“My son had always considered me a hero，” Li Guolin，a policeman，told Wuhan Evening News，“I am rather proud of that．”

True to his son's expectations，Li has become a savior（救星）for students，teachers and the earthquake victims at Beichuan Middle School．Li's 15-year-old son was trapped together with other schoolmates under the rubble（废墟）of the fallen-down school building after Monday's quake．“I asked the rescuers（救援者）to start from the ones who were easier to be saved than my son，” the 43-year-old Li said，holding back his tears．His call saved many lives，but his own son did not survive．

Beichuan County is one of the hardest-hit areas in the deadly quake that struck Sichuan Province．Li said he was at a meeting in his office when the quake struck on Monday．Together with seven others，Li started leaving the building．可是，他们还没来得及跑出去，大楼就倒塌了。Thanks to his survival training he learned when he was a soldier，Li protected his head and hid in the corner of a toilet．He managed to escape with only slight injuries in his head，hands and ears．Then he began to look for people who were still living，he found only three people，heavily injured．Their three-story office building was completely destroyed．At the same time his son，Liwang Ziguo，was still at school．When he finally reached his son's school，he first saw students crying on the playground．

“Liwang Ziguo! Where are you?” the father cried out．

“Dad! I am here，come and help me!” the boy answered．

At last Li found out his son's position among the broken pieces．but without rescue equipments（救援设备），Li and other rescuers could only dig at the rubble with their bare hands（徒手）．Li's son lay more than lo meters deep under the rubble．At that moment，there was still hope of saving the boy's life if Li started digging．But Li had to give it up because there were some others lying under the rubble and they were much easier to reach．Liwang Ziguo's cries for help disappeared as soon came near on Tuesday．When the boy was finally dug out early Wednesday morning，he had already stopped breathing．But his heroic father had rescued more than 30 people．

根据文章内容完成下列任务。

◆将文中划线部分的英语译成汉语。

1．

◆将文中汉语翻译成英语。

2．

◆根据短文内容和实际情况回答下列问题。

3．How did Li protect himself and survive the earthquake?

4．Why could the rescuers only dig at the rubble with their bare hands?

5．What can you do to show your love for the people in Beichuan?

       根据上面这则广告的内容，完成短文。

       This is advertisement invites you to visit                    . You can                

are for seven days. But you only need to pay for               days .You can visit therefore seven days. But you only need to pay for         days. You can visit sney Theme Parks ,Water Parks and more with a Theme Park ticket .You will have to pay more           30 October 2008. So book tickets now to                    .

       One of China’s most famous art forms is the 200-year-old Jingxi (Beijing Opera ). It is not only a treasure（财富）of the Chinese nation but also a cultural symbol of China.

       Beijing Opera is an art on stage that includes singing, dancing ,acting and acrobatics（杂技动作）. Beijing Opera uses special imagery（意象）in creating the characters. All roles are divided according to sex , personality, age, profession and social status（地位）. Hangdang is the general term for role types in Beijing Opera .There are four types of roles in Beijing Opera today, namely ,the sheng, dan ,jing and choo. The sheng is the male protagonist（主角）,the dan the females protagonist, the jing (painted face) a male supporting role with different characteristics. And chou(clown )a comic or negative figure for the protagonist. The four role types come from the large number of roles of earlier stages in the history of Beijing Opera.

       There are many schools of Beijing Opera ,with different styles .The music is beautiful and facilitating , and the stage an is bright and colorful.

1．把划线句子翻译成汉语。

       One of China’s most famous art forms is the 200-year-old Jingxi (Beijing Opera).

2．根据短文内容写出a male supporting role 的汉语意思。

3．把下列图片与所给的词匹配，只填写字母即可。

   （1）clown     （2）female role      （3）painted face       （4）male role     

4．回答下面问题。

How does Beijing Opera create the characters?

Do you enjoy reading? Here readers of your age from all over the United States recommend（推荐）great books for you to read：

 My favorite book is Don't Die，My Love by Lurlene McDaniel．I love all her books，but this was the first one I read and I have to say，it is by far my favorite．It doesn't end like other books，and I cried while reading．

 I think Nancy Drew is great! Nancy is a detective（侦探）who has many fantastic ideas! I love it because it's a book from when my grandma was my age，and I can share the fun with her!

 I highly recommend Skinny Bones by Barbara Park．It is funny so please add it on your book list．You don’t want to miss out funny stories!

 I would suggest                   by Judy Blume．It is based on real things that happened to Judy Blume．It is about a girl，Alice，who meets some girls at a new state．They become friends，make a club and meet once a week．They stop after two weeks because they all like a boy in their class and put him as number one．I think every girl should read this because it is about our growing up．

 I read a book called Neela：Victory Song and it was so good I read it twice! It takes place in India in 1936 and this 12-year-old girl named Neela tries to save her father! It has lots of history in it! I also learned a lot about different cultures! The author's name is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni．

1．According to the reader，Skinny Bones can be described as a                    story．

A．sad                      B．history                 C．funny                    D．detective

2．From which book can we learn different cultures?

A．Skinny Bones．                                       B．Nancy Drew．

C．Don't Die，My Love．                               D．Neela：Victory Song．

3．Who is most probably an Indian author?

A．Judy Blume．                                         B．Barbara Park．

C．Chitra Bangerjee Divakaruni．               D．Lurlene McDaniel．

4．The best name of the 4th book is                 ．

A．My Secret                                               B．Growing Trouble

C．Three Friends                                            D．Alice Learns a Lesson

5．Which is TRUE about Nancy Drew?

A．It doesn't have a common ending like other books．

B．It's based on real things that happened to the author．

C．It's about a 12-year-old girl who tries to save her father．

D．Both the reader and the reader's grandma love this book．

Which Fuwa comes from a panda?

FIFTEEN YEAR-OLD  Liu Xuyang said he has more than 30 pairs of shoes．But some are old．He doesn’t want them any more．

Where should these old shoes go? To the garbage or to be recycled?

This is bow Liu began to care about old shoes．He shared his thoughts with his classmates at Beijing No. 35 Middle School，Luo Hao and Yang Mengwei．The three then decided to do some research．They found out that old shoes can pollute the environment if not recycled properly．Earlier this month，their research paper won second prize in the Beijing Youth Science and Invention Competition．

The three first spent two weeks designing a questionnaire on how people deal with old shoes and how the shoes are treated．They gave over 100 questionnaires to the public，to shoemakers，garbage stations and recycling stations．

Doing the survey，They found that on average（平均），a family throws away 5.17 pairs of shoes each year．That means millions of old shoes are thrown away a year around the country．

However．most old shoes are not treated properly，according to the students．

“Usually．the old shoes are just burnt or buried（填埋）with other garbage，”said Luo．

Most of the shoes are made of chemical materials．If they are burnt or buried，they can give off gas（气）or other things that pollute the air and rivers，said the students．

They suggest there should be big boxes in cities f6r people to put old shoes in．The shoes could then be taken to recycling stations to be treated．

On the other hand，the shoemakers，said the students，could use more environment-friendly material to make shoes．

1．Liu Xuyang                    ．

A．has fifteen pairs of old shoes

B．has more than thirty pairs of old shoes

C．has more than thirty classmates in his class

D．is a student of No. 35 Middle School in Beijing

2．Liu Xuyang began to care about the old shoes               ．

A．because he decided to do some research

B．when he wanted to throw away his old shoes

C．because his thirty pairs of shoes were all very old

D．when he sent the shoes to the recycling factory

3．What does the word “questionnaire” mean in the underlined sentence?

A．A station to deal with the waste materials．

B．A recycling station to treat the old shoes．

C．An office to deal with the problems of old shoes．

D．A list of questions to be answered by a group of people．

4．How did the three students begin their research?

A．They designed a questionnaire first．

B．They wrote a research paper about the old shoes．

C．They gave out the questionnaires and won a prize．

D．They visited many shoemakers，trash and recycling stations．

5．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．More recycling stations should be built around the country．

B．Old shoes will pollute the environment if not recycled properly．

C．The students' survey shows millions of old shoes are thrown away each year．

D．The students suggest that environment-friendly material should be used to make shoes．

When Wayne Mix was a child in the 1930s，his family sent him to a school for the deaf and blind．He learned American Sign Language．With American Sign Language，deaf people use their hands to communicate．They can spell words with their fingers，or they can use signs for whole words．Wayne communicated with teachers and friends in sign language．He graduated at the age of 20．In those days，people who were deaf did not get jobs and were not part of the community（社区），so Wayne went back to the family farm．His family did not know sign language，so Wayne communicated a little by making simple motions（手势）with his hands．He was never able to tell them his thoughts and feelings．

Wayne's father died in 1971．There was no place for Wayne to live，so they sent him to Mountain Meadows nursing home．He was only 51 and much younger and healthier than the other people in the nursing home，but he was treated like the 80 and 90-year-old people because he did not hear or speak．No one knew that Wayne was able to use sign language．

Twenty-nine years passed slowly and silently for Wayne．Then one day he saw a visitor using sign language with her deaf mother during a visit to the nursing home．He walked up to them and signed，“I’m Wayne Mix．”

Suddenly everything changed for Wayne．He found many people who knew sign language．These people communicated through sign language，e-mail，television with subtitles and a special telephone that prints（打印）the words that are spoken．It was a whole new world for Wayne．Now he could tell people his feelings，his needs，and his thoughts．

The people in Wayne's town were sad about the thousands of days in Wayne's life when no one knew that he could communicate．They wanted to help Wayne to do some of the things he always wanted to do．The workers at the nursing home found out that as a young man he loved to swim，and he loved to see pictures of dolphins swimming．When he started signing again，they asked him where he wanted to go．“Water．” Wayne signed．

Mountain Meadows workers had an idea．“Let’s send Wayne to Sea World in San Diego．” They told other people in town about their idea．Many people in Wayne's town and in other states gave money to help Wayne make the trip．The people at Sea World were very kind to Wayne．They let him swim with the dolphins and help them feed all the sea animals．Newspapers wrote about Wayne，so many people gave money to buy him a special TV and a telephone set．These were things Wayne never knew about before．

1．How did Wayne Mix communicate with his teachers in the school?

A．In American Sign Language．            B．By drawing pictures．

C．By spelling words on their hands．               D．By making simple motions．

2．Why did Wayne Mix go to live in the nursing home?

A．Because his family moved to another town．

B．Because nobody in his family knew the sign language．

C．Because his family was not able to provide him a room to live in．

D．Because he like to talk with the old people living in the nursing home．

3．How did Wayne’s life change after he met a visitor using sign language in the nursing home?

A．He told the visitor who he was．

B．His life stayed the same as before．

C．He could send e-mails and make telephones to his new friends．

D．He could “talk” with people，telling them his needs and feelings．

4．Why did people feel sad after Wayne began to communicate with others again?

A．Because he was sent to the nursing home at a young age．

B．Because he failed to communicate with his family for such a long time．

C．Because he was not able to communicate with others while he could．

D．Because they were not sure how to look after Wayne later on．

5．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Wayne tried to find a job after he graduated from the school but failed．

B．Many people gave money to buy Wayne a special TV and a telephone set．

C．The nursing home workers sent Wayne to a Sea World to swim．

D．Wayne Mix lived in silence all his life though many people helped him．

根据所给图画，用英语写一篇约80词的短文。要求完整叙述故事内容。

       参考词汇：1．donation box捐款箱         2．quake-battered areas地震灾区

Long long ago，a young man became a great archer（射手）．He asked the king to declare him as the greatest archer of the country．The king was going to do so when an old servant of the king said，“Wait，sir．I know an old man who lives in the forest．He is a much greater archer．Let this young man go to him and learn from him for at least three years．”

The man could not believe that there could be a greater archer than him，but he went and found the old man and he was! For three years he learned from him．Then one day，when he thought he had learned everything，the thought came to him：“If I kill this old man，then I will be the greatest archer．”

The old man had gone to cut wood and he was coming back carrying wood on his shoulder．The young man hid behind a tree，waiting to kill him．He shot an arrow．The old man took a small piece of wood and threw it．It struck（击中）the arrow and the arrow turned back and hurt the young man very deeply．The old man came，took out the arrow and said，“I knew that some day you were going to do this．That’s why I have not taught you this secret．There is no need to kill me．My teacher is still alive，and I'm nothing before him．You must be with him for at least thirty years．And he is very old，so go fast! Find the old man!”

1．The underlined word “declare” in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to “              ”．

A．serve                   B．tell                       C．announce                      D．choose

2．The young archer wanted to kill the old man in the forest because                    ．

A．he had nothing more to learn from him

B．he could then become the greatest archer

C．the old man refused to teach him everything

D．the king's old servant ordered him to do so

3．The following pictures show what happened between the young archer and his teacher．Which is the right order of the story?

A．1→2→3→4          B．4→3→2→1            C．4→2→3→1            D．4→2→1→3

4．What do you think would most probably happen next?

A．The young archer died soon after he got hurt．

B．The king declared the young man the greatest archer．

C．The young archer found the old man's teacher and killed him．

D．The young archer set off（动身）to look for the old man's teacher．

5．What can you learn from the story?

A．There's always someone better than you in this World．

B．You must never try to become better than your teacher．

C．The older a mall is，the better archer he usually becomes．

D．Always use a piece of wood to protect yourself from an arrow．

假如你是第十中学的学生Xiao Hua。请根据下面的文字提示和示意图，给正在你市第六中学学习的美国朋友Ted写一封e-mail（100词左右）。开头句子已给出，不计入总词数。

提示：

1．你校将举行一次题为“Hold on Your Dreams”的英语演讲活动；

2．活动时间：下周一下午4：30；

3．邀请Ted参加，相信他会感兴趣；

4．告诉他乘车路线（详见下面示意图）。

词汇：at the terminus 在终点站；

乘车路线示意图：