Many expressions that we use in American English come from novels．Today we will look at some of them from Lewis Carroll's famous novel"Alice in Wonderlan"in detail．
The story is about a young girl falling down a rabbit hole．When she finally lands，she finds herself in a strange world and meets some strange characters．
The first character Alice meets is the White Rabbit，who runs past her and says some strange words．Alice chases（追赶）him，and that is where her adventures begin．
In English，chasing a white rabbit means chasing an impossible clue and finding yourself in a misleading situation．
Then，as she runs after the rabbit，she falls down the rabbit hole into Wonderland．
To fall down the rabbit hole can mean to enter a confusing（令人困惑的）situation．However，usually we use this expression to mean we get interested in something to the point of distraction（分神）．It often happens by accident and is about something not that meaningful．
Later in the story，Alice meets the March Hare and the Hatter at a crazy tea party．Hares（野兔）have long been thought to behave excitedly in March，which is their mating（交配）season．Scientifically，this may not be true．But to be mad as a March Hare means that someone is completely mad，or crazy．The expression mad as a Hatter also means to be completely crazy．Of the two，mad as a Hatter is more common．But don't tell the March Hare．Who knows how he will react（反应）！
Near the end of the story，Alice meets the Queen of Hearts．A woman who is called a Queen of Hearts likes controlling others and always tries to control everything and everyone around her．
32．Which of the following situations best fits the expressions to fall down a rabbit hole？
A．When Tom was taking a walk in the forest，he suddenly fell over onto the ground．
B．When Mary turned on the TV，she chose to watch the talk show programmed as usual．
C．When Jim was looking for a sport book online，he lost himself in many report on superstars．
D．When Lily was thinking about how to solve a math problem，she came up with a good idea．
33．According to the passage，the expression to be mad as a March Hare ．
A．describes how hares behave in March
B．shows hares'characteristics in a scientific way
C．is used more often than the expression mad as a Hatter．
D．has the same meaning as the expression mad as a Hatter
34．Which character in"Alice in Wonderland"wants others to obey his or her orders in every situation？
A．Alice
B．The March Hare
C．The Hatter
D．The Queen of Hearts．
35．The writer mainly wants to in the passage．
A．introduce a famous novel and its language style
B．introduce a famous writer Lewis Carroll and his novels
C．explore some English expressions from a famous novel
D．explain why many expressions in English come from novels．
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Surprising Camara WATCH out!A slingshot（弹弓） is aimed at you．But don't be afraid．It's Just a camara．It's called Slingshot Camara．The camara will catch your surprised look．Pull the rubberhand（橡皮筋）back and shoot．It takes a Picture．Two designers from South Korea made it． |
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Making Use of Smog SMOG（雾霾）is annoying．But what if it could be made into a diamond（钻石）？A"Smog Free Tower"will try to do that，although the diamonds will not be as real ones．Black particles（颗粒）in smog and diamonds are mostly carbon．A designer from the Netherlands made the tower． |
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New Flower Home WHEN plants get too big，you have to move them from a small flowerpot to a big one．Now，the special Growth Flowerpot can save you time and energy．It's made of a special materal in origami style．It gets bigger and bigger as the plant grows．It is from Belgium． |
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Easy Bike Parking PARKING a bike is not easy in big cities．Here comes the bicycle﹣parking tower．You only need to use a card and push a button．Then the tower can hold your bike in an empty place inside it．You don't even need to lock the bike． |
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Solar Charged Light YOU can put it in your pocket．But if it's inflated（充气），it turns into a light!This is LumnAID，a solar light that can be on for 16hours after recharging（充电） with just seven hours of sunlight．Two US students designed it． |
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51．From the passage above，we know that ．
A．a slingshot camara can catch one's surprised look by shooting．
B．the diamonds made from"Amog Free Tower"can be very expensive as real ones．
C．the designer of the bicycle﹣parking tower is from Belgium．
D．a LumnAID must be recharged with 16hours before using it．
52． might be the best gift for Mary，who loves plants but have little time on it．
A．A slingshot camara．
B．A growth flowerpot．
C．A bicycle﹣parking card．
D．A LumnAID．
53．What does the underlined word"that"in paragraph 2refer to？
A．Make the diamonds seem dear．
B．Make the smog become more annoying．
C．Make the diamonds from the tower．
D．Make the carbon particles in smog into diamonds．
54．Which of the following makes use of the power of nature？
A．Baicycle﹣prking Tower & LumnAID
B．Smog Free Tower & Slingshot Camara
C．Baicycle﹣prking Tower & Slingshot Camara
D．Smog Free Tower & LumnAID
55．What's the news above mainly about？
A．Safety．
B．Entertainment．
C．Invention．
D．Environment．
The National Football League （NFL） is a professional American football league with 32teams in．How does one choose which team to support？Some people choose the team of their hometown，or where they now live，or the team that their parents or their parents or their friends follow．
A boy student from Oklahoma wrote a letter to each of the owners or presidents of the 32NFL teams．He would see what answers he got，and then choose his team．
Bill was home from school sick．It was the week before Christmas．He was"kind of bored"and needed something to do．So he asked his parents if he could write to every professional football team．Bill wrote the 32 letters by hand．
"We weren't quite sure what we could get back．He didn't really have one team that he wanted to hear from，"his mother said："He just wanted to see what kind of reply he'd get．"
A letter to the Carolina Panthers'owner Jerry Richardson was one of those posted．Bill wrote in his letter，"My family and I love football．They are fans of different teams．But I don't have a team to cheer for yet．I am ready to pick an NFL team to cheer on for lifetime!"
A few weeks later，Bill's mother was pulling into her driveway when a delivery man arrived with a box from the Panthers．When Bill came home，he excitedly opened the box．Inside he found a signed Carolina Panthers helmet（头盔）as well as a handwritten note from Jerry．
The team owner had written to Bill，"We should be honored（光荣的）if our Carolina Panthers became your team．We would make you proud of your joining us．"
Bill was overjoyed with what he got．He decided that from then on he would support the Panthers．He keeps the letter from Jerry in his bedroom．His mother says，"It's not the helmet they sent us．It's what they told us．"That is what mattered to Bill and why he chose to become a Panthers'fan．
66．We learn from the passage ．
A．friends always choose different teams to support．
B．only 32cities in America have their own football teams
C．some people choose a team to support as their parents do
D．football teams are just popular with the people of their hometowns
67．Bill wanted to choose a football team to support because ．
A．NFL was very professional
B．he himself was willing to do it
C．his parents expected him to do it
D．he was ill and felt bored at school
68．The result of Bill's letter to the Panthers was that ．
A．his mother kept the reply from him
B．he got many helmets from 32teams
C．each team wanted him to be its player
D．he became a fan of the Carolina Panthers
69．It's clear that ．
A．it is proper to be a football fan by Christmas
B．the team owner wrote back to Bill by email
C．the note from the team owner meant a lot to Bill
D．Bill's parents would also be fans of the Panthers
70．The best title for the passage can be ．
A．Christmas Gift
B．Helpful Mother
C．Receiving a Helmet
D．Choosing a Team．
Andrew Holleman，a 12﹣year﹣old boy，loved playing in the open land near his home．The land was wet and forested，and made a home for birds，other animals and many different plants．
It made the perfect place for him to study and get to know the nature．He had seen some red﹣tail hawks，red foxes，wood turtles and other animals．He also found special native flowers．
Suddenly it was announced that the "empty" land would be improved by a lot of houses on it．The plants would be removed，the animals would run away and most would probably die．Then the wet soil（土壤） would be covered with extra grounds．
When he heard about the news，he was not happy．He was very worried that the land ans water would be polluted．
Andrew wrote down clearly all the research he had down about the area，and how the houses would affect（影响） the local environment．He sent letters to members of local government and television reporters．He also called on his neighbors to oppose the building of the houses．
Although he was only 12 years old，he had the courage and wisdom of a person much older．Andrew's teachers described him as gentle，shy and active．His classmates also admired how much he knew about local animals and plants，and the environment．Each day after school，Andrew went door﹣to﹣door，to ask the people to sign（签名），who did not want the houses to be built．In only one month，he got the signatures of 250 people．
In the end，the land remained a safe place for birds，animals and plants that belonged there．
Andrew won many prizes for his brave and great work to stop the houses being built，and thus help save the environment．
（1）The passage is mainly about ．
A．250 people who signed to help Andrew
B．a brave boy who cared for the environment
C．the open land that suited animals and plants
D．the research of improving the environment
（2）The underlined word "oppose" in the passage probably means ．
A．support
B．dislike
C．disagree
D．prefer
（3）Andrew was very worried because ．
A．the animals would be killed
B．new houses would be built on the open land
C．not all the neighbors were going to sign
D．the local government made a right decision
（4）According to the passage，Andrew ．
A．was good at going door﹣to﹣door
B．got in no touch with the reporters
C．usually actefd like a person much older
D．was praised by his teachers and classmates
（5）We can infer（推测） that ．
A．the land would remain as it used to be
B．the open land would be built into a park
C．the neighbors would have to move away
D．Andrew would soon work for the government
1. The above material may probably be .
A: a survey
B: a map of Moorefields
C: an advertisement
D: an introduction to London
2. Eye to Eye activity will take place .
A: on 28 February
B: on Sunday 13 March
C: around the London Eye
D: in Moorfields Eye Hospital
3. Moorfields Eye Charity is a(n) .
A: company
B: hospital
C: eye center
D: walking club
4. It's clear that .
A: you can sign up by telephone or on the website
B: many people in the UK go blind every 15 minutes
C: it's 4 miles between the Eye Hospital and the London Eye
D: the purpose of the activity is to help people tell direction
5. The material has something to do with .
A: eye donating
B: walk racing
C: sight research
D: London trip
Nicole Kelly a 23﹣year﹣old girl，was born without her left forearm，①____that didn't stop her ②____ becoming Miss Iowa after a three﹣day competition in Davenport．
Kellly will go to Atlantic City to compete for Miss America and she will give a talk about the importance of overcoming （克服）disabilities．
"A year ago，I certainly didn't think I would have something to do with the beauty③/kwi：n/______，"Kelly wrote on her"Meet Miss Iowa"page．"But now I know that being Miss Iowa is perfect and speaking out on the stage is very important for me．⑤Ifeel so thankful for those who have encouraged me at every step of the way．"
"As I grew older，I learned to ④/ək'sept/______the strange eyes from others…with an outgoing character that would not give in，"she wrote．"This meant that I would try everything!⑥从游泳到舞蹈，没有我不愿意尝试的事情．Now I stand on the stage and find it very suitable for me．"
Kelly said that being a star was a good way to show herself，and more importantly，it helped her walk out of the sadness of being disabled．
（1）在文中的1处和2处分别填入一个合适的词，使句子通顺连贯．① ②
（2）根据提示，在文中的3处和4处分别填入一个合适的单词．③ ④
（3）将⑤句译成汉语．
（4）将⑥句译成英语．
（5）What's the topic of the talk Kelly will give？ ．
