Twelve-year-old Kitty O’Neil asked her coach, “Let me try.” She was already on the swim team, but this was different. One of the divers had not arrived, and Kitty needed much help. Her coach looked 36 at her. She had been practicing dives, but could she really stand up to the competition? Besides, 37 was completely deaf. Many people thought a person who was deaf wouldn’t be able to dive well. However, Kitty 38 , and she won first place at that swimming meet and went on to win the Junior Olympics in the area.
Kitty began diving with Dr. Sammy Lee, a famous coach and former Olympic diving champion. The teenager went to school in the morning and then spent most afternoons diving. It was 39 work, and Kitty often hit the water the wrong way. However, she was able to 40 practicing. While she was diving , Kitty won many gold medals, but she wanted 41 . Perhaps she learned something from her 42 . Kitty lost her hearing at the age of four months. Because she wanted Kitty to lead a normal life, Kitty’s mother went to college to 43 about teaching people who are deaf. Kitty’s mother finally started a school for those who are deaf.
Kitty’s life was 44 but normal, and as an athlete, Kitty was much bettter than others. When she gave up diving, she wanted danger and adventure. She raced cars, boats, and motorcycles. Many of these 45 usually require at least some hearing. For example many racers judge their speed by the sound of the engine. Kitty did it by 46 .
In 1972 she began to learn doing dangerous action for movies and television. Soon she became one of the 47 women in Hollywood. In 1976 Kitty O’Neil also became the fastest woman in the world in a rocket-powered car that went more than 512 miles per hour.
A．up B．down C．carefully D．closely
A．she B．he C．I D．it
A．worked B．did C．practiced D． came
A．easy B．usual C．pleasant D．hard
A．like B．finish C．keep D．begin
A．fewer B．more C．some D．many
A．father B．mother C．coach D．teacher
A．learn B．read C．write D．listen
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．classes B．meetings C．activities D．parties
A．listening B．learning C．speaking D．feeling
A．latest B．fastest C．prettiest D．busiest
About a hundred people lived in a very small mountain village. It was very from the other villages and towns. They had few friends and they got bad harvest. But of them left the village. Of course there was neither electricity nor gas（煤气）there.
Once a writer the village. The backwardness（落后）of the village surprised him. He decided about it to the world. So he took the oldest villager to London. The old man told all about his home village to the people. Several months he returned. All the villagers went to see him and asked him how he had enjoyed in the city.
“Everything is wonderful in , ”the old man said.
“I’ve to many good places and eaten all kinds of nice food and other things. But the trouble was I could not at night. ”
“What happened to you? ”his wife asked.
“The was on in my bedroom all the time.”
Why not blow（吹） it out, then? ”
“I tried,but it was inside a little glass bottle. ”
A．close B．far C．near D．high
A．All B．Some C．None D．Hundreds
A．visited B．lived C．stayed D．got to
A．to write B．to speak C．to say D．to tell
A．after B．later C．soon D．ago
A．food B．music C．himself D．traffic
A．town B．mountain C．village D．London
A．gone B．came C．been D．got
A．sleep B．help C．walk D．see
A．window B．radio C．light D．TV set
Nowadays lots of people stop drinking cola because it is bad for our bones, especially for women’s bones.
More and more people to drink energy drinks（功能饮料）. Energy drinks look cool. Their makers say they give you energy and you better at sports. So, many students drink them before exams to help them stay .
But wait! To keep you awake, most energy drinks have caffeine（咖啡因）. They are like a strong cup of coffee or tea. If you drink a lot of them, your will beat faster. You will feel nervous. You could have sleeping problems and find it hard to live without them. Tom Brown is a US junior high school student. He drinks energy drinks every day. He started to do this a year ago before his piano lessons. But now, Tom says, “I drink them I feel weak or before a test. I can’t help drinking them.”
In fact, the energy you get from the drinks helps for a short time. You may feel good for an hour or so, but then you’ll feel even than before.
A．refuse B．forget C．start D．used
A．let B．feel C．bring D．make
A．alone B．awake C．tired D．nervous
A．few B．little C．kinds of D．lots of
A．heart B．head C．eyes D．legs
A．too B．as well C．either D．also
A．15 years old B．15-year old C．15-years-old D．15-year-old
A．however B．whenever C．whatever D．whoever
A．ever B．only C．yet D．even
A．better B．best C．worse D．worst
A hungry wolf was walking around in the evening. He met a dog. The dog was fat and looked happy. The wolf made with the dog.
“You are looking better. It seems you are happy and satisfied. Your skin is so nice. You have been fed with nice food,” said the wolf.
“Well, my friend, my life is simple. I my master’s house. He feeds me four times a day. I have been given a small house where I sleep well. I don’t have any .”
“Then your life is good. I also wish the same. But you see I am always hungry. You see my bones. I am fed very .”
“OK, then.Come with me. Live with me. You will also be happy,” said the dog.
The wolf .Both of them reached the house where the dog lived. Both were happy. the wolf entered the house, he happened to see the top of the dog’s . He found no fur there.
“Why is there no fur on your neck?” The wolf asked the dog.
“Oh, my dear friend. do you ask it? My master puts a belt(皮带) around my neck. The belt the neck while the belt is tied to a chain(链子). My master pulls it and pushes me my house,” said the dog.
“What?”the wolf said and didn’t enter further. He was to hear what the dog said.
“Friend, let me . I am not jealous(羡慕的) about you. You eat good food. But you are here.My bones are thin, but I am in my world. I can go anywhere I like. Thank you. I shall return to my forest.”
A．money B．friends C．progress D．faces
A．badly B．carelessly C．properly D．cleverly
A．watch B．own C．build D．fix
A．dreams B．difficulties C．goals D．thoughts
A．much B．well C．often D．little
A．succeeded B．won C．agreed D．wondered
A．If B．Since C．As D．Though
A．neck B．back C．leg D．head
A．How B．When C．Where D．Why
A．moves B．rubs C．cuts D．burns
A．on B．in C．onto D．into
A．surprised B．pleased C．worried D．interested
A．look up B．come in C．go back D．break down
A．hit B．tied C．killed D．fed
A．alone B．poor C．famous D．free
Some students cheat(作弊) because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without______the time studying. Other students might feel that they can’t______the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, it isn’t a good idea. A student who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test______to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so that they can find some better ways together. Talking about these problems and______ them out will help feel better than cheating.
If a student gets caught cheating, the teacher may give a “zero” on the test, send him or her to the head teacher’s______, and call his or her parents. Worse than the______grade may be the feeling of having disappointed those people, like parents and teachers. A parent may worry that you are not an______person and a teacher might watch you more closely the next time you’re taking a test.
There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn’t cheat, but some students have already cheated. If that’s you, it’s______too late to stop cheating. Cheating can become a______, but a student is always able to act better and make better______. It might help to talk the problem over with a parent, teacher, or friend.
A．taking B．spending C．costing D．Using
A．write B．exercise C．pass D．expect
A．decides B．hopes C．refuses D．needs
A．breaking B．dreaming C．missing D．working
A．office B．school C．seat D．conversation
A．natural B．dangerous C．exciting D．bad
A．outside B．boring C．interesting D．honest
A．always B．never C．once D．neither
A．menu B．medicine C．habit D．match
A．education B．decisions C．challenges D．risks
Tina was the best speed-walking partner I could ever meet. But I could never understand my friend's habit of while we walked.
Together we walked all over the town and even entered a marathon(马拉松）together，a full 26 miles, but she did give me a list to take with me. She told me that it her a lot. I thought it would just slow us down. I it along to the starting line. Twenty-six cheering ideas, one for every mile. I wasn’t really planning to slow myself down with all those ideas but I didn’t want to hurt Tina’s feelings, so I kept her .
I walked the first mile of the in 12 minutes—a new personal record. I looked at Tina’s cheering list when I checked my watch. was simply Yourself. It did give me a good start to the race, I thought. I thanked Tina for her cheering list. If I finished the race, I would thank her for the she gave me. By the time I finished the second mile, my husband and kids were cheering me on. It just so happened that “ ” was the next one on Tina’s cheering list. I had lots of things to be ready for them.
The next mile flew by, then the next and the next, each with a cheering idea. But by the time I neared the final mile? I was nearly out of breath. “I don’t know if I can the last mile,” I thought. In despair(绝望）I looked at the final cheering idea on Tina’s list，now sweaty in my hand： You just can make it!
I finished the marathon in less than six hours. I thought the cheering list would slow me down. ______, it carried me past the finishing line.
A．cheering B．smiling C．shouting D．chatting
A．taught B．saved C．calmed D．helped
A．hid B．gave C．moved D．carried
A．promise B．list C．word D．idea
A．round B．circle C．race D．road
A．At the back B．At the top C．In the beginning D．In the past
A．task B．strength C．thought D．way
A．Team B．House C．Family D．Home
A．have B．gain C．finish D．put
A．Besides B．Instead C．Later D．Again
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