Stephen Hawkins was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school in St. Albans—a small city near London. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics, then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology. As he himself admits, he didn’t work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got good marks.
It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump（碰撞） into things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He would die before he was 23.
At first, Hawking became very sad, after a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, “Before my illness was diagnosed（诊断）, I had been very bored with life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do.” Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University, and had three children. He also went on to do some of the most important scientific research.
Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, however bad their situation is, should lose hope. “Life is not fair,” he once said. “You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.” As a university student, Stephen Hawking ________.
| A．worked very hard |
| B．studied maths and physics |
| C．was the best student in his class |
| D．was lazy and did very little work |
Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when ________.
| A．he was sent to hospital for tests |
| B．his mother made him see a doctor |
| C．he was twenty |
| D．he visited his family at Christmas time one year |
When Hawking was first diagnosed with motor neural disease, he ________.
| A．made up his mind to get married |
| B．began to see his life in a different way |
| C．thought that nothing in life was worth doing |
| D．became very sad |
Today, Hawking ________.
| A．works at Oxford University |
| B．works at Cambridge University |
| C．carries out research into motor neural disease |
| D．does not rely on a machine to speak |
What would be the best title for this passage? ________.
| A．Motor Neural Disease | B．Life Is Fair |
| C．Professor Stephen Hawking | D．A Lazy Boy |
Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. So animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.
If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering (不开花的) plants.
Flowering plants can make seeds (种子). Fruits protect the seeds. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit.
Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores (孢子). Spores are very, very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float (飘) in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores fall on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants. The main idea of the first paragraph is that _______.
| A．plants are important for life |
| B．plants can’t grow without air |
| C．there are many plants in the world |
| D．we can’t live without water |
Plants can make food from _______.
| A．flower, water and air | B．water, sunlight and air |
| C．air, water and soil | D．air, sun and light |
What fact does the passage lead you to believe?
| A．Of all living things, animals are the most important. |
| B．Spores are seeds. |
| C．All fruits of flowering plants have seeds. |
| D．Without plants, man will die out. |
What will the writer probably (可能) talk about in the following paragraph?
| A．how plants can make food from air |
| B．how spores grow into new plants |
| C．why some plants have no seeds |
| D．why non-flowering plants are more important than flowering plants |
A well－known poem by Tang dynasty poet Du Mu tells of a sad scene in early April: “Rains fall heavily as Qingming comes, and passersby with lowered spirits go.”
This scene takes place on Tomb Sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival. Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It began in the Zhou dynasty, over 2,500 years ago.
Chinese people celebrate it to remember and honor their ancestors(祖先). This year, it falls on April 5. Tomb Sweeping Day became a public holiday in the Chinese mainland in 2008. People have one day off for that day.
On this day, families bring flowers, food and wine to the grave sites(墓地) of their ancestors. They place cakes, fruits in front of the graves and some may burn joss paper, as money for the dead. After that, they sweep the tombs and cherish(怀念) the memories of their dead family members.
Tomb Sweeping Day gives us a chance to show respect to our ancestors and family members who have passed away and show that we miss them. This tradition shows that family values are an important part of Chinese culture.
Tomb Sweeping Day is also the beginning of the time for gardening and outdoor activities in China. Families often get together for outings or to fly kites at this time.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “passersby” is ________．
| A．故人 | B．陌生人 | C．古代人 | D．行人 |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．We have one day off for Tomb Sweeping Day. |
| B．Tomb Sweeping Day began in the Zhou dynasty. |
| C．People in the world celebrate Tomb Sweeping Day. |
| D．Family values play an important role in Chinese culture. |
What does the passage mainly discuss?
| A．People bring many things to the grave sites. |
| B．Du Mu wrote a poem about Qingming |
| C．Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival. |
| D．Qingming Festival is a good time for outdoor activities. |
This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne. It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.
The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version(版本) by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared(出现) in a songbook three years later.
The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne, I would like to wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.This passage is from .
| A．a newspaper | B．a magazine |
| C．a TV program | D．a radio program |
Who is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us?
| A．Robert Bums. | B．The Washington Saxophone Quartet. |
| C．Buddy Thomas. | D．The passage doesn’t tell us. |
The words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appeared .
| A．in 1790 | B．in 1793 |
| C．in 1796 | D．in 1799 |
My friend Peter is kind and lovely. But as a student, he is bad at English and science because he doesn’t have an aptitude(资质)for that kind of study.
One day we are playing football, then the ball is in a tree. Peter climbs the tree to get it, and one of the teachers, John Marston is looking out of the window, he finds that the boy is good at climbing trees. Mr Marston is an expert (专家)in climbing.
One weekend Mr Marston invites Peter to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Peter really enjoys the climbing. Mr Marston tells Peter he is a very talented(有才能的) climber for his age. Peter leaves school three years later with no qualifications (毕业证),but he keeps climbing . He becomes very good at it. At the age of twenty , he becomes a professional(专业的) climber. He says, “I’ll always remember Mr Marston because he tells me I can climb."Which subject is Peter not good at?
________________________________________________________________________What are we playing one day ?
________________________________________________________________________When do Peter and Mr Marston climb Mount Kilimanjaro?
________________________________________________________________________How does Peter feel about the climbing?
________________________________________________________________________What does Mr Marston say about Peter?
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Hello, everyone! I’m Jim. Next week ,a group of exchange students from the USA will come to visit Taixing. I make a plan for them .We will eat breakfast at our school first .Then we can take them to Huangqiao Memorial Hall(黄桥纪念馆) by bus. It takes two hours .They can enjoy Huangqiao Sesame Cakes (黄桥烧饼) there.
In the afternoon, we will go to Xuanbao Forest Park and take some photos there .In the park we can have a picnic as our lunch. Then we will go to Yinhe Cinema to watch a new film. .After that the girls can go to the Gulou Shopping Mall to buy things and we will take boys to our school playground to play football for one and a half hours.
In the evening we shall invite them for dinner in a restaurant .They can try Chinese food .I’m sure they will have a good time in our city .
| A plan for exchange students |
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| Jim___ |
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| In the morning |
They will eat breakfast at school .And then they can___ |
| In the afternoon |
They will have lunch at Xuanbao Forest Park and they can take They will watch a new |
| In the ___ |
Try some nice ____ |
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