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. |
Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced Peter, the Secretary of the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday. The awarding ceremony will be held on December 10. The winner will win a medal, a personal diploma (证书)and a cash award of 8 million Swedish Kronor (about 1 million U.S. dollars).
Mo Yan was born in 1955 and grew up in Gaomi in Shandong province in eastern China. As a 12-year-old during that very unordinary time, he left school to work, first as a farmer like his parents, later as a worker in a factory. He didn’t begin to study literature or write until he joined the People's Liberation Army in 1976. His first short story was published in 1981. In his writing, Mo Yan draws the readers’ attention to his youthful experiences and the cultures in the province of his birth. His novel Hong Gaoliang Jiazu (1987, in English Red Sorghum 1993), which consists of five stories was successfully filmed in 1987, directed by famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou. In addition to his novels, Mo Yan has published many short stories and essays on many different topics. Dozens of his stories have been translated into English, French , Japanese and many other languages.
Mo Yan not only brings a great shot to the world but also a great joy to China. Mo Yan will go to Stockholm for the ceremony __________.
| A．in October ,2012 | B．in February ,2013 |
| C．on Dec. 10 2012 | D．on Thursday |
A winner of Nobel Prize is given a medal, a diploma as well as over _____ yuan.
| A．8,000,000 | B．1,000,000 | C．1,800,000 | D．6,300,000 |
Mo Yan wins the Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of __________..
| A．57 | B．67 | C．47 | D．12 |
In the passage the underlined words “dozens of ” may mean ___________.
| A．only a few | B．a number of |
| C．thousands of | D．more than ten |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Mo Yan began writing stories in about 1976. |
| B．Zhang Yimou is a famous actor in China. |
| C．Mo Yan comes from Shangdong Province, China. |
| D．Chinese take great pride in Mo Yan’s winning Nobel Prize in Literature |
Mr. John Heppell
House of Commons
London
SW1AOAA
Monday 12th March, 2007
Dear Mr. Heppell,
I am Sabrina Akhtar studying in a high school and I’ve noticed that forests are disappearing.
You know, forests are disappearing around the world each year because of many different reasons including farming, tourism, pollution, etc. If we stop doing these things, there will be a good future for people of tomorrow.
Now I’m writing to ask you to help stop forests from disappearing. You can help by getting shops to stop selling paper made from trees and by persuading people not to use tree-free paper (paper not made from trees). This will help forests so much. There are many, many things we can do to help forests. If you would like to know more, please visit http://www. Rainforestweb. Org/.
By changing the little things, we can make a big difference.
If you would like to contact（联系）me, please see the above address or e-mail me at shazadinol @ hotmail.co.uk. Thank you for taking your time in reading this letter.
Yours sincerely,
Sabrina AkhtarThe writer of this letter is ______.
| A．a student | B．a teacher |
| C．an officer | D．a driver |
______ is one of the reasons why the forests are disappearing.
| A．Rain | B．Tourism |
| C．Planting | D．Breathing |
The writer advises Mr. Heppell to ______.
| A．stop shops from using paper any more |
| B．use paper which is made from tress |
| C．stop shops selling paper made from trees |
| D．plant more and more trees in the future |
How can Mr. Heppell contact the writer? ______.
| A．By calling her | B．By interviewing her |
| C．By visiting her | D．By e-mailing her |
What’s the purpose of this letter? ______.
| A．To know more about Mr. Heppell |
| B．To make friends with Mr. Heppell |
| C．To ask Mr. Heppell to teach in the school |
| D．To ask Mr. Heppell to help protect forests |
If you want to join the world for Earth Hour you can simply _____.
| A．call us on 555-3033 at 3 p.m. Sunday |
| B．go around the world to 2,000 cities |
| C．take actions at 8:30 a.m. on 28 Mar. 2013 |
| D．switch off your lights for one hour |
The final soccer match is _____.
| A．at 7 p.m. on Friday |
| B．at 3 p.m. on Sunday |
| C．at 3 p.m. on Saturday |
| D．at 2 p.m. on Monday |
There is a silk blouse which is ¥ 100 at New Star Mall. You can pay _____ if you want to buy it on Mother’s Day.
| A．¥ 40 | B．¥ 60 |
| C．¥ 50 | D．¥ 25 |
Which movie star can you see on Saturday night?
| A．Wentworth Miller | B．Michael Schofield | C．Harry Potter | D．Jackie Chan |
If you are interested in Harry Potter children’s show, you can find more information by _____.
| A．visiting us at New Star Mall | B．calling us on 690-1856 |
| C．calling us on 555-3033 | D．turning off your lights for one hour |
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories(新界), destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly destroyed that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the water area and the welfare government brought them food, clothes and some other things.How many homes altogether were destroyed in the storm last Friday?
| A．Fourteen. | B．Twenty-one |
| C．Twenty-nine. | D．Thirty-six. |
Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
| A．He was in bed. | B．He was at table. |
| C．He was outside the house. | D．He was on the roof. |
Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because ________.
| A．her husband knew there would be a storm |
| B．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse |
| C．she felt the house moving and they ran out immediately |
| D．the welfare department helped her |
This passage may be from _____________.
| A．a guide book | B．an introduction |
| C．an advertisement | D．a newspaper |
Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
| A．A Terrible Storm | B．A Lucky Woman |
| C．Good Soldiers | D．Clever People |
All over the world people enjoy sports．Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer．They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games．Often they get very excited when “their” player or team wins．
People play different games in winter and summer．Swimming is fun in warm weather, but skating is good in winter．
Football, for example, has spread around the world．Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rive．What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China or Australia! And think of people in cold countries．Think how many people love to skate in Japan or Canada．
Chinese Wushu, for example, has a very long history．But basketball and volleyball are rather new．Neither one is 120 years old yet．People are inventing new sports or games all the time．Water- skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports．
People from different co, retries may not be able to understand each other．Sports help to train a person's character．One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace （体面） ．
根据短文内容，选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整正确。答案E用“AB”表示。答案F用“CD”表示。
| A．Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them． |
| B．Sports change with the seasons． |
| C．Some sports or games go back to thousands of years ago． |
| D．Many people like to watch others play games． |
E．But after a game together they often become good friends．
F．More and more people enjoy playing sports now．