One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift． Unlike other gifts，it came without wrap（包装）．
On September 11^th, 1 958，Mum gave birth to Richard．After she brought him home from hospital，she put him in my lap，saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is．” What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own．I played with it day and night． I sang to it, I told it stories．I told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however，I found its bed empty． My doll was gone! I cried for it．Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital．It had a fever． For several days，I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”，“pitiful"，and “dying”, which sounded Ominous．
Christmas was coming, “Don’t expect any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room． “If your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough．” As he spoke，his eyes filled with tears． I’d never seen him cry before．
The phone rang early on Christmas morning．Dad jumped out of bed to answer it．From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?” He hung up and shouted upstairs． “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!” “Thank God!” I heard Mum cry．
From the window upstairs，I watched my parents rush out to the car．I had never seen them so happy． And I was also full of joy． What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home． I ran downstairs． My socks still hung there flat．But I knew they were not empty: they were filled with love !
【小题1】What happened to the author on September 11^th,1958?

A．He got a baby brother．	B．He got a Christmas gift．
C．He became four years old．	D．He received a doll．

Over three million people will do their Christmas shopping entirely online this year without once visiting an actual shop, a poll (民意调查) has found. Overcrowding and long queues in shops are forcing people away from the high street as the hassle (烦扰) of Christmas shopping becomes too much.
The number of people turning their backs on the high street is almost one million higher than it was last year, according to the poll by YouGov. Last Christmas 2.4 million shoppers did not do any of their shopping in actual shops. The figure this year is predicted to be around 3.4 million, equal to around 7 percent of the adult population.
Over a third of people said that the main turn-off about shopping on the high street is 0ver-crow-ding. Meanwhile almost a quarter said that long queues at the cheek-out are the worst thing about it.
Of the 2.065 people pored, even those who are stir taking to the shops plan to spend less time in them this Christmas. Around 31 percent of shoppers who plan to spend at least some time on the high street will spend less than half of their shopping time in actual shops, using the rest of the time to shop remotely via the internet. This compares to 28 percent of people last year. Meanwhile the proportion of people spending over half of their shopping time in high street shops has dropped from 41 percent last year to 39 percent this year. Just 2 percent of people said that they are looking forward to dealing wi.th store staff this festival season.
Guy Boxall, senior product marketing manager at Casio Business Solutions Division, which commissioned the research from YouGov, said that despite the fall in people visiting the high street,humans are "social creatures" who actually like spending time together.
"Although the high street is facing a big challenge Christmas, retailers (零售商) should see this research as a challenge to improve the in-store shopping experience, rather than the nail in the coffin. We are social creatures, and the desire to spend time with each other, particularly at Christmas, is never going to go away," said Mr. Boxall

1.
According to the poll, in this year's Christmas ______.
1. A.
  about 7 % of the population will do both online and actual shopping
2. B.
  about 31% of shoppers will do half of their shopping in actual shops
3. C.
  about 39% of shoppers will do more than half of their shopping in actual shops
4. D.
  over three million shoppers will quit actual shopping just because of the long queues
2.
What's the meaning of "turn-off" in Para.5?
1. A.
  Something that makes people lose heart
2. B.
  Something that makes people lose face
3. C.
  Something that makes people lose interest
4. D.
  Something that makes people lose courage
3.
It can be inferred from Mr. Boxall's words that ______.
1. A.
  retailers should reduce their in-store goods
2. B.
  retailers wiR be pessimistic about the result of this research
3. C.
  retailers should focus on the advantage of in-store shopping
4. D.
  retailers will make more profits this Christmas than last Christmas
4.
Wheat's the writer's attitude towards Christmas online shopping?
1. A.
  Concerned
2. B.
  Doubtful
3. C.
  Approving
4. D.
  Objective

After the Summer Olympics are over ,when all the athletcs and viewers have gone home and the television audience has swiched off , another group of athletcs and fans will arrive at the host city , and another compctition will begin.These are the Parnlympics,the games for athlctcs with a disability .But in Beijing in 2008 ,for the first time,one of the greatest parulympians will not be taking part.

Sbc is a Britishby the name of Tanni Grey-Thompsun.Boyn with spina hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralysed from the waint down,Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7.At first,she was not keen on sporn,apart from horse-riding,which gave her a sense of freedom.But in her teens,she started tsking sports more seriously.She tried swimming,basketball and tennis.Eventually she found athletics,and never looked back.

Indeed ,Tanni’s athletic career took off .In 1984,when she was 15,she pulled off a surpaise victort in the 100 metres at the Junior NationalWheelchair Games.

In 1988 ,Tanni went to her first ParalympicGames in Scoul.She bronze in the 400 metres.Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona.Paralympics.Tanni won gold in the 100,200,400 and 800 metres relay,setting two world records in the proceas.In the same year she achicved the first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon victories.

Tanni’s enduring success has been part motivation(动机)，part preparation. “The training I do that enable me to be a good sprinter(短跑运动员) enable me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I went to race …I am still competing at a very high level,but as I get oider things get harder and I went to retire before I fall apart. ”

Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Gammes.

In spite of ups and downs,she never takes her fate lying down.In her splendid life ,she has won an amazing eleven gold medals,four silvers and one bronze in a series of Paralympics---a top lever athletic career covering two decades .She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times ,more than any other competitor ,and she has set over thirty woyld records.

What advice does she have for young athletes ? “Work hard at your studies ,and then train,train again.”

56.Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?

A. Basketball . B.Swimming . C.Tennis. D.Horse-riding

57.When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?

A.In 1984. B.In 1988. C.In 1992. D.In 2007.

58.The underlined word “that’’in the 5th paragrath refers to_______ .

A. fifty weeks＇training B. being a good sprinter

C. training almost every day D.part motivation and part preparation

59. What＇s the right order of the events relaterd to Tanny?

a.She works as a coach. b.She took up athletics .

c.She won four gold medals in Barcelons . d.She competed in her first Paraiympic Games.

e.She achieved a victory in her first London Wheelchair Marathun.

A. b,d,c,e,a B. a,d,b,c,e

C. a,d,c,e,b D. b,d,a,e,c

60. What can we learn form Tanni＇s success?

A. Union is strongth B.Never too late to learn

C. Well begun is half done D. No pains , no gains

After the Summer Olympics are over ,when all the athletcs and viewers have gong home and the television audience has swiched off , another group of athletcs and fans will arrive at the host city , and another compctition will begin.These are the Parnlympics,the games for athlctcs with a disability .But in Beijing in 2008 ,for the first time,one of the greatest parulympians will not be taking part.

Sbc is a Britishby the name of Tanni Grey-Thompsun.Boyn with spina hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralysed from the waint down,Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7.At first,she was not keen on sporn,apart from horse-riding,which gave her a sense of freedom.But in her teens,she started tsking sports more seriously.She tried swimming,basketball and tennis.Eventually she found athletics,and never looked back.

Indeed ,Tanni’s athletic career took off .In 1984,when she was 15,she pulled off a surpaise victort in the 100 metres at the Junior NationalWheelchair Games.

In 1988 ,Tanni went to her first ParalympicGames in Scoul.She bronze in the 400 metres.Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona.Paralympics.Tanni won gold in the 100,200,400 and 800 metres relay,setting two world records in the proceas.In the same year she achicved the first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon victories.

Tanni’s enduring success has been part motivation(动机)，part preparation. “The training I do that enable me to be a good sprinter(短跑运动员) enable me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I went to race …I am still competing at a very high level,but as I get oider things get harder and I went to retire before I fall apart. ”

Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Gammes.

In spite of ups and downs,she never takes her fate lying down.In her splendid life ,she has won an amazing eleven gold medals,four silvers and one bronze in a series of Paralympics---a top lever athletic career covering two decades .She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times ,more than any other competitor ,and she has set over thirty woyld records.

What advice does she have for young athletes ? “Work hard at your studies ,and then train,train again.”

1.Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?

A. Basketball . B.Swimming . C.Tennis. D.Horse-riding

2.When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?

A.In 1984. B.In 1988. C.In 1992. D.In 2007.

3.The underlined word “that’’in the 5th paragrath refers to_______ .

A. fifty weeks＇training B. being a good sprinter

C. training almost every day D.part motivation and part preparation

4.What＇s the right order of the events relaterd to Tanny?

a.She works as a coach. b.She took up athletics .

c.She won four gold medals in Barcelons . d.She competed in her first Paraiympic Games.

e.She achieved a victory in her first London Wheelchair Marathun.

A. b,d,c,e,a B. a,d,b,c,e

C. a,d,c,e,b D. b,d,a,e,c

5.What can we learn form Tanni＇s success?

A. Union is strongth B.Never too late to learn

C. Well begun is half done D. No pains , no gains

After the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletes and viewers have gong home and the television audience has switched off, another group of athletes and fans will arrive at the host city , and another competition will begin. These are the Paralympics; the games for athletes with a disability .But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest paralympians will not be taking part.

She is a British athletes by the name of Tanni Grey-Thompson. Born with spina hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralyzed from the waiat down, Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7.At first, she was not keen on sport, apart from horse-riding, which gave her a sense of freedom. But in her teens, she started taking sports more seriously. She tried swimming, basketball and tennis. Eventually she found athletics, and never looked back.

Indeed, Tanni’s athletics career took off .In 1984,when she was 15,she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100 meters at the Junior National Wheelchair Games.

In 1988, Tanni went to her first Paralympic Games in Seoal. She bronze in the 400 metres. Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona. Paralympics. Tanni won gold in the 100,200,400 and 800 meters relay, setting two world records in the process. In the same year she achicved the first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon victories.

Tanni’ s enduring success has been part motivation(动机)，part preparation. “The training I do that enable me to be a good sprinter(短跑运动员) enable me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I went to race …I am still competing at a very high level, but as I get older things get harder and I went to retire before I fall apart. ”

Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Gammes.

In spite of ups and downs, she never takes her fate lying down. In her splendid life, she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in a series of Paralympics---a top lever athletic career covering two decades .She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times ,more than any other competitor ,and she has set over thirty world records.

What advice does she have for young athletes? “Work hard at your studies, and then train, train again.”

1. Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?

A. Basketball . B. Swimming . C. Tennis. D. Horse-riding

2. When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?

A. In 1984. B. In 1988. C. In 1992. D. In 2007.

3. The underlined word “that’’in the 5th paragraph refers to_______ .

A. fifty weeks＇training B. being a good sprinter

C. training almost every day D.part motivation and part preparation

4. What＇s the right order of the events related to Tanni?

a. She works as a coach. b. She took up athletics .

c. She won four gold medals in Barcelong . d. She competed in her first Paralympic Games.

e. She achieved a victory in her first London Wheelchair Marathon.

A. b,d,c,e,a B. a,d,b,c,e

C. a,d,c,e,b D. b,d,a,e,c

5. What can we learn form Tanni＇s success?

A. Union is strength B. Never too late to learn

C. Well begun is half done D. No pains , no gains

According to the poll, in this year's Christmas ______.

What's the meaning of "turn-off" in Para.5?

It can be inferred from Mr. Boxall's words that ______.

Wheat's the writer's attitude towards Christmas online shopping?

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