【正文】 e laughed it off at first but eventually got used to it. With his big laugh and loud voice, Lee is the exact opposite of my quiet, shy husband. He showed Ariel the best places to shop for bargains and taught him Australian slang (俚語 ). More importantly, he encouraged Ariel when he felt down, as Lee is a trained psychiatric (精神病學的 ) nurse. When it was my time to join Ariel, Lee weled me into his home with a hug. This made me feel that everything would be fine. After four months with Lee, and with our three sons ready to join us, we left his home to start on our own. He insisted on helping us move, driving a truck loaded with our belongings and appliances given to us by him and his friends. Two years on we are still in Adelaide, working and loving this city with its beaches, parks and people who wave and smile. Uncle Lee holds a special place in our hearts. He opened his home and heart to us—plete strangers—without asking for anything in return. 21. Why did Ariel go to Adelaide? A. To join his family. B. To take a vacation. C. To visit his friends and relatives. D. To make a better life for his children. 22. After meeting Uncle Lee, Ariel ___________. A. became a vegetarian B. received valuable help from him C. met with many difficulties D. changed greatly and became rich 23. We know from the text that the author ____________. A. is ready to help strangers B. lives in Uncle Lee’s home C. enjoys her life in Adelaide D. is an old friend of Uncle Lee’s 24. Which of the following best describes Uncle Lee? A. talented and honest B. cautious and friendly C. determined and innocent D. warmhearted and generous B Eiffel was born in 1832 in Dijon city in the east of France. His father was a civil officer in the army. His mother was an imaginative woman. In the mid19th century, the French economy was in a total recession (衰退 ). To live a better life, Eiffel’s mother took on the burden of life, deciding to run a coal business by herself. So Eiffel was brought up by his grandmother. Eiffel’s grandmother was cautious and kind. It’s under his mother and grandmother’s influence that Eiffel was to think independently, and imagine freely at an early age, which laid the foundation for him to bee an extraordinary engineer. At age 12, Eiffel entered the local royal middle school. In the beginning, his studies was not good, and he couldn’t be admitted to the famous Ecole Polytechnique. But he was not discouraged. At the age 20, with outstanding achievements by working hard he finally was admitted to the tech school to train himself as an engineer. He rented a single dorm, and studied between a table and a stove day and night. It wasn’t long before he received the diploma in engineering. After graduating from tech school, one of Eiffel’s friends remended him to work as an engineer in the Western Railway Bureau. From then on, Eiffel took his career as a structure engineer and made great contributions to human progress with his talent. In 1860, Eiffel designed and pleted the famous French Bordeaux Bridge project. The 500meterlong steel structure was built on 6 piers (橋墩 ) which went across the river Geelong. The pletion of the huge project made Eiffel well known throughout the engineering field. By using steel and concrete, Eiffel freed engineering from “soil” and “wood”. He made great efforts to design the Eiffel Tower, making more than 5000 drawings. These valuable materials as the fruit of Eiffel’s labor are probably preserved in Paris. Eiffel, who worked miracles (奇跡 ) in the architectural history, will always be remembered. 25. What do we know from Paragraph 1? A. Eiffel took on the burden of life. B. Eiffel’s father was imaginative. C. Eiffel’s grandma brought him up. D. Eiffel’s mother served in the army. 26. Which of the following can best describe Eiffel? A. cautious and kind B. outstanding but shy C. independent but naughty D. imaginative and hardworking 27. What do we know about the French Bordeaux Bridge project? A. It made Eiffel famous. B. It helped Eiffel get a job. C. It was built in a traditional way. D. It was a 500meterhigh structure. 28. What is the main purpose of the text? A. To list Eiffel’s achievements B. To give a brief description of Eiffel C. To introduce modern architecture D. To tell us how the Eiffel Tower was built C More people speak English than any other language. However, nonnative speakers now greatly outnumber native speakers. Why? In