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1、Test of the 21st Century Newspaper Issue 574 挑战版原版挑战Where do you think you are?A man died and was on his way to another world, either heaven or hell. When he was halfway there, he saw a beautiful, huge palace. The owner came out and asked the man to stay and live in the palace. And now I just want t
2、o eat and sleep without doing any work.”The man said: “I have been working hard my whole life. The owner of the palace said: “If so, there is nowhere else better than here for you. There is a wealth of seafood and many other delicious foods in my palace. You can eat whatever you want without anyone
3、stopping you. And you can rest assured that nothing needs to be done by you.” “That is great! This must be heaven!” said the man. And he settled down in the palace. At first, the man felt very happy with a life of eating and sleeping. But gradually, he felt a bit lonely and bored. So he went to the
4、owner and said: “Just eating and sleeping every day is very boring. Now Im losing interest in this kind of life. Could you help me find a job?” The owner replied: “Sorry, there are no jobs here at all.” After another few months, the man could not stand it any more and went to the owner again. “I rea
5、lly cant stand this kind of life any more,” he said. “If you do not offer me a job, I would prefer to go to hell rather than live here.” The owner of the palace smiled. “Where do you think we are now?” he said. “Heaven? We are actually in hell!”Task 1 Choose the correct words to complete the sentenc
6、es.nothing anywhere nowhere anyone whatever1. There was else for me to sit in the room, so I just stood there.2. I couldnt just stand there and do .3. else who is interested in this topic should see me after class.4. Have you ever been else in the UK except London?5. you do, slow down and take your
7、time.Task 2 Choose the answer:1. What do we know about the man?A. He died in an accident. B. He lived a rich life. C. He often had nothing to eat. D. He worked hard all his life.2. Whats the palace like?A. Beautiful but dark. B. Huge and old. C. Beautiful and huge. D. Crowded and noisy.3. After some
8、 time, the man thought that life in the palace was .A. colorful B. boring C. difficult D. wonderful4. What does the story want to tell us?A. Life is easier in hell than in heaven. B. Think twice before you make any decision.C. A person cant live without a job. D. All pleasure and no work is not alwa
9、ys the best way to live your life.Task 31. According to the third paragraph, why is such a “good” place actually hell?2. If a place like this is hell, then what can heaven possibly look like?3. If you were the man, would you like to live in this palace? Why or why not?Sharing seconds天堂地狱，一念之间。浑浑噩噩度日
10、，与地狱无异；勤勤恳恳做事，老天都帮你。一、首字母填空。根据句意及首字母提示，完成单词。1. Thisquestionisquite d_. It is hard to work it out.2. Ithinkworkinghardisthesecrettos_.3. Take this m _ three times a day, and youll be OK soon.4. These two coats are very nice. I dont know which one to c _.5. The young man o_ the old man his own seat on
11、 the bus.二、在对话的空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词。Tom: You look sad, Jane. Whats the 6 ?Jane: Well I found my brother took some of my new magazines and CDs 7 permission.Tom: Hmm thats 8 very nice. Did he give them 9 to you?Jane: Yes, but Im still 10 with him. What 11 I do?Tom: Well, I guess you could tell him
12、to say 12 . But why 13 you forget about it so that you can be friends again? 14 hes wrong, its not a big deal.Jane: You are right. Thanks for your 15 .Tom: No problem. Hope things work out.6. _ 7. _ 8._9. _ 10. _ 11. _12. _ 13._ 14._15. _三、短文填空。从下面方框中选择适当的单词并用其正确形式填入短文空格内（每词限用一次）。alone, fill, pollut
13、e, nothing, fall,place,special, interest, for, collect This story takes 16_ 700 years in the future. The Earth has become too 17_ to live on. The plants have all died. Humans have left 18_ other planets. A robot called Wall-E is left 19_ to clean up the trash. He goes about his work each day. He has
14、 only one friend, a cockroach (蟑螂) called Hal. Wall-E is lonely. He 20_ strange items of trash. He then uses them to decorate (装饰) his home. He watches an old videotape over and over again. The tape has taught Wall-E about holding hands and 21_ in love. He dreams of meeting someone 22_. One day Wall
15、-Es life changes. A spacecraft lands on the dirty planet and brings an egg-shaped robot named Eva. Humans send Eva to Earth to check for any signs of life. Wall-E falls in love with Eva, but Eva is more 23_ in her work. When Eva finishes her work, the spacecraft returns to take her back. Wall-E decides to follow her. 24_ will stop him being with Eva, not hundreds of thousands of miles of space travel.
