I had never noticed her. She was not the kind of girl who could draw attention. She was not tall and just looked . In class, she liked sitting at the back, reading or taking notes. One day I asked her to read aloud the text. When I heard her standard American pronunciation, I looked at her with new eyes. And I her name—Kelly. Later on, the National College Speech Competition would be held. One student in our school was allowed to attend. I thought it over and filled in name.
Kelly practiced hard for the competition. However, I was a little worried because she was always too . Could she do well in the competition?
On the night of the competition, I sat in the front row of the hall very early. I told her to take it easy. Her face turned red and she said nothing. It seemed she was really . I felt upset, but I just patted her on the shoulder and let her go to draw lots（抽签）. As a result, she drew No. 9 while No. 8 was a boy who was very good at giving speeches.
Sure enough, No. 8 was very . The whole audience made a warm applause （鼓掌）almost every 30 seconds and was still talking about his speech with until Kelly appeared on the stage. I sat there with no to look at her. It was her first time to go up the stage, so I couldn’t be angry with her for any small mistakes. But at that moment, I found I was so afraid of her .
The strong spotlight and large hall made her so small that nobody seemed to notice she had been on the stage. I felt hopeless.
But the moment that me came. I clearly heard a voice, a very loud voice, “Now, please focus on（聚焦于）me.”
Three times in all, louder and louder.
The whole audience fell silent.
I could believe that loud voice came from the girl, who was usually soft-voiced and didn’t attention at all. She gave a perfect speech.
I think I will never forget this touching lesson that my student taught me — never underestimate（低估）the power of the silent people.
A．beautiful B．ordinary C．popular D．strange
A．mentioned B．called C．remembered D．wrote
A．her B．his C．my D．your
A．different B．lazy C．slow D．quiet
A．strict B．nervous C．angry D．bored
A．careful B．thankful C．successful D．cheerful
A．patience B．confidence C．pride D．excitement
A．courage B．interest C．excuse D．effort
A．decision B．expression C．appearance D．failure
A．upset B．saved C．surprised D．changed
A．simply B．hardly C．surely D．deeply
A．catch B．need C．pay D．show
Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s to know the right and wrong things. For example, in China it’s OK to a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t noisy or , you may think there is something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there even to to complain(抱怨) to the owner(主人) of the restaurant.
Paying the bill is also different country to country. In China, one person usually pays for 6 . In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客), but 7 friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “going Dutch”(均摊费用). Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the waiter. This is called “leaving a tip”. Leaving a tip is thought to be . In the U.S., it’s to leave tips of 10%, 15%, or 20% of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!
The food people eat is different in the world, but you can the same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world.
A．popular B．difficult C．important D．easy
A．cause B．keep C．hear D．make
A．lively B．friendly C．lucky D．happy
A．noisy B．quiet C．busy D．clean
A．at B．to C．from D．of
A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．none
A．until B．when C．unless D．since
A．badly B．bad C．polite D．impolite
A．terrible B．common C．serious D．usually
A．invent B．find C．prefer D．look for
根据短文内容,从各题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,并将代表答案的字母涂在答案卡的相应位置。
Mr Li is ninety-five years old, he is very healthy. When people ask , “How can you keep so healthy in your life?” He answers, “If we want healthy, we should eat healthy food and take exercise every day.” Mr Li often in the morning. And it often takes him about two hours every day.
Some people don’t know to keep healthy, they don’t want to have breakfast. But Mr Li thinks it is very important. He often has a glass of milk and two eggs breakfast. He eats a lot of vegetables and rice for lunch. And he has some vegetables and porridge for dinner. He thinks eating is good for health. So he eats an apple and two bananas every day. Fruits are really for him.
A．but B．and C．so D．because
A．her B．he C．his D．him
A．sometimes B．always C．never D．also
A．be B．are C．is D．to be
A．runs B．running C．to run D．is running
A．exercising B．to exercise C．exercise D．is exercising
A．how B．where C．what D．who
A．with B．for C．on D．between
A．meat B．vegetables C．drink D．fruits
A．useful B．clean C．terrible D．cute
Mr. Clinton and his 3-year-old son Tony are basketball fans. Last October 10th was Tony’s birthday, so Mr. Clinton decided to him to New York, for the first game of the World Series. They had no ticket but hoped to buy a from scalpers.
It was a two hours’ ride. After they arrived, they walked in the street for two hours, carrying a that read, “ We need two tickets.” There were many scalpers around, but the ticket was $200. They were about to when suddenly a man stopped them. He took out two tickets and them to Mr. Clinton.
“How much do you want?”
“Just a ,” said the man. “Enjoy the game.”
Mr. Clinton wouldn’t accept, so the man explained, “I’m Jackson. Hans is my boss. He and his wife haven’t a World Series in 18 years. he is ill and can’t watch the game this time. So he told me to give the two tickets to people who I thought would actually enjoy the game. A lot of people looked they might just take the tickets and sell them. Then I saw you and I you for a while. You seemed very . You made me think of my dad and me when I was a child. I dreamed going to a World Series game with my father. But my dream came true.”
How do you suppose this made Mr. Clinton and his son feel? Here is what Mr. Clinton said： “This is the most wonderful thing ever happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other over 30 times and said, ‘I can’t believe this.’ We still never forget Jackson and Hans.”
A．walk B．fly C．ride D．drive
A．pair B．piece C．slide D．set
A．paper B．letter C．sign D．word
A．earliest B．cheapest C．latest D．dearest
A．leave B．start C．go D．flee
A．brought B．took C．handed D．left
A．joke B．present C．dollar D．match
A．missed B．watched C．played D．caught
A．So B．And C．Or D．But
A．even though B．as if C．even if D．after all
A．begged B．followed C．asked D．thought
A．excited B．pleased C．disappointed D．bored
A．at B．like C．of D．with
A．always B．often C．usually D．never
A．that B．which C．when D．why
Maybe more than any other people, Americans have come to depend on their cars. The family car has been a _____ thing since the early twentieth century and it has ______ Americans’ life. Many people have ______ outside of the large cities to the suburbs(郊区). Some Americans______ two hours a day or more in their cars going to work and going home again. Cars have become the means of transportation ______ most Americans for going shopping and going on holidays.
Americans used to like big cars, because gasoline(汽油) used not to be so ______. Recently, however, the ______ of gasoline has increased. ______ cars have become more popular. Also ______ cars have become popular. Americans have bought large numbers of Japanese and German cars. They have bought cars from several_____ countries, too.
A．special B．common C．traditional D．bad
A．kept B．made C．taken D．changed
A．moved B．stayed C．flown D．gone
A．cost B．pay C．spend D．take
A．for B．to C．at D．on
A．cheap B．expensive C．high D．low
A．colour B．station C．number D．cost
A．Big B．Expensive C．Cheap D．Small
A．American B．foreign C．new D．old
A．the other B．another C．other D．Others
Is your schoolbag too heavy? The e-schoolbag will help you. It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into in Chinese middle schools soon.
Heavy schoolbags have been a serious for a long time. But the e-schoolbag will . An e-schoolbag is lighter than a usual schoolbag. Perhaps, the e-schoolbag should be an e-textbook. It is a small computer for students. It is as as a usual book, it can still have all the things for study, such as textbooks, exercise books and so on which can be made 53 chips(芯片) like stamps. The students can read the text page by page on the screen, take notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. They only need to the right chip into the e-schoolbag. Then they can use it.
Some people say e-textbooks can be easily broken, while others say it is not good for eyes. But only time will tell.
A．use B．useful C．used D．to use
A．idea B．problem C．question D．thought
A．work it out B．work out it C．work out D．work them out
A．very B．much C．too D．so
A．call B．calls C．called D．calling
A．small B．smaller C．smallest D．most small
A．and B．as C．or D．but
A．into B．from C．up D．of
A．bring B．get C．take D．put
A．if B．what C．that D．which
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