1. The story of creation In the beginning, before ...

A、Los Angeles.

B、San Francisco.

C、Washington D. C.

D、Seattle.

For 【C1】______ the bloodshed and tragedy of D-Day, the beaches of Normandy will always evoke a certain 【C2】______ : a yearning for a time when nations in the civilized world buried their differences and combined to oppose absolute evil, when values seemed clearer and the terrible consequences of war stopped 【C3】______ of the annihilation of humanity. But over half a century after the Allies hit those wave-battered sand flats and towering cliffs, the Normandy invasion stands as a feat 【C4】______ to be repeated.

There will never be 【C5】______ D-Day. Technology has changed the conditions of warfare in ways that none of the D-Day participants could have 【C6】______ . All-out war in the beginnings of this century would surely spell all-out 【C7】______ for the belligerents, and possibly for the entire human race. No credible scenario for a future world war would allow time for the massive buildup of conventional forces that occurred in the 1940s. The moral equivalent of the Normandy invasion in the nuclear age would involve a presidential decision to put tens of millions of American lives at 【C8】______ . And the possible benefits for the allies would be uncertain at best. European defense experts often ask whether the U.S. would be willing to "trade Pittsburgh for Dusseldorf". In practice, the question may well be whether it is worth 【C9】______ American cities to avenge a Europe already 【C10】______ to rubble.

【C1】______

A、September

B、November

C、June

D、July

Everyone knows how the story of Cinderella ends, but did you ever really think about how she spent her days before she met the prince? Her daily routine was not fascinating. She did everything from sweeping the floor to cooking the meals. If someone had asked Cinderella," Are there any kinds of household work that you particularly hate?" She probably would have answered," Why, none, of course. Housework is my duty!" In the real world, however, most people have definite dislikes for certain sorts of household work. Two of these tasks are ironing clothes and washing dishes.

Ironing clothes is most hated because it is not a task that can be completed quickly or thoughtlessly. Each piece of clothing must be handled individually, so ironing a basket of laundry can take hours! After ironing a piece of clothing with great caution, which requires smoothing out the fabric, and following the seams, you need to place it on a hanger as soon as possible. If you do not follow these directions carefully, it might become wrinkled and you have to start over. Perhaps that is why ironing is not a favorite thing to do. It calls for extreme attention to detail from beginning to end.

Another household job that many people dislike is washing dishes. Of course, some people claim that this work is no longer a problem because we have dishwashers now! However, no one would argue that dishes, silverware, and especially pots and pans washed in a dishwasher don't come out as clean as they do when washed by hand. For this reason, many of us continue to wash our dishes by hand, but we are not necessarily happy doing it. Cleaning dishes is a job that not only takes a lot of energy but also requires the patience to wash and dry them. In addition, unlike ironing clothes, washing dishes is a thing that usually must be done every day. I don't know how Cinderella felt about this particular task, but I believe that most people hate it as much as I do.

For Cinderella, doing household work is ______.

A．all obligation

B．a compulsion

C．an assignment

D．a burden

？？ Five-year-old Lani stilltakes seven medicines with her breakfast every morning. "She&39;s very goodabout it "says her father David. Lani is alive today because of her fatherDavid,in more than one way; when she was one year old she received part of herfather&39;s liver in a liver-transplant operation. Lani was born with a liverillness.___________(46) Doctors advised that a transplant was the only way in which she would live.

？？ The operation lasted 12 hoursand needed two？？ teams,one for the father and one for the daughter. _ (47)In these cases, the donor&39;sliver grows to normal size in about eight weeks. And the child&39;s liver becomessmaller.

？？ Lani spent three weeks inhospital a？？fter the operation. Because the receiver&39;s body tries to reject thenew organ,the patient has to be given special drugs. ____________48) AlthoughDavid left hospital after IO days, he didn&39;t return to work until after threemonths. In order to reach the liver, the doctors have to cut through thestomach wall,which is strong and full of muscle. It therefore takes a long timeto recover after this operation._________these liver-transplant operations havebeen carried out in Britaim.___________(49) So far, only 16 0f (50)Doctors say, "If possible,we prefer to take a liver from a dead don not, usually a parent. "

？？ Lani still has to look afterher health,and she gets more tired than oth？？er children of the same age, butdoctors hope that she will continue to get stronger and stronger.？？

46

A. She had one operation whenshe was six weeks old,which was not successful.

B. While these drugs aregiven,it is important that the patient does not catch any illness,not even acold.

C. In this operation a pieceof liver, weigh？？ing about 250一300 grams, wasremoved from the father and transplanted into the daughter.

D. David quickly recoveredfrom the operation.？？

E. However, they are morecommon in ？？North America andJapan.？？

F.David was finally able to ride his bike again after about a year？？？？？？

47

A. She had one operation whenshe was six weeks old,which was not successful.

B. While these drugs aregiven,it is important that the patient does not catch any illness,not even acold.

C. In this operation a pieceof liver, weighing about 250一300 grams, wasremoved from the father and transplanted into the daughter.

D. David quickly recoveredfrom the operation.

E. However, they are morecommon in North America andJapan.

F.David was finally able to ride his bike again after about a year

48

A. She had one operation whenshe was six weeks old,which was not successful.

B. While these drugs aregiven,it is important that the patient does not catch any illness,not even acold.

C. In this operation a pieceof liver, weighing about 250一300 grams, wasremoved from the father and transplanted into the daughter.

D. David quickly recoveredfrom the operation.

E. However, they are morecommon in North America andJapan.

F.David was finally able to ride his bike again after about a year

49

A. She had one operation whenshe was six weeks old,which was not successful.

B. While these drugs aregiven,it is important that the patient does not catch any illness,not even acold.

C. In this operation a pieceof liver, weighing about 250一300 grams, wasremoved from the father and transplanted into the daughter.

D. David quickly recoveredfrom the operation.

E. However, they are morecommon in North America andJapan.

F.David was finally able to ride his bike again after about a year

50

A. She had one operation whenshe was six weeks old,which was not successful.

B. While these drugs aregiven,it is important that the patient does not catch any illness,not even acold.

C. In this operation a pieceof liver, weighing about 250一300 grams, wasremoved from the father and transplanted into the daughter.

D. David quickly recoveredfrom the operation.

E. However, they are morecommon in North America andJapan.

F.David was finally able to ride his bike again after about a year

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