Is getting a black belt(腰带) on your life’s to-do list? Then this elderly woman in San Francisco just might be your hero.
Just two years before her 100th birthday, Sensei Keiko Fukuda has become the first woman to achieve a tenth-degree black belt --- the highest rank in Judo (柔道). Fukuda is now one of only four living people who have earned the tenth-degree black belt. Throughout history, only 16 people have ever achieved this honor.
Fukuda began practicing Judo in 1935 and is the only surviving student of its founder, Kano Jiguro.
At her teacher’s requirement, she learned English to help spread Judo internationally.
During a time when getting married, building a family and becoming a housewife were the norms(行为标准)，Fukuda broke from tradition, continuing Judo instead of getting married.
“All I did was Judo ... This was my marriage,” Fukuda replied tearfully to the San Francisco Chronicle. “This is when my destiny (命运) was set. I just imagined how long the road would be.”
She described the Jiguro’s school as “old-fashioned and sexist(性别歧视的) about belts and ranks”. In fact, an edict(法令) that prevented women from achieving any higher than a fifth-degree black belt kept Fukuda at that level for 30 years. She finally got the sixth degree in 1972 when a women’s division（分部）was created.
Fukuda thinks Judo and her life to be “gentle, kind and beautiful, yet firm and strong, both mentally and physically”. Fukuda says this kind of beauty is not external(外在的). She explained. “I believe this inner beauty is true beauty… All my life this has been my dream.”
Her dream was turned into reality, and the 98-year-old Sensei Keiko Fukuda continues to teach Judo three times a week at a women’s Judo training center.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the article?
| A．She is the first woman to achieve the highest rank in Judo. |
| B．It took her 30 years to get a tenth-degree black belt. |
| C．Her teacher wanted her to help spread Judo to other parts of the world. |
| D．Only one woman and fifteen men have ever earned the tenth-degree black belt in the history. |
Why did Fukuda pursue(追求) Judo all her life?
| A．To look for inner beauty. |
| B．To help Japan become stronger. |
| C．To spread Judo around the world. |
| D．To fight against tradition. |
Which of the following best describes Fukuda according to the article?
| A．Traditional | B．Popular |
| C．Determined (坚定的) | D．Curious |
Mrs Mark: I got what I wanted that day. My son gave me a book of poems. He wrote it himself. My daughter bought a scarf for me and wrote me a Mother’s Day card. They also made me bread for breakfast. My husband took us to the movies.
Mrs Judy: I woke up with the music. I knew this day would be nothing special(特殊的) for me. However, I was wrong. My husband gave me a day off! He did the dishes, took care of the children and played with them. In the evening, he took us out for a delicious dinner. They gave me 4 hours of computer playtime. I felt very warm.
Mrs Jane: My one-year-old son and I went to my mother’s house on Mother’s Day. After a nice lunch, we spent half the day driving. When we got home, my husband made me dinner. He set up a picnic on the living room floor. It was with candles, cold wine and Mother’s Day cards from both him and our son, Jackson. It was a very nice Mother’s Day for me!
Choose the best answers（根据短文内容选择最恰当的答案, 用A,B, C或D表示) 5%______ wrote the passages.
| A．Reporters | B．Teachers |
| C．Mothers | D．Children |
The first mother wanted______.
| A．poems. | B．a scarf. |
| C．bread | D．her family’s love |
The underlined sentence means ______.
| A．My husband would take care of the children. |
| B．I always heard the music when I woke up. |
| C．I would be busy all day. |
| D．I was able to play computer games for 4 hours. |
The third passage told us that the mother ______.
| A．had a few children. |
| B．celebrated her first Mother’s Day happily |
| C．went to visit her sister with her son |
| D．had to make dinner for the family after she got home |
The first mother and the third mother both received______.
| A．a book of poems | B．a nice scarf |
| C．Mother’s Day cards | D．cold wine |
Harry saw an advertisement in a window. It said, “Wanted. The best salesman (推销员) in the world.” “I’m a great salesman,” Harry said to himself. “I can sell anything. I’ll go in and ask for that job.”
He went into the building and spoke to the manager. “I’m the best salesman in the world,” he said. “I need the job.” “You must prove (证明) you’re the best,” the manager said.
“I’ll pass every test you give me,” Harry told him.
Then the manager took a box of candy out of his desk. “Last week, I bought a thousand boxes of this candy. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job.”
Harry took the boxes of candy and left the office. He went from shop to shop, trying to sell boxes of the candy, but he couldn’t sell one.
At the end of the week, he went back to the manager. “I’m sorry, sir,” he said. “I was wrong about myself. I’m not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.”
“Oh,” said the manager. “Who?”
“The person who sold you a thousand boxes of this candy,” Harry said.
True or False.（判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）5%Harry wanted to get the job on the advertisement.
The manager believed (相信) Harry was the best salesman in the world.
The manager asked Harry to sell a thousand boxes of candy last week.
Finally, the person who sold the manager a thousand boxes of candy got the job.
From the story, we can learn that a person can’t be too proud (骄傲的).
I’m Maliya. I am American. I study atShanghaiInternationalSchoolnow. I usually get up at 6:30 in the morning and then I take a shower. I go to school at 7:30. We have the first class at 8:10 in the morning. At 12:00 I eat lunch at school. Hamburgers are my favorite food. We finish school at 3:30 in the afternoon. After school, I either go to the library or play tennis with my friends. I never watch TV on school days. I go to bed at 9:00 in the evening.
Mike is my father. He gets up early every day, at about 5:30. And then he runs for half an hour. After a quick breakfast, he goes to work. He works on the computer at home. He usually works until (直到) about 12:00. He always has a big lunch. After lunch, he continues (继续) to work on the computer until about 6:00. In the evening, he always takes a walk after dinner.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 Maliya ______ at seven thirty.
| A．gets up | B．takes a shower |
| C．goes to school | D．has her first class |
Where does Maliya eat lunch?
| A．At home. |
| B．At school. |
| C．At her friend’s home. |
| D．At her grandma’s home. |
Maliya never ______ on school days.
| A．watches TV | B．plays tennis |
| C．eats hamburgers | D．goes to the library |
It’s about ______ in the morning after Mike finishes running.
| A．5:30 | B．6:00 |
| C．6:30 | D．7:00 |
Mike always ______ after dinner.
| A．works on the computer |
| B．plays basketball |
| C．reads in bed |
| D．takes a walk |
My name is Dora. I’m American and I’m thirteen. I’m a student in No. 7 Middle School. I like music very much. I can play two instruments — the guitar and the piano. I play them very well and I’m on the school art club.
Jeff and Michael are my brothers. They are students, too. But we aren’t in the same school. They like sports. Jeff plays basketball and soccer very well. Michael swims and plays ping-pong very well. I am not good at sports. They help me with sports after school.
We live in London with our parents now. My mother is an English teacher and my father is a musician. My mother swims well. My father can play the violin.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 There are ______ people in Dora’s family.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
The underlined word “instruments” means “______” in Chinese.
| A．器具 | B．乐器 | C．工具 | D．食品 |
Jeff is good at ______.
| A．soccer and ping-pong |
| B．swimming and ping-pong |
| C．soccer and basketball |
| D．swimming and basketball |
What does Dora’s father do?
| A．He is an English teacher. |
| B．He is a doctor. |
| C．He is a sports player. |
| D．He is a musician. |
下面的陈述哪项是正确的？
| A．Dora is good at sports. |
| B．Jeff and Michael like music. |
| C．Dora’s parents live in London now. |
| D．Jeff and Michael are in No. 7 Middle School. |
My name is Guo Kai. I’m eleven years old. I am a middle school student inShanghai. I have two good friends, Bob and Frank. They are fromAmerica. Bob is twelve and Frank is thirteen.
We all like sports. Bob likes volleyball and he is on the school volleyball team (队). He has ten volleyballs. Frank likes tennis. He is in the tennis club. He goes to the club on Wednesdays and Saturdays. He has twenty tennis balls and five tennis rackets (拍子). Basketball is my favorite sport. I am on the school basketball team. I play basketball for an hour every day. I have six basketballs.
We three also like playing soccer. We always play soccer on weekends. David Beckham is our favorite soccer player and we often watch soccer games on TV.
根据材料内容判断正(A)误(B)。Bob and Frank are Guo Kai’s friends.
Bob is thirteen years old.
Frank is in the tennis club.
Guo Kai has six volleyballs.
The three boys often watch basketball games on TV.