Stephen used to work in a company. Unfortunately (不幸地), he got serious heart disease（疾病）. He couldn't work for a long time. Thinking he could still do something for others, he decided to be a volunteer at a Children's Hospital. Stephen loved children very much. With his love, he did his job well. Sometimes he lost his children. They died. At that time, he would tell these sad parents that he would soon be with their children in heaven (天堂) and he would take care of them. His words seemed to help those parents.
There was a girl who could not walk because of a disease. She couldn't do anything and she was very sad. What was worse, the doctors said that they could do little for her. Stephen decided to try to help her. He started visiting her, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He put the brush in his mouth and began to draw. He didn't use his hands at all. Only his head would move. He always told her that she could do anything she wanted.
At last she began to draw with her mouth. She and Stephen became friends. By and by, the little girl was getting better and better. She was allowed to leave the hospital. One day. to Stephen's great surprise, she walked to see him on her own feet! She gave him a picture she had drawn. At the top, it read: “Thank you for helping me walk. It's all because of your love.”
Love can sometimes be more powerful than doctors and medicines. Love makes our world more beautiful and colorful.
Stephen died a few days after the girl gave him the picture.Stephen couldn't work for a long time because he______________.
| A．lost his job | B．got serious heart disease |
| C．decided to be a volunteer at a Children's Hospital. | D．was busy helping others |
How did Stephen help the little girl in the hospital?
| A．By visiting her. | B．By bringing her a lot of presents. |
| C．By offering his love. | D．By drawing a lot of pictures for her. |
Why did Stephen only move his head when he was drawing a picture?
| A．Because he wanted to show how well he could draw. |
| B．Because he could only move his head. |
| C．Because the little girl liked him to do so. |
| D．Because he wanted to show the girl everything was possible. |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．The girl's disease | B．Stephen's work |
| C．How the girl was saved | D．Love is more powerful |
There was a kingdom long， long ago． It was ruled by king who loved riddles． Once a year the king made a new riddle． He gave a prize to the person who could solve the riddle．
There was a baker who also lived in this kingdom． Everyone agreed that he baked the finest breads． The baker had almost everything he needed except for a horse． If the baker had a horse， he could sell his fine breads from one end of the kingdom to the other．
One year the king made a new riddle that puzzled everyone． "I will give a prize to the person who can solve my riddle， " the king said． Whoever wins will have the pick of one of my strongest horses．" He then drew a line down the middle of the courtyard "Make this line shorter without crasing（清除） any part of it，" the king challenged．
People came from far and wide． They looked at the line and squinted at it． They even put their noses to the ground and scratched their heads．
"How can you make a line shorter without erasing any part of it？" the people in the crowd asked each other． Some of them tried． The dressmaker kicked dirt（泥土）over the line to hide it． The farmer poured water over the line to make it disappear． None of these efforts worked， and the people went home disappointed． Everyone was puzzled about how to solve this new riddle．
A week passed， and nobody had any new ideas． Then one day the baker came into the courtyard with a bag of flour（面粉）．
"Your Majesty， "the baker said to the king，" I can make your line shorter without erasing any part of it． "Then the baker opened his bag of flour． He poured out a line of flour right next to the king's line． The line the baker made was longer than the king's line．
"Now， good king， "the baker smiled， "your line is shorter．"
The people were amazed． The king laughed and clapped his hands． "You have won the prize． I will give you a horse of your choice．"
The baker was excited． Now he could sell his breads from one end of the kingdom to the other．
（1）What was the baker's problem at the beginning of the story？
A． He couldn't make fine breads．
B． He needed money to open more stores．
C． He didn't have enough flour to make more breads．
D． He had difficulty selling breads all over the kingdom．
（2）The dressmaker and the farmer failed because they both ．
A． tried to erase the line
B． poured water over the line
C． kicked dirt over the line
D． put their noses to the ground
（3）The baker smiled because ．
A． he was glad to see he king
B． he wanted to make the king happy
C． he felt sure that he solved the riddle
D． he sold a lot of breads to the villagers
（4）This story shows that the king liked ．
A． to be rich
B． to train horses
C． to eat breads
D． to have fun
（5）Who tells this story？ D
A． The king．
B． The farmer and the dressmaker．
C． The baker．
D． Someone who is not a character in the story．
Beijing Opera is the most representative of all Chinese traditional dramatic art forms and the largest Chinese opera form． Having a history of about 200 years， it is developed from absorbing（吸收）many other dramatic forms， mostly from the local drama 'Huiban'， which was popular in South China during the 18th century． It is a scenic（戏剧的）art integrating music， performance， literature， aria， and face painting．
Theatrical art forms in many other countries do not present singing， dancing and spoken parts in one single drama． An opera singer， for example， neither dances nor speaks on stage； there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play； in a dance drama， the dancer has no speaking role and does not sing either． Traditional Chinese drama， including Beijing Opera， is a kind of entertainment which includes spoken parts， singing， dancing and acrobatics．
In addition to its presence in China， Beijing Opera has spread to many other places． Mei Lanfang， one of the most famous performers（表演者）of all time， was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries．
"You will be puzzled（困惑）all the way through and a little bored from time to time； but you will be charmed and interested． You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera even if you know nothing of the dramatic background． "This is how one American traveller described his firs experience in watching Beijing Opera．
Beijing Opera is China′s national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions． Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!
（1）What makes Beijing Opera different from theatrical art forms in many other countries？ ___
A． It has one opera singer on stage．
B． It has one dancer who has no speaking role．
C． It has already spread to many other countries．
D． It includes spoken parts， singing dancing and acrobatics．
（2）People think Mei Lanfang played an important role in the spread of Beijing Opera because ．
A． he made many tours to a foreign country
B． he was a famous Beijing Opera performer
C． he was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners
D． he made Beijing Opera different from other theatrical art forms
（3）From Paragraph 4 we know that the American traveller ．
A． felt bored all the way
B． thought highly of Beijing Opera
C． found Beijing Opera interesting at first
D． knew the background of Beijing Opera
（4）What does the underlined word "it" mean in the passage？
A． Beijing Opera．
B． Local drama．
C． An opera singer．
D． A modern play．
There are almost as many ways to write as there are kinds of texts． Some writers cannot produce a word unless they are poised behind a desk， while others prefer to write sitting outdoors or in noisy restaurants． Some writers create an entire work before going back to read what they have written， while others may rewrite a single paragraph many times before moving on． Individual writers' techniques may be different， but successful writers do have one thing in common； the writing process（步骤）． The writing process is made up of four stages， and each stage involves certain activities． The chart below summarizes what happens during each stage of the writing process．
What You Do During the Writing Process
Prewriting |
●Choose your topic． ●Identify your purpose and audience， and select a writing form appropriate to that purpose and audience． ●Generate ideas and gather information about the topic． ●Begin to organize the information． ●Decide the main point you want to express． |
Writing a Draft（草稿） |
●Catch your readers' attention in the introduction． ●Provide background information． ●State your main points， your support， and your elaboration of them． ●Follow a plan of organization． ●Wrap up with a conclusion． |
Revising（修改） |
●Evaluate your draft． ●Revise the draft to improve its content， organization， and style． |
Publishing |
●Proofread， or edit your final draft． ●Publish or share your finished writing with readers． ●Reflect on your writing experience． |
（1）What do successful writers have in common？
A． They have the writing process．
B． They like to read what they have written．
C． They write outdoors or in noisy restaurants．
D． They rewrite a single paragraph many times．
（2）When you write a draft， you should ．
A． choose your writing topic
B． get your readers' attention in the introduction
C． publish or share your finished writing with readers
D． revise the draft to improve its content， organization and style
（3）What is the best title of the passage？
A． Writing Points
B． Writing Ways
C． Writing as a Process
D． Writing with Materials
There are over 20，000 animals at Chester Zoo． All are flying， jumping and playing happily in 125 acres of wonderful gardens．
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（1）If you want to know more about animals when you visit the zoo， you can ．
A． have a night time journey
B． become a member of the zoo
C． stay in one of Chester and Cheshire's hotels
D． join one of the daily animal talks in the zoo
（2）Which can help you if you want to spend a night in a hotel in Chester？
A． Lantern Magic．
B． Stay Over．
C． Talking Animals．
D． Membership and Adoptions．
（3）You can buy your membership at ．
A．www．chesterzoo．org
B．www．chesterzoo．org/hotels
C．www．chesterzoo．org/talks
D．www．chesterzoo．org/christmas
Bats are the only mammals that can fly a great distance， but they have another ability． Many bats live a very long time for an animal their size．
European researchers are studying bats to understand why they live so long． They hope to make discoveries to fight the aging process （过程） in human beings．
Last week， the group of scientists said they had found important biological qualities in some bat species． The group studied bat chromosomes （染 色 体）， a line of genes found in the nucleus（核） of cells． The scientists were most interested in parts connected to the ends of the chromosomes． They are called telomeres（端 粒）． Telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes， which shorten each time a cell divides． Scientists believe this shortening process causes cells to break down． ．
A report on bats was published this month in the journal Science Advances．
Among the leaders of the study was Emma Teeling， a biologist with University College Dublin in Ireland． Teeling said studying long﹣living mammals that have developed ways to fight aging "is another way to prove the molecular（分 子） basis of extended ‘health length．'" She added that studying bats made scientists able to learn more about the processes "that drive healthy aging．"
The European researchers studied 493 bats from four bat species． The group used information that had been gathered over more than 60 years． Of these animals， the greater mouse﹣eared bat generally lived the longest， an average of 37 years．
The scientists said this and a related species， which are grouped together under the name Myotis， had telomeres that did not shorten with age． Another Myotis bat holds the record for oldest age， reaching 41 years．
The scientists' findings suggest that these bats' cells have the ability to keep and repair their telomeres． This， they said， helps guard against the aging process． Based on its body size， a bat like the greater mouse﹣eared bat would be expected to live four years． But， these mammals have been found to live nearly 10 times longer than that．
The scientists found that Eighteen of these are bats． The only exception is an unusual African rodent， the naked mole rat．
（1）Which sentence can be put at the end of Paragraph 3？
A．This makes scientists able to study bats．
B．That's why bats can fly a great distance．
C．They say this is what causes aging．
D．They discover the cells connected to humans．
（2）Why do some species of bats live a very long time？
A．Because they have a line of long﹣living genes out of the cells．
B．Because their cells have the ability to keep and repair their telomeres．
C．Because they have another ability to live longer without any food or water．
D．Because telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes to stop cells dividing．
（3）The underlined word "that" refers to ．
A．four years
B．body size
C．the aging process
D．the ability to repair
（4）What's the best title of the passage？
A．Differences Between Long﹣Living Animals
B．A Science Report on Chromosomes
C．Do Bats Hold the Secret to Long Life？
D．Are Humans and Bats Similar in Protecting Themselves？
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