Do you know the late leader of China, Deng Xiaoping? He was called the“chief architect of China’s reform and opening-up (中国改革开放的总设计师)”. August 22 is the 110 anniversary of his birth. President Xi Jinping held an important meeting for the event on August 20 , 2014 in Beijing. Senior leaders Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli also attended the event.
Deng was born on Aug, 22, 1904 in the southwest China’s Sichuan Province. He also had the name Deng Xiaosheng. His father , Deng Wenming , was a middle-level landowner（地主）. His mother died early in Deng’s life. He has three brothers and three sisters. Deng’s first wife , one of his schoolmates from Moscow , died when she was 24, a few days after giving birth to Deng’s first child, a baby girl, who also died. His second wife left him in 1933. His third wife, Zhuo Lin, was the daughter of an industrialist in Yunnan Province. She married him in 1939 in Yan’an. They had five children：three daughters and two sons.
Deng was sent to private primary school at the age of five. In the summer of 1919, Deng Xiaoping graduated from the Chongqing School. Then he went to study and work in France in the 1920s. His father strongly supported him, the night before going to France, Deng’s father took his son aside and asked him what he hoped to learn there. He repeated the words he had learned from his teachers：“To learn knowledge and truth from the West in order to save China.”He joined the Communist Party of China（中国共产党） in 1924. In late 1927 , Deng left Moscow to return to China. He joined the army to save China. He died on February 19 , 1997.Deng Xiaoping’s birthday is ________.
| A．August 20 | B．February 19 |
| C．August 22 | D．September 18 |
There were _______ in his family.
A. three brothers and two sisters
B. two brothers and three sisters
B. two daughters and two sons
D. three daughters and two sonsDeng went to school ___________.
| A．in 1909 | B．in 1919 | C．in 1911 | D．in 1933 |
How old was Deng when he died?
| A．Eighty-three years old | B．Ninety-three years old |
| C．Twenty-three years old | D．Thirty-five years old |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Deng’s first daughter was alive |
| B．Deng’s father was poor at that time |
| C．Zhuo Lin was Deng’s schoolmate |
| D．Deng left school in1919. |
Jack is the name of a game. It is quite popular with children. To play jacks, you will need a small ball and ten small metal objects (物体) called jacks.
The rules for this game are quite easy. To begin with, put the ten jacks on the floor or ground in front of you. Toss the ball high, pick up one jack and then catch the ball. Keep the jack in your hand and go on to pick up the other jack one at a time. You lose your turn if you do not catch the ball, or if you do not pick up a jack, or if you drop (掉) any of the jacks from your hand.
When you finish all the ten jacks, you now try to do the same thing again but with two jacks at one time. This is more difficult, of course. You lose your turn if you make any of the above three mistakes (错误) or if you do not pick up two jacks each time.To play jacks is ___________.
| A．difficult for boys | B．interesting for children |
| C．difficult for girls | D．interesting for old people |
The word “toss” here means __________.
| A．drop | B．catch | C．throw | D．pick |
If you want to finish the first and second parts of the game, you have to pick up jacks __________.
| A．ten times | B．fifteen times | C．twenty times | D．thirty times |
The jacks are made of _________.
| A．paper | B．glass | C．metal | D．water |
After you pick up the first ten jacks, the game becomes more difficult because you must pick up _________ at a time.
| A．two jacks | B．four jacks | C．three jacks | D．only one |
What do Napoleon, Clinton and Wang Nan have in common? They are all left-handed. Today about 15% of the people are left-handed. But why are people left-handed? The answer is the way the brain (大脑) works. The brain has two halves---the right half and the left half. The right half controls (控制) the left side of the body, and the left half controls the right side of the body. So right-handed people have a strong left brain, and the left –handed people have a strong right brain.
The two halves of the brain are about the same size. But each side controls different things. The left side controls language, Maths and logic (逻辑). When you remember new words, or when you put things in order, you use your left side.
The right side of the brain controls colour and music. It is also good at recognizing (认出) faces. This does not mean that all artists are left-handed and all accountants (会计师) are right-handed. Some right-handers have a strong right brain, and some left-handers have a strong left brain.From the passage we know _____________.
| A．all artists are left-handed |
| B．all accountants are right-handed |
| C．the left side of the brain controls your love of art, colour and music |
| D．some right-handers have a strong left brain |
Whether是否 people are right-handed or left-handed is mostly decided by ________________.
| A．their parents | B．their minds |
| C．the way the brain works | D．the way the head works |
Each side of the brain _____________.
| A．likes music and Maths | B．controls different things |
| C．controls the same thing | D．has two halves |
When you are singing, you are using your ___________.
| A．logic thinking | B．heart |
| C．right brain | D．left halves |
Which part of the body does the right half of the brain control?
| A．The right side of the body. |
| B．The left side of the body. |
| C．The heart. |
| D．The language. |
Jyoti Amge, an Indian girl, is the world’s smallest woman. She is only 0.628 metres tall. She is small, but her dream is great. On her 18th birthday in 2012, she shared the good news with others. She would act in two movies.
Jyoti is the youngest of the five children in her family. She stopped growing after her first birthday. Because of her size, Jyoti has special clothes and jewellery(珠宝首饰). She even has her own desk and chair in a regular(普通的)school. Jyoti also loves movies and fashionable dresses like others. Before 18, she acted in a music video along with a famous Indian singer.
Jyoti said, “I’m just the same as other people. I eat like you, and dream like you. I don’t feel I am different.”How old is Jyoti Amge in 2013?
| A．16 years old | B．17 years old | C．18 years old | D．19 years old |
On her 18th birthday, Jyoti said she would _____________.
| A．go to France | B．act in movies |
| C．go to school | D．win the name of “the smallest woman” |
How many sisters and brothers does she have?
| A．3 | B．4 | C．6 | D．we don’t know |
Jyoti’s _________is are not different from others’.
| A．clothes | B．jewellery | C．chair | D．school |
What did Jyoti do before 18?
| A．She acted in a music video | B．She played in two movies |
| C．She sang a song in a movie | D．She made special clothes for herself |
This is Betty’s bedroom. Please come in and have a look at the pictures in the room. Let’s look at the one on the desk first(首先), please. It’s small but very good. It’s a photo of a man, Bob Brown, and a boy, Richard Brown. Mr. Brown is Richard’s father. And Richard is the son of the man. He’s twelve years old and is a middle school student.
Can you see that big one on the wall? It is a picture of a nice woman, Helen Brown, and a lovely(可爱的)girl, Betty Brown. Helen is Bob’s wife, and she is Betty and Richard’s mother. Betty is young. She’s only six.It’s Richard’s bedroom.
Bob is father of Richard.
Betty isn’t Richard’s sister.
Helen Brown has two children.
Helen has a sister.
This is John’s bedroom. It’s very nice. You can see two beautiful pictures on the wall. Under the pictures you can see a big desk. A lamp(台灯) and a computer are on the desk. Near the desk you can see a big bookcase. There are many books in it. Near the bookcase you can see a small chair. Are there any photos on the chair? Yes, you can see two. Where is John’s cat? It’s under his bed. We can see two beautiful pictures in John’s bedroom.
Some books and a computer are on the small chair.
A dog is on the sofa.
Two photos are on the floor.
John’s cat is under his bed.