12．After seeing the famous movie series Pirates of the Caribbean .Alexander Marchenko.a 38-year-old ——青夏教育精英家教网——

12．After seeing the famous movie series"Pirates of the Caribbean"（＜加勒比海盗＞），Alexander Marchenko，a 38-year-old businessman from a small Russian village，decided to build his very own copy of the Black Pearl pirate ship．
Marchenko has traveled all over Russia，and believes that there is no other land more beautiful than his hometown．He decided to take advantage of the beautiful environment and build a hotel．
He had noticed the other restaurants and hotels in the area all looked the same way，so he tried to come up with something special that would attract visitors．He was wondering what kind of hotel he would build when the Black Pearl came into his mind．He decided to build his own Black Pearl ship．Without any ship building experience，he went online and downloaded photos of famous ships to use as guides．And started working on it immediately．It's been two years since he worked on his ship．Now，his own Black Pearl is starting to take shape on the Yenisei River．
The 21-meter-long   vessel is made of wood produced locally，and the ship's"captain"plans to add all the tiniest details（细节） of the original Black Pearl．Right now，Marchenko is working on the interior decorations（内部装修）．He spends most of his time in the workshop，making all the little designs by hand．So far，he has spent 3.5million rubles．
Marchenko hopes to finish the work this summer．Judging by the attention his ship is getting in its current state，he believes that upon completion，tourists will flock to see his wooden wonder．

56．Alexander Marchenko believes thatD．
A．his hometown is cleaner than any other village
B．his small village will become a tourist attraction
C．he can build the Black Pearl pirate ship with ease
D．his hometown is more beautiful than any other land
57．Which of the following words can be used to describe his hotel？A
A．Special．     B．Environmentally-friendly
C．Tiny．        D．Expensive．
58．What inspired Alexander Marchenko to build a ship hotel？B
A．A book．   B．A film．
C．A trip．   D．A lecture．
59．The underlined word"vessel"meansD．
A．hotel    B．car
C．movie    D．ship
60．What does Marchenko think of the future of his hotel？A
A．He is very confident of its success．
B．He is doubtful（怀疑的） about its success．
C．He is worried about its success．
D．He is not aware（意识到） of the hotel's future．

11．I could clearly remember my first day in the 5th grade．I was a new student then，having transferred（转学） to a local school for boys．Life was really difficult for my parents having transferred me to a school with a higher schooling fee．As much as we could，all unnecessary expenses （费用） were dispensed with（免除）．
At school，we were required to wear a white shirt with the school's sign on its upper left pocket that could be bought in the school shops．And at the top of this pocket a name tag（标签） should be worn to best prove each student．This tag was sold at the shops too．To cut added expenses，Mom decided to make the tag herself．
"This would do，"she said，pushing the tag through the button at the top of the pocket．"OK Mom"．I was not ready to wear it．I thought it was different and irregular．At school，some boys made fun of me because of the tag．"Your helper sure did an ugly job"．And another remarked"How strange it is!At least it caught our attention"．I knew it．At first，I tried to cover it and ignored it．But at last I knew that it didn't matter if it was different from others who wore the machine-made tags．
I realized it should not stop me from doing my best in spite of our differences in culture of economic situation （经济状况）．What is true is that Mom spent much time making it possible to give the best to me．I should be proud of it．And I did； I wore this Mom-made tag for the rest of the school year．

51．That all unnecessary expenses were dispensed with shows thatA．
A．the life of the writer's family was really difficult
B．transferring to a new school needs little money
C．the schooling fee of the writer was all dispensed with
D．the writer's parents were good at saving money
52．What did the writer's mother do in order to save money？B
A．She made a white shirt herself．
B．She made the tag for the writer
C．She said it would do with a wrong tag
D．She bought a cheap shirt for him
53．After the tag was made the writerA．
A．was not willing to wear it
B．did not wear it to school
C．thanked his mom very much
D．thought that it was very ugly
54．We can learn from this passage thatD．
A．the writer did the best in his study
B．the writer was then a middle school student
C．the writer's mother was able to make clothes
D．the writer was proud of his Mom-made tag at last
55．What does the experience of the writer make us understand？C
A．The poor life is difficult to deal with
B．Many people like laughing at others
C．Nothing can stop us doing the best
D．The love of parents is the most important．

10．--What about _______ concert？
--Jay Chou's （周杰伦） concert？I didn't go to it．To tell the truth，to buy _____ ticket of his is out of my reach at the moment．（　　）

9．We had tried everything to improve their living conditions，but it made little ．（　　）

8．Shirley Temple Black，who lifted America's spirits as a bright-eyed child movie star during the Great Depression and later became a US diplomat（外交官），died at the age of 85at her home in Woodside，California，on Monday．
A family statement said，"We announce with great sadness that diplomat Shirley Temple Black，former Hollywood child star and forever America's little darling peacefully passed away at her Woodside，California，home from natural causes，at the age of 85，on February 10，2014．"She was surrounded by her family and caregivers．
"We respect her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor，as a diplomat，and most importantly as our beloved mother，grandmother，great-grandmother，and good wife for fifty-five years of much-missed Charles Alden Black，who has passed away．"
Temple's film career began in 1932and she found international fame two years later aged in the film Bright Eyes，famous for the song On the Good Ship Lollipop．The youngster was seen with her hair in curls，and the unforgettable performance made her one of the biggest box office draws （有票房影响力的明星）of the times．She was awarded a Juvenile Academy Award in 1935and starred in films such as Curly Top and The Littlest Rebel，helping the US deal with the depression of the 1930s．And she was credited with helping save the film company 20th Century Fox from being bankrupt（破产）．
But after retiring from the entertainment world in her early 20s with a special Oscar under her belt for the movie Stand up and Cheer when she was six，she created a role as an outstanding diplomat，serving as the US ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia．
Temple was also a delegate to several international commissions and was involved with the United Nations．She was the first woman to serve as US chief of protocol（礼仪） in the Department of State．

56．According to the family statement we can know thatD．
A．Shirley Black had been ill in bed for a long time
B．Black's family was of five generations before she died
C．no doctors and nurses were allowed in Black's home
D．Shirley Black survived her husband Charles Black
57．What movie did Shirley Temple win the Oscar in？B
A．The Littlest Rebel．
B．Stand up and Cheer．
C．On the Good Ship Lollipop．
D．Bright Eyes．
58．It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph thatC．
A．Shirley saved the falling American government
B．most film companies had already gone bankrupt
C．Shirley ever brought in big incomes to herself
D．Century Fox was the biggest company on earth
59．What does the passage mainly tell us？C
A．Shirley Temple performed in a lot of films．
B．Shirley Temple became famous as a child．
C．Shirley Temple，a former child star，died．
D．Shirley Temple acted as an excellent diplomat．

7．On September 8th，Obama，President of America，made an inspiring speech at the school opening，which has left a lasting ___________ on the audience．（　　）

6．John's quick action shows that ________ knowledge of first aid can make real
difference in saving a person's life（　　）

5．Last week I was riding my special motorbike and then stopped at a convenience store．As I was getting my wheelchair off the back，a man watched me from his car and I noticed a wheelchair in his back seat．We spoke for a moment and I asked him about the wheelchair．He answered that it was for his daughter．"Well，do you think she would like to go for a ride on my motorbike with me？"I asked．He seemed shocked that a total stranger would ask him this．He thought about it for a second and said，"OK，as long as I can follow you．"
He introduced me to Amy and he sat her on my back seat．Her father followed me for a few miles and she talked non-stop about what she wanted for Christmas．As we came back to the convenience store，she said，"This ride is the best Christmas present I could ever receive．I have been in a wheelchair my whole life and didn't know I could do this．"I told her about some of the other things I do （ski，travel the world by myself，etc．）．As her father was taking her off my bike，she turned to him and said，"Oh Daddy，I'm going to be OK．Mr．Bryant does all kinds of things，and I will too．"Her father turned away as a tear of joy rolled down his cheek．He hugged me and said，"I was sitting here praying for a gift for Amy that would encourage her．She often felt that her life was dull compared to other children．God answered my prayer just now．Now I pray that God will bless you for your gift to Amy today．"I believed what he said．Being kind and thoughtful to others，we can be an answer to prayer．

56．How did the father feel at first when the author invited his daughter for a ride？C
A．He was happy because his daughter could gain excitement．
B．He was moved because the author offered to help his daughter．
C．He felt surprised because he didn't know the author．
D．He felt nervous because he was worried about his daughter's safety．
57．According to the passage，the girlB．
A．used to be a completely healthy person
B．was inspired by the author's experiences
C．was satisfied with her life
D．was unwilling to communicate with a stranger
58．What was the author's gift to Amy according to the girl's father？D
A．The motorbike B．The wheelchair C．The blessing D．The ride
59．What can we infer from the passage？D
A．The author usually drove too fast
B．The author worked in a convenience store
C．The author often offered strangers a ride on his motorbike
D．The author was a man with disability．

4．If you want to own an iphone 6ahead，you'll have to make a（an）_____，or you will wait for some time．（　　）

3．--Stay a bit longer，please．It's been such____pleasure having you here．
--Thank you，but I've got____early start tomorrow morning．（　　）

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