From a young age， I've had a really deep connection with being outside． I've been skiing since I was eight or nine years old． I've been on expeditions（探险）in many places like China， Pakistan and so on． But it was in my home country， the USA， that I came closest to death．
It was April 1，2011． I was skiing in the Tetons with my friends Jeremy and Xavier， both experienced snowboarders． That day， I was the last person to ski． They were watching me from a safe area． Suddenly， I heard someone cry loudly． I turned around and saw the whole mountain start to move behind me． It was a massive avalanche（大雪崩）． The kind of avalanche that destroys trees， cars， buses， even houses! Tens of thousands of tons of snow were coming straight down the mountain behind me． I felt the snow push me forward， hundreds of meters， and then cover me． It was so heavy that I couldn't breathe． And then it pushed me forward again and up， out of the snowpack． I looked around， and for a few seconds I actually stopped being terrified． I had a moment to pause and to look at the power of the avalanche．
I looked down into the bottom of the valley（峡谷）． I could see trees that were 30m tall， because I was so far away， they looked tiny to me． "OK， I'm going all the way to the bottom!" I thought． Then the snow pushed me again down the mountain another 450m． I thought the force of the snow would destroy me， it was powerful． But in the end， I felt the avalanche slow down and I just popped （迸出） right out of the snow at the bottom of the valley．
It took Jeremy and Xavier about 20 minutes to reach me． There was a pile of debris （碎片） across the bottom of the mountain 300m wide． They couldn't believe it when they saw me． I was so lucky．
Has the experience changed me？ Do I think about life differently？ I don't know， maybe． But I do know that it's important to live your life with meaning． Life is a gift， so use it wisely．
（1）What impressed the writer most in his skiing experience is ．
A． the power of snow
B． the sight of the valley
C． the danger of popping
D． the luck of his expedition
（2）The underlined word 'they' refers to ．
A． the mountains
B． the trees
C． Jeremy and Xavier
D． Piles of debris
（3）From the passage， it's true that ．
A． the writer came closest to death when he skied in Pakistan
B． the avalanche pushed the writer down about 300m away
C． the writer's friends watched him at the bottom of the valley
D． the writer couldn't breathe because of the weight of the snow
（4）The writer was thrown out of the snow when ．
A． his friends reached for him
B． he was pushed to the bottom
C． the avalanche started to slow down
D． the snow drove him forward again
（5）According to the writer， ．
A． his experience and his friends have changed him
B． it's impossible to know the force of snow
C． one should not live a meaningless life
D． he doesn't mind the matter of life or death
Martin Lynch, an American businessman, had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number of ears. One morning while going for a walk along the beach, he saw his friend Pablo Perez, a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo unload his boat and pack the fish in a box.
Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. “Just a few hours,” replied Pablo. Martin asked, “Why didn’t you stay longer and catch more fish?” “I have enough for my family,” Pablo said. “And what do you do with the rest of your day?” asked Martin. “I take a nap, play with my children, spend time with my wife, and go into the village to see my friends and play cards, I have a full and busy life.” Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish, he could make more money. With the extra money, Pablo could buy more boats and catch money more fish. By selling the fish, Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets.
“Then what?” asked Pablo. “Well you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally, you would be able to sell your business and make millions of dollars,” replied Martin. “How long will that take?” asked Pablo.
Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years.
“And then what” asked Pablo.
“Well, that’s the best part,” Martin said. “You will be able to retire, buy a house near the ocean, sleep longer, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends, and play cards.”What is the story mainly about?
| A．A businessman and a fisherman have become friends. |
| B．A businessman learns how to fish from a fisherman. |
| C．A businessman wants to become a businessman. |
| D．A businessman gives advice to a fisherman. |
What makes the Mexican fisherman happy is ______________.
| A．many friends to visit him |
| B．a full and busy life |
| C．more boats and more fish |
| D．the house near the ocean |
How can the fisherman make more money in the businessman’s view?
| A．By buying a supermarket. |
| B．To move to Mexico City. |
| C．By selling his own business. |
| D．To work longer and catch more fish. |
The underlined word “unload” in the passage means ____________.
| A．put … into | B．take … away from |
| C．break down | D．set off |
We can infer from the passage that ____________.
| A．the fisherman will stay the same with his life |
| B．the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City |
| C．the business man will buy the fisherman’s boat |
| D．it takes all day for the fisherman to catch large fish |
Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College. He walked into class one day and told his students that their homework was to perform one act of random(任意的) kindness. His students did not understand the homework and didn’t know what to do, but the professor would not answer their questions. He encouraged his students to work it out for themselves.
One week later, the students entered the classroom excited to share their stories. One student told of giving away blankets to the homeless. Another reported on helping a dog to find its owner, and another student had been trying to find a long, lost friend. Students were energized (给予活力) by the homework assignment and wanted other people to be kind too. With the support of local businesses, the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something kind for others. They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind---not surprising as Professor Wall is blind.
Since then, similar kindness activities have been started in schools around the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week, around November 13th, to celebrate World Kindness Day. Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform a different kind act, such as making a new friend, helping someone, doing community service, or raising money for a charity. Students learn to consider other people and thank about how small actions can make the world a better place. The professor’s homework was to ask his students _________.
| A．to write about kindness. |
| B．to be kind to strangers |
| C．to spend time helping other |
| D．to go out to raise money |
We learn from the passage that ________.
| A．Chuck’s students are not clever enough |
| B．the students didn’t do Chuck’s homework |
| C．Chuck Wall is an unusual teacher |
| D．no students enjoyed Chuck’s homework |
It is certain that _________.
| A．the students got good grades in Chuck’s class |
| B．kindness activities are not widely accepted |
| C．Chuck Wall was not good at designing homework |
| D．the students only helped people they knew |
In kindness activities students learn _________.
| A．to deal with difficult things |
| B．to do great things every day |
| C．to know about the world |
| D．to consider other people |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Learning Kind Things | B．Teaching Kindness |
| C．World Kindness Day | D．Bakersfield College |
We can read the above material in ________.
| A．A newspaper | B．a traveling report |
| C．a textbook | D．a job advertisement |
You call _____________ if you’re interested in the special trips.
| A．Reader 2007 | B．4, 5&6 day breaks |
| C．Italian Special Offers | D．01223 434385 |
You have to pay at least ________ to go to SICILY & MOUNT ETNA.
A. ￡179 B. ￡189 C. ￡215 D. ￡368We can NOT learn about ________ of the special trips.
| A．the price | B．the food | C．the time | D．the sights |
The trips are offered by __________.
| A．Reader magazine | B．Cambridge University |
| C．NEWMARKET PROMOTIONS | D．INDIVIDUAL BROCHURES |
Hi Brad,
It’s good to hear from you again. I find that I’m not good at writing compositions. It’s hard for me to prepare the form of a composition and organize sentences. ①Could you tell me how to deal with this problem? I would really appreciate if you offer me some good methods.
Best wishes,
Cindy
Hi Cindy,
A composition is really a story and any story is told to an audience. There is a form for this and it is in three parts. First, tell them(the audience) what you are going to tell them. Then tell them, and finally tell them what you told them. Parts one and three are short and most of the information is in part two. It works like this.
Let’s say you are asked to write a 200-word composition about your visit to the Great Wall. You would begin with an opening sentence or two saying something like “The Great Wall of China is a national ②landmark that is famous around the world. I visited it last summer and I want to tell you about it.” That uses about 25 words to tell them what you are going to tell them.
The second part would be about 150 words and would contain information about the Great Wall such as how long it is, when it was built, who built it and why, the fact that it is one of the seven wonders of the world and you would talk about how you felt and what you thought when you visited this national treasure. This is telling them.
Finally, you would use about another 25 words to say something like “That was my first visit to the Great Wall and it was a very emotional experience to actually touch something so old and famous.
③每个中国人至少参观长城一次.I plan to go back whenever I can.” Here, you are telling them what you told them in the story and wrapping it all up into a neat package. This formula(惯例)works for both compositions and speeches and I think you will find it helps to organize your thoughts. I hope it’s helpful.
Best wishes,
Brad Franklin将文中①处的画线部分翻译成汉语：.
(A) 试写出文中②处画线部分landmark的汉语意思：.
(B)下面有四个在文中出现的单词，请找出画线部分发音哪个与众不同? .
A. work B. word C. information D. world将文中③处的汉语翻译成英语： .
从文中找出适当的词组填空：How I wish to get a letter from you soon!
How I wish to _________ _________ you soon!用英语回答问题：What’s the main idea of the passage?
| The NBA playoffs(季后赛) began on April 28, and the next two months will be filled with games decided in the final minutes. The playoffs are also a way to show off the world’s best basketball players. |
| There’s a saying from Spiderman: “With great power comes great responsibility(责任).” This is true no matter whether you are a class monitor or a president. A recent survey in the USA asked kids what they would do to make life better for other kids if they were president. “Providing shelter” topped the list. |
| May 19, 1613: Xu Xiake, a famous traveler during the Ming Dynasty, started his trip around China, which lasted for more than 30 years. In 2011, China announced its first National Tourism Day, held on May 19 every year in memory of this ancient explorer. |
| Do you have female friends that refer to as “guimi”? If you are a girl and the answer is yes, you are a lucky dog. “Guimi” is only used among girls. It refers to your most honest friends. In English, the word to use is “BFF”- which stands for best friend forever. But if you want to say a guy is your close friend or “nanguimi”, you should use “bromeo”, which is made up of “bro” and “Romeo”. |
| CHINA is planning to build a national earthquake monitoring and warning system in five years. While the system would never be able to forecast an earthquake, it could detect(探测) quakes and notify people within seconds before seismic(地震引起的) waves actually hit them, and a trial program including nearly 100 monitoring stations is currently being carried out in southeast China’s Fujian Province and has proven successful. |
The above five passages may be .
| A．from posters | B．from newspapers | C．from ads | D．from novels |
From the passage we know May 19 is in China.
| A．the beginning of the NBA playoffs | B．in memory of Spiderman |
| C．Earthquake Day | D．National Tourism Day |
“Guimi” refers to .
| A．any female friends | B．bromeo | C．your most honest friends | D．those friends who can only share happiness |
China’s earthquake monitoring and warning system could .
| A．forecast an earthquake | B．be used in Zhejiang Province |
| C．not detect quakes | D．notify people within seconds |
Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?
| A．China will build earthquake warning system in five years. |
| B．In English, the word “BFF” stands for best friend forever. |
| C．The playoffs can show off the world’s best football players. |
| D．“Providing shelter” topped the list in American kids’ survey. |