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1、61.The Change in My Life 马茹婷Three years ago my life changed completely（安全上也）.I broke both my legs in a caraccident（事故）.I was in hospital for six weeks and I had to stay at home for threemonths.I felt very unhappy.Before the accident I had been a very good swimmer.Swimming had been the mostimportant

2、thing in my life.I had won（赢）local（当地的）competitions（比赛）and I hadstarted training（训练）for a big national（全国的）competition.All the best swimmersin the country went to this competition and I had always wanted to win it.But now I couldnt swim in the competition.In the first month after the accident,Ididnt

3、 want to see my family or friends.My legs hurt（疼）a lot,and I felt very angry.Just before I left the hospital,I met a young man called Danny.He was very ill but hetried to be happy.He told me that he had been a professional（职业的）footballer but hecould never play again.He said that he had accepted（接受）t

4、he change in his life andthat I had to do the same.He was right,so I stopped thinking about the competition.When I went home,I often thought about Danny.He helped me to accept what hadhappened.I started to feel much happier and to enjoy being at home with my family.My legs felt better but 1 still co

5、uldnt go swimming.Im much stronger now and I can go swimming again.I dont think about competitions.I just enjoy my hobby and I dont worry about winning.Choose The best answers：1.1 broke my legs.A.in a swimmingc ompetition B.in a car accidentC.when I was training D.when I was swimming2.1 had to stay

6、in hospital for.A.three months B.three weeksC.six weeks D.six months3.1 was very angry at first becaus e.A.I couldnt take part in the national competitionB.my family and friends didnt want to see meC.my arm hurt a lotD.I didnt win the local competitions4.h elped me to accept what had happened.A.A do

7、ctor called DannyB.A professional footballer called DannyC.My familyD.My friends5.Later I started to feel much happier becaus e.A.I enjoyed being at home with my familyB.I often thought about competitionC.I accepted what had happenedD.I couldnt go swimming6.Which of the following is true according t

8、o the passage?A.My friends helped me to accept what had happened and made me happy.B.Danny had been a very good professional swimmer.C.Im strong enough to go swimming again now.D.Im training hard for a big national swimming competition now.62.Read the passage and choose the best answers:Last summer

9、my wife and I went to visit Princeton.We_1_grew up there butwe hadnt been there since we were married（结婚）ten years ago.First we went to the neighborhood where my wife_2_born.It hadnt changedvery much.The house was_3_there,but it was now a different colour.The sameneighbours still lived next door.The

10、y were glad to see Jane and invited us to come inand have a cup of coffee.After that we went to the neighbourhood where I grew_4_.It was all changed.Allthe houses were new and I didnt know any of the people there.Someone has said that you cant go home again.Jane might not think so,but I believethis

11、is_5_.1.A.allB.bothC.alsoD.too2.A.wasB.isC.beD.were3.A.thoughB.evenC.everD.still4.A.upB.inC.atD.with5.A.wrongB.goodC.trueD.real63.Read the passage and Hll in the blanks:A DreamMae D.Jemison grew up in Chicago,America.Even a a young girl,shedreamed（梦想）of one day becoming an astronaut.She worked h in

12、school andgot wonderful grades.Maes hard work in high school gave her the chance（机会）t go to StanfordUniversity in California.It was there that she receive a degree（学 位）iengineering.Next,Mae entered（进入）Cornell University in New York City.Shereceived a medical（医药的）degree there.Her dream of becoming an

13、 astronaut came true in 1987,when she was chosen（被选中）in the astronaut program（项目）.In 1992,when Jamison was 35 years old,she becamethe f African-American astronaut to go into space.She was sent up in thespace shuttle（宇宙飞船）Endeavor（努力号）along with six other astronauts.64.Films in Garden Cinema This Wee

14、k 王海丽Alice in WonderlandDirector（导演）：Tim BurtonDuration（片长）：1 hr 48 minStarring（演 员）：Mia Wasikowska,Johnny Depp,Helena Bonham CarterTime：10：30,11：30,12：30,13：00,13：30,14：00,14：30,15：00,15：30,16：00,17：30,18：30,19：30,20：30,21：30,22：00Price：80AvatarDirector：James CameronDuration：2 hrs 40 minStarring：Sa

15、m Worthington,Zoe Saldana,Sigourney WeaverTime：12：30,14：00,15：30,17：00,18：30,19：00,20：30,22：00Price：Y 1202012Director：Roland EmmerichDuration：2 hrs 30 minStarring：John Cusack,Thandie Newton,Amanda PeetTime：10：00,11：00,12：30,13：00,13：30,14：00,14：30,15：00,15：30,16：00,17：30,18：30,19：30,20：30,21：30,22：0

16、0,22：30Price：Y90HALF PRICE for：*Students*Tuesday（whole day）*Before 12：00 every day except Saturday and SundayChoose the best answers：1 .There will be _films on at Garden Cinema this week.A.22._B.3 C.4_ was directed by James Cameron.D.5A.2012 B.No film C.Avatar3.Johnny Depp played a role in _.D.Alice

17、 in WonderlandA.Avatar B.Alice in Wonderland C.20124._is the longest film this week.A.Alice in Wonderland B.AvatarD.Garden CinemaC.2012D.Garden Cinema5.To get a ticket for half price,you may go to the cinema.A.at weekends B.on TuesdayC.on Saturday afternoon D.on Sunday morning6.Which of the followin

18、g is true according to the passage?A.There are 15 shows of Avatar every day.B.The tickets for Alice in Wonderland are the most expensive.C.Students can get half-price tickets on Saturday and Sunday.D.Mrs.Green should pay Y 180 if she takes her two sons aged 12 and 14 to see 2012on Tuesday afternoon.

19、65.Read the passage and choose the best answers:Reading is a good hobby all kinds of reasons（理由）.First,reading books is fun.You can 2 keep yourself amused（愉快的）if youlike reading.This is especially useful when the weather is bad.It is a relaxing（令人放松的）hobby,too.You can really become lost in a book.3、

20、you can read a book almost anywhere：in a car,in a waiting-room,on a plane,in bed-even in the bath.All you need 4 a book!Reading is a convenient（方便的）hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again.Another good reason for reading books is that it is useful.If you read as a hobby youwill get better an

21、d better at it.This means that you will read 5 and will becomebetter at understanding（理解）what you read.As your reading improves（提高）,youwill probably find your schoolwork becomes much easier.Many school subjectsdepend on（依赖）good reading and,as you read,you learn more and more.1.A.ofB.withC.onD.for2.A

22、.alwaysB.sometimesC.neverD.ever3.A.AndB.LaterC.AfterD.Next4.A.areB.isC.wasD.will be5.A.quickB.quickerC.fastD.faster66.Read the passage and fill in the blanks:Parents And ChildrenDo you really care about your parents?Hearing this question,m of us may givea quick answer“Of course,I do.But maybe you do

23、nt.It is true that all parents can remember clearly when to celebrate their childrensbirthday.However it is a pity（遗，憾）that few children know exactly（正确土也）whentheir parents9 birthday a.Most parents can easily name the food their childrenlike.The other way round,some students dont know w their parent

24、s like mostat all.S we can hear parents complain（抱怨）that their children dont talk withthem as often as before.Children are growing and the generation gap（代7勾）iswidening（变宽）.If you love your parents,let them feel your love.Give them a gifto their special day,help them do some housework as often as po

25、ssible,remember in mind what your parents like or dont like.Dont always say things againstyour parents.Talk with them more often and understand them more.67.A Forest Fire 王越A forest fire that burned 55 square kilometers was finally brought under control（控制J）on Wednesday morning.The fire started on S

26、unday in Black Bear State Park andquickly spread to nearby areas.On Monday,police evacuated（疏散）the small town of Lawson and ordered（命令）thepeople to leave their homes,The fire destroyed 20 homes in the area and caused heavydamage（损伤）to 40 others.Nobody was hurt.Officials（官员）said the damage tohomes an

27、d cars was between$1 million and$2 million.The government declared（宣布）the town a disaster（灾难）area.The fire spread quickly in the hot,dry weather.Fire fighting was difficult because ofstrong wings.Firemen from 55 fire departments in the state joined the National FireService to put out the fire.Some k

28、ept fighting for 24 hours.Fire engines and helicopters（直升机）dropped water onto the fire.In order to control the fire,firemen cleared a wayaround the fire.Police closed King Road to traffic on Tuesday because of the heavy smoke.Thousandsof tourists had to drive an hour north to Queen road to pass the

29、fire area.Some people did not follow the police order.Paul Grayson sent his wife and twochildren to safety,but he stayed.As the fire came within（在.以内）55 feet of hishouse,he started thinking,t4Am I foolish?Did I stay here too long,just for a house?Choose the best answers:1.A forest fire ha ppe ne d.A

30、.55 kilometres away from a park B.on MondayC.on Sunday D.in a nearby area2.The police ordered the people in Lawson to.A.put out the fire B.destroy the housesa nd carsC.fight for 24 hours D.leave their homes3.The fire fighting was difficult because of.A.the hot weather B.the dry weatherC.the strong w

31、inds D.the damage to homes and cars4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?A.20 people were hurt in the fire.B.40 people left their homes in the fire.C.Firemen put out the fire with fire engines and helicopters.D.Police closed Queen Road because of the heavy smoke.5.The underlined

32、word“spread“in paragraph 1 means A.became longer B.became widerC.became higher D.became smaller6.Which of the following is NOT tme according to the passage?A.The damage to homes and cars was between$1 million and$2million.B.The fire destroyed 20 homes in the area and caused heavy damage to 40 others

33、.C.Firemen from 55 fire departments in the state helped to put out the fire.D.Police closed King Road to traffic in order to control the fire.68.Read the passage and choose the best answers:Im a writer!One night a hotel caught fire,and the people who were staying in it ran out their night clothes.Tw

34、o men stood outside and 2 the fire,Before I came out,“said one,“I ran into same of the rooms and found a lot of money.People dont think ofmoney 3 they are afraid.When anyone leaves paper money in a fire,the fireburns（燃烧）it,so I took all the notes（钞票）that I could find.No one will be poorbecause I too

35、k them.”“You dont know me,“said 4 and dont you know my work?”“Whats your work?”Tm a policeman.”“Oh!”cried the first man.He thought quickly and said,“Do you know my work?“No J said the policeman.“Im a writer!Im always 5 stories about things that never happen/91.A.withB.inC.atD.without2.A.looked atB.t

36、henC.watchD.found3.A.whenB.thenC.soD.before4.A.anotherB.otherC.the otherD.before5.A.sayingB.speakingC.reportingD.telling69.Read the passage and fill in the blanks:“Fire is good servant b a bad master.This is an old English saying.After people learnt how to m fire,they learnt how to use it.It gave pe

37、ople heatand 1,People used it to keep warm and drive away wild animals.People alsolearn how to cook food w it.But sometimes a building catches fire.It destroys the building.People lose their homesand even their lives.So people should be c.They mustnt place an electricheater near clothes.Young childr

38、en mustnt play with matches.Fire can help people,but it can also injure（使.受伤）people.70.Clean the Indoor Air 文！雨虹For years scientists have been worried about the effects（影响）of air pollution in theearths natural conditions（自然条件）.Some believe the air inside many houses maybe more dangerous than the air

39、 outside.Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor air pollution.People began to notice the problem in the early 1970s.When builders began makinghouses and offices,they did not want to waste energy（能源）.To do this they builtbuildings that limited（限定）the flow（流动）of air betw

40、een inside and outside.Theyalso used man-made building materials（材料）which are now known to let out harmfulgases.As the problem became more serious（严重）,scientists began searching（搜寻）for away to deal with（对付）it.They discovered a natural pollution control system（控制系统）for building-green plants.Scientist

41、s believe that a plants leaves absorb（吸收）the pollutants（污染物）.Inexchange the plant lets out oxygen（氧气）through its leaves.Studies of plants showthat each absorbs different chemicals（化学物质）.So the most effective（有效的）wayto clean the air is to plant and use different kinds of plants.Choose the best answer

42、s:l.Some kind of indoor pollution can be found in.A.all kinds of offices B.all kinds of housesC.every old house D.every modem house2.Indoor air pollution may be more dangerous than the air outside mainly becauseA.the buildings are too high B.the flow of air indoor is limitedC.people don*t want to wa

43、ste energy D.the building materials are harmful3.Scientists believe that plants can.A.absorb pollutants and let out oxygen B.make your houses prettierC.absorb all the pollutants D.change pollutants into oxygen4.According to the last paragraph,we should to clean the air.A.plant all kinds of flowers B

44、.have different kinds of plantsC.have the same kind of plant D.plant more trees5.The underlined word discovered in paragraph 3 meansMA.looked for B.found out C.noticed D.studied6.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.Plants let out oxygen through the leaves.B.The air outside

45、is more dangerous than the air inside the houses.C.Some man-made materials let out harmful gases.D.People began to notice the problem of indoor air pollution in the 1970s.71.Read the passage and choose the best answers:You can eat_1_fruit and vegetables and do exercise every day,but your health isst

46、ill in great danger_2_you smoke.We know that smoking is bad_ 3_us,butnot everyone gives enough attention（注意）to it.About 4,000,000 people_4_the world die each year because of smoking.In theUS,smoking causes（导致）20%of the deaths,killing more than 400,000 people eachyear.Smoking reduces（减少）life expectan

47、cy（平均寿命）by 7 to 8 years.Each cigaretteshortens a smokers life by about 11_5_.1.A.a lotB.lots ofC.manyD.a little2.A.throughB.becauseC.whenD.if3.A.toB.forC.atD.in4.A.atB.onC.aroundD.of5.A.minutesB.hoursC.daysD.years72.Read the passage and fill in the blanks:Breathing（呼吸）is very important to everyone.Y

48、ou must breathe all the time to s alive.If you try to hold your breath fmore than about a minute,your body will let you start breathing again.The air that youbreathe is made up of many d gases（气体）mixed together,but your body onlyneeds one of them,oxygen（氧气）,to keep you alive.If you ran out of（缺少）oxy

49、gen,even for a very s time,you would die.The air that you breathe out is warm and has water in it.You can see this i youbreathe onto a mirror（镜子）.The water in your breath cools down and forms a mist（雾）as it hits the cold mirror.73.The World Is Thirsty 吴 辛 心 源The world is not only hungry,but it is al

50、so thirsty for water.This may seem（看上去）strange to you,since nearly（儿乎）70%of the earths surface（表面）is covered withwater.But about 97%of that is sea water,or salt water.Man can only drink and use theother 3%-the fresh water from rives,lakes,underground,and other sources（来源）.Andwe can not even use all