Sudha Chandran, a famous dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also cut off on her career (事业) road.
Though the accident brought her bright career to a stop, she didn’t give up. In the painful months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed a man-made leg for her. So strongly, she wanted to go back to dancing. Sudha believed in herself and she thought she could realize her dream.
After every public recital (个人表演), she would ask her dad about her performance. “You
still have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get in return. In January 1984, Sudha made a historic comeback by giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it moved everyone to tears. That evening when she asked her dad the usual question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise. Sudha’s comeback was so moving that a film producer decided to make the story into a hit film.
When someone asked Sudha how she had managed to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.” Nothing is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.Sudha Canadian is an ________ dancer.
| A．English | B．Indian | C．Australian | D．American |
Sudha thought she could depend on ________ to make her dream come true.
| A．the doctor | B．her father |
| C．herself | D．a film producer |
What did Sudha do in January, 1984?
| A．She had a car accident. |
| B．She met a doctor. |
| C．She left Bombay. |
| D．She made a historiccomeback. |
How did Sudha’s father praise her?
| A．By touching her feet. |
| B．By watching her performance. |
| C．By teaching her to dance. |
| D．By making the story into a hit film. |
What’s Sudha idea about success?
| A．Being a disabled dancer. |
| B．Believing in families and friends. |
| C．Practicing more. |
| D．Having a strong will to win. |
任务型阅读
阅读下列短文,根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
In today’s society, everyone seems very busy every day. We feel our time is valuable and needs to be used well. We need cheap meal ideas that can help us save time and money and still offer a healthy dinner to us and our family.
The fast food makers know we have little time and don’t pay attention to what we eat after a long day at work. So they often offer us cheap food that requires(需要) no cooking or cleaning, and only a short time to pick up.
But eating so much fast food will cause body fatness and fast food is not nutritious(有营养的), so it’s not the best choice. There are some very cheap meal ideas that take almost no time to prepare and will make coming home for a good meal more enjoyable.
The first cheap meal idea is one dish including meat, rice, and also some cabbages, carrots or tomatoes. This is not only a cheap meal idea, but also it is fast because it can be made in only 20 minutes.
You can quickly make some pancakes and scrambled eggs for the family in about half an hour. If you think it is strange to eat breakfast food for dinner, consider how the same foods give you what you need to go through a whole day.
Another cheap meal idea to try is a “macaroni(通心粉) and cheese with meat” dish, which is the fastest, only takes around 15 minutes to cook.
If you are interested in these cheap meal ideas, you’re welcome to visit our website for details. When you fix one of these or other cheap meal ideas at home, you are taking time out of your busy day to treat yourself and your family in a special way.
| Facts |
____ Being in need of cheap and ___ |
| Low standards of fast food |
No cooking No _____ Saving time to cook |
| Disadvantages of fast food |
Making people get ______ Having no nutrition |
| Three___ |
A dish with meat, rice and ______ Cheap and_____ Pancakes and scrambled eggs Strange but useful, taking around__ Macaroni and _____ The fastest, taking about 15 minutes |
| Conclusion |
When you cook some fast food at home, you are taking time out of your busy day to treat ____ |
It was Christmas Eve. When everyone went to bed, Bunny couldn’t fall asleep. He still couldn’t think of what he wanted as a special Christmas present. He wondered how Santa — Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didn’t know himself.
As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof and a sound downstairs. It was Santa Claus, he realized. Bunny jumped out of bed and ran down the hall to the stairs. He hoped to take a look at the old man before Santa left for his next stop.
By the time Bunny was at the bottom of the stairs, everything was silent again. Lots of presents were put under the Christmas tree, but Santa was gone. A little disappointed(失望的), Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.
“Hello,” said Bunny. “Is somebody there?”
He was answered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of presents to see what was making the noise. Right under the tree was a funny looking brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. It also had antlers(鹿角) on its head. Bunny almost mistook it for a dog.
“Are you a reindeer（驯鹿）?” asked Bunny.
“Yes,” replied the brown animal with antlers. “My name is Ralph.”
“And you were pulling Santa’s sled(雪橇)?”
“I was until I got air-sick,” replied Ralph. “Santa had to leave me here and go on with the other seven reindeer.”
“Isn’t it a bit unusual for a reindeer to get air-sick? I mean, isn’t flying what reindeer are famous for?”
“Not me, I’m afraid. It makes me frightened. I always feel sick when it comes to flying,” replied Ralph. “But everyone wanted me to pull Santa’s sled, so when it was my turn I gave it a try. I’m afraid I just wasn’t cut out for the job. Now I’m trapped here and I don’t know how to get back to the North Pole.”
“Well, if you like, you can stay with us as a friend,” said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized the special present he wanted from Santa was a new friend! Why couldn’t Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve?
| A．He wanted to take a close look at Santa Claus. |
| B．He was waiting for his special present from his father. |
| C．He was thinking about what present to get from Santa. |
| D．He was woken up by a noise on the roof of his house. |
The underlined phrase “cut out” probably means .
| A．suitable | B．famous | C．ready | D．bad |
What can we learn from the article?
| A．Ralph is a brown dog with antlers. |
| B．Ralph is afraid of flying in the air. |
| C．Bunny got a sled as a Christmas present. |
| D．Bunny sent Ralph back to the North Pole. |
This article seems to tell us that .
| A．Santa lives in the South Pole with his reindeer |
| B．Santa usually puts Christmas presents on the roofs |
| C．Santa uses dogs to bring children presents on Christmas Eve |
| D．Santa knows what presents children want without being told |
I never saw my father home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take a” night out with the boys.” He had no hobbies but just take care of his family.
For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00am. He was interested in my life--how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother in Australia, England or Florida.
Nine years ago when I bought my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours for three days, painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.
Five years ago, my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set(秋千) for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him. But again, I had laundry(要洗的衣服)to do, and the house to clean. The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten something we had discussed the week before .I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.
The call came at 4:40 a.m. That day my father was sent to hospital in Florida. I got on a plane immediately, and I vowed (发誓)that when I arrived , I would make up for the lost time ,and have a nice long talk with him and really get to know him. I arrived in Florida at 1:00 a.m., but my father had passed away at 9:12 p.m. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.
In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father and even more about myself. As a father, he never asked me for anything but my time. Now he has all my attention, every single day.We know from the reading that the father__________________.
| A．liked to paint houses |
| B．had no friends around him |
| C．was not healthy in his youth |
| D．thought of his family as his all |
When her father painted her first house, the daughter____________.
| A．could only afford a glass of iced tea |
| B．was too busy to talk to her father |
| C．could do nothing but hold a paintbrush |
| D．spent eight hours a day working with his father |
In the reading the underlined phrase “get to know him” most probably means_____________.
| A．get him to know her | B．know more about him |
| C．get him to know himself | D．make him well-known |
Which is the best title of the reading?
| A．Painting Houses | B．Daughter’s Family |
| C．Father and I | D．Father’s phone calls |
Today I went to Sam's school in the UK. It was really different from my school in China.
Girls wore grey skirts and white shirts, boys wore grey trousers, and everyone wore the school tie.
Some of Sam’s lessons were a bit strange for me. We were reading Shakespeare in the English lesson, and there were quite some old words like “thou” and “thee” to mean “you”. In history we studied 20th Century China. It was strange hearing a foreign side of history—and hearing English people trying to say all our Chinese names!
Classes were also a lot more relaxing than in China. Teachers were called “sir” or “miss”, everyone shouted answers and raised their hands in classes. It was more like a debate than a class. A bell rang at the end of each lesson and everyone jumped up to go to the next class.
At break we bought potato chips and cookies in the dining room. Lunch was later than in China at 1 o’clock. We had big plates of pie with carrots. For dessert there was hot sweet rice called rice pudding.
It was good that I'd had an excellent lunch, because at Sam’s school, Monday afternoons are taken up with sports.
I played my first game of netball—a bit like basketball, but with some differences. Fortunately(幸运的是), I’d had a quick look in the rule book before I tried to join in the game. Paragraph 2 shows that ________.
| A．They wear uniforms in Sam's school |
| B．lessons are different between schools in China and the UK |
| C．there is a break of 30 minutes every day in the school |
| D．sports take up much lime in Sam's school |
The underlined word “debate” in Paragraph 4 means ________.
| A．fight | B．exam | C．discussion | D．suggestion |
What class does Sam have on Monday afternoon?
| A．Maths | B．History | C．PE | D．Music |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Relaxed classes in the UK |
| B．Clothes, food and sports in a UK school |
| C．Strange lessons in Sam’s school |
| D．A day in Sam’s school |
| Do you like fruit salad? Do you want to make fruit salad by yourself? Then you can follow the steps: Step 1: Prepare some fresh fruit, such as strawberries, bananas, apples and oranges. Yogurt is very important. It can make your fruit salad more tasty. Don’t forget salad. You may choose different salad as you wish. Step 2: Wash the fruit carefully. Make sure they are clean enough. Step 3: Cut them in different shapes if you like. Anyway, cut them into pieces. Step 4: Put all your fruit into the plate and sprinkle some yogurt and salad. Mix and stir. Now, your delicious fruit salad is coming. Prepare your forks and your mouth! Enjoy yourself! |
_______ can make your fruit salad more tasty.
| A．Fruit | B．Salad | C．Yogurt | D．Sugar |
_______ isn’t mentioned (提及) in the instruction.
| A．Strawberries | B．Pears | C．Apples | D．Oranges |
Your fruit can be in _______.
| A．the same shapes and pieces |
| B．the same shapes and halves |
| C．different shapes and pieces |
| D．different shapes and halves |