Samaranch (born 17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010) was a Spanish(西班牙) sports official who served as the 7th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001.Samaranch was born into a rich family in Barcelona, he studied business at IESE Business School in Barcelona. He was good at Spanish, French, English, Russian and German. Because of his father’s influence, he became interested in sports. He was fond of football, boxing, roller skating and ice hockey（冰球）in particular. Later, he became an ice hockey player, after that he served as Spain’s national ice hockey coach. He was selected to be the president of the IOC at the 83rd of the IOC plenary session(全会)in Moscow in 1980. Samaranch’s greatest wish before retirement is to hope the Olympics will be held in China. Beijing succeeded in hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics on July 13, 2001. Three days later, he officially retired at the IOC in Moscow. Then he was awarded the Olympic gold medal, and accepted the "International Olympic Committee Honorary Life President" title. In the opening plenary session, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Samaranch "Medal of Honor." Though he passed away , we Chinese people will remember him forever. Where was Samaranch born? He was born in .
| A．Spain | B．France |
| C．England | D．Russia |
He became interested in sports because of .
| A．his coach | B．his mother |
| C．his father | D．his teacher |
He used to be a(n) after he left IESE Business School.
| A．businessman | B．football player |
| C．roller skating coach | D．ice hockey coach |
When did Samaranch retire as the president of the IOC ?______.
| A．On July 17,1920 | B．On July 13, 2001 |
| C．On July 16, 2001 | D．On April 21,2010 |
What does the underlined phrase “passed away” mean in Chinese?
| A．经过 | B．传递 | C．通过 | D．去世 |
| I am 15. Now I’m studying English in London. I want to invent a language machine that can help me understand as many languages as possible. Marie, France Aug. 15, 2009 |
I am 13. I dream of going to a top university after I finish middle school. I want to be a reporter in the future. Michiko, Japan Sep.21, 2009 |
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| I am a 12-year-old girl. I like traveling very much. How I wish to visit Egypt some day! Masha, Russia Oct. 15, 2009 |
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| I am a 16-year-old girl in Tibet. The Qinghai Tibet Railway has been built. I’ll be able to reach Shanghai by train in about 50 hours. My dream is to go to Shanghai to visit Expo 2010. Joma, China June 10, 2008 |
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| I am 14 years old. I dream of inventing a machine that can send things or people from one place to another in a minute. Andrew, the USA Nov. 30, 2009 |
What is Michiko’s dream?
| A．Visiting Egypt. |
| B．Going from one place to another in a minute. |
| C．Going to a top university |
| D．Inventing a language machine. |
How old is Joma when Expo 2010 Shanghai are held?
| A．Fifteen. | B．Sixteen | C．Seventeen. | D．Eighteen. |
The best title for this passage would be ____________.
| A．I Have a Dream |
| B．Different Students From Different Countries |
| C．Five Middle School Students |
| D．Our Inventions |
Steven Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, was not clever when he was in school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college, he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out（退学）. But he was full of new ideas.
After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.
Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.
In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage (汽车库). He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.
His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world. Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he ___________.
| A．never did his lessons |
B．was full of new ideas |
| C．always made troubles with his schoolmates |
D．dropped out |
Steven Jobs designed his new computer _____________.
| A．in India |
B．with his friend |
| C．in an apple tree garden |
D．by himself |
Steven Jobs was famous for his ________ all over the world.
| A．new ideas |
B．apple |
C．Apple Computer |
D．video games |
From this passage we know ___________
| A．Steven Jobs liked travelling in India and California |
| B．Steven Jobs could only design video games |
| C．Steven Jobs didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates |
| D．Steven Jobs liked trying new things and making his new ideas become true |
We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds,fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily,but others move to get away from places that are too crowded.
When cold weather comes,many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration（迁移）is probably the migration of the fish which is called “salmon”.This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water.There it spends its life. When it is old,it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain homes when they bccome too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way the seadide,and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.
Recently, scientists have studied the migration of kind of lobster（龙虾）.Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody know where they go.
So,sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another,but at other times we don’t. Maybe living things just like to travel.Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to _____
A.give birth B.enjoy warmer weather C.find food more easilyThe fish called “salmon”spends a long time in____
A.salt water B.rivers C.fresh waterThe mice in northern Europe move when_____
A.they give birth B.the place gets too crowded
C.they haven’t enough foodThe lobsters move_______.
A.to the fresh water B.at a certain time C.to find more foodWhat is the main idea of the passage?
A.Animals move to find food more easily.
B.The migration of the fish called“salmon”is the most famous migration.
C.Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to another,but sometimes we don’t.
A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy,how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,”the little boy replied,with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said,“Daddy,could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious,“If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish,then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish（自私的）!”
The little boy quietly went to his roomand shut the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think,“Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.”So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man,“Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!”he said happily. Then,the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy alread had money,he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?”the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.”The little boy replied,“Daddy,I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”How much does the boy’s father make an hour? ______
A.$10 B.$20 C.$30In this passage,the underlined word “furious”means_____
A.very angry B.quite happy C.too excitedAt firs,the father refused to lend the boy any money because____.
A.he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself
B.he thought the boy would buy somethingof no use
C.the boy always borrowed money from himThe boy wanted to buy______with twenty dollars.
A.a new book for himself B.a nice present for his father
C.an hour of his father’s timeFrom the passage, we can infer（推断）that the boy’s father____.
A.often played with his son B.spent little time with his son
C.often came back home early
People from other contries will find many different suprising things in Britain.
Greek: A man from Greece sees a special way of driving in Britain. People drive on the left in the British street, but the British people never feel surprised. The Greek man said,“I’ve been in Britain for nearly a month now. But at first, I couldn’t always remember to drive on the left. Every time,my friend reminded me.”
Japanese:Japanese people can’t ucderstand why British people keep their shoes on at home. In Japan,people walk in the room without shoes. If visitor keeps his shoes on at home in Japan, the Japanese people think he is very impolite.
Spanish:The Spanish people mind the way that the British people greet each other. They themselves seem to be afraid of touching（接触）.When they meet,they just smile or nod but never kiss or hug（拥抱） in Spain. But the British people think kissing is a very usual greeting when they meet!
There is an old saying,“When in Rome,do as Romans do.”When we go to a foreign country, we should follow the etiquette of country.The Greek visitor________.
A.always drives on the left
B.used to drive on the left
C.drove correctly in Britain with his friend’s help______think it’s impolite to wear shoes at home.
A.The Japanese B.The Greek C.The EnglishWhen greeting,the Spanish _______.
A.kiss each other B.hug each other C.smile at each other_____seem not to be afraid of touching each other.
A.The SpanishB.The British C.The JapaneseEtiquette in the world______.
A.is the same B.is important C.is sometimes different and interesting