Carrie is now living in Beijing．She came to China at the age of 7．When She came， she wasn't very happy．Then all the teachers and her classmates were very kind to her and helped her．
Now she can speak Chinese very well， but five years ago， when she first came， she could only speak it a little．She can perform Chinese kung fu a little now， but she couldn't do it last year．
Yesterday washer birthday．She celebrated it wth her classmates at home．Carrie's friends gave her many presents like flowers and cards， and she bought a big cake and lots of drinks for the party．They danced to music， sang songs and played games．Carries sang a Chinese song and everyone liked it very much．All of them had a great time last night．
判断小题句子的正（A）或误（B）
（1）Carrie came to live in Beijing at the age of 5．
（2）Carrie is 12 years old now．
（3）Now Carrie can perform Chinese Kung fu very well．
（4）At the birthday party， Carrie's friends danced to music， sang songs and played games．____
（5）Carrie is happy to live in Beijing now．
Canada shares the longest international border（边界）in the world with the USA，which is8，891 km long．The longest part of the border is shared with the US state，Alaska，and it is about 2，475 km long．Here is more information about Canada．
Geography |
★the largest waterfalls，Niagara Falls ★the second biggest country in the world，after Russia ★the highest mountain，the Mount Logan with a height of 5，959 m ★the longest river，the McKenzie River in the northwest，4，241 km long ★a large country with a small population |
Attractions for kids |
★going boating in the national parks，enjoying skiing，snow﹣boarding and other winter fun activities in the mountains ★outdoor activities： riding，climbing and ice﹣skating in Toronto，Vancouver and so on ★interesting museums and wonderful city parks |
（1）How long is the longest border that Canada shares with Alaska？
A．8，891 km．
B．2，475 km．
C．4，241 km．
D．5，959 m．
（2）The largest country in the world is ．
A． China
B． Canada
C． the USA
D． Russia
（3）Which of the following statements is true？
A． The height of the Mount Logan is 5，959 kilometers．
B． The McKenzie River lies in the northeast of Canada．
C． Canada is a large country which has a small population．
D． Kids can't go ice﹣skating in Vancouver．
A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口译员) when she is only ten years
Alexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumour (脑癌) when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind.
Though the little girl can't see anything, she has great talent for languages and at the age of 10 she is already fluent (流利的) in English, French, Spanish and Chinese-and is learning German.
Now her dream of working as an interpreter has come true. East of England MEP (欧盟议员) Robert Sturdy invited her to the European Parliament (议会). "Usually a person who enters the European Parliament should be 14 at least. So it was amazing for Alexia to work there at the age of 10. " said Alexia's mother Isabelle. Alexia can speak three languages since birth. As her mum is hah" French and half Spanish and her dad Richard is English. " She has always been very good at languages and shown an interest from a very young age. " added Isabelle, who also has a four-year-old daughter Melissa.
Alexia has dreamed of becoming an interpreter since she was six and chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won the Young Achiever Community Award of the Year (年度青年成就奖). She asked if she could learn from the interpreters and HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. " It was fantastic and I decided to become an interpreter, "said Alexia. "Nothing can stop me. "How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?
| A．4. | B．6. | C．10. | D．14. |
When did Alexia Sloane become blind?
| A．When she was born. |
| B．After she had a brain tumour. |
| C．After she became an interpreter. |
| D．When she was on holiday with her parents. |
Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?
| A．Richard. | B．Isabelle. | C．Melissa. | D．Robert Sturdy. |
What is right about Alexia Sloane?
| A．She can speak five language fluently. |
| B．She is a talented language learner. |
| C．She is the only child in the family. |
D． She went to France on holiday after she won the award. |
What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "?
| A．Never give up. | B．Believe in yourself. |
| C．Nothing is impossible. | D．Failure is the mother of success. |
When I was walking down the street one day, I found a small bag on the ground. I picked it up and opened it to see if I could find out the owner’s name. There was nothing inside it except some dollars and an old photo--- a picture of a woman and a young girl about twelve years old. I put the photo back and took the bag to the police station. Before I left, the policeman wrote down my name and address. He thought the owner might want to thank me.
That evening I went to have dinner with my aunt and uncle. They had also asked a young woman to have dinner with us. Her face was familiar, but I couldn’t remember where I had seen her. During our talk, the young woman happened to say that she had lost her bag that afternoon. At once I remembered where I had seen her. She was the young girl in the photo, though she was now much older. She was very surprised, of course, when I told her about the bag.
After dinner we went to the police station and she got back her bag. The policeman said to me, “It’s a wonderful thing. You not only found the bag, but also the owner of the bag.”
1. In the bag there was _______.
A. nothing B. a new photo and some money
C. an old picture and some money D. some dollars and a piece of paper
2. The writer opened the bag because he wanted to________.
A. find some money B. find some letters
C. find the owner’s photo D. find out whose bag it was
3. The writer gave the bag to ________.
A. a policeman B. his uncle C. his aunt D. his friend
4. How many people had the dinner that evening?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
5. The writer knew the young woman because _________.
A. he had met her somewhere before B. she looked like the girl in the picture
C.she often had meals with the writer D. she was the old woman in the photo
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In most countries， people usually eat traditional food on special holidays． A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving． It is always on the fourth Thursday in November， and is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn． At this time， people also remember the first travelers from England who came to live in America about 400 years ago． These travelers had a long， hard winter， and many of them died． In the next autumn， they gave thanks for life and food in their new home． These days， most Americans still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their family． The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey， a large bird．
Making a turkey dinner．
Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner．
First， mix together some bread pieces， onions， salt and pepper．
Next， fill the turkey with this bread mix．
Then， put the turkey in a hot oven and cook it for a few hours．
When it is ready， plate the turkey on a large plate and cover it with gravy．
Finally， cut the turkey into thin pieces and eat the meat with vegetables like carrots and potatoes．
（1）Thanksgiving is on the fourth Tuesday in November in the USA．
（2）People celebrate the festival to be thankful for food in the autumn and life in their home．
（3）People celebrate the festival by only eating a large bird called turkey．
（4）The turkey is full of bread pieces， onions， salt and pepper before being cooked．
（5）The turkey has been cooked at a high temperature for a long time before it is put on the table．
Do you have a nickname（呢称）？Most of us do by our looks， clothing， or personality， But for cities， the meaning of their nicknames has much more than that．
Many big cities have nicknames， such as New York﹣The Big Apple， London﹣The Great Smog， and Rome﹣The Eternal（永恒的）City． Why do cities have such nicknames？
In the 1920s，there were many races in New York． People called the prizes of these race．apples． Writer John J．Fitz Gerald first called New York the Big Apple， because New York is the place that many people dreamed of going to for the biggest prize of all．
For Rome， as the name suggests， the answer is simple， Romans believed that no matter what happened to the world， Rome would go on forever． Rome has been an important center of power for more than 2，000years．
As for London， in the Victorian period， it had problems with its air． Later in 1952，serious air pollution made 10，000people fall ill． But now the air of London has become better．
Does that sound interesting？ Does your city have a nickname？
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（1）Most of us get our nicknames only by our looks．
（2）The Great Smog is the nickname of London．
（3）The nickname of New York was given by writer John J．Fitz Gerald．
（4）Rome has been an important center of power for 2000 years．
（5）Later in 1952，the air of London became better．
People around the world were shocked by the death of Stephen Hawking this year． They respect （尊敬） the British scientist not only because of his achievements in physics but also his great spirit．
Hawking was born in England on January 8th， 1942． When he was a child， he was interested in science． In 1959， he entered Oxford University
（牛津大学） to study natural science． However， he got a very serious illness in 1963． He couldn't move or speak． He had to sit in a wheelchair （轮椅）and he could only communicate with others by computer．
In the face of these difficulties，Hawking didn’t give up． He went on to study at Cambridge University（剑桥大学） and did research on space and time． He wrote many great books． The most famous one is A Brief History Of Time（《时间简史》）．
Hawking was invited to China to give speeches several times． His self﹣confidence（ 自信）and humorous words impressed（留下印象） us deeply．
Hawking's unusual life encourages many people． Let's not worry about our problems． Let's face the challenges instead． As he once said， "Life is not fair， you just have to do the best you can in your situation．"
（1）Hawking was born in England． （判断对错）
（2）A computer helped Hawking communicate with others． （判断对错）
（3）Hawking entered Oxford University to study science in 1963． （判断对错）
（4）A Brief History Of Time is Hawking's most famous book． （判断对错）
（5）People respect Hawking only because of his achievements in physics． （判断对错）
Everybody Should Say Thank You to Ray Tomlinson
Why should you thank Ray Tomlinson？ You might have never heard of his name before， but do you know that the email you use every day was his "child"？
Ray Tomlinson is known as "the father of email"． He was born in New York in 1941． He attended college at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute， where he took part in a program with IBM and in 1963he received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering．
In 1971， Ray created the first email system， which allowed people to send messages electronically from the same computer． But he thought that there might also be a way to send messages from different computers， which led to the birth of the email we know now． He chose the@ sign to separate（区别于）local from global（全球的） emails in the mailing address． "I used the '@' sign to show that the user was 'at' some other hosts （电脑主机）rather than being local，" said Ray in an interview Person to person network email was born and user@ host became the standard for email addresses， as it remains today．
Ray Tomlinson died at the age of 74． Thank Ray Tomlinson for inventing the email and making the @ sign well﹣known． Though he may not be as famous as Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates， Ray Tomlinson surely has his place among the geniuses（天才） that gave us the convenience in our life．
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（1）Ray Tomlinson is German and known as "the father of email"．
（2）We still see user@ host as the standard for email addresses now．
（3）Ray Tomlinson created the first email system before he received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering．
（4）Ray Tomlinson may not be as famous as Bill Gates， but he surely has his place among the geniuses．
（5）We should say THANK YOU to Ray Tomlinson because he makes our life more convenient．
Samaranch (born 17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010) was a Spanish(西班牙) sports official who served as the 7th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001.Samaranch was born into a rich family in Barcelona, he studied business at IESE Business School in Barcelona. He was good at Spanish, French, English, Russian and German. Because of his father’s influence, he became interested in sports. He was fond of football, boxing, roller skating and ice hockey（冰球）in particular. Later, he became an ice hockey player, after that he served as Spain’s national ice hockey coach. He was selected to be the president of the IOC at the 83rd of the IOC plenary session(全会)in Moscow in 1980. Samaranch’s greatest wish before retirement is to hope the Olympics will be held in China. Beijing succeeded in hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics on July 13, 2001. Three days later, he officially retired at the IOC in Moscow. Then he was awarded the Olympic gold medal, and accepted the "International Olympic Committee Honorary Life President" title. In the opening plenary session, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Samaranch "Medal of Honor." Though he passed away , we Chinese people will remember him forever. Where was Samaranch born? He was born in .
| A．Spain | B．France |
| C．England | D．Russia |
He became interested in sports because of .
| A．his coach | B．his mother |
| C．his father | D．his teacher |
He used to be a(n) after he left IESE Business School.
| A．businessman | B．football player |
| C．roller skating coach | D．ice hockey coach |
When did Samaranch retire as the president of the IOC ?______.
| A．On July 17,1920 | B．On July 13, 2001 |
| C．On July 16, 2001 | D．On April 21,2010 |
What does the underlined phrase “passed away” mean in Chinese?
| A．经过 | B．传递 | C．通过 | D．去世 |
There was once a rich man who loved his little boy very much． He wanted to try his best to please him． So， he gave him a horse to ride， beautiful rooms to live in， pictures， books， toys and everything that money could buy． But for all days， the little boy was still unhappy． He wore a frown（皱眉） wherever he went， he always wished for something he did not have． The man didn't know how to make his son happy．
One day， a magician came to the man and said to him， "I can make your son happy and turn his frowns into smiles， but you must pay me a great price for telling him the secret．"
"All right．" said the man， "No matter what you ask for， I'll give you．" The magician took the boy into a secret room． He wrote something on a piece of paper， and then gave it to the boy． There on the paper came the words， "Do one kind thing for someone every day．" The boy followed the advice and became one of the happiest boys．
Only those who stop thinking about their own happiness can be truly happy．
Judge the following sentences true （T）or false（F）according to the passage．
（1）The father wore a frown wherever he went．
（2）The boy became happy after he got some presents from his father．
（3）The magician helped the boy without any pay．
（4）To do one kind thing for his father every day made the boy happy．
（5）The passage mainly tells us how to be a truly happy man．
Mrs． Smith is a 32﹣year﹣old woman． She comes from England． She has blonde hair， a straight nose and blue eyes． She is thin and of medium height． Mrs． Smith looks much younger than other women who are of the same age． Some think she is only 25years old．
Mrs． Smith is our English teacher． Though she only teaches us twice a week， she is a very responsible（负责的） teacher． She is very strict with us in class． But after class， she is friendly to us all． I remember one winter morning she was ill， but she went on giving us a lesson． We were moved and all of us listened to her much more carefully than usual．
Mrs． Smith teaches us very well． Her classes are always funny and interesting， All of us love her and her classes．
（1）Mrs． Smith comes from China．
（2）Mrs． Smith is 25years old．
（3）Mrs． Smith is thin and of medium height．
（4）Mrs． Smith teaches us Chinese．
（5）All of Mrs． Smith's students love her and her classes．
More than anything else in the world，Lion liked being King of the jungle．He walked all around，showing off his power and pride．
Each day，Lion took a long，lazy sleep under the shade of his favorite tree．He always
dreamed of weaker animals bowing before him．
One day，Mouse ran through the jungle and tripped over Lion's huge paws．"How dare you wake me up!"he shouted angrily．Lion grabbed（抓住）Mouse with one paw．"I'm hungry now，and you'll be my delicious meal．"he said．
Mouse cried out，"King Lion，please spare（饶恕）me!If you let me live，I will always remember your kindness．And some day，I might be able to help you．"
"How could such a powerless little mouse ever help me？"That thought made Lion laugh so much that he decided to let Mouse go．A week later，Lion was walking through the jungle on the way to his favorite tree when he stepped onto a hunter's net．The net scooped（勾）him up．No matter how he twisted and turned，he couldn't escape．
When Mouse heard Lion's frightened shouts，he ran to help．Mouse quickly chewed（咬） through the ropes to make a hole in the net．Soon，Lion moved out and was free．Lion looked down at the little mouse．"Thank you for saving my life．"said Lion，smiling his widest smile．"I was wrong．You are not a powerless little mouse．You are a great friend!"
Judge the following sentences true （T） or false （F） according to the passage．
61．Lion liked being King of the jungle best．
62．One day，Lion grabbed Mouse with his two huge paws．
63．Mouse said he could help Lion when Lion was in trouble．
64．A week later，Mouse was scooped up by a hunter's net again．
65．Mouse became Lion's friend at last．
61 62 63 64 65 ．
Greg Woodburn, a university student, spends a lot of time cleaning sports shoes. Some of them once belonged to him; some belonged to his friends. But soon the shoes will have new owners, poor children in the USA and 20 other countries, thanks to Greg’s Share Our Soles(鞋底) (S.O.S) charity.
Greg was a high school running star in a small town in California. He had to stop running for months because his knee was injured. “I started thinking about all the things I got from running, the health, the friendships and the confidence.” he says. And I realized there are children who don’t even have shoes.
Greg collected his own sports shoes and then called his friends and the town. His aim was to have 100 pairs by Christmas 2006. When the number climbed to more than 500 pairs. Greg know that he could collect sports shoes all year round.
Now he has set up collection boxes in his town. So far, S.O.S has collected and donated more than 3,000 pairs of shoes. And Greg has cleaned almost all of them. “People think of it as duty work,” he says, “but I like doing it, because I feel happy when I’m doing it. It’s not work I want to pass on to someone else.”
In just three years, Greg has started three branches(分部) of S.O.S and there are more and more sports shoes.
For many poor children who have received the shoes mean opportunity. Two young boys in southern California used to go to school on alternate days(隔日) because they both shared a pair of shoes. They were too big for one boy and too small for the other. Thanks to S.O.S, each brother received his own pair of shoes. The boys now go to school every day. When they graduate, they say they will help others, just as Greg helped them.Who will Greg donate these sports shoes to?
_____________________________________________From running Greg got health, friendships and confidence, and what did he realize?
_____________________________________________How many pairs of shoes has S.O.S collected and donated so far?
_____________________________________________Why does Greg like to clean the donated shoes?
__________________________________________________What did the two boys in southern California learn from Greg?
___________________________________________________
A very old lady won a million dollars in a lottery(彩票). Her son and her husband heard the news on the radio.
“How are we going to tell your mother?” the man asked. “The news might kill her!”
“That’s true,” the son said. “Perhaps we’d better speak to her doctor about it. He’ll know how to bring her the news gently.”
They told the old lady’s doctor about this.
“I’m glad you told me, ” he said “A shock(震惊), even a happy one, could give her a heart attack, leave it to me. I’ll find a way of bringing the news to her.”
The doctor thought about the problem for several days, then decided what he would say.
He called on the old lady and sat by her. He took her hand in his.
“Let’s play a game, my dear,” he said. “‘Let’s pretend(假装)’ game.”
“Oh, yes, ” the old lady said. “I love ‘Let’s pretend’ game.”
“Good, I’ll ask you a question first, ” the doctor said, “Then you can ask me one.”
He pretended to think for a few minutes. Then he said, “Tell me, what would you do if you won a million dollars in the lottery?”
“Oh, that’s an easy one,” the old lady said, “I’d give most of it to you, doctor, because you have been so good to me all these years, doctor!” But the doctor was now lying on the floor. He had died of shock.Who won a million dollars in a lottery?
| A．The man. | B．The son. | C．The old lady. | D．The doctor. |
What does “heart attack” mean in Chinese?
| A．攻击心脏. | B．惊喜. | C．心情. | D．心脏病. |
Why did the doctor play ‘Let’s pretend’ game with the lady?
| A．Because he wanted to get the money. |
| B．Because he wanted to bring her the news gently. |
| C．Because he didn’t want to tell her the news. |
| D．Because he wasn’t honest. |
Who had died of shock?
| A．The man. | B．The son. | C．The old lady. | D．The doctor. |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．A Sad Shock | B．A wonderful Shock |
| C．An Interesting Shock | D．A Lucky Shock |
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Misunderstandings
A man，wearing dirty clothes，with dirty hair and only 35 cents in his pocket，got on a bus and headed straight for the restroom．He thought that if he hid in the restroom，he could ride to New York without paying．But a passenger at the back of the bus saw him．She tapped （拍）the person in front of her on the shoulder and said， "There's a bum in the restroom．Tell the bus driver．"That passenger tapped the person sitting in front of him．" Tell the bus driver there's bum in the restroom，"he said．
The message was passed from person to person until it reached the front of the bus． But somewhere along the way，the message changed．By the time it reached the bus driver，it was not "There's a bum in the restroom"but"There's a bomb（炸弹）in the restroom．"The driver pulled over to the side of the highway（高速公路）at once and called the police．When the police arrived，they told the passengers to get off the bus and stay far away． Then they closed the highway．That soon caused a 15﹣mile﹣long traffic jam．With the help of a dog，the police searched the bus for two hours．Of course，they found no bomb．
Two similar﹣sounding English words also caused trouble for a man who wanted to fly from Los Angeles to Oakland，California． His problems began at the airport in Los Angeles．He thought he heard his flight announced，so he walked to the gate， showed his ticket，and got on the plane．Twenty minutes after take﹣off，the man began to worry．Oakland was north of Los Angeles，but the plane seemed to be heading west， and when he looked out his window all he could see was ocean．"Is this plane going to Oakland？" he asked the flight attendant． "No，she said．"We're going to Auckland﹣ Auckland， New Zealand．"
Because so many English words sound similar， misunderstandings among English﹣speaking people are not uncommon．Most misunderstandings are much less serious．Every day， people speaking English ask one another questions like these： "Did you say seventy or seventeen？""Did you say that you can come or that you can't？"
Similar﹣sounding words can be especially confusing （混淆） for people who speak English as a second language．When a Korean woman who lives in the United States arrived at work one morning， her boss asked her，"Did you get a plate？""No…，"she answered，wondering what in the world he meant．She worked in an office． Why did the boss ask her about a plate？All day she wondered about her boss's strange question，but she was too embarrassed to ask him about it． At five o'clock，when she was getting ready to go home，her boss said，"Please be on time tomorrow． You were 15 minutes late this morning．""Sorry， " she said． "My car wouldn't start， and…" Suddenly she stopped talking and began to smile．Now she understood． Her boss hadn't asked her， "Did you get a plate？ "He had asked her， "Did you get up late？"
Auckland and Oakland．"A plate"and"up late"． When similar﹣sounding words cause a misunderstanding，probably the best thing to do is just to laugh and learn from the mistake． Of course，sometimes it's hard to laugh．The man who traveled to Auckland instead of Oakland didn't feel like laughing． But even that misunderstanding turned out all right in the end．The airline paid for the man's hotel room and meals in New Zealand and for his night back to California． "Oh well， "the man later said．"I always wanted to see New Zealand．"
A表示正确，B表示错误
（1）A man got on the bus and hid in the bus restroom with a bomb．
（2）The 15﹣mile﹣long traffic jam was caused by the man in the restroom．
（3）The man who traveled to New Zealand actually wanted to fly to California
（4）The boss of the Korean woman asked her if she had got a plate that day．
（5）Misunderstandings happen sometimes because of the similar﹣sounding words．
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