A ten﹣year﹣old girl raised over 30，000 pounds for a children's hospice （收容所）in just eight months．What she did was to play her violin to the people who passed by in the street．
Madison Glinski from the U．K．is a very caring girl．She made a New Year's resolution to help poor children last year．She planned to try and raise 500 pounds for a local children's hospice before Christmas．But since she began playing the violin in the street at Easter，she had raised a surprising 32，520 pounds by the end of the year．She also raised money by selling her own toys．
Madison's mother supported her daughter's idea．She said，"Madison has a musical talent．She has played the violin since the age of four．I am glad that she has used it to help others．She has a special passion （热情）and dedication （奉献） for it．"
It is not the first time for Madison to help others．A few years ago，Madison asked her parents if they could all go to Africa at Christmas to help the children there．She collected toys，shoes，school things and clothes from her friends and neighbors to take to Africa．As soon as the family returned，Madison started to plan for the next trip．
46．How did Madison Glinski raise money for the children's hospice？
47．Who supported her idea in her family？
48．How long has she played the violin？
49．What did she do to help the children in Africa a few years ago？
50．What do you think of Madison Glinski？ ．
My grandpa loves playing chess． Every day he plays chess with his friends．Last week，he（1） （come） to visit us in Canada． But he was very disappointed when he found nobody here could play chess with（2） （he）．
One day． when I came back from school．I found my grandpa was siting（3） （quiet） in a chair， doing nothing． I knew he was lonely．Why not teach him to play online chess on my computer？ I thought．
"Grandpa， someone is waiting （4） you to play chess．"I went to him and said．
"Really？" he said， his eyes opening wide． "Who？ And were？"
I took him to（5） computer in my room and said， "Right here．" Then I taught him how to use the Internet and how（6） （play） chess online． At first，he was slow． Having tried several times． he became better and began to play chess with people from around the world．
"（7） interesting it is! This is simply fantastic!" he cried excitedly．
Now he is quite good at playing chess online and has made a lot of（8） （friend） on the Internet at the same time． My grandfather is much（9） （happy） than before．
Grandpa will go back home soon．I believe the time when we played online chess together was so great（10） both of us will never forget．
Mo Yan， Nobel Prize winner in literature （文学）in 2012， believes his success comes from a large amount of reading．
Mo was born into a farming family in a village in Shandong Province． Mo left school at the age of 12 and started to work in the fields． Mo was tired after his daily hard work， but he was always hungry for books． However， there were very few books in the village， he never gave up． He read his elder brother's textbooks and even dictionaries． He helped others with farm work in exchange for books．
After Mo left his hometown and joined the army in 1976， he began to read widely， including works by Lu Xun and many other famous writers． He studied from these writers but did not copy them． Instead， he developed his own style．
Mo Yan， the first Chinese Nobel Prize （1） in literature |
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He was born in a village and his parents are both （2） ． After leaving school at the age of 12， he was always （3） books． In the army，he read works such as Lu Xun's and other famous writers' to develop his own （4） ． In 2012， he won the Nobel Prize for literature． His success comes from a large amount of （5） ． |
Here is a famous story about the Great Wall of China． The story happened in the Qin Dynasty．（1） Do you want to know more about the love story？
One day， the emperor， Qin Shi Huang， ordered his soldiers（士兵） to capture（俘虏） some young men． He sent the young men to build the Great Wall of China．
A young man named Fan Xiliang didn't want to get captured． （2） He had nowhere to go and didn't know where to hide． When he heard the soldiers coming towards him，he was terrified．
At that time， a woman named Lady Meng Jiang was passing by Fan Xiliang． She saw the poor man and saved him． Fan Xiliang said thanks to Lady Meng Jiang．（3） Later on they got married．
Unfortunately， Fan Xiliang was found and captured． He was sent to the Great Wall and worked there．
Lady Meng Jiang waited for her husband day and night． Winter came， but Fan Xiliang failed to return． （4） She took the warm clothes to the Great Wall， but she didn't find Fan Xiliang．
Someone told her that Fan Xiliang had died and that he was buried in the Great Wall．（5）
She cried so sadly that a part of the Great Wall collapsed（倒塌） and she finally found Fan Xiliang's body．
A． Lady Meng Jiang stayed by the wall and kept crying day and night． B． They fell in love with each other． C． He ran away from his home and planned to hide somewhere． D．It was a moving love story， E． Lady Meng Jiang prepared some warm clothes for her husband． |
Stephen Hawking was born in England in 1942． He is one of the most well﹣known scientists on space and time in the world． Hawking is researching how the universe began and how it ends． He is called the King of the Universe．
When he studied math and science at Oxford University， he became seriously ill， which made him unable to speak or breathe without the help of machines． Till now， he can't move or feed himself and he is helped to dress， eat and wash by a nurse． However， he has a wheelchair with a special computer， with which he can communicate with others．
In spite of all these difficulties， he refused to give up his hope of living and went on to study at Cambridge University after graduating from Oxford University． In 1965， he got a Doctor's Degree of philosophy（哲学）． Because of his serious illness， it was difficult for him to draw diagrams or to write． So he started to think in pictures． With this new way of thinking， he is respected by people in the world． Then in 1988， he wrote his first important book， A Brief History of Time． It has been sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different languages． He was once invited to China to give lectures． His self﹣confidence and humorous conversations impressed us deeply．
From Hawking's unusual experiences ， we learn that nobody should lose hope， no matter how bad the situation is．As he once said， "Life is not fair， you just have to do the best you can in your own situation．"
（1）Is Hawking one of the most famous scientists in the world？
（2）Why was Hawking unable to speak or breathe without the help of machines？
（3）When did Hawking get a Doctor's Degree of philosophy？
（4）What's the name of Hawking's first important book？
（5）What can we learn from Hawking's unusual experiences？
I was walking around a big store，when I saw a shop assistant talking to a boy of 5 or 6 years old．The assistant said，"I'm sorry，but you don't have enough money to buy this doll．"Then the little boy turned to me and asked，"Uncle，are you sure I don't have enough money？
I counted his money and replied，"You know that you don't have enough money to buy the doll，my dear．"I asked him who he wished to give this doll to．"I wanted to give the doll to my sister for her birthday．I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there"His eyes were so sad while saying this．
"My sister has gone to be with God．Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too，All was because of a traffic accident"My heart nearly stopped．The little boy looked up at me and said"I told Daddy to tell Mommy not to go yet．I need her to wait until I come back from the store．"
I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy，"I suppose we checked again，just in case （万一）you do have enough money？""Ok，"he said．"I hope that I have enough．"I added some of my money to his without letting him see and we started to count it．There was enough for the doll and even some spare money left．The little boy became very excited．
I left the store，feeling as if my life had been changed forever．
66．Where did the writer meet the boy？
67．What did the boy what to buy？
68．What happened to the boy's family？
69．Why did the boy want to give his sister a gift？
70．Why did the writer add some money without the boy seeing？ ．
In hospital， a doctor always gives you a note to get the medicine from the chemist（药剂师）． （56） but sometimes doctors write so badly that the chemist can't understand them．
My mother wrote to a doctor to invite him to have dinner at our home last week． The doctor wrote an answer， （57） "What shall I do？"She said to my father， "（58） I don't want to give him a telephone call and say I can't read his writing．" My father thought for a moment and then he had an idea． （59） ．
She went to the chemist's shop and gave the doctor's note to the chemist． （60） Then he said politely， "Could you please wait for a few minutes， madam？" He went to the back of the shop． After 2minutes he returned， carrying a large bottle． He gave the bottle to my mother and said，
"Three times a day and one teaspoon at a time．"
A． The chemists hardly understand what the doctors write． B． Chemists have more chances to read doctors' notes． C． Although my mother couldn't read the note， she wanted to invite the doctor． D． My mother agreed to do that． E． but he didn't write clearly and my mother couldn't read it． F． The chemist looked at it very carefully． G． I don't know whether he is coming or not． |
It was the beginning of a new term．As a new teacher in that school．I didn't know any of the students．A little girl was standing at the gate of the classroom．She looked very shy．
I walked up to her and asked why she stood there．But she said nothing．Then a boy shouted，"She is from Grade Four，the worst student in her grade．"I looked at the little girl．①She didn't seem to be the smart kind．I understood why her teacher asked her to stay in Grade Three．I took her hand and led her into the classroom．
"Sit here．Now you are my student and I'm your teacher，"I said．She still said nothing，but suddenly began to cry．
I later learnt that her parents died in a car ② /ˈæksɪdənt/She became sad and didn't like talking to others after that．
She learnt very slowly．I gave her respect and never looked down upon（鄙视） her as I know everybody deserves （值得） respect．I helped her after school，and she was making little little by little．③随着时间流逝，她不像以前那样害羞．At the end of the term，she seemed to have forgotten all her sadness．She was not among the best students when she left that school，but at least，④
In the following years，she would send me a card on each Thanksgiving Day．Three days ago，I received an invitation to her wedding．And now，I am at her wedding，and she is smiling ⑤ /'braɪtlɪ/．
Everyone deserves respect and everyone can be happy．
61．填写单词：根据文中②、⑤两处音标填写单词．
②/ˈæksɪdənt/ ； ⑤/'braɪtlɪ/
62．将文中①处划线句子翻译成汉语．
63．将文中③处划线句子翻译成英语．
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64．补全短文：从下面四个选项中，选出能放入文中④处划线部分的最佳选项．
A．she became the most popular student in the school
B．she was not that shy and sad little girl any more
C．she forgot everything and feared nothing
D．she was still that shy and sad little girl
65．What can we learn from the story？ ． ．
I have had a lot of teachers in my life and I have met many excellent teachers．I love them all because they have given me much help in my study．But the one that I'll never forget is my English teacher Mrs. Wang．I was thankful for what she has done for me．（36） ，she could always help me in time．She was the best teacher in my eyes because she gave me something exceptional．
In my junior I was considered as a silly girl，because I was silent in class，but Mrs. Wang always praised me．Her words were very important for me．（37） With her encourage，I began to believe in myself．As a result，（38） at the end of that term．In my eyes，she is not an English teacher，but also a kind mother．
（39） but I love and respect her．We usually playing games or singing songs and doing other activities in class．Mrs. Wang often help me to patiently after class，taught me important knowledge and skills，knowledge and skills，and taught me how to be an outstanding person，（40） I was completely moved and touched．
On the voyage of life，Mrs. Wang have kindle the light of hope for me．but also given me a strong heart to face any difficulty．
A．Mrs. Wang was a strict teacher，
B．She gave me confidence （自信）and courage．
C．Mrs. Wang was outgoing and cool，
D．When I was in trouble，
E．what she only wanted to see was my improvement．
F．I got very big marks
C．It's nothing serious．
Yang Jiang，the famous woman write and translator，is well﹣known to us all．
She was born in Beijing in 1911，originally named Yang Jikang．As a baby she likes laughing．Her parents let every daughter develop their character freely，which is rare at that time and even at present．Jikang，therefore，had a happy childhood in 1920s．
She graduated from university and went to Tsinghua University as a postgraduate （研究生）in 1930s．There she met Qian Zhongshu，they fell in love and married．
In 1940s，she started to use the name Yang Jiang as her pen name．Since then，she was commonly known as Madam Yang Jiang．
In 1950s，she worked for Peking University，and started to learn Spanish．She was the first to translate"Don Quixote （唐吉坷德）into Chinese．
She began to write short novels in 1980s．The novel The Old Wang《老王》written in 1984 was selected as the passage in our middle school text book．
Besides，her famous works After Baptism《洗澡之后》and We Three《我们仨》also became a househould name in China．
Sorry to hear that Madam Yang died at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Beijing，on May 25，2016．
Such was Madam Yang，the best wife and the talentest woman!Her legend is still continuing!
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Born：in Beijing in 1911 Original name：Yang Jikang （61） ：Yang Jiang Her husband：（62） |
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In 1930s，graduated from university In 1950s，worked for Peking University，started to learn （63） In 1980s，began to write （64） |
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The Old Wang，After Baptism．（65） |
A．So I took the challenge
B．I always parked forward
C．The car didn't hit one single thing
D．But it was impossible I could do that way
E．I had made a mistake about the distance of the car
My house is on a hill．There was only a small parking place．As a new driver，I was so scared when I realized I would have to reverse（倒车）out of the driveway．I knew that if I parked backwards（朝后），it would be easier to get out later．（66） ．
For three months，I didn't even think of trying．（67） ．But one day，I suddenly thought to myself，"How am I ever going to know whether I can do it if I don't even try？"
So I started my car，went down that hill，turned around and reversed．I made it．I got into the parking place．（68） ．
As weeks went on，I continued trying．The more I practiced，the better I did．But I had never practiced parking in the dark before．Then I decided to push myself．（69） ．
When I slowly drove to the parking place，I couldn't see anything．My heart was beating rapidly．A moment later I guessed I was getting somewhere，I let the car go．Oh，my god!The car hit a tree．（70） ．But I tried it after all．
Dear daughter，
You are a wonderful person and your mother and I love you． It will not be long before you leave school to make your way in the world． Can I give you some friendly advice？ Here are some things that you should never do．
★ Never get upset with your look．
We think you look great． （1） Eat well， take exercise and be healthy． Some girls worry too much about not getting the perfect shape． You look fine．
★ Never put yourself at serious risk．
（2） And sometimes you have to avoid things that look like they might be fun， like smoking．
★ （3） You are great and able to achieve great things， so believe in yourself． When things go badly， never stop believing． Some girls get upset， doubt themselves and lose confidence． Then many problems can follow．
★ Never give less than your best．
We are very proud of what you have achieved． You should be proud， too． （4）
★ Never forget that your parents love you．
Whatever happens in life， your family will still be your family． （5） We are here for you and we will try to help．
Love，
Dad
| A． Keep trying your best at everything you do． B． Whatever difficulties you have， you can always talk to us． C． Please be happy with the person you are and the body you have． D． You can't trust people until you really know them． E． Never look down on yourself． |
Everyone faces challenges in their life， but some are more difficult than others． Daniel Kish had serious problems with his eyes when he was born． And doctors took away both of his eyes before he was fourteen months old．
Soon later， however，he started to do an amazing thing．He started to make clicking （咔哒） sounds with his tongue （舌头） to help him move around． Much like a bat （蝙蝠） ， he now moves about using sonar （声呐）． （1） He and his group， World Access for the Blind， teach others how to use sonar．In this interview with National Geographic， Kish explains how sonar works．
How does sonar work？
"When I make a clicking sound， it makes sound waves． These waves reflect （反射） off surfaces all around and return to my ears． My brain then processes the sounds into images （图象）（2） "．
When you click， what do you see in your mind？
"Each click is like a camera flash． I make a 3D image of the things around me for hundreds of feet in every direction．
What is it like riding a bike using sonar？
"（3） I click up to two times per second， much more than I usually do"．
Is it dangerous to move around the world in this way？
"Much of the world lives in fear of things that we mostly imagine． I have a habit of climbing everything， but I never broke a bone （骨头） as a kid．"
How challenging is it to teach people to use sonar？
"Many students are surprised how quickly results come． （4） It's in the mind"．
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Confucius' life and thought
Confucius（551﹣479 BC）was a great thinker and teacher in the Spring and Autumn Period of China． He was born in Qufu， capital of the state of Lu （part of Shandong）． He acted as an official （官员）there． But he was perhaps a better thinker than he was an official and he ended up having to leave the state of Lu． He spent 13 years travelling around the other states， spreading his ideas． And he tried to teach people that peace was very important for a healthy society． However， it was not until the rule of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty（156﹣87 BC）that his ideas were finally put into practice． In his last few years， he returned to Qufu where he spent the rest of his life teaching． His teachings were recorded by his followers in a book called Lunyu．
Confucius' teachings formed the base of Chinese thought． Confucius thought everyone should develop virtues（美德）and always do the right thing．Confucius' thought is considered to have been the necessity of Eastern thought．
To help people understand how to behave towards others， he taught five virtues accepted by all Chinese． They are ren（kindness， charity）， yi （faimess）， li（ceremony， tradition）， zhi（knowledge），and xin（trust）． Another virtue is xiao． Xiao is the duties a person has to their parents．It means loving， respecting， obeying （服从）， and taking care of one's parents in their old age． Xiao forms the base of a peaceful society． And he is the final goal according to his thought． It means social peace．
Here's one of Confucius' famous sayings，"Do not do to others as you do not wish to be done to you．" Another saying of his is" In the company of two others， I can always find one worthy of being my teacher． "
It is clear that Confucius' thought will continue to be a necessary part of Chinese culture． And it will continue to do something good to the development of China and even the whole world．
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Achievements *the book called Lunyu *the base of Chinese thought *a necessary part of（2） and ． *a help for the development of China and the world |
Main thought *（3） *doing the right thing *building a peaceful society |
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Famous sayings A． Do not do to others as you do not wish to be done to you． B． In the company of two others， I can always find one worthy of being my teacher． ………………………………………… Saying A teaches us how to （5） while Saying B is to tell people we can always ． |
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When I was a teenager growing up in a town， I felt studying very boring， I wanted to leave school and have my own life． There were only two ways for me to do this﹣working in the toy factory in my town， or getting married． I chose the first one． I was nervous when I told my father that I wanted to leave school． I thought he would say，"No! You are going to college．" Instead， he surprised me when he said， "OK．We'll go to the toy factory．"
Two days later， he took me to the factory． I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory． I had imagined everyone to be friendly working together and having fun． I even imagined there would be music and singing． I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager．
When we arrived at the factory gates， my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we went inside． My father said， "Take your time． Look around．" I walked around the factory， looking at the buildings， the workers， and listening to the noise． It was terrible． I ran back to my father and said， "I want to go home．"
He asked me， "What do you think of the factory？"
"It's terrible．" I replied．
"You have the other choice if you don't want to go back to school． But I think getting married is even worse!" he said．
I went back to school the next day．From then on， I studied as hard as I could． Finally I got into a good college． I enjoyed studying English， so I decided to major in languages at college． Thanks to my father and our trip to the factory， now I work in a company which is a big one in a city． And my father takes pride in me． I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
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