After the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletes have gone home and

the television audience has switched off, another group of athletes and fans will arrive at the host city, and another competition will begin. These are the Paralympics, the games for athletes with a disability. But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest Paralympies will not be taking part.

     She is a British athlete by the name of Tanni Crey-Thormpson. Born with spine

hifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralysed from the waist down. Tanni used a

wheelchair from the age of 7. At first, she was not keen on sport, apart from

horse-riding, which gave her a sense of freedom. But in her teens, she started taking

sports more seriously. She tried swimming, basketball and tennis. Eventually she

found athletics, and never looked back.

     Indeed, Tanni's athletic career took off. In 1984, whenshe was 15, she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100 metres at the Junior National Wheelehair Games. In 1988,Tanui went to her first Paralympic Games in Seoul. She won bronze in the 400 metres.Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona. Paralympics. Tanni won gold in the 100,200,400 and 800 metres relay, setting two world records in the process. In the same year she achieved she first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon

victories.

     Tanni's enduring success had been part motivation, part preparation, "The

training I do enables me to be a good sprinter (短跑运动员) enables me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever

distance I want to race  I am still competing at a very high lever, but as I get older things get harder and I want to retire before I fall apart."

     Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her

wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

     In spite of ups and downs, she never takes her fate lying down. In her splendid

life, she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in series

of Paralympics--a top lever athletic career covering two decades. She has won the

London Wheelchair Marathon six times, more than any other competitor, and she has

set over thirty world records.

     What advice does she have for young athletes? "Work hard at your studies, and

then train, train and train again."

46. Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?

    A. Basketball      B. Swimming.      C. Tennis.     D. Horse-riding.

47. When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal?_

    A. In 1984.         B. In 1988.         C. In 1992.      D. In 2007.

48. The underlined word "that" in the 5th paragraph refers to______________.

    A. fifty weeks' training           B. being a good sprinter

    C. training almost every day        D. part motivation and part preparation

49. What's the right order of the events related to Tanni?

    a. She works as a coach.

    b. She took up athletics.

    c. She won four gold medals in Barcelona.

    d. She competed in her first Paralympic Games.

    e. She achieved a victbry in her first London Wheelchair Marathon.

   A. b, d, c, e, a      B. a, d, b, c ,e       C. A,d,c,e,b     D.b.d.a.e.c

50. What can we learn from Tanui's success?

   A. Union is strength.             B. Never too late to learn.

   C. Well begun is half done.        D. No pains, no gains.

The national schools’ first aid competition is an interesting way for young people to practice their first aid skills in a safe environment.

A school may have three teams. The deadline for this competition has now been continued to April 21, 2012. All teams will compete at an elimination (淘汰) round, with the winners going forward to the National Final for the chance to become the winner.

A team has three formal members, and a reserve is also needed. All team members, together with the reserve, will take part. There are two age sections:

Junior: 7 to11

Senior: 12 to 16

This competition is based on the Young First Aid Course from St. John Ambulance Training Officer. Support will be given to make sure everyone has equal chances to win.

The winners of this competition will be invited to take part in the Young Grand Prior Competition. This competition improves the practical first aid skills of young people and tests their knowledge and skills with a series of realistic accidents and injuries. Youth teams are aged between 12 and 16 years old and should have three members. Young adults are aged between 17 and 21 and should have two members. All teams may bring a reserve. The Young Grand Prior Competition will be held at the Spa Complex, Scarborough, on November 28, 2012.

Those who want to take part in the national schools’ first aid competition will have to complete our application form.

1. If you are fifteen and want to take part in the competition, you will _________.

A．belong to the junior sections of the first aid competition

B．complete our application form by the end of April, 2012

C．study the course of St. John Ambulance Training Officer

D．teach yourself a lot of knowledge and skills of first aid

2. How many students will stand for a school?

A．Sixteen           B．Twelve            C．Four             D．Three

3.Form the passage we can learn that the Young Grand Prior Competition will __________.

A．have a test with realistic accidents and injuries

B．not allow the adult competitors to take part in

C．be the highest level competition in the country

D．be held on April 21, 2012

4.The passage is written mainly for __________.  

A．those who want to practice their first aid skills

B．the young school students in the country

C．the middle school teachers in the country

D．the young people throughout the country

D　　

Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy．They feel heavy pressures from their parents to do well in school．Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have a wonderful life．Though this may be good ideas for those very bright students，it can have very bad results for many students who are not quick enough at learning．

Unfortunately，a number of students killed themselves．Others are after comfort in using drugs．Some do bad things with trouble-makers and turn to crime．Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have disappointed their parents．Such students feel that they are less important and leave school before they have finished their study．

It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way．Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers' work to help their children．To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to special school called juku-cram schools．These schools are open during the evening and on weekends, and their only purpose is to prepare students to pass exams, they do not try to educate students in any real sense of the real world. It thus comes as a shock to realize that almost three quarters of the junior or high school population attend these cram schools．　　　　

Ordinary Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from fhe students' hair to their clothes and things in their school bag．Child psychologists now think that such strict rules often lead to a feeling of being unsafe and being unable to fit into society．They regard the rules as being harmful to the development of each student．They believe that no sense of moral values is developed and that students are given neither guidance nor training in becoming good citizens．

67．A lot of Japanese students are unhappy at school because              　　

A．they work very hard    B．they find they can't do well at school

C．they feel unimportant  D．they are under too much pressure　　　　

68．Because of their failure at school, some students take drugs to          

A．kill themselves             B．seek comfort

C．disappoint their parents     D．make trouble　　　　

69．What should be the best title of the passage?

A．Students' Pressure   

B．Students' Problems　　　　

C．The Negative Impact(影响) of Japanese Education　　　　

D．The Trouble in Japanese Schools

70．In juku-cram schools students_______．

A．are taken good care of by the teachers    B．feel no pressure

C．are trained to pass exams               D．can learn a lot of useful things

71．In ordinary Japanese schools，________．

A．there are strict rules      B．students feel safe　　　　

C．students can do anything  D．learning is not important

Every evening, 15-year-old Rashida returns home from school, changes out of her uniform, and rushes to a neighboring farm to help her mother harvest vegetables. Her father is disabled, so the modest profit the two of them earn must cover food, clothing and other necessities for all seven children and their parents. Despite having precious little time to study, Rashida is one of the top students at her junior secondary school. But with so much responsibility on her small shoulders, she admits that it is sometimes hard for her to imagine a more promising future.

Last year, Rashida was invited to join 155 other girls at Camfed Ghana’s first Girls’ Career Camp, a program designed to inspire girls growing up in the country’s Northern Region to dream big, and to support them to pursue those dreams. “We organized this camp because we wanted to let girls know that even if they are struggling with poverty, their lives will not be defined by limitations,” says Dolores Dickson, Camfed Ghana’s Executive Director.

Over the course of five days, the camp led the junior and secondary school students through a range of experiences and career opportunities that were entirely new to them.  Dr. Agnes Apusiga, a lecturer from the University of Development Studies, ran the workshop on goal-setting and career choices, describing the universities and training colleges in Ghana that could help them achieve their dreams. Participants then visited the University for Development Studies, where they toured the medical school and science labs. Another highlight was a workshop at the computer lab at Tamale Secondary School. Many of the girls had studied information technology from a book but had never before seen a computer.

“When the girls arrived at camp, they were not ambitious, because they didn’t have any idea what the world held for them,” says Eugenia Ayagiba, Project Officer with Camfed Ghana. “Many had scarcely traveled beyond their own villages.”

“I think the most important thing that happened at the camp is that we opened a window of hope for a group of girls coming from backgrounds of poverty,” says Eugenia. For Rashida, who has been laughed at in the past by her schoolmates because of her father’s disability, the experience was important. “She told one of the camp mentors(辅导员) that when she is at school, she often feels like a misfit, and she prefers to keep to herself,” says Eugenia. “But at the camp, it was different. She made friends with girls who have similar struggles. She took part in every single activity, every single game. On the last day, she said to her mentor, ‘The camp has challenged me to study hard. Now I see that there is light at the end of the tunnel.’

How many are there in Rashida’s family?

A．Seven   B．Eight      C．Nine       D．Ten

According to the passage, Camfed Ghana’s first Girls’ Career Camp is         ．

       A．a program to help poor girls to have ambition

       B．a program to help poor girl students to get university education

       C．a program to help poor girls to study hard

       D．a program to help the poor families

Why did the camp lead the students to visit universities and training colleges?

       A．To show they are better than their schools

       B．To encourage them to get good education．

       C．To show them what they are like

       D．To get them to touch the advanced equipment there

What can we infer from the passage?

       A．Rashida has become friends with her mentors

       B．Rashida’s mentors has encouraged her a lot．

       C．Rashida was sad because of her father’s disability．

       D．Rashida has had her new dream since the camp

The best title of the passage is ___________．

       A．Poor Girls in Ghana B．Girls’ Career Camp

       C．Camfed Ghana        D．Students in Ghana Dream Big