When I was 14, I left school with learning disabilities and decided to surf the biggest waves in the world, first in California and then in Hawaii. One morning, I met an old man, a bum, on the street corner. He asked me if I was running away from home. I told him, “Not exactly, sir, because my father had given me a ride to the train station and said, “ It is important to follow your dream, son.”

After talking for a while, he told me that he had something to show me and share with me. We walked several blocks until we reached a public library.

The bum asked me to sit down and wait for a moment. Later he returned with some old books and sat beside me. Then he said, “There are two things that I want to teach you, young man. Number one is to never judge a book by its cover, for a cover can fool you. I’ll bet you think I’m a bum, don’t you?” I said, “I guess so, sir.”

“Well, young man, I've got a little surprise for you. I am one of the richest men in the world. But a year ago, when my wife passed away, I realized there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life, one of which was what it would be like to live like a bum on the streets. For the past year I have been going from city to city doing just that. Number two is to learn how to read, for there is only one thing that people can’t take away from you, and that is your wisdom（智慧）. ”At that moment, he gave me the books he’d pulled from the shelves.

The bum took me back to the street where we first met. He asked me never to forget what he taught me when we left each other.

1.The boy________________ when he was 14.

A. liked running B. left school

C. did well in study D. traveled around the world

2.The underlined word “bum” means a person who is __________.

A. homeless and poor B. rich and generous

C. kind and wise D. unlucky and mean

3.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Wisdom is one thing that people can’t take away from you.

B. The bum asked the writer to read some old books in the library.

C. The bum’s hope was to have different kinds of experiences in life.

D. The writer’s father supported his choice of following his dream.

4.The best title of this passage probably is __________.

A. Follow Your Dream B. an Important Lesson

C. Never Judge a Book by Its Cover D. Wisdom is Important

In the summer of 1885, nine-year-old Joseph Meister was very ill. He had been attacked by a sick dog that had rabies(狂犬病), a very dangerous disease. His doctor tried to help him, but there was no cure for rabies at that time. The doctor told Joseph’s parents that perhaps there was one man who could save Joseph’s life. His name was Louis Pasteur.

When Pasteur was young, he was especially interested in medicine, so he spent many hours every day with the chemist (药剂师）who lived in his small town. At that time, the chemist had to make all the medicines himself. Young Louis enjoyed watching the chemist as he worked and helped those people who came to him each day. Pasteur decided that one day he would help people, too.

As a school boy, Pasteur worked slowly and carefully. At first, his teachers thought that young Louis might be a slow learner. Through elementary school, high school, and college, Pasteur worked the same way. In fact, he was not a slow learner, but a very intelligent young man. He became a college professor and scientist, and he continued to work very carefully.

Because of Pasteur’s patience, he was able to make many observations and germs (细菌). Pasteur was studying about the germs that cause rabies when Joseph Meister became ill. In fact, Pasteur believed that he had a medical treatment for rabies, but he never gave it to a person before. At first, Pasteur was afraid to treat Joseph, but the doctor said the child was dying. Pasteur gave Joseph an inoculation (预防接种）every day for ten days. Slowly, the child became better.

During his lifetime, Pasteur studied germs and learned how they cause diseases in animals and people and also studied the way to prevent diseases. On September 28, 1895，Louis Pasteur passed away. The work of this great man has been of great help to modern medicine.

1.According to the passage, young Louis______.

A. was badly hurt by a dog

B. was very interested in medicine

C. made a living by working for a chemist

D. had been thought highly of his teachers

2.We can learn from Paragraph 3 that Louis Pasteur_____.

A. was always patient B. was clever but proud

C. was a slow learner D. was a humorous professor

3.The underlined word “it ”in Paragraph 4 refers to “_____”.

A. the sick dog B. the medical treatment for rabies

C. the germ D. the poor child

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Germs and Diseases B. Rabies: a Terrible Disease

C. The Earliest Chemist D. Louis Pasteur: a Great Scientist

Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a ＄10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access(入口) to the Internet. Besides, they will be able to use e-mail to "speak" with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all!

Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable(可行的). As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. Besides, the portable(手提的) computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.

At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, "Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything."

1.The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _____.

A. use for their schoolwork B. access the Internet

C. work at home D. connect them to libraries

2.Why is the word "speak" in the second paragraph in quotation marks (引号)?

A. They don't really talk. B. They use the computer language.

C. Laptops have speakers. D. None of the above reasons is correct.

3.Which of the following is true about Westlake College?

A. All teachers use computers. B. 1500 students have laptops.

C. It is an old college in America. D. Students there can do everything.

4.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A. The program is successful B. The program is not workable.

C. The program is too expensive. D. We don't know the result yet.

help especial forty your dream

1.We should take an active attitude towards our life and never give up our _______.

2.Daddy’s suggestion was really _______ for me to make a right decision.

3.He likes sports very much, _______ swimming.

4.My father’s _______ birthday happens to be on Father’s Day.

5.-- Lily, you are so special that you seem different from other girls.

--Everyone in the world is different. So, just be _________! It’s the best way of life.

Do you sleep well? If your answer is no, the following might help you.

A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple tree he grew.

One day, his friend 1. (give) the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it.

The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know 2. to plant it. He was afraid that3.he planted the tree near the road,4.(strange) would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night 5.(steal) some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.6.(Final) he planted the tree in his house. But7.sunlight and good soil(土壤),the tree soon died.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in 8.a poor place. “What's the difference?” the farmer said angrily and then told him9.he had thought.

“Yes,” said the friend, “but at10.(little) someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree !”

A Special Delivery

Ben and Sally lived in California with their two daughters. Ben liked travelling. 1.___________ , but sally stayed home with the girls. Ben and his friends owned a company. People at the company liked to play jokes on each other. One day, Ben’s friends wanted to play a joke on Ben and Sally. 2.____The letter said,

Dear Sally.

I’m having a great time here in Africa. I’m sending a special gift to you. I hope you like it. Please take good care of it until I get home.

Love to you and the kids,

Ben

On the same day, Sally also got a phone call. The caller told her that a delivery was coming. At one o’clock, a truck stopped in front of Sally’s house. The truck driver gave Sally a rope. An animal was tied to the rope. It was a baby elephant! 3.____________ , and it began eating grass.

Then the driver drove away. Sally stood there and held the rope to the elephant. She asked herself, “What can I feed an elephant with? Bananas?”

4._____________ . He said, “It’s illegal (非法的)to have wild animal here.” Then the policeman gave Sally a ticket.

Ben’s friends were hiding in the backyard and laughing. They had planned everything perfectly. They had rented (租借)the elephant from a zoo and asked the policeman to write the ticket! Ben’s friends also made a film of everything. 5.___________ .

When Sally learned about the truth, she couldn’t help laughing.

A. So they sent a letter to Sally

B. After a while, a policeman came

C. The elephant ran into Sally’s yard

D. They wanted Ben to watch the video

E. One summer, he went to Africa on a trip

假如你是李林，你的美国笔友Sam要来你的家乡，恰巧你不在，你想介绍你的同学刘伟接待他。请用英语给Sam写一封邮件，内容包括：1. 推荐刘伟接待的原因；2. 刘伟的基本情况（参考下表信息）。

要求：1.语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整；

2.文中不得出现真实地名；

3.词数：80词左右。

Dear Sam,

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Yours,

Li Lin

The river that is seriously polluted is________ danger to the villagers.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

The government in china has ended its one－child ________ and let one family have two children.

A. policy B. step C. method D. road