I was born at Blunderstone, in Suffolk, in the east of England, and was given my poor father’s name, David Copperfield. Sadly, he never saw me and died six months before I was born. My early childhood was extremely happy, as my beautiful mother and kind Peggotty took care of me. But when I was about eight, a shadow passed over my happiness. My mother often went out walking, in her best clothes, with a gentleman called Mr Murdstone. He seemed to be very fond of my mother. But I knew that Peggotty did not like him.

A few months later Peggotty told me that my mother was going to have a short holiday with some friends. Meanwhile Peggotty and I would go to stay with her brother Daniel in Yarmouth,on the east coast, for two weeks. I spent a wonderfully happy two weeks there, playing all day on the beach with Emily, and sleeping in my own little bed on the ship. I am sure I was in love with little Emily in my childish way, and I cried bitterly when we had to say goodbye at the end of the holiday.

But on the way home to Blunderstone, Peggotty looked at me very worriedly. ‘she said suddenly in a trembling voice.‘I must tell you—While we’ve been away, your dear mother—has married Mr Murdstone!He’s your stepfather now!’

I was deeply shocked. I could not understand how my mother could have married that man. And when we arrived home, I went straight to my room and lay sobbing on my bed, which made my poor mother very unhappy too. As she sat beside me, holding my hand, Mr Murdstone suddenly came in.

What’s this, Chara, my love?’ he asked sternly. ‘Remember, you must be firm with the boy!I’ve told you before, you’re too weak with him!’ And when mother left the room, Mr Murdstone whispered angrily to me, ‘David, do you know what I’ll do if you don’t obey me?I’ll beat you like a dog!’ I was still very young, and I was very frightened of him. If he had said one kind word to me, perhaps I would have liked and trusted him, and my life would have been different. Instead, I hated him for the influence he had over my dear mother, who wanted to be kind to me, but also wanted to please her new husband.

1.According to the passage, what ended David’s happy childhood?

A. His father’s death.

B. Peggotty’s ignorance of him.

C. His mother’s acquaintance with Mr.Murdstone.

D. Mr.Murdstone’s love to his mother.

2.What’s the author’s tone in writing the underlined sentences in P2?

A. Serious. B. Humorous.

C. Sad. D. Regretful.

3.How did David think about Mr.Murdstone?

A. Strict and firm. B. Sensible and caring.

C. Gentle and helpful. D. Mean and unkind.

4.According to the passage, what’s most likely to be mentioned in the follwing part?

A. Peggotty’s help to David. B. Mr.Murdstone’s cruelty to David.

C. David’s fights against Mr.Murdstone. D. David’s love to mother.

I'm a 20-year-old boy,and the following is my story.

A month after I graduated from high school in August,2007,I was coming home from swim practice in the training centre of the city and was involved in a car accident.I was so seriously injured that I was in a coma for more than two months at Prince Georges Hospital.

I suffered a lot from the experience of dying eight times during my coma and I couldn't open my mouth to talk or to communicate when I eventually came around.At that time,it seemed that walking was never going to happen again due to all the extreme injuries.Just like my body,my dreams were completely destroyed.But I was not going to let my injuries stop me from realizing my dreams.

After receiving a total of 15 operations and 36 blood transfusions,I had to make every great effort to learn to talk,eat,walk,shower,and live on my own again.When I was out of hospital,I still had to Go to outpatient therapy in Waldorf,Maryland.After I spent a few months in a wheelchair,I took baby steps to walk on my own.It was a miracle that I was able to walk again,but I still wanted to prove that I could not only walk,but also run.When it came true,I wanted to get back into the pool again.After having a few lung tests,I was able to go in the pool a little bit each week. After a few months of swim training,I began my freshman year at St.Mary's College of Maryland and then became a proud member of the swim team.

By telling my story,I want to make a positive influence on the world.I am just trying to live every day to the fullest and inspire other people never to give up their dreams no matter how bad a situation is to them.I remember when I was still in my hospital bed,I would have my mom and dad push me round in my wheelchair to the other rooms to see the other patients and chat with them and their family members.I wanted to let them know that everything was going to be okay.Somehow,things would work out for the best.

1.The underlined word "coma" in Paragraph 2 probably has the meaning of " ".

A. operation B. unconsciousness

C. treatment D. emergency

2.According to Paragraph 3,it can be inferred that the author .

A. was unable to talk or communicate B. was in despair

C. faced physical and mental challenges D. felt anxious about his state

3.In the last paragraph,the author mainly wants to show .

A. his positive influence on other patients B. his meaningful life

C. his purpose of sharing his story D. his great achievements

4.The best title for the passage would be " ".

A. Actions speak louder than words B. Attitude is everything

C. Everything happens for a reason D. A Good beginning is half done

Nature's cheats

Mary is digging in the ground for a potato,when along comes John.Seeing that there is no one in sight, John starts to scream.John's angry mother rushes over and drives Mary away.Once his mum has gone,John helps himself to Mary's potato.

We've all experienced similar annoying tricks when we were young-the brother who stole your ball and then got you into trouble by telling your parents you had hit him.But Mary and John are not humans.They're African baboons(狒狒).1.

John's scream and his mother's attack on Mary could have been a matter of chance, but John was later seen playing the same tricks on others.2.

Studying behavior like this is complicated, but scientists discovered apes(猿)clearly showed that they intended to cheat and knew when they themselves had been cheated.3. An ape was annoying him, so he tricked her into going away by pretending he had seen something interesting.When she found nothing, she "walked back, hit me over the head with her hand and ignored me for the rest of the day."

Another way to decide whether an animal's behavior is deliberate is to look for actions that are not normal for that animal.A zoo worker describes how an ape dealt with an enemy."He slowly stole up behind the other ape, walking on tiptoe.When he got close to his enemy, he pushed him violently in the back, then ran indoors." Wild apes do not normally walk on tiptoe.4. But looking at the many cases of deliberate trickery in apes, it is impossible to explain them all as simple copying.

It seems that trickery does play an important part in ape societies.5. Studying the intelligence of our closest relative could be the way to understand the development of human intelligence.

A.In most cases the animal probably doesn't know it is cheating.

B.An amusing example of this comes from a psychologist working in Tanzania.

C.And playing tricks is as much a part of monkey behavior as it is of human behavior.

D.So the psychologists asked his colleagues if they had noticed this kind of trickery.

E.The ability of animals to cheat may be a better measure of their intelligence than their use

of tools.

F.This use of a third individual to achieve a goal is only one of the many tricks commonly

used by baboons.

G.Of course it's possible that it could have learnt from humans that such behavior works, without understanding why.

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