David is 14. People call him a genius(天才), but he doesn’t like it.
At the age of eight, David went to college(大学). In 2009,when he was 11 years old, he got his first two degrees(学位) from college. Now ,he is going to graduate(毕业) from UCLA this year.
David wrote a book—We Can Do. There are 100 pages in this book. It cost David four years to finish. With this book, he wants to tell other young people how they can do as he does. He also wants to tell people that there is no genius, just hard work. He said, “You just have to work hard and you can do anything.”
When he’s not studying, David likes to do sports, such as playing football but he doesn’t like to watch TV. His television time is four hours a week and he likes Jackie Chan’s movies very much. This young boy works so hard, but he still doesn’t know what he wants to be when he grows up.When did David get his first two degrees?
_____________________________________How long did David spend on his book?
______________________________________What does he like to do when he’s not studying?
______________________________________Does David like to watch TV?
_____________________________________Whose movies does David like?
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Jenny had a trip to Yunnan last week. The following is her schedule(行程表).
| Date |
Place |
Activities |
| Monday, June 3 |
Kunming |
◆Arrived at 12:20 by plane |
| ◆Relaxed at the hotel |
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| ◆Went to Dali at 22:13 by train |
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| Tuesday, June 4 |
Dali |
◆Took a boat trip on Erhai Lake |
| ◆Watched a dancing show |
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| ◆Visited Butterfly Spring Park |
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| ◆Went to Lijiang by bus |
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| Wednesday, June 5 |
Lijiang |
◆Climbed Yulong Snow Mountain |
| ◆Traveled around the Old Town of Lijiang |
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| ◆Bought gifts |
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| Thursday, June 6 |
◆Went back to Kunming by plane |
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| Kunming |
◆Visited the Stone Forest |
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| Friday, June 7 |
Kunming |
◆Visited the flower market |
| ◆Went back at 15:30 by plane |
How long was Jenny’s trip to Yunnan? ____________.
| A．One week. | B．Three days. |
| C．Five days. | D．Ten days. |
How did Jenny go to Dali? ____________.
| A．By train. | B．By plane. |
| C．By boat. | D．By bus. |
What did Jenny do in Lijiang? ______________.
| A．She took a boat trip. |
| B．She relaxed at the hotel. |
| C．She visited a flower market. |
| D．She climbed the mountain. |
Where was Jenny at 12:00 on June 7? ___________.
| A．In Dali. | B．In Kunming. |
| C．In Lijiang. | D．At home. |
What can we learn from the schedule? ____________.
| A．Butterfly Spring Park is in Kunming. |
| B．Jenny didn’t visit the old Town of Lijiang. |
| C．Jenny visited the Stone Forest on Friday. |
| D．Jenny bought some presents in Li jiang. |
Mr. Green is quiet and doesn't like talking with people. He likes reading newspapers and playing computer games. He never exercises. Sometimes he watches soccer or basketball games on TV. He likes milk very much and drinks it three times a day.
Mrs. Green is a bank clerk(职员）.It's a busy but boring job. She works with people and money every day. So she is always tired after work. She likes to take a good rest and goes to bed early after dinner. Usually she goes to bed at 8:30 in the evening and gets up at 6:30 in the morning. Mr. Green is very happy with that. But Mrs. Green isn't, because Mr. Green always talks in her sleep.
One morning, Mr. Green sat at table and had breakfast. Mrs. Green asked him,“Why do you always talk in your sleep?”Mr. Green said,“Because I have few chances to talk in the daytime ”
The next morning after their children all went to school, Mrs. Green asked Mr. Green angrily,“Why did you scold(骂）me in your sleep last night?”“Because I'm afraid to do it when I'm awake（醒着的）.”Mr. Green doesn't like ________
| A．talking to people | B．playing computer games |
| C．reading newspapers | D．watching TV |
Mr.Green______ drinks milk.
| A．never | B．often | C．seldom | D．sometimes |
Mrs.Green works in a _______
| A．Shop | B．TV station | C．bank | D．post office |
Mrs.Green usually sleeps____ _hours every night.
| A．ten | B．nine | C．eight | D．seven |
Mrs.Green was angry with Mr. Green because he__________
| A．went to work without breakfast |
| B．didn't talk to her the night before |
| C．didn't send their children to school |
| D．scolded her in his sleep the night before |
In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer.
Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field; they have four chances to move the ball ten yards(码). They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points. This is called a touch-down(持球触地).
It’s difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.
Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell for their favorite team. They dance and jump while they yell. Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January the first. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.In America, football players can _______.
| A．only kick the ball | B．only throw the ball |
| C．only carry the ball | D．kick, throw and carry the ball |
There are _______ in a game.
| A．ten players | B．eleven players |
| C．twenty players | D．twenty-two players |
If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team has to _______.
| A．go home | B．carry the ball ten yards |
| C．run with it | D．kick the ball to the other team |
The best teams play again _______.
| A．on Christmas | B．after the season ends |
| C．on New Year’s Day | D．on Sunday |
The underlined word “yell” in the passage means “_______”.
| A．shout loudly | B．jump | C．talk loudly | D．sing |
Most people make their living (谋生) with their hands, but Bob makes his living with his feet.
Bob’s story began in a small city of England. His family was poor. Seven people lived in a small house. Bob had no place to play but on the street.
Kids in the city like playing football very much. Little Bob wanted to play football, too. So his father made a soft (柔软的) ball for him to kick. It was a sock full of old cloth. He kicked it every day.
At last ,Bob learned how to kick a real football. And after a few years, he could play football very well. m
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。People usually make their living _____.
| A．by learning by themselves | B．with their feet |
| C．with their hands | D．by playing football |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Bob was born in a small village. |
| B．Bob’s house was very big. |
| C．There were eight people in the family. |
| D．Little Bob played on the street. |
Why did the father make a soft ball for his son?
| A．Because the family all liked football. |
| B．Because Bob also liked playing football. |
| C．Because they had lots of old cloth. |
| D．Because he didn’t want to throw the sockaway. |
The word “kick” in the story means_____.
| A．踢 | B．玩 | C．射门 | D．弹起 |
From the story we can know_____.
| A．Bob’s age |
| B．it’s about an American boy |
| C．Bob’s mother’s name |
| D．the boy became a football player at last |
In the morning, Mr. Smith comes into the garden at the back of his house. He sees too much snow in the garden. Mr. Smith wants to take his car out, so he asks a man to clean the road from his garage to the gate. He says to the man, “Don’t throw any snow on the flowers, and don’t throw any on the wall, and don’t throw any into the street, or the policeman will come.” Then he goes out.
When he comes back, the road is clean. There is no snow on the flowers, on the wall or in the street. But when he opens the garage to get his car out, he sees: there is full of snow, the snow from the road, and his car is under the snow!
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）：Mr. Smith’s garden is behind his house.
He wants a man to clean the road because he doesn’t like snow at all.
He doesn’t tell the man where to throw the snow in the garden.
The man throws the snow into the garage.
Mr. Smith feels very happy when he opens the garage to get his car out.