Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sadness, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to deal with various situations.
Love plays a main role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel(残忍的). In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with love and care. They teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we don’t always care about it. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands others’ feelings.
Happiness can bring people a peaceful mind. No mind is happy without peace. Sadness is the cause of the death of a loved one or the failure. But all of these things will pass away.
Failure is the way to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, pride and self-respect.
Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day.
Life teaches us not to regret(后悔) over yesterday, for it has passed and is out of our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dark. So the only choice is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.We usually have to accept _______ if we want to be successful.
| A．love | B．failure | C．sadness | D．hope |
In which section can readers probably read the passage?
| A．Business. | B．Travel |
| C．Lifestyles. | D．Education. |
What does the word “despair” mean in Chinese?
| A．颓废 | B．遗憾 | C．悲伤 | D．绝望 |
What’s the meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?
| A．When choosing between “today” and “tomorrow”, you’d better enjoy tomorrow. |
| B．If you work hard today, you’ll have a better life in the future. |
| C．What you can only choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrow. |
| D．The only choice you make is that you should enjoy a better tomorrow. |
What’s the purpose of the passage?
| A．To encourage people to love each other. |
| B．To tell people how to deal with happiness and sadness. |
| C．To give readers some information about life. |
| D．To remind people to keep having a beautiful dream. |
| The first Olympic mascot |
20th |
1972 |
Munich(慕尼黑) |
Germany |
 |
23rd |
1984 |
Los Angeles |
America |
 |
26th |
1996 |
Atlanta |
America |
 |
27th |
2000 |
Sydney |
Australia |
 |
29th |
2008 |
Beijing |
China |
 |
? |
2012 |
London |
England |
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。
From the table(表格), we know the Olympic Games is held every ____ years.
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
London held the ______ Olympic Games in 2012.
| A．27th | B．29th | C．30th | D．31st |
The mascot for the _______ Olympic Games was the first Olympic mascot in Olympic history.
| A．1996 Atlanta | B．1984 Los Angeles |
| C．2000 Sydney | D．1972 Munich |
The 23rd and 26th Olympic Games were held in the same _____.
| A．town | B．city | C．country | D．gym |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The 1996 Olympic Games was held in America. |
| B．There are six countries in the table. |
| C．Beijing held the 29th Olympic Games. |
| D．The 31st Olympic Games will be held in 2016. |
Do you know Kafue National Park? It is a beautiful national park. It is in Zambia (赞比亚). It is about 22,400 km2. There’s a river in the park. Its name is Kafue River. It is 240 kilometres long. The park is named for the Kafue River.
Kafue National Park is also the largest wild zoo in Zambia. People can see many kinds of animals like zebras, giraffes, lions and elephants. But they must take a bus to see the animals. It is a good place for holidays.
根据短文内容判断正误，正确为“T”，错误为“F”。Kafue National Park is in Zambia.
The park is 22,40 km2.
The Kafue River is 240 kilometres long.
Kafue National Park is the largest wild zoo in Zambia.
People can walk in the park to see the animals.
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Text messaging, or simply “texting（发短信）”, which allows people to send and receive messages on mobile phones, becomes very popular today.
The advantages of texting are obvious(明显的). Texting helps to save money. If you have a few words to greet your families and friends on their birthdays or on some important festivals, sending messages can be cheaper than phone calling. Texting helps to save time. Even if you want to send a message to 100 people, you can do it in one second. Texting helps you to “talk” to someone when he is too busy to answer the phone. Texting can also help you to “talk” to someone secretly if you don’t want others to hear what you are talking on the phone. These advantages are so amazing that many people are crazy about it. They hold mobile phones in hands all day long, send dozens of messages each day, and even text while driving or walking.
However, texting has its disadvantages. Junk messages may come into your mobile phone box now and then. When your phone box gets too full, you can’t receive any more messages. You may therefore miss some important information.
What’s more（而且）, if you don’t do texting properly, for example texting while driving or walking, it can be dangerous. It can cause injuries and even death. It is reported that about 6,000 people are killed and half a million are hurt for this reason each year. In Fort Lee, a small town in New Jersey, USA, three people died because they walked into traffic while texting in 2011. Two researchers at Stony Brook University, New York found that texters are 60% more probably to have an accident than others. When people are texting, they don’t notice other people or things around them. To reduce traffic accidents, all drivers of the USA are now not allowed to text while driving. About 32 countries have passed laws restricting(限制) the use of mobile phones while driving.
Texting is a wonderful way of communication. However, only when we use it properly can we fully enjoy the fun it brings.
A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。What’re the advantages? (列出其中两项即可得2分)
__________________________________________________________________________What will happen if our phone boxes get too full?
__________________________________________________________________________
B．将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。_________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
C．请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。__________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) is considered to be of great importance in the world film industry (行业). She made over sixty films during her long career (事业) in Hollywood. She got so many special names, such as “the Legendary film star in Hollywood”, “the evergreen tree in Hollywood”, “forever blooming flower in Hollywood” and “the No. 1 beauty in the world”. She was much known for her beautiful purple eyes. She was also known for her private life and eight marriages (婚姻).
She was the first person who got over one million dollars for her playing the queen of Egypt in the 1963 movie Cleopatra. She won the Oscar Award twice. In 1999, she was chosen the seventh actress in a hundred years by Motion Picture Association of America.
She volunteered to help the patients of AIDs. In 1985, she helped create AMFAR, the American Foundation for AIDS Research. In 1991 she started the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. The organization helps people around the world who are living with AIDS.
She was very kind and honest. Many old actors and actresses, including Taylor, were invited to celebrate the sixtieth year of Oscar in 1988. But the USA attacked Iran that year. She gave an anti-war (反战的) speech. She hated wars and called for stopping the war.
Elizabeth Taylor died of heart failure at the age of 79. It’s said that the actress was always known not only for her beauty, success and treasure, but for her extreme intelligence, independence, courage and voluntary care for others.
There are __________Elizabeth Taylor’s special names mentioned in the passage.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5
Elizabeth Taylor was the first person who __________.
A. won the Oscar Award
B. gave an anti-war speech in public
C. earned over one million dollars for her acting in Cleopatra
Elizabeth Taylor gave a speech calling for_________in 1988.
A. stopping the war
B. fighting with Iran
C. caring for others
According to Paragraph 3, Elizabeth Taylor was__________.
A. popular B. charitable C. hard-working
Elizabeth Taylor was known for her__________.
a. beautiful purple eyes
b. film achievements
c. good speech skills
d. independence and courage
A. a, b, c B. a, b, d C. a, c, d
A little boy selling magazines for school walked up to a house that people seldom visited. The house was very old and the owner hardly ever came out. They boy’s parents told him to stay away from the house, a lot of other neighborhoods children were told the same from their parents.
As he was ready to walk away, the door slowly opened. “What do you want?” the old man said. “Uh, sir, I am selling these magazines and I was wondering if you would like to buy one.” The old man stared at the boy. The boy could see inside the old man’s house and saw that he had dog figurines（小雕像）on the fireplace mantle. “Do you collect dogs?” the little boy asked. “Yes, I have many collectibles（收藏品） in my house. They are my family here. They are all I have.” The boy then felt sorry for the man, as it seemed that he was a very lonely soul（鬼魂）. Then the old man was ready to close the door and said, “No, boy, I don’t need any magazine of any kind, now goodbye.”
The little boy was sad that he was not going to make his quota（配额）with the sale. He was also sad for the old man being so alone in the big house. The boy went home and then had an idea. He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. “Boy, I thought I told you no magazines.” “No, sir. But I want to give you a gift. The boy handed him the figurine and the man’s face lit up. “It’s a Golden Retriever, and I have one at home, this is for you. The old man was simply stunned（受惊的）; no one had ever given him such a gift and shown him so much kindness.
From that day on, the old man started coming out of the house and acknowledging people. He and the boy became friends; the boy even brought his dog to see the man weekly.Which of the following words can’t describe the old man?
| A．Serious. | B．Lonely. |
| C．Outgoing. | D．Persistent. |
What can we see in the old man’s house？
| A．Some magazines. | B．Some dogs. |
| C．Some dog figurines. | D．His family members. |
Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the text?
| A．The boy felt sorry only because he was not going to make his quota with the sale. |
| B．The old man regarded all the collectibles as his family. |
| C．Few people went to the old man’s house. |
| D．The boy went to the old man’s house twice. |
The underlined word “acknowledging” means _______.
| A．glaring at | B．keeping away from |
| C．saying hello to | D．refusing |
What made the old man start coming out of the house?
| A．Golden Retriever. |
| B．All of his dog figurines. |
| C．The magazine. |
| D．The little boy’s kindness. |
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