The Beijing Olympic Games will have 21,880 torchbearers(火炬手)for the torch relay(火炬接力)．It is the biggest in the Games' history．Here let's know about some torchbearers．
?Luis Hone, 14, is from Colombia．He lives in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province．He moved to China with his parents as a baby．“I can speak English, Chinese and Spanish．I love China, which has been my world all my life,”he said．“The torch relay is a good chance to improve the understanding between people of the world．”
?Sang Lan, 26, will complete the torch relay using her wheelchair．Sang's fingers are not agile(灵活的)because of her injury(受伤)．The IOC officials suggested adding framework(框架)to her wheelchair to hold the torch．But she insists that she will hold the torch with her hands．“I believe if you put your heart into something, you can solve any problem,”she said．
?Liu Xuan, 17, is from Nanjing Foreign Language School．He is an energetic student．He enjoys various sports including football, basketball, badminton and running．“It will be an honor to be a torchbearer,”he said．
?Zhang Jie, 23, is a reporter with Guangzhou Daily．uTorch relay is a good way to let the world know China better,“Zhang said．Tin very proud that I can be part of it．”
(Teens Daily, Feb 21, 2008)
(1)
How long has Luis Hone been in China?
[ ]
A．
5 years．
B．
10 years．
C．
Less than 10 years．
D．
More than 10 years．
(2)
Who comes from Jiangsu among these four torchbearers?
[ ]
A．
Luis Hone．
B．
Sang Lan．
C．
Liu Xuan．
D．
Zhang Jie．
(3)
What can we learn from this article?
[ ]
A．
Zhang Jie is a reporter living in Zhuhai and working for Guangzhou Daily．
B．
Sang Lan will hold the torch with her hands．
C．
Luis is a student in a foreign language school．
D．
Liu Xuan can speak several languages．
阅读理解
One afternoon little David was playing with his friends in the street when he was hit by a motorcycle．He fell and broke his arm．And he was immediately taken to a hospital．There a doctor operated on his arm and put it in a cast(石膏)-David couldn't move it at all．
“
You must keep your arm in the cast for a month,”the doctor said．“That will give your arm a chance to become healthy again．”
At the end of a month David went back to the hospital．The doctor cut the cast and took David's arm out of the cast．
“
Can you move your arm, David?”he asked．
David tried to move his arm．At first it was difficult, but soon he could move it easily．
“
Yes, it's fine,”he said．“Thank you very much．”
“
In a few days it will be as good as new,”the doctor said．“Just exercise it a little．”
“
Will I be able to play the violin?”David asked．
The doctor smiled．“Of course you will,”he said．“You'll have no problems．”
“
That is good news,”David said happily．“Because I couldn't play it at all before．”
(1)
How was David's arm broken?
[ ]
A．
He hurt it himself．
B．
A motorcycle hit him．
C．
His friend broke it．
D．
He fell off a motorcycle．
(2)
He had to keep his arm in a cast for about ________ days．
[ ]
A．
twenty
B．
thirty
C．
forty
D．
fifty
(3)
The doctor told David to ________ after the cast was taken off．
[ ]
A．
keep his arm still
B．
play the violin
C．
exercise his arm a little
D．
ride a motorcycle
(4)
At last David was pleased because ________．
[ ]
A．
he would get a violin
B．
he would not have to play the violin again
C．
he would play the violin with his friends
D．
he thought he would be able to play the violin
阅读理解
(1)
This ticket is for a ________ game．
[ ]
A．
ping-pong
B．
basketball
C．
football
D．
volleyball
(2)
The game will be held in ________．
[ ]
A．
Pine Tree School
B．
Bluesky Basketball Club
C．
Olympic Village
D．
Five Pine Trees Gymnasium
(3)
The game will begin at 7∶00 pm on ________．
[ ]
A．
August 18
B．
August 28
C．
September 18
D．
September 28
(4)
You should enter ________ Area to find your seat if you get the ticket．
[ ]
A．
Red
B．
Green
C．
Orange
D．
Blue
(5)
You have to pay ________ if you want to buy three tickets like this．
[ ]
A．
￥400
B．
￥800
C．
￥1200
D．
￥2008
阅读理解
“Everything happens for the best,”my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way．“Don’t worry, one day your luck will change．”
Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education．I had decided to try for aq job in radio．One day, I wanted to host(主持)a sports programme．I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station．But I got turned down every time．
In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience．“Get some work with a small station and work your way up,”she said．
I went back home．I couldn’t get a job there, either．Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him．But again, I didn’t get the job．
I felt really down．“Your luck will change,”Mom said to me．Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job．I tried another radio station in Iowa．But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone．
As I left his office, I asked,“How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员)if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call．“What did you mean?Do you know anything about football?”He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded．
On my way home, Mom’s words came back to me,“One day your luck will change, Son．And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly(加倍的)good because of all the hard work you’ve had．”At that moment I knew what just what she ment．
(1)
What’s the writer’s ideal(理想的)job?
[ ]
A．
A sportsman
B．
A shop assistant
C．
A sports announcer
D．
A businessman
(2)
Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?
[ ]
A．
because he was too young
B．
Because he didn’t get college education
C．
Because he’s got a good-looking person
D．
Because he hadn’t got enough experience
(3)
The sentence“But I got turned down every time．”Means“________”
[ ]
A．
But I was refused every time
B．
But I was successful every time
C．
But I lost my way every time
D．
But the door of every station was always closed
(4)
What’s the best title of this passage?
[ ]
A．
Mother’s words
B．
Everything Happens For The Best
C．
No One Is Always Lucky
D．
To Find A Job In Radio Is Difficult
阅读技能
Dear Changde Teacher Friends,
In my last email I forgot to mention one of the most important days of the year．National Teacher Appreciation(感恩)Day!It is May 6 and kids all over America will bring a gift to their teachers on that day．Traditionally, the little kids would bring a red apple for the teacher．Now, however, they bring all kinds of gifts－flowers, fruit, candy, gift cards, and general appreciation cards．I’d like to say a BIG“Thank you!”for all you do for your students．You have one of the most important jobs－influencing the minds of young people．I am sure that all of you have done much to your students!Keep up your good work!
Here I give you a gift(Look at the picture)．I wish I could give you a real one．
Happy Teacher Appreciation Day!
Sincerely,
David Karber
(1)
National Teacher Appreciation Day is ________．
[ ]
A．
September 10
B．
June 1
C．
Nat6
(2)
Kids will take ________ to teachers on National Teacher Appreciation Day．
[ ]
A．
gifts
B．
apples
C．
flowers
(3)
wHAT DID David mainly talk about in this email?
[ ]
A．
Some gifts for the teachers．
B．
One of the most important jobs．
C．
National Teacher Appreciation Day．
(4)
From this email, we know ________．
[ ]
A．
the job as a teacher in America is not important
B．
David Karber has some teacher friends in Changde
C．
Changde teacher friends received some rel gifts from David Karber
阅读理解
Every 30 seconds there is an earthquake．But don't worry because most are so weak that they cannot be．felt．Only a few big ones hurt people．
Many earthquakes happened in China, such as the big one in Sichuan last month．Thousands of people died in it．So it's important to know what to do when one hits．Here are some tips on how to stay safe in an earthquake．
1．If you are indoors during an earthquake, hide(躲藏)under a desk．Stay away from windows and anything that could fall on you．
2．If you are outdoors, move to a clear place．Try to be away from trees, signs, buildings and streetlights．These could fall on you．
3．If you are in a shop and far from the door, don't try to run outside and rush for exits(出口)．Everyone will be doing that and you'11 find it hard getting out．Don't get into a lift during an earthquake．Just hide under some strong cover near you．
4．When an earthquake has ended, be careful because aftershocks may still happen．These are just as dangerous as the earthquake itself．So stay under the desk until you make sure it's safe to get up．
5．If you are at home and you smell gas(煤气), open the windows and get out of the building as quickly as you can．A gas line in your house may be broken．This could be very dangerous．
(1)
Most earthquakes are too ________ to hurt people．
[ ]
A．
strong
B．
weak
C．
dangerous
(2)
If you're in a shop and far from the door, you'd better ________．
[ ]
A．
rush to the door fight away
B．
run after the people quickly
C．
hide yourself under a cover near you
(3)
The best title of this passage is“________”．
[ ]
A．
How dangerous the earthquake is
B．
How to be safe during an earthquake
C．
Don't be afraid of the earthquake
(4)
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Most earthquakes are very dangerous, so we must be very careful every day．
B．
You'd better keep away from those things that may fall on you wherever you are．
C．
If you smell gas at home, try to hide under a desk and don't run outside quickly．
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的
A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
"Mary, your bedroom．is a mess(KSL)．Come and clean it up right now, "her mum said．Mary wanted to go outside and play．"I'll clean it up later, Mum．"
"Oh no, you won't．I've been asking you for days, " her mum said．
Mary went into her bedroom．She put away all of her clothes and put all the rubbish into a plastic bag．"Mum, I'm finished, "she smiled, "I'm going outside to play now．"
She ran into the back garden．This was her favorite place to be．A small butterfly flew over and landed on Mary's hand．"You're a pretty little butterfly, " Mary said, "Does your mum make you keep your bedroom clean?"
"What if I left my rubbish all over and didn't keep the garden clean and tidy? Would you have a nice place to sit among the flowers? "said the butterfly．
"I'd not be happy if I came out to see rubbish here and there, "Mary said．
"Everybody has to do their part and keep their rooms or their flower gardens clean, "the butterfly said and then flew away．
Mary hurried into the house and said to her mother,"I'11 keep my room clean from now on, Mum．I've got to do my part．"And she did just that．
(1)
What did Mary mean by the word "later" in the first paragraph?
[ ]
A．
never
B．
at once
C．
in some days
D．
after she played outside
(2)
Which is the correct order for the following to take place in the story?
a．Mary played in the back garden．
b．Mary promised to keep her room clean．
c．Mum asked Mary to clean up her room．
d．A butterfly flew over and talked with Mary．
e．Mary cleaned up her room．
[ ]
A．
a, c, d, b, e
B．
c, a, d, b, e
C．
c, e, a, d, b
D．
a, d, b, c, e
(3)
It can be inferred(推测)from the story that ________．
[ ]
A．
Mum asked the butterfly to teach Mary
B．
the butterfly always picked up the rubbish left by Mary
C．
Mary's back garden was clean and tidy
D．
Mary played with the butterfly every day
(4)
This story is most probably written for ________．
[ ]
A．
insects(昆虫)
B．
kids
C．
parents
D．
teachers
(5)
What is the main idea of the story?
[ ]
A．
A butterfly is kids' best friend．
B．
Everyone should keep their rooms clean．
C．
Everybody has to do their part．
D．
A butterfly is a better teacher than a mother．
阅读理解。
Once there lived an old man in a mountain village．He was a famous hunter(猎人)．He often went hunting alone in the mountains．He was not afraid of any animals, even a tiger．
One night, someone saw a tiger come into the village, and stole two sheep away．The next night the tiger came again．The villagers were frightened．They asked the old hunter to catch it so that they could have a safe life．
When the old man heard the tiger, he thought hard．He wondered why the tiger came at night twice but only stole the sheep．The next night he walked about outside the village．Suddenly he saw the tiger coming．He quickly threw himself on the ground．To his surprise, the tiger did not come at him, but went away．He followed it quietly and found it was running on two of its feet just like a man．Then everything was clean．
On the fourth day, when it got dark, the hunter took some animal skins(皮)with him and hid himself behind a big tree near the village．He was waiting for the “tiger”．As soon as the“tiger”came near the tree, the old hunter jumped out, caught the“tiger”by the“leg”and said,“Don’t be afraid．I do not mean to hurt you．You know who I am, don’t you?”
The“tiger”said“Yes”and took off the tiger’s skin．
“You are poor．But you mustn’t steal anything from others．Here are some animal skins for you．You may sell them at the market．With the money, you can buy food and clothes for your family．Work harder and make a living．”With tears in his eyes, the poor man thanked the kind-hearted old hunter and walked home．
(1)
Where did the old hunter live?
[ ]
A．
Near a village．
B．
Outside a village．
C．
In a village．
D．
On a farm．
(2)
How many times did the tiger come into the village?
[ ]
A．
Only once．
B．
Twice．
C．
Three times．
D．
Four times．
(3)
What did the old hunter do when he first saw the tiger?
[ ]
A．
He was frightened．
B．
He threw himself on the ground．
C．
He ran away．
D．
He hid himself behind a tree．
(4)
How did the old hunter know the tiger was a man?
[ ]
A．
The tiger came to the village only at night．
B．
He saw the tiger run on its two feet．
C．
The tiger only stole sheep．
D．
The tiger could speak．
(5)
Why did the old hunter take some animal skins with him when he was waiting for the“tiger”?
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