Michael Jordan was born on February 17，1963 in Brooklym ，N.Y. And he graduated from North Carolina College. There are four people in his family， his wife Juanita， his sons Jeffrey and Marcus. His favorite food is seafood. His position is board and his favorite sports are golf and football except basketball.
His awards won:
Won a 1982 NCAA Named the Century’s Greatest Athlete.
Men’s Basketball Title.
Won an Olympic Gold Medal in Men’s Basketball.
Won a NBA Title 6 times.(91， 92， 93 ，96， 97， 98)
Broke a NBA play-offs scoring record by scoring 63 in 1986 versus the Boston Celtics.
Named NBA Most Valuable Player 5 times.( 88， 91， 92， 96， 98)
| A．February 17th， 1998. | B．February 17th 1963 |
| C．Brooklyn， N. Y. | D．1991 |
| A．North Carolina college. | B．Brooklyn， N. Y. |
| C．Washington. | D．New York. |
| A．In 1963. | B．In 1988. |
| C．In 1991. | D．In 1982. |
| A．Goalkeeper | B．Board |
| C．Midfielder | D．Striker |
| A．Football | B．Golf | C．Swimming | D．A and B |
Betty is not traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn't stopped her from becoming one of American's favourite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?
The answer is that charm（美德） can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.
The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.
Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA. “I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it's about the underdog (弱者)”, says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.
The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.
Betty is popular because of ________.
| A． her clothes | B． her charm |
| C． her personality | D．her job |
What does the underlined word “it” probably mean in the passage？
| A． the beginning | B．the ending |
| C．the story | D．the show |
Which of the following is not true according to the show?
| A．Betty is a girl of wisdom. |
| B．Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show. |
| C．Betty is an American favorite TV character. |
| D．Betty is often looked down on by the people around. |
What can be the best title for the passage?
| A．Beauty from within. | B．A romantic story. |
| C．An ugly girl. | D．An exciting experience. |
Wang Jiaming from Beijing Chenjinglun High School says he is a lucky boy. He’s happy that he’s sitting the senior high school entrance exam (中考) in 2014 instead of 2016.
On Oct 22, Beijing Municipal Commission of Education (北京市教委) announced that, from 2016, the English scores in the senior high school entrance exam will be reduced from 120 to 100. Of the 100 points, the listening ability scores will increase to 50. Meanwhile, the points for Chinese will increase from 120 to 150.
“The change won’t affect me. I feel so luck because English is my strongest subject,” said Wang.
Why such a change? It places the importance on Chinese in our study, and reduces students’ pressure, said Li Yi, spokesman of the commission.
“The change will also push us to pay attention to the practical usage of English,” said Li. “ Students will be encouraged to learn to understand English menus and read English news on mobile phones.”
There isn’t news that other cities will have the same change. But several places are making changes to English tests in the college entrance exams.
For example, Shandong is considering taking out the listening part of the English exam in its gaokao.
But, “being tested for less points doesn’t mean the subject can be taken lightly.,” Bai Ping wrote in China Daily.
English has long been the world’s most commonly used language. Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji once said: “In a globalizing economy, if you cannot interact with foreighers, how can one be part of the world economy?”
Wang Jiaming said he understood the change. “Chinese, not English, is our mother tongue,” he said. “But still, I think English is both interesting and useful.”In the Beijing senior high school entrance exam of 2016, __________.
| A．the English scores will be cut down to 100 |
| B．the English listening ability scores will be lowered |
| C．the points for Chinese will be reduced by 30 points |
| D．the points for chemistry will increase y 20 points |
Wang Jiaming feels lucky because ____________.
| A．he doesn’t need to take the important exam |
| B．the exam changed from 2016 doesn’t affect him |
| C．he does well in Chinese |
| D．he is poor in chemistry |
What is the main purpose of the change?
| A．To encourage students to learn how to order meals in English. |
| B．To make students learn to read English news on mobile phones. |
| C．To ask students to prepare for the college entrance exam. |
| D．To make students pay more attention to learning Chinese. |
What does Bai Ping think of the reforms?
| A．They make students spend less time on English. |
| B．They make it harder to get a high score. |
| C．Studying English is still important for the students. |
| D．English is both interesting and useful. |
Good food photography makes the food look fresh, so many dishes have stand-ins, just as movie stars do. “When I get my lights and camera set up, I remove the stand-in and put in the real thing,” explains Ray Webber, who photographs food for magazine advertisements. “Sometimes I have to brush the food with its juices because it may have dried out a bit. And when I’m shooting something like tomatoes, I always carry an atomizer(喷雾器) of water to spray(喷洒) them with dew(水珠) just before I shoot.”
Shooting food outdoors has special problems. “ I’m always worrying about flies or worms(虫) coming up a glass,” Webber explains. “I am also worried that someday a dog will come up from behind and run off with the food.” Once Webber was shooting a piece of cheese outdoors and needed something to add to its colour. Finally he found a plant with lovely blue flowers. When the photo appeared, several people were horrified(惊骇的), because the plant was Deadly Nightshade which can be very dangerous.What does the underlined word “stand-ins” probably mean in the passage?
| A．老板 | B．保姆 | C．替身 | D．经纪人 |
The food probably looks best in photographs if it has been __________
| A．cooked | B．kept warm |
| C．washed | D．brushed with its juice |
Webber is afraid that dogs might ________.
| A．bark while he is shooting | B．get into his pictures |
| C．steal the food | D．break his camera |
From the passage we can say that Deadly Nightshade may ______.
| A．be sweet | B．make people die |
| C．be ugly | D．be delicious |
| For Sale |
An iPhone 4, second-hand, 90% new, the price can be negotiated (协商) in person, call Coco at 757-6589 |
| Looking to rent |
One-bedroom apartment, from January 1st to April 30th, with bath and shower, near the dining hall of the university but not inside the university. Call Charlie at 422-3895 |
| Lost |
Lost two days ago near Man Street. Puppy is only 8 months old. He is a black schnauzer. It is priceless for me. Reward. Call Salina at 633-7856 |
| Found |
A purple wallet was found on the street in Packard-Jewett area yesterday afternoon, Sep. 22nd. Please call Jason at 909-8972. |
You can get in touch with ________ if you want to buy an old cell phone.
| A．Elaine | B．Coco | C．Salina | D．Jason |
Charlie wishes to rent an apartment ___________.
| A．which is near restaurants |
| B．which is in the university |
| C．which has a dining hall |
| D．which he can take a shower in |
From the last two advertisements, we know ___________.
| A．the puppy has been missing for 8 months |
| B．the purple wallet was found on Sep. 21st |
| C．Salina loves the puppy very much |
| D．Salina lived on Man Street |
根据表格内容，选择正确答案
| Name |
Telephone number |
Things(东西)/Color |
| Liu Xiang |
789-4399 |
orange/orange |
| Lucy Miller |
224-7681 |
quilt/white |
| Erick Green |
339-5067 |
pen/green |
________ is Lucy’s last name?
| A．Liu | B．Xiang | C．Miller | D．Green |
Liu Xiang’s phone number is ________.
| A．789-4399 | B．224-7681 |
| C．339-5067 | D．224-4399 |
Erick Green’s pen is ________.
| A．orange | B．green | C．white | D．black |
________ has(有) an orange orange?
| A．Erick Green | B．Lucy Miller |
| C．Liu Xiang | D．Xiang |
What’s Liu Xiang’s first name?
| A．Xiang | B．Green |
| C．Lucy | D．Liu |