Peng Jiangya, a 24-year-old girl, was born in Guizhou Province. She lives in a village of the Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County(自治县)at the foot of the Fanjing Mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau（高原）. Twenty-two years ago, One day her parents were out, she fell into a fire stove at home, and the fire burned her fingers badly. The family was too poor at the time to afford the expensive medical treatment ,at last she lost all her fingers.
"When I was a child, I was unable to hold chopsticks. My parents taught me for a long time. It was really difficult, but I tried it over and over again ,and at the age of seven, I overcame it. From then on I knew that one had to put great efforts into what she was doing,” said PengJiangya.
As a child , PengJiangya often saw others make cross-stitch (十字绣) and then she decided to learn how to make it herself. “ Of course, it took me many years to do that, when I was 18, I got it.” Said Peng. Now she can make as good cross-stitch works as her companions(同伴),but she is faster than other people.
Her hometown of Yinjiang Tujia at the foot of the Fanjing Mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateauhas become a tourist attraction. As for her future, Peng Jiangya said: "I will gather a few other people to embroider(绣) the beautiful landscape of our hometown as a souvenir and lasting memory for tourists. At the same time, we can make more money.". Peng Jiangya was born .
| A．in Guizhou County | B．in a poor family |
| C．when her parents were out | D．in 1990 |
PengJiangya lost all her fingers, when .
| A．she was 22 years old | B．she was 13 years old |
| C．when her parents were at home | D．she was at an early age |
When Peng Jiangya was a child, she learned to without fingers
| A．use chopsticks by herself |
| B．make more money by herself |
| C．make cross-stitch by herself |
| D．help her parents hold chopsticks |
Now PengJiangya can make .
| A．better cross-stitch works and faster than her companions |
| B．the best cross-stitch works in her hometown |
| C．good cross-stitch works and faster than others |
| D．the most beautiful cross-stitch works in his hometown |
From this passage, we know that PengJiangya learn to make cross-stitch .
| A．easily | B．hardly |
| C．with great efforts | D．without any difficulties |
At school many things happen to us. We may feel excited when we have success in a school play. ________ We want to keep the memory for the rest of our lives.
How to keep the memory? Our English teacher, Miss Wang, has taught us a good way of remembering things. It is to make our own yearbook. What is a yearbook? __________ It’s usually made at the end of the year.
Last December, we began to make our yearbook. __________Then some students interviewed them, some wrote down their stories, others took photos of them. ___
____ Finally, our teacher helped us to put the things together. We had our first yearbook.
All of us put a lot of love into making the yearbook. It is so wonderful that not only the students but also our parents and teachers will remember the special time for ever.
| A. A yearbook is a kind of book which is used to keep the memory of exciting moments. B. Everyone in our class had something to do to make the yearbook. C. We may feel sorry if we lose an important game. D. First, we chose the persons who had done something special. |
Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
| A．Making a yearbook can keep the memory. |
| B．We can learning English from our teacher. |
| C．Our parents and teachers will remember the special time for ever |
| D．Many things happen to the students at school. |
We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There’s no real word for it yet, so we’ll call it e-talk. People don’t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters called acronyms. Acronyms are often used in chat rooms. Some of them are
BTW (by the way) BRB (be right back)
LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion)
People also use many abbreviations(缩写). They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:
Info(information) puter (computer) Pie(picture) sec (second)
We usually don’t see people when we communicate on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keywords to draw “feeling”, such as:
:-) (happy) :-p (joking) :- ( (sad) :-0 (surprised)
These days, many forums(论坛) have picture feelings. For example,
(sad) (happy)
There are even whole new words, like“newbie’s”(someone who is new on a chat board or forum).
It takes time for people to get used to e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbie’s have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.What does the underlined word “acronyms” mean?
| A．网友 | B．聊天室 | C．首字母缩写词 | D．关键词 |
Why do people type acronyms?
| A．To show their feelings. |
| B．Because people can type them quickly. |
| C．In this way newbie’s won’t understand them. |
| D．To make people use Internet |
What does “ BTW, my puter is not working well. :- ( ” mean ?
| A．The person is angry at somebody. |
| B．The person is happy about getting a new computer |
| C．The person is sad that his computer is having problems. |
| D．The person is joking that his computer is having problems. |
E-talk will probably _______.
| A．keep changing |
| B．be easy by people on the telephone |
| C．be used by people on the telephone |
| D．make life easier |
What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．E-talk Language | B．Picture Feelings |
| C．How to Use Abbreviations | D．use the Internet |
We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others.
Photographers use cameras, artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories.
Spencer Johnson’s story Who Moved My Cheese? Shows changes exist in (存在于) our life. Life changes and so we do. We must change ourselves to face the changing environment, or we will fail.
Just look at the cycle (循环) of the seasons. Trees bud (发芽) in spring and in summer their leaves turn green. In autumn, their leaves start to fall onto the ground. When winter arrives, there are no leaves on trees. Next spring the cycle begins again. Since we know there are cycles in nature, we can prepare for them. We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer, so we can dress properly.
Since we accept the cycles of nature, we should also accept the changes in our life.
We can prepare ourselves for changes by becoming more flexible(灵活的). We can regard the changes in our life as chances. As we keep changing ourselves, we can keep up with the changes in our life.
What do writers use to share their life experiences?
| A．Stories | B．Newspapers |
| C．Basketballs | D．Pianos |
Who Moved My Cheese? Tells us that _________________.
| A．changes exist in our life |
| B．we should move other’s things |
| C．we should use books to share our life experiences |
| D．there are difficulties in our life |
The cycle of the seasons means______________.
| A．we should wear warm clothes in winter |
| B．we should accept the changes in our life |
| C．we should prepare for the weather |
| D．leaves turn yellow in autumn |
If you fail a test, what should you think according to the passage?
| A．I have no chance to pass the test. |
| B．Exams are hard for me. |
| C．I have bad luck. |
| D．It’s good for me because I know there are more to learn. |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Weather changes in different seasons. |
| B．Who Moved My Cheese? is a good book. |
| C．We should change ourselves when life changes. |
| D．We should not lose heart when meet with difficulties. |
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Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012. Mo, who was born in 1955 into a farmer’s family in Gaomi County in Shandong Province, is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In his early years, life was not easy and he experienced hunger（饥饿）. These things have influenced Mo Yan’s later writings. |
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60-year-old Park Geun-hye(朴槿惠)was elected（选举）the new President of South Korea in December, 2012. She becomes the country’s first female head of state and her term will last five years from 2013. “I will become a president who puts people’s living before anything else,” she told the cheering Peopl in central Seoul as she accepted her win. “I will keep my premises.” |
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Barack Obama ( born in Hopolulu, Hawaii in 1961), who was elected the 44th President of the United States in 2008, has been elected again to a second term, fighting against Republican chllenger Mitt Romney. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. His father was from Kenya. And his mother was born in Wichits, Kansas. |
When Mo Yan was young, his family might be .
| A．big | B．poor |
| C．rich | D．small |
When was Park Geun-hye born?
| A．In 1952. | B．In 1955. |
| C．In 1961. | D．In 1987. |
Where was Barack Obama born?
| A．In Kansas. | B．In Kenya. |
| C．In Columbia. | D．In Hawaii. |
Which of the following is NOT true about the passages?
| A．The writer Mo Yan lived in a big city before he got the prize. |
| B．Park Geun-hye will lead South Korea till the year 2018. |
| C．Obama fought against his challenger Mitt Romney in the election. |
| D．Among the three persons, Park Geun-hye is the oldest. |
The three passages may be from .
| A．an email | B．a letter |
| C．news | D．an ad |
A young man was going to join the army and had to take a medical examination . The doctor was sitting at a desk when he went in. He said to the man, "Take your coat and shirt off, and sit on that chair. "
The young man did so. The doctor looked at him for a moment without getting up from his chair and then said, " All right. Put your clothes on again. "
" But you haven't examined me at all " the young man said in surprise.
"There is no need to do so, " the doctor said with a smile. "When I told you to take your coat and shirt off, you heard me all right, so there is nothing wrong with your ears. You saw your chair, so your eyes are good. You could take your clothes off and sit on the chair, so you must be in good health. And you understood what I told you to do and did it without a mistake, ...."Why did the young man take a medical examination?
| A．He had hurt his ear. |
| B．He hoped to join the army. |
| C．He wanted to get some medicine. |
| D．He wondered if he was in good health. |
The doctor asked the young man to take his coat and shirt off to test_________.
| A．his eyes | B．his arms |
| C．his sense of hearing | D．his sense of touch |
How did the man feel as soon as the medical examination was over?
| A．Bored. | B．Pleased. |
| C．Uncomfortable. | D．Surprised. |
Which of the following can be chosen to complete the underlined sentence?
| A．so I feel sorry for you |
| B．so you are too weak to join the army |
| C．so you need another medical examination |
| D．so you must be clever enough for the army |
The best title for this story is_________.
| A．A Strict Doctor | B．A Special Medical Examination |
| C．A Serious Mistake | D．A Smart Young Man |