Annette Kellerman was born in Australia in 1887.She had polio and could not walk easily.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own.To make her legs stronger,her mother took her for swimming lessons every week.Swimming made her legs so strong that when she was 15 she was able to throw away her supports.
Her family was poor so she got work acting as a mermaid.She wore a long tail and fish swam around her.People paid to come and see her.
In 1900 Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two gold medals. The next year she tried to swim across the Channel.She was the first woman to try to do it though she had to stop after swimming for six hours.
In 1915 Annette went to Hollywood and was the star of two films.Annette Kellerman was born ________ in 1887.
| A．in England | B．In France |
| C．In America | D．in Australia |
She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own because ______.
| A．She had polio and couldn’t walk easily |
| B．Her family was poor |
| C．Her leg was hurt in an accident |
| D．She couldn’t swim |
Her mother took her for swimming lessons every week ______.
| A．to make her a famous swimmer |
| B．to make her legs stronger |
| C．to make her swim faster |
| D．to make her win gold medals |
In 1990, Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two ________.
| A．supports | B．fish | C．gold medals | D．films |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．she was successful in swimming across the Channel |
| B．In 1901 she tried to swim across the Channel but later she had to stop. |
| C．She wasn’t able to throw away her supports at the age of fifteen. |
| D．She swam across the Channel for only six days |
Whenever there’s a terrible storm, there are many sad stories. Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets. But sometimes these stories have happy endings, too.
A family in New Jersey, US, had a cat named Vivian. She was very smart. She could even draw with her wet paws(爪子) on the floor. They all loved her very much. When hurricane (飓风) Sandy hit America in October, they moved to a safer place 13km away from home. Unluckily, Vivian was missing (不见了). All the nine family members were worried about her. They put up posters (海报) to find her. They looked for her everywhere they thought she could stay, but they didn’t find it. The family thought Vivian was gone forever.
But six months later, Vivian showed up at their house, according to(根据) Yahoo News. They considered (认为) her return as a wonder. No one can be sure where Vivian was for all that time.
Many animals are good at finding their way home. People usually say that dogs and cats find their way home through using their sense of smell(嗅觉).
But that doesn’t explain how Vivian found her way back. Hurricane Sandy blew away the normal smell of home. “I wish she could talk,” said her owner.From the passage we know Sandy is a _____.
| A．pet | B．hurricane | C．girl | D．cat |
The cat was missing for _____.
| A．6 months | B．9 months |
| C．13 months | D．a year |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Vivian could even draw. |
| B．The family tried hard to look for the pet. |
| C．The owner knew how the cat found her way home. |
| D．Nobody knew where Vivian was while Hurricane Sandy was hitting America. |
The meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 3 is_____
| A．灾难 | B．幸福 | C．奇怪的 | D．奇迹 |
What can be the best title for the passage?
| A．A Terrible Storm | B．A Clever Pet |
| C．A Smart Owner | D．Sandy Hit America |
Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn't see. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingers. How do you feel, then?
With medical knowledge(知识) and skills today, two thirds of the world's 42 million blind people need not have to suffer(受苦).Unluckily, rich countries have this knowledge, but developing countries do not.
ORBIS is an international charitable organization(慈善组织)．Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with television rooms and classrooms. Experts(专家) teach doctors the latest technology（技术） of helping the blind get sight(视力) again here. ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relation among countries.
ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sight saving training. It has taught over 35,000 doctors and nurses. They continue to treat（治疗）thousands of blind people every year. They have traveled around the earth 3 times, visited 76 countries and treated over 20,000 blind people. They need your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.
For just $38，you can help one person see; for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people；$1,300 helps train a doctor new skills; and for $13,000，you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your love can help them open their eyes to the world.
根据短文内容填空。 countries have the knowledge of helping blind people.
ORBIS' goal is to _______.
ORBIS has taught doctors and nurses.
We can bring with $380 .
If we give money to ORBIS, we can help blind people to the world.
Many people were waiting for the train. Some were reading newspapers, and some were saying goodbye to their friends. (A)Dr Wang, Mr. Li and Mr. Chen were talking so happily that they didn't know the train was going to leave. Then the guard called loudly, “The train is going to leave. Hurry up, please.” The three men heard the call and two of them jumped on the train quickly before it moved. One was left behind. It was Dr Wang. He looked very sad. The guard came to him and said, “Don't feel sad. (B)The next train will come in ten minutes.” “I know,” Dr Wang said, “But it was my train. My friends only came to see me off(送别).”
根据短文内容简要回答问题Where were many people?
________________________________________________________Who was going to take the train?
___________________________________________________________改写(A)句子
Dr Wang, Mr. Li and Mr. Chen were talking happily know the train was going to leave。找出文中能描述人物心情的形容词 。
____________________________________________________________将(B)译为汉语。
Mary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary shouted，“Look！That's a spaceship(宇宙飞船) up there and it's going to land here.”
Frightened(受惊吓的) by the strange spaceship，all the young people got into their cars and drove away as quickly as possible except Peter and Mary. They were more curious (好奇的) than frightened. They watched the spaceship land and saw a door open，but nobody came out，so they went to look into it. In the center of the floor，there was a lot of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not hear the door close behind him. The temperature fell in no time and very soon the two young people didn't know anything.
When they came to themselves，they were surprised to see that the spaceship disappeared, their car was near them.
“What happened？”asked Mary.
Peter scratched (搔) his head，saying slowly，“Don't ask me. Perhaps we had a problem. Come on. It's time to go home.”
After driving about fifty meters，they found a thick wall made of something like glass stood in their way. On the other side of the wall，a few strange aliens(外星人) were looking through the wall and reading a notice，it said，“New comers at the zoo: a pair of earth villagers with their house on wheels.”How did Peter and Mary feel when they saw the strange spaceship? They felt ______.
| A．frightened | B．surprised |
| C．amazed | D．curious |
What happened after Mary and Peter went into the spaceship?
| A．Someone asked them to eat much food. |
| B．The temperature went up. |
| C．Someone beat them. |
| D．The spaceship flew away with them. |
The underlined part “house on wheels” means “______” in this story.
| A．car | B．space | C．wall | D．zoo |
What can we learn from the end of the story?
| A．Peter and Mary became villagers. |
| B．Peter and Mary were in another planet. |
| C．Peter and Mary went back home. |
| D．Peter and Mary visited the zoo. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A． Peter saw the spaceship first. |
| B．The spaceship landed on the river. |
| C．All the young people went for the picnic by car. |
| D．When Peter went into the spaceship，Mary followed him. |
If you want to protect(保护) yourself，please remember the following ways of information. These ways will make you safe.
Don't use earphones(耳机) when you are running in the school yard or in the street. You will keep yourself from the outside world and can easily get into trouble.
If a stranger is following you, please don't go home directly（直接地）.You may be safer in the street than you are in your home or in a lift. If necessary, please go and get help from others.
When you take a bus, don't sit alone. You should sit behind the driver or with friends. Don't sleep. Your school bag should be carried towards（朝，向）the front of your body. Don't put it on your back.
Don't play with matches or candles(蜡烛), because it may cause fire. If it causes fire, please call 119.We can't use ______ when we are running in the street.
| A．radios | B．watches |
| C．earphones | D．mobile phones |
If a stranger follows you，you can't ______.
| A．get help from others | B．walk in the street |
| C．go home directly | D．call your friends |
We should carry our school bags ______ on the bus.
| A．in front of our bodies | B．on the floor |
| C．on our backs | D．on the heads |
We can sit______ on the bus.
| A．alone |
| B．behind the driver |
| C．in front of the driver |
| D．with strangers |
If it causes fire，______.
| A．please call 999 | B．please call 110 |
| C．please call 120 | D．please call 119 |
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