Ed Jocelyn and Andy McEwen might have appeared to be a bit mad---the two set off on their own “Long March” through the remotest regions of China on October 16. The idea was to take a year to retrace one of the epic movements of modern military history.
The two British men in their mid-30s were working as editors in Beijing when they decided to reexperience the tales of the original marches. “We hold these people in such respect,” McEwen says.
They plan to keep diaries but will not share the contents during the trip. “When we get to the end we’ll put our heads together and try and come up with a book,” Jocelyn said.
Their trip has had some auspicious beginning, they have already met two Long March veterans(老戰(zhàn)士) in less than a month of travel.
In this modern version, the pair are aided by high-tech equipment including a satellite phone, mini-computer, video camera and solar panels to recharge batteries. A mountain tent and portable stove will help them in the remoter stretches.
They plan to average 35-40 kilometers a day, and rest about every third day. Ed admitted that their trip would be very tough.
If they succeed, they will be the first foreigners to complete the entire Long March route since Otto Braun, the German military advisor who accompanied the Red Army on the Long March.
小題1: This text is mainly about          .
A．high-tech equipment helpful to the Long March
B．first foreigners to walk the Long March
C．British recall of the Long March spirit
D．British editors’ adventure original in China
小題2: The underlined word “auspicious” most probably means          .
A．friendlyB．favourableC．strangeD．surprising
小題3: Which of the following statements is NOT true about the two foreigners?
A．They will use anything modern on the way.
B．They will do some cooking by themselves.
C．They’re planning to have a book published one year later.
D．They will send off news about what happens day by day.
小題1:C小題1:B小題1:D
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Mr. Brown’s horse was stolen at night. All of his friends were very sorry about it and came to see him together. After they had been told about it, one of them said, “Why did not you lock the door of your stable (馬房)that night? I think it is your fault.”
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A．let the door openB．locked the door
C．had the door unlockedD．had the horse locked up
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  1. was a deaf                        
B. was very careful
C. must hear something when the thief stole the horse     
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A．the horse must be driven outB．Mr. Brown did hide his key in his box
C．Mr. Brown wasn’t blamed by the thirdD．Mr. Brown wasn’t careful.
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A. became excited    B got angry    C could bear       D blamed them
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Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16,1775, and died on July 18, 1817. She began writing early in life, although the prejudices (偏見) of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously (匿名 ).
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A．in her early twentiesB．in her early teens
C．in her late twentiesD．in her late teens
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A．Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen’s death.
B．The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.
C．Bath remains almost the same as in Jane Austen’s time.
D．No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen’s time.
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A．a(chǎn)ttract readers to visit the city of Bath
B．a(chǎn)sk readers to buy Austen’s books
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A．to get to the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street
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A．The fire.
B．Fear.
C．The smoke.
D．Anxiety.
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B．they were too frightened to move
C．the fire and smoke were too much
D．too many people were in their way
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B．Blaming himself.
C．Calling reporters.
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I cried, “God, if it is not my time to die, please help me!” Then I heard a noise. It was like a door opening. It was on my right hand side. So in the dark, I at once began to push my way forward to where that noise came from.
A．Between Paragraph 2 and 3.
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Dear Abby,
This is my first letter to you, although I have been reading your column for many years. I need an outside opinion.
I am a grandmother in my 70s and have just returned from visiting my daughter, her husband and their three dearly loved children--all under the age of 5--and I'm upset with some of their parenting ways.
For example: They lock the doors to their children's bedrooms at night because the children might get out of their beds and wander around the house, and we may not hear them."
If one child should get punishment, all three are punished, and if one child says a naughty
word, all three are given hot sauce (辣醬汁) in the mouth. I know these parents love their children very much, but are these ways of disciplining them wise? Please understand, it is not my aim to interfere (干涉).
--- Gram
Dear Gram,
Children's bedroom doors should not be locked. Should a flash fire break out, it would be a nightmare (噩夢).Punishing all the children when only one has earned the punishment is a good way to make them grow up to hate each other. Children who use "naughty" words should not be punished with hot sauce in the mouth-they should be taught the proper and acceptable word to use instead of the "naughty" word. 
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B．Gram is against some of her daughter's ways as a mom.
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My friend Dr. Dong had a wonderful chance to go to Seattle to present a paper at a professional meeting. When he got back to Beijing, he told me his experience.
Dr. Dong enjoyed his first days very much. At the medical conference, he felt quite confident in his area of research and was able to perform well in his presentation. But after a few days, he began to feel uncomfortable. His medical English was fine, but the social communication skills were different.
He got more and more worried that he was misunderstanding simple English greetings and table talk conventions(習(xí)俗). When someone greeted him with, “Hi, how’s it going?” he thought they had asked him “Where are you going?” and answered with the name of the conference hall, only to get a surprised stare from them. At a western style dinner, a colleague asked, “So how’re you enjoyin’ the States?” he thought he heard, “how are you enjoying your steak?” and answered that he was eating chicken, not beef. That time, they smiled, and patiently repeated the question, then both laughed at the error.
By the end of the meetings, Dr. Dong felt a deep sense of “cultural stress” and was worn out from having to pay attention to so many new expressions and ways of dealing with things. He felt his handshake was not as firm as Americans’, found that people reacted unusually when he modestly insisted his English was not good after they complimented(稱贊) him, didn’t know how to accept dinner invitations properly and therefore missed out on going to several lunches, and so on. Eventually, he was so confused that he felt the full impact of “culture shock”.
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A．To improve his spoken English.B．To experience culture shock.
C．To give lectures on his research. D．To attend a medical conference.
小題2: Which of the following best describes Dr. Dong’s experience in Seattle?
A．Comfortable—very uncomfortable—uncomfortable.
B．comfortable—very uncomfortable—comfortable.
C．Comfortable—uncomfortable – very uncomfortable.
D．Comfortable—uncomfortable – very comfortable.
小題3:Dr. Dong felt a deep sense of “cultural stress” mainly because_______.
A．he was too modestB．he didn’t understand cultural differences
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“No ! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.
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A．Because he was rude to his father that morning.
B．Because he didn’t go along with his father.
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A．the author’s father called the hospital immediately.
B．the author’s father was on his way to the mall.
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Well, Mrs Evans, I’ve done my best to look after David. I’ve tidied his room up every day, got him a meal together whenever he needed one and made sure he’s always had a clean shirt to put on. It’s not been easy, with two of my own to worry about, as well. David had the best of attention, I must say. But now because I asked him to give up bringing that American friend to his home he has got quite and unfriendly. He comes in at all hours and his behaviour—well, it’s quite hard to put up with—and it’s all because of this friend. I’m sure he’s a bad influence. You see, David is a visitor and doesn’t fully understand our ways.
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B．The loss of the sunglasses．
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