Heather Mills McCartney lives an admirable life, attending celebrity parties, meeting regularly with the rich and famous and doing meaningful work for charity. All who work with her admire and respect her. But Heather’s life hasn’t always been so easy. When Heather was only 9 years old, her mother abandoned her and her two brothers. At the age of 13, she ran away from home and ended up living on the streets in London. Eventually, however, her exceptional beauty led to a career in modeling. At that time, Heather also began helping with the war relief efforts in former Yugoslavia. Through her modeling and relief work, she soon became famous.
But in August 1993, at age 25 her life changed once again. She was crossing the street in London when a motorcycle crashed into her. She was so badly injured that the doctors had to cut off her left leg. After that, she discovered she frequently needed to change her artificial limbs. It was expensive and she felt it was a waste to just throw away the old one. It occurred to her to set up an organization that could deliver used artificial limbs to Yugoslavia and other war-torn countries. It was through her charity work that she met her husband Paul McCartney.
Throughout her life, Heather has risen above problems and focused on helping others. Her work with artificial limbs even earned her a nomination(提名) for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996. Heather’s persistence and determination are what impresses anyone who knows her. Heather believes anyone can make a positive difference in the world.
小題1:This passage is mainly about _________.
A.Heather’s miserable lifeB.Heather’s contribution to the world
C.Heather’s success in her workD.Heather’s belief in life
小題2:Heather began her modeling career _________.
A.due to her mother’s encouragement
B.a(chǎn)fter her brothers abandoned her
C.because of her excellent intelligence and performances
D.because she was especially beautiful
小題3:Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
A.Heather won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996.
B.Heather began her charity work while working as a model.
C.Her artificial limbs had to be replaced continuously.
D.Heather has never been defeated by her problems.
小題4:From the passage we can infer that people admire and respect Heather because
_________.
A.she had a lot of misfortunes during her childhood.
B.she was a world-famous model
C.she is determined and never gives in
D.she made a great difference in the world

小題1:B           
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:C
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Darwin tirelessly continued his scientific studies until he died on April 19,1882.
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A.American
B.British
C.German
D.Italian
小題2:
A.hoped
B.wanted
C.wished
D.required
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A.woods
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A.noticing
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A.a(chǎn)t
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A.for example
B.like as
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D.had been sent for
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B.to study medicine
C.to make medicine
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A.nature scene
B.social history
C.natural history
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A.from where
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C.from which
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B.land
C.coasts
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A.got
B.collected
C.caught
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A.ports
B.cities
C.places
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A.remain
B.show
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C.The opposing players failed to stop his running to home.
D.One of the opposing players ran to help him.
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Why did the mother apologize to the author?
A.Because the boy ran into the author.
B.Because the boy laughed at the author.
C.Because they boy said the author was fatter than him.
D.Because the mother thought the boy’s words had hurt the author.
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B.When she was 47 years old.
C.When she began to go to school.
D.When she met the boy in the supermarket.
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Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word “diminished”?
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Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets. “What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, My understanding was that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of society,” she wrote in her book Breaking Night.
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A.danger  B.difficulty  C.unhappiness  D.disaster
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A.Liz’s Harvard DreamB.Bitter Childhood of Liz
C.Liz’s Love for Her ParentsD.Liz’s Struggle for Her Life
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A.Her parents’ addiction to drugsB.Her mother’ s disease
C.Lack of food and clothes  D.Her mother’ s death
小題4: According to the passage, which is NOT true about Liz?
A.strong-- willedB.enviousC.determinedD.respectful

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