显然是指 building,因为其他几个选项均不具备“层”(stories)这样的内涵。
6. B。从下文看:这是“走绷索”,其他选项显然不合其语境。
7. C。这里是指:小心地走了第一步(step),语感好的考生多少也会意识到 take a step 是习惯搭配。
8. A。从下文看:他走绷索动作十分熟练;不仅能在绷索上走,而且能在上面坐下、跪下甚至转身等。所以这里当他开始拿着平衡棍走绷索时,他应是很“有把握”(sure)。
9. C。这里的 with 意为“用”。
10. A。从上文看,这绷索是“在世界贸易中心的两个塔之间”,所以他走过的是一段 131 英尺宽的“距离”。
11. B。从其后的 began to notice(开始注意)可知其主语应是“人”,因此可以排除 A和D;又因为 passengers 意为“乘客”,显然不合题意。
12. C。一个人在 1350 英尺高(110层楼高)的高空中走绷索,这当然是“奇迹”(wonder)。
13. D。在地面上看 1350 英尺高的空中的一个人影,这个人肯定“很小”(tiny)。
14. C。从语境(尤其是其后的 back and forth)显然可以看出只有 C 才最适合。
15. A。从上文可知(同时请注意 just 这个词对语境的影响)。
16. B。从前后动作的难度来看,显然 go on his knees 要比前面的 turn, sit down 要难,所以这里用 even(甚至)这个词来表示这种更一步的意思。
17. D。能在这样的高空作这样精彩的表演,已很不容易。而这里文章又说他有一次还在这细细的绷索上“躺下”(lie down),这当然需要“胆量”或“勇气”(courage)。
18. B。从常识可知。另外其后的 with their hearts beating fast 也在一定的程度上暗示我们这里应填 terrified。
19. A。从上文可知这是一场 45 分钟的“表演”(show)。
20. B。从上文显然可知。
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64.What does the author mean by the underlined sentence?
A.She gave up the job with a big salary and prizes.
B.She could only recall her good job at home now.
C.Many good jobs with better pay attracted her but she didn’t take them.
D.Compared with bringing up the baby, work seemed to fade to her.
65.Which statement is NOT TRUE about George’s family according to the letter?
A.George’s parents gave birth to three children
B.The Georges is a double income family.
C.The children had more arguments during the summer.
D.They recyled soda cans.
66.The passage tries to show us         .
A.how excited a child will be on his first day to school
B.how deeply a mother loves her child
C.how many efforts a mother has made to raise a child
D.how a mother plans her future life after her children go to school

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