D. All the above.
( )5. From the passage, we can infer(推断)that________． A. HSAM can do her good, but it also brings her pain B. she feels painful if she recalls her experiences
C. she can fall asleep while she is re-experiencing memories D. HSAM can greatly improve her living conditions
Passage 5
Carlton Joseph is a fashion designer(服装设计师), but not just any fashion designer. He appears on television, he writes books, and he owns his own fashion house.
Born in 1980, Carlton started designing clothes when he was eleven. His father owned a clothes store, and Carlton used to work there at the weekend. Then he did a design course at college.
When he was 21, someone suggested doing a TV program. He made his first show “Carlton's Clothes” in 2004, and he wrote his first book in the same year. Since then he has written four more. Carlton got married to TV producer Susan Mills in 2005.
Three months ago, Carlton started his new company. He called it “Design: Carlton”． At work Carlton always wears black trousers and a black coat, but at home, or when he goes out, he wears clothes with bright colors(red, blue and yellow). He is especially crazy about new glasses, he buys a new pair every few weeks. “I like to look different every day，” he says.
Carlton started wearing glasses when he was twelve. He dyed(给……染色) his hair red when he was 18. It is still red, and this year, for the first time, he has grown a beard. “My wife likes it,_that's why” is his explanation. But his beard is black!
( )1. How old was Carlton when he wrote his first book? A. 11. B. 21. C. 24. D. 25.
( )2. What does the underlined word “it” refer to? A. Carlton's hair. B. Carlton's beard.
C. Carlton's coat. D. Carlton's company. ( )3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 5? A. Carlton likes to look different. B. Carlton is a hardworking person. C. Carlton is crazy about new glasses. D. Carlton loves wearing colorful clothes.
( )4. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Carlton is just a common fashion designer. B. Carlton started his new fashion company in 2005. C. Carlton made his first show after he got married to Susan. D. Carlton got some design experience before going to college.
Passage 6
This year the US will honour(纪念) one of the country's most famous writers—Mark Twain(1835-1910). Most readers know that his real name was Samuel Longhorne Clemens, but how many know where the pen name “Mark Twain” came from?
The answer shows Clemens' colourful early life before he became a writer. “Mark Twain” was the cry shouted on a ship when the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms(6 feet)deep. “Twain” is an old-fashioned way of saying “two”. Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years, a time that he wrote about in the humorous Life on the Mississippi(1883)．
The famous river would become an important theme in many of his works—who could forget the journey of Huck and Jim along it in his most famous book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1884)?
With little education, he had to teach himself how to write stories. Whenever possible, he would go to public libraries. There he spent much time reading and thinking, which greatly helped him with his writing.
On the other hand, his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers. Twain wrote in a style that has been called “local colour” because it shows great knowledge of local people and their customs.
This gift is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today：The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer(1876) and its follow-up The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which many people call “The Great American Novel”．
The most amazing invention in the book is the voice of Huck himself. Huck did not enjoy schooling. It shows in the way he uses language, in a spoken style. Only a master like Twain could copy the way a young southern boy talked so well.
( )1. What does the underlined word “gift” mean in the passage? A. Twain's talent for self-teaching. B. Twain's “local colour” writing style. C. Twain's good sense of humour. D. Twain's experiences as a ship pilot.
( )2. According to the passage, what is the best part of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
A. The deep social meaning. B. The exciting life experiences. C. The special way that Huck talks. D. The nice view of the Mississippi.
( )3. Which is the most suitable place in the passage for the sentence, “Twain did not come from the writer's background you might expect.”？
A. At the beginning of Paragraph 2. B. At the beginning of Paragraph 3. C. At the beginning of Paragraph 4. D. At the beginning of Paragraph 5. ( )4. What is the passage mainly about? A. Mark Twain's career as a great writer. B. Mark Twain's interest in describing local life.
C. Mark Twain's achievements in American literature field. D. Mark Twain's life experiences which influenced his writing.
Passage 7
Rachel Carson(1907-1964) was a pioneer of the world's environmental movement through her writing about the protection of the natural world. Her 1962 book Silent Spring made her well known by many people. It describes the harmful changes in the environment of using toxic(有害的) chemicals on farmland.
Carson's career started as a biologist in the US Bureau of Fisheries. ln 1951 she published her first book, The Sea Around Us, which became a bestseller. It made her rich enough to leave her job and devote her life to writing. She was a gifted writer. Her next two books were also about the oceans and both topped the book sales lists.
Carson's book Silent Spring completely changed the way America thought about nature. It painted a bleak(荒凉的) future for the whole natural world. It led to a nationwide ban(禁止) on the use of a deadly chemical called DDT, and other toxic pesticides(农药) that farmers used for their crops. Many people say the book led to the creation of America's Environmental Protection Agency.
Since her death, Carson's name has continued to be connected with protecting the environment. There is now a yearly Rachel Carson Book Prize. Norway awards the Rachel Carson Prize to women who have made great contributions to the field of environmental protection. In 1980, 16 years after her death, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour in America.
( )1. What happened to Rachel Carson in 1962? A. She started to write books. B. She gave up working as a biologist. C. Her book The Sea Around Us sold well. D. Her book Silent Spring made her famous.
( )2. What most probably made Rachel Carson leave her job? A. She got an award.
B. She published Silent Spring.
C. The Sea Around Us brought her enough money. D. The US government took notice of her researches.
( )3. Why is the book Silent Spring important to America's environmental protection? A. It describes a silent spring. B. It topped the book sales lists.
C. It changed how America thought about nature. D. It includes all Carson's research achievements.
( )4. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. The book Silent Spring. B. The way America thought. C. The US Bureau of Fisheries.
D. America's Environmental Protection Agency.
( )5. Why was Rachel Carson awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom? A. She published the book Silent Spring.
B. She did a lot of researches for the US Bureau of Fisheries. C. She donated much money to the Rachel Carson Book Prize. D. She made great contributions to the environmental protection.