分）In the state of Qin （秦国 ） , there was a man called Shang Yang （商鞅）． He was a statesman （政治家） and worked out many reforms（改革） for the state, like paying more attention to farming and giving rewards （报酬） to soldiers who were successful when at war．
But these reforms were not easily carried out （执行） at first． Most people didn't trust Shang Yang． In order to solve this problem, Shang Yang came up wiIh an idea． He put a thin wooden pole at the south gate of the Qin capital． Many people came to see him and the pole．
Then, in front of the crowd, Shang Yang said loudly, "The man who takes this pole to the north gate will get 10 gold pieces．"
It was a sample job and the reward was so large． However, some time passed and no one stepped forward． They all thought Shang Yang was making a joke．
Hearing no answer, Shang Yang stepped forward and said, "The reward now goes to 50 gold pieces．"
This reward was unbelievably large． Finally, a man from the crowd came forward． He put the pole on his shoulders and walked to the north gate． True to his word, Shang Yang gave the man 50 gold pieces．
After that, the people of Qin were all talking about what Shang Yang did about the pole． They believed he was a man of his word． So when Shang Yang began carrying out his reforms, the people followed him．
Under these great reforms, Qin grew stronger and slmnger． Al last, Qin made all the seven
states into one empire （帝国）．
（1）What did Shang Yang do？
A． A statesman．
B． A king．
C． An emperor．
D．A soldier．
（2）In order to carry out his reforms, what idea did Shang Yang have？
A． Having a wooden pole carrying competition．
B． Having a wooden pole cutting competition
C． The man stepping forward first would be praised．
D． The man carrying the pole from south gate to the north one would get some gold pieces．
（3）Why did Shang Yang's reward inerease at last？
A． Because a man stepped forward．
B． Because there wasn't enough time．
C． Because Shang Yang heard no answer．
D． Because Shang Yang was happy．
（4）"They believed he was a man of his word．" What does the underlined part mean？
A． A man who can speak loudly．
B． A man who likes to speak a lot．
C． A man who keeps his word．
D． A man of few words．
（5）After these great reforms, what happened in the history of China？
A． Shang Yang became the first emperor．
B． The first empire of China appeared．
C． The south gate fell down．
D． The state of Qin became weaker and weaker．
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Useful Numbers
All the telephone numbers are useful and free.
。Fire/ Police/ Ambulance(救护车)—000 Telephone information—12455
。Medical(医学的) Care—1300369359 Taxi—1800421113
Surfing the Internet
With so many Internet tearooms and public libraries, it’s easy to surf the Internet in Australia.
Also it’s very cheap for you to surf the Internet.
。Public libraries offer free Internet every day even during public holidays.
。Many travel managers provide connection which is cheap or free.
Post Service
All post offices around the country offer post services(服务) so you can receive mails as you travel around the whole country.
。Post offices are usually open from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.
。It costs 50 cents to send a standard（标准的） letter in Australia.
Public Holidays
On public holidays all shops are closed across Australia, so are banks and post offices.
。New Year’s Day—1st January
。Australia Day—26th January
。Christmas Day—25th DecemberIf there is a fire, you can call________ in Australia.
| A．1300369359 | B．180042113 | C．000 | D．12455 |
Which is the right time to send a letter in a post office in Australia?
| A．At 8:30 on Tuesday. | B．At 9:30 on Sunday. |
| C．At 8:30 on Saturday. | D．At 9:30 on Monday. |
Mr. Green lives alone in Australia and he isn’t in good health. He needs a nurse to look after him. What should he do?
| A．Go to an Internet tearoom. |
| B．Send a letter to his son. |
| C．Call 1300369359. |
| D．Go to a hospital. |
Which one might be open on public holidays?
| A．Public libraries. | B．Shops. | C．Banks. | D．Post offices. |
Which one is not right according to（根据）the above passage?
| A．Surfing the Internet is cheap in Australia. |
| B．It costs 50 cents to send a standard letter. |
| C．Australians go to work on 26th January. |
| D．Australians don't go shopping on public holidays. |
Little Mike’s grandma died weeks ago. He missed her very much. One afternoon Mike went to the city park where his grandma used to go. There he saw an old lady. She looked very kind. She was sitting there, watching pigeons(鸽子). Little Mike went up and sat next to her. He took out his food and drinks and gave some to her. She smiled at him. Her smile was so sweet that Mike wanted to see it again. She seemed to understand him, so once again she smiled. Mike was very glad.
They sat there all the afternoon, eating and talking. As it grew dark, Mike got up to leave. Before he left, he hugged the old lady and she gave her sweetest smile.
When Mike got home, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. “I met a granny in the park. Her smile was like the kind of smile I had seen on Grandma’s face.”
The old lady also returned to her home happily. She told her son that she had food and drinks with a little boy. “He was as lovely as Brittany.” She said. Her son was surprised, because he had never seen her so happy since Brittany, her grandson, died weeks ago.Little Mike went to the park and ______.
| A．played with pigeons |
| B．fed pigeons |
| C．met an old lady |
| D．saw a friend of his grandma’s |
The old lady’s smile showed that _______.
| A．she had hoped to meet the boy |
| B．she wanted to get some drinks |
| C．she missed her grandson |
| D．she liked the little boy |
Mike felt very glad because______.
| A．he gave the granny food and drinks |
| B．the old lady was as kind as his grandma |
| C．he had seen his grandma |
| D．she liked the little boy |
Mike and the old lady ______.
| A．were good to each other |
| B．knew each other well |
| C．often met in the park |
| D．did nothing that afternoon |
What can we learn from the story?
| A．When one feels unhappy, he must go to a park. |
| B．Old people are always kind and happy. |
| C．Children and old people should get on well with each other. |
| D．When people are kind to each other, they will feel happy. |
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March 5th is “Lei Feng Day”. It started fifty years ago. Now half a
c 1 has passed. Is the spirit of Lei Feng outdated(过时的)?
Some people have shown us that it’s not. But people have a 2
changed the ways to help others.
Zhao Juan has been a volunteer for 15 years. She still remembers her e 3 at a nursing home several years ago. An old man held her hand and said: “You don’t need to do anything for us. Seeing young people here is all we need.”
Those words made Zhao Juan think: in what w 4 can we help people better? “Every person does something to give out positive energy(正能量). And before we give a helping hand, we should find out what they r 5 want,” Zhao Juan said to the Qilu Evening News.
As well as Zhao Juan, other people have shown their understanding of the spirit of Lei Feng.
This past January, a story called “noodle fever” shocked Zhengzhou, Henan. One kind man, Li Gang, 42, said in his story that he had a s 6 illness and needed a lot of money for an operation. H 7 ,what he asked for wasn’t charity, but for more people to come to eat noodles at his restaurant.
Li Gang’s story spread q 8 . Soon his restaurant was filled with customers every day and he was a 9 to have his operation on Feb. 2nd this year.
I 10 this way, people could help Li Gang without hurting his dignity(自尊).
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Making a public speech is the thing that most people don’t want to do. The reason is that we are all afraid of making mistakes in front of others. The more important the speech is, the more frightened we will be. But forget it now. Public speaking is easy. It’s just a simple talking, Although I’m a shy man, I’ve been making speeches and talking on radio and television for more than 30 years. Anybody who can talk can speak in public. Here are some of the lessons I have learned:
Keep your speech simple. Your audience can’t take all of your main ideas, and they can only remember one or two of them, not ten or twenty. So you should prepare one or two of your main ideas very well. But if you can’t express what you want to say, then your speech will not be paid attention to. And if you don’t have a clear idea of what you want to say, your audience won’t, either.
Organize your speech well. No matter how long or short your speech is, you have to organize your speech—how you are going to open or begin, what main points you want to make and how you’re going to close or end. A strong close is usually very important and critical(关键的): the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember. If not, they will be confused.
Keep your speech not long. The standard (标准的) length of a speech is usually 12 minutes. Most people can’t put their minds in one thing for too long time, which will make them tired and lose their interest. If you pay no attention to your audience’s reaction(反应)，the audience will get bored. Of course, your speech will fail.
Following these suggestions above, you can make a good speech in public, and you will be an excellent speaker, I think.
| Title: How to make a 1 speech |
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| Technique |
Reasons |
Requirements |
| Keep it simple |
You should think about your idea well enough |
3 one or two of your main ideas well. |
| If you have a 2 idea of what you want to say, your audience will have, too. |
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| Organize it well. |
You should get your speech well 4 |
Know very well about the 6 ,main points and ending of the speech |
| If you don’t, the 5 will be confused. |
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| Keep it 7 |
Your speech should be short enough to attract your audience’s attention and 8 . |
Make your speech as short as 10 . |
| If you don’t, the audience will feel 9 . |
Much has been said and written about heroes now, mainly because many people think we have too few of them. There are many different kinds of heroes, but they usually seem to have two things. First, heroes show their great power by actions. Second, heroes can be tested by the time. Because of these good points, we need to choose our heroes carefully.
Olympic winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee tells young people to work hard. She hopes that if someone tries to copy her, it will be because she has got success by working hard. She says that a hero should affect another person’s life.
Poet Maya Angelou believes that a hero encourages people to treat others well. A hero should show politeness, courage, patience, and strength all the time. A hero should encourage others to follow him with actions, even though only in small ways.
Author Daniel Boorstin suggests that, “Celebrities are people who appear on newspapers, but heroes are people who make history.” If a person is truly a hero, he or she will not be soon forgotten.
We all need heroes. We need to be able to respect (尊重) people around us. Many times , the greatest heroes are the people we can see every day — our relatives, friends, and neighbours — who will never give up when facing difficulty. The parent who supports our family, the teacher who will make more money at another job but chooses to help students — all these people can be considered as heroes. A hero sets a good example, an example that encourages others to follow.Joyner-Kersee hopes that young people ___________.
| A．will work hard | B．will become heroes |
| C．will follow her | D．will achieve her goal |
The underlined word “celebrities” in Paragraph 4 means ___________.
| A．志愿者 | B．记者 | C．政客 | D．名人 |
From the passage we know that ___________.
| A．there are fewer heroes than before |
| B．many common people set examples to us |
| C．heroes should be polite, patient and famous |
| D．heroes have to do some great things |
The best title for this passage is ___________.
| A．What Heroes Do | B．Who Are Heroes |
| C．How Heroes Live | D．Where Heroes are |
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