阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A

The Piano Practice Physician’s Handbook by Colourful Keys Price: $7.99 Words: 25,570 Language: English

Published: April 18, 2017 Category: Nonfiction

Right now, all over the world, piano students are wasting their precious practice time. The book takes a fresh look at how piano teachers teach practice skills.

The Spear Thrower by Pamela Loveridge Price: $4.99 Words: 68,860 Language: English

Published: October 23, 2017 Category: Fiction

About eighty thousand years ago in eastern Africa, a young native named Nibu witnesses some lions kill his parents while out hunting. It is unexpected that even after such a terrible event, Nibu is inspired to invent the throwing spear, a weapon that is far superior to the old hand spear and which will change our history forever.

All The Way Down by David Kearns Price: $3.99 Words: 57,940

Language: American English Published: October 25, 2016 Category: Fiction

Bounty hunter Delorean Harper investigates his brother’s death in a mining accident in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Soon it becomes clear that his brother’s death is no accident, and Delorean has become the next target of a killer who will do anything to cover his tracks. Will he be able to uncover the mystery of his brother’s death or will he be killed?

The Making of a Warrior by Will Edwards Price: Free! Words: 5,940 Language: English

Published: August 19, 2016 Category: Fiction

You may be looking for success right now. Perhaps you are still looking for that wisdom that can make the difference and push you forward toward your goal. Well,

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you will find something of real value in this little book which was written especially for you.

The Work Experience by L Tait Price: $2.30 Words: 34,210

Language: English

Published: April 16, 2017 Category: Nonfiction

It is a humorous look at various aspects of the modern working world! It covers a series of subjects from my experiences of truly horrible bosses, to the pitfalls(陷阱) of job seeking and interviews, along with some other fun things! 36. Nibu is probably ______. A. a brave African child B. a creative young man C. an educated teenager D. an extremely poor adult

37. What can we learn about Delorean Harper? A. He is killed in his brother’s mine. B. He tries his best to cover his tracks. C. He risks his life to find out the truth. D. His brother dies in a car accident.

38. Those who search for success may turn to ______. A. The Spear Thrower B. All The Way Down C. The Work Experience D. The Making of a Warrior

39. Which of the following is intended to entertain readers? A. All The Way Down B. The Spear Thrower C. The Work Experience

D. The Piano Practice Physician’s Handbook 40. Among these five books, _______. A. only one book is free

B. they all belong to fiction

C. they were all published in 2017

D. they are all written in American English

B

Jenny was driving her six-year-old son, Tony, to his piano lesson. They were late, and Jenny was beginning to think she should have given it up. There was always so much to do, and Jenny recently helped with an operation. She was tired. The storm and ice roads added to her tension. Maybe she should turn the car around.

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“Mom!”Tony cried. “Look!”Just ahead a car had lost control on the patch of ice. As Jenny tapped the brakes, the other car wildly rolled over; then crashed sideways into a telephone pole.

Jenny pulled over, stopped and threw open her door. Thank goodness she knew her job well—she might be able to help these unfortunate passengers. Then she paused. What about Tony? She couldn’t take him with her. Little boys shouldn’t see scenes like that. But was it safe to leave him alone? What if their car were hit from behind? For a brief moment Jenny considered going on her way.

She asked Tony to stay in the car and ran, slipping and sliding, toward the crash site. It was worse than she’s feared. Two girls of high school age in the car. One was killed. The driver, however, was still breathing. Jenny quickly applied pressure to the wound in the teenager’s head while her practiced eye checked the other injuries. A broken leg, maybe two, along with probable internal bleeding. But if help came soon, the girl would live.

A trucker had pulled up and was calling for help on his cellphone. Soon ambulance and rescue workers came. “Good job,” one said while examining the wounds. “You probably saved her life!”Later the families of the victims came to meet Jenny, expressing their gratitude for the help she had offered. 41. What was Jenny doing when the accident happened? A. She was helping with an operation. B. She was driving for her son’s lesson. C. She was driving home with her son. D. She was making a telephone for help.

42. What does Jenny do according to the passage?

A. A taxi-driver. B. A firefighter. C. A nurse. D. A teacher.

43. The car accident was caused by ______ . A. the tiredness of the driver

B. the truck who was telephoning while driving C. the students’ careless driving

D. the bad weather and terrible road conditions

44. Before going to rescue the wounded, Jenny worried a lot about ______. A. her poor skills of saving people B. her little son’s safety in the car C. her little son’s piano lesson

D. the students killed in the accident

45. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. the driver was saved thanks to Jenny’s timely help B. there were at least two deaths in the car accident C. Jenny was to blame for the terrible car accident

D. Jenny was late for his piano lessons for this accident C

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Tiny as they are, bats have the ability to “see” in the dark by using a special skill called echolocation (回声定位法). They make noises and wait for sound waves, or an echo, to bounce (反弹) back off objects. They can tell the distance of various objects by how quickly the sound waves bounce back off them. If no sound bounces back, they can then fly forward.

This special ability has been simulated in the human world for a long time, such as in submarines and planes, whose sonar (声呐) systems are somewhat similar to echolocation. But apart from helping vehicles “see” where they are, what if blind people could use echolocation for themselves? It turns out, some already are. American Daniel Kish, who is blind, is known as “Batman”. This isn’t because he walks around in a cape (披风) and a mask, but because he has a bat-like ability to locate where he is through sharp clicks he makes by moving his tongue against the roof of his mouth. Kish is so skilled at echolocating that he can ride a bike and hike on his own.

Recently, research carried out at the University of Durham in England shed (揭示)some light on the power of human echolocation.

Kish worked with a group of scientists who studied the way blind people listen to the echoes that they produce from clicks.

The team, which conducted experiments with other volunteers, found that people were capable of hearing even very faint echoes, ones far fainter than had been previously thought.

Speaking to The Independent, Lore Thaler, lead scientist of the group, said, “We found that in some conditions, they were really faint — about 95 percent softer than the actual clicks, but the echolocators were still able to sense this.” Andrew Kolarik of the University of Cambridge is another expert in echolocation. Reacting to the Durham study, he told BBC News that echolocation “can be very useful at providing information at face or chest height” and could help people “avoid objects like low hanging branches that might not get detected by the cane (盲杖) or a guide dog”.

Although Kish’s skill is remarkable, there’s hope for other blind people who want to use echolocation. According to BBC News, echolocation is a skill blind people can acquire and develop, just like learning a language. As Kolarik said: “Teaching echolocation skills could provide blind people with the means of exploring new places.”

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