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ARaceAgainstDeath
ItwasacoldJanuaryin1925inNorthAlaska.Thetownwascutofffromtherestoftheworldduetoheavysnow.
Onthe20thofthatmonth,Dr.Welch36aSickboy,Billy,andknewhehaddiphtheria,adeadlyinfectious(传染的)diseasemainlyaffectingchildren.ThechildrenofNomewouldbe37ifitstruckthetown.Dr.Welchneededmedicineassoonaspossibletostopotherkidsfromgettingsick.38,theclosestsupplywasover1,000milesaway,inAnchorage.
HowcouldthemedicinegettoNome?
Thetown`s39wasalreadyfullofice,soitcouldn`tcomebyship.Carsandhorsescouldn’ttravelonthe40roads.Jetairplanesandbigtrucksdidn’texistyet.
41January26,Billyandthreeotherchildrenhaddied.Twentymorewere42.Nome`stownofficialscameupwitha(n)43.Theywouldhavethemedicinesentby44fromAnchoragetoNenana.Fromthere,dogeled(狗拉雪橇)drivers—knownas“mushers”—would45ittoNomeinarelay(接力).
TheracebeganonJanuary27.Thefirstmusher,Shannon,pickedupthemedicinefromthetrainatNenanaandrodeallnight.46hehandedthemedicinetothenextmusher,Shannon`sfacewasblackfromtheextremecold.
OnJanuary31,amushernamedSeppalahadto47afrozenbodyofwatercalledNortonSound.Itwasthemost48partofthejourney.NortonSoundwascoveredwithice,whichcouldsometimesbreakupwithoutwarning.Ifthathappened,Seppalamightfallintotheicywaterbelow.Hewould49,andsowouldthesickchildrenofNome.ButSeppalamadeitacross.
AhugesnowstormhitonFebruary1.AmushernamedKaasenhadtobravethisstorm.Atonepoint,hugepilesofsonwblockedhis50.Hehadtoleavethetrail(雪橇痕迹)togetaroundthem.Conditionsweresobadthatitwasimpossibleforhimto51thetrailagain.TheonlyhopewasBalto,Kaasen’sleaddog,Baltoputhisnosetotheground,52tofindthesmellofotherdogsthathadtraveledonthetrail.IfBaltofailed,itwouldmeandisasterforNome.Theminutespassedby.Suddenly,Baltobeganto53.Hehadfoungthetrail.
At5:
30amonFebruary2,Kaasenandhisdog54inNome.Withinminutes,Dr.Welchhadthemedicine.Hequicklygaveittothesickchildren.Allofthemrecoverd.
Nomehadbeen55.
36.A.examinedB.warnedC.interviewedD.cured
37.A.harmlessB.helplessC.fearlessD.careless
38.A.MoreoverB.ThereforeC.OtherwiseD.However
39.A.airportB.stationC.harborD.border
40.A.narrowB.snowyC.busyD.dirty
41.A.FromB.OnC.ByD.After
42.A.tiredB.upsetC.paleD.sick
43.A.planB.excuseC.messageD.topic
44.A.airB.railC.seaD.road
45.A.carryB.returnC.mailD.give
46.A.ThoughB.SinceC.WhenD.If
47.A.enterB.moveC.visitD.cross
48.A.shamefulB.boringC.dangerousD.foolish
49.A.escapeB.bleedC.swimD.die
50.A.memoryB.exitC.wayD.destination
51.A.findB.fixC.passD.change
52.A.pretendingB.tryingC.askingD.learning
53.A.runB.leaveC.biteD.play
54.A.gatheredB.stayedC.campedD.arrived
55.A.controlledB.savedC.foundedD.developed
A
Ineededtobuyadigitalcamera,onethatwassimplygoodattakinggoodsnaps(快照),maybeoccasionallyformagazines.Beingthecautioustype,Ifanciedareliablebrand.SoIwentonthenet,spent15minutesreadingproductreviewsongoodwebsites,wrotedownthenamesofthreetoprecommendationsandheadedformynearestbigfriendlycamerastore.Thereinthecupboardwasoneofthecamerasonmylist.Anditwasonspecialoffer.Ohjoy.Ipointedatitandaskedanassistant,“CanIhaveoneofthose?
”Helookedperturbed(不安).“Doyouwanttotryitfirst?
”hesaid.Itdidn’tquitesoundlikeaquestion.“DoIneedto?
”Ireplied,“Thereisnothingwrongwithit?
”ThismadehimlookabitinsultedandIstartedtofeelbad.“No,no.Butyoushouldtryit,”hesaidencouragingly.“Compareitwiththeothers.”
Ilookedacrossattheothers:
shelvesofsimilarcamerasplacedalongthewall,offeringawiderangeofslightlydifferentpricesanddiscounts,witheachcompanysellingarangeofmodelsbasedaroundthesamebasicbox.Withsomanymodelstochoosefrom,itseemedthatIwouldhavetospendhoursweighingXagainstY,alwaystryingtotakeZandpossiblyHintoaccountatthesametime.ButwhenIhadfinished,IwouldstillhaveonlythesametwocertaintiesthatIhadenteredthestorewith:
first,soonafterIcarriedmynewcameraoutoftheshop,itwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforit;andsecond,mywonderfulcamerawouldveryquicklybereplacedbyanewmodel.
Butsomethinginthehumansoulwhispersthatyoucanbeatthesetrapsbymakingtherightchoice,thecleverchoice,thewisechoice.Intheend,IagreedtotrythemodelIhadchosen.Theassistantseemedasincereman.SoIlethimtakeoutofmychosencamerafromcupboard,showhowittookexcellentpicturesofmyfellowshoppers…andwhenhestartedtointroducethespecialfeatures,IinterruptedtoaskwhetherIneededtobuyacarry-caseandamemorycardaswell.
Whydowethinkthatnewoptions(选择)stillofferusanythingnew?
Perhapsitisbecausetheyofferanopportunitytoavoidfacingthefactthatourrealchoicesinthisculturearefarmorelimitedthanwewouldliketoimagine.
57.Theshopassistantinsistedthatthewritershould
A.trythecameratoseeiftherewasanythingwrongwithit.
B.comparethecamerahehadchosenwiththeothers.
C.getmoreinformationaboutdifferentcompanies.
D.trusthimandstopaskingquestions.
58.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“itwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforit”(paragraph2)
A.Heshouldgeta50%discount.
B.Thepriceofthecamerawasunreasonablyhigh.
C.Thequalityofthecamerawasnotgood.
D.Thecamerawouldsoonfallinvalue.
59.Thewriterdecidedtotrythemodelhehadchosenbecausehe
A.knewverylittleaboutit.
B.didn’ttrusttheshopassistant.
C.wantedtomakesuretheonehechosewouldbethebest.
D.hadaspecialinterestintakingpicturesofhisfellowshoppers.
60.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthewriter’sopinion,.
A.peoplewastetoomuchmoneyoncameras
B.camerashavebecomeanimportantpartofourdailylife
C.wedon’tactuallyneedsomanychoiceswhenbuyingaproduct
D.famouscompaniescaremoreaboutprofitthanquality
B
MyfamilyandIlivedacrossthestreetfromSouthwayParksinceIwasfouryearsold.Thenjustlastyearthecityputachainlinkfencearoundtheparkandstartedbulldozing(用推土机推平)thetreesandgrasstomakewayforanewapartmentcomplex.WhenIsawthefenceandbulldozers,Iaskedmyself,“Whydon’ttheyjustleaveitalone?
”
Lookingback,Ithinkwhatsentencedtheparttooblivion(别遗忘)wasthedrought(旱灾)wehadaboutfouryearsago.Upuntilthen,SouthwayParkwasanicegreenparkwithplentyoftreesandapublicswimmingpool.MyfriendsandIrollerskatedonthesidewalks,climbedthetress,andswaminthepoolalltheyearsIwasgrowingup.Theparkwasalmostlikemyownyard.ThenthesummerIwasfifteenthedroughtcameandthingschanged.
Therehadbeenalmostnorainatallthatyear.Thecitystoppedwateringtheparkgrass.WithinafewweeksIfoundmyselflivingacrossthestreetfromahugebrowndesert.Leavesfellofftheparktress,andprettysoonthetreesstarteddying,too.Next,theparkswimmingpoolwasclosed.Thecitycutdownontheworkforcethatkeptthepark,andprettysoonitjustgottoouglyanddirtytoenjoyanymore.
Asthedroughtlastedintothefall,theparkgotworseeverymonth.Therubbishpileduporblewacrossthebrowngrass.Soontheonlypeopleintheparkwerebeggarsandotherpeopledownontheirluck.Peoplesaiddrugswerebeingsoldortradedtherenow.Theparkhadgottenscary,andmymothertolduskidsnottogothereanymore.
Thedroughtfinallyendedandthingsseemedtogetbacktonormal,thatis,everythingbutthepark.Ithadgottenintosuchbadshapethatthecityjustletitstaythatway.ThenaboutsixmonthsagoIheardthatthecitywasgoingto“redevelop”certainworn-outareasofthecity.Itturnedoutthatthecityhadplannedtogetridofthepark,sellthelandandletsomeonebuildrowsofapartmentbuildingsonit.
Thechain-linkfencingandthebulldozersdidtheirwork.Nowweliveacrossthestreetfromsixrowsofapartmentbuildings.Eachofthemisthreeunitshighandstretchesablockineachdirection.Theneighborhoodhaschangedwithoutthepark.ThestreetsIusedtoplayinarejammedwithcarsnow.Thingswillneverbethesameagain.SometimesIwonder,though,whatchangesanotherdroughtwouldmakeinthewaythingsaretoday.
53.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhesawthefenceandbulldozers?
A.Scared.B.Confused.C.Upset.D.Curious.
54.Whywasthewritertoldnottogototheparkbyhismother?
A.Itwasbeingrebuilt.B.Itwasdangerous.
C.Itbecausecrowded.D.Ithadturnedintoadesert.
55.Accordingtothewriter,whateventuallybroughtaboutthedisappearanceofthepark?
A.Thedrought.B.Thecrime.
C.Thebeggarsandtherubbish.D.Thedecisionsofthecity.
56.Thelastsentenceofthepassageimpliesthatifanotherdroughtcame,______.
A.thesituationwouldbemuchworse
B.peoplewouldhavetodeserttheirhomes
C.thecitywouldbefullypreparedinadvance
D.thecitywouldhavetoredeveloptheneighborhood
C
Theterm“multitasking”originallyreferredtoacomputer’sabilitytocarryoutseveraltasksatonetime.Formanypeople,multitaskinghasbecomeawayoflifeandevenakeytosuccess.Infact,someexcellentmentalaerobicexercises(大脑训练)involveengagingthebrainintwoormorechallengingactivitiesatatime.Althou
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