In 1986, when Monty Reed was a member of the Army Rangers(黑鹰突击队), he had an accident．"It was a night jump, and we were jumping low, " he recalls．"We were training．Somebody got too close to my parachute(降落伞)．"The parachute below blocked Reed's air and his parachute failed to open．Reed crashed a hundred feet to the ground, breaking his back in five places．
The next morning, Reed could not move．"Doctors said it was likely that I would never walk again．" Reed stared out of his hospital window, wondering what the future would be like．It was the saddest moment of his life．"The experts are telling me my body doesn't work! What am I supposed to do? " he thought．
To distract(转移注意力)himself, he picked up a book：Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers．The science-fiction describes a set of man-made muscles that would allow people to carry 2, 000 pounds．He thought that if he could build something like that, it might be able to lift him out of his wheelchair．So he began his project and finally succeeded in building a set of robot legs．Several years later, he made an amazing recovery and was able to get up and walk away from his wheelchair．He even jumped out of an airplane again to celebrate．
Reed wanted to do something for others with the second chance that life had given him．He has now perfected the robot legs that can get the injured, the elderly and the paralyzed(瘫痪的)out of their wheelchairs．Now he has started his own company to make the legs．"I’ve seen them compete in marathons and go swimming and mountain climbing, " he said．“So never give up! ”
(1)
Monty started to read Starship Troopers to ________．
[ ]
A．
create a new kind of wheelchair for himself
B．
discover how to make man-made muscles
C．
learn how to jump out of an airplane
D．
stop himself from thinking about his pain
(2)
Which of the following is TRUE about Monty?
[ ]
A．
He didn't lose heart in the face of difficulty．
B．
He is fond of reading science fiction．
C．
He spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair．
D．
He didn't believe what the doctors said．
(3)
We can learn from the passage that Monty's goal is to ________．
[ ]
A．
become a famous writer like Robert Heinlein．
B．
return to the Army Rangers and continue with his jumps．
Student Date of Birth：19/08/1988 Department of Education and Training
International Students Centre
Hong Xue 827-839 George Street PO Box 707
60 Waratah Street Broadway NSW 21007
Croydon Park NSW 2133 Phone：(612)9217 4801 1300 302 456
Fax：(612)9212 6721
http：//www.tafensw.edu.au/international/
WARNING LETTER
Dear Hong Xue,
As you are aware, your student visa regulations set out a number of conditions applying to your visa．It has come to our attention that you are failing to meet the following conditions：You must maintain accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements that have been approved by your education provider if you：
●have not turned 18; and
●are not staying in Australia with：
－a parent
－a custodian(监护人); or
－a relative who has been nominated(指定)by your parent or a custodian, is aged at least 21 and is of good character．
Note：You must not change those arrangements without the written approval of your education provider．
You must obey the following rules：
1．During term time you must：
a)remain in your homestay during the school term;
b)come home every night; and
c)inform your guardian at all times of your whereabouts．
2．On weekends you must：
a)have your guardian's permission to stay with friends; and
b)inform your guardian of the name, address and phone numbers of people you are visiting．
3．You must return your guardian's telephone calls．
This will be your only warning．If you continue to breach(违反)your student visa regulations we will report you to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．Such action may lead to the cancellation(取消)of your student visa．Please contact me on(612)9217 4801 or fax(612)9212 6721 if you have questions about your enrolment．
Yours sincerely
Tracey Carlon
Student Advisor
International Students Centre
NSW Department of Education and Training
(1)
What's the purpose of writing this letter?
[ ]
A．
To remind the recipient of the conditions for applying for a student visa．
B．
To warn the recipient not to do anything against his student visa regulations again．
C．
To tell the recipient how to contact his student advisor．
D．
To inform the recipient of the student visa regulations．
(2)
What can be learned about the recipient from this letter?
[ ]
A．
He is under 18 and studies in Australia with his parents．
B．
He is required to come home every night according to the rules．
C．
He can stay with his friends on weekends if permitted．
D．
His student Visa has been cancelled．
(3)
To which address should the recipient reply if he feels like answering the letter?
[ ]
A．
Hong Xue at 60 Waratah Street, Croydon Park NSW 2133．
B．
Tracey Carlon at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．
C．
Hong Xue at NSW Department of Education and Training．
D．
Tracey Carlon at 827-839 George Street, PO Box 707, Broadway NSW 21007．
阅读理解
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
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