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Dick was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family. When winter came, they were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and wasn’t found. Dick’s mother left her three-year-old son without saying good-bye. His aunt had to look after him.
Twenty years passed. Dick became a tall, strong man. He found work on a farm. He worked hard and wanted to get more money. He often went to see his aunt with some nice presents. The woman was very happy but one day she died in a traffic accident. The young man was very sad. After he buried her, he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone(墓碑)for her. He went to town and came in a shop, but all the tombstones were too expensive. He asked, “Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?” “Yes, we do, sir, ” answered the shopkeeper. “Is it as expensive as the new one?”
“No, it’s much cheaper,” said the man. “But another name was engraved (刻) on it.” “It doesn’t matter, ” said Dick. “My aunt couldn’t read.”
小题1: If      , the family members were hungry.
A.Dick’s father could catch no fish in winter
B.Dick’s father had a boat in winter
C.Dick’s father had to look after him in winter
D.no food was sold in winter
小题2:Dick wanted to get more money to     .
A.marry a wifeB.give his aunt nice presents
C.buy a farmD.build a house
小题3:Dick often went to see his aunt because       .
A.she felt lonelyB.she was often ill
C.she had no childrenD.with her help he grew up
小题4:Dick wanted to buy an old tombstone because     .
A.he didn’t had enough money to buy a new one
B.his aunt couldn’t read whose name was engraved
C.his aunt wasn’t going to mind it
D.nobody knew what his aunt’s name was

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Jack London is a famous American writer. His most widely known book is the Call of the Wild, the story of the adventure of a large dog in the frozen north.
Jack London was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money. He worked hard at many different jobs.
Later, Jack returned to school, but he didn’t stay. He wrote, “Life and pocket book were both too short.” In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead, he found ideas there for his book stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were successful, and he became rich and famous in his twenties.
Jack London was not a happy man, however. In poor health, he took his own life in 1916. He was then only 40 years old.
小题1: Jack London went to Alaska to __________________.
A.find ideas for his booksB.find goldC.write his books and storiesD.find jobs
小题2: Jack London left school because __________________.
A.he had to work to help his familyB.he had completed his education
C.he wanted to become a writerD.he wanted to find gold.
小题3: From what did Jack London get ideas for his books and stories?
A.His life in Alaska.B.His childhood friend.
C.A large dog in the north.D.His pocket book.
小题4:What do we know about Jack London?
A.He became famous but remained poor all his life.
B.Though he was poor, he was always happy.
C.He was not famous until he died in 1916.
D.He killed himself because of poor health.

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As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it’s impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.
小题1:The biggest difficulty on the road to your dreams comes from _____________________.
A.yourselfB.your friendsC.your schoolD.your parents.
小题2:Which of the following isn’t mentioned in this passage?
A.You may think you’re not good at some school subjects.
B.Making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.
C.You must never give up your dream.
D.Listening to English more can help you realize your dream.
小题3:.How do you make your dream come true faster?
A. Remember what your dream is.                B. Don’t let your dream leave your heart.
C. Keep telling yourself what you want every day.    D. A, B and C.
小题4: The best title (标题)of this passage is _________________________.
A.How to become a writerB.How to make your dream real
C.A big dream is made up of small dreamsD.Everyone can realize his dream

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完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby.   21  Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   22  to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.
Hard as Robby tried, he lacked the   23  of music. However, he persisted and at the end of each weekly   24  he’d always say, “My mom’s going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed   25 . I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to   26  him up. She always   27  and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby   28  coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was   29 .
A few weeks after that, I was   30  my students for the upcoming recital when Robby came and asked me   31 he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf… I’ll just go to play!” he insisted.
The night for the recital came. The high school gym was   32 with parents, friends and relatives. The recital   33  well. Then Robby came up on stage. I was   34  when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I had heard   35  his fingers were light on the keys. They even   36  on the keys… He played so well that everyone was on their   37 in wild applause (鼓掌). In tears I ran up on stage. “Oh Robby! How   38  you do it?”
“Well Miss Hondorf… I   39 on practicing at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well,   40  she had cancer and passed away this morning. She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play…”
小题1:.
A.AlthoughB.BecauseC.ButD.Thus
小题2:.
A.ideaB.dreamC.desireD.imagination
小题3:.
A.feelingB.knowledgeC.educationD.sense
小题4:.
A.trialB.attemptC.performanceD.lesson
小题5:.
A.helplessB.hopelessC.senselessD.worthless
小题6:
A.putB.takeC.makeD.pick
小题7:
A.wavedB.listenedC.staredD.watched
小题8:
A.escapedB.avoidedC.stoppedD.refused
小题9:
A.deafB.lonelyC.awayD.sick
小题10:
A.preparingB.arrangingC.persuadingD.taking
小题11:
A.thatB.whetherC.whenD.how
小题12:
A.filledB.coveredC.crowdedD.connected
小题13:
A.went onB.turned onC.carried onD.kept on
小题14:
A.delightedB.proudC.confusedD.surprised
小题15:
A.untilB.whileC.beforeD.since
小题16:
A.dancedB.tappedC.hitD.flew
小题17:
A.headsB.feetC.earsD.eyes
小题18:
A.shouldB.wouldC.couldD.might
小题19:.
A.wentB.keptC.continuedD.stuck
小题20:.
A.unfortunatelyB.suddenlyC.strangelyD.actually

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“If you run for more than five minutes at any time, you might need a pair of running shoes,” advises Stephen Pribut, a US sports medicine expert. Running shoes are highly technical footwear. They provide stability(牢固)while bearing up to three times the wearer’s body weight. But it’s not easy to find the right pair. Finding the right running shoes is something of an art, or a science and a feel.
The science part begins with the shape of the arch(弓)of your foot, which anyone can find out at home with this quick experiment: Put your foot in water and place it on a piece of brown paper. If you see a “C” shape on the paper when you remove your foot, you have a rare high arch. If the shape looks more like a rectangle, that means you have flat feet. See something in between? That’s a normal arch.
Conveniently for shoppers, shoe companies nowadays divide their shoes in three categories: neutral(for high arches), stability(for normal or low arches) and motion control(for flat arches). So you will know which type suits you.
At this point, most people would just grab an appealing shoe and try it on. But professionals would do a few quality-control tests. First, you bend the shoe toe to heel to see where it bends. If it’s not at the forefoot---where the foot actually bends, be afraid. Then you grip both ends and twist in opposite directions. If you can twist it like a towel, it means there’s zero support. Finally, you squeeze(挤)the heel in both directions. A stable heel won’t cave in.
Now you need to check the mold(模子)that shapes the inside of the shoe: whether it’s wide or narrow in the mid-foot, how it sits on the heel and how roomy the toe box is.
It’s wise to hold off until the afternoon to make the shoe purchase, to allow for any swelling(肿胀) that your feet do throughout the day. Toes also decide sizing choice. The rule is you need a finger’s width from your longest toe (whether that’s your big one or not) to the end of the shoe.
小题1:What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Advantages of wearing running shoes fitting you.
B.Ways to get to know about the shape of the arch of your foot.
C.Advice on how to choose the right pair of running shoes.
D.Best time to buy a pair of running shoes.
小题2:If the arch of your foot looks like a “C” shape, you have _________.
A.a normal archB.a high arch C.a flat arch D.a low arch
小题3:.The underlined phrase “cave in” most probably means ______.
A.bend B.stretch C.shake D.crash
小题4:.Why is the late afternoon the ideal time to go shopping for shoes?
A.We are likely to be more patient in the afternoon.
B.Feet usually become large late in the day.
C.The toes become longer late in the day.
D.The arch of our feet will be in best shape in the afternoon.

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Anthony Horowitz was miserable as child. He was, as he put it, “not very bright” and couldn’t win the attention of his very wealthy parents, who preferred his “clever” older brother. At age 8, Horowitz was sent away to an abusive boarding school in his native England, even though he screamed and pleaded(恳求) with his parents year after year not to send him. “The thought was, It’ll be good for him,” he recalled.
It was not. Horowitz did badly in his studies, had few friends and was bullied (欺负) for five years. “My teachers couldn"t have had a lower opinion of me,” he said. “I wasn"t even smart enough to rebel . The one thing I remember from the very earliest age was this desire to write. When I was 10 years old, I remember asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to be a writer.”
Now, at age of 55, Horowitz is one of the world"s most successful children"s book authors. His Alex Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies, and the eighth book featuring the young spy, Crocodile Tears, came out this month.
The Alex Rider books tell the adventures of 14-year-old Alex Rider, an agent for the British intelligence agency M16.
Horowitz said he doesn"t try to write for kids; it just comes out that way. “I have a feeling it"s to do with purity and simplicity. I give as little information as is necessary to describe the room, the character in the room, and get on with the action,” he said.
The style has also made Horowitz a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grown-ups: In both cases, it"s all about entertaining people with a good story.
Now, Horowitz couldn"t be happier with his life. He sums up his success: “…you can be anything you want to be if you just believe in yourself. I do believe it completely.”
小题1:In the boarding school, Horowitz’s teachers           .
A.often criticized himB.showed great concern for him
C.taught him how to write storiesD.thought little about his ability
小题2:Which of the following is true of Anthony Horowitz?
A.He was the beloved child of his family.
B.He benefited a lot from boarding school.
C.He emphasizes the plot rather than character in stories.
D.Although he is successful, he isn’t very happy.
小题3:What advice does Horowitz have for readers?
A.Confidence is the key to success.B.Hardship teaches valuable lessons.
C.Interest is the best teacher.D.Industry is the parent of success.
小题4:In which section can you most probably read the passage?
A.Campus TrendsB.Culture & Leisure
C.Our World D.Science Life

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