The Hero
My mother’s parents came from Hungary,
but my grandfather could trace his origin to Germany and also he was educated in
Germany. Although he was able to hold a conversation in nine languages, he was
most comfortable in German. Every morning, be, fore going to his office, he read
the German language newspaper, which was American owned and published in New
York.
My grandfather was the only one in his family to come to
the United States with his wife and children. He still had relatives
living in Europe. When the first world war broke out, he lamented the fact that
if my uncle, his only son had to go, it would be cousin fighting against cousin.
In the early days of the war, my grandmother begged him to stop taking the
German newspaper and to take an English language newspaper, instead. He
A. In Germany.
B. In Hungary.
C. In the United States.
D. In New York
[单项选择]Two days later he regained his consciousness, forgetful of what had happened in the______
A. transparency
B. transiency
C. trance
D. trace
[单项选择] Passage Two
One hundred boats bearing one million
desperate uninvited immigrants set sail from the Ganges (恒河) for the fabled
coast of the French Riviera. They are totally destitute and have decided that
their only chance of survival is in a country with a conscience that
traditionally welcomes refugees from the Third World. Their journey will take 50
days.
In France, the news is trumpeted with pride by the liberal
media, churchmen and left-wing activists. Favorable media echoes are heard all
over Europe; Political leaders and the armed forces fumble for common policies.
Publicly, French authorities praise the intrepid voyagers. Privately, they
exchange ideas on how they can divert one million hungry souls to other
shores.
A trendy French radio journalist, Albert Dufort, sees
the makings of a historical redistribution of wealth between
A. a country showing sympathy for the refugees from the Third World
B. a place with clean conscience that all men in the world should be equal in every way
C. a nation that shares the same tradition with the third world countries
D. a state that strongly believes that all refugees should be treated as a human being
[填空题]For two weeks, he had been studying the house, looking at its rooms, its electric wiring and its path.
[单项选择] Passage Two
One year ago we stared aghast at images
of the Southeast Asian tsunami. Video cameras taken on vacation to record the
everyday pleasures of the beach were suddenly turned to quivering utility as
they documented the panic and mayhem of a natural disaster. Who can forget the
disbelief in the recorded voices This can’t be happening to us. Human beings
are never prepared for natural disasters. There is a kind of optimism built into
our species that seems to prefer to live in the comfortable present rather than
confront the possibility of destruction, It may happen, we seem to believe, but
not now, and not to us. Mount Vesuvius has been erupting since historical
records began. The eruption of A. D. 79 both destroyed Pompeii and preserved it
for posterity. Pliny the Younger starkly recorded the details in prose that can
still be read as a
A. they believe that all preparation is useless for disasters
B. they believe that disasters will never happen to them
C. they believe that gods are helpful when disasters happen
D. none of these
[单项选择]He ______ me by two games to one.
A. beat
B. conquered
C. gained
D. won
[填空题]One big question for the entertainment industry is the viewers’ ______ in the future.
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