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. These things have influenced Mo Yan’s later writings.
60yearold Park Geunhye(朴槿惠)was elected the new President of South Korean 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 people in central Seoul as the accepted her win. “I will keep my promises.”
Barack Obama (bom in Honolulu, 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 Challenger Mitt Romney. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard I aw school. His father was from Kenya. And his mother was born in Wichita, Kansas.
What prize did Mo Yan win in 2012?
| A．The first prize or Oscar |
| B．The Nobel Prize in Literature |
| C．The record in Guinness |
| D．The gold medal in Olympics |
Park Geun-hye is years old in 2015?
| A．60. | B．61. | C．62. | D．63. |
When was Barack Obama elected the 44thPresident of the United States?
| A．In 1961. | B．In 2015. | C．In 2008. | D．In 2012. |
Which of the following is NOT true about the passage?
| A．Mo Yan is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. |
| B．Park Geun-hyc will lead South Korea till the year 2016. |
| 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. news B. a letter C. an e-mail C. an ad
On the first day of school our teacher introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old.”
“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?” I asked. She replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids, and then retire and travel.” I knew she was joking. I was curious (好奇) what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age. “I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom (智慧) and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. I’ve learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.”
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change...”
| A．terrible | B．impolite |
| C．serious | D．humorous |
| A．meet a rich husband | B．make new friends |
| C．get a better job | D．get a university education |
| A．always came to class on time |
| B．made friends easily at university |
| C．enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience |
| D．knew the difference between growing older and growing up |
| A．growing older | B．growing up |
| C．staying young | D．being happy |
| A．“Easier said than done.” |
| B．“Well begun is half done.” |
| C．“It is never too late to learn.” |
| D．“Reading makes a full man.” |
If the Smiths want to have dinner together this week, they can go to _______.
| A．Anchor on Tuesday |
| B．Robert’s Restaurant at 10:30 pm |
| C．Anchor on Saturday |
| D．Robert’s Restaurant on Saturday |
You can go to Robert’s Restaurant when you are in _______.
| A．Australia | B．Britain |
| C．France | D．America |
Which of the following information can NOT be found in the two pictures?
| A．What day is Anchor closed? |
| B．Anchor’s phone number. |
| C．Robert’s Restaurant’s opening time. |
| D．Robert’s Restaurant closing time. |
Anchor is known for _______.
| A．its homemade meals | B．its service for parties |
| C．the Gardiner’s Corner | D．fishermen |
What are these two pictures?
| A．Tickets. | B．Menus. |
| C．Advertisements (广告). | D．Instructions. |
The police find most criminals (罪犯) because somebody tells them who the criminals are. They find other criminals by using science and their computers. When there is a bank robbery (抢劫), the police first look through their computers for the names of the bank robbers that they know about. Then they go and talk to any of these robbers who are not in prison (监狱). They ask them where they were when the robbery happened. If any of these people cannot give a good answer, the police will often use science to find out if one of them is the robber.
Many criminals leave something of themselves at the places of the crimes like a fingerprint or a hair. Or they take something away on their shoes or clothes, like dirt or animal hair. If they leave behind some of their blood or their hair or a piece of skin, it will have their DNA inside it.
Everyone’s DNA is different and their fingerprints are also different. So, if a criminal cuts himself during a robbery or leaves his hair, or even a small piece of skin, scientists can find out what his DNA is. The police can then ask the person they think is the robber to give them his hair or some blood and see if it has the same DNA. Many criminals are in prison today because of this kind of evidences (证据).
April 20th is Mary’s fourteenth birthday. It is Saturday. She invites Kate, Helen, Jane, and Tom to her birthday party. Each of them brings a birthday present for her and says,” Happy birthday, Mary” Mary’s mother makes a big cake. It has fourteen candles on it. All says “How wonderful!” They have a lot of ice-cream, too.
After finishing the ice-cream and cake, Kate plays the piano. How well she plays! Then they sing and play games. Mary is very happy. Everybody looks happy.How many days in April?
| A．thirty | B．twenty-nine |
| C．thirty-one | D．fourteen |
How many friends does Mary invite to her party?
| A．Three | B．Four |
| C．Five | D．Six |
Who plays the piano?
| A．Mary | B．Helen | C．Jane | D．Kate |
What is on the cake?
| A．Fourteen candles | B．Ice-cream |
| C．Roses | D．Birthday card |
What does Mary’s mother make?
| A．Ice cream | B．A big cake |
| C． A small cake | D．A big card. |
Mr. Smith is an Englishman. He teaches English well. His English classes are very interesting. He likes us and we like him, too.
Mr. Smith has two children ,Tom and Mary. Tom is seven and his sister, Mary, is four. Tom goes to school but Mary doesn’t. Mr. Smith likes wearing a T-shirt and jeans (牛仔裤). Football is his favorite sport. After school we often have a baseball match. Sometimes Mr. Smith watches us and sometimes he joins. He plays baseball just for fun.
阅读短文，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）Mr. Smith is an English teacher.
Mr. Smith has one daughter.
Mary doesn’t go to school because she likes sports
Mr.Smith likes to do sports.
We sometimes play baseball with Mr. Smith.