Thirteen-year-old Lola Walters has taken America by storm!She is nearly blind,but wowed the crowds at the American Gymnastics Academy Long Beach Open last month.
Lola suffers from a condition causing her to see double. She cannot see anything until she is just five feet away. However,she competed with other young gymnasts with perfect vision. The judges knew nothing of her condition,but they were still amazed by her perfect gymnastics skills.
"The floor isn't any different for me," Lola says. "But the beam (平衡木) is only four inches wide,so it's hard enough for anyone to walk on,let alone jump on. So when I start to see two beams instead of just the one,I need to steady (稳固) myself on my feet and really focus."
There is a saying that goes, "One minute on the stage is worth ten years off the stage." Even for normal people,you have to work very hard to achieve success,to say nothing of a blind girl like Lola. Can you imagine how much pain she endured (忍受) when she was practicing? It's common for her to fall down from the beam and her accidents are more serious than other gymnasts. But that does not stop her from practicing gymnastics.
Now gymnastics has become Lola's passion and she plans to be a gymnastics coach when she's older.
( ) 1. Lola is suffering from .
A. seeing double
B. being a coach
C. jumping on beam
D. more common accidents
( ) 2. It's clear that .
A. Lola was hit by a storm in the US
B. Lola often falls off the beam when practicing
C. Lola is a beautiful blind girl
D. Lola has become a coach
( ) 3. The judges were amazed by Lola's skills because .
A. they knew she couldn't see well
B. she performed perfectly
C. she was a young coach
D. they had never seen that before
( ) 4. We can learn from the reading that .
A. blindness is good for gymnastics
B. the judges prefer hardworking to perfect skills
C. Lola has no trouble to perform on the floor
D. normal people can achieve success easily
( ) 5. The best title for the passage is .
A. Fair Judges B. Careful Gymnast
C. Nothing Impossible D. Strange
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When I opened the first "Body Shop" in 1976,what I wanted to do was to m 1 enough money to feed my children. Today " Body Shop" is a great company growing fast all around the world. In the years since we began,I have 1 2 a lot. Much of what I have learned will be found in this book,because I believe that we,as a company,have something worth saying about how to r 3 a successful business without g 4 up what you really believe in.
It's not an o 5 business book. It is not just about my life,e 6 . The message is that to succeed in business you have to be different. Business can be fun,a business can be run with love and it can do well. In business,as in life,I n 7 to enjoy myself,to have a feeling of my family and to feel e 8 by something unusual. I have always wanted the people who work for "Body Shop" to f 9 the same way.
Now this book sends these ideas out into the world,and makes them public. I'd like to think there are no limits to our "family"，no limits to what can be done. I find that an exciting thought. I h 10 you do,too.
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6. e 7. n 8. e 9. f 10. h
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Walking home from school one day,I saw Dan,a kid from my school,on the other side of the road. I said to myself, "He must be a real nerd," as he was carrying a lot of books. As I continued walking,I saw a group of kids run into Dan,knocking his books out of his arms and pushing him so hard that he fell down. So I ran over to help him. And as we were picking up his books,I saw tears in his eyes.
As I helped him stand up,I said, "Those kids are stupid."He looked at me and said, "Thanks. " There was a grateful smile on his face.
We started talking and soon found that we lived near each other. We talked all the way home. And Dan turned out to be a pretty cool kid. We hung out the whole weekend,and the more I got to know Dan,the more I liked him. Dan and I became best friends.
Over the next four years,he became more popular,and all the kids loved him. In our senior year,Dan got the best grades in our class,and gave a speech at the graduation ceremony.
As Dan was making his speech,he looked at me. "Graduation is a time to thank the people who helped you survive the tough years―your parents,your teachers,but mostly your friends. Being a friend is the best gift you can give. Fm going to tell you a story."I just looked at Dan in amazement as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to drop out of school and run away from home that weekend. Dan talked about how he had emptied his locker and carried all of his books home. He then looked at me and gave me a little smile. " Thankfully,I was saved. My friend saved me from making a terrible mistake." Everyone looked at Dan in silence as he told us how he got through his weakest moment.
( ) 1. How long have the writer and Dan been friends?
A. Less than 4 years. B. More than 4 years.
C. Almost 3 years. D. Just 4 years.
( ) 2. What did Dan have to do at the end of the story?
A. To thank the writer for the help.
B. To tell a story about his friends.
C. To make a speech for graduation.
D. To say good words to the teachers.
( ) 3. It's clear that .
A. the story happened in school
B. Dan had planned to go away from his parents
C. those stupid kids didn't want Dan to be the best
D. the writer failed to become Dan's best friends
( ) 4. Dan's speech showed that .
A. his parents gave him the most help
B. he was thankful to those stupid kids
C. the writer should be thanked the most
D. it was easy for him to be the best
( ) 5. The best title for the reading should be .
A. Those Stupid Students B. Wonderful Graduation
C. Dan's Hard Four Years D. My Best Friend Dan
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We always celebrated Dad's birthday on Thanksgiving Day,even after he entered a nursing home. As years went on,these celebrations had double meanings to us―a traditional birthday party for Dad,thanking him for all that he had done for us in our lives. When we knew it might be his last birthday,the whole family decided to get together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home.
Dad was a good storyteller and we were always his listeners. But at this special moment,I announced it was now Dad's turn to listen to stories for a change. I asked everyone to tell Dad why he loved him. The room became still. Then one after another,people told stories from their hearts,while Dad listened with tears in eyes. People brought kinds of stories back to our minds―stories about when they were little,stories about when Dad was young,and stories that shared family happiness.
The stories went on one after another. Everyone seemed to have more than one story. Even the little grandchildren couldn't wait to tell Dad why they loved him. For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life,here was our chance to celebrate him. A few months later,at Dad's memorial service,we more fully realized what we had given Dad that night. Those are the stories people usually tell at a funeral (葬礼) after a loved one is no longer alive to hear the words. They tell stories,full of tears. But we had given those memories to Dad in his life,and we had told them through laughter,accompanied (伴随) by hugs and joys. He had them in his mind during his last days and months.
Words do matter,and they are enough. We just need to say them or to speak them publicly to the ones we love. That's the way to give back love and our chance to celebrate a person in his or her life.
( ) 11. The writer's family decided to hold a big party for his father this time because
A. it was the most important birthday for his father
B. all his family were at home this time
C. they were going to move to a new house
D. it might be the last birthday for his father
( ) 12. According to this passage,we know .
A. the writer's father was still enjoying good health
B. all the family loved the father including the little grandchildren
C. the party was held at the writer's home
D. the doctor told the writer his father was going to die at once
( ) 13. From this passage,we know the writer's father was to hear the stories.
A. surprised B. moved C. sad D. frustrated
( ) 14. We can infer from this passage .
A. it is more important to tell stories to an old person when he is alive
B. it is not easy to show our love to him when he is alive
C. words are the most important way to express our love
D. people often tell stories about a dead person when he is not alive
( ) 15. The best title of this passage can be .
A. A Moving Story B. A Kind Father
C. Say Our Love Publicly D. A Big Party
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Tim,a successful businessman,told stories of his childhood.
When he was 12 ,his parents died. He was alone and didn't get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him.
His only friend was a dog named Tiger. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink,but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn't know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one's heart like a knife.
One day as he walked down the street,a young lady was walking in front of him: Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up,she dropped other bags. He came to help her. "Thank you!You are a nice little boy!" she said kindly,smiling.
A special feeling came to him. They were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away,and then he whistled to his dog and directly to the river nearby.
"Thank you!You are a nice little boy！" he repeated the woman's words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog, "You are a nice little dog!" Tiger raised its ears as if it understood.
"Um!Even a dog likes it," he said. "Well,Tiger,I won't say unkind words to you any more. " Tiger waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked,he saw a clean boy. He was amazed. From then on,it was the beginning of a new life for him.
After telling this story,the businessman stopped for a while,and then he said ," Ladies and gentlemen,this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What great power it has!"
( ) 1. What happened to Tim when he was young?
A. He lost his lovely dog.
B. He often laughed at others.
C. Both of his parents died.
D. He did business to support himself.
( ) 2. What made Tim start a new life?
A. The hard life. B. The lady's words.
C. His lovely dog. D. His own business.
( ) 3. It's clear that .
A. Tim had few friends around him
B. Tim was hardly looked down upon
C. Tim spoke unkind words to Tiger
D. Tim helped the lady when she needed help
( ) 4. The underlined phrase "first seed" in the passage means "
A. beginning B idea C. end D. hope
( ) 5. What's the best title of this passage?
A. A Dog and a Boy
B. The Boy's Friendship
C. Successful Business
D. The Power of Kindness National Music Enjoy the music from Jiang Dawei,the famous singer.
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( ) 6. We can read the above material in .
A. A newspaper B. a traveling report
C. a textbook D. a job advertisement
( ) 7. You call if you're interested in the special trips.
A. Reader 2007 B. 4,5&6 day breaks
C. Italian Special Offers D. 01223 434385
( ) 8. You have to pay at least to go to SICILY &MOUNT ETNA.
A. £179 B. £189
C. £215 D. £368
( ) 9. We can NOT learn about of the special trips.
A. the price B. the food
C. the time D. the sights
( ) 10. The trips are offered by .
A. a magazine
B. Cambridge University
C. Newmarket Promotions
D. individual brochures
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9. My foreign friends will arrive in half an hour.(对画线部分提问)
will your foreign friends arrive?
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