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  A Nobel Prize is considered by most people one of the highest international honours a person can receive.As you know, the prizes were started by a Swede called Alfred Nobel.Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, and lived from 1833 to 1896.

  Alfred Nobel was a chemist and inventor.He made two important inventions, and so he became very rich.Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man.He never married or had children.Also, he was a sick man in a large part of his life.Nobel died at the age of sixty-three.When he died, he left a fund of $9, 000, 000.The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and the promotion of world peace.

  The first Nobel Prizes were given on December 10 th, 1901, five years after Nobel's death.Many famous people from all over the world have been given Nobel Prizes for their achievements.Albert Einstein was one of them.

  Each Prize has three parts.The first part is a gold medal.Second, a winner of a Nobel Prize is given a diploma saying that he has been given the Prize.The third part of the Prize is a large amount of money-about $40, 000.

  Often a Prize is given to just one person, but not always.Sometimes a Prize is shared.It may be given to two or three people who have worked together.Sometimes a Prize is not given at all if there is no outstanding achievement.In 1972, for example, no Nobel Peace Prize was given.It is the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm that decides whether to give the Prize or not.

(1)

Most people think that the Nobel Prize is ________ a person can receive.

[  ]

A.

the highest honour in the world

B.

one of the highest international honours

C.

a higher honour than others

D.

as high as any other honour

(2)

A Nobel Prize is made up of ________.

[  ]

A.

a gold medal and a large amount of money

B.

a gold medal and a diploma

C.

a gold medal and a diploma and a large amount of money

D.

a diploma and a large amount of money

(3)

A Nobel Prize is given to ________ each year.

[  ]

A.

just one person

B.

one person

C.

not always one person

D.

three persons

(4)

When he died, Nobel left an amount of money ________.

[  ]

A.

to his wife and his children

B.

to the university he used to study in

C.

to his parents and his students

D.

to be spent on setting five prizes

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  The Intel Science Talent Search is the top science competition for high school students in the US.The 40 finalists were honored in Washington last week.They met with scientists and politicians.President Obama welcomed them to the White House.

  These 40 students were selected from almost 2,000 contestants nationwide.They had to present original research to be judged by professional scientists.The students showed their research projects on large posters.The winners were announced on March 15th, 2011.

  Wendy Hawkins is executive director of the Intel Foundation, who says the 40 finalists represented excellence across many areas of science.

  Selena Li is from Fair Oaks, California.She wanted to find a more effective treatment for liver cancer.She began her research four years ago.A scientist at the University of California, Davis, taught her how to design and do experimental work in the laboratory.Ms.Li placed 5th in the Intel Science Talent Search and was awarded 30,000 dollars.

  Scott Boisvert lives near Phoenix, Arizona.He began using a laboratory at the University of Arizona at the age of 14.Over four years, he completed a project studying a fungus(真菌)linked to the decrease in amphibians(两栖动物)around the world.He was trying to find out if different chemicals and substances in the water could kill the fungus.He collected and tested water samples across Arizona.He says, “My results were able to identify a list of chemicals that were significant in the growth and in the movement of the fungus.” He placed10 th in the Intel competition and was awarded 20,000 dollars.

  Evan O'Dorney of Danville, California, won the top award of 100,000 dollars in this year's Intel Science Talent Search.For his mathematical project, he compared two ways to estimate the square root of an integer(整数), a number with no fractional parts.

  Wendy Hawkins at the Intel Foundation says these young people represent the next generation of scientists who will help shape America's future.

(1)

According to the passage, if you want to win the Intel Science Talent Search, you must ________.

[  ]

A.

have high academic achievement

B.

be excellent in all areas of science

C.

offer original research

D.

do many experiments in a university lab

(2)

Who will be probably engaged in math study in the future and become a mathematician?

[  ]

A.

Wendy Hawkins.

B.

Selena Li.

C.

Scott Boisvert.

D.

Evan O'Dorney

(3)

Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

Scott Boisvert found a new fungus linked to the decease in amphibians.

B.

The 1st, 5 th and 10 th students in the competition come from California.

C.

Scott Boisvert is the youngest winner among the 40 students.

D.

The Intel Science Talent Search is an intense competition.

(4)

The Wendy Hawkins's attitude to these 40 finalists is ________.

[  ]

A.

critical

B.

negative

C.

positive

D.

mixed

请阅读下面应用文和相关信息,按照要求进行匹配,并在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

    首先,请阅读下列广告信息:

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This is a magical comedy about real people. A well-acted play for everyone.

Don’t miss it.

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C:LONDON COLLEGE OF ENGLISH

Classes for foreign students of all levels.

3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 1 year course.

Focus on spoken language.

Open through all year from 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p.m.

Small class with maximum 12 students.

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D:EXHIBITIONS OF OIL PAINTINGS

Gallery of the Central Academy of Fine Art

A combination of Eastern and Western Art

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Admission:$2 for adults, $1 for students

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E: WESTERN ART SHOW

China National Art Museum

  European modern art, Chinese art and African ancient art.

Open from 7:30 am to 4:00pm from January 6 th to 20 th

 Admission: $3 for adults, $1.5 for middle school students.

 Tel:25545569

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Oxford Street, Leeds.

Restaurant and Café.

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Admission: Tues-Thurs. $2-6; Fri. & Sat. $4-8

Sue Townsend’s musical play.

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All kinds of drinks offered

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然后请阅读下列Wendy 等人的信息,并匹配各人所需要联系的电话号码:

Wendy, a student who is interested in comedy and performing, happens to be free on Oct. 12th and wants to relax herself by enjoying some performances, but she has no more than $4.

Carol happens to be free on October 15th and plans to enjoy some performances while having a cup of coffee.

Jenny,a student who is a major in art is interested in Italian art as well as Chinese ,will be  free after school at 4:30.

Tom will go to study in the USA for a master’s degree. He wants to have a full-time special training for several months to improve his oral English.

Mark,a worker of an export company,needs to improve his writing and oral English. He can only go to the training class after work every day.

56. Wendy             A. 22325445

57 .Carol                     B. 3659 9988

58. Jenny                     C. 22342381

59.Tom                 D. 33569875

60. Mark                     E. 25545569

                                   F. 52011611

It is "one of the few bright spots in the Chinese economy," says Zeng Ming. He is talking about e-commerce. Mr Zeng, the chief strategy officer for Alibaba, a giant Chinese Internet firm, predicts that digital transactions on his firm's platforms will top l trillion yuan ($159 billion) this year-more than Amazon's and eBay's combined. That is a bold claim, but consider what happened on Singles Sunday.
Invented a few years ago by students and seized upon by digital marketers, this festival for lonely hearts falls annually on the  llth day of the llth month (since l is the loneliest number).It is like St Valentine's Day, only worse. Singletons shower each other with tender gifts: a barrage of pearls; a storm of sweets.
This November llth they spent a surprising 19 billion yuan on Alibaba's online platforms-a fourfold increase on a year ago, and more than double what Americans spent online last Cyber Monday (the Monday after Thanksgiving, when retailers urge Americans to shop online). About 100m purchases were logged, accounting for 80% of the packages shipped that day. Couriers(怏递员) were buried in parcels.
So life is good for China's e-tailers, then? Not exactly. The number of digital marketers is increasing and online sales are booming. Consumers are enjoying lower prices, better service and more variety. The problem? The pressure on profits in Chinese e-commerce is worse than in America, reckons Elinor Leung of CLSA, a broker. "Almost no one makes money," she says.
The fiercest battles are being fought between online retailers and their bricks-and-mortar(实体的) rivals.Dangdang, a firm. that resembles Amazon,.and 360buy, another online retailer, have cut prices fiercely. Tencent, a cash-rich online giant known for its instant-messaging software, is splashing out to win market share. 360buy has also just raised $400m from investors to do the same. But it is unclear how much longer such firms can burn through capital.
【小题1】What's the best title of this passage?

A.The Ambition of Alibaba
B.Fierce Competition between Retailers
C.A Newly Sprung Festival for the Singles
D.Chinese Booming and Developing E-commerce
【小题2】According to Zeng Ming, this year Alibaba will        .
A.outweigh Amazon and eBay in worldwide influence
B.rank top among all the Internet firms
C.have more than 159 billion dollars' sale
D.create another sales miracle just like the one on Singles Day
【小题3】How many packages were shipped on November ll th from Alibaba's online platforms?
A.About 80 million.B.About 100 million.
C.About 125 million.D.About 180 million.
【小题4】What's the author's attitude towards online retailers in China?
A.Optimistic.B.Concerned.
C.Sympathetic.D.Indifferent.

阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

In one way of thinking, failure is a part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The “spider story’’ often told, Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13 th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times without success. On the seventh time he made it and went to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Abraham Lincoln, the famous American president, lost elections more times than he won them! He never gave up in the face of failure but kept trying and was eventually elected to Congress and then the presidency.

So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?

Second, is the goal you’re trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed this time, where will it get me?’’ This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing anyway.

The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it’s part of life. Learn to “live with yourself” even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t win them all.”

【写作内容】

1、概括短文的内容要点,该部分字数大约30词左右;

2、以“Is Failure a Bad Thing”为题写一篇文章,包含以下内容要点,该部分的字数大约120词左右。

⑴失败是生活中的常事

⑵人们对失败所持的不同态度

⑶你对失败的认识

【写作要求】

1、可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的观点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子

2、作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

                                                                       

                                                                      

                                                                      

                                                                      

                                                                       

                                                                  

 

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