As a child, Alain Robert was afraid of high places. One day, when he was 12, he went back home from school. At the front door of his building, he looked for his keys. He didn’t have them. It was 3:30 and his parents worked until 6:00 pm. Alain looked at his apartment on the eighth floor. He saw an open window. He closed his eyes and imagined himself climbing the building. When he opened his eyes, he told himself, “I can do it.” Fifteen minutes later, he was in his house and his fear of high places was gone.

Today, Alain still climbs building. In 2003, he climbs a building in London dressed as Spiderman to advertise(为…做广告) the movie. In 2004, he climbed a building Taipei 101 (one of the tallest buildings in the world). To reach the top of a building, Alain uses only his hands and special shoes. He has no rope or other safety tools.

Alain climbs as a hobby. He also does it to make money for charity (for poor children and the homeless). When he climbs, he wants to send a message to people. If you have a dream or something you really want to do, it can become real. But you must be brave and keep trying. If something bad happens, don’t give up. Close your eyes and tell yourself, “I can do it.”

1.When Alain climbs a building, he uses ________.

A. his hands and special shoes

B. special tools

B. his hand only

D. his special shoes only

2. The underline word “charity” means “__________” in Chinese.

A. 享受 B. 休闲 C. 慈善 D. 消费

3.Alain climbs for two reasons. They are _________.

A. for fun and his health

B. for charity and for his job

C. for his health and for charity

D. for charity and for fun

4. If you feel afraid to do something, what is Alain’s advice?

A. Practice climbing buildings

B. Tell yourself “I can do it.”

C. If something bad happens, then stop.

D. Try to do something else.

完成句子

根据汉语意思，完成下列各题。

1.努力吧，孩子们，我们会为你们而骄傲的。

Come on, kids! We will you.

2.西安因其悠久历史而出名。

Xi’an its long history.

3.你觉得中国制造的产品怎样？

What do you think of the products ?

4.令我吃惊的是，每个人都变化很大

，everyone has changed a lot. .

5.可口可乐是偶然发明的。

Coca Cola was invented .

根据语境补全对话。

通读下面的对话，根据上下文补全对话内容。

（In a shop.）

A: Good morning. 1. ?

B: Good morning. I’d like to buy an MP5 for my English study.

A: We have many types here. Some are made in China and some are made in other countries.

B: This one looks nice. 2. ?

A: It was made in Japan.

B: 3. ?

A: 500 yuan. It’s a new type.

B: Wow, that’s too expensive. I can’t afford it. Do you have a cheaper one?

A: Sure. 4. ? It costs only 150 yuan.

B: Well, that one looks very good, and the price is OK. Was it made in China?

A: Yes, it was made in Shanghai.

B: Ok, 5. . Thanks.

The number of the pandas _______getting ___________.

A.are, fewer and fewer B.is, smaller and smaller

C.is, fewer and fewer D.are, smaller and smaller

They always begin to save some food before winter ___.

A.comes B.ends C.coming D.ending

–Mum, must I stay there the whole day?

--No, you ____. You _____ come back after lunch, if you like.

A. mustn’t, can B.needn’t, must

C.needn’t, may D. mustn’t, should

The wetland provides a lot of wildlife ____ food and cover.

A. for B. with C. as D. however

完形填空

Jessie was driving home happily when a truck went past her car. The driver was moving much too fast. When Jessie neared her exit（出口）, she ______ something and stopped her car to the______of the highway（高速公路）. An accident had happened on the left side. The truck had ______ a car, but the driver was gone. Jessie thought that the people inside must be badly ______ and she should help them as much as she could.

Not thinking of the _____, Jessie hurried to the other side of the road, though______people dared（敢）cross such a busy road. the car, she saw five people —two women and three children. Jessie was ______ to see all of them moving.

Jessie pulled one of the car doors. It wouldn’t______. She went to the next door. ______, she couldn’t move it. She almost thought that all was lost before she got one of the doors to open a little. “Please get the children out,” one of the women called. Jessie _______ a little boy from the car and moved him to a ______ place. Then she went to bring the other children to safety.

After the last child was out of the car, Jessie thought of the box in _________ car. She had something in it that could help get that door open. So she went back to get the box quickly. As Jessie was ______ on the door, the driver said, “Not many people would do what you’re doing.” “Your just take it easy, and I’ll have you _______ soon,” said Jessie. She was as good as her word. As soon as she helped the women out of the car, it caught fire.

1.A. did B. saw C. made D. forgot

2.A. right B. left C. front D. back

3.A. hit B. met C. passed D. followed

4.A. wanted B. treated C. needed D. hurt

5.A. matter B. trouble C. danger D. dangerous

6.A. a few B. a little C. few D. little

7.A. Looking after B. Looking into C. Looking out of D. Looking down

8.A. afraid B. happy C. nervous D. worried

9.A. close B. walk C. open D. drive

10.A. Again B. Clearly C. Perhaps D. Suddenly

11.A. picked B. dropped C. collected D. pulled

12.A. quiet B. cool C. safe D. clean

13.A. their B. her C. his D. its

14.A. working B. turning C. knocking D. setting

15.A. back B. past C. over D. out

Life is full of surprises and you never know how things will turn out .Sir John Gurdon is a good example of this. As a boy, he was told he was hopeless at science and finished bottom of his class. Now, aged 79, the very same Gurdon shared the 2012 Nobe Prize in Medicine with Japanese stem cell(干细胞) researcher Shinya Yamanaka.

Like so many scientists, Gurdon shows us where the power of curiosity and perseverance (坚持不懈)can lead.

At the age of 15 in 1948, Gurdon ranked last out of the 250 boys at his high school in biology and every other science subject. Gurdon’s high school science teacher even said that his dream of becoming a scientist was“quite ridiculous”.

In spite of his teacher s criticisms，Gurdon followed his curiosity and kept working hard. He went to the lab early and left later than anyone else. He experienced thousands of failures.

“My own belief is that we will, in the end, understand everything about how cells actually work,” Gurdon said.

In 1962, Gurdon took a cell from an adult frog and moved its genetic(基因的）information into an egg cell. The egg cell then grew into a clone(克隆) of the adult frog. This technique later helped to create Dolly the sheep in 1996, the first cloned mammal(哺乳动物）in the world.

In 2006，Gurdon’s work was developed by Yamanaka to show that a sample(样本）of a person’s skin can be used to create stem cells. Using this technique, doctors can repair a patient’s heart after a heart attack.

Luck favors the prepared mind Gurdon told the Nobel Prize Organization. “Ninety percent of the time things don’t work，but when they do，you have to seize(抓住）the chance.”

1. Who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine?

A. Sir John Gurdon

B. Shiny a Yamanaka.

C. Sir John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka

D. Gurdon’s science teacher.

2. In what order are the followings mentioned in the passage?

a. create the sheep Dolly

b. take a cell from an adult frog

c. use a person’s skin to create stem cells

d. move a frog’s genetic information into an egg cell

e. grow into a clone of a frog

A. b—a—c—d—e B. b—d—e—a—c

C. b—d—a—p—e D. b—c—d—a—c

3. What does the underlined word “ridiculous” mean?

A.无知的 B.无畏的 C.荒废的 D.荒谬的

4.According to the passage, which statement is true?

A. As a boy, he was told he was hopeful.

B. He ranked first at his high school in biology.

C. It’s impossible for the doctors to repair a patient’s heart after a heart attack.

D. In spite of-his teacher's criticisms, he kept working hard.

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Ninety percent of the time things don’t work.

B. Luck favors the prepared mind

C. Life is full of surprises.

D. How to know cells actually work.

缺词填空

Trees are u 1. to men in three important ways. They p 2. them with wood and other things. They give people shade in hot days ,and they help to prevent drought(干旱) and floods（洪水）.

S 3. , in many places of the world, men don’t know the third of these is the most important. They just want to make money from the trees. Some people cut down a large n 4. of trees in the forests. Usually they are too busy c 5. down trees to plant and look after new trees so the forests slowly b 6. smaller and smaller.

This does not only m 7. that men will have fewer trees. The r 8. are even more serious. For where there are trees, their roots can prevent the rain from w 9. away the soil, but if there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and wash away the rich top-soil (地表土). When the top-soil is gone, n 10. remains but death.