1．Katie Spotz is a 22-year-old girl form America．She wants to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat．If sh——青夏教育精英家教网—

1．Katie Spotz is a 22-year-old girl form America．She wants to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat．If she succeeds，she'll be the youngest and the first American to finish the 2500-mile trip．
Spotz began sailing when she was at university，but she has never tried to sail such a long way before．It will be a great challenge for her．In recent years，she has swum all the way down the 325-mile Allegheny River and traveled by bike form Seattle to Washington．
Spotz knows that she may see some dangerous things during the trip．It will be very dangerous if she meets very bad weather in the middle of the sea．But she believes that she can deal with all the difficulties．
"I never thought I could run 26miles，"she said．"But once I finished it，I realized that maybe I could do something even more difficult．"
Spotz wants to collect money by going on this trip．She wants to collect money for an organization called"Blue Planet run"．The organization offers free，safe drinking water to people who need it．
It's take her about three months to finish this trip．Good luck to this brave girl and best wishes to her!

The age of Spotz	（76）22 years old
The distance of the trip	（77）2500 miles
A dangerous thing during the trip is	the （78）bad weather
The purpose of the trip	to collect （79）moneyfor an organization
The trip will take	About （80）three/3months．

20．You may know the song Happy Birthday very well．But do you know about its writer？It was written by an American girl．And she became very rich after that．
When she was a child，she was poor．Once，she was invited to her friend's birthday party．She was pleased but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her．
"The party is coming soon，but now I have little money．"Tears ran down her face．
Later that night she was in bed，thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in．"What happened？"her grandma asked．Hearing the girl's story，she said，"Don't worry．I think I can help you．How about singing a song together？Happy birthday to …"What a beautiful song!They sang and sang．Suddenly she woke up．It was a dream!She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party．
When she sang the song at the party the next day，her friends were very happy．"How wonderfully you sing!We haven't heard such a beautiful song before．Thank you for giving me the special gift．"said her friend．And they learnt to sing it together．Later the girl became well-known in America．

61．The song Happy Birthday was written byA．
A．an American girl
B．an American girl's grandma
C．an American boy
D．an American girl's friend
62．The girl was sad becauseC．
A．she didn't want to go to the party．
B．she would be busy that day．
C．she didn't have enough money to buy a gift．
D．she wasn't invited to the party．
63．What gift did she give her friend？D
A．A flower．
B．A toy．
C．An interesting book．
D．A song．
64．What did her friends think of the song？It wasB．
A．boring
B．beautiful
C．exciting
D．interesting
65．Which of the following is TRUE？D
A．The girl was still poor after writing the song．
B．The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream．
C．The girl's friends had heard the song before．
D．The girl became famous because of the song．

19．Three travelers，Allan，Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station．They were waiting for a train that was very late．
To pass the time，they began talking to each other．At first，they talked about the weather and their work．Then Paul said，"Tell me-what would you most like to do if your doctor tells you that you have only three months to live？"
The other two men thought about this for a while，and then Carl spoke．"Well，"he said，"if I have only three months to live，I'll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend，Erik．I'd like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible．And I'll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food．I think I'll have a wonderful time．"
"That's very interesting．"Paul said．With these words，he turned to the other man，saying，"And what about you？"
"I'll tell you a secret，"Allan said．"I always want to be a racing driver．So if I have only three months to live，the first thing I'd like to do is to sell my house．With the money I'll buy the fastest car in the world．Maybe I can enter all the big motor races．"
Then he laughed，"I might even end up （以…而告终） world champion．"
"Now it's your turn，"Allan went on，"If your doctor tells you the bad news，what would you most like to do？"
"Oh，"said Paul with a smile．"I'll go and see another doctor．"

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56．The three men were talkingB．
A．in the post office
B．in the waiting room
C．on the train
D．on the chairs in their office
57．The men began to talk about the weather and the work because theyB．
A．didn't know anything new
B．wanted to pass the time quickly
C．had nothing to do
D．were very interested in each other's work
58．if Carl have only three months to live，he willA．
A．travel around the world with his best friend
B．travel around the world with his family
C．stay at the best hotels and do nothing
D．go to the bank and save all the money
59．if Allan have only three months to live，he willC．
A．buy a big new house for his family
B．travel around the world in the fastest car
C．buy the fastest car in the world and join all the big motor races
D．go and see another doctor
60．"I might even end up world champion．"Here the word"champion"meansDin Chinese．
A．名人
B．赛车手
C．大款
D．冠军．

18．Justin Bieber was nominated （提名） for the Best New Artist Grammy 2011．Both he and his fans were excited to hear the great news!
Born on March 1，1994，in Canada，Justin entered a singing contest when he was 12and won the second place．He taught himself to play the piano，drums and guitar．In 2007Justin posted videos of his singing on the Internet and became famous．In 2008，he became a singer with a record company．Since then，he has become a big name．Justin is so popular that screaming fans show up everywhere for his appearance．Several of his performances had to be cancelled because there were too many fans!
In February，2011，Justin's biopic Never Say Never will come out．Justin came from a poor family．But he said in his book that not having as many things as his friends made him stronger and built his character．He wants to tell people that you can do anything if you just put your mind to it．

41．When did Justin become a singer with a record company？C
A．In 1994．
B．In 2007．
C．In 2008．
D．In 2011．
42．Why did Justin have to cancel some of his performances？D
A．Because he was badly ill．
B． Because he thought his performances weren't good enough．
C．Because he didn't want to have any performances．
D．Because there were lots of fans．
43．What's the meaning of the word"biopic"in the last paragraph？A
A．自传
B．声明
C．论文
D．小说．

17．There was a robbery（抢劫） at City Central Bank later yesterday afternoon．Two men entered the bank at about 4：00pm and told the bank teller （出纳） on duty to give them 1，000，000．The robbers were carrying guns and wearing black masks （面具） to cover their faces．The robbers told all the customers in the bank to lie down on the floor．The witness （证人） said that everyone in the bank was frightened and did what the robbers told them．
The teller agreed to give them the money but told them they would have to wait a few minutes．She said the bank manager would have to get the money out of the safe．As the robbers were waiting for the money，the teller managed to press an alarm button  that was hidden under the counter．It was a silent alarm，so the robbers didn't realize it had been set off．
Just as the manager arrived with the money，ten policemen entered the bank．The robbers were very surprised that the police caught them easily．The robbers are now in custody （拘留），and will appear in court next week．
The police praised Miss Alston，the bank teller，for her brave act．The bank manager said that they would give Miss Alston a week's vacation to thank her．

53．Everyone in the bank did what the robbers told them because．A
A．they were frightened
B．the robbers were very polite
C．the bank manager told them to
D．they knew the police were coming
54．Which is the right order of the robbery？．C
a．The police caught the robbers．
b..Two men entered the bank．
c．The teller pressed an alarm button．
d．The bank manager took the money out of the safe
A．b-d-c-a
B．d-c-a-b
C．b-c-d-a
D．d-b-c-a
55．The police caught the robbers so easily because the robbers didn'tC．
A．know who the policemen were
B．get the money
C．expect the police arrived at the bank so quickly
D．expect the money to be in the safe
56．What would be the best title for the passage？B
A．The Over-confident Robbers．
B．The Brave Teller．
C．An Alarm Button in the Bank．
D．The City Central Bank．

16．Once upon a time a man became a great archer（射手）．He asked the king to declare him as the greatest archer of the country．The king was about to do so when an old servant of the king said，"Wait，sir．I know an old man who lives in the forest．He is a much greater archer．Let this young man go to him and learn from him for at least three years．"
The man could not believe that there could be a greater archer than him，but he went and found the old man and he was!For three years he learned from him．Then one day，when he thought he had learned everything，the thought arose in him："If I kill this old man，then I will be the greatest archer．"
The old man had gone to cut wood and he was coming back carrying wood on his shoulder．The young man hid behind a tree，waiting to kill him．He shot an arrow（箭）．The old man took a small piece of wood and threw it．It struck the arrow and the arrow turned back and wounded the young man．The old man came，took out the arrow and said．"I knew that some day or other you were going to do this．That's why I have not taught you this secret．There is no need to kill me．My master is still alive，and I'm nothing before him．You must be with him for at least thirty years．And he is very old，So go fast!Find the old man!"

48．The underlined word in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to"C"．
A．崇拜
B．建议
C．宣布
D．夸奖
49．The young archer wanted to kill the old man becauseB．
A．he had nothing more to learn from him
B．he could then become the greatest archer
C．the old man refused to teach him everything
D．the king's old servant ordered him to do so
50．What do you think would most probably happen next？D
A．The young archer died from the wound soon after．
B．The king declared the young man the greatest archer．
C．The young archer found the old man's master and killed him．
D．The young archer set off to look for the old man's master．
51．What lesson can you learn from the story？A
A．There's always someone better than you in this world．
B．You must never try to become better than your teacher．
C．The older a man is，the better archer he usually becomes．
D．Always use a piece of wood to protect yourself from an arrow．

15．Once upon a time，there was an island where all the feelings lived：Happiness，Sadness，Knowledge，and all of the others，including Love．One day the feelings were told that the island would sink，so all built boats and left，except Love．Love was the only one who stayed．Love wanted to hold out（坚持） until the last possible moment．
When the island had almost sunk，Love decided to ask for help．
Richness was passing by Love in a big boat．Love said，"Richness，can you take me with you？"
Richness answered，"No，I can't．There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat．There is no place here for you．"
Love decided to ask Vanity（虚荣心） who was also passing by in a beautiful ship．"Vanity，please help me!"
"I can't help you，Love．You are all wet and might destroy my boat，"Vanity answered．
Sadness was close by，so Love asked，"Sadness，let me go with you．"
"Oh…Love，I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"
Happiness passed by Love，too，but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her．Suddenly，there was a voice，"Come，Love，I will take you．"It was an elder．So thankful and happy，Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going．When they arrived at dry land，the elder went her own way．Realizing how much was owed（欠） the elder，Love asked Knowledge，another elder，"Who helped me？"
"It was Time，"Knowledge answered．
"Time？"asked Love．"But why did Time help me？"
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom（智慧） and answered，"Because only Time is able to understand how valuable Love is．"

44．How did the feelings go away from the island？A
A．By water．
B．By swimming．
C．On foot．
D．By flying
45．Which of the following is true？D
A．Happiness was blind．
B．Richness had a small boat．
C．Vanity's ship was damaged．
D．Sadness wanted to stay alone．
46．Who saved Love？A
A．Time．
B．Knowledge．
C．Richness．
D．Happiness．
47．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage？A
A．Love and Time
B．An Accident
C．A sinking island
D．Different Feelings．

14．Once upon a time，there was a farmer in the central region of China．He didn't have a lot of money and，instead of a strong horse，he used an old horse to plow（犁） his field．
One afternoon，while working in the field，the horse dropped dead．Everyone in the village said，"Oh，what a horrible thing to happen!"The farmer said simply，"We'll see．"He was so at peace and so calm，that everyone in the village got together and，admiring his attitude，gave him a new horse as a gift．
Everyone said，"What a lucky man!"And the farmer said，"We'll see．"
A couple of days later，the new horse jumped a fence and ran away．Everyone in the village shook their heads and said，"What a poor guy!"The farmer smiled and said，"We'll see．"
Finally，the horse found his way home，and everyone again said，"What a lucky man!"
The farmer said，"______．"
Later in the year，the farmer's young boy went out riding on the horse and fell and broke his leg．Everyone in the village said，"What a shame for the poor boy!"The farmer said，"We'll see．"
Two days later，the army came into the village to draft new recruits（征兵）．When they saw that the farmer's son had a broken leg，they decided not to recruit him．
Everyone said，"What a lucky young man!"The farmer smiled again，and said，"We'll see．"
There's no use in overacting（反应过度）to the events of our everyday lives．Many times what looks likes a bad thing，may actually be a gift in return．And when our hearts are in the right place，all events are gifts that we can learn valuable lessons from．

52．What is the right order of the events？C
①．The old man's son broke his leg．
②People gave the old man a new horse．
③The old man's old horse dropped dead．
④The old man's son was not recruited by the army．
A．①②③④
B．④③①②
C．③②①④
D．④①②③
53． What sentence probably would be on the line？C
A．Not at all．
B．Yes，I am
C．We'll see．
D．Thank you．
54．Why did the father always say"We'll see"when things happened？C
A．Because the father was very clear about what would happen next．
B．Because the father didn't care about what happened．
C．Because the father didn't want to overact to what happened．
D．Because the father wanted to show off how cool he was．
55．What do you think would be the best title of the story？A
A．We'll see．
B．What a cool father!
C．What a lucky man!
D．What a poor man!

13．The year was 1932，Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small one-engine airplane．At midnight，several hours after she had left Newfoundland，she ran into bad weather．To make things worse，her altimeter failed to work．（The altimeter shows the height of the plane above the ground．） At night，and in a storm，a pilot（飞行员）is in great difficulty without an altimeter．At times，her plane nearly fell into the sea．Just before daylight，there was further trouble．Amelia noticed flames（火焰）coming from the engine．Would she be able to reach land？There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope．
Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland，and for the courage she had shown，she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe．When she returned to the United States，she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House．From that time on，Amelia Earhart was famous．
What was so important about her flight？Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone，and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes．

25．Amelia wasA．
A．an American
B．an Englishwoman
C．a European
D．living near the Atlantic
26．She ran into bad weather．Here"ran into"meansD．
A．rushed into
B．hit
C．knocked into
D．met
27．Amelia's successful flight has proved thatB．
A．women can do everything
B．women can do things，as men have done
C．men and women are equal now
D．women pilots are more successful than men pilots．

12．Grygori Pilikian spent his 114th birthday the other day and some reporters visited him to find out the secret of a long life．
"The secret of a long life is happiness，"Grygori said．"If you are happy，you will live a long time．"
"Are you married？"a reporter asked．"Yes，"Grygori answered．"I married my third wife when I was 102．If you are happily married，you will live better．But for（要是没有） my third wife，I would have died years ago．"
"What about smoking and drinking？"another reporter asked．"Yes，they are important，"Grygori said．"Don't smoke at all and you will feel well．Drink two glasses of wine a day and you will be healthy and happy．"

50．Some reporters visited Grygori becauseC．
A．he was a happy man
B．he was a friend of them
C．he had lived to be much longer than most people
D．he had married three times
51．The word"wine"in the last paragraph meansA in Chinese．
A．酒
B．饮料
C．汽水
D．汤
52．The writer wants to tell usB．
A．drinking much is good for our health
B．drinking a little is helpful
C．smoking and drinking are the most important to our health
D．both smoking and drinking are bad for our health
53．The best title for this passage isB．
A．Grygori's Birthday
B．The Secret of a Long Life
C．Happiness and Life
D．Reporters Visited Grygori．

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