【正文】 was astonished to see him． There was just one problem． Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates． He rolled on and on． 　　　　　Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall． Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces． Nobody forgot Merlin39?！　?． 主題句在末尾的結構 　　尾句是主題句的結構通常是用歸納法撰寫的，其步驟是先表述細節(jié)或交代論據(jù)，最后做出概括性的結論，以總結性的句子收尾。本篇的終結句進一步呼應了主題句。t hurt for long． She was a good winner． 76． Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article? 　A． Woman wins the world39。請看91年的Passage C: 　Jane Clark, fairhaired, blueeyed and tough as steel, has just won the most difficult race in the world． In seventeen days she drove a dog team and sledge （雪橇） across 1,050 miles of the Arctic Circle 　　　　and through some of the most difficult land in the world． In bitter （刺骨的） winds and snowstorms she drove her dogs along the Arctic track, in temperatures that reached38℃． When Jane was asked how she　　　　　felt about being the first woman ever to win the race she said, I still can39。因此考生對以下四種結構應首先有所了解，然后通過一系列有意識的訓練進而掌握它們。t got a bed5． Al Herpin39。s sleeplessness was _____． A． his mother39。t need any sleep was found 　 C． everyone needs some sleep to stay alive 　 D． people can live longer by trying not to sleep2． The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting _____． A． to cure him of his sleeplessness 　 B． to find that his sleeplessness was not really true 　 C． to find out why some old people didn39。t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive． That39。 Ma = Maga。s Republic? A．15 years． 　　　 B．25 years． 　　　 C．20 years． 　　　 D．30 years．19． Choose the right order in which the following people ruled in Benin． 　 （Ah = Ahomadegbe。 Na = Nigeria 。 Nr = Niger 。s Republic based on MarxismLeninism． 　　16． Which of the following maps shows rightly the positions of Benin and its neighbouring countries? （Bn = Benin 。s character? A． She was brave in going against old ideas． B． She got tired of always obeying her father． 　 C． She hated playing at drawing and painting． D． She did not mind being poor at all．15． As we can learn from the text, which of the following was generally considered the most 　 important in the life of a woman in the U．S． in Mary Cassatt39。s marriage （婚姻）? A． Her marriage failed because she never gave a thought to her husband and family． B． She never married because she did not want to be just a wife and mother． C． After marriage she decided to give up her husband rather than her career （事業(yè)）． D． She did not marry because for a lady of her social position to marry below her was unthinkable．13． What do we know about Robert Cassatt39。s struggle to bee a recognized artist especially hard? A． She was a woman． 　　　 B． Her father opposed her． C． She had no social position． 　 D． She did not e from an artist39。s wish? A． Drawing and painting was simply unthinkable among ladies in those days． B． He did not believe his daughter wanted to work seriously in art． C． He believed an artist39。s most important woman artist and the internationally 　recognized leading woman painter of the time． 9． How did Mr． Cassatt react（反應）when his daughter made her announcement? A． He feared for her life． 　　　 B． He was very angry． C． He nearly killed her． 　　　 D． He warned her．10． What in fact was Mr． Cassatt39。s social（社交界的）families, such an idea could not even be considered． That was how Mary Cassatt, born 1844, began her struggle as an artist． She did not tremble before her father39。t be able to interview me again．4． What kind of man would you say the old man was? A． He was silly． 　　　 B． He was unpleasant． C． He was very proud and sure of his health． D． He was very impolite to young people．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Annealing 　　Annealing is a way of making metal softer by heating it and then letting it cool very slowly． If 　　metal is heated and then cooled very quickly, for example by dipping （浸） it in water, it will be very hard but also very brittle（脆）—that is, It will break easily． Metal that has been annealed is soft but does not break as easily． It is possible to make metal as hard or as soft as is wished, by annealing it． The metal is heated, and allowed to cool slowly, for a certain length of time． The longer the heated metal takes to cool slowly, the softer it bees． Annealing can also be used on other materials, such as glass． 5． Annealing can make metal _____ A． hard and tough（韌）． 　　　 B． hard but brittle． C． soft but tough． 　　　 D． soft and brittle．6． Why do people put hot metal in water? A． To make it hard． 　　　 B． To make it soft． C． To make it cool． 　　　 D． To make it brittle．7． In annealing, the required hardness of a metal depends on _____ A． the quantity of water used． 　 B． the temperature of the metal． C． the softness of the metal． 　　 D． the timing of the operation．8． As suggested by the text, how can glass be made less brittle? A． It can be heated and then cooled quickly．　 B． It can be cooled and then heated slowly． C． It can be heated and then cooled slowly． 　 D． It can be cooled and then heated quickly．　　　I would almost rather see you dead, Robert S． Cassatt, a leading banker （銀行家） of Philadelphia, shouted when his twentyyearold eldest daughter announced that she wanted to bee an artist． In the 19th century, playing at drawing or painting on dishes was all right for a young lady, but serious work in art was not． And when the young lady39。t, what he meant was _____ A． You must try to live another year to interview me again next year． B． Of course you can see me again since you39。t． You look fit and healthy to me! 1． The old man said he had not an enemy in the world, which shows that he was a very _____． A． friendly man—he never made any enemies． B． healthy man—he lived longer than all his enemies． C． lucky man—his enemies had all died． D． terri