The man ________ is smoking is looking for________he lost yesterday.

A.whom；which B.who；what

C.that；who D.which；where

Maria Gomez was born in Peru.She grew up in a small village.She __________ when she was six years old.She went to elementary school，but she __________ to high school.Her family was very __________，so she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old.She __________in a shoe factory.

When Maria was seventeen years old，her family __________to the United States.First they lived in Los Angeles，and then they moved to San Francisco.When Maria __________ in the United States，she was not happy.

She missed her friends in Peru，and she didn't __________ a word of English.She began to study English at night，__________ worked in a factory during the day.

Maria studied very hard，and now she speaks English well.She's still __________ at night，but now she is studying typing.Maria still misses her friends in Peru.She wants __________in Peru.But she is very happy now，and she hopes she will have a good future in the new country.

1.A.went to school B.dropped out of school C.goes to school D.begins school

2.A.went B.didn't go C.began D.wasn't

3.A.rich B.poor C.happy D.glad

4.A.works B.is working C.was going to work D.worked

5.A.moved B.left C.stayed D.lived

6.A.reached B.arrived C.got D.moved

7.A.tell B.talk C.know D.teach

8.A.because B.so C.or D.and

9.A.studying B.studied C.study D.studies

10.A.to do B.do C.to be D.be

George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight．When George was fourteen, he became his father's helper．He spent a lot of time learning about engines（发动机）．And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully．Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write．He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old．Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday，he wrote his own name for the first time in his life．George invented（发明） many things in his life．The train was the greatest one among them．Today when we take trains from one place to another，we'll think of this great man---George Stephenson．

1.In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father？________．

A.In 1781 B.In 1789 C.In 1795 D.In 1798

2.He learned about the engine ________．

A.through reading and writing

B.by making it to pieces and studying each piece carefully

C.at lessons from a young teacher

D.by asking a lot of questions

3.He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he became ________．

A.a great man B.a good maker C.a good worker D.a good student

4.George Stephenson invented the ________.

A.the train B.the telephone C.the car D.the computer

5.From the passage we know George Stephenson was one of the greatest ____ in the world．

A.workers B.writers C.learners D.inventors

B

How much do you know about Albert Einstein?

Albert Einstein, born on March 14, 1879 in Germany, was a great scientist in the world. He was strange because he hated haircuts and new clothes. He believed in peace. All his life, he hated war. However, his most famous idea, E = mc², helped create the world’s most dangerous weapon (武器). Many people think he was the smartest person in the world. But Einstein said that he thought like a child with many questions and unusual ideas.

What did he like?

Einstein liked learning sailing(帆船运 动). He sailed in small boats all his life. He

once joked, “Sailing is the sport that takes the least energy!”

When Einstein was a child, his mother made him take violin lessons. At first, he didn’t like the violin. But then he learned to love music and became a good violinist.

Later, he said, “Love is the best teacher.”

Why is the sky blue?

In 1910, Einstein asked a question which many children often ask, “Why is the sky blue?” After his careful research, he answered the question like this: “It’s because light is made up of many colors including blue. When light travels to Earth, gas particles(气体微粒) spread the blue light all over the sky.” His answer is true in physics.

1.According to the passage, Albert Einstein haircuts and new clothes.

A.forgot B.minded C.disliked

2.The underlined part actually shows Albert Einstein was a/an _ person.

A.clever B.imaginative C.childlike

3.Einstein learning sailing and playing the violin.

A.was interested in

B.looked forward to

C.was known for

4.From Paragraph 3 we know that .

A.mother teaches the best

B.without mother’s push, we can’t love anything

C.when we love something, we’d like to learn about it

5.Einstein offered a_ explanation for the question why the sky is blue.

A.magic B.scientific C.careful

Dou Kou，a Chinese boy，is called “the youngest writer in the world”．He has written 3 books.

Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu Province in 1994.When he was 7 months old，his parents started working in over 30 different cities，such as Xi'an and Shenzhen. This kind of life gave him many things to think and write about.

When Dou Kou was 9 months old，he could speak. At the age of one, he could say five to six hundred words. At 3，he could look up words in the dictionary. At 4，his father taught him how to learn something by himself. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5，he began writing fairy tales (童话)．

His fairy tales are all from his life. One day，he found many mice in the house. They not only ate their food but also hurt his mother's hand. So he thought，“If we give mice the stomachs of cows，they'll eat grass and they'll be helpful to people.” This was his first fairy tale Change Stomachs for Mice.

At 6，he wrote a novel about his own life in different cities with his parents.

Now，he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book called Eyes of Childhood. He says，“I am not different from other children. I just wrote several books.”

1.How many books has Dou Kou written?

A.Three. B.Four. C.Five. D.Six.

2.Because of ________，Dou Kou could write his books.

A.his mother B.his father

C.the school life D.the life in different cities

3.Dou Kou began to use a dictionary ________.

A.when he wrote fairy tales

B.before his father taught him how to learn something by himself

C.after he went to school

D.after his father taught him how to learn something by himself

4.The underlined (画线的) sentences at the end of the passage show us that ________.

A.Dou Kou is different from other children B.Dou Kou doesn't tell the truth

C.Dou Kou is the same as other children D.Dou Kou likes his books

5.Which is the best title of this passage?

A.Three Books by a Child B.How to Write Fairy Tales

C.How Clever the Boy Is D.Dou Kou，the Youngest Writer

Cyril Dick's house is neither a modern house nor a house of the future. It is 40 years old. There are more houses like that in the south of France. They are called “bubble houses”，and you can see why!

Cyril Dick is a designer and he loves round things. He collects old records and clocks. He also collects round furniture. And now he has a completely round house.

Everything in the “bubble house” is round. The centre of the house is one very big bubble. This is both the living room and dining room. There are round armchairs，a round table，and a big round rug(地毯) in front of a round fireplace. Around the living room are three small bubbles. One bubble is a kitchen with round shelves，another bubble is the garden room，and the third bubble is a music room. Upstairs there are two more bubbles—a bedroom and a bathroom.

The doors and windows are also round, of course. The windows are like eyes. There aren't any curtains(窗帘) in the house，because Cyril likes to see the garden all the time.

Bubble houses are the idea of a Hungarian architect(建筑师)，Antti Lovag.“A lot of modern houses are bad for us，especially tall buildings of flats，” says Lovag.“Because__round__homes__are__more__natural，people__feel__happy__in__them.” Cyril agrees with this.“Some people think my house is funny，” he says，“but for me，this is the perfect home.”

题判断正误1(“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误)；2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第三段的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1.You can find more “bubble houses” in the south of France.

2.Cyril Dick is a designer and he loves ____________________．

3.What is the third bubble around the living room?

__________________________________________________________________

4. _______________________________________________________

5._________________________________________________________

There are plenty of things we can do to help the people around us. For example, if we find our friends in trouble, we can give them some a1. if our neighbor is busy 2.(work)in the garden, let's give him a hand; if we see an old man on a 3. (crowd) bus, we should ask him to take our seat. Actually, when we help others, we're helping 4.(us). Helping others makes us feel happy because we know we are doing something right. Sometimes we can even make friends and get v5. experiences by helping others.

连词成句(注意词形变化)

1.for，Wang Fei，songs，she，famous，is

______________________________________________________________________.

2.came，with，the，she，up，an，problem，idea，for

_____________________________________________________________________.

3.learn，should，aid，to，we，first，how，gave

______________________________________________________________________.

4.happy，make，to，great，I，am，progress

______________________________________________________________________.

5.wonder，how，successful，in，I，life，to

______________________________________________________________________.

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刘伟，无臂钢琴演奏者。他十岁时在一次意外中丢失双臂，但他并没有放弃成为一名钢琴家的梦想。经过刻苦用脚练习弹琴，他最终在“中国达人秀(China's Got Talent)”的舞台上实现了自己的梦想。请根据以上内容写一篇英语短文。

要求：1.简要描述刘伟的经历；2.谈谈从他的经历中得到的启示；3.词数：80左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Liu Wei, an armless piano player, has a very special experience.

With the development of the Internet，people are living ________ convenient life.

A.a B.an C.the D./