Dreamsarelikestars．Youmaynever-优题课

The young turtle has been swimming for three months now in the same warm shallow bay, dreaming of calm water and plenty of food. But as the days begin to shorten and the night comes earlier and earlier, the water grows colder. It drops to fifty degrees Fahrenheit(华氏). Swimming is harder. Its heartbeat slows—and almost stops. The young turtle is in danger of losing its life.
Ten days before Thanksgiving, Max Nolan, a ten-year-old boy, and his mother begin their patrol. The Nolans are among volunteers who walk Cape Cod’s beaches during November and December to search for turtles who are often cold and trapped and seem dead—turtles whose lives they may be able to save.
Max and his mother and the other volunteers do an important job. All sea turtles are threatened or endangered. Among them Kemp’s ridleys are the most endangered. Right now on our planet there are fewer than eight thousand Kemp’s ridley turtles left.
Max is far in front of his mother when he sees a turtle washed up by the surf. He runs up to it and shouts to his mom, “Got one!” The turtle is cold. Its eyes are open, but the turtle is not moving at all. It might be dead or still alive.
Max remembers the instructions given to all the volunteers. He picks up the turtle, which weighs about five pounds, and moves it above the high-tide mark to keep it from washing out to sea. Then he runs to find seaweed to protect it from the wind. He finds a stick to mark where it is, and next, he and his mother go to the nearest telephone and call the sea-turtle hot line for help.
The young turtle is in danger of losing its life because ________.

A．it has been swimming for three months

B．it dreams of calm water and plenty of food

C．the water drops to fifty degrees Fahrenheit

D．the days get longer and the nights come earlier

The underlined word “Patrol” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.

A．swimming in the sea

B．travelling to the seaside

C．enjoying Thanksgiving with others

D．walking along the beaches for turtles

In order to prevent the turtle from washing out to sea, Max ________.

A．runs to find seaweed

B．calls the sea-turtle hot line

C．finds a stick to mark where it is

D．moves it above the high-tide mark

My best buddy is ________.

A．a dog with long ears

B．a girl with long hair

C．a rabbit with long ears

D．a boy with a round pink body

I had a good time doing the following with my buddy EXCEPT________.

A．running through the green grass

B．playing hide-and-seek

C．swimming in the swimming pool

D．sharing my happiest days

I first met my buddy ________.

A．eight months ago

B．when I was seven years old

C．in the green grass

D．at a stranger’s house

Winston Churchill was born on 30 November 1874, in Blenheim Palace near Oxford. He was Britain’s prime minister for most of World War II. He was famous for his speeches. He never gave up even when things were going badly. People all over the world remember Churchill as a war leader. He loved history and in his life he made history.
Wars and adventures
In order to be a soldier in the cavalry (装甲部队), Winston went to the army college at Sandhurst in 1893. 1895 was a sad year. His father died. Winston went to America and Cuba. He started writing for newspapers about his adventures (冒险经历). In 1898, he went as a newspaper reporter to South Africa. He came home as a hero. In 1900, he was chosen as a member of Parliament (议会). In 1911 he became the chief leader of the Royal Navy. At this time, Britain had the world’s biggest navy.
In 1914, World War I began. But in 1915 his plan for an attack on Turkey went badly wrong. Churchill himself decided to fight in France as a soldier.
By 1917 he was back in the government. He was excited by the new tanks. Tanks helped win the war by 1918.
World War II began in 1939. In May 1940, Winston Churchill became the British prime minister. Churchill used radio to tell the world Britain was not beaten. His speeches helped keep up people’s spirits. “We shall never give up,” he once said. Churchill led his people through the fight of Britain and the Blitz. Everywhere he went he gave the “V for Victory” sign. The war in Europe was over in May 1945. People cheered Churchill. He stood with the King and Queen.
Churchill’s last years
Churchill kept busy. He wrote books and made speeches. He went back to 10 Downing Street as a prime minister. At that time he was 76.
In 1953, Churchill was given the Nobel Prize for Literature, for his history books.
Churchill passed away on 24 January 1965. Many world leaders came to his state funeral (葬礼). People lined the streets and lots of them couldn’t stop crying. Many famous British people are buried in Westminster Abbey or St Paul’s Cathedral. But Churchill’s grave (坟墓) is in a country churchyard near Oxford.

Winston Churchill —— a great British prime minister
General introduction	● One of the most famous people in Britain. ● Be by people around the world as a war leader.
Wars and adventures	1893-1911	● In 1893, he studied at an army college because heto be a solider in the cavalry. ● In 1895, he began to write articles for after his father’s death. ● In 1911, he was the leader of the world’s biggest navy.
During the World War I	● His plan to attack Turkey . ● Later he became a solider to fight in France. ● He led his country through the war because of new tanks.
During the World War II	● In 1940, he became a prime minister. ● He made speeches to people not to give up. ● The war in Europe in 1945 and he was cheered by people as a hero in the country.
Churchill’s years	● He still kept busy and to 10 Downing Street as a prime minister at 76. ● At the age of ninety-one, he passed away and left his people great.

I remembered Julie coming to the front of the classroom after class one autumn day in September 1976. While most of the other students hurriedly left to enjoy the pleasant weather or to relax at the student union, Julie remained to ask me questions about the next week’s exam. She had clearly already done some serious studying.
Julie never made it to the exam. The day after our conversation, she was hit by a large truck as she rode a bike through a crossroads. I was sad to hear that Julie lay unconscious (昏迷的) in a hospital across town from our university.
Nurses silently came and went from Julie’s room. Her parents stood nearby quietly. Then the doctor entered the room and said to Julie’s parents and two brothers, “Your Julie has only a few hours to live.” He continued to ask, “Would you think about donating some of Julie’s organs (器官)?”
At the same time in a neighboring city, a woman called Mary was trying to see better in her small living room. Her eyes followed every movement of her lively two-year-old baby. This mother was storing up memories when she could no longer see her child. Several cities away, a young father called John was reading to his two sons in the hospital. However, he was told to have only weeks to live. His only hope was a kidney transplant (肾脏移植).
The two parents looked at each other, the doctor could see tears in their eyes. “Yes. Julie had once said she wanted to donate her organs in the event of her death. Julie always gave to others while she was alive. She would like to give in death.”
Within twenty-four hours, Mary was told that she would receive one of Julie’s eyes, and John was told to start preparing for a kidney transplant. Julie’s other organs would give life to other waiting patients.
“Julie died right after her twentieth birthday. Nothing could possibly be as heartbreaking as the death of your child,” says Julie’s mother. She continues, “But Julie’s life was a gift to us. Knowing that in her death, she gave the gift of life and sight to others is comforting to us. ”
Which word can best describe Julie according to Paragraph 1?

A．Hard-working.

B．Helpful.

C．Clever.

D．Selfish

According to the passage, we know that Julie ______.

A．was a classmate of the writer’s

B．was the only child of her family

C．didn’t take the exam because of the accident

D．died immediately at the scene of the accident

The underlined word “comforting ” in the last paragraph means “______”.

A．安慰的

B．有害的

C．有益的

D．明智的

What can we learn from the passage?

A．Julie’s parents didn’t allow her to donate her organs.

B．Mary needed a kidney transplant to save her own life.

C．Julie prepared for the exam carefully before the accident.

D．John and Mary were patients in the same hospitals with Julie.

Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．A girl’s whole life.

B．A family’s sad story.

C．The terrible truck accident.

D．The last gift in life.

In March 2014, Australia opened junior high education to Chinese students, allowing them to study in Australian schools from the seventh grade.
“When more Chinese students are going to study abroad at a younger age, the opening of Australian junior high schools offers Chinese students and their parents one more good choice,” Tian Litie, director of the Australian Department of Chivast Education International, said at the China International Education Exhibition Tour over the weekend.
Australia will see a rise in the number of Chinese junior and senior high school students studying in the country. Tian showed the reasons for it: lower admission (入学许可) requirements and low-cost education because of a favorable exchange rate (费率). According to Tian, in public schools in Australia a student should pay A$13,000 to A$15,000 ($10,000 to $12,000) a year.
“Now the exchange rate of the Australian dollar to renminbi is below five, which means the cost is lower than that of Chinese students studying at junior and senior high schools in many other hot places, such as Britain and the US,” said Tian.
Lin Lina from Beijing plans to send her daughter to a senior high school in Australia, was among them.
“My daughter is good at English and would like to study abroad early,” said Lin, whose daughter is now a ninth-grader in Beijing. “We came for more information after we learned that the environment and education in Australia are good.”
Eliza Chui, education officer for North Asia at the Australian Consulate-General in Shanghai, said that Australia is attractive not only because it provides an environment for learning English, but also because students are trained to have critical (批判性的) thinking and be independent.
According to Tian Litie, we know that ______.

A．more and more Chinese students study abroad at a younger age

B．more and more Australian universities are open to Chinese students

C．Chinese students are only allowed to study in Australia from senior high school

D．a student should pay A$10,000 to A$12,000 a year in public schools in Australia

What does the word “it” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Australia allows Chinese students to study in its schools.

B．More and more Chinese students go abroad at a younger age.

C．More Chinese junior and senior high school students will study in Australia.

D．Australian schools offer Chinese students and their parents one more good choice.

Lin Lina plans to send her daughter to Australia because ______.

A．her daughter has travelled to Australia before

B．she can’t afford to send her daughter to other countries

C．her daughter is an independent student with critical thinking

D．she learned that the environment and education in Australia are good

According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The cost of studying in American schools is lower than in Australia.

B．The exchange rate of the Australian dollar is of advantage to Chinese students.

C．It’s more difficult for Chinese students to enter Australian junior high schools.

D．Few students choose to study in Britain or the US because of too much money.

What is the passage mainly about?

A．You should think twice before you decide to go abroad.

B．More and more Chinese students choose to study abroad.

C．Australian schools will attract more and more Chinese students.

D．Australian schools have much more advantages than other schools in the world.

A．	Yan wanted to give up when she had failures and pains in research．
B．	Yan never gets tired because doing research is the easiest job．
C．	Yan achieved her dream because she had the courage to follow it．
D．	Yan made these achievements mainly by asking others for help．

A．	A Difficult Research．
B．	A Dream Follower．
C．	A Smooth Road．
D．	A Famous University

A．	chemistry
B．	physics
C．	medicine
D．	biology