Martin Strel is a swimmer，best known for swimming the world's big rivers.He was born in 1954.He taught himself to swim when he was six and became a professional （职业的） swimmer in 1978.Martin holds Guinness World Records for swimming the Danube River，the Mississippi River，the Yangtze River and the Amazon River.
Of all his achievements，the greatest is his Amazon River swim.The Amazon is known as the largest and most dangerous river in the world.Several swimmers had tried to swim it，but all failed.Martin decided to go all out and make history.He wanted to show the world that people could achieve their dreams with hard work and perseverance（毅力）.
On April 7th，2007，Martin Strel completed his Amazon River all the way from Atalaya （Peru） to the Atlantic Ocean at Belem （Brazil）.He struggled（奋战） with the river for 66 days and swam 3，274 miles in total.He became a worldwide hero.
Many people still cannot believe what he has done so far，so that is why they sometimes describe him as "Fishman"，"Human Fish" or even "the Craziest Man in the World".
In 2009，American filmmakers produced a documentary（纪录片）called Big River Man.And the book，The Man Who Swam the Amazon，has been sold in many countries.It tells us an inspirational story of perseverance and hard work，which has encouraged many people.
Martin doesn't swim for money.Instead，he swims to teach people about the importance of keeping water clean.
Martin has always bee looking for the challenges （挑战）of the impossible.What is his next？
（1）How did Martin learn to swim when he was little？
A.By watching his partners.
B.By learning from a coach.
C.By teaching himself.
（2）What is Martin's greatest achievement so far？
A.Swimming the Yangtze River.
B.Swimming the Amazon River.
C.Swimming the Mississippi River.
（3）What does the underlined word "inspirational "mean in Paragraph Five？
A.鼓舞人心的.
B.心灰意冷的.
C.栩栩如生的.
（4）According to the text，which is the purpose of Martin swimming the big rivers？
A.To make a lot of money for a good living.
B.To teach people the importance of keeping water clean.
C.To produce exciting documentaries and best﹣selling books.
（5）What can be the best title （标题）of the text？
A.Swim for Fun
B.Challenge the Impossible
C.Fight for Jobs
注：stadium 体育场
11．When can't we visit The Beatles Story？
A．On May 30th
B．On August 18th
C．On October 22nd
D．On December 26th
12．If Mr．Black and his 12﹣year﹣old son want to visit Anfield football
stadium，how much should they pay？
A．£15．B．£24．C．£39．D．£30
13．Which of the following is TRUE？
A．There are 2008 shops at Liverpool ONE．
B．Liverpool Museum opens seven hours every day．
C．You can visit Anfield football stadium on Sundays．
D．The Beatles were a famous music group in the 1970s．
We often face the following situations in our daily life：
•The woman next door plays her piano after 12 o'clock at night
•The family across the street never cleans up their yard．The rubbish blows into your yard．
•The man next door always parks his car in front of your drive．
Have things like this ever happened to you？If so，you may ask yourself，"Who are these people？Why are they doing these things to me？"
These days，many people don't know their neighbors．Sometimes we share a friendly smile or say hello，but lots of people don't even know their neighbor's names!When you don't know someone，it's easy to be angry when something has happened that you think is unfair．You think，"Maybe they like to make me angry，"or"Maybe they do it on purpose．"Believe it or not，your neighbors probably don't mean to irritate you．Often，they don't even know that they're making you feel angry．So before you take unusual steps to fix the problem，you should discuss it with them first．
When you move towards your neighbors，you should talk to them in a friendly manner．Praise their children to make them feel good．Then explain the situation．And if you can think of a simple way to solve the problem，suggest it．
If talking doesn't work，ask another person to help，This person can listen to both sides of the story and help you and your neighbor solve the situation．
Finally，sometimes it's a good idea to avoid the problem．Depending on the problem，it might be best to just stay out of your neighbor's way．
（1）What's the writer's purpose of writing paragraphs 1&2？
A．To ask some questions
B．To lead in the subject
C．To list some situations
D．To tell some stories
（2）You should talk about the problem with you neighbors first because
A．they often say hello or smile to you
B．you do not know what they are called
C．they probably don't plan to make you unhappy
D．they will take unusual steps to solve the problem
（3）When talking with your neighbors，you can make them have a good feeling by
A．praising their children
B．explaining the problem
C．shaking hands with them
D．making friends with them
（4）The best way to solve the problem sometimes is to ．
A．ask another person for help
B．turn a blind eye to it
C．tell the story to your friend
D．let your neighbor get out of the way
（5）What does the passage mainly talk about？
A．Ways to deal with neighbors．
B．Problems caused by neighbors．
C．Situations we may face every day．
D．Reasons why we become angry at neighbors．
The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe，Africa and Asia．People reached these different places along these roads．Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years ago．By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the word，the Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers．It spread from Rome to China，which is from the West to the Far East．
Traders travelling along the Silk Road carried silk，of course．They also carried and traded spices（香料），cloth，valuable stones and gold．
There is a famous old story along the old road．It is said that Roman soldiers（士兵） travelled through central Asia．They started to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese village of Liqian．Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the story of blue﹣eyed villages of China was started．
During its busiest period，the Silk Rond allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix．The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable goods and new ideas．These included people and trading goods from the Mediterranean，Persian，Magyar，Armenian，Bactian，Indian and Chinese areas．All these peoples travelled the Silk Road，and they shared goods，stories，languages，and cultures．
In modern times，the old Silk Roads routes（路线） are still used，but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses．There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China．It has over 35，000 objects from all along the Silk Road．In this way，China protects the of many countries and peoples．
（1）How many kilometers did the Silk Road cover？
A．About 3000．
B．Nearly 6500
C．Almost 2000．
D．Over 35，000
（2）Traders carried all kinds of goods along the Silk Road．Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage？
A．Silk．
B．Cloth．
C．Gold
D．Tea
（3）Who married ancient Chinese women in the story of blue﹣eyed villages of China？
A．Asian soldiers．
B．African soldiers
C．European soldiers
D．American soldiers．
（4）What can infer（推断） from the passage？
A．Valuable things could not be sold along the Silk Road．
B．The Silk Road allowed people from different countries to mix．
C．Ancient Chinese along the Silk Road may be able to speak different languages．
D．The objects in the museum in Jiuquan in China are from all along the Silk Road
（5）Which part of a magazine can this passage come from？
A．History and Geography
B．Sports World
C．Man and Animals
D．Popular Seience．
On April 26，2017，a big Chinese ship caught the eyes of the whole world．China's first homemade aircraft carrier﹣（航空母舰）hit the water in Dalian，Liaoning．It is the largest and best ship China has ever built．
The new ship is China's second aircraft carrier and it has n o name yet．China's first carrier is called Liaoning，which was bought from Ukraine and later rebuilt by China．The new carrier was designed in China and building began in 2013．It is about 315 meters long and 75 meters wide．That is a bit larger than three soccer fields．The ship must be completed at sea，which will take several years．
An aircraft carrier is like an airport on the sea．It can carry planes and troops to war．Planes fly from and land back on it，and soldiers work and live on it．Thanks to carriers，planes can fight along with warships．They allow planes to take off and land from anywhere in the ocean around the world．
But an aircraft carrier is very hard and expensive to build．It costs a lot of money and needs a large amount of steel and other special materials．For example，a basic aircraft carrier is made of 60，000 tons of steel!It also uses complex（综合的）technologies，including radar，electrics，mechanics and weapons．Finally，it takes years to build．
Today，not many countries own an aircraft carrier or have the ability to build one．When the new carrier is finished，China will become the seventh country in the world that can build an aircraft carrier by itself，after the US，Russia，UK，France，Italy and Spain．
请根据短文内容，完成下列任务．
（1）请将文中划线句子翻译成汉语．
（2）What is the size of the new aircraft carrier of China？
（3）Please describe two uses of an aircraft carrier．
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（4）请将句子补充完整，使其意思连贯．
To build an aircraft carrier needs and besides money，steel and quite a long time．
（5）Today，our motherland has the ability to build our own aircraft carrier．What do you think of it？
In 1882，a baby girl caught such a serious fever that she nearly died．The fever cut her off from the outside world，depriving（剥夺）her of sight and sound．That poor girl was Helen Keller．
Luckily Helen was not a girl who gave up easily．Soon she began to explore the world by using her other senses．She touched and smelled everything she came across．She also learnt to recognize people by feeling their faces or their clothes．
Just before her seventh birthday，the family hired a private tutor﹣Anne Sullivan．With the help of Anne，Helen soon learnt to read and write in Braille（盲文）．She also learnt to read people's lips by pressing her finger﹣tips against them and feeling the movement and vibrations（振动）．She also learnt to speak，a major achievement for people who could not hear at all．
Helen proved to be a remarkable scholar，graduating with honors from Radchff College in 1904．While she was still at college，she wrote The Story of My Life．
She toured the country，giving lecture after lecture．Many books were written about her and several plays and films were made about her life．Finally she became so famous that she was invited abroad and received many honors from foreign universities．In 1932 she became a vice﹣president of the Royal National Institute for the Blind in the United Kingdom．
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