Dr. Wade is my hero. He saved my life when I could have died. He saved lots of children’ s lives. He worked hard and studied a lot to get the job he has got now. He has done very difficult operations. He has to work almost every day at the hospital. He has studied the heart and got his MD(医学博士)at Queens University. He is a great doctor and he is easy to talk to．
He is willing to take a risk to save someone’s life. He saved my life from a heart attack when I was in hospital. He worked very hard to find out what exactly was wrong with my heart and why it wasn’t working properly.
He went out of his way for someone like me and my parents, because he had to explain to them what was wrong with me and did lots of different tests to find the medicine to cure me. His life has made a difference in the lives of others. I saw him look after many other children in hospital and help them get well. Also, he is always there helping by teaching other doctors about being heart specialists(专家). He works very hard to keep others alive. You can phone him anytime and he will phone you back as soon as possible to see how he can help you. He has a group of medical workers who make his appointments(预约) and make sure you get the medicine that Dr. Wade tells them to give you.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。
| A．lung | B．heart |
| C．eye | D．stomach |
| A．Tsinghua University | B．Harvard University |
| C．Queens University | D．Beijing University |
| A．宽以待人 | B．竭尽全力 |
| C．马虎应付 | D．黔驴技穷 |
| A．was difficult to talk with |
| B．saved the writer’s life easily |
| C．helped several doctors become heart specialists |
| D．wasn’ t willing to save some serious patients |
| A．Dr. Wade is the writer’s hero. |
| B．The doctor saved the writer’s life. |
| C．The doctor saved many children’s lives. |
| D．The doctor saved the lives of the writer’s parents. |
Sometimes, you feel down or unhappy and it is hard to come back to your high spirit. So if you're having a bad day and need a boost，then help is just a click away.
A website is trying to offer people positive(积极的)messages from strangers to cheer them up. It announces to be“the nicest place on the Internet"，where happy people can present their positive thoughts and feelings to those who are in low spirits.
The website, thenicestplaceontheinter.net, lets people post videos of themselves blowing kisses and leaving positive and encouraging messages to lift visitors' spirits.
The website was created by Jeff Lam and is considered to help many people out when they feel low. The well-known artist who lives in San Francisco said he came up with the idea when he and his friend Lauren were having one of those bad days.
"We tried to become cheerful，but none of the usual methods seemed to be working. Not music. Not food. What we hoped was something positive, honest and good.So with only a camera and work-free weekend, we created‘The Nicest Place On The Internet," he explained on his website.
One user of the site, Joseph Meehan, 27, from Birmingham, said,“it's a fun and
exciting website. I visit every once in a while when I'm missing my friends or family. I think it could really be a help to people that are feeling down or sad. It may even stop them from doing something stupid. You can also post your video to the website, and they add it to the series. It's very easy to share the love.”
Mr. Lam is now working on a new project that allows people to leave positive voicemails for strangers. The idea is that strangers send an audio(声音)diary by leaving a voicemail and then anyone can listen to it.The underlined word "boost" in paragraph 1 probably means
| A．鼓舞 | B．放松 | C．休闲 | D．提高 |
The website was created in order to_______
| A．provide a place for those who want to post their videos |
| B．discover something positive, honest and good |
| C．recommend positive voicemails on the website to people |
| D．offer something positive to cheer people up |
According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Jeff Lam is working on a new project to collect more audio diaries. |
| B．Jeff Lam met a lot of difficulties during the time of creating the website. |
| C．Joseph Meehan has got help from the website and supports it. |
| D．Joseph Meehan has shared his own positive videos with strangers. |
Last fall a beaver moved into the small stream beside our house. He began taking down small trees right away. and in a couple of weeks our stream turned into a pond(水塘).Every day,he added more to his dam(水坝)and to his house. We're sure you've all heard the saying, "as busy as a beaver". Now, we understand this saying as we saw the work that this beaver did over a very short period of time.
We thought that would be the last of the beaver's busy activity as winter came. To our amazement, however, he started chewing(咀嚼)on a very large tree. The tree was over 18 meters tall and around 1.5 meters in diameter(直径).We were amazed at the challenge this beaver was trying. All winter, he chewed and chewed. He had setbacks(挫折)as we faced major winter storms and ice-cold weather. But sure enough, when the weather allowed, he would come back and chew a bit more.
The beaver's first goal(目标)was to survive--to build home for the winter. Working every day with that goal in mind, he successfully achieved that goal. But the large tree he started chewing on last fall was a future goal一he wanted the large tree to provide new food and branches(树枝)for the coming spring. Even with the setbacks he faced over the winter, he never gave up until he reached it.
Our beaver's experience reminds us that we need to set goals for tomorrow. Sometimes just surviving seems to take up all of our time. But, if you do just a little bit when time allows and stick to your future goal, you will achieve it.
When faced with setbacks, have your goal in heart and don't let the setbacks stop you. Keep chewing like the beaver, and you will achieve your goal in the end.
What is the purpose of the beaver's chewing on the large tree?
| A．To provide more food for the winter because of the snow. |
| B．To add more branches to his dam and his house.§X§K] |
| C．To prepare new food and branches for the coming spring. |
| D．To keep working every day with a goal in mind. |
Here is。paragraph(段)"When spring arrived, we went down to see the beaver's progress. The tree was about to fall. Our beaver had almost completely chewed around and through the whole tree.”According to the passage, it should be put______
| A．between paragraph I and paragraph 2 |
| B．between paragraph 2 and paragraph 3 |
| C．between paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 |
| D．between paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 |
The best title of this passage might be_____
| A．Keep Chewing | B．Be Like the Beaver |
| C．As Busy as a Beaver | D．Set Proper Goals |
Last year, a special kind of glove came out. It was invented to help bind people to learn Braille,which is a special system for the blind to read by touching. Shaking motors (震动马达) are put on each finger of the glove. They can make different sounds to tell a user which letter he is touching.Recently, two British college students have invented another special glove for the blind. It can make the user feel small and quick movements. An ultrasonic sensor(超声波传感器)with a battery is put on the back of the glove. When the user wearing the glove is close to an object（物体）, ultrasonic waves( 超声波)from the glove are sent out (发出). As soon as they hit the object in front, the waves will return to the glove. Then the waves cause the glove to shake. And the ultrasonic sensor makes different kinds of sounds. The sounds make the user know how far he is from the object.
In the college invention competition, the two students got first prize and won 1,540 pounds. One of the designers said, "Now the ultrasonic sensor on the glove is quite large. We're going to use the money to develop a smaller and lighter ultrasonic sensor."
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。The underlined word "Braille" in the passage means "_" in Chinese.
A. 盲文 B. 口语 C.手语The glove with an ultrasonic sensor .
A. can make only one kind of sound
B. can make the user feel small and quick movements
C. was designed by two American college studentsPictureshows how the glove with an ultrasonic sensor works according to the passage.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The sounds from the ultrasonic sensor make the user know what the object is.
B. The two college students wanted to use 15,400 pounds to develop the glove.
C. The glove with shaking motors was invented for blind people. What is the best title for this passage?
A. The Way to Make Gloves
B. Two Kinds of Special Gloves
C. An Ultrasonic Sensor and Shaking Motors
Long ago, there was a queen who lived in a palace. She felt bored and said to her advisor(顾问 ),
"AIl the things around me are too boring. I need a different kind of beauty. Let everyone know that I will hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world. And the prize will be this crown (王冠)."
Several days later, lots of people came to the competition and showed their things. The queen was not satisfied with what she saw. The advisor suggested, "What you are looking for cannot be brought to you. You must look for it by yourself. What about a journey?"
The queen was interested in the idea, so she started immediately. As she was on top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart. "Why have I never found my palace so beautiful?"
The queen spent one year travelling. She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the stars twinkling(闪烁)at night on her journey. But what was the most beautiful thing? She thought it over. Suddenly, she understood beauty was everywhere. She should learn to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she had seen. As time went by, the queen's crown got smaller and smaller until nothing was left.
She found the most beautiful thing at last. It was the world!
根据短文内容判断正、误。
(注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂"A",错误的涂"B" )The queen wanted to hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world.
Lots of people came to the competition and brought the things that made the queen satisfied.
On top of the hill near her palace, the queen suddenly found her palace so beautiful.
the queen saw beauty on the farm, in the river and even in the night sky on her journey,
The passage tells us that beauty is everywhere if we learn to enjoy the world.
The Information about Some Great Inventions
| Invention |
 Wheel |
 Telephone |
 Light bulb |
 Paper |
| Appearing Time |
A few thousand years ago |
In 1876 |
In 1879 |
Around 2,000 years ago |
| Inventor |
Unknown |
Alexander BeIl |
Thomas Edison |
Cai Lun |
| Inventor's Nationality |
Unknown |
American |
American |
Chinese |
| Early Main Material |
Wood |
Plastic and metal |
Glass and metal |
Cotton or flax |
| Main Use |
Making travelling faster |
Used for communicating over distances |
Giving light |
Used for recording information |
WordBox: lightbulb 灯泡 unknown 未知的 flax 亚麻
根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。 Since invented paper, people have been able to record information on paper.
A. Alexander Bell
B. Thomas Edison
C. Cai LunAccording to the form above, the invention that appeared in 1876 was made of.
A. plastic and metal
B. glass and metal
C. cotton or flax According to the form above, the latest invention was .
A. the telephone
B. the light bulb
C. the wheelThanks to the invention of the wheel, people can.
A. have enough light to read
B. travel faster
C. communicate over distancesWhich of the following is TRUE according to the form above?
A. Three of the inventions were made of metal.
B. Neither Alexander Bell nor Thomas Edison is American.
C. Two of the inventions appeared in the 19th century.