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In 1816, there were no schools for the deaf in America. Several people started a few schools, but in the end all of the schools closed. There were too many problems. The first people to succeed were Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. They opened their school in 1817, and the school did not close. At that time it was the only school for deaf children in America!
Clerc and Gallaudet did not know what would happen after they opened their school. They worked very hard. The school grew, and many more students went to this school. These new students were from all over the country. People thought the school would be big enough for all of the deaf children in America. The school is still open today, but the name was changed. Today it is called the American School for the Deaf. It is in West Hartford, Connecticut.
After Clerc and Gallaudet established their school, many other schools for the deaf were opened as well. Before Gallaudet’s death in 1851, 15 other schools for deaf children were built! Many of the teachers at those 15 schools used Gallaudet’s teaching methods. Many had even studied with Gallaudet and were deaf themselves!
Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet were the first people who .

A．wanted to build a school for the deaf in the USA

B．succeeded in making the deaf speak as ordinary people

C．succeeded in opening their school for the deaf in America

D．succeeded in opening their school for the deaf all over the world

The underlined word “establish” in the passage means .

A．出版

B．发明

C．建立

D．离开

Which of the following is TRUE about Clerc and Gallaudet’s school?
A. Its students were from all over the USA.
B. Its students were from all over the world.
C. All deaf children in America were their students.
D. Its students were only from Connecticut, the USA
What is the school known as now?

A．The passage doesn’t tell us.

B．The American School for the Deaf.

C．The Connecticut School for the Deaf.

D．The West Hartford School for the Deaf.

It’s Really a Miracle (奇迹)
Mr. Brown works in New York and he brought his family to China last summer. They visited many places of interest and had a good time here. Before they left for New York, the Browns climbed the Great Wall. It was the greatest project over two thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. And when they returned to the hotel, they couldn’t find the bag in which their expensive camera was. They were all sorry for it. They could buy another camera but had no time to go to the Great Wall again. They could not miss the plane!
That evening they didn’t have supper. Mr. Brown hoped to make them happy, so he said, “Well, let me tell you a story. An old man lived in a sixty-floor building. One day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. But he didn’t hurt himself.”
“It was a miracle!” called out his children, “Why?”
“Because he lived on the first floor!”
They all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chinese boy found it under a big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.
“It’s really a miracle!” the Browns said happily.
Where did the Browns enjoy themselves before they left for New York?

A．In London.	B．In Beijing.
C．In Shanghai.	D．In Hong Kong.

Why didn’t they have anything that evening?

A．Because they were not hungry.

B．Because they were sorry for losing the camera.

C．Because they had nothing to eat.

D．Because they had no time to have supper.

What did Mr. Browns tell a story to his family for?

A．He wanted to make his family happy.

B．His children asked him to do so.

C．He wanted to tell them a miracle.

D．He liked telling stories.

Who found the bag?

A．Two policemen.	B．An American boy.
C．A Chinese girl.	D．A Chinese boy.

Here are four poems written by some students.

Which of the following is mentioned in both Owen’s and Roger’s poems?

A．Smiles and flowers.	B．Bees and flowers.
C．Birds and flowers.	D．Leaves and flowers.

Roger enjoys spring by it.

A．smelling

B．playing

C．feeling

D．watching

All the poems describe the spring except .

A．Owen’s	B．Roger’s
C．Angela’s	D．Kevin’s

The English Fashion recently asked people about their wonderful ideas and plans about things they could do．The magazine asked people the following question, “If you had all the money you wanted, what would you like to do?” About 500 people answered the survey question．
Almost half (49%) of the people in the survey said they would buy material things such as a bigger house or a better car．One fifth (20%) of the people said they would travel to the interesting or famous places．17% answered that they would give money to someone else．They would donate money to a charity or to help poor people．More than half of the rest of the people (about 10%) said they would give money to help medical research(医学研究)．All the other people in the English Fashion survey said they would save money in the bank．They said they didn’t know what they would like to do right now, but perhaps in a few years they would find a good use for the money．
“Lots of people think that if they buy bigger and better things, they will feel happier,” said Dr Mary Wilson. “ However,” she said, “this feeling will not last(持续) long．After a while, they won’t be happy with them any longer．” Dr Wilson thinks the happiest people are those who make a change in people’s lives．She thinks those people who give money to someone else or to medical research are thinking more of others at the moment．If they had all the money theywanted, they would change the world．
What is the English Fashion?

A．A book．	B．A magazine．
C．A newspaper．	D．A TV programme．

Which of the following is a material thing?

A．A better car．	B．A trip to Europe．
C．Medical research．	D．Happy feelings．

How many ways would people like to do with the money in Paragraph(段落) 2?

A．4

B．5

C．6

D．3

What does the underlined phrase “this feeling” refer to?

A．The feeling of travelling．

B．The feeling of donating．

C．The feeling of shopping．

D．The feeling of saving money．

Who did Dr Wilson think were the unhappiest people?

A．The people who would give the money to a charity．

B．The people who would save the money for the future．

C．The people who would give the money to medical research．

D．The people who would spend the money on material things．

If you are lucky enough, you may find the hummingbird (蜂鸟), the smallest bird of the animal world, in a south American forest.
Though the hummingbird is no bigger than a bee and weighs only 2 to 3 grams, it can fly as fast as 50 meters in a second. It can fly forwards (向前) as most birds do, and it can fly backwards as well. The strangest thing about it, however, is that it can stay still in the air, just like a helicopter.
Whenever a hummingbird needs food, it will fly slowly towards a flower. It won’t stand on the flower, as bees do, but just hangs to the flower and then begins to sunk (吸吮) the honey from inside the flower with its needle-like beak.
The hummingbird is very particular in building its nest (巢). It takes great trouble to choose materials. It likes soft ones better than hard ones. Its eggs are so small that a common match box can hold as many as one hundred of them.
Most of the hummingbirds live in a(n) __________ forest.

A．north American	B．south Asian
C．north Asian	D．south American

A hummingbird can fly as fast as _______ meters in a second.

A．fifty	B．five hundred
C．fifteen	D．one hundred and fifty

The underlined word “helicopter” most probably means _______.

A．轮船

B．公共汽车

C．火车

D．直升飞机

When a hummingbird builds a nest, it likes better.

A．soft materials	B．hard materials
C．an material	D．both

Which of the sentences is NOT true?

A．A hummingbird can even fly backwards.

B．You cannot see the wings of a hummingbird move.

C．A hummingbird will fly quickly towards a flower when it’s hungry.

D．A common match box can hold as many as one hundred hummingbird eggs.

A．his fists	B．his mouth
C．a newspaper	D．blowing air

A．恐惧地	B．敬畏地
C．漠然地	D．慌乱地