5．He claimsto discover a new plant．——青夏教育精英家教网—

5．He claimsto discover （discover） a new plant．

4．You are lucky to escapepunishment （punish）

3．Why do some clothes fit us and some don't？It became clear to Louise Wannier in a fashion design class．"We were learning to draw body proportions （比例） just from one model，"Wannier，53，says．"Since women come in all sizes and shapes，I asked the teacher when we would learn about other body proportions．And she said，‘We don't．There are 5，000 designers，and each one designs only for his own model．'"
   Suddenly，Wannier understood why fitting rooms（试衣间） everywhere are full of frustrated women．"I knew right then that there was a business in helping women quickly find clothes for their shape and that it needed to be online．"
Wannier，who had already started two successful technology companies，rushed home to begin working on the idea．Two years later，in October 2006，she set up myshape．com．Customers go online to enter their measurements and are given one of seven body types based on their body proportions．
Seeing models of various shapes and sizes，many businessmen were impressed with Wannier's idea and put up 32 million，helping her develop the business plan．
Once Wannier set up an online survey for potential customers．Within 24 hours，she got over 700 responses （响应） and a third of them signed up．"We were astonished，"recalls Wannier．"It made us believe there was really a demand．"
Today，with 700，000 customers and 300 designers，the site has proved its usefulness．"For some weeks，"says Wannier，"we get 100-percent customer satisfaction．And designers are very happy：they get a new channel to sell their products and more customers．"
While My Shape continues to sign up customers and designers，the company isn't yet profitable （盈利的）．"We just get one percent of the price of the clothes，"says Wannier．"In order to make money，we have to attract more customers that will come back again and again．"
28．How do designers usually design clothes？B
A．They design according to fixed body proportions．
B．They design only with their own models．
C．They draw sketches of all shapes and sizes．
D．They design based on proportions given online．
29．Most women are frustrated in fitting rooms becauseC
A．they don't know their body proportions
B．clothes in the shop are too expensive
C．they can't find clothes for their shape
D．clothes in the shop are very small
30．Which is the correct order for the following events about Wannier？C
a．She attended a fashion design class．b．She started a technology company．
c．She got 32 million to support her business plan．
d．She launched myshape．com．
A．abcd
B．bacd
C．badc
D．acbd
31．The text is mainly about．A
A．Wannier and her myshape．com
B．how to design clothes
C．how to be a good designer
D．Wannier's fashion design class．

2．Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize，and the first person to win it twice．However，few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner．
Born in September，1987，Irene Curie was the first of the Curies'two daughters．Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars，Irene studied in their own school，and her mother was one of the teachers．She finished her high school education at the College of Sévigné in Paris．
Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics．When World War I began，Irene went to help her mother，who was using X-ray facilities（设备） to help save the lives of wounded soldiers．Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgium．Her services were recognised in the form of a Military's Medal by the French government．
In 1918，Irene became her mother's assistant at the Curie Institute．In December 1924，Frederic Joliot joined the Institute，and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work．They soon fell in love and were married in 1926．Their daughter Helene was born in 1927and their son Pierre five years later．
Like her mother，Irene combined family and career．Like her mother，Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize，along with her husband，in 1935．Unfortunately，also like her mother，she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity（辐射能）．Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17，1956．
21．Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal？D
A．Because she received a degree in mathematics．
B．Because she worked as a helper to her mother．
C．Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic．
D．Because she contributed to saving the wounded．
22．Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederic Joliot？C
A．At a military hospital．
B．At the University of Paris．
C．At the Curie Institute．
D．At the College of Sevigne．
23．When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born？B
A．In 1927．
B．In 1932．
C．In 1897．
D．In 1926．
24．In which of the following aspects was Irene Curie different from her mother？D
A．Irene worked with radioactivity．
B．Irene combined family and career．
C．Irene died from leukemia．
D．Irene won the Nobel Prize once．

1．My wife and I have always been friendly with the clerks at the local convenience store．I don't think many people appreciate what a difficult job these folks have．They work for a little over minimum wage and I often wonder how they make ends meet．
One of the clerks，Charlie，was always wearing his glasses but he didn't one day．I asked him about it and he said they'd been out of order and that he couldn't afford a new pair．His family needed money．It was obvious that he was having a difficult time．
We wanted to help him，so we turned to our own eye doctor for assistance with a plan．We had his secretary contact him，asking him to come in for an eye exam for free．We told the doctor to let him order whatever glasses he wanted and that we would pay for them．Although Charlie questioned what was going on，the doctor just told him that someone had offered the money for his new glasses．When we went in to pay the bill，the doctor told us he was so touched by our idea that he   waived  the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glasses!
It was so wonderful to see Charlie in her new glasses and he enjoyed telling all the regular customers how the gift came about．I'm sure that upon hearing her story，ideas of kindness may have emerged in the minds of many．
12．What does the author think of the job at the local convenience store？D
A．less-stressed
B．tiring
C．easy
D．low-paid
13．Why didn't the clerk Charlie wear glasses one day？B
A．It was very warm and fine．
B．His old glasses were broken．
C．His glasses were missing．
D．He forgot to wear his glasses．
14．From the passage，we can infer thatC．
A．Charlie was a young man with skills
B．Charlie knew who paid the money for the new glasses
C．Charlie didn't support his family with enough money
D．Charlie entirely accepted the money for the new glasses
15．The underlined word"waived"in the third paragraph can be replaced byA．
A．gave up
B．took up
C．cut down
D．put off．

20．Samuel de Champlain was a French was a French explorer，navigator （航海家），and mapmaker．He explored much of eastern Canada and became known as the"Father of New France．"
Born into a family of sailors，Champlain，while still a young man，began exploring North America．In 1603，he sailed up the Saguenay River and the St．Lawrence River．From 1604to 1607Champlain joined in the exploration and settlement of the first permanent （永久的） European settlement north of Florida．Then，in 1608，he established the French settlement that is now Quebec City．He also made the first accurate （精确的） map of the Canadian coast．
Champlain spent most of the rest of his life going between France and Canada．His goals were to map North America and find a quicker way to get to the Pacific Ocean．
In 1629Quebec was controlled by the English and Champlain was taken to England as a prisoner．When Canada was returned to France in 1633Champlain returned to Canada as governor of Quebec and remained in Quebec until his death on Christmas Day in 1635．
Champlain was the first European to explore and describe the Great Lakes，and published maps of his journeys and reports of what he learned from the natives and the French living among the natives．Champlain was memorialized as the"Father of New France"，and many places and streets in North America use his name．The most famous of these is Lake Champlain，which lies between northern New York and Vermont．
21．Which is the correct order of the events about Champlain？D
a．established the settlement in Canada
b．travelled up the St．Lawrence River
c．returned to Canada as governor of Quebec
d．was taken to England
A．b-a-c-d
B．a-b-d-c
C．a-d-b-c
D．b-a-d-c
22．We can learn from the text that ChamplainC．
A．was the first person to explore North America
B．was famous for the lake named for him
C．was important to Canadian history
D．was the first family member to work on a ship
23．The underlined word"memorialized"in the last paragraph probably means"A"．
A．remembered
B．chosen
C．described
D．trusted
24．What's the best title for the text？B
A．Exploration of North America
B．Father of New France
C．Foundation of Quebec
D．Origin of Lake Champlain．

19．Shirley Temple Black，who lifted America's spirit as a bright-eyed child movie star during the Great Depression，peacefully passed away at her California home on Monday evening at 85，surrounded by her family and caregivers．
Temple，born on April 23，1928，started her entertainment career in the early 1930s and was famous by age 6．Temple was 3when her mother put her in dance school，where a talent scout（星探） spotted her and got her in Baby Burlesks，a series of short movies with child actors playing in adult movies．
Movie studio directors took notice of her and in 1934she appeared in the film Stand Up and Cheer!Her song and dance caught people's attention．Movies such as Little Miss Marker and Bright Eyes featured her signature song．In 1935，she received a special Oscar for her"outstanding contribution to screen entertainment"in the movie Stand Up and Cheer!
She made some 40feature movies，including The Little Colonel，Poor Little Rich Girl，Heidi and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm，in 10years，starring with big-name actors like Randolph Scott，Lionel Barrymore and Jimmy Durante．Temple was a superstar before the term was invented．She said she was about 8when crowds shouting their love for her made her realize she was famous．"I wondered why，"she recalled．"I asked my mother and she said，‘Because your films make them happy．'"
Temple was only 17when she married for the first time to John Agar．Their five-year marriage produced a daughter．In 1950she wed Charles Black in a marriage that lasted until his death in 2005．She and Black had two children．Temple's interest in politics started in the early 1950s when her husband was called back into the Navy to work in Washington．
25．For which movie did Shirley Temple win the Oscar？C
A．That Hagen Girl
B．Little Miss Marker
C．Stand Up and Cheer
D．The Little Colonel
26．When did Temple first catch the audience's eyes？B
A．In 1928
B．In 1934
C．In 1935
D．In 1945
27．After Temple got married to Charles Black，A．
A．she might have begun her political life
B．she had to raise her two young children
C．she decided to work for the Navy
D．she ended her film career on screen
28．It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph thatA．
A．Temple could help people find happiness through her films
B．Temple's mother only focused on income
C．Temple disliked crowds shouting at her
D．Temple's mother was worried about her．

18．A long time ago，a huge tree loved a little boy very much．The boy loved to play around it every day．When he was tired，he would take a nap（盹） under the tree．
One day，the boy came back to the tree．"I want toys，so I need money to buy them．"the boy said．
"Sorry，but I do not have money．You can pick all my apples and sell them and then you will have money．"The tree said．The boy happily left．
After some years，the boy returned and the tree was excited．"Come and play with me．"the tree said．
"I do not have time to play．I have to work for my family．We need a house for shelter．Can you help me？"the boy said．
"You can cut down my branches to build your house．"the tree said．
So the man cut all the branches of the tree down and left happily．The tree was glad to see him happy．
Years later，the boy came back and said to the tree，"I want to go sailing to enjoy myself．Can you give me a boat？"
"Use my trunk（树干）to build your boat．"The tree said．
Finally，the boy returned after many years．
"Sorry，my boy．But I do not have anything for you anymore．The only thing left is my dying roots．"the tree said with tears．
"I do not need much now，just a place to rest．I am tired after all these years．"The boy replied．
The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears…
21．What did the boy do when he was tired？D
A．He would have a rest．
B．He would listen to the tree to sing songs．
C．He would see the tree dance．
D．He would go home．
22．How did the boy buy toys？B
A．He got money from his parents．
B．He sold the apples from the tree．
C．He sold the tree．
D．He got money from the tree．
23．Why did the boy refuse to play with the tree？D
A．Because the boy didn't like the tree．
B．Because the tree looked rude．
C．Because the tree wanted the boy to return money．
D．Because the boy was busy．
24．When the man sat on the root，the tree wasC．
A．angry
B．sad
C．happy
D．surprised．

17．My grandfather came from Hungary and was the only one in his family who settle down in the United States．Te rest of his family remained in Europe．When World War I broke out，he seemed to have become another man，downhearted．Such obvious change was not born out of his welfare，but out of fear：if his only son，my uncle，had to go to war，it would be cousin fighting against cousin．
One day in 1918，my Uncle Milton received his draft notice．My grandparents were very upset．But my mother，at the age of 10，felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war．Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends，my uncle bought them all service pins，which meant that they had a loved one in the service．All the little girls were delighted．
The moment came when my uncle and the other soldiers，without any training but all in uniforms，boarded the train．The band played and the crowd cheered．Although no one noticed，I'm sure my grandmother had a tear in her eye for the only son．The train slowly pulled out，but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly paused．Everyone stared in wonder as the train slowly returned to the station．There was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out．Someone shouted，"The war is over．"For a moment，nobody moved，but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers．The men lined up in two lines，walked down the steps，and with the band playing，marched down the street，as returning heroes，to be welcomed home．My mother said it was a great day，but she was just a little disappointed that it didn't last a tiny bit longer．
1．What the grandfather was most worried about wasD．
A．the spread of the world war
B．the safety of his living two cousins
C．a drop in his living standards
D．his relatives killing each other
2．The underlined phrase"draft notice"means"A"．
A．order for army service
B．train ticket for Europe
C．letter of rejection
D．note of warning
3．What did the"service pins"（in Para.2）stand for in the eyes of the little girls？D
A．Strength．
B．Courage．
C．Victory．
D．Honor．
4．Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story？B
A．Disappointing．
B．Unexpected．
C．Uncertain．
D．Inspiring．

16．When I was about 12，I had an enemy，a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings（缺点）．Sometimes she said I was thin．Sometimes she said I was lazy．Sometimes she said I wasn't a good student．Sometimes she said I talked too much，and so on．I tried to put up with（忍受） her as long as I could．At last，I became very angry．I ran to my father with tears in my eyes．
He listened to me quietly，and then he asked，"Are the things she said true or not？Mary，didn't you ever wonder what you're really like？Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true．Pay no attention to the other things she said．"
I did as he told me and to my surprise，I discovered that about half the things were true．
I brought the list back to my dad．He refused to take it．"That's just for you，"he said．"You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself．When something said about you is true，you'll find it will be helpful to you．Don't shut your ears．Listen to them all，but hear the truth and do what you think is right．"
Many years have passed．The situation often appears in my mind．In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice．For some advice you will treasure（珍惜） all your life!
1．What did the writer's father do after he heard her complaints（抱怨）？B
A．He agreed with her"enemy"．
B．He told her to write down all her"enemy"had said about her．
C．He let her continue to put up with her"enemy"．
D．He told her not to pay attention to what her"enemy"had said．
2．The writer feltA when she did the things as her father had told her．
A．surprised
B．angry
C．disappointed
D．sad
3．Which of the following can we know from the passage？D
A．The"enemy"thought the writer was pretty．
B．The"enemy"thought the writer studied hard．
C．The writer and her"enemy"became best friends at last．
D．The writer is grateful to her father．
4．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage？D
A．My Parents
B．A Serious Criticism（批评）
C．What People Say About You Is Always Right
D．The Best Advice I Ever Had．

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