With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the＿21＿ building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy ＿22＿ fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he ＿23＿cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that ＿24＿ a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone 26 achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school 27 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 28 by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They 29 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 30 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 31 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 32 .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I 33 the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was 34 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll 35 to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.
A．largest B．highest C．earliest D．latest
A．seldom B．hardly C．always D．almost
A．enjoyed B．needed C．made D．kept
A．while B．after C．if D．though
A．heart B．hope C．body D．love
A．by B．for C．in D．from
A．as B．since C．until D．before
A．pleased B．beaten C．moved D．asked
A．used B．spent C．took D．wasted
A．Here B．There C．He D．It
A．However B．Sometimes C．Again D．Then
A．friends B．helpers C．time D．exercise
A．tried B．saw C．did D．met
A．thinking B．talking C．worried D．proud
A．point B．go C．turn D．hurry
There are over 800 boarding(寄宿) schools in the UK with students from home and foreign countries. The earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only. Now both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18.
What to do
In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term. (A)他们在一起学习和生活。They can’t go outside if they are not allowed to. Besides the usual classrooms and labs, the boarding schools have lots of other facilities(设施) for their students, including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres. (B)Most boarding schools have a “light out” time. So when it’s time to go to bed, all the lights in the bedrooms are turned off.
What to wear
Nearly all students at boarding schools wear a school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt. As students get older, the rules become less strict.
(C)
In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food. They can choose a full English breakfast or simply bread. They can also choose a meal with no meat and another meal at lunch and dinner. And there is always self-service for salad, other side dishes and a dessert (甜点). Students can also make themselves something to eat or drink at any time in a kitchen.根据短文内容回答问题。
Who could go to boarding schools in the past?
__________________________________________________.将（A）处汉语翻译成英语。___________________________________________.
将（B）处划线句子翻译成汉语。_______________________________________。
根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。
As students get older, the rules about wearing school uniforms become stricter.在（C）处加一个适当的分标题。
A little girl thought she was not beautiful and nobody liked her. So she was always and didn’t like to talk to others. However, one day, her mother her a beautiful hair clip
(发夹). When she wore it, she looked much more beautiful than before. She decided it to school.
On her way to school she found that who saw her smiled at her. Most of her classmates said “hello” her, but this never happened before. She thought that the beautiful hair clip had brought them all to her. She was so happy about all of the wonderful things. she didn’t tell her classmates about her beautiful hair clip, they all wanted to know what had happened to her.
When she went home after school, her mother her, “Did you know you dropped your hair clip? I found it by the door this morning.” At this time, the girl understood that she hadn’t worn the hair clip to school at all.
It is not important we wear or how we look. The most important is how we think about .
A．happy B．unhappy C．tired D．sleepy
A．gave B．gives C．give D．giving
A．wear B．wears C．to wear D．wore
A．no one B．everyone C．none D．someone
A．to B．at C．with D．about
A．Although B．If C．After D．Once
A．to B．in C．at D．back
A．ask B．asked C．tell D．told
A．what B．when C．where D．whether
A．myself B．ourselves C．yourself D．herself
Do you like junk food? Do you hate eating vegetables such as potatoes and broccoli? Do you often sit in front of the desk moving for hours? Do you easily get or stressed out? Try to say goodbye to these bad habits on April 7, World Health Day.
The World Health Organization (WHO) decided, in 1948, to celebrate April 7. It hopes to get more people to their health.
Each year WHO chooses a different theme(主题). This year, it’s high blood pressure(高血压). It may seem far from you. , according to WHO, one in three adults even some teenagers have high blood pressure. The main causes include stress, salt and too little exercise. So to become a healthy person, stop those unhealthy habits from now on!
A．at B．in C．with D．without
A．happy B．active C．angry D．interested
A．pay attention to B．get used to C．take after D．talk about
A．And B．However C．So D．Unless
A．so little B．too many C．so much D．too much
Do you have to carry a heavy bag to school? Does it make your back (背部) hurt? Well, students at a high school in Kansas (堪萨斯州), America, have a meeting with their city’s mayor（/meM/市长） to complain (抱怨) about their heavy bags. They say their bags are giving them headaches, and making their necks (脖子) and backs hurt. The mayor says he is very sorry. He says students may do more of their homework on the Internet (国际互联网) to give their back a rest.
A heavy bag may make students ＿＿.
A．headache B．earache C．toothache D．A, B and C
A．China B．America C．Australia D．Canada
A．the mayor B．their parents C．their teachers D．their friends
A．Yes, he isn’t B．I don’t know C．Yes, he is D．No, he is
A．he has a headache B．he wants the students to do more homework C．he is sorry D．he has to work hard
A boy who was cleaning shoes in the street said to a young man _____by,“Let me clean your shoes, ____?”The young man said,“No, thank you.”“You may ____ me only a pound for that, sir.”said the boy. ___the young man refused again.
Then the boy told him that he would clean his shoes for ____ . The young man agreed to this,and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man wore ____ shoe ,but the boy refused to clean it unless(除非) he ____ two pounds for his work.. The young man refused to pay anything and went away. But one looked ___ dirty that he couldn’t walk away. He had to ____ and gave the boy _____. In a very short time his shoes shone brightly.
A．passed B．passing C．pass D．passes
A．will you B．do you C．don’t you D．can you
A．spend B．cost C．take D．pay
A．And B．Then C．But D．Or
A．Anything B．Something C．Everything D．Nothing
A．another B．otheres C．the others D．the other
A．paid B．pays C．was paid D．pay
A．such B．so C．very D．quite
A．return back B．go away C．come back D．leave
A．only one pound B．half a pound C．two pounds D．one and a half pounds
粤公网安备 44130202000953号