Have you ever wanted to achieve something really amazing in life? Well, Greg Mortenson wanted to climb a mountain, but he ended up helping thousands of people to have a better life.
Greg’s story began with failure. In 1993, he set out to climb K2, the world’s second highest mountain. But Greg never made it to the top. After five days, he stumbled(踉跄）into the village of Korphe in northern Pakistan, injured(受伤）and hungry. The kind villagers there looked after him for several days.
Greg saw that the villagers were very poor and hungry, and some of them were ill. Also, the village school didn’t have a roof(屋顶）and the children wrote on the ground with sticks. Greg knew he wanted to do something to help. “ I’ll build you a school,” he told the villagers. “ I promise.”
Greg went back home to the USA to raise money for the school. He even lived in the car to save money! Finally he went back to Korphe and built the school. But this was just the beginning of something bigger! Since then, Greg’s organization has built around 80 schools and runs many others in Pakistan and other countries, too.
Greg hasn’t finished yet. He does many other things to help people in poor countries. He has got many prizes, but it’s the smiles of the children he has helped that makes him happy!
Greg has just written a best-selling book about his story called Three Cups of Tea. It’s an interesting and exciting book which tells us what ordinary(普通的）people can do with courage and determination(决心）!
What was wrong with Greg when he got to the village for the first time?
| A．He fell ill. | B．He was badly hurt and hungry. |
| C．He lost his way. | D．He failed in his business. |
How did Greg keep his promise to build a school?
| A．He raised and saved money. |
| B．He did business to make money. |
| C．He wrote a book to sell for money. |
| D．He borrowed money from his friends. |
What does the underlined word “this” refer to?
| A．Saving money. | B．Living in the car. |
| C．Raising money. | D．Building the school. |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Building schools can help people to have a better life. |
| B．We have to do something in return to those who help us. |
| C．Ordinary people can make a difference to people’s lives. |
| D．Climbing mountains is a good start to help poor people. |
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Many people love going on a trip by plane，but an airport is usually far from the city．You have to arrive there and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late．You can’t open the window，you can’t choose the food．Planes are fast，but it takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city．
I like travelling by train．I think trains are safe．Train stations are usually in cities．When you are late for a train，you can catch another one．You can walk around in the train and open the windows．You can see many interesting things on your way．I know it takes a little sore time．
I also like cars．You can start your trip when you want to，and you don’t need to get to a station bus stop．You can carry many things with you，too，but sometimes there are many cars on the road．Many people like travelling by plane because ________．
A．it is safe B．you can open the window
C．it is fastWhat does “take off’’ mean？
A．达到 B．起飞 C．降落If you want to take many firings with you，you would like to take ________．
A．a bus B．a train C．a carWhat is not good about the car？
A．You needn’t go to the station．
B．You can start your trip when you want to．
C．There are too many cars on the road．Which sentence about the writer is TRUE？
A．He likes taking a plane because it takes a lot of time to go to the city．
B．He likes taking a train because it is safe and convenient．
C．He likes taking a bus because he can drive it．
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The Earth is a planet and it goes around the Sun．Seven other planets also go around the Sun．None of them has an environment with air，so people and things cannot grow．The Sun and its planets are called the solar system．The solar system is a small part of our galaxy．
The stars we see at night are the suns in other solar systems．There are more than 200 billion stars in our galaxy，called the Milky Way，and our Sun is only one of them．
But scientists have discovered many other galaxies in the universe．They are a long way away and their light has travelled for many years to reach us．It is hard to understand how large the universe is．
Scientists have sent lots of spacecraft to look at other planets in our solar system，and some spacecraft have gong beyond the solar system．However，no one has discovered any life in space yet．
But why has no one from other planets sent us a message？Have they tried to send information to us？With so many stars in the universe，are we alone，or is there life out there in space？We don’t know．．．yet．The Sun is one of the Earth planets．
There is more than one galaxy in our solar system．
．There are more than 200 billion stars in the Milky Way．
．Scientists have found life on other planets．
They’ve received no messages from space．
Every morning, the newspaper chief editor（主编） holds a meeting with the reporters. They discuss the main events（事件） of the day. Reporters are then sent to cover the events.
As soon as the reporters know what to write about, they get down to work. They telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them. Sometimes they do telephone interviews. Checking information is very important. They go to the newspaper's own library to look up any information that they need. This is called “doing one's homework”.
At the same time, the picture editor decides which photographs will be used for the next day's paper. All the people who work on a newspaper must be able to work fast. Reporters have to stop working on one story and start working at once on the important new one. They must find out the new information as quickly as possible. Later in the day, everything is put together at the news desk. Reporters return, type their stories into the computer and hand them to the editor.
The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page. Sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day. Other editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes.
Finally, there is no more time left for adding new stories, and the time for printing（印刷） the newspaper has come. This is done on fast-moving printing machines. The newspapers are then delivered（发送） by truck, plane or rail. Speed is important. People want to buy the latest newspaper; nobody wants to buy yesterday's. What is the work in a newspaper office like?
| A．Interesting and confusing | B．Important and patient. |
| C．Particular and necessary. | D．Fast and busy. |
According to the passage, the right order for a reporter's work is ____________.
a. writing stories b. doing interviews c. joining in a discussion
d. doing homework e. handing stories to the editor
| A．c-b-a-d-e | B．c-d-e-a-b | C．c-b-d-a-e | D．c-a-d-b-e |
The front page contents（内容） are decided by ___________.
| A．the importance of the events |
| B．how well the stories are written |
| C．the knowledge of the chief editor |
| D．whether they are the latest |
Word editors' work is to ____________.
| A．help the chief editor with the morning discussion |
| B．decide when and how the papers can be printed |
| C．read the stories and make necessary changes |
| D．get together information from reporters and photographers |
The best title for this passage is “____________”。
| A．How a newspaper is produced | B．How newspapers are delivered |
| C．What kind of papers readers like | D．Whose work is more important |
Mr. Evans lives in a city. He was a math teacher three years ago. He taught well and his students liked him. So he decided to work in the middle school all his life. But a terrible accident changed his fortune(命运).
One spring he took his class to visit a place of interest. The children saw a lot of interesting things and had a good time there. But on their way to school, their bus was hit by a truck because the young driver was drunk(醉的). Five students died and more than half of the children were injured in the accident. He didn’t know how it had happened and was very sad about it and after he came out of hospital, he left the school and became a policeman. He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic regulations(违反交通规则). He worked hard and was strict with the drivers. So they were afraid of him.
One afternoon it was very hot. Mr. Evans was on duty. He was standing at the crossing and watching the traffic. Suddenly he saw a car rushing towards the crossing. It ran so fast that it almost hit a man on a bike. He stopped it at once and saw a girl in it.
"Show your license to me, madam," said Mr. Evans.
The girl handed her bag to him and said: "Please look for it in it. I can‘t see anything without glasses."What was Mr. Evans’ job three years ago?
| A．policeman | B．a math teacher | C．a guide | D．a drive |
Their bus was hit by a truck because___________.
| A．the drunk driver broke the traffic rules |
| B．the bus driver broke the traffic rules |
| C．Mr. Evans broke the traffic rules |
| D．the children broke the traffic rules |
In the accident ___________.
| A．more than half of the children died |
| B．five children were injured |
| C．more than half of those children were injured |
| D．Mr. Evans was injured |
The phrase “on duty” means “_____” in Chinese.
A在家里 B 在家 C 在值勤 D 在值日 From the story, we can infer that___________.
| A．Mr. Evans would let girl drive away. |
| B．Mr. Evans would not let the girl drive away |
| C．Mr. Evans would look for the girl’s license in her bag |
| D．the girl would cry. |
At school many things happen to us. We may feel excited when we have success in a school play. We may feel sorry if we lose an important game. 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 to make our own yearbook. What is a yearbook? A yearbook is a kind of book which is used to keep the memory of exciting moments. It’s usually made at the end of the year.
Last December, we began to make our yearbook. First we chose the persons who had done something special, then some students interviewed (采访) them, some wrote down their stories, others took photos of them. Everyone in our class had something to do. 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.When we have success in a school play, we may feel ______
| A．sorry | B．angry | C．excited | D．interested |
Miss Wang’s good way of remembering things is to ______
| A．buy a new book | B．write down stories |
| C．take a lot of photos | D．make a yearbook |
A yearbook is made to ______
| A．take notes | B．keep the memory | C．do our homework | D．remember English words |
Usually a yearbook is made in ______
| A．January | B．February | C．May | D．December |
We made our first yearbook ______
| A．without any help | B．without putting our love into it |
| C．with the help of our teacher | D．with the help of our parents |