Derek Redmond
It was the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992; the semi-final of the 400 metres. The sun was shining and the crowd were ready for a great race. The British athlete Derek Redmond was a top runner: he had a very good chance of winning a medal.
The race began. At first, Derek was running well. Then, after about 150 metres, he felt a pain in his leg. He fell down on one knee. He had a bad injury and couldn't carry on. The other runners went past him and finished the race.
After about five seconds, Derek got up and started to run again, on one leg only. Some organizers tried to stop him but he kept going. The crowd stood up and started to clap. Then another man came onto the track-Derek's father, Jim. His father put his arm around him and said, "Derek, you don't have to do this." Derek replied, "Yes, I do. I have to finish." And so together they walked the last 50 metres and crossed the line.
When he finally crossed the line, Derek was crying and 60,000 people were cheering him.
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
In the summer of 2010, mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner was almost at the top of a mountain called K2 in Nepal. She was trying to climb the 8,61l-metre mountain for the fifth time and this time she was climbing with her friend Fredrik Ericsson,
It was about 7 o'clock in the morning and it was snowing a little. The two climbers were getting ready to go up the last 400 metres. Fredrik was trying to tie some rope but he slipped and fell past Gerlinde. He fell 1,000 metres and was killed.
__ _▲ K2 was now a very sad place for her, and she thought perhaps she would never climb the mountain.
But there was something very important that she wanted to do: K2 is one of 14 mountains in the world that are 8,000 metes or higher, and her dream was to climb them all.
So in August 2011 she went back to Nepal and K2, and tried again. This time, she got to the top. Her dream was complete.
（1）. What information is mentioned in the first story?
| A． |
The time Derek spent on the race. |
| B． |
The person who crossed the line with Derek. |
| C． |
The speed Derek ran for the first 150 meters. |
| D． |
The names of the runners who went past Derek. |
（2）. Which of the following can be put in ________.
| A． |
Gerlinde went back to base-camp |
B． |
Gerlinde went on climbing |
| C． |
Gerlinde tied some rope to the rocks |
D． |
Gerlinde wanted to try again |
（3）. What did the two main characters have in common?
| A． |
They both came from Britain. |
| B． |
They both failed the 400-metre race. |
| C． |
They both had the dream to climb high mountains. |
| D． |
They were both brave people who didn't give up. |
（4）. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
| A． |
The most important thing is to win the race. |
| B． |
When things go wrong, we must stop at once. |
| C． |
When we start something, we should try to finish. |
| D． |
We shouldn't start a race if we think we can't win. |
Look at the photo. The two girls have big blue eyes（眼睛） and long brown（棕色） hair（头发）. They are ten. They are in the same class. The one in a yellow skirt（裙子） is Lily. The other（另外的） one in an orange skirt is Lucy. Their（他们的） dad is Mr. White. He is in a brown coat（大衣）. Their mum is Mrs. White. She is in black shoes（鞋子）. Bob is their brother. He is in a blue cap（帽子）. He is a high school student. Look! Lucy and Lily are in the green car.
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( ) 1. What does Lucy look like（看起来像…）?
A. She has big eyes. Her hair is long
B. Her eyes are blue. She has brown hair
C. A and B
( ) 2. Mr. and Mrs. White have .
A. three children(孩子) B. one daughter C. two sons
( ) 3. in the brown coat.
A. Mr. White is B. Mrs. White is C. Lily is
( ) 4. Bob isn’t .
A. in a brown cap B. in a blue cap C. in a high school
( ) 5. What color is the Lily’s skirt?
A. yellow B. blue C. orange
Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests(客人) with things like disposable (一次性的) toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers. Many guests like the idea because they don’t have to bring their own. But, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables. They want to ask people to use less disposable things.
Many disposable things are made of plastic. People throw them away after only using them once. It is a waste of natural resources (资源) and is very bad for the environment. Do you know, one Chinese person makes as much as 400kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down. So the less plastic we throw out, the better. So, wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.
Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place. Try to do these things in your daily life: Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry. Then you can use it over and over again. Do not use paper cups. At your school dining-room, use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones.
To protect our environment and our home, it is very necessary and important for us to save natural resources.
() 11. Why do many hotels provide guests with some disposable things?
A. Let their guests be convenient during their traveling.
B. Hope their guests use less disposable things.
C. Wish their guests to save money.
D. Want their guests to use more disposable things.
( ) 12. Some Beijing hotels will no longer provide guests with _________.
A. cheap food and drink B. disposable things
C. good service D. free TV programs
( ) 13. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Many disposable things are made of plastic.
B. Throwing disposable things away is a waste of natural resources.
C. Plastic is very bad for the environment.
D. Plastic breaks down easily.
( ) 14. What can we do to make our world a better place at home and school?
A. Use shopping bags made of plastic.
B. Do not throw away paper cups.
C. Use disposable plates, bowls and chopsticks.
D. Don’t forget to reuse daily necessities（日用品）.
( ) 15. We can tell from the story that ________.
A. people don’t like disposable things at all
B. we can’t use paper or plastic bowls at school
C. we should use less plastic things and protect our environment
D. hotels won’t provide disposable things because they want to save money
Do you believe in love at the first sight? Many people answer "No, we don’t", but I say I do.why? I’ll tell you my story.
From childhood, I like people with blue eyes. I had a few dolls and I painted their eyes blue. I was really very happy with my blue-eyed dolls. Time rushes by quickly, and soon I was not a child any more. I had finished my studies as I was 20.
I liked to drive my father’s old car. Once I went to a nearby town .I was busy that day.I left my car near the office where I had to go. In a few minutes, I came back and a young policeman was waiting for me near my car. I was not happy to see him. He tried to explain that I had parked my car in the wrong place, but I couldn’t pay my attention to his words. I had to stare at his beautiful blue eyes. He repeated his words but I did not bear him well. He became serious and began to speak in a loud voice.I paid him the fine(罚款)and I said to him" Your eyes are so nice."
He smiled and said goodbye to me.
In the evening this blue-eyed policeman called me up. The following day we went to the cinema. After that, my story has a happy ending. We married and we now live happily together.
( )6.Does the writer believe in love at the first sight?
A.Yes B.No C.Yes or No D. It’s difficult to say
( )7.When the writer was young, she liked.
A. dolls with black eyes B. people with blue eyes
C. her few dolls D.boys with grey eyes
( )8.A young policeman was waiting for her, because
A. he wanted to tell her that he loved her too
B.he wanted to sit in her car
C.she had stopped her car in the wrong place
D.they had an appointment
( )9.she didn’t hear the policeman well because.
A.she was not interested in his words B.she was not happy to see him
C.she paid a lot of attention to his blue eyes D.he became serious
( )10.we can see from the passage that love at the first sight
A.can sometimes have a happy ending
B.can always have a happy ending
C.can have a happy ending if the man is a police man
D.can sometimes lead to a sad marriage
Look at the photo of a boy. Do you know who he is? Many Chinese people know him very well now. His name is Lin Hao. He is only nine years old now, but he can save his two partners during the earthquake in Sichuan on May 12, 2008. He carried his two partners with his weak back at that dangerous time. And they got nothing about his parents then. His fourteen-year-old sister took them away and walked seven hours difficultly. At last, they got to Du Jiangyan City safely. He was very calm when he appeared in the picture of the reporter’s cameral. Just as his brave behavior, we are all moved. And he was named “Ten Little Heroes during the Earthquake” by CCTV.
At the same time, another nine children were named “Ten Little Heroes during the Earthquake” by CCTV. Lei Chunian, a 15-year-old child, is a middle school student. He did not run out when the earthquake happened, instead he ran into the classroom and found his seven classmates were sitting at the corner of the classroom. He took them away at once. On the half way, he found there were only six. At that very dangerous time, he ran back to the classroom again. He found a girl crying there because of fearing. He asked her to run away quickly. But she was too afraid to move. So he carried her and ran out of the classroom. A few seconds later, the building fell down and they were all safe.
Let’s remember all these little heroes for ever. They are Ren Dong, Ning Jiaci, Dong Yupei, Liu Li, Tang Fuwen, Kang Jie, Zhou Wen, Yin Quankui and Zhu Hualin. We should learn their spirit of helping others during the dangerous time. Among them, Liu Li and Zhou Wen lost their lives. Zhou Wen is a Tibet (藏族) girl.
( ) 1. Lin Hao saved ________ during the earthquake on May 12, 2008.
A. one boy B. one girl C. two partners of his D. two teachers of his
( ) 2. We all moved by little Lin Hao because he was _______ when he appeared in the picture of the reporter’s camera.
A. brave B. angry C. frightened D. calm and brave
( ) 3. Lei Chunian didn’t _______ when the earthquake happened.
A. run out B. wake up C. go to school D. stand up
( ) 4. _______ and _______ lost their lives among these ten little heroes.
A. Lei Chunian; Lin HaoB. Liu Li; Zhou Wen
C. Kang Jie; Tang Fuwen D. Dong Yupei; Zhou Wen
( ) 5. Lei Chunian ran back to the classroom because one of his classmates was ______ in the corner of the classroom because of fearing.
A. sleeping B. cryingC. reading D. lying
If you want to take English classes, you should pay______ an hour.
A. $8 B. $10 C. $18You want to work in a restaurant, so you should call________.
A. Lisa B. John C. Sue You can see a new play at Bay College Theatre at________ on Saturday.
A. 8:00 p.m. B. 5:00 p.m. C. 9:00 p.m.Dave worked in Center’s Restaurant from Monday to Friday last week, 2 hours every night, so he could get______ _last week.
A. $8 B. $80 C. $16 You can help the book sale every day except__________
A. Sunday B. Monday C. Saturday