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　　Since earliest times we humans have been thrilled and chilled by things we can not understand－weather, death, the movement of stars and planets, even the darkness of night．

　　In order to cope with these great terrors, myths and legends were born－dragons and ghosts and winged beings from heavenly realms．

　　Even today, as we enter the new age, the old fears remain．Instead of dragons and ghosts and lost civilizations like Atlantis, however, modern terrors include UFOs, tropical plagues(瘟疫)and killer asteroids from the far reaches of space．

　　Anyone who thinks we have outgrown our old fears and fascination for the unknown need only visit a bookstore or tune in to cable television．Many of these popular books and programs deal with angels, ghosts, lost civilizations, UFOs, doomsday comets and other mysteries．

　　Wouldn't it be wonderful, I used to think deeply, if someone came along and did a book about the mysteries－a kind of no-nonsense summary that gives us a brief but thorough overview of the word's greatest mysteries of science, religion, folklore and history?

　　Fortunately, such a book has now appeared－E．Randall Floyd's startlingly clear and concise 100 of the World's Greatest Mysteries：Strange Secrets of the Past Revealed．From the Big Bang and rise of man to death-dealing asteroids and spontaneous human destruction by fire, this book covers them all, an amazing range of facts, figures and human drama, all told from a seasoned journalist's perspective．

　　Mr．Floyd, a former European correspondent for United Press International, professor of history, motion pictures screenwriter and author of more than a dozen-best-selling books, says the idea for the book originated with his nationally syndicated newspaper column, Strange Encounters．He spent five years researching and writing the book．

(1)

Myths and legends came into being because ________．

[　　]

A．

humans were thrilled and chilled by things not easily understood

B．

humanswanted to deal with the great terrors

C．

humanswere creative to make up stories

D．

there were no books to refer to and no TVs to watch in the old days

(2)

Which of the following doesn't belong to modern terrors?

[　　]

A．

UFOs

B．

tropical plagues

C．

killer asteroids

D．

dragons and ghosts

(3)

Which of the following best explains the meaning of the underlined word“outgrown”as it is used in the fourth paragraph?

[　　]

A．

grown too large or too tall for, e．g．one's clothes

B．

grown faster or taller than other people

C．

leave bad habits behind as one grows older

D．

grown too quickly from

(4)

What's the writer's tone of comment on the book?

[　　]

A．

Puzzled．

B．

Critical．

C．

Praising．

D．

Shocked．

(5)

The main purpose of writing this passage is to ________．

[　　]

A．

talk about different mysteries in the past

B．

compare the old terrors with the modern ones

C．

give a brief introduction of Mr．Floyd

D．

introduce a book about the mysteries to you

答案：1．B;2．D;3．C;4．C;5．D;
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　　On the contrary, Americans often declare their intention to protect their privacy. Their understanding of privacy is that others have no right to pry into things which belong to themselves alone and have nothing to do with others. One who is too curious and who spreads rumors is said to violate the right to privacy.

　　In the evening, Sonia and I went to a bar for dinner. In China, when people mention bars, something bad usually comes to mind. But here, the bar was a quiet and tastefully laid out place. People spoke quite softly, afraid of interrupting their neighbors, and sat face to face as they drank, sometimes three or five persons sitting together.

　　This sort of atmosphere was totally different from my preconception(傳統(tǒng)觀念), so I wanted to take a picture. Sonia stopped me:“Don't you see these people are pouring out their hearts? Maybe they are colleagues, friends, secret lovers. They came here looking for a peaceful place free from interruption by others. They wouldn't want to leave any trace of their having come here. So taking their pictures would be a serious violation of their right to privacy.”

　　Is there privacy between husband and wife? One of Sonia's friends married a talented Chinese man, but recently she became so angry that she wanted a divorce(離婚). The reason was that her husband had opened one of her letters and looked through her purse. The husband didn't realize that this is not tolerated in the U.S. He thought that being a couple was like being one person; why couldn't he see the letter or the contents of the purse? Truly, everyone, even those living as a couple, needs room--not only in three-dimensional(三維) space, but in the heart.

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A．The understanding of“privacy”is different in China and America.

B．There is privacy between husband and wife in America.

C．Everyone has the right to privacy.

D．Everyone in every country needs room for himself.

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A．taking pictures in a bar was not allowed in America

B．taking pictures in a bar would interrupt the neighbors

C．people who came here are colleagues，friends or secret lovers

D．taking pictures in a bar would violate other people's right to privacy

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A．she thought her husband was not clever enough

B．her husband always opened her letters

C．her husband always looked through her purse

D．her husband didn't respect her right to privacy

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B．Other people have no right to pry into his or her affairs.

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D．The right to privacy shouldn't be violated by others.

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A．declaring that we have privacy

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A．

The picture can play what’s been recorded as if the person in the picture“talks”

B．

You can have a talk with the person in the picture whenever you want to．

C．

The picture can tell you wonderful stories to ease your pain．

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A．

Subjective．

B．

Uncertain

C．

Positive

D．

Negative．

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[　　]

A．

summer heat keeps Americans away

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it is a series of salt flats

D．

it is a famous place in the world．

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A．

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C．

Strongest．

D．

Best．

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A．

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　　My father made a deal with me that he would match whatever I could come up with to buy my fir st car．From the time I wa s a saver．My allowance, back in tho se day s, wa s twenty five cent s a week．I grew up on a farm near a small town called Ventura．In tho se day s the area wa s mo stly agricultural．The climate wa s and still i s a s clo se to perfect a s you could get．I earned some of my money picking one crop or another．When I wa s about ten, a school friend' s family owned walnut orchard s(果園)and it wa s harve st time．She told me we could earn five dollar s for every bag of walnut s we picked．I certainly learned about picking walnut s that day．Not surprisingly, that wa s my fir st and la st time a s a walnut picker．

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B．

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C．

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A．

she didn't have the chance of picking walnut s

B．

enough money had been earned for her car

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the work wa s too hard for children like her

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[　　]

A．

16

B．

17

C．

18

D．

19

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The purpo se of the author' s father doing like that wa s to ________．

[　　]

A．

give the author freedom

B．

be unwilling to buy the author a car

C．

teach the author to learn self－reliance

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give the author a big surpri se

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