Christopher Reeve was born in September, 1952. He was in his first school play when he was eight and he started to act in TV shows and films while he was still in college. He made many successful films and TV shows but he is most famous for his Superman films.
Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back. The doctors did not expect him to live. However, he made amazing progress. At first, he couldn’t breathe without a machine, but he learnt to breathe on his own. He would never walk again but he started a new life with great courage.
The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making. He also raised a lot of money to promote medical research into back injuries. He made speeches all over the USA about his experiences. This not only drew public attention to research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people living with all kinds of problems.
From their home, Christopher and his wife Dana spoke about their life after the accident．
Could you say something about your life after the accident?
"Four days after the accident, I came to understand my situation. The doctors said I was not going to pull through. Those days were terrible. But my wife Dana said, “You are still you and I love you. Be confident in yourself.” And that saved my life. Since that moment I have never thought of giving up."
What do you think of your family?
"Great! Dana is so wonderful．We have always got on really well．My parents often quarreled with each other when I was young．But they've got closer since the accident．"
How do you spend your time?
"I spend most of my time on charity work to improve the life for all disabled people．I think they need my help. With the progress of new medical research, I'm confident that people like me would be able to walk again one day. So you can see I'm far too busy to think of giving up!"
Christopher Reeve died on October 10, 2004. But people all over the world will always remember him as a superhero．What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?
| A．Christopher’s riding accident | B．Christopher’s marriage |
| C．Christopher’s death | D．Christopher’s films |
Reeve made a lot of public speeches in order to____________.
| A．make more money |
| B．draw people’s attention to his films |
| C．prove he was a superman |
| D．encourage people to be strong in life |
Whom was Reeve most thankful to?
| A．His parents | B．The film company |
| C．His wife | D．The doctors |
By saying "I'm far too busy to think of giving up!", Reeve means _______．
| A．so far he has been busy thinking of giving up |
| B．he’s so busy that he has no time to think of giving up |
| C．he’s too busy that he begins to think about giving up |
| D．he has never thought of giving up walking far |
Which of the following words can best describe Reeve?
| A．Brave | B．Crazy | C．Humorous | D．Careful |
Tony and Anna are brother and sister. They are Americans. Tony likes sports very much. He can play soccer, basketball and volleyball. Anna likes music very much. She can’t play ball games. But they both like playing on computers. They like eggs, bread and milk for breakfast. For lunch, Anna likes eating vegetables and fruit, but Tony likes chicken and fish. They both like hamburgers. But they don’t like ice cream or dessert.Anna is Tony’s _____ and they are _____.
| A．sister; Chinese | B．sister; Americans |
| C．friend; Americans | D．cousin, Americans |
Tony likes ______ and he can play ______.
| A．sports; tennis | B．music; basketball |
| C．sports; volleyball | D．music, soccer |
Tony and Anna both like _____.
| A．vegetables | B．soccer | C．fish | D．playing on computers |
For breakfast, they like _____.
| A．vegetables and fruit | B．eggs, bread and milk |
| C．chicken and fish | D．hamburgers |
They don’t like _____ or _____.
| A．ice cream，vegetables | B．ice cream dessert |
| C．hamburgers，dessert | D．ice cream, bread |
Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood. When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn't get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him.His only friend was a dog named Tige. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn't know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one's heart like a knife.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” she said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled (吹口哨) to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy” he repeated the woman's words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog!” Tige raised its ears as if it understood.
“Unum! Even a dog likes it!” he said. “Well, Tige, I won't say unkind words to you any more.” Tige waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed (种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great power it has!"The boy repeated the words “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” because______
| A．he was thinking about the words |
| B．he didn't understand the words |
| C．he wanted to talk to his dog |
| D．he liked talking to himself |
What made the boy start his new life?
| A．The people laughing at him. |
| B．The kind words spoken to him. |
| C．The hard life. |
| D．His lovely dog. |
He was feeling __-__when he whistled to his dog.
| A．funny | B．sad | C．lonely | D．excited |
Which of the following is Right according to the passage?
| A．He never took goog care of his friend ,Tige. |
| B．H usually had many friends around him. |
| C．He helped a young lady when her bag dropped. |
| D．He often washed his dirty face in lake. |
What’s the best tile (题目)of this passage?
| A．A Dog and a Boy | B．A poor Boy’s Childhood |
| C．A businessman and a Boy | D．The Power of Kindness |
John Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day. Then he worked with it till midnight. But John was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school, John joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! John changed his English grade from F to A. John’s parents looked at his report card. They were very happy. “An A in English!” said John’s Dad. “You are a very clever boy, John. ”
John is a hacker. Hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in. Using a modem, their computers are connected to other computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer account（帐户）and put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers. John changed his English grade with the computer in ______.
| A．the classroom | B．the school office |
| C．a bank near his house | D．his own house |
When John’s parents saw the report, they were happy because ______.
| A．John was good at math |
| B．John loved computers |
| C．John could join one computer to another |
| D．they thought John was not poor in English any longer. |
Who are worried about hackers in the story?
| A．John’s parents |
| B．School headmasters, teachers and the police. |
| C．The police. |
| D．School headmasters and teachers. |
What should the hackers know well, do you think, after you read this story?
| A．Information | B．Bank computer accounts |
| C．Computers | D．Grades |
The last paragraph is about _______.
| A．John | B．computers | C．hackers | D．modem |
There is a saying that the British like a nice cup of tea in the morning and a nice cup of tea at night. And at half past seven, their idea of heaven is a nice cup of tea. They like a nice cup of tea with their dinner and a nice cup of tea time, and before they go to bed, there is a lot to be said about a nice cup of tea!
Sometime it seems that no one likes tea as much as the British does. But in fact, tea is liked in countries around the world. In China and Japan tea was first used as a medicine, many years later, people there drank tea as a beverage（饮料）.
People in the world like to drink different kinds of tea — green, black or red as some people call it. It is served in different ways. But they all know that drinking tea is good for one’s health. The main idea of the first paragraph is ______.
| A．how many cups of tea the British drink each day |
| B．that the British like talking about tea |
| C．that the British can’t live without drinking tea |
| D．that tea is very important in the life of the British |
The phrase “their idea of heaven” means ______.
| A．the happiest thing for them |
| B．their thoughts |
| C．their God |
| D．the worst thing for them |
The sentence “there is a lot to be said about a nice cup of tea” means ______.
| A．they enjoy drinking a nice cup of tea |
| B．there is a lot of tea |
| C．they talk much about a nice cup of tea |
| D．there is a talk while drinking tea |
From the passage we know tea was used as a medicine in ______ many years ago
| A．the world | B．British |
| C．many countries | D．China and Japan |
This passage mainly tells us ______.
| A．people in different countries like drinking different tea |
| B．something interesting about tea |
| C．how many kinds of tea there are in the world |
| D．drinking tea is good for our health |
Singapore, July 12－many people enjoy chewing(咀嚼) gum, but in 1992 Singapore decided to make it against the law. The government said that people were not careful about throwing away used gum. Instead, they dropped it on sidewalks and on the streets where it made a big mess. Chewing gum also got stuck in the doors of the underground trains so that the doors didn’t close properly. This meant the trains didn’t run on time. Singapore said that people had to give up chewing gum or pay a lot of money to the government. During the time without chewing gum, the streets and underground trains of Singapore were clean.
Now the government of Singapore is changing the rules a little. Some dentists say that chewing sugarless gum can help take care of people’s teeth. Now the government says that people will be able to buy special kinds of gum at drugstores for health reasons. Other kinds of gum are still not allowed.
根据短文内容, 判断正 (T)误(F)。The text is probably taken from a story book..
Chewing gun made Singapore dirty before 1992.
During the time without chewing gun ,the streets and underground trains were clean.
People can buy special kinds of gun at the dentist’s for health reasons
Now in Singapore everyone can chew all kinds of gum freely.