When your dream is to become a footballer and play for Barcelona， nothing should get in your way ﹣ even if you have no feet．
An 11﹣year﹣old schoolboy Gabriel Muniz， who was born without feet， will fly from his home in Brazil to take part in the Spanish club's summer training camp． Although he is disabled， Muniz is one of the top players at the school and captain of his gym class． He can run， dribble （运球）， pass and strike the ball as well as any of his able﹣bodied teammates． He spends all his spare time on the football pitch．
His best friend Lucas Santos spoke about his abilities on a video for The Sun， "He is skillful， he goes after it， he is fearless and he knows how to organize plays． He also makes good passes．" Mum Sandra was thrilled that her son would achieve his dreams． She said， "He started walking before he was one． We would go after him， expecting him to keep falling， but he never fell．" Muniz's gym teacher added， "He is challenging the social norms （标准）． When he arrived there， no one believed in him．" But he showed to everyone that he could play as well as any other boy． So he was invited to go to Spain to show his talent．
The Spanish La Liga soccer club has offered to fly Muniz to Spain in September， where he'll be able to show off his "fancy footwork" and meet his idol， Barça soccer player Lionel Messi．
Muniz wears a prosthetic （假体的） ankle and foot to help him get around in rainy weather． He knows that his disability means he'll never be able to play for a professional football team and so Muniz is hoping that football will one day become a Paralympic （残奥会的） sport．
（1）Who praised Muniz's football abilities ？
A． His idol， Messi．
B． His best friend．
C． His mum， Sandra．
D． His gym teacher．
（2）The underlined word "thrilled" in paragraph 3 has the similar meaning to ．
A．excited
B． worried
C． disappointed
D． interested
（3）The time order of the following sentences is Muniz ．
①played football well and became captain of his school gym class
②could walk without falling when he was very little
③was asked to fly to Spain for a summer training camp
A． ①②③
B． ③②①
C． ②①③
D． ②③①
（4）We can tell that Muniz according to the passage．
A．has difficulty in living a normal life
B．dreams to play for a professional football team
C．will play football for the Spanish La Liga soccer club
D．hopes that playing football will be part of Paralympic Games
（5）Which saying can express the spirit of the passage ？
A．Failure is the mother of success．
B．Never put off tomorrow what we can do today．
C．Where there is a will， there is a way．
D．A good beginning is half done．
Tea bag drinking is most westerners’ favorite way of drinking tea. Do you know how it came about?
The tea bag was invented in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller. He was sending out free tea in silk bags for people to try. People put the bags together with the tea leaves into the cup and added hot water. The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy to clean the cup. They were not happy when Sullivan started sending them loose (散的) tea again.
Sullivan realized that he had a hot new thing in his hands, and he built a machine to pack the bags. As tea bags became popular, they were changed from silk to gauze (薄纱) and later paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its invention of the four-sided tea bag. Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK, and today 85% of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.
However, many people still prefer loose-leaf tea. This is because some tea companies put not very good tea in their tea bags. But for most drinkers, tea bags are still the easy, tasty way to go.Who invented the tea bag?
| A．An English tea seller. | B．Chinese. | C．Lipton. | D．Thomas Sullivan. |
The underlined sentence “Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK” probably means “________ in the UK”.
| A．Tea bags soon became popular |
| B．Tea bags surprised everyone very much |
| C．Tea bags kicked (踢) the loose-leaf tea out of the market |
| D．Tea bags weren’t allowed to be sold |
This sentence “today 85% of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.” tells us ________.
| A．Most drinkers in the UK prefer loose-leaf tea. |
| B．Most drinkers in the UK prefer tea bags. |
| C．A quarter of the drinkers in the UK prefer loose-leaf tea. |
| D．A quarter of the drinkers in the UK dislike tea bags. |
From the passage we can learn that Thomas Sullivan was very ________.
| A．clever | B．stupid | C．lazy | D．busy |
What can be the best title for this passage?
| A．The invention of tea |
| B．The way of drinking tea |
| C．The history of tea bags |
| D．People’s favorite tea in the world |
We have to accept the truth: Sometimes, we just want to shout out loud.
For example, we all have days like this: our dog has made a mess on the floor we just cleaned, or our friend called to tell us he or she couldn’t come at the last minute when we had cooked dinner for him or her. We may be really angry but we tried to bear things like those. According to ancient Chinese wisdom, we should shout in a loud voice instead of keeping silent. In fact, it’s good for our health.
“Chinese people have passed on the practice from ancient times to now as a part of traditional medicine,” said Mrs. Li, a 60-year-old woman from Hangzhou. “My parents taught me to do this. It’s a part of our folk（民间的）culture. ”
Mrs. Li is a member of a group of people who love shouting. Each morning, she and some of her friends climb to the top of a hill and let out loud shouts before starting their daily exercise. They believe that shouting is good exercise for their lungs（肺）and it brings them a lot of fun.
“Sometimes I shout out and other shout back,” said Mrs. Gu, another shouting lover. “It makes you happy. You laugh and then you feel very comfortable. ”
Dr. Peter Calafiura, an American doctor, agrees that shouting can have a positive influence on people’s health.
So, next time you start your morning run, why not try to shout out first? It will make you healthier. The underlined word “bear” in Paragraph 2 means “__________” in Chinese.
| A．纠正 | B．忍受 | C．铭记 | D．杜绝 |
Mrs. Li learnt to shout to make herself feel better from __________.
| A．her parents | B．her teacher | C．Mrs. Gu | D．Dr. Peter Calafiura |
Where does Mrs. Li shout every day?
| A．In a park. | B．At a square. | C．In her house. | D．On a hill. |
What does Dr. Peter Calafiura think of shouting?
| A．It’s great furl. | B．It’s good for people’s health. |
| C．It’s easy to learn. | D．It’s good exercise especially for kids. |
The passage is mainly about __________.
| A．a shouting 1over | B．a shouting club |
| C．the advantages of shouting | D．the history of shouting |
| POSTCARD Sunday，May 18th Dear Tom, Last week we had a wonderful time on Mount Tai with my classmates. The weather was nice. When we arrived, we began to climb the mountain. It took us the whole night to get to the top of the mountain. In the morning, we saw the sea of clouds on Mount Tai. In the daytime we visited a temple (寺庙). In the evening, we had a big dinner in a local restaurant. It was exciting. I hope Sam and you can come to China next year. Then we can visit more interesting places together. Yours, Mike |
 To: Tom King 16 Green Gardens San Francisco, CA94123 USA |
__________ wrote this postcard.
A. Sam B. Tom C. Mike Mike visited Mount Tai __________.
A. last week B. on May 18th C. last yearIt took them __________ to get to the top of the mountain.
A. the whole day B. the whole night C. the whole evening In the morning, they enjoyed __________ on Mount Tai.
A. a big dinner B. visiting a temple C. the sea of clouds Mike and Tom are probably __________.
A. friends B. father and son C. boss and employee
Sarah ran in, shouting, “Look what I found!” Over the top of the paper I was reading; came a terrible thing that caused me to jump. It was a snake skin found in our garden.
“Isn’t it beautiful?” said my seven-year-old daughter.
I opened my eyes widely and looked at the snake skin in fear. I didn’t think it was beautiful, but I learned never to appear nonchalant(冷漠的)with children. Everything they see for the first time is important to their sense of beauty; they see only excellence in the world.
“Why does it do this?” Sarah asked.
“Snakes shed(蜕) their skins because they need to renew themselves,” I explained.
“Why do they need to renew themselves?” Sarah asked.
“We often need to shed our skins, those coatings that we cover ourselves with,” I said to my daughter. “We leave some things and find other thing unwanted or unnecessary. This snake no longer needs this skin. It is probably too little for him, and he probably doesn’t think he looks as smart in it as he once did. “
As we talked, I knew that she began to understand. Although she couldn’t understand clearly, she would know that renewal is part of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, our rooms, schoolwork and spirit, and see what we need to keep and what we need to leave. I was careful to tell that this is a natural way, not one to be forced.
“Snakes don’t peel off their skins when they like them. “I explained. “It happens as a natural thing of their growth. “
“I see, Dad,” said Sarah as she held the snake skin, and then ran off.
I hoped she would remember this; we need to throw some away because they are worthless or unnecessary. Then we can store them as memories m our deep hearts.Father jumped up when her daughter came to him with a snake skin because ＿＿＿＿＿＿.
| A．he didn’t want to read any more |
| B．he was in great fear of it |
| C．he wanted to praised her daughter |
| D．he hated snakes |
Father’s patient explanation shows that ＿＿＿＿＿＿.
| A．his daughter didn’t want to listen to him at all |
| B．he knew children saw only excellence in the world |
| C．his daughter couldn’t follow him at all |
| D．he wanted to teach everything to her |
In this reading the underlined word ‘renew’ means ＿＿＿＿＿＿.
| A．to begin to do something again |
| B．to make something newer than before |
| C．to replace something old with something new |
| D．to cover something old with something new |
We learn from the reading that＿＿＿＿＿＿.
| A．the girl seemed to understand what her father said |
| B．the girl wasn’t interested in the explanation |
| C．the father was good at raising snakes |
| D．the father liked the snake skin better |
Which of the following titles is the best for the reading?
| A．Snake Skin | B．Renew Ourselves |
| C．Father and Girl | D．Great Discovery |
There is a saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Although eating properly is important, being kind to others is also good tor your health. Studies show that people who perform kind acts are more relaxed, happier, and healthier than other people.
In one study at Arizona State University researchers, found that many volunteers experienced a sudden feeling of joy, followed by a long period of calm, after performing a kind act. This feeling, called “a help’s high” may actually help reduce stress (压力) as the body releases (释放) naturally painkillers.
Stress can cause’ serious health problems, and heart depression, and .sleeping problems. However, the study found that volunteers had fewer *stress-related health problems when they did helpful things for other people.
The study also found that people who did nice things for others felt better about themselves as well. They had higher self-esteem (自尊), and were’ happier. Many believe this is because volunteers spend more of their time with other people. People who are more outgoing are often healthier.
Another study at the University of Michigan’s Survey Research Center confirmed the health benefits of volunteering. A ten-year study showed that people who volunteered live longer than those who didn’t. Although you shouldn’t need a reason to be helpful, it is nice to know that kindness may help you live longer.The reading is mainly about ＿＿＿＿＿＿.
| A．healthy people are kind because they have more energy |
| B．one has to eat an apple every day to become healthy |
| C．kind people can be stressed because they are always helping |
| D．doing kind things can make you feel good and help you he healthier |
According to the reading ＿＿＿＿＿＿.
| A．it is better to be kind than to eat well |
| B．kindness can help you feel healthy |
| C．an apple a day can keep doctors away |
| D．eating correctly makes one happy and healthy |
You can get a help’s high ＿＿＿＿＿＿.
| A．by volunteering your time |
| B．by taking painkillers |
| C．by eating properly |
| D．by sleeping well |
The study found that people who help others can have ＿＿＿＿＿＿.
| A．sleeping problems and stress |
| B．less natural painkillers |
| C．overeating and depression problems |
| D．fewer health problems |
Another study of almost 3 ,000 men showed that people who volunteered ＿＿＿＿＿.
| A．lived longer | B．needed a reason to be helpful |
| C．wanted to live longer | D．had lower self-esteem |
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