China's Olympic 110m hurdles(110米跨栏)gold medalist and former world record holder Liu Xiang announced(宣布)his retirement(退役)on Tuesday, April 7．Liu Xiang started his way of a hurdle player at the age of 13.And 19 years later he has to retire because of his__ foot injury.
As one of the best athletes(运动员) in China, Liu Xiang won the gold medal in the 110m hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, becoming the first man Olympic champion in athletics in China. Later in 2006, Liu Xiang set the new world 110m hurdles record of 12.88 seconds in Lausanne, Switzerland. at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Liu Xiang gave up the race of 110m hurdles because his feet hurt badly before the race. In 2012, Liu Xiang the competition again for the same reason at London Olympics. Although Liu Xiang tried to overcome his injury and come back to competition, he did not succeed in making it and finally to end his sports career(事业) officially at the age of 32.
In the announcement of his retirement, Liu Xiang showed his thanks his family, coaches and friends. He said he thanked all the support he had when he won or lost given by them, and the support has always encouraged him to carry on, big the challenge is.
Looking back at Liu Xiang's sports career, he has made great achievements in the event of 110m hurdles. He is a World Record Holder, World Champion and Olympic Champion. He is truly the pride of Chinese. As for the future, Liu Xiang plans to make his contribution to the youth sports development and more activities that allow him to connect more with children in mountain areas. As said by himself, "Everyone has something that he wants to do. I have made a clear_ for the coming years. I believe I want to do is something that is simple. Even if it's not big, I am sure that it can make a real difference."
A．getting B．becoming C．going D．making
A．harmful B．ill C．serious D．badly
A．But B．Although C．Instead D．While
A．took B．had C．missed D．won
A．liked B．kept C．decided D．began
A．with B．to C．on D．around
A．wherever B．whenever C．whatever D．however
A．enter B．take part C．join D．join in
A．mistake B．mind C．plan D．living
A．what B．how C．anything D．nothing
students bring mobile phones to school? Earlier this month， some experts in Beijing had a discussion about this question. There is on it.
One side suggested that schools mobile phones completely. Mobile phones have distracted (分心) students with games and hurt students with bad messages， they said.
side argued that we should not refuse to eat for fear of choking（因噎废食）. We should stop the act of sending bad messages stopping the use of mobile phones. What’s more， cell phones are when students need to call their parents， especially in time of danger.
Teens asked several students about what’s going on with mobile phones in their schools. In fact， most schools allow cell phones at school， but tell students they must until the end of the school day.
Most students think it’s a good idea to have a mobile phone， it’s turned off. Li Zefeng， 13， of Beijing， said： “Sometimes when I have to take extra classes， I need to tell my parents to pick me up later. I call them with my cell phone.”
However， some still secretly use their cell phones . Xu Nanqing， 14， of Shanghai， said once a student was trying to take a call on a mobile phone during an exam. The teacher was angry that he scolded（责备）the student in front of the whole class， Xu said.
A．Should B．Must C．Will D．Do
A．agreement B．disagreement C．differences D．difficulties
A．allow B．refuse C．let D．accept
A．The others B．The other C．Some other D．Others
A．instead of B．and C．but D．instead
A．impossible B．useful C．special D．no need
A．keep them off B．turn them on C．use them D．make calls
A．so B．unless C．even if D．because
A．at home B．at work C．on the bus D．at school
A．very B．quite C．really D．so
It was raining . I went into a café and asked for a cup of coffee. I was waiting for my drink , I realized there were other people in the place , but I sensed . I saw their bodies , but I couldn’t feel their souls(灵魂) because their souls belonged to the .
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer , I saw a thin , small man in front of it . “I’m Steve ,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “ I talk with you . I’m busy ,” he said. He was chatting online and , at the same time , he was playing a computer game – a war game. I was .
didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried again to speak to that computer geek（电脑迷）, not a word came out of mouth . I touched his shoulder , but no reaction .I was unhappy . I put my hand in front of the monitor , and he started to shout, “Leave me alone!”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me . I and nobody showed any interest .
, I realized that people they were having a nice conversation with their machines , not with people .They were more interested in having a relationship with the computer Steve . I wouldn’t want to the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines people.
I was worried and sank my thoughts. I didn’t even notice that the coffee was bad , just as Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
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A．pain B．loneliness C．sadness D．pleased
A．home B．world C．Net D．Café
A．sleeping B．laughing C．sitting D．learning
A．can’t B．mustn’t C．couldn’t D．needn’t
A．surprised B．delighted C．moved D．worried
A．What B．Why C．How D．Who
A．but B．so C．if D．or
A．my B．her C．their D．his
A．waved my hand B．shook my shoulder C．nodded my head D．raised my head
A．From then on B．At that moment C．In all D．Above all
A．particularly B．usually C．really D．nicely
A．tell B．plan C．imagine D．design
A．other than B．instead of C．except for D．as well as
A．on B．between C．for D．in
Why are you always tired, do you know?
First, if we can't well, we will be tired. But we are often too .We can't finish our homework in the day and .we have to do it at night. We go to bed and we get up early in the morning for school or work. Most people need at least eight sleep or more. If we sleep for only five or six hours a night, we will be tired.
Second, when we are ill, we will be tired. But sometimes we don't know we are ill. So if you are always tired, maybe you are not so .You'd better go to see a .
Third, maybe you eat 00d, like hamburgers, meat, chocolate or coffee. If you are ill and tired after eating some food, please don't eat it again. You can eat more when you are well.
At last, if the air around you isn't nice and clean, you will feel tired. So please your windows often or go out fora walk, then you will feel .
A．sleep B．study C．drink D．eat
A．busy B．free C．lazy D．angry
A．because B．if C．so D．although
A．early B．late C．quick D．quiet
A．days B．months C．hours D．minutes
A．ill B．nice C．bad D．healthy
A．movie B．friend C．teacher D．doctor
A．too much B．too many C．much too D．many too
A．tum B．open C．close D．keep
A．better B．best C．good D．Nice
In China, very few children make pocket money, _ _, in western countries, most kids make pocket money by themselves. They make money in many different __ . When kids are very young, their parents help them sell the fruits of their own trees to neighbours. Kids may also help __ _ do housework to make money at home. When they_ _ sixteen, they can make money by sending newspapers or by working in fast food restaurants, during the summer holidays.
There are many _ __ of making pocket money by kids themselves. First of all, they learn the _of money by working hard so that they will not waste any. Secondly, they learn to __ money to buy things they need or want, such as books, pencils, movies and even clothes they like. Thirdly, they learn to_ _ the daily life problems by helping their parents or others. Making pocket money is _ for children when they grow up. That is why parents encourage their kids to make pocket money.
A．Also B．Anyway C．However D．Besides
A．ways B．levels C．homes D．countries
A．teachers B．friends C．parents D．neighbours
A．get B．have C．catch D．reach
A．really B．hardly C．properly D．especially
A．choices B．advantages C．problems D．lessons
A．fun B．value C．message D．purpose
A．count B．waste C．manage D．change
A．give up B．look up C．deal with D．meet with
A．helpful B．careful C．beautiful D．successful
Most children like watching TV. On TV _______can learn a lot and they can see and know many things about ________________country and the world. Of course, they can learn over the radio. but they can learn better and more easily with_________________. Why? Because they can hear and __________________ at the same time. But they can’t ________anything over the radio.
Many _______ watch TV on Saturday or Sunday evenings. They are very busy with their lessons on _______________. But a few children watch TV every__________. They ____________very late. So they can’t have a good______________. How about you, my young friend?
A．they B．you C．I D．we
A．your B．our C．my D．their
A．radio B．film C．game D．TV
A．watch B．speak C．listen D．sing
A．hear B．like C．see D．learn
A．children B．old people C．shopkeepers D．policemen
A．Monday B．Friday C．weekends D．weekdays
A．place B．time C．man D．night
A．go to bed B．go to the park C．come back home D．get home
A．time B．rest C．game D．meal
For many people, going on holidays has become part of their life. But some people are ____ about the travel price. Can we still pay for traveling spending too much money?
We talk to some people to get some useful . They all agree that making a good plan is very . They say if you want to travel by yourself, you go traveling you may want to spend less money. And then you should think about the following things.
Cheap does not always mean quality(质量). Spend some time studying about a hotel or the place you want to go.
Driving a car may not be the choice because sometimes you should pay more money for that.
Walk the further mile. You get to know a town or a city on foot as you can stop anywhere and anytime. And the locals(居民) may be your best . Sometimes they tell better stories than tour guides.
You can always the bus if you are interested in something when you travel. So if you don’t want to walk, just take the bus. You can see people’s life in the city.
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A．with B．not C．and D．without
A．advice B．idea C．plans D．piece
A．helpless B．important C．easy D．bad
A．before B．after C．if D．as soon as
A．high B．good C．low D．nice
A．good B．bad C．best D．nice
A．worse B．better C．little D．less
A．workers B．teachers C．doctors D．guides
A．get on B．get off C．get in D．get out of
（改编）It was the year 1867. Mark Twain was out of money. He walked in the streets, trying to find a way to make some money. At last he a hotel and sat down in the lobby. There came a lovely dog. Mark Twain put the in his lap.
At this time an Army General came along and he loved the dog. He said to Mark Twain, “He is a wonder. Would you sell him?”
Thinking of his stomach, Mark Twain thought it seemed to be a good thing and said, “Yes.”
The General asked, “What do you ask for him?”
“Three dollars.”
The General was and said, “Only three dollars! Are you serious?”
“Three dollars.”
“Very well, since you just want it,” said the General. He gave Mark Twain take , led the dog away and disappeared upstairs.
In about ten minutes a middle-aged gentleman came along and began to look around. Mark Twain asked he was looking for a dog.
The man’s face had been sad and , but now it became bright and he answered, “Yes. Have you seen him?”
“Yes. He was here a minute ago, and I saw him follow a gentleman . I think I can find him for you, if you would like me to .”
The gentleman said he would pay for the trouble. He asked Mark Twain would ask for.
“Three dollars.”
“Dear me, it is nothing. I will .”
“No. Three is the .”
Mark Twain got the General’s room number from the clerk. The door was and Mark Twain asked the General to give back the dog.
“Why?” asked the General.
“The dog’s owner wants it back.”
“Are you not the owner?”
“No, I am not.”
The General began to shout, but he was too tired to with Mark Twain. Finally, Mark Twain paid back the three dollars, and led the dog downstairs. He the dog to the owner and got three dollars for the job.
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People all over the world eat rice. people in Asia (亚洲), Africa (非洲) and South America it every day of their lives. Some people almost don’t eat except rice.
Rice is a kind of .There are more than 7, 000 kinds of rice. Most kinds are water plants. Farmers rice in many countries even in the southern part of Russia and in eastern Australia.
No one really knows where rice . Someone in China wrote about it almost 5,000 years ago. Some scientists (科学家) think that rice in West Africa first, but think it from India and then was to other parts of the world.
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A．eat B．eats C．eaten D．is eaten
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．grass B．fruit C．flower D．vegetable
A．make B．run C．keep D．grow
A．came from B．came to C．went from D．went to
A．grew B．grow C．is grown D．was grown
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．came B．come C．was come D．was coming
A．planted B．taken C．kept D．grown
What do you do at weekends? Some people like to _16 at home, but others like to go for a walk ____ have a picnic. My friend Jack works hard in a factory during the ____. At weekends he always ____ the same thing. On Saturday he ____ his car and on ____ he takes his family to a nearby village. His uncle and aunt have a farm there. It isn't a ____ one, but there's always ____ to do. The children help with the animals and give them their ____, Jack and his wife help in the fields. At the end of the day, they are all ____ and Jack's aunt gives them a big meal.
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“What’s the matter, mum?”
As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is ____. It’s unusual –she usually____the door and welcomes me with a smile!
“She’s dying,” mum says sadly. I ____what she says. The tulip (郁金香)，mother’s____ is dying.
A month ago, we moved ____our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. ____she was free, she would sit ____her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful color ____inviting smell(香味).
She treated it like a baby and looked after it ____. She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to ____to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she _____ every morning was ____the tulip, Mum also fertilized(施肥)it many times.
She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and ____. But the tulip was dying ____too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.
It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love ____be harmful（有害的）. Love can sometimes kill what you love.
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This is a message world. You speak, write letters, make a telephone call. You words carry a message. People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate without words?
A smile on your face shows you are or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you put up your hands in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You your head, and people know you are saying “No”. You nod and people know you are saying “Yes”. Other things can also carry messages.
For example, a sign at the bus helps you to know bus to take. A sign on the door helps you where to go in or out. Have you ever thought that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time?
People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his to tell beautiful scenery, interesting people, and many other things. A musician can express his or her feelings through music. You can happiness, sorrows, worries, sadness, and beauty by listening to some kinds of music. A dancer can express his or her feelings through his or her body. That’s a kind of body .
Books are written to you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas and feelings. Books, magazines, newspapers, TVs, radios, QQ,s e-mails, movies and mobile phones help us communicate with others. They can help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.
I enjoy reading in my time. An interesting book, a cup of green tea, a comfortable chair. I can spend my Sunday afternoons and happily in the warm winter sunshine.
Communication is everywhere in the world and in our lives.
A．safe B．happy C．young D．alone
A．shake B．lift C．touch D．wash
A．what B．when C．where D．which
A．buildings B．meanings C．paintings D．beginnings
A．provide B．volunteer C．consider D．experience
A．direction B．emotion C．business D．language
A．tell B．say C．talk D．speak
A．both B．all C．none D．neither
A．busy B．hard C．free D．easy
A．badly B．nearly C．quietly D．Terribly
There is a small river near Peter's house in a village. He loves in it very much, especially in summer days. But then his father goes to in a big city and Peter has to go there with his family. Their new house has a garden, the garden is very small. Peter is not very .
“Is there a river near house?” he asks his father one morning. “No, there isn't. But there is a big near here. And there's a pool in it. We are going to the park this afternoon,” says his father. Peter is happy.
Peter and his father go to the park in the . Peter wants to walk near the pool. But he sees a sign. His father reads it to him "Warning (警告): This pool is . And 365 people fell into it." Peter into the pool carefully, and then he says, “I can't see them.”
A．reading B．sleeping C．swimming D．singing
A．cold B．hot C．warm D．cool
A．work B．eat C．make D．think
A．so B．but C．or D．because
A．busy B．free C．sad D．happy
A．your B．his C．their D．our
A．school B．park C．hospital D．station
A．morning B．evening C．noon D．afternoon
A．dangerous B．big C．beautiful D．useful
A．jumps B．takes C．looks D．listens
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先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、c、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并将答案填入答题卷相对应的位置。
Many people say that books made of paper are out of fashion. Is that true?
What would you choose if you were sitting in front of a TV and there was a book right next to you? The answer will most be the TV! Young people would certainly choose the TV，but you will be to find out that the older ones will at least hesitate(犹豫)about choosing it．Why is this ? Is it because the world has changed so much in recent years that our Are not the same any more?
Nowadays many people have no interest in ．This may be a possible explanation·
Anotherre reason might be the change of lifestyle．We are most likely to visit a club or a bar to relax after a long day’s work reading a book in Our own homes.All the stress of work makeus want a relaxing way．Perhaps，most of us do not have the patience to read any more．It is much to turn on the TV and watch the latest news around the world than to read the 19thcentury works!
With a11 the TV programmes， can find an interesting show or a moive to watch.
What’s better than getting into bed with the remote control and whenever you wish? You are the master of all the TV programmes．The only disadvantage is that TV will never you with a11 the facts as a book does，even though it does get you relaxed in just a moment
A．probably B．properly C．perfectly D．particularly
A．happy B．impatient C．surprised D．brave
A．diets B．duties C．courses D．habits
A．scholarship B．1iterature C．value D．truth
A．instead of B．because of C．prefer to D．would rather
A．slow B．traditional C．quick D．single
A．harder B．safer C．simpler D．funnier
A．someone B．no one C．everyone D．none
A．falling asleep B．waking up C．getting up D．going out
A．provide B．prevent C．promise D．prepare
When learning new vocabulary, don’t just memorize a list of words. Instead, try to five sentences using each new word. Then use the new word as often as you can day you learn it. This you will remember new words much longer.
Practising sounds, you know, is —the “th” sound for example. Choose words that begin “th” and repeat(重复) them over and over again you are comfortable with them. Let’s try! This , that , those, them, think, thought, through, thin….
Read, read, read—in English, of course! Reading is one of the best ways to increase(增加) your vocabulary improve your grammar in a natural and fun way. Be to choose topics(话题) or books you are interested in.
When someone is talking in English, the main(主要的) point. If you hear a word you don’t understand, ignore(忽略) it and go on listening. If you stop and think about the word, you will everything else the person is saying.
A．make B．remember C．say D．speak
A．some B．the first C．each D．the second
A．time B．word C．day D．way
A．easy B．difficult C．terrible D．funny
A．from B．at C．in D．with
A．until B．when C．after D．since
A．so B．and C．but D．or
A．quick B．necessary C．sure D．important
A．hear B．see C．look for D．listen for
A．guess B．catch C．miss D．get
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