Maybe we three were the most unlucky graduates in our school history．I'll never forget the day when we had our graduation ceremony（毕业典礼）．
I was known for being careless． I often fell down for no reason．Since I fell off the stage（舞台）during my Primary Graduation Ceremony，my family bet（打赌）that I would fall down again during my next graduation ceremony． The day came so quickly．This time，I proudly made it through the whole ceremony without falling…but I knocked over the whole backdrop （背景板）used to take pictures for graduates! I felt so embarrassed （尴尬的）the whole morning．
My friend julia was even more embarrassed． When she together with all the graduates was sitting quietly in the hall at eight in the morning，she didn't expect her father to come to attend her ceremony because he was really busy then． The hall was very quiet and you could even hear a pin（针）drop on the ground． When all of a sudden，out of the silence，she heard "Hey，Julia!" Everyone in the hall looked behind and found Julia's father，with a camera in his hand，smiling at her!
Tiffany was the most beautiful girl of us three． She loved all kinds of dresses． On that day，she dressed herself beautifully and wanted to have some beautiful photos．Unluckily， it was one of the windiest days of our life．The wind blew her beautiful dress up in front of the whole graduate class! She didn't know whether to cry or laugh．
Lucky？Unlucky？So lucky! All of these became the unforgettable part of our life!
（1）The writer was very in her daily life．
| A． |
careless |
| B． |
careful |
| C． |
friendly |
| D． |
lazy |
（2）Julia's father at the graduation ceremony．
| A． |
sat quietly in his seat |
| B． |
was busy with his work |
| C． |
took pictures for her |
| D． |
dropped a pin on the ground |
（3）This story happened on a morning．
| A． |
cloudy |
| B． |
windy |
| C． |
sunny |
| D． |
rainy |
（4）Tiffany was embarrassed because that day．
| A． |
she fell off the stage |
| B． |
she didn't have beautiful dresses |
| C． |
her dress was blown up |
| D． |
her photos weren't unforgettable |
（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
The girls weren't in the same school． |
| B． |
The writer knocked over the backdrop． |
| C． |
Julia knew that her father would come． |
| D． |
Tiffany loved all kinds of shoes． |
Jane Scott is fourteen and the year before last she began to study in a middle school. She likes dancing and singing and spends a lot of time on them. But she hates math and does not work hard at it. She thinks it difficult to learn. She falls behind her classmates and once failed the math exam. She decides to drop it. Her father is angry with her when he knows about it.
It was Sunday. Mr Scott gave a call to his sister, who teaches math in another school. He hoped she would come and tell his daughter how to learn math. The woman came quickly and said. “You’re a clever girl, Jane. I’m sure you’ll soon do well in math if you work hard at it.”
“I’m afraid I can’t, Aunt,” said Jane, “Girls can’t be good at math.”
“I don’t think so,” said the woman. “I was good at it when was a girl. You must do more exercises and practice a math problem again and again until you master it. Remember: Practice makes perfect. Well, it’s a math problem. Think about it and practice it again, and you’ll work it out.”
“OK,” said the girl, “Let me try.”
About an hour later, Jane took the exercise book to her aunt and said, “I’ve done the problem ten times.”
“Well done!” her aunt said happily, “What result did you get?”
“Ten answers.”Jane has difficulty in learning ______.
| A．dancing | B．math | C．singing | D．English |
Jane Why does Jane fall behind classmates in math?
| A．Because it’s too difficult to learn. |
| B．Because she isn’t clever. |
| C．Because she spends much time on any other lesson. |
| D．Because she doesn’t study it hard. |
Mr Scott wanted her sister to help with her because______.
| A．She was a math teacher |
| B．Jane loved her very much. |
| C．Jane was afraid of her. |
| D．He knew nobody except her. |
The woman told her _______.
| A．it is not difficult to learn math |
| B．to work hard at math |
| C．math is important |
| D．She was clever at math |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Jane has learned math. |
| B．Jane agreed with her aunt. |
| C．The woman is pleased with Jane’s answers |
| D．Jane hasn’t worked out the math problem at all. |
If you have had a volunteer experience, share it with other readers. Also you can tell us about the worst volunteer experience you’ve had. And tell us how to improve.
| Volunteering is inspiring. Volunteering is inspiring. I never had the interest to volunteer until I was in my late 20s. Volunteering gave me the best experience in social life. Now I’m confident to do my challenging work. I thank volunteering more and more. --Guest Wilton |
| Animal rescue (营救) 11 years ago, as a member of our local Great Dance Club, I volunteered to help with animals. Now I am the founder of Animal rescuers. And it covers all Texas. I’ve placed the homeless dogs in homes from Maine to California, and have met some of the worst and some of the best people on the planet. I only regret that I didn’t volunteer sooner. --Guest Jerry Dunham |
| Terrible experience I was asked to help out in the computer lab because I was a computer expert. When I arrived, a person (another volunteer) there was very rude to me, said she didn’t need any help. I was speechless and left. It really made me sad and I didn’t offer to volunteer again. --Guest Rebecca |
Sam is twenty-seven now. He’s tall and strong. He worked hard in the small field. He’s known a girl called Mabel for three years, who lives in another village. He wishes she could marry him soon, but she won’t marry him until he has built a new house. He hasn’t enough money. Of course it’s difficult for him to do so.
Winter had come and the fields were covered with thick snow. Sam had nothing to do at home. Mabel told him to find some temporary employment in the town. He thought she was right and came to Mr White’s factory, where he carried stones from the hill to the workplaces. It was hard work but he was paid more. At the end of the month Mr White paid the young man nearly two thousand dollars. He was very happy. He hurried to the post office, but it was closed. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was half past five, and he was told to go there the next morning. He had to return to the factory. He felt hungry and went into a restaurant and ate something. He didn’t see a thief following him, and as soon as he sat at table, the man sat down next to him and asked him to drink a cup with him. He agreed and drank a lot. And when he woke up two hours later, his money was stolen. He was sad of it and cried for a long time.
The following day Mr White saw the young man’s eyes were red and asked what had happened to him. He told him about it and at last he said, “I worked for the thief last month!”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。Mabel doesn’t marry Sam because _______.
| A．he lives in a small field | B．he’s a poor farmer |
| C．he lives in an old house | D．he is too tall |
Mabel asked Sam to ______.
| A．make money in the town | B．borrow some money from his friend |
| C．spend the winter in town | D．build a house in her village |
The underlined word “temporary employment” means _______.
| A．许多钞票 | B．全职工作 | C．临时工作 | D．轻松工作 |
Sam went the post office to _____.
| A．ring up Mabel | B．post the money | C．buy some stamps | D．post a letter |
The money was stolen when ______.
| A．Sam left the factory | B．Sam went into the restaurant |
| C．Sam ate something in the restaurant | D．the thief got Sam drunk. |
Jiang Wen and his new film are at the top of the world - the world of Chinese cinema. His Let the Bullets Fly has just broken the box-office record for a Chinese film with some 700 million yuan ($107 million). It is such a big success that wherever you go, you can hear people talking about Bullets.
This time, he is not just the leading actor in the film, ______ also the _______ himself. Young people believe he was playing himself because to them, he himself is a true man. And experts also think highly of his way of telling stories. It seems that he does not need others to tell him how great he is ––– not any more.
That does not mean he is not proud of Bullets. It’s just that Bullets, for him, is fun. He has heard of all the political interpretations（政治隐喻的解读）of his story that have up across the Web and mainstream media（主流媒体）.
The most wonderful scenes in his movies all seem to have something to do with reality, for example, in Bullets opens with a train pulled by white horses.
"I did not invent this set-up. For 30 years in the early 20th century, there was a part of rail line in Northeast China that was powered by horses," he explains, "You may come up with the most unlikely scenes, and you’ll find that fact is stranger than fiction." 根据上下文在空格处填入所需单词使句意完整、正确。 _________、__________
将划线句子译成中文： ____________________________________________________.
在文中找出下面句子的同义句：
The film is so successful that it’s popular with people almost everywhere.
__________________________________________________________________________What do young people think of his performance in the film?
___________________________________________________________________________What is this article mainly about?
__________________________________________________________________________
He Junquan is a Chinese swimmer and has won many Paralympic(残奥会) gold medals. Born in Jingmen, Hubei province, He Junquan was a healthy boy. But one day at the age of three, he climbed up to the high-voltage electricity(高压线) box and lost both of his arms forever. He became a disabled boy!
From then on he learnt to do everything with his feet: writing, eating, getting dressed and taking things. Seeing other pupils swimming in the river, he jumped in, too. Without arms, he suffered a lot in the river at the beginning. But he finally learnt to balance himself in water and could swim much faster than the other pupils. Once he even saved a little boy who fell into the water and couldn’t swim. His father was so happy to see that this son had a talent in swimming.
In 1995, He Junquan became a real swimmer. He practices swimming for more than four hours every day. Since 1996, he has won more than twelve gold medals of the world class. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, he won a silver medal. Reporting on the competition at the 2008 Games, Will Swanton of the Sydney Morning Herald wrote:
“The Water Cube has been a sight for sore(气愤的) eyes. China’s He Junquan, with no arms, was leading the 50m backstroke(仰泳) final. … He came to the finish— and had to crash into the wall with his head. As he slowed down to lessen(减少) the impact(撞击力), Brazilian Daniel Dias hit the wall first with a hand. You’ve never heard a silence like it.”What happened to He Junquan when he was three?
| A．He climbed up the tree but failed onto the ground. |
| B．He saved a little boy who fell into the river and couldn’t swim. |
| C．He climbed up to the high-voltage electricity box and lost his two arms. |
| D．He began to practice swimming in the swimming pool with the other children. |
How did He Junquan do everything after he became disabled?
| A．With his feet. | B．With his mouth. |
| C．With his legs. | D．With his hands. |
How many gold medals did He Junquan win after he became a real swimmer?
| A．Only one. | B．Less than four. | C．About ten. | D．More than twelve. |
What might Swanton’s report want to tell us?
| A．He Junquan should not take part in the 2008 Games. |
| B．Daniel Dias didn’t hit the wall first at the 2008 Games. |
| C．The match was a little unfair for He Junquan because he had no arms. |
| D．He Junquan swam a little faster than Daniel Dias but he won a gold medal. |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．A Terrible Accident. | B．A Disabled Boy. |
| C．An Unforgettable Experience. | D．A Hero without Arms. |