As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Follow Your Heart by Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream, the book says.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to
your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is
the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.Your dreams can be very _______, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
| A．big | B．small | C．high | D．low |
Follow Your Heart is a _______ .
| A．movie | B．song | C．book | D．dream |
What idea stops you from realizing your dream?
| A．I can’t be a writer. | B．I am good at some school subjects. |
| C．I think I am very great. | D．I am the best student in our class. |
Don’t let ____ leave your heart.
| A．your idea | B．your decision | C．your dream | D．your book |
Studying will help you to get better exam results ____ watching TV.
| A．with | B．instead of | C．without | D．by |
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Though chopsticks are used in many Asian countries, they h ave their beginning in ChinA． Chinese history says that the Chinese had chopsticks as far as the Xia Dynasty(朝代)(about 4, 00 years ago)．In the Spring and Autumn Period(时期) copper and iron chopsticks appeareD． With the Han Dynasty lacquered(上漆) chopsticks came, followed by gold and silver chopsticks still later．Today we have chopsticks made of plastics．The most expensive are made of part of tusks of elephants and hard green stone.
Chopsticks tell Chinese tradition in their way．In ancient (古代的) times the rich used hard green stone or gold chop-sticks to show their wealth(富有)．In history many kings used silver chopsticks to take their food to see if it was poisonous(有毒的)．It was said that if it was, the silver chopsticks would turn colour．Chopsticks are traditionally given to a daughter when she marries to show that they should have a son very soon, for “Chopsticks” in Chinese is pronounced like “quick a son”!
Tianzhu chopsticks from Hangzhou, wooden chopsticks from Shanyang of Shanxi Province, and Beijing’s chopsticks are well-known.
Many westerners, businessmen, tourists put aside(一边) their knives and forks in favour(爱好) of chopsticks in ChinA． Chopsticks appeared in the old Chinese story: an old man teaches his sons a lesson by showing how he could easily break a single chopstick but not a number of them．In China, chopsticks are connected with good luck．So on the country’s New Year’s Eve many families will lay out new chopsticks at dinners as a way of making requests for luck.Chopsticks have their beginnings in__________ .
| A．China |
| B．many Asian countries |
| C．African countries |
| D．all over the world |
Copper and iron chopsticks appeared in__________
| A．the Xia Dynasty |
| B．the Spring and Autumn Period |
| C．the Han Dynasty |
| D．the Tang Dynasty |
The history of chopsticks can tell us__________.
| A．something about Chinese food |
| B．nothing but how many kinds of chopsticks are used in China. |
| C．about the lives of Chinese kings |
| D．much about Chinese way of life in the past |
Many Westerners in China like to use__________.
A． chopsticks
B． their knives
C． their forks
D． chopsticks and knives and forks at the same time
5．Chinese use chopsticks__________.
A． to lift food to the mouth only
B． to teach others a lesson only
C． in many other ways besides taking food
D． in many other ways except taking food
Luciano Pavarotti (卢西亚诺·帕瓦罗蒂) is one of all-time Italian tenor(男高音歌手)superstars．(1) He is famous not only in but also in other parts of the ．Unfortunately for the world, in his home town of Modena (蒙得那),Italy , (2)他因癌症(cancer)于2007年9月6日去世。The world mourned(哀悼)the loss of the great tenor superstar．
“When I was a boy, my father, a baker, introduced me to the wonders of songs,” Pavarotti remembered．“He encouraged me to work hard to develop my voice,
Arrigo Pola, an experienced tenor in my home town ,took me as a pupil．I also entered a teacher college ．On graduating（毕业）, I asked my father, what shall I be, a teacher or a singer?”
“Luciano” my father replied, “If you try to sit on two chairs, you will fall between them ．For life, you must choose one chair．”
“I choose one．It took seven years of study and hard work before I made my first appearance on the stage．It took another seven years to reach the Metropolitan Opera．I think whether it’s laying (砌) bricks, writing a book ——No matter what we choose, we should devote ourselves to it．”
Pavarotti’s successful career shows that we should put all of our effort into the chosen post (岗位),then we’ll succeed surely．在（1）句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整，上下文通顺： ，
将（2）句译成英文：________________________________________
In Chinese, the word “experienced” in paragraph 2 means_________________
找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子：After I studied and worked hard for 7 years, I appeared on the stage for the first time．
__________________________________________________________________写出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子：
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“It is never too late and you are never too old to start something new!” says Englishtown student Ellen Rema．Ellen began to learn English at the age of fifty, and in just a few years, she has made great progress!
Ellen chose to study on Englishtown because no evening classes were offered in the German countryside where she lives．On Englishtown, she has conversation classes online and speaks with native English-speaking teachers．
“Englishtown is a wonderful place for study,” she says．Ellen began with the first level of Englishtown and quickly progressed．“I spent hours and hours studying,” she said．“Maybe I wanted too much in a short time．I finished all my courses after 2 years, but I still had grammar difficulties．”
Instead of giving up, she chose to continue．After another 2 years on Englishtown, she’s still studying in the online classroom．“Studying online is never boring, but you need practice, practice, practice!”
Ellen says studying English isn’t all about hard work．It should also be fun．“I really like the online conversation classrooms,” she says．“I have learned so much about other cultures and traditions．”
Ellen has been able to put her English to use by visiting England five times! “I’m very thankful to Englishtown because my life has improved because of it,” Ellen says．Ellen started to learn English ．
| A．50 years ago |
| B．in a city of Germany |
| C．when she was a high school student |
| D．when she was 50 years old |
Why did Ellen study English on Englishtown?
| A．She had no free time during the day． |
| B．She lived far away from school． |
| C．There were no evening classes near her home． |
| D．Englishtown was a famous website to learn English． |
Ellen had trouble learning ．
| A．pronunciation |
| B．grammar |
| C．writing |
| D．listening |
How long has Ellen learned English?
| A．For 2 years． |
| B．For 4 years． |
| C．For 6 years． |
| D．For 15 years． |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．You are never too old to learn something new． |
| B．Englishtown is a good place to visit． |
| C．The courses are good on Englishtown． |
| D．Studying English is not boring at all |
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For Chinese, it's a time for dragon boat racing and Zongzi (粽子)． But across the Yellow Sea, South Korea, wrestling (摔跤) and swing play are the highlights．However, both events go by the same name-the Dragon Boat Festival-which falls on May 5 of the lunar calendar．
One festival, two cultures: does one nation have the right to call its own? It has been reported that South Korea will apply to the UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) to make the celebration its cultural heritage (文化遗产)．If successful, people from other countries may see the Dragon Festival as a Korean creation．
As the birthplace of the yearly event more than 2,000 years ago, China is not happy with the situation．"It would be a shame if another country successfully made a traditional Chinese festival part of its own cultural heritage ahead of China," said Zhou Heping, deputy culture minister．The Ministry of Culture is even thinking of making its own application to UNESCO, covering all traditional Chinese festivals, including the Dragon Boat event．
Over the years, the Dragon Boat Festival has spread throughout the world．In Japan and Viet Nam, as well as South Korea, the festival has mixed with and become part of local culture．
With this in mind, some experts say that it is meaningless to argue about which country the festival belongs to．"No one can deny that it came from China," said Long Haiqing, an expert from Hunan Province．"But if all the countries involved can protect culture heritage together, they will all benefit．"The underlined word "highlights" can be probably replaced by "____"．
| A．most exciting events |
| B．highest lights on the building |
| C．brightest lights at night |
| D．most famous festivals |
It can be inferred that South Korea ____．
| A．has proclaimed (宣布) the Dragon Boat Festival as a part of its cultural heritage |
| B．has the exactly same Dragon Boat Festival as China |
| C．has no idea that China has such a festival |
| D．is paying more attention to its cultural heritage than China |
China is not happy with the situation because ____．
| A．it created the festival |
| B．it is also making an application |
| C．South Korea has no right to call the festival its own |
| D．UNESCO may approve (批准) South Korea's application |
If South Korea's application to UNESCO is successful, ____．
| A．China will also make its own application to UNESCO |
| B．it will be meaningless to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival |
| C．people from other parts of the world will think South Korea created the festival |
| D．the Dragon Boat Festival will become part of local culture |
The author would probably support(支持) ____．
| A．a move by South Korea to cancel its application |
| B．China getting UNESCO's approval of the festival first |
| C．the opinion of Zhou Heping |
| D．China paying more attention to its cultural heritage |
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Home Alone is a very funny 1990 American film．It tells us a story about a boy who is accidentally left alone at home．
One night before Christmas, the McAlister family meet at their house．They are planning to fly to Paris for the holiday and are busy getting ready．Eight-year-old Kevin is the youngest child and is fighting with his brothers, sisters and cousins．When he goes to bed, he is so angry that he wishes all his family would go away．In the morning, everyone wakes up very late．They are all in a hurry to get to the airport, so they forget Kevin and he is left alone at home by accident．Although Kevin is alone, he is very happy at first．His terrible family have gone-his wish has come true．He watches TV, eats lots of fast food and plays games．He has a good time．But later on, he goes out and hears two bad men called Harry and Marv planning to steal from his house．He goes home and plans some very funny ways to catch Harry and Marv．Many things in the houses get broken as Kevin tries to stop them．Finally, the police come and the men are taken away．
The house is now in a mess, so Kevin tidies it up and waits for his parents．They get back from Paris and are very happy to find that Kevin is safe．According to the passage, Home Alone is _____．
| A．a look |
| B．a film |
| C．a play |
| D．a song |
Why does Kevin think his family are “terrible” at first?
| A．Because his family are busy preparing for the holiday． |
| B．Because he is angry with his brothers, sisters and cousins． |
| C．Because his family wake up late． |
| D．Because he is left alone at home． |
What doesn’t Kevin do when he is alone at home?
| A．Going to the police station． |
| B．Eating fast food． |
| C．Playing games． |
| D．Stopping the thieves stealing． |
When Kevin’s family come home, they find ______．
| A．the house is in a mess |
| B．two bad men are at their home |
| C．Kevin is safe |
| D．Kevin is gone |
From the passage, we can infer(推断)that ______．
| A．Kevin is not clever or brave |
| B．Kevin can’t do housework |
| C．Kevin loves his family |
| D．Kevin doesn’t want to go for the holiday |